Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Although Longkodo was somewhat unhappy, he still managed a smile and said, "In that case, we can only wait for Lord Wei to come back."

King Shangning smiled and said, "Okay, you are welcome to stay in Ryukyu for a while and appreciate the customs and culture of our Ryukyu."

Long Keduo nodded helplessly and said, "Well, in that case, let's stay in Ryukyu for a few more days."

King Shangning invited enthusiastically, "Lord Long, why don't you stay at our Ryukyu post station? The environment there is quiet and suitable for living."

Longkodo gladly accepted King Shangning's invitation and moved into the Ryukyu Inn with everyone.

In the following days, Longkodo would go for a walk on the beach every day, looking forward to seeing the ship Wei Xiaobao was on returning.

He prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that Wei Xiaobao could return to Ryukyu as soon as possible so that he could complete his mission of recruiting the people.

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The giant ship 101 Yangtze sailed steadily in the middle, with the 201 Julong and 202 Qinglong on both sides, forming a stable triangular formation.

Like giant steel beasts, they slowly moved along the east coast of China and crossed the Wanwan Strait. The sun shone on the metal shell of the giant ship, reflecting a dazzling light. After a long voyage, on this day, they were finally about to arrive at Xiamen Port.

At this time, there were more ships on the sea. When the merchant ships saw the three giant ships flying the flags of Japan, Ryukyu, Goryeo and an unknown Tiandi Army, they found it incredible and gave way for fear of causing trouble.

The fleet first arrived at Kinmen, which has a long history and profound cultural heritage. According to historical records, in the second year of Yanchang in the Northern Wei Dynasty (513 AD), Kinmen began to build a city named Yizhou; in the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Wuzhou; in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the prefecture-county system was abolished and the area was under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou; it was not until the Ming Dynasty that the prefecture-county status was restored and it was still named Wuzhou.

During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di sent Zheng He to lead a large fleet to the Western Ocean to promote national prestige and strengthen ties with overseas countries.

In order to ensure the safety of the fleet and the tranquility of the coastal areas, Zhu Di decided to set up an important military fortress in Wuzhou. At that time, Zhu Di attached great importance to this place. After much thought, he finally came up with a suitable name - Kinmen.

It turns out that the name was inspired by a line from "The Book of Songs·Daya·Dang": "The lesson of Yin is not far away, it is in the era of Xia." The poem describes the great achievements of King Wu of Zhou in defeating the Shang Dynasty, praising him as a barrier as solid as gold, who successfully defended the world.

Zhu Di cleverly borrowed this metaphor and compared Wuzhou to a golden soup, implying that the city possessed indestructible power and could dominate the sea.

Since then, Wuzhou has had the resounding name of "Kinmen".

In 1663, the second year of Emperor Kangxi’s reign, the Qing army finally succeeded in conquering Kinmen Island and began to implement the “Emigration Order” policy, forcing all residents on the island to move to the mainland.

They also destroyed defensive facilities such as city walls and gates, turning this once prosperous city into ruins.

This move not only caused local residents to lose their homes, but also caused serious damage to Kinmen's economy and culture.

It was not until 1680, the th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, that the Qing government re-established the General's Office of Kinmen Town, but still restricted residents from moving back.

However, in 1683, the Qing government relaxed restrictions and allowed some residents to return to their hometowns. As time went by, the city gradually began to recover and prosper.

It is now the 1675th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi ( AD), and Kinmen is still under the siege of sea ban.

As the fleet slowly sailed into the sea, the magnificent scenery of Kinmen appeared before people's eyes.

The ancient city walls tower into the clouds, and the majestic city gates are open, as if telling of the glory of the past.

However, the ruined port reveals the vicissitudes of time and traces of war.

Just as Wei Xiaobao was immersed in Kinmen’s ignominious history, the sound of hurried footsteps broke his thoughts.

It turned out that Zhang Xiaolong, who was promoted from the 201 Julong to the 101 Changjiang flagship captain, hurried over to report: "Commander-in-chief, six warships of the Fujian Navy of the Qing Dynasty were spotted ahead, all of them 500-ton wooden-hulled sailing ships."

Wei Xiaobao frowned slightly and looked away. What was the purpose of these warships? He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. So he asked, "What do they want to do?"

Zhang Xiaolong replied: "They used flag signals to ask which country's warship we were from and what we were doing here."

Wei Xiaobao smiled and thought this was interesting. He decided to go and see the situation himself and ordered the fleet to slow down and wait for the other side to approach. As the distance gradually shortened, both sides could see each other's flags and ship features.

"Tell them that we are the Navy of the Federation of Heaven and Earth. We are passing by Xiamen Port and will replenish fresh water and food here." Wei Xiaobao said calmly.

After a while, the flag signal soldier quickly conveyed the commander-in-chief's intention.

Not long after, Zhang Xiaolong hurried over again and reported: "Commander-in-chief, they said that our nationality is unknown and we are not allowed to stay in Chinese waters. They demanded that we enter the high seas immediately, otherwise they will use force to expel us!"

Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, "Haha, a group of kids playing house with adults?" He said nonchalantly, "Then let's play with them. Let them fire first, and we just need to respond slightly, but don't kill them." After saying that, a playful smile appeared on his face.

The Fujian Navy of the Qing Dynasty had only more than 20,000 people, more than 60 to 70 large and small warships, and more than 100 other auxiliary ships.

The Fujian Navy was established in the first year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1662), and Shi Lang was the first admiral of the navy. However, after Wei Xiaobao transferred Shi Lang to the capital to attack the Shenlong Sect, Shi Lang remained in the capital as the Minister of Internal Peace, in charge of naval affairs.

However, since the court did not attach importance to the navy, and Shi Lang first followed Zheng Zhilong to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and then followed Zheng Chenggong to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, and later surrendered to the Qing Dynasty again due to his disagreement with Zheng Chenggong, Kangxi did not trust him very much, so he was delayed in reusing him. Shi Lang's repeated requests to attack Taiwan were unsuccessful.

Therefore, he, a first-rank official, ended up becoming a guard general on diplomatic missions to foreign vassal states, which was a miserable life.

The current admiral of the Fujian Navy is Yang Jie, and he is also the Lu Admiral of the Fujian Green Camp, which means he holds the titles of admiral of both the navy and the army.

The Qing Dynasty's army was relatively powerful, but when it came to the navy, it was a bit outrageous.

Not to mention that these naval forces were basically surrendered Ming Dynasty soldiers and generals who had no loyalty to the Qing Dynasty, even the Qing Dynasty itself did not attach importance to the development of the navy.

The ships used by the navy were all left over from the Ming Dynasty. They had been in disrepair for a long time, and it was already very good that they could complete daily maritime patrol missions. They did not dare to go out to sea to fight.