Jingtaro is a very young man, only nineteen years old this year. Because his mother fell and gave birth to him when she was fetching water from the well, she was named Jingtaro. However, he has no surname.

In the Japanese country at that time, only warriors and nobles were eligible to receive surnames, and ordinary civilians only had first names. Therefore, being given a surname was a very honorable thing at that time, and it also represented the family's status in society.

Later, the new Japanese government was determined to reform, and it was inconvenient to manage people without names, so the Meiji government decided in 1870 that ordinary people could have the right to have surnames and choose their own surnames.

However, the Japanese have become accustomed to the fact that they do not have a surname and did not respond much. Therefore, the Meiji government began to issue the "Miao Characters Must Be Named Ordinance", forcing citizens to have a surname. At this time, everyone began to rush to give

Choose your own surname. So we see these strange surnames today, and it is really possible that they were randomly chosen by the Japanese at that time.

Itarō's family was very poor and they could not have enough to eat even though they worked hard. So in order not to starve to death, he left home and worked as an ashigaru.

The so-called ashigaru is the name of the lowest infantry in ancient Japan. They were engaged in labor in daily life and became infantry in wartime. During the Warring States Period, they received training in bows, arrows and guns and were organized into troops. In the Edo period, they became the lowest samurai.

Miscellaneous soldiers.

Today, Itaro was on duty at the dock. It was already noon, and Itaro felt a little hungry, so he planned to extort some food from the people on the dock. As a conqueror, he felt that he had this right, so he sorted it out carefully.

I checked the imperial equipment on my body to make myself look more majestic!

Godai-getsu, which means borrowed armor, has a simple structure, just a hare (protective armor) and a grass fold (skirt), plus a simple helmet called a jinkasa (battle helmet). These armors were provided to the Ashigaru by the daimyo

, showing that the daimyo paid enough attention to the ashigaru and was willing to provide them with armor instead of letting them solve the equipment problem on their own. Moreover, almost all the ashigaru have the daimyo's family crest (emblem) printed on the trunk.

Ahead. Sometimes the Ashigaru will carry another item with the family crest on it: a flag flying behind the armor,

Itarō was about to take a step when he suddenly found a ship on the sea not far away approaching the pier quickly. Itarō immediately remembered his duty, so he picked up the iron cannon and ran towards the pier on the pier. Just

It's just a ship, there's no need to send an alarm.

When the ship got closer, he set up a pergola and observed the ship carefully. He found that the people on the ship were busy. They kept taking out barrels from the cabin, and then poured the water outside the side of the ship.

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Jingtaro smiled widely. It seemed that this was an unlucky ship with leaks. If you made it difficult for them, you might be able to gain some benefits.

Soon, the ship docked. Several of Jingtaro's friends also noticed that the ship was approaching, so they all gathered towards the pier. At this time, several people discovered that the ship was panning for water from the cabin. So everyone

They laughed together and began to laugh at the people on the boat.

As soon as the ship docked at the pier, a young man who was sweating profusely jumped out of the ship. As soon as he landed, he stood up straight and said to Jingtaro and others: "Brothers, brothers, we are

Merchant ship, the ship leaked halfway! We searched for water all day long before we got here. We repaired the ship here and left." After that, he gave several people a few copper coins each.

People like Itaro have been stationed in Ryukyu for several years. As the common language of Asia, they can also speak Chinese. However, Itaro has not forgotten the idea of ​​taking advantage. He put away the copper coins and immediately said aggressively: "Who

Do you know if you are businessmen? We need to board the ship for inspection!"

Several companions around him also followed suit and gestured with iron cannons. That young man was Niu Mancun. Because he made great achievements in searching for the first line of red last time, and because he usually uses his brain, so

His status in the Blood Hand Gang rose quickly.

He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No problem! No problem! We are all real maritime merchants, not pirates!"

After saying that, he shouted to the boat: "Are you blind? Why don't you quickly release the gangplank?"

A man separated from the ship put down the gangplank. Itaro and others boarded the ship in a showy manner. After inspection, they found that the ship was indeed an ordinary merchant ship, and there was nothing suspicious about it. They also saw something in a cabin.

A few jars were soaked in sea water, and the whole air was filled with the fishy smell of sea water and the aroma of strong liquor. Itarō knew without asking that these jars were filled with good wine. Itarō was very greedy, but he did not intend to rob the sea.

Shang. These maritime merchants often go to Japan. God knows who they are trading with. It is easy to get into trouble if you offend others!

When he was thinking about how to knock a few jars of wine from the head, Niu Mancun took the initiative to come up to him and said: "Senior military lords, you have also seen that my warehouse is full of good wine. But it happened to be

This cabin is leaking. We don’t have many people on board, so we asked some military officers to help us move the cargo. No matter how much wine we grab, we will share half of it with you."

Keitaro and others were very happy when they heard this! They knew that if the wine was soaked in sea water for a long time, once the sea water submerged the mud seal, the wine would be completely gone. But in order to repair the ship, the wine jar must be moved. Therefore,

Only the boss will come to beg them.

Itarō and his companions were overjoyed when they heard this. They immediately put down their weapons and were about to leave the cabin. However, Itarō stopped them. He said, "How much can we move? Why don't we call everyone in the camp? That way we can get more

There will be more drinks.”

Those few people felt that what Jingtaro said made sense, and after a brief discussion, they sent two people back to report the news. The camp beside the dock was not far away, only a few hundred steps away. There were more than 100 soldiers stationed inside. If they came

, things will be much easier to handle.

Afterwards, Itaro and the others chatted and laughed as they watched the sailors panning for water. Twenty of them only managed to keep the water in the cabin from rising.

After a while, a group of noisy Ashigaru soldiers came from a distance. The leader was a famous Ashigaru general. The general was a little wary at first, but after walking around the ship a few times, he stopped.

Feeling relieved, he signaled to the soldiers that they could move.

In this way, the sailors on the ship were busy searching for water to maintain the balance of the ship's hull, and the Ashigaru soldiers happily cooperated with each other to move the wine jars to the shore. Soon they finished moving the wine jars in the small half cabin. At this time, they heard the sound in the cabin

The sailor inside shouted loudly: "Turn your head and found the leak. It should be caused by termites."

Niu Mancun was overjoyed when he heard that, and immediately said to the football soldiers: "No need to move! No need to move! The leak has been found."

It seemed that he wanted to save the remaining wine and didn't want the Ashigaru to take advantage anymore. But the Ashigaru general was very cunning and felt that taking advantage of this was not enough. He said loudly: "How can we repair the ship when we only moved half of it?"

?Keep moving!”

With the support of General Ashigaru, the cheerful Ashigaru soldiers emptied the cabin of the wine despite the obstruction of the generals, and even moved out the wine jars that had been submerged in the sea water. Ushimanmura's distressed face

All twisted!

General Ashigaru felt a little embarrassed to see such a big advantage. Seeing that the sailors on the ship had blocked the leakage, he ordered the Ashigaru soldiers to help wash out the water. Soon, the water in the cabin was washed away.

The area where water was still leaking was exposed. The wood there was very rotten, as if it had been eaten away by termites.

General Ashigaru pulled over Ushimanmura and said, "Look, we helped you move the wine and fetch clean water for you, so you won't renege on sharing half of our wine, right?"

Niu Mancun had a pained look on his face and said feebly: "I won't default on my debt. The wine is on the dock. You can go and move it yourself."

General Ashigaru patted Ushimitsu's arm with satisfaction and ordered the soldiers to go to the dock to carry the wine. The Ashigaru soldiers happily moved half of the wine back to the barracks. Ushimitsu turned around and shouted to the sailors: "Hurry up.
Chapter completed!