Although Cai Jin, the chief physician of the Ryukyu Kingdom, was forced to submit to Japan, he continued to push for an envoy to China.

The Ryukyu prince sent an envoy to Nanjing to ask for a seal before, which was first proposed by Cai Jin.

Because of his high official position, this goods was also listed as a criminal minister, but he stayed for the time being to do the handover.

The map and household register were found, and Cai Jin introduced: "The Ryukyu puppet country has three provinces, thirty-nine prefectures and thirty-six islands.

These 36 islands are all overseas territories and are not under the jurisdiction of the 39 provinces and 39 provinces. The Tohoku Hachishimas, which at this time were called Ryukyu territory, but they were occupied by Japanese troops."

Yoron Island, at this time it is called Yuron Island. Oki Irarabu Island, at this time it is called Eirabu Island. Tokunoshima is called Dugu Island at this time. Amami Oshima, at this time it is called Karabushi Ma Island... These islands are all occupied by Japan, but they are claimed to be Ryukyu territory.

Because this was a private act of the Satsuma clan, the Tokugawa shogunate did not know about it at all.

Li Dingguo complained: "In the land of sesame, there are 39 prefectures and 36 islands. “

After learning the details, the Datong Imperial Court must have changed the three provinces of the Ryukyu Kingdom directly into three towns. As for the thirty-six islands, the big island was changed to a town-level unit, and the small island was directly turned into a village.

It is imperative that all indigenous people speak Chinese.

At the same time, abolish the poll tax!

The Ryukyu Han people bullied the natives, and that was a problem that would arise later. As long as Zhao Han abolishes the poll tax, the natives of the Ryukyus will definitely immediately return to their hearts and no longer miss the Ryukyu king.

In about 20 years, when the Chinese language was popularized to a certain extent, schools would be established on the Ryukyu islands, and the small islands could not be built, and the entire island had only a few dozen or so people.

At that time, the natives of the Ryukyus will be regarded as real citizens, and the Han Chinese will no longer be allowed to bully them (as for verbally, they are not allowed to bully now). Inspectors of clean government will also be dispatched to severely arrest a few typical punishments, and while protecting the aborigines, they will also beat the 34 clansmen by the way.

In the following month, Li Dingguo helped Zheng Shen, the prefect of the Ryukyus, to complete the takeover of the main island of the Ryukyus.

In addition to the county magistrate, the county magistrates, judges, and officials in charge all came from Fujian with the army. Several supervisors,

He even brought his family and settled in Kagoshima Castle, Japan, directly on Ryukyu Island.

Xiang Xiangxian is asking the lord of the Satsuma domain for help: "My lord, please send troops immediately to save the Ryukyu Kingdom!" ”

Shimazu Mitsuhisa was silent, as if thinking about whether to send troops.

Xiang Xiangxian, in fact, should be called Shang Xiangxian, and he has not changed his surname at this time. He is a royal family of the Ryukyus, and now he is the lord of the feather land, and he has six prefectures in his hands...... Well, it's actually six villages.

This is a hardcore Japanese flatterer, and he has stayed in Japan for several years.

Historically, he later became the Minister of State of the Ryukyus, compiled the first history book of the Ryukyus, and trumpeted the "Theory of the Same Ancestors of the Ryukyus". Since the surname "Shang" was given by the Ming Emperor, he didn't want the ancestral surname and changed it directly to the surname

"Toward".

The territory of this cargo is in the northeastern part of the Ryukyus.

Hearing that the Datong army was coming, he immediately fled Japan with his family by boat.

"Your Excellency!"

Xiang Xian knelt on the ground and raised his voice to ask the Satsuma clan to send troops.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa pondered for a long time, and finally: "You retreat first, you and your family, I will give the house to settle down."

As for sending troops to the Ryukyus, this is a major military affair that requires long-term consideration. ”

Xiang Xiangxian was forcibly driven away, crying bitterly as he walked.

Mitsuhisa Shimazu pulled the others back and left him alone in the house to meditate. China's use of troops in the Ryukyus was much more than he expected, and he also discussed it with his retainers, but there was no way to deal with it at all.

The Tokugawa shogunate was very strict with the feudal lords of each region, and even built houses for them in the capital. The whole family of the feudal lord had to go to the capital every year to live, and then regularly return to the territory to govern, and every time he returned to his own territory, he had to make a report.

Whether it was the collection of taxes in the Ryukyu Kingdom or the occupation of the northeastern eight islands of the Ryukyus, it was all done quietly by the Satsuma clan behind the shogunate's back.

If this matter breaks out, even if the Datong army does not kill them, the Tokugawa shogunate will find trouble with the Satsuma Domain.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's desire to control is too strong, a few years ago, the Satsuma Domain opened a new gold mine, this is the shogunate's? He even forced the Satsuma clan to close down the gold mines.

And as he grew older, Tokugawa Iemitsu's desire to control became stronger. The few ports promised to be open to Chinese merchants were closed, and only the outer islands of Nagasaki were left to trade. The purpose was simple, to facilitate the shogunate's control of foreign trade and not to allow any local feudal lord to interfere in it.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa of the Satsuma Domain was also extremely controlling, constantly strengthening his control over the Ryukyu Kingdom, and even secretly attacked Chinese merchant ships many times.

Attacking Chinese merchant ships in the guise of pirates and looting goods is only secondary. Shimazu's real plan was to make the Chinese emperor disgusted with the Japanese and preferably pursue a no-sea policy again. In this way, Sino-Japanese trade can only be used as a springboard through the Ryukyu Kingdom, and he controls the Ryukyu Kingdom, which is equivalent to monopolizing Sino-Japanese trade!

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's courage is just that.

He dared to pretend to be a pirate to attack Chinese ships, but he would never dare to really start a war with China, which was purely an act of seeking death.

After thinking about it for a long time, Shimazu Mitsuhisa called his retainers and ordered: "Summons the Ryukyus Hachishima and protect the island." If... If the Tang people send troops, they can't admit their identity, and they are ronins who fled from Japan. They are broken, and I will treat their families well. If they dare to mess around, the whole family will be executed! ”

Shimazu Mitsuhisa actually still had a sense of luck, fantasizing that the Datong Army would accept it when it saw it, and would not take the northeastern eight islands of the Ryukyus by force.

How can it be?

Yuronjima, which is later Japan's Yoronshima. With an area of 20.8 square kilometers, the coastline is 23.5 kilometers long, and there are more than 1,000 residents living on the island.

Saburo Murayama was a low-ranking samurai who led several ashigaru and was stationed on Yuron Island.

His real duty was to collect taxes, and every aboriginal had to pay a poll tax. The poll tax was also brought by Japan, and the Ryukyu Kingdom did not collect it at all before.

On this island, rice and sugar cane can be grown, and the poll tax is naturally calculated on two crops.

Which indigenous dares not to pay taxes, Saburo Murayama will take someone to cut it with a knife!

Before the order of the lord of Satsuma reached this place, the ships of the Daido Navy came.

One battleship left the formation and headed for Yuronjima, while the rest continued to the northeast.

Saburo Murayama was basking in the sun on the beach, when suddenly a small soldier came to report and pointed to the sea to the west in horror:

"Don... The warships of the Tang Kingdom! “

Saburo Murayama got up, looked intently, and comforted himself: "Maybe it's a supply from the road, not a war." ”

The small island with a big fart, he can't escape.

Once a year, the Satsuma Domain's sea ships would come and take away the poll tax they had received. Usually, there are only small fishing boats near the sea, which are used by the natives for fishing, and it is impossible to escape back to Mumoto.

Finally, the battleship docked.

One hundred Datong soldiers, along with twenty sailors, came to the island with loaded guns and ammunition.

Saburo Murayama hid with his men, not daring to investigate the situation at all, only hoping that the Chinese would leave quickly.

After the Chinese soldiers disembarked, more than a dozen civilians came.

They were all Han Chinese who moved from Kume Island, and this time it was the Ruan and Wang clans who came back.

Yunondo Island will be set up as Yunon Village, and the Nguyen and Wang clans will take turns as village chiefs after settling in the fields. The poll tax was abolished, and the tax was levied according to the acres of land, and the tax amount set by the imperial court was very low anyway.

When they first arrived, they certainly didn't dare to mess around, and at most they collected a little more land tax. If they rebelled against the islanders, the Datong army would definitely send troops to suppress them, but it is possible that before the Datong army arrived, they were killed by the island's natives.

The duty of the Ruan and Wang families was to first compile households for the islanders, then teach the islanders advanced farming techniques, and slowly teach the islanders Chinese.

When they came to a village, the natives of the island were a little frightened and hid in their houses to watch secretly.

Wang Shiyuan left his wife and children in place, let Datong Army help take care of them, and went to a thatched hut alone. He shouted in the Ryukyu dialect, "I am an official sent by the Emperor to kill the bad Japanese people of the Satsuma Domain. From now on, you are all Chinese, and you no longer have to pay the poll tax. Tell me, where are the bad guys? “

The natives did not dare to make a sound.

After shouting several times in a row, another thatched hut came out of an aborigine. He seems to be because there are many and powerful soldiers in Datong, stronger than those Japanese, out of awe of the strong: "The bad guys who collect taxes, hide over there, I saw them running away." “

Wang Shiyuan said: "You come to lead the way, if you catch the bad guy, I will reward you with a handful of grain." ”

In order to convince the other party, Wang Shiyuan brought his own rice and took out a handful of it and gave it to the native. w.

When they got the rice, the natives were very happy and immediately started a leading party.

Murayama Saburo was going crazy, and there were only a few of them, and they were rounded up by more than a hundred elite soldiers. And I can't escape,

The natives are too familiar with the terrain to know where the Tibetans are most suitable.

It only took half an hour for Saburo Murayama and his men to be caught.

The situation is similar on Arabu Island next door. But this island is larger, more than four times the size of Yoron Island.

And the main crop is very interesting, it is actually potatoes from the Americas.

The real decent battle broke out on the island of Karakushima, which is the Japanese island of Amami.

The island covers an area of 712.48 square kilometers, and the Ryukyu Kingdom has set up seven prefectures here, with more than 200 prefectures under its jurisdiction, with 16 big chiefs and more than 120 small chiefs. Two of the great chieftains were also held by the Ryukyu royal family.

More than 200 people emigrated here from the Satsuma Domain, and after decades of multiplication, it has become more than 600 people.

These more than 600 Japanese have cultivated and fought in one, and trained dozens of soldiers, five of whom also have firearms. They were only in charge of collecting taxes, and the specific administrative management was still carried out by the chiefs of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The two chiefs of the Ryukyu royal family had already received the news of China's military dispatch, and even knew that the royal family was going to be arrested and questioned.

Therefore, the two royal chiefs took the initiative to contact the Japanese and ordered the other chieftains to gather troops. Unexpectedly, he gathered nearly a thousand troops, armed with a variety of weapons, and wanted to resist the Datong soldiers.

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