After several negotiations between local priests Xie Anhua and Ding Guofeng, the prisoner exchange agreement between the Thor and the Okhotsk authorities was finally reached two days later. The Tsarist Russians' condition was to release the captured crew members at the cost of two sea otter skins per person.
, Ding Guofeng asked for an additional hundred barrels of whale oil after contacting Zhao Xin.
It is said that a blue whale with more than 100 tons can refine 40 tons of whale oil. One hundred barrels is only 20 tons, not even half a whale. This thing is really not worth it to the Okhotsk authorities.
What.
Before the invention of automobiles, animal fat was the main source of mechanical lubricants. Whale oil was used as a lubricant for precision instruments in the early 19th century because its viscosity remained unchanged at high temperatures. In addition, it could also be refined and synthesized.
Nitroglycerine.
Commercial whaling in Europe and the United States is now in its ascendant, and it will not gradually disappear until the large-scale application of oil. However, the Red Empire once hunted 13,000 humpback whales at one time during the fishing season in 1959.
Beihai Town has not carried out whaling activities in recent years. The main reason is that it cannot build ships. There is no wood suitable for shipbuilding in the outer northeast. It was not until last year that Liu Sheng bought a batch of wood from Macau for the repair of two previous sailing ships.
Secondly, Beihai Town’s demand for whale meat and whale oil is not that urgent. Compared with the high-risk whaling activities at sea, buying beef or candles is cheaper and easier for future generations. Moreover, under the guidance of Chen Qingsong, Beihai Town
Livestock breeding has begun.
When the captured sailors returned to shore, the Okhotsk authorities knew that three sailboats had become the spoils of Beihai Town, so they demanded them.
The loss of eight sailing ships in two years has had an extremely serious impact on the local area of Okhotsk, both from a military and commercial perspective. Currently, except for Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka, Tsarist Russia has no large sailing ships available in the Far East.
After receiving a telegram from Ding Guofeng, Zhao Xinxin said that Tsarist Russia had too good an idea. It would be better if they didn't have a ship! Even if they wanted to redeem it with money, they couldn't agree. He immediately ordered Deng Fei to drive the Thunder and take the students from the navigation school to the hardship.
Ye Dao, bring the three sailboats back and salvage the bronze cannon from the other sunken ship.
So after the Okhotsk authorities' efforts to plead to no avail, the Thor blew its whistle three times and drove away while the customs director was furious. However, Chief Executive Ogren then sent a letter to the Irkutsk Governor's Palace.
A long letter explained in detail the whole incident and his speculations. He had no choice but to ask Ivan Jacobi for help.
It’s time to clean up the remnants of the Matsumae Clan in the southern part of Kusuba Island. Their stronghold in the southern part of Kusunkotan is in Kusunkotan. The name is derived from the Ainu language and means "the other side". From Kusunkotan to
The shortest distance between Ezo Land is only 42 kilometers, and on a clear day you can see the other side at a glance, so the Ainu people gave it this name.
In order to facilitate communication with the Ainu people in the southern part of Kuye Island, Ding Guofeng first went to the coal mining port and rested for a day before continuing southward with Mergua and others.
When boarding the ship, Mergua and several of his subordinates were all wearing Beihai Town's labor protection coats, black suede boots, a big otter-skin hat on their head, and a musket on their backs.
Going up there is really nondescript.
A group of scumbags were overjoyed to finally board Poseidon's ship. Everything on it was new to them. No matter what they saw, they reached out to touch it, and even licked it with their tongues. The sailors on the ship felt that
It was funny, but he didn't stop him, until he was about to stick his finger into the socket, and he was yelled at loudly.
In the past year, under the guidance of the security team, they have been able to skillfully use the Tsarist Russian flintlock muskets. It is no problem to hunt a deer or a bear. It is much easier than before. They sometimes also take some prey.
I exchanged some food, clothing and other daily necessities at the coal mine camp or the Oha River, and lived a very comfortable life.
Curious, Ding Guofeng asked a soldier from the security team to help translate and asked Mergua if he would go to the Wulin Appreciation Party this year. Mergua shook his head and said that since he was loyal to the Poseidon and the Bear God, he would have no worries about food and clothing.
, then there is no need to go to appreciate Wulin.
"Who are the Poseidon and Bear God you are talking about?"
Mergu said wow wow wow for a long time, and then Ding Guofeng understood that he was talking about Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng. Thinking of Liu Sheng's big figure, whether in Shanghai County or here, he was either called a bear spirit or a bear.
God, it's really funny.
Two days later, when the Thor turned left from the south of Kuye Island and passed through the strait between Ezo and Kuye Island, Ding Guofeng had not yet realized that he was the first to sail across this place in this time and space.
people; and the Frenchman Laperouse, who was the first to discover this place in another time and space, his fleet had just arrived at the Korean Peninsula.
From the map, the bay shaped like a crab's pincers in the southern part of Kuye Island is the local fishing ground of the Matsumae family. It has been a hundred years since its establishment. The local town is called Otomari Town, and the mayor is the third generation of the Murayama family.
Murayama Denbei.
Ever since he learned that the Matsumae family had been driven out of the Toshima Peninsula, Murayama Denbei's life had become like nothing. Unlike other retainers of the Matsumae Domain, the Murayama family's fiefdom was in Otomari Town, and they relied on shipping and fishing to make their fortune.
If he leaves, there will be nothing left, and he will be just a loser when he returns to Honshu Island.
Shortly after the fall of Matsumae Castle, Denbei, who received the news, went to Matsumae Castle by boat to look for his family. Like the daimyo of Edo, the Matsumae clan adopted the same policy as keeping the wife and children of Denbei on Kuye Island.
He was used as a means of controlling hostages at Matsumae Castle. However, there was a commotion outside Matsumae Castle at that time, so he managed to disguise himself and get ashore, only to find out the whereabouts of his family and take them all back.
Not long ago, he went to Omi again and heard about the bombardment of Edo Bay by the large white ships. He also learned that the shogunate and Tang Yi had reached an agreement to abandon Kuye Island and Ezo land.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Murayama Denhei's heart is cold, the shogunate has completely abandoned himself! Will this family business that he worked so hard to create have to be destroyed from now on?
cut off?
Damn it! This is absolutely impossible!
So when the fishermen who went out to fish hurriedly came to report that a huge white ship had arrived from the southern sea, Murayama Denbei knew that the time had come and success or failure depended on it. He immediately summoned his retainers and went to the town office.
There is a meeting in the official hall.
"I decided to surrender the city."
"Oh no! Your lord is so wise!" After hearing this, several men with serious faces let out a sigh of relief and relaxed a lot. There are a total of more than 200 islanders in Otomari Town, and there are another hundred or so.
Inu people. Just beat them!
Murayama Denbei saw this and was immediately furious. He said to himself that you bastards have been looking forward to this day for a long time. Look at the way they are all ready to go. People who didn't know better thought they were leaving the city.
, oh no, it’s a battle to the death in Demachi.
When the Thor was still two or three kilometers away from the port of Omari Town, a fishing boat carried the Murayama family's envoy out of the port.
"Captain, they are flying a white flag." In the cockpit, the trainee crew member held up a telescope and looked at it for a while, then turned to report to Ding Guofeng.
Ding Guofeng picked his ears with his fingers and said disdainfully: "You are so spineless!"
Zhao Xin's order to him was to expel or naturalize the islanders here, and kill all those who dared to resist, in order to legally cut off the history of the islanders in the southern part of Kuye Island.
No matter what, just go ashore!
As a result, the Murayama family's envoy's request to board the ship was not responded to at all. In spite of the envoy's loud request, the Thor drove to a position one kilometer away from the fishing port before finding a place to stop and anchor. Immediately afterwards, two assault speedboats came from the ship.
Put it down, and carried a squad of Sendai Domain soldiers to land first.
Chai Zhong volunteered to be the first group to land, and Ding Guofeng and Pan Xiucheng agreed. When the men jumped off the assault boat and rushed to the beach in twos and twos, all the fishermen on the shore had already disappeared.
"Deploy a guard post! Quick!" According to the requirements of the Beihai Town Infantry Drill Code, ten Aoba Battalion samurai holding a knife in one hand and a revolver in the other quickly distanced themselves on the beach to form a fan. The assault boat returned to the Thor
, continue to pick up people.
After confirming that it was safe near the landing site, Chai Zhong pulled the signal stick he was carrying, and a red signal flare shot into the sky.
In Otomari Town, Murayama Denbei, who received the news, heard that the Oshiro ship did not negotiate with the envoy he sent and sent people directly ashore. He suddenly felt bad. While he ordered his men to be on guard in the town, he also
Someone was sent to the beach.
When the envoy hurried to the beach, he was stunned when he saw Chai Zhong and others holding samurai swords. However, he still stepped forward and bowed to express his greetings.
Chai Zhong walked up to the envoy and said arrogantly: "I am the company commander of the Qingye Battalion of the Beihai Navy. Since I want to surrender, I will ask your town to come over."
The envoy blinked and wondered what kind of official a "company commander" was? He heard Chai Zhong speak in a standard Mutsu accent, so he asked tentatively: "My lord, are you from Mutsu?"
"How presumptuous! I am a Han Chinese!"
The envoy flattered you and said with flattering compliments: "Oh, my lord, you are so good at speaking about island countries! If it weren't for these clothes, I would have thought you were from Mutsu."
Chai Zhong glared and said, "I told you to ask your town minister to come over, are you deaf?!"
"Yes, I'll go back and report it right now." Seeing that Chai Zhong was hard to talk, the envoy quickly lifted up his trousers, turned around and ran towards Dabo Town.
More than an hour later, when Ding Guofeng and Pan Xiucheng landed, what they saw was Murayama Denbei sitting on the beach with a dozen of his men and a group of townspeople. Around them, Beihai was on guard with guns.
Town soldiers.
"The military guard at Shimomurayama is carried out by the local town. The general director of Nagasaki Warehouse Buying and Purchasing Bureau, sincerely welcomes your arrival!"
Ding Guofeng sat carelessly on the horse, without any intention of introducing himself. He reached out and hooked his fingers at Chai Zhong, who hurriedly ran over.
"You translate for me and tell them that the Matsumae family has been destroyed and the shogunate has been defeated by us and has bowed its head and admitted defeat. From now on, this place will be the territory of the Han people."
"Yes!" Chai Zhong stood at attention and saluted. This guy added some jealousy and said to Murayama Senbei: "This is Lord Ding, the envoy of the Northern Navy's Kuye Island expedition. Lord Ding said..."
After listening to Shibachu Brabula's words, Murayama Senbei leaned over and begged: "Sir, the local people have always been law-abiding, and we have never done anything to oppress or harm anyone." He looked back and pointed at the kneeling figure behind him.
The local townspeople continued: "Most of these people have lived here for many years, and some have lived here for two or three generations. If they leave, there is really no way out. So they all hope to submit, and I beg you to accept them."
Ding Guofeng waved his hand and said: "Those who want to stay, change their Chinese names and become Beihai citizens, and then break away from the status of an island nation. Those who don't want to stay, take a boat and leave immediately!"
Murayama Denbei broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. His family had worked hard for three generations, and it was not easy for his generation to become a Miao with a sword. If he changed his name and naturalized, he would no longer be a samurai master in the future.
He looked up at Ding Guofeng on the horse and saw an impatient expression. When he turned his eyes, he saw Pan Xiucheng staring at him fiercely. He looked at the translator again and saw that the man's hand was on his waist.
On the handle of the knife, he looked like he was ready to kill someone.
Murayama Denbei was so frightened that he was sweating profusely and said hurriedly: "I am also willing to change my name and become a naturalized citizen." No matter what, let's save our lives first.
Ding Guofeng nodded after hearing this, and shouted to Murayama Denbei: "Hand over your weapons!" He thought that these guys would definitely not agree to hand over the samurai swords, so that he could legitimately take action.
Who would have thought that when these people heard Chai Zhong's loud order, they all respectfully pulled out their samurai swords from their waists and raised their hands above their heads. This scene shocked Ding Guofeng.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! How could he know that people like Matsumae Clan are businessmen by nature and full of frivolities. Trying their best? The whole family is gone, so fight for whatever you want, it’s so sweet to live well.
ah.
Besides, no matter who rules the country, seafood is always a good thing, right? Otomari Town is rich in salmon, cod, abalone and various shellfish. They are big and fat. The Matsumae family has grown from Kuye Island over the years.
Made a lot of money.
Ding Guofeng was at his wits end. He wanted to lie down and let others ravage him, but he really couldn't do it. So he said to Chai Zhong indifferently: "Take someone into the town to go through the acceptance procedures and register them. In addition, you can change your name and become a naturalized citizen."
Let’s do it together. What kind of soldier is this? Let him temporarily act as the mayor.”
Chai Zhong was very excited after hearing this, and immediately took dozens of his subordinates and let Chuanbingwei and others lead them to the execution office.
The inventory of supplies is all ready-made, and the samurai in Qingye Camp are all literate. In addition to some rice, the supplies in the warehouse are all kinds of seafood, animal skins, and wood.
The account balance of the execution office was only a few hundred taels. Murayama Denbei explained that all the money was used to buy food from Omi merchants. In the past, they would wait until the salmon season was harvested in August, and they would transport the catch and trout.
When they arrived at Matsumae Castle, except for those given to the feudal clan, the rest were sold to merchants from Omi.
The fishing environment in Otomari Town is very good. There is a freezing period from November to March every year, and the fishing season lasts for eight months. However, agricultural production is very backward. Because the climate is really cold, rice cannot be cultivated, so only in the town
Some cold-resistant buckwheat is planted outside.
The most famous thing here in later generations is "Korsakov syndrome", which is the sequelae of acute alcoholic psychosis caused by heavy drinking.
Ding Guofeng took Pan Xiucheng and others around the town. When the local residents saw a group of menacing people entering the town, they were so frightened that they cowered in their homes and did not dare to show their heads. Mergu'a and others shouted loudly at those people.
The Ainu people came out to understand the situation.
The wooden houses here are the same as the homes of the Hezhefiyaka people in the north, which are one foot above the ground to protect them from the cold. Because the surrounding forest resources are extremely rich, they usually burn wood for heating.
Ding Guofeng sat in the official hall of the execution office and renamed Dabo Town Dabo Town with a stroke of his pen. So early the next morning, the sign "Dabo Town, Kuye District, Beihai Navy" was hung outside the official hall.
At the same time, Chai Zhong and Mergua led their men from house to house to inform the townspeople that the local area had been occupied by the Northern Navy, and everyone had to go to the execution office to register and change their Chinese surnames to naturalize. Faced with bright steel knives and black guns
Everyone in Otomari Town dared not to listen and took their children to queue up to register.
"It's really boring!" Ding Guofeng imitated the look in the movie, without taking off his shoes, sitting cross-legged on the main seat in the official hall, looking at the frightened Murayama Denbei below, thinking to himself, why don't you resist?