As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

In terms of analogy, the nature of the children's fighting over the division of the cake is exactly the same as this matter.

So this protracted negotiation, including correspondence, lasted for more than two months, which made Huamanlou's judgment on the remaining two major Japanese operations wrong-he originally thought that the other party would either find a team and himself. At the end of the day, at the worst, they will send someone to Dazhao to find him for peace talks. After all, once the navy goes to Ryukyu to pacify the Japanese pirates there, the shipping route will be completely controlled by Huamanlou. broken.

Therefore, when he was recruiting and training soldiers, the Tianjin Navy was patrolling the coast day and night. Even the Suzhou Navy, which had so many warships, was helping. Even the ships brought back by Chen Jiafu were He sent him out to patrol, afraid that one day he would hear that a large number of Japanese pirates landed and plundered the place to retaliate, but who knew that the two parties didn't care about the threat from the navy at all...

Even Chen Jiafu was surprised by this matter. When Hua Manlou consulted with him, he said this: "Uncle, my subordinates also thought that after we quelled the pirates in Fujian and Guangdong, the two families would be a bit different. The reaction, it could be that they are planning some kind of conspiracy, right?"

Hua Manlou smacked his lips: "Do you think they think that the Great Zhao Navy will not go to the main island of the Wa Kingdom, so they have nothing to fear?"

Chen Jiafu nodded after thinking for a while and said, "It's possible, after all, the Wa Kingdom is a country that will not be conquered, and Da Zhao has never had a navy capable of expedition..."

Like Ming Dynasty, Dazhao also listed Korea, Japan, Annan, Champa, etc. as non-expropriation countries. This is also an ancestor's instruction.Its content can be simply summarized as follows: Zhao Taizu felt that these places were barbarians, and the remoteness of the country would not bring benefits to the country, so others could attack Da Zhao, and Da Zhao could fight back, but he must not take the initiative to fight...

It has to be said that this policy is quite refreshing, and it also makes Zhao's influence on neighboring countries weaker and weaker in disguise...

Hua Manlou mused, "Then, in your opinion, is it better to destroy the two parties directly, or to defeat the Japanese pirates in Ryukyu and Luzon first?"

To be honest, after Chen Jiafu descended to Huamanlou, he seemed to be Huamanlou's No. [-] counselor in Pingwa.Huamanlou didn't just listen to what he said, at least Huamanlou attached great importance to everything he raised, and this kind of respect made Chen Jiafu extremely obedient to Huamanlou.

Hearing Hua Manlou's question, Chen Jiafu said, "This subordinate thinks that Uncle might as well flatten the Ryukyu area first and completely block the airway, so that the initiative will be in our hands. As for the Japanese pirates in Luzon, they might as well go first." Let it go, they won't be able to make any big waves anyway."

Hua Manlou stood in front of the map of Haiphong and observed for a while, then nodded and said: "That's the reason, after the Japanese pirates in Ryukyu are disabled, those two families will come to us whether they want to or not. They can't help it. Send an order, and the Tianjin Navy will assemble immediately, and after three days of rest, the troops will send Ryukyu!"

424. Ryukyu

In the ancient times of Ryukyu, it originally referred to Yizhou. Later, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ordered Yuqiwei Zhu Kuan to search for exotic customs overseas, he found an island floating on the sea like a pearl. If a dragon floats on the water, he named it a celebrity. dragon.

And Qiu means little dragon, so in order to avoid the emperor's taboo, it was renamed Liuqiu. During the Hongwu period, it was renamed Liuqiu again, meaning Liuliyu and pearl balls. In short, this is a very beautiful place.

Ryukyu has been a vassal state since ancient times. Even Hua Manlou's previous life in the Manchu Qing Dynasty sent envoys to Ryukyu to pay tribute. When the new kings of Ryukyu came to the throne, they had to send envoys to ask for titles without interruption.

The only problem is that during the Wanli period, King Shangning of Ryukyu was forced to sign the "Fifteen Articles" with Satsuma, acknowledging Satsuma's control over Ryukyu, and then coerced Ryukyu to send envoys to meet with the shogun. ', since then Ryukyu has entered the period of one country and two territories.

In the following two hundred years, because Ryukyu itself had an independent system and culture, although Satsuma and the shogunate monitored Ryukyu's internal affairs and trade and tribute to the Celestial Dynasty, Ryukyu was still an independent regime at this time. Until 1872, the Wa Kingdom Unauthorized removal of its country title, turning Ryukyu into their vassal state, and canonizing the Ryukyu king as a vassal...

A vassal state of the Celestial Dynasty canonized another vassal state as a vassal state. This matter is like a joke, but depending on the age, you can know the situation.

At this point, Ryukyu lost its sovereignty step by step. In 1879, Ryukyu was completely annexed and became Okinawa County.The Wa State implemented a slavery policy in Ryukyu, and a large number of Ryukyu people went to the Celestial Dynasty, intending to restore the country. However, the Qing government was too busy to take care of itself at that time. How could it care about a vassal state?

In short, before Huamanlou crossed, the ownership of Ryukyu was still a problem, and the aborigines of Ryukyu were still seeking independence—after all, neither the rabbit nor the bear recognized that Ryukyu belonged to the country of Wa, and there were only about [-] aborigines left in Ryukyu. , so the restoration of the country or something...

It can only be thought about.

So how many crimes did they commit against Ryukyu during the Japanese rule?

Let's put it this way, in the Battle of Okinawa Island, in order to save food and use it to fight against the United States, [-] civilians were forced to commit suicide and killed by the Japanese. This crime is second only to Nanjing...

When going to Ryukyu, Hua Manlou's mind was full of the history he had seen before, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became: How could such an important vassal state be occupied by the Wa Kingdom, which respects small courtesy and forgets righteousness?

Most Japanese people are Zhongshan wolves who are rampant when they are successful. This hairiness has been proved not only by history, but also by the Olympics. Otherwise, how could that fat man who doesn't know how to play say "don't let them live"?

In short, if Da Zhao still ignores his foreign policy and still abandons the maritime sovereignty like his own back garden like Daming, the history of Ryukyu is bound to repeat itself-after the civil war, the next step of the shogunate must be to beat the stick, and then find They will attack Ryukyu when they get the chance, even though they dare not go too far because Da Zhao is too strong, but once they feel that the Celestial Dynasty is weak and vulnerable, the history of Huamanlou's previous life is bound to repeat itself.

You know, Tokugawa Ieyasu tried to attack Daming years ago...

Therefore, part of Huamanlou's plan is in Ryukyu. If possible, he even hopes that Da Zhao can garrison troops in Ryukyu—in fact, the King of Ryukyu would like to let Da Zhao guard them and live his little life honestly. Isn't life sweet?

Therefore, when the navy arrived in Ryukyu, although it caused some panic, after seeing the Dazhao Longqi, the people of Ryukyu greeted Huamanlou off the boat with singing and dancing, and sent people to the palace to inform the king to greet him in person. The king of the country personally greeted General Zhao Bing, who was not even an imperial envoy or envoy, so let's talk about it...

Well, noodles, just noodles.

To be honest, Ryukyu has also suffered from Japanese pirates for a long time.

Since the Three Great Wolves began to wreak havoc, it has become a problem for Ryukyu to go to Dazhao to pay tribute. The current king was enthroned six years ago. Go——Although Ryukyu is still an independent regime at this time, foreign trade has long been controlled by the three Japanese.

So when the King of Ryukyu heard that the Great Zhao Navy was coming, he cried and laughed, sad and happy—the joy was that Da Zhao was finally able to control the life and death of his vassal state, and the sad thing was that he had not been able to send out any soldiers after six years of enthronement. An envoy, he was afraid that Da Zhao would think that he was an illegal king, so when he met Hua Manlou, this master knelt down on the spot...

If it wasn't for Hua Manlou's quick reaction and dodging aside at the time, I'm afraid he himself would have to accompany this kowtow—what kind of person, who came to help him with good intentions, would bang bang bang kowtow when he met his mother, If you say this, don't people think that Huamanlou has any special motivation?

After finally calming down the Ryukyu king, Hua Manlou told the Ryukyu king that he could bring his tribute and envoys to Beijing when he returned home, and promised that Da Zhao would not be held accountable for this, and then asked about the Japanese pirates.

And mentioning this Ryukyu king is full of complaints.

Although he didn't dare to say that the Japanese plague in Ryukyu has become more and more serious recently, and he didn't dare to blame it on the policy of Da Zhao Pingwo, but he only saw him scolding the Japanese pirates while looking eagerly at Huamanlou expecting him The posture of being able to make a move made Hua Manlou feel panicky - being looked at with pitiful eyes by a man, who would not feel intrusive?

The old man didn't know whether he was scared of being beaten by the Japanese pirates or he really felt that he was in danger. He even asked Huamanlou if he was married without knowing the situation, saying that he had a beautiful daughter who could be betrothed to him... …

This is even more intrusive. After all, Qi Wanrong is right in front of Huamanlou. Is it okay to agree to marry a new wife in front of her own daughter-in-law?

In fact, to be honest, if Qi Wanrong was not here, Hua Manlou would really like to see how beautiful his daughter is, and if she is as charming as Miss Wanqi—just pure curiosity, not at all. What's Hua Manlou's idea? After all, there are four of them in the family. How can I eat the bowl without finishing it?

All in all, after some inquiries, Hua Manlou can be considered to have figured out the situation of the Japanese pirates near Ryukyu, and sent sailors to visit the Japanese pirates on the nearby islands one by one the next day. This is the way of visiting...

Hmm, not very polite.

One month after arriving in Ryukyu, the Japanese pirates near Ryukyu were completely wiped out, and the rest either fled in the direction of the Japanese country or in the direction of Luzon. In short...

"This time the Matsuura family and Wei Xingchen must have some ideas."

Standing on the deck, Hua Manlou invited to look to the north, feeling surprisingly good.

Chen Jiafu on the side said: "This is inevitable. After all, the truth here is too important. It is absolutely impossible for Matsuura and Wei Xingchen to turn a blind eye at this time."

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "That's good. Speaking of which, it's time to prepare a surprise for them, right?"

(July is finally coming to an end...To sum up, I have had a cold for two days this month, eczema on my hands is extremely itchy, my waist hurts and I can't sit still for a week, it's getting better today, and I found out Gallstones... that's outrageous, every July is bad.)

425. Definitely next time

Huamanlou went to sea to fight the Japanese at the end of August last year, and has been out for more than half a year now.

I have to say that the scenery of Ryukyu is beautiful.It's March in Yangchun, when the cherry blossoms in Ryukyu are in full bloom. The weather is fine, the wind is calm, and even the mood has become better.

Although the land of Ryukyu may not be said to have outstanding people, it is also considered to be blessed by nature. You can enjoy flowers, watch the sea, and even see giant whales after going out to sea—this is the case before Huamanlou crosses.

A few days ago, Zhao Ren said that if he could catch a few whales and drag them back to Dazhao, how many people would be fed?

Regarding this, Hua Manlou said: It can be operated.

But this thing has to be dragged back to eat, and technically speaking, whales need special harpoons and thick ropes to complete the hunt, and they must be brought back before the whale rots, otherwise...

Whale burst to understand?

In 04, Wanwan played such a game, and it exploded in the downtown area during transportation. Let alone the harm caused, the smell alone made many people lose a lot of pounds in a short period of time.So if you are not fully prepared and you are not in the offshore area, this matter is not very feasible, and...

Speaking of which, the lord of the whales is still the country of Wa. In Huamanlou's previous life, the country of Wa not only hunted and killed dolphins in Dolphin Bay and sharks for shark fins, but also innocent whales. Things are exactly the same.But Ms. Qi did this alone, and the rabbits are quite capable of breeding, but the country of Japan is a large-scale hunting group, this...

Anyway, the Japanese nation is anti-civilization and anti-humanity when it comes to killing evil, so what is going on with this nation?

All in all, standing at the top of the food chain does not mean that you can do whatever you want. The people of the Japanese country will suffer retribution for eating dates, but they will not suffer retribution...

Well, Hua Manlou just reported it, anyway, isn't this going to be a real Japanese soon?

Chen Jiafu made it clear that the Matsuura family and Wei Xingchen's subordinates had a very high proportion of real Japanese, and both of them had the support of Ming Dynasty behind them-or rather, Matsuura Town Nobumoto was the son of Matsuura Takanobu, the feudal lord of the Hirado area.

When Huamanlou first heard about the Matsupu family, he had a faint sense of déjà vu, but when Chen Jiafu gave him the news after his surrender, Huamanlou was shocked: there really were these two people in the history of the previous life. people.

Hua Manlou knew this because Kublai Khan fought against the Matsuura family in the past, and lost two battles in the end—the kamikaze came from here.Then the Matsuura family began to retaliate against Kublai Khan's invasion and tried to beat the stick. This logic is quite incomprehensible. Why is the stick?

In short, because the samurai of the Matsuura clan came from the three islands of Tsushima, Iki, and Hirado controlled by the Hirado Domain, they were called Mishima Japanese pirates by the sticks. This is probably the origin of the term Japanese pirates in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.

And in the era of Matsuura Takanobu, this man had a very good relationship with Wang Zhi, the owner of the Wufeng ship. When Huamanlou was crossing, there was a bronze statue of Wang Zhi outside the Matsuura Museum of Historical Materials. At this time, the Matsuura family often He plundered along the coast of Daming and committed an unforgivable crime.

and……

If you look at it a little differently, this matter seems to be no different from aggression...

So after confirming from Chen Jiafu that the Matsuura family is Matsuura Takanobu and Matsuura Zhenxin, Huamanlou suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement—in fact, if it was any flower grower who had roots in Hongmiaozheng The little rabbits were all equally excited: in this situation, if they were not beaten to death, would they have the face to call themselves a flower rabbit?

Even if these two names are true, it is a bit of a coincidence, because Chen Jiafu has never heard of Nobunaga and his like.

But who made things so coincidental?

So while waiting for the reaction from the Japanese pirates, Hua Manlou was almost stunned: "Will the tortoise grandson of Songpu Zhenxin come? Will he come?"

"Well, generally they will come..." Chen Jiafu had black lines all over his face. This is the 30th time he has answered the same question of Huamanlou: "Uncle, you...have no enmity with Matsuura, right?"

Hua Manlou coughed dryly when he heard the words: "No, he is in Wa Kingdom, and I am in Da Zhao, so what kind of enmity can I have?"

Chen Jiafu endured and endured, and finally couldn't hold back and asked: "If there is no hatred, why is uncle so obsessed with it?"

Hua Manlou said angrily: "Look at the nonsense words you used! He's not a girl, why should I keep thinking about it?"

Chen Jiafu hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, my subordinates misunderstood, just wondering why my uncle...why always ask about the Matsuura family? From the perspective of combat power, my subordinates feel that Wei Xingchen is more threatening, And standing behind him is the Satsuma clan..."

"The Shimadzu family, isn't it?" Hua Manlou curled his lips: "We have to settle the score with them!"

The Shimadzu family is the chief culprit for turning Ryukyu into one country and two genus. You said that this place is called Ryukyu, what the hell is Okinawa?

Of course, I don't know whether the Shimadzu family has the intention of annexing Ryukyu, but they should be drawn for supporting Wei Xingchen.

Thinking of this, Hua Manlou sighed again: "When do you think those two families will come? I'm getting impatient!"

Chen Jiafu continued with black lines: "Uncle, can we change the question?"

"Then do you think Matsuura Jinshin's grandson will come?"

"..."

Just when Chen Jiafu was about to be driven crazy by Huamanlou, Hao Liang rushed into the command cabin: "Uncle, there is news from the Japanese pirates!"

Hua Manlou stood up suddenly, and said happily: "It's finally here! Pull the anchor and set sail, beat me!"

When Hao Liangcai saw this, he also had a black thread: "Uncle, our ship is fast, and returned after detecting the movements of the Japanese pirates from a distance, and according to the speed of their brigade, we estimate that it will take a day or two to reach Ryukyu!"

Hua Manlou was taken aback for a moment, and then sighed: "Is there any reason for beating each other like this?"

These words were as stupid as Zhao Ren's, and immediately left the two people present speechless. After a long silence, Hao Liang finally said: "Uncle, can my subordinates in this battle...can you change places? "

"Huh? What place to change?"

"This..." Hao Liang was a little embarrassed: "Can you let your subordinates be the main force?"

I have to say that Hao Liangcai's luck... or his military exploits are a little bit unreliable in the past six months of following Huamanlou: he went around the periphery of the Battle of Shengshan, but after returning from a circle around the field, Geng Tianding and He Qingdu He started to clean up the battlefield; he chased the Japanese pirates for a while in the battle of Zhoushan, because he didn’t dare to leave the team too far after dark, so he didn’t have any achievements; the battle of Fenghua was the worst, he was guarding the ship...

The situation afterward was not bad either. When I saw Chen Jiafu's men a few days ago, Hao Liangcai was at the forefront, but it turned out that the other party came to surrender.

A few days ago, it was even worse, because the No. [-] and No. [-] Squadrons could meet Japanese pirates wherever they went, but he, General Hao, led the No. [-] Squadron and rushed to nothing. No Japanese pirates could be found anywhere, and there were even many Japanese pirates who had just left. He found his lair right away...

After thinking about it for a while, Hua Manlou understood what he was thinking, but...

"Well, next time? I have already assigned the task this time, and the adjustment is not suitable now. Next time, next time!"

426. Go for me!

Even Chen Jiafu couldn't stand Huamanlou's perfunctory attitude towards Hao Liangcai. After all, if Songpu and Wei Xingchen could be disabled in one battle, it is unknown whether there will be another battle in the future.

But what Hao Liangcai said was too late is true, because the plan that should be made has already been made, so it’s okay to change it casually?

And having said that, even though Hao Liangcai thinks that he didn't get any military merits, Hua Manlou doesn't think that he really didn't make any contribution in Pingwa. The most important task, and this matter can be said to be the top priority of Pingwa.

For example, it is his contribution to detect the movements of Matsuura and Wei Xingchen this time.

Before that, Geng Tianding pretended not to catch up with a group of Japanese pirates fleeing to the Japanese country, and then Hao Liang led people to secretly follow behind to investigate the movement of Osumi, and only then did he detect the two Japanese raiders. It can be said that he completed the task brilliantly.

For this reason, Huamanlou has already planned to recommend Hao Liangcai to be the admiral of the Ningbo Navy, and this position is definitely at the same level as Geng Tian.

But now Huamanlou is really not in the mood to talk to him about this, and it won’t be too late to talk about it after the Japanese pirates are completely wiped out. What matters now is the massive attack of the Japanese pirates——Chen Jiafu’s estimate is absolutely right, when the Great Zhao Navy is unprecedented After garrisoning Ryukyu from the mainland, they were in a hurry if they were not in a hurry.

Just like in Huamanlou's previous life, the Matsuura family attached great importance to the Ryukyu trade line, and the Satsuma clan had been coveting Ryukyu for a long time, so they didn't want the Great Zhao Navy to gain a foothold here.

So whether they like it or not, the Matsuura family and Wei Xingchen have to go all out to fight the Great Zhao Navy, and the Matsuura family is more urgent than Wei Xingchen. After all, once they are cut off from the Ryukyu route, their life will be difficult.

That's why this time the two wolves joined forces without hesitation - obviously they were still fighting for the vacancy of power left by Chen Jiafu before, but now...

"Tsk tsk, are they trying to scare us to death?" Hua Manlou couldn't help but click his tongue and said, "There are at least three or four hundred ships here." a ship!"

Chen Jiafu, who was standing beside Huamanlou, said, "There must be five hundred boats, and there are even more small boats."

Hua Manlou squinted his eyes for a while, and then saw the small boat next to the big boat, and couldn't help but clicked his tongue again: "This can be regarded as emptying out the family's fortune, right?"

Chen Jiafu nodded and said, "Almost, I'm afraid they don't even have many guards left at the port, and there are even fewer ships."

Hua Manlou nodded and smiled: "I hope they like the surprise I am going to give them when they go back. Alright, let's start here too!"

……