When Dong Shuheng boarded the ship and left Ryukyu, there was a huge crowd at the port to see him off. In fact, he only stayed in Ryukyu for three days, but everything in Ryukyu changed.
The king was replaced by the governor, Naha Port began major construction, and the Huaihai Group entered Naha, bringing a large amount of investment funds. Naha's businessmen ushered in a golden age of development.
As soon as Zhang Wenhan took office, he established a court and promulgated Naha's "Commercial Law" and "Criminal Law" to protect the interests of Naha businessmen and ordinary people.
Naha's "Criminal Code" was even engraved on a stone tablet at the port, in several languages.
From now on, no matter which country's sailors and merchants come ashore, they must learn the laws of Naha in front of the monument and abide by the laws of Naha. Anyone who dares to challenge will be punished by the law.
Europeans advocate the spirit of rule of law, and statutory law has a stronger binding effect on them than the government itself.
Construction projects on the pier, whether it is port expansion or building forts, require a large number of manpower, so the residents of Naha no longer have to worry about finding work.
Huaihai Navy has always been like this. Every time it develops a place, infrastructure construction comes first.
Through infrastructure employment, the employment problem of local people can be solved and the income of local people can be increased, thus making the local area prosperous.
If a place wants to prosper, the people must have money in their hands. Only when the people have money can the place show its vitality.
In Naha City today, the Han people walk on the streets with their heads held high and no longer need to be submissive. Some Japanese businessmen and civilians were not made things difficult. When the Japanese invaded Naha, they did not act as accomplices, but were also victims.
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However, these people still felt guilty and behaved with their tail between their legs. Many people began to wear Han clothes. Some even changed their names to Han Chinese.
On the day the warship left, the Hu family went to the dock to see him off, but Hu Zhaodi did not see Wang Qiao among the soldiers who boarded the ship.
When the family returned to the inn disappointed, shopkeeper Hu saw a familiar figure at the door of the store.
"Sister, isn't that Brother Wang?" Hu Duofu had the sharpest eyes, and he immediately saw clearly that it was Wang Qiao who was standing at the door of the inn.
"Brother Wang, why didn't you leave?" Shopkeeper Hu stepped forward and asked.
"Shopkeeper Hu, I may have to rent a house with you. This time I apply to stay in Ryukyu and serve as the chief instructor of the Ryukyu National Defense Force. I may have to stay here for a long time."
One-third of Wang Qiao's brothers are here this time. Wang Qiao wants to stay with them. These special forces members come from all over the world. Most of them are Jianghu people. They don't have family ties. They go wherever they go.
Where is home.
Wang Qiao himself is almost thirty and is still a single man. So this time the army wanted to select someone to stay in Ryukyu. Wang Qiao submitted the application without thinking.
"Haha, Mr. Hu, if you want to rent for a long time, you have to give me a cheaper rent." Wang Qiao said with a smile.
Seeing Wang Qiao jokingly bargaining there, Hu Zhaodi couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
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What surprised Shimazu Saibin most was not the defeat of his family in Ryukyu, but that the defeat was so fast.
Within one day, both fronts of the Satsuma Domain were defeated. All the supplies stored on the island at the beginning became the spoils of war for the Huai Navy, allowing the Huai Navy to replenish the fleet. Otherwise, Dong Shuheng might have to spend some time in Ryukyu.
How about raising supplies?
Shimazu Saibin dared to challenge the Qing Dynasty in Ryukyu this time, not because he was hot-headed and could not see clearly the comparison of strength.
Satsuma Domain is indeed one of the most powerful vassal towns in Japan and the first of the four powerful vassals. Satsuma Domain has a good foundation and is an early civilized area in Japan.
In order to change the backwardness of the local area, the Satsuma domain carried out three reforms, opening medical clinics, setting up schools, and setting up factories. The reforms were very impressive.
Many of the main leaders of the Meiji Restoration Movement in later generations came from the Satsuma Domain. In addition, the Satsuma Domain has always controlled Ryukyu and its trade, so its economic strength is very strong.
Therefore, he had the confidence to dare to challenge the Qing Dynasty.
In addition, the Satsuma Domain is located in the remote Kyushu region, where the living conditions are poor, but the folk customs are tough, and the Satsuma warriors are famous for being able to fight, and they are stubborn and will accept death.
This can be seen from Huai Haijun's battle in Ryukyu. You must know that Huai Haijun's casualties have never exceeded three digits since his debut.
This battle with the Ryukyus of the Satsuma Domain was the most intense battle and the heaviest casualties for the Huaihai Navy. Moreover, at that time, Huaihai still had an absolute numerical advantage.
Finally, the Satsuma Domain must fight this battle because they are indeed very dependent on Ryukyu's trade income. It can be said that Ryukyu is the basis for the Satsuma Domain to maintain its status as the strongest feudal clan.
But failure was failure after all, but Shimazu Saibin did not give up.
Although Ryukyu was lost, the basic foundation of the Satsuma clan was still there. As long as he used it well, the entire Kyushu Island could be used for his control.
Shimazu Saibin even oversold his own reputation this time. He had people spread the news in Satsuma Domain and Kyushu Island that the Qing people were going to occupy Kyushu Island and massacre all the Japanese.
We have already introduced the stubborn character of Kyushu samurai, so they can be easily incited.
On the one hand, Shimazu Saibin issued a general mobilization order, and not only the samurai from Satsuma responded to join in, but also the samurai from other places in Kyushu responded.
Within five days, the Satsuma Domain regrouped an army of 50,000 troops in Kagoshima. Although most of them were peasant soldiers, there were also a large number of samurai serving as grassroots officers.
On the other hand, Shimazu Saibin sent people to lobby the Hizen Domain on Kyushu Island, the Choshu Domain on the southern tip of Honshu Island, and the Tosa Domain on the neighboring island of Shikoku, inviting them to jointly send troops to resist the Qing invasion.
These are the four powerful vassals of Japan. They are not far apart from each other, and their relationship is good and bad. But they all have one thing in common: they are dissatisfied with the management of the shogunate.
There will also be conflicts between the four powerful vassals, but once an external force wants to invade the four powerful vassals, they will unite and deal with the outside world, just like this time the Huaihai Navy came to punish the Satsuma Domain.
The three families finally agreed to send 5,000 troops each to help the Satsuma Domain resist the Qing army, and also sent a dozen warships to Kagoshima to assist in the battle.
Dong Shuheng had already sent someone to inform the shogunate before he arrived in Ryukyu. The shogunate admitted that it could not restrain the Satsuma clan. What the shogunate meant was that if you want to fight, just fight and don't cause trouble to me.
In fact, the shogunate also hopes to use the power of the Huaihai Navy to suppress the four powerful vassals. In this way, the shogunate's ruling foundation will be more solid.
The current situation in Japan is basically that the closer the daimyo is to the shogunate, the closer the relationship is with the shogunate.
From the positions of these four powerful vassals, it is obvious that the relationship between the four powerful vassals and the shogunate is not good.
Dong Shuheng did not expect the shogunate to do anything. He just informed the shogunate to avoid misunderstandings on the part of the shogunate. After all, the Satsuma Domain was still a subordinate of the shogunate in name.
Although the shogunate said nothing, the incident still spread in Edo.
As the head of the Satsuma family stationed in Edo, Atsuhime was extremely anxious. She had seen the Qing fleet in Edo Bay, which the Satsuma clan could not resist.
Because the Huai Navy intervened in Japan, the situation of the shogunate was very different from that in history, so Atsuhime has not yet been able to enter Ooku as she wished.
Maybe she will never be able to enter the Great Oku. After the current shogunate signed an agreement with the Huai Navy, its status is very stable, and there is no need to introduce the power of strong feudal lords. Moreover, the inner circle daimyo on Honshu Island do not want women from strong feudal lords to enter the Great Oku.
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Now these big names in the inner circle are making a lot of money following Huai Haijun. They want money and soldiers, and they are no longer afraid of strong vassals.
"Sachiko, I want to return to Satsuma. Satsuma needs us at this time." Atsuki said to the maid Sachiko beside her.
"Miss, we can't leave without the domain lord's order," Sachiko advised.
The shogunate stipulated that the wives of daimyo must live in Edo. Therefore, every daimyo basically had a residence in Edo. Small daimyo lived with dozens or hundreds of people, and some strong feudal lords had nearly thousands of families living in Edo.
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This also created a prosperous economy in Edo. Therefore, the Huaihai Company first entered Japan and arrived in Edo, making it its trading base.
There is a huge consumer group here, and women are the main consumer group in any era.
The people living here are famous women who have both money and time. They spend most of their time socializing together. In the process, Huai Haijun's various products are promoted through the comparisons between these noble ladies.
Atsuhime and the others are actually equivalent to the hostages placed in the shogunate by the major feudal lords. If they go back now, they can only abscond. Of course, in the past, the Satsuma clan did not need to care about this.
Atsushi didn't say anything else, she was already thinking about how to go back. She is such a girl who will do what she says.
At this time, Edo Castle was divided into two factions as the Qing army wanted to punish the Satsuma Domain. One group sympathized with the Satsuma Domain and felt that the shogunate was too weak towards the Qing people.
The other group of people gloated over the misfortune and watched with cold eyes. They hoped that the Satsuma clan would suffer in the hands of Huai Haijun.
The powerful Satsuma clan has been acting domineeringly over the years, which has really offended many daimyo.
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On March 15, 1854, the Nanyang Navy Fleet of the Huai Navy arrived in Kagoshima Bay, along with the squadron led by Bao Youzhi. In this way, all eight cruisers and six light cruisers of the Huai Navy arrived.
The fleet anchored off the coast of Taniyama Township, seven kilometers south of Kagoshima Castle Town.
Then the Huai Navy sent envoys to issue an ultimatum to the Satsuma Domain, requiring the Satsuma Domain to surrender to the Huai Navy, and the Shimazu family had to accept sanctions for their invasion of Ryukyu.
Of course, the Satsuma Domain would not surrender. They concentrated all their forces in Kagoshima Prefecture. Together with the troops and horses supported by other domains, Shimazu Saibin now has nearly 70,000 people in his hands.
On the evening of March 15, the Satsuma family sent a dozen warships to suddenly rush out of the port and raid the warships of the Huai Navy.
However, the Huai Navy's warships were well prepared. Under the intensive artillery attack, the Satsuma Domain's gunboats were basically vulnerable and were all sunk in the harbor.
On March 16, the Huai Navy's fleet continued to advance to about one kilometer away from "Maenohama" near Kagoshima Castle Town.
At this time, Shimazu Saibin sent an envoy to board the ship and claimed that the Huai Navy was "just trying to incriminate the navy." He demanded that the Huai Navy withdraw its troops immediately. At the same time, he said that the Satsuma clan had controlled Ryukyu for 200 years, and the Shimadzu family still preserved Ryukyu.
document of vassalage, so Huai Haijun’s accusation of Satsuma Domain invading Ryukyu is simply not true.
At this time, King Shotai of Ryukyu stood up and testified, saying that the so-called vassalage documents were all made by successive Ryukyu kings under the coercion of Satsuma Domain. Can the IOUs written by the robbers made by the victims still count?