There are self-destructive civilizations in this world, and the Ezo people are one of them.
The Eni people were once very civilized and relatively developed. During the pre-Qin period, they once ruled the entire Wonu Island sea area, had a population of tens of millions, and even had their own written language.
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but be surprised.
So far, only the Central Plains civilization has writing on this land, and the others include the powerful Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turks, and even Goguryeo and Baekje.
Baiyue in the south, Liuzhao in the southwest, etc. do not have their own writing.
This Ezo people actually have their own writing, which is really unusual.
But what Chen Jingke said next made him not know how to complain for a moment: "The Ezo people are ferocious and aggressive, and they were isolated overseas with no external enemies, so they started fighting among themselves."
"Having been fighting each other for hundreds of years, only one or two million of the nearly ten million people were killed. Writing was also lost in the killing, and the fire of civilization was completely cut off."
"Now there is not even a unified country, but a loose tribal alliance."
Li Shimin was speechless. They had seen many people who played themselves to death, but this was the first time they heard of people who cut off the civilization they played with.
Chen Jingke had told him about destroyed civilizations before, but those civilizations were all destroyed by foreign enemies, and the Ezo people perished at their own hands, which was really strange.
Chen Jingke didn't know what he was thinking and continued: "On the contrary, the Japanese slave country has been developing and growing."
"Taking advantage of the weakness of the Ezo people, they unified the southern region during the Pre-Han Dynasty and continued to attack north to seize the land of the Ezo people."
"The Ezo people are retreating steadily, and now three-quarters of the territory of the Wonu Island has fallen into the hands of the Wonu Kingdom."
“The Ezo people could either hide on the remaining land and survive, or they could flee to the surrounding islands and survive.”
"Fortunately, there are also many problems within the Wonu Kingdom. The biggest problem is the lack of a unified king."
"After defeating the Ezo people, they quickly split into hundreds of countries and forces. Everyone refused to accept it and everyone fell into chaos. This gave the Ezo people a chance to survive."
"Later, the Japanese slaves finally unified and adopted a feudal system similar to that of the pre-Qin period, which resulted in numerous factions in the country. Powerful ministers emerged one after another, and the king basically became a puppet."
"In this case, they also lost the desire to actively attack the Ezo people and fell into internal fighting."
It is said that the Wonu people did not attack the nearby Ezo people, and did not develop the northern territory of Honshu Island and Ezo Island and its surrounding islands.
Instead, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, what did it mean to invade Silla and Baekje? Then it became the background for the rise of Liu Ingui.
However, the brain circuit of the Japanese slaves has always been different from that of normal people, and nothing strange happens to them.
But they did not occupy Ezo Island and did not eliminate the Ezo people, but they facilitated the Tang Dynasty.
Chen Jingke continued: "No matter what, the nominally unified Wonu Kingdom always occupies the strategic initiative, and the Ezo people can only be passively beaten."
"The Ezo people were frightened by the beatings, and their fear of the Japanese slaves was engraved in their bones. This is why no matter how we coerced and lured them, they did not dare to attack the Japanese slaves."
After listening to his explanation, Li Shimin said: "I see, it's unimaginable that the Eni and Japanese people have such a past..."
"Since the Ezo people are so afraid of the Japanese slaves, how are your elders going to 'drive' them to attack the Japanese slaves?"
Chen Jingke did not answer him, but said sadly: "Actually, there is a simpler way to deal with the Japanese slaves and Eni people. It can be said that it is effortless."
Li Shimin wanted to ask what the method was, but he just opened and closed his mouth.
Looking at Chen Jingke's expression, you can tell that this is not a good idea. There are still waiters and waiters in the room at the moment, so don't leave any stains.
Thinking of this, he said: "Write it down and show it to me."
Chen Jingke did not use a pen, but dipped his finger in some tea and wrote the word "smallpox" on the table.
Li Shimin's eyelids jumped and he quickly erased the words and said: "Why are your parents so sinister? Don't you want to build virtue for your descendants?"
There was a trace of hatred in Chen Jingke's eyes and he said: "Because our family has a blood feud with the Ezo people."
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and asked: "You have a grudge? How could you have a grudge against them?"
Chen Jingke's eyes flickered and he said: "The Ezo people have the custom of cannibalism. Many of our tribesmen were brutally killed and eaten by them."
The image of the Chen family's fleet landing on Ezo Island, contacting the Ezo people, and then being attacked and killed naturally emerged in Li Shimin's mind.
In fact, this is not the case. It is not the fictional Chen family that has enmity against the Ezo people, but the Chinese nation.
The Ezo people were conquered by the Japanese slaves and became part of the Japanese slave kingdom.
During the war of aggression against China, many Ezo people were drafted into the army and came to the land of China, where they carried out burning, killing and looting.
According to information later declassified by the Japanese slaves, the Ezo soldiers were particularly cruel during the Anti-Japanese War, cutting and roasting the flesh of captured Chinese soldiers and civilians.
This is how to show your bravery.
Many Ezo soldiers’ lunch boxes contained Chinese meat.
There is an old declassified photo of a dead soldier with one leg cut off to the bone, and two Ezo soldiers standing next to him.
Chen Jingke only learned about the history of the Ezo people after looking at the old photo and searching on the Internet.
Before seeing this period of history, he was quite sympathetic to the Ezo people.
As a minority, they have suffered from exclusion and discrimination by the Yamato clan, and are about to disappear in the long history.
But after reading this period of history, all sympathy disappeared. It would be better for this kind of thing to disappear. After all, it is just dog bite dog, bite casually.
Now that he has traveled through time, he naturally has no favorable impression of this guy whose body hair is comparable to that of a chimpanzee.
If possible, he really had the idea to spread the smallpox virus to Wonu Island and cleanse all the Ezo and Wonu people.
Anyway, Datang is conducting a nationwide smallpox vaccination, and the army has already been vaccinated, so they are not afraid of smallpox virus infection.
It's just a pity that he knows that Li Shimin will definitely not agree.
Sure enough, after being silent for a while, Li Shimin said: "I sympathize with your people's plight, but this method is definitely not feasible. Don't mention it again in the future."
Chen Jingke took a deep breath and said, "I know that this method was rejected by the tribe as soon as it was proposed."
"We, the Central Plains Kingdom of Chinese Civilization, should have a broad mind and embrace all rivers. If we really do this, other vassal countries will be frightened, which will not be conducive to our plan to absorb and integrate hundreds of ethnic groups."
Li Shimin said happily: "The ambition of your elders is admirable. Their unfinished ideals and great achievements will surely be completed in the hands of the Tang Dynasty."
Chen Jingke said with certainty: "With His Majesty and Da Lang here, I have no doubt about this."
There is no need to go into too much detail about Li Shimin's ability and broadmindedness. His reputation as Tian Khan was not earned solely by force, but his moral character was also very important.
He treated all tribes with kindness and power, using swords and weapons to those who refused, and benevolence to those who surrendered.
This method was most vividly demonstrated by the Turks, Tiele and other tribes. Just look at how many generals of the two tribes there were in the Tang Dynasty.
Qibi Heli was coerced into rebellion by his subordinates. In order to show his loyalty to Li Shimin, he cut off one of his ears.
After Li Shimin died, a large number of foreign generals wanted to be buried with him.
Ashinahelu rebelled against Tang after Li Shimin's death and made his last request after being defeated by Su Dingfang.
He was allowed to die facing Zhaoling because he had failed Emperor Taizong's kindness and trust and wanted to atone for his sins.
In the early period of the Li rule, there was a large group of officials and generals from the Zhenguan Dynasty. They were deeply influenced by Li Shimin and implemented a policy of equal emphasis on kindness and power.
When the old ministers fade away and the new generation comes to power, they begin the path of self-centeredness.
It's all about authority, but almost no grace.
This also caused the originally surrendered tribes to begin to experience unrest.
Pei Xingjian went to the Western Regions to pacify the Western Turks and killed other people's Wang Quan.
When his troops returned to the court, the Western Turks launched a larger-scale rebellion, and the frightened countries in the Western Regions also participated.
Tubo also threatened the Hexi Corridor at this time, and the Tang Dynasty almost lost the Western Region.
It was even more remarkable during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. Gao Xianzhi stood out as a brutal figure in the Western Regions.
It doesn't matter whether you obey or not, and there are no standards for killing people. If I am happy, you can live. If I am unhappy, I will destroy your entire clan.
Under such circumstances, integrating and absorbing hundreds of ethnic groups has become a complete joke.
In the end, hundreds of tribes in the Western Regions were forced to surrender to the Arab Empire, leading to the failure of the Talas War.
But now it seems that there is no need to worry about this problem, because Li Chengqian, who has not gone astray, is indeed very good.
In addition to being inferior to Li Shimin in terms of military ability, his courage and ability to handle government affairs are not much worse than him. With a little training, he can still be a great hero.
As long as the throne can be passed on smoothly, the Tang Dynasty will have at least fifty years to absorb and accommodate hundreds of ethnic groups.
As for fifty years from now... I believe that science and engineering have begun to exert their strength, and the industrial level will reach the level of the first industrial revolution. It should not be a big problem.
At that time, it will be the starting point for Chinese civilization to conquer the world.
The future is out of Chen Jingke's thinking. It's hard to say whether he can survive until then.
Li Shimin could see that what he said was sincere and was greatly relieved, so he hinted: "The blood of your ancestors of the Chen family will not be shed in vain."
Although the smallpox virus cannot be released, there are too many ways to consume their lives in actual operations.
However, Chen Jingke obviously did not realize this and said: "As long as Chinese civilization can prosper, the blood of our family will not be shed in vain."
Li Shimin was a little speechless, but he didn't say anything else. He would understand later, so he turned to say: "How do your family elders plan to drive away wolves and swallow tigers?"
Chen Jingke said: "It's very simple. Eating the same kind is what animals do. The customs of the Ezo people are inhumane. We, the Tang Dynasty, are a country of etiquette and the sect of all nations. We have the responsibility and obligation to educate them."
"Send troops to land on these islands. Those who are willing to accept education will stay, and those who are unwilling to accept education will be exiled to Honshu Island."
"They only have a little bit of land left in the northern part of Honshu Island, which cannot accommodate so many people. In order to survive, they can only attack the Japanese people."
"When the time comes, we will sell them some weapons. I believe they can cause enough trouble for the Japanese slaves."
The two tribes were consuming each other's population and resources and would only become more and more exhausted as they fought, while the Tang Dynasty enjoyed the benefits of being a fisherman.
No matter who wins in the end, Datang can attack the victor in the name of helping the losing party recover.
At that time, it is logical to annex the entire Japanese Nu Sea area and implement enfeoffment there.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the rice seeds I brought back? They can be planted in cold areas, and Ezo Island is very suitable."
After two years of planting and breeding, the rice seeds he brought have the potential to be promoted on a large scale.
Li Shimin was afraid that these rice seeds would be obtained by Goguryeo and Silla Baekje, and was unwilling to plant them in Liaodong.
Instead, we plan to obtain three-crop rice hybrids from the South and Indochina for breeding.
Research and develop new rice varieties with short growth cycle, good taste and high yield.
As for why the Goguryeo people didn't come to steal rice seeds... the reason is simple. No one told them that these rice seeds could be grown in Liaodong, and they never imagined this.
Even if rice seeds are piled in front of them, what they have to do is not plant them, but boil water for cooking.
But Chen Jingke was worried that these rice seeds would lose their cold-resistant properties if they were planted in temperate areas for a long time.
If that were the case, he would be on the point of crying.
The latitude of Ezo Island is similar to that of Liaodong, so planting here can maintain the cold resistance of rice seeds.
When the Tang Dynasty takes over the Three Kingdoms of Liaodong, it will not be too late to transplant them there.
"Ezo Island has a mountain range in the middle and a large plain around it. It can also be used as a horse ranch."
"Although there is no shortage of horse farms in the Tang Dynasty, the more of these things is naturally the better. Moreover, in the future, horses produced in Ezo Island can be used to form cavalry to attack the Wonu Kingdom."
The grassland horses in the north, the Qinghai horses in Tuyuhun, the Shuixi Wumeng horses in Yunnan and Guizhou, and the war horses in Liaodong, the Tang Dynasty took whatever they wanted.
Chen Jingke proposed to plant pasture and raise horses in the longitudinal valley plain of Yizhou Island, and the Tang Dynasty transported more than a thousand stallions to raise them.
After more than a year of natural elimination, there are only a little over 200 horses left, but they have adapted to the local climate, water and soil environment and can reproduce naturally.
Not surprisingly, this place will become a horse farm in Datang in the future.
You can form cavalry nearby to attack the South China Sea Islands.
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was the king of land warfare, and no one disliked having too many horses.
To prepare for a rainy day, in order to prevent Datang from losing the horse farm in the north one day, Li Shimin did not mind having an additional horse farm as an alternative base.
When I heard that Ezo Island could raise horses and grow cold-resistant rice, I immediately made up my mind.
"This method is good. I will act accordingly after I and the ministers have discussed and perfected the plan."
Chen Jingke thought for a while and then said: "As far as I know, there are several large-scale gold, silver and copper mines on Wunu Island. Your Majesty can send people to mine them to alleviate the money shortage problem of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin immediately became energetic and said: "Do you know where it is specifically?"
Datang did not lack money, but it lacked 'money'.
In ancient times, all currencies were metal entities, but China's gold, silver, and copper production was limited, and money shortages were the norm.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty still implemented a policy of using both money and materials. Gebu and silk could also be used as money.
Sometimes food is even used directly as ‘money’.
If there were a large amount of gold, silver, and copper on the Wonu Island, it would indeed alleviate the Tang Dynasty's shortage of money.
Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "I only know that there is a large silver mine in the north of the Japanese island, but I don't know its specific location."
"However, there are rich reserves of gold, silver and copper on Sado Island to the north of Wonu Island, enough to be mined for hundreds of years."
Because China's silver production was low, at this time silver was only a precious metal used to make jewelry and could not be used as currency.
If a steady stream of silver can be obtained from Wonu Island, it will be possible to incorporate silver into the monetary system.
The addition of a new metal currency is of great use in alleviating the money shortage.
It can be said that the Tang Dynasty can gain too many benefits from conquering the Japanese Nu Island.
