Wild North America 1846

Chapter 456 Sending an Envoy to the Court
more than a month later
Inside the Ming court

Emperor Li Cha received a memorial form from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saying that the Fusang Kingdom sent envoys to celebrate the prosperity of the Tang Empire's civil and military prosperity, which is enough to set an example for all nations.

The envoy from Fusang Kingdom spoke sincerely, with a humble attitude, and asked for a title...

This time

But Li Cha was stunned, and after a brief hesitation, he immediately became ecstatic, expressing a strong sense of superior achievement from his heart, so dizzy that it was enough to be intoxicating.

Right now
Li Cha was able to deeply appreciate the arrogance of the monarchs of the Han, Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties during the heyday of the mainland of China in the past. It was the ultimate satisfaction of the desire for power.

No wonder the unified emperors of all dynasties like to engage in the practice of suzerainty in small countries around them. This is the ultimate way to express imperial power, and it has a sense of ritual of "the world is in my hands".

Don't you see

The British Empire also likes to engage in this kind of tune. Since Queen Victoria entered its heyday, Her Majesty the Queen will hold a grand awarding ceremony at Buckingham Palace every spring.

In addition to the British people who made great contributions to the rule of the British Empire and overseas colonization, it also includes, but is not limited to, members of the royal family and subjects throughout Europe, as well as dependent nations in the colonies.

Just like the continuous attack on the northern nomads in the history of China, the grievances between the two sides have lasted for thousands of years.

7000 years ago, the ancestors of the Ainu came to Fusang from Southeast Asia, and there is another saying that they came from the Arabs in western Asia.

The rotating secretariat officials immediately bowed their hands and left in a hurry.

The Ainu originally lived in Honshu, but were expelled all the way to Hokkaido by the Yamato regime.They also tried to expand their territory to Sakhalin, but failed.

The best way is to put a cage on this white-eyed wolf.

Think about it, what is Fusang now?
Today is the end of the Fuso Shogunate’s rule in history. If there is no change, a civil war will break out between the reformist faction and the conservative shogunate faction in the second half of this year.

In 1799, Eastern Ezodi was directly controlled by the shogunate, which started the process of the shogunate directly controlling Ezodi.

At this time, His Majesty the Emperor was in a good mood, and decided the matter while talking and laughing.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty, the Fusang Kingdom sent an envoy to present a congratulatory form, and the Lanfang Kingdom in Nanyang heard of this, and sent an envoy from thousands of miles to the court. This is a sign of the prosperity of our Great Tang Empire!"

"Since the number of contributions has reached, envoys will be sent to congratulate New Year's Day and Holy Days, which is common at all ages."

It is nothing more than the etiquette system, the standard of hospitality, the location, who is in charge, and other corresponding matters. These have established rules to follow, but there are some things that are missing.

The living range of the Ainu people is mainly distributed in the northeast of the Fusang Islands, and there is also "Ezo Land", which is called "Hokkaido" in later generations. They have a completely different culture from Fusang and live on fishing and hunting.

the earliest legends;

Throughout the dynasties, the etiquette of the relationship between the central dynasty and the surrounding small countries' suzerains and vassals has been established. It not only demonstrates the majesty of the celestial kingdom, but also takes care of the face of the small country. You only need to find out the relevant matters.

The transportation is extremely inconvenient, and the cost of commercial goods circulation is high. Every time you pass through a feudal lord's territory, you have to pay a transit tax and other taxes in various names. The standards are not uniform, and it depends entirely on the feudal lord's preferences.

Foreign tributary envoys will be received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will add a special protocol department, and the parliament will pass a provisional bill to allocate a sum of money to purchase several quiet houses in Chang'an City for the daily accommodation of the vassal envoys and tribute groups. needed.

If such feudal shackles cannot be smashed and the new world reshaped, how can the Fusang Kingdom usher in the hope of the "Meiji Restoration"?

It is also quite interesting to say that the Tang Empire had only one vassal state before, that is, the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The determination of Fusang Kingdom's "Meiji Restoration" to eradicate the accumulated wealth of the previous dynasty was far more thorough and resolute than that of the Qing Dynasty's "using foreign things for China", and the actual effect was better.

Some neighboring countries in the east that are deeply influenced by Chinese etiquette come to pay tribute, such as Fusang, North Korea, Vietnam, Ryukyu and other countries.

They rely on fishing and hunting for their livelihood. The ancient Ainu people used feathers, animal skins, and fish skins to make their own clothes. Their food was mainly meat, so they were stronger and more sensitive than ordinary Fusang people. They were good at making and Driving a canoe, there is a unique wooden frame house.

The result of the civil war will end with the sad retreat of the conservative faction of the shogunate. Emperor Meiji will officially take power next year, that is, in 1866. Since then, the curtain of the vigorous "Meiji Restoration" has been opened, which has affected the turmoil in the entire East Asia, Southeast Asia, and even the Pacific Ocean for more than a hundred years. .

That year, the Ming Dynasty opened a course to select scholars, and it was ordered to allow Goryeo and other countries to "practice the scholars of the Ming Dynasty... to go to the capital for the examination, regardless of the amount of selection."

"The minister obeys the order."

The "Meiji Restoration" of Fusang Kingdom is a comprehensive Westernization. Starting with "distributing the order to remove the sword", the entire Fusang society tried its best to integrate into Western culture from education, military politics, living customs to etiquette, and achieved subversive changes.

During the last ice age, the first humans from Sakhalin reached the Fuso Islands via a huge glacial land bridge.They started the Jomon period, and they are the ancestors of the Ainu people.

At this time, he had a bold idea in his heart, but he didn't know the relevant historical evolution and needed further confirmation.

Fusang little devil is a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with him. He is afraid of power but not virtuous.

The hall was always lingering in a happy atmosphere, and after discussing the government affairs for a while, Prime Minister Liu Xianjun led a group of courtiers to retreat and returned to silence.

Ezo inhabited a vast area from what is now the central part of Miyagi Prefecture to the Tohoku region north of Yamagata Prefecture and most of Hokkaido. In peacetime, they traded with the Wajin for rice, cloth, ironware, and handicrafts in exchange for kelp. , horses, furs, feathers and other specialties.

The parliament allocates a special fund, and it is enough to follow the old rules of the former Tang Dynasty.

Mid 4 month

The Tang Empire is so prosperous and rich, is it still short of those three melons and two dates?
Due to the face of the imperial family, some relevant brine books need to be fully prepared, which is another big expense.

The angry Ainu rushed to Odate Castle. They set fire to houses and a large number of houses under the castle, and killed innocent Japanese civilians.And cut off their heads.

Got something wrong?

For example, after the Ming Dynasty established Jinling as its capital, the following year, King Zhuan of Koryo sent an envoy to celebrate the founding of the Ming Dynasty and ask for a title.

Jade 辂 is a car decorated with precious jade when the ancient emperors offered sacrifices. Each one is invaluable, and the purchase cost alone costs more than 10 Tang yuan. Honorable and lofty.

In Ainu culture.They believe that all creatures in the world have souls, worship all creatures, respect and believe in all creatures.

King Leopold I of Belgium won the highest level of the Order of the Garter. In addition, France, the Netherlands, Prussia, and even the Spanish royal family have all received British medals of different levels.

With the development of history
The Yamato tribe successively sent envoys to the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty to China to study civilization, so that their political, economic and social systems developed faster and faster, and gradually surpassed the Ainu tribe, which was organized by tribes and hunted for a living, and its power expanded very rapidly. .

If you see the majestic Tang Empire, you can't even show the "halo bo" of the emperor's travel, and the etiquette is incomplete, and you don't know how to arrange it in private?
The royal ceremonial guard of honor, which costs a lot of money, may not be used, but it must be.

The measure to strengthen the shogunate's control over the north is that the shogunate directly controls the land of Ezo, which does not belong to any foreign vassal name.

A moment later
The brief history of the Ezo land has been put on the imperial case, waiting for His Majesty to review.

All these things add up, and millions of dollars are spent like water.

The word "halogen" is also used as "scull", that is, a large shield made of armor, which is arranged in a certain order and is recorded in a special book. "Halogen book".

As the Yamato government expanded its territory northward, the Ainu often fought for defense, rebelled, and attacked castle enclosures built by the Japanese. Fuso history records many Ainu raids and Yamato court conquests of the Ainu.

The name "Halogen Book" originated in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and initially played the role of a policeman, and later added a guard of honor holding gourds, treasures, banners, and music and dances. This is a very cumbersome set of imperial parades. There are more than 1 people around the city.

It is good for Fusang to maintain the current shogunate rule, and it is good for poverty and backwardness. Anyway, eating bran and swallowing vegetables is not a matter of a day or two. Is it difficult to persist for decades?

In order to prevent the local Ainu people from rebelling again, in 1807, the shogunate transformed the "Donan Ezo Land" into a directly-administered territory, set up the so-called "Ezo Shrine", and tried to introduce the advanced Yamato Japanese social system to improve the local Ainu human economy.

Li Cha suddenly fixed his eyes on the big island at the top of the Fusang Islands, on which there were three big characters "Ezoland" written on it, not the familiar Hokkaido.

"This humble minister takes the order." Zheng Yuan, the head of the Royal Secretariat, accepted the order with a respectful expression.

The Prime Minister Liu Xianjun and other courtiers heard His Majesty's hearty laughter outside the palace, and hurriedly came to congratulate him with a smile on his face, and brought another exciting news.

Hu Shema Yin, the leader of the Ainu tribe at that time, used the incident of the killing of the Ainu man to gather the Ainu people of his own tribe and launched a war to attack the residence of the Yamato tribe, "Donan Twelve Pavilion".

Now that history has completely changed. After acquiring Amami Oshima and accepting the younger brother of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the main channel for Fusang Kingdom to expand southward in the future has been blocked.

The "Distributing the Knife-off Order" advocated that scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants (known as the four people at the time) should not wear their hair in buns (Yuedai head), samurai should not wear swords (note, shogunate officials must wear swords in formal attire), and advocate wearing suits and Abolish old habits, and the whole society advocates "civilization and civilization".

On March 3, Jishige Oyazaki sent an envoy to report the news of the barbarian riots to the imperial court in Heianjing.

Li Cha picked up the warm tea and took a sip, thinking carefully in his heart.

The Tang Empire does not have all these things, and all of them need to be purchased.

The shogunate has directly ruled Ezodi until now. Also due to the weakness and corruption of the shogunate, Ezodi has been in a state of laissez-faire most of the time, without the funds and willingness to improve the backwardness of the local area.

Around the time of Asuka (7th century)

After thousands of years of grievances and wars, the barbaric Ainu people were gradually driven out of Honshu Island and lived in seclusion in the cold and resource-poor Ezo land.

They believed that dead creatures would become gods and worship their ancestors.

It's easy to do things with money.

The surprise came so suddenly that Li Cha couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart, he looked up to the sky and laughed, his voice shook the hall.

As a result, the entire Fusang country is completely in a state of fragmented small-scale peasant economy, and it is impossible to develop commerce and industry at all, let alone the slightest hope of getting rid of poverty and backwardness and becoming prosperous and strong.

Today, the entire Ezo land is basically in a primitive state. The population of the island does not exceed 6, of which more than 6% are Ainu people, and the rest are Wa people.

At his request, Zhu Yuanzhang sent an envoy to hold a golden seal in the third year of Hongwu, and named Wang Zhuan the king of Koryo, thus establishing the suzerain-vassal relationship between the two countries.

The Battle of Hushemayin took place in 1457, which took place on the Toshima Peninsula of Hokkaido today.

After the 15th century, Japanese people began to enter "Ezodi", which is today's Toshima Peninsula in southern Hokkaido.At that time, Kazuto established a base called "Donan Twelve Halls" here.

Today's Ezo land is due to the approach of the Russian forces to the Fuso Islands in the late 18th century, which prompted the Edo shogunate to continuously strengthen its control of the northern border.

Afterwards, Jishige Osakizaki mobilized elite soldiers from Kokufu and Iwamatsu Castle to Beido to suppress the rebellion.However, the barbarian uprising army gathered more and more, and the official army lost their fighting spirit because of the disaster, and they were outnumbered.

Afterwards, Kishige Osakizaki dispatched Takeda Nobuhiro to lead his army to a decisive battle with the Ainu army. In the chaotic battle, Hu Shemayin and his son were killed, ending the war.

Standing in front of a large hand-painted world map as tall as a person, Li Cha glanced across the Pacific Ocean to the location of the Fusang Islands in East Asia...

Wuren are five kinds of vehicles used by ancient emperors to travel. They are named after the materials of the decorations, and they are ranked in order of grade: jade ren, gold ren, elephant ren, leather ren, and wooden ren.Jade scorpions are used for sacrifices; gold scorpions are used for protocol; elephant scorpions are used to watch the court; leather scorpions are used for combat or patrolling the country; wooden scorpions are used for hunting.

There is no doubt about accepting the Fusang National Congratulatory Form, and it needs to be vigorously publicized by the whole society. This is a major event that highlights the glory of the empire and enhances the national self-confidence and cohesion. It is worthy of special mention.

A complete set of armored Royal Guards cavalry, from helmet to breastplate to leg armor, standard clothes, saddles, leather horse bags, weapons, water bottles, and beautifully decorated armor, plus riding horses, a complete set It's worth thousands of dollars.

The Fusang Kingdom sent an envoy to the court to present a congratulatory form, which is a suzerain-vassal relationship with very oriental characteristics, which means that the Fusang Kingdom will regard the Tang Empire as the kingdom of heaven, and will be a vassal status. What kind of glory is this?

The significance of Fusang Kingdom's congratulations and tribute is very different and significant, far from being comparable to a small country like Ryukyu. Although it is unexpected, it is reasonable.

watched for a while
After Li Cha closed the book, he rubbed his somewhat bewildered head. The history of the Fusang people and the Ainu people for more than 1000 years is a chronicle of fighting in the same room, full of war and chaos.

One cavalry is like this, how about thousands of cavalry?
The Royal Guards of the Tang Empire are not without foundation. Cavalry horses, armor and saddles are all ready-made, but some deficiencies must be made up, such as the bright fiery red feathers on the helmet, the beautiful gold-plated decorations on the breastplate, gold Yellow braid, velvet horse clothes, etc.

Before the Tang Empire, the Eastern and Western etiquettes were integrated, and there was no systematic arrangement of "halo bo". Among other things, the ancient emperors did not have five rides when they went on tour, and everything was kept simple.

"Chuan Lian's order, immediately sort out and report the relevant situation of Ezo in the northern part of the Fusang Islands, and do it quickly!"

……

The barbarians attacked to the south of Chengbei County, burned the public and private houses there, and massacred the people under the city. The situation in Beidao became critical.

At the same time, the living areas of the Yamato and the Ainu were separated to reduce civil conflicts. This also meant that the Ainu gradually lived under the social system of the Yamato and were unknowingly assimilated.

The inheritance of hundreds of kings in the Indian subcontinent needs to be conferred by Her Majesty the Queen of the British Empire in order to have a legitimate and legitimate name of rule.

In the end, the large and powerful Yamato clan won the victory and expelled the Ainu from the northeastern part of Honshu Island, living in secluded places in Ezo.

The news of the war was quickly reported to Hakodate Kokufu, and the governor of the Oyezaki clan, Oyezaki Jishige, immediately ordered the subordinate counties to deploy troops for reinforcements.

His Majesty the Emperor was in a good mood, and Liu Xianjun and other important ministers presented some good news to make the atmosphere in the hall festive and warm. After chatting and laughing, they settled down on several important matters.

It is probably located in Hakodate City, Hokkaido in later generations, where many Yamato villages lived at that time.

"Well... let's go to the Great Court next month, and call Fusang to send Tang envoys to see him."

The suzerain-vassal relationship in the Eastern world has a long history. It originated in the Han Dynasty and reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, the tyrant who was active in the southern part of Ezo was the Oysterzaki clan. The ancestor of the Oysterzaki clan was originally a deputy official of the Mutsu Ando clan. He was active in the southern part of Ezo. At first, his power was weak, and he developed rapidly after the Battle of Hushemayin .

"Ezodi" is the name given to the northern barbarian Ainu people in the Edo period, and the corresponding Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and other places are called "Herendi".

A civilization and a barbarian are completely two worlds.

As soon as the Yamato tribe has historical records, it is full of history of conquest and continuous invasion of the northern barbarian Ainu.

Nowadays, the Tang Kingdom has neither the Ministry of Rites dedicated to receiving the tribute from the envoys of the vassal state, nor the posthouse for them to live in, and there is no relevant reception staff arrangement, which is almost blank.

"Qi Zuo Your Majesty, the envoy from Fusang to the Tang Dynasty has arrived. I hope to have an audience with Your Majesty. Please confer the title of King. I don't know when it is appropriate to call. Please allow Your Majesty to approve."

Emperor Li Cha waved his wealthy hand, all the expenses were funded by the royal housekeeping, and the government did not need to bear the expenses.

These houses are collectively called "State Guesthouses", which are under the jurisdiction of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the daily expenses are allocated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for administrative affairs, etc., which are basically determined.

From this point of view only

This approach is undoubtedly superior to the European royal families and colonial princes.It can be regarded as the European version of the suzerain-vassal model, which is relatively more equal and easier to accept.

Come to the Royal Study Room

In the past, it was not necessary. Western etiquette did not pay attention to these things. It would be nice for the Queen of England to have a golden carriage to travel. I have no idea about these cumbersome and different names of "halo bo" at all, and I don't know what it is useful for. ?
It's different now.

It is not a multiple-choice question before Li Cha, but a must-answer question.

The halogen book is the general name of the ancient emperor's ceremonial guards, chariots, horses, and entourage shields and armors. It has the functions of clarifying the system, indicating the rank, and ensuring safety.

After Kamakura (1185-1333) and the early Muromachi period (1385-1481), the Ezo in the northeast of Honshu Island was almost completely Fuyi, leaving only the island called "Ezodi" (now Hokkaido) called Ezo The final homeland of the Yi people.

After the ministers left, Li Cha still felt excited, and the joy in his chest seemed to surge like a wave. He walked back and forth in the hall for a few times, and suddenly walked towards the imperial study room on the side hall.

"Hahahaha...Okay, okay, okay, what a relief..."

"The minister leads the order."

In the Ainu tribe.Grand "Bear Festival" and "Salmon Festival" are held every year. Ainu women tattoo around their mouths, front wrists and backs of hands, thinking that they will be blessed by the gods.

Li Cha thinks;

Jishige Oyazaki received the reply from the court, and according to the instructions, he ordered Odate's soldiers to go south to the Nodai camp more than 50 miles away from the city to garrison key points, forming a corner with the southern officials.

Lan Fangguo sent envoys to the DPRK?
Li Cha reacted after a moment of astonishment, then nodded and laughed loudly and said, "Hahahaha...Okay, okay, these happy events are coming one after another, and it really is a sign of the prosperity of the empire, Zheng Aiqing, you have chosen a good day in the near future. It is right to lead all civil and military officials to burn incense and worship ancestors, and to tell the heavens."

In the territory of North America, countries in Central America or South America were once ruled by Spain or Portugal, and they don't even know what suzerain-vassal relationship is?
You can't blame them, it takes thousands of years to form a habit.

At that time, there was a Yamato samurai called Xiaoduzun (that is, the legendary Fuso Wuzun, the son of the No. 12th emperor Jingxing Emperor) when he sent troops to conquer "Ezo", he entered the Mutsu country by sea and attacked the Dongyi Hidakami country. Then pass through Hitachi (Ibaraki Prefecture) class teacher. This is the first time that Yamato and Ainu have fought, and it has been thousands of years ago.

Nothing has happened now, and Fusang Kingdom is still in the period of the shogunate ruled by rampant corruption and accumulated abuses. More than 230 vassals across the country are doing their own thing, dividing the whole Fusang into a mess.

The four big islands of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Ezo and many other small islands, eh...etc.

If the Ezo land (Hokkaido) can be harvested, it will not only allow mainland immigrants to go to multiple destinations nearby, but also firmly limit the space for the development of Fusang Kingdom to the north, and push the power of the Tang Empire directly from Midway Island to the west for 2600 For more than one kilometer, it directly reaches the edge of the Fusang Islands.

It is only a few hundred kilometers away from the mainland of China, and hundreds of kilometers from the northwest to Vladivostok. If the Royal Navy's armored fleet is stationed here, it will directly block the access to the Far East Fleet that Tsarist Russia hopes to establish, which is of great strategic significance.

As a large island with an area of ​​more than 8.3 square kilometers, not to mention Ezo, it is still possible to live with a million people, which is far more important than the Amami Islands.

It seems that a good plan is still needed.

(End of this chapter)