On the third day of March in the first year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Kumi Village.

The southeast of the Ming Dynasty and the Ryukyu Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty want to strengthen the treaty of honest and eternal friendship between the two parties and the peace and trade charter, thinking that the two sides will abide by the rules in the future. Shoshi, Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom; It is good for the generals to take orders to act cheaply, and to give full powers, and to read and verify them publicly, because the articles of which will be discussed are listed on the left......

The main contents of the Kumemura Treaty are:

1. Friendship: In the future, the people of the two forces, no matter where they are, should love each other, be sincere and reconciled, and jointly ensure peace and tranquility for thousands of years.

This is a statement on the surface, and in private Yan Changwu promised not to interfere in the internal affairs and diplomacy of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Yes, we do not interfere directly, but further cultivate pro-Chinese factions,

Establishment of a representative office of the Southeast Province in the Kingdom of the Ryukyus to handle the interests of the Southeast Province and related affairs.

2. The Southeastern Prefecture shall establish three military bases in the Ryukyus, one in the north as the Amami Island Chain, the Central Ryukyu Islands, and the Sakishima Islands in the south.

This island ... On September 19, 1611 (the 16th year of Keicho in Japan), the then Ryukyu monarch King Shōnin was forced to sign the "Satsuma Domain's 15th Article" with the Satsuma Domain, recognizing the Satsuma Domain's control over the Ryukyus. At the same time, the five islands of Amami (i.e., Kikai Island, Tokunoshima, Amami Oshima, Okinirabu Island, and Yoron Island) will be located.

The Ryukyuan people did not dare to do this, out of the request of the Southeast Prefecture... Yan Changwu, this baby wants to make trouble.

Naturally, King Shangfeng and the Ryukyuan people were very happy and happy to see it come to pass (this is also an important reason why the Ryukyuan people are willing to sign a treaty, so that the Ryukyuan people can explain to their ancestors), so Yan Changwu said that once the Amami Goshima is recovered, it will be returned to the Ryukyuan people.

The people of the Southeast Province look down on the Ryukyu Islands!

The place is barren, and there are no good specialties, so let them take care of their own children, so we don't have to post it upside down!

Now it's all posted, and the rent is 10,000 silver dollars a year!

Yan Changwu persuaded his subordinates like this: "We are not short of this money, and it is worth it to control a shipping route with 10,000 silver dollars, whether it is military or political, so that the Ryukyuan people can get benefits, their monarch can explain to the people, we can also preach that we are not robbing, and we can also use this as an aid to make our allies live better!" ”

Natural proverbs are like a tide, and they praise Yan Changwu for their benevolence and righteousness.

In addition to the garrison bases, the treaty also allowed the warships and merchant ships of the Southeast Province to anchor at various ports for replenishment and rest with the permission of the Ryukyu Kingdom, subject to the tax and administrative laws of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

If a person from the southeastern province commits an offense in the Ryukyus, he shall act in accordance with the laws of the Ryukyu Kingdom... However, there must be a hearing by the representative office of the Southeast Prefecture, and no interference will be made in its disposition.

"Since we have committed something outside, we must accept the punishment, and we will not do anything that is rampant and domineering!" Yan Changwu specially approved this clause that seemed to be unfavorable, and he said with a hint of murderous aura on his face: "I, the person I hate the most, is that the person who ignores the law and discipline represents our face outside, and dares to lose my face, the Ryukyu Kingdom sentenced the prisoner to three years in prison, and I will add one more year!" ”

"Having said that, since there is our hearing, the Ryukyuan people will give face!" Yan Changwu said in a slow tone: "Let the prisoner return to China to serve his sentence!" ”

It is a tide of words again, and Qi praises Yan Changwu for being as selfless and benevolent as Bao Gong. . . Yan Changwu said to him angrily: "I'm not black!" ”

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3. Establish 'Mazu' as the protector of the Ryukyu Kingdom!

The Southeast Prefecture sponsored the construction of many Mazu temples in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom were responsible for leading the people to worship at four o'clock.

This is an extremely significant move, and when he says and does it, Yan Changwu promises to bring the glory of Mazu to the world, and this is only the first step, and he spares no effort to promote the Mazu faith.

4. The Southeast Province provided a series of assistance to the Ryukyu Kingdom, including the training of the army, the establishment of hospitals, and the export of agricultural technology.

Training the army is a win-win thing, for the weak military strength of the Ryukyu Kingdom, of course Yan Changwu will not help them build a navy, even if they give warships they can't afford to raise it, but there is still no problem in strengthening their land defense forces.

The Ryukyu Kingdom sent officials and children to the southeastern province for military training, so that the pro-southeastern province faction could be cultivated, and the southeastern province generously covered all the expenses.

This is a martial matter, as for the literary matter, it is not ridiculous and generous, and the people of the Ryukyu Kingdom are also better than the southeast prefecture.

The establishment of hospitals is an aspect that the southeast government can handle, and its Southeast Naval Academy has a military medical department, which is actually responsible for the training of both civilian and military medical personnel.

So... With the hospital, it is a great thing that the city will serve the people of the Ryukyus, and even more so for the people who come to the Ryukyus from the southeastern prefecture!

Agricultural export technology... We will not give our core technology of making money to others, but we also hope that our allies can live well, not too poor, so as not to lose the face of our Southeast Province, and say Look, the forces that follow the Southeast Province have not had a good life... This statement is reflected in the memoirs of Chen Xinji in the Southeast Prefecture.

Therefore, in the Treaty of Kumemura, the southeastern province sent old farmers to the Ryukyus to teach agricultural planting techniques and water conservancy engineering.

Chen Zhenji, who was in charge of the agricultural affairs of the southeast province, was very handy, and he pointed out to the Ryukyuan people that sweet potatoes and rice were the mainstay, and sugarcane and fruits were grown as cash crops to earn money.

He said to the prime minister: "We have packed your sugarcane, and we will collect as much as we want, and give money at the market price!" ”

That's nice!

4. The Ryukyus provide convenience for the Southeast Province, and the Southeast Province also provides convenience for the Ryukyus, and the Ryukyu merchant ships can enter the port to replenish and rest when they arrive in the Southeast Province, and the two sides agree that they are equivalent to their own people.

This is the benefit of having the status of "Da Ming"!

There is a sense of identity, to be honest, the garrison of the Southeast Province in the Ryukyus actually infringes on the interests of the Ryukyus, but the Ryukyuan people warmly welcome the entry of the Southeast Province, if it is not for the word "Daming" on everyone's head, how can it be so easy?

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All kinds of favorable conditions have made the Ryukyuan people deeply recognized, and they praise this as the Ming people!

Monk Chen Xinji signed a contract first, and then the heads of the two sides, Yan Changwu, the overseer of the Southeast Prefecture, and King Shangfeng of the Ryukyu Kingdom each used their seals, and the contract was established!

King Shangfeng used the golden seal that the Ming Dynasty canonized to him, and Yan Changwu's seal was a jade seal!

The seal carved from the high-grade mutton fat white jade printed the words "Southeast Mansion Yan", which made the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers look a little strange, and they knew very well what they had encountered. (The power that dares to openly use the jade seal is obviously incomparable)

But the situation is stronger than people, and the Ryukyuan people can only deceive themselves: fortunately, they are still Ming people, and fortunately, they can help their lost land!

Therefore, the name of righteousness is very important.

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That night, under the detention of the Ryukyuan people, Yan Changwu stayed in Kume Village.

Chen Xinji told Shang He: "...... Our southeastern province has its own laws and disciplines, and those who are not allies, general-level officers are not allowed to stay on the shore, and must go back to the ship to sleep, and now we are allies, so we dare to let the overseers stay in Kume Village! ”

Shang He said continuously: "...... and shall not fail to keep the covenant. ”

It is a good thing that Yan Changwu does not return to the ship, otherwise he will be frightened.

The three ghosts of the Japanese want to blow up the big ship of the Southeast Province!