Zhao Hao's main purpose in rushing to take down Ryukyu was to set up a military base.

The strength of countries in the era of navigation is to see who has strong ships and cannons; and to see who has more overseas military bases and whose bases are more complete.

Whether it is now Portugal, Spain, or the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, which are about to replace them, they attach great importance to the construction of naval bases and logistics facilities such as medical care and diet.

Especially in the later Daying, every time they conquered an area, they would carefully choose the site and build a naval base at all costs. There must be dry docks in the base to ensure that wooden warships can be regularly accessed overseas for repairs. There must also be military warehouses and ammunition warehouses to replenish lost materials and ammunition in a timely manner. Hospitals are also essential so that the injured can be treated.

There will also be an ordnance factory for the production and repair of guns and cannons in the core base, and a nursing home for the tired sailors to rest.

In addition, they will build food processing plants. They will process large quantities of animals and grain into bacon, hard bread and beer, and deliver them to large warehouses everywhere to provide supplies to the fleet at any time.

This is not the humanistic spirit of the Great Ying Empire, which loves soldiers as much as a son. What humanity can pirate slave owners have? They actually regard sailors as consumables. But even if they are consumables, if they don’t have enough food all day, have poor rest, and have nowhere to release pressure, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

Other countries are not as detailed as Da Ying’s thoughts. Perhaps this is also an important reason why Da Ying finally won the Age of Discovery.

Mr. Zhao touched the big waves across the river, and naturally treated the construction of the naval base as a top priority.

Ryukyu is the most suitable place to be a military base. Four hundred years later, the United States turned the entire Ryukyu Islands into an unsinkable aircraft carrier...

Even at this time, with the obedience, prosperity and geographical location of Ryukyu, they are the best choice for the coast guard fleet to fight southward.

Further south, it is difficult to have such safe, prosperous, and inconspicuous ports to provide logistical support for the huge fleet.

Taiwan is not eye-catching, but it doesn’t have anything to do. At best, it can only be a forward base.

As for Chaozhou, of course, there are better conditions, but under the eyes of the court, do you want to die, or do you want to die?

Therefore, Ryukyu is the most suitable one.

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From the map, there are three parallel rivers west of Shuri Castle entering the sea.

The southernmost one is the Naha River, also known as Anshichuan, which has the largest and widest surfaces. Usually, the Naha Port refers to this place when people call it.

But in Zhongshan, people actually call it Naha Port.

There is a river in the middle called Anlichuan, and there is also a wharf at the entrance of the sea, called Bobutou.

The northernmost river is called Anxiechuan, and there is also a pier at the entrance of the sea, called Anxieport.

These three ports combined are the broadest sense of Naha Port.

Naba River and Anlichuan are less than four miles apart, while Anlichuan and Anxiechuan are only four miles apart. At such a close distance, there are actually three docks with overlapping functions. Obviously, it is not because the port is too busy.

In fact, the seven-mile north bank of Naba Port alone is enough for all Ryukyu, and even the south bank is not used. Normally, how can you open two more wharfs? It is useless to waste manpower and material resources, increase management difficulty, and is not conducive to forming a port economy.

When Zhao Hao asked his questions to the Zheng family’s father and son, Zheng Zhaozuo smiled bitterly and told him that it wasn’t because of the jealousy of the Ryukyu princes?

The Kumiss controlled the commercial taxation of Naha Port and kept making money. They couldn't get in, so they encouraged the king to open another port in Anlichuan, which was nominally dedicated to serving the royal family, but in fact they wanted to get a share of the pie.

As for Anxie Port, it was even more unbearable. It was because the pro-Japanese faction could not resist the temptation of trade with Japan. It made the King of Zhongshan agree to open another dock in Anxiechuan to the north so that he could trade with Japanese ships alone.

Among these three wharfs, Naha Port is of course the best conditions. However, if you choose here, it will seriously affect the trade and economy of Ryukyu. Bo Port and Anxi Port are too small and cannot bear the heavy responsibility of the main business port.

Moreover, the ships coming and going on the Naba River are too prosperous, and the fleet is anchored here with great safety hazards. If the other party takes advantage of the wind direction and ignites the ship to attack with a fire, the fleet will suffer a great loss.

So after thinking about it, Zhao Hao decided to put the base at the farthest Anxie Wharf, so that security work would be much easier. Moreover, keeping a distance from the prosperous Naha Port is also necessary to maintain military discipline.

You should know that the international ports where merchants, sailors, pirates gather, and gambling and entertainment industries are extremely developed. Otherwise, Mr. Zhao would not have been allowed to gamble repeatedly, and he had to wear a small umbrella made of casings when visiting the kiln.

However, Anxie Wharf has a long-term solution. The task of moving south is imminent. The fleet cannot wait for the infrastructure renovation there, so it can only park at Naba South Wharf first, and temporarily repair ships here for the time being.

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After the military parade, the Prince of Ryukyu invited the Celestial VIPs to Shuri Castle to hold a grand welcome banquet.

When I heard about this occasion, I naturally would not participate, so I sat on the carriage and returned to the Imperial Palace.

When I returned to the back hall, I wish the Maharaja of the woman dress to remove her makeup, take off her head full of pearls, take off her heavy dress, revealing her slender waist and thin shoulders.

Mei Nan was wearing a white gauze mid-lane and shed tears silently in front of the mirror.

"Master..." The girls were just about to persuade them.

"You all go out." But she waved her hand and said, "I want to be quiet."

"Yes." The girls of Zhu had to retreat one after another, and Lin Feng also wanted to go out and sort out their income.

"A Feng, I didn't say anything to you." Mei Nan called her.

Lin Feng had no choice but to turn back, sit cross-legged on the imperial concubine couch beside her, pick up a fruit with one hand and rub her sore calves with the other hand. Standing in the sun for a whole morning, she was exhausted...

"May I ask the messenger, what do you think about today?" Mei Nan was unable to continue to be sad by her. She wiped her tears and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Shocking, so shocking. I didn't expect that Mr. Zhao was so strong!" Lin Feng praised frankly, and then said with great fighting spirit: "I admit that I used to be a frog in the well. But now I know that there is heaven beyond the sky and there are people outside, so I have found the direction of my efforts! In time, I will definitely catch up with him! Then let him call him Dad!"

Seeing that she was still immersed in the military parade, she heard the great king helplessly and said, "I mean my country of Ryukyu... can Brother Wang come back?"

"Hey, so you're crying for this little thing." Lin Feng waved his hand heartlessly, "I advise you not to worry about the brother Wang who went to the Ming Dynasty for medical treatment. Beware of your seventh brother!"

"Shang Zongxian, what's wrong with him?" The Lord's heart tightened when he heard it.

"Don't you think he is too active?" Lin Feng sneered and lay down on the couch without any prior appearance, saying, "People get up early without profit. He is already the third person behind King Shangyuan and Ryukyu under you. What else can make him so anxious?"

"..." She could see it when she smelled the Great Lord. After a moment of silence, she said a little hard: "Of course, the throne is easier. But the Great Lord is still alive!"

"The country cannot be without a king for a day. Even though Ryukyu is small, it cannot be without a master for a day." Lin Feng said lightly: "Believe it or not, he will come to you to talk about this matter soon."

"That's not possible! Take a step back and say that even if the king can't come back, he still has three sons!" Mei Nan said in a mess: "How can I push them into the fire pit as an aunt?"

Although Ryukyu is small, its political struggle is even more cruel than that of the Ming Dynasty. Every time the throne changes, it is accompanied by purges and killings. If Shang Zongxian takes office, he will definitely not keep the seed of the Supreme King.

The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and tears couldn't stop flowing down, and she knelt in front of Lin Feng and said, "God envoy, what should I do?"

"Don't you want to exercise the right to dethrone the Lord?" Lin Feng licked the beauty mole on the corner of her mouth with her scarlet tongue.

The sadder others are, the more excited they are.

Mei Nan's head shook into a rattle. "I have lost my father since I was a child. The king has always treated me well. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the elder brother like his father. I can't be sorry for him."

As he said that, he covered his face in embarrassment and cried, "But what if he can't go back? My three nephews are underage."

"How do I know what to do?" Lin Feng said helplessly: "I'm not a real god."

"But you have a gift from the goddess!" Mei Nan reminded her.

"Oh by the way, why did I forget this?" Lin Feng slapped his head.

Under the guidance of Mei Nan, she pretended to clean her hands and burned incense. After chanting another verse, she picked up three secret bags on the incense table.

After she opened it, she took out a piece of paper from it and handed it to Mei Nan.

Mei Nan took it and saw that it was still a familiar font, which was crooked... Oh no, the four simple and mysterious words - "It's the best way to go"!

"It's the best way to go?" Mei Nan's pair of apricot eyes widened, and he looked at the four words repeatedly and said, "What does this mean?"

"I don't understand this?" Lin Feng rolled his eyes and said, "Thirty-six strategies, leaving is the best strategy. Just let you hide too!"

"I am the Great Master Yindai, and I can't leave..." Mei Nan said hurriedly, but she was speechless. She stayed here and could not solve the problem at all, but would encourage Brother Qi's ambitions.

If he suddenly disappeared, the seventh brother would not be able to covet the throne. Without hearing that the great king recognized him in the name of the Lord Hand Mo God, no one could be this king!

"But he can choose another Smelling Lord for the grounds of my death." Mei Nan thought of a possibility.

"If you leave with legitimate reasons, everyone knows that you are still alive?" Mei Nan asked back.

"Then he will be out of the way." Mei Nan thought about it, and then worriedly said: "But if I am not here, what should I do if my nephew's safety?"

"This is your legitimate reason." Lin Feng smiled sly, "Take your nephew to visit the king, who dares to stop you?"

"The tribute group has always been fully responsible for Zheng Qinfang. Since he colluded with Qi Ge, he would never let me get on the boat. The Han people can say that they are good at eloquence, but there are reasons to stop me, let alone bring my nephew." Mei Nan said depressedly.

"Idiot, who said you were looking for a tribute group?" Lin Feng patted her head and said, "Naba Port has a fleet that is more powerful than a tribute group. You can go to the Ming Dynasty without a document!"
Chapter completed!