After Ashishita Kohachiro went to Mino Country with his mission, Chang Xiaowu temporarily lived in the home of a businessman in Takayama Country. This businessman is called Hashimoto Taro. He is over fifty years old this year, but his body is still strong and his eyes are full of businessmen.
Zhang Xiaowu sent someone to inquire. It turned out that Hashimoto Taro was the richest man in the Takayama Kingdom, and his home was as well built as the palace. There were more than fifty houses. Zhang Xiaowu was arranged in the most noble room.
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Zhang Xiaowu felt very embarrassed, but Taro Hashimoto felt very honored. He greeted Zhang Xiaowu all day long and treated Zhang Xiaowu like his "first love", which made him feel a little annoyed...
In Fusang, Zhang Xiaowu received courteous treatment from many vassal countries. They treated Zhang Xiaowu with the same enthusiasm as a son treats his own father, which even made Zhang Xiaowu a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the Fusang people did not have the habit of the Tartar people to let their wives sleep with guests, otherwise
He couldn't stay any longer.
Perhaps Taro Hashimoto was too enthusiastic, and Zhang Xiaowu felt too embarrassed to live in his home, so he took Kuang Yi and his guards on the street to observe the customs and customs of Gaoshan Country during the day, and even visited the mountains and rivers of Gaoshan Country.
Here comes the scenery. Considering that the Holy Han would not attack Takayama Country, Sato Johito sent one of his friends, Takumi Maya, to act as a guide. Except for some private places such as the money bank, you can visit freely.
Gaoshan Country consists of six islands. Except for Gaoshan Island, the other five islands are not large in area. They are more like sentry towers of Gaoshan Country, with hundreds of troops stationed all year round.
Takayama Country has a population of about 500,000, making it the most populous country among the Fuso Hundred Kingdoms. However, they only have 3,000 regular troops. When encountering a foreign invasion, they can mobilize 100,000 troops in a short period of time. Maya Takumi explained
It is said that Gaoshan Country has not launched a war with foreign countries in the past thirty years, and has not had a civil war, so everyone cherishes peace. Once a foreign enemy disturbs their peaceful life, these peace-loving people will definitely defend their homeland with swords.
One day, Sato Jamihito accompanied Zhang Xiaowu to the highest mountain in Gaoshan Kingdom. He stood on the high hill and said proudly: "Others say I am an old turtle, but when I first became the general, Gaoshan Kingdom only had a population of 100,000.
, Thirty years later, the population of Gaoshan Country increased to 500,000, and this is my contribution."
Zhang Xiaowu also had to admit that Old Turtle was unique in his own way. At least his recuperation allowed Gaoshan Country to recharge its batteries and accumulate a sufficient population. But having a large population is not a good thing. Gaoshan Country has a narrow territory and a large area.
Longdu Prefecture in Shenghan is as big as the total area of Longdu's five counties and one city, but there are three north-south mountain ranges on Gaoshan Island, and there are two rivers flowing to the sea. This terrain results in the lack of arable land in Gaoshan Country.
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Therefore, half a million people often live below the hunger line. The common people only see that their own families often starve and their children often starve to death. They do not see how wealthy the country is.
After Zhang Xiaowu really got in touch with the people of Gaoshan Country, he realized that the glamorous Fusang people of Gaoshan Country he saw when he first arrived in Gaoshan Country were city dwellers in their country, while many rural people were so poor that their families only had two sets of clothes.
Then Sato Kamito said with a wry smile: "Every country has poor people and rich people, but Takayama Country has reached its limit to support a population of 500,000."
"Since you know that there is such a limit, others must have figured it out. When do you think the limit of Gaoshan Country will be exceeded? What will happen once the limit is exceeded?" Zhang Xiaowu asked.
Sato Kamito shook his head, his eyes full of worry.
Zhang Xiaowu saw that he didn't want to say more, so he smiled slightly and asked: "I don't know something. What kind of job is Xiaoxing?"
Sato Johito looked at Maya Takumi, and Maya Takumi explained: "It is equivalent to one of your staff, and will be entrusted with important tasks. Although there is no actual position, the power is still very high. It is different from the Holy Han Empire. What's more, in Fusang Xiaoxing must be both civilized and martial. If you only know martial arts, you can only serve as a warrior; if you only know poetry and calligraphy, you can only write books." He pointed at Kuang Yi beside Zhang Xiaowu and said, "Just like him. .”
Kuang Yi shook his head and said: "I'm not Xiaoxing, I'm just a guard."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Maya Takumi said politely. This person gives people a feeling of spring breeze. He can even speak Chinese much better than many people. He is worthy of being both civilized and military. Zhang Xiaowu thinks that Maya Takumi In fact, he will definitely be a character in the future.
The tenth day of October every year is the most lively ceremony of the God of Agriculture in the Takayama Kingdom, and the host of the Ceremony of the God of Agriculture is none other than General Sato Johito of the Takayama Country. What Asashita Kohachiro said is right, Sato Johito was indeed busy a few days ago. Regarding the Ceremony of the God of Agriculture. After receiving Zhang Xiaowu several times, Sato Johito continued to preside over the preparations for the Ceremony of the God of Agriculture.
For the Gaoshan Kingdom, their biggest festival of the year is the Ceremony of the God of Agriculture, and the streets are also full of lively crowds. Zhang Xiaowu allowed the navy and sailors to disembark and rest, and they were free under the premise of abiding by the laws of the Gaoshan Kingdom. Activities, these sailors and sailors who had not seen a woman for two months immediately filled every brothel, brothel and tavern...
"If my men cause trouble to your management, I will definitely teach them a lesson." Zhang Xiaowu said to Tetsuya Watanabe, the Sheriff of Gaoyang City, the capital of the Takayama Kingdom.
Watanabe Tetsuya smiled and said: "No, no, no, on the contrary, they have brought huge wealth to this city. Our businessmen have made too much. Many pimps have even borrowed prostitutes from neighboring countries. Everyone needs each other. .”
Zhang Xiaowu burst out laughing. This Sheriff was an interesting person. He asked Lei Wenqian to restrain the navy from being too presumptuous, and then took Kuang Yi and his guards to continue shopping. Maybe there were too many Holy Han navy entering the city. We could always meet them. After seeing the Generalissimo, these people immediately became as honest as a kitten. No one dared to be presumptuous. After two days, Zhang Xiaowu felt bored and returned to Hashimoto Taro's house to wait. information.
The God of Agriculture Ceremony arrived as scheduled, and Zhang Xiaowu was arranged as an important guest next to the Queen and sat together on the viewing platform. The Queen once again looked at him curiously. While everyone was happily preparing for the ceremony, Queen Zhixun looked at him. He looked around Zhang Xiaowu and saw that there was no one else, so he whispered something in Fuso language, but Zhang Xiaowu said he didn't understand. At this time, Maya Takumi, as the translator and guide, hurriedly came to Zhang Xiaowu and knelt down on the futon. When Queen Zhixun saw this, she looked straight ahead.
At this time, Sato Johito led a group of men in pure white running gear, holding something like a "soul-calling flag", onto a high platform nearly ten meters high. There was only a small wooden board less than one square meter on the high platform. Sato Johito Standing on the high platform, some people were trembling slightly.
Zhang Xiaowu watched that he was worried that he would fall, he couldn't help but stunned his teeth nervously.