118 Prime Minister's Order
When the outline of Naha Port appeared in Ryuma Sakamoto's sight, he was completely stupid. Is this Shura Hell? Naha Port in Julien, the world's Julien was completely burned down in just one night?
In front of Ryumajun, the flames in the city were still burning, and the rolling black smoke rushed straight into the sky. The wall on the west side of Shuri Castle was blown up and holes were covered with holes, and many sections of the walls collapsed, revealing the pitch-black rammed earth inside.
Facing the sea of Shuri Castle, there were wreckage and wood chips floating everywhere, dozens of foreign merchant ships were firing on the hillside east of Shuri Castle, and shells poured into the rocky area one after another.
Ryuma Sakamoto could no longer understand the situation. What was on the hillside to the east? He looked at the traces of Japanese fighting there with his telescope, artificially piled low walls, white flags, etc., and there were the bodies of some dead soldiers on the ground.
But what is surprising is that there are no living people in the rocky area on the east side. Why do these foreigners still have to fire? Doesn’t their shells and gunpowder cost money?
Ryuma Sakamoto really couldn't figure out the situation, but even Xiao Letian didn't expect it.
In the artillery battle just now, in order to give these Americans a talisman, Xiao Letian specially notified the American merchant ships in flag language. This shelling was fired at the request of the Ryukyu royal family, which changed the nature of the war. It used to be a brave act, but now it has become a government-led mercenary.
Since it is a mercenary, the cost after the fire is naturally reimbursed by the Ryukyu royal family, and the shelling of the Japanese army is a diplomatic dispute, so the home countries of these merchant ships have an excuse to negotiate.
Now the Western powers are eager for these weak Asian countries to go to war with each other, because as long as there is war, there will be trade, diplomatic consultations, and there will be redistribution of interests. In short, only when the water is muddy, will the big fish in the deep water rise.
It is precisely based on this consideration that when the foreigners on the sea saw this flag, all the merchants went crazy. The first time they were updated
"Oh, these American liars, they secretly accepted the request for help from the Ryukyu Kingdom, and they became mercenaries! They didn't tell us such a good thing, but they really didn't want to endure it. My uncle can tolerate my aunt and I can't... I send a banner to Shuri Castle, we must also participate in the quellion, and we must also conduct armed intervention..."
Britain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain... merchant ships from various countries took action, spread their sails and quickly grabbed positions, launching a "tragic" shelling towards the Japanese retreating position in the east.
It makes sense to say that the tragic world is absolutely true. Now the entire shelling has turned into a corpse whipping activity. American merchant ships have long taken the surrendered Japanese ships to the side to watch the fun. Now everyone is watching these foreign clowns perform.
The pile of rocks on the hillside was flipped over and over with cannons, and the corpses that had been blown into pieces were thrown into the air again. It seemed that they could be directly converted into fertile soil without the help of bacteria and microorganisms. Updated as soon as possible.
These foreign merchant ships are desperately showing their strength, and the subtext is very obvious, "Ryukyu royal family, you'd better see how powerful we are, and the final mercenary military expenses cannot be calculated less." In addition, they are just establishing authority for their own governments.
Ryuma Sakamoto slowly approached Naha Port amid the sound of shelling. When these foreign merchant ships discovered a single Japanese ship, a French merchant ship and a Dutch merchant ship actually regarded him as a fish that was missing, and Man Sai rushed up to catch the live ones.
"Rise the white flag... immediately send a flag slogan, telling them that we are the messengers from Japan and are negotiating on behalf of the Shimazu family..."
The French and the Dutch confirmed several times before they reluctantly let the ship pass. When Ryuma Sakamoto slowly approached the dock, he realized how serious the conflict was that night.
"Hell on earth, this is the Shura hell mentioned in Buddhist scriptures!" Sakamoto Ryuma directed the ship to carefully park on the semi-damaged pier. Before he could land, he smelled the pungent smell of blood and the burning burnt smell.
Ryuma once came to Ryukyu once. In his memory, Naha's port is so beautiful. There are endless tropical fruits and endless supplies from various countries to enjoy. The streets are green all year round, and merchants from all over the country are flocking. But now, except for the ruins or the ruins, no one has cleaned up the bodies on the streets, and they are just placed on the roadside.
When Longma and his party had just boarded the dock, they encountered a group of Chinese guards. These Chinese people who had been in trouble all night and the imperial guards of the Ryukyu Kingdom gathered together to form one after another to quell the rebellion guards.
"Look, there are Japanese people on the dock, and they are still carrying swords. Hurry up and grab them..." A guard of more than 40 people quickly surrounded them with various weapons. Please come to more and faster chapters.
"We are messengers. We have just come from Kagoshima, Japan's native country. We are not here to fight... Let's go to see King Shangtai, let's go to see Mr. Xiao..." Sakamoto Ryuma and his group explained for a long time before they could dispel the doubts of the guards. A group of people pressed them to walk to Shuri Castle.
Along the way, Sakamoto Ryuma saw countless ruins and corpses. He heard all the anger and scolding from the surrounding guards, and could understand them all. Gradually, he knew almost the cause and effect of the conflict all night.
"Baga, Yamamoto Kiyoshi is a stupid pig. This devil who only knows how to kill is simply a madman. Can't you kill Xiao Letian just kill him? Why do you use the rogues of Evil Hachiro? Why do you want to start a war of extermination between races? You bastard..."
Ryuma Sakamoto was cursing in his heart, when suddenly at the intersection ahead, two scared Japanese ronin rushed out from the left, stumbled and covered in blood. The first update came out of more than 20 Chinese people, huddled behind them, chasing their legs on the stool and chasing them.
"Beat him to death, beat them to death. These two ronin are the subordinates of Ejarao. I know them..." Amid the screams, a ronin fell to the ground with a big horse. The Chinese came up behind him and knocked him into mud with a wooden stick.
Ryuma Sakamoto couldn't believe his eyes. Are they still humble and polite Chinese? They are too cruel, especially those people's eyes when they look at them, as cold as if they look at another species.
"What are you looking at? Let's go quickly. We will annoy us Prime Minister later. The consequences of you guys are the same... Damn, you are just a group of living beasts. The daughter of Boss Wang's house, letting these roninmen be insulted until they die, and finally they will be dismembered. Is this something human being can do? Wait for the Prime Minister to destroy your entire Japanese clan..."
Of course Ryuma Sakamoto could understand Chinese. While he was heartbroken, he also asked, "I'm sorry, who are you talking about the prime minister? When did the Ryukyu Kingdom have the position of prime minister?"
"Bah... the little Japanese slut, who is unsavory, is of course the Prime Minister Xiao Letian from the Shang Kingdom. King Shangtai has recognized Mr. Xiao as the imperial teacher and is appointed as the prime minister. Do you know what the Prime Minister is the first time? He is the prime minister, the largest among all officials..."
Ryuma Sakamoto frowned as soon as he heard this. If he was negotiating with the Ryukyu royal family, he would have a 100% chance of winning, but if the negotiating opponent was replaced by Xiao Letian, he would really not dare to think about it.
Along the way, Ryuma Sakamoto saw countless scenes of the Chinese guard suppressing Japanese ronin. Naha Port, which used to be 100,000 Japanese, changed the weather overnight, and all the Japanese disappeared. It was not until he reached Shuri Castle that he realized that the Japanese in Naha Port were in a crisis of life and death.
"Luo Huo, take your musket team and go to the dock immediately to purchase ammunition from Endeavour. Mike is on Endeavour to purchase ammunition from all foreign merchant ships, so that they can provide muskets and ammunition for cost-price. If you want to do business with me in the future, now is their time to invest..."
"Sir, where do you get the money?" The silly Luo Huo asked, but Xiao Letian scolded him. "I owe it first, tell them that I am the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and they are indispensable..."
"Xiao Hexin, Sima Jack... You two gathered the strong men among the Chinese, and wanted as much as you want. They tried every means to search for weapons, surrounded the courtyard of Liyuan, Huashan and the military camp behind him from both east and west, so that all Japanese troops could surrender unconditionally. If you don't put down your weapons before 12 noon, you will slaughter me clean..."
"Yes!" Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun received an order and went down to make arrangements immediately.
"General Cai Mao!" Xiao Letian turned his attention to Cai Mao, the general of the Ryukyu Imperial Guard. "I have inquired before. You were once a general of the Ryukyu Navy? Later, I had to go ashore because I had no money to build a ship? Well, I will give you a chance. Now you recruit soldiers from the people of Ryukyu. You need an experienced old sailor. I won't be able to form a navy for you in the future..."
Cai Mao was so excited that he burst into tears in his eyes. He knelt on one knee and smashed his right fist on his chest. "Prime Minister... Please give me the seized Japanese ship. I can let the four ships captured on the sea in less than a day..."
"Very good, I can give it to you. You go directly to the dock to find an American to go, take my warrant to Mike, and he will help you coordinate..."
Xiao Letian sat at the south gate and arranged subsequent tasks one by one. It seems that he had already deduced the situation, and he considered everything after the war. The first update was that of course he also knew that the few people standing outside the team bowed their heads and stood outside the team were the messengers of the Japanese main island, and he knew that the one who was about the same age as him was Sakamoto Ryuma.
But now Xiao Letian has no time to pay attention to him, so he should leave him alone, regardless of whether he is famous in history.
"Lin Yuanmiao..." Xiao Letian shouted, and the Minister of Revenue quickly ran over and lowered his head to wait for the order.
"I am already the Prime Minister of Ryukyu. Where is my official seal? If you keep in charge of the national treasury, you will engrave the Prime Minister's seal for me immediately... and the Anmin notice will be posted, otherwise the people of Ryukyu don't know that I am an official, so how can I give the order?"
Lin Yuanmiao's eyes couldn't see it with a smile, "Prime Minister, don't blame me, I have asked the chief officer to go to the warehouse to select treasures, but the Prime Minister's Seal has never been made in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and I don't know the specifications... King Shangtai asked his ministers to come down to ask the Prime Minister, do you think you want a gold seal or a jade seal? There are also Burmese jade in the ivory treasury..."
"Wait! Jade? Is it an old pit ice type? How about water head..." When Xiao Letian heard that there was jade, he suddenly thought that jade was not as popular as later generations in ancient times. It was just a category of jade. In fact, Cixi's extreme love for jade in modern China was also a contribution to Cixi, because Cixi was famous for her love for jade, and her preferences also led to the surge in value of jade.
Good things, I want to eat more while it’s cheaper now, and it will be a wealth for my children and grandchildren in the future.
Lin Yuanmiao obviously couldn't understand the professional term Xiao Letian said, "Ah? Please make clear that I don't understand what you said..." Xiao Letian slapped his head and smiled and said, "I'll ask you if the jade is green or not, is it a real good product from Myanmar..."
"Yes, yes, I have seen it below. It is very green and has a clear origin. It must be the best jade that the Burmese royal family once owned..." Xiao Letian laughed as soon as he heard it, "Then why don't you go quickly, I'm still waiting to use the seal."
Under Xiao Letian's orderly arrangement, the prime minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom exercised his power for the first time, and he arranged it in an orderly manner, both military and civil affairs.
Naha has established a security guard and has now begun to isolate the fire, clean up dead bodies, and conduct military management of the entire city. Then, grassroots officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom began to gather residents and distribute food to clean wells for preliminary work on the people's safety.
On the sea, Xiao Lotte hired the fastest flying scissor ship belonging to the Netherlands, allowing him to go to Tanggu and contact the shopkeeper Fan of Lotte Foreign Company. The reconstruction plan for the Ryukyu Kingdom is indispensable, and these must be transported from the mainland.
Time passed minute by minute, and there were not many officials left by Xiao Letian. During this period, Xiao Letian didn't pay any attention to Ryuma Sakamoto, and this sensational figure in modern Japanese history was also waiting patiently.
Until the pocket watch pointer was ten o'clock in the morning, a messenger broke the silence between the two. "Report... to the Prime Minister, the Japanese military camp on the top of the mountain was in a defensive posture and refused to surrender... Lord Xiao Hexin and Lord Sima Yun requested the support of the musket team. Please rest assured that the military camp will definitely be taken down by noon!"
Chapter completed!