C118

Chapter 118 - Order of the Prime Minister of the City Gate

When the outline of the Naha Harbor appeared in Sakamoto Ryoma's line of sight, he was completely dumbstruck. Is this the Asura Hell? Ten thousand countries' rich Naha Harbor had already been completely burnt in a single night?

In front of Mr. Ryoma, the flames in the city were still burning and black smoke billowed into the sky. The west side of the Shouli City was riddled with holes from the explosion. Many of the crenellated walls had caved in, revealing the pitch black ground underneath.

The surface of the sea facing Shouli City was covered with floating pieces of wreckage and other similar things. Dozens of merchant ships desperately fired towards the mountain slopes to the east of Shouli City, and cannonballs after cannonballs rained down onto the rocky region.

Sakamoto Ryoma already did not understand the situation, what exactly was happening on the mountain slope to the east? Using his binoculars, he saw that there were still faint traces of battles that had taken place in the Japanese. There were manmade low walls, white flags and some corpses of soldiers lying dead on the ground.

However, what was surprising was that there were no living people left in the rubble area to the east. Why did these foreigners still have to fire their cannons? Don't they need money for their shells and gunpowder?

Sakamoto Ryoma truly did not understand the situation. Actually, even Xiao Letian did not expect the current situation.

In the battle just now, in order to give the Americans a protective talisman, Xiao Letian had specifically told the American Merchant Shipping using the language of the flags. In the past, it was a righteous cause, but now, it had become the Mercenaries that was controlled by the government.

Since it was the Mercenaries, then the expenses after firing the cannons would naturally be reimbursed by the King of the Glazed Ball. Furthermore, bombarding the Japanese army was also a diplomatic dispute, so the Home Country of these merchant ships had an excuse to negotiate with them.

Now, the Western Powers was really eager for these weak Asian countries to start a war with each other, because as long as there was a war, there would be trade, diplomatic negotiations and even redistribution of benefits. All in all, only when the water was muddy would the big fish in the deep water come up.

It was because of this that when the foreigners on the surface of the sea saw the flag, all the merchants went crazy.

"Oh, this group of American liars, they actually secretly accepted Ryukyu Kingdom's request for help, and they actually became Mercenaries! They actually didn't tell us about such an avaricious thing. Uncle can really tolerate this aunt … Issuing the signal to the Shouli City, we must also participate in the pacification of the land, we must also carry out armed intervention … "

Britain, France, the Netherlands, the Portugal, Spain … The merchant ships from various countries started to move, spread out their sails and quickly seized the position, launching a 'tragic and unparalleled' bombardment towards the retreating east Japanese.

It was absolutely reasonable to say that it was miserable. Now that the cannon bombardment had turned into a lashing of corpses, the American Merchant Shipping had long since taken the surrendered Japanese Ship Closure to the side to watch the show. Now, everyone was watching these foreign clowns perform.

The rocks on the hillside were turned over and over with cannons. The corpses that had already been blown into pieces were once again thrown into the air. It seemed that they could be transformed into fertile soil without the help of bacteria and microbes.

The words' King of the Glazed Ball, you better see how powerful we are. The last one, Mercenaries Fei can't be underestimated. 'Also, they are just trying to establish authority for their own government.

Sakamoto Ryoma slowly approached the Naha Harbor in the midst of the explosion. When the foreign merchant ships found a lone Japanese Ship Closure, a French Merchant Shipping and a Dutch merchant ship actually thought of him as a fish out of the net.

"Raise the white flag …" Immediately send the order, tell them that we are from Japan, and are here to negotiate on behalf of the Shimadzu Family … "

The French and the Dutch confirmed it several times, and then reluctantly let the Ship Closure pass. When Sakamoto Ryoma slowly approached the pier, he finally understood how serious the conflict was this night.

"Hell on earth, this must be the Asura Hell mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures!" Sakamoto Ryoma commanded the Ship Closure to carefully park on the half-destroyed bridge. Before they even landed, they could smell the pungent smell of blood and burnt flesh.

Dragon Horses had come to the Ryukyu before, and in his memories, the overlord's port was extremely beautiful. Here, there were endless tropical fruits, countless resources from various countries, and the streets were filled with greenery all year round. But now, apart from the ruins, there was no one else to clean up the corpses on the street. They were just left by the roadside.

As soon as the Dragon Horses reached the pier, they met a group of Chinese guards. These soldiers, who had gone through a bloody night of fighting, gathered with Ryukyu Kingdom's imperial guards, forming more and more disorderly guards.

"Look, there are Japanese s on the dock. They even have blades with them, hurry up and catch them …" A group of 40 plus soldiers quickly surrounded them with a variety of weapons.

"We are emissaries, we just came from the Japanese native Deer Island, we are not here to fight … Let us go see King Shang Tai, let us go see Mr. Xiao … " Sakamoto Ryoma and the rest explained for a long time before they finally dispelled the doubts of the group of guards, and the group walked towards the Shouli City.

Along the way, Sakamoto Ryoma saw countless corpses and ruins. He had heard all the curses from the surrounding guards and he could understand them all.

"Ba Ga, Kiyoshi Yamamoto is a stupid pig, this devil that only knows how to kill is simply a madman. You think you can kill Xiao Letian just like that? Why did you take advantage of E Balang and those rascals? Why did they start a war of interracial extermination? "You bastard …"

Just as Sakamoto Ryoma was cursing in his heart, at the intersection in front of him, two Japanese Rangers s with blood dripping all over rushed out from the left side. Behind them, more than twenty Chinese men poured out, and chased after them with wooden stools and big sticks.

"Beat him to death, beat the both of them to death. These two lackeys are E Balang's subordinates, I know them …" In the midst of the cursing, a man fell to the ground like a huge horse. Behind him, a group of Chinese people rushed up and used a wooden stick to smash him into a pile of mud.

Sakamoto Ryoma could not believe his eyes, was this still a humble and courteous Chinese? They were way too cruel, especially when they looked at him with cold gazes, as if they were looking at another species.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and leave. If you anger our Prime Minister later on, you'll all end up the same … Damn, you are a group of living animals, the daughter of the Boss Wang. He was humiliated to death by these people, and in the end he even got his body torn apart. "Let's wait for the Prime Minister to destroy your entire Japanese …"

Of course, Sakamoto Ryoma could understand Chinese, but at the same time that he felt cold, he also asked, "I'm sorry, who is the Prime Minister you speak of? May I ask when did Ryukyu obtain the official position of Prime Minister? "

"Pah …" To the ignorant little scumbags of Japan, the Prime Minister was of course the esteemed nation's Lord Xiao Letian. King Shang Tai had already recognized the Mr. Xiao as his Imperial Advisor, and had even paid respects to the Prime Minister. Do you know what a prime minister is? "He's the Prime Minister, the biggest of all the officials …"

Sakamoto Ryoma frowned. If it was a negotiation with the King of the Glazed Ball, he would have a 100% chance of winning, but if the negotiation target was Xiao Letian, he really didn't dare to think further.

On the way, Sakamoto Ryoma saw countless of scenes of Chinese guards suppressing and suppressing the Japanese Rangers. The Naha Harbor of a hundred thousand Japanese had actually changed overnight, and all the Japanese had actually disappeared. It was only until he arrived at the Shouli City that he understood that the Japanese was now in a life or death situation.

"Luo Huo, bring your musket team with you to the dock and buy ammunition from Endeavour. Mike is on Endeavour now, buying from all the foreign merchant ships, asking them to provide guns and ammunition at a cost. If they want to do good business with me in the future, it will be their time to invest …"

"Sir, where do we get the money?" The foolish Luo Huo still wanted to ask, but in the end Xiao Letian just scolded him, "I owe them, tell them that I am the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and they are nothing but silver dregs …"

"Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun... "You two gather as many strong men as you can among the Chinese people, and use all means possible to search for weapons. Surround Huashan Liyuan's courtyard and the army camp behind him from both the east and west, and make all of the Japanese surrender unconditionally. If you don't put down your weapons by 12 o'clock, you will be wiped clean."

"Yes sir!" Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun immediately went to make the arrangements.

"General Cai Mao!" Xiao Letian then turned his gaze towards the Ryukyu's imperial guards general Cai Mao, "I heard that you were once a general of the Ryukyu Navy? Then he had to go ashore because he didn't have the money to build a boat? "Fine, I'll give you a chance. Right now, you have to recruit soldiers from the citizens of Ryukyu. You need me to hire experienced old sailors. It won't be long before I can build a navy for all of you …"

Cai Mao was so excited that tears were flowing out of his eyes. He knelt on one knee and punched his chest with his right fist. "May the Prime Minister bestow upon me the Japanese Ship Closure that I have captured. It will not even take a day for these four ships to sail on the sea …"

"Very well, I can give it to you. You can go directly to the dock to find the Americans and give my pass to Mike. He will help you coordinate …"

Xiao Letian sat at the southern city gate, arranging the following missions one by one. It seemed that he had long deduced the situation and considered all the possibilities after the battle. Of course, he also knew that the few people who stood with their heads bowed were the envoys from Japan. He also knew that the one who stood in the lead and was about the same age as him was Sakamoto Ryoma.

But right now, Xiao Letian did not have the time to bother with him.

"Lin Yuanmiao..." With Xiao Letian's shout, the Minister of Revenue quickly ran over and lowered his head to wait for the order.

"I am already the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu. "Take charge of the treasury and imprint the Prime Minister's seal on me right away …" Otherwise, if the citizens of Ryukyu do not know of the existence of an official like me, how will I give the order? "

Lin Yuanmiao laughed so hard that his eyes could no longer be seen, "Prime Minister, don't blame me. I have already asked the chief official to go to the warehouse to choose a treasure, but the Prime Minister has never made such a treasure, and he doesn't know the specifications … King Shang Tai had this subject ask the Prime Minister, do you want a golden seal or a jade seal? There are also jadeite from Burma in the ivory state treasury... "

"Wait! Jade? Is it the old ice seed? "How's the water?" When Xiao Letian heard that there was jade, he suddenly thought of something. The jade was not as important as the jade was in the ancient times, it was just a category of jade, the love for jade had grown a lot in recent China, in fact, there was a contribution from Ci Xi, because he was famous for loving jade, his love for it had also increased the value of jade.

Good stuff, I'll eat more while it's still cheap. Leaving it for my children and grandchildren in the future would also be a fortune.

Lin Yuanmiao obviously could not understand the professional term that Xiao Letian spoke, "Ah? "Prime Minister, please enlighten me. I don't understand what you're saying …" Xiao Letian smacked his head and laughed, "Let me ask you this, is jade green not green, a genuine good product from Myanmar …"

"Yes, yes, yes, I've seen it before. It's very green and its origin is very clear. It must be one of the top quality jadeite that the royal family of Myanmar once owned …" Hearing that, Xiao Letian laughed: "Then why aren't you going, I'm still waiting to use my seal."

Under Xiao Letian's orderly arrangement, the Prime Minister of Ryukyu exercised his authority for the first time. Regardless of whether it was the military or the civil affairs, he arranged them in a neat and orderly manner.

The tyrant set up security guards, and now began to isolate the fire, clean up the bodies, and conduct military management of the city. After that, the officials at the bottom level of Ryukyu Kingdom began to gather the residents and distribute the food to clear the water wells to carry out the initial tasks of settling the citizens.

On the ocean, Xiao Letian had hired the fastest scissor boat that belonged to the Netherlands, and had told him to immediately head to the Tanggu to establish a connection with them. The reconstruction plan of the Ryukyu Kingdom would need money and supplies, and these would have to be transported from the mainland.

Time continued to pass minute by second, there were not many officials left by Xiao Letian, and during this period, Xiao Letian did not even bother with him, while the famous and influential figure in recent history of Japan patiently waited for him.

"Until the time when the clock struck ten in the morning, a messenger broke the silence between them." Report... Reporting to the Prime Minister, the Japanese army camp on the mountain peak was in a defensive position, refusing to surrender … Master Xiao Hexin and Master Sima Yun have requested for the musket team's support, Prime Minister, please be at ease, we will definitely be able to take down this army camp at noon! "