C1770 The Dream of King Shang Tai (1/2)

The Ryukyu's political offering ceremony was very simple, not even half a day had passed, but no one knew that for the sake of the Ryukyu's political giving, countless people had secretly prepared for several years.

Not everyone would be willing to withdraw from the historical scene. On the surface, the feudal dynasty seemed to be the emperor's dictator, but in reality, it was all fake. There was also a huge power backing the emperor.

A relative of the royal family, an important official in the country, a great clan that had been passed down through the generations, and the head of the Military … These people were all attached to Shang Tai and benefited from his country.

It was not only as long as Shang Tai was willing to give his all, the people behind the scenes had to agree to it before they could do anything.

Fortunately, King Shang Tai's generation did not have many people, and the imperial family did not have many, so most of the important subjects were also absorbed and digested by Xiao Letian.

Of course, the key point was that the Hidden Dragon Institute had played a decisive role. This huge elite aristocrat class had absorbed a lot of old and new aristocrats, allowing both sides to obtain an orderly development dividend.

The old and new nobles had become allies, so the covert rivalry had disappeared. Naturally, their reactions were like the spring rain falling on the surface.

A Ryukyu who had lived for five hundred years, could be handed over at any time. The chess game behind this was truly frightening.

On one hand, everything had been prepared, and it wouldn't be a big deal if he didn't appear himself. On the other hand, he should give all the glory he obtained during the political offering ceremony to King Shang Tai, as that was an honor that should only be enjoyed by King Shang Tai.

The Great Prime Minister's Manor was situated high up on the main peak of the North Mountain. The view from here was excellent, but there was one major disadvantage: the mountain was tall and the wind was strong.

Every time the Ryukyu blew a typhoon, the Great Prime Minister's Manor would basically not be able to work. Xiao Letian would always move to the city area at the bottom of the mountain, or directly enter the Nanshan's underground headquarters to work.

Today, the level six or seven ocean breeze from the Hegemony's Market area reached level eight in the Prime Minister's Manor.

However, they could not move today. Shang Tai and Xiao Letian were going to have lunch at the Great Prime Minister's Manor. This was a gathering that had been decided upon a long time ago, and one that could not be changed.

Inside the Prime Minister's Manor's garden, there was a pavilion with a glass roof. Here, one could admire the beautiful scenery of the Ryukyu without fear of wind and rain, which was where Xiao Letian liked to entertain guests.

Today, only Xiao Letian and Shang Tai were participating in the feast. They did not even have to eat much, and at the moment, Shang Tai was staring at an account table in front of him as if he was drunk. This was the dividend account for the first month after the Hidden Dragon Institute's plan was officially established.

He didn't seem to know how much assets Shang Tai had, in any case, there were more than 20 accounts that managed all of his assets. The last few accounts that the Ryukyu Kingdom had, were all taken by him, the Shouli City didn't get taken away by the Hua Clan but became the Shang Clan's private palace, and the royalty's own small treasury was kept.

All of these became the shares in the Hidden Dragon Institute's plan. All of them were cross-shareholding, the Four Seas Bank, the Mi family group, and even the Chinese Central Bank's internal shares.

Not to mention the 500 years of land owned by the imperial family, most of the land outside the city had been purchased by the Chinese and the shops in the city had been reserved.

His assets were also related to the military industry, and the explosive factory with an investment of two million silver yuan was about to be completed next year. Inside the Tanggu City, Shang Tai also owned an exquisite mechanical processing plant, and one of the boring machines was even able to process the barrel of the small caliber.