Edo Traveler

v9 Chapter 32: Captives under the Edo Castle

Along with the news of the great victory, it was a steamer full of more than 700 Russian prisoners. When disembarking in Yokohama, it really caught the attention of the whole people in an instant.

  According to the prior agreement, the British army only left two hundred people to be stationed in Petropavlovsk, while the shogunate army needed to keep 500 people. The main force of the occupying army was entirely performed by the shogunate army. Hachiro Amano also followed the army and stayed in Petropavlovsk, while Hidetoshi Jiang Chuan and Sheng Haizhou took the prisoners back to Japan.

   The reason why the prisoners are not kept there is actually very simple. More than 700 Russian soldiers are just a gunpowder keg, a very large factor of instability. The occupying army had only 700 men, and there was a freezing period of six months, and it was not possible to obtain foreign aid. During this period of time when the prisoners were not kept together, riots occurred.

   Instead of staying in the local area, it is better to send it to Japan for the time being guarded by the shogunate and wait for peace talks to be picked up by Tsarist Russia.

   When I heard the good news at the beginning, the shogunate was very happy up and down. After a victory, the prestige of the shogunate can rise, and it is more convenient to suppress the country. But what should the more than 700 Russian prisoners who suddenly appeared under Yokohama Castle do?

  Earl Elgin was very bachelor, and he told the shogunate directly that he would find a mine and throw it in, and he would be finished with two meals a day. International conventions require preferential treatment of prisoners, but it does not say that prisoners should be offered up like an uncle. There is nothing unusual about normal labor in exchange for food.

  This unprecedented matter, of course, will be handled by Chuemon and Sukeruku. You are in charge of foreign affairs. According to Ii Naobe, that is to quickly let the British take away so many foreigners, so as not to wander around in Yokohama every day.

  Katataemon didn't think so. The news of defeating Lucia's army made the shogunate's prestige soar. If there are so many Russian prisoners ready to use, wouldn't it be a waste of war?

   Get a parade of captives first!

   is not to show off, but to tell the people of the world and the princes who served on the bus in Edo that although the shogunate is rotten, the rotten ship also has three catties of iron. The United Kingdom was the world's largest country that defeated the Qing Dynasty. The shogunate did nothing but excuses, but the shogunate had done the country of Lucia.

   You can measure your own jins and taels, and see if the guy in your hand is able to pass the shogunate’s new army transfer team. If you are confident, come here.

   For this suggestion of Tademon, Ii Naobi considered it slightly and agreed to it. Matsudaira Qixuan, Mizuno Tadase, Kuse Hiroshi, and Wakisaka Yasaka are even more okay. As soon as the old Chinese passed, they submitted their request to the army's Tokugawa family.

   nominally held a commendation ceremony for the victorious lord of Nirayama, Egawa Hidetoshi, but in fact it was to boast of Tokugawa’s martial arts, and at the same time to let the people of Edo watch the excitement.

   Kill a Russian army, the old rule is still thirty taels. Those who kill more than three will be able to pull into the Yu Family. The shogunate does what it says, and it's a price tag to kill the Americans. The promotion of these soldiers will be announced at the commendation meeting, and Yingmin Jiang has been promoted in status and will later become a "quasi-city master".

   Jiang Chuan Hidetoshi, who was originally a mere 10,000 stones, is an ordinary Jinya daimyo, but now he is qualified to rank alongside the master of a city with a hundred thousand stones. The official position has also been promoted, and changed from four servants to Izushou. When everyone sees him in the future, they will all have to be honored as His Royal Highness Nirayama's servant, or Izu's Royal Highness.

Turning around, the award ceremony of the Lucia Crusade officially started. Don’t look at Edo in October, it’s already quite cold, but the enthusiasm of the people of Edo is so high, it is completely empty, and everyone is rushing into the street. , To see what Lucia's captive looks like.

   After all, most people in Edo have only met the Dutch. Other foreigners are either in Nagasaki or Yokohama. It is not so easy to see.

   The Russian prisoners who were held by the Chuanxi team disembarked from the Nihonbashi and walked around Edo Castle for the boss, showing a big face. The people on the street pointed, exclaimed, or admired. And Tokugawa Isaiah was also rare to ride out to accept the cheers of the people of Edo.

   Egawa Hidetosh was exceptionally treated to ride a horse on the side of the Tokugawa family, and appeared in front of hundreds of thousands of people along with the Tokugawa family, and was praised by countless people.

   The two hundred famous names who had explained in the mansion also watched the prisoners' parade all the way down the city. It was previously reported that the Shogunate accompanied the Anglo-French coalition forces north of Ezo, capturing thousands of Lucia soldiers and horses. Some people still have doubts. Now that I have seen more than 700 prisoners, it is completely certain that the shogunate really won the battle.

   Even if Tsarist Russia defeated after the British and French forces, it was indeed sent troops and participated in the war. The shogunate, which had already begun to weaken, now has a somewhat revitalized atmosphere.

   If you want to talk about the recent generations of generals, they are actually not the masters. However, the Tokugawa clan appointed a generation of Hou Shirakawa prime minister Matsuhira Sadashin, the Tokugawa clan appointed the world's view of the Hamamatsu servant Mizuno Tadakuni, and the Tokugawa clan appointed Hikone Saube Ii Naobi~lightnovelpub.net~ The shogunate’s strength was underpinned. Rolling upwards.

   Don’t look at it, I was beaten by the British and American forces before, but the new army had the new army, the foreign ship, and even borrowed 8 million foreign money from the foreigners. Now that even Lucia has been defeated, how can you contend?

The Tokugawa family did not care about the princes, Xiao Jiujiu, after accepting the cheers of the people of Edo, they announced the rewards to Hidetoshi Egawa and the soldiers, and then announced to all the people of Edo, two liters of rice each .

   What a splendid scene!

   The news of the shogunate's victory over Lucia in the north of Ezo was also sent to Kyoto. Emperor Xiao Ming was very happy for the shogunate and believed that the shogunate could still rely on it. This Japan is guarded by General Tokugawa, which is really nice.

   Those Gongqing and Langshi who yelled at Yiyi were greatly shocked by the news. The shogunate showed its muscles again and again, and it was obvious that everyone who was beaten by Yangyi had found a country. It sounded like extremely weak, but it seemed so strong.

   Weak and powerful, appearing on a shogunate at the same time, it is confusing!

   The most upset is Tokugawa Keiatsu and Matsudaira Keunaga, these two originally expected to rely on the power of the court and the public to kill I Naobi, so as not to be punished by the shogunate.

   It's alright now. The Emperor Xiao Tomorrow heard that Lucia was being humiliated by the shogunate. He was so happy that he completely stood on the side of the shogunate and prepared to make a decision with the Tokugawa family. Without the support of the emperor's big face, what could the remaining princes make trouble with?

   I'm afraid Ii Naobi will be able to free up their hands soon!