Chapter 125 The Soldiers Are Coming!

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 shop signs, 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 on it 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 Samoan, 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 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, Shangren, who was about to change into the clothes of a captive and go to the city gate to meet his fate, suddenly felt relieved. Ryukyu has always regarded it as the land of parents. It is thought that the heavenly soldiers coming here are nothing more than announcing the decree and conferring titles. There will be no other things, at least it will not pose a threat to the personal safety of the King of Ryukyu.

Shangren also looked happy, "But the angels are coming? Why didn't they receive reports and documents in advance? How can they prepare in such a hurry?" Although there was a little complaint in his words, he was also full of joy.

"How do you do things?"

Prince Shangren turned around and reprimanded the fifteen people who exercised the functions of the six ministries in the tone of a superior. His eyes were fixed on the "tribute envoys" who had been on a mission.

"So that your highness knows that the people who come are not angels, nor are they here to announce the decree." Wang Chao on the side helped the fifteen people out of the siege.

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

Hearing that the person coming was not an angel, King Shangren immediately raised his nose. Since the person coming was not an angel, he was at most a sea merchant. He was a person who enjoyed the treatment of a prince's clothing, so his status was naturally incomparable to these merchants.

"The person coming is Qin Hao, the general officer of the Keelung Army, who personally led the army here." Wang Chao heard the change in the tone of the Ryukyu King, and knew that if he didn't take out this trump card, he was afraid that the Shang Wang in front of him would be killed by his poor face!

The cannons and soldiers on the dock, but he saw with his own eyes, were many times stronger than the Shimazu family's bamboo spear-carrying peasant soldiers. If such an army wanted to break through Shuri Castle and make you, Shangren Shang Wang, a prisoner again, it would be too easy!

One word is heaven and one word is hell. This sentence is not wrong for Shangren Shang Wang today. I just thought the person coming was a powerful sea merchant, but I didn't expect that he was the commander of the Keelung Army who could ship countless white rice from Keelung to Ryukyu by ship and exchange it with the residents of the Ryukyu islands for the sugarcane they planted? !

"Quick! Quickly give orders, along Heian Street to Naha Port, set up colorful archways along the way, and each store should hang up lights and decorations on the street, set up incense tables and fruits, and prepare to welcome General Li of the Keelung Army!"

"Change my clothes, bring me my set of county prince's crown and clothes, I want to go to the dock to welcome the general."

The servants of the palace hurriedly put the black outer red lining, seven tassels in front and back, and each tassel The colorful crown was brought, and he was dressed in a green dress with five chapters of natural collar, hem and hem. Just as he was about to put on the jade pendant with dragon pattern and golden hook, and the large belt with red top and green bottom, and several servants were waiting with jade scepters and ribbons, preparing to welcome Qin Hao in a full set of county prince dress, a voice interrupted the excitement of Prince Shangren.

"Wait a minute, Your Highness."

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