The traditional place of exile for the Tokugawa shogunate was Izu Shichishima and other coastal islands.

In August of the sixth year of Ansei (1859), the shogunate announced the verdict on the Bowu Secret Edict case. Several of the culprits were sentenced to exile on the "far island". They were originally supposed to suffer on the seven islands of Izu. But then

Times have changed, and the seven islands of Izu are not stable now. What if these daring people take the opportunity to escape?

Speaking of how the world is changing so fast, who would have thought that foreign ships would often pass by the remote Izu Seven Islands.

This matter starts with the British envoy Pruss:

In August of the sixth year of Ansei (1859), the special envoys of Britain and France accompanied the special envoy of the Lu people, Perovsky, to visit Yokohama to discuss the armistice between Fuso and Lucia. Unexpectedly, the British envoy Prussia actually

While negotiating, they asked about the ownership of Bonin Island.

The so-called Bonin Island refers to the Ogasawara Islands in Fuso. Ogasawara Sadayori discovered this place in the second year of Bunroku (1593), hence the name.

It stands to reason that the shogunate should recognize that this place belongs to Fuso, because the shogunate established a boundary monument here in the third year of Enbao (1675). However, because there are no Fuso residents on the island and they are worried about angering the British, they can only be vague.

Response. Anyway, it is not a hard-line policy. It expresses its position but does not clearly oppose the British rule here.

Afterwards, the ministers looked at the map and were immediately confused:

Although the map is crude, it can only be seen that the Ogasawara Islands are far away from Fuso, but the distance is relative. Starting from here, it is much closer to Edo than other places overseas. Therefore, after being occupied by the British, there is no doubt that

It's a hidden danger.

However, there has been a lot of unrest inside and outside the shogunate recently, and there are too many headaches and hidden dangers. Things will get better if things are slow, so we will deal with them slowly.

However, to the north of this place are the Izu Seven Islands. The key criminals in the Fuwu Secret Edict case cannot be assigned to the Izu Seven Islands - considering the traffic of ships, if there is collusion between internal and external parties, wouldn't this immediately become a catastrophe?

So after choosing the place of exile, we finally decided to escort him to Ezochi - Hakodate was the one who followed Horinao Hide and always called for emigration, so leave it to him.

After Naohide heard the news from the shogunate envoy, he was really disgusted:

In the future, the reform government also exiled many opponents to Ezo, which shows that politicians often have similarities.

Moreover, these prisoners in Anzheng Prison are all loud-mouthed and mad warriors. They "can't do anything well and eat whatever they want."

It's just a barrel of black medicine, and it can cause trouble at any time.

Moreover, in the future, when the barbarians were suppressed and the Great Prosperity began, the families of these people would all turn around.

Therefore, you can't even beat him, and you have to be careful of retaliation in the future even if you scold him, so you can only offer it as an elder. But now that the shogunate is in charge of the elder Ii, you have to offer it secretly, which is really difficult for a person.

However, among them are talented people like Hashimoto Tsunayori, so it is worth the effort - as for the others, in future generations, when buying roast duck, you will need to add a neck or something like that, so just treat it as an add-on.

So, Naohide pinched his nose and agreed to take in the criminals who were exiled by the shogunate.

In fact, it doesn't matter if he doesn't agree. Shiban is informing him and not asking for his opinion. The so-called "you have to do it or not, you have to do it." In addition, this Shiban is just a messenger, so Naohide wants to give feedback.

They couldn't go through him - in order to inform Fuso and Lucia of the North about the peace talks as soon as possible, the shogunate just grabbed a random person and set off.

The official envoy of the shogunate, accompanying the prisoners exiled to the north, has not arrived yet.

In late October 1859, the shogunate envoy finally arrived at Hakodate, and he was delighted to see Naohide who went to the pier to greet him. This was not his old acquaintance Taro Matsumae. When Naohide first visited Nagasaki in 1843, he was very surprised.

Take care of them; when Naohide abducted Okubo Ritsuchi's family from Satsuma in 1850, this person was also the one who put pressure on them as Nagasaki Tomefu, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort.

But compared with Nao's pretty face and cheerful smile, Matsumae was not in high spirits. He could not express his frown, but he spoke

Weakly, it was obvious that he was either unwell or worried.

When they arrived at the station, Matsumae kept Naohide and Oku to reminisce about the past, and revealed to them in advance what would be announced in public the next day. Only then did Naohide know why Matsumae was unhappy. It turned out that this mission was a hard job.

It's just a matter of escorting prisoners. No matter how hard it is, it's still a subordinate. However, the shogunate issued two orders this time. Matsumae felt that neither of them was a good thing. Isn't this obviously offending people.

The first thing is to run out of food.

It turned out that when Naohide took over as Hakodate's chief executive last year, the shogunate promised to provide Hakodate with one hundred thousand taels in gold every year. Now the money is gone. Didn't Fuso and Lucia just negotiate a peace? So the Edo Central Committee felt that there was no need to continue.

I spent so much energy on the Northland, so I saved this money.

Fortunately, everyone was afraid of the sudden attack of Lucia, and the money was delivered early in the sixth year of Ansei (1859). Otherwise, the Hakodate Office of Yin Chi Mao Liang would have had great fun.

The second thing is to reduce troops.

For the same reason, this battle cannot be fought, and there is no need for a fixed quota of 2,000 people. Let's give it a 40% discount. Hakoguan will give 800, and Bai Zhu will give 400, which is just right.

Naohide and Okubo looked at each other in shock when they heard this. No wonder Matsumae found it difficult. If these two items are followed, the Hakodate Office will definitely be severely damaged.

You must know that when Hori Toshi was the leader, there were only 400 people in the shogunate, but the shogunate had to subsidize 100,000 gold every year. Now the shogunate has been reduced to 1,200, even if the white master has paid 400, there are still 800.

These are not allowed to be practiced and supported.

With more people and less money, plus layoffs, it would be strange if they don’t cause trouble!

However, Naohide Sutra was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and Okubo was gifted with talents. Neither of them was in a hurry to say anything and waited for the rest of the story.

Seeing that the other person did not have an attack on the spot, Fansongmae let out a sigh of relief and continued:

"It's hard work in the north, as a fool can understand by taking a boat.

Hideoden and Okuboden are the pillars of the imperial family, so you can raise any grievances you may have.

Although he is weak on his own, Oguri Toyoshou specifically told him before the trip that with him in the court, the two of them will not suffer."

Although it sounds nice, why didn't Oguri make a move before the knife fell?

You must know that he is determined to implement it. Even if you don’t ask for his approval to reduce the expenses of the box house, you must know it beforehand!

But if the ladder is given, Naohide and the other two have to take advantage of the situation and step down. Now the big boss in politics is Ii, and this red ghost will not bargain with you.

"It is our duty to be loyal to the public."

Seeing Naohide's gratitude, Matsumae smiled with satisfaction, and then he talked about Edo's compensation:

Hasn't Hakodate opened the port to trade with the outside world? There are also a lot of tariffs every year, and the Hakodate Office can take away 20% of them;

Moreover, in view of the small population and large area of ​​Ezo, Edo specially appointed six daimyo to help - "Ida Keibo, Hoshiko Yoshiho, Minami Togo, Satake Yoshinori, Tsugaru Noritsu, Sakai Tadahiro to open up Ezo."

land."

Okubo got angry when he heard this. This was not a boost. It was clearly because he wanted Lucia not to invade, but then everyone swarmed in to grab the advantage!

In this regard, Naohide was tepid, and he gave Okubo a little tug to tell him to calm down.

In a world without Naohide's intrusion, in September of the sixth year of Ansei (1859), there was indeed this shogunate decree.

However, it was because of Lucia's stimulation at that time.

Although there were no two battles of the White Lord, and there was no formal war between Rusia and the shogunate, Muravyov, the governor of Siberia of the Kolu people, led 9 warships to Edo in August 1859, demanding 48° north latitude.

Line demarcation, and the entire Northern Ezo Territory was assigned to Lucia.

However, encouraged by the Second Battle of Takukou, the shogunate firmly rejected the Lu people's request. The blackmail failed, and Muravyov later retreated in anger.

Speaking of which, this second Battle of Dagukou was a rare victory for the Far East against the Westerners.

When the Tianjin Agreement was renewed in 1859, the special envoys of England and France had a dispute with China. Britain and France decided to use force. On June 25, twelve warships of the coalition attacked the Dagu Fort again, but they were defeated by a group of soldiers.

Different from the great victory of the previous year, this time the coalition forces suffered a disastrous defeat, and even the commander of the British Fleet, Admiral Ho, was seriously injured.

The Anglo-French allied forces retreated, and the Jinmen agreement to renew the contract failed.

This news reached Fuso and greatly encouraged the shogunate, so they had the courage to reject Muravyov who brought 9 warships.

However, due to the efforts of the White Lords, Muravyov died in Kamchatka in 1855. After that, all the Lu warships that came to the Far East were defeated by the White Lords. Without the stimulation of the Lu people,

The shogunate still sent six daimyo to cultivate the Ezo land, and the meaning behind this is intriguing:

Tai Lao Jing Yisao has always been a staunch Northland development fan. Does this mean he will not change his original intention?

Or have you noticed that Naohide and others are dishonest, so you are preparing to take precautions in advance?

Seeing Naohide thinking hard there with a heavy look on his face, Matsumae thought "he was frightened and felt that the shogunate was too slow to develop the Northland, so he asked other daimyo for help." He quickly revealed the answer:

"This is the work of Matsumae Izu Mori."

Naohide, Okubo suddenly realized, but then smiled bitterly, never expecting this to be the reason.

In 1850, when the Hakushu Sanctuary was established, Naohide and others were at odds with the Matsumae family - I guess that's right, this land was originally their territory, so it would be good if they interfered.

However, starting from the fifth year of Kayei (1852), Okubo personally went to Matsumae Town to deliver sugar beet seeds and help build a pozzolan cement factory, and the relationship between the two parties eased.

After the Hakodate Sanctuary was established in Ankaei's seventh year (1854), the relationship between Shirozu's Sanctuary and the Matsumae family got closer - if Shirozu demolished the Matsumae family's fence, then Hakodate took over the Matsumae family.

The fields and yards were taken away except for the house. Looking at it this way, the conflict between the two families is nothing wrong.

In the 2nd and 3rd years of Ansei (1855-1856), the Hakodate Office was planning to build an ironworks, and Shiro and the Matsumae family jointly took advantage of it.

But he never expected that, taking advantage of the opportunity of the pilgrimage, Chong Guanghui, the head of the Songqian family this year, would suddenly shoot a cold arrow from behind.

But since Benmatsu had already mentioned this, with Naohide and Okubo's agility, it is not difficult to understand the reason:

In fact, since he took office as Hakodate Chief last year, Naohide has become a thorn in the side of the Matsumae family.

This year, Hakodate opened its port for trade, so it naturally grabbed a lot of business from Matsumae Town.

Besides, Naohide and others have been vigorously cultivating over the past year. Because the conditions are good, not only the Ainu people came from Matsumae Town, but also the residents from the vicinity of Fukuyama Castle brought their families. Hakodate was seriously short of people.

Naturally, he refused to turn him away.

Although the Matsumae family has been given a lot of compensation in other aspects in the past year, such as priority rights and so on, it seems that they are not satisfied!

Naohide, Okubo didn't know, and the Matsumae family didn't pay attention to the priority. What they wanted was a franchise, a monopoly, and the gap was too big.

"He is indeed the heroic master of the Matsumae family!"

Okubo also figured it out. Matsumae Izumori’s move was quite brilliant - if he could participate in the reclamation of the Ezo land, the six daimyo families would not be as good as the Matsumae family. Besides, counting the Matsumae family, if the seven daimyo families joined forces, this would

If there is a large number of people, the Hakodate Office must not give in.

However, from now on, the Ezo Territory would never be back under the control of the Matsumae family. The head of the Matsumae family was truly a hero for being so ruthless as to cut off a strong man's wrist!

Okubo looked at Naohide, who shook his head at him.

"Shifansong has always been a messenger. It's useless to talk to him now. It's a waste of words and it's easy to be looked down upon.
Chapter completed!