After Lin Hongye left, Wang Yuanfang said to Deng Fei: "Do you really want to buy sulfur?"
Deng Fei said: "Yes. Old Chen specifically asked me to come before I left."
Wang Yuanfang said: "I thought you were just looking for an excuse. When will the Shimazu family plan to clean up?"
"Don't be anxious, you have to eat your food one bite at a time." Deng Fei said: "We are going to deal with the Xishan Dynasty this time, Ryukyu is just a helper. Besides, we are blind to the situation here, so we need to understand it clearly first."
In fact, Zhao Xin specifically mentioned his thoughts on Ryukyu in the telegram he sent to Deng Fei the day before yesterday. Zhao Xin neither wants Okinawa nor the Amami Islands. He wants to control the Sakishima Islands.
The reason why Zhao Xin did this was after careful consideration. The purpose was to connect Taiwan Island and the Sakidao Islands together in the future to form a stable island system. Nothing else, the Sakidao Islands are far away from Taiwan Island.
too close.
Nineteen years ago, in 1771, a major earthquake occurred 40 nautical miles southeast of Ishigaki Island in the Yaeyama Islands. Later researchers determined that the magnitude of the earthquake reached 7.4 on the Richter scale. This earthquake
The earthquake caused the largest tsunami in Ryukyu history. According to records, the wave height at that time exceeded 80 meters, causing the death of tens of thousands of residents on Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island, accounting for one-third of all residents. After the tsunami,
The soil of the Yaeyama Islands has been severely alkalized due to being soaked by sea water, and has been abandoned in large areas.
Since the land at the seaside is abandoned, it shouldn't be a big problem to spend money to rent it and renovate it.
At the end of the telegram, Zhao Xin told Deng Fei that when he meets people from Ryukyu, just talk about buying sulfur and ignore the rest. Never mention renting an island. Maybe the King of Ryukyu will send someone to find you.
we'll talk about it then......
After Lin Hongye landed ashore, he first went to the Naha Administrative Office to report the intentions of the Northern Navy to the people of the Supreme Emperor Shimazu's family.
The official name of the Naha Administrative Office is "Ryukyu Zaifan Administrative Office". In 1628, the Satsuma Domain sent the Zaiban Administrative Office to Ryukyu to monitor and interfere in Ryukyu's internal affairs. It is responsible for handling official affairs between Satsuma and Ryukyu and managing trade practices on a daily basis.
The government office where I lived was called "zaibankaya" by the Ryukyu people.
After listening to Lin Hongye's story, Gong Ping Qinyun, who was a member of the army, was silent for a moment and asked: "Are the Northern Pirates going to buy sulfur?"
Lin Hongye, who was sitting at the bottom, replied respectfully: "Exactly."
"They didn't mention the landing?"
"No."
Gong Ping Qinyun nodded and said: "Very good. The doctor in charge should go and report back to the king. I will watch over here."
After Lin Hongye said goodbye and left, Gongping Qinyun immediately wrote the incident into a letter and said to one of his subordinates: "Go to Gaogong City immediately and give the letter to the head of the family."
Shuri Castle Royal Palace, inside the second-level hall.
When he learned that the fleet outside Naha Port was the town of Hokkaido that had killed the Satsuma clan, King Shomu was overjoyed, but he tried his best not to reveal it at all.
At present, there are many spies installed by the Shimazu family in the palace, and everything King Shomu says and does is being monitored. If he says something now, the Shimazu family will know about it within an hour.
King Shangmu was already fifty-one this year, and his health and energy were a little weak. In the first two years, his son Shangzhe died again, which was a huge blow to him, so he had to appoint his grandson Shangwen, who was only four years old, as his heir.
Now that the damned Shimadzu family has taken control of Ryukyu's government, it's okay to live alone, but if something happens, the six-year-old Nao On's fate is unpredictable!
Thinking of this, he turned his attention to Ma Guoqi, the third chief minister (prime minister) standing below. This was Shimazu Sainobu's yes man, and he had many colleagues in the court. He controlled the court tightly. What does Shang Mu have now?
I dare not discuss anything with him.
After Lin Hongye and Ma Guoqi retreated, Shang Mu first went to see the six-year-old Shang Wen and confirmed what he was thinking. Then he pretended to be tired and left. After returning to the dormitory, he said he wanted to rest for a while, while the other servants
When he was retreating, he quietly said to the only trusted personal attendant: "Go and see if Takashima Oyakata is here. If he is, invite him over. Don't disturb others."
The servant thought to himself, "Oh my God, the Shuri Palace is just a big place. If the king wants to see anyone, he will definitely disturb others." So he looked worried and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Third Chief Officer, will definitely find out. Then I will have to wait for you."
How to say it?"
"I just went to see Shisun, and I felt something. I wanted to ask him about Shisun's studies." After finishing speaking, Shang Mu showed a hint of sullenness on his face, and then quickly left.
The Chinese name of the Takashima Oyakata mentioned by Shomu is Cai Shichang. He is the 13th generation of the Cai family from Kume Village. He is currently the second-ranked official of the Purple Gold of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
It is said that since becoming a vassal of the Satsuma Domain, the officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom have to have a common name; for example, the current Third Secretary Ma Kuniki, his common name is "Yonabaru Oyakata", but he did not say anything when he met the Manchu officials and killed him
.
The so-called "Yyakata" is the highest title for the Ryukyu nobles and cannot be awarded to those who are not responsible for the management of the country. In principle, a yikata should own a fief of the entire government, but Ryukyu has such a large territory, it is impossible to award fiefs to
All yakata, so many yakata have only one village in their fiefdom, which is called "wakijitou yakata". Cai Shichang is a yakata wakigata.
In 1758, the 21-year-old Cai Shichang was selected as an official student by the Ryukyu Palace and sent to the Imperial Academy in Beijing to attend Ryukyu official school. The schooling lasted for four years, specializing in Confucian classics and state governance. In 1782, Cai Shichang served as a tribute envoy to the Qing Dynasty several times.
, and participated in the compilation of "Ryukyu Code", and was promoted to the Purple Gold Doctor for his merit, and was awarded the title of Takashima Oyakata.
In the history of Ryukyu, among the figures who devoted themselves to spreading the thoughts of Confucius and Mencius, promoting Sinology, and changing social trends, there are only two people recognized by future generations. One is Cheng Shunze, and the other is Cai Wen. They are both from Fujian.
Descendants of the thirty-sixth surname; and Cai Shichang is Cai Wen's nephew.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Now, if the court wants to ask who else Shang Mu can trust, it is probably this person.
After the chamberlain left for half an hour, Cai Shichang came to the dormitory and paid a visit to Queen Shangmu. They first talked about Shisun's studies for a while, until two chamberlains who were the informants of the Shimazu family went down to serve tea.
Mu then begged in a low voice: "Ru Xian, help me!"
Cai Shichang was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly lowered his head and said: "The king has something to do, and I will never give up even if I die."
"I order you to quickly contact the Beihai people in Naha and ask them to help us conquer the remnants of Shimazu."
"My lord, I accept your order!"
"Please remember, apart from the fact that the country cannot be separated from others, all other conditions can be agreed to!"
After leaving the Shuri Castle Palace, Cai Shichang secretly complained in his heart. The king asked Beihai Town to send troops to help, but the problem is that there is no money to give, and now there are rats in Ryukyu's poor treasury!
I think that after the "Battle of Fuldan City", Zhao Xin used Manchu prisoners of war, including Fukang'an and Duerjia, to blackmail Qianlong's 150,000 taels of gold. After five years of fermentation, it has long been
The paper can't contain the fire, and now the news is spreading in both the government and the public.
After clearing up the surrounding vassal states, everyone now knows that there is a rebel "Prince Zhao" in the far north outside the pass who "values money as much as his life", and he only cares about gold.
Tokugawa shogunate: "Oh, I can't bring up the past, just a handful of bitter tears. I can bear it!"
Satsuma: "I'm gone. Do you see me yelling everywhere?!"
It is said that in the late period of King Shomu of the Ryukyu Kingdom, there was a shortage of resources, food harvests were poor, and the financial situation was always bad. Among the various vassal kingdoms that were brought under the rule, Ryukyu and the Ri Dynasty were the most diligent in traveling to the capital, and they all relied on tribute trade to earn three dollars.
The one with two melons and two dates.
In terms of maritime trade, the Satsuma clan was finished. Shimazu Sainobu fought to death and did business with the Sendai clan, which occupied southern Kyushu, and there was no income. As for Nanyang trade, although it can make some money, it is now all taken by the Shimadzu family.
Under control, King Shangmu had to report in advance if he wanted to use a big man.
After leaving the palace, Cai Shichang first had a casual chat with Lin Hongye and found out that one of the big bosses from Beihai Town was named Deng and the other was Wang. So after he returned home, he wrote a handwritten letter and asked his servant to take it to Jiume Village.
Cai Jian, the nephew of Cai Jian. He now holds a high position as a Ryukyu official, and his every move is noticed. Therefore, even if he is ordered by the king to contact Beihai Town, he cannot come forward directly.
So on the second night, a small fishing boat set off from the seaside northwest of Kumemura Kamigashihaemiya, circled on the sea, avoided the surveillance of the Naha beacon, and docked with the Thor.
When Cai Jian, who was looking frightened and uncertain, was brought to the brightly lit poop to see Deng Fei, he immediately took out his uncle's letter and put it on the ship.
Deng Fei was stunned after reading the letter, wondering why Zhao Xin had guessed it right again? He was just thinking about this matter, and the opportunity came. In fact, this matter is not complicated at all, and he has never been the one to take the lead.
Buying and selling, half-assed business is hard to come by. What Zhao Xin said in the telegram was "maybe", which inherently contained half of the uncertainty.
Is Ryukyu important to Hokkai Town? The future is important, but the present is not important at all. It’s good to get it, and don’t worry if you can’t get it. It’s easy to pack up the few pieces of materials from the Shimadzu family in a matter of minutes. And even if you get Sakishima
We have to transport people and supplies to the islands and set up a transportation line. Moreover, it is winter now, and the wind and waves are too strong when sailing south through the Tsushima Strait.
The main purpose of going south this time is to deal with the Xishan pirates and teach the Xishan Ruan family a lesson. Don’t think that if the Manchus can’t deal with you, no one can deal with you. By the way, it will also attack the Dutch in Batavia, which will serve as a deterrent to the Nanyang area. Of course,
It would be better if we can bring some people back.
Deng Fei first took the letter and went to Wang Yuanfang to discuss it. Wang Yuanfang thought about it and put forward his opinion.
"When I went to Minami Kyushu to fight against the Satsuma Domain, you know I was there. When Shimazu Sainobu escaped, he took away all the Satsuma Domain fleet. Now we have no idea where those ships are. If we do it in a hurry,
Shimazu Sainobu escaped by boat with his men, should we pursue him? Where should we pursue him?"
Deng Fei agreed: "Let us send troops so blindly. We don't even know the opponent's power distribution, strongholds, and ship berths. When the time comes, we will leave with the front foot, and the Shimadzu family will come back with the back foot."
Let’s not say what will happen to Shang Mu and those people then, Ryukyu will be completely in chaos.”
"So, the scholar's rebellion will not come true in three years. Cai Shichang wants to use such a worthless letter to encourage us, let's just dream!"
After the two discussed it, Deng Fei wrote a reply to Cai Shichang. He did not ask Jiang Fan or Zhong Huai for help. Based on the personalities and positions of these two people, he would definitely urge Deng Fei to send troops to assist, or he would just write the reply.
Literary, half-covered and half-covered.
It's meaningless. This is not an appeal for rebellion. The matter of war must be stated plainly and clearly.
Deng Fei wrote very slowly, almost stopping to think for a while after writing a few sentences. After he finished writing the letter and packed it, he asked someone to go to the warehouse to get a silver bar, two brand-new lanterns filled with lamp oil and a few bags.
The matches came over and were handed to Cai Jian.
"The money is for your hard work, and this lamp is also a gift for you. The reply to Mr. Cai is in the letter, keep it."
As soon as he got the silver bars, Cai Jian's hands sank. He thought that this one only cost more than a dozen taels, so he was so generous. Looking at the silvery appearance of the lantern, it was also a rarity. As for the matches, let alone the matches.
He followed the boat through Min and Zhejiang. Now this thing has been sold in Min and Zhejiang for a box of 2 taels of silver. Some wealthy officials and wealthy families take it out to show off and light one when entertaining guests. Some people also try to
I tried to imitate it with sulfur and saltpeter, but none of them were successful.
After that, he returned to Kume by boat, rushed to Shuri Castle early the next morning, and handed the letter to Cai Shichang. Cai Shichang opened the letter and spent a long time getting used to the writing from left to right and top to bottom.
format, and despised the countless "typos" and the vernacular style of the letter, but I also understood the content above.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Deng Fei said in the letter that Ryukyu was once a vassal of China, so Beihai Town helped with this. However, the help cannot be in vain. The cost issue is very important. If you don’t have enough money, you can slow down.
If you are slow to raise money, if you really can't raise it, just discuss it with your King Shang Mu and see if there is anything you can come up with.
At the moment, he has urgent matters. He will take the fleet to Nanyang in a few days, which may take a month or two. Taking advantage of this period, he asked Cai Shichang to find out all the details of the Shimazu family in Ryukyu.
Your actions will be targeted to avoid hurting innocent people.
Once the situation is clear, you'd better send someone with the information to wait at Akune Castle in Izumi County, Minamikyushu. That place is now under the jurisdiction of Beihai Town. I will send someone to say hello to them. After we meet there to discuss it.
Then he would return with his carbine, and with lightning speed, he would wipe out the remaining members of the Shimazu family and restore peace to Ryukyu.
Cai Shichang didn't know whether to laugh or cry after reading the letter. He said that the rumors were true. These people in Beihai Town were really after money. Such money-grubbing people could actually win against the Qing Kingdom and the Island Kingdom. It was really amazing what happened in the world!
After that, he reported the situation to the palace through King Shangmu's personal servant. When King Shangmu heard that the people in Beihai Town were asking for money, he thought it was okay. If he really wanted to help without money, he would be upset.
Isn't it just a little money? As long as the Shimazu family can be killed, the trade routes on the island country can be reopened. Ryukyu's tax and maritime trade income are not all their own. Moreover, if they can catch up with Beihai Town, they can
One more trade route.
After thinking about the details, King Shangmu sent a message to Cai Shichang, don't the people in Beihai Town want money? Then give them fifty thousand taels! You will be responsible for this matter. The problem is that Cai Shichang can't do it alone, so he has to find someone to do it.
When I have the opportunity, I will go back to Kume Village to discuss the next step with my family.
At the same time, Shimazu Sainobu, who learned that the Beihai Navy had not landed, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He informed Miyahira Qinyun to sell all the sulfur in the warehouse to Beihai Town and give him as much as he had. As for what the other party mentioned
When the two parties cooperated in mining, Lin Hongye refused. In a word, let them get out of here!
Two days later, the Thor left with three thousand kilograms of sulfur bought from Naha, which cost a total of four hundred taels of silver. Before leaving, the doctor in charge, Lin Hongye, kept apologizing to Deng Fei.
, saying that they had rummaged through the warehouse, and that was all they could find.
So after the Northern Navy fleet left Naha Port, it headed west until the beacon tower on Kume Island sent back a message confirming that the fleet had really left. Shimazu Sainobu returned to Shuri from Takamiya Castle.
, continue to be his shadow king.
By the way, after the Ryukyu Kingdom became a vassal state of the Satsuma Domain in the 17th century, the Satsuma Domain set up eighteen "Yuanban" beacon towers on the Okinawa Islands to monitor all incoming and outgoing ships.