Inevitably, while waiting for the mules and horses, Sir Lawrence also represented Earl Elgin in Edo and made friends. His impression of the shogunate is very good, of course, this is also related to the hospitality of the shogunate.

Chuyouemon is also looking forward to him saying a few more good words in front of Elgin. We don't want to see Ari, right? Elgin at least knows that if he wants the horse to run, he has to feed the night grass to the horse. reason. Even if it's a dog for Daoying, we have to sell it for a good price.

There is still a difference between actively selling and being beaten down to sell.

Deliberately giving Lawrence higher treatment and snubbing Ari Kingdom was something Chuemon secretly ordered to live. For a little comparison, Chuemon is definitely willing to support the faction in the UK who demanded to block Tsarist Russia from all sides.

The value of our Tokugawa shogunate in East Asia can only be reflected if Britain needs to block the Tsarist Russia. If the United Kingdom condone Russia and Russia to swallow the Northeast and North Korea, North Korea, and even more places. What else did the Tokugawa shogunate use for birds?

So in private, Chuemon also ordered some Japanese handicrafts to be presented to Earl Elgin and Sir Lawrence. It would be too vulgar to send money, so give some small gifts with the exotic flavor of Japan, right? Going back to London is more for the Tokugawa shogunate, so that the United Kingdom can continue to maintain the diplomatic strategy of restraining the development of Tsarist Russia.

Sir Lawrence, who had eaten and drank well, and took the big and small bags with him was very happy. He picked up a pen and wrote in his diary that Japan is a civilized country that is not inferior to the European continent.

"Have you given that horse properly to Sir Lawrence?"

Satisfied Lawrence left, and Chuemon personally took him on the train. After waiting for the train's whine to be heard, Chuemon turned to ask Kurokawa Keitoku.

Aren't we going to reorganize the third division? The first division will be handed over to Hachiro Amano, the second division will be handed over to Yingmin Jiangchuan, and the third division will definitely be handed over to Terazawa Shintaro. The first attendants to follow Chuemon, were Hachiro Amano and Shintaro Terazawa. Hijikata Toshisan had to go back a little while, and Kondo Isamu was still studying in law.

Therefore, the current chief of guards was replaced by Kurokawa Ketoku who returned by boat. The captain of the ironclad ship will be selected separately.

"Don't worry, Shangqi, the minister appointed a special person, and a car was added to send it." Kurokawa Ketoku now looks like a Frenchman, wearing the uniform of a second lieutenant in France and a little red hood.

It's just that Chuemon also likes the French Grand Marshal's dress, everyone is each other, who is not.

"That's good." We are leading Ying, and the one who can talk the most right now is Elgin, but he can't be in a hurry.

"In addition, the minister also chose an excellent saddle and sent it along with him." Kurokawa Ketoku understood Chuemon's mind very well.

"You did it right." Chuemon nodded.

After finally sending people away, Chuemon can continue to discuss with the French side about the formation and training of the third division. The French officer coaching corps was originally based in Osaka, and it was training the 2nd Osaka Division. There is no need to choose any more people now, just pull over to Edo directly. By the time the British officer corps that trained the 1st Edo Division had ended their official duties and returned to China.

There are only a few people who were hired by Songping Qixuan as his own officer staff, and together with the officers hired by the Dutch back then, they served as the personal officer staff of Matsudaira.

If there is a war, a seasoned staff team is still necessary.

According to the previous agreement with the Count of Roche, the shogunate will create a new division of more than 6,000 people, and the French will pay for the recruitment, training and equipment of weapons. Taking the 25-year equity of Bezi Tongshan as collateral, to put it bluntly, is to buy out Bezi Tongshan for 25 years. But where this third division will be placed, the shogunate has not fully figured out.

Baileycourt knew that the shogunate was still considering it, so he went to Kobe to inspect the railway at this time, and there was no need to discuss it with him. Anyway, it wasn't the contract he signed. Looking at his appearance, his mind was all on the Japan-French joint venture Shanyang Railway.

"I intend to be located in Nagasaki." Matsudaira Qixuan presided over the imperial meeting as usual.

Before Nagasaki, according to Chuemon's idea, was to set up a partial division of the navy. Because Chuemon is very clear about one thing, that is, unless the shogunate is really going to die, and it has already shown a decadent appearance, most of the princes will still support the shogunate, or be neutral.

No matter which vassal in the southwest rebelled, the squadron’s 2,000 to 3,000 sailors, as well as the cannons of the warships, could serve as the main core of suppressing the rebellion.

Like the definition of Shimadzu as an old middle school, their buttocks must be in the shogunate for a while, and they will definitely echo. Naozheng Nabeshima of Saga is also more pragmatic and will not work for others. If the situation is not over the shogunate, he will not enter.

Now that the squadron has been stationed in Nagasaki, if another division is added, will it impose a burden on the Shogunate's logistics? Is there still a need to build a large number of military facilities?

Edo and Osaka have ready-made playgrounds, barracks and warehouses, but Nagasaki does not have these. The defense of Nagasaki is always in charge of the southwestern clans, and because of this, they only have to explain a hundred days a year. It was a special case because it cost money to send troops to defend Nagasaki.

"It's inappropriate to set this up, not to mention that Nagasaki already has a navy, just the second division of Kansai and the first division of Kanto is not appropriate." Songping Qimin, as everyone knows, has no ambition, so he is not afraid that some people will suspect it. With what emotion. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

"This is..." Chuemon has no personal inclination yet, but as a feudal ruler, strong and weak branches are an idea engraved in his bones.

"Edo has two divisions?" Suke six beside him was slightly puzzled.

"It's possible to set it up in Edo and divide it into two wings." Matsudaira Qixuan must have a plan, let's discuss it.

It is said that it is divided into two wings, but the meaning is very obvious. One division protects Edo, and the other guards Yokohama. Just like the Second Osaka Division, in addition to monitoring Kyoto and Osaka, it also has the responsibility of guarding against Kobe.

Chuemon did not think that a large-scale conflict would break out between Britain and Japan or France and Japan. At least not when I was in power. After all, our traitorous treaty was signed so thoroughly that Britain and France had no need to fight with Japan.

"It's better to be in Sendai or Aizu!"

Tadashi Mizuno, who was sitting on the side, holding an imported French white porcelain teacup, gave such a suggestion slowly. The shogunate ministers left and right, some thoughtfully, some tilted their heads to look, and some were calm.