Chapter 617: Dongying People
Wang Gui and Wu Jue continued to lead the fleet towards the north, and along the way they saw countless islands, large and small.
The vast majority of the islands are uninhabited, and only a few islands have a few Ezo people!
The Ezo people are completely different from the Central Plains people, and they are also completely different from the Goryeo people and the Dongying people, they belong to the descendants of the Caucasian race, and there are no pure-blooded Ezo people in the modern society of later generations.
In the earliest days, there were Ezo people in the whole of Toei, but later the Ezo people were expelled by the Toei people to the northern islands.
In mid-May, the navy led by Wang Gui and Wu Gong came to another large island, and thousands of navies began to explore this large island.
The size of this large island is almost not below that of Hokkaido, and there are quite a few savage Jurchen tribes on this island, and of course there are some Ezo people.
After a few days, they had a basic understanding of the situation on the island.
At this moment, Wang Gui and Wu Gong were standing in front of a big lake, and there were strange water birds playing in the big lake, and their faces were full of excitement.
"I didn't expect there to be so many undiscovered lands in this world! With so many big islands, it's almost Goryeo again! I think the imperial court can set up another province here, which is called Beihai Province! Wu Gong said with a smile.
"This seems to be where Kushajima is!" Wang Gui is the way.
Although Wang Gui, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian and others are all farmers, they have been familiar with military books since childhood, proficient in martial arts, and know a lot about the world! In fact, this is where Sakhalin Island was located in later generations, and during the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains people began to rule here, and it was called "Kukhalin Island" at that time! Historically, this was once the largest island in China, but unfortunately in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, it was occupied by the Russians along with a large part of the northern territory, and the Chinese lost this place forever! Its area is more than twice the size of Taiwan, and its products are much richer than Taiwan's!
Sakhalin Island has a large amount of oil, natural gas, and coal, and as for tree resources, fishery resources, it is extremely rich! Like Hokkaido, this is a treasure land, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Central Plains people lost their right to rule here, and now the Song army is here again!
"I see! Now this place belongs to us again in the possession of Da Song! Wu Gongdao.
"There are some savage Jurchens here, but the number is not very many, there are at most 100,000 savage Jurchens and Ezo people on such a large island, if we want to really occupy this place, we still need to immigrate here! However, we can first establish a naval base here, and then educate these savage Jurchens and Ezo people! Wang Guidao.
Wu Gong nodded.
The two of them did not stay long in Sakhalin, after which they continued on their way north.
In July, the two of them came to another big island!
The area of this large island is several times larger than that of Hokkaido and Sakhalin!
After walking for half a month, they didn't come to the end!
In fact, this is not an island at all, but a peninsula connected to the mainland!
In later generations, it was called the Kamchatka Peninsula, and its area reached 370,000 square kilometers, which was equivalent to the combined area of Hebei and Henan provinces in later generations!
This place has belonged to the Siberia of later generations, and the environment and climate here are very different from those of the Central Plains!
"It's only July, the weather has just entered autumn, and it's so cold here!" Wu Gong walked in the pine forest and said with emotion.
"Our way to the north, it seems that it is a wild place, and there are not many people living there!" Wang Gui is the way.
There are only some savage Jurchen tribes and Oroqen tribes on this peninsula, but the number is also extremely rare! Because the environment here is too harsh, it is fine in summer, but it is extremely cold in winter, and now neither Chinese nor Europeans have entered this area!
"The wood here is excellent and can be used to build large and sturdy ships!" Wu Gongdao.
"We might have to go back!" Wang Guidao.
"Go back?" Wu Gong was stunned.
"It's been more than three months since we came out, and the Navy still has countless things to deal with, so we can't have been exploring this continent! In short, no matter how big it is, it belongs to our Great Song! The Yellow Dragon Banner of our Great Song Dynasty has been planted in this piece of land, and in the future, our Great Song Dynasty people can freely enter and exit here, and the savage Jurchen here is also regarded as the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and we can return now! Wang Guidao.
"I want to continue north and see what it is all the way north!" Wu Gongdao.
Wang Gui frowned, thought for a long time, and said, "Okay, you lead a thousand warriors to stay, continue to explore this land, and see what it is all the way to the north!" I'll go back to the naval base in Goryeo first! ”
"Great!" Wu Gong couldn't help but let out a cheer!
This time they brought out a total of 4,000 soldiers, and almost all of them wanted to stay here! It is human instinct to explore the unknown, and everyone wants to see what else is in this land! Besides, there are almost no enemies here, they just have to go all the way!
Wang Gui was still not at ease in his heart, and in the end, he left 2,000 people here!
"Let's go! Let's move on! At noon on this day, Wang Gui returned along the same road, while Wu Gong pointed the sword in his hand forward and laughed.
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Yanjing City, once again in the season of autumn rain.
Zhao Chen is sitting in a side hall at the moment, this side hall is different from other palaces in the imperial court, and the layout is extremely luxurious, but there is also an indescribable sense of elegance in the luxury.
There are all kinds of treasures in the side hall, which are beautiful.
At this time, the sound of reporting came from outside, and Zhao Chen agreed.
After a while, more than a dozen people outside walked into the side hall.
These more than ten people were all wearing strange robes, their stature was much lower than that of the Central Plains, and all of them had humble expressions on their faces.
They saw Zhao Chen sitting on the throne in front of them, and more than ten people knelt down together and bowed to Zhao Chen.
"Dongying subjects, see His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!" The more than ten people said in unison.
It turns out that these more than ten people are all Dongying people! Looking at their dress, most of them are Confucian scholars or aristocrats! There are also a few people who are dressed as Toei samurai.
"Let's get flat!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
The more than ten people stood up, the expressions on their faces were more humble, and at the same time, there was indescribable excitement in the humility!
They came to the Central Plains to study, but they didn't expect to be received by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, which was the highest honor for them.
"It's been a year or two since you came to the Great Song Dynasty from Dongying, what do you think of the Great Song Dynasty?" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"The Great Song Dynasty is a vast land, the city is extremely beautiful, and all parts are full of order, this is the real Celestial Empire! In comparison, I can only be regarded as a remote and crude small village! A man in his fifties exclaimed.
"The cultural civilization of the Celestial Empire is far superior to that of my Dongying! Especially after coming to the Celestial Empire, I saw all kinds of practical books, and now the Celestial Empire has begun to study agriculture, arithmetic, engineering, business, and law, and I can't even popularize Confucianism now! The civilization of the Celestial Empire is a thousand years more advanced than my Dongying! A Confucian scholar also said in a tone of admiration.
"This is the most prosperous and civilized place in the world, and we all hope that we can become the people of the Celestial Empire and live in the Celestial Empire forever! In the Celestial Empire, even being an ordinary citizen is better than a territory in Dongying! "A nobleman dressed as a humane.
"If you are willing, I can give you the status of a citizen of the Celestial Empire now!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
Yes!
More than a dozen Dongying people stayed there at once, and after a while, more than a dozen people knelt down together, and their faces all had expressions of surprise to the extreme.
"Flat!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
The dozen or so people stood up again, their heads bowed and bent over, and their expressions seemed to be more respectful. In their opinion, they are now the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and in the face of the Great Song Dynasty, of course, they must be more respectful.
"Dongying was originally a wild land, 1,300 years ago, the lord of the Central Plains Ying Zheng ordered Xu Fu to lead five hundred boys and five hundred virgins to go overseas to find the elixir of immortality, Xu Fu and five hundred boys and virgins have never returned to the Central Plains since then, they went to Dongying! At that time, there was no civilization in Dongying, and Xu Fu spread civilization in Dongying, which is why there is only Dongying today! In fact, the current Dongying royal family is after Xu Fu. Zhao Chen thought about it and said slowly.
"Your Majesty is right, I've heard such rumors!" The 50-year-old Dongying is humane.
"It's not a rumor, it's a real thing! It's just that Xu Fu is just a monk after all, and the knowledge he imparts is limited, for more than a thousand years, Dongying people have continued to come to the Central Plains to learn culture and civilization, but unfortunately until now, Dongying is still far inferior to the Central Plains! Dongying is still very chaotic, even worse than the Central Plains Warring States period! Zhao Chen said.
"Yes! Emperor Toei is just a puppet in the hands of powerful ministers, and there are many lords in Toei, and not many people obey the emperor's orders! Dongying people don't understand civilization, don't learn culture, don't understand the size of the world, and don't know how powerful and prosperous the Central Plains is! A Dongying nobleman said with deep thought.
"I want to spread civilization to Dongying, you are all Dongying people, are you willing to help me?" Zhao Chen said.
"Spread to Dongying? Dare to ask Your Majesty what to do? The Confucian scholar who spoke before was curious.
"I will send an army to Dongying, establish a government office in Dongying, and then establish a school in Dongying to impart knowledge! From now on, Dongying will be as civilized and prosperous as the Great Song Dynasty! Zhao Chen said.
"I wonder how Your Majesty will treat the Emperor?" An Eastern aristocratic road.
"The Emperor will continue to enjoy the glory and wealth of the King of Goryeo and the King of Dali! I have conquered all the seas and prepared to bring together all the royal families of the world, and soon the parliament will introduce a bill to ensure the royal status of the world. Zhao Chen said.
Zhao Chen's gaze swept over the bodies of these Dongying people, and for a long time, he only heard the Dongying people say in unison: "The ministers are willing to assist Your Majesty!" ”
Zhao Chen smiled and said, "After Dongying is also returned to civilization, you will wait for me to manage Dongying!" ”
At that moment, the faces of the dozen or so Dongying people all showed expressions of ecstasy.
"Your Majesty, among the lords of Dongying, there are many people who have long wanted to take refuge in Your Majesty, I can convince them!"
"Your Majesty, we can convince the Confucian scholars and monks from all over Dongying!"
These dozen Dongying people spoke one after another.
"Excellent! Return to Dongying as soon as possible, and then wait for my army to arrive! Zhao Chen said.