Fang Degang nodded and said, "It's good if the handsome man is not to blame!" But it's a coincidence that the handsome man came! If the marshal doesn't come soon, I'm afraid I'll have to write to ask him to come here. ”

Liu Pei said with a murderous face: "Could it be that something big is going to happen in Ryukyu in the near future?" ”

Fang Degang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Ryukyu is very stable!" But there's one thing, and I hope it happens soon! ”

When Liu Pei heard that it wasn't a bad thing, he smiled and said, "It seems to be a good thing?" Let's hear it. ”

Fang Degang said: "It's the enthronement ceremony of the handsome!" ”

Liu Pei was stunned when he heard this! Then I realized that what Fang Degang said was to let him take over as the king of the Ryukyus! However, since ancient times, Ryukyu has had little status and no influence in Asia. Liu Pei really didn't take the throne of this Ryukyu King seriously! It was Liu Pei who made a blood book at the beginning in order to calm the situation in the Ryukyus as soon as possible.

So Liu Pei said indifferently: "Is this necessary?" Ryukyu is just a small land, so what can you do when you ascend to the throne? It's too young for me to lift my spirits! Ha ha! ”

Liu Pei smiled happily, but Fang Degang didn't smile. He pointed to the map on the wall and said, "No! Although the Ryukyus are a land of projectiles, there was also a place where the throne once stood. The people of this place have long been familiar with the rule of the Shang dynasty. But now that the throne is vacant, it is inevitable that some people will have some thoughts that they shouldn't have! If the great commander can ascend the throne as king, he will be able to stabilize the minds of the aborigines here, which will be beneficial to our rule in this place! I don't know if the handsome man has thought about this? ”

Liu Pei touched his chin and thought about it when he heard it, and felt that what Fang Degang said made sense. Although the aborigines of the Ryukyus do not say much, they are definitely a lot. Somehow to appease them! If they really rebelled one day, they couldn't really kill them all, right? And then the cost would be too great! It will also disrupt Liu Pei's plan.

Fang Degang saw Liu Pei's hesitation, and said: "If the handsome can be called the king, this group of disaster victims can also settle down." After the marshal became king, he naturally had to give amnesty to the world, and some slaves could be released and turned into commoners. In this way, they will be able to settle down and put down roots in the Ryukyus! ”

Hearing this, Liu Pei's heart was disturbed, but he felt itchy in his heart, like a hundred claws. Liu Pei knew that he was really a little tempted! What man hasn't thought of being king? Even the emperor thought about doing it! But at this time, Liu Pei can't be the emperor! Once he is proclaimed emperor, the news will definitely be known by the Ming court, and he will send people to attack Ryukyu in a moment. So it's better to be the emperor!

Fang Degang was observing his words and expressions on the side, and saw that Liu Pei's face was distorted, and he was very vicious. I knew Liu Pei in my heart

It's struggling at this point. So he threw out another weight and said: "Dashuai, those family members who have followed Dashuai for a long time, which high-ranking official doesn't want to be Houlu?" By the way, get a knighthood heirloom! In addition, although the Ryukyu Kingdom is small, there are many positions that need to be installed in officials and generals. For example, even I thought about bringing the name of a prime minister! ”

Liu Pei said irritably: "Don't talk about this today, and let me think about it carefully." We'll talk about it later. ”

Fang Degang knew that Liu Pei would not feel good if he was too tight once, and he might be rebellious. Moreover, the ascension to the throne of the King of the Ryukyus is a major event, and it will only come to a conclusion until Liu Peisi has calculated the cause and effect. So he accompanied Liu Pei to talk about some political affairs in the Ryukyus.

Early the next morning, Liu Pei got up. Today he and Fang Degang went down to see the situation in Tuntian. Liu Pei went down to take a look, and the cantonment points of the victims were in good order by Fang De. Aboriginal villages have also been re-planned. Many official positions in various places have been taken over by Liu Pei's disabled family members. They began to try to handle government affairs clumsily. In fact, not only were they clumsy, but even Fang Degang didn't get started right away. However, Fang Degang had been a county magistrate before, and although his position was not high, he had also carefully figured out government affairs. So the small place of Ryukyu just happened to give him practice, and he has gone from being rusty to being at ease.

Liu Pei stayed in the Ryukyus for three days and was about to return to Shandong. When Liu Pei was leaving, Fang Degang pretended not to care and said: "Shuai, the royal palace of the Ryukyus has been burned, but it is really ugly to put a pile of ruins there!" Why don't I order a new palace to be built, what do you think? ”

Liu Pei was upset by Fang Degang's idea these days, so he agreed without thinking about it. Fang Degang sent Liu Pei away with a snicker, and immediately issued an order to start rebuilding the royal palace in the Ryukyus. However, according to Liu Pei's rules, he did not levy forced labor, but paid for craftsmen.

When the craftsmen of the people heard that it was to build the palace, they all felt that if they could participate in it, they would be honored, not to mention that they would be paid for their work! So there are a lot of craftsmen and civilians who come to apply. However, Fang Degang made a lot of noise about building the palace, but he only hired a small number of people to build the palace slowly.

Soon, however, everyone in the Ryukyu Islands knew that the royal palace was being rebuilt, and that perhaps a new Ryukyu king was about to ascend the throne. So the panicked natives immediately settled down.

Moreover, Fang Degang also sent someone to quietly spread the news, saying that when the new king ascends the throne, he may be amnesty to the world! At that time, I dare not say that all slaves will be restored to civilian status, but there will definitely be a group of slaves who work hard and are released. That's why the work of the victims has changed

Gotta get your strength up. Desperately show himself in front of the village chief and militia captain, trying to become a citizen as soon as possible.

As for the generals and family members, they frowned one by one. In my spare time, there is always a group of people gathered to discuss something. Soon after, there will be a burst of lewd laughter. However, the morale of the army has been improved.

In fact, Liu Pei has been thinking about the issue of being the king on the way back. He admitted that Fang Degang's reason did move him. But Liu Pei also has something to worry about.

First of all, he was worried about whether the Ming court would recognize it after he became king. After all, although he occupied the Ryukyus with a bloody book protection, those old foxes in the court could see what was going on at a glance, and they couldn't hide it!

However, Liu Pei feels that this point does not seem to be a big problem. After all, in the eyes of the Ming court, other places are all places outside the world. As long as they can recognize that they are vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, they will generally not object. After all, the bloodline of this fashionable family has been killed by Fang Degang! That way it won't be too much of a problem. When the time comes, Liu Pei will send someone to bribe some important ministers and eunuchs in the court, and maybe this matter will be over.

The second thing Liu Pei was worried about was whether the Ming court would invite the new king of Ryukyu to meet him? Liu Pei definitely didn't want to show his face in the court at this time! He also wants to be behind it for a few more years. Take advantage of the current stable period to carry out overseas expeditions, so as to lay a larger foundation. In the future, even if you lose the battle with the Liukou and the Houjin Tartars, you can retreat overseas to reorganize your troops and horses and make a comeback.

Liu Pei's talk about laying a foundation not only means laying a relatively large piece of land. Moreover, while Liu Pei laid down a piece of territory, he planned to introduce a large number of people from the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Chenggong's failure in the Northern Expedition was certainly a mistake in his operational thinking, but the more important reason was that his troops were seriously insufficient!

At that time, Li Dan and Zheng Zhilong both immigrated to Taiwan in large numbers. But this migration is fragmented and few in number. This resulted in fewer of Zheng's troops. After all, the army needs to be supported by the common people, and if the number of ordinary people is small, the army cannot be large.

Therefore, during the Northern Expedition, he was reluctant to spend troops to break through the fortified cities on the road, leaving hidden dangers on the back road. In the face of a fortified city like Nanjing, they were even more reluctant to attack the city, and could only hope that the other side would surrender. In the end, he fell for the other party's trick and was successfully delayed. In the end, the return of the Qing army led to a complete defeat.

Moreover, since his defeat, with Taiwan's manpower and material resources at that time, there was no way to organize a qualified army again. So I can only shrink in Taiwan. In the end, it was pacified by me.