To be honest, Li Mu really couldn't remember what good things can be worthy of Ryukyu.

In Li Mu's eyes, Ryukyu had almost no advantage except that its geographical location had certain strategic significance. When the Ryukyu people paid tribute to the Ming Empire and the Qing Empire, they just used two feet of coral and two pieces of linen to fool them. Even if they were just a matter of being honest, they were just a matter of being honest.

It's indeed a bit "in".

The Ryukyu people paid tribute to the Ming Empire and the Qing Empire. The Ming Empire and the Qing Empire not only accepted it with a smile for the sake of the Celestial Empire, but also gave it back with great gifts. Such a deal is actually very cost-effective, because the Celestial Empire has two feet of coral and two pieces of linen, but they can't make any moves. At least they have to take gold, silver and treasures onto several large carts.

Although Li Mu is a standard Han Chinese, such a loss-making business is definitely not possible. If the Ryukyu people want to get Li Mu's help, they must sincerely come up with something that Li Mu can admire.

Even if you don’t have gold, silver and jewelry, you will always have a sincere heart. If you don’t even have this intention, then you should give up as soon as possible.

Pan Tingzhen and Pan Wenli probably didn't expect Li Mu to be so philanthropist, or they didn't expect Li Mu to be so difficult to fool. They looked at each other and had nothing to say for a moment.

Li Mu was not in a hurry, and he didn't even look at Pan Tingzhen and Pan Wenli, who looked embarrassed.

Li Mu can give Pan Tingzhen and Pan Wenli a chance to convince themselves, but there is only one chance like this. If Pan Tingzhen and Pan Wenli do not seize the opportunity and convince Li Mu in this limited time, then they will never have the chance to board the Governor's Island again in the future.

Li Mu is also very busy and doesn't waste so much time on Pan Tingzhen and Pan Wenli.

Pan Tingzhen frowned and kept observing Li Mu with expressionless face, feeling like he was turning a pot on his heart.

Just three months ago, Japanese Secretary of Internal Affairs Obokurito sent people to Ryukyu to implement vassal reforms in Ryukyu, and forced Ryukyu to use the Meiji reign name, prohibited the Ryukyu government from paying tribute to the Qing Empire, and set up a branch camp in Ryukyu. At the same time, Ryukyu King Shangtai was asked to go to Kyoto, Japan to thank him.

From Obokurito's request, it is not difficult for Pan Tingzhen to find that Japan's wolf ambition to annex Ryukyu has become clear.

In order to resist Japan's pressing step by step, King Shangtai of Ryukyu sent envoys to the Qing Empire for support, but received no response from the Qing Empire.

In desperation, the Ryukyu government had to turn to the international community, which led to Pan Tingzhen's trip to the United States.

Before meeting Li Mu, Pan Tingzhen had great hope of getting help from Li Mu.

In Pan Tingzhen's view, although Li Mu has become a US citizen, he has the identity of "Abroad, Harmony, and Child" after all. I think he has read the books of sages for a few days. So as long as Li Mu can read a little bit of incense and then carry forward the "benevolence and righteousness" of Confucian tradition, it will not be difficult for Pan Tingzhen to achieve his goal.

What Pan Tingzhen never expected was that Li Mu, an American, looked even more American than Americans. He did not say anything about the slightest emotion, nor did he say anything about "benevolence, righteousness and morality"...

No, Li Mu has his own standards of benevolence and righteousness, but Li Mu's benevolence and righteousness are only prepared for Chinese people in the United States. If Pan Tingzhen, a Chinese with Ryukyu nationality, wants to enjoy Li Mu's benevolence and righteousness, he has to queue up slowly to achieve it.

That's right, Pan Tingzhen is also a Chinese. In 25th year of Hongwu, in 1392, Zhu Yuanzhang selected 36 ship workers from Fujian who were good at shipbuilding and ordered them to go to Ryukyu to improve Ryukyu's shipbuilding technology and strengthen communication between Ryukyu and the mainland.

Pan Tingzhen's ancestors were one of these 36 surnames. More than 400 years have passed since 1392. The Pan Tingzhen family still retains the tradition of Han people, wearing Hanfu, speaking Chinese dialect, and writing Chinese characters. These people did not even intermarry with the locals in Ryukyu to maintain their pure bloodline. Although they have been abroad for hundreds of years, Pan Tingzhen and the others have never forgotten the direction of their ancestral home.

From this perspective, Pan Tingzhen seems to be qualified to enjoy Li Mu's benevolence and righteousness. Unfortunately, Li Mu's requirements for his own people are very strict. If Pan Ting really wants to gain Li Mu's recognition, it is definitely not possible to rely on his mouth alone.

In fact, Li Mu's standards are high and not high.

Li Mu does not value bloodline too much, at least not so absolute. Li Mu always believes that the criteria for judging his own people should be more analysed from a behavioral perspective. For example, a bloodline is not so pure mixed race. As long as he recognizes the traditional Chinese culture, is proud of his Chinese bloodline, is willing to get close to the Chinese community, and safeguards the interests of the Chinese, then Li Mu believes that this is a standard person.

On the contrary, if a Chinese with pure bloodline but is shameless, recognizes a thief as his father, and seeks some benefit for himself by belittling his own tribe, then this is a standard enemy, and all Chinese should be punished.

In Li Mu's opinion, although Chinese people like Pan Tingzhen and others did not do anything to harm the Chinese, they did not do anything that would benefit the Chinese. Therefore, even if Li Mu wanted to help Ryukyu in order to curb the Japanese, he had to first squeeze out enough benefits from Pan Tingzhen and the others.

"Mr. Li, our Liuqiu suffered a great disaster. We came from thousands of miles away, without any things, and were as poor as a waste. Only this passionate and passionate man can tell us. If Mr. Li can help me, then Pan will be sold to Mr. Li from now on, and will be driven by Mr. Li. Even if Pan is crushed to pieces, he will never be distracted." Pan Tingzhen thought about it for no reason, but could not think of anything that could be exchanged for Li Mu's support, and in the end he could only put himself on the shelves.

After Pan Tingzhen finished speaking, he brought the robe to Li Mu and knelt down, knocked his head to the ground, and never got up again.

this…

Li Mu is really a headache. Feudalism kills people. Nowadays, as long as people are desperate, selling themselves as slaves seems to be the last choice. And they sell so thoroughly and don’t have self-esteem. It’s really embarrassing to not buy it.

In fact, the same is true for people in the 21st century. Many people who always regard self-esteem as more important than life are simply because they are not forced to that position. They are really about to reach the critical moment of life and death. Such people who have become a habit of being beaten are more timid than anyone else. Instead, those who seem to laugh and scold well-behaved and slick on the usual days may have a persistence in their hearts.

Seeing Pan Tingzhen kneeling in front of Li Mu, Pan Wenli hurriedly stepped forward and followed Pan Tingzhen to kneel down in front of Li Mu.

Pan Tingzhen seemed to just want to sell him, and did not want Pan Wenli to be a slave like himself, so Pan Wenli just knelt down and was kicked by Pan Tingzhen.

Li Mu ignored Pan Tingzhen's little thoughts and did not mean to help Pan Tingzhen up: "You want to sell yourself... Very good, how much do you want to sell?"

Li Mu has become addicted to being a human trafficker. In the past or two years, there have been 50,000 or 60,000 yuan. It’s nothing more than one more. And Pan Tingzhen is still a well-educated person. If Pan Tingzhen asks for a price not too high, then Li Mu will really buy it.

"Mr. Li, there is a city near Shuli called Putian. The people living in Putian are all descendants of our Han family. There are about 500 young and strong people in the city. Pan knew that it was useless and only asked Mr. Li to arm all the 500 young and strong people. Pan must be heartbroken to repay Mr. Li's great kindness." Pan Tingzhen's voice was neither sad nor happy, and she offered a bid code without raising her head.

The price of a weapon used by 500 people is really not low.

According to the price of weapons produced by Junma Weapons Company, it would cost at least $50 to arm a person from head to toe, and 500 people would be $25,000. If you go to the Qing Empire, you could save some money to exchange for three or four thousand women.

"You are quite content. Go, get up. 500 is 500, but there is one thing I have to tell you first. The current thermal weapons are different from the previous cold weapons. If you want to exert the maximum power of thermal weapons, you still need to receive professional training for a period of time. Otherwise, you will be just a mob. Even if you give you weapons, you can't drive away the Japanese. So you have to think about it. It's hard to sell you yourself for a second time." Li Mu wants to provide complete after-sales service for the products he sells, otherwise it would be equivalent to smashing his own signature.

Pan Tingzhen was very obedient. Since she sold herself to Li Mu, she would follow Li Mu's only leader. How could she get up as soon as she got up without any hesitation.

However, when Li Mu finished speaking, Pan Tingzhen immediately knelt down again, without any hesitation: "Please ask Mr. Li to try."

"After entering my school, you must first remember that you are not allowed to kneel down at any time. Secondly, don't be the ones who are good at it, just call me Lim." After all, Li Mu was still not used to these feudal dregs. Although necessary etiquette should be included, it cannot be expressed in such a way as trampling on others' self-esteem.

"Yes, Li, Lim..." Pan Tingzhen was not used to it, and immediately became unable to even speak.

"Two ways..." Li Mu raised two fingers to Pan Tingzhen and shook them, feeling satisfied with Pan Tingzhen's obedience: "Or, I can send a boat to take those people over, let those people receive training here first, and then send them back... Or, I can send someone to train them locally in Putian, and then say something else after the training..."

"It's OK, it's OK, everything is OK, everything is listened to you." Pan Tingzhen felt a little relieved, and finally sold herself for a good price.

"Don't be too happy too early. No matter which method is used, it involves a training fee. How do you plan to settle this training fee?" Li Mu always wants to squeeze out all the profits in business with others, so Pan Tingzhen was still too happy too early.

"This, this..." Pan Tingzhen wanted to cry without tears. What should I do now?

Pan Wenli didn't say anything, walked a few steps to Li Mu, and knelt down honestly as Pan Tingzhen was just now.

OK, now it's really a catch...

Pan Tingzhen looked at Pan Wenli with his eyebrows down and his ears, and couldn't help but burst into tears. He still couldn't escape this.

"I have said just now that when you come to my door, you are not allowed to kneel down at any time." Li Mu emphasized again.

Although Li Mu doesn't like it, this is the characteristic of the feudal era. If you don't follow the local customs, you will be regarded as a new and innovative person.

Fortunately, this is the United States. No matter what rules Li Mu set, no one would make noise. If it were in the Qing Empire, there would have been an old master who would have jumped out and scolded Li Mu for not following the rules of his ancestors.

Pan Wenli was also very obedient. As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Pan Wenli immediately got up and stood honestly behind Pan Tingzhen.

"Okay, let me talk about the third rule. Since we are all family now, we cannot say two families. From now on, all your actions should be to safeguard the interests of our big family. As for whether Ryukyu can drive away the Japanese, after you exchange this batch of weapons for Ryukyu people, it will no longer be your responsibility. At the same time, you should also think about how we should do to get the greatest benefits in the process of Ryukyu people driving away the Japanese..." Li Mu was not worried that Pan Tingzhen and Pan Wenli would regret it. Apart from Li Mu, they were already desperate.

"Ri, Lim, are you thinking?" Pan Tingzhen was not sure.

"Actually, I have always wanted to find a base in the Far East that can be regarded as the foundation. Since you are Chinese, they should be very clear that the Qing Empire is not the masters of our Chinese, and of course the same is true for Ryukyu. The King of Ryukyu will not stand on the standpoint of our Chinese and serve the interests of Chinese. You have lived so old, I must have felt it. I only ask you one thing. If I help the Ryukyu people drive away the Japanese, but at the same time, I will support a Ryukyu king who is close to the Chinese, or even simply support a Chinese as the king, can you accept this situation?" Li Mu did not hide his true purpose, and there was nothing to hide. No matter whether there was a case of Ryukyu or not, Li Mu, the Japanese, and the rulers of the Qing Empire would never be able to live in peace.

Pan Tingzhen and Pan Wenli never expected that Li Mu's real purpose was this.

There is nothing to hesitate at this time. It is not necessarily true that Pan Tingzhen is so loyal to the King of Ryukyu. Since he entered Li Mu's house, he had to serve Li Mu wholeheartedly. This is undoubtedly the first question.

However, Li Mu's idea was still too terrifying after all, and Pan Tingzhen could not give a definite answer for a moment.

Only time travelers like Li Mu can trample all the laws in this era without any scruples. People like Pan Tingzhen who have been following the rules for their whole life will take time even if they have the monster Li Mu, who is fascinating and wanting Pan Tingzhen to change the inherent ideas in their minds.

"Don't worry about it tonight. You can think about it carefully. If you can't figure it out today, think about it tomorrow. When will you figure it out, and when will you tell me your decision again." Li Mu is not in a hurry. Anyway, this matter will not have much impact on Li Mu. At most, it will only make Li Mu's road to success more bumpy.
Chapter completed!