Edo Traveler

Chuemon has never been educated in samurai bowing horses since he was a child. He can already ride a horse, but it is natural to have a bow and an arrow on a horse. Without years of training, shoot immediately without thinking about it.

Therefore, Chuemon is mainly to watch, how to watch, of course, to release the children of famous martial artists who specialized in bowing and horses, and let them hunt for their own.

We just need to sit high on the horse and praise them for their vigorous posture and superb horsemanship. Anyway, it wasn't the only one who didn't end up in Chuyouemon. Most of the princes were already weak at this time, and their long-term captivity and the life in the big city were all abandoned.

Besides, Qiu Hunting is not really for Qiu Hunting, it is purely to pull out the army every year, everyone can practice in the field to ensure that the military equipment is not slack.

In the huge shogunate, Chuemon also held a banquet to entertain the princes and young masters who came along. Pick a few deer, or a few wild boars among the prey, and cook it to enhance the relationship between the ruler and the minister.

"Have you seen the soldiers and horses of the Hagi Domain?" There were many people in the arena, unreservedly happy, and no one was paying attention, Chuemon asked Matsuhira Qixuan, who was sitting beside him, in a low voice.

By the way, this feast was different from usual. This time, the table was set up in a serious manner, and everyone ate at the long table left and right of Chuemon, according to the distance between them. There is no need for a reason, the general said how to eat, do you still need to teach me? Besides, I used to eat this way when I entertained foreign envoys.

The princes didn't feel inconvenience, they toasted each other and feasted. This time, I also brought a few French cooks, whom Count Roche introduced to Madame Atsuhi before, so that they can make snacks and soups. As for the barbecue, there are special masters of the shogunate.

"It's quite imposing." Songping Qixuan nodded and leaned over.

When the warriors of the various domains gathered to hunt, Chuemon deliberately observed a few soldiers and horses that looked like powerful domains. The troops of the Kanazawa Maeda family and the Sendai Date family were lackluster, but to be honest they were quite ordinary. These two are a bit numb, and have not completely kept up with the trend of the times.

The strongest is naturally the Shimadzu family in Kagoshima, which followed in the footsteps of the shogunate, ended the civil strife and started the modernization reform at the earliest. Shimadzu is very proud of himself. He is now a large ship soldier. He is known as the Satsuma Hayabusa with 18,000 cavalry, all of which are imported weapons. There are still many guns imported from France, but no heavy weapons such as cannons are displayed.

As for the soldiers of the Tosa Kochi domain, and the defense minister of the Hagi domain, it was Chuemon and Matsudaira Qixuan who were concerned.

"Send someone to take a look at it later. How is the maintenance of the rifle and how the camp is being rectified." Chungemon knew that Murata Qingfeng had started training the soldiers of the Hagi domain more than ten years ago. After so many years, there must be some results.

Investigating rifle maintenance is, of course, an important part of understanding how good or bad this army is. The same gun or a cannon, well maintained, not only has a longer service life, but also has a higher efficiency. Even sometimes well-maintained cannons can shoot farther than those that are not usually maintained.

"By the way, the soldiers of the Saga domain are quite good." Matsudaira Qi Xuan agreed and continued to talk to Chuemon.

"Their family is not bad."

The reform of the Saga Domain was early, the technology was strong, and the talent pool was large. Even many technical personnel of the shogunate had to rely on the Saga Domain. In the early years, even the blast furnace in Niyama was built by the Saga Domain to assist the shogunate. Later, the Nagasaki Steel Works was established, and the Saga Domain also contributed.

They tend to be pragmatic, not jumping around on the scene, just cultivating internal skills and ensuring that they are getting stronger and stronger.

"We have to win over." Matsudaira Qixuan said such a sentence, and then looked at Junichiro Nabeshima (later Naoda Nabeshima), who was seated in the main house of Hizen, very close to Chuemon.

"It's Tian Anqing (Tokugawa Qikuang)'s 19th daughter (Biji)'s nephew. Speaking of which, he is also the nephew of Shangqi." Matsudaira Qixuan continued.

Nabeshima Junichiro is sixteen years old this year, and he looks ordinary, just like his father, tall and thin, not so strong. But the complexion is good, the spirit is good, and the seat is upright.

I want to come to Matsudaira Qixuan for only one meaning, that is, to marry Princess Shinji (13 years old), the younger sister of Chuemon, to Junichiro Nabeshima, to further strengthen the relationship between the shogunate and the Saga Domain.

The daughter of the general's family is a precious resource, and it can only be used to win over powerful daimyo. The rest of the rookies will definitely not get it.

"It's also suitable." Chuemon did not agree immediately, it is really only a few princesses, and they have to choose people carefully.

"It's better to call him here..."

Chuemon did not reject Matsudaira Qixuan's suggestion, and soon the attendant summoned Junichiro Nabeshima. Because Chuemon himself likes French military uniforms, although he did not order everyone to change clothes, there are also many princes who pursue progress or admire Westernization, and also change into Western military uniforms. The same is true of Junichiro Nabeshima in front of him. When he got closer, Chuemon realized that this young man is actually taller than us.

It does seem to have two points of heroism.

"Meet Shangqi!" Said it was a visit, but now it's just a bow. He has a great reputation as a country lord, and he has long been rewarded with Mianjun not bowing.

"Junichiro has become more and more handsome. When Yu and Marquis Saga were in Nagasaki, he seemed to remember the age when you were planted with cowpox." Chuemon sighed a little.

Back then, he was still a child crawling all over the floor, but in the blink of an eye, he is now an adult.

"It is a blessing for the minister to attach the record to the minister." Junichiro Nabeshima didn't know why Chuemon asked him to come up, so on the way over, he met the old minister at home. Biting his ear, just say good things.

"According to your age, you can also go to England to learn naval guns."

"En!" Nabeshima Junichiro was taken aback.

Because he was the prince of the Saga Domain, according to the shogunate's regulations, he was always going to be a hostage in Edo. Wanting to go abroad to see something is only an illusion, but now that Chuemon has come forward, it will be different.

Although he immediately wanted to agree in his heart, he thought that this might also be Chuemon's temptation, so Nabeshima Junichiro didn't directly agree or did not agree, but only came with an order.

"Haha!" Chuemon looked at Matsudaira Qixuan, and felt that Matsudaira Qixuan's vision was okay, at least Nabeshima Junichiro was a smart man who knew how to advance and retreat.

I like smart people the most!

No bets until the last minute!

"Has your father made a marriage contract for you?" Before Chuemon's voice could fall, the bustling venue suddenly became much quieter.