Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 277 Great Song New Territory

King Gaobo was imprisoned in a hut, where he imprisoned his disobedient concubine. It was located at the highest point of the castle, surrounded by cold stone walls. On the high stone walls, there was a small window, heavy iron doors, and light In the dark, Gao Bo's heart was full of fear, all the troops surrendered, his trusted ministers were killed, and all the Japanese samurai who supported him died. Gao Bo found himself without any support, to the point of betrayal.

At this time, the iron chain 'crashed! With the sound, Gao Bo hurriedly rushed to the door, the iron door opened, and a young heroic man walked in from the outside. He was wearing an official uniform and had a saber on his waist. Behind him was another man. Gao Bo recognized him at a glance. , was the warrior who cut off the iron chain of the suspension bridge, he was frightened and took two steps back.

It was Fan Ning who came, followed by Xu Qing and Meng Yuanwai, Fan Ning looked at the king and said coldly: "We are the army of the Song Dynasty!"

Next to Meng Yuanwai also translated for him, and Gao Bo suddenly realized that it was not the army of Goryeo, but the army of the Song Dynasty. He knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "I am willing to submit to the Song Dynasty and be a minister of the Great Song Dynasty!"

"Now it's not a question of whether you are willing to submit to Song Dynasty, but whether your people are willing to recognize you again."

This sentence made Gao Bo bow his head in despair. This is also the ending he fears the most. He knows that he is cruel and heartless, and is hated by the people. Once he is handed over to the people, will he survive?
Fan Ning looked at him and said, "You have a chance even if you don't want to die!"

Meng Yuanwai translated this sentence to him, Gao Bo's eyes lit up, and he said repeatedly: "I am willing to obey the arrangement!"

Fan Ning nodded, "As long as you, as the king, draw up the Credentials, agree that Tamra Kingdom will be merged into the Song Dynasty, and agree that Tamra Kingdom will become a state of the Song Dynasty, we will send you and your wife and children to the capital of the Song Dynasty. Spend the rest of your life, this is your only chance to survive, think for yourself, I will give you half a day!"

Listening to my translation, Gao Bo prostrated himself on the ground in despair. Is this the inheritance of his ancestors lost in his own hands?
Member Meng couldn't help but said, "Whether you agree or not, Tamra Island belongs to Song Dynasty, it's just a matter of decent or not."

This sentence hit the nail on the head, and Gao Bo suddenly realized that he was using his own life in exchange for the Song Dynasty's dignity to seize Tamna Island.

After thinking this through, he stopped hesitating and said repeatedly: "I agree! Agree to this deal."

Now he only wants himself and his wife and children to survive, and he doesn't care about other ancestral foundations.

Fan Ning nodded, turned back to the two accompanying officials and said, "Take him to draft the credentials, and then send him and his wife and children to the No. [-] ship!"

Not long after, Fan Ning came to the main hall with the letter of credence and king's seal signed by Gao Bo. He handed the letter of credence to Zhao Zongshi. Tamna Kingdom, like Korea, only had language but no written language. All important documents were Written in Chinese.

Zhao Zongshi carefully read the letter of credence agreeing to the merger of Tamra Kingdom into the Song Dynasty. With this letter of credence, the annexation of Tamra Kingdom by the Song Dynasty will have no flaws in jurisprudence. This is not only evidence for Goryeo, but more importantly It is an internal explanation.

Zhao Zongshi was overjoyed and asked with a smile, "He agreed so easily?"

Fan Ning sneered and said, "He only wants to survive and only cares about himself. For him, the inheritance of his ancestors is not important, otherwise he would not treat his people so cruelly."

At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "I have reported to the envoy that most of the people of Tamra Kingdom have arrived."

Zhao Zongshi nodded, "Let's go and have a look!"

The open space outside the castle was full of black people, about 4000 of them, most of them were yellow and thin, with scant clothes, mainly old and weak, women and children, and basically all the young and strong were arrested and served as soldiers.

Many people were crying with their daughters. These young girls were rescued from the castle. They were taken by Gao Bo. Many of them became the playthings of Japanese samurai. The Song army captured the castle and released them all. Home.

Immediately afterwards, sacks of grain, cattle and sheep were carried out of the castle by the soldiers, and a high platform was set up in front of the crowd, on which were kneeling a dozen tall and thin officials, almost all of them were courtiers and cruel officials, their hands were tied behind their backs, scared Their faces were pale, and their homes were all in the castle, which had been confiscated by soldiers, and all food and other belongings were piled up in front of the high platform.

At this time, Di Qing gave an order, and a dozen ministers were escorted to the crowd by soldiers. They were immediately beaten, kicked, and bitten by the angry crowd. In just a moment, more than a dozen ministers were killed in the anger of the people for revenge.

At this time, the soldiers began to distribute food, cloth, cattle and sheep to the people, according to the human head, and everyone had a heavy share.

The first step is to buy people's hearts, and the second step is to discuss the issue of returning to the Song Dynasty.

Twenty or so respected elders were invited into the castle, and everyone sat in a circle,
Zhao Zongshi slowly said to everyone: "Everyone knows that we are the army of the Song Dynasty. As far as I know, your ancestors also came from the Central Plains. They were Xianbei people in the Sui and Tang Dynasties of the Central Plains. Your ancestors have become the people of the Song Dynasty, and their lives are stable and peaceful. "

Zhao Zongshi said something, and Meng Yuanwai translated a sentence, which stabilized everyone's emotions.

Zhao Zongshi continued: "The Tamna Kingdom can no longer exist for a long time, and you all know that Goryeo is determined to annex Tamna Island. The Japanese sent samurai to occupy Tamna Island and use it as the foundation for the northward attack on Goryeo. , The Great Song navy also needs a place to replenish and rest, so we hope that Tamna Island will join the Great Song, and everyone will return to their ancestral country and become citizens of the Great Song!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Zongshi temporarily paused to watch everyone's reactions.

After Meng Yuanwai translated, everyone immediately talked about it. At this time, an old man was chattering emotionally, saying what?
Meng Yuanwai translated: "He said whether he wants them to leave their homeland and move to the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Zongshi smiled and said: "You tell them that this place will become a state and county in the Song Dynasty. They will not leave Tamna Island. Their descendants will stay here. They will be given farmland, no taxes will be levied, and new schools will be built. , build bridges and docks, and in short, their lives will get better and better."

Next to Fan Ning also said: "You are adding, they can choose, if they are willing to become subjects of Korea, we will send them to Korea, if they are willing to become subjects of Japan, if we send them to Japan, if they are willing to become subjects of Song Dynasty, then they will stay On Tamla Island."

Meng Yuanwai loudly translated for everyone, and after a while, everyone knelt down, "We don't want to leave our homeland, and we want to become citizens of the Great Song Dynasty."

For the next three days, Song Jun was busy building houses for the local people, military doctors were treating them, civilian officials were busy registering the population, and more than a dozen horse breeders patrolled the island, considering where to raise horses.

Fan Ning learned how to ride a horse on a grassland. In the north of Tamna Island, there is a grassland with a width of more than [-] miles and a length of more than [-] miles. Because there is such a natural pasture, after the Yuan Dynasty army occupied Tamna Island in history, it was used as a place to raise horses.

The [-] horses brought in were scattered on the grassland, and the soldiers built a huge stable.

After learning how to ride a horse for two days, Fan Ning can basically ride a pony slowly. On the third day, under the leadership of Ming Ren and Ming Li, Fan Ning began to travel around Tamna Island.

Ming Ren and Ming Li learned to ride horses in Fuzhou, and they are very familiar with riding horses, and they soon left Fan Ning far behind.

"This guy is slower than riding a donkey!"

Mingren complained, rushed up and shouted: "A-Ning, let's take you!"

Fan Ning and Xu Qing caught up, and Fan Ning scolded: "Are you two starving ghosts rushing to reincarnate? I let you be guides. You just go on your way and don't say anything. If you don't want to be guides, don't be!"

Mingren saw that Fan Ning was angry, and quickly apologized: "Don't be angry, it's your first time as a guide! Inexperienced, inexperienced!"

Fan Ning glared at him, pointed to the large forest around him and asked, "Let me ask you, how wide is this forest?"

Mingren and Mingli rode horses to visit the island in the past two days, and they are already familiar with the island. Mingren introduced to Fan Ning: "This island is basically composed of grasslands and forests. The north is grassland, and the middle is mountainous. There are large forests, only the southern and western coasts have farmland, and the population is also concentrated in these two places. The island is rich in citrus, and the locals use citrus to make wine, which tastes very good.”

The two learned their lesson, slowed down their horses, and introduced to Fan Ning: "There are many streams on the island, and there is no shortage of fresh water. There are at least a few thousand hectares of farmland, which is enough to feed the people here. The people on the island mainly rely on fishing, They fish pearls and farm for a living, and I heard that there is a copper mine in the mountain, which produces gold and silver, but the output is not large.”

"How far is the farm from here?"

Mingli pointed to the front of the road, "A further ten li or so further, you will see farmland, all of which are paddy fields!"

Fanning whipped the horse, and galloped forward at a faster speed.

(End of this chapter)