Shang Dian's national letter doesn't look so tall, and even the material is just ordinary paper, with creases everywhere, which seems to have told Wang Shizhen that this national letter was finally delivered to him after many difficulties. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is not much content on the national letter, and a few lines of words do not look like the grandiose posture of a 'monarch', but rather a prisoner in a prison who quietly asks someone to carry a letter to his family.

At the beginning of the letter, it tells how the people of the Ryukyus hoped to return to the rule of the Upper Kingdom and how loyal they were to the Upper Kingdom, and in the middle it tells about some tragic events in the years when the Ryukyus were ruled by Japan, as well as the hatred of the Ryukyuan people for the Japanese and their expectations for the Upper Kingdom, and finally the hope that all the Ryukyuan people would send troops to recover the Ryukyus, help the Ryukyus recover the country, and let the Ryukyus forever be under the protection of the Empire.

Wang Shizhen did not question the contents of the letter, because he had also learned about the behavior of the Ryukyuan people after they were ruled by Japan over the years, and they had indeed come to China in various ways to ask for help, especially after seeing the successful restoration of Korea, another brother country, with the help of the Chinese Empire, these pro-Chinese factions became more active.

But obviously, Ryukyu is not Korea, the two sides are geographically different, coupled with the blockade of the Japanese, it can be said that without the permission of the Japanese, even an ordinary Ryukyu national, do not want to leave the Ryukyu Island half a step, in recent years, Japan has arrested thousands of Ryukyuan people who want to smuggle into the Chinese Empire for help.

Moreover, they also secretly planted a special force in the Chinese Empire, and in addition to needing to find out the news, they were responsible for catching these Ryukyuan people and forbidding them to go to the Chinese Empire for help.

Especially after the recovery of the Imperial Navy, Japan has invested more in this area, but it is obviously unrealistic to rely on the blockade to solve this problem. In the end, there were still many people who smuggled into the Chinese Empire and felt the strength of the Chinese Empire, and these people also secretly established the Restoration Association under the leadership of Xiang Mingde, seeking opportunities to seek help from the upper country.

The Restoration Congress has always been under the surveillance of the Security Bureau, and it was through this channel that Wang Shizhen learned about the situation.

When it comes to military transfers, Wang Shizhen didn't dare to agree to anything easily, but temporarily stabilized Xiang Mingde, and immediately went to the palace next door with this letter of state, about an hour later, Wang Shizhen returned to the Prime Minister's Office, this time, he brought back the final opinion.

Xiang Mingde stood there worried, he didn't know what kind of result Wang Shizhen would bring when he entered the palace, but the future fate of Ryukyu would have a result today, he didn't want to hear that kind of heartbreaking reply, he didn't want his father and eldest brother to die blindly, and he didn't want to see Ryukyu ruled by Japan, he preferred to accept the rule of the Chinese Empire.

Almost every subject country of China has a history of hundreds of years, and in these hundreds of years, various countries have also been greatly influenced by Chinese culture, to put it in layman's terms, that is, these countries have basically been assimilated by the Chinese Empire, at least in terms of concept, and the biggest influence on Ryukyu is that their official language has Fuzhou dialect.

Even Japan has a great historical relationship with China, which can be seen from their writings, and later generations once made a joke that if you go to Japan, it doesn't matter if you don't know Japanese, you just have to look at the signs when you get there, because in any street shop, you can always find a few kanji that you know.

"Your Majesty cares for the people of your country, and has agreed to help the Ryukyus." After returning to the living room, Wang Shizhen looked at Xiang Mingde, who was not standing, and said directly, which was a reassuring pill for him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! After hearing Wang Shizhen's response, Xiang Mingde shed tears excitedly, and hurriedly knelt on the ground in the direction where the palace was located, slammed his forehead on the cement floor, and kept knocking his head.

Until Wang Sirui on the side pulled him up, Xiang Mingde was still trembling with excitement, and some blood was faintly oozing from his forehead, but Xiang Mingde didn't care, compared to Fuguo, what is it to kowtow a few times? Even after getting the reply, Xiang Mingde could already feel that this was the closest they were to recovering from the country, and with the help of Shangguo, the matter of recovering the country would be stable.

"Although the matter of helping the Ryukyus recover is decided, there are many things involved, and you will not be able to act in a short period of time, so you need to be mentally prepared for this." Wang Shizhen said with some unbearable persuasion.

In fact, let the Ryukyus be restored, this is something that was decided as early as a week ago at the imperial meeting, for the Chinese Empire, it is just a convenient thing, as for Shangtai's only remaining descendant, Shangdian, they really don't care much about this. For the empire, what they want is the restoration of the Ryukyus, as for who will be the king, in fact, it is the same, when the time comes, just choose a pleasing and obedient person from the pro-Chinese faction to come out and be the king.

But now the appearance of Xiang Mingde has disrupted the deployment of the Chinese Empire, although the impact is not great, but some changes have to be made in the details of some plans, that is, now they must ensure that Shangdian is safe, if the empire agrees to help the Ryukyus restore the country, and finally Shangdian dies, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the empire? Even if the country is restored at that time, it will have some impact on the empire.

And the appearance of Xiang Mingde also made Wang Sirui realize the possibility of recovering those vassal states in one fell swoop, don't underestimate these former vassal states, if you calculate it carefully, it will directly scare people to death. Of course, if you take the previous map to look at at the imperial meeting a week ago, then you will find that in fact, Wang Sirui's only task for the Chinese Empire in the early stage of World War I is actually to recover these former vassal states and kill small Japan by the way.

So the question is, how many vassal states were there in the Qing Dynasty? In the 21st century, there were 48 countries in Asia, but in 1900, there were 15 independent countries in Asia, and the vassal states that once belonged to the Qing Dynasty were 17 countries in total, plus the three regions of the Nanyang Islands, if these are counted, then there are 20 vassal states, accounting for more than half of the Asian countries.

These countries are Korea, Ryukyu, Annam (Vietnam), Nam Chang (Laos), Siam (Thailand), Burma, Lan Fong in the South Sea Islands, Cambodia, Luzon, Sulu, Gurkha (Nepal) in the southwest, Tsemanghung (Sikkim), Bhutan, Kazakh Khanate in Central Asia, Brut Khanate, Kokand Khanate, Burakha Khanate, Aiukhan (Afghanistan), Bardock Hill, Qanzhut and Ladakh.

These countries once belonged to the Qing Dynasty, but later they broke away from the Qing Dynasty for various reasons, and when the Third Army marched into Kazakhstan before, it was helped by the locals, who entered the army as guides and helped the logistics of the troops, and if it were not for the support of the locals, the Third Army would not have entered Russia so quickly.

And these are the reasons planted before, China's previous voice in Asia is still very heavy, otherwise, why would Japan pick on China to bully? Is it just about the territory? In fact, Japan wants to trample China under its feet, which is tantamount to replacing China and becoming the real hegemon of Asia.

Tsarist Russia and other countries are just blindly exploiting, which means that the Chinese Empire has an advantage in recovering the subject countries, as long as the Chinese Empire is strong, it is not difficult for the former subject countries to return.

"Prime Minister, can you give me an approximate time? The minister also ordered some preparations to welcome the arrival of our Celestial Empire army. Xiang Mingde also knew very well that this matter could not be done immediately, but he still wanted to determine the approximate time.

"In a short period of one year, in the long term of two years, the army of the Celestial Empire will definitely set foot on the Ryukyus." Wang Shizhen said in high spirits, although the plan has changed, but the time has not changed. Of course, it's okay to help them, but who will do what is not beneficial? The Chinese Empire was not the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, and it dared to do anything just to save face.

"But the empire also has conditions, and of course, these conditions are also a good thing for the Ryukyus."

"Please make it clear!" Xiang Mingde said with some trepidation, he was afraid that the Chinese Empire would annex Ryukyu, even if it was given a high degree of autonomy, the king could only be the governor.

"The first is that it is a garrison, and the former dynasty was weak and could not protect the security of the subject country, but now, the empire has become strong, and in order to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy, and for the convenience of the empire's deployment, the garrison is necessary, and the Ryukyu side only retains the police and a small number of royal guards, and the land defense and coastal defense are handed over to the empire.

However, you can rest assured that the internal affairs are still yours, and the form of the garrison is the same as that of North Korea, and if you have any doubts, you can send someone to North Korea to inquire before making a decision. In addition, the empire will also help the Ryukyus to build an industrial system that will allow the Ryukyus to become self-reliant. The rest remains the same as before, the change of throne requires the appointment of the emperor, and the regular arrival in Beijing to meet and report on government affairs.

First of all, the empire needs a comprehensive map of the Ryukyus, the hydrological situation of the nearby seas, the deployment of Japanese garrisons, the deployment of troops, etc. Regarding the deployment of troops, you don't need to inquire for the time being, you just need to find out where the military camp is, and I will inform you before the operation, and then let someone investigate. In addition, Wang Shizi needs to make some sacrifices in Japan to cater to the Japanese upper echelons, so that they can relax their vigilance, and when the time is right, the empire will send someone to take Wang Shizi out. Wang Shizhen said two conditions.

These two conditions are not conditions at all for Ryukyu, because these are business as usual, Ryukyu is poor, and there is no money to form an army, which was stationed by the Qing army before, and the second one is even more fine, it is a piece of cake.

Xiang Mingde agreed without hesitation that he would be able to return to the country within two years, which was quite expectant for them. (To be continued.) )