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At this time, Imperial Physician Yu, who had just come to deliver pills to Mao Geng, interjected:

"It is recorded in the book that the Northern Wei Dynasty once sent people to Ezo Island north of Japan to ask for whale oil, and I wonder if that Ezo Island is the island that Maote refers to."

Mao Geng didn't think that Hokkaido was famous for whaling before the Tang Dynasty, and he was quite curious about how much the old gentleman knew, so he smiled and said:

"This must be the island. Can Mr. Yu tell me anything else about this island? ”

Imperial Physician Yu smiled slightly, and said slowly:

"When I was young, I liked to read the history of the previous dynasty, and I read a lot of wild history notes, and every time I marveled at the martial arts of the Han and Tang dynasties, it was like this Ezo Island, which should be under the jurisdiction of the eastern counties of the Han Dynasty. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, the Ezo people came to pay tribute and serve the canonization of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, Ezo Island was under the jurisdiction of the Andong Prefecture. That's all the old man knows about Ezo Island. ”

Mao Gengxin said that you already know a lot.

Could it be that these are all facts! Wait! Let's use the counter-evidence method to reason, if there was no Celestial Empire covering Ezo Island, the Japanese would have occupied Ezo Island long ago, and it is unimaginable that it would have been until the end of the 16th century. From this point of view, it is very likely that the reason why the Japanese have not occupied Ezo Island for a long time is because of the Celestial Empire! At the end of the 16th century, Japan and the Celestial Empire turned against each other, and only then did they seize Ezo Island. In this way, what Imperial Physician Yu said may be a historical fact. According to this, a small Diaoyu Island in the future is worth fighting for! The relevant authorities should declare in a righteous and solemn manner that Hokkaido has been ------。 since ancient times

In other words, in the days of our Celestial Empire, the hand was indeed stretched long enough.

Looking at Han Yanxuan's surprised look, it should have been unheard of before, Han Yanxuan was completely looking up to Imperial Doctor Yu at this time, in fact, Mao Geng was also like this. Han Yanxuan couldn't help but sigh:

"Is that really the case? Mr. Yu shouldn't be hearsay, right? ”

Imperial Physician Yu smiled bitterly:

"These are indeed from the records of predecessors, and they are by no means old and invented, but the source is a little cold, and Lord Han may not have paid attention to it."

Mao Gengxin said that the old Chinese medicine doctor in front of him turned out to be a member of the research party in the past, and he was clearly an angry young man when he was young! The young people of the Great Song Dynasty are in such an era when the military value of the Great Song Dynasty is weak, it is really a little sad and pitiful, one by one can only pursue the heroic style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and make a big dream of a strong country when looking back on history, alas! The scholars of the Great Song Dynasty, most of them have a complex of opening up the territory and strengthening the country with a mouth, and the young man surnamed Yu at that time probably belonged to this category of people. Hehe!

Han Yanxuan picked up a pencil casually, wrote two words "Xia Origin" on a piece of paper, and then asked:

"Is it the word 'Xia descendant'?"

Depend on! Han Yanxuan simply imagined the aborigines on the island as our Chinese people who emigrated overseas, Xia Island! Hehe! Han Yanxuan's imagination is really rare!

"In the literature I read, it is the word 'Ezo', the 'shrimp' of shrimp, the 'Yi' of Yidi, I think that the Ezo people have no writing, but the language is there, but they originally said 'Xia descendant', the interpreter only said that since this Ezo Island is smaller than Japan, but the shrimp live in the place, he mistakenly translated 'Xia descendant' into 'Ezo', and today Han Daren wrote the word 'Xia descendant', I think, maybe it is the original truth."

Good boy! Unexpectedly, Imperial Physician Yu was so old, and he still had an angry youth complex, singing and harmonizing with Han Yanxuan, a middle-aged angry young man, and inadvertently classified Hokkaido into the territory of the Celestial Empire.

Han Yanxuan obviously entered the role, and said:

"In this way, this Xia Island has been my Chinese territory since ancient times. Now that I am alone overseas, my generation should suggest to the imperial court and send someone to Xia Yi Island, which is the right reason. ”

Hey, I said you two are off topic when you two talk about it, I don't mean that at all, I mean, strike first, and then talk about it. But if you say so, it is estimated that Han Yanxuan will not be able to accept it for the time being, so let's put it another way:

"This Ezo Island has been my Chinese territory since ancient times, and this is good. However, the Great Song Dynasty has cut off contact with the Ezo people for two hundred years, and the Ezo people have no writing, I am afraid that they will not remember that there was a major event in history that attached the Celestial Empire. ”

Seeing Han Yanxuan's slight chin, his expression changed from excitement to depression, and Mao Geng's words changed:

"Lord Han, whether it is Xia Yi Island or Ezo Island, whether the aborigines there recognize the Celestial Empire or not, just sail over and occupy a piece of territory. It is said that Ezo Island is twice as large as Taiwan Island, but the climate is a little harsh, but that sea area is really a first-class fishing ground, it is really not to be missed, you see, the Northern Wei Dynasty was rich in whale oil for a while, I dare to guarantee, as long as you get there, it will be a steady profit and no loss, such a deal can not be missed! ”

"But if the Xia descendants don't recognize the Celestial Empire, and we can't send a large army to conquer, there are thousands of miles away from my Great Song Dynasty, and if we go rashly, we don't have much to rely on, how can we gain a foothold!" Han Yanxuan knows very well that the foreign policy of Shengshang today is contraction rather than expansion, and the acquisition of Taiwan is already an outlier, but don't expect the support of the official family to occupy the place that can't be hit by eight strokes.

Mao Geng saw that this Han Yanxuan was not a reckless person! Also! As a generation of powerful ministers in history, where will it be a straw bag! To be able to be more than 10,000 people under one person, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, of course, he has the wisdom of politics, and it is also suspicious that history will beat Han Yanxuan into a traitor, Han Yanxuan just wants to complete the great cause of unification that is impossible to complete in the Great Song Dynasty, maybe he should not be misled by the "dream of a strong country" in his heart, and what should not be overestimated is the military value of the Great Song Dynasty, that's it!

Since working with Han Yanzhou, Mao Geng feels that at least Han Yanxuan is not bad to him, no one is perfect, and some problems are normal. For such an idle person who likes to meddle in things, Mao Geng decided to continue to guide him:

"I mean, if you can take it, you can take it, and if you can't take it, you can rent it. Lord Han, Jiang Kui is in Annan, is talking with the king of Annam about renting land, and is expected to rent 20,000 acres, a lease is a hundred years, I think if Lord Han sends a boat to Ezo Island, he can also do the same, in short, he can occupy it, and he can rent it, anyway, Ezo Island is very large, and the aborigines there may not be embarrassed by the tenants who come from afar, does Lord Han think so? ”

Jiang Kui has a very shallowly buried coal mine in a bay near Guangxi in Annan, which Han Yanxuan has also heard, and of course it is not as detailed as Mao Geng's grasp of the situation. Every two or three days, there will be carrier pigeons in Zhancheng and Annan to pass over, but unlike the carrier pigeon in the Great Song Army, Mao Geng's carrier pigeon system transmits coded letters, Mao Geng claims to be a trade secret, and he can't help but keep the secret in the message.

Well, the "concession" is one way.

"You mean to say that we will drive a fleet over and rent a concession with the aborigines of Xia Island?"

Han Yanxuan had not heard of the legend that the Dutch exchanged fourteen pieces of cloth for a large area of land with Taiwanese natives in later generations, nor had he heard the story of the Indians welcoming the British immigrants from the "Mayflower", so it is not surprising that he was a little confused.

But Han Yanxuan does not have this insight, but Mao Geng is familiar with it, in fact, except for the territory of a kingdom with a smooth government decree, most of the aborigines in this era are in the primitive tribal era, as long as they have enough guts, hundreds or thousands of people can gain a foothold in an unfamiliar territory.

Mao Geng believes that Han Yanxuan is not necessarily a suitable candidate to unify the Central Plains, but it is undeniable that Han Yanxuan is also very talented after all, so it should be very promising to retreat to the next best thing and let him lead overseas colonization. The combination of maritime trade and colonization was once very brilliant in the Age of Discovery in history, is it not as good as those governors in Europe and the like!

"What I mean, it's best to buy land, just like the compensation for demolition and relocation here in Taiwan, if it doesn't work, then rent, rent for 100 years and 200 years, and do that BoT policy, presumably the Ezo people will be very welcome."

Mao Geng thought of the case of Hong Kong in the later generations, and accidentally came up with a "BoT", and then thought of talking about it, although Hong Kong is a model of implementing the "BoT" - construction (Bui1d), operation (operate), transfer (Transfer) The three steps are not missing, but it is obviously a cow to play the piano to Han Yanxuan.

"Biwuti?"

Oops! How to explain this thunderous man's "Biwuti"?

"I mean, Ezo Island has been my Chinese territory since ancient times, not bad! It has been since ancient times, but even if it is a relative, if it is not in contact for a long time, it will be unfamiliar. Therefore---, it is normal for the Ezo people to not recognize the Celestial Empire, at this time, they must first avoid their edge and treat them with courtesy, and then they will be able to do the right thing for the heavens in time. ”

Han Yanxuan seems to understand:

"It turned out to be 'avoiding, lying down, and replacing', Mao Geng, don't be so sorry to speak in the future, it's okay, it's not good to make people guess blindly. However, your words 'avoid, lie down, and replace' also make some sense. ”

"So, did Lord Han decide to send a ship to Ezo Island?"

"You say so, occupy first, rent if you can't occupy it, and 'avoid, lie down, and replace', you see, you have thought of the strategy, not bad! Looks doable. Moreover, the most fundamental thing is that this Xia Descendant Island has been my Huaxia territory since ancient times, and if the official wants to say that he is not moved, it is fake! But you have to tell me, what's so wonderful about this whale, and the whale oil? Is it really worth it that you Mao Geng values so much? ”