On August 18, the second year of Bunjiu's reign (1862), Saigo Lai's mother came to see Naohide.

This person is an elder of the Aizu clan, and has won the trust of the clan leader, Matsudaira Yoho. This visit is to discuss important matters with Naohide:

As the new Kyoto chief minister, Rong Bao felt that the risk of his family going to Luo alone was not small, so he dragged the Matsudaira family of the white master to life and death. This time Xixiang came to visit, hoping to discuss with Naohide how to ensure that the two families jointly sent troops to Luo to be safe.

Foolproof?

Naohide couldn't help but laugh at this. It was the storm of the end of the Tokugawa period, and he couldn't even think of such a good thing as "foolproof"!

Not to mention being foolproof and sure of victory, even the goal of escaping unscathed was hanging in the balance by Naohide - after all, in Naohide's original world, the Aizu clan ended up in disgrace. Not only did it not please both sides, but in the end

It was also liquidated.

Nowadays, rogues have gathered in Kyoto, and under the instigation of the ministers, the rampage of heavenly punishment has begun to take shape, and the market is in chaos.

But this is nothing. In fact, from now until the end of the Tokugawa period, Kinki, especially Kyoto, will be a meat grinder. Whoever dares to join in will have to be skinned to escape, and the unlucky ones will lose their lives.

It's also common.

Let’s not talk about the promotion of ordinary people, nor the ministers, princes and warriors. Emperor Fuso and the shogun sacrificed one and a pair respectively. I dare ask who can not be afraid of these.

To be honest, this time Naohide was dragged on board the boat by the Aizu Domain to go to Luo. Naohide really didn't do anything beforehand. The reason is as mentioned above. Anyone can jump into this kind of fire pit. Anyway, Naohide can hide as far away as possible.

How cool it is to be such a great god, "I have my own hole and I am invincible", I can pretend to be nothing, "I have to spare others and spare others", isn't this delicious?

But the problem is that the Age of Discovery (from the mid-15th century to the mid-17th century) has been over for more than two centuries, and the Arrow War has been over for almost two years. It’s okay to be a dog, but it’s just a dream to be a god!

Therefore, this time Aizu and Hokuchi are going to Luo together. Although the risk is high, there are also opportunities. It just depends on how to operate.

Naohide's change was actually forced by his own people.

In late July, due to the reclamation of Ezo land, Okubo Rishi arrived in Edo as the head of Hakodate Town. Then, Okubo told Naohide a bad news. In February this year, the news of Shirozu's founding of the country was reported back to Hakodate. At that time, Hokubo

The ground was so hung that it fell apart.

why?

Of course it's because people's hearts are wandering.

The entire Northland, except for the governor's office, Hakodate, has long been firmly controlled by Naohide's group. This is divided into two, and many residents want to follow Naohide - no one is stupid, good or bad

Still can’t tell the difference!

Over the years, Hakodate has been divided into public accounts and private accounts. The public accounts are for the shogunate to see, while the private accounts are the actual internal operations of the Naohide line.

The year before Bai Zhu founded the country, that is, the first year of Wenjiu (1861), what was the number of public and private accounts?

The annual income of 100,000 yuan from the public account is more than enough to extend the small judgment.

The bulk of the income here comes from the Hakodate Iron Works and customs duties from the opening of the port. The Iron Works has an annual income of more than 60,000 yuan, and the customs duties are nearly 20,000 gold a year. The rest is commercial taxes, field tribute and so on.

As for the private account, hehe, it is nearly 1.5 million, which is almost 15 times the public account. This does not include the income of the "Three Rich Merchants of the North": Caraku House, Ximei House and Four Seasons House. Thanks to the shogunate Wanyan Mint, originally the North

The income of the land cannot reach this much, but the depreciation of Wanyan's coin currency makes this figure look better.

Of course, ordinary people and town residents do not understand this.

But they usually receive so many benefits, such as free education, low-cost medical care, disguised agricultural subsidies, etc. Even a fool knows something is wrong - many immigrants have enjoyed these in their original hometowns.

Of course, various rural schools, medical clinics, agricultural self-help groups, etc. have come forward from various places, as well as the Northland Tiantai Sect headed by the great monk Xiunian. On the surface, they are all done by volunteers and have nothing to do with the Hakodate Sanctuary.

There was only the Hakodate House in the shogunate. There were many samurai in the original shogunate, and it was a facade. In order to hide the public's eyes, it still took the government-run route.

Now that the White Lord has established the country, the Northland has been divided into two. How can the people of this country not be afraid? Who doesn't know what the shogunate is like:

"Throw away radish leaves, cowpea leaves, soybean leaves, etc., but it is too wasteful. These things are very delicious when cooked and eaten with some miscellaneous grains."

This sentence was implemented by the shogunate and the princes at that time.

In fact, even if the government does not say it, poverty

The people in the country have to do this. They really think that every family has land.

But the question is, with such a delicious thing, why doesn’t the samurai master try it himself?

Those who were the first to immigrate to the North were all too poor to survive. Now I heard that Zhi Zhixiu has run away. Can everyone not panic:

Although I am in the North, immigrants did not jump out of the cracks in the rocks. My relatives and friends are all in my hometown. How can I not know what hibiscus is like now - it is almost impossible for people with land to eat these vegetable leaves and cereals.

Got it!

So when it comes to civil unrest in the North, it’s quite funny here:

Although Naohide was a monk in the past, the territory where Hakodate was a monk was still the royal domain of the shogunate. Therefore, although Naohide and others were engaged in various activities, they kept covering up and whitewashing everything.

Originally, Naohide thought he had a plan and felt that he had done a good job of hiding it. Except for Oguri Tadatsun and a few others, the Edo ministers should not have revealed any major flaws.

But in fact, the shogunate really didn't pay much attention to it as it has been in a state of distress over the years, but the people in Hakodate had long felt that something was wrong, but the people in Hakodate had long felt that something was wrong.

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Moreover, Zhixiu has many tricks, and the people are not sure. What if this is the case with Master Qingtian? Who can say for sure.

But now it is not important whether the separation of the family can be confirmed. What is important is that this good life cannot be changed. Otherwise, even if I agree, the iron cannon at home will not agree - all the people of Hakodate are soldiers.

Although the breech-loading gun dare not fire, the Mini gun has long been popular.

So the new minister Horihixi, the town minister Okubo Roshichi and others went around to put out the fire, but many of the townspeople refused to listen:

One is that Ezo Land is not like Northern Ezo Land, and people are unsettled.

Kita Ezochi is where Naohide has worked hard, and the area is remote. It has been under construction for many years. Now it has been managed like a steel barrel, and there is no doubt about it.

Moreover, the person in charge of the Northern Ezo Territory after Naohide was Hidetoshi Hidetoshi Ekawa, the head of Hakodate. He was Naohide's fanboy and had been on the pirate ship a long time ago. Therefore, the Northern Ezo Territory has always been a place outside the law.

As for Ezo, it has always been secretive, and its governance is cloaked in the guise of the shogunate office, so the same old view prevails, which is to recognize people.

In the Edo period, the government was not just talking about the death of the people. It was based on the belief that the great power was in control. As long as they did not want to rebel, there was no civil unrest, and the annual tribute could be paid on time, the shogunate would basically completely delegate power, and you could do whatever you wanted.

Naohide was appointed by Hakodate in 1858, and it has only been less than four years since this year. Therefore, the people in charge do not understand why he was replaced if he had done a good job. Doesn’t it take ten years for other acting officials to leave?

Actually this is a misunderstanding.

Acting officials serve for ten years. When Tadakuni Mizuno was the chief senior officer twenty years ago, this rule was indeed established and has been implemented to this day.

But Fengxing is different. Yuanguo Fengxing grasps all the important points. If you let a person serve for ten years, it will be too big to lose. Therefore, usually there is a maximum of two terms, that is, a replacement must be made in four years.

Therefore, even if the country is not established this year, Naohideo will be able to work until the end of the year at most.

But the citizens don't care about these many things. They are worried about the demise of the people and the government, so their hearts are floating.

Of course, Hori Toshi's lack of prestige is also one of the problems - although he is excellent, it would be difficult to compare him with others.

As for the second reason for the riots among the residents, it is an internal problem within the Zhixiu group, that is, someone is too restive and deliberately instigated:

Naohide came to Edo and wanted nothing more than a smooth handover, so that Hori Toshihiro or Ekawa Hidetoshi could come to Hakodate and implement it. But I don’t know if it was due to excessive force, or the ingenuity of the shogun Iadadao or other gods, but the result was that the White Lord founded the country, and the North

The ground was divided into two.

This was not included in the plan before leaving, and the shogunate made excuses for Naohide to stay in Edo, which caused disagreements within the Northland.

What's even more deceptive is that Naohideto's handwritten letter came back when he didn't come back. As written in the trustworthy article, he just asked the Northland Group to discuss internally and deal with it as they like and leave him alone.

If your heart is as big as this, there is no one else.

Although Hori Toshi is the new chief minister, this is a service position of the shogunate, and the Hokki clan does not recognize this at all, so he cannot control the situation.

If the White Lord did not establish a country, and the northern land was still one, and Horihixi took over and implemented it, and everyone continued to sell sheep as dog meat, then of course everyone would have no problem with him.

But now that one portion is worth two, things are not that simple.

What everyone is worried about is that Hori Toshi doesn't mean what he says. If he really turns Ezoji into the real shogunate office, this matter will be troublesome. Even if Hori Toshi has not changed his original intention, Shiro, Hakodate is separated like this

, they will soon become two-headed snakes. If they are separated for a long time in the future, the gap will arise on its own, so why don't they start fighting on their own?

Of course, this is just a superficial excuse. Now that the White Lord has established a country, it can theoretically do its own thing in the territory. It is better than continuing to be secretive.

If there is a fly in the ointment, it is that the Northern Territory is not classified as the Matsudaira family. But everyone knows that doing this is just wishful thinking. What does the shogunate want? Shigetoshi is the adopted son-in-law of the general Iemo, not his biological son!

Therefore, this time to mobilize public opinion, it is indeed a bit excessive to say that fighting for power and wealth, but it is true that some people are unwilling to be left alone:

Now that the Northland is divided, White Master and Hakoguan are seemingly decoupled. Shouldn't there be a fight over who stays in White Master and who takes the upper hand in Hakoguan?

If Naohide is here, he will definitely not be able to cause trouble. After all, he is the first generation. As long as he does not go against the grain, everyone can tolerate it.

But now, Zhixiu has not come back. Zhixiu's son Maomin returned to the Northland in March, but as a seventeen-year-old child, he has not made any contribution to the Northland, so he has no deterrent effect on the Northland, so everyone is inevitably wary.

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Many of the citizens of the Ezo Territory have a clear conscience. Is there an opportunity to bargain with the shogunate over this?

If Naohide doesn't agree, can he suppress Hori Toshi and let him open more mouths as a leader of Hakodate? Now that North Ezo is happy, it would be bad for Ezo to continue to suffer grievances.

Moreover, how will Hakodate deal with Master Shiro in the future? You must know that there have been industrial transfers, but Fengyuan is still the leading industrial base. Will Hakodate just listen to Master Shiro in the future?

Also, Ritsuchi Okubo was the unofficial chief civil servant before, but he is the leader of Hakodate Town, so it is very likely that he will continue to stay in Hakodate. So who will be the leader of the White House?

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All these and other things, even though this division of the family is superficial, there are actually many problems that need to be dealt with, and how to deal with them involves a struggle for power.

Therefore, taking advantage of the turmoil in the public opinion in Ezo, whether intentionally or unintentionally, there are people inside who are adding fuel to the flames.

Fortunately, Beidi has been operating for so many years, and the top management and backbones all know this:
To be continued...