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

Since Longmen Mountain does not face the sea, Wei Xiaobao placed the sea salt production line next to the Xichengmen port.

The production lines all come with instruction manuals, but it is still difficult for craftsmen of this era to understand the knowledge of later generations. Wei Xiaobao taught them step by step at the black powder factory and the sea salt factory respectively.

As a teacher, Wei Xiaobao was overwhelmed. He knew only a little about it, so he could only let the craftsmen of Hongqitang and Hongshuntang know a little bit. In the end, they had to rely on themselves to figure it out. It seems that it is not so easy to crush the technology that spans three centuries. Talent is hard to find!

But you can’t rush to find talent!

After finishing the work at the two bases, Wei Xiaobao thought that the purpose of the Tiandi Revolutionary Army was to establish a destiny for the world and bring peace to the people, so it was necessary to understand the sufferings of the people. So Wei Xiaobao decided to go to the countryside outside Shuri Castle to take a look at the lives of the people of this era.

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During the siege that day, the Japanese leader Tokugawa Kosato sent Yanagi Masahiro back to the Tokugawa shogunate to ask for reinforcements.

On this day, after more than ten days of trekking through mountains and rivers, Liu Ye Zhengbei finally returned to the Tokugawa Shogunate in Kyoto and met the shogun's shogun, Tokugawa Koyasu.

When Liu Ye Zhengbei informed Tokugawa Koyasu that 50,000 elite troops from China were stationed in Ryukyu to attack Shuri Castle, the shogun's heart skipped a beat and thought: It's over, my cousin Tokugawa Kosato is probably going to die, and the 10,000 Ryukyu expeditionary forces will probably not escape the disaster either.

When Tokugawa Koyasu was young, he went to China as a pirate. At that time, China was in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. The Eight Banners cavalry were galloping across China. At that time, this group of Japanese pirates were beaten to a pulp by the Qing soldiers on the southeast coast.

Tokugawa Koyasu knew how powerful the Chinese country across the sea was. In front of the Chinese country, Japan was just a bug, not to mention himself, the Tokugawa shogunate - a daimyo warlord. How could he dare to declare war on the Chinese cavalry?

Of course, those who can become generals are all smart people and will not show cowardice in front of their subordinates.

After listening to Liu Ye Zhengbei's request for help, Tokugawa Koyasu slowly said: "Don't worry about reinforcements. After all, you have only encountered a small number of attacks from the Chinese front army. I think Tokugawa Kosato can handle it. Send someone to find out how many troops the Chinese have sent."

In the following days, Tokugawa Koyasu learned from the Japanese immigrants who escaped from Shuri Castle and the soldiers at the East Gate that Shuri Castle had been recaptured by 100,000 Chinese troops.

Tokugawa Koyasu knew the seriousness of the situation, and quickly ordered daimyos from all over the country to form a coalition force of 200,000 in the name of the emperor to garrison in Ryukyu Province and strictly prevent the Chinese army from moving north to recover the entire Ryukyu Islands occupied by Japan, otherwise it would directly threaten the Japanese mainland.

Of course, in the face of the powerful military strength of China, they dared not attack the original plan to capture the capital of Ryukyu, Shuri Castle, and could only passively take a defensive approach. They only hoped that the Chinese army would not attack again.

After the military deployment, Tokugawa Koyasu heard from spies that after the fall of Shuri Castle, Prince Shangwen adopted a daughter and named her Princess Jeanne d'Arc and sent her to China as a marriage partner.

Ancient emperors believed that a marriage between two countries was equivalent to an alliance between two countries.

Tokugawa Koyasu ran to the Emperor's palace and said to the 13-year-old Emperor Reion that for the benefit of Japan, the Emperor's sister, the 16-year-old Princess Reion, should be married to China.

Emperor Reizo was the sixteenth and youngest son of the late emperor. Precisely because he was young and easy to control, four years ago in 1663, the Tokugawa shogunate forced the disobedient Emperor Atsuzane to step down and allowed the 9-year-old Emperor Reizo to ascend the throne.

As far as the Tokugawa shogunate was concerned, there was no need to seek the opinion of the puppet emperor regarding Princess Lingzhao's marriage to China.

But considering that Princess Lingzhao was the concubine of the emperor of the Chinese country after the marriage, if she spread any word that was unfavorable to the Tokugawa shogunate, and the Chinese army was currently under the watchful eyes of Japan, Tokugawa Koyasu lowered his status and came to seek the opinion of Emperor Lingyuan.

Emperor Lingyuan was not the young Kangxi, but Tokugawa Koyasu was definitely a stronger general than Oboi. When Emperor Lingyuan heard that his beloved sister was going to marry to China, thousands of miles away, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.

Since he took the position of Emperor, the Tokugawa shogunate has never sought his opinion or discussed state affairs with him.

I don’t know what medicine Tokugawa Koyasu took today, or what conspiracy he is up to.

"Obey the general's orders!" Emperor Lingyuan said helplessly.

A few days later, a delegation to the great country of China set out for peace...

In Yaeyama, in the Ryukyu Kingdom Palace, Prince Shangwen was in his study, lost in thought about the future of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, great news!" Shangwu ran and shouted to King Shangwen's study.

"News came from Shuri Castle that 100,000 Chinese troops captured Shuri Castle and the Japanese pirates were completely wiped out!" King Shangwen said panting.

"Ah!" King Shangwen was shocked when he heard it, and asked hurriedly: "Is this news true?"

"It's absolutely true. Some people from Shuri Castle came to look for their relatives who had taken refuge in Yaeyama. They said that a few days ago, the Chinese army was like heavenly soldiers and generals, annihilating the Japanese pirates outside the city gate." Shangwu said.

King Shangwen still dared to believe it and asked, "Then how can we be sure that it is from the Chinese army of the upper country?"

"Your Majesty, it is said that this army is flying a golden dragon flag. Apart from the Chinese army, who else dares to fly the dragon flag?" Shangwu asked.

Dragon flag! Prince Shangwen has basically believed that the Chinese nation has sent troops to support the Ryukyu Kingdom.

"Prime Minister Zhang has been away from China for more than a month to seek help. He should have returned on time. But why didn't Prime Minister Zhang go back to Yaeyama to see me first, but instead led the Chinese army to attack Shuri Castle directly?" King Shangwen asked puzzledly.

"I don't know about this. Perhaps it was the idea of ​​the upper country to reinforce the general, or perhaps Prime Minister Zhang was eager to make achievements, or perhaps Prime Minister Zhang forgot the king's kindness."

In that dynasty, there was discord between the civil and military officials. After the loss of Shuri Castle, the civil officials represented by Prime Minister Zhang often criticized the military generals for their mistakes, while Prime Minister Zhang took all the credit for retaking Shuri Castle. As the general who was the head of the military officials, he certainly would not miss an opportunity to show off his abilities.

"Humph"

Emperors are suspicious by nature. Prince Shangwen snorted and said, "Get ready immediately. Return to Shuri Castle tomorrow. I want to see what kind of trouble Prime Minister Zhang can come up with!"

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In July in the Ryukyu Kingdom, the farmlands were bustling with activity. Farmers had just finished harvesting the early rice and were preparing to plow the paddy fields in preparation for sowing the late rice.

The Ryukyu Islands are mainly mountainous, and the fertile fields suitable for growing rice are concentrated outside the East City Gate.

Today, two officials came to the home of Wu Laohan, the head of Pingba Village. Both officials came from Shuri Castle, and they asked Pingba Village to follow the requirements of the Shuri Castle government office, and the government would provide rice seeds and fertilizers with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, and they only needed to pay all the fees on a two-turn basis.