Edo Traveler

Vol 2 Chapter 27: Edo flower is a spark

   Needless to say, Akho Takashima’s western-style gun drill was very successful. After seeing it, Ikeki Tokugawa nodded, saying that the shogunate needed such muskets and cannons.

   Although it's not like it was in the Sengoku period, who would give out thousands of taels of gold and a daughter for a matchlock gun, Tokugawa Kayuki also took it seriously. Not only did he summon Takashima Akiho, who had just directed the exercise, to comfort him with a few words, but also asked Mizuno Tadakuni to settle Takashima Akiho and his apprentices and grandchildren.

   Mizuno Tadakuni, adhering to the king's order, immediately gave Mizuno Tadakuni's order: "You can choose one who is enthusiastic about this way to teach it!"

   Ieki Tokugawa heard this order and shook his head, thinking that Mizuno was still too conservative. Although Jiaqing is a general who Mizuno Tadakuni says, he occasionally expresses his views on some incidents.

   "All the enthusiasts of all families can teach it!"

  Okay, Tokugawa Ieki’s step is quite large. As long as he is a samurai child who is willing to learn Western-style guns, they are allowed to learn from Takashima Akho.

   Chuemon was far away, and he didn't hear the conversation of everyone in the court. But looking at the attitude of Tokugawa Iekiyo's appreciation, and the appearance of Akho Takashima's repeated gratitude, we know that Akho Takashima's heartfelt promotion of the shogunate's military reform is probably complete.

   Think about it this way, in what year was the Tokugawa Shogun’s Kobusho established? Chuemon Kazuto remembered such an institution, but he did not remember the year it was established.

   Thinking about it again, will the warship training center be established in a few days? So is the Nagasaki Naval Training Institute already under construction?

  Ah, Sheng Haizhou is 18 years old this year!

  Even if Chuemon was a primary school student, he still remembers that Katsu Kaishu had fallen into the ranks before he was thirty or forty years old, and he was not appointed by the shogunate at all. Although it is impossible for Chuemon to take over Katsukaishu, who enjoys forty-one stone salaries, it is still a way to make friends with him.

   After taking this to heart, Chuemon raised his head again, and he saw Tokugawa Ieaki preparing to drive back to the city. It is the result of Mizuno Tadakuni's efforts to spare the time to come. Now that the exercise is over, it is naturally impossible to stay for a long time.

   Waiting to send the people away, the eyes of Tademon's commander tidied up, and then went forward to congratulate Akho Takashima, who is about to use it. But Akho Takashima didn't seem to be as optimistic as before, and he sighed.

   "The general has the heart to change the law, and Hamamatsu Hou also tried his best to promote it, but there is neither school nor establishment, alas..."

   "Have you ever passed the order to set up the Kobusho?" Chungemon was taken aback, obviously he did not expect such a result.

   I originally thought that Akio Takashima would directly serve as the principal of the martial arts school. We usually go to the class and make friends with the students in the school by the way. Maybe there will be some big bosses in the future, and there are many benefits.

   After such a lively event, Akho Takashima actually lost nothing, and only one license was left to allow the teaching of Western-style gun technology publicly. The shogunate didn't even give a dime to it, and it didn't even have a school building. That's not a joke.

   "I'm afraid there will be more troubles." Takashima Qiuho is not the kind of reformist with a good eye and a low hand.

  His knowledge is fairly clear, and it is an improvement to be able to obtain permission for public teaching first. As long as Mizuno is still on stage and slowly fighting for it, in the end there will always be a way to start a school and train the new army.

"Shogun's intentions for reform are very strong, and it won't take long to think about it." Although Chuemon doesn't know the year of the establishment of the Wushu Institute, he can be sure that both Tokugawa Ieki and Mizuno want to reform, so the problem should not be. Will be too big.

   "I borrow your good words, hahahahaha..."

  How much is done, Akho Takashima is still in a good mood. His disciples and grandchildren were also very happy. After all, it was originally a Western-style gun that was only a personal hobby. Now it is in the eyes of generals and Laozhong. As long as you make achievements, you will surely be universally recognized in the future.

   The days to come will not be easy, because there are large-scale festivals and Edo fireworks in summer. They are all activities that are prone to troubles, and all the burdens are carried out by Edo Town. It is impossible for Toyamamoto to actually deal with it on the front line, so it was Chuemon and Heizo's disposal.

  Theoretically speaking, a city like Edo, which is built almost entirely of wood, should not be used to set off fireworks on a large scale. It is a pity that this custom was handed down from the time of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada, and it is a "convention."

After    Yuan and Yanwu, Japan and North Korea regained peace, and Tokugawa Ieyasu sent personnel to diplomacy with North Korea in an attempt to reintegrate into the East Asian diplomatic system. North Korea was afraid of being beaten by Japan, so it sent a messenger to Japan unwillingly.

   Later, after the Battle of Osaka, the North Korean envoy wished Ieyasu Tokugawa the unification of Japan. Among the entourages, there were craftsmen who specialized in making fireworks. At that time, the place where the two sides met was in Sunfu Castle. Ieyasu Tokugawa found it very beautiful after seeing the fireworks. UU Reading www. uukanshu.com recommended them to go to Edo and show them to Hidetada Tokugawa.

   The two generals of the first shogunate were amazed by the fireworks, so this matter became a "routine." Although future generations have abolished and changed, after all, the fireworks display is indeed a rare "fun" in the era of poor entertainment. The common people love to hear it, and the female officials of Da Ori also like it.

   In the end, it was stipulated that it can only be set off near the river to ensure that there are not too many buildings nearby. At the same time, if there is a fire, the nearby water can be quickly extinguished.

   In addition to the first two generals, the fifth general Tsunayoshi will also go on tour in micro-services and go to the river to watch the fireworks in person. Later, it even gradually evolved into a wealthy and powerful family who chartered an entire boat and drove directly onto the river to enjoy the firework show.

   Whenever this time comes, it is the time when the Edo merchants are throwing a lot of coins, and fighting for wealth is just waiting for leisure. It is one of the busiest days in Edo, and it is talked about.

   As for the festival, let alone one of the main reasons for the fires in Edo year after year is the lifting of the mikoshi and the large eight carts carrying the gods obstructing traffic.

   Because each large area often has its own mikoshi, once the traffic jams, the people on both sides will use the simplest way to make the passage.

   Fight in groups!

   Fire candles and other things accidentally ignite the roadside buildings, and the crowds on the street are crowded, and Dinghuoxiao has not been able to rush to the fire scene immediately to put out the fire. The end result is to burn a large area, or even burn a city.

   Chuemon is now standing on the side of the street with a paper tube to direct traffic, so as not to let the gods and cults in different districts collide with each other and cause a chaos. The crowd in front of him was so excited that Chuemon's ears buzzed.

   A woman next to her passed by, probably because she was distracted to look at the mikoshi and hit Chuemon Gate...

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