Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng waved goodbye to everyone who saw them off, and drove the assault boat onto the Azimut 98 anchored in the bay.
Despite the desperate efforts of more than 170 people, Zhao Xin and others set off one day later than originally planned.
In the end, Zhao Xin asked Katsu Kaishu to go to Sendai instead of Wan Zao because he felt that Katsu Kaishu was a real samurai and was much better than several other fake samurai. Whether he was inquiring about information with officials in the town or building connections in taverns,
As a farmer, Wan Zao couldn't deal with those officials on these matters.
In these days and months, the farmers of the island country are just like P! Farmers who cannot pay taxes are not considered human beings, and they will die wherever they like!
Liji cried and shouted that his wish to advance and retreat together with his master was in vain, and Zhao Xin ordered him to temporarily manage the entire camp.
In the two days before leaving, Zhao Xin also taught everyone how to use the flood defense walls he purchased; he ordered Li Ji to surround the entire camp into a square with two hundred flood defense walls on each side, and surround the camp inside.
There are only two entrances and exits to facilitate the deployment of personnel for defense.
Before Zhao Xin set off, he gave everyone a lot of instructions, especially to watch the children. Even if you tie the children with a rope around your waist, they are not allowed to enter the forest; when women go to gather wild vegetables, they should not go to the east of Bear Island, which is really special.
There are no bears. There is plenty of grain, pickles, and radishes, so don’t be afraid; but if the important person is gone, don’t think about anything.
There were only five people on board this time, so after Liu Sheng drove the yacht out of the bay, he increased the power and drove eastward at a cruising speed of 27 knots.
After a day, the yacht has arrived in the western part of the Tsugaru Strait.
"After this sea area, we reach the Pacific Ocean." Liu Sheng shouted to Zhao Xin in the cabin in the sea breeze, and then reduced the speed of the boat.
At this time, the waves in the sea began to surge, and pieces of mist drifted on the sea.
"Slow down, the waves here are too strong, we have to be careful." Zhao Xin walked up to the bridge from the cabin and reminded from the side.
Liu Sheng looked at the navigation compass and at the same time compared it with the paper chart in his hand, operating it carefully.
"We have passed Longfeiqi and Baishen Cape, and we will pass in another 70 nautical miles." Zhao Xin shouted into the cabin.
At this time, Katsu Kaishu and three other people wearing life jackets also walked out of the cabin and looked at Ryūbisaki in the mist. This is the closest place to Hokkaido on the main island of the island country. Opposite is Shirakami Cape, the southernmost tip of Hokkaido. The two places
It is 19.2 kilometers away and can be regarded as a tourist attraction in later generations.
Zhao Xin was not interested in watching this. He observed the sea for a while, yawned out of boredom, and turned back to the cabin to catch up on his sleep.
Katsu Kaishu and the other three people looked at Honshu Island, not knowing what they were thinking.
After the ship sailed eastward out of the Tsugaru Strait and turned south, Liu Sheng drove the ship very carefully. Everyone in Shenghaizhou held a telescope and were responsible for checking whether there were ships on the sea. Whenever they saw a ship in the distance, they would point it out.
Liu Sheng watched, but Liu Sheng either walked around far away, or stopped the boat and waited for the other party to move far away.
More than a day later, at dusk, the yacht stopped in the waters outside Songdao.
This is the Sendai Domain, under the management of the Date family. The lord of the domain at this time is Date Shigemura, who is not famous in history. It is said that the famous "One-eyed Dragon Masamune" and his son Date Tadamune have always regarded world domination as their goal
A lifelong pursuit, even after the Tokugawa shogunate established the shogunate system, the Sendai clan was a major concern for the shogunate.
Before setting off to land, Zhao Xin and the other five people held a small meeting in the cabin. Zhao Xin gave a detailed explanation to Sheng Haizhou and the other three people on matters they needed to pay attention to and inquire about after landing.
Because he didn't know the specific situation of Songdao Town, Zhao Xin gave Katsu Kaishu fifty yuan of small fines to spend on inquiring about information and food and accommodation in Songdao Town. After landing, General Jiuzang Heping
Accompanying Sheng Haizhou as his follower.
Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng and the three of them agreed to meet on the beach next to the port at 2:00 at night five days later.
So, after Sheng Haizhou and the others changed their clothes and put on the straw sandals commoners of this era, and boarded the assault boat, Zhao Xin asked Sheng Haizhou and the others to turn their backs to the yacht, and he used the jade pendant to put the yacht away. Zhao Xin appeared again
Sheng Haizhou and the other three were naturally amazed by the "magical skills". Don't say anything else, just follow the gods and have a promising future!
Among the five people, Jiuzang, the one with the best eyesight, sat on the bow of the boat and looked ahead, while the other four carefully paddled the boat and slowly approached the coast. There were fishing fires in the distance on the shore in twos and threes, a few Anzai boats and more than a dozen boats.
A large cruise ship was docked at the pier. In the thick night, you could occasionally hear voices on the ship's deck.
In this era, apart from the Kansune ships of the shogunate navy, the Sengoku Benzai ship was the largest ship type in the island nation.
When he was still a few meters away from the shore, Jiuzang, wearing straw sandals, jumped into the knee-deep water, holding the kayak with one hand, and waded ashore through the cold water.
Several people hurriedly got off the boat. Sheng Haizhou and the other three bowed to Zhao Xin, then left quickly and disappeared into the darkness.
Zhao Xin first put away the assault boat and then took out the van.
Liu Sheng opened the carriage door and quickly stepped in.
The moment Liu Sheng opened the door, a plaintive meow came from the carriage.
Thank you, Lord...
"I'll go! I forgot about this ancestor."
Before Zhao Xin left Bear Island, he was afraid that the tabby cat would run away and get lost, so he put it in a cage and put it in the truck compartment. He forgot about it when he got busy later.
Zhao Xin didn't have to think too much, Liu Sheng had already beaten him several times in the carriage. He quickly put the truck away, wiped the jade pendant again, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at the modern Songdao seaside.
At night, a van without a license plate is parked on the seaside road in Matsushima Town. If anyone passing by takes a closer look, they will find that this vehicle is not made in the island at all.
The door of the carriage was open, and a ray of light came from inside. Liu Sheng stood at the door of the carriage and said to the inside: "Are you okay?"
Zhao Xin was squatting in the carriage, putting the changed cat food and water basin into the cage. The tabby cat was huddled in a corner of the cage, looking at Zhao Xin with a look of resentment.
"Don't be angry. Don't you know what I'm doing is wrong? When we get back to the island, I will let you out. As long as you don't mess with Blind Bear, the whole island is yours, you can do whatever you want."
Zhao Xin kept mumbling while holding his nose and pouring the cat litter mixed with excrement into a plastic bag, and then tied it tightly. He waved to the tabby cat, then picked up the flashlight on the ground and left.
After getting out of the carriage, locking the door and taking the truck back, Zhao Xin saw a trash can on the side of the road, so he walked over and threw the plastic bag in.
It is said that Zhao Xin hates pets who don’t clean up their excrement when they go out. He has been hit by "land mines" several times and is full of resentment. You really care about taking care of its food and drink, but you don’t know how to bring a garbage bag and toilet paper when you go out.
What about a moment?
"How are we going to deal with each other in these five days?" Liu Sheng asked Zhao Xin expectantly.
“First find an izakaya to have a meal, then go to Matsushima Ichinobo.”
"What is that place?"
“Hot spring hotel.”
the other side.
"Master Sheng, where should we go first?"
"Well......"
At the same moment in different time and space, Katsu Kaishu and three others were standing on the street of Matsushima Town, where there was little light. At this time, the streets and alleys of Matsushima Town were full of people, and there were hungry people fleeing everywhere. The three people
Walking towards the bright areas in the town, we soon came to a place with a lantern hanging at the door. This was a "hatago", which was an inn for samurai and civilians.
Jiuzang stepped forward and knocked on the barrier door. After a while, the door opened, and a middle-aged man rubbing his eyes and holding a lantern appeared in front of the three of them.
"What's up?"
"We're staying in a hotel."
The middle-aged man looked like the boss here. He yawned, held the lantern in front of the three people, moved it up and down, and looked at the three people.
"It's one hundred mun a day to stay and fifteen mun a day to stay." Well, he saw the samurai sword on Katsumi's waist, otherwise he would just close the door and ignore it. And the upper and lower accommodations mentioned here refer to
Upper rooms and ordinary rooms, and of course middle rooms.
"Okay, let's stay in one room for the night and two rooms for the bed. Prepare some food and tea for us."
"You have to pay first." The innkeeper stretched out a hand towards Katsu Kaishu. He had seen too many broken samurai, and there were also those who had no money to act rogue. Although it could be reported to the official to solve the problem, it would still be a trouble.
Sheng Haizhou was not angry, he took out a gold coin from his arms and handed it over.
The innkeeper moved the lantern to take a closer look and found that it was shining with golden light. He immediately smiled and his face suddenly changed.
In the Edo period, these small gold coins minted by the shogunate were not actually pure gold. What Katsu Kaishu gave to the innkeeper was a gold coin minted during the Yuanbun period with a content of 65%, which could be exchanged for four thousand bun Kanei Tongbao; in ordinary years, it could be purchased for one meter per stone.
Two buckets. Its purchasing power is evident.
After the Yuanbun era, the Tokugawa shogunate was in financial difficulty, and the amount of gold coins minted decreased, the fineness became lower and lower, and the weight also lost a lot. The most obvious example is that it takes two small gold coins to travel to Yoshiwara outside Edo Castle.
The girl's house is looking for a husband to play with once, but the price has doubled. It's so fucking cheating!
The innkeeper put the gold coins in his arms, then turned around and shouted into the inn. Soon, two innkeepers walked out of a room quickly, leading the way, namely Katsu Kaishu, Heita, and Jiuzang.
Katsu Kaishu nodded to Heita and the others, and the three of them immediately separated, each following a waiter and walking in different directions in the inn.
The shop assistant held a lantern and guided him through a door and into a courtyard. Katsu Kaishu knew that this was the courtyard where Shangsu was located.
The two came to a room. The waiter first opened the shoji door and went in. After lighting the candles in the room, he then exited the room and invited Katsu Kaishu into the room.
Sheng Haishu looked at the hotel and found that the environment was very good. The waiter smiled and said that there is a bathing place in the yard. Adults can go and wash up first. Tea and food will be served shortly. Then he bowed to Sheng Haishu while leaning down.
, while closing the shoji door.
Katsu Kaishu went to the backyard to take a bath first, and when he came back, the "rice lady" had already delivered the meal to the house. It was said to be a meal, but it was actually a brown rice dumpling, two large pickled radish slices, and a pot of tea. In fact, there were
The radish is not bad to eat. Many times the so-called vegetable is just a salted plum, which is so sour and salty. It can be hung up and you can eat a rice dumpling just by looking at it.
During the Edo period, these "rice girls" in the carriages ostensibly served meals to the guests and waited aside to prepare meals for the guests while they were eating. However, most of them were "wandering girls" and they also
It's a type of prostitute.
Katsukai Fushi finished his meal in a hurry and asked the "rice lady" to pack it away, and rejected the other party's teasing. After the others left, he sat cross-legged on the tatami, under the dim candlelight, thinking about the future.