On June 3, 1794, that is, April 30th of the sixth year of Kanzhi of the island country, the "Jaguar" carrying Amiu and his party arrived at the sea outside Ishinomaki Port. When this large, slender sailing ship appeared Inside the port, it immediately attracted countless eyeballs, and people who had nothing to do came to watch.
Today's Ishinomaki Port is no longer the dilapidated small fishing port that Zhao Xin and the others were when they first came. Instead, it has become a distribution center for goods entering and exiting the entire Mutsu region.
After the beginning of spring, the harbor is lined with sails and rafters, and boats and boats are connected with each other. It is extremely noisy and busy. The original small wooden pier was replaced by a large stone straight-line pier, which stands more than 200 meters away from the shore. In the sea, the pier is connected to the land through a ten-meter-wide stone pedestal trestle. There are more than a dozen berths that can dock Qianshi's return ship.
This wharf was built when Cao Peng first came here. It is all made of stone and concrete, and it has not been completed until now. The stones used are all from Kamuroyama in the west of Sendai. If Beihai Town hadn't helped by blasting the mountain and quarrying the stone, it would have been destroyed. Some engineering equipment was provided, and even if the Sendai clan was killed, it would not be able to build it.
Beihai Town's help in building the wharf was not out of charity. After these years of development, Ishinomaki Port has become one of the two major distribution centers for island countries to export labor to Beihai Town, the other being Yokohama. Now, these two places visit each other every spring. Twenty to thirty thousand laborers gathered here and boarded ships to build the railway in Beihai Town. If the dock is not powerful, the turnover rate of personnel will not be fast.
Since the trial operation of the steel plant in Khabarovsk last year, especially after the hot rolling workshop was put into operation, the output of rails has been greatly increased, and several railway lines will all start construction this year. The three most important lines are from Yaksa to Belarus. Ulan-Ude on the east coast of Lake Boer, Khabarovsk to Fuldan City, and from Fuldan City to Ula in Jilin via Ningguta. As a result, the demand for island laborers in Beihai Town has increased sharply. It is expected that this year The total number of migrant workers going to Beihai Town will exceed 50,000.
As more and more people gathered to watch the excitement, and amidst the commotion, hundreds of policemen armed with juju and sticks came running from the direction of Ishinomaki. They drove away the crowd gathered in front of the trestle, and then moved in The wooden fence separated a large open space. Half an hour later, when everything was prepared and more than 20 warriors cleared the way, a very exquisitely crafted "female carriage" was also occupied by two sturdy sedan chairs. The husband carried it over. Its gorgeous appearance and skillful craftsmanship made everyone present take a breath of air and squeeze forward desperately to watch.
The surface of this car, which is only a little over one meter high and less than one meter wide, and the thick car bars are all made of dark and shiny paint as the base color, and are covered with various patterns painted with gold paint and patterns made of gold flakes. Corner decoration. For example, the bamboo bird pattern painted on the sliding door, the peony arabesque pattern surrounding the front, rear, left and right, and the vertical flame patterns on the window grilles and the four corners of the car. These patterns are illuminated by the sun and shine with golden light. , brilliant and dazzling.
Among the crowd watching the excitement, a knowledgeable shop owner exclaimed: "Who is here? He actually took out all the things Junji used for her wedding?!"
Speaking of the Japanese sedan chair in the Edo period - that is, the cage, there is a lot of emphasis on it, and it also has different appearances and names according to social class.
The sedans used by the Tokugawa shoguns and feudal lords were called "jomono", and there were various styles such as gilt-coated shogunashiri.
" and "Xingfu", there are not many decorations on the outside except the emblem; while the common people can only sit on the four-handed cage with no cover on both sides, which are divided into mountain cage and sleep cage according to their functions.
According to the provisions of "The Laws of the Samurai", only the shogun, the Tokugawa clan, the lord of a domain, the lord of a castle, the son of a daimyo with a command of more than 10,000 koku, the lord of a castle, the legitimate son of a retainer or above, and those over fifty years old,
Doctors, onmyojis, patients, etc. are allowed to ride in the sedan chair, but others are not allowed in principle.
This means that as long as you don’t meet the above requirements, no matter how rich you are, you have only one choice when going out, and you can’t go out without a leg. In addition, if you don’t have enough status, you can’t ride mules and horses. You can carry things, but they must be led, otherwise they will be
When a samurai encounters someone, he has the right to kill him.
"Boss of Gutianwu, who do you think used this?"
The owner of Tanitaya explained: "Don't you know about the late lord's second daughter, Junhime-sama? She is the one who married the Uwajima Domain."
"Oh! It's that female highness. Remember, remember!"
It is said that the eldest daughter of Date Shigemura died young, so the second daughter Junhime became the de facto eldest daughter. When the eldest daughter got married, the good-looking Date family naturally had to do a lot of things. This female companion was built for
It was specially made for her wedding. This thing is usually locked in the warehouse of Aoba Castle and has not been taken out for many years. The appearance today shows that the person to be picked up is definitely no less than the second largest feudal princess in the world.
A class nobleman.
While everyone on the pier was talking about it, the "Jaguar" had already entered the berth and parked. Several sailors set up the springboard. The first to come down were 30 strong North Koreans, who were waiting on the trestle.
The feudal lord's eyes widened and he did not dare to breathe.
It’s no wonder they are afraid. Each of these Northern Navy members is fully armed, wearing camouflage green military uniforms, helmets, and tactical vests. They all wear black anti-cut neck protectors; the vests on the chest are equipped with triple bombs.
The magazine bag is bulging; the weapon in his hand is not the semi-automatic rifle used by the ordinary North Korean navy, but a fully automatic weapon of water; there is also a quick-draw holster strapped to the outside of the thigh, with a black gun inserted in it.
pistol.
Nowadays, apart from the special operations battalion, only Zhao Xin's guard team has this kind of equipment in the entire North Navy.
After the guards disembarked, they quickly formed a formation along both sides of the trestle, with a distance of three meters between each person. After confirming that everything was safe, they sent a signal to the ship. Then, a strong man in military uniform walked off the ship.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This man is only in his twenties, about 1.65 meters tall, and has a smile that is neither humble nor arrogant. Unlike other soldiers,
Except for a pistol bag hanging on the belt around his waist, he had no other equipment. He looked at several Sendai clan officials with slightly narrowed eyes, then looked at the crowd of onlookers on the pier, and said in a deep voice: "I
My name is Li Wenqing, and I am the company commander of the North Navy Guard Battalion. I am fully responsible for Miss A Miao's security affairs this time. Please tell me directly about your subsequent itinerary and arrangements. Sorry to trouble you."
Ever since Ishikawa Murafumi made up his mind to fight against Edo with the help of Hokkaido Town, he asked officials of the Sendai Domain to learn to speak Mandarin. In the first few years, he also sent his two sons and elite children selected by each family to study in Hokkaido Town.
Having stayed in Fuldan City for two years, I know a lot about the various systems in Beihai Town, and I also know that the only one who can call themselves a "guard battalion" is the army around Zhao Xin.
The leader of the feudal lord did not dare to neglect, and immediately bowed to Li Wenqing and saluted, speaking in a strange Mandarin, he said: "Master Li, you are serious. I am in Ishikawa Village, and I will be the messenger for this time. Miao Ji will be passing by when she returns to her hometown this time.
This vassal, dare not to receive her wholeheartedly. Our mistress, Mrs. Yu Ding, specially sent us here to welcome Miao Ji to stay at Qingye Castle."
Speaking of receiving A Miao, the Sendai clan really put a lot of thought into it. A Miao is not yet married to Zhao Xin, and due to the system of Beihai Town, even if she is married, she has no legal status. Ishikawa Murafumi et al.
All the big guys have been having a headache over this for several days. They can't let the head of the family and Lao Zhong come out to entertain him, right? If this spreads out, it will become a joke. Even if they want to curry favor with Zhao Xin, they can't be so mean as not to respect etiquette.
In the end, everyone decided to ask Mrs. Yu Ding, the mother of the head of the family, Ida Qicun, to come forward to receive them, and asked the family to take the initiative to use the expensive things that Ida's family had used to marry their daughter. This would not only avoid embarrassment, but also give Beihai Town face.
After hearing this, Li Wenqing nodded slightly and asked the accompanying soldiers to return to the ship to inform. After a while, A Miao, whose face was covered by a gauze veil, walked off the gangplank with Chen Erya, who was also wearing military uniform.
She was seen wearing a gauze hat, a moon-white palace silk jacket, and a lake-colored string silk skirt. Perhaps because of the strong wind on the sea, she also wore a silver-red and green satin fox fur waistcoat, and a outer cover.
Wearing a lake-colored hooded cloak, her graceful figure became more and more beautiful as she walked. But what was shocking was that behind the woman, there was actually a staggering fat cat with a fat head and big ears.
Well, King Duofu has become accustomed to A Miao's care. He felt uncomfortable when he couldn't see this "slave" for a day. So when A Miao left home, this guy sneaked in while no one was paying attention.
It got under the seat of the carriage. When they found it at Whale Harbor, the bad cat grabbed A Miao's skirt with its claws, howling and refusing to let go. Everyone accompanying them knew the status of this guy in Zhao Xin's family, and they didn't dare to
Using violence, Duofu succeeded in his trick and came with him.
Ishikawamura Ren looked at A Miao, who was dressed in Han Chinese clothes, and couldn't help but feel emotional in his heart. Over the years, his father and the Edo people had worked hard to please Zhao Xin, and the beautiful woman had to give away eighty if not a hundred.
He didn't see her and all of them retreated. Instead, he saw the daughter of a run-down samurai family of the Takasaki clan whom he regarded as a treasure.
When A Miao saw the golden light shining inside and outside, she couldn't help but stop, thinking that this was too extravagant. While hesitating, Ishikawamura Ren stood aside and smiled and said: "Miao Ji, don't mind. Zhao
The royal palace has great favors for this vassal, and you are a member of King Zhao's family, and your status is like a princess of the heaven. The mistress has specially asked someone to take it out of the treasury for you to ride on."
Li Wenqing on the side also said: "Miss Miao, there are many people here and it is not suitable to stay for a long time. We can wait until we get to Qingye City to talk about anything."
A Miao nodded, declined the support of the two maids, and went straight forward to sit in the sedan. When Duofu saw it, Chi Liu also followed. One of the maids wondered where the wild cat came from, and was about to scold it away, but A Miao said in Japanese
Said: "Let it come up, it is following me."
Several maids were a little surprised when they heard this, wondering why they brought a big fat cat with them when they went out?
In the afternoon of the same day, A Miao and his party arrived at Qingye City and stayed at Cao Peng's house. The hostess, Lin Sanyue, met A Miao for the first time. Because she was worried about Zhao Xin, she spoke a little cautiously. However, the next day,
As they got to know each other better, Yue Yue quickly fell in love with this quiet girl and spoke more casually.
On the afternoon of the next day, Mrs. Yu Ding held a tea party in the back house of Ninomaru to entertain A Miao, and she was accompanied by the female relatives of the feudal bosses. Everyone was very curious about this girl dressed in Hanfu, but they didn't dare
More questions. But Mrs. Yu Ding was very surprised when she saw A Miao's eyebrows were still open and knew that she was still a virgin.
Could it be that Prince Zhao only regarded her as his younger sister? If I had known this, I should have asked Igu Shou to propose marriage to Prince Zhao on my son's behalf a few years ago and make her the main wife.
Mrs. Yu Ding was just lamenting in vain. You must know that Date Shigemura had betrothed her son a long time ago, and Yuan Fu got married that year. And that little daughter-in-law was the daughter of her predecessor, Guan Baiying, Si Fuping, who was burned to death in the fire.
The only descendant of the Takaji family.
A Miao went to drink tea, and Duofu, who stayed at home without anyone to take care of him, began to cause trouble in the garden of Cao Peng's house. At first, it sniffed here and there, and soon it started to swoop at butterflies, climb trees to the house, and even
The branches of a magnolia flower were all broken. When Cao Peng learned about it, he was very angry. He held back his fire and used dried small fish to lure Duofu. When Duofu came close, he grabbed the back of its neck, waved his hand and pointed it at its butt.
Two slaps, he is not used to this guy. Now Duofu is honest, but from now on, he will run away whenever he sees Cao Peng.
After staying in Aoba Castle for two days, everything was ready for the Sendai Domain, so Amiao set off under the joint escort of dozens of domain warriors, maids and guardsmen, heading south along the streets of Oshu. This time, she said
Instead of riding on that luxurious carriage, I replaced it with a Hosenji carriage borrowed from the Ishikawa Village family.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Wenqing, Chen Erya and others all ride horses. Fortunately, the Sendai clan has bought a lot of Mongolian horses from Beihai Town in recent years to improve local horses.
otherwise they would have to ride those southern horses that were like donkeys.
Two days later, the group arrived at the Koriyama campsite in southern Fukushima and met the shogunate envoy and several guides who had been waiting here for two days.
"Master Li, this is a general document issued by the shogunate. According to this, no one will stop you at the checkpoints along the way. Accommodation and food and rice supplies will also be arranged." After the messenger finished speaking, he motioned to Li Wenqing and motioned to the two mountain people kneeling on the ground.
The dressed guy said: "These two are the guides. They are very familiar with the road to Takasaki Domain."
Li Wenqing took the document, opened it, glanced at it twice, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for taking care of me!"
It is said that Ami's hometown is in Takasaki Domain, which is the territory of the shogunate, so it is impossible for Sendai Domain to be alone in escorting and currying favor with Beihai Town. After Edo learned about it, they also summoned their retainers to discuss it, and also contacted people from Sendai Domain
During the bargaining process, we broke up many times on bad terms.
What the Tokugawa shogunate means is that the Sendai clan can just send the people to the northern checkpoint of the Shirakawa clan, and the rest will be taken care of by the shogunate. After the festival is completed, we will send the people back to Edo, and then board the ship from Yokohama Port.
The Sendai clan said stop talking nonsense! This is impossible, Miao Ji is a relative of Zhao Wangdian, and her status is very important. Besides, we have already made an agreement with Mr. Cao, and we have to be responsible for this matter. We must follow it from beginning to end. You just have to
You just need to inform the places along the way and ask them to provide horse food and drink.
The shogunate said it was a good idea, but it was absolutely impossible for you to take this opportunity to spy on our intelligence.
The Sendai clan envoy sneered and said that we have already seen all your broken forts, so who cares to spy on them!
The envoy from the shogunate said that since you want to send people to follow Takasaki Domain, you must admit that the shogunate is the master of the world. After so many years, Satsuma Domain should have an explanation. In addition, we also want a share of Palawan Island.
The Sendai Clan envoy said, Damn! How do you count the fact that you and the Shimazu family poisoned the previous head of the family?!
From the moment the Sendai clan decided to avenge the clan leader Date Shigemura and united with Hokkai Town to conquer the Satsuma clan, they had violated the "Samurai Family Laws" formulated by the shogunate and became rebellious.
After the "Battle of Maguuma", although the two sides temporarily restored peace under the auspices of Hokkai Town, the Tokugawa shogunate did not dare to rest assured, so it mobilized heavy troops and civilians to build outposts on the borders of Shirakawa Domain, Aizu Domain and Nagaoka Domain
Many hidden forts were set up at the checkpoint, and some of the 12-pound guns purchased from Beihai Town were deployed here. Naturally, the Sendai clan was not to be outdone by others. They also had many checkpoints in the Suga River area and built several forts.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and Cao Peng, who finally learned of the situation, came up with a solution. Don't talk nonsense, it's just a return home to commemorate the sweep, and it's like the Celestial Empire inspecting the island country's territory. We don't want anyone from your two families, come in
When arriving at Shirakawa Domain, the shogunate only needs to send two guides, and there is no need for any escorts. If you really encounter thieves on the way, the accompanying Northern Navy is not just a decoration!
In fact, Cao Peng was also full of bad intentions and was obviously trying to push the envelope. It was okay for the Sendai clan to send people to escort them, but the Tokugawa shogunate couldn't handle it if they wanted to. But the Tokugawa shogunate dared to challenge the Sendai clan, but they didn't dare to challenge Beihai Town.
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After learning about it, Matsudaira Nobuaki, the leader of Lao Zhong, was too lazy to argue anymore and simply agreed to Cao Peng's plan. Anyway, I can't eat it, and you can't eat it either. He then informed all the vassals along the way in the name of the shogunate, and issued a general document.