In 1765, Englishman James Watt began to improve steam engines, and increasingly powerful machines began to break through the previous limitations of manpower.

In the same year, James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny, which sounded the clarion call for large industry; while Stephenson's "Traveler" locomotive in 1825 announced the arrival of the railway age.

In 1830, the American people's first railway, the "Baltimore-Ohio" railway, was built, which was only 13 miles (approximately 21 kilometers) long. But by the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, the American people in the north and the south already had 22,000 miles and 9,000 miles respectively.

Miles of vast railway network.

But Saigo Takayaga never dreamed that he could actually see such a thing as a train in the backward and closed Fuso!

On August 16, the fifth year of Ansei (1858), Monk Tsuzuki and Saigo sneaked all the way, and finally successfully delivered the "Secret Order of Bowu" to the hands of the two generation reclusive feudal lords of Mito, Qi Zhao and Kei Atsushi - that day too.

It happened to be the day when Naohide returned to Hakodate from Edo.

But within a few days, the secret decree given to Qi Zhao and his son by the small imperial court in Kyoto was leaked. Monk Yuezhao and Saigo began to hide around. In the end, the search became more and more intense, and Saigo had no choice but to find Horie Yashiki.

The Okubo and Saigo families were family friends. At that time, Okubo Riji's father, Jiemon, was Naohide's Edo Chatou, but he actually served as the head of the Edo Horie family.

"Don't say anything. I won't hear you if you do."

In fact, before leaving, Naohide once told Jiemon, "The situation is not good recently, so be careful. It is best not to see anyone or say anything."

But Saigo Takayaga was raised by Okubojiemon, and he was rarely favored by the Saigo family. How could he ignore it? Therefore, he used the emergency passage left by Naohide to get Takayaga and Yue.

The photo was sent on a cargo ship bound for Northland.

In fact, Saigo was unwilling because he was in a hurry to return to Kagoshima to report the news to his lord. The same was true for Tsukiteru. If the big event was revealed, he would have to return to Kyoto to resume his life.

To this end, the two brothers also played a trick - one day after the ship left Edo Bay, they threatened each other and asked the ship to turn around and go to Osaka.

"Dreaming!"

This small cargo ship was originally left by Naohide for his son Fukutaro to run away, so Naohide and his crew were all Naohide's confidants. So, after Saigo and Tsukisho had drunk enough sea water, the bow of the ship picked them up and continued northward.

After Naohide and Okubo heard about this, they couldn't help but look at each other, "Why did these two hot potatoes get into their hands?"

This definitely couldn't be kept, so Xixiang was tied up on the Mi people's whaling ship - it was already the ninth month of the Chinese calendar, which was also the tenth month of the Western calendar. The whales were almost gone, so "Let's go."

, go to North America to study abroad and make progress every day.”

Of course, as Okubo's childhood friend, Saigo was the national scholar in Naohide's heart who had this kind of treatment. The monk Tsuzuki who came with him even saw Naohide's face, gave him a sum of money and was sent away - even though he and

Xixiang is also a celebrity in later generations, but how should I put it? Although Xixiang was for the Satsuma family in the early days, he later had the world in mind. But Yuezhao, who was born as a temple resident, had close contacts with the ministers, and was extremely loyal to the royal family.

I can't afford to offend such a kneeling straight show.

"Start with shock, then get drunk, then end up crazy!"

When he arrived in New York, Saigo Takanaga's feelings were these three words.

Although there were no skyscrapers at the time—Chicago's iconic Montauk Building was built in 1883—New York had beaten out numerous other buildings by 1859.

The competitor became the largest metropolis in North America and took the throne of the most prosperous port.

At that time, New York had a population of nearly one million, and about 60% of all imported goods disembarked here.

Although Edo also claims to have a population of one million, can it be compared with an agricultural city and an industrial city? Rows of 100-meter cargo ships moored at New York Port, and pendant towers spewing black smoke are like giant demons. Not only are there roads leading to the city

Horse-drawn carriages, and behemoths like trains.

Xixiang is very courageous, but seeing these scenes for the first time still shocked him!

It was a little late when we entered Hong Kong, and the bright gas lights made the streets magnificent, but in Xixiang's eyes, this scene seemed even more eerie and terrifying in the darkness.

He entered the city in a daze like a marionette, and it wasn't until he saw Tiger Bamboo that he calmed down.

Because he had read Naohide's letter, Toranosuke was very affectionate towards Saigo.

The two of them were old acquaintances. Toranosuke had already known Saigo when Naohide was studying in Kagoshima, so it was natural to feel close to him when he met an old acquaintance in a foreign country.

Now Toranosuke is the son-in-law of the wealthy Vanderbilt family and the head of Naohide's family in North America. It is the right time for spring breeze.

Of course, Naohide is still keeping a low profile at Fuso, so although the foreign students were arranged by Toranosuke, they don't know his details.

However, Naohide gave many warnings in the letter, saying that Saigo Takaunaga was an unparalleled national scholar and "it is related to Fuso's luck and cannot be neglected." This kind of evaluation made Toranosuke make an exception and greet Saigo in his mansion.

Crystal lanterns, red carpets, palace-like buildings, well-dressed servants shuttled around, plus melodious music and well-dressed hosts. Although the food was rich, Xixiang didn't notice what he was eating.

After that, Saigo was assigned to the School of Social Sciences at Vanderbilt University and began a difficult educational journey.

Although Xixiang had some knowledge of English under the influence of Naohide, in reality, everything had to be started from scratch - there is a difference between fun and professionalism.

Fortunately, there are former overseas students at the university, and these people have given Xixiang a lot of help.

Although this era was a period of rapid development of science, except for mathematics, other subjects were actually far less profound than those of later generations - Mendeleev discovered the periodic table of elements on February 19, 1869, and the three major natural sciences of the 19th century

The discoveries were made of the cell theory (1838-1839), the law of conservation and transformation of energy (1842-1847) and the theory of biological evolution (1859).

As for the social sciences, from John Locke's nativism two centuries ago and the French Enlightenment of the last century to the utilitarian nativism of this century, coupled with various philosophical trends and theological thoughts, in fact, it is far from the

The understanding and profoundness of future generations.

But for Xixiang, these are things that he has never deeply touched or thought about carefully, so he just plunged in and couldn't get out.

"Westone is crazy!" - In order to keep it secret, Bai Zhu's international students only use English names and changed names in the United States, and Westone is Xixiang's English name.

Tiger (Toranosuke), who came after hearing the news, opened the door and saw an astonishing sight. Saigo, who had always been tall and tall, was reduced to a skeleton, but, "Well, he is still alive and not dead."

So Toranosuke greeted the professor and began to arrange for Saigo to enter the society for investigation - from 1846 to 1849, Naohide, Eiko, Toranosuke, and Gakujiro

The four of them studied abroad in the United States and started their own business. At that time, Toranosuke was also very confused. It was Naohide who allowed him to get in touch with the corners of Western society, which stabilized the thinking of the two students.

Sure enough, while interviewing upper-class people, visiting exchanges and factories, visiting workers in slums, and investigating in relief homes, there were more answers to this life than words in books. Although Xixiang didn't understand it, he no longer struggled with it.

wrong.

He had been entrusted by Naohide to promote agriculture in Kagoshima. Although he was a samurai by birth, his rank was not high when he was young, so he had some understanding of the sufferings of the people. The collision between the Eastern and Western societies gave him a

There was a lot of confusion, but it also gave him a lot of insights - but only Vanderbilt University, which was built just a few years ago, can have such a relaxed education, and only the powerful Toranosuke can provide various students in Saigo.

kind of convenience.

But good things can turn into bad things. When Saigo came to his own consciousness in 1860, he began to stir up troubles among the overseas students in Bai Zhu. He established some kind of association. Because of his great personal charm, he actually had quite a number of fans.

——As the only non-White Master student, there is no one else who can do this.

Fortunately, Toranosuke has quite a lot of experience in this. After studying abroad, his ideas have changed a lot, and some even refuse to return to Fuso after they die!

But what's the matter?

The Vanderbilt family is now the king of New York. Its shipping, railways, steel, ordnance and retail businesses dominate the entire United States, and the laboratories and various industries managed by Toranosuke are now quite strong.

So it’s okay if you don’t want to go back to Fuso. I can’t find a place for you anywhere. As for those who are more provocative, such as those who want to travel around the world or live in seclusion, there is no other way. They can only tie up on a whaling ship and return to Baidu.

Lord! I guess you will be honest after seeing your parents and relatives.

Therefore, although Saigo made a fuss, Toranosuke felt that it was nothing after hearing this. "Industry saves the country and enlightens the people." Isn't this what Naohide and himself have been silently promoting?

And things haven’t always been smooth in Xixiang:

This man was much more ruthless than Naohide and himself, and actually secretly suggested that "the Emperor should be overturned to unify Fuso", but Shiro's students were not stupid either. Someone asked him, "What will Marquis Shimazu do after he succeeds?"

Xixiang couldn't help but be stunned.

"But my Tokugawa generals can be defeated, so why should your master be so good? Besides, why are the Fuso royal family so noble? I don't kneel to others in the United States, so when I return to the White Lord, I will be under the command of His Highness Naohide.

If you don’t kneel down to others, you say you respect the royal family, just because of your pride.”

Most of the early immigrants from the White Lord were filthy and inhumane, and there were also many Ainu and Hezhen children. Most of the people who studied abroad were from this background, and the young people were very loyal. So what is the royal family? Can they eat it?

Saigo was dumbfounded by the question, and then went back dejectedly to think of a solution, but what the hell could he come up with? Naohide sent the international students mainly to the United States, just to cut off the roots of this natural nobleman!

Since then, Xixiang has become more honest, and can only win over his younger brother in the name of "saving the country through industry and fair participation".

In 1860, Hamrimmaru visited Mi, and the delegation also arrived in New York. A grand welcome ceremony was held at that time, and Saigo and his classmates also went to watch it.

Originally, we were visiting, so we should give him some respect, but when we came back, everyone felt a little ashamed, and the traditional clothes were a little out of place, but with two knives stuck in their waists, they really thought they were Tianle Tofu!
Chapter completed!