Chapter 31: Dunan Island (I)
Updated: 202-02-
On the afternoon of July 7, 54 AD (2695 in the Republican calendar), a 500-ton landing craft, the "Qinglong" (formerly the "Deng-1" landing craft), loaded with personnel and materials, broke into the waters east of Taiwan at a speed of ten knots.
At the last meeting, the Executive Committee decided to set up a special committee for Dunang Island, which will be responsible for the development of building materials base. Dunan Island is what the Japanese call Yonaguni Island, and the Ryukyuan people call it Watanan Island. According to the habits of the Chinese, Yonaguni Island is at odds, and the island is not good, so take its homonym, Dunan Island.
The Executive Committee decided that Mao Pi would evacuate Dongji Island and enter the 54th year to be responsible for the work of the Special Committee of Dunan Island, and serve as the Ryukyu patrol envoy of the Ming Dynasty. Lu Huitian, as Mao Pi's deputy, is also responsible for security; Mu Luo can speak Ryukyuan and manage civil affairs; Lin Dejia is in charge of infrastructure work; Wu Linyun was in charge of military logistics; Sima Ye is in charge of health quarantine. All the male cadres participating in the construction of the building materials base are armed with an M6A4 rifle, and the female comrades are equipped with imitation 54-style pistols, and the guns are required to stay with them.
There were white clouds in the blue sky, and the water in the sun was so clear and turquoise, like a large piece of flowing jade, and a few seagulls flew up and down the sides of the boat. In the small conference room of the landing craft, Lu Huitian said happily, "The sea here is comfortable, and Zhoushan is like a basin of muddy water." ”
Lin Dejia is a native of Ningbo, and she has always been taciturn, she couldn't help but open her mouth, "The scenery here is really good, but eating is not necessarily!" Although the water in Zhoushan is quite turbid, there are a lot of organic components in the muddy water. The fish and shrimp in the market are still the best seafood from Zhoushan. ”
"I agree." Mao Pi nodded and admitted that Zhoushan seafood was indeed better than their Fujian.
To Wu Linyun and the others nodded one by one, Lu Huitian was a little unimpressed, they were all fish and shrimp in the sea, how much difference could the taste be.
Cheng Yang's voice came from inside the loudspeaker, "Captain, please go to the wheelhouse." ”
Lu Huitian came to the cab, "What's the situation?" ”
"There are two boats ahead, right on our course."
The radar showed two small dots five nautical miles ahead. Lu Huitian didn't care, "Okay, Dunan Island is short of migrant workers. ”
After a while, Lu Huitian's eyes widened, and in the telescope, he arrived at the five-star red flag, yes, the five-star red flag. A bright red five-star red flag hung over the mast of the opposite ship. "Park, park!" The boat soon stopped at sea.
Found a ship flying the five-star red flag? How is this possible! Mao Pi picked up the binoculars for a long time, and three nautical miles in front of him, the masts of the two fishing boats were hung with five-star red flags. Is it difficult to have other traversers? Mao Pi couldn't make up his mind for a while.
"Attention all, first-level combat deployment! Level 1 Combat Deployment! "The crew on board picked up their guns and all entered the first-class combat state.
"Boat No. 1 calls base, boat No. 1 calls base!"
"I'm the Mingxing Island base, I'm the Mingxing Island base, please speak!"
After the departure of the No. 1 boat, Wang Tiezhu, Wang Xie Tang and others have been waiting at the headquarters of the transfer station, always concerned about the movements at sea. Suddenly receiving Mao Pi's report, Wang Tie hammered his heart, "Dual channels, there won't be two space-time machines?" ”
No, it's too unlikely. Wang Tiehammer suddenly had an idea, and he set his eyes on Wang Xie Tang.
"When I went to Xiamen in April, Gu Wusheng brought two small flags!" On the other hand, this should be the reason, the two looked at each other and nodded slowly.
Not long after, Mao Pi reported that the ship flying the five-star red flag was Xiamen Tanmin, and the leaders were Guo Boss and Ni Ashui.
Gu Wusheng visited Xiamen with the five-star red flag in April, and wanted to find Taiwanese people to make trouble, but all the flags were confiscated by Bai Baoxiang, and one flag was given to Shi Er. When everyone left Xiamen, the last flag was left on Ni Ashui's boat.
The bright red color wards off evil spirits, and the five gold stars represent the gods. Ni Ashui used the flag on the mast of his ship. The Tan people followed suit, and it didn't take long for the Tan people boats on the Lujiang River to be full of five-star red flags.
Although Bai Baoxiang and them are gone, "Tianxingjian, the gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement"; The phrase "God helps those who help themselves" is mentioned by the Tan people every day. Ni Ah Shui also often hummed, "There has never been a savior, nor does it depend on gods and emperors, and it is up to us to create human happiness." ”
In June, Xiamen tracked down the remnants of the Little Knife Society, traced down to Guo Lao's head, and Ni Ashui found Dr. Heathrow of the Church of England to save Guo Lao. In order not to affect the other Tanmin brothers, Guo Boss and Ni Ashui gathered some brothers and quietly left Lujiang overnight and came to Ryukyu. More than 30 of them occupied Dunang Island, erected the five-star red flag, and started business at sea.
After three months, when they met Mao Pi again in the vast sea, Ni Ashui and others couldn't help but be overjoyed, Guo Boss's real name is Guo Dahai, and he looked for his life-saving benefactor from a long distance. When Fan Hua left in April, he was still in a coma.
Mao Pi stood at the bow of the boat very calmly, the M6A4 rifle straddled his shoulder, and he told Guo Boss in Hokkien that Dr. Fan didn't live here, and she was still in Zhejiang.
"This is the red flag of the sun and the moon, the banner of the Ming Dynasty. We and Dr. Fan are both from the Ming Dynasty. He raised his head and pointed to the red flag of the sun and moon on the mast of the ship, and then said slowly, "If you are your own people, please join us in the ranks of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty." I am Mao Pi, the Ryukyu patrol envoy of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't join us, please leave here and go back to the Tartars. He pointed in the direction of Taiwan and Xiamen.
The Tan people on the two boats suddenly shouted, "We are also anti-Qing!" "We've been clearing it up a long time ago!"
Boss Guo didn't say a word, knelt down on the boat, "Anti-Qing Dynasty and restoration of sight, I, Boss Guo, will not hesitate to go to the soup." ”
All the Tan people knelt on the boat and shouted, "Anti-Qing and Restoration of Sight~~ Go to the soup and fight the fire~~ Do not hesitate." ”
Dunan Island is what the Japanese call Yonaguni Island, and the Ryukyuan people call it Watanan Island. The coastline of Dunang Island is about 2 kilometers long, with an area of about 2 square kilometers and a population of less than 1,000. The easternmost headland of Dunan Island is called Higashizaki, and the westernmost headland is called Nishizaki.
The port of Zuna is in the northern part of the island, next to the village of Zuna, the largest village on the island. In the evening, fishing boats are moored on the beach, and smoke curls from the small village.
The "Rumble ~~~" landing craft drove directly onto the beach of Zuna Harbor under the guidance of the fishing boat, and the headlights of the boat illuminated the small fishing port.
I heard that a big ship with no sails and no pulp came and roared onto the beach. After a while, a lot of adults and children came out of the village, and they all came to the distance to be lively.
Mao Pi changed into the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty and carried a pistol, Sima Ye also changed into the clothes of a lady of the Han family, Lu Huitian and Wu Linyun crossed the crowd with loaded guns and live ammunition, as well as the logistics staff holding brocade, and everyone went ashore together.
Under the introduction of Guo Dahai, the boss of Guo, he crossed the group and met Wei Ruiqi at the head of the village and the village of Watari Island (Yonaguni Island).
According to the division, he is the official name of the Ryukyus, and he is the chief of the walled society. The Shosha is the local administrative unit of the Ryukyus, and it is also an official position inherent to each island. Dunan Island is too far away from the Ryukyus, and the Ryukyu Kingdom only comes to collect taxes in spring and autumn every year, and the affairs of the island are all managed by the Zhaisha Society.
Wu Linyun led the logistics personnel to stand on the left side with a large number of brocades in their hands, and Lu Huitian commanded the armed personnel to stand on the right side with guns raised. Mao Pi took out the yellow satin silk book, read the document in public in Fujian official dialect, and changed the name of the island to Dunan Island, which is owned by the Ming Dynasty from today, and all the residents of the island are the children of the Ming Dynasty.
Ryukyu was strongly influenced by Chinese culture, especially by the customs and habits of the Hokkien people, and there are some similarities between Hokkien and Ryukyu languages. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ryukyu Kingdom continued to send students to study the Chinese language in the Guozijian in Nanjing and Beijing, as well as the Ryukyu Pavilion in Fuzhou. The official language of the Ryukyus is actually "Fuzhou's official dialect"
Wei Ruiqi's ancestors were also from Fujian. During the Hongwu period, the 36 surnames of the Fujian people were ordered to move to Ryukyu, and the surname Wei was one of them.
"The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." As he spoke, Mao Pi stuffed the silk book into Wei Ruiqi's arms.
"Angel grace, angel grace!" Wei was stunned, he hurriedly informed that this place was under the jurisdiction of the Ryukyu Kingdom, what if the Lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom came to ask?
"Ryukyu?" Mao Pi smiled, and he said slowly, "Ryukyu is also under the jurisdiction of the Ming Empire of China. If Wei Zhisi feels ashamed of the lord of the Ryukyus, you can rush to Shuri with the edict of the Ming Dynasty overnight! ”
Wei Zhisi's head was dizzy, and he didn't know what to do. Although he allowed Guo Boss and others to oppose the Qing Dynasty on the island, he never thought that he and the island would all join the Ming Dynasty. The musket and brocade behind Mao Pi, he didn't know what to say.
"You call yourself the Ming Dynasty, but you bully the small with the big, bully the weak with the strong, and seek to seize the land where my Ryukyu has lived for generations, don't you know that the Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and never acts as a villain." A young man who looked like a scholar flashed out. Wei Siyu is the only son of Wei Ruiqi, who has been studying in Shuri of the Ryukyus, and only returned to the island because of the harassment of the Ryukyus by American black ships.
Wei Ruiqi was shocked, "Yu'er, step down!" ”
Dr. Sima Ye is a history lover, a Hanfu party, and writes a little bit in his spare time. She stepped forward, "Come on, you are a scholar, do you know what it means to hang the people?" ”
"Mencius Tengwen Gongxia": "Punish his crimes, hang his people, like the rain falls, the people are happy." Wei Siyu shook his head, "You don't think that our Ryukyu lord is a dumb monarch and wants to crusade against them." ”
"No way, no way, no way, we don't count. That's for you! Sima Ye sneered and said, "Ask the poll tax you paid to Shuri, and ask the unjust souls under the Jiube Lianggou!" ”
All men and women in Dunang, from the age of 5 to 50, are required to pay a poll tax, which is more than 80% of the islanders' income. In addition to this, there are also the Gongna cloth from the Kamigonsatsuma and Shuri royal palaces, as well as the local authorities that were handed over to the royal palace? Local taxes on Tibetan yuan. Due to the limited farming techniques in Dunang Island, all the land that can be reclaimed has been reclaimed. As a result, the island often undergoes mandatory demographic adjustments, one of which is to allow pregnant women to jump into the chasms of the rock cliffs.
On the north side of the western tip of Dunan Island, a huge rock protrudes known as the Kube Rakoishi. The ancient stone is full of fissures, and the deeper fissures even lead to the sea below. Kube Ryogou is one of those deep ditches. Kube Ryogou is about 85 meters long, and about 5 meters at its widest point. Standing on the edge of the ditch and looking down, you can see the waves crashing against the rocks layer by layer. Every year, many pregnant women are buried on the island.
Muroichi announced loudly in Ryukyuan language, "After Yonakoku is under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, all exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes will be abolished." The custom of pregnant women jumping into the Kube Ryozo will also be abolished. ”
The islanders were jubilant. Wei Ruiqi was very depressed, and he staggered back to the village with the silk book in his arms.
Mao Pi made a look, and after a while, he grabbed Guo Dahai, and followed Wei Ruiqi's footsteps into the village with the logistics staff holding brocade in his hand.
After a long time, Mu Luo and the others came back, and he made an OK gesture with a smile, "It's all negotiated!" ”
Mu Luoyi and Wei Ruiqi made a verbal agreement: the Ming Dynasty directly governed Dunan Island, which was a matter between the Ming Dynasty and the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the Tsunade Society of the Ferry Island (Dunan Island) was optimistic; Under the Ming Dynasty, Dunan abolished all exorbitant taxes; Daming protects the legal property of the islanders of Dunan Island, and the developed land on Dunan Island belongs to the islanders, and the undeveloped land on the island belongs to the Daming.
In the evening, on the beach by the sea, the people of Zuna village lit a roaring bonfire, and everyone sang and danced happily.
The Blue Dragon spent the night peacefully in Zuna Harbor, without the disturbance of wind and waves, and everyone on board slept very soundly.
The next day, just after dawn, Mao Pi, Lin Dejia and other members of the infrastructure team carried M6A4 rifles on their backs, carried maps, and climbed the Kube Lianggu Rock without breakfast to survey the terrain at the western end of the island.
The Kube Ryo boulder is covered with natural lawn, and here and there are a few luxuriant sandalwood trees and cycads. This green area is full of potholes, uneven height, and there are many fissures in it, among which the Hisaka fissure is the most dangerous. If you ignore the dangers of the many ravines around you, standing on the boulder and looking out at the sea, it is a stunning sight. But Mao Pi, Lin Dejia and others were not in the mood to appreciate this beauty, and they had to find a suitable location for the camp and industrial area of the traversal.
Compared to the central Zuna, the Nishizaki area of Dunan Island is very desolate. At the western end of the island there is a bay facing northwest, which is Kube Rawan. On the west side of the bay is Nishizaki Kaku. On the east side of the bay is a huge rocky reef, and this is the Kube Ryakashi at your feet. To the south of the bay is a long strip of sandy beach with a large bush on top of it. The jungle to the south of the bay is separated by a small river from the jungle beneath the ancient stone of Kube.
"This woodland to the south is large for me to use as a camp." Lin Dejia said.
"Agreed, this woodland at my foot is a little smaller, and it can be developed as farmland." Shen Yue, who had a bearded face, nodded in agreement. Shen Yue is a 25-year-old structural engineer from Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He has a strong memory and good ability to regulate and organize.
"Where is the industrial zone arranged?" Mao Pi pointed to the map and asked, "The south of my mountain bag is a good place." A large meadow, and further south is the sea. ”
Lin Dejia nodded, "Well, this can be considered, but first we need to explore the mineral resources on the island." ”
Shen Yue said, "These place names on the island are very awkward, should we change the place names first." ”
"This can be there." Lin Dejia nodded in agreement, and her voice was thin, "There are too many pregnant women buried here, and nine represents a lot." I'll call it Jiuniang Rock, this ditch is Jiuniang Ditch. ”
The deep ditch on the boulder couldn't help but be a little startled.
Mao Pi nodded slowly, "Agreed, this bay is Jiuniang Bay." But can't our camp be called Jiuniang Camp?! ”
Shen Yue said: "Our landing craft is the Qinglong, and our camp can be called the Qinglongwei. This hill winds all the way to Mt. Kube, and the mountain bag can be called Mt. Seiryu. ”
Mao Pi smiled, "Okay, but Jiube Liangshan should be called Jiuniang Mountain, and the small river under our feet can be called Qinglong River." ”
"That's Mt. Dunang," Lindegar pointed to Mt. Yonaguni, the highest in the middle of Dunan Island.
Everyone shouted, "Yes, it's called Dunan Mountain." ”