Zhao Yanhao and his party returned to the Angel Hall and rested for the night. Early the next morning, Zhou Guosheng, the general manager of the Library Affairs Department, smiled and sent four or five girls wearing imperial sister's clothes decorated with landscapes, flowers and birds.
"This is a noble woman from Shouli Village," Zhou Guosheng emphasized, "I have been ordered by His Highness King Zhongshan to bring it to you so that you can serve you."
"Oh?" Zhao Yanhao raised his eyebrows, "Then thank you for your highness's kindness." But he didn't mind, thinking that the ordinary Ryukyu nobles were no better than the otaku clan of the Ming Dynasty and the men of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Rare and not delicate, accounting for at least 10% of the total population of Ryukyu. Many of the servants who carried Zhao Yanhao's sedan were from noble families. It was quite similar to the fact that in the last years of the Li Dynasty, the streets were full of yangban.
Zhao Yanhao stepped forward and asked the girls to look up at him - these Ryukyu girls were born with plump heavens, round pavilions, exquisite noses, slender eyebrows, and every frown had a ladylike charm, and some
They prefer the exotic look of Southeast Asians. Unfortunately, none of them look like Yui Aragaki, Ruka Matsuda, Hikari Mitsushima, Yukie Nakama, Yuuna Kuroshima, Namie Amuro, and Takako Uehara.
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In short, there are no familiar faces.
"Well," Zhao Yanhao nodded, not showing much interest. If it were a few years ago, he would definitely have accepted it directly. But after having Zhao Kui, he is not so interested in such a traditional, dignified and beautiful woman.
Interested, not to mention that the details of the other party are not clear, maybe he is here to "return to bed"; and recently the Senate is very concerned about the "escaping of the reins" of expatriate senators, and I have also followed a single person in the Senate meeting before.
Liang and the others made a fuss and severely criticized Chang Shide for messing with five women at once. Now that he has encountered this problem, he cannot directly accept it.
Then he turned to several naturalized cadres and said with a smile: "How about you check it for me?"
Xu Liang, Li Renjun and others quickly shook their heads, "No, Chief, you can't do it! You can't afford this joke."
Zheng Jue was silent for a while, and then said with a smile: "Thank you very much, chief, then I'm welcome." Then he pulled out one of the girls and took her back to his room.
Xu Liang and others were stunned, not knowing what to say. Zhao Yanhao was just talking casually, but he didn't expect that Zheng Jue was a "genuine person"! He immediately said: "There is no shop like this after passing this village, so you are so polite.
It’s not necessary. If you like it, you can just take it back and she’ll be your wife, no problem.”
Several people still excused themselves, saying "they dare not break the rules", Zhao Yanhao could only smile and asked Zhou Guosheng to take the girls to the lower room to stay.
Now that the people have been sent, there is absolutely no reason to send them back. The most scarce population resource under the Senate is women. It would be good to take them back to solve the marriage problems of the naturalized cadres.
A few days later, Zhao Yanhao took advantage of Cai Jian's company at the Angel's Consulate and suggested that he leave for Nakijin City to choose the location of the consulate.
Although it is said to be a consulate, Zhao Yanhao actually has another intention, which is to establish a "concession" with the consulate as the core in the future.
In fact, directly annexing Ryukyu does not mean much to the Senate. It seems more useful to establish a concession with extraterritorial jurisdiction.
As for what this concession was going to be used for, Zhao Yanhao himself had not thought about it, he just subconsciously felt that it should be done this way.
Cai Jian did not shirk, saying that it would be great if the angel was willing to go, but he had to make some preparations in advance, and he could not just leave today and leave tomorrow.
Because the road to Nakijin is actually not easy to walk. The road traffic between Ryukyu's Nakayama and Kitayama regions is very inconvenient. There are mountains and virgin forests in between. Therefore, although the Kitayama region is vast, it is the least economically developed.
It is a developed and sparsely populated area. Chadu, the founder of the first Shang Dynasty, originated from Beishan, but he only achieved success after occupying the Zhongshan Kingdom.
Because the roads were inconvenient and not of great economic value, the management of the Kitayama area by the Ryukyu king was left to the Muko clan Gushikawa Goten and his family, who had served as Kitayama governor and Nakijin priest for generations. His status was similar to that of the Muromachi shogunate in Japan.
The "guardian" has great power.
If he was going to Quy Nhon, Cai Jian prepared a sedan chair, a team of entourage, and items to be used on the road. Because of the vast area and sparse population along the way, supplies could not be collected and distributed on the spot, so he had to sleep in the open during the night.
When Zhao Yanhao heard that it was so difficult to travel by land, he immediately gave up the idea and decided to take the Waverider to Nakijin Castle - if you take the boat, it actually doesn't even take a day.
When they heard that the envoys of the Song Dynasty were going to Kitayama by boat to choose the location of the consulate, Ryukyu officials became extremely able to "recognize the situation" one by one, and eagerly started to lead the way. Even the Chief Justice of Youriban asked He Ling
He also patted his chest and said that he was the chief minister of Kitayama Province, and he was very familiar with the area around Nakijin Castle. In addition, he was the third chief minister of Ryukyu, so he could directly convey King Shotoyo's orders to Kitayama.
guard.
Wu Xiangxian also came to the Angel Hall, and his words were very straightforward, begging Zhao Yanhao to let him ride on a "sail warship" - a term he had just learned from the sailors of the Fubo Army.
"Okay." Zhao Yanhao thought for a while, "It doesn't hurt to sit for a while, but you have to follow my arrangements along the way."
Wu Xiangxian left with a lot of gratitude. Unexpectedly, several Ryukyu officials came over the next day and begged the Song Dynasty envoy to let them sit on the "canonization ship" of the Chinese Empire.
Zhao Yanhao was originally indispensable. Since they were willing to ride on it, he could let them experience the majesty of the Senate's navy.
Zheng Jue stood aside and shook his head slightly, indicating that he should not agree directly. Zhao Yanhao was a little surprised and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
Zheng Jue pointed at a middle-aged Ryukyu official wearing a yellow turban and said: "This Lord Taira Keishang, weren't you the Yamato Yokome Ichichitaroemon of the Satsuma Domain the year before last?"
This Ryukyu official named Taira Kisho looked embarrassed and couldn't even speak for a moment. He was actually a Satsuma clan official. When he was eighteen years old, he came to Ryukyu to serve as Yamato commander on the orders of the Satsuma clan leader Shimazu Tadahashi.
Yokomoku monitored every move of the King of Ryukyu. He stayed there for twenty-five years and just resigned last year.
Because he had stayed in Ryukyu for a long time, all his social interactions and interpersonal relationships were in Ryukyu. Twenty-five years of work as the "Emperor" allowed him to accumulate a lot of property locally. After leaving office, he had no intention of returning to Satsuma Domain and officially naturalized in Ryukyu.
He was given a Han name and was given a local position.
Although he was naturalized in Ryukyu, he was a Satsuma feudal lord after all. His ability to stay in Ryukyu and continue to dominate was largely due to his background in Satsuma clan. Therefore, he "lives in Ryukyu and his heart is in Satsuma", and he often communicated with Satsuma clan from time to time.
Flirting, making small reports and so on.
A few days ago, Kian brought a handwritten letter from the feudal lord from Satsuma Domain. The feudal lord asked him to pay more attention to the movements of the Australians, and it would be best to find out the inside information of some Australians. Because the newly appointed Yamato Yokome had only been in Ryukyu for a short period of time, "he was not familiar with the work."
"Asking him to "give more support". Iji Chitaro'emon originally didn't want to get involved in the troubled waters of the Australians, but the old master's request was hard to refuse, so he could only personally "ask" King Shotoyo to send some maids to find out about the Australians.
Every move was made.
The Ryukyu Kingdom naturally only agreed to his "request". Fortunately, it was a common thing to send a few maids to the envoys to "sleep", which was neither against etiquette nor out of the ordinary.
Unexpectedly, the maids who were sent to find out nothing were found out, and they were all "accepted" by the Australians. Even the people who were sent to inquire were rejected. The maids all answered "nothing was found out."
"バカすったん!たらんじょ!" Ping Qixiang gritted his teeth. Sure enough, the women in Ryukyu are not reliable!
Since the honey trap was ineffective, I had no choice but to go into battle in person. I heard that the envoy was going to Beishan by boat. If I could take this rare "black ship", I would be able to find out a lot of information about Australians, so I could report it to the feudal lord.
At that time, there will be materials, and there will be some explanation.
Ping Qixiang claims to be a Ryukyu expert. From his language to his dress and behavior, he is no different from Ryukyu officials. Even when walking on the street, ordinary Ryukyu people who don't know his details don't know that he is actually Japanese. As for the Ryukyus who know his details
Officials don't even have the guts to talk nonsense in front of Australians.
Unexpectedly, his identity was exposed by the "fake Kun" in front of him! Although Ping Qixiang thought hard, he didn't know how the "fake Kun" recognized him. He could only suspect that someone was secretly informing him.
But Zheng Jue remembered him very well: this former Japanese official in Japan always made trouble in land disputes between his family and the new residents of Kume Village because his great-uncle Zheng Jue was an enemy of the Satsuma clan, causing him to go to Satsuma.
When the feudal lord was appealing, he was captured by pirates and rowed for Zheng Yiguan for two years.
Although this feud is not considered "eternal", some eye drops are still necessary at this critical moment.
Just when Ping Qixiang looked embarrassed and was thinking about what to do, Zhao Yanhao said:
"Although I was a member of the Satsuma domain in the past, I have now become a naturalized Ryukyu. In this case, I treat everyone equally here. If you are willing to go on the same boat, just go."
Hearing this, Ping Qixiang couldn't help but admire the extraordinary magnanimity of this Australian. He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed in thanks.
Zhao Yanhao didn't think that the people of the Satsuma Domain could see anything with their own eyes and copy the technology - it would probably only make them more confused as they looked at it; it would be better to take this opportunity to show off their power to the Satsuma Domain officials who followed Ryukyu Zaifan.
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In this way, Zhao Yanhao chose a sunny, neither cold nor hot day, and boarded the Waverider parked in Naha Port with a group of naturalized sailors, carrying several Ryukyu officials and officers, and
With the crowds of Ryukyu civilians watching, they set sail and headed for Nakijin Castle together.