I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

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Ezo, a certain place, the position of the second army of the shogunate army.In the camp of the coach

At this moment, the two highest ranking members of the army, Matsudaira Sadanobu and Inamori, are now in this camp.

"My lord, are you really sure you want to inspect that fjord?"

Inamori looked at Matsudaira Sadanobu in front of him with somewhat worried eyes.

"Hmm." Matsudaira Sadanobu was getting dressed with Tachibana's help, "I came to Ezo this time not only to supervise the battle, but also to inspect Ezo with my own eyes."

"It's better to say that I inspected the Ezo land with my own eyes and prepared for the future development of the Ezo land. This is the main reason for me to go north to the Ezo land."

"Supervising the battle or something is just a matter of convenience."

"But..." Inamori was still hesitant, "The fjord you are going to visit...is it too far away...?"

Matsudaira Sadanobu shook his head:

"It's far away, but that fjord is very necessary to inspect."

"I'm going to see that fjord with my own eyes and see if that fjord is suitable for building a port."

"If a port can be built in that fjord, it will be of great benefit to the future development of Ezo, and it will be able to continuously send important manpower and materials into the hinterland of Ezo by sea."

"A port?" Inamori's eyes showed a bit of surprise, "My lord, are you planning to build a port in Ezo?"

"I do have this plan at the moment." Matsudaira Sadanobu said softly, "Ezo land is very vast. If we want to develop Ezo land in the future, it will inevitably require a lot of manpower and material resources."

"Currently in the huge Ezo land, only Matsumae Castle has a port."

"The number of ports is too small, so it is necessary to build a few more ports in Ezo, so that in the future, sufficient manpower and luggage can be sent to Ezo by sea."

"I won't be away for too long. During my absence, you will continue to lead the army into the Red Moon Fortress step by step."

"As long as there are no accidents, I should be able to join you before your soldiers approach the Red Moon Fortress."

"...I see." Inamori nodded, "Then, my lord, do you need me to organize more people to be your guards? The journey is a bit far away, so I think it's better to bring more guards."

"...That's fine." After thinking for a moment, Matsudaira Sadanobu nodded, "Then Inamori, send me another 50 elite soldiers."

"Fifty? Is the number too small?"

"That's enough. I'm not going to fight." Matsudaira Sadanobu, who is usually expressionless, had a rare smile on his face at this time, "There is nothing on the way from here to that fjord. The settlement of the Ainu people. And there seems to be only one Ainu settlement named Kushi Village in the vicinity of that afternoon, so don’t worry too much about being attacked.”

I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Chapter 509 The eyes of the old middle-aged man... are so beautiful (swallowing)

Let everyone wait for a long time QAQ

Feeling cursed.

Since I told everyone that the update time has been delayed to 11:30, it seems that no day has passed on time QAQ

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When Asuma and the others parted from Ogata—

"That, that! Aisuma!" Puccina, who had been walking behind Aisuma's side, suddenly shouted.

"Huh?" Aisuma turned her head and cast a puzzled look at Puccina, "What's wrong?"

"Here, this is for you!" Puccina stammered, while reaching into his bosom with his big furry hands, he took out a beautiful flower from his bosom.

"Ah, thank you." Asuma raised her hand to take the flower, "This flower is so beautiful."

"This is the flower I found just now." Puccina smiled naively, "In order to give this flower to you, I was looking for you everywhere just now."

"Thank you." Aisuma put the flower in front of her nose and sniffed gently, "I've troubled you."

"No, no, you're welcome." Puccina stammered a little more seriously than before, "It's just as long as you like it."

"I'm going to take my younger brother to practice bowing now." Aisuma continued, "Do you want to come together? I think you seem to be a bit neglected in bowing recently, and you have to practice hard."

"I don't have time tonight..." Puccina scratched his hair, "I have an appointment with my friends."

"That's it...well then, let's practice bow together later. My brother and I are going to practice bow at the place we usually use. See you tomorrow!"

Aisuma waved her hand to Puccina, then grabbed her younger brother's arm and strode towards a side road next to her.

Puccina continued to smile naively, watching Aisuma leave.

However, just as Asuma's figure was about to leave, Puccina suddenly remembered something, and immediately said loudly, "

"Asuma!"

"Huh?" Asuma stopped and turned around.

"That, that..."

Puccina's face showed a tangled look, and there was a slight hesitation in his eyes.

After hesitating for a moment like this, Puccina finally gritted his teeth, and the tangled look on his face gradually disappeared, turning into a faint firmness.

"In the future... you can stop following that Kazuto? I think it's better not to learn that kind of knowledge from that Kazuto..."

After finishing speaking, Puccina added in his heart:

——The knowledge of how to kill efficiently... This kind of knowledge is really terrifying...

After hearing Puccina's words, Aisuma first had some doubts in her eyes, and then a clear expression appeared on her face.

——Puccina, does he not want me to learn about Japanese culture...

Puccina is Asuma's childhood sweetheart. Not only are the two of the same age, but they also played together since childhood.

Because she grew up together since she was a child, Aisuma is also very clear about the character of her friend.

She knew——Puccina was quite conservative, and he didn't like foreigners very much.

The reason why Puccina has such a conservative thinking can be said to be thanks to his father.

His father, Retan Noe, was notoriously conservative.

Retannoe advocates the idea of ​​"following the tradition", and believes that the Ainu people should follow the tradition, live a traditional fishing and hunting life with the hunting skills passed down from generation to generation, live a self-sufficient life, and do not compete with anyone. Interracial contacts.

As the son of Retannoe, Puccina's thoughts were naturally influenced by his father.

Although not as conservative as his father, he also adopts the attitude of "staying at arm's length" towards foreigners.

Although she could understand Puccina's mentality of not wanting her to interact with others, after hearing what Puccina said just now, Aisuma still felt slightly displeased.

Aisuma dislikes being dictated by others about her private life.

Aisuma feels that it is her own freedom to chat with whom and what to talk about, and outsiders have no right to intervene or tell her what to do.

"Puccina." After all, Puccina was her childhood sweetheart, so Aisuma didn't say anything too harsh, "It's very impolite to interfere in other people's private life like this."

After all, Aisuma ignored Puccina and led her younger brother away in big strides.

Puccina, on the other hand, suffered from too strong a "spiritual attack", so he stood there stupidly, watching Aisuma's back gradually disappearing until it completely disappeared from the field of vision.

"Hey! Puccina!"

At this time, several voices that were very familiar to Puccina sounded from behind Puccina.

It was Puccina's three friends who followed him to find Aisuma just now.

"Why are you here?" Puccina asked blankly.

"Because we have been following you. We have been watching and following you from afar just now. Did you succeed in hearing what Asuma and that person were talking about?"

"I heard it, but I won't say it." Puccina shook his head like a rattle.

"Huh? Why?"

"Just don't say it." Puccina shook his head again.

The Asuma siblings were learning about killing from Kazuto - Puccina didn't want anyone to know about this matter that might cause Asuma to be criticized.

Therefore, Puccina decided to keep this matter in his stomach and not tell any outsiders.

"Then what did you tell Aisuma just now? Why did Aisuma look very unhappy just now?"

"...I seem to have made Aisuma angry..." Puccina drooped his head.

Puccina, who was as strong as a bear, drooped his head and looked aggrieved at this time-this strong contrast produced a sense of joy.

Puccina told his friend exactly what he had just said to Aisuma.

"Are you a fool...?!" One of Puccina's three friends directly put on a look of hatred, "Even people like me who don't know Aisuma very well know Asuma has a strong personality, and she hates others telling her how to live...how can you say that to Asuma..."

Hearing the scolding from his friends, Puccina lowered his head even lower...

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Red Moon Fortress, where Lin Ziping was held——

"You just said that Huxi Village is not very far from Red Moon Fortress. The word 'not very far' is too vague." Ogata asked Lin Ziping in front of him, "How far is it?"

Lin Ziping pondered, thinking.

"... Huxi Village is located in the southwest of Red Moon Fortress, with a straight-line distance of about 10 miles."

"I have been studying the geography of the Ezo land for a long time. So I will not remember it wrongly. I have basically memorized the geography of the Ezo land! The village of Zahuxi is located in the Red Moon Fortress Ten miles to the southwest!"

"Ten miles..." Ogata frowned slightly.

One mile in the Edo period is about 1 kilometers in modern times.

So 10 miles equals 40 kilometers.

It's not far, but it's by no means close.

Even if Ogata and the others have horses to travel, it may take a lot of time to go back and forth between these two places.

In a place like Ezo, it is not possible to use simple numbers to calculate the time to travel between the two places.

The current Ezo land, in modern terminology, is "extremely poor infrastructure".

Except for the Matsumae domain in the far south, which is controlled by the Japanese, the rest of Ezo is "completely undeveloped", and there is nothing that can be called "road".

"I just lack strong evidence to prove that I am a scholar, not a spy of the shogunate." Lin Ziping added at this time, "If we can get those three books, we can get rid of the fact that we don't have any books on hand now." The status quo of substantive evidence."

Ogata nodded slightly.

The method mentioned by Lin Ziping is undoubtedly useful. If he can get the three books written by him, it will be a strong evidence to prove his identity as a scholar.

But this method is actually hit and miss.

Those 3 books were given to others by Lin Ziping 4 years ago. After such a long time, whether those 3 books have been completely preserved is still a problem.

And maybe—the old village head who received the book from Lin Ziping is dead.

In the current era of underdeveloped medical care, it is not surprising that old people die whenever they are old.

Although "Xunshu" has various uncertainties, after careful consideration, Ogata found that they now have no better way than "Xunshu" to clear Lin Ziping of being a spy.

For Lin Ziping, who holds information that may be useful to Ogata, Ogata naturally hopes that he can be freed as soon as possible, and then let Lin Ziping take him and Ah Ding to find that very strange and suspicious doctor.

So, after careful consideration, Ogata sighed softly:

"...Okay, then I'll go to that Huxi village."

"Please!" Lin Ziping's eyes and face were full of excitement.

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Ezodi, the second battalion of the Shogunate Army——

Matsudaira Sadanobu is now in his camp, silently reading "Han Feizi".

Matsudaira Sadanobu admired two people most in his life-Shang Yang and Han Feizi of Tang Tu.

The former strengthened the weak state of Qin, and Matsudaira Sadanobu always hoped that one day he would be like "Shang Yang saved Qin" and make the currently weak shogunate strong again.