Bai Minghe arrived at Keelung Port, not what he meant, but Yu Qian.

Yu Qian believes that before the war, inspecting the guard post is a means for the commander to boost morale, don't believe that a paper order can make the sergeants crazy for you to fight hard, before the war will be a small reward, after the war will be a heavy reward, this is not only the Ming Dynasty, but also a means to motivate the army.

Keelung, Shi Heng, Fuzhou Beiwei.

Each sergeant who participated in the preparation for the war was rewarded with at least five taels of silver, and then Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, inspected the military camp with Bai Minghe and ordered the military parade.

Even if they didn't say half a word about the possibility of war, the soldiers already knew the reward in their hearts.

There must be something big going on.

The guards began to renovate their ships, organize their ordnance, and intensify their drills.

It was enough for the king of the Ryukyus to wait for thirteen days, and Shirana Crane walked at sea for a total of seventeen days before arriving at Naha Port.

Seeing this gorgeous and noble visiting procession, the King of the Ryukyus didn't know how to greet him. However, Shirana Crane did not stop at Naha Port, and took the Ryukyu King ship and headed north, until it stopped at Tokunoshima, which did not even have a dock where large ships could dock, and the total population of the entire island did not exceed 100 people.

There are farms here, but more of it is sugar cane, and there are many wild tropical fruits.

The king of the Ryukyus sent 200 of his own guards, first let the aborigines of the island leave, and went south to the island of Ryukyu, and then cleared an area of poisonous snakes, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty set up tents. Some female soldiers and court maids cleaned up a beautiful beach by themselves, and the male soldiers pulled up the fence.

The white crane is sitting on the beach. The lower half of his body wore a pair of colorful pants specially prepared by himself, and he wore a silk short-sleeved shirt.

"That's what it's like on the beach, barbecue, drinking, swimming, diving."

"Honorable Ming noble......" the king of Ryukyu spoke. Bai Minghe interrupted him: "Don't come to this set of kind words, just change your name, you came here to relax and play." I call you an old Shang, and it is not an exaggeration to call you Uncle Shang in terms of age, I am here for a vacation and I am here to ask you to do me a great favor. ”

"This, white ......" The Ryukyu King didn't know what to call it.

Yu Qian also took off his official uniform, but he was not so rude as Bai Minghe dressed. Instead, he changed into a white silk robe, and after hearing the conversation between the two, Yu Qian said: "The Ryukyu King Shangbashan has been naturalized three times after receiving the canonization. He also sent outstanding disciples from the clan to study in the Ming Dynasty. Speaking of which, we are also Ming people. After Yu Qian finished speaking, he turned to Shang Bashan and said: "It's good that you just call him Minghe, this time he has something to ask you, you have to let him repay you well." His silk can spread all over your Ryukyu country! ”

The King of the Ryukyus, please naturalize. This is a historical record.

The word naturalization. It was originally from the Han Dynasty. The Book of Han? The Xiongnu passed down the clouds: "And the Xiongnu were in civil strife, and the five orders were in contention, and the day after day called the Han evil to bring the country to naturalization, and supported the subdued ministers." ”

Therefore, the word naturalization means "to submit and be edified". Of course, in modern terms, it can be understood as the act of taking the initiative to obtain the nationality of other countries, that is, the king of the Ryukyus wants to become a subject of the Ming Dynasty, not a barbarian island king, and the king of a small island is not even as good as a small county order of the Ming Dynasty in his heart.

I heard that Yu Qian also helped to make peace. Shang Bashan also knew what the identity of the white crane was, and he could marry two princesses in Daming. And the person who holds a heavy army and controls countless wealth is definitely not a small person.

At that moment, Shang Bashan opened his mouth and said: "Minghe, you really know how to swim, I heard that you are from the north of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"How about a one-to-one comparison, whoever loses is responsible for lighting a fire!" The white crane took the initiative to ask.

Shang Bashan just thought it was a joke and a joke, and agreed without much thought.

Hu Hui, Gao Gu, Xu Chengzong and other people with high enough status also changed their clothes and came to the beach, hearing this kind of game and betting one after another, no one believed that the white crane could swim, because when he was in Xuanwu Lake, the white crane was always afraid that he would fall into the water, and he didn't stand by the boat at all.

There are no swimsuits in this era, at least there are all men here, so naturally they come naked.

The target is a reef in the sea, about a hundred paces away. Than speed! Shang Bashan was also worried about the danger at sea, so he specially asked his own people to go into the water for ten people, and ten more people on the boat. On Daming's side, there are also four people guarding in small boats.

The white crane moved his body a few times and did some warm-up exercises.

Swimming is not only a physical activity, but also a technical activity. If you swim a few miles away, you will lose, but you still have confidence in swimming in a sprint sprint. Originally, Shangba Mountain also planned to let the white crane take a look, but seeing the super fast speed of the white crane swimming freely, he didn't release the water and go all out.

If the distance is twenty steps longer, the white crane will also lose.

At such a distance, the white crane was only half a position faster than Shang Bashan, who was already in his forties.

Mt. Chamba was the second king of the Ryukyus and the son of the first king. Their original names were Ba Zhi and Ba Shan. Later, the Ming Emperor gave them 36 surnames in Fujian, and then changed their surnames to Shang. So the characters in the middle are the same, not because they have the same generation, it's just the original name.

When he was young, he fought with the first Ryukyu king, and his health was also excellent.

He lost in the posture of the white crane swimming.

"Minghe's ability on the water is very strong, but his body is a little worse." After a match, Shang Bashan was less nervous about the identity of the white crane.

Bai Minghe laughed: "This freestyle teaches you, if you can come beyond half the distance of me, I just have a good technique." But the body is definitely not comparable to you, drink first today, and talk about business tomorrow. ”

The cold beer used by Bai Minghe uses the ice method of raw nitrate, and the set of double-layer steel cylinders. The thin steel bottle of beer on the innermost layer of Shirana Crane is a perfect match for the beach when it is hot.

At least how Sun Yuanjun and Huaiyu enjoyed the beach, Bai Minghe didn't have time to worry about it. There are some here, and one is naturally prepared there, and it is their business whether they dare to go into the water or not.

Until it was getting dark, a fire was erected.

"I heard that your people have brought food to the Japanese people? You are not happy about the affairs of the two kingdoms of this country. The Japanese asked how much you want here? ”

"A lot, a thousand stones of grain, a hundred stones of brown sugar." Shang Bashan took a sip of beer, and his heart was not happy. In terms of combat strength on land, he is inferior to the Japanese people, and on the difference between his ship on the sea and the Japanese ship on the sea, it is the difference between a small wooden plank and a warship, and there is no possibility of resistance at all.

"I want to clean up the widows, but I need you to do me a big favor. Do you have people on your side who are not afraid of death and are very reliable. I need him to do something, so that he can do whatever he wants, and I will try to satisfy him as much as possible. ”

Shangbashan didn't recommend others, he was directly his own son, and he didn't want anything.

"According to the information, the Japanese people know about the construction of a dock on Shiheng Island, and you only need to tell the Japanese people again that I have seized your palace in your place, robbed your woman, and then built a dock. Right now, I'm going to build a pier in Amami again, and I'm patrolling here. ”

Shangbashan didn't have the fast thinking of Bai Minghe, and when he heard Bai Minghe say this, he first replied: "You don't have to rob these, I'll just give them to you directly." ”

"That's not what you mean, listen to me......"

It took Bai Minghe half an hour, but he still didn't understand Shang Bashan, and only said that he wanted something to open his mouth.

Bai Minghe was helpless: "Lord Yu! ”

Yu Qian couldn't stop laughing, not only was he laughing, sitting on the beach next to him, Xiao Shang, who had studied in Daming, kept his head down and snickering.

This time, Yu Qian explained to Xiao Shang, and Xiao Shang explained to Lao Shang.

Finally, Shang Bashan reacted: "Yes, according to Daming's statement." This is the robber, my palace, my docks, my women must not be robbed, so you have to pretend to be a bad person. Let the Japanese think I hate you, and then you let the Japanese enter our fishing nets!" ”

"yes, that's what it means." Shira-naka let out a long sigh of relief.

Pouring wine on Mt. Shangba, Shirana Crane continued: "Spread another piece of news to the Wa people, and say that the real purpose of my occupation of Amami Island is because I have brought a large number of muskets, and 100,000 koku of steel and a certain daimyo among the Wami people to trade, and then tell him about the distribution of my forces." ”

"I don't understand!" Chamba shook his head, he didn't quite understand the purpose of saying this.

"Well, what do you like?" Bai Minghe asked a different question.

"I like a lot of things about Daming."

"So, I have a lot of treasures you like, as well as weapons that will give your enemies. You hate me more, will you send men against me while I am arrogant and do not have many guards? ”

Shang Bashan nodded vigorously: "Yes, it will definitely be attacked." I see, you want them to attack you, but aren't you afraid that they will send many people? ”

"The more the merrier, I'll kill as many as they come."

Shang Bashan did not doubt the combat effectiveness of Bai Minghe's side, and after thinking about it, he said to Bai Minghe: "I will go to Wajima in person, and I will put my hatred for the Wa people in my mind to tell about my hatred for you." They will definitely send many soldiers to attack you, because if you attack you, you will have many treasures, and you can also kill your enemies! ”

"No, no, you're too risky." The white-named crane hurriedly persuaded him.

Shang Ba Shan untied the palm-sized gold ring on his head, and then put it on his son's head: "He, Shang Ba Ming is the third generation of the Ryukyu King, you must ask Banzai to canonize him." I will lure the Japanese into our fishing nets and kill them for you, and we in the Ryukyus are not willing to give tribute to the Japanese people! ”

When Bai Minghe heard this, he wanted to persuade him, but was stopped by Yu Qian. (To be continued......)