"Who!" Jin Changsen stood up and turned his head to shout into the darkness behind him. In the light of the swaying torch, several figures were walking towards him quickly.
"Cai Hao, Lin Yuanmiao... um! Fan Jian, shopkeeper Fan? Didn't you return to Tanggu? Why are you back..."
"Haha, do you really want me to leave? After I leave, you can do whatever you want? Whose arms do you want to push Ryukyu into this time? Let me think about it, Japan is no longer reliable, you won't choose , The Qing Dynasty has never cared about Ryukyu, and you won’t choose it..."
"You may have tried to contact the Americans, but unfortunately the United States will only cooperate with Xiao Letian. If you have no chance, then the only ones left are Britain and France..."
"You don't have the means to contact the British, and the British may not like Ryukyu. After all, they have Hong Kong and Shanghai concessions, which are enough for them... So your only choice is the last one, then It’s France.”
Before the old shopkeeper could finish his words, Lin Yuanmiao rushed up and spat in Jin Changsen's face in a very shameless manner, "Traitor, traitor! After being a Japanese slave, do you want to be a foreign slave again? I am ashamed to share the same palace with you." minister!"
At this time, the naval admiral Cai Mao, who Xiao Letian personally accepted his fate, also sighed and shook his head: "Brother Jin, if you had no choice but to defect to Japan before, we could still forgive you, but now you are really unforgivable for defecting to foreigners..." Listen to my advice and go home and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. When the Prime Minister comes back, we will plead with you!"
"Hahaha...hahaha!" Jin Changsen didn't wipe the thick phlegm on his forehead at all. It seemed that he wanted to spit it out.
"I know you will scold me. You are all moral gentlemen. I, Jin Changsen, am just a villain! But have you ever thought about it? If a weak country wants to survive, it does not rely on modest gentlemen like you. It depends on forever. It’s us little people!”
Jin Changsen's face was filled with tears. All his grievances in his life broke out at this moment. "I am a villain. I admit that I am a villain. But if you don't want to be a villain, I won't be a villain either. So who will? You can't govern a country based on emotions. You have to be a villain." Know how to bow to reality!"
"When the Japanese were here, three thousand armored ashigaru plus the Kanfune fleet overwhelmed our Ryukyu Kingdom. At that time, Cai Hao, you were the general of the imperial army. How many soldiers did we have in hand? Lin Yuanmiao, you In charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, how much money do you think we have in our treasury?"
"Without soldiers and money, do you just stand on the river bank and laugh at those of us who fell into the water? Damn it, I don't want to have relations with the Japanese or foreigners, and I don't want to be a villain. Who will be responsible for His Majesty's safety?"
Jin Changsen pointed at the colleague who was pressing forward and said sadly, "Yes, I admit that I was wrong. I did not expect that the Prime Minister had such unnatural means and led a group of common people to kill all the Japanese thugs. I am convinced, I am completely convinced, even if the Prime Minister kills me with a knife at that time, I will have no complaints!"
"The Prime Minister did not kill me, nor did he even take away my official position. I, Jin Changsen, am not a person who refuses to repay his kindness, and the heart in my chest is not black. If the Prime Minister is in Ryukyu, in Shuri Castle, even if Foreigners from all over the world are knocking on my door, if I, Jin Changsen, have any intention of surrender, I will die a good death!"
Having said this, Jin Changsen took two steps back, leaned weakly against the wall, and said faintly, "But the Prime Minister is not here. It is a pity that the Prime Minister does not know whether he is alive or dead. It is a pity that we have only developed our strength for a year. What can we do with you?" Fight against the Western Barbarians? The only solution for now is to surrender to the Western Barbarians as soon as possible. Our Ryukyu Kingdom must overcome this difficulty!"
"Haha, it's ridiculous. Do you want to be subdued if you want to? Do you really think that Xi Yi is a good man and a believer, and you can forget about it as long as you kowtow and submit? This is a dream!" Cai Hao was not polite at all at this time, he pointed at Jin Changsen's nose scolded.
"I don't know how you got here over the past year or so. I'm afraid you haven't read the Prime Minister's Journey to the West once. I've probably turned a deaf ear to the small lessons I've taught us many times!"
"The Prime Minister has said more than once that the future world will be an era of great changes and reshuffles. Countless powerful countries will rise and countless weak countries will decline. This is the trend of the times and cannot be resisted by human power... "
“If our Ryukyus were located in the deep ocean, far away from busy shipping lanes, if we were hidden in the desert of North Africa, avoiding the clutches of industrial civilization, maybe we could still barely maintain our country and live in such poverty. If it goes on for a hundred years or a thousand years, who can say for sure?"
"But our Ryukyu Kingdom is the gateway to the East China Sea and the keyhole that can control the East Asian ocean. Whoever can control this place can lock the door to East Asia... As long as we have a powerful navy in hand, we can go north. It can bombard Japan and North Korea, and it can cover the South China Sea of Taiwan to the south..."
"All the coastal trade routes of the Qing Dynasty will be controlled by our artillery, and the deep blue waters of the Pacific Ocean will also become a place for us to show off our power! Jin Changsen, wake up, Ryukyu is the place of the Four Wars, you want to hide your head Living a small life? You are dreaming!"
Cai Mao has really made progress. He is a fanatical believer in Xiao Letian's Western learning. After he completely bowed to the Prime Minister's door, his main study direction was modern navy and geopolitics.
Xiao Letian is very clear about the terrifying level that human science and technology will reach in the future, how the form of war will change in the future, and the competition between countries for global strategic locations will reach a fierce level.
Obviously, the Ryukyu Kingdom is such a place of four wars. Maybe it is still a little difficult for the great powers in the age of sailing battleships to occupy and digest the Ryukyu Kingdom, but as time goes by, when human productivity and war destructive power increase a little more, , I’m afraid Ryukyu will not be so lucky.
The same is true in real history. In 1871, five years later, Japan after the Meiji Restoration would send troops to capture Ryukyu, destroy its ancestral temple, withdraw its national title, and even capture King Shoutai on the Japanese mainland. From that day on, Ryukyu The kingdom officially disappeared into the long river of history.
"The ancients said that every man is not guilty of carrying a jade. The precious geographical location of our Ryukyu Islands is that piece of flawless jade. There are too many people staring at us. If we are surrounded by wolves, we will be eaten up sooner or later!"
With a bang, Jin Changsen's fist hit the wall with surprising strength and blood splattered everywhere. The useless minister roared with all the strength in his chest.
"I know! Of course I know! You have read adults' books, and I have read them too. I also did not fail in any of the little lessons you took. I don't understand what you said!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu What else can I do besides risk my life?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Prime Minister! Why are you not here? Why are you still alive and dead? If you were here, maybe a miracle would happen, but you are not here... That aura that takes over the world is for your own use. We don’t understand this magical skill!”
This is the cry of a weak country, and this is also the reality faced by a weak country. At that moment, everyone, including King Shangtai, put away their resentment towards Jin Changsen. They sighed secretly. They had understood this man. The heart of an old minister.
In the final analysis, Jin Changsen is a pragmatist. He is loyal in his heart and has his own moral values, but he also understands that people should bow to reality. Since many injustices exist, they have reason to exist.
This is a docile minister who is not good at using strong medicine to get rid of the root of the disease. He only knows how to use warm and tonic medicinal soup to extend the life of a regime. There are too many such politicians in human history. Not all of them can become heroes at the forefront. Pragmatists will always be the majority.
The city suddenly became cold, and no one knew how to speak. The imperial guards in the distance hid far away, for fear that a conflict would affect Chiyu in the next second.
It took a long time before Old Master Fan Jian walked to him with a sigh and whispered, "You have your reasons, but now we have no way out. Do you know why I turned back from the sea? Because I have already Got the latest information..."
"Now the French Emperor has sent a special envoy to gather all the warships in the Indian Ocean that can be used for expedition. A total of ten warships with a total of 600 cannons are coming from south to north, and we have not received any declaration of war until now... …My good lord, think about it carefully, will these French people appreciate your show of weakness?”
"What!" Jin Changsen yelled in fright, and then covered his mouth with his hands.
"Did the French declare war without declaring it? Did they directly send a fleet to attack us?"
Fan Qian was right. Everything was thanks to the good fortune left by Xiao Letian. When the Tanggu Foreign Trade Company was attacked by thugs, a French merchant ship had provided help to Xiao Letian and the others. The captain was named Cosi. Chia.
Although Corsica is a Frenchman, he is also a businessman. It is precisely because of his close relationship with Lotte that he made a lot of money from these ocean trades.
A businessman pursues profits. He knows that if the expedition fleet destroys Lotte & Co., it will be difficult to find such a good partner in the future.
Without thinking for long, the Corsican captain brought the information that the expeditionary force was about to attack Naha to Naha. He just happened to block the old shopkeeper Fan Jian who was about to return to Tanggu in the open sea.
When Fan Qian heard this, he was so frightened that he was almost paralyzed. The city of Naha is too important to my uncle. Two days ago, he communicated with an American cable merchant and wanted to lay a submarine communication cable from Naha to Tanggu. It can be seen that this city The importance of cities.
The old shopkeeper didn't say anything and ordered the return flight on the spot. However, he didn't expect to see the swaying Jin Changsen coming to Shuri Castle just as he arrived.
"Master Jin, I have told you all the information. Now the French are furious and want to carry out a punishment war. Although the law of war says that you cannot raise troops in anger, but now the French have done this. When they are angry, they will Do you accept your show of weakness?"
At this time, Jin Changsen finally came to his senses. He suddenly reached out and wiped away the tears on his face, and stood upright again with all his strength.
"War without declaring? War without declaring! This is the intention to destroy our Ryukyu Kingdom. Since we have already broken our skin and are unreasonable, why should we be polite? Let's prepare for war!"
"Jin Qing!" The young King Shangtai couldn't believe his ears. He had never seen Jin Changsen with such fighting prowess. This really fulfilled Xiao Letian's words.
If a person is not pushed to the point of despair, then even he himself will not know how terrifying he is!
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