Edo Traveler

v10 Chapter 53: Intimidate and lure north

The wealthy merchants Chungemon still need to come forward to win in. As for the peasants who were deceived, let's be honest, we are not many noble people. This matter will definitely not be done personally. At best, Kurokawa Kyotoku will be sent over to supervise it, and ensure that these people can be sent to Ezo and Kata smoothly.

   As for the actual resettlement work, it is natural to instruct the shogunate's officials stationed in Hakodate and Langley to be responsible. There is no need to talk about Hakodate. Hakodate's policy is to take care of people who take their daughters, especially many daughters to Hakodate.

   Since Madam Atsuhime sent out hundreds of Dao women to go to the north, he kept 300 of them and was loved by the local people. He wrote to the shogunate many times, requesting the release of the criminal’s wife and daughter to go to Hakodate to solve the local population imbalance. Now that Chuemon sent him away, he would only be happy, and there would be no problem with the placement.

   The resettlement address of the Ezo area was actually selected when Chuemon was still in office, that is, after Erkin forced Tsarist Russia to sign the "Kata Special Article", in order to keep up with the development of Kata.

   Sapporo!

   Of course, it is not called Sapporo at all now (Japanese: さっぽろ, English: Sapporo). This place is still a large no-man’s land without a name. The entire planned town is located on the Ishikari Plain, suitable for large-scale agricultural operations, and has sufficient water sources.

   Because of the early development of Ishikari, there are already many Japanese villages and small towns. This place faces the Sea of ​​Japan, and it’s hard to say that there are a lot of fishery resources.

   As long as the immigrants are sent to the Ishikari area, and then roads are opened along the way to build towns along the rivers, the general plan has even been reported by the Shogunate. After solving the manpower, what is left is the funding problem. The British were willing to pay part of the money for the immigrants from Huatai Island, but the Ezo immigrants had to find a solution by the shogunate.

   Tademon and Shigeru Nara talked about this, and the sugar mill has to wait for the land to be reclaimed and the sugar beet planting. But the paper mill can already be prepared. There are so many logs in Ezo, which is pure luxury and waste to be used for pulping, but now I can’t manage that much, and it’s over.

   Therefore, under the influence of Chuemon’s hint and the inertia of supporting the development of the shogunate all the year round, Nara Shigeru said that part of the resettlement funds can be resolved.

   At this time, Chuemon was very regretful. When they wanted to honor me with hundreds of thousands, why did I turn down!

   The current money of Tokugawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. is mainly inclined to Tokugawa Railway Co., Ltd. and Tokugawa Yusen Communication Co., Ltd. In addition to continuing to expand the production and development of the industry, the income from raw silk and mining is all used to repair railways, purchase and manufacture steam ships, and there is not much money on the account.

   There is no way, let’s cry with our old brother Tokugawa Jiading first, and ask him whether he wants to borrow some points or the points. Anyway, it is the pill picker in the end. What are you and me?

   The urban planning of the Tailangeli Concession in Beihua is almost done by the British, and they have not prepared how many people there will be in the concession. There can be thousands or more than 10,000 people in the concession. It is enough to ensure that the concession can be self-sufficient in production.

   Anyway, the main function of the Langley Concession is to block the access to the sea from the new port of Tsarist Russia in the Far East, Nikolayevsk. To maintain the normal operation of the coastal battery, only a few hundred artillery are needed. With land artillery against ships at sea, there is a huge advantage, and there is no need for too many warships stationed there. Come for a cruise every summer and just declare your existence.

  Wait until winter, you Tsarist Russia can't sail out to sea.

   As for the Nanhuatai side, the Fengyuan City where the historical Japanese Huatai Hall is located, or the future Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, it is actually a wasteland that has not yet been built. In the later generations of Korsakov, now Dabo has a small town inhabited by Japanese. This place is close to Ezo and convenient waterway.

   The specific location is in the south of Huatai Island. Located on the northern coast of Aniwa Bay (Yating Bay), 142°46'59.17" east longitude and 46°38'5.71" north latitude. It is divided into inner and outer ports, and the inner port has a water depth of about 3 meters. The outer port has a water depth of 4.6 to 8.2 meters and can berth 10,000-ton cargo ships. The freezing period is from late November to March of the following year.

   Fengyuan City, which does not yet exist, is just north of Dabo, and it was less than 20 kilometers in the past.

   The Japanese plan to develop Kata was similar to that of Ezo. The development of Ezo is relying on Ishikari Port to expand the inland Sapporo City. The development of Huatai relied on Dabo Port to expand the inland Fengyuan City, which is exactly the same.

   The Chuemon Gate of this place hasn't sent anyone to see it, but it can be prepared. Let's send the deceived immigrants to Langley for the time being, the place is more important.

   The more than 1,200 immigrants who have been deceived to Edo Castle still have a longing for the future, a longing for being a slave. It was not until these six or seven thousand people were gathered to the large playground of the transfer team and announced that they would be sent to Ezo Island before they knew that they had been deceived.

  Of course, the immigrants surrounded by soldiers are not willing to go to Ezo. UU reading www.uukanshu.com has never heard of the ghosts of the place. How can it be compared to the prosperous Edo Castle?

   But the officials on the stage said that if they are not willing to go to Ezo, then not only will the debt continue to be repaid, but also their children will have to be sold to repay the debt. Whether to choose mother and child separation, or to go to Ezo with a family reunion, think for yourself.

   After playing this great stick, naturally there are sweet dates. In addition to 25 acres of wasteland for each household, they also give Anjia rice and cotton clothes. After all, in the first year of immigration, there are only inputs but no output. In order to protect their lives, these necessities must be indispensable.

   But even if they are necessities, they have to put it another way, making it as if they had gotten great benefits from the great light. Only then can they fool them?

   At the same time, childcare must be prepared.

   There is a childcare household right now, who received Anjia rice and cotton clothes, and stood on the other side of the playground. After seeing the genuine rice and cotton-padded clothes, the crying crowd slowly calmed down. Many children stared at the rice in front of the stage, showing a certain desire, and of course adults did the same.

   They themselves are extremely poor, except for a bad life, there is nothing to lose. I don't know what the **** is Ezo, but the rice in front of them is a delicacy they usually can't imagine. In a year when sweet potatoes are simply not full, eating a bowl of rice is such a luxurious dream.

   "Mother, go!" A farmer pulled his wife and children to the front of the stage.

   "Register him for sending rice!" Kurokawa smiled, didn't he take the bait.