In December, the Ming Dynasty envoy arrived at Kagoshima, the territory of the Satsuma Basilica Shimazu, under the escort of the Second Fleet.

In the 200-year-old seclusion country, the Satsuma, Hirama, Choshu and Tosa were first exposed to industrial civilization, and the four vassals had strong economic strength and their own fleets.

When the Ming Empire recruited the vassal army to fight against the Eastern Shogunate, the shogunate generals and warriors from various vassals had to go out to war.

The Second Ming Fleet arrived in the Kagoshima waters, and the Satsuma Fleet appeared on the sea urgently.

"Those two are the Kagoshima and the Sakurajima. The two shore defense ironclad ships built by our Ming Empire Shipyard helped the Satsuma clan to build, and the class is Hanwu class." Zheng Jingzhong, the admiral of the Second Fleet, pointed to the two largest ironclad ships led by the Satsuma clan, introduced to the Crown Prince, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, the Minister of Rites and others.

As the Jinyiwei Qianhu, Chu Qi was right next to everyone, and he also saw the fleet of the Satsuma clan.

The Satsuma Fleet has 2 ironclad ships and 4 armored cruisers, which can be completely independent.

These ships were all paid for by the Satsuma clan and the Ming Empire helped it build.

The Satsuma Fleet also participated in the war between the Ming Empire and the Western powers, which was the price that the Satsuma Fleet had to pay for receiving assistance from the Ming Empire.

The Ming Empire did not want to cause domestic turmoil because of the war, so it vigorously supported the vassal states and allowed them to participate in the war to relieve their pressure.

The six ships of the Satsuma clan were hung with colorful flags, among which the Kagoshima ironclad ship fired 18 times in a row, expressing its welcome to the arrival of the fleet of the sect leader.

The Empire of the Sun never sets is 21 cannons, but the Ming Empire has its own regulations and does not pay attention to the Western style. The Ming Empire's standards are used between the sect leader and the vassal state.

The Satsuma fleet seemed rather shabby in front of the Second Fleet of the Ming Empire.

The Second Fleet of the Ming Empire had 4 ironclad ships, 7 armored cruisers, 10 escort cruisers, and only 21 combat-capable ships, while the Satsuma Fleet had 6.

Moreover, the ironclad ships of the Ming Empire fleet were the main emperor-class ironclad ships with a displacement of 10,000 tons, and the ironclad ships of the Satsuma Fleet were the Hanwu-class shore defense ironclad ships with a displacement of 7,000 tons, which was one level apart.

The Satsuma Fleet led the fleet of the Ming Empire to dock and land on Kagoshima. The Satsuma Fleet Lord Shimazu Kuraku, with his family, Xiaomatsu, and others came to greet him.

The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty came to this most capable vassal state of the Ming Empire for the first time.

As one of the main ports for trade with the Ming Dynasty, Kagoshima also had many Ming merchants living and trading here.

The Satsuma vassal lord Shimazu Hiroshima led his retainers to kneel in front of the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty: "I welcome the Crown Prince of the Great Ming Empire! Is it under the sky the king's land? Is it the king's land in the shore of the land? Is it the king's minister?"

Crown Prince Zhu Chenghuanxu helps: "I am not etiquette."

Shimazu Kuraki then stood up carefully with the retainers.

His obscene also swept to the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, the Minister of Rites, the Admiral of the Second Navy, the General of Liaodong, and others behind the Crown Prince. These were the real power figures of the Ming Empire.

But he must be respectful to the royal family of the Ming Empire, which is his attitude of expressing allegiance to the Ming Empire.

Shimazu Kuraku said, "Please come with me, I have prepared a small amount of wine to welcome you."

Chu Qi and other Jinyiwei followed the imperial officials closely, while the cavalry team of the Satsuma clan opened the way in the front.

Obviously, the Satsuma clan did not want the prince of the sect leader and the imperial officials to have an accident on their territory, so they sent cavalry teams to escort them.

The muskets used by the cavalry of the Satsuma clan were rifled rifles made by the Ming Dynasty. They were all energetic, and behind them were their Ming masters.

According to the information about the Satsuma clan he saw on the Jinyiwei archives, the Satsuma clan mainly provided the navy, followed by a 3,000-man infantry cavalry.

As a vassal, the Satsuma clan participated in the battle against Western powers. More than 2,000 warriors and civilians were killed in the naval battle nine years ago, and four steam ships were sunk. Later, as compensation, the Ming Empire helped it build four steam ships.

A middle-aged man who led the Satsuma cavalry looked at Chu Qi's flying fish suit, his pupils shrank slightly.

In addition to peeking at the Western powers, the Jinyiwei is also secretly monitoring the six vassal states. Even if Kagoshima is active in the Jinyiwei's traces, the people from the Satsuma clan would not be surprised.

Chu Qi glanced at the middle-aged man from the Satsuma clan indifferently, but did not give him a good look.

The Ming Empire was so powerful that the Satsuma vassal was not as strong as the Ming Dynasty, or just a county. As a Jinyiwei, Chu Qi did not need to give face to the Satsuma vassal lord, let alone the Satsuma vassal lord's retainer.

The style of Ming architecture appeared in the streets of Satsuma.

Since the Ming Empire conquered the Oriental Shogunate more than 30 years ago, the Oriental Shogunate was forced to open its national gates. The Satsuma vassal has absorbed a large number of the cultures of the Ming Empire, including the Ming Dynasty's characteristics steam engines, architecture, clothing, and even languages.

Chinese has become the official language promoted by the Toyo Shogunate, and it is the "price" that Toyo must pay to maintain its independent status.

The merchants of the Ming Dynasty had strongly interfered in the trade and economy of the East, and the East had to learn Chinese in order to communicate and trade with the suzerain countries.

The civilians and ronin from the Satsuma clan were watching on both sides of the road, and Chu Qi saw curiosity and awe in their eyes.

The arrival of the Ming envoys made these civilians in vassal states feel as if they saw heavenly soldiers and generals, and were very afraid.

Of course, among the onlookers, there were also some people from the Ming Dynasty who came to trade locally, and they showed pride. This was an envoy who saw their country showing off their power in a foreign country!

The Satsuma vassal lord Shimazu Kurahiko held a banquet to entertain the envoys, and gave the head to the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. He was sitting below, sitting talking to the Grand Secretary of the East Pavilion, the Minister of Rites and others.

Shimazu Kurakuta to these big men nervously: "The first stop of the envoys of the Celestial Kingdom was the Satsuma tribe of the little minister. He was really frightened, but he was extremely honored!"

Wei Zuochang, Minister of Rites, narrowed his eyes and suddenly said when the atmosphere was harmonious between the two sides, "I heard that there were ronin villagers in the Satsuma vassal to rebel and break away from the jurisdiction of our Ming Empire. Can this happen?"

Wei Zuochang's words were like thunder in Shimazu's ears, which scared the wine glass in his hand to the ground, and the wine in the wine splashed on the ground.

The crown prince Zhu Chenghuan, who was sitting in the main seat, did not expect that the Minister of Rites suddenly attacked, and he was slightly shocked.
Chapter completed!