Chapter 228 Seeing the Crying Bride Again
Luo Mingfang smiled and said, "At the beginning, these little Japanese were very arrogant, and now they also let them taste the taste of people's shelter!"
Zhou Charter nodded: "Ryukyu is in our hands, and we are not in a hurry!"
Liu Yongfu frowned and said, "Governor Zhou, when you went to North Korea, you took away five million taels of silver. The treasury was empty, and the hospitality was expensive."
Zhou Charter laughed and said, "Mayor Liu, you can only find a way to deal with this matter. In any case, you have to treat Zhang Menghuan and Sheng Xuanhuai according to the specifications of the first-class members of the imperial court. The etiquette is not less. You can borrow money from the gentry in Taipei and make an IOU. I promise to return it to you twice during the Spring Festival!"
"With Admiral Zhou's words, it's easy to do!" Liu Yongfu smiled and said, "Admiral Zhou, I take the liberty to ask, where did the silver come from during the Spring Festival?"
Zhou Charter laughed and said, "Gunuch Liu, Hirofumi Ito is here to send silver!"
Liu Yongfu suddenly woke up and laughed: "No wonder Chief Zhou was so generous that he moved all the money of the treasury to North Korea. It turned out that there was such a big rich man."
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On December 20, 1895, Zhou Charter went to Bailu Village in Alishan to marry Meilixi in accordance with the previous agreement.
As soon as Zhou Charter left, Zhang Menghuan, Sheng Xuanhuai, Ito Hirofumi and Kamio Mitsutomi entered Taipei City. According to Zhou Charter's instructions, Liu Yongfu and Luo Mingfang placed Zhang Menghuan and Sheng Xuanhuai in the governor's office, and Ito Hirofumi and Shenwei Mitsutomi were placed in the inn. They are served with good wine and meat every day. As for the negotiation, Zhou Charter is not in Taipei, and others can't make the decision. Please wait at ease.
Zhang Menghuan and Sheng Xuanhuai are also relieved. Their errand is actually a soy sauce, mainly to express the sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty over Taiwan. As for the specific negotiations, none of them asked. Everything was arranged by Zhou Charter. The court did not even give a request for the negotiation bottom line. There was only one request. When Zhou Charter negotiated with Ito Hirobumi, the two imperial envoys had to sit at the negotiating table. As for any agreement reached between Zhou Charter and Ito Hirofumi, as long as it was called "Great Qing Dynasty". Just in the name of the country. Therefore, Liu Yongfu sent people to accompany them to play in the mountains and rivers, drink and have fun all day long, and the two of them enjoy their leisure.
Ito Hirofumi and Kamio Mitsumi are like sitting on pins and needles. Zhang Jun firmly controlled Ryukyu. After a long time, the people of Ryukyu gradually awakened the feelings of their hometown, and their centriness towards Japan began to weaken. What's more annoying is that Ryukyu is close to Kyushu Island in Japan, and has a strong navy, which can threaten the Japanese mainland at any time. It's like hanging a sharp sword on the Japanese's head, making Japan restless. However, Japan lost almost all its maritime power in Taiwan and was unable to drive away the Zhang Jun of Ryukyu by force.
The longer it takes, the more passive Japan will be!
However, as a defeated party, Japan could only bow its head in front of Zhou Charter. They had no choice but to wait patiently for Zhou Charter.
In addition, Zhou Charter came to Bailu Village and received an unprecedented grand welcome from the Alishan Zou people.
Zhou Charter's trip, firstly, was to abide by his original promise to Merry Creek and marry Merry Creek immediately after Jin Shu passed the door. Second, it was also a group wedding for the members of the special forces. At that time, more than 60 special forces members were engaged to the Alishan girl. Now that the war is over, Zhang Jun must fulfill his previous appointment.