Before Liu Pei left the Ryukyus, he gathered those trusted military and political dignitaries for a small meeting. Moreover, before the meeting, Liu Pei stressed that this meeting must be kept absolutely confidential. At this meeting, except for Fang Degang, a civilian official, the rest of the people were all people in the army, and they were all old brothers who followed Liu Pei's family, and they were all absolutely trustworthy people.

The meeting was held in the council chamber of the large camp. When everyone was summoned by Liu Pei, they didn't know what was going on. When everyone entered the conference hall, they found that there were two small tables at the front, one on one side. A large curtain hangs on the wall at the back.

As soon as everyone saw that they were all acquaintances, they asked each other about the purpose of the meeting, but no one knew.

A moment later, Liu Pei and Fang Degang walked in one after the other. When everyone saw Liu Pei coming in, they all stood up and saluted, and someone shouted handsome! Some people shouted the king, some people shouted the king, and the scene was a mess.

Liu Pei was very angry when he saw their messy appearance, so he shouted loudly: "Lizheng! ”

All the people present were trained by Liu Pei himself, and they were all tortured by queue training. So as soon as they heard Liu Pei shouting to stand upright, everyone subconsciously stood upright. One by one, the posture is standard, so that Fang Degang has seen a freshness!

Liu Pei said: "From today on, everyone will call me handsome!" The title of king, the prince is not used now. Do you understand everything? ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "Understood! ”

Liu Pei returned the salute to everyone. Everyone saw Liu Pei's posture and felt a little drumming in their hearts. However, Liu Pei did not pursue them. He waved his hand directly and said, "Sit down." ”

After speaking, Liu Pei took the lead in the main seat, while Fang Degang sat down at the table next to him. This fully shows Liu Pei's trust and respect for Fang Degang. When everyone saw this seat, they also exchanged glances below.

After everyone sat down, they all subconsciously sat up straight and waited for Liu Pei's words. After Liu Pei sat down, he saw that everyone was very satisfied, so he said: "It's not bad, this is like a soldier!" Without further ado, I don't mean anything else today, just to tell you something. ”

After listening to Liu Pei's words, everyone relaxed a little. After all, Liu Pei is their head of the family and their instructor at the same time. It is inevitable that there is some nervousness in his heart.

Liu Pei said: "Do you know why you will be called handsome in the future and not the prince?" ”

Everyone shook their heads. Liu Pei said: "Because I don't think it's interesting to be this prince!" But when you get a palm-sized piece of land, you close the door and call the king, don't you feel bored? ”

Everyone present was a soldier himself, and as soon as he heard Liu Pei's meaning, he knew that he still had the idea of expansion, and they all became excited. Even the eyes are shining!

Liu Pei guessed what everyone was thinking when he saw everyone's expressions, so he smiled and said: "Ben Shuai has been very busy during this time, so I haven't talked to you about the future." So I'm bringing you here today to talk about our goals for the next stage. ”

After saying that, as soon as Liu Pei waved his hand, a guard stepped forward and opened the curtain behind Liu Pei, revealing a huge map. The map depicts the East China Sea and the South China Sea. Among them, the Ryukyus have been marked in red. Taiwan and Penghu, not far from the Ryukyus, are marked in yellow. Elsewhere it's gray. There are also a few thick yellow lines on the blue sea.

Liu Pei stood up, grabbed a thin wooden stick and pointed at the map and said, "Have you seen this map?" The red one on the top is the Ryukyus. I won't talk about the big Ming next to me. Even the nearby Wa Kingdom and Taiwan are many times larger than the Ryukyus! So I think it's very boring for this prince of the Ryukyus to be it! Today I'm going to tell you what's next? Our next step is twofold. One is to occupy Taiwan! ”

Saying that, Liu Pei used a thin wooden stick to tap twice on Taiwan. Tong also pointed to several yellow lines on the sea and said: "The second goal is to monopolize the entire maritime trade. ”

As soon as Liu Pei's words fell, the people below became in a commotion. Everybody likes to be shaped. In their perception, this means that there is a big battle to be fought! At the same time, the territory they have in their hands will also expand!

Through this battle with the Shimazu family, these officers have a clear understanding of the combat capability of their troops. In their opinion, they are already one of the strongest armies in the world! If they go to war again at this time, they are confident that they can win any battle!

Liu Pei dropped the thin wooden stick and said, "I haven't had a specific plan yet, so I'll talk about something else first." I know that some of you think that if you destroy the Ryukyus Kingdom, we should be knighted. Hello everyone, hold this title and live a little life in peace. But have you ever thought about it? Why did we take over the Ryukyus? ”

Someone at the bottom said: "It's a good plan!" ”

Liu Pei nodded and said, "Well, this fart is good!" ”

Everyone burst into laughter. Everyone made fun of the person who spoke. Liu Pei didn't have many subordinates at this time, and they were all familiar with each other, so the atmosphere was relatively harmonious.

Liu Pei waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "The plan is indeed good, but I am not alone. That's one reason, but everyone also helps. And the most crucial problem is that the country of Ryukyu is too small! Any daimyo in the Wa Kingdom can completely defeat him. So is it interesting for you to hold the title of such a small country? Some people may say, "Aren't we trading partners with the Shimazu family now?" How can there be another fight? But have you ever wondered how many daimyo there are in the native country of Wakoku? Even if we have a friendly relationship with the Shimazu family, will the Shimazu family help us if other daimyo invade? ”

The people below glanced at each other, and someone said, "I'm afraid not!" ”

"yes, maybe they'll join forces to attack us."

Liu Hui smiled with satisfaction and said, "It seems that everyone understands the truth. That's right! Although we are not afraid of the armies of the Japanese country. If we can win against the Shimazu family, we can also win against the Otomo family, and even the Tokugawa family! But have you ever thought about it? What if these daimyo unite to attack us? Or one day, what if a daimyo unifies the Wa kingdom and attacks us again? We can win the first time, but we can't win the second time! Because the Ryukyus are so small, there is not the slightest room for manoeuvre! The population of the Ryukyus was too small, and after a battle, the army did not have time to replenish. ”

Everyone present was stunned by the scene depicted by Liu Pei. But they pondered Liu Pei's words carefully, and felt that they were very reasonable. Judging from the map, Ryukyu will definitely not be a match for the Wa Kingdom. Even if you win the first few battles, as long as you lose once, Ryukyu will not be able to turn over! At that time, what if you are a national prince? It's not a dead end! So everyone looked at Liu Pei with wide eyes, waiting for his next words.

Liu Pei deliberately didn't speak for a long time, just to give everyone a time to think. Seeing that everyone understood, he got up and pointed to the map: "Ryukyu is small, but let's look back at Taiwan." I won't say how many times Taiwan is the Ryukyus. If we occupy Taiwan and then settle down from the Ming Dynasty, how much will our land area and the population of the people increase? At that time, it will be the Ming Dynasty who will attack us, and we will all have the strength to fight! Therefore, even if everyone is for a higher title, and at the same time can let future generations pass on the title for a long time, everyone can't abandon their determination to forge ahead! Do you know what I mean? ”

At the same time, everyone shouted excitedly: "Understood." ”

Liu Pei continued: "Taiwan not only has excess land, but also has countless mineral resources on it. When the time comes, it's all money! And more importantly, Taiwan is close to Daming, and we can directly control Penghu and the surrounding sea with Taiwan as a base. You must know that almost ninety percent of the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty is in Fujian and Zhejiang. So if we occupy Taiwan and at the same time control the shipping lane, it means that we hold a flowing Golden River! When the time comes, whether we expand the navy or the army, we will have both troops and silver, and the world will be so big, where will we not be able to dominate? ”