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The thirty-six surnames of Kume all come from Fujian, and they have continued to immigrate there. After hundreds of years, they all changed to Japanese surnames.

For example, Aragaki Yui comes from the Lin family among the thirty-six surnames.

For example, Yamaguchi Momoe comes from the Yang family among the thirty-six surnames.

People with the five surnames Mao, Jin, Cai, Ma and Zhang followed Zheng Shen to land on a boat and immediately sent people quietly to Shuri City to report the news.

The highest-ranking ministers of the Ryukyu Kingdom are the First Prime Minister and the Third Secretary.

The first prime minister, the prime minister of the country, is served by the Ryukyu royal family.

The three divisions are similar to the six divisions, and they are all Han Chinese. The three chief officers at this time were named Mao Taiyun, Ma Shenglian, and Zhang Bangyan.

"No, no, no, Tang State has sent troops to attack!"

In fact, there was no need for them to report the news at all. There were already tax officials at the dock who took a boat upstream to report to the royal city.

"What should we do? What should we do?" King Shangzhi panicked.

The Prime Minister of the country, Shang Sheng, was also panicked and turned his attention to Mao Taiyun.

Mao Taiyun was not only the third officer, but also the king's uncle. He confidently said: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. The Tang Kingdom has a vast territory and abundant resources, and the world is rich, and it looks down on the Ryukyu Islands. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty sent troops this time, but it will be beneficial to our country. We can take advantage of this opportunity." Expel those Japanese. Your Majesty should immediately submit a petition to apologize. If necessary, go to Nanjing in person to plead guilty, and you will surely be forgiven by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Shang Zhi didn't panic after hearing this, and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I should apologize, I should apologize!"

The Datong army reached Naha Port, but Shuri Castle did not gather troops to defend it. The monarchs and ministers were busy writing forms of apology and surrender, and asked soldiers to open the city gates and even clean the roads inside and outside the city to welcome China's heavenly soldiers and generals.

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Naha Port is at the Banfu Office.

This is an economic and trade office established by the Satsuma Domain of Japan, and it also has tax collection functions.

It has been two years since Akasaki Tadamasa was sent to Ryukyu as a retainer of Satsuma Domain. He enjoys the popular food and drinks here and has long been happy with it. He has no desire to go back to Japan at all.

"How many Tang troops have come?" Akasaki Tadamasa asked in surprise.

The general officer of the execution office replied: "There are dozens or hundreds of large and small battleships, and I don't know how many soldiers are here."

Akasaki Tadamasa sat there dumbly and swallowed his saliva. There were dozens or hundreds of warships. How could this be a big deal? He only had two low-level samurai under him, a few tax collectors with pens, and twenty Satsuma clan ashigaru who were stationed in Ryukyu.

"Hurry up and take the boat back to Kagoshima to report the news!" Akasaki Tadamasa finally came to his senses.

"The port has been blocked," said the general officer.

Everyone was silent and speechless.

This poor place is in the shape of a trumpet. It has been blocked by the Datong Navy for a long time. Not even a small fishing boat can even try to paddle out.

On the dock, Li Dingguo led troops to land.

Groups of Datong soldiers disembarked from the ship with murderous intent. All the merchants from various countries on the dock were so frightened that they hid in their houses.

The Han people on Kume Island came running, and the old man surnamed Zheng pointed forward and said: "General, that's where the Japanese are!"

Li Dingguo ordered: "The first brigade listened to the order and sent two battalions to capture the execution center, and the remaining soldiers occupied various key roads. The second brigade listened to the order and cooperated with the navy to seize Japanese ships and goods. Not even a ship or a box of goods could Miss it! But if there is resistance, shoot without mercy!"

When Japan sent 3,000 troops, it conquered Ryukyu.

Today's Datong Army has a total of 10,000 troops, all of which are powerful troops recalled from the north. It is like using anti-aircraft guns to swat mosquitoes.

There are only thirty Japanese in the Banfu Office, including the clerks. Li Dingguo actually sent a thousand soldiers to surround them. Akasaki Tadamasa, who originally wanted to do something, gave up resistance as soon as he saw the Datong army.

"My humble minister, Tadamasa Akasaki, pays homage to the general of the Celestial Dynasty!"

Akasaki Tadamasa ordered someone to open the door, crawled to the door and knelt down, barely recognizing his father on the spot.

"Arrest them all and seal all documents and goods!"

Two to three hundred Datong troops rushed in and tied up Akasaki Tadamasa in minutes. Two low-level Japanese samurai still hesitated to draw their swords. As soon as they pressed their hands on the handles of the swords, more than a dozen Datong soldiers raised their spears. They were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

On the dock, there is also the trading post of the Dutch East India Company, which is also surrounded by the Datong Army at this moment.

Buck, the head of the trading post, was a bankrupt baker who had worked his way up from the bottom. He bravely opened the door and asked, "Are you Chinese soldiers?"

Several Datong soldiers looked at the red-haired ghost curiously. He could actually speak Chinese.

The action of occupying the dock was solved without bloodshed.

Li Dingguo left a brigade stationed here and asked naval officers to continue blockading the port. He personally led a brigade, transferred to a small boat, marched by land and water, and attacked the Ryukyu Royal City in a mighty manner.

Shuri Castle, the royal city of Ryukyu, is only a few miles away from the port and is connected to the port by a river.

As soon as they reached the halfway point, the king sent officials to greet them. They knelt respectfully on the roadside and shouted, "Long live China's heavenly soldiers and generals."

Li Dingguo ignored it and continued towards the royal city.

When we walked outside the city, the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers all knelt there. The city gate was open and there was no defense at all.

Li Dingguo said: "You come and read the imperial edict!"

Zheng Shen took out an imperial edict: "The emperor of Yingtian Yingmin, the edict says: The country of Ryukyu has been a vassal of China since ancient times; the people of Ryukyu have been the common people of China since ancient times. It has been recently learned that the leader of Ryukyu has betrayed China and secretly served Japan. This is a beast without a king and a father. It is also known that during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yuan, the official of the Ryukyu Kingdom (palace financial officer), bribed the ministers with the Ryukyu treasury property, changed his name to Shang Yuan, pretended to be the leader of the country, and stole The country has been in Zuo for nearly a hundred years. The puppet king of Ryukyu has rebellious ministers and treacherous ministers. Now the Ryukyu national seal has been withdrawn, the country has been withdrawn and the county has been removed, and it has been changed to Ryukyu County, Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province. The puppet king of Ryukyu, the puppet royal family, and the puppet three officials. All of them were taken to Nanjing for trial. The Mao family and the Jin family moved to Taiwan with their families, and they are not allowed to stay in Ryukyu for another day. I admire this!"

The contents of the imperial edict were announced, and the Ryukyu monarchs and ministers were frightened into silence.

Jin Yuan, who pretended to steal the country, is a branch of the Kume Jin family and moved out of Kume Island a hundred years ago. To put it bluntly, the current King of Ryukyu is a descendant of the Han people in Fujian, and his ancestral surname should be Jin.

This is also the reason why a palace treasurer can bribe ministers to steal the country. The Han people with the surname of Kumi Thirty-six joined forces to support the Jin family to steal the country. They may even have killed the real king!

But there are too many thirty-six surnames and the Ryukyu Kingdom is too small, so the spoils will definitely be distributed unevenly.

Naturally, the Jin family has always been rich and powerful, and the Mao family has also become powerful in recent years. They wooed the Cai, Zhang, Ma, Weng and other clans to gain power with the help of Japanese influence, while the Zheng clan was the most severely suppressed.

Four words, internal fighting among the Han people!

At this moment, the largest number of officials coming out of the city to greet him were Mao and Jin. When they heard that the two ethnic groups were going to be moved to Taiwan collectively, they felt as if they were mourning for their heirs. They kowtowed and begged for mercy, unwilling to give up their power and wealth in Ryukyu.

"General, please..." Mao Taiyun cried and crawled to Li Dingguo.

Before the guy could finish speaking, Li Dingguo kicked him over and ordered: "Catch him!"

Mao Taiyun cried loudly: "It's unfair..."

King Shangzhi of Ryukyu saw his uncle being arrested and heard that he would be taken to Nanjing for trial. He was so frightened that he got up and tried to escape. After only a few steps of escaping, Datong soldiers came after him and pinned the king to the ground.

The Prime Minister was still prosperous, and all he could think about was despairing. He could only complain and accuse Mao Taiyun: "It's all you who said it was best for the Tang State to send troops. Now we are all finished! It's all your fault, it's all your fault..."

Li Dingguo said to Zheng Shen: "Follow me into the city and search the property of the false king of Ryukyu and the guilty ministers!"

The layout of Shuri Castle is completely imitated by the Forbidden City in Beijing. This thing is just a miniature copycat.

There are many Han people in the city, almost all shops are owned by Han people, and Chinese is also the common language here. The thirty-six surnames who were the first to immigrate have been in Ryukyu for more than 200 years and have spread throughout the Ryukyu Islands.

For example, Jin Yuan, who stole the country, was not born on Kume Island, but on Izena Island, one hundred and sixty miles north of the royal city.

Li Dingguo led his troops to occupy the palace. Soon, representatives of the thirty-six surnames came to pay their respects and congratulate him.

Most of these people were happy.

Only the families who had been in power for a long time felt uneasy, and the Jin family and the Mao family even cried in tears.

The head of the Jin family knelt in front of Li Dingguo, kowtowed wildly and said: "General Rong, our Jin family has nothing to do with the false king. Although the false king's ancestral surname is Jin, he is not from the Jiume Jin clan..."

"Stop talking about it and act according to the imperial edict," Li Dingguo immediately interrupted, "Both the Jin and Mao tribes, please go back and make preparations. I will send a ship to move your whole family to Taiwan. Regardless of men, women, old or young, each person can bring five people with him. You can take ten kilograms of stuff on the road. You can also bring bedding, and you can also bring gold and silver, it is only calculated by weight. Also, you are not allowed to take away any of Shuri Castle's belongings."

The Mao clan leader has been silent. He knows that begging is useless. This is an imperial edict from the Chinese emperor.

If I talk too much, I'm afraid it will lead to the annihilation of the clan.

Li Dingguo waved his hand, and all the people named Jin and Mao were dragged out.

Li Dingguo then said to the remaining thirty-four families: "You also have to move. At least half of each family will move from Kume Island to a place that does not accept Wang Hua. Once there, you will become the village chief and town chief. Teach the natives to speak Chinese, and also give them Chinese names and change their surnames.”

Everyone was surprised at first, and then overjoyed.

From the base camp of Kume Island, each of their clans only need to move half of it, and there will be no loss. Relocating the native territory is tantamount to expansion under the decree, which will greatly enhance the power of the clan in Ryukyu.

Zhao Han did not want to spend too much money and food, so he could only entrust the thirty-four surnames to govern and educate Ryukyu. There will definitely be chaos during this period, such as the Han people exploiting the natives, but this kind of chaos can be tolerated. There will even be a garrison of five hundred troops to help the Han people suppress the indigenous people who are forced to rebel.

After a few decades, the entire Ryukyu Islands will probably speak Chinese.

This poor place is barely self-sufficient in food and cannot raise troops at all, so there is no fear that the local big family will be deeply entrenched. If it is really disobedient, just clean it again.

Li Dingguo added: "Thirty-six...now it is the thirty-fourth surname. Each family chooses a youngster, over fifteen years old and under twenty years old, to study at Jinling University in Nanjing. Ten years later, the mayor of Ryukyu County , must hold a diploma from Jinling University. Also, Ryukyu natives are not allowed to serve as county officials, and they are all appointed by floating officials sent by the imperial court."