Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 140 Ryukyu Here I Come!
When Li Xiangen boarded the return ship, the Luzon fleet also set sail with them.

Li Xiangen's destination is the capital, and the Luzon fleet's goal is the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.

Thanks to the efforts of various shipyards in the Luzon Islands and the warships left over from Spain, the Luzon fleet currently has 1 western-style warships, 2 second-tier warship, [-] third-tier warships, and the rest are all fourth-tier warships However, because the major shipyards in the Luzon Islands can only manufacture four-level sail warships, Zheng Kezang's Victory has not yet been able to start construction.

After keeping [-] ships in the Guangdong Sea Fleet in Guangdong, the main force headed towards Luzon. Because they had negotiated peace with the Qing Dynasty and the Luzon Fleet was acting as a traitor, they basically didn't worry about any maritime security issues.

The Fujian Sea Fleet also left [-] ships stationed along the coast of Fujian. The main force was supposed to go to Luzon, but Zheng Kezang gave them a mission on the way, which was to go to the Ryukyu Islands to bring order to the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The East China Sea, the Kingdom of Ryukyu, Naha, and the Fujian Sea Fleet are gradually approaching.

At this time, the Ryukyu Kingdom was also called Zhongshan Kingdom, and its capital was Naha, which is now called Shurijo Castle.

As far as the eye can see, Shuri Castle is full of Tang-style buildings, especially the palace, which is a copycat version of the Tang Dynasty palace.

It can be seen that Ryukyu loves Chinese culture very much.

The current king of the Ryukyu Kingdom is the No. 11 king of the second Shang Dynasty, Shang Zhen.

But at this moment, he, the king, is equivalent to a mascot, without any real power.

In 1609, when the seventh king Shang Ning was on the throne, the Ryukyu Kingdom was invaded by the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma domain.

The Ryukyu Kingdom was too weak. Back then, the Shimadzu family sent retainer Kawayama Kudaka to completely conquer the Ryukyu Kingdom with only [-] troops.

Even King Shang Ning was captured and taken to Wa Island to sign a defeat treaty.

The treaty stipulated that Ryukyu should cede the Amami Islands to the Satsuma Domain and recognize Ryukyu as a vassal state of the Satsuma Domain.

However, because of the existence of the Ming Dynasty's tribute trade, the Shimadzu family defaulted to continue to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in the Ryukyu Kingdom, but behind the scenes, the income from this trade was controlled by the Shimadzu family. It was really a chicken thief, and the Ryukyu Kingdom was eaten by the Shimadzu family If there are no bones left, he has to serve two masters.

Who can stand this?
Unexpectedly, the Ryukyu Kingdom would stand up hard in order to survive, and now it recognizes Daqing as its master.

In the main hall of Shuri Castle Royal Palace, 35-year-old Shang Zhen stood at the entrance of the hall with a strange smile on his face. Laughing so hard.

why?

Because under Zheng Kezang's order, Chen Yonghua had sent a secret envoy to contact Shang Zhen, and the secret envoy had told him that King Yanping of the Ming Dynasty was going to send a fleet to help him drive away the Japanese and become the real king of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The sudden revival of Daming really startled him, at first he thought the emissary was a fake, and that the sinister and cunning Shimadzu family sent someone to test his loyalty.

Therefore, he dared not agree at first, fearing that he would leave a mouth for the Shimadzu family and use this as an excuse to get rid of him.

It is really not easy to serve two masters, but one is cautious.

Until he started to learn about Xia Mingzheng's recent developments through the outside world.

Be good, Shang Zhen was shocked. He conquered Luzon in the south and Fujian in the north, and wiped out the Daqingshui division. This Zheng Kezang cliff is a man of destiny, and his thighs are in good condition. They fell from the sky, and he offered to give them to him. Hug, he would be really stupid if he didn't seize this opportunity.

The secret envoy told him that the fleet would arrive soon and let him prepare, so he was happier than ever. In order to control Ryukyu, the Shimadzu family also sent monks from Tenryuji Temple to supervise them. It's so frustrating.

However, his Daming father is coming soon, and the good days of the Japanese are numbered.

The pier on the west coast of Shuri Castle is a bay, from which you can go directly from the sea to the inner lake in the south of the city - Manhu.

The biggest wharf in Naha is deserted and deserted, at most you can see some fishermen going out to sea, and it is almost impossible to see other merchant ships, the reason is very simple, it is at this time that the country of Wa is closed to the outside world.

Since Tokugawa Hidetada, the second-generation general of the Tokugawa shogunate, he has repeatedly ordered the closure of the country, and now the fifth-generation general Tokugawa Tsunayoshi has spared no effort to consolidate the policies of the previous generals. It can be said that the coastline is locked. Damn it!
Not only the mainland of the Wa Kingdom is so blocked, but even the vassal states below do not allow them to open docks, so Ryukyu was also locked by the Wa Kingdom.

These days, only ships from the Qing Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Korea, and the Netherlands were allowed to enter the Japanese trade, and of course they were only allowed to enter Nagasaki or Edo Port, which were directly under the shogunate.

Just west of Naha Port, on the sea about [-] kilometers away, there is a beautiful small island composed of several islands and reefs.

There are charming beaches and groves, but there are no people.

Shenshan Island, the tourist attraction of later generations, is still a deserted island. It is basically deserted at ordinary times, and some fishermen come to rest when they get tired at sea.

Just yesterday, a fleet of more than [-] ships appeared in the waters near Shenshan Island. If Ryukyu people and Japanese people saw it, they would definitely be shocked.

The country has been locked down here for too long. I don’t know how many years, I haven’t seen such a huge fleet.

That's right, the fleet that came from afar was the Minhai Fleet under the command of King Yanping of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Tiangui personally led the troops, and on the way he went to Dongning Mansion to recruit [-] guards to help out, under the command of Pan Aqiang.

In case the Japanese are frantic and uncompromising, they will go directly to the Guards and kill them.

To be honest, the Ryukyu Kingdom is so close to Yizhou Island, so it has to be Mingzheng's territory to be at ease. How can someone else snore on the side of the couch, even though Mingzheng had a good relationship with the Japanese before, it doesn't matter.

But now the ruler of Ming Zheng is Zheng Kezang from later generations. He hates the Japanese very much. If he had not had to trade with them before, Zheng Kezang would have sent people to recover Ryukyu.

But it's not too late now, Ming Zheng has a strong army, and all kinds of resources are relatively sufficient, and there is no shortage of money. There is no need to compromise anymore, and he will act when it is time to act.

After the Luzon fleet arrived at Shenshan Island, they found a shelter from the wind, and the Ming Zheng Navy took a rest here. This place is only [-] kilometers away from Naha Port, and it can launch an attack on Ryukyu at any time.

Just as the fleet was resting, the secret envoy sent by Chen Yonghua quietly arrived at Shenshan Island. He came to report the situation to Zhu Tiangui.

After Zheng Kezang took over the throne of King Yanping, he ordered Chen Yonghua to rebuild Jinyiwei. Chen Yonghua suggested changing it to another name, but Zheng Kezang insisted on calling it Jinyiwei.

There is no other reason, it sounds good.

"Chen Weiguo, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, met Zuo Dudu!" The visitor was very young, about 20 years old, and looked fair and clean, like a teacher.

"Please tell me what's going on in Ryukyu now!"

(End of this chapter)