Chapter 514: Entering the Ryukyus
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In the dormitory of King Shangyuan, Oda Yoshinobu sat on the Taishi chair, and Lilu stood beside him, as well as Li Huamei and Shigeharu Takenaka, who rushed over.
"King Shang Yuan, it's not too early, let's talk about how to solve this matter quickly~" Oda Yoshinobu looked at King Shang Yuan and smiled.
"I ......" King Shang Yuan looked at Oda Yoshinobu and opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word. Judging by his trembling body and blank expression, it seems that he still hasn't been able to figure out his current situation.
Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu suddenly looked at King Shang Yuan impatiently and said, "King Shang Yuan, what about me, patience is not too good...... As soon as Oda Yoshinobu's voice fell, the Mochizuki Chiyo girl on the side pulled out a short knife and looked at King Shang Yuan expressionlessly.
Seeing this, King Shang Yuan finally reacted, and he immediately begged, "Yes...... It's Xiao Wang's fault, Xiao Wang has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and he also asks Oda to ...... No! Please spare your Highness Oda, don't you spare the loneliness......" As he spoke, King Shang Yuan seemed to be afraid that Oda Yoshinobu would not agree, and pulled out the banner of the Ming Kingdom.
And ...... And you can't kill orphans! Lone is the king of Ryukyu canonized by the Ming Emperor! If you kill Gu, the Ming court will definitely not let you go! Right! That's it! You can't kill orphans! King Shang Yuan shouted like a madman, it seems that he has found a life-saving straw?
It's a pity that what Oda Yoshinobu hates most in his life is that others threaten him, especially being threatened by a waste. If King Shogen can recognize his position and talk about it, then due to the relationship between the Ming Kingdom and the Ryukyus and Oda Yoshinobu's own strength, I am afraid that Oda Yoshinobu may not be able to treat King Shogen as well, but now, ......
"Chiyo Female ......" Oda Yoshinobu shouted softly, and as soon as Chiyo Mochizuki's hand moved, the short knife flew out, and King Shang Yuan only felt that the white light flashed in front of him, and he lost consciousness.
"Lord, you are really embarrassing for your ministers......" Li Huamei complained helplessly.
"Hehe, it's not that you don't know my character~ I can't stand the excitement~" Oda Yoshinobu laughed, that relaxed appearance, it seemed that he didn't think about the consequences of doing this at all.
In this regard, Li Huamei and the others, in addition to lamenting that they had encountered such a stupid father-in-law who broke their hearts, they could only prepare to deal with this mess.
Speaking of which, when King Shang Yuan said those words, Li Huamei and the others had already guessed the result. However, they didn't stop it in advance, because as Oda Yoshinobu said, they knew Oda Yoshinobu's character too well.
"Let's change places first~" Oda Yoshinobu said, glancing at the three of them. The three of them suddenly understood, and took Oda Yoshinobu and others to King Shangyuan's study.
"Then the three of you should first talk about the situation in the Ryukyu Kingdom." Oda Yoshinobu looked at Mao Longyin and the three of them asked lightly.
"Yes......" Mao Longyin and the three of them responded directly without thinking about it, and then quickly talked about the situation in the Ryukyu Kingdom. Obviously, after the death of King Shomoto, they had thrown away all illusions, and now they just hoped that Oda Yoshinobu would think that they were useful people. As long as that's the case, it's nothing to change the monarch who serves......
Mao Longyin and the three of them kept talking, and they obviously guessed what Oda Yoshinobu wanted to know, and after a few words, there was nothing Oda Yoshinobu didn't want to hear, so that even if Oda Yoshinobu wanted to pick a thorn, he didn't have a chance.
However, for the performance of the three of them knowing each other like this, Oda Yoshinobu is still very satisfied. Although he has not yet figured out how to deal with the affairs of the Ryukyus Kingdom, it is clear that with the cooperation of the local high-ranking officials, things will be a little easier.
Under the explanation of the three of them, Li Huamei's original worries began to decrease, because the situation was much better than they imagined.
First of all, the Ryukyus Kingdom did not have any army. The only two were the already wiped out Kuri and the Makiri army, which consisted of peasants. It's just that this peasant soldier is even more unbearable than the Japanese peasant soldiers, because they don't have weapons at all.
In 1522, King Shang Yuan's grandfather, King Shang Zhen, issued a sword hunting decree and confiscated weapons from all over the country. And in 1554, that is, King Shangqing, the father of King Shang Yuan, established a military system consisting of Kuli and Makiri troops.
"Are you saying that the Makiri army only had about 800 men, and that there were only 500 bows and 300 spears in arms? And those weapons are all in the arsenal in the palace? Oda Yoshinobu looked at Mao Longyin and the three of them in surprise and asked.
Well, don't blame him for not believing it, after all, this is the case...... Doesn't that mean that the whole of Ryukyu is in an undefended state?
"That's true, the lower officials don't dare to deceive His Highness Oda." Mao Long said respectfully, "The founding of the country has not been long ago, and the first king of the country, Shang Yuan, actually obtained the throne through a coup d'Γ©tat, so including Shang Yuan, they have very strict restrictions on military power. The reason why it has been ...... over the years The reason why the pirates were able to wreak havoc in the Ryukyu Kingdom was also because there were only three or four people in charge of the security of the other islands. β
Oda Yoshinobu nodded when he heard this, and continued to ask, "You just said that the Ming court will only send an envoy to the Ming Kingdom when the new monarch succeeds to the throne, and then the Ming envoy will come back for canonization, and usually will not come at all?" β
After speaking, Oda Yoshinobu quietly looked at the eyes of Mao Longyin and the three of them, trying to see their flaws in them. Because this matter is too important to him.
Hearing this, Mao Longyin smiled self-deprecatingly, "Your Highness Oda, the Ming Kingdom prides itself on being the superior country of the Heavenly Empire, and this country is just a small country that has just established a national system, with a population of only tens of thousands, and you also know the economy, culture, and military. β
It can be heard that Mao Longyin does not have much good impression of Ming Guo in his words. But this is also normal, after all, when he went to the Ming Kingdom before, it was definitely a journey to pretend to be a grandson. And the envoy sent by the Ming Kingdom, no matter how low the grade is, it is still two hundred and fifty or eighty thousand. Even the king of the Ryukyus had to be polite to this envoy of the Ming Kingdom.
However, for Oda Yoshinobu, he didn't care about Mao Longyin's tone, he only knew that Ming Guo didn't seem to care about Ryukyu as much as he imagined.
Turning her head to look at Li Huamei, Li Huamei immediately said, "My lord, my subordinates think that since the Ming Kingdom only sends envoys when the new king ascends the throne, then the family doesn't have to worry too much about the attitude of the Ming Kingdom." β
After Li Huamei finished speaking, Shigeharu Takenaka on the side also spoke, "My lord, my subordinates agree with Lord Li's words, as long as we let the people of Ryukyu not feel that their king is dead, then naturally there will be no problems." As for the dead Kuli, it is entirely possible to make up a reason for them to go to sea, the sea is stormy and rough, and it is inevitable that there will be many accidents......"
Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu nodded, his thoughts coincided with Li Huamei and Takenaka Shigeharu, since the Ming Kingdom didn't care much about the Ryukyu Kingdom, and he couldn't occupy it openly, it was necessary to establish a puppet regime.
After thinking about it, Oda Yoshinobu said, "In this way, immediately send someone back to Ise and bring Nobuye, Takaki, Takamasa, Sekimori Nobu, Kobe Gumori, Nagano Guto and others, and at the same time bring another 400 troops." β
Hearing this, Li Huamei looked at Oda Yoshinobu strangely and said, "Lord, Xinzhong is only 12 years old, although his literary and martial arts talents are good, but it is too early to entrust him with a heavy task now?" β
"It's not early, my brother and I are already thinking about how to win the world at this age......" Oda Yoshinobu bragged unashamedly. Moreover, didn't I let Guan Shengxin and them assist him~ Although these guys are not very capable, it should be more than enough to govern such a place, right? β
Hearing Oda Yoshinobu's words, Li Huamei didn't say anything more, but Shigeharu Takenaka on the side said with a smile, "In that case, why don't you let them pretend to be a down-and-out family who has been exiled to the Ryukyus, and be valued and entrusted with important tasks by King Nashomoto?" β
"That's it!" Oda Yoshinobu nodded in agreement.
Just after finishing speaking, Oda Yoshinobu suddenly said lightly, "What about those civil and military ministers?" β
Hearing this, Mao Longyin hurriedly responded, "Please also rest assured that His Royal Highness Oda does not have any ministers of civil and military affairs in my country, and the three of us are responsible for handling all the affairs of the country." The rest are only the officials of the islands, and they cannot see the driver without being summoned. β
ββ¦β¦ Scold...... You're quite frugal......" Oda Yoshinobu said as he looked at the three of them speechlessly.
In the next few days, Oda Yoshinobu stayed in the palace and Lilu's four daughters Hu Tian at the bottom of the sea, and the three of them were busy outside. It is worth mentioning that although the military strength of the Ryukyus is not good, the wealth cannot be underestimated.
As mentioned earlier, before the Ming sea ban, it had always been a transit point between Japan and the Ming Kingdom, as well as Southeast Asia and the Ming Kingdom. Many merchants trade directly in the Ryukyus for convenience and time. As a result, Ryukyu made a lot of money in the middle.
There were 10,000 taels of gold, and there were many treasures that Oda Yoshinobu had seen or only heard of. This kind of wealth, even if Oda Yoshinobu has much more wealth on his ship, he is still shocked. After all, in his opinion, this Ryukyu country does not look like it has so much money at all.
"Your Highness Oda, these are all the savings of the country for hundreds of years, and because they have been of little use, they have been saved until now." Mao Longyin said to Oda Yoshinobu with a sycophant face, "Maybe the Shang clan knows that hundreds of years later, there will be a wise and martial figure like His Royal Highness Oda to reign in the Ryukyus, so they have specially prepared this meager gift for you......"
(To be continued.) )