Xiao Letian scolded people enough to lose it, and Jin Changsen was scolded enough to be wronged, because Xiao Letian is now purely abusing people with cross-era insight, which is really a bit of a victory.

However, although Xiao Letian scolded fiercely, the truth he expounded was indeed true. Why did the Japanese Shimazu family secretly control the Ryukyu Kingdom for more than 200 years without destroying its temple? Is it really the Japanese who have a great conscience or do not have that strength?

The answer is definitely no, in fact, the key point is still in the interests. The ancient Ryukyu Kingdom was a maritime country recognized by the mainland government, although it was weak but still had the right to tributary trade, and the Kanjin seal had always been under the control of the Ryukyu King.

The Shimazu family needed this name too much, because at the time of the rise of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Shimazu family had already sided on the wrong side and became the enemy of the Tokugawa shogunate. Luckily, directly south of the Shimazu family is the Ryukyu Kingdom, which is still so weak.

The use of military means to control the Ryukyu royal family, and the disguised control of the Ryukyu Kingdom's exploration and trade rights, allowed the Shimazu family to accumulate a large amount of wealth over the course of several hundred years, which is the fundamental reason why the Ryukyu Ancestral Temple was maintained.

Now, the Ryukyu Kingdom's commercial position was on the verge of collapse, and the Qing Dynasty's civil war had put the tributary trade to a virtual end. The customs of the Qing Dynasty were forcibly opened by foreigners, and the exploration trade naturally withdrew from the stage of history.

Exploration trade sounds complicated, but Xiao Letian understands very well that this is just a government-led purchase. The main reason is the civilization of the mainland, that is, the Ming and Qing dynasties closed the door to free trade, and chose the intergovernmental trade, to and from the mainland and overseas countries between the merchant ships, if there is no seal of the gold seal of the trade survey, then the Ming and Qing dynasties have the name of arresting people and killing people. Transactions without the right to trade are considered smuggling.

But now, Britain and France have used cannons to open the closed customs of the Qing Dynasty, and Western merchants who do not have the right to explore trade have flocked to the Qing government, and the Qing government has long been frightened by the fire in the Old Summer Palace, and the exploration trade has been forcibly swept into the garbage heap.

It was against this background that the status of the Ryukyu Kingdom was getting lower and lower, and Ryukyu specialty goods such as sugar, coral, and pearls had been replaced by better goods from the South Seas, while the domestic goods in Japan, except for precious metals such as gold and silver, were not needed at all in the Qing Dynasty, and the commercial status of the port of Naha was getting weaker and weaker.

Of course, there is another important reason, which is the development of navigation technology. By 1865, the clipper trade had swept across the oceans, and this extremely fast sailing ship had freed itself from the shackles of the trade winds and truly became the king of the maritime trade.

The speed of the clipper can reach a maximum of 20 knots, and it takes up to 30 days to cross the Pacific Ocean, and it takes less than 100 days to travel from Guangdong to London, England. Moreover, the tonnage of merchant ships at this time is getting larger and larger, and the number of sailors needed is decreasing.

For example, Captain Corsica's Fortune, laden with bristles from the port of Tanggu and ready to return to Europe, set out with enough fresh water and food to make his journey to Calcutta and even to the Arabian Peninsula. This kind of powerful endurance was unimaginable to European navigators during the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, the Portuguese merchants took simple sailing ships and slowly moved towards Asia along the earth's trade winds, and almost every big port they had to dock to replenish food and fresh water, so the port of Naha at that time was really a must-stop port for all long-distance merchant ships, and the reputation of Wanguo Jinliang was laid down at that time.

"Stupid man, do you know what the progress of the times is?" Xiao Lotian said contemptuously to Jin Changsen and those pro-Japanese factions who were like ashes, "Naha Port was originally not supported by industry and agriculture, and when the tonnage of ocean-going merchant ships was small, you could still fill a few cargo ships with sugar, coral, pearls, and clay porcelain that were your specialties of Naha. But now? Look at the large-tonnage cargo ships built by foreigners, do you have enough cargo for someone to pull for a trip?"

"You can't make any money here, and it's not very useful as a supply port. To borrow what you just said, Naha is close to the Japanese mainland, do you say that people are short of food and fresh water for that day? Can't people go directly to Kagoshima and Hakata to bypass your Ryukyus and go to Hakata to replenish supplies?"

"You idiots have figured it out now? Naha has been marginalized, you have become the chicken ribs of the Shimazu family, what will happen to the Ryukyus who can't make any money? Jin Changsen, at your age, let me ask you, use your wisdom to give me an answer, what do you say will happen to you?"

Xiao Letian's tired lips are dry now, he really doesn't want to talk nonsense with these people, but now he must unify the thoughts of the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers, and if he wants to sing the later plays, he must ensure that King Shangtai will not waver again.

Under the pressure of Xiao Letian's knowledge across the era, Jin Changsen and those pro-Japanese factions were the first to collapse, and those outright pro-Japanese factions did not care for the time being, first of all, Jin Changsen was not a pure pro-Japanese faction, he still identified with his identity as a Ryukyuan person, and everything he did was actually because of his judgment of the situation.

Jin Changsen broke free from the shackles of the soldiers, and knelt in front of King Shangtai with a puff and wept bitterly, "Your Majesty, the old minister is confused, the old minister almost killed His Majesty, please punish me and kill me to deter all the treacherous people in the court...... I just ask Your Majesty to see the loyalty of the old minister and spare my family's life......"

With Jin Changsen taking the lead, the rest of the pro-Japanese faction all knelt down and "begged His Majesty to be punished, and begged His Majesty to forgive the lives of his next family......"

The situation has developed to the present, and the power of the pro-China faction has risen sharply, and at first they still have some doubts about their beliefs in their hearts, and it is not until now that Xiao Letian has uncovered the last hole cards, they know how correct what they have done is.

Yes, everyone knows the story of the cunning rabbit and the dead lackey, and the story of the bird's bow and hide, and they know the root nature of the Japanese greed and selfishness even more clearly.

"Fortunately, there is a Mr. Xiao in the Qing Dynasty, fortunately, we have watched "The Journey to the West", and fortunately, our Wang Yingming, otherwise the Ryukyu Kingdom would have perished in your hands...... Phew!"

At this time, King Shangtai finally woke up from his dazed nightmare, and after listening to Xiao Letian's analysis, he was shocked into a cold sweat. Sure enough, it was right to choose the mainland, if you really listened to the old guy Jin Changsen, he would just survive for a few years at most. Thinking of this, King Shangtai walked up to Xiao Letian and bowed deeply and said.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for breaking through the confusion and becoming enlightened...... Ladies and gentlemen, I declare to you that Xiao Lotian is my teacher, and Xiao Aiqing is the prime minister of our Ryukyu court, no matter what the military and political Mr. Xiao deserves......"

The crowd was in an uproar, and the emperor was still the prime minister? King Shangtai actually restored the prime minister system in ancient China? Oh my God, he didn't consult with his ministers. But at this time, the fool jumped out to oppose it, and under the leadership of Cai Mao and Lin Yuanmiao, all the courtiers bowed their waists ninety degrees to give a salute.

"See Prime Minister, Ryukyu is blessed!"

Don't say that the Ryukyu Kingdom is small, and don't care about Xiao Lotian and his two lives, anyway, in the face of the officials who saluted, and then looked at the palace maids and eunuchs and waiters who knelt down, Xiao Lotian couldn't help but swell, and his waist was straight by three points.

Look at the subordinates behind Xiao Letian, their eyes are full of tears with excitement, and they have followed the adults to fight desperately until now, isn't this glory. Look at Luo Huo, who is in charge of the flag, his chin is almost raised to his head.

After Xiao Lotian's short stinky fart, his mind quickly calmed down, and now the Japanese did not rest, and when they looked up, they could see the Japanese piling up defensive walls all over the mountains, and they were staring at Shuri Castle like wounded wolves.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time for small talk, let's prepare for the battle immediately...... Lord Lin Yuanmiao, you immediately mobilize the palace attendants and palace maids to prepare food and water, and you don't need to boil porridge in a big pot...... General Cai Mao, you and the Shi Ye and the soldiers beside me hurry up to select the elite among the people, and the city wall must be defended......"

Xiao Lotian is now occupying the magpie's nest and starting to call the shots on behalf of King Shangtai, but none of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty dared to resist, only to see the Chinese who kept pouring into the tide from the south gate, these are all warriors who have been baptized by a night of bloody battles, and Shuri Castle is really not the opponent of this group of people now.

It was impossible for all of the more than 100,000 Chinese in Naha Port to follow Xiao Loten, and in addition to the victims, many people scattered and fled with the natives of the Ryukyus into the mountains. But in this way, there are forty or fifty thousand Chinese who fight with Xiao Letian, these men, women and children are almost exhausted, and the men can still hold on, but the women, children and the elderly must be rested.

After a while, all the halls in front of Shurijo Castle were filled with women, children, and the elderly, and soon the smell of rice porridge began to permeate.

On the city wall, Cai Mao and Shi Dakai and many middle-level generals are arranging manpower to defend, and the arsenal of the palace has also been opened, and those swords, guns, swords, and halberds that have been stored for a long time have all been moved out, and there are even iron armor and steel knives produced during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

"Prime Minister, let's have a sip of hot porridge......" Just when Xiao Letian was inspecting the city wall, Lin Yuanmiao, the head of the household, brought someone over with rice porridge to pat himself. But he didn't expect Xiao Letian to glared at him, "The soldiers haven't eaten, I don't eat, hurry up and distribute it to the soldiers and the people, and when everyone has drunk hot porridge, I'll drink it again...... Go, just bring me a glass of water!"

I have to say that the ancients were still simple, these people who have not been bombarded by the news media do not have so many twists and turns in their hearts, and if anyone treats them better, they can really take out their hearts. Xiao Letian even said that he cried all the Chinese around him.

"Prime Minister...... Mr. Xiao ...... Adults ......" The crowd choked up and took the hot porridge that had been served, and tears welled up in their eyes. Xiao Letian was also a little moved by himself, he turned around and rubbed his stomach and sighed secretly, "Pretending to be forced really has to pay the price, I'm hungry with my chest sticking to my back." ”

Time passed minute by minute, and when the pocket watch pointed to seven o'clock in the morning, the sky and the earth were already fully bright, and at this time, standing on the city wall, you could already see the situation of the entire port, the burning city, the fleet of ships on the sea, and the Japanese defending on the mountainside.

"General Cai Mao, hurry up and find me a telescope, do you see if those ships on the sea are the Japanese fleet?" Just as Xiao Lotian had just taken over the brass gilt monoculars, suddenly a flash of fire flashed on the sea, followed by bursts of thunder.

In the blink of an eye, clouds of smoke and dust suddenly rose from the western walls of Shuri Castle, and the entire Shuri Castle shook.

"It's the fleet of the Japanese, it's their ship...... These bastards have opened fire, they have opened fire on the imperial city......" General Cai Mao covered his helmet and rushed towards the western city wall.

At this time, Huashan Liyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Yo Xi, Yo Xi! Our navy is still trustworthy, since they have made a move, we will not lose this battle...... The soft bones of the Ryukyu royal family will surrender soon!"