When Ryoma Sakamoto saw the outline of Naha Port in his sight, he was completely stunned. Is this the Asura Hell? The Naha Port of Bankokujinryang was completely burned down in just one night?
In front of Ryoma-kun, the flames in the city were still burning, with billowing black smoke rising straight into the sky. The west wall of Shuri Castle was riddled with holes, and many sections of the wall collapsed, revealing the dark rammed earth inside.
The sea facing Shuri Castle is full of debris, wood chips and the like. Dozens of foreign merchant ships are firing desperately at the hillside to the east of Shuri Castle. The shells are hitting the rocks one after another. area pouring.
Sakamoto Ryoma could no longer understand the situation. What was on the east hillside? I looked through the binoculars and saw that there were still vague traces of the Japanese fighting there. There were artificial low walls and white flags, and there were some bodies of dead soldiers on the ground.
But what is surprising is that there are no living people in the rocky area to the east. Why are these foreigners still firing? Don’t they need money for their cannonballs and gunpowder?
Ryoma Sakamoto really couldn't figure out the situation. In fact, even Xiao Letian didn't expect the current situation.
In the recent shelling battle, in order to give these Americans a talisman, Xiao Letian specifically used flags to inform the American merchant ships that the shelling was fired at the request of the Ryukyu royal family, which changed the nature of the war. It used to be a righteous act, but now it has become a mercenary led by the government.
Since they were mercenaries, the Ryukyu royal family would naturally have to reimburse them for the cost of firing. Moreover, shelling the Japanese army was a diplomatic dispute, so the home country of these merchant ships had an excuse to negotiate.
Now the Western powers are eager for these weak Asian countries to go to war with each other, because as long as there is a war, there will be trade, there will be diplomatic consultations, and there will be a redistribution of interests. In a word, only when the water is muddy can the big fish in deep water float up.
It was based on this consideration that when the foreigners on the sea saw this semaphore, all the businessmen went crazy. Update as soon as possible
"Oh, these American liars, they actually secretly accepted the Ryukyu Kingdom's request for help, and they actually became mercenaries! They didn't tell us about such a lucrative matter. It's really something that uncle can tolerate and aunt can't tolerate... To the leader Even if the semaphore is issued in the city, we will also participate in quelling the chaos, and we will also carry out armed intervention..."
The British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish... merchant ships from various countries took action, spread their sails and quickly grabbed the position, and launched a "tragic" bombardment towards the retreating Japanese position in the east.
It is absolutely reasonable to say that it was tragic. Now the entire bombardment has turned into a corpse-whipping event. The American merchant ships had long escorted the surrendered Japanese customs ships and moved aside to watch the fun. Now everyone is watching these foreign clowns. They are performing.
The piles of rubble on the hillside were turned over with artillery over and over again, and the bodies that had been blown into pieces were once again thrown into the air. It seemed that they could be directly transformed into fertile soil without the help of bacteria and microorganisms. Update as soon as possible
These foreign merchant ships desperately showed off their power, and the subtext was very clear, 'Ryukyu royal family, you'd better see how powerful we are, and the final mercenary expenses cannot be underestimated.' In addition, they are also trying to establish prestige for their own government.
Sakamoto Ryoma slowly approached Naha Port amidst the sound of shelling. When these foreign merchant ships discovered a lone Japanese customs ship, a French merchant ship and a Dutch merchant ship actually regarded him as a fish that had slipped through the net. Man Sail rushed forward to catch someone alive.
"Raise the white flag... send out the flag immediately and tell them that we are envoys from Japan, negotiating on behalf of the Shimadzu family..."
The French and Dutch confirmed it several times before reluctantly letting the ship pass. When Sakamoto Ryoma slowly approached the dock, he realized how serious the conflict this night was.
"Hell on Earth, this is the Shura Hell mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures!" Sakamoto Ryoma commanded the ship to carefully park on the half-destroyed trestle. Before landing, he could smell the pungent smell of blood and the after-effects of burning. The burnt smell.
Ryoma had been to Ryukyu once. In his memory, the port of Naha was extremely beautiful. There were endless tropical fruits and supplies from all over the world. The streets were lined with trees all year round, and businessmen from all over the world crowded around. Rub your heels. But now, except for ruins and ruins, no one has cleaned up the corpses on the street, just lying on the roadside.
When Ryoma and his party just boarded the pier, they encountered a group of Chinese guards. These Chinese who had gone through a night of blood and fire merged with the Ryukyu Kingdom's imperial army to form one guard after another to quell the chaos.
"Look, there are Japanese on the pier, and they are armed with knives. Catch them quickly..." A guard of more than 40 people quickly surrounded them with various weapons. Please come to more and faster chapters.
"We are envoys. We have just come from Kagoshima, Japan. We are not here to fight... Let us go to see King Shangtai, let us go to see Mr. Xiao..." Sakamoto Ryoma and his party explained for a long time before finally giving up. Due to the doubts of the group of guards, a group of people pressed them towards Shuri Castle.
Along the way, Sakamoto Ryoma saw countless ruins and corpses. He heard all the curses of the surrounding guards and could understand them. Gradually, he understood the cause and effect of the conflict throughout the night.
"Baga, Yamamoto Kiyoshi is a stupid pig. This devil who only knows how to kill is simply a madman. You said you want to kill Xiao Letian, but you can't just kill him? Why do you want to use the gangsters of Evil Hachiro? Why do you want to trigger racial strife? A war of genocide? You bastard..."
Sakamoto Ryoma was cursing in his heart, when suddenly at the intersection ahead, two frightened Japanese ronin rushed out from the left, stumbling and covered in blood. In the first update, more than 20 Chinese people rushed out behind them, grabbing stool legs and big wooden sticks and chasing after them.
"Beat him to death, beat them both to death. These two ronin are the men of Evil Hachiro. I know them..." Amid the yelling, a ronin fell to the ground on top of his big horse. The Chinese came up from behind and used wood to The stick beat him to a pulp.
Ryoma Sakamoto couldn't believe his eyes. Is this still a humble and polite Chinese? They were too cruel, especially the way those people looked at me was as cold as if they were looking at another species.
"What are you looking at? Go away quickly. If you piss off our Prime Minister later, you guys will suffer the same fate... Damn it, you are just a bunch of beasts. The daughter of the owner of the Pier King will be humiliated to death by these rogues. In the end, they fucking cut their bodies into pieces. Is this something a human being can do? Just wait until the Prime Minister destroys your entire Japanese family..."
Of course Sakamoto Ryoma could understand Chinese. While he was feeling chilled, he also had questions, "I'm sorry, who is the prime minister you are talking about? When did the Ryukyu Kingdom have the official position of prime minister?"
"Bah... you ignorant little Japanese kid, the Prime Minister is of course Mr. Xiao Letian from the Kingdom of China. King Shangtai has already recognized Mr. Xiao as the emperor's disciple and worshiped the Prime Minister. The first update. Do you know what a Prime Minister is? He is a Prime Minister. Ah, the biggest among all officials..."
Sakamoto Ryoma frowned when he heard this. If he was negotiating with the Ryukyu royal family, he had a 100% chance of winning. But if the negotiating opponent was Xiao Letian, he really didn't dare to think about it.
Along the way, Sakamoto Ryoma saw countless scenes of Chinese guards suppressing Japanese ronin. The Naha Port, which used to have hundreds of thousands of Japanese, suddenly changed overnight, and all the Japanese disappeared. It wasn't until he walked to Shuri Castle that he realized that the Japanese in Naha Port were now in a life-or-death crisis.
"Luo Huo, take your musketry team and go to the dock immediately to purchase ammunition from the Endeavor. Mike is on the Endeavor, making large purchases from all foreign merchant ships, asking them to provide muskets and ammunition at cost prices. If you want to follow me in the future Do good business, now is the time for them to invest..."
"Sir, where can I get the money from?" Silly Luo Huo still asked, but Xiao Letian scolded him, "I owe you first, tell them that I am the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and they will be a scumbag..."
"Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun... the two of you gathered as many strong Chinese men as you wanted, tried every means to search for weapons, surrounded Huashan Liyuan's courtyard and the military camp behind him from the east and west, and let all Japanese The army surrenders unconditionally. If you don’t lay down your weapons before 12 noon, I will kill them all..."
"Yes!" Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun received the order and immediately went down to make arrangements.
"General Cai Hao!" Xiao Letian turned his attention to General Cai Hao of the Ryukyu Forest Army. "I asked before, you were once a general of the Ryukyu Navy? Then you had to go ashore because you had no money to build a ship? Well, I'll give you a chance. Now you recruit me from among the people of Ryukyu, and you want experienced sailors. I will be able to form a navy for you in a short time..."
When Cai Mao heard this, his excited eyes filled with tears. He knelt down on one knee and hit his chest with his right fist, "Thank you, Prime Minister... please Prime Minister, please give me the captured Japanese ships. I can get these four captured ships in less than a day." The ship is sailing on the sea..."
"Very good, I can give it to you. You go directly to the dock to find the Americans. Take my warrant and give it to Mike. He will help you coordinate..."
Xiao Letian was sitting at the South City Gate, arranging follow-up tasks one by one. It seemed that he had already deduced the situation, and he had considered all possibilities after the war. Updated immediately. Of course, he also knew that the people standing outside the team with their heads bowed were the envoys from Japan's main island. He also knew that the one at the head who was about the same age as him was Sakamoto Ryoma.
But now Xiao Letian has no time to pay attention to him, so he should just leave him alone for now, regardless of whether he is famous in history or not.
"Lin Yuanmiao..." Xiao Letian shouted, and the Minister of Revenue quickly ran over, lowering his head and waiting for the order.
"I am already the prime minister of Ryukyu, where is my official seal? You are in charge of the treasury, and you can engrave the prime minister's seal for me immediately... and the notice of peace and security must be posted. Otherwise, the people of Ryukyu will not know that I am an official. How can I Order?"
Lin Yuanmiao smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes. "Prime Minister, don't be surprised. Don't be surprised. I have asked the chief officer to go to the warehouse to select the treasures, but Prime Minister Yin Liuqiu Kingdom has never made them before, and he doesn't know the specifications... King Shangtai asked his ministers to come down and ask. Ask the prime minister, do you want a gold seal or a jade seal? There is also ivory in the treasury, and jade from Burma..."
"Wait! Jade? Is it from Laokeng Bing? How about Shuitou..." When Xiao Letian heard about jade, he suddenly thought that jade like jade was not as highly respected in ancient times as it was in later generations. It was just one of the jade stones. It’s just a classification. China’s extreme love for jade in modern times is actually due to Cixi, because Cixi is famous for her love of jade, and her preference also caused the skyrocketing value of jade.
What a good thing. I want to eat more of it while it is still cheap. It will also be a wealth for my children and grandchildren in the future.
Lin Yuanmiao obviously didn't understand the professional terminology Xiao Letian said, "Huh? Prime Minister, please make it clear, I don't understand what you are saying..." Xiao Letian slapped his head and smiled, "I asked you whether emerald green is green, yes. Not really good stuff from Myanmar..."
"Yes, yes, I have seen it before. It is very green, and its origin is very clear. It must be the best jade ever owned by the Burmese royal family..." Xiao Letian laughed when he heard this, "Why don't you go quickly? I'm still waiting to use the seal. .”
Under Xiao Letian's methodical arrangements, the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom exercised his power for the first time. He arranged both military and civil affairs in an orderly manner.
Naha established a security guard and now began to isolate the fire scene, clean up the dead bodies, and conduct military management of the entire city. Subsequently, grassroots officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom began to gather residents, distribute food, clean wells, and carry out preliminary work to calm the people.
On the sea, Xiao Letian hired the fastest clipper ship belonging to the Netherlands and asked him to immediately go to Tanggu and contact Shopkeeper Fan of Letian Yang Company. The reconstruction plan of the Ryukyu Kingdom is indispensable for money and materials, and these must be transported from the mainland. Come up.
Time passed by, and there were not many officials left around Xiao Letian. During this period, Xiao Letian ignored Ryoma Sakamoto at all, and this influential figure in modern Japanese history was also waiting very patiently. .
It wasn't until the pocket watch reached ten o'clock in the morning that a messenger broke the silence between the two. "Report...report to the Prime Minister that the Japanese military camp on the top of the mountain is in a defensive posture and refuses to surrender... Sir Xiao Hexin and Sir Sima Yun requested support from the Musketeers. Please rest assured, Prime Minister, we will definitely capture this military camp at noon!"
