At this time, the canonization was completed, and Wang Wencheng and others were also relaxed-minded and agreed to it. Liu Pei turned around and instructed people to announce that there was a performance of the Southern Opera troupe and a fireworks show today, which attracted a burst of cheers from the people in the audience.

In the next few days, Liu Dahai accompanied the delegation to inspect the Ryukyu Islands. Wang Wencheng and others also put on the shelf of the Heavenly Empire, bluffing the people into kneeling and kowtowing when they saw it. When they knew that this was the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, they would kowtow even more religiously. This fully satisfied the vanity of Wang Wencheng and others.

After more than ten days passed, Wang Wencheng and others boarded the ship, left Ryukyu with a large number of gifts, and set out on the return journey with satisfaction.

After sending off the mission, the first thing Liu Pei did was to recruit Liu Jiang. As soon as Liu Jiang entered the door, Liu Pei asked, "How is the situation among the people these days?" ”

Liu Jiang said with a smile: "Very good! Everyone recognized the rule of the head of the family, and now everyone mentions the head of the house as the title of the king. That's not what they call it! ”

Liu Pei then asked, "What about those people who are in tandem in private?" ”

Liu Jiang said: "There are indeed many people who are secretly connecting in tandem in private, wanting to make something come out. But after the envoys of the Ming Dynasty were canonized this time, they all immediately quieted down! Some of the people I bought also reported to me that many people who took the lead in the series have decided to be ordinary people with peace of mind! I have to say that the head of the family asked for canonization, this trick is really a stroke of genius! ”

In fact, Liu Pei didn't want to be the king of the Ryukyus at all. In his mind, there was no point in being a king of the Ryukyus. It is better to be king than to occupy Southeast Asia and then be king. What does it mean to be the king of a small land in the Ryukyus!

But in order to give the people below a hope, and also to stabilize the rear of Ryukyu, Liu Pei had to find a way to ask Daming for canonization. Fortunately, the results seem to be good.

Liu Pei nodded with satisfaction after listening to Liu Jiangde's words, and then sighed and said: "Even the people of the Ryukyus are so convinced of the Ming Dynasty, it can be seen that the Ming Dynasty has a deep foundation and cannot be easily shaken!" Pity! Pity! ”

To say that among the people under Liu Pei, Liu Jiang is the one who knows Liu Pei's thoughts best. The first is that he often follows Liu Pei, and the second is because there is an old brocade guard behind him who is guiding him. So he always knows Liu Pei's inner thoughts well. So Liu Jiang saw that there was no one around, so he whispered: "Family master, things can't be done in a short time, let's slowly figure out a way." After all, the head of the family still has a foundation in Shandong, if the head of the family becomes the chief soldier of Shandong in the future, many things will be much easier! ”

Liu Pei did not deliberately hide his thoughts in front of Liu Jiang. Because he knew that the old brocade guard behind Liu Jiang had already noticed it. So Liu Pei said: "But it will take a long time until the Ming Dynasty loses its morality!" After all, the Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years, and there are still some Jiwei. ”

Liu Jiang said: "But looking at the current natural and man-made disasters of the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid it won't be too long!" And the head of the family also said that we are still young, at least twenty years away! ”

Liu Pei nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, we can afford to wait!" Also, although those people in tandem have quieted down, you still have to strengthen the monitoring and don't let them out of your sight. If there's something wrong, you can cut it first and then play it! In short, they can't be allowed to brew anything bad in the Ryukyus! This is our big rear after all! ”

Liu Jiang said with a straight face: "Don't worry, the head of the family, I will watch them firmly!" Won't give them any chance! ”

Liu Pei said: "That's good! Also, what are the voices in the army? ”

When Liu Jiang heard Liu Pei ask about the situation in the army, his expression became much more serious. Because he knew that what Liu Pei valued most was military power. So he thought about it carefully for a while before saying, "Everyone is very excited after this canonization!" So there is a lot of discussion about knighthood. ”

Liu Pei's face was a little cold after hearing this. He asked, "What does everyone say?" Why only discuss the matter of knighthood, but not the matter of promotion? ”

Seeing Liu Pei's cold face, Liu Jiang lowered his head and said, "Everyone's idea is that although Ryukyu is small, it will destroy a country anyway. Well, since it is the work of destroying the country, the size should be divided into titles. Therefore, there is a lot of discussion in this regard, and we don't have many troops now, and the promotion of official positions is just a false promotion. So everyone's enthusiasm for promotion is not very great. ”

After listening to Liu Jiang's explanation, Liu Pei also expressed her approval in her heart. There is indeed only so much for the army, and it will not be expanded much in a short period of time. Even if you are promoted, it is just a promotion on the spot, and the power in your hands is still so great, there will be no change. At most, it's a salary increase. But it's not the same with a knighthood. After all, a knighthood is something that can be passed down to a family.

Liu Pei sighed and said, "It seems that everyone's motivation is much lighter. ”

Liu Jiang was scared when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Actually, everyone's motivation really hasn't retreated!" It's just that everyone has no goal for a while! If the head of the family can show the next move, I think everyone is still willing to fight side by side with the head of the house! ”

Liu Pei felt relieved when he heard this. And think about it again, I really haven't announced the specific plan for the next step, so I can't complain about everyone slacking off. So Liu Pei said: "That's true, I really should find a chance to talk to everyone!" Is there anything else you have there? ”

Liu Jiang said after a moment: "My master told me that if I am really knighted, I must choose the lowest title. He also said that when the head of the family is knighted, he might as well release a smaller title and keep a higher title to attract everyone, so that maybe everyone will work harder. ”

Liu Pei nodded secretly after hearing this, feeling that what the old guy said was consistent with what he thought in his heart. In fact, regarding the issue of knighthood, Liu Pei already has a plan in his heart. At this time, asking Liu Jiang again is just a habitual monitoring of the situation in the army. After all, Liu Pei's plan is very big, and it can accommodate the existence of many titles.

After that, Liu Pei asked Liu Jiang many things, and Liu Jiang also answered them one by one. In the end, Liu Pei let Liu Jiang go.

In the period that followed, Liu Pei took the opportunity to make rounds around the island. During the inspection, Liu Pei also met with many soldiers and civilians. As a result, Liu Pei found that after the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, not only the aborigines of the Ryukyus settled down, but even the victims who migrated from the Ming Dynasty also settled down and began to take root and develop here. This made Liu Pei glad that he had made a good move!

Liu Pei used the name of the Ming Dynasty to stabilize the interior of the Ryukyus this time and completely pacified the back road. At the same time, I also feel very emotional for the more than 200 years of Jiwei in the Ming Dynasty. A thin canonization decree can make hundreds of thousands of people live with complete peace of mind, this kind of power is very terrifying!

At the same time, Liu Pei was also glad that his original decision was right. did not blindly set off an incident in Daming, but chose to forbear and accumulate strength in private. Otherwise, it will be Da Ming's full force to greet him! At that time, I am afraid that I can only flee back to modern times. Therefore, Liu Pei completely strengthened his belief that the sea first and then the land.

Just when Liu Pei finished his inspection and was about to rush back to Shandong, there was another good news. It was the Shimazu family that completely opened the route to the Ryukyus. The first thing to arrive was a batch of rice from the Wa Kingdom. This batch of rice has greatly alleviated Liu Pei's current food situation.

And these grains are not disposable yet, they will be a long-term business. This is also conducive to Liu Pei's plan to suck blood in the Japanese Kingdom. At the same time, being able to use the rice of the Wa Kingdom to feed the people of the Ming Dynasty made Liu Pei very happy.

This also marked the beginning of the cooperation between Liu Pei and the eunuchs of the inner treasury. Liu Pei could use this rice transaction to tell them that he had completely resumed trade with the Shimazu family. In the future, there will be a steady flow of silver into the emperor's treasury and into the hands of these eunuchs.

This would not only strengthen the position of the Ryukyus, but also allow these eunuchs to open up an intelligence network in Beijing. In the future, if there is any wind and grass in Beijing, Liu Pei will quickly grasp it. This is crucial for Liu Pei.

Therefore, Liu Pei immediately ordered Liu Jiang to select capable people and began to infiltrate Beijing with the help of this line. But he strictly ordered Liu Jiang to draw a line with these eunuchs on the surface. After all, in more than a year, the Emperor of the Apocalypse should die of illness and Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne. When the time comes, he will purge Wei Zhongxian and his party, and it will not be good if he involves his own people again.