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   Chapter 631 628 [Soldiers without blood]

  The thirty-six surnames of Kume all came from Fujian, and they have been continuously immigrating in. Hundreds of years later, they were all changed to Japanese surnames.

  For example, Yui Aragaki comes from the Lin family among the thirty-six surnames.

   For example, Momoe Yamaguchi, from the Yang family among the thirty-six surnames.

  People with the five surnames of the Mao family, the Jin family, the Cai family, the Ma family, and the Zhang family, after landing with Zheng Shen on a boat, immediately quietly sent people to Shuri Castle to report.

  The highest-level ministers of the Ryukyu Kingdom are the first minister and the third division.

  One prime minister, the prime minister of the country, is held by the Ryukyu royal family.

  Three divisions, like six departments, are all Han Chinese. The three officers at this time were named Mao Taiyun, Ma Shenglian, and Zhang Bangyan.

   "It's not good, it's not good, Tang Guo sent troops to call!"

  In fact, they don’t need to inform them at all. There are already tax officials at the pier, and they go upstream in a small boat to report to Wangcheng.

   "What should I do? What should I do?" King Shangzhi panicked.

  The Prime Minister of the country, Shang Sheng, was equally flustered and turned his attention to Mao Taiyun.

Mao Taiyun is not only the third officer, but also the king's uncle. He said with confidence: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. The Tang Kingdom is vast and rich in resources and the world is rich. I don't like the islands of Ryukyu. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty sent troops this time. On the contrary, it is beneficial to our country, so we can take advantage of it." Expel those Japanese. Your Majesty should immediately submit a plea, and if necessary, go to Nanjing to plead guilty, and you will definitely be able to get the emperor's forgiveness."

  Shang Zhi didn't panic when he heard this, and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you should apologize, you should apologise!"

  The Datong army has all reached Naha Port, but Shuri Castle did not gather troops to defend. The monarchs and ministers were busy writing petitions and surrender forms, and even asked soldiers to open the gates of the city, and even clean the roads inside and outside the city, so as to welcome the Chinese heavenly soldiers and generals.

  …

  Naha Port, Zaban Magistrate.

   This is the economic and trade office established by the Satsuma clan in Japan, and it also has the tax collection function by the way.

   Akasaki Tadamasa has been sent to Ryukyu for two years as a retainer of the Satsuma Domain. He eats delicious food and drinks spicy food here, and he has long been reluctant to think about leaving, and he never wants to go back to Japan.

   "How many Tang troops have come?" Akasaki Tadamasa asked in surprise.

  The general officer of the enforcement office replied: "There are tens of hundreds of warships, and I don't know how many soldiers have come."

  Akasaki Tadamasa sat there stupidly swallowing his saliva, dozens of hundreds of warships, what's wrong with this? He has only two low-level samurai under him, a few tax collectors with pens, and twenty Satsuma domain Ashgaru who are resident in Ryukyu.

   "Hurry up and take the boat back to Kagoshima to report!" Akasaki Tadomasa finally reacted.

  The clerk said: "The port has been blocked."

  Everyone was silent, speechless.

  This broken place is in the shape of a trumpet mouth, and it has been blocked by the Datong Navy for a long time. Even a small fishing boat can't even try to row out.

  On the pier, Li Dingguo led troops to land.

   Teams of Datong soldiers disembarked in a murderous spirit, and merchants from various countries on the pier were all scared and hid in their houses.

  The Han people on Kume Island came running, and the old man surnamed Zheng pointed to the front and said, "General, there is where the Japanese practice!"

Li Dingguo ordered: "The first brigade obeyed the order and sent two battalions to capture the enforcement office, and the rest of the soldiers occupied the main roads. The second brigade obeyed the order and cooperated with the navy to confiscate Japanese ships and goods. Miss it! But if there is resistance, shoot and kill!"

  When Japan sent 3,000 troops, it conquered Ryukyu.

   Today's Datong Army has a total of 10,000 troops, all of which are strong troops recalled from the north. It's like shooting mosquitoes with anti-aircraft guns.

  In the Ban Enforcement Office, together with the clerks, there were only thirty Japanese in total. Li Dingguo actually sent a thousand soldiers to surround them. Akasaki Tadomasa, who wanted to do something, gave up resistance immediately when he saw the Datong Army.

   "Minister Akasaki Tadamasa, pay homage to the General of the Celestial Dynasty!"

   Akasaki Tadomasa ordered someone to open the gate, and even crawled to the door to kneel and worship, so he almost failed to recognize his father on the spot.

   "Catch them all and seal up all documents and goods!"

   Two or three hundred Datong troops rushed in and **** Akasaki Tadomasa in minutes. The two low-ranking Japanese warriors were still hesitant to draw their swords. As soon as they pressed the handles of the swords, more than a dozen Datong soldiers raised their spears. They were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy.

  On the pier, there is also a trading post of the Dutch East India Company, which is also surrounded by the Datong Army at the moment.

  Buck, the head of the trading station, is a bankrupt baker who has worked his way up from the bottom. He boldly opened the door and asked, "Are you Chinese soldiers?"

   Several Datong soldiers looked at the red-haired ghost curiously, and the other party could speak Chinese.

  The action of occupying the pier was solved without bloodshed.

  Li Dingguo left a brigade stationed here and asked the navy officers to continue to block the port. He personally led a brigade, changed to a small boat, marched by land and water, and marched towards the Ryukyu King City in a mighty manner.

  Ryukyu King City Shuri Castle is only a few miles away from the port, and is connected to the port by a river.

  As soon as they were halfway there, the king sent officials to greet them. They knelt down on the side of the road respectfully and shouted long live China's heavenly soldiers and generals.

   Li Dingguo ignored it and continued to march towards the royal city.

  Walking outside the city, the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers were all kneeling there, and the city gate was open with no soldiers to defend it.

  Li Dingguo said: "Come and read the imperial decree!"

Zheng Shen took out an imperial decree: "Emperor Fengtian Yingmin, the edict said: The country of Ryukyu has been a vassal of China since ancient times; the people of Ryukyu have been the people of China since ancient times. I have recently learned that the Lord of Ryukyu has betrayed China and served Japan secretly. This is a beast without a king or a father. It is also known that during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yuan, the imperial lock official (court treasurer) of the Ryukyu Kingdom, bribed the officials with the Ryukyu treasury, changed his name to Shang Yuan and pretended to be the lord of the country, and stole Guozuo has been in existence for nearly a hundred years. The pseudo-lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the rebellious ministers and thieves. Today, the Ryukyu Kingdom Seal is withdrawn, the country is withdrawn and the county is changed to Ryukyu County, Taiwan Prefecture of Fujian Province. The pseudo-lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the pseudo-royal family, and the pseudo-three officials All were sent to Nanjing for trial. The Mao family, the Jin family, and the entire family migrated to Taiwan, and they cannot stay in Ryukyu for another day. This is my honor!"

  The content of the imperial decree was announced, and the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers were frightened into silence.

  Kimen, who pretended to steal the country, is an offshoot of the Kumekin family, and moved out of Kume Island a hundred years ago. To put it bluntly, the current king of Ryukyu is a descendant of the Han people in Fujian, so his ancestral surname should be Jin.

  This is also the reason why a court treasurer can bribe officials to steal the country. Kume's 36th surname is a Han Chinese. At that time, they joined forces to support the Kim family's stealing the country, and even the real king may have been killed by them!

  But there are too many thirty-six surnames, and the Ryukyu Kingdom is too small, so the spoils will definitely be distributed unevenly.

  The Jin family has always been rich and powerful, and the Mao family has also been in power over the years. They wooed the Cai, Zhang, Ma, Weng and other clans to take power with the help of Japanese forces, while the Zheng family was suppressed the worst.

   Four words, the Han people fight among themselves!

  At this moment, among the officials who went out of the city to greet them, the Mao family and the Jin family had the largest number. When they heard that the two ethnic groups were going to be relocated to Taiwan collectively, they immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy, unwilling to give up their power and wealth in Ryukyu.

   "General Rong reported..." Mao Taiyun cried and crawled in front of Li Dingguo.

   Before the guy could finish speaking, Li Dingguo kicked him over and shouted: "Catch it!"

  Mao Taiyun wailed loudly: "I am wronged..."

  The Ryukyu king was a hostage. Seeing his uncle being arrested and hearing that he was going to be taken to Nanjing for trial, he got up in extreme panic and wanted to escape. After only a few steps away, Datong soldiers chased after him and pinned the king to the ground.

  The prime minister of the country is Shangsheng, all hope is lost, all he can do is complain and blame Mao Taiyun: "It's all you, saying that it is best for the Tang Dynasty to send troops, and now we are all finished! It's all your fault, it's all your fault..."

  Li Dingguo said to Zheng Shen: "Follow me into the city, and search the property of the puppet king of Ryukyu and criminal officials!"

  The layout of Shuri Castle completely imitates the Forbidden City in Beijing. This thing is a miniature copycat.

  There are many Han people in the city, almost all the shops are Han Chinese businesses, and Chinese is also the common language here. The thirty-six surnames who first immigrated have been in Ryukyu for more than 200 years, spreading all over the Ryukyu Islands.

  For example, the gold circle of stealing the country was not born on Kume Island, but on Yizheng Island, one hundred and sixty miles north of Wangcheng.

  Li Dingguo led troops to occupy the palace, and after a while, representatives of thirty-six surnames came to see and congratulate him.

   Most of these people are very happy.

   Only the few families that have been in power for a long time feel uneasy, and the Jin family and the Mao family are even more tearful.

  The patriarch of the Jin clan knelt in front of Li Dingguo, kowtowed frantically, and said, "General Rong, my Jin family has nothing to do with the false king. Although the false king's ancestral surname is Jin, he is not from the Kumekin clan..."

"Don't talk about it, act according to the imperial decree," Li Dingguo immediately interrupted, "Jin and Mao tribes, all go back and prepare. I will send a boat to move your family to Taiwan. No matter men, women, old or young, each person can bring five Take ten catties of things on the road. You can bring bedding, gold and silver, but it’s only calculated by weight. Also, you are not allowed to take any goods from Shuri Castle.”

  The patriarch of the Mao clan has been silent. He knows that it is useless to ask. This is the imperial decree issued by the Chinese emperor.

  If you talk too much, I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe of extermination.

  Li Dingguo waved his hand, and those surnamed Jin and Mao were all dragged out.

Li Dingguo said to the remaining thirty-four families: "You also have to move. At least half of the clan members of each family will be separated from Kume Island to a place that does not accept Wang Hua. When you go there, you will be the head of the village and the town. Teach the natives to speak Chinese, and give them Chinese names and Chinese surnames.”

  Every family was surprised at first, and then overjoyed.

  Kume Island base camp, they only need to move half of each clan, and there will be no loss. And moving to the territory of the natives is tantamount to expanding according to the order, which will greatly strengthen the power of the tribe in Ryukyu.

   Zhao Han didn't want to spend too much money and food, so he could only entrust the thirty-four surnames to govern and educate Ryukyu. There will definitely be chaos during the period, such as the Han Chinese exploiting the natives, but this kind of chaos can be tolerated. There will even be 500 troops stationed to help the Han suppress the natives who were forced to rebel.

  After decades of this, the entire Ryukyu Islands will probably speak Chinese.

  In this broken place, food is barely self-sufficient, and there is no way to raise soldiers, so I am not afraid that the local clans will be deeply rooted. If you are really disobedient, just wash it again.

Li Dingguo also said: "Thirty-six... now there are thirty-four surnames. Each family chooses a young man, who is over 15 years old and under 20 years old, to study at Jinling University in Nanjing. Ten years later, the mayor of Liuqiu County, You must have a graduation certificate from Jinling University. Also, Ryukyu natives are not allowed to serve as officials in charge of the county, and they are all sent by the imperial court to serve as officials.”

  (end of this chapter)