Chapter 190: The Khitans are also gone
Yanjing City.
Yelu Dashi, the king of Liao, listened to Xiao Lili's report, and said for a long time: "Since the Jurchens are willing to leave their ancestral land, it seems that the Great Song Dynasty must have found a good place for them. No, we Khitans deserve the same treatment. Xiao Lira, you immediately go to Bianjing City, meet the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and make our request. This northern land is indeed poor, if we have been living here, it is inevitable that there will be contradictions with the Great Song Dynasty, with their strength, I am afraid that we will not be happy for hundreds of years, therefore, we are still far away from the Han people, it is better to develop alone. ”
Xiao Lili listened, nodded and said: "What the king said is right, relying on the Great Song Dynasty, the king may only be the king, and if he leaves the Great Song Dynasty, the king can be the emperor of the Great Liao again!" The minister will go to Bianjing City and put forward our request, and I hope that the Great Song Dynasty can send some Han people to go with us, so that the development will definitely be faster. ”
Yelu Dashi said: "Yes, the civilization of the Han people is very developed, and our Khitans have fallen too far behind, so it is best to ask for talents, and when the time comes, make heavy gifts and give them high-ranking officials." ”
"Obey orders!"
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Bianjing City.
The monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were also discussing the officials of the northern provinces that were newly incorporated into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and the appointment of officials must be established immediately.
While they were discussing, someone reported that Xiao Lila was coming.
Ming Jian immediately announced that he had summoned Xiao Lira, and when he saw him, he asked, "Xiao Lira, what are you doing here?" ”
Xiao Lili said: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty favors one over the other, and the ministers are very unconvinced. ”
Hearing this, Ming Jian couldn't help frowning, Li Gang jumped out and pointed at Xiao Lili and scolded: "You slave, you dare to be rude to the official family, come here, drag it out and cut it!" ”
Two Praetorian Guards ran in and grabbed Xiao Huli,
"Haha, Lord Li, it's not that you're being rude, why did the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty find a beautiful home for the Jurchens this time, but didn't consider the Khitans who were loyal to the Great Song Dynasty?" After Xiao Lili broke away, he said calmly.
Ming Jian's eyes lit up, and he secretly thought that this kid was originally because of this?
Wouldn't it be better if the Khitans also wanted to leave the north? At that time, the threat of the Great Song Dynasty will be gone, and it is best to send all the nomads away, so that the Great Song Dynasty will be able to deal with Europe with all its might.
Thinking of this, Ming Jian said: "I see, you Khitans also want to learn from the Jurchens?" Stay away from Middle-earth and live overseas? ”
Xiao Lili said: "Back to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, this is exactly what I mean!" ”
Ming Jian secretly thought that now that South America was given to the Jurchens, should he send the Khitans to North America? Or Africa seems to be terra nullius now, so you might as well send it to Africa.
Ming Jian said: "It's not that I don't want to, but you have always been close to the Great Song Dynasty, how can I bear to let you cross the ocean and take such a big risk?" ”
Xiao Lira said: "Since the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty said so, the foreign ministers will not hide it, now that the Jurchens have left, the Liao State and the Great Song Dynasty will border each other, and sooner or later there will be conflicts, it is better to endure the pain for a while, move away from the homeland, and find a hereditary land for descendants, so that the disaster of the Great Song Dynasty can also be avoided, both countries are beneficial, why not?" The Great Song Dynasty's maritime industry is developed, which can help our Khitan people find an overseas continent, and our king said that even if he leaves Middle Earth, the Liao Kingdom has always been a friend of the Great Song Dynasty! ”
"Haha, since your king is willing, then I will meet your requirements, to tell you the truth, I also know a place that is larger than the American continent, and is rarely covered by ice and snow, that place, called Africa, if you are willing, I am willing to send you Khitans to Africa to settle down!" Ming Jian laughed.
When Xiao Lira heard that this Africa was bigger than the territory of the Jurchens, he was immediately overjoyed, and he hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, I don't know if there is a pasture there?" ”
"Haha, there will naturally be, things are man-made, Africa is drier than the American continent, but the civilization there is more developed than the American continent, and the population is larger, and there are still many countries, once conquered, it can make your country stronger." Ming Jian smiled.
Xiao Lili listened, and naturally did not take those countries in Africa in his eyes, after the decline of the Arab Empire, there should be many small countries in Africa, which are inferior to the Khitans.
Xiao Lira immediately said: "Then please ask His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to send someone to escort our Khitans to Africa, and the land in the north will be given to the Great Song Dynasty." ”
"Haha, that's great, I still thought that if you didn't do it, Africa would be given to you, our Great Song Dynasty will strengthen ties with you in the future, and the goods of the Great Song Dynasty will also be sent to Africa, you don't have to worry, if you encounter the threat of war, if you can't beat it, you can also send someone to the Great Song Dynasty for help!" Ming Jian said happily.
The Liao people also moved quite quickly, and quickly packed up and took away valuable things and livestock.
Going to Africa is closer than going to the Americas, and you can go by land, but those places are now controlled by the Seljuk Turks, and it is not possible to get through.
Therefore, Ming Jian still decided to take the waterway and send the Khitans away by boat.
This time, the starting point is still in the Bohai Sea, the Khitan people are more ruthless than the Jurchens, the Jurchens are only their own people, other races don't want it, the Khitans are all under control, and it is good that the Mongol Empire will not appear in the future.
The Song army then took over the territory of the Liao State, and Ming Jian was willing to do so this time, and sent out all the ironclad chariots to escort the Song army to occupy most of the northern desert, and the advance went straight to Lake Baikal in Siberia.
After escorting the Khitan fleet out of the inland sea, it turned to the Indian Ocean, passed through the Strait of Malacca, and directly entered the Indian Ocean.
Similar to the Jurchens, the Khitans were not accustomed to water, and many died of seasickness along the way, and some settled on some nearby islands. For example, on the island of the Maldives in later generations, more than 30,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people were housed.
There is a sultanate on this island, but the population is not large, as soon as the Khitan army came ashore, the kingdom was quickly destroyed at a devastating speed, all the men on the island were caught on the ship, and the women were left to these old, weak, sick and disabled to reproduce.
In fact, the Khitans did not look down on this island, but the escort of the Song army took a fancy to it, leaving a hundred Song soldiers to help the more than 30,000 old, weak, sick and disabled occupy the island.
More than 30,000 old, weak, sick and disabled, plus 100 Song soldiers, lived like this.
Ten days later, the fleet finally arrived in Africa.
The location of the settlement was set in East Africa, in fact, it was later Somalia, after the landing, the Khitans quickly sent capable warriors to quickly occupy the entire territory of Somalia.
Obviously, neither the local natives nor the remnants of the Arab Empire could compete with the Khitans, who were very tough, burning, looting, and doing everything, killing and killing anyone who resisted, so they quickly gained a foothold.
However, the hot climate did make the Khitans feel uncomfortable, and Yelu Dashi ordered the Khitans to repair in situ, and then make plans when the repairs were completed.
The Great Song fleet then returned, the mission was accomplished, and the heat of Africa made them unrepentant, and when they returned, the ship was full of spices.
Moreover, according to Ming Jian's instructions, the five ships left the large army and began to search for the island that Ming Jian called [Madagascar].