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Chapter 281 Satsuma Domain

"The Emperor, who was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, issued an edict: The false master of the Ryukyu Kingdom is treacherous and serves two masters in one country. This is extremely disrespectful. It is also known that in the seventh year of Chenghua's reign, the Ryukyu Kingdom's imperial lock officer (in charge of foreign trade, and also the king) Secretary) Jin Wan, regicide usurped power, stole the throne, and deceived the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This is an unforgivable crime. Your Majesty now has a special decree to take back the imperial gold seal, abolish the country and establish a county, which is Liuqiu County, Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province, Ming Dynasty. The puppet king of Ryukyu, the pseudo-clan, the three ministers, and other royal officials were all escorted to Nanjing to await their fate. Here you go!" Fu Hao read out the imperial edict of the emperor in front of the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers who were tied up with five flowers.

Ryukyu monarchs and ministers felt as if they were mourning for their heirs. The young Ryukyu pseudo-king Shang Jing is still confused.

He could understand that not only was he deposed by the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, but he also had to be taken to Nanjing for trial like a prisoner, no, just a prisoner.

On the contrary, Cai Wen's face was calm. He had already understood everything, perhaps from when they went to Nanjing for pilgrimage.

The Emperor of the Ming Kingdom had already made the decision to send troops to destroy the Ryukyu Kingdom. It was ridiculous that he was naive enough to think that he could take advantage of the situation for profit.

Cheng Shun wanted to get up and break away, but he couldn't break free at all, so he had to curse: "You traitorous emperor, you are in vain for the heaven... Ouch... wuwuwu!"

In the middle of the scolding, he was punched by the Ming army soldier behind him, and then his mouth was filled with cloth balls found from nowhere.

Fu Hao paid no attention to this person. He only read out the imperial edict, then turned to the 31st man who was accompanying the army and said: "When you go back, you also inform the heads of your clan and prepare to arrange for the clan members to move. At least half of the clan members from each family will be moved there. The islands throughout Ryukyu that are not amenable to kingship can be used to educate the local people. When you go to those places, you will be the local chief officials, and the county will record and register you."

After saying that, he paused and added: "Also, from now on, Ryukyu is no longer allowed to speak the Ryukyuan language. Since Ryukyu has been merged into the Ming Dynasty, it should abandon the original pseudo-language, switch to Chinese, and use Chinese names."

There are 39 prefectures and 36 islands in the three provinces of Ryukyu. 36 of them are basically not subject to the king's rule. It is impossible for all officials sent by the Ming Dynasty to go there.

This is too expensive and simply cannot make ends meet. It is better to leave it to the local Han people in Ryukyu.

Although this will definitely make the local Han people in Ryukyu stronger, it doesn't matter. Ryukyu is a small country and cannot afford to raise many soldiers.

There are 31 local Han families in Ryukyu. Once this power is divided, there is no need to worry about any troubles.

"The common people thank you for your grace."

When the 31 people heard this, they were also overjoyed.

As long as Fuhao divides half of the tribe, and the specific method of division is up to them, it will not cause any loss to the Kumejima family.

On the contrary, by dividing the clan members into various places, it will not only give the mediocre clan members of the clan a chance to make a fortune, but also take the opportunity to expand their influence in Ryukyu.

It should be noted that the Kumihan people have been suppressed for decades, and now they can finally stand up.

Treating Liu with Liu saves money and effort.

The only drawback is that if the Ryukyu Han people are allowed to rule the Ryukyu people, the Han people will inevitably oppress the Ryukyu people.

But this is harmless. Even if these Ryukyu people are really forced to rebel, it doesn't matter. The Ming garrison in Ryukyu is not for free.

Moreover, the Ming army will immediately cancel the head tax in Ryukyu. These head taxes are the harsh policies imposed by the Satsuma clan on the Ryukyu royal palace and imposed on the Ryukyu citizens.

As long as the Ming army cancels the poll tax, the people of Ryukyu will definitely return home immediately.

As for the future, we will talk about it later. Anyway, the early policies will definitely be able to go smoothly.

In this way, relying on cultural genocide and the local Han people in Ryukyu to govern Ryukyu, within a few decades, Ryukyu will only have people who can speak Chinese.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty can completely kill the donkey again, and the people of Ryukyu will completely return to their hearts.

Fu Hao and his men worked hard for a long time, and finally sorted out the government affairs of Shuri City.

This time, not only Fuhao, the Ryukyu County magistrate, came here, but also the following county magistrates and officials at all levels came together.

In the early decades, before Ryukyu was completely Chineseized, the Ming Dynasty would certainly not allow Ryukyu natives to serve as county officials.

Even the surname Kumi 31 only serves in the 36 islands that are not convinced by the king, and it is impossible to be promoted to the center.

...Japan's Satsuma Domain (Kagoshima Domain), Kagoshima Castle.

"You said that the Chinese emperor sent troops to annex the Ryukyu Kingdom?" Shima Kenki looked at the person in front of him with a face full of surprise.

The person who reported the news was not a samurai retainer of the Satsuma Domain, but the son of Xiang Shenyuan.

Xiang Shenyuan is the son of Xiang Xiangxian, the famous Ryukyu traitor in Ryukyu history who proposed the theory that Japan and Ryukyu share the same ancestor.

Hearing that the Chinese emperor had sent troops to destroy Ryukyu, Xiang Shenyuan's family, who lived in the northern part of Ryukyu, ran very quickly. They immediately fled north by boat and reported the news.

"Sir, it's absolutely true. Please send your troops quickly and make the decision for Ryukyu! Woohoo!"

Shimazu Yoshiki did not agree. Instead, he pondered for a moment and said, "Please step aside first. I have my own strategy for this matter."

After saying that, there was no room for rejection, and the son of Xiang Shenyuan was forcibly kicked out by the Shimazu family warriors.

Shimazu Yoshiki pondered for a moment in the room, and then summoned Tanegashima (surname) Itoki.

Tanegashima Itoki is the writing master of the Shimazu family, and a close confidant of Shimazu Yoshiki. He is also the executive of the specific work of the Satsuma Domain, and he has absolute power.

As early as the year before last, Shimazu Yoshiki had announced his abdication, and his son Shimazu Tsutoyo would take over the position of Satsuma lord and family governor, while he would serve as a hindsight.

However, Shimazu Tsuyoshi was sick all the year round, so he basically lived in Edo Castle, both as a proton and for the convenience of medical treatment.

The actual power of Satsuma Domain is still held by Shimazu Yoshiki.

Shimazu Yoshiki was considered a very capable feudal lord. During his reign, he actively reduced daily expenses and actively encouraged mulberry farming, mining development, and industry revitalization.

Many of the Satsuma clan's water conservancy dams, as well as the new fields, new mines, and papermaking industry were promoted by Shimazu Yoshiki.

Not only that, but later Kagoshima Prefecture's famous specialties "Satsuma taro (sweet potato)" and "Sakurajima daikon (radish)" were introduced during the reign of Yoshiki Shimatake, with the purpose of increasing the grain production in the Satsuma domain.

But he had no choice but to have a super cheating father and grandfather. According to the "History of Shimadzu", these two people left a debt of up to 34 taels of gold to the Satsuma clan in order to save face.

The Satsuma Domain's annual fiscal revenue is only 15 taels of gold, and this does not include the assets exploited from the Ryukyu sea trade.

This is outrageous.

Shimazu Yoshiki and Tanegashima Itoki briefly told about the Ryukyu incident. Tanegashima Itoki only pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Itoki, please tell me, if our Satsuma clan goes to war with the Chinese emperor, what will happen?" What are the chances of winning?"

Since Shimazu Yoshiki invited him to ask him, let's take a look at the current actual situation of Satsuma Domain.

The result was obvious. Shimazu Yoshiki subconsciously did not want to fight.

This is normal, and the Satsuma clan really cannot afford to fight. The Satsuma clan is now not only heavily in debt and in financial difficulty, but also has no spare money to go to war without permission.

The target of the war is still the Chinese emperor. Doesn't this mean that a light is put on the latrine to look for shit?
The Chinese army that came over, Yoshiki Shimatake, had already asked. It seemed that it was not the Qing Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty army that had occupied half of the Qing Dynasty and defeated the powerful Qing emperor.

The Edo shogunate had channels to obtain information about China, and the speed was only lagging behind by at most one month. Even though many news were easily exaggerated, the overall result would not be much different.

The Satsuma clan could not even offend the Qing emperor. Kangxi could reprimand the Satsuma clan and restore the title of king of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

This Ming emperor would be even more unbeatable.

　Let’s do this today and continue tomorrow…

　　
　
(End of this chapter)