Time flies, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and in a blink of an eye, it is the New Year's Festival again.

In this year, he thwarted Wen Tiren's conspiracy and retained the position of governor of Fuguang;

In this year, he defeated the Dutch East India Company, conquered Batavia, and occupied the entire South Seas;

This year, his daughter and son were born one after another, and the family continued to laugh and laugh.

This year can be described as all the best, until the end of the year there were no accidents, unlike last year, when the New Year came, he suddenly received an inexplicable order to go to the capital to report on his work, so he was in no mood, not to mention the year before last, when it came to the New Year, Huang Taiji suddenly attacked the capital, and he spent the New Year in the field camp.

This year, Dongshengtang has gradually stepped into the right track, the various branches of the Ming Dynasty have been put into normal operation, and the business of Dongying and Nanyang has doubled, by the end of the year, the dividends of several major families accounting for half of the shares have reached hundreds of thousands of taels, and even the dividends of small shareholders who have been pulled in have reached tens of thousands of taels, and everyone is simply surprised.

This New Year's Festival Governor's Mansion can be described as very lively, Zhang Bin accompanied his family to have a happy reunion year, but after all, they are the governors of the two provinces, and they have recently entered Nanyang, and they are busy with mundane affairs, it is impossible to stay at home with their families all the time, just after the Lantern Festival, he began to consider, whether to go to Nanyang to inspect it first, or to go to Fuguang to inspect it first?

Unexpectedly, before he could make a decision, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly ran over.

It turned out that the envoys of the Ryukyu Kingdom came to ask for help, and they didn't know what to do, so they brought the envoys to Toban.

The Ryukyu Kingdom is located between Toban and Toei, stretching from Amami Oshima Island in the north, Kikai Island in the east, Hateruma Island in the south, and Yonaguni Island in the west, winding for more than 2,000 miles and with hundreds of large and small islands.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, the king of Zhongshan in the Ryukyus took the lead in paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and then the king of the north of the Ryukyu Mountain and the king of the south of the mountain successively sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ryukyus officially became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, in order to facilitate the tribute and trade between the Ryukyus, gave the Ryukyus a number of large sea ships, and sent 36 Fujian people with the surname of good boat operators and shipbuilders to move to the Ryukyus to help the Ryukyus build ships and operate boats and develop navigation technology.

The 36 surnames of the Min people established the Naha Tang Camp on the floating island near Naha Port on Ryukyu Island, which became known as Kume Village in later generations, and since then it has been integrated into the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the official language of the Ryukyus has gradually become the official language of southern Fujian.

After receiving the news, he immediately ordered people to spread the red carpet in the lobby of the Governor's Palace, and ordered all the guards to line up as a guard of honor, from the gate to the lobby, showing the demeanor of the Ming sect master.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Ryukyu envoy entered the lobby, he lay on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Excellency the Governor, please save us Ryukyu." ”

Lu Xiangsheng arched his hands on the side, extremely embarrassed, there was no way, as soon as the envoy arrived in Fuzhou, he begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother, but he was begged for nothing, so he brought people to Dongfan.

Zhang Bin was thundered by the envoy's authentic Hokkien dialect, and he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Are you the envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom, how do you speak this Hokkien dialect so well?" ”

What he meant, are you a Ryukyuan or a Fujianese, how do you feel that you are a Fujianese!

The messenger hurriedly said respectfully: "The ancestor of the villain is a Fujian craftsman, and he was ordered to move to Ryukyu in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu. ”

It turned out that he was really from Fujian, but he was ordered to move to Ryukyu.

Zhang Bin nodded, and then asked solemnly: "What's wrong with Ryukyu, why do you look like this?" ”

The messenger lamented: "In the thirty-seventh year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Domain of Dongying invaded Ryukyu, and the king of Shangning was taken captive. In the fifth year of the Great Tomorrow Apocalypse, the Toei shogunate asked us to send the prince to Edo every year to meet with the shogun, and we sent an envoy for help, but there was no response. This year, the Shimazu clan of the Toei Satsuma domain asked us to give up the port of Naha and let them garrison troops on Ryukyu Island, so that I, Ryukyu, would not become a puppet of Toei, so King Shoho sent a villain to ask for help, begging the governor to send troops to help us drive out the Toei people! ”

It turned out that this was the case, the Wanli Dynasty didn't know what was going on that time, in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, they still came to ask for the Ming Dynasty, and it is estimated that Wei Zhongxian would not pay attention to it even if he received the news.

Da Ming ignored it, Dongying naturally had to make inches, first asking for tribute, then asking for worship, and now he simply sent people to block Ryukyu Island and let the Ryukyu King become their puppet!

Naturally, he can't ignore this matter, but he can't be the master, and it will definitely not work to send troops to Ryukyu without Chongzhen's consent.

He waved his hand and motioned for the messenger to stand up and speak, and then asked, "When do the Toei people ask you to give up Naha Port?" ”

The messenger hurriedly explained, "It is now freezing in the east and it is not suitable to send troops, and they have asked us to give up the port of Naha next month. ”

At this time, more than half of the first month of the month has passed, and it must be too late to expedite the eight hundred miles, so it seems that the wheels can only be dispatched.

He thought for a moment, and then asked, "Did you bring a national letter?" ”

"Brought it." When the messenger heard this, he immediately took out a scroll from his arms, raised his hands above his head, bent down and respectfully handed it to Zhang Bin.

Zhang Bin stood up, stretched out his hands, and solemnly accepted the national credentials.

When he opened it, it turned out to be neat block letters, and the words were written just like the test papers of the imperial examination.

The ins and outs of the whole thing have been explained very clearly, and he doesn't need to repeat it, just attach a note.

He thought about it, and then said solemnly: "This official must ask the emperor for this matter, and you will wait for a few days." ”

The messenger immediately fell to the ground and begged: "Your Excellency Governor, please send troops to rescue the Ryukyus for the sake of being unusually obedient to the Ming Dynasty for many years!" ”

If this matter is met by others, it is estimated that it will be no fun, but Zhang Bin will never sit idly by, he said with gentle relief: "Don't worry, this official will not sit idly by and watch this matter, within ten days, this official will definitely give you an answer, you can wait with peace of mind." ”

Ten days? It is thousands of miles away from the capital of Daming, can you go back and forth in ten days?

But everyone said so, and the messenger couldn't ask questions, so he had to kowtow and say, "Thank you, Lord Governor." ”

Zhang Bin waved his hand, motioned for the guards to take him to the guest house to stay, and then took Lu Xiangsheng to the study.

When he came to the study, he didn't make a decision immediately, but just beckoned Lu Xiangsheng to sit down, and then rummaged through the bookshelves.

Soon, he found the distribution of Dongying's forces that Chen Hao had investigated.

He opened the information compiled into a book, searched it quickly, and in a short time, he found the information of the Satsuma Domain.

This Satsuma Domain is one of the strongest feudal domains in the East, originally controlled the territory of Satsuma Province, Osumi Province and part of Hyuga Province, and since controlling the Ryukyus, it has developed extremely rapidly, and at this time there are more than 30,000 troops that can be detected!

It looks like a hard bone, Zhang Bin thought about it, and then said loudly: "Someone." ”

Zhao Ru, who was on duty outside, entered in response, and Zhang Bin immediately ordered: "Quickly pass Yu Chenglong, Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhihu to come." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ru arched his hand and quickly retreated.

Zhang Bin pondered for a while, and then took out a blank memo and wrote it quickly, to the effect that he boasted to Chongzhen about the prestige of the Ming army in the Wanli Korean War, implying that Chongzhen that the Ming Dynasty of the Wanli Dynasty had beaten away the regent of Dongying, Guan Bai Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and at this time they were a local prince who dared to bully the subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and if they didn't beat people away, the Ming Dynasty would have no face!

Chongzhen's temper Zhang Bin knows very well, you can't teach him how to do it, you can only list the consequences of not doing it, let him "think" a little, and he will naturally follow your wishes.

At this time, Yu Chenglong, Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhihu actually rushed over one after another, but when they saw that Zhang Bin was writing, they didn't bother, they just greeted Lu Xiangsheng, and then stood there and waited respectfully.

Zhang Bin finished writing the recital, looked up, and immediately said to Zheng Zhihu: "Zhihu, you quickly take a hundred guards, take ten wheels, rush to the capital, and present the letter of the Ryukyu Kingdom and this recital to the emperor, remember, at least wait until the emperor's dictation to come back, it is best to have a holy decree." ”

When Zheng Zhihu heard this, he solemnly took the letter of state and the fold, said yes, and then quickly retreated.

Zhang Bin then said to Yu Chenglong and Zheng Zhilong: "Zhilong, you take 5,000 sailors and soldiers to rush to Nanyang with Jackie Chan, and be responsible for everything in Nanyang, focusing on the fortress in the Strait of Malacca, which must be completed before March." Jackie Chan, after you go over, you will quickly bring back twenty Zhenyuan cruisers, forty Weiyuan battleships, and the soldiers of the Qi family. ”

When Yu Chenglong and Zheng Zhilong heard this, they obeyed the order, and then quickly withdrew.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng on the side was curious: "Shuangquan, is this Satsuma Domain very strong?" ”

Zhang Bin nodded lightly and said: "Yes, at this time in Dongying, in addition to the pro-army of their shogunate generals, it is estimated that the feudal soldiers of the Satsuma Domain are the strongest, and according to the intelligence, their men and horses are likely to exceed 40,000." ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he said worriedly: "Shuangquan, at this time, it is not suitable to start a war with such a strong enemy, right?" ”

Indeed, the Ming Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles at this time, and Zhang Bin has recently captured Batavia, and the Dutch don't know how to retaliate, and he will not have enough manpower to fight such a powerful enemy.

Zhang Bin said resolutely: "Sooner or later, there will be a war between the Ming Dynasty and Dongying, the location of this Ryukyus is very important, and the trade is relatively developed, we must not let Dongying seize such a favorable position and strengthen itself." ”

In fact, in history, the Ming Dynasty has not had a conflict with Dongying since the Wanli Korean War, but the Ryukyu Kingdom was also annexed by Dongying.

Lu Xiangsheng naturally didn't know what Dongying did in the future, he was just analyzing according to the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, now the Ming Dynasty has to face the Jiannu in the northeast, the northwest is not stable, and the revenge of the Dutch is also unstable, it is really not suitable to provoke a strong enemy, but since Zhang Bin said so, he is not good at disagreeing, he can only suggest: "Why don't we recruit a group of recruits in Fujian and practice?" ”

Zhang Bin only remembered at this time that this Lu Xiangsheng is also a fierce general, but his army is not here, it is estimated that he will definitely be transferred in two years, and then find a way to let him train his powerful Tianxiong army.

Thinking of this, Zhang Bin shook his head and said: "It's not necessary for the time being, don't worry, Dongying won't dare to start a full-scale war with Daming at this time." ”

Don't you dare, the Wanli Dynasty almost wiped out North Korea!

Lu Xiangsheng asked puzzledly, "Why don't they dare to start a war with Da Ming?" ”

Zhang Bin said wisely: "Because their sailors are not good, so they can only attack North Korea nearby, at this time, Jiannu is also fighting North Korea's idea, they want to run to attack North Korea just let them eat dogs." ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he nodded abruptly and said, "That's right, no matter how much their sailor master can't be stronger than us." ”

Zhang Bin immediately proposed: "Jiandou, are you busy, if you are not busy, come with me to Ryukyu, how about meeting the Satsuma Domain?" ”

He wanted Lu Xiangsheng to get in touch with the battle in advance, after all, he was a famous fierce general in the late Ming Dynasty, and he would definitely lead the troops to fight in the future.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he said with great interest: "Go to Ryukyu, okay, anyway, there are Menghou in Fujian, and it doesn't make much difference whether I, the governor, are not there." ”

Zhang Bin is so sure that Chongzhen will let him clean up the Satsuma Domain, will Chongzhen really do what he thinks?

Chongzhen is an inspirational emperor, as soon as he received the Ryukyu letter and Zhang Bin's recital, he immediately exploded, this is okay, the Wanli Dynasty has overturned the entire Dongying, at this time, a local prince in Dongying wants to bully the vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, how can this be endured!

He immediately asked Cao Huachun to draw up a decree, condemning Dongying's aggression in stern terms, and ordering Zhang Bin, the governor of Fukuguang, to drive the Satsuma clan out of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

At this time, he didn't consider the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty at all, he only had one thought, that is, what the ancestor Wanli Emperor could do, he could also do, and he must do it!

If it were other governors, it was estimated that they would cry when they were tossed by him like this, just like Xiong Wencan, who served as the governor of Fujian in the first year of Chongzhen in history, he appeased Zheng Zhilong, and exterminated the pirates in Fujian with the help of Zheng Zhilong, but Chongzhen asked him to exterminate the peasant rebels, so scared that he proposed "five difficulties and four indispensables", and tried his best to push, but Chongzhen just let him go, as a result, he was played by Zhang Xianzhong and resentenced, Chongzhen immediately cut him down!

Of course Zhang Bin is not afraid of this, no matter how strong the Satsuma Domain is, he will go and take them down, little devil, he has cleaned it up.