C107

Chapter 107 - The Lone Island in the Storm

After all, Shang Tai was just a young man who was in his twenties. Although he had received the education of a king since childhood, he was still a common ailment of young people.

Jin Changsen was a true statesman, a practical man through and through. In his heart, he did not care about the so-called pro-Chinese school or the Sun family, he only cared about the balance of interests in his eyes, and following a Ranker was his motto.

"Your Majesty, contact Huashan Liyuan right away. Open the Shouli City to welcome the Japanese army … I know that you might think that I am a loathsome pro-Japanese person, but I honestly told Your Majesty that I am not. I just hope for the ancestral temple of King of the Glazed Ball to remain forever … "

"Your Majesty, Japanese has actually ruled over Ryukyu for more than two hundred years. The three thousand armored men are all the elites of the Shimadzu Family, and there are still more than ten ships in the sea. Although the cannons on them can't beat the foreigners, it's more than enough to deal with us … "

"The scariest thing is, over a hundred thousand Japanese people will never join our cause. If war and chaos were to come, they would definitely be organized. What would we have? "The only warriors who can fight in this country are these three thousand warriors on the city wall …"

What Jin Changsen had said was a truth that was like iron, and Shang Tai was simply unable to refute it. He looked at the city that was filled with flames and the sounds of fighting that were drifting in the wind, and felt a chill in his heart.

Just as Shang Tai was about to compromise, a loud voice came out from behind the two of them. "Your majesty, you can't listen to him. The ones who walked over were the leader of the pro-Chinese school's imperial guards, Cai Mao, and the Minister of Revenue, Lin Yuanmiao.

Cai Mao glared angrily at Jin Changsen, wanting to stab a hole through him with his sword. "Your Majesty, please listen to the sounds of war from the entire city, as well as the countless flames, what does this prove? This proves that the Mr. Xiao has instigated the entire city's Chinese to fight, that would be a hundred thousand Chinese people ah … "

"Jin Changsen! If it was only the dozens of guards under the Mr. Xiao, even if there were another one to two hundred people, would they be able to stir up such a huge war? "Your ability to tell lies without opening your eyes is truly inborn …"

At this time, Lin Yuanmiao also spoke up, "Your Majesty, ever since the ancient times, those who have achieved great feats have never been cowardly and fearless. You and the Mr. Xiao have reached an agreement, and since you have chosen a continent across the sea, you should stop swaying …"

At this time, Lin Yuanmiao suddenly kneeled on the ground and cried, "Your Majesty, we can win, as long as you give the order, let the million citizens of the Ryukyu stand on the side of the Chinese and fight against the Japanese, we will win …"

Hearing that, Jin Changsen immediately went crazy, he jumped and cursed, "You two bastards, are you trying to kill Ryukyu? To mobilize the entire nation to fight, do you want to fight the Japan? It had to be known that Deer Island was only a sea route away from here for more than a day. But the Great Qing? "It will take three to four days from the current Ning Bo to reach that tyrant. Before the Qing people even arrive, our king has probably already been kidnapped …"

"traitor, you two are the traitor!" Jin Changsen jumped up and down and scolded them, he no longer had a gentle and refined look on his face, "You two madmen, are you trying to kill the Ryukyu and his majesty?"

"Let me ask you one last time, I won't say anything further away. In the five hundred years since the start of the Ming Dynasty, when did the Chinese army come to see that tyrant? When the Shimadzu Family invaded the Ryukyu, where were the Ming Dynasty's troops? When the Japanese was suppressing us for more than two hundred years, what were the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties doing?! "

"You group of foolish bastards, are you planning to destroy the Shang Dynasty's ancestral temple? Me, Me, Me... I'll kill you all! " With that, Jin Changsen rushed forward and started fighting with Cai Mao.

Perhaps, it was because of Jin Changsen's words that no one was able to differentiate between the two. General Cai Mao, the expert in martial arts, had his aura taken away and was only passively defending. At this time, Lin Yuanmiao also threw caution to the wind and shouted, "Jin Changsen!" If you want to be the Japanese's servant, we don't want to be. We never expected to be the emperor of the continent … "

"What we are counting on is only Xiao Letian, it's just that you do not understand what we are thinking of as Grand Master of Western Studies at all …" With that, he slapped Jin Changsen's hat off.

Maybe it was because of this slap, maybe it was Lin Yuanmiao's words that shocked him. He took a few steps back, leaned against the battlements, and looked at the two of them in disbelief.

"This is crazy, the two of you are really crazy." A scholar who writes a book, and you think you can rely on Mt. Tai? Are you naive or stupid? " Jin Changsen was speechless, looking at the two familiar faces in front of him, it was as if he didn't know them at all.

The argument on top of the city walls made all of the surrounding soldiers go into a daze, and they all hid far away, not daring to get involved. While the conflicting Shang Tai's face was filled with confusion, he simply did not know how to settle this conflict.

"Has he gone mad? You can say that we are crazy, because if we are not crazy, then the only thing that awaits us is the destruction of the Ryukyu Kingdom. " Lin Yuanmiao wiped the tears off his eyes and said softly.

"To tell you the truth, we are all worshippers of Xiao Letian's Western studies. In the《 Journey to the West》, Mr. Xiao has mentioned many times that this has never happened before, and this is a era where people worship iron bloodedness and the laws of the jungle …"

"From now on, great changes will take place in human society. Some countries will be revived, some countries will decline, and even new countries will appear out of thin air. Of course, countless declining civilizations will also perish …"

"The Ryukyu is already too weak to return. If we continue to drag this on according to your wish, maybe we will be given a few years to fight for our breaths. However, our only ending for the rest of us is death …"

Using 1865 as a benchmark for more than thirty years, it was precisely the era of the human civilization advancing from the first Industrial Revolution to the major change. It was also in this era of development of Polytechnic University that countless Asian and African countries had died and countless emerging countries had risen to prominence.

This major change of science and technology had greatly boosted the development of productivity and the power of industry. The development of capitalism could be described as berserk.

Internal combustion engine, Iron-armored battleship, telegraphic technique, electric technology, brand-new weapon system, biochemistry technology... With the rapid development of the subjects, not only did mankind's productivity increase tremendously, the destructive power also began to increase exponentially.

The rising nations, which had been suppressed by the established capitalist countries all this time, were all working hard to catch up with the major change. They took advantage of the brand-new military techniques and concepts and started to challenge the old empire's status.

Two world wars had erupted against such a background. Furthermore, according to the original historical track, the Japan had just caught the last train of the major change, which was how they entered the club.

During the afternoon war, not only did the Japanese receive a sky-high compensation, he also received both Korea and Taiwan. As for the pitiful Ryukyu Kingdom, they had already been swallowed up before noon.

Actually, Xiao Letian had mentioned the power of industry more than once in his book, and he had described it in an extremely detailed manner to the first Industrial Revolution. He used extremely plain language to tell the whole Chinese circle, how Britain became the strong, and where the profound truth lies.

Because they did not understand this principle, countless ancient countries became colonies of British Empire. Countless once glorious civilizations collapsed under the pressure of the industrial power.

Now, it was precisely because of the appearance of Xiao Letian that the Western World had finally become less mysterious. The elites of the countries under the East Asian Han Dynasty's civilization no longer needed to look at the foreigners the way they would look at ghosts.

They realised that the Western Civilization under their camouflage clothes was not some clown that knew any evil techniques. In their hands, these clowns held a great power that could change the weather, and in their heads were the cold laws of the jungle.

There was not the slightest bit of warmth, nor was there the slightest bit of morality. For the sake of profit, these strong individuals could unrestrainedly exterminate the ancient civilizations that had existed for thousands of years, and a small Ryukyu was even more so.

"Brother Jin, if the Ryukyu continues to linger on in your way, our fates will be either swallowed up by the Japanese or swallowed up by the other powerhouses. I know that we are gambling, but other than gambling, what other means of survival do we Ryukyu have? "

"Mr. Xiao had a secret meeting with us before. He told us before that in the future, countries would fight each other for power, not just for the size and population of their territory. That was a purely agricultural empire's way of thinking …"

"If my old line of thought is correct, then this small island nation of Britain will not be able to become a British Empire. Of course, we have never wished for the Ryukyu to reach the state to contend for hegemony over the entire world, but the Mr. Xiao said that as long as we work hard for ten years, the Ryukyu Kingdom would at least have the power to protect himself … "

Jin Changsen shook his head, as if he was digesting the information in his mind. "This is the promise that Xiao Letian gave you? For a little Ryukyu like us, a poor and weak nation like you who can't even raise a single crop for your own people, how can you still want to protect yourselves? "He's lying to you, are you stupid …"

Never would they have thought that King Shang Tai, Cai Mao and Lin Yuanmiao would actually shake their heads at the same time. "Mr. Xiao didn't give us any promises, he only said that it's possible, that it's possible.

Jin Changsen was completely defeated, he realized that he was no longer able to understand the other party's thoughts, and was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. No promises? You... "You are actually so childish. We are governing a country …"

In the end, Jin Changsen was unable to continue any further. He bowed and bowed to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the situation is so urgent, let's not argue. Everything will be decided by Your Majesty." Soon after, Cai Mao and Lin Yuanmiao also bowed and said, "Holy Judgement."

Shang Tai was so anxious that he was about to cry. He glanced left and right at the burning tyrant, looked right and left at his beloved daughter beside him, then turned his head to look at the hundred year old imperial city.

"This, this, this, this …" "What should I do …"

At that moment, an earth-shattering explosion suddenly came from the distant pier. The flames soared to the horizon and the soldiers atop the wall were so frightened that they began to shrink back.

The crowd turned to look and saw a big ball of fire lighting up the pier. Within the light, the foreign battleships and the people fighting in the open fighting could be vaguely seen. Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

"Close the city gates!" "We're neutral, we're neutral, we don't help any of us..."

Jin Changsen's face revealed a joyous expression, "Your Majesty is wise …" As for the two officials from pro-Chinese, they shook their heads and sighed in disappointment. Under's orders, the last army that was stationed outside the city gate entered the city.

The Shouli City had finally become an island amidst the storm.