My identity as a collector was exposed by the village flower

Chapter 372
The beauty in the kimono always makes people think of the plots in some small movies.

After the transaction was completed, the beautiful woman in kimono bowed deeply, and everyone almost saw something.

"Is it the Japanese seal?" Xu Qing asked.

That's right!What Fang Xing is holding in his hand is a seal, half the size of a palm, with a beast-shaped seal on top, it doesn't look like a Chinese thing, and it doesn't seem to match the Japanese one.

However, the printed text is Chinese seal script, and many people can't tell what the characters are.

"Yes, and no." Fang Xing said.

Everyone is confused, what does this mean?

"How to say?" Xia Yu asked.

"This seal should be the king's seal of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom. But now, the Ryukyu Kingdom has perished and been annexed by Japan, making it a part of Japan. So, it's okay to say it's Japanese."

As soon as these words came out, the listeners were shocked.

Although the Kingdom of Ryukyu has perished for many years, everyone can still find this country in their memory. After all, it was once one of the subsidiary countries of our country.

Because of its special geographical location, it is known as a transit point for trade in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Its trade is developed, and it is known as "Tianjin Liang of All Nations".

During the Ming Dynasty, the Ryukyu countries became the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty in China, and have always maintained suzerain-vassal relations with China.

According to the vassal relationship between Ryukyu and the Ming Dynasty, every generation of Ryukyu kings needs to accept the canonization from the Ming Dynasty.

After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu continued to pay tribute to the Qing government. In 1663, Ryukyu was officially canonized by the Qing Dynasty. Since then, Ryukyu has used the title of the Qing Dynasty and paid tribute to the Qing Dynasty. The Ryukyu kings of all dynasties have always asked the Chinese emperor for canonization, and it has never stopped.

Since it is canonized, there will be canonized documents and seals.

Undoubtedly, the canonized documents and seals are the best historical evidence.

Like the Bangzi Kingdom, which used to be a subsidiary country of China, and naturally has seals, etc., it must have been hidden by their Bangzi, right?After all, that's the evidence of being a Chinese boy, isn't it a self-slap in the face?

Not only that, Japan also has it, that is, the gold seal of the Hanwonu King.But Japan did not hide it, but regarded it as a national treasure.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty Dongyi Biography" records: In the second year of Jianwu Zhongyuan, the Japanese slave country paid tribute to the congratulations, making people call themselves doctors, and Guangwu granted a seal.

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Japanese king sent envoys to Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, to pay tribute, wishing to be the Hanchen vassal.He asked the Emperor of Han to give him a name, but Han thought he was short, so he bestowed the title of "Woguo".

"The seal of the Ryukyu Kingdom?"

Fang Xing nodded: "Look, animal-shaped seal..."

He pointed out several places, proving that this is something from the Ryukyu Kingdom and has an inseparable relationship with ancient China.

"It's a pity, Ryukyu! If it wasn't occupied by Japan, even if it didn't submit to China, it would at least be a good ally." Someone regretted.

The Ryukyu Islands are a good place with a beautiful environment, and now they can be regarded as a famous tourist attraction in Japan.

"The Qing Dynasty is so fucking generous, these places can be lost as soon as they are said."

Fang Xing said with a smile: "You can't say that, I protested. But the Qing Dynasty was soft and incompetent, and weak countries have no right to speak, so the protest is naturally invalid."

When Ryukyu was occupied by Japan, the Ryukyu Zijin official Xiang Dehong, Chen Qingtong Lin Shigong and others secretly went to China to ask the Qing Dynasty to negotiate the Ryukyu issue.

The following year, the Qing government sent He Ruzhang, the first envoy to Japan.The first thing He Ruzhang did when he took office was to protest Japan's annexation of Ryukyu.

After that, even come up with a plan.

Li Hongzhang met with Japanese representatives and presented a three-point plan for Ryukyu, that is, returning the central islands including Okinawa Main Island to Ryukyu, restoring the Kingdom of Ryukyu, assigning Miyako and the islands south of Yaeyama to China, including Amami Oshima The five islands included were assigned to Japan.

However, naturally eggs are useless.

"I don't know if there are still Ryukyu people."

"Isn't it? Can you kill all the Ryukyu people?"

"There is nothing impossible to prevent future troubles. Don't even think about it, how can the hatred of subjugation be eliminated so easily? Think about the Yankees! They almost wiped out the native Indians, and now they are all protected animals."

"It is estimated that some of them were killed, especially those of the royal family. But it is definitely impossible to say that all of them were killed. Now in Okinawa, most of them are descendants of Ryukyu."

……

Fang Xing saw the discussion in the live broadcast room, and said, "There are some descendants of Ryukyu. Even if we kill them, we must kill those who want to restore the country. Ordinary people don't care about it. Doesn't it matter who is in power?
Besides, many Ryukyu people fled to China back then. "

Therefore, there are still a large number of Ryukyu descendants in China.It's just that, now, the idea of ​​restoring the country has basically been extinguished, and I can feel at ease as a Chinese.

For them, it is also a good choice.

Since ancient times, China has been a suzerain country, and many pro-China factions in dependent countries wish they were from the suzerain country, and their status is superior to others.

"Although Ryukyu is a small country, it is very rich. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, when the Qing Dynasty closed the country, Japan and many other things wanted to enter China, so they had to go through Ryukyu as a transit point.

Ryukyu at that time was similar to Singapore now. "Fang Xing said.

The bulk of Ryukyu’s overseas transactions are selling Japanese silver, lacquerware, swords, screens and fans to China, reselling medicinal materials, porcelain, silk, and copper coins produced in China to Japan and Chaoxian, and selling them to Southeast Asia, India and Afghanistan. Rhinoceros horn, sumac, spices, tin, sugar, ivory, frankincense, and ambergris produced in the Arab Peninsula are sold to China, Japan, and Chaoxian.

In ancient times, the wealth of so many countries can be imagined.

Perhaps, that's why it was targeted by Japan?
If Japan wants to expand, it needs military spending and wealth.The wealth of Ryukyu makes people jealous, and Ryukyu itself is so weak that it can only rely on China, the big brother.

But in the Qing Dynasty, their big brother was useless!Can't help much.

It is outrageous that any great power can fight against the Qing Dynasty.

You said that the equipment in the Qing Dynasty was backward, but you can’t say the same. How much money was spent on advanced equipment in the late Qing Dynasty?Just say that the Beiyang Navy/Army has a better fleet than Japan, but it was still completely wiped out by others.

What else is there to say?

In the final analysis, the roots are rotten.This empire is rotten.

"Can Wang Yin be sold? Is it still so low?" Yuanyuan questioned.

"It's probably a mistake, or I didn't know it, and it's not a strange thing."

This kind of oolong has not never happened in our country, so there is nothing strange about it.

"That's really a big leak." Xia Yu laughed.

Just this piece of jade is worth more than eight thousand dollars!Not to mention that this seal has special historical significance and historical value.

If it is going to be auctioned, the hidden Ryukyu descendants may not be able to sit still, and it is very likely that they will be auctioned back at a high price.

(End of this chapter)