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The numerous envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty also lived off gold.
The Song Dynasty imported large quantities of placer gold from Japan.
The exports were copper coins, silk, and ceramics.
Japan's reputation for being a major gold producer spread to Central Asia and even Europe.
In the second half of the ninth century,
Islamic geographer Ibn Khordazbeh recorded rumors about the land of gold.
The records state that the chains on the dogs and the collars on the monkeys kept by the Japanese were made of gold.
Marco Polo later wrote a similar account in his travelogue.
"The Japanese islands are also rich in gems and pearls,"
"The pearl's color is like a rose, extremely beautiful and very expensive; the pearl is large and round."
"Everyone possesses countless amounts of gold,"
"The roof of the King's Palace is covered with pure gold,"
"The gold on the floor was as thick as two fingers wide."
"Many rooms had very thick, solid gold tables,"
"The windows were also decorated with gold,"
"The luxury of this palace is simply indescribable."
Of course, this is a terrible description.
This also shows that people at the time knew that Japan was rich in gold.
In February of this year,
Japan then sent an envoy.
Submit to the Great Liang
At the same time, hundreds of international students were sent to study Liang's culture.
When the Japanese envoy heard that the Prince of Liang of Daliang was going to establish a noble academy,
They immediately requested the Liang court to allow the Japanese prince to enroll in the school.
The imperial court bestowed the title of King upon Japan.
Their princes, in theory, also had titles.
Therefore, the imperial court granted their request.
Zhao Yuan learned that the Ministry of Rites had agreed to the matter.
They should refuse immediately.
Later, considering that his prestigious academy was still nowhere in sight, I let it go.
Japan has never been a peaceful nation.
It's easy to find fault with them.
Zhao Yuan has already instructed his spies to keep an eye on the Japanese students studying abroad.
The navies of the three Nguyen brothers, the Zhang brothers, and Li Jun have all been established.
Zhao Yuan's ship has also been completed.
Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) had been planning this since he came to power.
They built a large Shenzhou spacecraft to send as an envoy to Goryeo, showcasing their national power.
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song,
Two giant ships were built during the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Ji, who was ambitious and eager for success, naturally aimed to surpass the giant ships built during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song.
The timber and blueprints have been completed.
Just as they were about to begin manufacturing,
The Song Dynasty fell.
The construction of Shenzhou was thus put on hold.
When the naval commander was ordered to build seagoing vessels,
The shipyard had just submitted this plan.
Zhao Yuan learned that there were readily available materials and blueprints.
He immediately ordered the shipyard to turn them into his passenger boat.
Apart from his flagship, the "Liang Wang"
They also built three frigates together.
The escort ship was over ten zhang long.
It is three zhang deep and two zhang and five chi wide.
It can carry a load of two thousand shi (a unit of dry measure).
The size, dimensions, and height of the Liangwang ship, its furnishings, and the number of people on board.
All three times the size of a frigate.
The frigate's mainmast is ten Song zhang high.
The foremast is eight Song zhang high.
A total of 110 sails were installed.
Use sails to catch the wind.
If it's slightly off-center, use a protective canopy.
The wind has eight directions.
Only when the wind blows from directly in front
It is impossible to move forward with a sail.
However, there are oars and pedals to propel the boat forward.
(The data is from the Song Dynasty's envoy ship to Goryeo in the fifth year of Xuanhe. The Liangwang ship was a divine ship, and there is no specific record of its load capacity, but it is estimated to have a load capacity of over a thousand tons.)
Marcus surrendered with his tribes.
Zhao Yuan immediately ordered the release of all the women and children from the surrendered tribes.
However, the prisoners of war demanded that each tribe redeem them with cattle and sheep.
Those who do not redeem their property must serve three years of forced labor for the imperial court.
Zhao Yuan wanted to build more cities on the grasslands.
In addition to hiring people from various tribes
The most lucrative option was naturally prisoners of war.
After Malhusi obtained an official position in Daliang,
They were also very proactive.
They immediately sent people to persuade the other Kereit tribes to submit.
Two days after Zhao Yuan led his troops north to Zhenzhou,
All the Kereit tribes then submitted to the Great Liang.
Several thousand of the fleeing Khitans also surrendered to the Liang Dynasty.
Several thousand people followed Yelü Dashi and fled to the Western Uyghur region.
Chapter 1585 How dare they?
They persuaded the Kereit tribes to surrender.
Zhao Yuan then sent envoys to persuade various tribes, including the Naiman, Merkit, Mongol, Tatar, Ugu, and Dire, to surrender.
At the same time, tribal leaders with more than one thousand tents are invited to attend the tribal assembly.
Because the parts are very scattered,
The furthest enemy force was more than two thousand li away from Zhenzhou.
Therefore, Zhao Yuan set the date for the meeting of the leaders of various departments as June 15th.
To ensure the safety of the leaders of each department
Zhao Yuan ordered that no tribe should attack or kill people from other tribes for three months.
Those who disobey will be wiped out by the Great Liang army.
No chicken or dog left.
Before the various departmental conferences,
Many tribes then sent envoys to express their allegiance to Daliang.
from their perspective,
No tribute is required for those who submit to the Great Liang.
On the contrary, you can buy Da Liang's things cheaper.
All benefit and no harm.
If you resist the main beam
They were about to face the iron cavalry of the Great Liang.
Although they did not know the strength of the Liang army,
However, the Great Liang was able to share the Liao Kingdom with the Jin Kingdom.
Their strength was clearly greater than that of the various tribes on the grasslands.
The meeting of the various tribes of the grasslands was held on the grasslands.
Before the arrival of the leaders of each department
Daliang then prepared tents for the leaders of each tribe.
Not practical,
Just looking at the equipment,
The Liang cavalry was undoubtedly more intimidating than the Khitan soldiers of yesteryear.
Many tribal chiefs lost all their arrogance upon seeing the well-equipped Liang cavalry.
He remained completely submissive to Da Liang from beginning to end.
Under the lenient persuasion of the Liang dynasty and the deterrent force of its powerful military,
In addition, many tribes have already submitted.
The participating departments quickly submitted to the Great Liang.
At the conference, Zhao Yuan announced the establishment of the Grassland Road.
Pastures were designated for each unit.
At the same time, twenty locations were selected to prepare for the construction of cities.
A million Han Chinese will be relocated from the Central Plains to cultivate the land.
He taught farming techniques to various tribes.
Hua Rong was appointed as the first General of the Grassland Road.
The grassland road starts from the Altai Mountains in the west.