To put it bluntly, Zhao Xin accepted the Liji and his wife. He needed the 18th century natives to be the traitors to spy on the news for him.

In fact, before meeting Liji and his wife, he had visited Hirosaki Castle in another time and space, trying to find the location of the Jinqing family's vault from the ruins and find out.

Unfortunately, I was in vain.

Later Hirosaki Castle was located in Hirosaki City under the jurisdiction of Aomori Prefecture and was transformed into a cultural monument park. When he arrived at the place, he discovered that most of the buildings in Hirosaki Castle were demolished after the Meiji Restoration, and most of the buildings became bare remains, leaving only a lonely three-story Tensou, which was still considered a monument. However, this was also rebuilt in 1810, and since the city wall overhaul is underway, the entire Tensou was moved as a whole, and the location was incorrect.

It would be fine if it was just like this. The problem is that Zhao Xin followed the sign on the tour guide map and came to the imperial treasure of the Honmaru at midnight, which is the location of the vault. While there was no one around, he launched the jade pendant to come to the 18th century, and found that the Jinqing family was so poor!

The gold is only more than one thousand taels, but there are quite a lot of bean plate silver and Kuanyong Tongbao, and it contains several large boxes. As the same goes, silver and copper coins are useless to Zhao Xin.

In fact, he was poisoned by the Sword and Ogawa Drama, and he often traded with gold coins. The problem is that it is in Edo and Osaka, the main circulation market of gold coins in the country, and Hirosaki is not.

In fact, the Hirosaki family's finances have always been in a difficult situation, and the fiscal deficit is always there. If the annual income is converted into gold coins, it is more than 33,000 taels; 60% of them are rice, and the remaining taxes and annual tribute are also paid in silver. In order to bear the high expenses of the family head in Edo, the rice can only be shipped to Edo one after another, and the loan is also the kind that pays fifty or eighty or more.

In desperation, he had to give up the plan to rob the vault and wait for the arrival of Edo's relief funds.

Now he has two more "dog legs", and now he even saves the trouble of inquiring about the news by himself.

So, when time came to the fourth day when he met Liji and his wife, he saw that the young couple who had eaten for three consecutive days had recovered a lot of energy, so he decided to start cultivating their spy skills. Of course, the task at the beginning should not be too complicated. The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and things have to be done step by step.

"Liki, do you know Yarishima?"

"I know."

“Familiar with there?”

"Master, you really asked. I've really been there!" Li Ji seemed a little excited, and his eyes showed a glimpse: "When I was paying the Nian Gong, the officials in the town were recruiting servants in Dafeng Village to help transport food to Yarima. My father had rheumatism and could not walk far away, so I went there. There was a turbid spring there. I heard that soaking in it can cure all diseases!"

"You've been there?"

Li Ji smiled embarrassedly and said with regret: "I haven't been there before. Every time I transport the food, I hurried back. But I heard many people say that."

Yayi Island is located in the border area between the Hirosaki and Akita dynasties. Both dynasties have houses on their own side, which is commonly known as "secrets".

The word "天" means civilization, and specifically refers to the highest point on the uphill and downhill of Yamaguchi Road. Since it is located at the fortress of Yuzhou Street (the dividing point between Yuguo and Muroku), the road there is also called "Yathiroku Road", which is the only way for Hirosaki to go south to participate in the assignment.

After reviewing the relevant information, Zhao Xin confirmed that the shogunate should transport the gold through Yaitai Island to Hirosaki. You should know that the east coast of Japan is windy and storm are severe in winter, and the harbours are all suspended, so land is the only option.

"Riki, you and Shino traveled to Yarishima for me to investigate the situation of the agency. By the way, do you know what investigation is?"

Seeing Li Ji shook his head in a daze, Zhao Xin briefly explained the meaning of the word. Finally, he did not forget to add, saying that it was similar to the work done by the ninja.

"Forbear?" Li Ji became more confused as he listened.

Well, Zhao Xin has been a time traveler, "Eye of God". In fact, whether in the Warring States Period or the Edo Period, ninjas have always been a secret group unknown to most people. These people were hiding their names when they were alive, and they could not leave only words, so as not to be exposed in the future, so there are very few related historical records.

The ninjas in Zhao Xin's cognition are actually the products of the interpretation of the sword and halberd films.

In short, after a long time of verbal talk, Li Ji and his wife finally understood what "investigation" is. The young couple pointed at Zhao Xin and lived in clothes and food, so there was no reason not to agree.

Three meals a day, rice and food made of precious white flour were eaten open; clothes, shoes and hats were also given to the cold. Although the style was a bit weird, it was so warm!

Zhao Xin asked: "How long do you think it will take to go back and forth?"

Liji hesitated for a moment and replied, "Two days... should be enough."

Zhao Xin recalled the map he had seen and expressed his approval of the time. He looked up and down at Li Ji, and ordered: "Change in your old clothes and straw sandals and make your hair dirty and messy."

"Ah?" The couple was very surprised, but they did not dare to disobey and did as they obediently.

The two of them changed into clothes that had been torn into strips of cloth. They first blew up several times on the ground, and then made some soil and wet them and wiped them on their clothes and heads, looking extremely dirty and embarrassed.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After eating good food that the samurai master cannot eat for three days, wearing warm clothes that the samurai master cannot wear, and now wearing a dress of rags again, the couple even feels how "precious" it is to meet Zhao Xin.

When the two men with pickled bodies returned to Zhao Xin, he keenly noticed that Li Ji's arms were bulging, so he scolded with a stern face: "Take it out!"

"Yes." Liji was frightened and hurriedly took out the thing from his arms, held it in both hands and placed it on the ground.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhao Xin looked closely and found that there were several breads that had torn off the outer packaging. It seemed that they were planning to bring them on the road as dry food.

"Do you want those hungry people to know that you can have enough food? Do you know what the result will be if you take it to the crowd of hungry people and be smelled by people?! I have been hungry for so many days before, but I can't stand it if I don't eat for two days?!"

"Ah!" Li Ji was dizzy by Zhao Xin's series of questions, but he finally woke up and hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Master, forgive me! The villain never dares again!"

Shino also panicked: "Master, please forgive us! I will never dare to do it again!"

"Idiot! Bastard!" Zhao Xin cursed, and raised his foot and kicked Li Ji's shoulder. The latter staggered and fell to the sky. Then he quickly got up and kept his kneeling posture.

Zhao Xin forgot that he had read a passage in which book that impressed him deeply: extreme poverty can lead to extreme psychological distortions in people. Therefore, when dealing with these people, you must not be too friendly. The more you respect them in your behavior, the more you will make them feel that you are easy to bully. In the cognition of these people, kindness is actually synonymous with weakness.

Shino, who was kneeling and shrinking, kept shaking his shoulders and looked very scared. She knew that the master didn't like her, so she was very afraid when the other party would abandon them.

The reason why she had this idea was that the night before yesterday, after going to the river to wash carefully, Zhao Xin scolded her as soon as she got into the owner's tent to "warm the quilt". This made her very disappointed and she was worried for two consecutive days.

In the past, the master from the vassal hall went to Dafen Village to pay the annual tribute, and the village chief asked her to be responsible for the bedding service. The master was very satisfied and praised her for her tender skin and tender flesh, and she was not like a farm work at all. Why did it not work well when she got to the new owner?

Alas, is it because I am too thin? I must work hard to eat, eat chubby and fat, and then maybe...

Just as she was thinking about it, Zhao Xin said again: "You two remember! Don't bring back irrelevant people without my permission, even your own father can't do it. Otherwise, you will go back wherever you come!"

Li Jixin said that my father was dead and could not bring him back.

"Gu~~~"

Zhao Xin originally wanted the two of them to get out of here, but the sound from Liji's stomach reminded him of the old saying "The emperor is not too hungry for soldiers." Forget it, let's go after eating.

After chewing five large breads, two buckets of instant noodles, and three pork sausages, the two foodies left with satisfaction. When their figures disappeared in the jungle, Zhao Xin waited for more than ten minutes and confirmed that the two had walked away. Then he touched the jade pendant in his pocket and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

It has been several days since he came here. Although he thought it was quite interesting, it was similar to going out for camping, but as a modern person, he could not stand the life of eating convenience food for several days, not taking a bath or changing clothes. Moreover, the couple had lice on their bodies. The day before yesterday, Shino actually got into his sleeping bag, so he was worried that he would also get lice on his body, so he had to buy a new sleeping bag when he went back this time.

Not to mention Zhao Xin, let’s talk about Liji and his wife walking along the mountain road and finally arrived at the fork outside Mangshu Town at noon. This is the only way to the direction of Akita.

The two of them rested next to the big rock at the intersection for a while and were about to continue on their way when they heard a faint crying sound from the road ahead, as if there were still many people. Because the bend of the mountain road more than 100 meters away was blocked by several large rocks, a corner of nearly 90 degrees was formed, and there was no way to see what was going on.

Liji looked around and led Shino into a mess of grass more than ten meters away from the road and lay down. After a while, a team like a snake emerged from the corner, and the crying and begging became clearer.

"Okay, yes! Please pity us, let us go!"

"Master! Master! Please show your compassion and leave us a way out! Buddha will bless your whole family."

"Stop talking nonsense! Go quickly!"

Only then did Li Ji see clearly that the "long snake" was actually hundreds of hungry people in ragged and thin clothes. Most of them were men, and there were a few women, without elderly people and children.

All the hungry people's left arms were tied with ropes, connected from front to back, forming a team of more than twenty people. They were escorted by dozens of Hirosaki's vassals and a vassal who rode on horseback.

Shino was very surprised and couldn't help but whisper: "Oh, these people are all escaping Akita, right? Why did you catch them back?"

"Shh!"

Li Ji hurriedly signaled his wife to silence. However, he felt quite strange. When the hungry team passed by the two of them, through the gaps in the grass, Li Ji found that several of these people were tied up and formed into a group.

Among the team, a guy with a bruised nose caught Li Ji's attention. The man looked different from ordinary islanders. His skin was very dark, his hair was slightly curly, he had a deep eye socket and a straight nose bridge, and he had a beard. His exposed chest was extremely thick.

"Hey, isn't this the long-term hiding of Ximuwu Village?" Li Ji widened his eyes in surprise.

The summer of the previous year, he bought a small black bear bone from the other party at the market in Shimachi, Hirosaki Castle, to cure his father's rheumatism.

It is said that in the early Heian era, the Hokkien, who was a local resident in the island country, were first driven out of Honshu, and then driven out of Ouha area by Tamura Maro, and finally retreated to Hokkaido, but a small number remained on the Tsugu Peninsula.

These Hokkien people mainly live in the Akita area and Aomori area in northern Muro. They are included in the civilians in their household registration, but they are not allowed to retain the traditional custom of wearing face tattoos and earrings. Because of their superb skills in bowing and arrows, they make a living by hunting every spring, autumn and winter, and only do some miscellaneous work in summer.

The bear galls used in the Edo period were basically obtained by this group of people, and they were sold very expensively. There is a saying that "bear galls are one, one gold". Not only the gallbladder, but also the fur, bones, blood, and fat of black bears are also good things.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! The team of hungry people escorted to the stalkers staggered forward, and the Vanguard Hall was located at a relief point outside Mangshu Town - the non-human hut is already far away. It is said that it is a hut, but it is actually a low shack. The layout is similar to the long houses in the town, one by one, but the roof is particularly short.

In the past, when famine occurred, the place was dedicated to burying the dead, which was a cemetery. Because the burial work of burying the corpse was usually left to the beggar organization, the vassal department simply gave the management power to these people.

At this time, someone had already informed the beggar Shin-saka Eimon of the arrival of the new hungry people. The guy ran out like a flying man with a few subordinates, wishing he was still hawkish, so he knelt on the ground without even raising his head. These people knew that their identities were low, and if they made the samurai unhappy, they would chop them up and chop them as if they were crushed to death.

Unlike the next door, Japan in the Edo era was not a beggar who could be casually accused of being a beggar.

The Tokugawa Shogunate established a class society with strict hierarchy, even if the untouchables were divided into hierarchies, and they had to be registered in the "Not Everyone's Disclaimer" of the Vatican. In other words, if you want to be a beggar or even become the leader of a local beggar organization, you must obtain permission from the government.

Moreover, being a beggar does not mean that you will call everyone "Good man, good luck" when you meet others. You must have the ability to perform; like puppets, ventriloquys, crazy words, and tricks.

Although the hungry people who fled famine are also non-human, this one is different from that one is different; those who are jailers in towns, clean up sewers, and pick up garbage to make a living are called "non-human", and those who are homeless who flee due to hunger are called "wild non-human".

In addition, beggars are called "beg-breasted", and those engaged in slaughtering, leather products and executioners are called "精"; those who make money by playing with monkeys are called "精天".

The escort team stopped, and one foot walked forward, covered his nose and said to the beggar with disgust, "Zaemon, I'm bringing you people! Four hundred and sixty, hurry up and count them."

"So much!" Zenqi Zaemon was startled.

Since the day when Liji and the others left, although the number of hungry people in the "non-human hut" has increased due to the increasing disaster, there have been only more than 100 people in total. Unexpectedly, there were only 500 people coming today.

Zenqi Zaemon climbed up like a pug, laughed with his waist and asked the foot with a smile: "Master, I wonder which adult is riding on the horse? It looks so majestic!"

Zuo said seriously: "It's Lord Genhachiro of the Yashima who has been serving the head of the family in Edo. These people were stopped by him when he came back and passed by Akita. I heard that it took a lot of effort."

"Oh, he is really a god-like figure!" Shanqi Zaemon presented a horse with a bad mouth, regardless of whether the warrior could hear it, and then asked the slightest: "Master, with so many people, can we also allocate more food?"

Zu Qing said angrily: "Where is the excess food for you? Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and take the people away!"

Shanqi Zaemon hurriedly asked his men to hand over the handover, but he lowered his head and thought for a while, and secretly complained in his heart. There were hundreds of people in one go, and the little food given by the Vanguard Department would not be enough, let alone two months, one month would not be enough.

After the establishment of the "non-human hut" in Mangshu Town, the vassal department allocated four pieces of relief rice, which is two stones. And the man said that this was the amount for two months, each person had three spoons a day, and cooked two meals of porridge in the morning and evening.

(According to the Tokugawa Shogunate's "Chikan Method", ten dou of one stone, ten liters per dou, ten liters per liter, ten scoops per 10 scoops per 10 kilograms per 10 kilograms per 130 kilograms per 2 generation, so one spoon is converted into a metric system and is about 18 ml. Assuming the density of rice is 0.75kg/dm³, then one kilogram of rice is 1333.3 ml, 18 ml is 13.5 grams, and three spoons are 40.5 grams.)

Zenqi Zuoemon secretly glanced at the vassal named Genhachiro of the Shinjima, and a feeling of hatred arose in his heart: "It's really a dog who is meddling with other people's business!"

In another time and space history, this Genhachiro Yashima was hated by the hungry people who became "non-human" by the Murasu Town. It was precisely because of his suggestion that Hirosaki Band changed his previous laissez-faire attitude and vigorously intercepted the hungry people who had passed through the barriers and fled, which quickly increased the number of shelterers in the inhuman hut to 1,600.

The large increase in hunger people, coupled with the serious shortage of food supply, caused seven, eight or even more than ten people to die of hunger every day from October. By the first month of the next year, only more than two hundred people survived. Two months later, except for the beggars, the other two hundred people were also dead.

According to the records in the "Diary of Tianming Maochen", in order to bury the corpse, the beggar organization dug eight two-meter-long pits on the back street of Deokawa Town, swept the corpse with grass and threw them in. Because there were too many corpses, they could not be distinguished one by one. Sometimes even those who were still breathing were buried, so that the covered soil was stained with blood, and there was no grass growing for many years.

On the other hand, as a vassal, Genhachiro of the Yashima did not care about what the lowly beggars thought. On the contrary, he felt that he had done this matter very correctly. He would report to his family's main meal as soon as possible when he returned, and he had to stop the farmers from fleeing.

By the way, all the farmers have fled. Who will plant the land in the beginning of next spring? Who will pay the annual tribute without anyone? Where will his annual salary come from without annual tribute? If he has no salary, his family will have to drink the northwest wind! What is the death of a few people? Warriors are the pillars of the country.

Four hundred and sixty hungry people were taken away by beggars crying, and the hunter Liji knew was also hid in it. During the handover, the escort was specially instructed, saying that these tied guys were the most intense when they were arrested, so it would be best not to loosen the tie when they took it back, and they were hungry for two days before talking about it.

Shanqi Zaemon knew this well, and he didn't want the unstable elements to cause trouble for themselves. The Vanda Department gave me some rice, saying it was relief, but in fact it was to die early and late. The most deadly thing was that after the establishment of the "non-human hut", the Vanda Department brought a big spoil and pushed it all to him. Although he had dozens of people under his command, how could he be better than the hungry people?

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Tianshima Genhachiro took his feet and the beggars also took the hungry people to the shack where the "inhuman hut" is located. Riki and Shino, who had been lying in the grass for a long time, walked away, and then turned over and sat up.

Shino said, "Let's leave too. It took so long to wait until the sun was about to set in Yarishima."

Liji pondered: "Don't go to Yarima."

"how?"

"Didn't you hear it? Those people were all captured from Akita. There is one guy I know. We can ask for information from him."

"You know? Who?"

"A Hokkien hunter, I bought black bear bones from him."

"Oh, it's him!" Shino had never seen Kuzo. She just heard Liji mention that there was such a person. "When will we go to find him?"

"Not now, there are so many people and eyes, wait a little longer, I will go there alone."

It was soon dusk, and the time for the "non-human hut" of Mangshu Town to have dinner for hungry people was up again.

In a straw shed on the empty field, two big pots borrowed from the temple were steaming, and brown rice with musty smells were churning up and down in the pot. Outside the straw shed were hundreds of hungry people with their necks stretched out and their eyes staring at blood-red.

The big pot of porridge cooking and the hungry people separated were dozens of beggars holding sticks. Although their expressions were vicious on their faces, they were actually pretending, and their hearts were all up and down, for fear that the hungry people would rush up at all costs.

Previously, Shanqi Zaemon came back to settle the house with the hungry people, and soon realized something was wrong with these people. Tens of thousands of people starved to death in Akita, and everyone who has been spread by Hirosaki is now known to everyone.

So, what did these more than 400 people survive these days?

He had been begging for many years and had heard and seen too many things. Soon, an answer that made him shudder was about to emerge.

God! This is not to send hungry people, it is clearly to send a group of evil ghosts!

After the porridge was cooked, the monks who served the hungry people were several monks who followed the pot. The hungry people could not trust the beggars and the officials were unwilling to take care of them, so they had to let the monks take responsibility.

Three spoonfuls of rice are still two meals in the morning and evening, and each meal is only more than half a tael. Rather than porridge, the rice soup in it is filled with rice soup. The rice can be almost as many as grains, and each person has one bowl. How can the hungry people who are struggling on the brink of death accept this?

So, complaining began to spread outside the straw shed.

"How can such a little rice be enough to eat!"

"Yes, this little rice can't fill your stomach!"

"We can't survive by cooking such a little rice every day. Sooner or later we will starve to death!"

When these people found Seonya Zaemon and made a request, the latter explained helplessly: "Hey, I can't do anything! Everyone eats rice at the rice store on a daily basis. Even if I want to cook more, the boss will not give it to you. The monks know the best about how much they get. If I eat more, I will be struck by lightning!"

"Bastard! Those officials just want us to die. No, let's go find them together!"

"Go!"

The hungry people went to the rice store in Murasu Town with great momentum. Shanqi Zaemon was afraid of something, so they hurriedly followed with a dozen subordinates. Those who stayed in the inhuman hut were weak and timid, as well as some beggars who maintained order. Moreover, these people were waiting for the monks to cook a second pot of porridge, so no one noticed a figure slipping into the shack.

"Live for a long time~~Live for a long time~~"

Jiuzang, who was leaning against the wall of the shed, had not yet entered the water for two days, and had been tied up for dozens of miles and had fainted. Li Ji called out for a long time, and then Jiuzang woke up and said vaguely: "Water, water..."

"You wait."

After searching for a while, Liji found a water jar at the door of the shed. He put it in a water ladle and brought it over to feed it to Jiuzang. After the other party finished drinking, he remembered to untie the rope for him.

"Jiuzang, how are you?"

"You are..." In a dizzy state, Jiuzang opened his right eye, which was not swollen, and saw a guy with disheveled face in a daze.

"I am Liji, Liji from Dafen Village. I bought bear bones from you the previous year. Do you remember it?"

After a while, Jiuzang finally reacted: "It's you... you were arrested too?"

"Oh, don't mention it." Liji fooled it and asked, "How is Akita?"

Jiuzang said weakly: "Many people died... it's so miserable... yes, is there any food?"

"without......"

Before Liji could finish speaking, Kuzang grabbed his arm and begged: "Help me escape. Please!"

Li Ji thought to be so hungry that he was still thinking about escaping. He wanted to help, but Zhao Xin's warning suddenly sounded in his mind, and he was hesitant for a moment.

"I have to go back to Akita and find my family. They all ran away when I caught me. Help me! They can't survive without me."

When he first met Jiuzang, Liji learned through a chat that the latter had just had a child. He wanted to give his weak wife some good health to nourish his body, so he rummaged through the boxes and sold the few remaining bear bones.

"It seems that it's his wife and children who have left." Li Ji thought so and made up his mind.

He planned to find a place for Jiuzang to hide first, and then go back to ask Zhao Xin for instructions. If the owner agrees, he can bring some food to Jiuzang. Anyway, as long as he doesn't bring Jiuzang back to the "secret base" (the word was told by Zhao Xin, and Li Ji memorized it more than ten times before he remembered it), Zhao Xin should not blame him.
Chapter completed!