The next day, early in the morning, the sky had just turned white——
Osaka, northern suburbs, the road leading to Kyoto——
"Grandma, I'm leaving!"
Kinoshita Mai stepped forward and hugged Kinoshita Lin tightly.
"Well, have a nice trip."
Kinoshita Lin smiled and patted her back with her backhand.
Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita officially set off to return to Kyoto today as planned.
Kinoshita Rin led Boss Kiryu, Mogami Yoshiki and other senior officials of Calabash House came to see him off. It was a huge battle.
Boss Kiryu will not accompany the two of them to Kyoto, nor will he return to Edo.
According to what he said, he will be staying in Osaka for a long time and Chishiya will be closed for a while.
As for why, Boss Kiryu didn't say it clearly, and Qingto didn't ask any more questions.
Qianshiwu is temporarily closed... Qingden felt as if he could hear the cries of the aunts and grandmothers near Qianshiwu.
At this moment, facing her grandma who came to see her off, Kinoshita Mai's reluctance was beyond words.
Although Kinoshita Rin always has a serious and unsmiling look, she always shows a gentle side in front of her granddaughter.
Just now, Kinoshita Mai received Kinoshita Rin's parting gift - a set of bright red, dazzlingly gorgeous furisode.
Kinoshita Rin often expresses her care for her granddaughter by giving her clothes.
The frequency of her giving away clothes is not low at all.
Kinoshita Mai will receive new clothes every once in a while.
From yukata to furisode, from simple designs to gorgeous patterns... Kinoshita Rin has a heroic spirit of "giving all the red clothes in the world to her granddaughter".
Because of this, Mai Kinoshita's wardrobe can be called luxurious.
Qingto once calculated that if Kinoshita Mai changed into a new dress every day, she would be able to guarantee that she would not wear the same clothes for a month!
In terms of the richness of her wardrobe, she even has much more than Sanako and Souji combined!
After a while, Kinoshita Mai reluctantly let go of her grandma in her arms.
As soon as her front foot gave way, Qingdeng's back foot immediately filled the "vacancy".
Qingden opened his arms and gently hugged Kinoshita Rin.
"An Yi, have a nice journey."
Qingdeng smiled slightly.
"I will hold the wedding as soon as possible. You must come to support us on the day of our wedding~"
Kinoshita Lin curled her lips and chuckled a few times.
"Then I sincerely look forward to it."
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"Moo moo~~"
The radish raised its head and made a cheerful cry.
Since arriving in Osaka, it has been living in a luxurious cowshed provided by Calabash House. It lies on the ground doing nothing every day and almost feels sick.
Qingden caressed Carrot's big head while looking back at Osaka behind him.
The beautiful row upon row of streets has almost disappeared into the horizon.
Although the time was short, this prosperous town still left a deep impression on him.
Qingto slowly withdrew his gaze and turned to look forward - to be more precise, he looked towards Kyoto and Otsu in the distance.
——Next...it’s time to speed up!
He secretly made up his mind: within three years, Qinjin Fan must rise to a powerful force that is proud of all the others!
Now that we have the full support of Huluwu, there is no reason not to do this!
Qingdeng narrowed his eyes, his eyes filled with surging fighting spirit!
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Gyeonggi, near Nara——
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
"Huihui! Bah! Bah!"
"Hui——!"
“咴咴咴……”
Horse-drawn carriages drove quickly on the ruts.
The neighing of the horses was mixed with the harsh "squeaking" and "squeaking" sounds of the wheels turning.
Several pedestrians along the way retreated to the side of the road to make way.
They thought the carriage convoy would pass quickly.
But who would have known... more than 10 minutes had passed since the first carriage passed by, but the tail of the carriage team was still not visible!
This sight and situation made these pedestrians stunned and their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
A pedestrian couldn't help but say:
"Here, how many carriages are there...? At least more than a hundred, right?"
Another person asked with curiosity:
"Where is this carriage team going?"
"God knows!"
"The direction they are going to...is the direction of Otsu!"
"Otsu? Is it possible that... the destination of this carriage team is Qinjin Fan?"
"It's unmistakable! That's absolutely the case! Have you forgotten? Not long ago, Osaka's leading businessmen issued statements of 'full support for Nioh'!"
"That means... this carriage team is transporting supplies and preparing to assist Qinjin Fan's transportation brigade?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
An eerie silence fell suddenly.
Suddenly, they all turned their heads sideways and glanced at the huge carriage team that still had no end in sight.
Someone spoke out what everyone was thinking:
"So many carriages...how many supplies are transported...?!"
Another person shrank his neck and added:
"Are they planning to arm a new shogunate?"
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Qinjin Fan, Dajin—
"A few more people are here! Be more agile!"
"Don't block the road! There is a pile of grain and grass waiting for us to move behind! Go faster!"
"Iwasaki-sama! Granary No. 3 is full!"
"Then open Granary No. 4! Move all the grain to Granary No. 4!"
"Lord Iwasaki! Another convoy of food delivery vehicles has arrived!"
"I can't leave! Let Todo-kun handle it!"
When supplies from Gourd House and other businesses continued to arrive at Qinjin Clan, Yataro Iwasaki, as the president of the newly elected Chamber of Commerce and the "finance minister" of Qinjin Clan, was really busy.
With this huge amount of various supplies, just sorting them out is already a dizzying and daunting project!
Who will be responsible for receiving the convoy, who will sort out the supplies, and who will be responsible for delivering the supplies to the warehouse... This is both a mental job and a physical job.
Only those who are proficient in management can handle such a heavy workload.
Fortunately, Yataro Iwasaki is a person who is very good at management!
Under Aoto's orders, Iwasaki Yataro temporarily put down all the work at hand and took full responsibility for the integration of materials.
In order to share his pressure, Aoto lent him Sanako, Shannan Keisuke and Toudo Heisuke, who were both civil and military and good at handling paperwork.
Even so, Iwasaki Yataro was still too busy to keep his feet on the ground, eager to learn the legendary "Shadow Clone Technique".
However, hard work was rewarded, and there was no trace of fatigue or boredom on Yataro Iwasaki's face, only strong joy.
To put it bluntly, he is in pain and happy!
When it comes to his desire to "build the Qinjin Domain", Yataro Iwasaki is no weaker than anyone else!
He was originally an underground ronin of Tosa Domain, with a humble status and humble status.
Because of this, he has been holding back a breath in his heart - I must do a brilliant career!
Not only to repay Mr. Tachibana for his kindness, but also to prove to the world what I, Yataro Iwasaki, am capable of!
The great success of the newly elected Chamber of Commerce was not enough to satisfy him.
Now, a new, huge opportunity lies in front of him - he is now in charge of the finances of a large vassal country with 300,000 koku!
If the Qinjin clan can rise to become an unparalleled lord in a very short period of time, then he can leave a mark in the history of Huanghuang!
I dare not say that he is comparable to Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang, but at least he can earn the reputation of a "talented king"!
He was full of ambition, but what could he do... He had more than enough ambition but not enough power.
With the assistance of Shannan Keisuke, Hijikata Toshizo and others, he had already formulated more than a dozen plans to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
However, due to the lack of money and food, these plans could not be effectively promoted.
These days, looking at the empty granaries and treasury, his hair has really turned gray with worry.
In this way, it is impossible to imagine what kind of mood Yataro Iwasaki would have after seeing this endless supply of transportation teams, mountains of rice, and gold coins.
To put it simply - he was ecstatic! He jumped three feet high and everyone wanted to dance with him.
Although he had not slept for more than ten hours and had not even had time to eat today's lunch, he did not feel tired at all and was full of energy!
All he wants now is to quickly complete the integration of materials, and then quickly advance the plans he had prepared early in the morning to "reclaim farmland" and "build bastions" to strengthen the country!
In recent days, someone who is also too busy to touch the ground is Elodie.
After becoming the head of the Shinsengumi, Elodie naturally took over the Shinsengumi's account books.
At the same time, she also took over the accounting work of Qin Jinfan.
In terms of functions, she is very similar to Yataro Iwasaki in that they are both in charge of finance.
The difference between the two is probably that the former is in charge of the work behind the stage, while the latter is responsible for the planning in front of the stage.
As the accountant of the Qinjin clan, she has been so busy that it is difficult to describe in specific words these days when a huge amount of supplies are being put into the warehouse one after another!
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Qinjin Fan, Dajin, accounting room——
The sound of "tap-tat-tat-tat" playing with the abacus is like the rain curtain when a typhoon passes through.
Elodie, dressed in yellow clothes and with a light green belt around her waist, sat on the main seat, writing data on the account book quickly with her right hand, and controlling the abacus with ease with her left hand - these two actions were performed at the same time.
She was clearly doing two things at once, but her movements were extremely smooth, without any lag, and extremely efficient.
Especially her left hand - when she was fiddling with the beads, she struck out the phantom.
After seeing her dual-tasking ability with his own eyes, Qingdeng once suspected that she also had the talent of "playing games between left and right".
[Note: Fighting left and right: being able to do two things at once, being able to do two unrelated things at the same time.]
Just below her, more than twenty inspectors were working hard to complete the work.
[Note·Appraisal: Grassroots staff in the Finance Office]
At this time, an examiner quickly rushed to Elodie's case, holding a scroll with still ink on it.
"Miss Angoulême, the inventory of No. 2 Granary has been calculated! Please take a look!"
"Well, thank you for your hard work."
Elodie gave a polite condolence, then temporarily stopped what she was doing and reached out to take the scroll.
She only read a few lines and handed the scroll back.
"The number of salt is wrong, not 472 stones. The correct number should be 482 stones."
The appraiser was dumbfounded and stared blankly at the scroll in his hand.
"How, how is it possible? I've checked it many times!"
Elodie smiled slyly.
"What? Don't you believe my calculation? Then you can check it again and verify whether I am right."
With that said, Elodie handed over her abacus.
Kan Ding hurriedly reached out to take it, and then started calculating hurriedly.
It didn't take long for his facial lines to become extremely stiff and his expression awkward.
"How? Am I right?"
"Yes, yes...it is indeed 482 stones...I miscalculated...I'm sorry..."
Elodie smiled kindly:
"It doesn't matter! I work long hours and face complicated numbers all the time. Even I feel dizzy and make mistakes accidentally. Just be more careful next time."
"Yes... I'm disturbing you..."
After saying this, Kan Ding returned to his work station as if he was running away and re-checked the documents and account books he was responsible for.
This little episode immediately filled the accounting room with an incomprehensible emotion.
In the Edo period, when science education was lacking, knowing an abacus was a rare skill.
Those who can pass the assessment of the Shinsengumi and work here are all carefully selected "actuaries" who are particularly good at abacus.
Especially the appraiser who just came to Elodie to confirm the account amount is the best among them.
Even though he had an abacus, he checked it several times but could not find this small error.
And Elodie just flipped through it, glanced at it a few times, and accurately picked out the errors...
What a powerful calculation ability this is!
Just when everyone at the scene was secretly sighing and admiring, Elodie suddenly stood up.
Because of her petite stature (1.42 meters tall), even when she stands up, she gives people a feeling of weakness that "is in urgent need of others' protection".
However, the carved eyebrows are filled with an amazing awe-inspiring aura.
"Everyone, please stop!"
The sound of fiddling with the beads disappeared in an instant.
"The account books we keep are not written just to make them look good!".
"Behind these numbers are the rice, radishes, and salt stored in the warehouse... They are the important lifeline that maintains the Qinjin Clan and the Shinsengumi!"
"When famine comes, we will rely on this money and food to tide over the difficulties!"
"When war comes, we will rely on this money and food to defeat our powerful enemies!"
“These ‘numbers’ are so important!”
"Whether it is 10 more dans or 10 less dans, it may have a huge impact on the management of the disaster and the outcome of the war!"
"So, everyone, please cheer up!"
"There is no room for error in the numbers on the account books!"
"Even if it's just a bucket of rice or a penny, make sure it's correct!"
After finishing her words, Elodie swept her eyes majestically and looked around the whole place.
Her passionate speech and her confident posture without any stage fright did not look like a 15-year-old girl at all.
As soon as she finished speaking, high-spirited shouts immediately rang out in the accounting room.
Elodie, who had a panoramic view of this scene, smiled:
"Then, keep working!"
After another high-spirited shouting, the sound of fiddling with the abacus once again enveloped the accounting room.
Elodie chuckled contentedly, then sat down on her knees and continued to deal with the work at hand.
When she first took over the important role of "Director of the Finance Office", due to various reasons such as unfamiliarity with the place where she lived, Elodie acted very green, shy and shy.
But soon, she adapted to the environment.
In front of her subordinates, she gradually showed the spirit of a superior.
Nowadays, even when facing Serizawa Duck, who is famous for his "thorny head", she dares to refute him.
This is not only because of her innate self-confidence, but also because she suddenly realized a truth: as Ju Qingden's personally appointed disciple in public, her status is far beyond her imagination!
Just kidding! Who dares to provoke Ju Qingden’s direct disciple?
Even Serizawa Duck has to think carefully when facing Elodie!
It is no exaggeration to say that Elodie's status in Qinjin Clan and the Shinsengumi is second only to Sanako, Mai Kinoshita and Souji who are regarded as "fiancées"!
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