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What Jian Chen did in the Ryukyus was a big gift to the new governor Chen Zizhen, but this big gift made the governor a little overwhelmed.

He was not a figure in the army, and he became a governor in charge of military affairs from a civilian official such as a patrol and a general administration, and many things were difficult to do.

Previously, when Jian Chen pretended to be a merchant and brought news that the Satsuma Domain might join the Ryukyus, he also thought about it for a long time and sent thirty or fifty people, thinking that it would be best if he could advise those people of the Satsuma Domain to stop thinking about the Ryukyus.

At that time, the news was uncertain, and it was considered a forecase. When he was newly appointed, he knew that Chen Jian and other Fanbang people had sent people to the capital to discuss tribute and trade, and he also knew that he had acquiesced in allowing these people to stay in Tamsui, but he didn't know how to deal with them.

It can only be said that the previous disaster relief in Quanzhou left a good impression on him, and he couldn't solve the problems left before, so he could only follow Xiao Gui Cao.

However, I never expected that in a month, the news from the Ryukyus side completely plunged the officialdom of Fujian into an incredible chaos.

The first news was that more than 3,000 people from the Satsuma Domain invaded the Ryukyus, and a big battle was held, in which the deputy general Hirata Masumune was beheaded, the main general Kayama Hisataka was captured, and more than 900 people were killed.

Such news is simply a miracle, the former commander-in-chief Zhu Wenda once won the head of more than 30 Japanese robbers, and he can be reported to the capital to reward 52 taels of silver.

This time, more than 900 heads were beheaded, and a major general was also arrested, especially the news brought back that the captured Kayama Hisataka had also invaded North Korea with the Shimazu family.

At the time, many people did not believe that this was true, and the results were somewhat striking, and the political significance was more important than the results.

When everyone didn't quite believe it, the news came a second time, and this time it was confirmed. Letters bearing the seal of King Shangning arrived, interspersed with some vague black-and-white photographs.

These officials have gradually accepted such a thing as photography, although some people think that it is to suck people's souls, but after all, some people still accept it, thinking that this thing cannot be faked, looking at the corpses scattered on the battlefield, they have already believed ten percent.

Everyone thought it was funny that these people didn't overstate the numbers. However, after thinking about it, these people are not officials after all, and they are not involved in the evaluation of meritorious service, so they are even more happy, and they say that they can share the credit no matter what.

Especially as time passed, the news became more accurate and more detailed, and Fujian's civil and military officials fell into a carnival.

The captured Birch Mountain Hisataka naturally had to be escorted to the capital, which was one of the best events in the past few years, and these credits were indispensable.

What Chen Zizhen has to consider is how to report this matter.

How to report involves two most important questions.

The great merit of strategizing and defending the Gongbang Sheji naturally belongs to the governor. But how do you divide the rest of the credit? What part of the people were sent? Is there still a lot of outrage in support? This is the first thing to consider.

The second question is, what is going on here? These Fanbang ships who claim to be Great Xia are even more skilled in guns and firearms than the Japanese Kou, is it a good thing or a bad thing for them here?

The emperor and the central officials were far away in Beijing, and the local magistrates would decide the future direction of the matter, and Chen Zizhen did not want to make a decision alone, so he asked the officials of the military affairs, coastal defense, and naval divisions of Fuzhou to discuss this matter.

Someone who took a bribe naturally understands what to say.

"My lord, I think this is a great thing. In any case, Ryukyu is also a tribute state during the time of Taizu, and this time it also shows the power of our Celestial Empire, and it will be more restrained than the Japanese people. If the Ryukyus are occupied, then Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian will be in a crisis, and it will be detrimental to Tianwei. ”

Chen Zizhen nodded and said, "That's true, I naturally know this, it's just that these people from the Great Xia Kingdom, why do they want to do this?" ”

"My lord, they are just for the market. Your Excellency, you think, after this battle, they will inevitably have a grudge against the Japanese people, and this is exactly what we want. And as long as we grasp the matter of mutual trade, they will not dare to think about it. ”

"I'm just afraid that their mutual market is fake, and the peep is real." Chen Zizhen said such a sentence unhurriedly, mainly because he was worried that he would be responsible for what happened, and his reputation would probably be bad, and he would be accused of luring a wolf into the house.

"Adults can rest assured, if they have such thoughts, they will naturally form an alliance with the Japanese people. Moreover, what they did in Quanzhou before can be regarded as doing something of education. Now that they have sent an envoy to Beijing, it is unknown what the situation is above, and we can only wait. ”

Another person also hit the railroad while it was hot: "My lord, it is a good thing that they are just trying to trade with each other, and now they have a grudge against the Japanese invaders." The Japanese are good at firearms, and if they wait for the Japanese to land and then encircle and suppress, they will be inferior, and it is better to use the help of the division to suppress them and exterminate them at sea. ”

"Now that Fujian has just experienced the disaster relief and floods, the military salaries owed by various places have been accumulated for a long time, and it is difficult for the sailors to fight. Now, without spending a single soldier, a soldier, a silver and a meter in the imperial court, you can defend the Ryukyu tribute country, and you can use the power of those people to rob the Japanese at sea, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? ”

"Your Excellency may wish to report this matter to the above, the more these people want to trade with each other, the more they can use it to blackmail. If they were promised to trade with each other, they were asked to help encircle and suppress the Japanese bandits. If there are traitors who enter the sea to trade with the Japanese people privately, they can also help to arrest them. ”

"In this way, there is no need to increase troops, so that tens of thousands of silver dollars can be saved every year, and the sea can be cleared, isn't it more than one stone? This is exactly the method of razing and razing, not to mention the Japanese invaders, that is, if the Hongyi has different intentions, these people will inevitably fight to the death for trade. ”

"This time, if the adults anticipate the enemy's first opportunity, I am afraid that the Ryukyus have already fallen by this time, which is really intolerable. Now, relying on the strategy of the adults, Ryukyu can protect its clan, but it is said that Ryukyu was burned and plundered by those Japanese people, and it has been dilapidated, but it can be requested to change the Ryukyu ten years tribute, which shows the benevolence of the Celestial Empire. ”

Such a long-drawn statement was uttered in such a meeting in a state of mind at a fraction of a silver tael, and it sounded so seamless that it sounded very reasonable.

Chen Zizhen thought about it for a long time, told everyone to disperse, and went to write the report chapter, and she also had a plan in her heart.

In any case, this is a very important victory at this time, which not only raises the national prestige but also shows that he is the first to anticipate the enemy, and this matter naturally needs to be written well.

He also listened to the opinions of those people before, and also understood that his words as a governor would affect some of the decisions above.

After weighing the benefits and losses left and right, I finally decided to follow the ideas put forward by those people before as the keynote.