The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

"Get up and talk!"

Tang Hao also stood up and helped Shang Zhen up.

Shang Zhen was not happy at first, but he really wanted to develop the Ryukyu Kingdom.

However, the burly Zhongshan Marquis of the Ming Dynasty in front of him was too strong, and he was forced to stand up.

Tang Hao motioned for Shang Zhen to sit down, and then continued the topic.

"King Zhongshan, I have something to say first."

"This time I led the troops to sea, not to express condolences to Ryukyu, so I want to say sorry to you."

Hearing this, Shang Zhen's expression darkened, but he did not show any dissatisfaction.

In fact, he had long noticed that these soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were fundamentally different from the angels of the Ming Dynasty in the past. They were clearly a group of well-trained elite soldiers, not the weak officials who came to comfort them.

However, based on the friendly exchanges between the two countries, Shang Zhen does not regret his decision.

It just costs some meat and fruits, which Ryukyu can still afford!

At this moment, he is more concerned about what Tang Hao said before, leading the people of Ryukyu to make a fortune!

Even if they can't make a fortune, we still need to let them live a better life!

It's not like most of the people now don't even have decent clothes, just like the group of savages in Shannan Kingdom who live in the deep mountains and old forests, and it's just a joke!

"Master Marquis, I can see that you must have some military affairs."

"Well, you are a smart man!" Tang Hao chuckled, "This time I led the army to sea, first of all, to destroy the Japanese pirates and restore peace to the Ming Dynasty!"

As soon as these words came out, Shang Zhen's expression suddenly became excited.

"Master Marquis, are you really going to sea to fight against Japanese invaders?"

"Ryukyu is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has the obligation to protect Ryukyu!"

Looking at the eager Zhongshan Wang Shangzhen, Tang Hao couldn't help but become interested for a while.

It is true that China's suzerain and vassal system is not a one-way tribute obligation of the vassal state, but a contract between the suzerain and vassal parties. The suzerain must also provide protection to the vassal state and maintain the vassal state's rule.

So if the Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom is really in trouble, the Ming Dynasty really needs to help. For example, the three Ryukyu Kingdoms (Zhongshan Kingdom, Shannan Kingdom, and Shanbei Kingdom) were fighting each other endlessly, and the people of Ryukyu were miserable. It was the Ming Dynasty that intervened Yes, this allowed the Three Kingdoms to stop their troops and calm their people.

"What's going on? Is Ryukyu also suffering from plunder by Japanese pirates?"

Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty, took the initiative to ask questions, and Shang Zhen, the king of Ryukyu Zhongshan, stopped hiding it and immediately began to complain, looking aggrieved, as if he was a wronged little daughter-in-law.

After Tang Hao listened carefully, he roughly understood what was going on.

It turns out that before the Shang family unified the Three Kingdoms, Ryukyu was divided into Zhongshan Kingdom, Shanbei Kingdom and Shannan Kingdom.

The Shannan Kingdom was located in the southern part of the Ryukyu Islands, far away from the main East China Sea channel through which the Japanese came to China at that time. In addition, the land in Shannan was barren and there were few products, so Japanese pirates rarely came to harass them.

But on the contrary, in the Shanbei Kingdom, Satsuma Kingdom, the country's regency state (county seat) in Japan, is close to Shanbei. The Japanese people can go to Shanbei Kingdom by following the river without rowing. Naturally, they will be taken care of by the Japanese pirates.

The people of Shanbei suffered from the plunder of Japanese pirates. Among them was the Shimazu clan, a daimyo in Satsuma, who had been committed to turning Ryukyu into their private property!

To put it bluntly, they want Ryukyu to surrender to the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Kingdom just like the Ming Dynasty. The monarchs and ministers will swear to be loyal to the Shimazu clan forever, and then pay tribute to the Shimazu clan in time of trouble and help them dominate the Satsuma Kingdom. .

When Tang Hao heard this at first, he still felt a little incredible.

Because, it's like the Japanese state is just a state capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the Satsuma state is a county under the state capital, and the Shimazu clan is a village in the countryside of this county!

You are such a fucking dignified vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but you can't even defeat the villagers of a village?

If someone asks you to become a vassal and pay tribute, then you will do so?

"No, King Nakayama, how many troops does the Shimazu clan have?"

"He is like a village power. How can you, as a country, not defeat them?"

When Shang Zhen heard Tang Hao's words, his old face turned red with shame.

However, he still had the courage to explain: "Master Hou, you really can't beat me!"

"It's not a question of troop strength, but a question of armament and baggage. How can we defeat them with iron swords and wooden sticks and spears?"

"Furthermore, it seems that the three countries are unified now, but in fact they are still basically independent of each other. I, the Shang clan, cannot mobilize the troops of the other two countries, so even if I want to help Shanbei, I am powerless..."

"How many soldiers and horses do you have under your command? Well, forgetting the horses, how many young men do you have?"

Things like horses basically have nothing to do with Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom.

Tang Hao considered his words and asked tentatively.

Shang Zhen's old face turned even redder, but he still stretched out a finger.

"A thousand people? That's not bad!"

"Take them directly to Shanbei Town. The number of Shimazu Japanese pirates is only two to three thousand at most..."

"No, Lord Marquis misunderstood!" Shang Zhen said with a red face, "It's a hundred people!"

"These one hundred people are warriors specifically responsible for hunting and fighting, and they are also my king's guards..."

"Pfft"!

Tang Hao couldn't hold it back and sprayed Tang Mu in the face.

The latter looked at his Lord Marquis with a sad face, and then silently chose to swallow his anger.

"I see you have a large population, why..." Tang Hao looked puzzled.

The King's Guards of one hundred people, what a fucking talent!

"For farming, Lord Marquis!"

Shang Zhen Shang Zhen said with a bitter look on his face: "The population is large, but the food is small!"

"In such a big place, if the people want to fill their stomachs, besides fishing, they have to farm every day."

"Speaking of which, we have to thank the Celestial Empire for giving us farm tools and grain seeds. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would starve to death like in previous years!"

Only now did Tang Hao finally understand how difficult life was for these Ryukyu people!

To be honest, Tang Hao has always had a good impression of Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom.

Note that Ryukyu refers to the ancient country on the Ryukyu Islands, not the "Little Ryukyu" treasure island!

Since the Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, it has been actively paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty. The two countries have maintained friendly relations and have always recognized the Chinese Dynasty as their suzerainty.

Until the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese state carried out the Meiji Restoration and wanted to annex Ryukyu. At that time, Ryukyu Zhongshan King Shangtai was granted the title of Ryukyu vassal by the Japanese state, ranking among the Chinese. However, he refused the request of the Japanese state to sever the vassal relationship with the Qing Dynasty. Shangtai insisted on The positions of China and Japan are unwilling to accept Japan's demands.

Shang Tai even sent someone to sneak into the Qing Dynasty such as Dehong and Lin Shigong to ask for help, but the Qing government responded passively and refused to respond. In the end, the Japanese country implemented some kind of "Ryukyu Disposal", established Okinawa County in Ryukyu, and took Shang Tai to Tokyo for house arrest. The Ryukyu Kingdom has since been destroyed. .

To be honest, this is because the Chinese Dynasty failed to fulfill its obligations and responsibilities as a suzerain state!

Since you want to be a heavenly kingdom, and you want vassal countries to surrender to you and pay tribute, then you can't let others surrender and pay tribute in vain. When people are in danger and trouble, you can't even see a shadow of them!

This is like calling each other brothers every day, but in the end he is in danger and trouble, and the elder brother has disappeared!

Tang Hao chuckled to himself, and then looked at Ryukyu Zhongshan King Shang Zhen.

"The Shimazu clan of Satsuma country, that is, the problem of Shanbei, is left to me to solve!"

"Anyway, I led the army to sea this time, originally to destroy the Japanese pirates. To suppress one is to suppress Japanese pirates. To suppress a group is to suppress Japanese pirates. There is nothing to say."

Hearing this, Shang Zhen was overjoyed. He stood up immediately and wanted to kneel down to thank him.

Tang Hao supported him in time and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

"Let's go back to the question just now, how to make the Ryukyu Kingdom rich!"

"King of Zhongshan, you are on the wrong track. You cannot be self-sufficient just by relying on self-sufficiency. You have to use the caravan special product model to drive the economic development of your country..."

Next, Marquis Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty gave a detailed explanation to King Zhongshan of Ryukyu on how to discover local specialties and lead the people of Ryukyu to make a fortune. Everyone was stunned when he heard this.

Even Tang Mu and Zuo Yidao had horrified expressions on their faces. They looked at each other and then looked at each other in confusion.

You are not the Marquis of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty, and it is your first time to go to sea. How do you know what local specialties Ryukyu has?

But looking at the attitude of the Ryukyu people, it seems that they really have these specialties. Even the Ryukyu people have started to record in detail, just like Zuo Yidao did before, trying to record every word said by Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao!

However, Tang Mu turned around and saw that Zuo Yidao had also taken out his own notebook at some point.

"No, what are you writing about?"

"The Marquis of Zhongshan came to the Gumi Mountain in Ryukyu and guided everyone in Ryukyu to get rich. It is a shocking story. Your Majesty will definitely like to see it!"

"..."

Time passed by, and Tang Hao ruminatively listed out the "Ryukyu specialties" one by one. This was considered to have laid a trade route in advance. When the long-distance trade opened in the future, the Ming Dynasty officially opened the maritime trade road, and the Ryukyu Zhongshan Kingdom could also If I drink soup, I won't be as miserable as now.

"Okay, that's almost it!"

"You pay one hundred... and count ten guides to take us to the north of the mountain and destroy the Japanese pirates there. Then I will set off!"

Calculating the time, Ma Yong and Deng Boyan's fleet should not have arrived in Japan so soon.

It's almost time for Tang Hao to lead his army to the north of Ryukyu Mountain, then to North Korea's Jinan Island, and then go straight to the three island lairs of Tsushima, Iki Island, and Hirado Island where Japanese pirates often reside!

Shang Zhen was excited after hearing this. Suddenly he learned that the Marquis of Zhongshan was going to personally send troops to wipe out the Japanese pirates for Zhongshan Kingdom. He was even moved to tears for a while!

The king of the vassal state solemnly knelt down on the ground, put his hands on his forehead and then knocked on the ground.

"King Shangzhen of Ryukyu Zhongshan, I would like to thank His Majesty the Ming Emperor and the Ming Dynasty Angel for your kindness!"

This time, Shang Zhen used the national gift and brought the little emperor with him, so Tang Hao could only accept it.

After he finished saluting, Tang Hao helped him up.

"Okay, don't keep kneeling!"

"Show me the dignity of a king!"

Shang Zhen wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and nodded fiercely.

"Xiao Wang, remember the teachings of Lord Angel!"

"No, just remember my heavenly kindness!"

Tang Hao also showed a sincere smile.

At this moment, he seemed to have really changed history.

A night of feasting relieved fatigue, and the next morning, the soldiers were full of momentum.

In addition to the more than 500 injured soldiers, Tang Hao also left a thousand soldiers to guard the fleet, and then headed directly to the north of the mountain with 3,000 soldiers from the Beijing army.

This was not to guard against Zhongshan King Shang Zhen, but Tang Hao simply felt that there was no need to use so many troops.

The Shimazu clan of Satsuma Kingdom is at best as powerful as the sky, with only two to three thousand family warriors, the young men of a village.

If Tang Hao led five thousand soldiers to encircle a village, it would be a bit embarrassing if word spread.

When the fleet arrived at Shanbei Ship Port, it immediately caused quite a sensation.

After all, Tang Hao and the others came on a Japanese pirate ship, so the Shanbei Ryukyu people mistakenly thought that the Japanese pirates were coming to plunder again, so they turned around and ran away in panic.

After Shang Zhen personally came forward to explain, this finally calmed people's hearts.

Soon Beishan Supervisor Shang Kai followed Shang Zhen to pay homage to the Great Angel of Heaven, Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan.

Speaking of which, after the Shang family unified Ryukyu, due to the dangerous terrain and strong folk customs of the Beishan Kingdom, Shang Bazhi appointed his second son Shang Zhong as the warden of Beishan to monitor and rule the residents of Beishan. However, no matter what place or regime, including the Ming Dynasty Within it, from the earliest days of slavery to feudalism, there would be noble lords.

Therefore, the position of Beishan Supervisor, as can be seen from the name, is just a spokesperson arranged here by the King of Zhongshan. It is these local nobles who really control the power of Shanbei Kingdom.

Behind Shang Kai was a large group of men, all looking at Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao with enthusiastic expressions.

Even though Tang Hao knew that these were his own people, he still couldn't hide his surprise.

Because Shang Kai held a precious sword in his hand, covered with red silk.

"This is……"

Tang Hao sighed softly.

Shang Kai led a group of nobles from the north of the mountain to kneel on the ground.

"Lord Angel, you have a clear vision!"

"This is the ancestral sword of the Kitayama royal family, Chiyo Kanemaru!"

"Our country, Beishan, has been suffering from the plunder and harassment of Japanese pirates, and the people of Beishan have suffered numerous casualties. Therefore, I offer this sword to you, and I beg you, Lord Angel, to avenge my people, Beishan!"

The folk customs are fierce.

These are just four simple words.

But why are folk customs "violent"?

Such as Liaodong, such as Gansu, such as Jiubian Military Town!

The folk customs are not fierce from the beginning, but because they need to fight and fight all year round, no matter whether they are young, strong, old, weak, women or children, they have developed a kind of ruthlessness in their bones that they dare to fight and kill. This is "The folk customs are fierce"!

However, Tang Hao did not expect that they would actually offer knives!

As soon as Shang Kai said these words, before Tang Hao could speak, Tang Mu, Zuo Yidao and other soldiers were excited and subconsciously raised their arms and shouted.

"Tiger!"

"Tiger!"

"Tiger!"

Seeing this, Tang Hao chuckled, stepped forward and picked up the sword.

"Actually, you don't have to be like this. I am here today just to destroy the Japanese pirates!"

"But I have seen your thoughts!"

"I want the knife!"

Tang Hao raised the sword high, and the next moment, the entire beach burst into deafening cheers.

Shang Kai struck while the iron was hot and made a request that was not too excessive.

"Lord Angel, I, the people of Shanbei, want to send thousands of people to fight together, and I hope you will make it happen!"

Thousands of people fighting together?

Tang Hao frowned when he heard this.

This number is likely to be all the young people in Shanbei Kingdom.

"You must think clearly. There are no swords on the battlefield, and I will not send people to protect these thousands of people. After all, the war is the most important thing!"

To be honest, Tang Hao wanted to refuse.

He could also roughly guess what Shang Kai and these nobles were thinking. They just wanted to take advantage of the support of the Ming Dynasty soldiers to send these men to the battlefield to gain experience, so that they could see blood and grow up.

After all, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will definitely leave, and those who can defend the country will have to rely on their own people!

Moreover, while the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were fighting against the Japanese pirates, these young men could... "steal their masters" and learn the combat skills of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Is this request too much?

Of course not too much!

It can even be said to be a bit pitiful!

Thinking from Tang Hao's perspective, he doesn't mind Beishan Country doing this, and even supports them!

Only by being self-reliant can you win the respect of others!

Relying on others is not a long-term solution after all!

However, the problem is that no one can guarantee battlefield casualties!

Shang Kai looked at the noble leaders behind him. Almost all of these ten people nodded without hesitation.

Seeing this situation, Shang Kai had nothing to hesitate.

"Lord Angel, we understand."

"For the sake of peace in the future, we can only do this!"

Yeah, that's all they can do.

After all, the Beishan Kingdom and the Japanese Kingdom are so close to each other, and those Japanese pirates and beasts come to plunder and harass from time to time. Apart from seeking force to protect themselves, what else can they do?

Tang Hao was silent for a long time after hearing this, then turned around with the knife in hand.

"Send someone over here!"

"How much they can learn depends on their abilities!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in Shanbei Kingdom was overjoyed. Under the leadership of Shang Kai, they kowtowed to Tang Hao and thanked him.

Soon a thousand young men were sent over. They were all young men. They held homemade inferior spears, bows and arrows and other weapons in their hands. They looked very embarrassed and uneasy when facing the strong and sharp soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. .

Tang Hao handed over these young natives to Tang Mu for arrangement. No matter what, they can be regarded as a viable force.

If they performed well enough, Tang Hao wouldn't mind leaving some weapons for them, or even taking away some of the brave men.

After all, there is a shortage of naval and shipbuilding talents along the Ming Dynasty, but is there still a shortage in Ryukyu, Korea, and Japan?

"Master Hou, these seedlings are pretty good!"

After Tang Mu arranged the thousand warriors, he immediately found Tang Hao.

"They are all strong and brave!"

"If we give them some weapons and armor, and leave some battle formations behind, they will definitely be able to kill the Japanese pirates without their helmets and armor!"

Tang Mu's vision and knowledge can be regarded as one of the better ones among the soldiers of the Beijing army.

Tang Hao smiled and nodded when he heard this, and then asked an ambitious question.

"Do you think there is a possibility that we can train troops in the Ryukyu Kingdom?"

Yumu: "!!!"