Chapter 129 The Excuses Left

Ryukyu Big Island, the first city of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

This Chinese-style imperial city, which records the history of the Ryukyu Kingdom, was forcibly occupied by myself and turned into a barracks. After a day's attack by the Pacific Marine Corps and paying the price of dozens of sacrifices, it finally rejuvenated.

The cost is not big. Compared with the heavy price paid by the Americans and themselves here in World War II, the Pacific Army can be said to be very easy to win, mainly due to the meticulous reconnaissance and raid tactics carefully adopted before the war. Of course, it is also related to my current concentration on North Korea and the Qing Dynasty.

The blue stone is paved on the steps. On the road of the palace, the high vermilion wall is covered with bullet holes and blood stains, which adds a little killing and majesty to the royal city.

Li Mo, who lived in the previous life, passed through Naha in the future, not to mention came to this first city built in imitation of the Chinese imperial city. Zhongshan Gate, Shouli Gate, Huanhui Gate, Jishi Gate, Jiuqing Gate, Limen, Ruiquan Gate, Leokke Gate, Guangfu Gate, Zuoye Gate, Youye Gate, Shushun Gate, Meifu Gate, Baiyin Gate and so on!

One by one, one by one, endless!

After entering Shouli City, Li Mo seemed to return to the moment of visiting the Forbidden City in his previous life. Whether it was the big bluestone used as the cornerstone of the palace, or the ridge and stone lion with a strong southern Chinese atmosphere in the appearance of the building, and then to the last Confucius Temple and Yuanjue Temple, there was a strong Chinese flavor, which made people feel Back to my hometown.

More importantly, at the beginning of the construction of Shuli City, it was the Ming Dynasty, which was a short-term revival of Han civilization, so there is more taste of Chinese culture here than the changed Forbidden City!

It is difficult for people who grew up in the new century to really understand the meaning of the word "Heavenly Dynasty". Li Mo did not understand why the foreign countries called China "Heavenly Dynasty", but when he saw the grass and trees in Shuli City, he finally understood! This is not only a respect for a once powerful empire, but also a recognition of a culture!

It's a pity that the great country that came to the court is now beaten by a small Japanese book. If I hadn't returned to this era for no reason, I'm afraid that history would have repeated it over and over again.

If it weren't for the corruption of the Qing Dynasty, and if it hadn't been for the ensuing division of warlords, I'm afraid that Ryukyu would always submit to the feet of China, and the Republic Navy would not have to struggle to break through the first island chain.

Now, I'm back!

The blood stains on the ground prove that there has just been a fierce battle here. Shouli City, which was savagely changed into a barracks by myself, has now regained its glory. Welcome your party!

Ryukyu Big Island!

This strategic point in the Pacific Ocean has been completely controlled in its own hands, and what you need to do is to strengthen and strengthen! Let this place permanently become a sharp sword inserted into the North Taiping in his hand, and become a future problem that Japan wants to revive but can't resist!

Thinking of this, Master Li smiled and turned his head to look at Li Enfu, who had just come from Hawaii, and Long Guozhang, Chen Ping, Zhao Long and others who came back first. He pointed to the hall and smiled, "What do you think of here?"

"Good place! Facing the sea, leaning against the mountains, the air is fresh, and such a big palace, it seems that the Ryukyu king enjoys it much more than us. Looking at the pocket-shaped Forbidden City, Li Enfu smiled and his face was full of wrinkles.

For him, these days are like being favored by the God of Wealth. First, Chen Ping came back and sent more than 30 large ocean-going cargo ships and full of supplies. Later, when Long Guozhang came back, he brought a large number of offshore patrol gunboats that could be used directly.

Although most of them are pitifully small boats of only more than 100 tons, they are still a solid wealth for the Pacific Army. So these days, let alone let him visit the Ryukyu King City, even if they saw a small sampan, they felt particularly pleasing to the eye and forgot that they had racked their brains because of military spending before.

In fact, it is not only him, but the whole of Hawaii is boiling. When a series of victories brought by the fleet spread to there through various channels, every Hawaiian Chinese smiled, so Li Enfu, who became more and more rigorous, couldn't help joking.

Hehe...

Li Enfu's words added a little anger to the quiet Wangcheng. Everyone laughed. Long Guozhang, a boy, even more shouted, "Gunnie, if I let Lao Long live here for a few years, it's worth dying!"

"All right, how about changing Shouli City to your naval headquarters in Ryukyu?" Zhao Long sneered.

Long Guozhang quickly waved his hand and shook his head more like a rattle: "Don't! If all the rabbits under me come here, it's no wonder they don't overturn the royal city! Besides, we are the navy, and we have to float on the sea. If everyone can't live and don't want to come out, I will fight a fart!" After saying that, he deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I think your army can think about it here."

"Forget it, you are floating on the sea, but we have to roll in the mud. This kind of place is not suitable for mud legs like us." Zhao Long looked at the magnificent decorations around him and shook his head.

Chen Ping smiled and said, "You're all right. Although you won the battle this time, the army is in its inception. If it is greedy for comfort, I'm afraid you don't have to wait for the European and American powers to come. In a few years, you will be able to kick our nose at us!"

Next to

, Zhang Shun, who accompanied him, nodded straightly. He was indeed the Chief of General Staff, and his vision was deeper than others. But it's so big that such a luxurious royal city can't be empty. Why don't you hide it in the young master's golden house?

is also in line with the identity of this royal city!

When Zhang Shun muttered whether it was time to make suggestions, he heard Li Enfu say, "Young master, now that Ryukyu has basically been controlled by us, what are you going to do next?"

Hearing Li Enfu's words, Li Mo stopped and looked at the hall that was almost half-empty. After a moment of stagnation, he suddenly turned his head and asked, "Mr. Li, tell me your opinion."

As the young master stopped, several people also stopped one after another. The night eagles in charge of the defense were scattered around, looking at every corner warily. There are big members around, and I can't directly propose to let the young master take the golden house of the king's city, but why can't I suggest that the young master be the king, so that the king's city can naturally...!

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun smiled from the bottom of his heart and began to start: "Young master, everyone. I don't understand the general principle, but Ryukyu has been a vassal state of our Chinese since ancient times. Until the Japanese invasion, it has been guarding this sea territory, and it has been banned in all dynasties. But since I said that I occupied here, in addition to shouting a few empty shouts, the whole Qing Dynasty seemed to forget that there was Ryukyu, so I think it would be better to merge Ryukyu into Hawaii..."

"That won't work." Before Zhang Shun finished speaking, he was first opposed by Li Enfu: "The young master is not the king of Hawaii. What's more, Ryukyu is too far away from Hawaii, and its own conditions are poor. At most, it can be settled. Such a place is not enough to be the foundation."

Li Enfu's words attracted everyone's approval, but how to deal with Ryukyu is also a real headache. Of course, the most important thing is that Master Li is still under the banner of others at this moment. If he directly annexes and establishes the regime, it will undoubtedly be a vertical target to make people attack.

The rest is the population problem. After taking advantage of the weakness of the Qing Dynasty and illegally occupying Ryukyu, I have been immigrating here. Now I live on the islands of Ryukyu with more than 200,000. Whether I want to rule here directly or not, I must deal with them. Even the remaining Ryukyu people have been secretly trying to welcome back the imprisoned old king, hoping to restore the Ryukyu Kingdom. Although this force is not strong, if it is not handled well, it will also affect the stability of the future.

So after thinking about it, Li Enfu suggested, "Young master, I think we can use the negotiation to ask Japan to withdraw all the citizens of Ryukyu. If it doesn't work, we can also be expelled by force!" As for those Ryukyu people, you might as well follow the Hawaiian example!"

"Mr. Li means to welcome back the King of Ryukyu?" Zhao Long frowned. Although Li Enfu's method was good, as long as he met Shang Tai's old guy and expelled him, Ryukyu would be stable, but this land was fought down by the Pacific Army with blood. In this way, people always felt a little bumps in their hearts.

Long Guozhang was also full of unwillingness and shouted, "No! We beat it down here, and we have to decide. If that old guy comes back, what should we do?

"Hehe..." In the face of doubts, Li Enfu didn't care. He continued to explain with a smile, "Guys, as far as I know, Shang Tai has been imprisoned for many years without any children, and the Ryukyu royal family only has his lineage at present. What can such a person do even if he comes back? I believe that this old guy is not a fool. He should know who has a big fist now. In addition to stabilizing the effect of Ryukyu, you might as well let him set up an heir!"

Heir!

Li Enfu's last words immediately brightened everyone's eyes. Since there is only this old man without children left in Shangtai's family, why can't he make a last word and let the young master take over as king after death?

Seeing everyone's discussion, Li Mo didn't say anything. How to control Ryukyu is not a problem for him at all. The little Ryukyu can't support the sky in his heart! What he is more concerned about is how the Qing court and the powerful powers with interests here will react after Ryukyu takes it down!

Suddenly, I was interrupted by an outsider in the already chaotic Far East. Presumably, it's not just the Japanese version that is depressed. So what he needs is not a king's throne, but to stand upright in the sea area of the Far East! Therefore, he still very much agrees with Li Enfu's suggestion. As long as the Ryukyu Kingdom is used as cover, the Pacific Army can freely enter and exit the waters of the Far East under the pretext of protecting the kingdom and have the right to speak to the sea!

"Unfortunately, the king of Thailand was imprisoned in Kyoto and waiting to die, wasting such a good scenery." Li Mo took the words with a smile and stretched out: "Let him come back and take over the palace, otherwise it will be a waste to keep it."

"Do you think this is appropriate?"

As early as the departure of the Pacific Fleet, Chen Ping had already talked about Ryukyu with the young master, so he had not spoken just now. At this moment, when he heard the young master speak, he immediately nodded: "It is the best way to let the Ryukyu king come back, so that we can also become famous. What's more, more than 100,000 Ryukyu people have always hoped to welcome back to Shangtai. If we do this, we can not only win people's hearts, but also use the name of the king of Ryukyu to stay here openly in the name of defending Ryukyu and block some people's mouths.

Since the young master and the Chief of General Staff have nodded, although everyone is still a little unhappy, they can only nod and agree. Only Zhang Shun was still a little dissatisfied and shouted, "What if the Ryukyu King comes back and has another child? It's not uncommon for old clams to give birth to beads!"

"Haha..." This rude words suddenly made everyone laugh. Long Guozhang burst into tears with laughter and said, "That's not simple. Just dismiss his concubines and let Duan Fei find a few women for him."

Thinking of letting the cold-faced Duan fly to pimp Shang Tai, even Li Mo couldn't help laughing and said, "Get out of here, do you know how old Shang Tai is? It's still the old clams!"

Chen Ping also laughed and said, "Since the young master can become the Grand Duke of Hawaii, it's better to be a Ryukyu Prince again. In this way, even if Shang Tai dies in the future, or Ryukyu changes, the young master can interfere in the name of the prince, and others have nothing to say.

"Then won't we work for that old boy of Shangtai in the future? I don't know if he will pay us?

"Haha..."

Li Mo tilted his mouth, listened to the bright laughter next to him, looked at Du Dazhuang running in the distance, and waved to everyone: "Come on, let's go back with a photo. Our British friends are probably in a hurry."

Cock, click!

With the sudden flash of the big reflective light in the hand of the secretary, Master Li burst into tears: "What a broken camera! It's too dazzling, and there is an unpleasant burning smell!" ......

(to be continued)