In a large mansion in Ishimatsu Harbor, Kuzo with more than a dozen gun-loading subordinates were closely watching the movements around them. Opposite them, seven or eight samurai wearing bamboo leather hats were motionless, their hands were pressed on the hilt of their waists, and their nervous foreheads were sweating slightly, and they didn't dare to breathe.

This is the house of the owner of Murataya. The yard is full of yellow and white chrysanthemums, and occasionally a few pink flowers are exposed.

In the tea room in this yard, Zhao Xin was sitting in the distinguished guest seat on the east side, and Shibata Shibata Juezang from Sendai Fan was sitting at the entrance on the southwest side; and in the owner seat on the west side, there was a guy in his thirties, with slender eyebrows and fair face. This man was dressed in casual clothes, and was being introduced by Shibata Juezang, respectfully saluted Zhao Xin.

"Your Highness Zhao, this is the old man of the Blog family in this vassal, the ninth generation of the Ishikawa family, and the ninth generation master of the Ishikawa family, and Lord Fumishi Ishikawamura."

"In Shishi Ishikawamura, this time I only represent me personally, to meet His Highness Zhao."

"I have heard of Daming for a long time. It is my honor to meet Mr. Ishikawa today." Zhao Xin also bowed slightly and smiled.

Looking at the guy opposite who was addicted to alcohol and sex and enjoying alcohol more than ten years later, despite the financial difficulties in the vassal state, Zhao Xinxin said that it is good to be addicted to alcohol and sex, and continue...

After nearly two years, when the news of Zhao Xin's arrival came to Aoba City, it caused a sensation within the Ida family.

Relying on the tone that Heita had revealed to Shibata Mitsuzo before, and the news sent back from North Korea, Zhao Xin at this time was no longer the powerful and rude leader of the Tang Yi when he signed the "Ishizuo Secret Agreement" two years ago, but the "former descendant of the Zhaowang of the Ming Dynasty" who defeated the Qing army and the shogunate.

Faced with a "descendant of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty" who holds heavy troops and is very likely to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and unify the world, the Ida family will not dare to put on airs no matter how crazy it is; after all, the current head of the family Ida Chongcun is just a lieutenant general of the left guard who is under the four.

The old fox Endo Shotsuki still failed to eat this year's new rice and died in May. Zhao Xin heard Shibata's description of Mitsuzo Shibata, which seemed to have a sudden heart attack. After a private discussion among a group of people in Aoba City, Fumi Ishikawamura decided to take action himself.

Nothing else, Beihai Town is now very important to the finances of the Sendai Basilica.

Relying on close cooperation with the Beihai Trading Company, starting from the second half of the seventh year of Tianming (the 49th year of Qianlong), no warrior or civilian in the Sendai vassal was starved to death, and no Ikki petition broke out.

In addition to being taken away by Beihai Town, the refugees who flocked to Aoba Castle and Ishimatsu Port from all over the country, the owner of Katsuyama Takashi Sanhe Murataya also secretly transported thousands of people to dig coal in the Estuary.

A large amount of rice, silk, sugar, cigarettes, matches and even candles landed from Ishimatsu Port and flowed along the Tokaido to Edo, Osaka and even Kyoto, causing Edo and Kyoto to have a false and unprecedented prosperity in this famine year. However, due to the tight capital in the market, the Beihai Business Company has only received a thick stack of paper notes such as gold and silver, and not many metal currency have been obtained.

Relying on the "Samurai Debt Reduction Plan" proposed by the Hokkaido Business, the lives of various samurai families in the Sendai Basilica have become much better. Originally, Zhao Xin wanted to use part of the profits of the Hokkaido Business to help the samurai pay off the debts, but no one was stupid these days. At first, the samurai in charge of finance in the vassal were the first to wake up, and they found the owner of Murataya together.

A group of people came up with a word of gratitude, and then said that since you plan to pay the money to help us pay off the debt, can you not pay it back first? I will count this part of the money as my personal shares invested in Beihai Business? Don't worry, as long as we distribute dividends, the business business will never interfere.

"Please rest assured that we must keep this secret. I won't tell him the ordinary people!"

Bah! Who can you fool this? In the past, warriors from all walks of life have married each other, breaking their bones and connecting their tendons, and no one is an ordinary person.

In the years of famine, the market was depressed and the food prices were high. The warriors were forced to get angry by the debts. The salary they received was first to repay the old debts, and then borrow new debts, which became higher and higher. No matter how ambitions you have, you cannot serve as food; not to mention that there is a family behind you who needs to support you.

Originally, many warriors were unwilling to join because Tang Yi was behind the Beihai business. But when the news that the leader of Tang Yi was a descendant of King Zhao of Zhu Ming and the warriors immediately found a way out for themselves.

Oh! It turns out that they are descendants of the Emperor Ming, and they are all family! Why didn’t you say it earlier? Look at this matter. Well, since it’s His Highness Zhao’s business, I’ll just take part in it!

What did you say? My boss died in the battle of Matsushima Town? Oh, that's all a misunderstanding! Since he collided with His Highness Zhao, Xiaoshi should punish him. Besides, I am the one who inherited the family business now...

So by the spring of this year, most of the Sendai samurai warriors became dividend shareholders of the Beihai Business Company; in the end, even the old Ishikawa Village Fumiya paid for the shares in the name of his relatives.

Ishikawamura Fumiya came to visit Zhao Xin this time, but was actually entrusted by a group of families. In addition to testing Beihai Town’s next move towards the island country, he also wanted to discuss in-depth cooperation with Beihai Town.

"Your Highness Zhao, I am here to meet you this time to rest assured. The Ida family has no ambitions for the Hokkien land. We sent troops to participate in the crusade team and ordered that we had to obey."

At this time, the water in the soup pot was about to boil. Shibata Mitsuzo listened to the sound, so he padded it with a thick cotton cloth and poured the hot water into the urgent woolen tea (tea pot) that had already been put into tea. A faint tea fragrance that looked like orchids rose up. Fumishi Ishikawa sniffed his nose and exclaimed: "It is worthy of being the world's famous Longjing tea."

Tea was brought by Zhao Xin, and he didn't want to drink Japanese matcha. Today's way of drinking tea is "Shencha". This way of drinking tea, which is different from the traditional tea ceremony, was brought to the island country by Zen Master Yinyuan, a high monk of the Linji Sect in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It has become popular among literati since the early Edo period. This way of drinking tea is free and casual, unlike traditional tea ceremony, where you can't speak when making tea or even drinking tea.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Zhao Xin took out a small light blue package from his pocket. In the surprised eyes of the two of them in the house, he tore open the package and pulled out a white wet wipe with a pungent smell of alcohol from it.

Fumishi Ishikawamura and Shibata Kinabata wrinkled their noses, not knowing what the other party meant. Zhao Xin picked up the empty cup in front of him and wiped the inside and out of the teacup with the white wipes. Then he smiled with satisfaction.

Zhao Xin held the teacup and pretended to be an ornamental statement. Then he looked at the other party and asked, "Grandpa Ishikawa, I heard that the Grand Prime Minister (Tokugawa Ieji's name) was poisoned to death by Ichihashi's sect?"

"Ahem!" Fumi Ishikawamura almost choked to death by tea, his face turned red, and he thought to himself that the news had just spread from Edo, and the person in front of him knew so soon!

Shibata Juezang poured tea for Zhao Xin, and then said, "Your Highness's news is really well-informed! There is this saying in the market, but such things without evidence cannot be taken on the table."

"What do you think of that new child who succeeds the throne?" Zhao Xin stared at Fumi Ishikawamura and continued to ask.

"This! This is really not something that we vassal ministers can discuss." Fumishi Ishikawamura said why did this person stare at the general?

The spy leader Shibata Kita said, "I know something. I heard that in addition to busy choosing a new candidate for the old and middle school, the general is now thinking about how to give his biological father, Lieutenant General Quan of the Ichihashi family, the treatment of a large imperial office."

Fumishi Ishikawamura continued: "Your Highness, I heard from the Lord Shibata that the short muskets in Beihai Town can be fired without ignition, and can be fired in an instant, or there may be changes in elbows. This vassal hopes to buy some."

Zhao Xin seemed to have not heard it and continued to lower his head to drink tea. When Fumi Ishikawa saw it, he quickly winked at Shibada Kozuko. Shibada Kozuko put the teapot back on the tray and said slowly: "Your Highness, Lord Ishikawa is also because the head of the family is in a difficult situation in Edo, so he has made this request. I hope your highness will agree."

"Oh? Did Lieutenant General Zuowei have a bad time in Edo?"

Shibata Kinazo sighed and said, "It's not just a bad mood, it's just a crisis..."

Through Shibata's story, Zhao Xin then learned that the 44-year-old Ida Shigemura had been assassinated several times in Edo. To talk about who is the vassal of the island country hates the Sendai vassal the most? The Toda family members who committed suicide and apologized for the first time were the Saga vassal who defeated in Nagasaki.

We were killed and injured and punished, and your Ida family secretly colluded with Tang Yi, and their lives were so happy. Is there any reason for this?

So the Toda family found the retainers under Saga's vassal and discussed it. The two sides coincided and decided to "sky's slaughter" to represent the moon to destroy you!

Don’t forget that Saga is a place where ninjas are available, and assassination is the only business. Although the ninjas in Fat before are not as famous as Koga and Iga Ninjas in history, they have not been in vain for hundreds of years. After several harassment and assassination, Ida Shigemura’s psychopathy is about to be killed. Every day, there are guards outside the bedroom to fall asleep.

The problem is that ninjas are not so easy to catch. These people usually look like farmers and live the life of farmers. They lurk for several years or even more than ten years, and there is no such thing as a nest.

On the shogunate, since the Tokugawa family killed the eldest son, the old man has been sick and has no intention of caring about other bad things. The old man Tanumichi died of his son two years ago and was disheartened. The shogunate had no intention of caring about it, and the other Daimyos of the vassal were so happy that they watched the fun.

It's not a day or two to say that the Sendai vassal is jealous, and it doesn't matter if you participate in the work and show off. Since the three years since the beginning of tomorrow, all the vassals have been tightening their belts and living a hard life, but since the Sendai vassal has joined the Tang Yi, their lives have been getting better and better. Why don't you call us such a good thing? Are you all blind in your Ida family?

After listening to Shibata Juezang's explanation, Zhao Xin pondered for a while before nodding and said, "The short gun can be provided. I will give you twenty bullets, each of which is thirty bullets. But I have two conditions."

Fumishi Ishikawamura looked happy. Now not only Idashi Village, but also his own safety was guaranteed. He hurriedly said, "Please tell me your highness."

Zhao Xin said slowly: "There is a six-year-old child in Shangpingliu Village, Tsukuba County, Changlu Kingdom. His father is Zhuang Bingwei. You bring his family."

Fumishi Ishikawamura and Shibata Kinagi looked at each other, thinking that's it? Although Chang Lu belongs to the Mito family, he is not easy to get a farmer.

"Then the second thing?" Shibata Kiyozo couldn't help asking.

"The Sendai vassal has produced 50 elite soldiers, fifty vassals who can write and calculate, and they are loyal to Beihai Town after they leave the vassal. Be careful! I don't want any civilians!"

"This!" Ishikawamura Fumishi shivered and the teacup fell on the Lin Shee. In the past, when doing business, it was too dirty to resell something, Ishikawa felt that this was still the self-rescue of our vassal during the famine. But now the other party actually asked the Sendai vassal to join!

Zhao Xin has made up his mind. He has to give it to the Sendai Fan this time. If you don’t give it, you will be beaten to give it to him. There is no benefit in the world that you can get it in vain. If you eat from Beihai Town, you will have to pay it back twice today.

Seeing the two of them falling into silence, Zhao Xin sneered: "According to the shogunate military service system, 2,155 soldiers are needed for every 10,000 stones. Your Sendai vassal has a height of 620,000 stones on the surface, and a million stones in secret. Only a few hundred people are stumped?!"

Fumishi Ishikawamura held the fan tightly, thinking that can samurai be the same as civil servants? You have a big mouth, five hundred and fifty samurai! According to the shogunate regulations during the Kuannaga period, 13 troops were sent for every 500 stone stone high; this is not a requirement, it is simply a matter of digging the heart of the Sendai vassal!

Zhao Xin continued: "I will form a Qingye camp for these five hundred people. If I expel the Tartars in the future and restore the Shenzhou, there will naturally be a contribution from you Xiantai people in the history books."

Shibata Kiyozo hurriedly said, "Your Highness Zhao, if the shogunate knows about such a big thing, our Sendai vassal will cause big trouble!"

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hmph~" Zhao Xin smiled disdainfully. "What's the trouble? Is the shogunate sending troops? Think about it, can the Mikawa samurai still compare with that year?"

Yes, the world has been peaceful for nearly two hundred years, and the Sanhe warriors have long lost their martial arts. Now, what everyone cares about every day is how to fill their stomachs, raise goldfish and plant flowers, and then sell them on the market for money to support their families. Who still learns military tactics?

But the problem is that the samurai warriors in the Sendai vassal are also a virtue, and many people even sold their armor!

As Shibata Kiyozo knows, many lower-level samurai in the vassal are weak and have pale faces and thin skin. They can be exhausted when they are holding long spears to form square arrays. Just because of this kind of virtue and gender, they will be in chaos when they call the order.

After a while, Ishikawamura Fumiya said with difficulty: "I need to report this to the head of the family before I can decide."

"Report? Haha, Lord Ishikawa, the system of your Sendai vassal and other vassals is different. You high-level retainers can decide on this without discussing it with Lieutenant General Zuo Guard."

Speaking of which, the bureaucratic system of the Sendai vassal state is slightly different from that of other vassal states. Most of the other vassal states were granted land to the vassal states by the vassal states, and salaries were paid to the vassal states, and all the taxes collected were paid.

The vassals of the Sendai vassal do not need to pay all the taxes collected. At the same time, the vassals can also have certain jurisdiction in their territory. There are many retainers with famous territory owners such as 30,000 stones and 20,000 stones, so they can also mobilize more troops than the vassal lords.

For example, the Kakuda Ishikawa family owns 21,000 stones, while the Tamura family has as much as 30,000 stones.

There are seven levels of superior retainers in the Sendai vassal: one branch, one family, one clan, one family, one seat, one sword, and one big van; the lower samurai are called group soldiers.

A hundred years ago, after the fourth-generation vassal lord Ida Tsunamura Motofu, he reflected on the reasons for the "Kunwen Rebellion" and removed the important officials and a clan from the first level of the vassal lords, trying to strengthen the power of the vassal lords, but encountered strong dissatisfaction from the important officials and a clan, which led to the forced retreat of Tsunamura. The subsequent heads of the family wanted to solve this problem, but the vassal lords were in a financial crisis and they were furious when they mentioned this.

Fumishi Ishikawamura looked at Shibata Kiyozo fiercely, while the other party looked at him innocently, and the meaning was clearly that this was not what I said.

"In this way, I need to go back to Aoba Castle to discuss with each company before making a decision." Fumi Ishikawamura said gritting his teeth.

"I'll give you ten days. When I come back from Edo, I'll see people! I'll remind you not to find some ronin hotlines to promote and make up for the numbers. If I really want to find out, you can move from Aoba Castle."

"Moving, what does your highness mean?"
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