Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 278

The Song army rested on Tamna Island for five days, and then left two thousand troops and dozens of warships, and unloaded a large amount of supplies. The fleet was divided into two, a ship composed of two hundred cargo ships. A cargo ship loaded with tea, porcelain and silk headed for Nagasaki, Japan, while another main fleet headed for Maoren Island.

Japan was in the late Heian-kyo period at this time, which was the reign of Emperor Goreizumi, but the real power was controlled by his nephew Fujiwara. In addition, the local lords controlled the local real power, which was against the central court. Various struggles and contradictions continued for hundreds of years. The domestic conflicts in Japan gradually moved to the brink of intensification.

There are conflicts between the central and local lords, as well as conflicts between the imperial family and the Setseki Fujiwara family. At the same time, there are oppositions between the emperor and the emperor within the imperial family, and there are many factions within the Setseki Fujiwara family. The major forces are fighting each other, and the political struggle is extremely fierce. , Japan is in a state of extreme turmoil.

Nagasaki belongs to the Hizen Kingdom of Japan, and the lord is Hirano Yoshi. Nagasaki is a long-established trading port in Japan. It has a large amount of trade with the Song Dynasty and Koryo. Many Song Dynasty merchants settled here to do business. At its peak, there were tens of thousands of people. many.

According to the original plan, the expedition fleet needs to conduct a trade in Japan in exchange for a large amount of food, and at the same time understand Japan's naval warfare capabilities.

Just after dawn, the fleet rushed through the fog in the bay and slowly entered the harbor pier.

Soon, the news of the arrival of the fleet immediately alarmed the harbor. Thousands of small businessmen flocked from all directions, scrambling to buy goods from the Song Dynasty. Commodities radiate from Nagasaki Port to all parts of the Japanese archipelago.

The official in charge of the trading port is called Yu Xiaonian, about [-] years old, very shrewd and capable. He is an official of the Shipbuilding Department and is responsible for official trade with Japan. He has very rich experience in trade with Japan.

The wharf is extremely lively, there are folks who specialize in carrying the goods to a large shed, some are responsible for receiving big merchants, and there are places for receiving small merchants, generally there are no rules, a box of goods is taken out, hundreds of small merchants The scrambling to quote, of course, is to trade with silver, and the one with the highest price will take it away.

At this time, a middle-aged man was invited to board the big ship. The middle-aged man was surnamed Cheng, from Yuhang County. He had stayed in Japan for more than ten years. They all have a very good relationship.

Cheng Yuanwai knew Yu Xiaonian, and he quickly clasped his fists in salute, "So it's Officer Yu, it's really beyond my expectation, why is this year's merchant ship ahead of schedule?"

The merchant fleet of the Song Dynasty usually came in late summer and early autumn, but this year it came in early summer, which really surprised Cheng Yuanwai.

"This year's situation is a little bit special, a little earlier, please come to the first cabin, I have something to ask!"

"Don't dare, please, Officer Yu!"

The two came to the cabin and seated themselves as guests and hosts. Yu Xiaonian smiled and said, "Brother Cheng has been in Japan for almost 15 years!"

"Yeah! It's been 15 years."

"Any plans to go back?"

"Of course I have to go back. The fallen leaves return to their roots. I am 42 years old now, and I will go back before I turn 50. I have bought a manor in my hometown, and I plan to take care of myself in my hometown."

Member Cheng felt a little strange, he smiled and said, "If you need my help, Officer Yu, feel free to speak up!"

Yu Xiaonian smiled, "I have two things I want to ask Mr. Cheng, one is how much grain can Nagasaki purchase?"

Cheng Yuanwai thought for a while and said, "There are [-] koku of rice. If you want more, you have to wait for a few months. You need to go to various places in Japan to raise money."

Although [-] shi is a little less, half a year's supply is enough, and the remaining rice can be purchased one after another.

He handed a list of material needs to Cheng Yuanwai, "This is the material we need, please Cheng Yuanwai to prepare it within three months, and we will pay in cash."

Member Cheng saw that the list was filled with all kinds of living supplies, and there were even [-] prostitutes. He felt a little strange, but he didn't ask any more questions, and then smiled: "There is no problem with the supplies, but the [-] prostitutes above are probably for boats. Prostitute! I need to talk about some rules."

"Please say!"

"The first is to ensure their safety, the second is to ensure their income, and the third is to go out to sea with the boat, which should not exceed three years. These are the three rules for being a boat prostitute."

"Yes, I can totally agree!"

This is also one of Yu Xiaonian's missions. The life of the troops stationed on Maoren Island is boring, and the soldiers miss their hometown, so they need to recruit a group of prostitutes to station on the island for many years, as a lubricant for life, to comfort the soldiers stationed on the island.

Yu Xiaonian pondered for a while and asked again: "The second thing I want to know is about Hirano Kichi. How much do you know about his strength?"

The Sea of ​​Japan was called the Sea of ​​Whales in the Song Dynasty. In order to obtain greater profits, merchant ships in the Song Dynasty often entered the Sea of ​​Whales and went to the hinterland of Japan to find business opportunities.

But no matter which one of them did not continue to sail north, even the fishermen in the northern part of the Whale Sea only fished in the offshore, and they had never seen such a huge fleet.

After nearly 20 days of sailing, at noon that day, the fleet finally arrived at the southern sea of ​​Maoren Island. An island appeared in front of it. The island was about forty miles long and twenty miles wide. It is full of forests, and seeing this island, Maoren Island is coming.

The soldiers on the ship cheered. The crew of the leading ship had been to Maoren Island three times to investigate, and they were all familiar with the terrain. The fleet passed through the south of the island.

At this time, someone suddenly pointed and shouted: "Look, native!"

I saw more than a hundred canoes appearing on the sea. The canoes were very slender and hewn from a single giant log. One or two people sat on each canoe.

Everyone wore animal skin or fish skin, with colorful feathers on their heads, and some people stood up constantly and shot arrows at the big ship.

Although it is impossible to shoot down the big ship, it is their attitude to kill all the intruders.

They quickly left the island and rowed to Maoren Island.

Fan Ning looked at these hundreds of natives, and felt a bit of pity in his heart. The Song Dynasty was about to occupy their land. Still occupying such a large piece of fertile land, how could they not perish.

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An hour later, they entered the strait between Maoren Island and Japan, and they went around to the other side of the peninsula, where there was a huge bay with calm seas, which was very suitable for berthing a large fleet.

After another half day of sailing, the fleet sailed into the destination of the sailing, the Peninsula Bay, before dark.

The evening glow reflected the land in the distance, dyeing the sea and the land with a layer of gold. Fan Ning looked at the peninsula in the distance, feeling filled with emotion in his heart. After planning for three years, they were finally about to realize their plan.

"Fan Yushi, Mao Rendao doesn't sound very nice, let's rename it!" Di Qing laughed aside.

Before, Zhao Zongshi changed the name of Tamna Island to Songma Island, and established Songma County and Tamna County. Now that they finally arrived at Maoren Island, it is natural to change it to the name of Dasong.

Fan Ning thought for a while and smiled: "Zhuang Ziyun, there is a fish in the North, and its name is Kun. The size of the Kun is unknown. We don't know how many thousands of miles away it is. We call this Kunzhou, which is the northernmost one in the Song Dynasty. Zhou, what do you think?"

Everyone applauded loudly, the name is grand, isn't this big island a big fish in the North Sea?They're in the fishtail's seat now.

Zhao Zongshi praised happily: "What a Kunzhou for thousands of miles, we will write a letter to the emperor later, and it will be called Kunzhou!"

He said to Di Qing again: "There are natives haunting the island, with cruel personalities, it is not suitable to go to the island at night, let's wait until dawn tomorrow before landing!"

Di Qing nodded, and then ordered: "Pass my order, the fleet will berth in the bay and land early tomorrow morning!"

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The night covered the Kunnan Peninsula, and the island was densely covered with forests. In the silent night, rustling sounds could be heard in the forest, and some black shadows appeared in the forest, with fierce and hateful eyes staring at the big ship in the distant bay.

There are three tribes of indigenous people on the island. They are the later Ainu people. At this time, the Japanese called them Ainu people. Because of their thick body hair, they also called them Mao people.

These natives also migrated from the South China Sea thousands of years ago and live in Maoren Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Island and the Kamchatka Peninsula in the north.

But it is mainly concentrated in Maoren Island in the south, which has now been renamed Kunzhou by the people of the Song Dynasty.

There are about [-] natives on the island, who wear animal skins and mainly use earthen bows and arrows and spears. In addition, there are many natives living in the northern part of Honshu, Japan.

This is also the real reason why Japan has not paid attention to Hokkaido at this time. The people of Japan basically live in the central and southern parts of Honshu Island, as well as Kyushu and Shikoku Islands, while the north at this time is covered by wild virgin forests.

They haven't even considered the northern part of their own island, so there is no room for them to consider the more distant Ezo land.

(End of this chapter)