When an individual conflicts with the whole, many times, the individual must take the initiative or be forced to make sacrifices for the whole.

The same is true for Pan Tingzhen's niece. She was born in a family like Pan Tingzhen. Compared with ordinary families, they were born with more responsibilities, but at the same time they also bear more responsibilities.

Children in large families are actually very sad. They may be free to eat and have no worries, but everything about them, even marriage, may become bargaining chips for the family at any time.

This is fate.

Of course not everyone accepts this conclusion, for example, Bai Qi does not agree with this.

"There are many ways to control Tokugawa Ritsuo, and there is no need to take the most costly one. We can take other methods and achieve the same goal." Compared with Pan Tingzhen, Bai Qi's heart is more cold and utilitarian, but in this matter, it is obvious that Bai Qi is more humane.

There are actually many ways to control a king. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Japanese plundered the last king of the Li Dynasty in Goryeo to Japan. In order to prevent the unlucky king from leaving behind children, the Japanese also tried every means, including assigning a Japanese woman to the king as the queen, and later drugged it to cut off the king's fertility. In the end, they simply sent someone to induce the king to play Beibeishan...

The final result was of course very satisfactory to the Japanese. When the last Goryeo king passed away, the Goryeo royal family completely disappeared because there was no heir.

If Bai Qi was asked to perform such a thing, Bai Qi would definitely play more simply and thoroughly than the Japanese. Even if the king had descendants, the child would probably not be able to grow up.

In fact, this kind of thing is normal. The confrontation between countries has never been noble. When it comes to the veil of hypocrisy, they are all shameful and shameful.

Pan Tingzhen is still a bit of a bottom line, so he does not agree with the use of extreme means: "It is a matter of breaking the royal family and destroying humanity, so it is better to achieve peace and stability in a timely manner. General Bai, you only need to be responsible for military affairs, and I will arrange other matters."

According to Li Mu's arrangement, it is indeed like this. Pan Tingzhen is in charge of the inner and Bai Qi is in charge of the outer, so in this matter, Pan Tingzhen's opinions have a dominant position.

In fact, how can I say this? The Japanese methods of dealing with the King of Goryeo sounded straightforward and clear, but they were actually vulgar and despicable. In this case, although Pan Tingzhen's method was slow to achieve, it was better to be safe and sound without leaving any troubles. This is the kingly way.

Otherwise, the Chinese civilization would have been so large at the beginning, but in the end it would have been 9.6 million square kilometers. So many territories would definitely not be able to occupy by blind killing. Being kind is the most effective means of conquest.

Although Bai Qi did not understand Pan Tingzhen's handling, he had to give in on this matter. Even if it was submitted to Li Mu for arbitration, Li Mu would not support Bai Qi.

Looking back, Bai Qi had to cause more trouble for Tokugawa Ritsuno within his own responsibility. This might not be of any use, but at least it would make Bai Qi feel a little more comfortable.

"In Japan, we also have some loyalty to the shogunate. They are now forced by the situation and have to express their loyalty to the emperor. If we can present the banner now, I believe that many people will definitely stand up to support us... I asked my two retainers to return to Japan yesterday. They will make preparations in advance and prepare to cooperate with our return at the right time." Tokugawa Tatsuya was impatient and took action in private before discussing with Bai Qi.

It has been more than ten years since Japan overthrew the shogunate rule. Even if Emperor Meiji hated the shogunate to the core, he would not be able to kill all the people who supported the shogunate at the time. Therefore, in Japan, there must be people in Japan who support the shogunate, but they have to give in. These people are also the last reliance of Tokugawa Ritsuo. Their existence will be able to maximize the voice of Tokugawa Ritsuo.

"The matter of contacting the old subordinates must be carried out in secret, and not to make a big fuss. If you cannot determine whether the other party is loyal, then you would rather not contact him." Bai Qi was not optimistic about how much legacy Tokugawa Keiki could leave for Tokugawa's ritual. To be honest, Bai Qi did not intend to use external forces to attack Japan, so Bai Qi really looked down on those hidden forces in Japan.

"Please rest assured, we must be cautious. In addition... I dare to ask when the general will march towards Japan? I am not talented and I am willing to be an unknown soldier to charge for the general." Tokugawa Riya was very anxious, and it seemed that I could not wait to send troops to Japan now.

"No, no, isn't there still tens of thousands of new recruits on Kagoshima being trained? Let's wait a moment. After these new recruits are trained onto the battlefield, we will defeat them on the front battlefield. On the one hand, it will damage the strength and self-confidence of the Japanese government, and on the other hand, it can also train our troops." Bai Qi made a good move and wanted to achieve his achievements in one battle and completely resolve the Japanese government's resistance.

"So...very good..." Tokugawa Ritsuo was a little disappointed, and finally could calm down.

In the next period of time, Bai Qi waited for additional material support from New York on the one hand, and on the other hand, he expanded the scale of the Ryukyu National Guard, expanding the original 5,000 people to 10,000 people now.

Bai Qi's plan was to use Ryukyu people to control the Japanese, and then drive the Japanese to do things that are not convenient for the Junma Group to show up in public. In this way, even if the Japanese hate, they will concentrate more hatred on the Ryukyu people, which is not related to the Junma Group's business.

At the end of August, the first batch of aid supplies added in New York arrived in Ryukyu. These supplies were mainly old breeched single-shot rifles, which were replaced by the US Navy after replacing the clothes. Most of the weapons were produced during the Civil War. Although these weapons were still useful, their performance was not advanced, and they were incomparable to the ammunition-style rifles sent before.

Li Mu's money was not blown by the strong wind. Although Li Mu had a weapon factory, weapons also cost money. Raising a soldier could barely make do with it. At tens of thousands of people, even Li Mu was unable to match the country.

Although this kind of thing can be explained, it is inevitable that it will be a little disappointed to see it in the eyes of Yang Wei and others.

"These weapons are used to equip newly established troops and future Japanese minions. The troops that are close to training are still used before. This troops are also the last trump card in our hands. We must speed up the training progress and must not lower the standards." Bai Qi's mentality is still stable. Even these old weapons from the Civil War period are still advanced in performance in East Asia.

In fact, the appearance of the ammunition rifle has only happened in the past two years. Now, even in European and American countries, it has not been widely promoted. When Bai Qi was fighting against the Spanish in Cuba, he also used such single-shot rifles, so Bai Qi did not think that these weapons were lagging behind.

"Don't worry, General, I don't mean to dislike you, but there is a psychological gap." Yang Wei smiled bitterly. It was not that he did not dislike you, but that he did not have the qualification to dislike you.

Everything is about going back and forth. Tokugawa Ritsuyan asked for help from Ryukyu and knew to use silver mines in Japan as collateral. At that time, Ryukyu asked for help from Li Mu, but he couldn't get anything in his words. So even if he disliked him, only Bai Qi was qualified.

"What's the difference? It's much better than the earth cannons, bows, etc. you used to use before. The Japanese army now does not have large-scale equipment and current weapons, so even a single-shot rifle can have an advantage when facing the Japanese army." No wonder Bai Qi looked down on the Japanese and was used to the various "high-tech" of the Junma Group. Looking at Japan at this time, it was really backward like the wilderness era.

Bai Qi was right. Japan is indeed not related to the word "advanced". In fact, before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japan was a backward country. The Qing Empire's army had equipped Maxim heavy machine guns, ammunition rifles, Green fast cannons and other advanced weapons during the Sino-Japanese War of 1895. The Japanese army barely equipped with single-shot rifles at that time.

It was also with these single-shot rifles that Japan defeated the Qing Empire and embarked on a crazy road.

Now the Ryukyu people also have to conquer Japan with these single-shot rifles. It’s really a drama.

"The 5,000 people in the early stage have now been trained and can fight with the Japanese at any time. If the 5,000 new recruits still have to undergo complete training, our plan will be postponed until half a year later. It takes so long..." Yang Wei hesitated a little. It seemed that he did not want to be dragged down by these recruits who later joined the army.

The 5,000 people from the Ryukyu National Guard were developed based on the 500 people of the Putian militia. All the officers in the army were Chinese. It has been half a year since then. This army has begun to take shape. If the army is doubled, the original organization will definitely be disbanded and the combat effectiveness of the army will decline accordingly. Thinking of this, Yang Wei felt like a knife was twisted.

"The troops that have been trained are stationed on Amami Oshima and Ryukyu Main Island. The recruits are stationed in the recruit camp and the instructor regiment is responsible for training. You don't have to worry about these issues..." Bai Qi had already made plans in his mind that the combat effectiveness of the troops would not be affected by the recruits.

When Bai Qi said this to Yang Wei, he was at the southern gate of Shuri Castle.

In Shuri Castle, the walls were only more than two meters high and could easily climb up with bare hands. So after Bai Qi took over Shuri, the first one to be transformed was Shuri's walls.

The Shuri city wall has been renovated for half a year and has been more than four meters high. The top of the city wall is so spacious that it can be run. The city gate is no longer as short as before, and finally has a bit of majestic appearance.

Less than a hundred meters outside the city gate, more than ten soldiers were escorting more than twenty prisoners, forcing the prisoners to kneel in two rows on the ground, preparing to execute the death penalty on these prisoners.

When the Ryukyu Kingdom was first established, a certain degree of turmoil was inevitable. The Japanese established a huge intelligence network in Ryukyu, which is still in play, so the anti-espionage work in Shuri Castle has not stopped.

Speaking of anti-espionage, it is not for nothing that Li Mu has watched so many spy movies. In terms of experience, Li Mu is second to none in this era.

Bai Qi was trained by Li Mu himself, so his ability to counter-espionage is naturally no problem.

After taking over Shuri Castle, Bai Qi immediately implemented the baojia system in the city, with ten households and one group of fifty households and one person insured. One person had an accident and the whole group was in trouble. Therefore, in a very short time, the intelligence network established by Japan was broken in Bai Qi's hands.

The operation of the intelligence network mainly relies on nodes, and this work is done by mobile personnel. In this era when parents were not traveling far away, there were really few and few migrant populations, so as long as you keep some thoughts, it is not difficult to deal with intelligence personnel in this era.

Japan is probably the country that attaches the most importance to intelligence in the world. Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Qing-Japanese War, in order to win this war, the Japanese had already started intelligence work ten years ago. As a result, when the war broke out, the Japanese knew exactly when the Qing government's warships would sail out of the military port. How could such a war be won?

Bai Qi would not make such a mistake, so Bai Qi's attitude towards intelligence personnel has always been a lie.

Not all of these intelligence personnel were sent from Japan, a considerable number of them were from Shuri, so the soldiers there were already preparing to execute the death penalty under the command of the officers, and dozens of family members were crying and snatching the sky and the earth.

Bai Qi has no sympathy for such people. After years of battles on the battlefield, Bai Qi has developed a heart-warming heart. When dealing with the enemy, Bai Qi's attitude is never compromised.

After a burst of gunfire, all the prisoners fell in pools of blood. After the officers checked one by one, they led the execution soldiers back in line, and the bodies would naturally be under the responsibility of the civil affairs department.

Bai Qi and Yang Wei saw it from beginning to end, neither of them spoke.

This situation almost happened once a while ago. At first, citizens were watching, and later citizens began to get tired, or fear.

"Go to find Tokugawa Ritsu and ask him to start building a Japanese intelligence network." Bai Qi would definitely not send his own people to Japan to die like the Japanese. Let the Japanese do this.

"Will there be hidden dangers to let Tokugawa establish an intelligence network?" Yang Wei was a little worried and did not want to hand over such great power to Tokugawa Riyan.

The power of any network cannot be underestimated. Even if it is established, it should be controlled by the Ryukyu people or Chinese people, and it must not be controlled by the Japanese.

"Don't worry, let him do it first. After we defeat the Japanese government, we will also establish our own intelligence network." Bai Qi was not worried about this. He just wanted the Japanese to serve as intelligence personnel. The management rights would definitely be firmly in his own hands.
Chapter completed!