Song Gexing

Chapter 204 The Dust Settles
Zhao Fang obviously overestimated the reaction of the Japanese monarchs. Unexpectedly, when this picture was brought up for negotiation, the representatives sent by the Fujiwara family immediately agreed without even bargaining.

Only in the matter of dealing with the Ezo people, the Japanese nation showed tenacity and argued that this was an internal matter and the suzerain country should not interfere in this matter.

But Qian Mingyi, who was in charge of the negotiations, although he was a minister that Zhao Fang didn't like, he still had very good conduct towards outsiders and argued that the Eni people had nothing to do with the Japanese country.

Since the Han Dynasty, the people of Yiyi have surrendered to the Central Plains Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, this area was under the jurisdiction of the Andong Protectorate.

Naturally, the Japanese country also had its own explanation, because after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Eni people did not pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, and the passage to the south was blocked by the Japanese country, and the north was blocked by the Liao Kingdom.

In other words, the Ainu people are no longer a subsidiary of the Song Dynasty, and the Wa Kingdom is not at fault for targeting them.

The two sides had a heated argument. Indeed, the Eni people never contacted Xiang Zhongyuan after the fall of the Tang Dynasty. This was a flaw.

It wasn't until the establishment of the Ming Dynasty that the Yezo people returned to the Ming Dynasty and belonged to the jurisdiction of the Nuergandu Division. If it comes to the location of Hokkaido.

Hokkaido is located at the northernmost tip of Japan, where the largest number of Ezo people gather. Due to the cold climate, Japan actually doesn't care.

Because it is close to Sakhalin Island, the Eni people are also indigenous there, and Sakhalin Island has been a place of China since ancient times. Since Goguryeo was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, the entire Far East region has been the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, it was natural for the Ezo people to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. The Ezo people on Sakhalin Island naturally had frequent contact with their fellow tribesmen in Hokkaido, and by the way, the Ezo people here also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

It was actually only 200 years ago that Hokkaido was annexed by Japan in later generations. It was only after the Meiji Restoration that it was truly annexed by Japan. Before that, the Tokugawa Shogunate sent people to rule, but only in a small area in the south.

The Hokkaido Kazu clan of this era were a foreign ethnic group, and their numbers were extremely rare. Most of them came here to escape if they could not survive.

Moreover, the territory of the Ezo people is not limited to Hokkaido. In fact, the entire Japanese country was originally filled with tribes of Ezo people, but the good places were robbed by the Kazu tribe.

The Ainu people that Yuan Laiyi suppressed were not in Hokkaido, but the Ainu tribe at the northern tip of Honshu Island.

"It's useless to argue any longer, so let's just draw up a zone."

Finally, Zhang Dun, who had been listening for a long time, spoke up. He pointed at the map he had brought from Japan, pointed at the location of Hokkaido and said: "Japan stopped outside Ezo Island, and the imperial court came forward to allow all the Ezo people on Honshu Island to migrate to Ezo Island. Yidao, how about making a covenant and not disturbing each other?"

Ezo Island is the name of Hokkaido in this era. As mentioned above, the Japanese country in this era actually did not care about Hokkaido. It was too cold and of no value.

You must know that the whole world is now a society dominated by agriculture, and Hokkaido does not have much value. Even if it is fishing, the existing technology cannot go very far, and the yield is not high.

The reason why later generations will be valued by Japan is because of the Russo-Japanese War. The Russians occupied Sakhalin Island, which made Japan understand the strategic importance of Hokkaido.

Of course, it is impossible to give up in the next generation. Tourism and fishery are the best places here, not to mention that it is still a strategically important location.

But it is not the case now, so as soon as Zhang Dun said this, Fujiwara Yoshitsuna immediately asked: "Does the envoy take this statement seriously? Are those untouchables willing to retreat to Ezo Island?"

Yes, in the eyes of the Japanese people, the Eni people were untouchables. Even in later generations, there were still a large number of Japanese people who looked down upon the few remaining Eni people.

Zhang Dun said seriously: "The imperial court is not trying to destroy your vassal state. Your Japanese state is a vassal state. Aren't the Eni people the same? In the eyes of His Majesty, all his subjects must be protected. I am absolutely true. As long as you sign Make a covenant and abide by it, and we will coordinate the rest." Fujiwara Yoshitsuna said with great joy: "The emperor in heaven is unparalleled in benevolence and virtue, how can I dare to question it? Since the envoy has said so, how can I dare to be disrespectful?"

Qian Mingyi curled his lips and said: "Don't worry, this Zhang Jiao is our emperor's confidant. Although his position is not high, he can still represent our emperor."

His sour words not only did not make Fujiwara Yoshitsuna look down on Zhang Dun, but actually took him more seriously.

Zhang Dun didn't care either, and said with a smile: "Qian Qinchao is ridiculous, but Zhang is really His Majesty's confidant, and even His Majesty's eagle dog, ha ha!"

Qian Mingyi cursed in his heart that it was shameless. How could any civil servant claim to be a hawk? This was a disgrace to all the scholar-bureaucrats.

It's just that there are outsiders at the scene, so it's hard for him to show off, otherwise he will have to scold Zhang Dun, which is too shameless.

Zhang Dun doesn't care. He is indeed arrogant, but he is the arrogance of a scholar. In his opinion, the monarch treats me as a scholar of the country, and I will repay him with death. He is a real scholar-official.

Zhao Fang's trust and respect for him gave him a sense of gratitude and gratitude. This is the most important thing, and there are no other faces.

A few days later, the Song Army's warships came to Hokkaido to read out the imperial edict and hold talks with local tribal leaders. Qian Mingyi said warmly: "His Majesty's intention is that you will nominate officials at all levels on your own to manage the Beihai Road in a unified way. The imperial court will send people to help you train." An army to protect your own place of survival, what do you think?"

The 67 tribal leaders, large and small, were extremely excited. Zhao Fang was bringing them into the territory of the Song Dynasty, not a tributary state, but giving them the right to autonomy.

It was named Beihai Road. It was a road-level unit of the Song Dynasty, and it did not even have a garrison. It was to help them train the army. This meant that the military and political affairs did not interfere. This was to protect them.

After shouting their willingness, they began to discuss how to divide regions, set up government offices and appoint officials. Qian Mingyi helped them calculate the population and how many officials they needed to govern...

On the other side, Zhang Dun went to the northern part of Honshu Island to discuss relocation and resettlement with the Eni people there. This matter was indeed difficult. After all, it was the place where their ancestors had lived for generations. Many people were unwilling to give it up to the Japanese people. willing.

But speaking of facts, they also understand that they are not opponents of Japan at all. One is a unified political power, and the other is a tribal model. How can they be opponents?

The Ezo people have never formed their own country. If it was because their lifestyle and civilization were too primitive at first, it is not the case now.

The Japanese state has been established for hundreds of years, and the Ezo people who are their neighbors have learned agricultural civilization long ago. Although there is no unified governance, they also know what the world is like.

In the final analysis, each tribe has selfish motives and does not want to be annexed by other tribes, divided and transformed by others, and each tribe will kill and annex its land.

By the time they wanted to unite to resist, they were no longer able to fight against the Japanese. This time the Song Dynasty gave them an opportunity. If they didn't seize it, they would be killed and robbed sooner or later.

Therefore, although it was difficult, we had no choice but to obey. Some local people with high prestige came forward to do ideological work for the tribesmen, and gradually everyone made sense.

Since then, all the Ezo people have retreated to Ezo Island. The Song army helped them migrate and left one hundred households behind to help them train their army.

　There’s still a chapter to go and I haven’t finished it yet. I’ll do it after dinner.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)