I am the king of the dead

Chapter 470 Coconut King
Chen Fuyin's code name is King Palm, to be precise, he should be called King Coconut.

Because he made full use of all the coconuts on the island.

Qiu Jun, the current Juren of the Ming Dynasty, once said: Coconuts are suitable for ten uses.

As the most famous political visionary in Ming Dynasty, Dameng came up with many ideas, but his ideas could only be partially realized in Ming Dynasty.

Coconuts are full of treasures.

Copra can be used for oil extraction, and the oil yield is as high as [-]%, while that of soybeans is only [-]% to [-]%.

Of course, this is copra, which is the oil yield after the coconut meat is dried in the sun and removed from the water.

However, Ryukyu people cannot extract oil from this kind of dry and hard coconut, or they do not have tools to extract oil at all.

But Chen Fuyin can not only squeeze, but also make tools. The principle of the screw press is not complicated.

So, the copra was in his hands and became one of the sources of oil.

In the eyes of the Ryukyu people, this is simply a magical skill.

After the copra has been squeezed out of water and oil, the remaining bran can be used to make ropes, brushes, brooms, etc., and can also be used in house construction, which is not damaged by wind and rain.

Coconut juice is an important raw material for wine making, and it can also benefit qi, invigorate the spleen and stomach, and moisturize the face.

As for the outermost coconut shell, dried and crushed, it is also a good fire starter. It is smokeless and ash-free, and has a coconut aroma.

When Zhuge Liang captured Menghuo seven times, he found coconuts in Yunnan, and said: Don't let Xiaobang have some foreign objects, eat more to make you angry.

And Su Shi once put a coconut shell on his head, calling it a coconut crown.

At this time, Chen Fuyin was drying some seaweed and burning it into fine ashes, sprinkled it in coconut oil, sprinkled in sulfur powder and stirred well, the coconut oil gradually solidified, forming a piece of gray-black pancreas.

Soap, His Majesty has used it and said it is good.

It's just that the pancreas used by His Majesty is not made of plant ash, but special Xu noodles (fire soda). The pancreas is crystal clear, and different spices are added to have different colors and different aromas.

But the sulfur soap is an accidental invention of His Majesty.

Sulfur soap can effectively prevent malaria, and it is a must-have in the smoky place written by Hu Shang in "Simple Prescriptions for Prevention and Sanitation". (119 chapters)
As the Tiqi of Ming Dynasty, prevention and hygiene are simple and easy, so I have to read it.

Bathing with sulfur soap after mosquito bites can effectively reduce diseases.

Moreover, in the link of prevention and sanitation, there are a large number of methods on how to eliminate mosquitoes, such as eliminating sewage pits, centralized excrement discharge and management, drying inside the house, mosquito repellent and so on.

Especially the centralized discharge and management of feces, this is a business that can only be done by feces bullies in Daming!That was the exclusive business of Zhao Gou, Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty!
How did Chen Fuyin know these contents?
He is a concubine general who graduated from the first class of the lecture hall, and he has read a lot of useful and useless things in school.

After he processed the coconut further, he got a lot of things.

Since then he has been known as the King of Coconuts.

In the hearts of Ryukyu people, a person who can heal diseases and exorcise evil spirits and educate all peoples deserves the title of great king.

Because the word "king" is the highest appellation in the minds of the Ryukyu people after the emperor.

Yuan Bin and Tang Xing found the coconut king Chen Fuyin without much effort.

It is not a taboo to be honored as a king in Ming Dynasty. For example, Yang Hong, who was called King Yang in Xuanfu, was once mentioned by someone in front of His Majesty.

It is a title of respect for a living person.

When Yuan Bin and Tang Xing saw Chen Fuyin, what they saw was a strong man with a bronzed tan. Chen Fuyin cut off all his hair, leaving only short hair, because there is really no way or time to take care of it here. hair.

"Okay, you kid, you've got to be a king!" Yuan Bin patted Chen Fuyin's arm and said with a smile.

Chen Fuyin hurriedly saluted, and said with a smile: "Commander Yuan, Commander Ji, and Governor Tang."

After the simple politeness, Chen Fuyin began to talk about the situation in Ryukyu at this time.

Chen Fuyin stretched out two fingers and said with a smile: "We now have about [-] volunteers training. Although we dare not say that we will counterattack Zhongshan Mansion in Zhongdao, it is more than enough to defend Nanshan Mansion."

"There are only 25 households and [-] people in Ryukyu. It is almost the limit to organize [-] volunteers, but they are especially good at naval warfare. Japanese pirates and pirates invaded several times, but we repelled them all!"

"Now there is no shortage of daily necessities on the island, and there is a lack of military supplies, otherwise they will not be able to eat and walk around!"

Chen Fuyin was extremely excited. He chatted with Yuan Bin for a long time, especially the details of several battles.

For example, he took five hundred hunters in disguise, from Nanshan Prefecture to Shuri Castle in Zhongshan Prefecture, found the Shuri Treasury, and recovered more than 40 taels of silver and 3 taels of gold, as well as nearly tens of thousands of gold. coins.

According to the listed prices of gold and silver in Ming Dynasty, it can support about 650 Jiuzhongtang in Shaobao.

Shuri Castle was burned down due to the fighting between Japanese pirates and pirates. The pirates searched for an unknown period of time but failed to find the location of the vault, but Shang Taijiu obviously knew it and told Chen Fuyin the location of the vault.

When Chen Fuyin talked about this matter, he was full of arrogance. He shuttled unscrupulously through the hands of more than [-] pirates, and brought all the silver back to his lair. It is indeed a proud record.

Yuan Bin asked curiously: "What are you going to do with the money? The money you bought is supposed to be your private property, and you're a rich man with hundreds of thousands of silver coins."

"Gou Fugui, don't forget each other!"

Chen Fuyin shook his head again and again and said: "This is not my money, this is Shang Taijiu's money."

"Ryukyu Crown Prince Shang Taijiu said that these are the family wealth accumulated by successive Ryukyu kings. If they are found, they will be handed over to the people of Ryukyu for resistance."

Yuan Bin thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the reason. Shang Taijiu, the king of Ryukyu, went to Daming to ask for help. Isn't this abandoning the people?
Why is he still the king of Ryukyu?

But Shang Taijiu left copper coins, silver and gold as assets for resistance, which is also one thing.

After all, Shang Taijiu didn't know whether the money was obtained by pirates or pirates.

Yuan Bin said seriously: "I plan to take all of these to Mizhou Shipping Department and exchange them for silver coins and Jingtai Tongbao for the common people to use."

"Speaking of which, the tribute items are also ready. There are a total of 30 catties of fish oil, 20 catties of sulfur, coconut oil, coconut wine, etc., plus other odds and ends. Everything is in place and ready to sail in February."

"but…"

Chen Fuyin hesitated to speak, sighed heavily, and stopped talking.

But Tang Xing looked at Chen Fuyin's lair curiously and said, "Your Ximen is Taianmen?"

Chen Fuyin's lair was called Feng'an. Although it was just an earthen wall surrounded by adobe, there was still a sign on the west gate that said Tai'an Gate.

"That's right, otherwise, what's the name?" Chen Fuyin looked at the plaque. Although the wording was a little ugly, it was indeed Tai'anmen.

Shi Heng built a bunch of Tai'an Gates facing east in Jining Mansion and Jing'an Province, so wouldn't it be reasonable for Chen Fuyin, as a member of the Beijing Army and Jinyiwei, to change the West Gate to Tai'an Gate?
"What did you say just now?" Yuan Bin signaled Tang Xing not to interrupt, and asked solemnly.

Chen Fuyin was silent for a long time and said: "We need tribute ships from Ryukyu to Daming. All the two-masted ships are in the hands of the Kume gentry, and they want to draw points."

"How much?" The corner of Yuan Bin's mouth twitched, causing the scar on his face to tremble.

Chen Fuyin stretched out three fingers and said, "Thirty percent."

Huaiji once cried bitterly in the hall, saying that because Ryukyu is not from Ming Dynasty, he was harshly treated by the merchants of Ming Dynasty. He bought fish oil by the catty and sold it by two in Daming. Even if the fish oil was poured into the sea, the price of fish oil was not allowed down because they make more money that way.

Tribute is the only opportunity for Ryukyu citizens to sell fish oil at a fair price, but the tributary ships are all in the hands of the Kume gentry, and they have to take [-]% of the money before loading the ship.

"[-]% for pirates, [-]% for Japanese pirates, and [-]% for Kume gentry! In total, His Majesty will only get [-]% for this day!" Yuan Bin said angrily, gnashing his teeth.

The Xiuchun Knife in his hand suddenly came out of its sheath, and he slashed at the coconut tree. The knife penetrated obliquely into the coconut tree, penetrating seven points. Yuan Bin still said angrily, "A bunch of dogs!"

How did the Kume gentry control the Ryukyu tribute?
The Kume gentry needed to cooperate with the powerful merchants of the Ming Dynasty. In terms of selecting the envoy, the Kume gentry was the official candidate. When this person arrived at the Siyi Pavilion, he would be told repeatedly by the Honglu Temple people what to say and what not to say.

The Kume gentry took [-]% of the tribute, while the merchants oppressed the Ryukyu people.

Even so, the Ryukyu people are grateful to the Kume gentry, and even more grateful to Daming. It's not Daming, they don't know Wang Hua, they are still savages.

Yuan Bin's mentality is completely different from the last time he came.

Shang Taijiu is going to take root in Tianjin Wei and implement the offline king system, so the Ryukyu people at this time are not Ryukyu people, but Ming people.

Since it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty and the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the Kume gentry actually want to pay [-]% of the tribute, which is breaking ground on the emperor's head.

Yuan Bin, as a loyal eagle dog of imperial power, his fists are hardened.

"The main disagreement between me and Cai Wenghe of the Kume gentry is two points. One is to come to Nanshan Prefecture to organize the Ryukyu people to fight against pirates and Japanese pirates. The second point is about paying tribute points." Chen Fuyin signaled Yuan Bin not to get angry.

This is the sadness of the past in the small country of Ryukyu.

"We brought four big three-masted ships. Aren't they in control of the tribute ships? Just load our ships, and I, Yuan, will definitely sue them!" Yuan Bin also knew that the Kume gentry had a high status in the hearts of the Ryukyu people.

Chen Fuyin said with a strange expression: "Actually, all the points obtained from the draw belonged to the patriarch Cai Wenghe's family. There are 36 Hokkien people with surnames, and most of them are just ordinary people, so they didn't get any benefits."

"Scholars always talk about the theory of the five constants and the friendship between relatives. I don't see any kind of friendship between them."

After Yuan Bin communicated with Chen Fuyin, when he was about to go back to Kume Island to communicate inside and outside, he suddenly discovered that Tang Xing... had disappeared.

Tang Xing didn't know where he went for a stroll.

Yuan Bin didn't care about him, and he couldn't care about him.

It is true that Tang Xing is the third prince's grandfather, but Tang Xing is first and foremost a soldier of the old battalion. In Nanshan Mansion, survival is definitely not a problem.

When Yuan Bin returned to Kume Island, Yue Qian was trying to communicate with the boat master.

Zhou Shi blushed and said loudly: "The latitude here is above 25° north latitude. There should be no coconut trees growing here, but not only coconut trees grow here, but they grow extremely well! Even in winter, they are very warm."

"This is obviously a problem. You give me a boat. The fishermen say that there is a fishing area nearby. The water temperature there is much higher than the nearby ones. Let me go and have a look!"

Yue Qian shook his head very confidently and said: "Impossible, I can't let you go, there are pirates and Japanese pirates in Ryukyu now, it's too dangerous for you to be a small sampan."

"Wait a while, wait until it's settled down, it's safe, let's study it carefully, can't you?"

The boat master was helpless, finally shook his head, and went out to watch the stars.

They have to determine the latitude by stargazing, and then adjust the clock to determine the longitude. Although it is not accurate, there must be a secret that there are coconut trees growing above 25° north latitude.

And the secret lies in the sea.

Through repeated communication with the fishermen, there should be a very wide warm water zone in the sea. This warm water zone is the secret that the temperature in Ryukyu and other places is higher than that at the same latitude.

Yue Qian looked helplessly at the figure of the boat master leaving. The boat master is a talent that is relatively scarce in Ming Dynasty now. These guys who master the star-stretching technique are an important reliance for walking on the sea.

The boat master wanted to find out what the warm current was, but that had to wait until Ryukyu settled down.

There is this warm current belt less than thirty miles away from Kume Island, but Yue Qian is worried about their safety.

Yuan Bin, Ji Duo and Yue Qian sat together and communicated about the tribute matters.

"This group of people really have a lot of tricks." Yue Qian couldn't help feeling that this group of people can always play new tricks.

The goods going to the tribute are deducted, and if you open your mouth, you will get [-]% of the points.

Yuan Bin put forward his own opinion and said: "I don't think this can be done. We have four three-masted ships and eight warships. It is completely enough to send the tribute ships to the Shipping Department of Mizhou City."

Ji Duo also went to Nanshan Mansion, so he naturally knew the situation, shook his head and said, "I don't think it's right. If the Kume gentry were pushed into a hurry, they surrendered to Japanese pirates or pirates, and cut off the sea route, wouldn't the soldiers and civilians of Nanshan Mansion be left alone and helpless?" realm?"

Yuan Bin still couldn't believe it and said: "No way, no way! They really have the guts? Tongwa, but they want to enter Jieyuan!"

"We are here. The last time we went to Shuri City to arrest Zhao Mingrui and sent him to the Institute of Understanding. Don't they know?"

Yue Qian thought for a long time and said, "I agree with Ji Duo."

"If we directly reject the Kume gentry's points draw, they will definitely feel resentful, and it is possible to vote for the Japanese. The most important thing now is to support the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in Nanshan Prefecture."

"Benefits, I think we will wait until the Ryukyu Japanese plague is settled before making any plans."

Ji Duo nodded and said, "I think so too."

The most dangerous trio in Ming Dynasty, they have Yuan Bin with the highest force value, Ji Duo who is always cautious, and Yue Qian who can make up his mind.

The reason why these three people are dangerous is that they will consider all aspects.

Seeing that both of them advocated the Anjiumi gentry, Yuan Bin nodded and said, "Okay then, let's call Cai Wenghe over and ask, and see what the Kiumi gentry have to say."

Yue Qian sat up straight, and said solemnly: "But this does not mean that we trust them completely. At least their buttocks are crooked now. We must always be vigilant."

"Once you find someone who is suspected of collusion, you will be arrested immediately."

"Of course I don't want that to happen."

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