C469 Bodhisattva of the path of evil spirits (1/2)
The Ryukyu was established with the help of foreign aid from the Ming Dynasty. In 1372, the Ming Dynasty officially established a relationship with the Ryukyu, and established a relationship with the Ryukyu, officially becoming the Ming Dynasty's Subordinate States.
Afterwards, in 1392, when Ming Taizu, Zhu Yuanzhang, saw that the envoys from the Ryukyu came to China with exceptional difficulty, he specially bestowed upon the thirty-six families in Fujian Province that were experts in shipbuilding and navigation, and that their entire clan moved to the Ryukyu, of which Jin Changsen, and the others were from the Ming Dynasty.
It was because of the Ming Dynasty's support for Ryukyu's economy, culture and technology that Ryukyu Kingdom quickly entered into the only golden age in history.
In the period of more than a hundred and fifty years after 1400, the Ryukyu began to do business with the countries of East Asia with the help of advanced navigation techniques. Due to the rich specialties of the Ryukyu, especially the extremely high profits of sugar products, the Ryukyu enjoyed a golden age of over a hundred and fifty years.
Those from Ryukyu who drank water began to learn from Da Ming, from his politics, economy, culture and even clothing. Don't underestimate the Japanese who had colonized the Ryukyu for more than two hundred years, instead, the influence of the powerful Central Plains culture did not weaken at all, but instead became more and more powerful.
All of the Ryukyu's subjects were dressed in the attire of the Ming Dynasty, and King Shang Tai had even donned a crown, so the entire auction house was like the revival of the Ming Dynasty.
Shang Tai secretly wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes. He had never felt that braids were ugly before, but today, after seeing the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, his heart suddenly ached and he could not hold back his tears.
Gong Cheng, who was standing beside Fan Lian, had very sharp eyes. He could guess what Fan Lian was thinking with a glance, and said with a sneer in his voice, ”This is the robe of his homeland. Let me tell you a story … ”
”When the Qing Dynasty was first established in the Central Plains, Emperor Shunzhi ruled over the country, including when Kang Xi was young. The Great Ming Subordinate States was afraid of the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty and so they all came to pay tribute.
”At that time, when the envoys of Korea, Ryukyu, and Annan appeared in the capital, all the elders stood at the corner of the street and secretly shed tears. Looking at the clothes of their homeland, they were incomparably sorrowful but were unable to do anything …”
Gong Cheng's eyes flickered with the demonic light of a cat playing with a mouse. He did not care about how Fan Lian felt as he continued to speak, ”But the time is a pig slaughtering knife, and when Kang Xi's birthday arrives, ten thousand countries will come to visit. At that time, Korea, Ryukyu, Annan and the others will still be wearing the Ming Dynasty's clothes, but what they got in return are the strange gazes and fingers pointing towards them …”
”In just a few decades, the Han people have already forgotten their ancestors, they feel that it is outrageous to not have braids, they feel that it is only right to call themselves servants, it is better to kowtow and beat them to a thousand, if I could lift a flag and change their identity to that of a coating, these Han people would probably set up a banquet for three days in succession …”
”Isn't Xiao Letian a country and a nation? Hehe … Why are you protecting such a despicable race? I say, the luck of this Chinese has long been used up. It's been thousands of years, and they still want to get the upper hand? ”
”If we send this group of Ryukyu officials to the Beijing now, the citizens of the city would probably look at them as if they were fools. What is orthodoxy? ”Money is the true meaning...”
”Enough!” Fan Lian bellowed in anger, ”Shut your stinky mouth, you think you are worthy to be a Chinese? Are you even fit to be Chinese? ”You, you, you …” old shopkeeper was so angry that he could not speak.
The surrounding important officials of the Ryukyu all heard Gong Banlun's words, but since he was attacking the Han Chinese and not the Ryukyu's people, they were too lazy to reply.
The Frenchman was quickly approaching the pier from the sea, who would have the time to bother with the bickering between the two old men, even Shang Tai himself didn't understand why Gong Cheng had suddenly started to provoke Fan Lian at such a critical juncture, was he not afraid that Fan Lian would go back on his words?
The closer they got to the Ryukyu, the more pressure they felt. In the end, who knew if Shang Tai would go back on his word and escape back to the Shouli City. If that were the case, all schemes would be in vain.
It was precisely because of this that they needed Gong Cheng to intervene and divert the attention of the crowd, so that these lambs that were waiting to be slaughtered wouldn't become too nervous before they die. They had to relax, and continue to relax.
”old shopkeeper, are you looking at me? What's the point of getting so angry … You care about all the Chinese in the world, but do you think about all the Chinese in the world? You miss the Home Country in your heart, but where is the Home Country? ”
”Stop staring at me, let me tell you the truth and you will understand …” The year before Big Hairy was beaten back, many counties in the south returned to the control of the Manchu dynasty. This year, the county magistrate that they sent out had become a laughingstock! ”
”Among them, there are those who are stupefied from their studies and want to become an official in a country filled with rice? ”Hahaha, I'm laughing so much that I'm about to die. I still want to be a judge, but that kid's father, mother, and aunties scolded him like hell. His daughter-in-law gave him face every day, and even his concubine refused to let him go to bed …”