Chapter 1680: 10 years of renting an island

In any case, Ganfushuizi is the only bloodline of Ganfu's family. Although there is no tradition of women in Japan inheriting the name, the son of the only daughter of the family owner, if he is willing to change his surname, can also be the heir.

According to Japanese custom, if the princes have no children, they can choose a junior from the side branch of the family as the adopted child to cultivate heirs. Or, select a blood relative from your grandson or nephew and change it to your family surname and use it as the heir in the name of the adopted son.

For example, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had no children in his early years (two sons died early), and adopted two sons, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, both sisters of Ruilong Hospital, as adopted children and reserve heirs.

However, after all, his nephew was a nephew. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi had a son, Toyotomi Hideyori, in order to clear obstacles for his son, he still killed Toyotomi Hideji, who was originally intended to be the heir.

However, Gan Fushuizi is different. His father has been killed by the main family, leaving her with only one offspring. Therefore, as long as she is willing to change her son to Gan Fu's surname, she is eligible to be the heir of Gan Fu's family.

Of course, only qualified. But in the end, we have to talk to the main family of Gan Fu who has already captured the city. Whoever wins, will have a good city ...

But Marin apparently has more ambitions than this. His plan was to destroy Ganfu's family's liver for a long time, and let his son Ganfu Nobunaga directly become the leader of Ganfu. Even, capturing the entire Osumi ...

However, the food must be eaten bite by bite. The 3500 soldiers and horses led by chess pieces are only the first troops. It is impossible to hit Suganliang, Gansu County, Osumi. The situation on Kyushu Island is very complicated. It is difficult to get a good deal because this army, which is mostly recruits, is better to attack Sado Island, which is relatively difficult.

Not to mention, there are also Sado Jinshan and Hezi Yinshan on Sado Island. As long as it is developed, the profit will drop greatly ...

As for this Amami Oshima, it currently belongs not to Kagoshima Prefecture but to the northern border of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

In later generations, this large island of more than 700 square kilometers has a population of more than 70,000 people. But in this era, the island's population was only a few hundred people.

As for why this is so? First, because most of the island is mountainous and hilly, the terrain is not flat enough to be suitable for large-scale development. Also, as the northern frontier of the Ryukyu Kingdom, because it is too close to Kyushu Island, it is often harassed by the fallen warriors (that is, Japanese pirates) who failed to fight on Kyushu Island.

In this situation, the big island, which was originally suitable for development, became unsuitable for people to live in because of the chaotic situation. After all, if the pirates came, the local residents would be out of luck.

Even, the Ryukyu Kingdom itself is too lazy to send people to manage it. After all, the pirates are very powerful. The soldiers and horses of the Ryukyu Kingdom must guard the capital of the island. Where can we find the "land of the border" where the soldiers and horses guard?

The Shizuzu of Kyushu, which is very close to the north, has not yet freed his hand to invade here. Because at present, no matter whether it is Shimadzu of Satsuma or Ganfu of Osumi, they are in a fight. They have no time to take care of overseas. Only after the end of infighting and the division of victory and defeat will they have the energy to invade overseas.

Historically, after Shimadzu and Ganfu ended their internal fights, the two had a big fight. As a result, Shimadzu won and became the overlord of southern Kyushu. Then, in the 17th century, Shimadzu secretly controlled the Ryukyu Kingdom ...

But now, Shimadzu and Ganfu have not been able to manage things outside the homeland, and the military strength of the Ryukyu Kingdom is weaker. Therefore, Amami Oshima is now a foreign land where few people are willing to manage.

After discussing with Kongtai, the chess piece took a fancy to this "land of transformation". This is because it is not far from Osumi, and it is also much closer to Sado Island than Taiwan.

In addition, troops stationed here may be attacked by homeless warriors (also known as pirates) from Japan at any time. Exactly, Chess intends to train those wandering warriors. When the 3500 soldiers adapted to the style of warrior fighting, plus the diplomatic means on Sado Island. Once the time is right, the main force here can move to Sado Island and develop the Jinshan and Yinshan there ...

Of course, in order to avoid stimulating the Ryukyu Kingdom, Kong Tai still sent a large number of glass products to Ryukyu Wang Shangzhen as "rent" to prepare to "lease" Amami Oshima for 10 years.

Kong Tai was not afraid of the Ryukyu Kingdom, but the Ryukyu people ran to the Ming Dynasty and complained that Kong Tai invaded Ryukyu. That would be miserable. Once the Ming court also treated Portugal as if it had disqualified the North Sea country from trading, Marin would have to be depressed.

Therefore, in order to avoid trouble, Kong Tai sent a large number of glass products that were not valuable in Europe but very valuable in East Asia to Ryukyu Wang Shangzhen, and explained the identity of Gan Fuxin, and requested to "rent" Amami Oshima for 10 years.

He was really incapable of managing this northern island that was frequently harassed by pirates, so he simply agreed to Kong Tai's request for a loan. Then, the two sides signed a lease agreement, stipulating that the soldiers and horses of the **** must withdraw from Amami Oshima 10 years later. Otherwise, the Ryukyu people went to the Ming Dynasty to sue ... And the rent paid by Kong Tai was just a few large boxes of glassware worth hundreds of gold coins in Europe ...

But Shangzhen did not suffer, because although these glass products are not valuable in Europe, they are very valuable in East Asia where glass is scarce. Whether it is sold to Daming or to Japan, it can be exchanged for a lot of money. Among them, the value is estimated to exceed tens of thousands of silver.

In other words, the rent for Amami Oshima is equivalent to more than 1,200 silver per year. And for an island with a population of only a few hundred, a tax of dozens of silver a year can be regarded as the sky. Therefore, the Ryukyu King Shangzhen is not losing money.

After the two parties completed the lease agreement ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ chess pieces began to arrange manpower to build a city on the island. Of course, she built a military city, which was mainly used to prevent Japanese attack. Of the 3,500 men under her control, only the 100 Musketeers from the North Sea country had fought, and the others were all new and inexperienced with little war experience. If attacked by Japanese samurai at night, it is easy to blow up the battalion. Therefore, building a military city can fully guarantee safety and avoid being attacked by the enemy at night.

In order to support chess pieces to build a military city on Amami Oshima, Kongtai ordered 10 warships to transport a lot of bricks and cement from Taiwan Island to Amami Island to support chess pieces to build an army city.

The bricks were burnt on the island of Taiwan. Kong Tai's men have discovered the Keelung Coal Mine. It is not too simple to burn bricks. Moreover, Marin also sent reliable craftsmen to build a cement kiln near Keelung, specializing in firing cement with limestone and clay. After all, the cost of shipping cement from the Americas is too high to burn in place.

But out of technical secrecy, this cement-fired shaft kiln is in a relatively hidden place. Moreover, there is an army guarding people from getting close.

With bricks and cement, Chess and her men and women can easily build a small military city on the Amami Island that can accommodate thousands of soldiers and horses. After all, the walls are built with bricks and then cemented. It is not too easy to put cement on the exterior after finishing.

Moreover, this small military city has no need to protect against artillery (any Japanese pirates have no artillery anyway), so it is easier to repair. As long as it can prevent the pirates from climbing the wall, it is enough ...

On the main island of Ryukyu, Ryukyu king Shangzhen heard that the pawns were repairing the military city and was both worried and happy. He was worried that the army of pawns would not be able to leave in the future, but he was happy that if the pawns ’horses and pawns were to be withdrawn after 10 years, then he would have a military city that could defend against Japanese attack ...