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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 72 Invasion of Ryukyu

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    I don¡¯t know how much time passed, but Liu Zhiping suddenly laughed and said: "Mr. Chen, why don¡¯t we just make peace with this game?" "Mr. Liu gave in!" Chen Zaixing said with a smile. He looked at Jiang Zhiqing beside him and asked  "How are things going?" "Sir, this batch of 3,500 tons of dry grain has been loaded into the warehouse!" "Yes!" Jiang Zhiqing glanced at Liu Zhiping and said solemnly: "  Master, the total cost of this matter is-" "That's it!" Chen Zaixing interrupted his subordinate's report: "Since I have entrusted this matter to you, you just have to handle it well. It doesn't matter how much it costs.  As long as we can get through this line, it's enough!" "Yes, sir!" Jiang Zhiqing bowed and retreated.  Only Liu Zhiping and Chen Zaixing were left in the lobby.  Liu Zhiping glanced at the other party with interest and asked: "Mr. Chen, you told me to wait and see what happens. How long do you plan to wait?" "As long as it takes!" Chen Zaixing smiled: "Time is on our side.  Here, didn't Mr. Wang ban the import of grain? That would be better. He banned it and others couldn't ban it. I have been farming these 3,500 tons of rice for two months, and the price is at least 40-50% higher than now.  How can there be such a good deal in the world? Three months later, the next season¡¯s rice will arrive from Myanmar. A few more batches will be shipped in. His grain law is clearly designed for me!¡± ¡°Haha!¡± Liu Zhiping heard this!  He burst out laughing: "Good morning, Chen Fusheng. Fortunately, you went to school a few years ago. If you had started doing business from the beginning, how would there be a way for old guys like us to survive?" "What Mr. Liu said, if you hadn't read it,  Mr. Liu¡¯s face, how could it be so easy to get in?¡± Chen Zaixing smiled and said, ¡°If Mr. Wang loses, he loses because he has too many enemies. He is only one person, but he has to block the wealth of so many people with his own strength.  The wisdom of the world must lose in the end. "Haha, what do you think Mr. Wang will fall for in the end?" Chen Zaixing smiled: "In my opinion, it's probably the national debt!"  On the sea, more than a dozen warships painted gray were sailing. The bows of the ships hit the waves, turning them into white foam. A group of seagulls used the updraft from the sterns to glide over the ships, swooping down from time to time, fighting to be surrounded by the waves.  The propeller at the stern lifts the fish out of the water.  The commander of the Japanese squadron, Yuhiro Ito, looked proudly at the warships behind him. These can be said to be the essence accumulated by Japan over the past thirty years of reform, especially more than three years ago, when Britain and Japan signed a secret treaty, and the British sent Japanese troops to Japan.  As military consultants, naval officers also provided low-interest loans and sold obsolete warships to the Japanese government at low prices, which greatly increased the strength of the Japanese navy.  "Your Excellency, Commander, we are still four nautical miles away from Naha. We will arrive in twenty minutes!" "Very good! Tell Nogi-kun to prepare the troops on the Tokyo Maru and Hokoku Maru for landing." Ito Yu  Heng nodded reservedly. As a Satsuma clan official, he had been interested in the navy since he was a child. During the Tokugawa shogunate period, he studied artillery at Hideryu Kawakawa's school. Later, he entered Katsu Kaishu's Kobe Naval Training Center and worked with Sakamoto Ryoma and Mutsu Munemitsu.  Learn to sail together.  Joined the army during the Sa-British War.  Participated in the Boshin War.  After the Meiji Restoration, he joined the government navy and served as captain of Ry¨±jo, Fuso, Hiei and other ships.  , was awarded the title of rear admiral in 1886.  He became the first director of the Ministry of the Navy and the president of the Naval University. He is a famous young man in the navy. This time he was appointed by the new Prime Minister Kaoru Inoue as the commander of the task force that invaded the Ryukyu Islands. As a rear admiral, he unified command of the naval squadron and  Army detachment, its high-level attention is evident.  "Yes, Your Excellency!" The officer who reported the news gave a straight military salute and ran quickly to the bottom of the bridge.  Yuhiro Ito picked up the telescope again and began to observe the Ryukyu Islands where the sea level was gradually rising in the distance.  "We Satsuma people are here again, but this time, we won't leave once we come!" Ito Yuheng secretly swore in his heart.  Ryukyu, also known as the Nanxi Islands.  Also known as Ryukyu and Okinawa, it extends about 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) southwest from Kyushu Island in southern Japan to the northeast of Taiwan. It is the dividing line between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea.  The total land area is 3,090 square kilometers, including 55 large and small islands, divided into three larger island groups: the Amami Island Chain in the north, the Okinawa Islands in the middle, and the Sakishima Islands in the south.  Due to its special geographical location, Ryukyu serves as a transit point for trade between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Its trade is developed and it is known as the "Jinjiang of all nations".  In the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1372), Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty sent his envoy Yang Zai to Ryukyu. At that time, Ryukyu had three kings: the King of Zhongshan, the King of Shannan, and the King of Shanbei.  King Chadu of Zhongshan first received the edict and immediately sent his brother Taiqi to come to China with Yang Zai to express his vassal status.  Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, named him the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Then the Shannan King Chengchadu and the Shanbei King Pannizhi successively paid tribute to the Chinese emperor in the following year.  At that time, Ryukyu's "three mountains were separated" and fought against each other.  After Ming Taizu learned about it, he sent an edict: "The envoy returned from the sea and saidThe three kings of the world fight against each other, abandoning agriculture and maiming human lives.  I can't bear to hear this.  " Therefore, they were asked to "accord my will, calm down the troops and support the people, and use the country to support the country." As a result, the Ryukyu Kingdom became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Since then, a close monarch-minister relationship has been established between China and Ryukyu. In 1609  In 1668, the Japanese lord Satsuma sent troops to invade Ryukyu and made it his own territory. However, after Dashun regained Taiwan in 1668, King Shoji of Ryukyu sent a secret envoy to ask for help from the then Dashun court.  , and dispatched a fleet. Due to China's strong national power, the Tokugawa shogunate strictly ordered the Satsuma domain to withdraw its troops from Ryukyu Island, and Ryukyu became a vassal state of Dashun again. Dashun established a supervisory office in Ryukyu and left fifty soldiers to garrison it. This relationship became  This continued for hundreds of years, until the end of the 19th century. Shuri, Ryukyu Royal Palace: "Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates came in more than ten giant ships and came ashore at Naha Port. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were already heading towards Shuri.  The border is coming, please make a decision early!  " The palace was already in chaos. The already somewhat old Ryukyu King Shantai stared at the officials kneeling on the ground wearing Hanfu and Usha official hats. "Here, what should we do?  "Shangtai was already in chaos at this time. For the monarch of this small country, his life was very leisurely and comfortable. Since Ryukyu is located at the junction of the Philippine Sea and the East China Sea, it has been a transit point for trade between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia since ancient times. In addition,  The land itself is fertile and the products are rich. The king can earn a lot of income without heavy taxes. In addition, under the vassal system of Dashun, there is no need to worry about external troubles and internal troubles. It can be said that the king had a lot of troubles and sorrows in his long first half of his life.  Rare. ¡°Father, let me lead the palace guards to fight against the Japanese pirates!  "Prince Shang Yuan on the side shouted loudly. This young man's facial features were quite similar to Shang Tai's, but he was half a head taller and his expression was much more heroic. "Your Highness, the palace guards are all untouched, how can they fight with the most vicious people?  Fight against the Japanese pirates?  Absolutely not!  "The official kneeling on the ground shouted loudly when he heard this. As the municipal shipping officer of Naha Port, he had some dealings with Japanese ronin and the navy, and he also knew who the palace guards who were used as guards of honor were.  Virtue, of course, it is clear that the prince taking these guards to fight the Japanese army is just to die. "My child, the Cai Qing family is right!  Shang Tai also woke up: "Aiqing, what do you think we should do now?"  " "Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates are tyrannical and our troops are not strong enough to compete with them. However, Ryukyu has been a Chinese vassal state since ancient times.  What happened today, you should rush to the Supervisor¡¯s Mansion as soon as possible, report this to the Supervisor, and ask the imperial court to send troops!  "    "good!  Hearing this, Shang Tai nodded repeatedly: "Quickly prepare the sedan, go to the Supervisor's Mansion immediately, and inform the Supervisor that there are Japanese bandits!"  "Four hours later, Major General Nogi Nogi stood in the Ryukyu Palace, his military shoes walking on the smooth floor, making a creaking sound. He looked at the messy surroundings contemptuously, and picked up a gilded shoe from the ground.  After appreciating the golden beast-headed incense burner, a Japanese officer quickly walked into the hall, gave a military salute to Nogi Nogi, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the whereabouts of the King of Ryukyu have been found!  "    "explain!  "Nogi Nogi put the incense burner back on the ground and turned his eyes to the officer. "Your Excellency, as soon as Ryukyu King Shang Tai got the news of our army's landing, he took his wife and children and fled to Dashun's supervisor in Ryukyu!  "    "snort!  Stupid Ryukyu people!  Nogi Nogi sneered: "Do they think they can hide under the wings of the Chinese like before this time?"  ridiculous!  " "Issue an order for the soldiers of the First Brigade to immediately surround the Supervisor's Mansion in Dashun. The king and prince must not be allowed to escape!  " "Yes, Your Excellency!  " "Also, inform Ito-dono of the Navy to blockade the ocean from the sea. The Ryukyu royal family cannot escape from the sea!  " "Yes, Your Excellency!  "The officer touched his heels and gave a military salute to Nogi Nogi, then turned around and ran outside, "What, Nogi asked me to block the ocean?  "On the warship, Yuhiro Ito had a frosty face. As the two feudal lords that made the greatest contributions to the Meiji Restoration - Choshu and Satsuma, even if the relationship between the two cannot be said to be incompatible, they are far from close. After defeating  After the common enemy, the shogunate, the internal fighting between the two continued into the Meiji government. The navy controlled by the Satsuma clan and the army controlled by the Choshu clan were at odds with each other in many aspects such as funding and power.  The first time troops were dispatched to Ryukyu, Ito Yuhiro became the commander of the dispatch fleet, which made the Choshu faction of the army extremely dissatisfied, especially Nogi Nogi, who was looking for every opportunity to cause trouble for the opponent. "Baga, the horse manure of Choshu.  It's too much. This time the commander of the squadron is His Excellency Ito, and he actually dares to issue an order to his superior!  "A naval officer's face flushed red, he stretched out his hand and pressed the handle of the knife and shouted: "If he dares to speak like that in person, I will kill him with one knife!  ?Éì Aidong Youheng stretched out his hand and patted the shoulder of the naval officer, and said, "You go back and tell Nomu: Please act as a plan to act as a scheduled plan, encircle the supervisor's house, capture the Ryukyu royal family and escort it to the boat, try to try to try to try to try  Don't use force. As for naval operations, I, Ito, have given the order, so there is no need to labor your nobles!" After the orderer got off the bridge, the naval officer asked angrily: "Your Majesty, Commander, why are you so polite to Nogi?  , these army dungsters will think we are afraid of them.¡± I went to bed last night and looked at it on my mobile phone. I have already rushed to the front. Thanks to the book friend Lolicon, there is nothing more to say, honestly.  Codeword.  There is another update at noon.  In addition, I would like to recommend a music video, "Forward, Dawalishi", a graduation project of a Beijing Film Animation girl, the future generations are formidable!
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