On the beach three days later.
Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng waved goodbye to everyone who saw them off, and drove the assault boat onto the Azimut 98 anchored in the bay.
Despite the hard work of more than 170 people, Zhao Xin and others set off one day later than originally planned.
Zhao Xin finally asked Katsu Kaishu to go to Sendai instead of Wan Zao because he felt that Katsu Kaishu was a real samurai and was much better than several other fake samurai. Whether it was inquiring about information from officials in the towns or making connections in taverns, Wan Zao, as a farmer, could not deal with those officials.
In these days and months, the farmers of the island country are just like P! Peasants who cannot pay taxes are not considered human beings and will die wherever they like!
Liji cried and shouted that his wish to advance and retreat together with his master was in vain, and Zhao Xin ordered him to temporarily manage the entire camp.
In the two days before leaving, Zhao Xin also taught everyone how to use the flood defense walls he purchased; he ordered Li Ji to surround the entire camp into a square with two hundred flood defense walls on each side, and surround the camp inside. As for the entrance and exit, there are only two entrances to facilitate the deployment of people for defense.
Before Zhao Xin set off, he gave everyone a lot of instructions, especially to watch the children. Even if you tie the children with ropes around your waist, they are not allowed to enter the forest. As for the women who go to gather wild vegetables, they should not go to the mountains and forests in the east of Bear Island. There is plenty of grain, pickles, and radishes, so don’t be afraid. But if the person you want is gone, don't think about anything.
There were only five people on board this time, so after Liu Sheng drove the yacht out of the bay, he increased the power and drove eastward at a cruising speed of 27 knots.
After a day, the yacht has reached the western part of Tsugaru Strait.
"After this sea area, we reach the Pacific Ocean." Liu Sheng shouted to Zhao Xin in the cabin in the sea breeze, and then reduced the speed of the boat.
At this time, the waves in the sea began to surge, and pieces of mist drifted on the sea.
"Slow down, the waves here are too strong, we have to be careful." Zhao Xin walked up to the bridge from the cabin and reminded from the side.
Liu Sheng looked at the navigation compass and at the same time compared it with the paper chart in his hand, operating it carefully.
"We've passed Longfeiqi and Baishen Cape. We'll pass in another 70 nautical miles." Zhao Xin shouted into the cabin.
At this time, Katsu Kaishu and three other people wearing life jackets also walked out of the cabin and looked at Ryūbisaki in the mist. This is the closest place to Hokkaido on the main island of the island country. Opposite is Shirakami Cape, the southernmost tip of Hokkaido. The two places It is 19.2 kilometers away and can be regarded as a tourist attraction in later generations.
Zhao Xin was not interested in watching this. He observed the sea for a while, yawned out of boredom, and turned back to the cabin to catch up on his sleep.
Katsu Kaishu and the other three people looked at Honshu Island, not knowing what they were thinking.
After the ship sailed eastward out of the Tsugaru Strait and turned south, Liu Sheng drove the ship very carefully. Everyone in Sheng Haizhou held a telescope and were responsible for checking whether there were any ships on the sea. Whenever he saw a ship in the distance, he would point it out to Liu Sheng, and Liu Sheng would either walk around far away, or stop the ship and wait for the other party to move far away.
More than a day later, at dusk, the yacht stopped in the waters outside Songdao.
This is the Sendai Domain, managed by the Date family. The lord of the domain at this time is called Date Saimura, which is not famous in history.
It is said that the famous "One-eyed Dragon Masamune" and his son Date Tadamune have always regarded world domination as their lifelong pursuit. Therefore, even after the Tokugawa shogunate established the shogunate system, the Sendai clan was a major concern for the shogunate. Always be on guard against the opponent's movements.
Before setting off to land, Zhao Xin and the other five people held a small meeting in the cabin. Zhao Xin gave a detailed explanation of the matters that Sheng Haizhou and the others needed to pay attention to and inquire about after landing.
Because he didn't know the specific situation of Songdao Town, Zhao Xin gave Katsu Kaishu fifty Yuanwen small fines and asked him to use them to inquire about information and eat and stay in Songdao Town. After landing, Jiuzang and Heita will accompany Katsu Kaishu as his followers.
Zhao Xin, Liu Sheng and the three of them agreed to meet on the beach next to the port at 2:00 at night five days later.
So, after Sheng Haizhou and the others changed their clothes and put on the straw sandals commoners of this era, and boarded the assault boat, Zhao Xin asked Sheng Haizhou and the others to turn their backs to the yacht, and he used the jade pendant to put the yacht away. When a few people turned around and looked again, the vast sea was empty, and the huge clipper ship had disappeared.
Regarding Zhao Xin's "magic skill" that appeared again, Sheng Haizhou and the others were naturally amazed and amazed. They became more and more determined to complete the task in order to repay Zhao Xin.
Among the five people, Jiuzang, who had the best eyesight, sat on the bow of the boat and looked ahead, while the other four paddled the boat carefully and slowly approached the coast. There are two or three fishing fires on the shore in the distance. Several Anzha boats and a dozen large cruise ships are docked at the pier. In the thick night, you can occasionally hear voices coming from the ship deck.
In this era, apart from the Kansune ships of the shogunate navy, the Sengoku Benzai ship was the largest ship type in the island country.
When he was still a few meters away from the shore, Jiuzang, who was wearing straw sandals, jumped into the knee-deep water, holding the kayak with one hand, and waded ashore through the cold water.
Several people hurriedly got off the boat. Sheng Haizhou and the other three bowed to Zhao Xin, then left quickly and disappeared into the darkness.
Zhao Xin first put away the assault boat and then took out the van.
Liu Sheng opened the carriage door and quickly stepped in.
The moment Liu Sheng opened the door, a plaintive meow came from the carriage.
Thank you, Lord...
"I'll go! I forgot about this ancestor."
Before Zhao Xin left Bear Island, he was afraid that the tabby cat would wander around and get lost, so he put it in a cage and put it in a truck. He forgot about it when he got busy later.
Zhao Xin couldn't think too much, Liu Sheng had already beaten him several times in the carriage. He quickly put away the truck and wiped the jade pendant. In a blink of an eye, he arrived at the modern Songdao beach.
At night, a van without a license plate was parked on the seaside road in Matsushima Town. If anyone passing by takes a closer look, they will find that this car is not made in Japan at all.
The door of the carriage was open, and a ray of light came from inside. Liu Sheng stood at the door of the carriage and said to the inside: "Are you okay?"
Zhao Xin was squatting in the carriage, putting the changed cat food and water basin into the cage. The tabby cat was huddled in a corner of the cage, looking at Zhao Xin with a resentful expression.
"Don't be angry. Don't you know what I'm doing is wrong? When we get back to the island, I will let you out. The whole island is yours, you can do whatever you want."
Zhao Xin kept mumbling while holding his nose and pouring the cat litter mixed with excrement into a plastic bag, and then tied it tightly. He waved to the tabby cat, then picked up the flashlight on the ground and left the carriage.
After locking the door and taking the truck back, Zhao Xin saw a trash can on the side of the road, so he walked over and threw the plastic bag in.
"How will we deal with each other in these five days?" Liu Sheng asked Zhao Xin expectantly.
"First find an izakaya and have a meal, then go to Matsushima Ichinobo."
"What is that place?"
“Hot spring hotel.”
the other side.
"Master Sheng, where should we go first?"
At the same moment in different time and space, Katsu Kaishu and three people stood on the side of Matsushima Town street with few lights.
At this time, the streets and alleys of Matsushima Town were filled with people fleeing from hunger. This gave Sheng Kaishu a headache. He originally thought of spending the night under the roof of someone else's house.
Reluctantly, the three of them had no choice but to walk towards the brightly lit place in the town. When they walked to a place where a lantern was hung at the door, the three of them took a closer look and were immediately overjoyed.
This is a "hatago", which is an inn for samurai and civilians.
Sheng Haizhou knocked for a long time before the door opened. A middle-aged man rubbing his eyes and holding a lantern stood in front of the three people.
"What's up?"
"We're staying in a hotel."
The middle-aged man looked like the boss here. He yawned, held the lantern in front of the three people, and moved it up and down, looking at the three people.
"It's a hundred cents a day for a stay and fifteen cents a day for a stay." Well, he saw the katana on Katsukai Fushi's waist, otherwise he would just close the door and ignore it. The upper and lower accommodation mentioned here refer to the upper room and ordinary rooms, and of course the middle accommodation.
"What? So expensive?" Pingtai worked as a shop clerk, and he became anxious when he heard the price.
"The samurai master hasn't spoken yet, why are you so impatient?!" The innkeeper was unhappy when he heard this, and then he explained to Katsu Kaishu: "The situation everywhere is not very good now, and food prices are the same every day. It’s impossible for me not to raise prices here.”
When Heita heard this, he was about to step forward to argue with him, but Katsu Kaishu raised his right hand holding the sword to stop him.
"Okay, let's stay. One room for the night and two rooms for the bed. Prepare some food and tea for us."
"You have to pay first." The innkeeper stretched out a hand towards Sheng Haizhou.
Sheng Haizhou suppressed his anger, took out a gold coin from his arms and placed it in the opponent's palm.
The innkeeper suddenly felt his palms sink. He moved the lantern to shine the gold coins in his hand. After seeing it clearly, he immediately smiled and his face changed.
During the Edo period, these small gold coins cast by the shogunate were not actually pure gold. What Sheng Haizhou gave to the innkeeper was a gold coin minted during the Yuanwen period with a content of 65%, which could be exchanged for 4,000 yuan of Kuanyong Tongbao; in ordinary years, it could be purchased for one bucket of rice and two buckets of stone. Its purchasing power is evident.
After the Yuanbun era, the Tokugawa shogunate was in financial difficulty, the amount of gold coins minted decreased, the fineness became increasingly lower, and the weight also decreased a lot. The most obvious example is that you have to pay two small gold coins to go to the Yoshiwara Yu women's house outside Edo Castle to find a husband. The price has doubled. It's so fucking cheating!
The innkeeper put the gold coins in his arms, then turned around and shouted into the shop. Soon, two store clerks walked out of a room and led the way for Katsu Kaishu, Heitai, and Jiuzang respectively.
Katsu Kaishu nodded to Heita and the other two, and the three of them immediately separated, each following a waiter and walking in different directions in the inn.
The shop assistant held a lantern to guide them through a door and into a courtyard. Sheng Haizhou knew that this was the courtyard where Shangsu was located.
The two came to a room. The waiter first opened the shoji door and went in. After lighting the candles in the room, he then exited the room and invited Katsu Kaishu into the room.
Sheng Haizhou looked at this hotel and found that the environment was very good. The waiter smiled apologetically and said that there is a bathing place in the yard. Adults can go and wash up first, and tea and food will be brought to them shortly. Then he bowed his head and saluted Katsu Kaishu while closing the shoji door.
Katsu Kaishu first went to the backyard to take a bath. After washing, he came back into the house. The "rice lady" had already brought tea, rice and pickles to the house and was waiting inside.
In the Edo period, these "rice girls" in the tavern ostensibly served meals to the guests and waited aside to prepare meals for the guests while they were eating. However, most of them were "wandering girls" and also It's a kind of prostitute.
Sheng Haizhou finished the meal in a hurry and asked the "rice lady" to take it away, and rejected the other party's advances to sleep with him.
After waiting for others to leave, he sat cross-legged on the tatami, under the dim candlelight, thinking carefully about how to proceed tomorrow.
