Starting from the beginning of November, as the Shimazu family fled to Ryukyu, the march of the Northern Navy and the Sendai Army in Southern Kyushu became like a carnival parade. All the villages and towns along the way welcomed the arrival of the coalition forces with singing and dancing.
No one in the city resisted anymore.
In view of this, the Northern Navy divided its troops and went north, taking over the three counties of Izuku, Isa, and Hisikari in one fell swoop. Date Murazune and Tamura Murata were also happy with this. With the Northern Navy helping to defend the north, other vassals in Kyushu would definitely
Don't dare to move.
With the gold mine in hand, Zhao Xin asked Jiuzang's third regiment and Torayoshi's sixth regiment to garrison the three counties, and left a batch of supplies behind. Then he, Wang Yuanfang, and Pan Xiucheng's regiment took a boat to Sendai Domain.
Before leaving, Zhao Xin asked Jiuzang and Huji to implement the annual tribute of "five public officials and five citizens" in the three counties. Different from Ida Village, Zhao Xin asked Jiuzang and Huji to form a working group in platoons and strive to leave before the spring.
Go to every village in the three counties and inform the villagers of the annual tribute policy to prevent the village chiefs and businessmen from playing tricks.
Those who support us will be supported vigorously; those merchants and feudal lords who oppose us will be resolutely suppressed. Zhao Xin believes that in two or three years, the people in these three counties will only know Beihai Town and not the shogunate.
From now on, this place can be regarded as an enclave and a springboard for seizing Ryukyu.
When Zhao Xin left Kyushu Island by boat, the news of the Battle of Mount Nidang had spread throughout the island country. The disastrous defeat of the four vassal coalition forces and the death of Shimazu Shigehao in the battle shocked the island vassals; those who were originally clamoring to organize a coalition of vassals and fight
The guys who fought for 300 rounds in Beihai Town all stopped fighting.
Many knowledgeable people in each vassal can see that the two hundred years of peace in the island country are over, and the world will once again fall into division, and people are panicked for a while.
The Thor traveled eastward and northward along the coastline on the southern side of the island country. All the vassals along the way were on full alert, with their hearts in their throats from top to bottom, for fear that the Northern Navy would come ashore and take care of them.
In such an extremely tense situation, another shocking news came out from Kyoto. A fire broke out in the house of the current Kwan Hakutaka Shifuhei in Kyoto. The whole family was killed in the flames, and not even a dog in the house escaped.
The fire started in the kitchen of Takaji's house and quickly spread to the entire house, leaving the surrounding families with no time to rescue.
The fire burned for two days. In addition to Takaji's house, many surrounding houses were also reduced to nothing. In the end, the town fire department who put out the fire could only demolish the surrounding houses to prevent the spread of the fire.
When such a strange thing happened, the court was shocked and the whole world was shaken.
Kyoto Governor Toda Tadahiro immediately sent an emergency report to Edo and went to the fire scene to investigate. Preliminary investigation results showed that all the deceased in the Takaji family were burned to coke, and it was impossible to tell how they died.
This is too strange!
In these days, what the islanders are best at is avoiding earthquakes and fires. How could no one in such a large family escape? And they were all burned like this?
In addition, there is another thing, that is, the shogunate's offensive against the Sendai Domain actually stopped.
The cause of the incident was that the Tokugawa navy encountered a storm on its way north, and had no choice but to dock at Mito Domain. As a result, after docking, Mizuno Tadayomo, the third leader of the army, heard about the Maguuma Ichi.
After hearing the result of the battle, he was immediately panicked. After thinking about it all night, he wrote a letter to Matsudaira Sadanobu, who was in charge of Edo.
Two days later, when Matsudaira Tadanobu received a letter from Mizuno Tadayomo, he also learned about the outcome of the Battle of Mauninuma. He opened the letter and read, "Okay! Mizuno Tadayomo went with him."
Withdraw your troops! This battle cannot be fought!
Matsudaira Sadanobu has figured out that the key to solving the Sendai Domain incident is Beihai Town. If the big devil in Beihai Town is not coaxed, the Tokugawa family will be over sooner or later, so the most important thing right now is how to get in direct contact with Beihai Town.
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Although I hate Beihai Town with gritted teeth, no matter what, I will send someone to the Beihai Town Commercial Center in Shiqiuban first to contact me.
However, the Thor was moving so fast that Matsudaira Sadanobu had no time to react. When the Thor arrived at Ishinomaki Port, except for Katakura Muranori who was guarding Shiroishi Castle and the two who were in Minami Kyushu, everyone from the Date family who stayed in the domain
All the retainers were present and gave a great ceremony to welcome King Zhao's victory and triumph.
Zhao Xin stayed at Ishinomaki Port for three days without even getting off the ship. He discussed two things with Ishikawa Murafumi and others.
The first was that Ishikawa Murafumi agreed to establish a standing army of 2,000 men within the Sendai Domain. The fourth regiment stationed at Aoba Castle sent a teaching team to conduct basic training for the standing army.
The second item was the sale to Sendai Domain of one thousand Type 84 revolvers and fifty front-loading artillery pieces exported by Hokkai Town.
Zhao Xin directly refused the request made by Ishikawa Murafumi and others to purchase the standard rifle of the North Navy, but he said that he could provide another lever rifle of the North Navy, which can be loaded with ten rounds at a time.
Zhao Xin's idea is very simple. Instead of building a front-loaded flintlock gun, it is better to let the doglegs use small-caliber lever rifles, so that they can control the Sendai clan through bullets. If they build a front-loaded flintlock gun, whether it is
Everyone can produce bullets and gunpowder themselves.
After finishing all these things, Zhao Xincai finally set foot on his way home.
The deep winter season in the outer Northeast has arrived again.
The noisy peaks of the Xila River in the past have disappeared, and a thin layer of ice has formed at the mouth of the sea. From here further north, the river from the ferry to the mountains has been frozen into a hard and solid mirror. There are many mountains and mountains.
The mountains have become bare, and the originally lush forest sea now looks a little sparse.
Because it is close to the sea to the south, Beihai Town often starts every day with a misty morning, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The fog was a bit heavy today, and the air was cold. It was not until noon that the heavy fog dispersed from the Whale Bay to the surrounding areas.
The newly built wharves, warehouses and a whole area of wooden houses in the distance were exposed.
Different from the usual deserted situation, about one o'clock in the afternoon, more than a dozen four-wheel carriages drove up from the road connecting Beihai Town, and they did not stop until they arrived at the pier of Whale Bay.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The workers on the dock only looked at the dimensions of the huge carriage and knew that it was a passenger carriage used in various places in Beihai Town. It can seat 16 people at a time.
, it can also be regarded as the first generation of public transportation in Beihai Town.
Speaking of four-wheeled carriages, the steering device that many people like to talk about is not a prerequisite for the existence of four-wheeled carriages. China already had four-wheeled and even eight-wheeled carriages in the Qin and Han Dynasties, but it was only because of the legal upper limit of carrying weight and speed at that time.
The upper limit (load capacity of 1.5 tons, daily travel of 75 miles) makes the carrying efficiency of four-wheeled vehicles not that high.
In the Song and Ming dynasties, due to the expansion of urban scale, four-wheeled vehicles also existed; there was one in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", but it was pulled by two oxen, the driving speed was slow, and its popularity was not high; in fact, in Europe during the same period,
Same.
The popularity and development of this thing relies on two things, the vehicle's shock absorption method and the smoothness of urban roads.
Of course, the price of horses is also a key factor. In ancient China, the price of horses remained high, which greatly restricted the development of horse carriages. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the average price of each horse in the mutual trade with the Mongols was more than 7 taels of silver.
, and in the mainland, private transaction prices have tripled; now during the Qianlong period, the price of horses traded with the Kazakh Khanate in Urumqi and Ili was 3 to 4 taels of silver per horse.
The road from Beihai Town to Whale Bay was only completed in early winter this year. The smooth and wide cement road surface and rubber tires made four-wheel carriages a necessary means of transportation.
It does not mean that the most advanced is necessarily the best, but the most suitable for use is the best.
In fact, a lot of technology is needed to support the operation of automobiles, and at present, Beihai Town does not have the conditions to fully promote automobiles.
As the old saying goes, skilled industrial workers do not appear out of thin air overnight and require years of training. Therefore, the few car drivers currently trained in technical schools currently have only one place to go, the military.
Among the carriages parked at Whale Bay Pier, two small two-horse carriages are particularly eye-catching. The carriages are fully enclosed, and the body lines made of basswood boards are extremely graceful and smooth. The underside of the black doors is painted with gold paint
The North Korean navy's military emblem can brighten the eyes of the blind.
This is based on a video taken by a power plant traveler during a trip to Europe and saved on his mobile phone. It is modeled after a British glass carriage. A total of four have been built; two have just been completed and are being driven out today.
According to the agreed date, Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng, Wu Siyu and Chen Qingsong will get married next year, and the glass carriage was built for these four people. As for whether the car will be thrown into the warehouse to gather dust after the wedding or what it will be used for.
Let’s talk about it when the time comes.
After a dozen carriages stopped, a group of people, including men, women, old and young, got out of those public carriages.
"Woo~woo~"
At this time, two short whistles were heard from the northeast of Whale Bay Pier, the door of a glass carriage opened, and a man wearing a snow-white fine fur fox fur cloak and a white mink hat jumped out.
The little girl's lively and beautiful appearance was like a cheerful elf on the snowy field, which attracted the attention of everyone present.
"A Miao, don't worry, we haven't seen the shadow of the boat yet." Shen Xuan, who was sitting peacefully in the carriage, rolled down the window and said to A Miao.
"Sister Shen, hurry up, hurry up! Two whistles means turn left."
Shen Xuan shook her head helplessly, patted the tabby cat on her knee with a few purrs, and said to Chen Erya who was sitting opposite: "Go down and stay with her, don't run too far."
Ever since Zhao Xin went to Fuldan City to investigate the murder case in the middle of the year, A Miao was taken over by Shen Xuan and lived together. A few years later, Shen Xuan has always seen A Miao's dependence on Zhao Xin.
Here, Shen Xuan at least has Shen Jingdan’s family to take care of her, while A Miao only has Zhao Xin.
Next to Zhao Xin, A Miao could be busy like a little maid; but in the Shen family, no one dared to use A Miao as a servant.
There are many Shen family members, including those from far away places. Shen Jingdan’s family alone includes Shen Wu, Oginoto and his youngest son, as well as Shen Xuan’s sister Ayu, three personal maids, Guisheng’s father Asi, There is also a cook.
Since A Miao arrived, the Shen family treated her as half a daughter because of Zhao Xin's relationship. Moreover, A Miao and Shen Jingdan's daughter Ayu were close in age, so the two quickly got along very well and went to elementary school together every day. .
The reason why these people came to Whale Bay today is because Zhao Xin is coming back, and there is a regiment of the North Navy on the same boat; those who came by public carriage are the family members of the regiment.
"It's coming! It's coming!" As the huge hull of the Thor sailed into the Bay of Whales, the crowd waiting on the pier shouted excitedly.
A Miao's little face was flushed by the sea breeze, and she waved her arms vigorously towards the big ship, as if Zhao Xin could see her from the bow of the ship. Chen Erya on the side was also full of joy. Since Chen Jishan was transferred to Zhao Xin The new guard, she hasn't seen her eldest brother for a long time.
On the deck of the Thor, the soldiers who were about to arrive home walked onto the deck one after another regardless of the cold, waving and shouting at the people who were waiting on the shore.
In the cockpit, Wang Yuanfang ordered Pan Xiucheng: "After disembarking from the ship, report back to the military camp first. After the weapons and ammunition are stored in the warehouse, take three days off to have a good rest."
"Yes!" Pan Xiucheng was alone. During his break, he would either have a drink with Lu Shoushan or visit the two Xu brothers.
Zhao Xin walked out of the cockpit and came to the compass deck. The cold air made him shrink his neck and quickly turned up the collar of his coat. He looked at the small town of Whale Bay not far away, which was beginning to take shape, thinking that this has already happened. This is the fifth winter I have spent on this land.
When the Thor entered the berth and fixed the mooring, Zhao Xin returned to the cockpit and said with emotion: "It's so fast! It's been five years in the blink of an eye."
Wang Yuanfang said: "No, when I think about the time I first arrived at Bear Island, it still feels like yesterday."
Ding Guofeng said: "I have been exhausted these past few months. I won't be going anywhere this winter. I have to have a good rest."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhao Xin smiled and said: "Well, you go and accompany the woman. Let Deng Fei handle the matter of sending people and supplies."
Wang Yuanfang asked Ding Guofeng: "You don't plan to get married next year?"
Ding Guofeng waved his hand and said: "We are not in a hurry, let them handle it first."
"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, I'll get off the boat first."
"Hurry up, I've seen your A Miao jumping around like a rabbit for a long time."
When Zhao Xin took Chen Jishan and Yin Bingwei down the gangway first, he immediately saw A Miao and Shen Xuan standing behind her. Before he could step forward, A Miao rushed over and hugged her. Zhao Xin's arm.
"Haha, we haven't seen each other for two months, and it seems that she has grown taller again?" Zhao Xin compared it. Before he left, A Miao was not even as high as his chest, but now it seems that he has surpassed it.
A Miao said dissatisfied: "It doesn't look like she has grown taller! It's not like we haven't seen her for two months, it's been three months and seventeen days!"
The two of them walked up to Shen Xuan, and A Miao let go of her hand. Zhao Xin smiled, looked at those black eyes like autumn water, and said, "I'm back."
Shen Xuan looked at Zhao Xin, and her longing for months was conveyed in the exchange of eyes. But now there were people around her, and the reserve of the woman to be married prevented her from jumping into Zhao Xin's arms like A Miao. So she smiled and said: "are you tired?"
When Zhao Xin saw the two carriages, he circled around them first and said with surprise on his face: "It's really done!"
Shen Xuan said: "The paint was completely dry a few days ago, so it can be used. If I had come back a few days earlier, I might still have to ride a horse."
"Okay! There are really two brushes!" Zhao Xin opened the car door, looked at the furnishings inside, and nodded in approval.
When everyone got on the carriage and the carriage was driving smoothly on the road, Shen Xuan rested her head on Zhao Xin's shoulder and said with a curled lips: "If you don't come back, I will take a boat to catch you."
"There are too many things. How can we deal with them if we can't finish them?"
"Oh. I thought it was that Yaji who made someone happy and unhappy!"
Zhao Xin stretched out his hand and pinched his cheeks, and said with a smile: "Yeah! I'm even jealous. Who told you this?"
"Huh, I know anyway. This is the fifth one." Shen Xuan pouted and hugged Zhao Xin's arm tightly.
"It's not what Liu Sheng said, is it? Don't listen to him, I have sent that girl back long ago."
"real?"
"That girl is only twelve years old, are you kidding me?"
Shen Xuan was satisfied and whispered: "It's not Brother Liu, it was Wu Xiha who told me."
"What does Wu Xiha know? It must be Liu Dasha."
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and then Shen Xuan started talking non-stop.
She first said that A Miao's white fox fur cloak and her black one were gifts from Wu Xiha before leaving. Then she said that she had given Wu Xiha something, and then asked Hezhe what was included in the wedding. Pay attention to...
At first, Zhao Xin continued a few sentences, but slowly, Shen Xuan heard a slight snore coming from her side.