Chapter 146 "Mingliu Tribute Declaration"

"The Ming Dynasty has no ambitions for the Ryukyu Kingdom! However, in order to ensure the security of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Yanping Palace will station troops here, but will not interfere with your national affairs or your trade..." Zheng Kezang said sweetly.

This is a cliché on the surface. Zheng Kezang may not interfere directly, but he will further cultivate the pro-Ming faction.

The officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom naturally approved of it. Ryukyu had few resources, and the rich Yanping Palace could not take a fancy to them.

Seeing that the hall was full of voices of approval, Zheng Kezang was very satisfied, but the situation was a bit strange. He always felt like he was the King of Ryukyu sitting in the main seat.

But he doesn't want to be the King of Ryukyu. You must know that the feudal kings of the Ming Dynasty are one level higher than these Ryukyu kings.

There was no other way. Whoever made the Ryukyu royal family die was Shang Li, and Zheng Kezang continued to put forward his ideas.

"We're going to start talking ugly, so we might as well agree on three chapters first!"

On December 20, the thirty-fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, at the Ryukyu Palace, after some discussion, Zheng Kezang and the forces of the Ryukyu Kingdom headed by Cai Tongyan signed the "Ming Ryukyu Tribute Declaration", the content of which is as follows:

1. Friendship: From now on, the officials and people of the Ming and Liu countries should love each other, be sincere in reconciliation, and ensure peace and tranquility for tens of millions of years, no matter when and where.

5. The warships and merchant ships of the Yanping Palace of the Ming Dynasty are allowed to dock at various ports for supply and rest with the permission of the Kingdom of Ryukyu. They must comply with the taxation and management laws of the Kingdom of Ryukyu. Similarly, the Ming Dynasty also provides convenience for Ryukyu merchant ships to arrive at Yanping.

In the territory of the royal palace, you can also enter the port for supplies and rest.

Once this treaty was signed, it meant that the Ryukyu Islands, the "key to the Western Pacific," fell into the hands of Zheng Kezang.

Sure enough, the people all miss "my Qing Dynasty".

This is a win-win for both parties, but Zheng Kezang won twice. First, the Ryukyu Kingdom has a reliable army that can help the Guards defend the Japanese together. Second, it can cultivate the pro-Ming faction in an honest way.

There is also agricultural help, introducing sweet potatoes, potatoes, and sugar cane to the Ryukyu Kingdom, both food crops and cash crops. Coupled with Ryukyu's climate, the output here should be good in the future.

The camera turned back to the Ryukyu Kingdom. Shang Li was wearing a heavy Ryukyu king's costume, sitting on the throne, looking around at the civil and military officials below. She was a little nervous when she ascended the throne for the first time.

The marriage contract between Zheng Kezang and Shang Li was established. He would marry Shang Li when he turned 16 years old. Zheng Kezang strongly requested that he be 16 years old. He felt guilty when he was 14 years old.

Sixth, the Yanping Palace of the Ming Dynasty guaranteed the independence of Ryukyu.

Third, the Ryukyu Kingdom can pay tribute to the Yanping Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty once every two years, and the location is Dongning Prefecture on Yizhou Island.

The Ryukyu people were very moved when they heard this. As expected of Dad Ming, he was so kind to them!

Some people may ask, in addition to military and agricultural assistance, people of high and low levels of culture also need to help.

7. Ryukyu will no longer pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty.

As for the Qing Dynasty, I’m sorry, but it has long been thrown aside by the Ryukyu people.

Speaking of the canonization ceremony of Ryukyu, what is interesting is that even if Ryukyu was annexed by the Japanese in later generations, in September every year, they would elect the king and queen of Ryukyu. They serve as symbols of the ancient Ryukyu culture and also serve as Ryukyu culture promoters.

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After the engagement was concluded, Shang Li naturally became the new King of Ryukyu. Zheng Kezang personally conferred the title, which was full of gold. Since ancient times in Ryukyu, no king of the Ming Dynasty had personally condescended to come and canonize him. Shang Li was the first

one time.

He said to Cai Tong, the third division official: "From now on, we will take over the sugar cane grown by the Ryukyu people. We will collect as much as we can and pay according to the market price!"

The newly elected Ryukyu king and princess will be responsible for presiding over the canonization ceremony and the "Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet" ceremony in Shuri Castle where the ancient Ryukyu kings welcomed the canonization envoys sent by the Qing emperor in November.

Of course, the Japanese people hated this very much and angrily denounced these Ryukyuan people as "non-nationals."

For example, to provide military assistance to the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Ryukyu Kingdom can send generals and children of aristocratic families to the Dongning Military Academy in Dongning Prefecture for further training.

Since there was only three days left before the canonization ceremony on November 3, it was difficult to say whether the Japanese were deliberately setting the fire.

Second, set up an office of the Prince of Enping in the Ryukyu Kingdom to handle matters involving the interests of the Prince and other related matters.

If you look closely, you will find that the Ryukyu Kingdom is almost the same as a dependent country, but the Ryukyu people are willing and they have a sense of identification with the Ming Dynasty. If Zheng Kezang unified China now, these Ryukyu people would have to cry and beg to become

Part of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ryukyu people dismissed this. Their hatred for the Japanese people was deep-rooted. It was a pity that no one in later generations could help them.

Accompanied by Zheng Kezang, Shang Li stuttered a few words at first, but as time went by, his speech became smoother and smoother.

This was a treaty on the surface, but privately, Zheng Kezang also gave Ryukyu a lot of benefits.

Based on the Japanese personality, Zheng Kezang believed that it was most likely that they set the fire artificially to express their dissatisfaction with the Ryukyu people.

Although the Japanese state did not ban the canonization ceremony of Ryukyu, they may have secretly manipulated it, such as the fire of Shuri Castle on October 31, 2019. This beautiful palace combines the architectural structure of the Tang Dynasty and the architectural culture of Ryukyu stone castle.

A total of seven main buildings including the main hall, north hall, and south hall were almost completely burned down.

After the canonization ceremony, only Zheng Kezang and Shang Li were left in the royal palace.

But as the new Queen of Ryukyu, she must give a speech, otherwise there will be no sense of ceremony!

Fourth, the Yanping Palace of the Ming Dynasty established two military bases in Ryukyu, one in the Amami Islands in the north and the Ryukyu Island in the middle. The Yanping Palace of the Ming Dynasty allowed the troops to be stationed, and the Yanping Palace provided rent of 20,000 taels of silver per year.

The canonization ceremony the next day was quite troublesome. Shang Li led the Ryukyu civil and military officials to kneel three times and kowtow nine times to the canonization mission headed by Zheng Kezang on the high platform.

Zheng Kezang didn't dare to mention this, because he felt that the current Ming Dynasty and Zheng Dynasty were full of martial virtues, but their culture was not strong enough. For example, the Ryukyu Kingdom obviously had many more people than the current Ming Dynasty and Zheng Dynasty. It was not enough to ask the Ryukyu Kingdom to provide assistance.

Shang Li stood in front of the large throne, blushing and stammering: "Brother Qinshe, brother, it's really, really rude. I was too nervous when I was speaking..."

"It's okay. You performed very well. How does it feel to be the queen for the first time?" Zheng Kezang joked with a smile.

"The royal uniform feels so heavy, so tiring!" When she mentioned this, Shang Li wanted to complain. Adding a lot of red tape, it really tired her out.

Pulling up Shang Li, Zheng Kezang said with a smile: "Let's go change clothes. I'll take you to have a rest."
Chapter completed!