"The lower officials must help the country handle this matter!" , Ma Siguan really ate this carrot, and there was a caravan between the Ryukyus and the mainland at home, and the big list of collecting supplies for the Red Flower Society at the moment naturally refused to let go.

After arriving at Shuri Castle the next day, there were several big businessmen from the Ryukyus who came to visit, not only the members of the Ma family, but also the other four of the five famous families also sent their own representatives, and then Wu Sihua was completely relieved, if only the Ma family would be worried about the lack of strength, now that the five families are together, there is nothing they can't do in the Ryukyus.

According to the figures reported by these merchants, Wu Sihua discussed with the representatives of the commerce department, divided the materials in his hands into five parts of different sizes and handed them over, and agreed to redistribute the quota after one year, and if he wants to obtain more quotas in the next year, it depends on those people who can provide more and better resources for the Red Flower Society, as well as the political performance of their families.

Next, Wu Sihua and Su Changquan went to the Ryukyu royal palace to go through the process again, first took the letter of return to Shun sent by the Ryukyu king Shang Mu, and then took out the national letter of the Red Flower Society to canonize Shang Mu as the king of Zhongshan and read it aloud, and the Ryukyus officially broke away from the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became a vassal state of the Red Flower Society, which was located before Sulu and Bo Ni in the sequence of tribute.

With the official name of the upper kingdom and the subject state, the Red Flower Society intervened in the dispute between the Ryukyus and the Satsuma domain, and the fleet anchored in the port began to unload the silk and porcelain and other goods transported, began to replenish fresh water and food, and prepared to march into the northern five islands, of course, when leaving, he did not forget to take the army of the Ryukyu Kingdom with him. After everything was cleaned up, Wu Sihua and Su Changquan re-boarded the flagship and sailed to the islands in the north occupied by the Satsuma Domain.

"You said this is a good fleet, why does the chief helmsman have to order someone to paint it black?" , On the battleship, Su Changquan couldn't help but ask. He knew that this was just Chen Jialuo's bad taste!

Led by this third-class sail battleship named Zhiyuan, the Safflower Society's huge fleet traveled long distances to the outside of the five islands, first conducting a shooting practice in the coastal sea, and smashing the simple fortifications built on the islands by the Satsuma Domain; Then under the cover of artillery fire, the marines landed at a rapid pace.

"The heavenly soldiers of the kingdom are really brave!" , after seeing the earth-shattering artillery fire of the Red Flower Society's fleet. The pale-faced Master Ma stammered a compliment, he was secretly glad in his heart that he had wisely agreed to the conditions of the Red Flower Society, otherwise under the attack of this army, Shuri Castle would probably not be much better than the fate of these small islands.

As soon as the Marines came ashore, a group of samurai from the Shimazu family, dressed in tattered armor and brandishing their swords, rushed towards the newly landed Marines on the beach with small steps.

"Front row, gun raised. Put! Rear row, forward, gun raised, put! After many Qing cavalry charges, the commander calmly issued an order, and it didn't take long for dozens of samurai to be swept away.

The soldiers pressed forward step by step, and the first islet soon fell under the control of the Red Flower Society, and the next few islets were concocted. Within a few days, the entire northern five islands had all fallen into the hands of the Red Flower Society.

"I'll leave these five islands to you! Don't forget the grace of God! ”。 Wu Sihua said lightly, "By the way, General Su sees that there are a few good ports on this island, so rent them to me as a military port for the Red Flower Society!" Naha and several other islands also have some suitable places, and they will also be handed over to us, with the garrison of the Red Flower Society. I don't think you have to worry about harassment from the Satsuma clan anymore! ”

"The heavenly soldiers of the kingdom are willing to protect us and others, and the state is grateful!" , How dare Ma Siguan say nothing now, not only agreed, but also took the initiative to send benefits, "After the official goes back, he can call on labor to help Shangguo build a military port and barracks!" ”

"Hmm. This matter is bothering Officer Ma! It is convenient to deal with such an interesting person, Wu Sihua nodded.

After sending the Ryukyu officials and soldiers to the island and carrying away all the savings of the Satsuma clan over the years, the fleet did not return to Shurijo Castle and sailed to Kagoshima Castle of the Shimazu family.

Seeing this, Master Ma hurriedly asked tremblingly, "Dare to ask the kingdom of Shangguo?" ”

"Oh, you're asking where we're going?" , Su Changquan said with a big grin, "This war is very expensive, I am afraid that we will spend hundreds of thousands of silver after this battle, since it is for you Ryukyu, this military expenditure is naturally not our expense, and you Ryukyu are victims, so I have to ask for the Shimazu family!" ”

On this day, Shimazu Shigehiro, the seventeen-year-old lord of the Satsuma Domain, was reading a book of navigation written by a Dutch in his study, when a noisy voice suddenly came from outside the door, and before he could get angry, a samurai opened the door and bowed down and said, "My lord! There is a fleet of black ships on the sea, the enemy ships are menacing, and the ships sent by the noble lord have all been sunk by the enemy ships. ”

At present, although Shimazu Shigehiro has begun to pro-government, the real power in the domain is still in the hands of his maternal grandfather Shimazu Takashi, but now that such a big thing has happened, Shimazu Shigehiro can't care so much, and immediately follows the samurai to the place where the discussion is held.

Before they could reach the place, there was a burst of earth-shattering artillery fire outside, "Be careful, lord!" The loyal samurai immediately protected Shimazu Shigehiro, and the sound of artillery fire stopped after a long time.

"I'm afraid there are two hundred cannons!" The battle-hardened samurai quickly estimated the enemy's strength based on the sound of the cannon, "I'm afraid this is not something that our Shimazu family can defend alone!" ”

When Shigehiro Shimazu arrived at the meeting place, Shimazu Takatsu and the elders of the family were silent, and they didn't even understand who their opponent was before they suffered such a violent blow, and they didn't understand what was going on for a while.

After a while, the samurai in front came to report that the samurai dog stationed on the Goto Islands in northern Ryukyu had been released by the enemy ship, and that there was something important to report to the feudal lord.

"Could it be the Ryukyu fleet? But how could there be such a huge ship in the Ryukyus! Shimazu muttered to himself, "Let him in!" Find out who our enemies really are! ”

After a while, the little dog with a broken arm walked in quickly with a small short leg and knelt on the ground, "Lord, something is wrong!" ”

"Tell me, whose subordinate is the black ship? What did you come to my Shimazu house for? ", Shimazu shouted.

"The person who came is the fleet of the Red Flower Society, and they say that now that Ryukyu is their subject country, the Shimazu family rashly occupies the territory of the subject country, and the crime is unforgivable!" , the samurai replied crying. (To be continued......)

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