Fang Degang nodded and said: "It's okay if the commander-in-chief doesn't blame him! But it's just a coincidence that the commander-in-chief came here! If the commander-in-chief doesn't come in the near future, I'm afraid I will have to write a letter to ask the commander-in-chief to come here."

Liu Pei said with a murderous look: "Is there something big going to happen in Ryukyu in the near future?"

Fang Degang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander, Ryukyu is very stable! But there is something happening, and I hope it will happen soon!"

When Liu Pei heard that it was not a bad thing, he smiled and said, "It seems to be a good thing? Tell me."

Fang Degang said: "This is the commander-in-chief's coronation ceremony!"

Liu Pei was stunned for a moment! Then he realized that Fang Degang was talking about letting him take over as King of Ryukyu! But Ryukyu has had little status since ancient times and has little influence in Asia. Liu Pei really didn’t take the throne of Ryukyu King seriously!

Even Liu Pei wrote the blood letter just to calm down the situation in Ryukyu as soon as possible.

So Liu Pei said nonchalantly: "Is this necessary? Ryukyu is just a small place, so what if I ascend the throne? It's so young that I can't even lift up my energy! Haha!"

Liu Pei smiled happily, but Fang Degang did not laugh. He pointed to the map on the wall and said: "Otherwise! Although Ryukyu is a small place, there was a throne here. The people here are already familiar with the Shang family dynasty.

Rule. But now that the throne is vacant, it is inevitable that some people will have thoughts that they shouldn’t have! If the commander-in-chief can ascend the throne as king, he can stabilize the minds of the indigenous people here, which will be conducive to our rule here! I don’t know what the commander-in-chief thinks.

Have you passed?"

After hearing this, Liu Pei rubbed her chin and thought, and felt that what Fang Degang said made sense. Although the Ryukyu aborigines didn't say much, they definitely didn't say much. We had to find a way to appease them! What if they were really bewitched one day?

If they rebel, they can't really kill them all, right? And that would be too costly! It would also disrupt Liu Pei's plan.

Seeing Liu Pei's hesitation, Fang Degang said: "If the commander-in-chief can be crowned king, these victims can also feel at ease. After the commander-in-chief becomes king, he will naturally offer amnesty to the world, and some slaves can be released and turned into civilians.

This way they can settle down and take root in Ryukyu!"

After hearing this, Liu Pei was calm and confused, but she felt itchy in her heart, as if a hundred claws were upset. Liu Pei knew that she was really tempted! I ask, which man has never thought about becoming king?

Even the emperor has thought about doing it! But Liu Pei can't be emperor at this time! Once he proclaims himself emperor, the Ming court will definitely know about it, and people will be sent to attack Ryukyu in a short time. So forget about proclaiming emperor!

Fang Degang watched Liu Pei's words and expressions from the side, and saw that Liu Pei's face was twisted and very vicious. He knew Liu Pei in his heart.

At this time, he was struggling. So he threw another weight and said: "Commander, among the servants who have been following the commander for a long time, who doesn't want to be a high-ranking official and get a good salary? By the way, he can get a title to pass on to the family! And although the Ryukyu Kingdom is small,

, but officials need to be placed, and there are many positions for generals. For example, I have also thought about taking the title of prime minister!"

Liu Pei said irritably: "Let's not talk about this today. Let me think about it carefully. We will discuss this matter later."

Fang Degang knew that Liu Pei would not feel comfortable if he pushed too hard all at once, and he might have a rebellious mentality. Moreover, the ascension of the King of Ryukyu to the throne was a big event, and the result would only come after Liu Pei had considered the cause and effect. So he accompanied her again.

Liu Pei talked about some Ryukyu political affairs.

Liu Pei got up early the next morning. Today, he and Fang Degang went down to see the situation in the fields. Liu Pei went down and took a look. Fang Degang had just taken care of all the settlements for the victims in an orderly manner. The aboriginal villages had also been re-planned.

Many official positions in various places were taken over by Liu Pei's disabled servants. They began to try to handle government affairs clumsily. In fact, not only were they clumsy, even Fang Degang did not get started immediately. However, Fang Degang had served as a county official before.

Ling, although his position is not high, he has also carefully studied government affairs. Therefore, the small place of Ryukyu is just a good place for him to practice, and he has become more comfortable from being unfamiliar.

Liu Pei stayed in Ryukyu for three days and was about to return to Shandong. When Liu Pei was leaving, Fang Degang pretended not to care and said: "Commander, the palace in Ryukyu was burned down, but it is really ugly to have a bunch of ruins there! Why don't I give the order?

What does the commander-in-chief think of building a new palace?"

Liu Pei had been upset by Fang Degang's idea these days, so he agreed without thinking. Fang Degang sent Liu Pei away with a snicker on his face, and immediately issued an order to start rebuilding the Ryukyu palace.

However, according to Liu Pei's rules, he did not impose corvees, but paid to hire craftsmen.

When the folk craftsmen heard that the palace was being built, they all felt that they would be honored if they could participate, not to mention getting paid for their work! So many craftsmen and civilians came to apply for the job. However, Fang Degang created a great momentum for building the palace.

It was large, but he only hired a small number of people to slowly build the palace.

However, soon everyone on the Ryukyu Islands knew that the palace was being rebuilt, and perhaps a new Ryukyu King was about to ascend the throne. So the worried natives immediately settled down.

Moreover, Fang Degang also sent people to spread the news quietly, saying that when the new king ascends the throne, there may be a general amnesty for the world! At that time, I dare not say that all slaves will be restored to civil status, but there will definitely be a group of hard-working slaves who will be released.

Therefore, the work of the disaster victims has changed.

You have to gain strength and work hard to show yourself in front of the village chief and militia captain, trying to become a citizen as soon as possible.

As for the generals and servants, they all winked and winked. Every time they had free time, a group of people would gather together to discuss something. Soon there would be a burst of obscene laughter. However, the morale of the military was actually improved.

In fact, Liu Pei had been thinking about the issue of becoming king on the way back. He admitted that Fang Degang's reasons really moved him. But Liu Pei also had concerns.

First of all, he was worried about whether the Ming court would recognize him after he became king. After all, although he occupied Ryukyu with a blood letter to protect him, the old foxes in the court could see what was going on at a glance and couldn't hide it!

However, Liu Pei felt that this was not a big problem. After all, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, other places were foreign lands. As long as they could recognize it as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, they would generally not object. After all, this fashion house has blood

They were all killed by Fang Degang! This way the problem won't be too big. When Liu Pei sends people to bribe some important officials and eunuchs in the court, maybe this matter will be over.

The second thing Liu Pei is worried about is whether the Ming Dynasty court will recruit the new King of Ryukyu to meet with him? Liu Pei absolutely does not want to show up in the court at this time! He also wants to be the mastermind behind the scenes for a few more years. He will take advantage of the current stable period to conduct overseas operations.

Conquer so as to lay a larger foundation. Even if we fail in the battle against the rogue bandits and the Houjin Tatars in the future, we can retreat overseas to reorganize our troops and make a comeback.

When Liu Pei talked about laying a foundation, he not only meant laying down a relatively large territory. But while Liu Pei was laying down a territory, he also planned to introduce a large number of people from the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Chenggong's Northern Expedition failed. Although there were mistakes in his combat thinking, the more important reason was that his troops were seriously insufficient!

At that time, both Li Dan and Zheng Zhilong immigrated to Taiwan in large numbers. However, this kind of immigration was not systematic and the number was very small. This resulted in Zheng Chenggong's army being smaller. After all, the army needs to be supported by the common people. If the number of common people is small, the army will not be able to fight.

Probably more.

Therefore, during the Northern Expedition, he was reluctant to spend his troops to attack the fortified cities on the road, leaving hidden dangers on the back roads. Facing a fortified city like Nanjing, he was even less willing to attack the city, and could only hope that the opponent would surrender. In the end, he won

He deceived the opponent's plan to surrender and was successfully delayed. Finally, when the Qing army returned, it resulted in a complete defeat.
Chapter completed!