Chapter 2429 North Korea
After a long talk in the middle of the night, Yan Xing abandoned his boat and landed on a shore, rode his horse westward, passed Luoyang and Chang'an, and returned to Liangzhou.
Sun Ce took advantage of the good weather and made a long voyage across the sea, set off from Chengshan Port, faced the sunrise and headed straight for Lelang County.
Before this, merchant ships from the North Sea from the south had tried to sail away from the coastline to save time and explored many methods of maritime positioning. Sun Ce took Yan Yan and Zhao Shuang to test several selected positioning methods to elect the most accurate and applicable technologies.
Because of the sufficient preparations in the early stage, and the technicians from Mu Academy accompanied him to make new instruments at any time, Sun Ce's trip went smoothly and arrived in North Korea south of Lelang in early May. North Korean governor Dong Xi had already received the news and sent a large number of scouts to patrol the coast. After receiving the news of Sun Ce's arrival, he immediately brought relevant officials to greet him.
In the dark, there was Tianding, the governor of Korea. Seoul on the banks of the Han River. Whether it was Seoul or Han River, they were all names that were just named not long ago. Gan Ning led the navy to sweep the west coast of the peninsula. After killing the three Hans in fear, he took the initiative to give the name.
At that time, the Han Dynasty was not over, so the river was named Hanjiang and the city was named Seoul. Now that the Great Wu Zhao was established, Dong Xi was the governor and asked for an order to change the name to Wujiang. However, Sun Ce rejected it. Seeing the name in his memory appear in advance, he felt very accomplished and did not feel the need to change the name.
"The Wu people not only include Han people, but also Xianbei people, Wuhuan people, Xiongnu, Qiang people, and of course Koreans. There may be more races in the future." Sun Ce stood on the newly built city wall of Seoul, looking at the sea from afar, and said to Dong Xi. "In the Yuan Dynasty, we should be broader."
Dong Xi was in a very good mood. The fourth overseas governor, the emperor, went to North Korea at the first stop, which made him very honored.
"I have seen too many alien races in Liaodong for several years. I thought I had a little bit of mind, but I was still pale in front of His Majesty."
Sun Ce looked at Dong Xi and smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years. I didn't expect that you, Dong Yuan, also learned to speak cleverly."
"Every word is the truth."
Sun Ce smiled and said nothing more. Dong Xi was his loyal fan. Although he had not made any great contributions in Liaodong over the years, he was a fixed star. It was precisely because Dong Xi was in charge of Liaodong that he did not need to be responsible for forming cliques among Qingzhou people and shake the situation. This time, Dong Xi was transferred to the governor of North Korea, which also gave him the opportunity to make contributions.
Sanhan was just afraid of being killed by Gan Ning and did not truly surrender. It would take at least ten years to truly turn this land into the territory of Da Wu, and perhaps even longer. There are still many barbarians hidden in the mountains. Without some force, they cannot gain a foothold in this land.
"I have brought you a famous scholar to help you."
"I wonder which wise man is it?"
Sun Ce waved. Hua Xin quickly stepped forward, bowed and said with a smile: "Pingyuan Hua Xin, I have seen the governor."
Dong Xi was both surprised and happy, and said while returning the tribute: "It turns out that it is Hua Longtou, who has been admired for a long time." He lived in the same city for many years and of course he knew the reputation of a dragon, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to send this leader to assist him.
Hua Xin was also very excited. Although North Korea was just a governor's district, it would soon be a county here, and he was the first candidate for the prefect. With the current official system of the Wu Kingdom, starting out as a 2,000 stone was definitely a superb promotion. Even Yang Xiu, who was born in the fourth generation and the third emperor, served as the chief clerk for one year before becoming the prefect of Yuzhang, creating a good story.
This is naturally the reward for the emperor. Youzhou and Bingzhou have been pacified one after another. He is a person who has made contributions, but he cannot be placed in the open, otherwise he would be scolded to death. This time, he was arranged to assist Dong Xi, but in name, he was rewarded with the merits of writing to persuade him to advance.
Dong Xi was happy that there were famous scholars to support each other, and Hua Xin was happy that he was rising to the top. The two fell in love with each other at first sight and met very happily.
Sun Ce immediately arranged the two people's powers. Hua Xin was responsible for civil affairs and education, Dong Xi was responsible for military affairs, training troops, maintaining public order, and if necessary, he had to go to the mountains to suppress bandits. Fortunately, he was in charge of Liaodong for several years, and he was familiar with such things, and was not as easy to kill as Gan Ning, so he was still stable.
"I hope that the two of you can cooperate sincerely and return to the court after ten years. I will treat each other as ministers."
Dong Xi and Hua Xin were overjoyed. "I would like to serve your majesty."
Sun Ce immediately issued an edict to increase the rank and salary of officials who served in the North Korean governor's district. Compared with the same positions in mainland prefectures and counties, it increased by 50% to twice. He also rewarded some silk, lacquerware and other supplies that were only available in the mainland. He also promised to give priority to promotion when he returned to the mainland in the future.
The officials were overjoyed, and for a moment, the crowd was in full swing, the morale was high, and long live the mountains.
Chen Qun, who was beside him, frowned slightly when he heard this. Guo Jia could see clearly, and winked quietly. He walked to the side and looked out from a distance against the city wall. Chen Qun followed and stood behind him. Seoul in May was still very cool, and he didn't feel the heat of summer. The wind with the smell of the sea made people feel refreshed. There was a mountain on the east side and a sea on the west side, which made people feel even more vast and magnificent.
He said softly: "Do you think Your Majesty has made a promise?"
Chen Qun lowered his head and bowed his hand. "How dare you?"
"It is not only hard to explore overseas, but also dangerous. If there is no high-ranking official and generous salary, how many people are willing to suffer such hardship? According to Your Majesty, those who open up overseas will build a country based on the country. Those who open up overseas by civil and military will have high-ranking officials and generous salary. If you want to be promoted to an official, you can also apply for overseas positions. The four overseas supervisors can arrange many people."
Chen Qun looked at Guo Jia in surprise. He was the Chief of the Shaofu, so he naturally knew that the four outer governors were all under the control of the Shaofu, and they could be said to be the emperor's private vault. This is nothing strange. According to the ancient system, the benefits of the mountains and lakes were all under the Shaofu. Today, I just expanded the scope.
"Do you have this courage?" Guo Jia looked at Chen Qun with a smile.
Chen Qun came to his senses, thought about it carefully, and shook his head. "Jiu was joking. I didn't have the ability to do my job well."
"No wonder your son named Tai." Guo Jia laughed and patted Chen Qun with the feather fan in his hand. "Look, your Majesty is not not giving the Ru Ying Group a chance, but the Ru Ying Group does not dare to ask for such an opportunity."
"How can the Qun be incompetent and incompetent? " Chen Qun was in a good mood and joked rarely. "Is it going to go to sea in the future?"
Guo Jia sighed. "I originally planned to let him follow the third general, but this person is afraid of the third general like a tiger, so the hope of my Guo family being a marquis overseas can only be with the future generations."
"The left escort is not OK, you can go to the right escort."
Guo Jia smiled but said nothing.
Accompanied by Dong Xi, Sun Ce went up hundreds of miles to enjoy the scenery and inspect the situation.
The Dawu Zhong Army Navy had nearly a thousand warships, with cloud sails covering the sun, and the tower ships were large and gorgeous, with a more powerful momentum than the navy led by Gan Ning. When the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait watched, they were both envious and nervous, fearing that the Han people would start killing again.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dong Xi sent people to contact some tribal leaders and invited them to visit the emperor. Some tribal leaders were brave and came at the invitation. Although some tribal leaders were unwilling to come, they were afraid that the Han emperor would be angry and dared not to come. More than 30 people gathered one after another.
After choosing a sunny day, Sun Ce held a banquet to entertain the barbarian leaders who were invited. He not only prepared a sumptuous banquet, but also arranged a military parade and a business negotiation.
The rich banquet made the barbarians drink a lot, and the military parade made them frightened, but the final business negotiation made them overjoyed.
According to the situation of different tribes, Sun Ce provided different cooperation opportunities, acquired their mountain products, provided mainland products, and promised to establish schools in Seoul and recruit their children to enroll. In the future, people will be sent to their tribe to set up schools, and those who have been raised can also serve under the command of the North Korean governor, so that those who are outstanding can become officials in the mainland of Dawu as usual.
Of course, they also have to support the rule of Dawu, ensure security within their jurisdiction, and provide troops and assist in combat when the North Korean governor needs it.
The person in charge of the negotiations is Hua Xin and Chen Qun.
Hua Xin was elegant and had outstanding speech, and was very supportive of the barbarians. When he learned that this famous scholar in the Central Plains would serve in North Korea and serve as a school sacrificial wine, many tribe leaders were moved. They had heard of some habits of the Central Plains. If they could take such famous scholars as their teachers and learn the culture of the Central Plains, their children would definitely be able to stand out in the future. It should not be difficult to integrate into the officialdom of the Central Plains.
Chen Qun is responsible for business negotiations. He has done a lot of preparations and formulated targeted terms to ensure that all tribes can benefit from it without turning into losses.
The Three Koreans had contact with the Central Plains before, but they were just in the tribute mode. For these tribes, tribute was very cost-effective, but they were separated by the sea and the distance was long, but they wanted to go but couldn't. For the Central Plains, tribute was nominally powerful and profitable, but they were actually a loss-making business, so they were not interested. It was OK every three years or once every five years, and their control over the three dynasties was almost gone, let alone any education.
So since Jizi entered North Korea, North Korea and the Central Plains have been in contact for more than a thousand years. North Korea is still North Korea, and the Central Plains is still the Central Plains.
If Sun Ce wants to break this deadlock and promote integration, he naturally cannot copy the previous tribute model. Pure conquest by force is not possible. If it is not profitable, development will inevitably become a form. Only when both parties can make profits from it can they continue to develop. Any business can be done, but a loss-making business cannot be done. As long as it is profitable, even if it is less and slower, it will always see results over the years.
If it doesn’t work, after decades, the population will grow and you can immigrate overseas.
During the negotiations, Hua Xin chatted with the tribe leaders and learned that Sanhan had an ancient legend of Tanjun, which has been said by word of mouth. After Hua Xin analyzed the legend, he seriously announced that Tanjun's mother Xiong Nu should be a descendant of Huangdi, so Sanhan was considered a relative of Yanhuang. She was originally a family member, but she had not had contact for many years, so she became unfamiliar.
Chapter completed!