I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 667 Sending troops to Ryukyu
I saw that the common people of Qi were so arrogant, domineering and rebellious.

After receiving the news, Yuan Keli showed no mercy and immediately ordered people to arrest Zhu Ruiyao and other remaining party members, and wrote an inscription overnight to report the matter to the emperor.

Although he is in southern Zhili, he knows everything about the trends in the capital.Ever since he learned three months ago that the Ministry of Rites had been restructured and that the emperor had deliberately made the clan house independent, he had seen signs that the emperor wanted to reorganize the clan.

Therefore, as soon as the rebellion of the Qi people was exposed, he secretly lamented that it was really just a pillow for sleep. Such a major rebellion broke out within the clan. Didn't this give the emperor a reason to rectify the clan? At that time, other vassal kings would probably "Thank you" "Death to them.

"You should pay close attention to this matter. It is estimated that Beijing will issue an edict soon, so no one can take it lightly."

"Understandable!"

The matter was over, Yuan Keli asked Yingtian Mansion Yin Guo Guangzhan to retreat first.

Then he turned his attention to Qiu Weizhen, the Minister of the Ministry of War in Beijing, Wang Jianzhong, the commander-in-chief of the South Zhili Navy, and Li Dan, the counselor.I saw him picking up the teacup on the side, taking a few sips, and said slowly:

"Since the incident last year, the situation in the Ryukyu Kingdom has been fully investigated after several investigations by the Jinyiwei and the Nanzhili Navy. The Ryukyu students at the Imperial College are right. The Satsuma Domain of Japan has invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom several times. Finally, they forced Ryukyu to sign the "Fifteen Articles" to control things inside and outside Ryukyu, and then pretended to pay tribute and trade with our Ming Dynasty in the name of Ryukyu Kingdom.

Now that the evidence is conclusive, the imperial court is planning to let our Nanzhili and Zhejiang Chief Secretary organize troops to send troops to punish the Japanese pirates, drive away the Satsuma clan, and restore Ryukyu orthodoxy.Therefore, I specially called you here today just to ask you if you have any ideas. "

Yuan Keli first set his sights on Qiu Weizhen, the Minister of War in Nanjing, but Qiu Weizhen now sat like paraffin. Seeing Yuan Keli looking at him, he was forced to say:

"Master General of the Army, according to my humble estimate, the Southern Zhili and the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang can allocate a total of 1 troops to the guard posts and camps. As long as the Governor gives the order, and with the cooperation of Ryukyu's own troops, the Japanese pirates can be completely annihilated in Ryukyu. But. War on land is easy, but shipping by sea is a big problem.

The Ming Dynasty is separated from Ryukyu by the sea. It takes two days to transport troops and horses. If there is wind and waves, it may take three or four days.Not to mention supplies and other matters after landing on the island, each of which is time-consuming, labor-intensive and money-consuming. If the Beijing Ministry of Revenue can solve all these problems, then the Nanjing Ministry of War can immediately mobilize troops. "

Listening to Qiu Weizhen's words, Yuan Keli shook his head secretly.

Qiu Weizhen's meaning couldn't be more obvious. It didn't matter if he mobilized troops, but he just had no money or food. Isn't this an insinuation that the imperial court gave all the power of the Nanjing Household Department to the Beijing Household Department.

But he didn't want to pay attention to him. As for money and food, he had already made a plan, as long as the Nanjing War Department could mobilize troops and horses.

"Don't worry, His Majesty has ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing to allocate 30 taels for this matter. You can just mobilize the troops. And His Majesty has ordered a first-class hereditary baron, Qi Jin, the former commander-in-chief of the Zhejiang Battalion in Liaodong, to serve as Zhejiang The commander-in-chief will lead the [-] Zhejiang battalions southward, command the troops of South Zhili and Zhejiang, and set out to attack Ryukyu."

Qiu Weizhen was shocked when he heard this. Why didn't he know this news?But then he thought about it and he smiled bitterly to himself, wondering why he didn't understand this.After all, the entire Nanjing Sixth Department was about to be abolished, so it was normal for the news to be delayed, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

After the meeting of troops and horses was settled, Yuan Keli turned to look at the commander-in-chief of the South Zhili Navy Wang Jianzhong, counselor Li Dan and others.

"How are the navy's preparations going?"

Wang Jianzhong, the commander-in-chief of the South Zhili Navy, was originally from the Tianjin Navy. Last year, in order to combat pirates, Bi Ziyan reported to the court that the soldiers and horses of the Tianjin Navy were transferred to the South Zhili Navy. Wang Jianzhong was also included in the South Zhili Navy. Division, and was later seriously regarded by Bi Zi and recommended as the commander-in-chief of the South Zhili Navy.Fortunately, his ability is still good. He has worked hard since he became the commander-in-chief. On the one hand, he recruited military households from the water industry to join the navy in accordance with the court's plan. On the other hand, he built warships. In addition, Li Dan's caravan battle last year The addition of ships greatly increased the strength of the Southern Zhili Navy.

Therefore, seeing such a war, he was naturally unwilling to lag behind and wanted to get some credit from it.

"Don't worry, Lord Governor, the Nanzhili Navy now has more than [-] large and small warships. Since Senator Li joined last year, he has a good understanding of the hydrological conditions of the East China Sea, Ryukyu and other places. When the time comes, he will definitely live up to the entrustment of the imperial court. But he could go to Ryukyu day and night and catch the Japanese pirates by surprise.

And when the Japanese pirates are annihilated in Ryukyu, our navy can even block the sea lanes between Japan and Ryukyu, leaving them isolated and helpless in Ryukyu. By then, they will be defeated by our Ming soldiers and horses. "

Hearing Wang Jianzhong's request for a fight, Yuan Keli nodded happily.

However, the battle plan that Wang Jian had in mind was completely different from what the emperor had ordered.

"Okay, I feel relieved when I hear you say that. In the Battle of Ryukyu, the navy is crucial. We will need your help in both troop transport and escort. However, the specific plan will be different from yours. , then you can just act as ordered."

As soon as these words came out, Wang Jianzhong suddenly looked puzzled. He didn't know what Yuan Keli meant by saying this.

But seeing that he didn't want to speak clearly, he couldn't ask more questions, so he could only accept the order.

The matters regarding the troops, horses, and navy have been finalized, and now comes the most critical step in the Ryukyu War.

Thinking of this, Yuan Keli looked to the South Zhili Navy to consult Li Dan.

To be honest, Yuan Keli doesn't like Li Dan who is a businessman.However, the emperor valued Li Dan very much, and Li Dan also spent all his wealth to support the emperor's Daming Trading Company and the imperial court's Nanzhili Navy, which made Yuan Keli's impression of him much better than that of ordinary merchants.

Thinking of this, he looked at Li Dan and said slowly:

"Has Yan Siqi arrived in Nanjing?"

"Reporting to the Governor, I heard that Yan Siqi just arrived in Nanjing the day before yesterday. According to the agreement, I will meet with him tomorrow and explain to him the Ryukyu matter in detail. He will definitely accept this great gift from the imperial court."

When Li Dan saw Yuan Keli asking, he immediately stood up and bowed to report.

Ever since he learned last year that the emperor wanted to fund Yan Siqi's big event in Japan, he had been acting as an intermediary to help Jin Yiwei contact Yan Siqi. It could be said that he had full participation in the matter.

After more than a year of preparation, Yan Siqi was almost ready. However, before the incident, he came to Nanzhili to meet with him in order to ensure the court's support for him.

Thinking of this, Li Dan couldn't help laughing in his heart.After he sends this great gift tomorrow, he must make his opponent Yan Siqi be grateful to him, start work with peace of mind, and work for the court!
(End of this chapter)