Chapter 69 There is a strong motherland behind you
More than thirty large ships were docked at the port, and the sails that had been furled were only left with masts, which blocked the sky and the sun.
Soldiers on the shore came up to help tow the ship. The ship could not dock directly, otherwise it would run aground. Therefore, it was necessary to use the anchor to stop off the coastline, and then use a small boat to pull the rope to the shore.
When Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean, he used a treasure boat that was 40 to 50 meters long and weighed thousands of tons. Basically, this method was used to sail away from the shore and stop the ship at the shore.
A large number of berths were built at the dock entrance of Lu State, which were made of wood. The shipbuilding industry in Qingzhou was not as developed as that of the Ming Dynasty, so these ships were only twenty or thirty meters long and weighed more than a thousand tons. A large number of small boats were put down, and countless soldiers stepped on the wood pulp to pull them.
The big ship is approaching.
Chen Mu sat on a small boat and docked. This small boat was equipped with a pedal paddle. The principle was the same as the keel waterwheel and bicycle invented by Ma Jun. It was driven by turning the wood pulp by pedaling. It was the pinnacle invention of the human-powered paddle.
Under the protection of several soldiers, Chen Mu stepped on the land of the Lu State. Looking from a distance, he saw undulating hills. Under the mountains and rivers, there was a large plain with several villages of the Moru State scattered around.
"Four Generals!"
Cyclops and Scarface went to greet him.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "It turns out to be Zhao He and Zhang Qiao. Are you the ones guarding this place this year?"
"Yes."
The one-eyed dragon Zhang Qiao lowered his head and said with cupped hands: "My subordinate is now affiliated with the Zhenhai Ship Guarding Division and is the commander of the Twelve Tunnels of Group A."
"My subordinate is Group C, Qitun."
Zhao He also said.
Zhenhaiwei is an organization that is different from the Qingzhou Military Government and can be understood as the navy.
Its subordinates include the Shipbuilding Department, Navigation Department, Ship Guarding Department, Taxation Department, etc.
The trade exchanges between Qingzhou and Sanhan are still very frequent. The Korean Peninsula is rich in minerals, with countless gold, silver and iron ores. The local indigenous smelting level is very low. They still use the technology of the Qin Dynasty, resulting in poor quality ironware and can only be sold in Liaodong.
Peninsula for sale.
Qingzhou has already used indigenous methods of iron-making. This level of iron-making was really inferior during the Industrial Revolution and was a backward technology. However, it was already very advanced in the Han Dynasty, which greatly increased Qingzhou's iron production and urgently needed iron ore.
At the same time, fishery, handicraft manufacturing, porcelain, tea, oil and salt are all items traded by both parties. According to the "Three Kingdoms" records, the weaving industry in the Sanhan area is very developed and is often sold to the Liaodong area. After all, Sanhan also has seven
In an area with a population of more than 100,000, it is still very good to carry out regional trade.
Chen Mu nodded and said, "How long have you been here?"
"Two years."
"I remember that the Ship Guard Division was assigned for three years."
"Yes."
"Then you know this place very well."
"I'm fairly familiar with it."
Several people stood on the shore. After a while, Sun Guan, Sun Kang, Wu Dun, and Yin Li came down from other boats.
Currently, Qingzhou's manpower is relatively tight, and not many troops can be mobilized from the front line. In order to complete a grand strategy, Chen Mu can only temporarily recruit 10,000 new soldiers.
Sun Guan, Sun Kang, Wu Dun, and Yin Li made great contributions during the battle for Xuzhou and became captains. This time they followed Chen Mu to Sanhan.
This time I came to Samhan to deal with the entire land of Samhan and to completely connect the waterway between Samhan and Japan.
Compared to Samhan and Qingzhou, Japan is the richest place in terms of minerals.
"Tell me about the situation here."
Chen Mu said.
When Sun Guan, Sun Kang, Wu Dun, Yin Li and other soldiers got off the boat and other soldiers began to pull the boat into the port, the group headed towards the dock.
Zhao He and Zhang Qiao followed, and were introduced by the one-eyed Zhang Qiao.
This is the country of Moru. In addition to the villages on the seaside, there are several villages on the other side of the hills. The largest city is located on the bank of the Gayajin River more than ten miles northwest of here, called Moru Castle.
Gayagejin was the Nakdong River in later generations, and there was another country called Gyora Kingdom to the east of the river. The total population of the two countries combined was estimated to be just over 10,000.
Therefore, this poor place is better called a country than a country.
The mighty Han Dynasty has a vast territory but few people, so it depends on who you compare with.
Compared with the current population of 30 to 40 million people in the Han Dynasty, compared with the 1.4 billion people in later generations, the land must be vast and sparsely populated.
But compared with the Samhan region, it is a huge behemoth, with a slightly larger population, equivalent to the total number of people in the entire Samhan region.
Both the Moru Kingdom and the Jialuo Kingdom belong to Benhan, and their residents are foreigners. The language they speak is different from that of Mahan, and is the ancient Qin language.
It has been more than 400 years since the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty. The language has changed slightly, but not significantly. Because the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the ancient Qin language spread and became the Central Plains Ya language, the ancestor of Cantonese and Hakka.
Therefore, the Benhan and Chenhan people can barely communicate with the people from Qingzhou.
The surnames of their Chinese people are the same as those of the Central Plains people, such as Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu and Zheng, the Qin people have the same surnames, and Bianhan and Chenhan also have surnames.
The situation is different in Mahan. It is said that their monarch, King Chen, has the surname "Ji" and is a descendant of Jizi.
Jizi was the uncle of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty. He was granted the title of Jizi. Along with Bigan and Weizi, he was ranked among the three most benevolent men of the Yin Dynasty and was highly praised by Confucius.
After King Wu defeated Zhou, Jizi took refuge in Liaodong and established Jishi Korea in the Korean Peninsula, today's Lelang County, and later Pyongyang, North Korea.
During the Western Han Dynasty, Wei Man, a Yan native, came to seek refuge, eventually expelling the Ji family and establishing the Wei family of Korea. The Ji family had no choice but to go south and fled into later Korea, establishing the Mahahan regime.
The Mahan regime was composed of survivors of the Yin Shang led by the Ji family, plus some ethnic minorities such as Hao and Xi. Their language and customs were very different from those of the Bianhan and Chenhan people who came from the late Qin Dynasty.
Their organizational structure is loose, in the form of tribes, with King Zunchen as the main leader, and other city-states have their own city leaders. The leader of the larger city is called Chenzhi, and the leader of the smaller city is called Yijie.
If the Sanhan area is regarded as the three commanderies of the Han Dynasty, then the leaders of Mahan, Bianhan, and Chenhan are the governors. In the city-states below, Chenzhi can be regarded as the county magistrate, and Yiju can be understood as the township.
Long, that’s pretty much what it means.
The group of people walked towards the shipyard. Zhang Qiao briefly talked about the situation here. The village in the distance had already noticed this place, and the people in the village came out to watch, looking at these outsiders curiously.
"Fourth General, that person is the village elder here."
Zhao He pointed in the direction of the village entrance.
This place is Crescent Bay, a natural sheltered port.
The shipyard is in Xishan, the village is in the south and along Dongshan, and the entrance of the village is in the center of Crescent Bay.
Several villagers braved the situation and walked over, led by an old man in his sixties.
This is a military base, with fences built around it and soldiers guarding the entrance. They were stopped outside the base and did not dare to shout. They could only watch from a distance.
"Let them in."
Chen Mu's eyes were smiling.
Soon the old man and several villagers successfully entered the dock.
The old man caught a glimpse of a thousand-ton ship slowly sailing into the port in the distance. He was frightened in his heart, but he still pretended to be calm. He folded his hands, with his left hand outside and his right hand inside. He put his two thumbs up, bent down and saluted: "See you there."
Become an envoy."
His pronunciation is a little weird, but you can basically understand it, and the salute gesture is also very interesting. The left hand clasps the right hand with the fingertips pointing upward, which is a standard Qin salute.
During the Han Dynasty, this etiquette changed slightly. The thumbs were no longer raised upwards, but downwards. When saluting, you must bend down to the level of your eyebrows.
Chen Mu returned the favor with a Han gift, and also replied in ancient Qin dialect: "I have seen the old man."
After the old man stood up, he asked bluntly: "The envoy has a noble status, why do you want to come to a remote place like ours?"
"It's windy here, so why don't you sit inside."
Chen Mu smiled and did not answer. He pointed to the dock yard not far away and motioned for the old man to come in and talk.
The house is a typical Han Dynasty building, with a courtyard outside, stone pillars on the inside, wooden floors, and movable doors that push and pull left and right. After everyone entered the courtyard, a group of people took off their shoes, entered the house, and knelt down on the mat.
After everyone was seated, the old man asked again: "Can your Majesty tell me the reason?"
Are Qin people so straightforward?
Chen Mu cursed in his heart, but with a smile on his face he said: "I want to ask this old man. I wonder if I am accustomed to living here. I heard that your country is called Molu country. I remember that Qi country also has Lu country fiefdom."
The old man said proudly: "Yes, we people from the Molu Kingdom came from Luyi, Qi State. Our original surname was Gao, and our ancestors were ancestors called Duke Lu, who were granted the title of Lu State, so their descendants were all surnamed Lu. After the fall of the Lu State,
, we became the people of Qi. When the Qin Dynasty destroyed Qi, we migrated here by boat and multiplied and lived for more than four hundred years."
Chen Mu said in surprise: "I didn't expect the old man to remember it so clearly?"
The old man stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Although Sanhan is a land of barbarians, they often deal with the Han people in Liaodong, so we know what year it is today. And there are books passed down from our ancestors and passed down from generation to generation, so it is naturally clear."
This was something Chen Mu didn't expect. He thought Sanhan was a primitive society.
However, he was ignorant. "Three Kingdoms" records that the language, clothing, and customs of Benhan and Chenhan were the same as those of the Qin people, and they were already complete farming civilizations. They were proficient in farming, sericulture, weaving, and smelting. Typical
The style of the Central Plains people, although the technology is still in the Qin Dynasty technology and is relatively backward, the Qin and Han Dynasties are of the same strain, and the overall difference is not big.
When Chen Mu heard what he said, he showed a sly smile and said softly: "Since we are the people of Qi, we have the same origin and origin. Nowadays, in the hometown of Qi State in Qingzhou, there are also a large number of people with the surname of Lu who are of the same clan as Er.
Could it be that in the old man’s eyes, we are all not descendants of the Zhou Dynasty?”
"Forehead......"
The old man hesitated for a moment, then said, "Of course it is."
"Since we are from the same clan, don't you want to welcome me from afar?"
Chen Mu asked again.
The old man could only say helplessly: "I'll welcome you from a distance."
"hehe."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "The surname Lu comes from the surname Jiang, who is the descendant of Taigong Wang. Now the Qin Dynasty has been destroyed and inherited by the Han Dynasty. The Han people are all Zhou people. We are all descendants of Ji Jiang. It can be said that we are one family. The old man is far away
You have fled here and left your hometown. Why can you meet your ancestors when you see them again? Why don't you recognize your ancestors and return to your clan? Why go back to Qingzhou and Lu State to see them?"
Recognize your ancestors and return to your clan?
The old man didn't react for a while.
Why would he recognize his relatives one moment and recognize his ancestors the next? He felt that he couldn't keep up with Chen Mu's thinking.
Although it is undeniable that the idea of acknowledging one's ancestors and returning to the Lu Kingdom to pay homage to their ancestors' hometown is indeed very tempting for people who have wandered overseas and retained the customs of the Central Plains and respected their ancestors.
But this kind of thing happened so out of nowhere that people couldn't help but be suspicious.
The old man was like this too. He was puzzled and asked: "We have left our ancestral land for hundreds of years. Why did the envoy suddenly let us go back?"
Chen Mutu saw this, grinned, and said, "I would like to ask this old man, in the eyes of you who consider yourself a common people, is this place the land of the Han Dynasty or the land of the Three Koreas?"
"Of course it is the land of three Koreas."
The old man answered without hesitation.
Chen Mu added: "Since this is the land of another country, after you and your fellow citizens are living here as guests, can your fallen leaves return to your roots and your soul return to your hometown after your death?"
"this......"
The old man's eyes widened. This question was simply a torture of his soul.
Chen Mu smiled again and said: "Old man, do you know why the Song Kingdom was always despised by other countries during the Spring and Autumn Period of the Zhou Dynasty?"
"I don't know."
The old man shook his head. Among the bamboo slips left by his ancestors, they only recorded the origin of their surname Lu and some history of Qi. There were no ancient books from other countries.
Chen Mu then said: "Because the Song Dynasty is a remnant of the Shang Dynasty, and the other princes are all named Ji, including your ancestor Lu Gong, whose real surname is Jiang, he is a descendant of Taigong Wang. Zhou people and merchants have always been hostile, so in the Spring and Autumn Period,
The Song Dynasty was often despised by other countries."
"I see."
The old man looked like he had learned something. Their limited knowledge was still limited to the history of Qi and the migration at the end of Qin. They had no idea about the history of other countries in the Spring and Autumn Period.
In fact, let alone them, even in the Han Dynasty, more than 90% of the Han people, except for the major families with preserved books, did not know anything about them.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, books and knowledge are indeed the most important inheritance of human civilization. If there were no bamboo slips left, the Chinese people would not even know where they came from or who their ancestors were.
, that would be too sad.
Chen Mu added: "The old man's ancestor, Taigong Wang, assisted King Wu to defeat Zhou, and went through untold hardships to defeat the merchants. But today, I saw Taigong Wang's descendants, willing to prostrate themselves under the rule of merchants, loyally
Being a businessman and being obedient to the people, and throwing yourself into the face of our ancestors, is something I cannot understand."
"nonsense."
When the old man heard this, he blew his beard and glared: "When will we crawl under the rule of merchants?"
"I heard that Benhan and Chenhan are ruled by Mahan, and their leaders are all Mahan people?"
Chen Mu asked.
"good."
The old man nodded, there was nothing undeniable about this.
Chen Mu added: "Does this old man know that Mahan originated from Jizi, King Zhou's uncle, and that after King Wu defeated Zhou, he hid in Korea?"
Korea is a very old name. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Korean Peninsula was called Korea.
"I......"
The old man's face turned red and he was speechless.
"But the current Mahan is not ruled by the descendants of Jizi."
A village leader suddenly spoke up.
"oh?"
Chen Mu looked at Zhang Qiao, who was quite embarrassed.
He had never been to Mahan, and he knew that he had only heard these things from people when he went to Lucheng last time for a stroll. Little did he know that what they were talking about was also about the rotting of sesame seeds in old millet a hundred years ago.
"Your Majesty."
Seeing that he didn't understand, the old man explained: "Although the descendants of Jizi founded Mahan, their strength gradually declined. There were more and more Fuyu people, Huiqi people, and Woju people, and fewer and fewer businessmen. Jizi's descendants
Then he lost his throne, and now King Ma Hanchen has always been the king of Muzhi Kingdom."
Is there such a thing?
Chen Mu was surprised and happy when he heard what the old man said.
At first, he wanted to provoke the survivors of the Zhou Dynasty and the survivors of the Shang Dynasty to fight against each other, and use Bian Han and Chen Han to fight against Ma Han, and then he would end it.
Unexpectedly, the descendants of Jizi lost their political power due to lack of support and were controlled by foreigners.
That would be much easier to handle.
The great Han Dynasty, the descendants of the Zhou people, all have the same ancestor, so they are all Chinese people.
But now our Chinese people are living overseas and being bullied.
Who can bear it?
When your motherland is strong, how can you be oppressed by foreigners?
The Chinese survivors who are lonely and helpless overseas, you must always remember that there is a strong motherland behind you.
Chen Mu looked at the confused old man and showed a kind smile.