dhibooks Chapter 409 Ryukyu Mission
Chapter 409 Ryukyu Mission
And in the middle of the night, Wu Youwei flashed out in front of Wantong, and disappeared for a while. A different person might be insane, but Wantong was still sitting there with the old god. The last time Wu Youwei came out, Wiping off his sweat, he said, "It's all in.
Here is the gold looted by Wantong.
Wu Youwei felt that putting it anywhere would be better than putting it in his own space. The space has grown to a very large size now, and more and more suet jade is being produced, and the size is getting bigger and bigger.
A few years ago, his tribute gifts were the Guanyin statue made of suet white jade, the statue of Laojun made of suet sapphire, and so on.
As early as when the temple and Taoist temple were rebuilt, he asked Jingzhong to bring him carved jade Buddha statues and Jade Guanyin to the temple; went.
It is said that there is also a Baiyun Temple in Beijing.
As for Wantong, he put all the gold he brought back in a box and carried it back to the county office, but it was not put into the warehouse. No one else knew what it was in the box, and Wantong didn't feel at ease if it was left outside, so he just put it in Wutong. There is something here.
"Okay." Wantong wiped his sweat: "Do you want some supper?"
"Of course!" Wu Youwei's stomach was already rumbling: "Here is a bowl of big stuffed wontons filled with fresh shrimp and meat."
"Well, sit and rest for a while, I'll come as soon as I go." Wantong put down his veil and went out to find someone to order for supper.
Because the two of them hadn't slept yet, and the housekeeper who was resting in the corner room hadn't slept either. Wantong went to find him. He knew the taste of the two of them, so he went to the back kitchen specially, and asked the cook to make it. Two side dishes.
The two of them ate warmly, and then they cuddled together and went to the bed. Today, Wu Youwei moved the gold all night, but he still felt full of energy. He didn't sleep in the middle of the night and whispered to Wantong: "I think gold is so good! I really like it!
The charm of this metal can make people crazy.
"Shouldn't it be me that you particularly like?" Wantong slapped him twice: "I can get you gold anytime you want, but you mustn't like me. How much gold has he seen?
In the pirate's lair, he once saw a cave. When he entered it, it was made of stones like a basin, without any gaps. It was filled with gold nuggets of different sizes. On top of the nuggets were gold nuggets, placed all around. All are gold bars, gold
There is a silk quilt on top of the gold nude. It is said that because the pirate leader likes to sleep on gold, and he did not know where he heard the word "gold and splendor", he deliberately made a gold hole here. After victory, they would lie down and sleep in it.
That time, he got 1000 taels of gold alone.
And several popular gold coins in the ancient West that Wu Youwei is interested in.
Others divided some, and the rest were shipped back to the capital.
Gold is indeed a very attractive thing.
"Okay, I like you the most, but I especially like gold, and I like silver more." Wu Youwei changed his words immediately.
Wantong grinned at the corner of his mouth: "Don't perfunctory me."
"Yeah, not perfunctory." Wu Youwei said, but he was amused in his heart, how could this person care about these things like a child.
After coaxing and coaxing, the two fell asleep.
The weather at the end of October, even in Shanghai, is a bit colder, but the places near the sea are not so cold.
It's just that the winter moon has just entered, and when Wu Youwei was processing some paperwork, Lao Zhang came: "My lord, there is a letter from the pier saying that there is an envoy from the Ryukyu Kingdom visiting."
"Ah?" Wu Youwei was stunned for a moment: "Who?"
"It is said that the envoys from the Ryukyu Kingdom paid tribute. Among them, there are more than 30 envoys from the Ryukyu Kingdom. They said they wanted to visit you. Oh, the news came that they would also like to visit your lord. They said they wanted to thank you." Lao Zhang Scratching his head, he said excitedly: "Hey Ryukyu country! I haven't seen it much."
Moreover, Shanghai County used to be such a poor place, not to mention the envoys, even the caravans did not pass by. I heard that the envoys from the Ryukyu Kingdom entered the country directly from Guangzhou, but this time they left Songjiang Mansion alone. .
It's just because Daming's navy helped Ryukyu in autumn.
As soon as Wantong and the others left, the Ryukyu side collected tributes on the back foot, and they immediately went to sea to Daming. If they left early, they could avoid the wind and waves and reach the place earlier.
Wu Youwei was not very happy: "What do you come to see me for?"
"I don't know." Old Zhang said with excitement on his face, "Fanbang envoy... I don't know if he is going to live in the post station or the county government.
"Of course I lived in a post station." Wu Youwei said with a straight face and displeasure: "They didn't come to pay tribute a few years ago, but they came once last year. This year, the navy helped them solve the problem of pirates. , depends on Daming, right?"
In history, didn't the Ryukyu Islands finally become the country of Wa?
He didn't understand, had all the people on Ryukyu been killed?
Can't fight back?
And he remembered the history, in the past, Daming was taken advantage of.
If the other party gave something, they would double the reward back, making everyone treat the "tribute" as a business.
Sell cheap things and get expensive rewards.
This is a bad habit, change it!
Wu Youwei is planning to pay a tribute to a batch of glass products for Emperor Xianzong to reward. This is the least costly and the most novel.
It looks expensive.
As for those silk and tea leaves, forget it.
The ones produced at home are not enough, and it is better not to give them away from other people's homes.
"It seems so?" Old Zhang was not excited anymore.
From what I heard, it seems that the people there are not very good.
"Forget it, they're all here, let them stay at the inn, and at night...I'll host a banquet to receive them." Anyway, it's the envoys of the dependent country, so it's impossible not to welcome them, but Wu Youwei didn't think about how to entertain them.
It's just a potluck meal, richer, four dishes and one soup, the fruit before the meal is served in milk porcelain, and the snacks after the meal are served in a glass plate.
And more exquisite milk porcelain and glass plates are already on their way to Beijing.
However, in order to deter the other party, Wu Youwei decided to choose the place to treat the guests to dinner, which was Zhang Shen's.
His place is well arranged, much better than his place, it is just right to receive foreign guests, and there are interpreters in the army, so he can speak Japanese himself here.
But I don't know if the Ryukyu side is speaking their own language now, or the Japanese dialect?
Once the arrangements are made, wait for Wantong at home.
Wantong also received the letter, but he was not very optimistic about the Ryukyu Kingdom. A few islands claimed to be a country, so it was no wonder that a few Japanese pirates could trap them in their homes and couldn't get out.
One by one, they rushed to come to Daming to be envoys, because the conditions here are good!
But Wantong still cares about one thing, that is, among the Japanese pirates, there are actually Ryukyu people.
However, they were all sent to work as miners in the gold mine. According to the feedback, the Ryukyu people are much more serious and capable than the Wa people.
As for the pirates, they are even more so, and the Japanese always want to escape.
And that foolish and daring one jumped into the sea with a big wooden basin for holding rice. He floated in the sea for a long time. When he found it, everyone...stinks.
Everyone said that the pirate was a fool, right?Otherwise, how could such a thing be done?
Wantong sent people to inform Zhang Shen that Zhang Shen was in a good mood this time, what a toss!
Finally turned his place into a luxurious place again.
Wantong came back at night and asked Wu Youwei, "How much do you know about Ryukyu?"
"Not many." Wu Youwei shook his head: "In our era, Ryukyu has long been a historical term.
The Kingdom of Ryukyu (Ryukyu: Ryukyu Country/Ruchukuku) is the name of the feudal regime that once existed in the Ryukyu Islands. It originally referred to the three countries of Shannan, Zhongshan, and Shanbei established in the Ryukyu Islands. In 1, the Three Kingdoms were unified into the Kingdom of Ryukyu.
The Kingdom of Ryukyu is located between Taiwan Island and Kyushu Island, winding 1000 kilometers, with a total area of 3600 square kilometers.Because of its special geographical location, it is known as a transit point for trade in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, and its trade is developed, so it is known as "Tianjin Liang of All Nations".Wantong and the others were able to go there after the Japanese pirates and pirates because of the special terrain there. They found out after going there that they had chased the tributary country Ryukyu.He didn't go there on purpose, but where he went after the Japanese pirates.Wu Youwei only remembered that in 1372, the Ryukyu countries became the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty in China. In 1429, the unified Ryukyu Kingdom still maintained suzerain-vassal relations with China.After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu continued to pay tribute to the Qing government, and was a master who had milk and mother.
In 1663, Ryukyu was officially canonized by the Qing Dynasty. Since then, Ryukyu has used the title of the Qing Dynasty and paid tribute to the Qing Dynasty. The Ryukyu kings of all dynasties have always asked the Chinese emperor for canonization, and it has never stopped.
They seem to like to depend on others, but they don't know how to become strong. Even in 1609, the Satsuma clan of Japan invaded Ryukyu and forced Ryukyu to pay tribute to Japan.
The Ryukyu Kingdom formed a "two genus" status, that is, it belonged to the Qing Dynasty and Japan.
Later, it was gradually controlled by the Satsuma clan and became a vassal of the Satsuma clan.
In 1872, the Japanese government took advantage of Emperor Meiji's personal administration to cut the name of the Ryukyu country and set it as the "Ryukyu Fan".
In July 1875, after Japan discovered the status of "two genus" in Ryukyu, it forced the Kingdom of Ryukyu to stop paying tribute to the Qing government and use the Japanese era name instead.
In 1879, Japan announced that Ryukyu was abolished and established as a prefecture, completing the so-called "Ryukyu Disposition", forcibly incorporating Ryukyu into Japan, establishing "Okinawa" county, and the Kingdom of Ryukyu collapsed.
This is the whole truth about Ryukyu.
Wu Youwei remembered this because the principal of his private school once traveled to Japan, and he went to Okinawa. Before he went, he searched the information specially. He originally wanted to know what special products Okinawa has, so he also saw it by the way. the history there.
It's just that history is dead after all, and what they want to see now is the living Ryukyu people.
"They have never gone this way before." Wan Tao said, "This time, I am afraid that it is not just a simple thank you."
Wu Youwei also thought of this: "Is there any need for Daming? They...they come to Daming once a year?"
"I asked them, and what they said was that there were Japanese pirates and pirates in the past. It was not easy for them to come here. They traveled across mountains and seas, and they also brought so-called tributes. In my opinion, they are all flashy things. Wantong has a special right to speak about this: "And the gang of Honglu Temple give back tens of thousands of taels of silver every time, and they all eat people's food and don't work on people's affairs."
It turned out that Wu Youwei was not the only one who felt that this situation was incorrect, and Wantong also found it incomprehensible.But Honglu Temple has always been doing this, and no one said anything!
In fact, in their eyes, Daming was rich all over the world, and what a mere island country paid tribute to was just something new for the emperor to see.
It is very necessary to give them something, take it back, and show the demeanor and wealth of the suzerain country.
"There is too much money to burn." Wu Youwei curled his lips, and immediately wrote several letters to take back to Beijing. Now he has the confidence, Luo Lun and Li Dongyang have joined the cabinet, and Shang Ren is still there.
The cabinet has now increased to eight people, three of whom are related to him, and two of whom have iron ties. How about it?Great!
Not long after, the people who received the letter didn’t say that they couldn’t laugh or cry after reading the letter, but they said that Wu Youwei got up early in the morning. After washing with Wantong, he ate a bowl of stewed noodles and asked for hot pepper Shredded pork stew, after eating, he climbed into the carriage with his whole body warm, and he was going to meet the Ryukyu diplomatic mission.
Because the weather was a bit cold, there was hot milk tea in Wu Youwei's carriage, but there was no charcoal stove, because Wu Youwei was sitting in the carriage wrapped in a big quilt, and the carriage was rickety. Sleepy.
Wantong didn't ride a horse either, so he sat in the carriage with him, saw that he was dozing off, so he took him over, held him in his arms, and dozed off...