C114

Chapter 114 - Cooking rabbits and dogs, hiding birds with their bows

Xiao Letian scolded people harshly enough, and Jin Changsen felt wronged after getting scolded, because right now, Xiao Letian was purely using his experience of surmounting an era to oppress people. This was truly a little unfair.

However, even though Xiao Letian scolded his very fiercely, the reason he stated his words was indeed true. Why did the Japanese Shimadzu Family secretly control the Ryukyu Kingdom for more than two hundred years without destroying its ancestral temple? Was it really the discovery of Japanese's conscience or did he not have that kind of strength?

The answer was definitely no, but the key point was still the benefits. The ancient Ryukyu Kingdom was recognized by the people of the continent as a country on the sea. Although it was small and weak, it still had the right to pay tribute and trade.

The Shimadzu Family needed this name too much, because when the Tsurukawa's Palace rose up, the Shimadzu Family had already stood on the wrong side of the line and became the Tsurukawa's Palace's enemy. Luckily, the south side of Shimadzu Family was the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the Ryukyu Kingdom was still weak.

Using military means to control the King of the Glazed Ball, and taking control over the rights to trade in the Ryukyu Country, in the span of a few hundred years, the Shimadzu Family accumulated a large amount of wealth, which was the main reason why the Ryukyu Sect Temple was maintained.

But now, the Ryukyu Kingdom's business position was on the verge of collapse, and the civil war in the Qing Dynasty had caused the trading of tribute to go down in name. The customs of the Great Qing were all forcefully opened by the foreigners, so the trade in rearrangement naturally left the stage of history.

The exchange of goods sounded complicated, but Xiao Letian knew very well that this was just a large purchase led by the government. The main reason was because it was a mainland civilization. The Ming and Qing dynasties had closed the door to free trade, and chose to trade between the government and the foreign countries. If there was no seal regulating the trade, then the Ming and Qing dynasties would have the name of capturing and killing. Transactions without the right to regulate trade are tantamount to smuggling.

Right now, the two English and French s had already used cannon to blast open the closed customs offices of the Great Qing Province. The western merchants who did not have the right to conduct trade swarmed over, the Qing Government had long been scared witless by the huge fire that had erupted in the Yuan Ming Yuan, and the trade in distribution had already been forcefully swept into the trash.

It was against this background that the status of the Ryukyu Kingdom became lower and lower. The sugars, corals, pearls and other goods that were a specialty of the Ryukyu were replaced by even better goods of Nan Yang. On the other hand, other than gold, silver and other precious metals, the rest of the did not need them.

Of course, there was another very important reason, which was the development of navigation technology. In 1865, the scissor boat trade had already spread across the ocean. This extremely fast sailing ship had already broken free from the restraints of the wind, and had truly become the king of the sea trade.

The speed of scissor boat could reach up to 20 knots, and it would take up to 30 days to cross the Pacific Ocean. From Guangdong to London, the journey would take less than 100 days. At this point, the tonnage of the merchant ship was increasing, and the number of sailors needed was decreasing.

For example, Captain Ke Xijia's Luck ship, was preparing to return to Europe from Tanggu Harbor with a load of pig hair. The fresh water and food that he had brought along with him when he set off was enough for him to travel nonstop to Calcutta or even the Arabian Peninsula. Such a powerful endurance was unthinkable to European navigators during the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, the merchants of Portugal were riding a simple sailboat as they slowly headed towards Asia along the Earth's wind zone. They had to dock at almost every large port to replenish food and fresh water, so that meant that the Naha Harbor at that time was really a must-stop port for all merchant ships travelling far away.

"Foolish person, do you know what is the progress of the era?" Xiao Letian disdainfully told Jin Changsen and the other Japanese people whose faces were ashen white, "Naha Harbor did not have the support of industry and agriculture. In the past, when the tonnage of the ocean-going merchant ships was small, your special products, such as sugar, coral, pearls and earthenware could still fill up a few cargo ships. But now? Look at the big tonnage cargo ships built by the foreigners. Do you have enough cargo for them to pull over? "

"You can't make money here, and there's not much use for it as a supply port. To paraphrase what you just said, Nana is very far from Japan. Do you think she needs food and fresh water for that day? We will directly bypass your Ryukyu and go to Deer Island to replenish Bordeaux. Can't we? "

"Do you fools understand now? You all have already become the weak points of the Shimadzu Family. What is the final outcome for Ryukyu that could not earn any money? Jin Changsen, at your age, let me ask you, use your intelligence and give me an answer.

Xiao Letian was so tired that his lips were about to break. He really didn't want to waste time talking to these people, but he still had to unite the minds of the Ryukyu's officials. If he wanted to continue with the play, he had to ensure that Shang Tai would not waver.

Under Xiao Letian's knowledge which transcended the current era, Jin Changsen and those pro-Japanese sects were the first to collapse. Forget about those pro-Japanese factions, even though Jin Changsen was not a pure pro-Japanese faction, he still recognized his identity as a member of the Ryukyu. Everything he did was actually due to his judgement of the situation.

Jin Changsen broke free from the restraints of the soldiers, and with a plop, he knelt in front of Shang Tai, crying bitterly, "Your Majesty, this old subject was foolish, I nearly caused Your Majesty's death, may Your Majesty please mete out your punishment, kill me and intimidate all the evil beings in the court … "Your Majesty, please spare my life for the sake of this old subject's loyalty …"

With Jin Changsen taking the lead, the rest of the pro-Japanese faction all knelt down. "Please give me your punishment, your majesty, please forgive me for my family's life …"

With the development of the situation, the strength of the pro-Chinese had greatly increased. At the beginning, they still had some doubts regarding their own beliefs. It was only when Xiao Letian revealed his final trump card that they realized how correct everything they had done was.

That's right, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the dog is roasted. They all know about the story of how the bird was completely buried, and they also know about the Japanese's greedy and selfish roots very clearly.

"Fortunately, there is a Mr. Xiao in the Great Qing Dynasty. Luckily, we saw >. Luckily, our Wang Yingming, otherwise, the Ryukyu Kingdom would have perished in your hands … "Bah!"

At this time, Shang Tai finally woke up from his drowsy nightmare. After hearing Xiao Letian's analysis, he was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat. If he really listened to Jin Changsen, that old fellow, he would at most be able to live for a few more years. Thinking of this, Shang Tai walked over to Xiao Letian and said while giving a deep bow.

"Prime Minister, thank you for breaking through to enlightenment …" My lords, I declare to everyone that Xiao Letian is my master and that Xiao Aimin is the prime minister of our Ryukyu's imperial government, regardless of whether it is military or political, Mr. Xiao's words … "

The crowd went into an uproar. Imperial Advisor? And he was even the Prime Minister? Shang Tai had actually restored the Prime Minister's system of ancient China? Oh my god! He actually did not discuss it with the officials. But at this time, only fools jumped out to object. Under the lead of Cai Mao and Lin Yuanmiao, all the officials bowed 90 degrees.

"Greetings Prime Minister, the Ryukyu is blessed!"

Not to mention the fact that the Ryukyu Kingdom was small, it was also because Xiao Letian had never cared about others in his two lives. In any case, when facing a group of saluting officials, then looking at the palace maids, eunuchs, and waiters kneeling on the ground, Xiao Letian couldn't help but swell up.

Then, he looked at the subordinates behind Xiao Letian, all of them so excited that their eyes were filled with tears. Look at Luo Huo in Palm Flag, his chin was almost raised to his head.

After Xiao Letian's brief fart, his mind quickly calmed down. Now that Japanese did not have any rest, they could look up and see the mountains littered with Japanese s building a defensive wall. They were staring at Shouli City like injured wild wolves.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to chat. Prepare for battle …" Master Lin Yuanmiao, immediately mobilize the palace attendants and palace maids, prepare food and water. General Cai Mao, you, Master Shi and the Warriors beside me need to hurry to the city walls to choose your elites. The city walls must be guarded … "

Right now, Xiao Letian was occupying his nest and was acting as the representative of the Shang Tai King to issue orders, but among the imperial court, none of the civil and military personnel dared to resist. They could only see the continuous influx of Chinese people from the southern gate, who were all warriors that had been baptized in a bloody battle overnight.

It was impossible for over a hundred thousand of the Naha Harbor's people to all follow Xiao Letian. Other than the people who were killed, there were many other people who scattered and ran into the mountain with the Glazed sphere aboriginals. However, there were around forty to fifty thousand Chinese people who fought alongside Xiao Letian. These men, women, children and children were already exhausted, and could still persevere for a while but the women, children, and elders had to get some rest.

Not long later, all the halls and squares in Shouli City were filled with women, children and the elderly. Very soon, the fragrance of rice porridge filled the air.

On top of the city walls, Cai Mao, Shi Dakai and many other middle ranking officers were preparing their manpower and defense. The armory of the palace was opened, and all of the swords, sabers and spears that had been stored there for who knows how long were brought out.

"Prime Minister, drink some hot porridge …" Just as Xiao Letian was observing the walls, the Minister of Revenue, Lin Yuanmiao, came over with some porridge to kiss ass. But he never thought that Xiao Letian would actually glare at him. "Soldiers don't eat, I won't eat, quickly give it to the soldiers and the commoners. "Go, give me a cup of water!"

It had to be said that the Paleogene was simple and honest. These citizens, who had not been bombed by the news media, did not have that many twists and turns in their hearts. Xiao Letian's words caused all the surrounding Chinese to cry.

"Prime Minister …" Mr. Xiao... "Lord …" The crowd was choked with sobs as they took the hot porridge. Tears welled up in their eyes. Xiao Letian was also a little moved by his actions. He turned around and rubbed his belly as he sighed to himself, "Acting tough really has a price to pay.

Time passed minute after minute, when the pocket watch pointed to seven in the morning, the sky and earth had already lit up. At this time, standing on the wall, they could already see the entire port's situation, the burning city, the fleet on the sea, and the Japanese who was defending halfway up the mountain.

"General Cai Mao! Hurry and find me a telescope. Do you guys see whether those ships on the sea are Japanese's fleet? " Just as Xiao Letian was about to receive the single telescope, a flame suddenly flashed across the ocean, followed by the sound of thunder.

In the blink of an eye, the western wall of Shouli City was suddenly covered with clouds and dust, and the entire Shouli City was shaking.

"It's the Japanese's fleet, it's their Ship Closure … "These bastards have started firing, they've started firing at the Imperial City …" General Cai Mao rushed towards the western wall while holding her helmet.

And at this time, Huashan Liyuan finally let out a sigh of relief. Our navy is still trustworthy. Since they've made their move, we won't lose this battle... King of the Glazed Ball's group of weak bones, will surrender soon! "