President Meng smiled and said to Liu Chaozong: "Father-in-law, let you take more than three million taels of silver, and your family property has been sold out" Liu Chaozong bowed his head and said: "Since I have already followed the president, I have abandoned business and entered politics, and it is useless to ask for so much money." ”President Meng was quite emotional, no one would be disgusted with a lot of money, "I have all exchanged for treasury bills, in your name, there is a central bank of Taiwan Huaguo, this money, I will pay it back as soon as possible." ”Liu Chaozong wanted to refuse politely, but President Meng smiled and waved his hand, "Don't talk about this, King Shangtai, hello." ”Shang Tai said excitedly: "Dear President, you are the first monarch to come to Ryukyu in person, I heard that you have taken Jiangnan in China, and we Ryukyu people worship the president very much. ”President Meng straightened his round little belly and said with a smile: "King Shangtai, you don't have to be polite, from now on, you are already part of the Ryukyu Province of my Huaguo, and it is right to send troops to protect you." ”Shang Tai was stunned, and he didn't have anything to say, the total population of the entire Ryukyu Islands is less than two million, many of them are fishermen, and the main island of Ryukyu has a population of more than 400,000.President Moe was not polite, and went straight to the Ryukyu Palace, announcing on the same day that he would retain the throne of the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom and give him a special allowance, but he had the same status as the local residents of the Ryukyus.President Meng doesn't want to deceive people, if he needs to do this after the war, why not do it before the war President Meng believes that the benefits of doing this are not only conducive to the rule of the Ryukyu Islands after the war, but also conducive to demonstrating the authority of China, you must listen to me, you can be saved."
The disadvantage of the Japanese over us is that it is difficult to supply, and although our supply is also difficult, the hearts of the Ryukyuan people are oriented towards the mainland."
President Meng knows very well where his advantages are, which is why he resolutely came to fight with the Japanese when there was a shortage of ammunition and funds.Princess Katrina Kaf blinked, "President, you don't have to come to Ryukyu in person, just wait for the news in the chicken coop, it's the same." ”President Meng smiled: "Why are you afraid" Princess Katrina Kafu smiled and shook her head, "It's not that I'm afraid, I'm a little worried that we won't be able to win." ”President Meng nodded and said: "Thank you for confessing to me, indeed, there are too many Japanese, and they also have a follow-up army, our ammunition is insufficient, no matter how many people are transferred, it will not help, and the food and salary expenses of so many soldiers are also a problem, but I don't think there is any problem with fighting four or five Japanese soldiers at a time for the elite of our Chinese army."
Fighting a war is always a matter of hard work, and I want to know the outcome as soon as possible. ”Princess Katrina Kafu held President Moe's hand, "No matter where you are, Katrina Kafu is by the president's side. ”President Meng smiled and nodded, "You have become my right-hand man." ”Thinking that Liu Chaozong had a small flat head, President Meng felt funny.Now in Danzhou, Jiangnan, and northern Taiwan, all Chinese people, men are small flat heads, the longest is only a little longer on the top, and the ears, as well as the back are shaved and smooth, like a toilet seat, which is the most popular issue for Chinese men nowadays.President Meng didn't channel this hairstyle, it wasn't advocated by President Moe, it was popularized by himself, which made President Meng scratch his head and didn't know why this style was popular.Women are mainly ear-length short hair, most of them are sister's heads, older women, just add shoulder-hanging hair, but shoulders, because the Meng president advocates short hair, long hair is unhygienic, and it does not conform to Huaguo's image of being motivated, and long hair is inconvenient to work.This time, Japan led the team with Shigenobu Okuma, who was less than 40 years old.Shigenobu Okuma was born in 1838 in Saga Castle of the Hizen Domain, Japan, and his father was the chief gunner of the Saga Domain.At that time, Zhuzixue was the absolute mainstream of the Saga Domain, and the narrow and hidden teachings known as the "Nabeshima Analects" were compulsory for samurai.Shigenobu Okuma was expelled from the Kobunkan as a reformer, but instead he had the opportunity to enter the "Rangakury" to learn about Dutch culture, and got the opportunity to study Rangaku.He also traveled to Nagasaki and learned about British culture.He had the opportunity to come into contact with the Dutch Constitution and the U.S.
Declaration of Independence, and became a young man with a constitutional mind.His youth coincided with the turmoil of the Meiji Restoration, and he worked hard to push the Saga clan to join the movement to bring the Emperor to the Shogun.Okuma's most notable features during the Meiji Restoration were its handling of financial issues and the revision of unequal treaties.In order to curb turmoil at home and avoid colonization externally, the Meiji government adopted a policy of enriching the country and strengthening the military, seeking to be on an equal footing with the European and American powers.It is self-evident that this policy should be backed by strong finances.To this end, it was necessary to rectify the chaotic monetary system, deal with all the debts of the feudal domains, and repay foreign debts.In addition, there is no shortage of funds to deal with the issue of rank, to strengthen armaments, and to expand the industry, and it is necessary to increase and stabilize the revenue of the national treasury.The government has taken measures such as increasing land rents.Although the efforts of Okubo Ritsu, Masayoshi Matsukata, Inoue Shin, Shibusawa Eiichi and others were among them, it is impossible to ignore the credit of Okuma who served as a full-time Daisuke Daizo in 1871.This invasion of Taiwan was originally jointly responsible for Okuma Shigenobu and Saigo Congmichi, but Saigo Congdao is now trapped in Taiwan, so the current supreme commander of the Japanese army is Okuma Shigenobu.He was originally a political official, however, the situation in this period of the Japanese was similar to that of China in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and there was no obvious distinction between civilian and military officials.President Moe placed the 113th Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army on the line of Kadena, Eshirai, Chatan, and Ginowwan, which is a narrow valley area of dozens of kilometers, so that more than 30,000 local indigenous troops of the Ryukyus were responsible for building fortifications and transporting grain and grass under the command of the Chinese army.The Japanese are waiting for the Chinese army to attack, and the Chinese army's reputation has already been established, and it can occupy the entire southeastern region of China within a year, and it can detain more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers in Taiwan.The Chinese army did not attack, so the Japanese did not dare to attack first.President Moe's order was to let the Japanese fight first, and they were short of ammunition and couldn't mess around.The soldiers of the Chinese army all breathed a sigh of relief, but there was no problem with President Meng's strategy, there was a supply from the Ryukyu Kingdom, at least, there was no problem with food.Sure enough, the Japanese couldn't help it, and half a month later, they took the lead in launching the fortifications, and the Japanese, with a bunch of guns eliminated by the European and American powers, launched an attack on the position of the 113th Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Field Division of the Chinese Army in Kadena under the cover of Krupp artillery.t1706231537: