Late Ming Dynasty: Conquering the world starting from riding and cutting

Heian Street outside Shuri Castle is full of shops and noisy people.

As the capital of Ryukyu, Shuri City is also a city full of Chinese cultural atmosphere. At first glance, it looks like a county in Fujian or Guangdong.

Judging from the signboards of the shops, the style and style of the buildings, the clothes of the people on the streets and the languages ​​spoken, it is no different from the mainland.

If someone speaks the native language of the locals, nine times out of ten they will be considered inferior. Impossible, the upper class and rulers here speak Chinese, just like Europeans now use French as a social language.

Britain is also an island country wandering around the European continent, and English is not worth mentioning.

Ryukyu is actually a small branch on the big tree of Chinese civilization. Unfortunately, the branch was forcibly grafted by a nearby poison ivy.

"It's a bit like Keelung and Hsinchu." Zhang Hu, a trainee officer at the Shuntian camp, couldn't help but exclaimed as he lay beside the boat and looked toward the city.

However, at this time, there was chaos on Ping An Street. On the street, the cries of adults and children intertwined, panicked people ran around, carriages collided with people from time to time, and shopkeepers urged everyone to close the boards quickly and hide valuables in a safe place.

There is a fleet on the sea, and it is a powerful fleet. Although I don't know if it is a pirate, but there are many good people up there with knives and guns in their hands, and there are cannons on the ship.

"do not panic!"

Wang Chao, the port official in charge of maritime foreign trade, reprimanded several subordinates and followers around him, but they were still ready to leave.

"Eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries!" He rolled up his wide sleeves, straightened his head, and walked towards the dock with a high head.

He knew very well that if the new arrivals were hostile, they would send small boats out to sea to burn, kill and plunder wantonly. How could they enter Naha's land so slowly?

I'm afraid the entire Ping'an Street will be setting off fireworks at this time!

On the pier, two small boats carrying Yan Yi and a group of soldiers boarded the land of Naha Port. The moment their feet hit the ground, the captain planted the flag in his hand into the mud.

"Attention! This is the flag of our Keelung Army. In the future, Naha Port will be the territory of our Keelung Army. Anyone who wants to steal it must ask Grandpa for permission!"

Hearing this voice, Wang Chao saw the military flag fluttering in the sea breeze and immediately put his heart in his stomach.

Taking a closer look, the trade general suddenly felt more and more happy as he watched several huge ships lined up in the channel of Naha Port, like stars supporting the moon, guarding a larger gunboat.

From the sails on the ship and the dense gun holes on the deck, we can see that the firepower of this ship may not be enough to resist the entire Ryukyu Army, or even stronger.

The idea of ​​not being an enemy has already hit Wang Chao's heart.

"Please wait at the dock. I will inform my Lord." The Ryukyu official in Shuri City looked confused.

Ryukyu King Shangren was sitting on the throne at a loss, watching the servants and ministers in the palace swaying like headless flies.

When the first ship sailed into Naha Port, the news came from the port and immediately hit Prince Nahahito like a bolt from the blue.

"Satsuma, the Japanese in Satsuma conquered Ryukyu and took away the wealth and weapons. Will we have such bad luck today?"

He watched the ministers bickering, that is, fighting and arguing, but he could not hear what they were arguing in his ears. He had been thinking about Ryukyu being attacked by the Samovan Shimazu family with more than 3,000 people and more than 100 ships. Later, the king was kidnapped and the royal family was looted.

During those days, Ichiro Tamakimoto landed on Ryukyu Island. Within four days, he conquered Shuri. A month later, he escorted more than 100 Ryukyu King Shonin and prince officials back to Kyushu as prisoners. Unfortunately, the current King Shonin is one of them.

Shortly after King Shonin ascended the throne, the Shimazu family sent people to ask Ryukyu to pay tribute to Samoa. At the same time, like occupiers, they sent officials to measure and distribute Ryukyu's land, draw clear boundaries, and establish taxes.

In addition, the Ryukyu Kingdom will also give official positions to the personnel sent by Samovan, so that they can become officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom and more legally perform government affairs in Ryukyu. Ryukyu should set up an exhibition center in the north of the so-called three provinces and on the 36 islands. It is a pavilion for Shimadzu family members to live in, so that the two countries can send personnel to manage trade and collect taxes. Of course, the Shimadzu family will not pay taxes to Ryukyu, and most of these taxes will fall into the pockets of the Shimadzu family.

It's easy to look forward to the Shimadzu family's arrival. I do not know why. I quietly withdrew my men and horses to Satsuma, Kyushu. Although I still need to plant a lot of sugar cane, King Shanren finally had a good day. He issued orders in Ryukyu for a few days, but I did not expect that another strongman would go out to attack today.

never mind! Even if the Shimadzu family went and came back, what else could it do? Will it be more painful than it was then? It was the previous king who was taken away, but now it's me.

Shang Renjun made up his mind and began to give orders.

He ordered the guards standing beside him to prepare a small green hat for himself, and prepared to kneel in front of the gate of Shouli City to greet the savages, hoping that they would save the Ryukyu courtiers and Li Min from death and killing.

Before he spoke, the voice of the king outside the hall was very hoarse, and his voice came from a distance with a pleasant smell: "Your Highness! Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness!"

Wang Chao shouted and ran in: "Your Highness! Your Highness! Congratulations! There are heavenly soldiers on the sea. Please arrange an honor guard to greet them at the dock!"

After hearing this, Shang Ren, who was just about to change into a soldier's clothes and go to the city gate to meet his fate, suddenly felt his heart in his stomach. Ryukyu has always been regarded as the country of parents. It is thought that the heavenly soldiers coming here are just to declare the decree and canonize the king. There will be nothing else, at least it will not pose a threat to the personal safety of the King of Ryukyu.

Shang Ren also looked happy, "But the angel has arrived? Why didn't we receive the report and documents beforehand? How could we prepare in such a hurry?" Although there was some complaint in his words, he was also full of joy.

"How do you do things?"

Prince Shangren turned around and scolded the fifteen people who were performing the functions of the six departments in a superior tone. He stared at the "tributary envoys" who had been on missions.

"So that Your Highness will know that the person who came is not an angel, nor is he here to declare a decree." Wang Chao on the side helped the fifteen people to relieve the siege.

"Huh? Who is it? Why don't you come to see me?"

Hearing that the person who came was not an angel, King Shangren immediately raised his nostrils. Since the person who came was not an angel, he was just a maritime merchant at most. He was a person who enjoyed the royal attire and treatment, so his natural status was incomparable to these merchants.

"The person coming is Qin Hao, the president of the Keelung Army, who has personally led the army here." Wang Chao heard the change in the Ryukyu King's tone and knew that if he didn't take out this trump card, he was afraid that Prince Shang in front of him would be beaten by him. His little bit of clumsiness was enough to deceive him!

The cannons and soldiers on the pier, but what he saw with his own eyes, were many times more powerful than the Shimazu family's peasant soldiers carrying bamboo guns, Ashigaru. If such an army wants to break through Shuri Castle, let you, Prince Shoninshang, It would be so easy to become a prisoner again!

One word is heaven and one word is hell. This sentence is a good one to apply to today's Prince Shangren. Just now, I thought the person coming was a powerful maritime trader, but I didn’t expect him to be the commander of the Keelung Army who could ship countless white rice from Keelung to Ryukyu and exchange it with the residents of Ryukyu Islands for the sugar cane they grew? !

"Quick! Go down quickly and tell them to go along Ping'an Street to Naha Port. Set up colorful archways along the way. Each shop should decorate the street with lights and decorations, lay out incense tables and fruits, and prepare to welcome General Li of the Keelung Army!"

"Change my clothes and get me the county crown uniform. I will go to the pier to meet the general."

The servants of the royal palace hurriedly fetched Prince Shangren's set of mysterious crowns with seven knots on the front and back, each with five pieces and seven reels, and dressed him in a green robe made of five chapters of natural color collar and ruffles. , is about to hang a jade pendant with dragon inscriptions on Yun Yun and a gold hook for the prince, and wear a large belt with a plain vermilion on the top, vermilion on the upper fou, and green on the lower fou. There are several servants on the side holding jade pendants and large ribbons. While waiting there and preparing to greet Qin Hao in full royal attire, a voice interrupted Prince Shangren's excitement.

"Your Highness, please wait."

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