Chapter 100 The Shachuan Clan and the Matsumae Domain
Chapter 100 The Sagawa Clan and the Matsumae Clan
Although the steamed buns were delicious, they did not surprise the Ainu people. Occasionally, they would exchange some grain from the Kufiyaka people. Although the quantity was not large, they had seen it before.
Compared to the soft and chewy steamed buns, these four people were more interested in iron weapons, bows and arrows, and cotton armor. Zhao Xin saw this and began to care.
It seemed that the conflict between these Ainu and the Matsumae clan was getting deeper and deeper. He thought that the "Ainu Rise" that broke out five years later was because a timber merchant had withheld remuneration, which triggered the Ainu people who had been grudged for many years.
The Nu people rioted. However, in order to quell the riot, the cunning Matsumae Domain first agreed to the Ainu people's conditions, but then immediately turned their backs and disowned them. By the time the Ainu people woke up, there was no danger to defend the Matsumae Domain.
Taking the opportunity to brutally suppress the rebels, they shot all the rebels to death.
The riot finally ended with the blood of the Ainu people flowing into a river. The Tokugawa shogunate was worried about the Matsumae Domain's brutal rule of the Ezo Territory, fearing that the Ainu people would take advantage of the Russian invasion of the south to cause rebellion, and thus accelerated the
The development process of Ezo Land.
After the leader of the Ainu ate four steamed buns, he turned around and walked to the side of the Thor ship, shouting a few words to the people on the three boats below. After hearing this, the people on the boats turned around and headed towards the ship.
Row on the shore.
Zhao Xin glared at the wolfing natives in front of him, and thought to himself, don't let the business deal be concluded before he choked to death. He didn't dare to ask the sailor to bring water, so he ate four steamed buns and then drank water.
If not, the stomach may be perforated.
He pulled Pingtai over and whispered to him: "Ask him what his name is, and then ask him where this place is."
Heita nodded in agreement, then stepped forward and said to the leader of the Ainu: "My name is Heita, what do you call me?"
The man replied: "My name is Tuka."
"What is the name of this place?"
"otaornay. Sachuan."
After hearing a few words being muttered back and forth, Zhao Xin understood that this was the Otaru of later generations (小樨, おたるotaru.)
At this time, he stepped forward and asked the Ainu named Tuka in the island's dialect: "Are there any people from the Matsumae clan here?"
"Do you also know the Matsumae Clan?" The Tuka was very surprised, then shook his head and said: "We don't have any here. But there are quite a few in Satporo."
Zhao Xin knew that the "Satporo" Tuka mentioned was Sapporo in later generations, and then nodded, then turned to Liu Sheng and others and said: "It seems that the Matsumae clan's claws have reached here. We have to help the locals.
Cut off this claw, otherwise we won't be able to transport the coal from Yubari."
Before Liu Sheng and the others could answer, Zhao Xin turned to Tuka and asked, "Do you know where 'yuparo' is?"
Tuka frowned and said to Zhao Xin: "Huh? Why do you even know 'yuparo'? That's not at the beach."
Zhao Xin laughed and explained: "We also heard this from a businessman of the Sendai clan."
"Yuparo" is the Yubari of later generations. From the Ainu language, it literally means "the place of springs"; and the Ishikari coal mine located near Yubari is called the "curved river".
Well, Zhao Xin decided to name these two locations "Bei Quanzhou" and "Bei Qujiang" on his map respectively; as for Sapporo, it was literally called "Plain City".
At this time, Liu Sheng and Deng Fei, who had been curious about the birch bark clothes on Tuka, also came over. So they chatted with Tuka for a long time with the help of Zhao Xin and Tai Heping in translation.
While several people were chatting, Zhao Xin asked the sailors on the deck to go to the cabin to get a set of captured 櫜枸(bow bag and quiver) and thirty plum-blossom needle arrows.
After the sailor brought it, Zhao Xin held the bag full of long arrows and said to Tuka: "Friend, this is a gift for you."
This is a set of spears used by Qing soldiers. The surface is made of cowhide and decorated with copper carvings. The lining is padded with red velvet. The edges of the bow pouch and quiver are decorated with red and yellow patterns.
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Tuka couldn't help but shine when he looked at the set of eagles in Zhao Xin's hand. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked the leather; when he saw the thirty long arrows in the quiver, he screamed out in surprise.
"Iron Arrow!"
He carefully pulled out a plum-blossom needle arrow and looked at the red tail feathers and the shiny black arrowhead with fascination.
Tuka's face was flushed and his breathing was short. He didn't expect that he would receive such an expensive gift.
Holding the gift handed over by Zhao Xin in both hands, Tuka raised his face, which was flushed with excitement, and said loudly: "You will be the most distinguished friends of the Shachuan tribe from now on. The Shachuan tribe welcomes you to sell goods here at any time."
After he finished speaking, he asked Zhao Xin: "Your gift is too expensive. I decided to give you the most beautiful woman of the Shachuan tribe."
"Ah?!" Zhao Xin panicked when he heard this. According to the adult standards of women in this era, she must be just another little girl.
Liu Sheng and others heard Zhao Xin's "ah" sound and quickly asked: "What's wrong? What did you two say?"
Zhao Xin smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "I'm almost in a nursery."
Several modern people immediately understood what Zhao Xin meant and laughed strangely.
Speaking of this matter, Liu Siting once emphasized in a meeting, put away your dirty ideas. If you want to find a wife, there are many in the camp who are of the right age. If anyone dares to have other ideas, don't blame her for being rude. At that time, Liu Siting
While talking, he glared at Ding Guofeng a few times.
With the conscience of heaven and earth, Ding Guofeng felt that he had been wronged and died. He just talked about it, but he really didn't think about it in his heart. Even the young women in the camp now are all sixteen or seventeen years old; and the long-term hard work
, making these young girls look like they are in their thirties.
Zhao Xin also said at the meeting that we are still living together, so even if we are looking for a wife, I have no place to accommodate you. You should wait until the house is built.
At this time, Tuka and Heita looked at the four people in front of them laughing strangely, and were a little confused for a moment.
Ping Tai didn't understand the meaning of Liu Sheng's words, but Tuka's flushed face gradually became a little strange, and the beard on his lips began to tremble slightly.
"What are you talking about?" Tuka's face turned a little blue at this time, and he felt that he had been laughed at by Zhao Xin and others.
When Zhao Xin and others saw it, they quickly suppressed their smiles. He said to Tuka sincerely: "Friend, I am very grateful for your kindness. I did not mean to ridicule you. But compared to beautiful women, I am more
I hope to get your permission to build a shop here in Shachuan so that you can exchange for the supplies you need at any time."
Sensing the sincerity in Zhao Xin's tone, Tuka asked: "How much land do you want? Why don't you come ashore with me and choose a place yourself?"
Zhao Xinxin said "Great!", and just as he was about to ask again, he heard a sailor on the side of the ship shout: "There are more than a dozen ships coming from the opposite side. There seem to be samurai on them!"
As soon as the words fell, several people who were chatting quickly came to the side of the boat and looked towards the coast.
Liu Sheng raised the telescope on his chest and looked, and saw that in addition to a dozen small boats obviously dressed as Ainu people, there were four island warriors sitting on a small boat.
Wearing a sword.
After everyone waited for a while, the boat gradually approached. Tuka, who was still holding something in his hand, squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and then said in surprise: "This is... a person from Matsumae Domain?"
When Zhao Xin heard this, he suddenly felt wary. Didn't Tuka just say that there were no Matsumae family members here in Shachuan? What happened to these four samurai who suddenly appeared?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Tuka.
At this time, Tuka's eyes met Zhao Xin's. Looking at the doubts in the other person's eyes, he quickly explained: "I don't know these four people."
"What should I do?" Ding Guofeng asked Zhao Xin.
"Everyone, get ready. I think these warriors are coming with bad intentions." Zhao Xin said calmly.
Deng Fei turned to look at the pile of things on the deck and asked quickly: "Do you want to put this away?"
"No. I don't plan to let these people go back." Zhao Xin said in a cold tone.
Several people knew what he meant as soon as they heard it.
Ding Guofeng hurriedly ran to the cabin, but Zhao Xin stopped him and asked, "Why are you going?"
"Go get the gun, aren't you going to let them go?"
Zhao Xin said calmly: "Let them come up first. It's not too late to listen to what these people have to say."
"Take this."
Liu Sheng threw the Marlin 1894 in his hand to Ding Guofeng, and then pulled out the pistol from the outside of his thigh.
More than a dozen small boats loaded with animal skins were parked around the gangway, but the Ainu on board did not dare to approach the Thor. Instead, they stopped in a group, waiting for the small boat with the four samurai to approach.
The four Matsumae family samurai looked up at the tall ship in front of them, and were secretly frightened. Compared with this ship, the family's Sengoku ship was like a small morning boat facing the Sengoku ship.
After they tied the cable, they carefully climbed up the ladder.
The four of them boarded the deck fearfully and looked around. The tall, snow-white ship building made them dizzy. After calming down for a while, the four of them saw a tall man standing ten steps in front of them.
This man's skin was very white, and under his weird short hair, something with two black circles covered his eyes. He was wearing a colorful short coat, and his hands were casually placed on the sides of his legs.
To the left of this man stood an Ainu man.
"Are you from the Matsumae clan?" Zhao Xin, wearing sunglasses, first greeted the four warriors.
"I am an official of the Sapporo Police Station under Shima Mamoru. Who are you?" A samurai greeted Zhao Xin.
"Haha~ The Songqian family's claws have reached Pingyuan City..." Zhao Xin said sarcastically.
"You are so rude! Apologize quickly!" a warrior shouted angrily.
"This is not a plain, this is the territory of the Sagawa tribe. What are the people of the Matsumae clan doing here?" Tuka, who was standing on one side, asked.
"Who are you?" The samurai asked strangely, looking at Tuka wearing Ainu clothes.
"I am the chief of the Shachuan tribe." Tuka raised his head and said.