The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 677: You Didn’t Pay Me Tribute

"The King of Ryukyu may have children... and no matter how you look at it, we are more likely to be the suspects. The Japanese will at least keep them so that they can cause us some trouble." John Bingham told the truth.

Otherwise, why would the Ryukyu King show up at this time? It was obvious that the Japanese had released him on purpose.

Chen Zhengwei frowned and felt that the Ryukyu King was even more of a trouble.

"The child is not important... As for the suspicion... Is there any evidence? No one would want to frame me, right?" Chen Zhengwei looked even more unhappy, and then sneered:

"No one can frame me!"

"Besides, they don't even dare to resist the Japanese? They dare to frame me? I will send them to the United States to sue me!"

Who doesn’t know that Mr. Chen is the famous American Pizza Hut?
Chen Zhengwei had already made up his mind.

Those Ryukyu samurai will definitely use some of them themselves.

After all, there are 300,000 people on the many islands of Ryukyu, and he has to use them to manage Ryukyu.

But it's in the new Ryukyu government.

Then they sent all their children to San Francisco.

Then gradually replace them.

After eight or ten years, no one remembered the Ryukyu Kingdom anymore.

He could even support Ryukyu's independence as a democratic country in the future and control it by controlling Ryukyu's economy and political parties.

But he cannot be a king, and cannot have a royal family.

Seeing Chen Zhengwei's insistence, John Bingham could only agree: "I'll think of a way."

After all, he had been in Japan for six years, and besides him there were also military attachés and other people in the embassy, so he still had some connections.

"I don't want him to be here tomorrow!" Chen Zhengwei pointed at John Bingham.

After John Bingham returned to the legation, he summoned the military attaché and his assistant to discuss matters, and also sent someone to inquire about the situation of the King of Ryukyu.

Only then did I know that the King of Ryukyu was now conferred the title of Noble by the Japanese government, which is equivalent to aristocratic status, but without the rights and influence of aristocrats.

Currently living in Akasaka Palace.

Even if they wanted to poison, they had no way to do so. They could only send someone to inform Chen Zhengwei of the news they had received, and then find two wandering samurai who could use muskets and arrange them near Akasaka Palace.

After the fall of the shogunate, the samurai class was abolished and they lost their original privileges and salaries.

Many people are having a hard time living and are filled with resentment towards the current Japanese government.

They will do anything for a sum of money.

Ryukyu King Shang Tai discussed with former Ryukyu officials in the evening and went to visit Chen Zhengwei the next morning.

Among the crowd on both sides of the street, some people were staring at the carriage coming out of Akasaka Palace. When the carriage passed by, two people looked into the carriage and confirmed that the target was inside.

In addition to the target, there were two men of advanced age.

Then the two men suddenly squeezed out of the crowd and rushed towards the carriage, pulling out pistols from their waists at the same time. After getting close, they shot through the carriage window, killing all three people in the carriage.

Following a burst of gunfire, the street suddenly became chaotic and the two men fled into the alley.

The Ryukyu King Sho Tai was assassinated in the street, but it did not cause much commotion.

Not many people cared about the original Ryukyu King. Only some Ryukyu samurai who tried to restore their country cried bitterly.

After Chen Zhengwei got the news, he finally felt better.

These old people should just be content with being civilians. Why do they have to jump out and create trouble for themselves? It will not be good for anyone.

He wanted to pretend that he didn't know about this, but the Ryukyu people came to him again.

Lin Changning was playing bowling on the boat. She seemed to like this quite a lot recently.

Chen Zhengwei was sitting with his legs crossed, eating the mango that Wan Yun had cut and fed him.

"Brother Wei, those Ryukyu people are here again, this time the one who came is called Ma Jiancai."

"Who wants to see me?" Chen Zhengwei frowned and picked up a cigar from the table and lit it with a look of dissatisfaction.

"Bring him here to meet me!"

Ma Jiancai is now 41 years old. He was born into the Ma family, one of the "Five Famous Families" of Ryukyu. He once served as Sansikan (the highest ruling body in Ryukyu). After coming to Tokyo with the Ryukyu King Sho Tai, he served as the head of the family in Sho Tai's house, in charge of all affairs of the Sho family.

Similar to a butler.

Therefore, when Shangtai was discussing with other former Ryukyu officials, although Ma Jiancai was there, he did not take him with him when he went out, which saved his life.

Ma Jiancai was brought into the cabin, where he saw thick carpets, solid wood decorations on the walls, and busy blonde waitresses.

The ceremony was much more grand than that of the King of Ryukyu, even when the King of Ryukyu was still in power.

I was taken all the way to the bowling room, where I heard the sound of iron balls rolling.

The first thing I saw after entering was Chen Zhengwei sitting there, and then I noticed Lin Changning playing bowling on the side.

"Pujiezi!" Huapao was standing on a shelf beside him combing his feathers. He glanced at Ma Jiancai and started scolding. He scolded everyone he saw and then continued to comb his feathers.

“This is our boss!”

"Hello, Mr. Chen!" Ma Jiancai burst into tears when he saw Chen Zhengwei.

Chen Zhengwei looked at the other person and saw that he was still tied with white cloth.

"You're crying so ugly, did someone die in your family?"

Chen Zhengwei's words almost choked Ma Jiancai's tears.

However, Ma Jiancai had been a diplomat. Although he was not well-educated, his mind was very quick. He said sadly, "Mr. Chen, the master of the family originally planned to visit you yesterday, but he met an assassin on the street and unfortunately died! I am here today to explain this matter on behalf of my master!"

"Who is the head of your family? Shangtai?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.

"Exactly!"

"He's dead, so what? Can I drag him out of the grave and accuse him of being untrustworthy?" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand and said impatiently.

Seeing Chen Zhengwei's attitude, Ma Jiancai had an idea in his mind.

But he still held out a glimmer of hope, saying sadly: "For hundreds of years, Ryukyu has been a vassal state of the Central Plains, paying tribute every year! It has been more than 500 years since the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. Now it is forcibly occupied by Japan, and the people are living in misery. I wonder if there will be a day to restore our country!"

"First, you didn't pay tribute to me!"

"Second, if you want to restore your country, you should go to Japan."

"I rented this land from Japan, and I have to return it! What's the point of you trying to restore your country here?" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

"But now that you're here, Xiwen, please go to the funeral hall for me later. Remember to bring some money for the funeral!"

Seeing Chen Zhengwei's attitude, Ma Jiancai completely gave up the idea.

Not to mention the existence of the prince.

He was one of the few knowledgeable people in Ryukyu, but he came here with a hope just in case because he was eager to restore his country.

He has completely sobered up by now. If the prince is carried out, he is afraid that he will not live long.

If we want to restore our country, we may have to turn to the Qing Dynasty.

Ma Jiancai simply said: "Thank you, Mr. Chen! We, the survivors of the Ryukyu Islands, have been stranded here and have no other abilities to help Mr. Chen. If Mr. Chen needs any help in Ryukyu Islands, please send a letter to me." After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

Li Xiwen glanced at Chen Zhengwei, and Chen Zhengwei raised his hand to signal: "Give me 100 yuan as a token of my appreciation."

In fact, he wanted Li Xiwen to carry the fruit over, but there was no need to make it so ugly.

After all, his identity is different.

He wants to save face.

……

At this time in San Francisco, Rong Jiacai and A Long were discussing.

"Brother Wei went out for a walk and grabbed two more places. If I had known this, I would have followed him. It's more fun to follow Brother Wei. I can have sex every day!"

"But where is Ryukyu? It's so far away, how can we send people there?"

Aaron was smoking a cigarette, with two trusted subordinates following behind him.

“We have to go even if it’s far!” Rong Jiacai took out a map and spread it on the table. He asked A’long to come over and take a look. He ran his finger across the map:
"This is the Qing Dynasty, this is Japan, Ryukyu, this is Hawaii, this is Los Angeles!"

"It's connected into a line!" Aaron thought for a moment and said.

"Why else do you think Brother Wei would rob Ryukyu?" Rong Jiacai said with his hands on the table.

"When people were transported out of the Qing Dynasty, Ryukyu and Hawaii were transit points, and then they could reach Los Angeles."

"In addition, Ryukyu can radiate to Japan and Korea to the north, to the Qing Dynasty to the west, and to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries to the south."

"This place is not only a battleground, but also a trade center. It is of utmost importance to us, and it is the gateway between us and Asia!" Although Rong Jiacai did not understand war, he could understand the importance of Ryukyu at sea.

Aaron looked at the map and pondered for a long time, then asked, "How many people should we send?"

"We don't need too many people, about 1000 will be enough. The main thing is to send people to set up a government management, and also bring two port reconstruction experts to see how to transform the port."

This manager is the one who gives Rong Jiacai the most headaches.

To put it bluntly, there are too few talented people.

There are several suitable candidates, but none of them can be used.

For example, Yung Wing, or Yu Chong who is in charge of the labor company, or Xu Yan in New York, but it would be a waste of their talents to ask them to do this, and they are unable to spare the time.

After much thought, I decided to pick the tallest among the short ones and send some of my subordinates over first.

After the two discussed it, they came to a decision.

Aaron then opened the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of brandy and poured it into a glass, then he lay down on the sofa and said, "Those niggers are going to be in trouble!"

"What's the development?" Rong Jiacai asked curiously.

"The Ministry of Justice has bought off a lot of people among those niggers! What Brother Wei said was absolutely right, the more elite they are, the less reliable they are!"

"They are wearing shoes! They are definitely different from those who have nothing on them." Rong Jiacai smiled. After hearing what A Long said, he understood what was going on.

"If they are all determined, just like we followed Brother Wei..." Aaron's voice paused, and then his tone dropped: "Then there is no hope."

After all, Chen Zhengwei was also watching them.

If Chen Zhengwei wasn't there, those people would be able to unite again, and maybe there would be some hope.

"Their fate is doomed! After all, this place is dominated by white people! Brother Wei led us to fight our way out. Those white people will not allow another race to ride on their heads."

"We need some people to grab the attention of those white people, too."

Rong Jiacai said as he sat behind the desk.

After waiting for a while, seeing that A-Long had nothing else to do, Rong Jiacai immediately dismissed him: "Go back and arrange your people. I won't accompany you. There is a play by Xiao Sheng Hua tonight, and I bought the tickets."

"If you like it so much, why not marry her? I'll let her perform for you at home every day!" A'long turned over and sat up from the sofa.

"If you don't understand, then it's not fun!" Rong Jiacai walked to the clothes rack, took off his coat, and pushed A'long out.

Three days later, two transport ships, a frigate and two Ter-class gunboats set out from San Francisco to Ryukyu.

In addition to the 1000 security company employees and the people sent by Rong Jiacai to form the Ryukyu government, there was also a port renovation expert and his team brought from Los Angeles, as well as a large amount of artillery supplies.

……

"50 yen, you build those houses in Tokyo! I see those houses are built with broken wooden boards, they are not worth much, 50 is too much!" Chen Zhengwei threw the matter directly to John Bingham, the American Minister to Japan.

Then he patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you don't want to go into politics when you go back, you can come and help me! I'm in need of talent!"

Chen Zhengwei really needs talents like the other party who have diplomatic experience.

Although he is good at it, we can't let him do everything.

"If there is a chance, I will!" John Bingham smiled. This is also an opportunity for him or his family.

Chen Zhengwei now has a huge influence in the United States. In the future, whether other members of his family are in politics or other fields, it will be necessary for them to keep in touch with Chen Zhengwei.

John Bingham felt somewhat relieved after getting off the ship.

Finally we dealt with this guy and he didn't cause any more trouble.

As long as Japan does some activities in North Korea, opens its borders, and signs a contract with North Korea... his mission will be successfully completed.

In fact, if Chen Zhengwei was willing to go to North Korea, he felt that he would not need Japan's help.

He had tried to probe, but Chen Zhengwei had no interest in going to North Korea.

The next day, Chen Zhengwei's fleet finally set sail from Tokyo Bay and headed for the main island of Ryukyu, which was renamed Okinawa after being annexed by Japan.

There were also several Japanese officials and Ryukyuans on board to provide guidance.

The Japanese government could finally breathe a sigh of relief, having finally gotten rid of this plague god.

At the same time, a passenger ship docked at Naha Port.

"Your Majesty, here is the newspaper!" An attendant handed the newspaper to a middle-aged man in his 40s, King Kalakaua of Hawaii.

Looking at the contents of the newspaper, King Kalakaua's face became uncertain and he became more and more anxious.

Because of changes in Hawaii, he went to Japan after leaving Siam, hoping to borrow troops from Japan to put pressure on Chen Zhengwei.

However, I didn’t expect that as soon as I arrived in Naha, I heard a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue.

In his opinion, Japan, which was already a very powerful country, was beaten by Chen Zhengwei who drove a boat over.

Even the Okinawa Island where he is now has been leased to Chen Zhengwei.

This made his scalp tingle and he felt confused.

Even a country with a population of more than 30 million people is like this, what should he do? Where can he seek help?
Although there have been some voices against Chen Zhengwei in the international community these days, they are all insignificant rebukes, and none of them can provide him with help.

After much thought, King Kalakaua felt that he could not stay here any longer, so he said to his followers: "We will leave immediately after we prepare the supplies."

"Your Majesty, where are we going next?"

"Back to Hawaii..."

(End of this chapter)