I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 99 Old hero, warm spring!
"Kuwu Island, Nuer Gandusi, the deputy commander, E Wenchun, pays homage to the Marquis of Liaodong!"

The old patriarch looked serious, his eyes were moist, and his old and dark face was full of satisfaction and pride.

In the leather pouch he held with both hands was a seal and ribbon of the Ming Dynasty!

The seal ribbon is cast from a gold-copper alloy, with a suanni beast crouching on it, with four small characters engraved on each side, which are roughly the words "Deputy Commander of the Commanding Division of Nuergandu of the Ming Dynasty" and other words, which are different from the official seal of the Ming Dynasty not big.

The printed ribbon is carefully wrapped with bright yellow silk and satin, which can be seen at a glance, and the old patriarch cherishes it very much.

After taking the seal and looking at it, Cao Wenzhao was stunned.

Mao Bijiang and everyone present were stunned.

It turned out that it was one of our own?

Cao Wenzhao paused for two or three breaths, then took a step forward, and supported the old patriarch E Wenchun with both hands, just like supporting an old hero who has guarded the border for decades.

"Old patriarch, you have suffered!"

The corners of Cao Wenzhao's eyes were also wet.

How many years has it been?The people on Kuwu Island are still proud of the Ming Dynasty and the territory of the Han people in the Central Plains!
Cao Wenzhao was born as a general, but he still has a good understanding of the past in Liaodong.

He knew that since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Han dynasties in the Central Plains had effectively governed the Heilongjiang River Basin, the Wusuli River Basin, and a large area of ​​Liaodong including Kuwu Island.

From the Heishui Mansion in the Tang Dynasty to the establishment of the Nuer Gandu Commanding Division in the Ming Dynasty, the land of Liaodong, including Kuwu Island, is the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty!
Because, as far as he knows, even before and after the Jiajing Dynasty, although Daming abolished the Nurgan Dusi, the guards under its jurisdiction have always existed.

The various tribes on Kuwu Island still serve the Ming court as their master!

到万历年间，包括苦兀岛在内的奴儿干地区，共设置了384个卫、24个所、7个地面、7个站、1个寨……

"We are finally looking forward to you, these years...we are eager to see through!"

The old patriarch E Wenchun choked up and said: "Since the rise of Jiannu, their iron hoofs have started to wreak havoc on this land, and many tribesmen were directly trampled down by Jiannu iron cavalry because they could not pay enough tribute.

They also forcibly recruited young warriors from various tribes to act as their hyenas, and turned around to bite their masters.

Many young people have never heard from them since then..."

The old patriarch Wen Chun burst into tears, and the hundred or so savage warriors behind him also shed tears.

It seems that after the Jiannu iron cavalry conquered this island, they oppressed too much, and what they did was too tyrannical, which was not popular at all.

"Old hero, let's not cry, let's go into the house and keep warm!"

"Pretty Pijiang, pass on the order, the VIPs in Black Dragon City are here today, except for the guards, all of them will rest for three days, and they will not get drunk!"

"Yes, follow the order of Lord Hou!"

Mao Bijiang left quickly, and sent an order to everyone in Black Dragon City.

Black Dragon City was filled with jubilation.

"Old heroes, warriors, please!" Cao Wenzhao took the arm of the old patriarch E Wenchun, and boldly greeted everyone to enter the house...

……

After some conversation, Cao Wenzhao just learned that this Kuwu Island, which looks like a willow leaf on the map, has an area of ​​15 li.

There are nearly a hundred tribes on the island, many of whom call themselves 'savage tribes'. In fact, they all migrated from the Heilongjiang and Wusuli River basins.

During the Wanli period, there were still nearly 20 people on the island.

After several suppressions by the Jiannu iron cavalry, the number of people on the island was less than [-], and most of them had fled to the deep mountains and old forests, unwilling to live in the plains, so as to avoid the endless conscripts and tributes of Jiannu.

"This time, if you hadn't appeared in time, all the young people in our tribe would have been taken away."

After a few bowls of wine, the old patriarch E Wenchun was full of emotion, and said in a shy voice: "Before the Japanese bandits brought hundreds of bottles of spirits in exchange for the chance to enter Laojin Mountain, I began to have doubts.

Because, the taste of the spirits they brought should be brewed by the Central Plains' nine-steaming and nine-brewing method. A strong and fragrant grain taste is very obvious, and it is not Japanese sake.

So, they sent people to investigate, unexpectedly, it was Daming who sent people to Kuwu Island! "

"From now on, for our Ewenchun tribe, only Daming will follow!"

"My Ewenchun tribe, I am willing to fight for it, to fight for the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and die!"

After saying these words, Cao Wenzhao and others were all moved, they stood up one after another, and brought wine bowls to the old patriarch E Wenchun.

"The ancestors of my Ewenchun family were granted the title of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. They were born as human beings and belonged to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Death to become a ghost is the ghost hero of Daming!"

While talking, the old patriarch E Wenchun picked up a bowl of wine, and said with a heroic smile: "I, E Wenchun, can die without regret if I can see the people from Daming again!"

After speaking, drink it up in one gulp.

Everyone picked up their wine bowls silently and drank it all in one gulp.

"Okay, you are indeed the Commander of the Imperial Command of the Ming Dynasty!" Cao Wenzhao was full of pride, and laughed loudly: "From now on, you will be the Kuwu Island... No, you are the Commander of the Commander of the Liaodong District of the Ming Dynasty!

Commander, E Wenchun! "

"The Marquis immediately reported to the imperial court, requesting the formal appointment of Lord Long Live!"

E Wenchun bowed to express his gratitude, and once again tears filled his eyes.

You know, in the official system of the Ming Dynasty, there are all command envoys, inspector envoys and political envoys, who are also known as the "Three Chief Officials of the Borderlands", but they are serious officials from the second rank!

"By the way, Liaodong Marquis, when will we conquer the whole island and lead the island's cavalry back to Liaodong?" the old patriarch E Wenchun calmed down and asked seriously.

"Conquer the whole island?" Cao Wenzhao said with a smile, "Kuwu Island belongs to our Daming, why do we want to conquer it?"

"When the Marquis came to Kuwu Island to take up his post, the Lord Long Live had an order for me to manage the land of Liaodong, to treat and help all the savage tribes, to rebuild their homes for them, to recuperate, and to restore the strength of the people."

"Old patriarch, let's build a new cottage for the Ewenchun tribe first."

"Nested in that kind of bitter cold place, you have suffered."

The old patriarch E Wenchun was stunned for a long while, and muttered to himself: "Rebuild our homeland, recuperate, restore people's strength, help us... build a new cottage?"

"Da Ming doesn't want to regain the land of Liaodong?"

Cao Wenzhao nodded with a smile, reached out and patted the shoulder of the old patriarch Ewenchun, and said: "The land of Liaodong will definitely be recovered, but let's not rush to fight and kill;

Long Live God said that governing the country is not about fighting and killing, but about treating guests to dinner.

Logging, building castles, farming, breeding, mining, violent soldiers, conquest, trading, expanding territories... This is the imperial court's strategy for managing the land of Liaodong.

Long live God said that this model is the so-called global lord! "

The Marquis of Liaodong was already wondering, what kind of cottage should he build for the people of the Ewenchun tribe?

It should be bigger than Black Dragon City.

Because, Long Live God likes big ones...

The old patriarch, E Wenchun, and the hundred or so tribal warriors looked bewildered, carefully appreciating the "global lord strategy" proposed by the Ming emperor.

Suddenly, the old patriarch E Wenchun's eyes lit up, and he said eagerly: "The imperial court wants to open mines?"

"I know two gold mines and one coal mine!"

"Besides, that coal mine is less than a hundred miles away, and the coal seam is very shallow. Every year before the winter of our Ewenchun tribe, we send people to dig some..."

(End of this chapter)