Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 795: Mingwei! Sword Pointed at Ryukyu

The capital city is scorching hot, but the east is cool and pleasant.

The heavy rain that has lasted for several days has made people irritable. The sea breeze is fierce and the waves hitting the coast are very high. For people who have lived inland for generations, it is like being in the end of the world, but for people living by the sea, it is commonplace.

The rising sun dispels the darkness.

The sky is blue.

Dense clouds.

A city that is closing in, stands between heaven and earth. Countless people gather on each section of the city wall at the edge of the city. A moat is built away from the outer edge of the city wall, flowing gently.

“The rain finally stopped!!”

On a section of the city wall, Wei Zhongxian, wearing a dragon robe, looked down and showed a long-lost smile on his face, "Damn it, if this continues, I'm afraid some of the city walls will collapse!"

"Yes."

Cao Lutai sighed softly, "I have been worried about this for the past few days. If a city wall collapses, I am afraid that the closure of Taipei's city wall will be delayed for several months, or even longer!"

"God bless the Ming Dynasty!"

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "But we have to speed up the construction. I think some buildings in Taipei City can be slowed down and we can focus on the city walls first. What do you think?"

"I think it's okay."

Cao Lutai nodded and said, "It's not just Taipei. Places like Keelung, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung should also focus on consolidating the city. In addition, the highways in these places should also be accelerated. However, if this is done, the laborers in the East may not be enough, especially in those dangerous areas. It may be difficult to build highways..."

"We'll take care of it at home."

Wei Zhongxian interrupted with a smile: "The people who migrated from Fujian, Guangdong and other places are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. We cannot let them do such dangerous things."

"But we should use the natives captured from Dongfan and Nanyang as needed. Once the above-mentioned cities are built, Dongfan can be renamed, and the prefectures and states under its jurisdiction will be divided into counties."

"If there is a shortage of manpower, then let the Han merchants free up some of their ships. Instead of transporting food, transport more local people. You can pay them the right amount of silver."

Cao Lutai didn't say anything else.

Ever since he was ordered to leave Beijing for Dongfan, before he arrived to take up his post, Dongfan had begun large-scale construction. The sites of the prefectures and states under its jurisdiction were explored, and a group of people were sent there every month. Unknowingly, the seeds of civilization belonging to China had been sown and taken root in Dongfan.

"When Dongfan will set up the Provincial Administration Office will depend on when the prefectures, cities and counties to be built are fully completed."

Seeing Cao Lutai remained silent, Wei Zhongxian continued, "At present, the Ming Dynasty consists of two capitals and fourteen provinces. The Liaodong Regional Military Commission has transformed itself into the Provincial Administration Commission. If there are more provinces, then based on this achievement in expanding the territory, not only our family, but you will all go down in history and be admired by future generations!!"

“So don’t feel bitter or tired. No matter how many difficulties and challenges there are, we will grit our teeth and solve them. No matter what, we will complete the tasks we have decided to do well!”

Easier said than done.

Cao Lutai wanted to say something, but after looking around, he held back and didn't say anything. He sighed in his heart, it would be impossible for Dongfan to become the fifteenth province of the Ming Dynasty without ten or eight years.

People come here in an endless stream.

But what about the officials who govern the people?

There are still many missing. The prefectures and cities that Dongfan has identified are currently being built at a rapid pace, but the people in charge are the garrisons in various places, who are under comprehensive military control. How is this different from the guards?

However, in northern Zhili and Liaodong, many garrisons were abolished.

Cao Lutai knew the emperor's temperament well. Dongfan still had a long way to go if he wanted to become the Minister of Civil Affairs as Wei Zhongxian had said.

What's more, this situation is based on the premise that Dongfan has no external threats. However, with the influx of immigrants, Dongfan has been completely exposed, making too many people jealous.

Although shipyards have been built in several important coastal areas of Dongfan, most of them have not been completed yet. If we want to use them to strengthen Dongfan’s maritime power, it will probably not be enough without several years.

Right now in Dongfan, all kinds of talents are very valuable.

"The rain has stopped, and we are about to set off for Keelung." Wei Zhongxian stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Cao Lutai who was full of thoughts, and said with a restrained smile.

"It is not certain when we will be back, so the overall planning of Taipei City and other prefectures and states will be handed over to you. Don't be soft-hearted when you need to be ruthless. Dongfan cannot afford any mistakes right now!"

"Mr. Wei, can't we just stop doing that?"

After hearing this, Cao Lutai looked worried.

"cannot!!"

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Wei Zhongxian said with a sharp look in his eyes: "The power of the Ming Dynasty must be displayed once again, otherwise, God knows what evil spirits hiding in the dark are up to."

Cao Lutai said hurriedly: "But has Lord Wei ever thought about this? If we really want to do that, we will have to send a group of our Dongfan navy out. But given the current situation, Dongfan..."

"You don't have to think about it."

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Now that you are here, we will gradually hand over Dongfan's civil affairs to you, but we cannot hand over the military and political affairs. This is the emperor's will."

"Now, you just need to take good care of the people. If you have any needs, just tell us. If we can solve them, we will definitely solve them. If we can't solve them, we will find a way to solve them for you."

Cao Lutai was silent.

The current situation in Dongfan is very complicated. There are garrison troops in charge, eunuchs in charge of the garrison, and officials in charge of the Shaofu. They are interdependent. In Dongfan, the person with the most say is Wei Zhongxian, while Cao Lutai and Yu Zigao are only in charge of part of the situation.

In particular, many of the groups that surrendered only recognized Wei Zhongxian.

If Wei Zhongxian had any ideas, Dongfan would have become his independent kingdom. However, deep in Wei Zhongxian's heart, he always wanted to make achievements in Dongfan and Nanyang as soon as possible, so that he could return to the emperor. No matter how good Dongfan and Nanyang were, they were not as good as the capital!
"Is everyone here?"

"Go back to the factory, everything is ready."

"Then leave the city immediately and ride to Keelung!"

"Here!"

Standing on the city wall, Cao Lutai looked at Wei Zhongxian who was surrounded by a group of people with a complicated expression on his face. He really couldn't understand why Wei Zhongxian wanted to take over Ryukyu.

It is true that Ryukyu was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but during the Wanli period, it was taken away by people from Eastern Japan. If it had been taken back at that time, perhaps it would have been better. But so much time has passed now. Who knows how many secrets are still hidden in Ryukyu?

After coming to Dongfan from the capital, Cao Lutai experienced a lot of things. As a Zhejiang native, he found that in this area, and even in the areas further south, there were too many things that the Ming Dynasty did not know in the past. Many things here could not be handled according to the Ming Dynasty's rules...

(End of this chapter)