Chapter 726 A Miao returns to his hometown
On June 3, 1794, on April 30, the sixth year of Kusato, the "Java" carrying Ah Miao and his group arrived at the sea outside Ishima Port. When this slender large sailboat appeared in the port, it immediately attracted countless attention, and those who had something to do or not came to watch.
Today, Shijuan Port is no longer the dilapidated small fishing port when Zhao Xin and his friends came, but has become a distribution center for commodities and goods to enter and exit the entire Muao area.
After the spring, the port is full of sails and steaks, and it is extremely noisy and busy. The original wooden pier was replaced by a large stone pier, standing in the sea water more than 200 meters away from the shore. The pier is connected to the land through a stone base trest bridge that is ten meters wide, and there are more than a dozen berths that can dock the thousand-stone boats alone.
This pier was started when Cao Peng first came. It was built with stone and concrete, and it has not been completed until now. The stone used was all from Shenshi Mountain in the west of Sendai. If Beihai Town had not helped the mountain and quarrying and provided some engineering equipment, the Sendai Basilica would not have been built.
Beihai Town is not kind-hearted to help build a wharf. After years of development, Ishijue Port has become one of the two major distribution centers for island countries to export labor to Beihai Town, and the other is Yokohama. Now, after the spring of each year, 20,000 to 30,000 workers gather here to board the ship to Beihai Town to build a railway. If the wharf is not powerful, the personnel turnover will not be fast.
Since the trial operation and production of Boli's steel plant last year, especially the hot-rolling workshop was put into production, the output of railway tracks has increased greatly, and several railway lines will be fully started this year. The three most important lines are Yaxas to Ulan Ude on the east shore of Baiber Lake, Boli to Furdan City, and from Furdan City through Ningguta to Jilin Ula. As a result, the demand for laborers in island countries in Beihai Town has soared, and the total number of migrant workers to Beihai Town this year is expected to exceed 50,000.
As more and more people were gathering for fun, hundreds of officers holding ten hands and sticks ran from the direction of Ishimatsu Town. They drove away the crowd in front of the trestle and moved the wooden fence to divide the large open space. Half an hour later, when everything was done, more than 20 samurai pioneered the way, and two "female hikers" with extremely exquisite workmanship were also carried over by two strong sedan chairmen. The gorgeous appearance and ingenious craftsmanship made everyone present take a breath of air conditioning, squeeze forward desperately, and watch.
The surface of this car, which is only more than one meter high and less than one meter wide, and the thick car bars are all covered with dark and shiny paint, with various patterns depicted in gold paint and corners made of gold pieces. For example, the bamboo sparrow pattern painted on the sliding door surrounds the peony and vine patterns on the front, back, left and right, as well as the vertical scattered flame patterns at the window fence and four corners of the car. These patterns are shining by the sun, and are brilliant and dazzling.
Among the crowd watching, a shop owner exclaimed: "Who are you going to welcome? He actually took out all the items that Chun Ji used to get married back then?!"
Speaking of Japanese sedan chairs in the Edo era, that is, driving cages, there are many specialties, and they also have different appearances and names according to social rank.
The sedan chair used by Tokugawa General and the vassal lord is called "Che" and has various styles such as the Lutu Tongwang Age. The sedan chair is called "Six Floor"; the high-level samurai and rich people ride are called "Faxian Temple Harbour Cage" and "Xingfu". The appearance is not decorated with too much except for the emblem; while the common people can only sit on four-hand car cages that are not blocked on both sides, which are divided into mountain car cages and caged cages according to their functions.
According to the provisions of the "Military Laws of the Wu Family", only the general, Tokugawa, the vassal lord, the city lord, the son of the daimyo who received more than 10,000 stones and held a country's daimyo son, the city lord, the legitimate son of the attendant or above, the person over fifty years old, the doctor, the Onmyoji, the patient, etc. are allowed to ride in the sedan chair, and in principle, no one else is allowed.
This means that as long as the above requirements do not meet the above requirements, no matter how rich you have, you will have only one choice, and you will be on your way. In addition, if you don’t have enough status, you cannot ride mules and horses. You can carry things, but you must be led by them, otherwise you will be caught by a warrior and have the right to cut and kill them.
"Boss Tanitaya, who did you think has used this?"
The boss of Taniya explained: "Don't you know His Highness Junji, the second daughter of the first lord? He is the one who married the Uwashima vassal."
"Oh! It's that female highness. Remember!"
Speaking of the eldest daughter of Idashi Village, the eldest daughter died young, so the second daughter Chunji became the essential eldest daughter. When the eldest daughter got married, the face-saving Ida family naturally wanted to have a big fuss. This female carriage was specially made to give her a wedding. This thing was usually locked in the warehouse of Aoba City and has not been taken out for many years. When it appeared today, it shows that the person to be accepted is definitely no less than the second largest princess in the world.
Just as everyone was talking about it on the dock, the Jaguar had already entered the berth and stopped. Several sailors set up the springboard. The first one came down were thirty in a state of strong North Navy, which made the eyes of several vassals waiting on the pier widen their eyes and dared not breathe.
It’s not their fault that they are afraid. Each of these Northern Navy is fully armed, with camouflage green uniforms, helmets, and tactical vests, with black anti-cut neck protection around their necks; the vest on their chest is equipped with triple magazine bags, which are packed with bulging bags; the weapons in their hands are not semi-automatic rifles used by ordinary Northern Navy, but are fully automatic weapons of Yishui; there is also a quick-pull holster tied to the outside of their thighs, and a black pistol is inserted.
Nowadays, the only one in the entire North Navy who can have this equipment is Zhao Xin’s guard besides the special operations battalion.
After the guards got off the ship, they quickly formed formations along both sides of the trestle, each with three meters apart. After confirming that everything was safe, they sent a signal to the ship. Then, a strong man in military uniform walked down from the ship.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This person is only in his twenties, about 1.65 meters tall, and has a smile that is neither humble nor arrogant on his face. Unlike other soldiers, he has no other equipment except for a pistol bag hanging on his belt around his waist. He looked at the officials of the Sendai vassal state, then glanced at the crowd on the dock, and said in a deep voice: "My name is Li Qingwen, and I am the company commander of the North Sea Guard Battalion. This time, Miss A Miao's guard affairs are fully responsible. Please tell me directly for the follow-up itinerary and arrangements, please give me a message."
Since Ishikawamura decided to hold the thighs of Bekuhai Town against Edo, he asked the officials of the Sendai Basilica to learn Mandarin. In the first few years, he sent his two sons and elite children selected from each family to study in Bekuhai Town. These people stayed in Furdan City for two years and knew a lot about the various systems of Bekuhai Town. They also knew that the only one who could claim to be the "guard battalion" was the only army next to Zhao Xin.
The vassal in charge did not dare to be negligent, and then bowed to Li Qingwen and said in a strangely verbal Mandarin, "Mr. Li is so serious. He is in Shishi Ishikawa Village, and he is the welcome messenger for this time. Miaoji can pass by this vassal this time when he returns home, and dares not receive it with all his heart. The mistress Mrs. Yu Ding specially sent us here to welcome Miaoji to Aoye City."
Speaking of receiving Ah Miao, Sendai Fan really took some effort. Ah Miao has not yet married Zhao Xin, and due to the system of Beihai Town, even if he is married, he does not have a legal identity. Ishikawa Mutsu and other bigwigs have had a headache about this for several days. They can't let the head of the family and the old middle school come out to entertain him, right? It would be a joke to spread this. Even if he wants to curry favor with Zhao Xin, he cannot be so humble that he does not speak etiquette.
Finally, everyone decided to ask the mother of the head Yidaqi Village, Mrs. Yu Ding, to come forward to receive the reception, and asked the family to take the initiative to use the precious goods that Yida's family had married their daughter. This not only avoided embarrassment, but also gave enough face to Beihai Town.
After hearing this, Li Qingwen nodded slightly and asked the accompanying soldiers to return to the ship to inform. After a while, A Miao, who was covered with a light gauze, walked off the springboard with Chen Erya, who was also wearing military uniform.
She wore a gauze hat, a moon-white palace silk jacket, and a lake-colored silk skirt. Perhaps because of the strong wind at sea, she also wore a silver-red and blue-satin fox leather jacket on her upper body, and a lake-colored cloak on her outer body. Her steps were full of grace and bright and charming figure. But what was astonishing was that behind the woman, there was a fat cat with a shaking fat head and big ears.
Well, King Duofu was used to A Miao's care. He couldn't see this "slave" for a day and felt uncomfortable. So when A Miao left the house, the guy got into the seat of the carriage without anyone paying attention. When he found it at Whale Port, the Laimao grabbed A Miao's skirt with his claws and screamed and refused to let go. Everyone who accompanied him understood the position of this guy in Zhao Xin's family and did not dare to move. So Duofu succeeded in his plan and followed him.
Ishikawamura Ren couldn't help feeling emotion when he looked at A Miao in a Chinese dress. Over the years, his father and Edo tried hard to please Zhao Xin. The beautiful woman had to be eighty if she gave her a gift. But the one who didn't even see her and retreated. Instead, he regarded her as a treasure by the daughter of a ruined samurai family in Takasaki's family.
When Ah Miao saw the veil with golden light inside and outside, she couldn't help but stop and thought it was too extravagant. While hesitating, Ishikawamura Ren smiled and said, "Miao Ji doesn't have to mind. The King of Zhao's palace has great kindness in this vassal. You are the family of King of Zhao, and your status is like a princess of the Celestial Empire. The mistress deliberately asked someone to take it out of the warehouse for you to ride."
Li Qingwen, who was standing beside him, also said, "Miss Miao, there are many people here, so it is not advisable to stay for a long time. If you have any questions, wait until you arrive in Qingye City."
Ah Miao nodded, refused the support of the two maids, and went straight forward to lean into the sedan chair. When Duofu saw it, he followed him. A maid said to him where the wild cat came from and was about to scold him and drive him away. Ah Miao said in Japanese: "Let it come up, it is following me."
Several maids were surprised when they heard this, thinking that why did they bring a big fat cat when they went out?
In the afternoon of the same day, A Miao and his party arrived at Qingye City and moved into Cao Peng's home. This was the first time the hostess Lin Sanyue saw A Miao. Because she was concerned about Zhao Xin, she spoke a little cautiously. However, the next day, as her understanding deepened, Marchyue soon fell in love with this quiet girl and spoke a lot more casually.
The next afternoon, Mrs. Yu Ding set up a tea party to entertain A Miao at the back house of Ninomaru, and the women accompanied by the vassal masters. Everyone was curious about this girl dressed in Hanfu, but she didn't dare to ask more questions. However, Mrs. Yu Ding was surprised to see that A Miao's eyebrows were not open and she knew that she was still virgin.
Could it be that the King of Zhao just treats her as her sister? If I had known this, I would have asked Yi Gushou to propose marriage to King of Zhao a few years ago and welcome him as the official wife.
Mrs. Yu Ding was just a blind sigh. You should know that Yida Chongmeng had already made a marriage for her son, and Yuanfu got married back then. The young wife was the daughter of her ex-girlfriend Guan Baiyingshifuping, who was burned to death by the fire, and she was also the only descendant of the Yingshi family.
A Miao went to have tea. Duofu, who was left at home, was out of control, and began to cause trouble to Cao Peng's garden. It sniffed east and west at first, and soon it blew butterflies, climbed up the tree to the house, and even broke the branches of a magnolia. When Cao Peng learned that, he was so angry that he held his anger and used dried fish to lure it. When Duofu approached, he grabbed the back of his neck and slapped it twice on his butt. He was not accustomed to this guy. Duofu was honest now, but since then, he ran away as soon as he saw Cao Peng.
After staying in Aoye Castle for two days, everything was ready for the Sendai vassal, so Amio set out under the joint escort of dozens of vassals, maids and guards, and headed south along the streets of Oshu. This time, she said she would not sit on the luxurious ride, and exchanged for a casing of the Fashen Temple that she borrowed from the Fumiya family in Ishikawa Village.
Li Qingwen, Chen Erya and others were riding horses. Fortunately, Xiantai Fan bought a lot of Mongolian horses from Beihai Town in recent years to improve local horse breeds. Otherwise, they could only ride southern horses like donkeys.
Two days later, the group arrived at the Koriyama Lodge in the south of Fukushima and met the shogunate envoy and several guides who had been waiting here for two days.
"Mr. Li, this is a pass-through document issued by the shogunate. With this, no one will stop the checkpoints of the vassals along the way. There will be some arrangements for accommodation and grain supply." After the envoy said that, he signaled to Li Qingwen to the two guys dressed in a dressed up in the hills kneeling on the ground and said, "These two are the guides, and they are very familiar with the way to the Takasaki vassal."
Li Qingwen took the document and opened it, glanced twice, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your care!"
It is said that Ah Miao's hometown is in the Takasaki Bible, which is the territory of the shogunate, so it is impossible to eat alone in the Sendai Bible by escorting the town of Kitakai. After Edo learned about it, he also summoned his retainers to discuss it and bargained with the Sendai Bible. During this period, he parted many times.
The Tokugawa Shogunate means that you can just send people to the northern checkpoints of the Shirakawa Basin. The subsequent things will be handled by the shogunate. After the memorial service is completed, we will send people back to Edo and board the ship from Yokohama Port.
The Xiantai Fan said that it was not nonsense! This is impossible. Miaoji is a relative of the King of Zhao Palace and her status is extraordinary. Moreover, we have already agreed with Lord Cao that we have to be responsible for this matter. We must follow from beginning to end. You only need to inform all the places along the way and ask them to provide food and horse ingredients.
The shogunate said that it was beautiful, and you were going to take the opportunity to spy on our intelligence, and it was impossible.
The envoy of the Sendai vassal sneered and said that we had already figured out the broken turrets of you for a long time, who would like to spy on them?
The shogunate envoy said that since you want to send someone to the Takasaki vassal state, you must admit that the shogunate is the lord of the world. After so many years of the Satsuma vassal state, it is time to have an argument. In addition, we also need to get a share of the pie in Palawan Island.
The envoy of the Sendai vassal state said, "Bah!" How do you and the Shimazu family poisoned the former head of our family?"
From the moment when the Sendai clan decided to avenge the head of the family Idashi Village and joined forces with the Bekhai town to fight against the Satsuma clan, they had violated the "Martial Laws" formulated by the shogunate and became a rebellion.
After the "Battle of Ma Niumuma", although the two sides temporarily restored peace under the auspices of the town of Kitakai, the Tokugawa shogunate was not at ease, so they mobilized heavy troops and civilians to build outposts on the borders of Shirakawa, Aizu and Nagaoka, and set up many hidden forts, laying out some of the 12-pound cannons bought from Kitakai Town here. The Sendai Basilica was naturally unwilling to be left behind. They also had many posts in the Sukakawa area and built several forts.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and Cao Peng, who finally learned about the situation, gave a solution. Don't be nonsense, just go back to your hometown to pay homage, which makes it look like the Celestial Empire inspecting the island territory. We don't want any people from both of you. Once you enter the Shirakawa Basilica, you can just send two guides to the shogunate, and you don't need any guards. If you really encounter thieves on the way, the North Navy that is accompanying you is not a decoration!
In fact, Cao Peng was also full of bad water, obviously he was slapped. There was no problem with Sendai vassal sending people to escort, but the Tokugawa shogunate would not do it if he wanted to do it. But the Tokugawa shogunate dared to challenge Sendai vassal, but he did not dare to blow up the thorns with the Beihai Town.
Chapter completed!