Chapter 266 31.James Drives Edo Directly

  Itself James came to Japan this time to try his luck, and he did not have the task of signing a trade treaty with Japan. Now that the size has received a reply from Japan, it can be regarded as a gain.

  More importantly, he has fewer than a thousand people in his hand, and he simply doesn't have enough strength to overthrow the shogunate. If this brings him 10,000 people, then he will definitely try.

  In addition, James came this time. In fact, he did not mainly come to Japan. His main task in East Asia was to send the US special envoy Gu Sheng to Taiqing to sign the "China-U.S. Pousada Treaty." Gu Sheng now stays in China as the first commissioner to China of the United States of America in the Qing.

  James was on his way back to China, so he sent the Japanese crew members who had been concentrated to Macau back to Japan. When dealing with the shogunate, if the shogunate and the Qing government were the same, they would be frightened by the two gunboats, and everyone would be happy. If the shogunate has a tough temper, then wait for more soldiers and horses to come next time.

  That’s it...

  Now that things are done, James needs to send the text of the "China-US Pousada Treaty" back to the United States as soon as possible. It cannot be delayed in Japan. Compared with the benefits of trading with Japan, the benefits that can be drawn from the Qing Dynasty are greater. The U.S. Congress and capitalists are very much looking forward to a treaty that has smashed the country.

  After sending Chuemon and others off the ship, James said that he waited a little bit for a day or two, and when there was a suitable wind direction, he would immediately set off for his country. The rest is to hope that the shogunate will provide the fresh ingredients and drinks needed on his ship. The Panama Canal has not yet been built, and the voyage from East Asia to the East Coast of the United States is twice as long as that of later generations.

  Although you can add to it when you arrive in Hawaii, the journey from Japan to Hawaii is a pure, endless Pacific Ocean with no more supply points.

   Taking advantage of the supply of money in Japan, James is not trying hard to ask for it. It is said that the US Congress granted him 40,000 dollars in sailing expenses. The money has already been given to him. Anything that can be saved will not fall into his pocket.

   is probably the "wisdom" of being an official. It is not greedy or taking anything, and it is reasonable to spend a small amount of money. Even if I returned to the United States, no one could say anything about it.

  Tadaemon returned to Uraga, waiting for James to leave before returning to Edo. If James refused to leave, they would definitely be punished when they returned to Edo.

  At the same time, Chuemon also sent someone to Izukamo County's Itami Village to investigate, and the local lord was still not the Miura clan. This is a bit easier than going to the shogunate's thick mountain-like genealogy. Anyway, don’t run errands in Tademon right, pulling Mizuno Tadashi to negotiate with Yingyi, and you can ask others to do it.

  Urha did not feel that this matter was any difficult, so he sent someone to go directly by boat, one and the other, it took a whole day. I also found Itami Village, and even the cloak mound where Miura pressed the needle.

  As Sakuma Sakuma suspected, the Miura clan was extinct, and it became the shogunate's straight collar over a hundred years ago. The original lord Miura's family name has been cut off, and no children of the same clan and clan can be adopted and inherited.

  Slightly a pity...

  嗐, extinction should be extinct, it's not a big deal anyway. There is only one big thing in front of him, and that is to send James away. Only if he is gone, Chugoemon and Sukeruku's mission can end.

  After a day's rest on Uraga’s side, and after sending them a large amount of rice, salt, sugar, vegetables, sake, and 25 cows, James’ battleship finally set sail.

  Seeing that the American warship was about to leave, not only the three Chuemons took a sigh of relief, but the whole Uraga up and down, especially the soldiers guarding the turret and Bansho, sang happily. The tall warship, dozens of cannons, as long as they come to Uraga Port all at once, Uraga will be over.

  It’s just a survivor. General Jian’s banner of 80,000 horses, now there are not many people still fighting. More than two hundred years of peace has long since raised the 80,000 army of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada into ordinary people. Except for the sword that represents the identity of the samurai, the vast majority of Kimoto samurai are no different from ordinary people.

Even the knives in the hands of the samurai are "knives of kindness." Not surprisingly, no one has been chopped in their hands, nor have they been chopped in the hands of their fathers, even in their grandfathers and grandfathers. In his grandfather's hands, none of them had ever cut anyone.

  Do you expect them to kill people? It's a bit difficult!

  The American battleship Vincennes, with its sails raised, took the lead in setting up the anchor. The ship sailed for a while, separated from Uraga anchorage, and then drifted away. The outline of the entire warship gradually disappeared in the eyes of Chuemon.

   "No! The U.S. warship is heading to Edo!" a soldier looking out exclaimed.

  Tadaemon, who had turned around and was about to leave the fort, hurried to the side of the fort, and looked far away. The American warship on the sea in the distance was really turning and heading in the direction of Edo.

  "It's over, it's over, it's over..." Zhu Liu's boss stared at him with an extremely frightened look.

  Mother, James doesn’t speak martial arts!

  Clearly chatting and laughing with me, and agreed to leave, but ran to Edo!

   "Quickly, quickly, send someone to Edo, and warn the shogun 様!" Chuemon seized Uraga and asked him to send either a small boat or a fast horse. Anyway, he must quickly warn Edo.

  If the U.S. warship enters Edo Bay without warning ~lightnovelpub.net~ and directly threatens Edo Castle, then a large number of people such as Chuemonemon is definitely a serious crime!

  Edo Castle was actually only two to three hundred meters away from the sea at the beginning of its establishment. Otherwise, the water taken out of the well would be salty water. In order to prevent sea tides from eroding the coast, landfills have been built since the Tokugawa Ieyasu era.

  Up to now, the main castle of Edo Castle is about 1,500 meters or more from the sea. This process will continue. As the population of Edo continues to expand, the rate of land reclamation will become faster and faster.

  If you remove all other factors, you will not consider the accuracy of the head, the wind direction, the weather, or even the proficiency of the gunner.

  James can hit Edo Main Castle!

  If this happens, it might not be as simple as an abdomen. Tokugawa Ieki, who felt angry at Chuemon, would order Chuemon and all the people in Uraga to destroy the tribes!

"General, should we follow international etiquette and leave after firing a cannon to the Japanese prince? After all, we may come to Japan again in two or three years." Aboard the Vincennes, an officer told James The scholar suggested.

"good suggestion!"

  (End of this chapter)