Chapter 516: The Palace's Mansion (6) Return

Of course, the speech should be artistic!

Considering Feng Shen Yinde's identity, many words cannot be said so directly. Therefore www.biquge.info Wang Chunfeng only used the shortage of food on the island as an excuse, hoping that Feng Shen Yinde could let him Ama - Heshen help one or two.

The so-called don't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, and the flag man has the best face. Even if Fengshen Yinde is unwilling, it will be for Zheng Yi's sake, and he will be a little accommodating. In the end, before Zheng Yi, he took a lot of care of them. wrote a letter of introduction to his Ama and Shen.

Looking at the notes that had not yet dried, Wang Chunfeng suddenly smiled in his heart.

After a few days, Feng Shen Yinde and his wife went south by boat with the envoy.

Because it is a steamship, it is several times faster than a sailboat. So in more than ten days, the ship arrived at Miyakojima.

Its specific geographical location is between 24~25 degrees north latitude and 125 degrees ~ 126 degrees east longitude. Located in the southwest of the Ryukyu Islands and east of the Sakishima Islands, it is the main island of the Miyako Islands, with an area of 158.65 square kilometers and a relatively flat terrain, with the highest elevation of 114.6 meters in the Yokoyama Mountains.

In terms of distance, Miyako Island is about 2,000 kilometers from Edo, 303 kilometers from the main island of Ryukyu (Okinawa), 133 kilometers from Ishigaki Island, an island of the Yaeyama Islands, about 380 kilometers from Jilong Port in Taiwan, and about 800 kilometers from Songjiang Prefecture in Jiangsu.

It is considered an important maritime hub in the East China Sea.

Before the Ming Dynasty set foot enough, this Miyako Island was the territory of the Ryukyu Kingdom. At that time, there were less than a thousand villagers on the island. Later, thanks to the construction of maritime trade routes by the Ming Dynasty, Miyako Island gained the opportunity for great economic development.

In order to control this place logically, the Ming Dynasty also signed a suzerain-vassal treaty with the Ryukyus. Forced the Ryukyus to recognize the status of the Ming suzerain, and ceded the Miyako Islands and Yaeyama Islands to the Ming Dynasty. It is currently under the jurisdiction of the town of Luzon, and a magistrate has been appointed to govern it.

If it weren't for the existence of the Qing Dynasty, the Ming would definitely have swallowed up the Ryukyus in one bite. After all, the population of the Ryukyu projectile land is only a few tens of thousands. Digest them, with no effort at all.

But keep it, and the benefits are obvious.

Because the Ryukyus were very respectful to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty gave the Ryukyus great convenience in terms of trade. In addition, according to the tributary system of the Qing Dynasty, every time Ryukyu paid tribute, he would receive several times the amount of tribute.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty could obtain unimaginable benefits from the Qing Dynasty in the name of Ryukyu.

Anyway, at this stage, Da Ming has to work hard to digest the territory he just swallowed. In the East China Sea, there is also the great god of the Golden Pirate Regiment. So that the economic interests of Daming have been guaranteed to the greatest extent.

There is no need to be in such a hurry to annex the Ryukyus.

It only occupied some strategically advantageous islands, and the rest of the city was still controlled by King Shangwen, who lived in Shuri Castle.

Although compared to the main island of the Ryukyus, Miyako Island has few advantages. However, Miyakojima has a small population, and its centripetal force for the Ryukyu kings is not strong. Coupled with the proximity to the island of Taiwan, it is convenient for Daming to have business ties with Taiwan. It was also more conducive to the introduction of Han Chinese immigrants from Taiwan by the Ming Dynasty.

So in the current situation, Miyakojima is more convenient for the management of the Ming Dynasty.

Now, with the support of the Intelligence Department, the forces of the Heaven and Earth Society on the island of Taiwan have grown and grown. Many villages and communities are controlled by the Heaven and Earth Society. Some major ports and wharves and transportation arteries are also in the hands of the Heaven and Earth Society.

Even some of the local officials are members of the Heaven and Earth Society.

After Miyako Island was occupied and led by the Ming Dynasty, many Han immigrants poured in one after another under the arrangement of the Heaven and Earth Society.

Compared with those displaced people in the Yunnan-Guizhou region, Taiwanese immigrants have a certain amount of savings. It is also Taiwan's land system, which is not yet perfect. Many immigrants from Zhejiang and Fujian were able to reclaim their own arable land in Taiwan.

So in life, it's not embarrassing.

They moved to Miyakojima and could help Daming gain a foothold in a short period of time. And financially, it has reduced a lot of burden for Daming.

Under the right conditions, these immigrants can also radiate to Luzon, Borneo and other places in the South Seas.

As the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, Shan Xinyi also constantly suggested that the Ming Dynasty should take Taiwan as soon as possible and digest the population on the island. Then set foot in Zhejiang and Fujian, and enter the Central Plains as soon as possible.

But after the Ming Dynasty ended the Battle of Nanyang, what was needed most was recuperation. Therefore, at this stage, it is not possible to start a war lightly. The Heaven and Earth Society in the Qing Dynasty has also been lurking until now.

After staying on Miyakojima Island for one night, and after replenishing coal and daily necessities, the steamship headed south again. During this period, for the sake of safety, the envoy did not let Fengshen Yinde and his wife get off the ship.

This made Feng Shen Yinde, who wanted to see the customs of Miyako Island, feel regretful.

It was also the experience of Jeju Island that opened his eyes. So I thought about taking this opportunity to enhance my understanding of Daming.

In the end, the voyage at sea is boring. It is difficult to see anything other than the endless sea. So when I saw the land, I instinctively wanted to get off the boat and take a look.

After about a week, Fengshen Yinde is also used to seeing the sea view with gentle waves and gusting sea breeze. Ahead finally appeared, a large area of dense buildings.

According to the envoy, this is the city of Manila.

Regrettably, the Special Envoy still did not allow him to disembark to take a look. So much so that you can only look through the shallow bay and by the railing.

I saw that the buildings in Manila City are very different from those on Jeju Island. Although there are also bucket arches and cornices, most of them have exotic characteristics. Feng Shen Yinde used to be an errand boy in the palace and was fortunate to see a similar house in the Old Summer Palace.

It seems to be the abode of red-haired ghosts in the Far West.

This made Feng Shen Yinde think that he had come to the far west.

However, after listening to the envoy's explanation, I learned that this place was only occupied by the red-haired ghost and built a city. Over the years, it has become what it is today. Those bucket arch and cornice-style houses were newly built after the Ming Dynasty drove away the red hairy ghosts.

Therefore, the houses in the center of the city are all exotic. But the further outward, the more Ming style it has. And from the appearance, the houses with Ming characteristics are all brand new and extremely pleasing to the eye.

The whole city is also rich in local characteristics for this reason.

After a short stay, the steamer took more than half a month to rush to Johor Bahru. On the way, there are stops at Puteri Port in Palawan, Miri in Borneo, Kuching and other coastal ports. However, in terms of the size and prosperity of the city, it is not as large as one-tenth of the city of Manila and Jeju.

However, Johor Bahru City has broken Fengshen Yinde's perception of the city.

Because of the size of Johor Bahru, it is too big. Not only does it encompass half of the island, but it also covers a large piece of land. The road is full of shops and pedestrians. And in between, there is not a single wall.

According to the envoy, the population of the entire city of Johor Bahru is as high as one million.

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