The city of Nancheng is broken. The Marines surrounded the royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom at around six o'clock in the evening of the same day.

There were less than a thousand people guarding the palace, and the defense of the four gates was simply unable to resist the Ming army.

The king of the Ryukyus was discussing countermeasures with his ministers, but unexpectedly, the Ming army had broken through the outer city and surrounded the royal city. At this time, the king of the Ryukyus could no longer discuss countermeasures, and immediately sent envoys to sue for peace, saying that he would agree to any conditions.

Originally, Jiang Chunhui and Liao Jianjun were still preparing to forcibly attack the city, but seeing that Shang Feng was willing to agree to any conditions, they had to stop.

Because according to Deng Haonan's meaning, even if Shang Feng resists to the end, he can't kill Shang Feng. Because Deng Haonan wants a stable Ryukyu, not a Ryukyu that is full of enemies. If Shang is sealed, then he will have a dead bond with Ryukyu, and he will not be able to untie it, which is not conducive to rule.

The reason why Deng Haonan did this was mainly to draw on the experience of the Japanese occupation of the Ryukyus in later generations. The Ryukyu people rebelled against the Japanese occupation, and in the end, in order to occupy the Ryukyus forever, the Japanese did not kill King Shang, but imprisoned him in Japan. As a result, the Ryukyuan people did not dare to resist the Japanese occupation. Over time, the resistance was finally lost.

Now the situation is similar, but the Ryukyuan people yearn for the Ming Dynasty, which is the vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and this resistance is not very large. But if you kill Shang Feng, it will have a bad effect. Therefore, Deng Haonan instructed him that no matter whether Shang Feng resisted or not, he should not be allowed to die.

Jiang Chunhui discussed with Liao Jianjun and the others, for fear that the shells would kill Shang Feng, so he accepted Shang Feng's surrender.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the main gate of the Ryukyu Palace was opened, and Shang Feng walked out with the jade seal of the country, and the stars held the moon.

Looking at the faltering appearance of this big fat man, Jiang Chunhui and Liao Jianjun looked at each other and smiled, the former took the jade seal in Shang Feng's hand and said: "Our lord invites His Majesty the King to visit Liaodong and feel the style of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Shang Feng sighed and said, "Please don't embarrass the people of the Ryukyus, the ministers are grateful!" ”

It's really impressive!

Jiang Chunhui and Liao Jianjun glanced at each other and were surprised.

"Please rest assured, now that the people of Ryukyu are the people of the Ming Dynasty, we will naturally treat them well!"

"Thank you!"

After Shang Feng said these two words, he seemed to be dozens of years old, and Jiang Chunhui could feel his loneliness.

That's right! Although he is only a Ryukyu king, although his wealth is not even comparable to that of a king of Daming County, he is also a king. Once you lose this transcendent status, you will naturally be very frustrated.

Subsequently, the Marine Division took over the key departments of Wangcheng and Shurijo, and all Ryukyu officials continued to exercise their respective powers, but all military rights were placed under the direct management of the Liaodong Prefecture.

King Shofung of the Ryukyus became the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the Ryukyu Kingdom fell as Shofung and his family were moved to Liaodong.

At the beginning of December 1626, Deng Haonan went to the imperial court, saying that the Ryukyu king Shangfeng admired the Ming Empire and was willing to incorporate the Ryukyu land into the Ming Dynasty, and submitted a request from the Ryukyu king Shangfeng.

The imperial court was naturally happy that Ryukyu was attached to the Ming Dynasty, but it didn't know that Deng Haonan was cut first and then played. According to etiquette, the Ming Empire had to reject the Ryukyu king's request twice before, and only accepted it the third time. So Shang Feng had to reluctantly write three invitations, and finally bid farewell to his kingship.

Fortunately, the imperial court took good care of the king of the Ryukyus, and he was crowned as the Marquis of the Ryukyus and gave him a mansion. Ryukyu was attached to the imperial court, but because of its distance from the mainland, imperial officials were reluctant to go there. So the imperial court had no choice but to let Deng Haonan manage the Ryukyus.

Deng Haonan's purpose in asking for Ryukyu was only to facilitate the Pacific Fleet's stopover and supply, and he really had no interest in the management of this Ryukyus, after all, the oil and water in Ryukyu were only subject to tariffs. Now that it has been incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there is naturally no tariff. And the grain of the Ryukyus is mostly imported from the mainland, so it is no wonder that no one among the officials wants to come.

However, after Deng Haonan took over the Ryukyus. The Ryukyu Prefecture was established in Shuri, and in addition to using its own people for military purposes, it also used Ryukyu natives for all other aspects. In this way, the Ryukyuan people's repulsive power against Deng Haonan was much smaller.

In order to make the Ryukyus dependent on grain imports from the mainland, Deng Haonan introduced large-yield grain crops such as corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes to the Ryukyu Islands. In this way, the Ryukyuan people cultivated these grain crops, which solved the situation of long-term dependence on imported grain, and at the same time won the hearts and minds of Deng Haonan, who were no longer hostile to Deng Haonan's invasion of Ryukyu.

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In December, the north enters winter, and thousands of miles of ice and snow drift.

It was cold and windy outside the Marquis's Palace, and although the soldiers standing guard outside were wearing thick coats, their faces were also red from the cold. In view of the cold of winter, the guard has been changed from three shifts per day in the summer to twelve shifts per day in the winter. The soldier only needs to stand guard for two hours, so that he does not freeze his body.

Compared with the cold outside, the room in Deng Haonan's Marquis's Mansion was as warm as spring.

On the hot stove were a few sweet potatoes, and next to it were two stools, on which sat two beautiful young women.

That's right!

The two of them are Wanshu and Hai Lanzhu.

Since Wanshu was treated by Deng Haonan to Liaodong, Hai Lanzhu has become her partner. At first, Wanshu was full of hostility towards Hai Lanzhu, thinking that Deng Haonan was stealing outside. However, after learning that Deng Haonan had nothing to do with Hai Lanzhu, he immediately felt pity for Hai Lanzhu, a homeless woman.

Due to the fact that the two are of similar age, they quickly got along. Deng Haonan secretly asked Wanshu why she wasn't jealous, but Wanshu smiled and told Deng Haonan because Hai Lanzhu was not as beautiful as her.

Deng Haonan was speechless at the time. When it comes to defining beauty, everyone's criteria are different. This is also the reason why there is something in the eyes of the lover. One of the two women is a bold personality in the northern desert, and the other is a small jasper in the south, which are basically two concepts.

But Wanshu can think like this, but Deng Haonan of the province is worried about her. In Deng Haonan's heart, Wanshu is irreplaceable, and Wanshu also knows this in her heart.

Two women of the same age quickly got acquainted with each other, probably because of their young age, but they still have a lot of playfulness. Especially Deng Haonan's indulgence of them, so that they never had any sense of oppression in front of Deng Haonan.

No! It should have ignored Deng Haonan!

Since one day Deng Haonan was busy with work and didn't eat enough, he roasted sweet potatoes in the study to eat, which is called a fragrant and a beautiful taste.

So, it was discovered by Wanshu and Hai Lanzhu. As a result, the second daughter ate hidden. But as a marquise, Wanshu is not allowed to eat roasted sweet potatoes, which are considered unhygienic, on the contrary, Hai Lanzhu doesn't care about those, and roasts sweet potatoes by herself when she has nothing to do.

After all, Wanshu has to take into account her identity and influence, and let others see the dignified marquise roasting sweet potatoes to eat, and the impact is not small.

So, Wanshu always took advantage of the fact that no one was there, and secretly ran to Deng Haonan's study to roast sweet potatoes. If someone comes. Then Deng Haonan is roasting sweet potatoes, Wanshu will never admit it, anyway, Deng Haonan doesn't care about it. And the Marquis roasted sweet potatoes to eat, and none of his subordinates dared to mention half a word.

Soon, Hai Lanzhu also followed, and the second daughter swaggered to roast sweet potatoes in Deng Haonan's study, eating fragrant sweet potatoes under Deng Haonan's nose, and talking about her daughter's family.

At this time, the second daughter stared at the sweet potatoes on the stove with round eyes. It's almost done. The study is filled with sweet smells.

On the other side of the stove, Deng Haonan was lying on the sofa, his head resting on one side, his feet on the other side, holding an official document in his hand, and a dozen official documents on his chest.

Hai Lanzhu looked at Deng Haonan lying down and reading the official documents, and said to Wanshu with a smile: "You don't look like a marquis at all!" ”

"That's right!" Wanshu looked up at Deng Haonan, holding her chin with her hands, and said: "But I just like him like this, there is no official arrangement, there is no discrimination from men against women, there is no feeling of depression when staying by his side, very comfortable!" ”

Hai Lanzhu rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, okay!" You've said it a thousand times! There's nothing new at all! ”

"It's called Love House and Wu! Yes, lady! ”

Deng Haonan looked at the official document while continuing their topic, without delay.

"Cut! I eavesdropped on my daughter's house again, and I wasn't shy! ”

“……”

All right! Deng Haonan was defeated by them again!

"That's right! Hai Lanzhu! ”

"What's the matter? Don't try to hit me! ”

“……”

Deng Haonan rolled his eyes and was defeated again. Now Hai Lanzhu has figured out Deng Haonan's temper, Deng Haonan used to tease her for nothing, but now Hai Lanzhu has learned very quickly, and has been passed on by Deng Haonan seventy times.

Wanshu giggled on the side, she was often teased by Deng Haonan, but Wanshu was more shy and not good at fighting back against Deng Haonan, and now Hai Lanzhu could be regarded as helping her get angry.

"That-" Deng Haonan said: "I want to ask you, your Horqin Department is very close to the Jurchens, I want to know where the Jurchens generally move, I mean the Heilongjiang side in the north." ”

"Where is Heilongjiang?"

“……”

Deng Haonan coughed lightly and said, "In your words, it's called Mangge River!" ”

"You know a lot!"

“……”

Deng Haonan's expression was stunned for a moment, it turned out that this girl was deliberate. So Deng Haonan glared at her fiercely, Hai Lanzhu laughed, and said: "The southeast of the Mangge River is the Haixi Jurchen tribe, and the northwest is the northern Jurchen tribe, but since Nurhachi unified the Jurchen tribe, in order to fight against your Ming Dynasty, Nurhachi needs to concentrate manpower, so all the Jurchen tribes have migrated to the vicinity of Shenyang." The last five or six years have been a terrible cold climate. As a result, very few people live there, at most a few Orion herders. You ask this gan? ”