When Xu Jingchang officially planned to discuss the matter with the Ministry of Households, news suddenly came from the Ministry of Rites that the prince of the Ryukyus, Shangbashi, asked to see him.

"The foreign minister pays a visit to Lord Xu, the general government of the country."

His Royal Highness the prince was very polite, even to the point of humility.

Xu Jingchang has always been kind and polite, at least he thinks so.

"You may be seated." Xu Jingchang asked Shang Bazhi to sit down, served tea again, and then asked, "Wang Shizi has come from afar, there must be something to find me, right?" ”

Shang Bazhi paused, tears in his eyes, wiped a handful, and then said bitterly: "Our Ryukyu country is a small and poor people, and we are lonely on the sea, helpless. The kingdom relied on to live in peace. However, at present, the three parties in the country are divided, and they are constantly attacking each other, and there are also wind disasters, the crops are lost, and the people are hungry and cold, and they are not clothed and hungry......

The more he talked, the more sad he became, and he even began to cry.

Xu Jingchang listened carefully, and then he understood what was going on.

Although the Ryukyus are a land of projectiles, they are divided into three countries, with Shangbashi from Nakayama Province, and in addition to Nakayama Province, there are also two countries, Nanzan and Kitayama.

Originally, Ryukyu was smaller than a county, and it became the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, attacking each other, which was outrageous enough.

What's even more outrageous is natural and man-made disasters, as if God is tormenting this small island.

Man-made disasters are naturally wreaking havoc on the Japanese invaders, and the Ming Dynasty has also suffered from tossing and suffering.

Natural disasters are the Ryukyu hanging alone on the sea, and during the typhoon season, strong winds sweep at every turn...... Unfortunately, the Ryukyus were hit by three typhoons in a month and a half.

Thousands of people have been lost alone.

Countless houses were damaged, large areas of farmland were wiped out, and almost overnight, the Ryukyus were pushed to the brink of extinction.

Fortunately, in recent years, the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty has been frequent, and the location of the Ryukyus is critical, so it can undertake entrepot trade, make some money, and buy some food from the Ming Dynasty, so that it will not starve to death in the year of the catastrophe.

But this is not a long-term solution, and the devil knows how to deal with the next catastrophe?

"The Duke of Dingguo is above, and Ryukyu admires Shangguo, follows it wholeheartedly, and is loyal. Over the years, the Ryukyus have the highest scores based on the evaluation of important officials in various countries, and they have increased year by year. I thought that Ryukyu was like a filial son of the Ming Dynasty, and now the people of Ryukyu hope to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, and ask the Ming Dynasty to take them in! ”

As he spoke, Shang Bazhi actually knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

There is no need to use force to subdue a country, Xu Jingchang naturally likes this model very much, but there are some things that are not good to be too eager.

He first helped Shang Bazhi up, and then said: "Ryukyu and Daming are one family, and solving problems for Ryukyu is also what Daming should do." It's just that to merge Ryukyu into the Ming Dynasty, there are still several problems that need to be solved. ”

Shang Bazhi immediately said: "Dingguo Gong, please speak, no matter what, there is nothing wrong with it." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Don't be in such a hurry...... Let's talk about your royal family first, do you want to stay in the Ryukyus, or move to Daming? ”

"If you are willing to move to Daming, we are all willing!"

This time Xu Jingchang was surprised, they were rooted in the Ryukyus and left their hometown, wouldn't they have no influence?

Seeing that Xu Jingchang was surprised, Shang Bazhi immediately explained, "Dingguo Gong doesn't know, the small people in the Ryukyu land are poor, and the wind and rain are miserable, not to mention anything else, this time the wind disaster, seven people in the clan died." Life in the Ryukyus was too hard. ”

Xu Jingchang realized that being the king of a small country may not have any dignity, let alone a small people......

"Well, I can find a way to prepare a manor for you to live in...... It's just that when you get to the Ming Dynasty, you must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, what do you want? ”

"Okay! To tell the truth, there has long been a Ming law governing the country in the Ryukyus, and I have read the Ming law eight times. ”

It's amazing, it's more than I've read it!

Xu Jingchang was speechless for a moment, and the second thing left was, "Da Ming used 300,000 taels of silver to buy your royal family's property, the people of Ryukyu, and set up a separate county." In the Ryukyu school, the people of the Ryukyus were allowed to land in the Central Plains, study and do business, and take the imperial examination, which was no different from ordinary people. ”

"Thank you for your mercy, thank you for your mercy!"

Xu Jingchang said: "Considering the livelihood of the Ryukyu royal family, I plan to set up a shipping company in the Ryukyus, and transfer half of the income to the Ryukyu royal family, what do you think?" ”

Shang Bazhi's eyes lit up, and such a good thing?

"Yes, yes!"

……

Xu Jingchang thought that it would be difficult to accept the conditions, but Shang Bazhi readily agreed, and even surprised him, and was very satisfied.

What else can Xu Jingchang say, he can only accept it.

In the hands of the Ryukyus, Ryukyu is just an unfortunate place that has suffered from natural disasters.

But in the hands of Da Ming, it was completely different.

Xu Jingchang immediately proposed to mobilize sailors to crack down on pirates and completely exterminate the pirates.

An order was issued, and more than 500 ships from various places gathered in the waters of the Ryukyus.

Then the flotilla went north and began operations against piracy.

With the Ming Dynasty's ships and the level of preparation of firearms, it was effortless to deal with the small fishing boats of the Japanese State. Wherever the army passed, the ships of the Japanese kingdom were swept away.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the Japanese Invaders, there are also many normal Japanese merchants and some Japanese fishermen...... It's just that the Japanese are also disguised as merchants and fishermen, which makes it difficult for the Ming fleet to distinguish clearly.

Since you can't tell the difference, then don't bother with it, just wipe it all out.

Of course, Xu Jingchang will not order this kind of thing casually, and the General Administration Department requires careful distinction, careful screening, and only cracks down on Japanese criminals, and protects normal Japanese businessmen, and remembers to be one-size-fits-all, and no innocent people are allowed to be killed......

In short, the General Administration Department is very reasonable, and no one can find fault with it.

However, the problem lies in the manual of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies to suppress bandits...... According to the provisions of this booklet, the Daming Mariner must prioritize his own safety.

In other words, when encountering Japanese ships, the Ming army can give priority to attacking when it is not sure what their intentions are...... Then, under the correct understanding of the generals, it becomes that when you encounter a Japanese robber, you must take the first action to ensure your own safety.

Then, there is no then.

Under the strong sweep of the Ming army, there were only a few ships left along the entire coast of the Wa Kingdom.

There is really no way, Zheng He's fleet is so good.

In this world, it is completely crushing.

Moreover, during the siege of the Wa Kingdom, the ships of the Ming army also went to the Americas......

That's right, judging from the map, it is very close to the north along the Wa Kingdom, through the Bering Strait, the Aleutian Islands, and to North America...... Tens of thousands of years ago, there were even land bridges that could go directly to the North American continent.

Now that the Ming fleet has discovered America, it can definitely go down in history.

It can be called Zheng He's great achievement.

According to reason, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies drew up a list of rewards for meritorious deeds and handed it over to the Ministry of War, but it was detained by the Ministry of War.

For ten days, I didn't hand it over.

Xu Jingchang was also a little baffled, and had to mention it at the regular meeting of the General Administration.

"It's really unreasonable for the court to reward such a great achievement."

These Shangshu looked at each other, but Yang Pu, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stood up and coughed lightly: "Dingguo Gong, the Three Treasure Eunuchs are naturally very meritorious, and everyone admires them. However, as a eunuch, he is really not good to be knighted. ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Since ancient times, has there been no precedent for eunuchs to be knighted? ”

"Yes."

"Who?"

"Tong Guan."

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, it didn't seem to be very good.

"What's your plan to do?"

Yang Pu paused and said, "What do we mean, can we reward Jin Wanliang and promote him to the palm seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "The reward of ten thousand taels of gold sounds like a lot, but for the Three Treasure Eunuchs, it is really not worth mentioning." After all, he is in charge of overseas trade and sells commercial goods, which must pass through his fleet, and it is easy to come down one million taels at a time. But as far as I know, the Three Treasures Eunuch is honest and honest, and he has not entered his purse, and the bounty is only an insult to him! ”

Yang Pu's face was ugly, which was really inappropriate.

Xu Jingchang continued: "As for the promotion to the palm seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, this is a reward from Your Majesty, not the opinion of the Ming Imperial Court. If that's all there is to it, it would be tantamount to saying that the Three Treasure Eunuchs are just doing things for the royal family...... But you all know that you have been to the West all over the world, but you have made great achievements and thousands of years of merit! ”

Look at me, look at you...... Even the resourceful Yang Shiqi had no choice.

Huang Huai said: "What Dingguo Gong said is extremely true, but it is not appropriate to let a eunuch be knighted and enter the court as an official, and be ranked with civil and military forces." ”

"What's not suitable?"

"Not in accordance with the ancestral system!"

"Which ancestral system?"

"Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics!"

……

The words came back again, Xu Jingchang looked at these people silently, from Yang Rong down, all of them shook their heads silently, if they pushed this matter, they would never agree.

Xu Jingchang pondered for a while, and suddenly laughed, "Everyone, let's take this matter seriously." ”

A few people were puzzled, "What do you mean by Dingguo Gong?" ”

"Who said that the eunuchs of the Three Treasures are eunuchs?"

You said that you are a eunuch of the Three Treasures, and you still say that you are not a eunuch?

Dingguo Gong, do you want to go and see your brain!

Xu Jingchang continued: "Isn't this simple? Just change the Three Treasure Eunuchs from eunuchs to ordinary people. ”

Yang Rong was surprised, "Dingguo Gong, can this matter be changed?" ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "Why can't you?" You don't think that if you cut that knife and become a eunuch, you will always be a eunuch, right? There is no such reason! Because according to the rules of the imperial court, who is the person depends on the household registration. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Then the Three Treasure Eunuchs are also included in the roster of eunuchs?" ”

"So we need to write a letter and ask Your Majesty to include Zheng He in the civil register!" Xu Jingchang said: "Although it is difficult to change the household registration in Daming, with the merits of the Three Treasure Eunuchs, it can be extraordinarily gracious." As long as this matter is done, and then the merit is discussed, I propose to seal Zheng He as the Marquis of Ning Yuan! ”

The six Shangshu were stunned, and then nodded in unison, "Yes, Tongzheng!" ”

(End of chapter)