Omefuhori Toshihi's character is frank and straightforward, and his likes and dislikes are exposed. In fact, as long as he is sincere, he is really easy to deal with, so the guests and hosts at the dinner enjoyed each other in a harmonious way.

But "Being courteous to others must ask for something." Naohide saw that Hori Riki, who was the royal minister, was so polite. He felt itchy all over, wondering how much he could take away the fur as long as this person revealed a few words.

How much, even if it is gold and silver, the amount can be discussed - although the physical pain is inevitable, this Hori-sama will be a Hakodate priest in the future, so there is nothing wrong with making friends in advance.

The next day, Naohide and Egawa Hidetoshi summoned all the White Lord's servants, and Hori Riki carried out the imperial edict announced in the town. The purpose of it was nothing more than asking the White Lord to work conscientiously and be wary of the Lucians.

After announcing the decree, Gomefuhori Toshiro put down his arrogance - although Gomefu and Shirozhushuo were both serving Sengoku, one sent reports to Wakakini, and the other was directly managed by Laozhong. Legally speaking, Shirozhushuo was responsible for

He has to be one head higher than the imperial minister. Now that the envoy duties on behalf of the public have been completed, the status of both parties is almost the same. Faces are given to each other, so there is no point in holding on. Besides, Hori Toshi also has other plans in mind.

After visiting the "rudimentary" ironworks and inspecting the White Lord's standing army of 180 people, the Lord Otomatsu was full of praise for Naohide, thinking that "in just four years, we can build this place from scratch into a prosperous place."

The territory and fortress are absolutely indispensable, and Yuan Guo is definitely worthy of his position."

"Isn't that an irony?" Naohsiu had something in his mind. No matter how he thought about it, he felt there was something wrong with this sentence:

First of all, White Lord is definitely not a prosperous territory.

Not counting the smuggling in the Ezo land under the control of the Matsumae family, although there are currently more than 3,500 subordinates and more than 1,800 unnaturalized Ainu under the command of the shrine, there are currently only more than 1,000 Shirozhu.

Human beings are just like a town in Edo, how can they be called "prosperous"!

Secondly, the word fortress is even less relevant.

Although the White Lord is the northernmost imperial leader of the shogunate and has some military privileges, the shogunate is not stupid. It allows all the White Lords to form soldiers and make their own weapons, but there are restrictions on the number and specifications. "Five hundred

There can be no more than four warships of stone or smaller, no more than ten cannons, no more than two hundred iron cannons, and private construction of cities and platforms is not allowed." This was what Mr. Tanan and Oguri Tadashin fought for, so Naohide could only

Several earthen bags were piled near the pier to serve as forts. As for Lord Bai's serious fortifications, do brick walls count?

It turned out that in order to deal with the shogunate, due to limited conditions, the overall defense strategy of the White Lord was one outside and one inside. On the outside, mines blocked the port and rifled cannons harassed enemy ships; on the inside, all the people fought in street battles. According to this strategy, how tall is the White Lord?

There are no solid fortifications, so it is not close to the fortress at all.

Considering that "prosperous territory" and "fortress" are both nonsense, the meaning behind the words of Toshimori Omefuhori is obvious - "Tookoku is absolutely well-deserved for his position." This is right.

Naoxiu is not convinced, why did you come out of the wilderness to be the leader of a distant country?

Pink eye is the most difficult to treat! Naohide smiled bitterly, guessing that he might be bleeding heavily this time.

However, things took a turn for the worse. Hori Toshi was not seeking revenge or asking for money.

When he returned to the Yashiki where he was staying, Hori Toshi revealed the mystery himself - it turned out that this Omatsuke was stimulated and fell in love with Hakodate's position.

It turns out that Perry, the Admiral of the Japanese navy, forced the shogunate to sign the "Fuso-American Peace Agreement" in February of the Japanese calendar, and the Hakodates in Shimoda and Ezo in Izu Province were opened - Shimoda was immediately opened to the Japanese, and Hakodate

The opening was postponed to March of the following year. Therefore, the shogunate immediately appointed Egawa Tarozaemon as the chief minister of Shimoda, but after that, the candidate for the chief minister of Hakodate could not be decided for a long time.

Last year, Naohide's position as a white master was decided internally by Daigosho Iekei and the senior middlemen who were still alive at the time, but now

The father-in-law family was definitely not very involved in the affairs of the shogunate, but the senior middlemen were arguing over the candidate for Hakodate - there were two and a half people who attracted everyone's attention at that time, one was Takeuchi Yasunori, the other was Hori Toshihi, and the other half

It's Naohide Hori.

When the Hakushu Shrine was established last year, Ezo and Northern Ezo were still wild lands and not many people paid attention to it. However, once Hakodate opened its port, even though it was only a refuge and supply port, it aroused the interest of everyone in Fuso.

Pay attention, and Hakodate is far away from Edo, so anything that happens is out of reach, so this choice has to be made carefully.

The reason why Naohide was selected was that some ministers believed that the name of the Hakushu Shrine was not worthy of its name. As an important minister of Sengoku, it was really unseemly to be in charge of a place where nothing happened. It would be better to move the Hakushu Shrine to Hakodate, which would be more or less okay.

Save some money on your salary.

But the first one to be eliminated was Naohide. Rice cakes fell into his open mouth, and snappers were caught in the sardine net. It was just a matter of luck. How could such an important job be given to a flattering villain?

——The fact that Naohide can accurately predict earthquakes was regarded as a big secret of the Tokugawa family by the deceased Oisho Ieyei. No one knew about it except for the successors, Kōkata Iesada and Oguri Tadjun. The Edo ministers thought about it.

After thinking about it, I felt that Naohide must be a lucky person. Maybe the precious otter skin he presented as a gift made the public so happy. This must be true.

The remaining Takeuchi Yasunori and Hori Toshiki have similar qualifications and reputations. They are so well matched that it is hard to choose. However, Mifusuke Horihi participated in the negotiations for the "Fuso U.S. Country Peace Agreement." Now it is really a time when everyone is clamoring for a fight, so in

After failing in the selection process, Hori was very dissatisfied because he was conceited about his extraordinary talents.

But at this moment, another thing deeply stimulated him - Hakodate's director could not be selected, but the appointment of Nagasaki's director was hotly announced, and Oguri Tadatsun, who was also a member of the imperial family, jumped into action.

Don’t take this heavy responsibility!

Nagasaki is known as the "Kyushu Quest". Not only is it in charge of the civil and military affairs of Nagasaki, but it also has the power to mobilize the vassal soldiers of various major names in Kyushu Island to protect Nagasaki. It is the spokesperson of the shogunate in Kyushu Island. It has a high position and can be

Why do you think Oli, who is only 28 years old, takes on such an important task?

At that time, it was based on strength:

Unlike the disgraced Horihi who was having trouble negotiating with the Mi people, Oguri's participation in the negotiations with the Lucians was a "complete victory" - compared with the "Fuso Miguo Peace Agreement" in February this year, Kayaga

In December of the sixth year (January 1854), the Russian envoy Pujiatin's requests for "trade" and "border determination" were all perfunctory, and finally delayed until Pujiatin left on his own in an emergency, although the signed memorandum stated that

There are a lot of flowers, but they are all "discuss again" and "discuss in detail in the future". In fact, there is no serious conclusion.

Although it was Omatsutsutsui Masanori who took the lead in the negotiations, and Oguri Tadatsun was suspected of taking the credit for the designation of the Kawaji Shomo, he was lucky enough to catch up, and you have to admit it!

Moreover, Kanheyo, which sells large cannons, mines and new iron cannons, is becoming more and more important to the shogunate. This foreign company was introduced by Oguri Tadatsun when he was in charge of Nagasaki Mesuke.

In addition to his contribution to disaster prevention and relief from the earthquake in Shikoku last year, it is really speechless for Oguri Tadjun, whose family background is 2,500 koku, to serve as Nagasaki minister - of course he

My father, Zhonggao, refused to retire until his death. Both father and son were far away from home, so it was inevitable that they would be criticized by others. However, Zhonggao had many connections and was loyal and obedient, so this matter was understandable.

After being stimulated by Oguri Tadjun, Hori Toshiki, who took the world as his own mission, was determined to win the post of Hakodate, so he immediately ran to Shirozhu before he finished his inspection in Ezo. He felt that if the Matsumae family and the

If Shirozu supports him in his pursuit of Horinaohide, then Hakodate's position will be stable - although the shogunate may not consult these two families for their opinions, but he returned to Edo and said that he got along well with the local gangsters in the north, so that would be fine

Adding some momentum is not.

Of course, no matter how eager Mimifuhori Toshihi is, she will not directly reveal her secrets to Naohide.

He asked his attendant Enomoto Takeshi to

Yang took out a small box inlaid with gold and silver, and took out a short blunderbuss for Naohide and Egawa Hidetoshi to watch.

Naohide was delighted when he saw it. Isn't this the famous Colt M1851 "Navy" revolving gun of later generations? Oh, it used the copper bullet case he "invented" in the United States.

Hori Toshi looked at Nao Xiu and smiled broadly, fearing that he might have mistaken his mind, so he quickly declared, "This is not a gift for you two, I only have this handful. It was given to you by Miyi Admiral Perry during negotiations. It is for your viewing pleasure."

The current ordnance of the White Lord is relatively good and bad." - When reviewing the White Lord's standing army earlier, this person specifically asked for a flintlock musket and a flintlock musket, which was originally intended to be used at this time.

The three people got up and went to the yard. Hori Toshi stood still and fired six shots in a row. Smoke rose for a moment, and he looked majestic.

The follower Takehiro Enomoto grinned when he looked at it. This revolver gun is a favorite of the adults and is extremely cherished. It is said that except for the few test fires when it was first obtained, it is usually not given to anyone who wants to see it. It is a huge honor to touch it.

Touch, as for the test firing, according to the adult's actual words, "There are only a few dozen marbles in total. Use one and use one less. If you really want to test fire, there are huge benefits, so don't talk about it."

Hori Toshihi signaled Naohide and Egawa Hidetoshi to fire with flintlock muskets and flintlock muskets. Just to have fun, the two had to load the powder and stuff lead balls on the spot. Hidetoshi was better, he often hunted and his movements were skillful, but Naohide was not the best.

Having used a muzzleloader with a smoothbore blunderbuss, it was inevitable that he would be in a hurry, and Hori Toshi's smile almost turned into laughter.

Fortunately, the white master was in a custom-made paper shell, so no matter how messed up Naohsiu was, he would not cause the tragedy of exploding the chamber on the spot, but when the launch was completed, Naohide was also sweating, it was so difficult to be a human being!

Hori Toshi really didn't mean to embarrass Naohide, he said to the two of them with sincerity:

"Actually, I'm very surprised that Lord Bai can equip flintlock guns and short muskets. However, with each passing day, the weapons of the Western barbarians are advancing by leaps and bounds, and our shogunate is far behind now."

Seeing that Naohide was hesitant to speak, he said, "I know, Hideo presented a batch of ordnance when he returned from overseas, but at that time they were still paper or linen bullet cases with flash caps. Look -" As he said that, he opened the

The chamber shows you the copper cartridge case.

Naohide felt a shiver in his heart. Returning from overseas had always been a worry for him. Last year and this year, the black ships came to visit twice. He was afraid that Edo would associate Miyi's arrival with him. In fact, Naohide thought too much, and everything inside the wall blossomed outside the wall.

Xiang, no one really takes him seriously in Edo. How dare you, Naohide, to collude with Miyi? Why would you come back if you have such ability?

Seeing Hori Toshi's words now as if nothing had happened, Naohide felt relieved and quickly echoed loudly, "If it hadn't been for Horito's reminder, I never expected to see such a magical weapon today!"

"You are also Horidian and I am also Horidian. It's very funny to call each other names. How about we match each other's names?"

Naohide was overjoyed when he heard this. Calling him by his first name was different from calling him Miao. Calling him by his first name was much more intimate, so he quickly climbed up the pole, while Egawa Hidetoshi's eyes almost popped out of his head. This relationship was progressing too fast.

Next, Horihixi introduced the origin of the wheel gun to Naohide, and lamented that Miyi's skills were also unique, and the shogunate could not make them yet. This led to the conclusion that the Hakodate's responsibility was very important, and the Northern Kang Lu

Enemies from the west to the east against the Mi people "cannot be done without a determined and enterprising person."

"Who else is capable of shouldering this important task but His Highness Li Xi? From now on Lord Bai will definitely follow the horse's lead!" No matter how stupid Naohsiu is, he can still understand the other party's intention to win over him, so why not give him a few compliments quickly.

Although the flattery was too straightforward, it got the other person's thoughts right after all. Hori Toshi's face was bright and she said "it's over", but her behavior became more and more intimate.
Chapter completed!