The winter in the North is cold and long, but unlike the previous year, which was boring, this winter is very lively.

The reason for the excitement comes from the rise of various businesses, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Everything that can be outsourced has been subcontracted by the monastery. For example, the original big restaurant was divided into seven or eight households to provide meals. Although grain, dried vegetables, etc. were all provided by the monastery.

which provided.

The effect is very good. Doing it yourself and having it done by someone else are completely different things. Take the dining room as an example. With careful attention, not only the food is delicious, but there are also more varieties.

Originally, there were many people among the immigrants who had skills or methods, but the centralized management in the early stage could not show them. This time, they were allowed to work alone, and these people showed their talents. Many small objects suddenly appeared, such as this one in Naoxiu's hand.

The shape of the wooden hairpin is quite unique. Although the carving is average, the flying bird shape on the hairpin head is very vivid.

From south to north, Bai Zhu is divided into dock area, factory area, commercial area, public area, residential area and camp. Naohide and Eiko are now wandering in the commercial area - Okubo had planned it long ago, but originally there were only two merchants.

Very desolate.

Naohide handed the hairpin to Eiko, turned around and took out thirty-eight copper coins from the shop owner. The shop owner didn't dare to take it away, so he just kept laughing there.

This is a 19-bun shop that became popular in the late Edo period. It is similar to the 10-yen store of later generations. Although it is called 19-bun shop, in fact, there are various prices inside, but they are arranged in piles according to the price——

Most of the goods here are from the original warehouse of the institute, and a small part are produced locally.

"How is business in Danna?" Danna is the name given to the shop owner, especially the shop owner who owns the land and house of the shop.

"Thanks to His Highness and Madam, business is booming."

Naoxiu was lying when he heard it, because the price of the goods provided was very transparent, and the white owner did not have any exclusive rights. He was free to do business or which business he wanted to do. Therefore, the competition was fierce, resulting in the profit of the store generally.

Very low.

This situation can only be improved after these guys find new purchase channels, but because of the many cheap conditions provided by the execution office, the house payment and goods can be borrowed on credit at low interest rates, transportation is gold, and health fees are free for the first two years.

, it’s true that you can’t lose money.

Moreover, those who dare to open grocery stores now are all people with ideas. They either have the skills to deeply process materials or can find some special products. For example, this store has a good relationship with the Ainu people and can

Get some of their handicrafts.

Naohide and Eiko walked around the business district with their escorts. They felt that the atmosphere was not bad. Although there were not many types of items, there were many people shopping, especially several izakayas. They were full and there were actually people inside.

Show talent.

Naohide spent a whole day shopping with Eiko - he was about to go on a long trip, and Eiko was not in a good mood recently. She had missed her son very much since the New Year. Today, he specially went to relax with Eiko.

The next day was April 6, 1852. Naohide, the navy commander Nakahama Manjiro, and the land camp commander Hori Naoyoshi set out with four divisions. Baizhu Maru and two warships sailed majestically to the west.

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There was still some drift ice in the Soya Strait in April, but as long as we paid attention to it, it wasn't a big problem. The group arrived at Mooka smoothly - this is the western part of Kita-Ezo Land, and it is the northernmost Unageya in the Northern Territory.

Qianwu's secret trading base.

Last time, Zeniya Hanbei said that there was a secret shipyard here that could build a thousand-stone ship. Naohide had long wanted to take a look.

Before the ship arrived at the pier, there were people spying on the shore. After the ship docked and Naohide showed off the "small" family crest flag of the Hori family, people came to pay their respects.

The clerk who fled to Shirozhu's money house said that there were more than a hundred people here. Naohide did not dare to be careless about these desperadoes engaged in secret trade. According to the plan, Nakahama Manjiro and Hori Naoyoshi each led two groups, and Hori Naoyoshi

They lined up ashore, and Manjiro led the people on board to be on guard.

Sui Zhixiu

Also coming were people from the original money house. The two master craftsmen came back cursing shortly after getting off the boat.

"Tell me, sir, there's a little trouble now." It turns out that the people in the money house are now servants of the Hui family who have signed a contract of sale, so they call Naoxiu "master".

"What's the trouble?" We have known for a long time that cheap goods are not good. According to the inference of the strategic and tactical team staff, these desperadoes in the money house can only fight with the wind. Now that the money house is going to collapse, there will definitely be internal strife. Can it be bad?

Fire and chaos are possible.

As expected, there was a fight between Mooka and others, but the plot was quite complicated.

It turned out that Zeniya Hanbei was ruthless. There were more than 150 people engaged in secret trade in the Northland Zeniya. Among them, he only selected his confidants to return to Kaga Kanazawa. He used deceptive methods to the remaining people and talked about money.

Ya was falsely accused in Kaga, and the business in the Northland had to be temporarily reduced. He could go to Shirozu to escape, or he could wait for news in Moka.

Thirty-six honest children went to Shirozu, and the remaining more than a hundred people were gathered in Moka by Hanbei.

Zhi Xiu knew about the previous ones, but he didn't know what happened behind them.

After the people were gathered together, Hanbei first gave a loyal speech, saying that the money tree has deep roots and he is a minister of the Maeda family. Now he just encountered a villain and he will definitely be able to overcome the difficulties.

But that night, he led people to wash away Moka with blood, and got rid of all those who were usually rebellious and possibly unstable. The excuse was that these people were preparing to flee with the money.

Because what Hanbei said earlier made everyone's blood boil, and at the following banquet, he comforted everyone one by one, and everyone was worried about the future. They were all drunk, so Hanbei succeeded easily.

After 100% to 30%, Hanbei returned to Moka with more than 20 confidants, while those who stayed in Shirozu were mostly boatmen, watermen and guards. At the same time, in order to prevent accidents, Hanbei did not even have a ship.

Didn't stay.

Originally, the matter should have come to an end like this, but in the end, the Hanbei did not even leave the ship, which caused panic among these people. In the long winter, without a famous leader, these people naturally divided into several factions, twenty

There are many boatmen, the watermen are one group, a dozen guards loyal to Qianwu and some watermen are one group, and there are more than 20 people in the other group. They are all guards with ronin background. They feel that Qianwu is going to abandon them, and they are drunk and crazy all day long.

, looking for people to fight everywhere with red eyes.

Most of the boatmen and watermen are relatively honest, so they are usually bullied by the other two groups. However, the guards who are loyal to the money house know that they cannot do without them, so their attitude is relatively mild, while the other group often makes trouble for them. Fortunately, the half-soldiers

Wei left enough supplies, and there was an Ainu tribe nearby. People from the other two factions often went to the tribe to vent their anger, so they could barely survive.

Because the ships were all taken away by the Han soldiers, the boatmen and watermen couldn't escape, so these people stayed where they were. When Naohide arrived, these were the only people they saw. The other two groups had been there since

I haven’t come back since I went to the Ainu tribe last time.

"A mob!" Nakahama Manjiro and Hori Naoyoshi were very cautious and cautious, but when they encountered such a result, they were inevitably a little angry.

"Learning from the past is a lesson for future generations. You should consider how to maintain the cohesion of the organization."

After reprimanding the crew, Naoxiu turned around and smiled. There were many people left in Qianwu. On the coming ship, he was still thinking about the division plan prepared by the staff. Now this situation is much simpler. You really have to rely on it to do things.

It’s better to be supported by your peers.

"The head of the Zeniya family, Gobei, has been imprisoned. If you don't want to die, you should quickly seek refuge at the Shirozu Prison." The Zeniya family has rich assets. Naohide knew that everyone in the Zeniya family was in danger this time, so he unceremoniously recruited these boatmen and watermen.

With the message from Hanbei, the former ruler of the North, and the persuasion of his original companions, these people happily signed the contract of betrayal under the pressure of the soldiers, and were under Naohide's control.

Here is how

How to deal with these guards, but the method is not in the plan. Who would have thought that the opponent would fight among themselves to the point where they would no longer even be stationed.

Manjiro Nakahama, Naoyoshi Hori and the group leaders and staff members of the accompanying army came up with a temporary plan. After reading it, Naohide thought it was feasible, so let's do it.

At night, the crew lit a big fire, and then everyone went about their business.

But they waited and waited for another two days, and it was not until the morning of the third day that the two groups came back - but the crew felt that they should have arrived in the evening. The military dogs barked all night last night, and it might be these people who were spying.

Each of the two groups sent envoys to communicate with the large group of people at the execution station. It turned out that it was the Baidu execution station mentioned by Hanbei. They entered the station, but they held weapons in their hands and looked very alert.

Naoxiu looked disgusted. Maybe when the money house was roaming the whale sea, these people were still brave warriors who obeyed the law, but now they have lost their backers and then their faith. They have completely degenerated into a group of gangsters, even if they have something in their hands.

Wearing ordnance is just a pretense, and they have completely lost their original combat effectiveness-perhaps only when facing the weak, these people can still pretend to work hard.

Naohide was too lazy to come forward, but it was Naoyoshi Hori who persuaded the two groups to surrender.

Everyone in the team is ashamed of this group of people, so naturally they won't treat them well. They ask everyone to put down their weapons and just wait for their defeat.

Because during the confrontation, the opponent still used an old-fashioned military formation and lined up for battle, which was very easy to check the number of people. Dabanto Hori Naoyoshi found that all the dog heads were behind him, and immediately fired an iron cannon to warn him. He originally thought that it would take a lot of trouble, but in the end

These people were so honest and easy to catch, it was simply astonishing.

Nao Hide was even more fed up with this. Before the iron cannon was fired, the two groups chatted and compared each other and put forward many conditions. During this period, they touted themselves to be extremely tall and wished they could say that they were unparalleled in both the Eastern and Western countries. Anyway, they were white.

As long as the Lord's Sanctuary is willing to recruit them, it will be a piece of cake to deal with the Matsumae family, and it will not be a big problem even to deal with the Lucians. However, when they heard the sound of the iron cannon, the two groups rushed to surrender. The contrast was too great.

Although it is quite disgusting, you can't kill them without any reason. Naoxiu pinched his nose and accepted the surrender of these people, but how to deal with them?

Take it back to Master Shiro. A speck of rat droppings spoils a pot of soup. Just leave it in Mooka. I’m really worried about it. Send it to Matsumae or other places. These people know the details of Qianwu. They will be a trouble in the future. In short, it’s extremely

Annoying.

Naohide asked the boatmen and sailors who were left behind, and found out that the really tough ones were all eliminated by Hanbei Zeniya before he left. The remaining ones were all weak and strong when encountering a strong one.

Still unwilling to give up, Naohide asked people to interrogate him separately. If he had done anything heinous in the Ainu tribe, he would be punished with a standard punishment and be killed as a warning to others. After questioning him all over, he found out that the Ainu people here are relatively fierce.

, Qianwu has never dared to be too bullying. It is common for men to bully men and women, but when the locals make a fuss, they know how to give in, so there is really no unscrupulous thing.

But bullying men and dominating women is not acceptable either. Zhixiu organized a temporary law assessment institute and conducted a careful review. He selected two of the most arrogant and unlucky ones, and after approval, they were taken out for execution.

In the years that followed, especially the most difficult years for Lord Bai, the execution office never relaxed its control over these people. But surprisingly, after they defected to the execution station, most of them worked conscientiously and marched forward bravely even when they went into battle.

After Chairman Bai was involved in the Northern Territory, many people were promoted to group leaders based on their merits. Naoxiu was very inexplicable about this.

The people at the institute were also deeply puzzled by this. After a special investigation, the conclusion was that "in a civilized environment, everyone is civilized, and in a barbaric environment, people transform into beasts. Therefore, from a large perspective, the environment plays a decisive role in shaping people."

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Chapter completed!