Chapter 771 The remnants of the Great Salt Party!4600
This trip to Osaka can be regarded as an incognito visit.
Therefore, in order to facilitate movement and deceive others, Qingdeng reduced his entourage to the limit.
He only brought two followers - Boss Kiryu and Mai Kinoshita.
One of these two people is the elder of Calabash House, and the other is the young master of Calabash House.
With their company, I think I can save a lot of trouble and effort when contacting Huluwu.
Of course, there is another reason why Aoto brought Mai Kinoshita with him - Osaka is her hometown, and taking her to Osaka can be regarded as taking care of her in disguise, giving her a chance to go home and visit relatives.
Qingdeng's style of conduct has always been vigorous and resolute.
He just announced to the generals at the meeting today that he was going to Osaka. By early tomorrow morning, they had already quietly set out on the road.
This time, he didn't ride a carrot.
"Nioh"'s mount is a big black bull - this fact has long been known to passers-by.
There is no difference between riding a carrot and going out with a big note on your face that says "I am Tachibana Aoden".
Led by Boss Kiryu, they rode fast horses and headed south quickly, heading straight for Osaka.
Kyoto and Osaka are neighbors separated by a strip of water.
The Keihan area is the birthplace of the Yamato nation. After thousands of years of development, the transportation conditions between the two places are quite perfect.
Within two days, the sound of waves in Osaka Bay gradually became clearer to Qingdeng's ears.
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Wow——! Wow——! Wow——! Wow——!
The white waves beat against the rocks, making a surging and rhythmic sound.
Qingden reined his horse on the beach, with the magnificent scenery of Osaka Bay in his eyes.
Looking around, just in the distance adjacent to the sea level, several ships leaving the port can be vaguely seen.
Some of these ships are ordinary sailing ships, while others are steam ships that emit black smoke.
Boss Kiryu and Mai Kinoshita were waiting quietly by Aoto's side, one on the left and the other on the right, accompanying Aoto to enjoy the sea view.
Just now, when passing by this place, Qingden suddenly had the urge to get closer to the famous Osaka Bay.
After watching it quietly for about 3 minutes, he nodded slightly and praised softly:
"The name 'Langhua' is well deserved."
Langhua - the ancient name of Osaka and its surrounding areas, "Nanghua Castle" means "Osaka Castle".
The ancient names of Osaka include Naniwa and Namba.
According to legend, Emperor Jimmu took a boat to patrol eastward from Kyushu. When he arrived near Osaka, the current was fast and the waves were rolling, so the place was called "Nangka".
"Naniwa" and "Namba" have similar meanings to "Langhua".
Because the nearby area is mountainous, the slope area around Kamimachidai is vast and gentle. In Japanese, "saka" means "slope", so it was called "Osaka".
Qingteng is not just here to enjoy the scenery.
He wanted to see with his own eyes the future development priorities of Qinjin Fan.
Japan is just an island country with a narrow territory and scarce resources.
Doing business in just one corner of Japan, you can't make much money even though you work very hard.
If you want to make a lot of money, developing ocean trade is essential.
Qingden stared at the ships on the horizon and thought:
——First of all, we must build a professional fleet.
If we don’t even have ships, how can we talk about ocean-going trade?
Moreover, it cannot be an ordinary ship.
In business, time is money.
Therefore, it is definitely not feasible to get an old and slow sailing ship. At least a steam ship must be obtained.
Having a boat is not enough, you also need enough professional crew.
After this series, I will spend a lot of money again...
Thinking of this, Qingdeng couldn't help but feel bitter.
If this "trip to Osaka" fails and fails to reach cooperation with Calabash House, then he will really be in trouble...
Qingden turned around and asked Boss Kiryu next to him:
"Boss Kiryu, how far are we from Osaka?"
Boss Kiryu replied without thinking:
"It's almost time. If we walk another 20 towns, we can enter the castle town of Osaka."
[Note: 1 town = 109 meters, 20 towns total 18 kilometers]
Qingden nodded.
"Twenty-machi...it looks like we can reach Osaka before dark."
With that said, he turned the horse's head and returned to the road.
Kinoshita Mai hurriedly followed.
Boss Kiryu moved to the front to guide them.
With the strong foot power of the horses, the distance of just over 2 kilometers can be reached in the blink of an eye.
The vegetation on the roadside gradually becomes sparse.
Instead, the number of houses and people gradually increased.
Before entering the core area of Osaka, Qingto could already taste the lively and prosperous atmosphere——
"Come and see! Fresh saury! Fresh saury just caught! Look, these fish are still alive and kicking!"
"White sugar! Crystal clear white sugar! Just lick it and you can relieve fatigue and increase your strength! If someone at home is sick, buy white sugar for him to eat!"
"Misodengaku! Fragrant misodengaku! Does anyone want to eat misodengaku?"
[Note: Miso Tenraku: Cut eggplant, tofu, konjac, taro and other ingredients into long strips, spread them with various sauces, and skewer them with bamboo skewers to grill.]
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Qingdeng lowered the bamboo hat on his head to prevent others from recognizing him, and watched the surrounding street scene with great interest.
Apparently, this place is a food market.
There are food shops on both sides of the street.
From street corners to alleys, you can see vendors selling snacks and snacks everywhere.
Because small things make big things happen - just an ordinary food market can have such a prosperous scene. It is not difficult to see that Osaka's abundant products are difficult for even Edo and Kyoto, one of the "Three Cities", to
Compare with that.
As the saying goes, “Seeing is worth hearing a hundred times.”
It was only at this moment that Qingdeng felt what "the kitchen of the world" was.
Osaka is not only located in the center of Japan, but also adjacent to a natural port (Osaka Port). Such a unique geographical location makes it a "circulation base" for collecting and distributing materials from across the country.
It plays the role of a transit and distribution center between East Japan and West Japan.
In this way, in Osaka's market, you can find ingredients and supplies from all over the world.
Bear paws from Ezo, Nagasaki cake from Nagasaki...even ginseng and tiger meat from North Korea can appear on the shelves of Osaka merchants.
Even luxury sugar, which ordinary people cannot afford, can be found everywhere on the streets of Osaka.
Over time, Osaka gained the reputation of "the kitchen of the world".
Just when Qingdeng was lingering on the street scene, suddenly, a spiritual and loud shout sounded in front of him:
"%&*￥@#*!"
Qingden was startled, subconsciously tightened the reins, and looked out - a middle-aged man with a smile on his face and wearing Jinping looked at him eagerly.
[Note: Jinbei: Very simple civilian clothing, suitable for home wear in summer]
“You&*%￥# taste%￥#@&delicious*&%￥#!”
The other party babbled and said a lot of difficult things to understand.
Not only did he speak very fast, but he also spoke Osaka dialect, which is completely different from Mandarin (Kanto dialect). The accent was so thick that Qingto could not understand him at all.
"Uh... I'm sorry, I can't understand Osaka dialect. Can you speak Mandarin?"
The other party was stunned for a moment, and then asked seriously:
"&%￥#@*&%￥*?"
Just when Qingteng was confused, Kinoshita Mai quietly poked her head over:
"He said: 'Isn't Osaka dialect just Mandarin?'"
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Just when Ayoto was speechless, Kinoshita Mai continued:
"He just said: I hope you can go and sit in his tea house. He bought a new batch of good tea today, and it tastes delicious."
"Ah Wu, please tell him: thank you for your kindness, but we are on our way, so we won't go to drink tea."
After saying that, Qingdeng lightly knocked on the horse's belly and continued to move forward.
However, not far away, another person stopped him.
"This man!"
The person who appeared this time spoke Mandarin, but his accent still had a strong Osaka flavor.
"Would you like to play the string lottery? The highest prize is a full 10 taels of gold! 10 taels of gold!"
He said this in an exaggerated tone while holding out 10 fingers.
String lottery - also known as "Baoyin". Pick out a rope from a pile and pull it. If you pull a special rope, you win and you can receive the prize. It was originally a children's game, but later the prize gradually became
After getting luxurious, the adults became enthusiastic, so it was banned for a time during the lenient reform (1787-1793).
"No, thank you."
"My lord! Think about it again! Such a generous prize is rare!"
"Thank you, that's really not necessary."
After pulling back and forth like this for a while, Qingdeng finally got rid of this person's entanglement.
Before he could take a breath, a new figure appeared in front of his horse.
"Sir! Look at your appearance. Are you travelers from other places?"
The guy who appeared this time was a young man wearing funny clothes.
It looks like he is a street performer.
Before Qingdeng could respond, he continued on his own:
"Since I'm a foreigner, I can't help but watch my proud performance when I come to Osaka!"
After that, he lifted up the hem of his clothes, stuck out his butt, and raised his eyes to the sky.
When Qingdeng saw this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Such a gesture...he had already recognized the skill that the other party was going to perform.
Obviously, this is Japan's traditional performing arts - Qufu.
To put it simply, it is a fart acrobatics accompanied by shamisen and ditty. It is very vulgar, but it is very popular with the public.
In the blink of an eye... really in the blink of an eye, a large number of onlookers suddenly appeared around Qingdeng.
They surrounded him three times inside and three outside, eagerly waiting for the street performer who called himself Ujiro to fart.
After finishing his preparations, Ujiro slowly took out a simple flute from his arms.
Then, he farted hard while playing the flute.
In order to hold back the fart, he exerted all his strength, causing his blood to surge up and his face to turn red.
Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!
The fart sound is melodious...
Miraculously, the sound of his farts matched the sound of the flute...
The spectators at the scene laughed and looked very happy.
Ainoto, who did not appreciate this kind of performance at all, looked at Ujiro who was trying hard to fart and the surrounding Osaka citizens who were very supportive with a confused look on his face.
After about 1 minute, the performance ended.
"Thank you! Thank you for your support!"
Ujiro stood up, got dressed, thanked the onlookers, and then bowed to Aoto in a very elegant manner.
Then, he left without asking Qingdeng for any reward.
As for the spectators, they dispersed naturally.
Qingdeng stared blankly at the fart artist's back - he seemed to simply want to express his desire to perform in front of travelers...
As soon as the artist left, a new "unexpected situation" caught up with Qingdeng.
Five aunts carrying vegetable baskets came up to him out of nowhere and spoke to him very familiarly:
"Oh, my dear! You are so tall!"
"Look! This horse's hair is shiny! It's so well-kept!"
"Ouch! Is this your wife?"
"What a beautiful daughter-in-law! Her skin is so tender that you can pinch water from it!"
"Ho ho ho ho, it would be great if my daughter-in-law could be so cool!"
"Huh? This old man with glasses here is also very handsome!"
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There was a loud chirping sound.
With only five people, they managed to create the momentum of "500 ducks quacking in unison".
Qingdeng and others didn't respond a word, but they had already said dozens of words to themselves.
Because they were talking together, no one was paying attention to the other, and their voices were loud, Qingdeng didn't hear what they were saying, and all he heard was a bunch of noise.
Qingdeng dared to use his soul as a guarantee - he absolutely did not know these five aunts, and had never even met them.
Although they were strangers, the other party came over to chat with ease, and the conversation was very lively, without any feeling of awkwardness at all.
Qingdeng and others obviously ignored them, but they could still continue the chat without any hindrance...
If someone who didn't know about it met them, they might think that Qingdeng and them were acquaintances.
Compared to Aoto's confusion, Boss Kiryu and Mai Kinoshita were very calm at this time.
It seems that they are not surprised by the situation where "Aunt Osaka, whom they don't know at all, suddenly comes up to talk".
Boss Kiryu smiled reservedly and put on a skilled Osaka accent:
"Thank you for the compliment. I didn't expect that at my age, I could be praised as 'handsome' by a beauty like you. I am truly lucky."
"Yeah! Uncle, you are really good at talking! Do you want to eat grilled squid? I just bought two grilled squids for my husband, come on! Share one with you! Eat it quickly, it's hot!"
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Boss Kiryu dismissed these aunts with a few words.
Although the aunts left, Qingdeng was still immersed in shock and could not extricate himself for a long time.
——Are these people from Osaka...?
——The way Osaka people close the distance is so strange...!
At this moment, Qingdeng realized again: Sometimes, "regional blackness" is really the original version of big data!
From the time he entered Osaka city to now, it had only taken half an hour.
In this extremely short period of time, he has already felt an extremely strong cultural shock!
Looking around Japan, Osaka is one of the areas most susceptible to "regional blackouts".
A long time ago, Qingteng had heard about the stereotypes of Osaka people from various channels.
For example, Osaka people have a very strong sense of pride in their dialect and believe that Osaka dialect is the well-deserved Japanese Mandarin.
Even if they can speak Kanto, they still stubbornly use Osaka dialect - of course, it may be because the "infectiousness" of Osaka dialect is too strong, so they can't correct it.
Similar to this stereotype, there are also "Osaka people are extremely enthusiastic, so enthusiastic that it makes people confused", "Osaka people like to perform jokes", "aunts especially like to chat"... and so on.
Qingto's eyes were opened today - it turns out that the stereotypes that the public has about Osaka people are all true!
As a member of the "Confucian cultural circle", under the influence of Confucian culture, the Japanese in the Edo period highly valued an implicit and elegant way of communication.
Aoto, who had only lived in Edo and Kyoto before, had long been accustomed to this implicit and tactful way of getting along with people.
Therefore, he naturally felt extremely uncomfortable with the Osaka people's particularly "enthusiastic" communication attitude and their weird way of shortening the distance.
Just when Qingdeng was still confused, a sudden shout sucked away his attention——
"Look! It's the remnants of the 'Big Salt Party'! Let's go, let's go!"
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After the "Osaka Chapter" ends, there is the "Marriage Chapter". After the "Marriage Chapter" ends, the timeline of this book can be advanced to 1864.
