1890 King of Southeast Asia

Northeast of Taiwan, 180 kilometers from Taiwan and 150 kilometers from the Ryukyu Islands, it belongs to the waters of Kongfei Island. (Fishing)

Kongfei Island is part of the extension of the continental shelf. In terms of ownership, it cannot be assigned to the Ryukyu Islands in any way.

Unless there are Ryukyu people living on it, but the reality is that there is no permanent population on it, and Ryukyu has no record of occupying this island.

In 1171, during the Southern Song Dynasty of China, the Southern Song Dynasty court included Kongfei Island in the military defense rule area. Since the Ryukyu tribute in the Ming Taizu period, envoys had to pass through this place.

In the Jiajing era, Kongfei Island was clearly included in the "Coastal Mountain and Sand Map", and there was no dispute.

It's just that in history, in modern times, the war failed, and the Japanese here were taken advantage of to be included in the "Okinawa Prefecture", and later the Qing Empire even lost Taiwan.

Later, when Japan was defeated, the US military took over and arbitrarily included Kongfei Island in the jurisdiction of the Ryukyu Islands.

At that time, Principal Chang had already been defeated and huddled in Taiwan, relying entirely on the support of the United States. He didn't dare to say much and acquiesced to the matter.

The sea area here has always been rich in resources. Not to mention oil and gas resources, there are many fishery resources alone.

In recent years, as Nanhua has become increasingly wealthy, the demand for the quantity and variety of meat has become higher and higher. Many fishing fleets from Ryukyu or Taiwan have come here to fish.

Because of the same origin, Nanhua fishermen actually do not regard themselves as outsiders at all. After a long time of contact with Nanhua fishermen, they do not think that they are "foreigners".

In particular, Nanhua exempts Chinese fishing boats from import taxes, and the treatment received by both sides is actually not much different.

Therefore, the fishing fleets here, whether from Ryukyu or Taiwan, have a good relationship.

Sometimes there is not much harvest, and the Taiwanese fishing boats directly sell the fish to the Ryukyu fishing boats at a low price. The price is lower, but there is no need to make this trip, which is also cost-effective.

At this time, more than a dozen fishing boats are operating in the waters of Air Force Island.

One of the obviously brand new fishing boats put down a small boat, and the small boat swayed against another wooden fishing boat.

"Yutou, here you are."

"Yutou, have you bought a new boat?"

"Yutou, have you eaten?"

As soon as Yu Fangyi got on board, everyone on the boat greeted him enthusiastically, and he responded one by one.

"Where's Lao Wang? Why are you so arrogant?" Yu Fangyi waited for a long time, but didn't see her old friend, so she shouted loudly.

"Boss Yu, our boss is downstairs, and will come up soon." As soon as a clever young man finished speaking, a hearty laugh came from the cabin door.

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"What's wrong, Lao Wang, I've been here for a long time to see the real boss. If you can't tell me one, two, three, four, five, I'll be angry." Yu Fangyi said in a funny way.

"Okay, okay, Lao Yutou, I was wrong today. I'll set up a table for you at noon to make amends. What's the matter? I heard that you bought a new boat?" Lao Wang laughed twice and looked at the fishing boat not far away.

The boat is not big, only 50 meters long, but at this time, when the fishing industry is not so prosperous, it is not small.

Moreover, this is an iron ship, Wang Guanghe is very sure that this is an iron ship, not a wooden steamer fishing boat like his.

"Fuck, old taro, you are rich! How much did you buy this boat?" Wang Guanghe walked to the side of the boat excitedly and looked at his friend's fishing boat.

"Low-key, low-key, not much, only 80,000 yuan, total tonnage 500 tons, length 52 meters, width 9.1 meters, draft 4.6 meters." Yu Fangyi showed off.

"Silver dollar?" Wang Guanghe opened his mouth, thinking of Yu Fangyi's bad character, and asked expectantly.

"What are you thinking about? Hua Yuaner! This is a new ship, a brand new fishing boat built by the Ryukyu Factory, more advanced than those in Europe, with two large cold storages on it." Yu Fangyi looked at him with a fool's eyes.

One silver dollar is about seven qian of silver, and one tael of silver is about 714 Nanhua yuan.

In and out, the price dropped by half.

"It's good, but I'm afraid I can't afford it in this lifetime... No, you earn more than me, but you're not rich enough to get a treasure?" Wang Guanghe asked in surprise.

"Hey, what are you daydreaming about? I don't have money, it's all loans. More than 20 of us have collected 40,000 yuan, and the rest is loans."

"With this boat, we can stay out for a few more days, and we don't have to worry about the fish we catch going bad. If we work hard, we can get our money back in half a year if we're lucky." Yu Fangyi looked at the fishing boat with a happy face.

"You're really lucky!" Wang Guanghe said enviously.

"Oh, there's a new one, why doesn't he turn around?" Yu Fangyi was about to show off when he saw a strange boat coming behind his boat.

Why was he sure it was a strange boat? Because the boats that have been fishing here for a long time will have some obvious signs on the boat.

Either it was a flag, or a paint job, or the shape of the mast. Some people also put a statue of a god on the boat to avoid following the wrong boat when fishing in a team.

But there was nothing on this boat. The two sides were only a few hundred meters apart. Yu Fangyi was sure that they didn't even have a statue of a god.

"Where did this fool come from? Why didn't he turn around when he was so close?! Lao San, give him a signal to turn around!" Wang Guanghe also saw the strange boat, looked at the direction, and shouted.

A distance of a few hundred meters is not close on the sea. If it were those large ships, this distance would be a dangerous distance.

On land, overloaded trucks can only brake for tens or hundreds of meters at most. On the sea, when ships brake, it is normal for them to go hundreds of meters, and it is normal for large ships to go thousands of meters.

Moreover, the turning radius of ships is also very large. The larger and wider the ship, the larger the turning radius.

So for hundreds of meters, although no one talks about large ships, they will greet each other and determine the course to ensure that they will not collide.

Closer, such as tens of meters, if it is not a specific route and they do not know each other, few ships will get so close.

A man on Wang Guanghe's boat ran to the bow and waved several small flags continuously.

However, the boat did not change its course at all, and continued to approach them.

You know, Wang Guanghe and his people came to fish. How could they fight so close? He and his fellow villagers were two miles away.

"Where are they from? They are so unruly and don't take us seriously?" Wang Guanghe asked angrily.

Unfortunately, the crew did not know.

"Is he here to cause trouble? I wonder if he is from Fujian and Zhejiang or Taiwan." Yu Fangyi was still watching optimistically.

Although the boat was heading towards his boat, he was not worried at all.

It was a sailing ship, which looked like a cargo ship. The hull was very wide and the speed was not fast. His boat had already started to speed up to avoid the boat.

"No matter where he came from, if he wants to eat this bowl of rice, he must follow the rules. There are already two of our boats nearby. Let him stay where he wants." Wang Guanghe said angrily.

During this period, many people from other places came, mainly from Nanhua to collect fish. The price of fish is high, unlike Huaxia, where fish cannot be sold at a high price.

This place is close to Ryukyu and has many resources. Of course, there are many people coming here, and some of them do not follow the rules and want to eat more and occupy more by force, and even establish the so-called "order".

Unfortunately, they met Nanhua, which was a setback. Nanhua does not ban guns, and the residents have undergone military training. The perfect military industry also makes the price of guns not high.

These gangs who came from nowhere, those who can see the form, how they came and how they went back, and those who can't see the form, are all at the bottom of the sea.

Wang Guanghe thought it was another "strong bug" who came from nowhere. It is said that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Those who can't suppress it are strong bugs, right?

"Bring all your stuff, speed up and get closer to see what he is." Wang Guanghe issued orders like a general.

His ship is a wooden steamship, which can be propelled by sails and steam engines, but more often they use sails, after all, coal costs money.

In the past, this ship was used for smuggling, and recently it was changed to deliver goods and fishing - if there is goods, it delivers goods, if there is no goods, it fishes, and it does not miss either.

The steam engine had just been repaired, when Yu Fangyi came up, so he was a little late, and the steam pressure was still there.

Rumble...

The steam engine had just started running, and the speed of the ship had just increased, and the opposite ship changed its course.

"Southern Chinese, get out!"

"This is Chinese territory, the fish here belong to Chinese, and the Southern Chinese are not worthy of eating..."

"Get out..."

A huge noise came from the strange boat, and Yu Fangyi and Wang Guanghe were stunned when they heard it.

Because it was the sound of the electric horn, but this was a wooden boat.

"Fuck! Speed ​​up for me, take out your guns, I'm going to kill this grandson today!" Wang Guanghe was furious, and secretly observed Yu Fangyi's expression.

"Don't!" Yu Fangyi pressed Wang Guanghe.

"Why? This dog thing is full of shit..." Wang Guanghe was relieved to see that he was not angry. Just as he was about to say something, Yu Fangyi pointed to the distance.

"What? This fishing boat looks so strange... Is it a warship?" Wang Guanghe looked at the boat that Yu Fangyi pointed at and was surprised.

"I can't see clearly, but it's not a South Chinese warship. Will the warships of the Nanyang Fleet come here?" Yu Fangyi asked.

"The last time they came was during the Guangxu period." Wang Guanghe shook his head.

"It was the British. I saw their flag."

"The British are here to do..."

"Boss! The steam engine is broken again. We can't repair it this time. We have to go to Fujian or Ryukyu." The third brother ran over and looked at the strange ship with a fierce look in his eyes.

They used to be smugglers, but the profits were not theirs. They just supported their families. They didn't live as well as they do now.

"Old taro..." Wang Guanghe looked at Yu Fangyi after hearing this.

"Don't worry about it. Let's go fishing first. When we get to Ryukyu, I'll find a shipyard for you. I won't delay you." Yu Fangyi nodded.

Ryukyu is closer, and they are already fishing. These fish can only get a good price if they are sent to Ryukyu.

They always pay attention to strange ships, but they are afraid of British warships in the distance. The fishing boats are all gathered together, and the strange ships always repeat "get out" to them from hundreds of meters away.

The British did not leave until the next day, when a destroyer from the South China received the news and came to check the situation.

Before leaving, the British ran to the strange wooden boat and towed it away.

The South China destroyer saw this and watched the British warship leave, so it did not understand the situation.

It was not until a few days later, when countless reports flooded the Provisional Government and the South China Imperial Government, that they knew what had happened.