At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 259
Although Ezo is just an island, there are a lot of coal mines hidden underground!

As for the aborigines, they were still in the era of tribal alliances, and the so-called king was just the leader jointly elected by several tribes.

It is difficult for them to eat enough, how can they have the ability to open mines, why not send people to help?

Zhu Qizhen had already started to think in his mind, and then asked, "Where is the man?"

Shi Heng replied: "Just outside the hall, waiting for the call!"

"Xuan come in!"

The two came to the hall one after the other, knelt down and saluted.

Zhu Qizhen looked at it, and the appearance of this Yezo was obviously different from that of the people from the Central Plains. He was short in stature, dark in complexion, with unkempt hair and beard, and indeed he resembled a shrimp beard.

The one in front is Ainu, muttering, I can't understand what he is saying, but it is definitely not Japanese.

Immediately afterwards, the person behind said in broken Chinese: "Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded, thinking that the one behind was a prince or something, but it turned out to be an interpreter.

"Be flat, give a seat!"

The two saluted again, only to see Ainu holding something unknown, and started talking again.

The person behind started to interpret simultaneously. It turned out that it was a gift from someone else, a "exquisite" seal fur coat.

Huai En took the leather coat and presented it to the emperor. Zhu Qizhen looked at it, and the workmanship was really... Rough!

It is basically the original ecology, and the thread used is deer tendon. It can be seen that the living conditions of this tribe are still very backward, roughly the same as the Eskimos I saw in the documentary.

He put away the leather jacket and said, "Very good, I like it very much!"

Ainu was very happy when he heard it, and talked a lot about it.

After listening for a while, Zhu Qizhen felt dizzy, and said, "I'm in charge of the Japanese bullying you, don't worry!"

When the translator conveyed these words, Ainu suddenly smiled and said something loudly. Although he couldn't understand, he could tell that he should be thanking him.

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "I am a great benefactor to the world, and I will definitely not stand by and watch what happens to the Yeyi Kingdom. For specific matters, I will send someone to discuss with you. Wynn, take them to Honglu Temple!"

"Yes!"

Wynn agreed, and then left with the two of them.

Zhu Qizhen originally wanted to chat with this Ainu a few more times, but he also needed to bring a translator, and it was really troublesome to pass messages back and forth.

Seeing that the two had already left, Shi Heng asked, "The emperor agrees?"

"if not?"

"otherwise……"

Shi Heng hesitated for a moment, then asked again: "Isn't the emperor going to ask them for some military expenses?"

Zhu Qizhen: ...

Seeing this, Shi Heng quickly changed his words: "I just asked casually. After all, I am a kingdom in heaven, and I don't lack them..."

"Who said there is no shortage?"

Zhu Qizhen immediately said: "I didn't say no!"

Shi Heng held back for a long time, and said a word: "The emperor is wise!"

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Is there a map of the Yeyi Kingdom?"

Shi Heng showed embarrassment and shook his head.

Zhu Qizhen spread out a piece of paper, picked up a pen, and drew roughly.

"This Ainu just now, do you know how many of them there are?"

"There are probably... tens of thousands of people!"

"There are only tens of thousands of people in such a big place, which is simply too wasteful!"

Zhu Qizhen circled the narrow strip in the south and said: "Their residences are roughly here, accounting for less than one-tenth of the entire Ezo. It’s absolutely no land.”

Shi Heng was a little puzzled, what does the emperor mean by these words?
"I can send troops to protect them, but this island encloses the place where the Ainu people live, and the rest of it will belong to Daming in the future!"

Shi Heng asked: "Since it is an extremely cold place, what are we going to do here?"

Zhu Qizhen said: "Don't do anything for the time being, and make further plans when you free up your hands later."

Shi Heng had no choice but to nod his head and said: "I understand, the emperor can rest assured!"

Zhu Qizhen was in a good mood immediately, and there was an extra island for no reason. Although the conditions were bad for the time being, there was no rush now, just take your time.

In the future, when the industry develops and the population increases, sooner or later, it will be developed.

Ezo Island is rich in coal mines, there are a lot of volcanic activities, and there are hot springs everywhere, so it is a good place for tourism.

"As for that Feiyu, go and tell them that the Yezo Kingdom has become a vassal state of Ming Dynasty. If they dare to have any wrong thoughts, I will send troops to destroy them!"

Shi Heng saluted and said, "Understood!"

Zhu Qizhen seemed to have thought of something, picked up a pen, and drew a line on the north side of Yeyi Kingdom, saying: "Send another ship to continue northward from Yeyi Kingdom, there should be a big island called Sakhalin Island." When I personally conquered Mobei, I set up three guards in northern Xinjiang, and the easternmost was Mohewei, which was led by Juluhou. This Sakhalin Island is only separated from Mohewei by a strait."

Shi Heng remembered everything in his heart, and said, "Is the emperor planning to include this island in the territory of Ming Dynasty?"

"Send someone to look first. If there are aborigines, try to keep their land as much as possible. As for the places where there are no people, they will naturally be included in the territory of Ming Dynasty."

Shi Heng nodded and said: "I have made a note!"

"In addition, go to the Ministry of Rites and find Kuang Ye, and tell him that I plan to set up academies in Japan, Yeyi and other places to teach local people how to read and write. As the saying goes, there is no discrimination in education. It is not a bad thing to promote education. , Let the Ministry of Rites come forward to recruit some scholars, and then go to sea with you."

Shi Heng scratched his head, and said: "The sea is stormy, those frail scholars... No, those scholars are all fine and expensive, I'm afraid they can't withstand the sea's wind and waves..."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about this. Those who are willing to go will naturally overcome difficulties. Those who don't want to go, it doesn't matter. I don't force it. But I have a word first. Anyone who goes out to sea to preach enlightenment will have three years." Those who return to the country can enter the Imperial Academy. If you don’t want to come back, it doesn’t matter, when the imperial court opens a government office and selects officials in the local area, they will be the first candidates.”

Shi Heng nodded secretly, such a reward is already very good, presumably there will be many people willing to venture out.

People die for money, birds die for food, and scholars are no exception. The only thing they want is fame and fortune.

Those who can enter the Hanlin Academy, generally speaking, are first-class and second-class Jinshi, and they cannot even enter the third-class.

Such people will be ministers of the imperial court in the future.

As for where to stay, it is equivalent to an additional promotion channel.

No matter how you look at it, the court will not lose everyone.

In this way, no one will worry about going.

Shi Heng bowed his head and saluted: "The emperor has considered it thoroughly, and I have been educated."

(End of this chapter)