Chapter 158: Tracing the Journey (Page 1/1)

After the East China Sea Fleet passed Kuyi Island, the guides of Kuyi Island told them that there was a vast ocean to the north, but on the west side of Kuyi Island, there was a large river rushing in, and they called it Sakhalian Ula, which means Black River.

Yan Siqi thought, could it be the "black water", "weak water", and "complete water" mentioned in the ancient books, that is, Heilongjiang? He was interested, and the emperor just asked him to occupy Ezo Island, and by the way, to explore the geography of the north, Heilongjiang is a place that must be visited.

Under the guidance of the guide, the fleet came to the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, it is now the end of August, it has passed the flood season of the Heilongjiang River, the river is clear, and the navy is amazed. Some of the soldiers from the south said, "This is clearer than the river." And the soldiers in the north said: "Is there such a clear river in the world?" Our Yellow River is at least a thousand times more sandy than it. “

A thousand times less may be an exaggeration, but a few hundred times less is no problem. Soon after entering the estuary, we found a river bay, and everyone got off the boat to swim. The soldiers, accustomed to seeing the Yellow River, drank directly from the river, and when they came out of the water, they said: "This is clearer than well water." “

An officer who had read a little at home said, "Didn't you say that the weak water sinks when it sees the feathers?" It seems that sometimes what is said in the book is not quite right. ”

Yan Siqi said with a smile: "Kong Youde, you only remember this, why don't you remember the weak water of three thousand, I only take one scoop to drink." ”

Everyone laughed together, and the officer Kong Youde smiled embarrassedly: "Concubine, as usual, Mao Dongjiang also has a three-room concubine room." The crowd laughed even louder.

It was getting late, and at this time the reconnaissance ship could not find out the situation, so the fleet found a harbor near the mouth of the river and anchored, Yan Siqi took his personal guards to inspect the guard, Colonel Kong Youde was the first mate of the flagship, he whispered to Yan Siqi: "Governor, the emperor only let us occupy Ezo Island and nearby islands, and we ran into the inland river, is there no problem?" ”

In fact, this is the idea of many officers of the East China Sea Fleet, everyone is the navy, and now they are running into the inland river, will the emperor think that the governor is making his own opinion?

Yan Siqi smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, when I was transferred to Ezo Island, the emperor also gave me a secret decree, asking me to explore the possibility of threatening the Mongols by sea under suitable circumstances, which mentioned the matter of Heilongjiang, so we are doing it according to the order, you don't have to worry?" ”

Kong Youde breathed a sigh of relief, but he asked with some concern: "Can you go to the territory of the Mongols from this estuary?" ”

Yan Siqi said: "The emperor is not sure, so he just said let's try it, it is good, but if it doesn't work, you can also investigate the hydrological situation of the Heilongjiang River, the emperor said that the two sides of the strait are areas that can produce a lot of grain, and after investigating the situation clearly, you can start immigration." ”

The next morning, the fleet set sail and headed upstream. Soon the scout ship came to report, and in front of it was Nuer Gancheng, which was the headquarters of the Ming Nuer Gandu.

In the ninth year of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty officially established the Nuer Gandu Division, which was the highest local administrative body under the jurisdiction of the Ming government in the Heilongjiang estuary and the Ussuri River basin. The main officials of the capital division were firstly liuguan and later hereditary. The Mongolian, Jurchen, Jirimi, Kuyi, Daur and other ethnic groups in its territory mostly make a living from fishing and hunting. The Ming Dynasty government also appointed the leaders of each ethnic group to take charge of the guards, give the seal letter, still its customs, unify its belonging, and pay tribute at the time. The tributes include Haidongqing, mink, horses and other local products, which are equivalent to the taxes in the mainland.

After the rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens, the connection between the Nuer Gandu Division and the Ming Dynasty was severed, and its tributary object was changed to the Jianzhou Jurchens.

The arrival of the Ming Dynasty warships made Nuer Gancheng boil. Since Xuanzong's internal relocation of Nuer Gandu Division to 30,000 guards, the Ming Dynasty army has not been seen for nearly two hundred years, but the guards are still dominated by the Ming court, and many old people look at the familiar Ming Dynasty flag on the ship, and can't help but burst into tears.

And the prosperity of Nuergancheng also made the East China Sea Fleet stunned. In fact, Nuergancheng has always been a trading point for goods in Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands, Kuyi Island, Ezo Island and the Heilongjiang River basin on the mainland. Yan Siqi even saw silk here, and he really couldn't figure out which way he got it from.

And there is now a capital division in the Nuer Gandu Division, the capital is called Zhou Tongjin, and the name is the name of the Han people, but I don't know what the bloodline is, according to himself, his five generations of ancestors have always been married to locals, but the Han people only use the paternal line when talking about bloodline, so no matter what his bloodline is, he is a veritable Han person.

Zhou Tongjin put Yan Siqi into the Dusi Mansion and wept: "I haven't seen the old country for a long time, but when I see it today, I want to tell my ancestors." ”

Yan Siqi said: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has pacified the rebellious Jianzhou, the emperor wants to continue the pioneering strategy when he became an ancestor, and the reopening of the Nuer Gandu Division is just around the corner." Although you have the name of the capital now, but you have no soldiers and no generals, it is only an hour, and my navy cannot be borrowed from you, it seems that it can only be rebuilt when the imperial court comes. ”

Zhou Tongjin hurriedly said: "Yan Dudu, I don't know if I can trouble you to leave a partial division to be stationed here for a month, and after a month, this slave can be established." ”

Yan Siqi said: "First of all, I can't borrow troops from you to fight, my navy is not used to land warfare after all, and I can't help if I want to." ”

Zhou Tongjin waved his hand and said, "You don't need the help of the heavenly soldiers." The little grandfather's family is an elder of the Daur clan, and the Daur is extremely strong, as long as there are heavenly soldiers stationed here, the small one can form an army of five thousand people within a month, and it is more than enough to guard the slave Gandusi. ”

Yan Siqi said: "This is not difficult, originally we also had to station a fleet here to guard, we are happy to have your backing, as long as you can establish your own power in Nu'er Gancheng, this position of the capital, you have to sit firmly." ”

Yan Siqi left a few large ships outside Nuergan City, and then continued to sail upstream. Zhou Tongjin wore a Ming Dynasty military uniform and went to his grandfather's house with a few henchmen. His uncle, Bahab, greeted him warmly and invited him into the lobby to sit second only to his grandfather. Zhou Tongjin, who had been treated coldly before, was full of emotion in his heart, and he further gained confidence in his plan.

Bahab introduced the elders of the Daur clan in the hall to Zhou Tongjin one by one, and finally said: "This is my favorite nephew, Zhou Tongjin, the Daming Nu'er Gandusi. ”

The elders of the Daur tribe greeted Zhou Tongjin one by one, and praised Zhou Dusi for being young and promising, and he would definitely lead the people of all ethnic groups to build a good Nuer Gancheng under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, so that everyone could live a happy life. And before that, the appearance of ignoring Zhou Tongjin was completely gone.

Book Keju Reading Website: