Katayama got out of bed holding the edge of the bed, put on his clothes, and then motioned to his daughter Nozomi to open the door.
When the door opened, he saw it was Zhao Xin, followed by a middle-aged fat man.
"Sir, please come in." Xihui quickly bowed and saluted.
She has met Zhao Xin many times.
When they first met Zhao Xin with their mother Duhe and younger sister, they only knew that this tall young man was the leader of the Thor. After Katayama Kanbei was carried aboard, Xihui was surprised to find that this Mr. Zhao actually
He also knows medical skills.
Katayama Kanbei bowed deeply at this time and said: "Thank you so much for saving my life."
Zhao Xin waved his hand indifferently and asked with a smile: "How is your recovery from your injury?"
"Oh. Doctor Hong said that another three to five days will be enough." After Katayama finished speaking, he quickly greeted: "Sir, please sit down."
Zhao Xin took a look and saw that there were only two beds and one chair in this cabin, so he said to Katayama Kanbei: "Let's go outside and talk on the deck."
When the four of them came to the deck, the sailors on the ship had already brought some chairs. After some humility, Katayama Kanbei sat down, and his eldest daughter Nozomi stood behind him.
It was already afternoon, and the sea breeze was blowing very softly on my face. On the north side of the Thor were lush mountains and forests and the Sila River; and on the beach near the pier, a dozen refugees were picking up shellfish and seaweed.
The shellfish and seaweed picked up on the beach every day are sent to the big kitchen to make soup.
Katayama Kanbei looked around for a while, and then respectfully asked Zhao Xin: "I wonder if you have any business with me today?"
Zhao Xin nodded slightly, raised his hand sideways and said: "Old Chen, this is the Katayama Kanbei I mentioned. Katayama-kun, this is Mr. Chen Qingsong, my deputy, currently in charge of internal affairs."
Chen Qingsong stood up with a smile and shook hands with Katayama as a habit; Katayama immediately stood up and bowed to salute.
He was not very clear about the system settings of Zhao Xin's place. He had basically seen the six-person security team, and guessed that those people were high-ranking samurai under Zhao Xin.
But since the middle-aged fat man in front of him, who has never been seen before, is Zhao Xin's deputy and is also in charge of internal affairs, doesn't his status mean that he is an elder of a family in the Sendai clan?
"Katayama-kun, sit down and talk. Don't be too formal."
Zhao Xin waited for both parties to sit down and then said: "You should be curious about why I came to see you today. I don't think you can return to Sendai Domain, Katayama-kun."
"Yes, sir. I am now a ronin who has escaped from the feudal domain." Katayama Kanbei said calmly.
From the Warring States Period to the early Edo period, "resigning from the feudal domain", as a serious act of betrayal, has always been regarded as a taboo for samurai. This is because samurai who defected from the domain were very likely to leak the domain's military, financial and other confidential information, thereby damaging
The interests of this domain.
After the middle of the Edo period, since there had been no war for many years, the military secrets of the feudal clans were meaningless. Therefore, if one was not an important figure in the feudal clan, it was generally allowed to leave the feudal clan.
For example, if you violate the laws of the domain, you have to take this method to save your life. Therefore, don't think that samurai will have disembowelment at every turn. It is because they are forced to have no choice.
How sweet it is to live a good life! Although I became a wanderer in despair, if one day I am attracted by another daimyo, I will be the same old master again.
However, the above-mentioned situation requires the consent of the feudal lord and the completion of relevant legal procedures. If there is a situation where someone leaves the feudal clan without going through the formalities, the person who leaves the feudal clan will be charged with "running away".
His family name will be severed and his property will be confiscated; if he is caught, he may also be sentenced to death depending on the circumstances.
In this sense, Katayama Kanbei can no longer use the surname "Katama"; and his family's family house in Matsushima Town will also be confiscated by the government; as for his relatives, they will definitely
will be implicated.
In the history of the middle and late Edo period, the most famous people who broke away from the feudal clan were the eighteen Mito clan samurai represented by Seki Tetsunosuke and Arimura Jizaemon. These people before assassinating the shogunate leader Ii Naoki
, fearing that the Mito Domain would be implicated, they made the choice to break away from the domain collectively. (The famous Sakurada Mongai Incident)
Next is Sakamoto Ryoma. This person is because he is dissatisfied with the current situation of the Tosa Domain, disgusted with the conciliatory policies of Yoshida Toyo and Yamauchi Hall, and does not agree with Takeichi Mizuyama (this one is also very fierce, and was eventually sentenced to hara-kiri)
The policy of "one vassal and one diligent king".
Because of Sakamoto Ryoma's act of leaving the feudal domain, his sister Otome had to divorce; the Tosa Domain also sent someone to deliver a knife to Sakamoto's sister Arong and ordered her to commit suicide. Later, the family spent a lot of money to finally settle the matter.
Therefore, someone like Katayama Kanbei, although he did not take the initiative to break away from the feudal clan, but he assisted Zhao Xin in transporting refugees to sea, which was equivalent to betraying the Sendai clan.
Judging from the result, he only suffered physical pain, and his wife and children were safe and sound. He was very lucky.
Of course, if Zhao Xin hadn't bombarded Ishinomaki Port, Katayama would certainly have been killed.
Zhao Xin stood up and looked at the sea in the distance for a while, then turned to Katayama Kanbei and asked: "I wonder what Katayama-kun thinks about his future? All industries are beginning to flourish here in Beihai Town, and everything is full of vitality.
"
Katayama Kanbei understood that Zhao Xin wanted to recruit him, and he had no other choice, so he bowed and said: "But it will be as per your orders."
"Okay. As far as I'm concerned, you should keep doing what you're doing."
"Old profession?" Katayama raised his head in surprise and asked, "Sir, do you want me to be a local co-worker?"
"No." Zhao Xin shook his head slowly. "He is the director of the local police station. If you have to compare..."
Zhao Xin thought for a while before continuing: "It's similar to the shogunate's 'fire reform' and 'thieves reform' combined together. I don't know if you can understand what I say."
Kanbei Katayama thought for a while. Although he didn't understand what "police" meant, he knew that his future "Director of Beihai Town Police Station" was responsible for fire prevention, theft prevention and gambling. From being promoted to one level, he became
With force.
To put it bluntly, he is the director of police reform.
Katayama was thinking when he heard Zhao Xin say again: "The reason why I invited Mr. Chen here is because your future job responsibilities are mainly to cooperate with him. Mr. Chen is now responsible for all internal affairs of Beihai Town, including land reclamation.
Camp construction and daily management of the refugees. You guys will meet today and we will work together from now on."
When Katayama heard this, he quickly bowed to Chen Qingsong again and said, "Master Chen, I will ask for your advice in the future."
Chen Qingsong smiled and took Katayama Kanbei's right hand, squeezed it tightly, and said in Mandarin: "I'm counting on you for public security matters."
When Zhao Xin saw Katayama Kanbei looking at Chen Qingsong holding his hand with a strange look on his face, he smiled and explained Chen Qingsong's words, and then said: "This is a kind of etiquette in our place. It is the first time we meet.
A handshake."
Kanbei Katayama understood. If Zhao Xin hadn't explained this, he would have thought that the fat middle-aged man opposite him had some unspeakable hobby.
"Sir, when do you think I can perform my duties?" After Chen Qingsong let go of his hand, Katayama quickly asked Zhao Xin.
"There's no rush. You need to fully recover from your injuries first. And you can't do this alone. I'll give you all my subordinates in the next few days. Then you can meet and get familiar with each other."
"Ha ha!"
Katayama knelt down on the deck and formally bowed to Zhao Xin.