In the Ryukyu Kingdom, although the royal family and the people extremely worshiped Han culture, and the number of Han people in Ryukyu was very large, it was defeated by the Shimazu family in the Battle of Keicho Ryukyu, and this began the Japanese colonial era for more than two hundred years. . Over the past two hundred years, Japanese culture and customs have gradually affected the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Look at the city built according to the mountains. There are Japanese-style hot springs, lodges and noisy taverns everywhere. Rongrants and businessmen wearing wooden clogs, and swaggering through the streets with singers painted in white powder in their arms. The third-line voices in the tavern are intertwined with Japanese style and singing, which sounds unique.
The team led by Xiao Letian and the others was too large. It could not be accommodated in one dormitory. Under Liang Kun's advance arrangements, all four dormitories on one street were occupied. Among them, Xiao Letian lives in the "Sakura-no-yado" with the best scenery. This famous Japanese-style hotel in Naha not only has two century-old cherry blossom trees, but also draws a stream of running water from the hot springs on the mountain, exuding A hint of sulfur. Update as soon as possible
"Take a bath, take a bath... My body is full of the smell of sea water. I won't have the appetite to eat until I wash it off..." Xiao Letian has been unable to walk since he saw the hot spring. The storm yesterday filled his body with sea water. , it still smells like sea salt.
Regarding Japanese culture, what Xiao Letian likes most is their hot spring bath custom. There is a blue sky above the head, surrounded by carefully repaired stone platforms, and the warm hot spring water wraps the body. The refreshing feeling is beyond words. described.
Just when Xiao Letian was staring at the towel, closing his eyes and relaxing, a timid girl's voice suddenly came from behind him, "Sir, this is the sake you asked for, please use it slowly..." Xiao Letian heard the strange sound. In Chinese, he turned around and saw a little girl in kimono kneeling behind him with a rosy face. Update as soon as possible
"Well, thank you..." Before Xiao Letian could finish thanking him, what shocked him was that the little girl actually started to take off her clothes. The kimono is originally just a piece of cloth tied with a belt and then put on. The little girl took off the belt and the inside was naked.
Xiao Letian suddenly remembered that in ancient Japan, the maids in dormitories not only had to work, but also had to sell themselves. The life of the lower class people in Japan is extremely difficult, and Japan does not have the same feudal ethics as China, so there is no sense of guilt at all when it comes to buying sex.
The little girl got naked into the water and began to wipe Xiao Letian's back with a loofah. It looked like she had practiced her skills. She was rubbing and massaging, and Xiao Letian was so comfortable that she almost cried out.
"What's your name? How old are you this year? Where is your hometown..." Xiao Letian asked casually while lying on the stone platform with his eyes closed.
"Folk girl... Qianxia, I come from the distant Shikoku. I came here with my father who was doing business... Unfortunately, my father never came back after he went to sea. I only live with my younger brother. here……"
Qianxia is an eighteen-year-old girl. Perhaps the torture of life has made her numb. When he mentioned her father and mother who died of illness, there was no sadness in his tone, as if he was calmly explaining to a stranger. same thing.
The young one rubbed Xiao Letian's skin. It seemed that Qianxia was very experienced. She knew how to make a man more comfortable. Just when she was about to help wash the sensitive parts, Xiao Letian suddenly stood up from the water.
"Okay, help me get dressed, I'm hungry..." Qianxia was a little surprised. He knew that Xiao Letian's body had reacted, but why did this Chinese restrain himself? Am I not beautiful? Or no money?
Soon Xiao Letian made her even more confused. When she knelt down in the water and held two shining silver eagles in her hands, the little girl burst into tears.
"Arigado...Thank you, thank you..." The naked girl knelt in the water and cried with excitement. She had never seen such a generous guest, who gave so many rewards without asking for his own body.
Xiao Letian smiled at him, turned around and walked back to the dormitory. He knew very well how poor Japan was before the Meiji Restoration. Updated as soon as possible It was an extremely hierarchical country, and all the wealth was concentrated in the hands of the military family. Even the emperor sometimes needed the support of military generals.
Among the lower-class people in Japan, farmers who have been oppressed by layers of hard work may not be able to eat a bite of the rice they grow for a year. After they pay their taxes, the remaining rice will be exchanged with merchants for cereals as soon as possible. That's it. You may not be able to eat enough.
Girls from civilian families are even more miserable. They have to work hard since they were young. Once they are more than ten years old and can be sold for money, many of them are sold directly. Those who are in a better situation can get married, while those who are miserable will be sold directly. To a brothel.
A girl like Chinatsu actually doesn't make much money working in a dormitory. The boss only provides her with food, accommodation and daily clothes, and maybe one or two small coins for a year of work. Normally, when Qianxia sells herself, all she can get is a meager amount of copper coins. She is happiest when meeting the wealthy maritime merchant Qianxia, because they sometimes give her hundreds of coins.
It would be very pitiful if she met local guests from Japan and Ryukyu, and she could only endure it if she was given dozens of copper coins. What? Do you think she can refuse? Don't even think about it. If Chinatsu dares to refuse a guest, the hostess of the dormitory will kick her out immediately.
Today, Xiao Letian generously gave her two silver coins. Each of these beautifully minted foreign silver coins would cost at least a thousand copper coins. Qianxia was so happy that she went crazy.
Xiao Letian left Qian Xia and returned to the house. By this time, lunch had been served and everyone else had already begun to feast. Xiao Letian's portion had not been touched yet.
"Sake, tempura, Japanese tofu, miso soup, sashimi..." The food is all exquisite but very small in quantity. Although it is beautiful, it also has a small family atmosphere.
Now that Xiao Letian has recovered from the fatigue of the journey, he is studying the next plan with Shi Dakai and others while eating. Xiang Shaolong and the green forest masters he led were scattered around the dormitory, closely guarding the surrounding plants and trees.
"Military advisor, I have just had a secret meeting with the Ryukyu royal family. They said that the Japanese are very strict now, and it is difficult for us to meet alone with Ryukyu King Shangtai. However, the envoy also said that King Shangtai will prepare a picnic the day after tomorrow, and the royal family will meet He tried his best to create opportunities to meet alone..."
After all, Shi Dakai has been to Ryukyu once. He has a secret connection with Ryukyu King Shang Tai. This is not a secret. Japanese spies have been paying attention to him.
Xiao Letian held the sake cup and pondered for a while, "Tell me about the current situation of the Japanese. How many troops do they have and who is their commander?"
At this time, Liang Kun next to him took over, "The Kingdom of Ryukyu is still a territory of the Shimazu family of Satsuma Domain in Japan. It is not directly controlled by the Japanese shogunate, and the Shimadzu family's control here is also invisible. They also claim Ryukyu to the outside world. It is a kingdom..."
Although Liang Kun looks rough on the outside, he can become a qualified general. His heart is still very meticulous and he also knows the history of Ryukyu very well.
Although the Ryukyu Kingdom has always regarded itself as a vassal state of China, even the King of Ryukyu has attempts to annex China. Updated as soon as possible. However, due to the indifference to the ocean during the Ming and Qing dynasties, mainland China's actual control did not extend to the Ryukyu Islands. It was more of a cultural influence.
Japan was different. In 1609, Japan's fourth year of Changqing and the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Kyushu Shimazu Iehisa sent Kaguyama Hisaka and three thousand soldiers to invade Ryukyu and included it in the Shimazu family's territory.
But what is very strange is that the Shimazu family did not depose the King of Ryukyu. On the contrary, the Shimazu family just hid behind the King of Ryukyu and secretly controlled the Ryukyu Kingdom. Officials stationed by the Shimazu family must be consecrated once again by the King of Ryukyu before they can perform their functions. Moreover, the Shimadzu family did not obstruct the Ryukyu King's diplomatic activities between the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Is it because the Shimadzu family does not have the strength to annex Ryukyu? The answer is no. The Shimadzu family almost unified the entire Kyushu during Japan's Warring States Period. If Toyotomi Hideyoshi hadn't mobilized the country's troops to conquer the country, then Japan's history would not have been what it would have been.
At this point, Xiao Letian had already understood. Liang Kun's words and some records from his previous life finally overlapped. The conspiracy in the history of the Shimazu family turned out to be true.
The root of everything is still trade. Due to the isolation of the country in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the trade situation was very distorted. It was carried out in the form of tribute. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, trade between overseas dependent countries was always in a state of restriction. Overseas countries did not just want to trade, they had to hold the contract issued by the Ming and Qing courts at the specified time and place. to trade legally.
In this way, the right to explore and merge is crucial to the surrounding small countries. Being able to increase the number of transactions with the mainland will naturally enhance national strength.
The Shimazu family retains the Ryukyu royal family, and his purpose is to use the Ryukyu Kingdom's exploration and trade rights to make profits for his family. In real history, during the period of the Tokugawa Shogunate's seclusion policy, the Shimazu family used their conspiracy to secretly trade with the Ming Dynasty, thus accumulating very strong financial resources over the past century.
Some unofficial histories of Xiao Letian's previous life also record that the reason why the Satsuma clan was able to become a vanguard in supporting the imperial family during the overthrow movement before the Meiji Restoration was because the financial resources he accumulated over the past two hundred years provided them with strong support. backing.
To put it bluntly, without the selfless support of the Satsuma Domain, the Tokugawa Shogunate would not have been overthrown so easily, and the Meiji Restoration would not have been so smooth.
"The current general leader of the Shimazu family stationed in Ryukyu is a family elder named Kaguyama Rigen. He is a descendant of Kaguyama Kudaka who invaded Ryukyu. The leader of his generals is Yamamoto Kiyoshi, who is known as a master of spears. The iron spear is very powerful. The head of the civil service is Takenaka Inoue, who is proficient in Chinese studies and knows foreign languages..."
"As for the evil Eight Lang I saw on the pier, he is basically a gangster who bullies good people and collects protection money to survive. There is nothing to fear at all..."
Just when Liang Kun was introducing the inside story of the Ryukyu Kingdom to Xiao Letian, Xiang Shaolong suddenly shouted from outside the dormitory: "Where did you come from, you little thief, dare to show off in front of me..." After saying that, there was a burst of noise outside the dormitory. The sound of clanking metal.
The generals around Xiao Letian all picked up their weapons and formed a ring to protect Xiao Letian inside.
"Don't make such a fuss, let's go out and take a look..."
