Fuzhou City. .

Chen Jian’s actions in Ryukyu were considered to be a big gift to the new governor Chen Zizhen, but this gift made the governor a little at a loss.

He was not a figure in the military at first, and from a civil servant like the inspector and Tongzheng to a governor in charge of military affairs, many things were difficult to do.

Before, when Chen Jian pretended to have a businessman to bring news that the Satsuma clan might have invaded Ryukyu, he also thought about it for a long time to send thirty or fifty people, thinking that it would be best if he could advise those Satsuma clans to no longer have any inappropriate thoughts about Ryukyu.

The news was still uncertain at that time, so it was a good idea. He had just arrived at the office and knew that Chen Jian and other foreign countries had sent people to the capital to discuss tribute and trade, and also knew that he had acquiesced to stay in Tamsui, but he did not know how to deal with these people.

I can only say that the previous disaster relief in Quanzhou left some good impression on him, and he could not solve the problems left before, so it was Xiao Gui and Cao Sui.

However, in a month, the news from Ryukyu completely threw the Fujian officialdom into an incredible chaos.

The initial news was that more than 3,000 people from the Satsuma Fen invaded Ryukyu. In a battle, they killed the deputy general Hirata Zengzong, captured the main general Kazuo Kaori, and killed more than 900 people from the real Japanese.

Such news is simply a miracle. Former General Zhu Wenda once won the heads of more than 30 Japanese pirates, and he could enter the capital to reward 50 taels of silver.

This time, more than 900 heads were killed and a main general was captured, especially the news brought back that the arrested Karayama Kutao also invaded North Korea with the Shimazu family.

At that time, many people did not believe that this was true. Such a battle result was a bit amazing, and the political significance was more important than this battle result.

When everyone didn't believe it, the second time the news came, and this time it was confirmed. A letter with the seal of King Shangning was sent over, mixed with some vague black and white photos.

These officials have gradually accepted photography. Although some people think that it is sucking away people's souls, some people still accept it. They think that this thing cannot be faked. Looking at the corpses on the battlefield, they have believed it by 100%.

Everyone thought that it was really interesting that these people did not falsely report the number. However, after thinking about it again, these people were not officials after all, and they were even happier if they did not involve evaluating merits. They thought that no matter what, they could get a share of the merits.

Especially as time goes by, the news becomes more and more accurate and detailed, and the civil and military officials in Fujian are trapped in a carnival.

The captured Huashan Jiugao naturally wanted to escort the capital. This is one of the best events in several years. No matter how you say these contributions are indispensable.

What Chen Zizhen has to consider is how to report this matter.

How to report involves two most important issues.

The great contribution of strategizing and defending the country and the country will naturally be the governor. But how do you divide the remaining contributions? What part of the sent people? Are there still people indignant for their support? This is the first thing to consider.

Secondly, what happened to this matter? These foreign ships, cannons and cannons, and their muskets are more sophisticated than Japanese pirates. Is it a good or a bad thing here?

The emperor and the central officials were far away in Beijing, and the memorials of local officials would determine the future direction of this matter. Chen Zizhen did not want to make a decision alone, so he asked all military affairs, coastal defense, navy and other officials from Fuzhou to discuss the matter.

Someone accepted a bribe and naturally understood what to say.

"Sir, Bei Zhi thinks this is a great good thing. No matter what, Ryukyu was also the tribute country of Taizu. This time it also demonstrated the power of our Celestial Empire, and it would be more restrained than the Japanese. If Ryukyu is occupied, then Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian will be in danger and damage the power of the Heaven."

Chen Zizhen nodded and said, "That's true. I naturally know this. Why do these people from Daxia do this?"

"Sir, they are just for the mutual trade. You think that after this battle, they will inevitably become enemies with the Japanese, which is exactly what we hope. As long as we grasp the mutual trade, they will not dare to have any unreasonable thoughts."

"I'm just afraid that their trade is fake, and it's true to spy on the country." Chen Zizhen said this without panic, mainly because he was worried that he would take responsibility for something, and his reputation might be bad, and he was charged with attracting a wolf into the house.

"Sir, please rest assured. If they had such a mind, they would naturally form an alliance with the Japanese. Moreover, what they did in Quanzhou before was considered a matter of education. Now they have sent envoys to the capital, and what is going on is still unknown, so we can only wait."

Another man also set off the railway while the heat was hot: "Sir, they are just for trade with each other, and now they have become enemies with the Japanese pirates. This is a great thing. The Japanese pirates are good at muskets, and if they wait for the Japanese pirates to land on the shore and then encircle and suppress them, they will be inferior. It is better to use the troops to help them and destroy them at sea."

"Now Fujian has just been suffering from disaster relief floods, and the military pay owed by various places has been accumulated for a long time, so it is difficult for the navy to fight hard. Now, it is possible to defend the Ryukyu tribute country without spending a military force, a soldier, a silver and a meter in the court, and to use those people to rob Japanese pirates at sea. Wouldn't it be a killing two birds with one stone?"

"You may as well report this to the higher authorities. The more these people want to trade with each other, they can use this threat. If they agree to trade with each other, they will ask them to help encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates. If there are traitors who go into the sea to trade with the Japanese privately, they can also ask them to help arrest them."

"In this way, there is no need to add troops. In this way, you can save tens of thousands of dollars every year and be able to make peace. Isn't it a big hit in one fell swoop? This is the method of using barbarians to control barbarians. Not to mention Japanese pirates, even if the red barbarians have different intentions, these people will inevitably fight to the death for trade."

"If the enemy had planned the initiative this time, I'm afraid that Ryukyu would have fallen at this time, which is really unwilling. Now, relying on the adult's strategy, Ryukyu can protect its royal family. However, it is said that Ryukyu was burned, killed, and looted by those Japanese, and it was already ruined. You can ask for an order to change the tribute of Ryukyu for ten years, which demonstrates the kindness of the Celestial Dynasty."

Such a speech had been drafted long ago, and it took some silver to speak it out in such a meeting in a grand manner, and it was completely seamless and seemed to make sense.

Chen Zizhen thought for a long time and asked everyone to disperse and write the memorial to report, and he also had some conspiracy in his mind.

No matter what, this is a very important victory, which not only promotes the national prestige and demonstrates that he expects the enemy to be ahead. This matter must be written carefully.

He also listened to the opinions of those people before and understood that his words as governor would affect some of the above decisions.
Chapter completed!