After Naohide arrived in Edo, he settled down a little and hurried to the mansion of his friend Oguri Tadashun.

However, the key person in charge of negotiating the bombardment of Shimonoseki by the Three Kingdoms, Oguri Tadashun, who was also a foreign commissioner, was leisurely talking with his family at this time.

October 25, the third year of Bunjiu (1863), is the first day of rest, as today's shogunate celebrity, he rarely has a day off.

The family knew that he had been in a bad mood recently, so they chatted with him together, hoping to ease his mood.

The adopted daughter Yuzi and the son-in-law are Zhongdao, the young couple are smart and clever, and they are usually liked by the old family master and the couple, and it didn't take long to coax them to be happy.

Tadamichi is the second son of the current shogunate Daime Fu Komai Asawen, and like Yuko, he entered the Oguri family in the first year of Bunkyu (1860).

At that time, the shogunate sent Oguri Tadashun and others to Europa, and in order to prevent accidents, the Oguri family accepted Oguri as an adopted daughter, and took Tadamichi from the Komai family as a son-in-law and adopted son.

At that time, the plan was that if something happened to Oguri Tadashun overseas, then Tadashi would inherit the lintel. As a result, Zhongshun Wenjiu sent an envoy in December of the first year, and Wenjiu returned in December of the second year, and there were no accidents on the way, which was a waste of worry.

The arrival of Yuzi and Tadamichi is believed to have brought good luck to the Oguri family, and the two of them are lively and cute, so they are loved by the whole family.

Zhongdao knew that his adoptive father had been having a hard time negotiating with foreigners recently, but he was still young and didn't understand much about it, so he had to inquire around the corner:

"I've heard that my father's sample is quite popular in Europa, so let's talk about it in detail."

This success of Europa is the proud thing of the Oguri family, and it belongs to the kind that never gets tired of hearing about it, so when Zhongdao mentions it, the old father Zhonggao, Mrs. Michiko and Yuzi are all in good spirits.

Oguri Tadashun is also not easy to refuse, so he has to talk about the old things very familiarly:

In December of the first year of Bunkyu (1861), the shogunate, with Tadashi and Matsudaira Yasunao as the chief and deputy envoys, accompanied by Mime Fu Kyogoku Takaaki and others, went to Europa to discuss the postponement of the opening of the two ports.

Although the trip was proposed by the British minister Alikoku, many in the shogunate were pessimistic about the trip, believing it to be a self-inflicted humiliation.

Sure enough, after making landfall north from the Nile via the South China Sea and the Tianzhu Sea, and then changing trains at Alexandria, and reaching France, things got sour:

Although he was given a formal reception, Emperor Napoleon III rejected Fuso's request for an extension of the port, showing his arrogance.

Moreover, the welcoming ceremony held in the Plaza de Paris also made the members of the Fuso Mission in hunting clothes and black hats extremely uncomfortable - the crowded citizens, their contemptuous gazes, and rude tone all stung everyone's self-esteem.

After Napoleon III's vigorous renovation, the streets of the famous city of Paris became more and more gorgeous and spacious, but such a beautiful scenery that people would not want to linger in, and Oguri Tadashun and others at that time did not want to appreciate it, and they only felt ashamed and disheartened.

Hearing this, Oguri's family knew that the big reversal was coming, and they couldn't help but smile.

And Oguri Tadashun continued to recall with a smile:

"At this time, there was a turning point ......"

It turned out that the accompanying doctors, Saburo Kusahara and Otome, had found a piece of news in the newspaper that Francie, like the rest of Europa, had started silkworm blight.

As an agricultural developed country, France, silkworm farmers began to suffer

in "pepper disease".

The silkworm with this disease is covered with brown and black spots, like a body of pepper. After that, they either die quickly or form a cocoon, and the silkworm keepers have tried everything they can to do about it.

Although the silkworm plague has not yet swept through France, some places have begun to lose it.

After seeing this news, Oguri was immediately overjoyed:

Foreign commissions are part-time, and surveying and commissioning is Oguri's duty, so he can cure this disease!

It turned out that after the opening of Fuso, raw silk was the largest output, and as the survey and implementation of the financial department, Oguri was very concerned about the sericulture industry.

It just so happened that pepper-like symptoms also appeared in Fuso sericulture, but they have long been extinguished.

As for the solution, Oguri Tadashun happens to know.

Oguri also knew that agriculture was France's forte, and that if he could solve the pepper problem, perhaps the negotiations with Francie would turn around - and at this point, the dead horse would have to be tried as a live horse.

How did he know this?

It turned out that when his friend Naohide knew in the letter that he was going to send an envoy to France, he not only sent the doctor Kusahara Saburo and Otome and his wife to follow and take care of him, but also mentioned the customs of the European powers, which specifically reminded that France has developed agriculture and the influence of farmers and farmers is very great.

Oguri took the newspaper and found the French government again, but was mercilessly ridiculed:

"You Oriental (barbarian), you claim to be able to cure the silkworm plague that we can't do, is your method witchcraft?"

In fact, if you refuse, you will refuse, but it is so ugly to say, isn't that taking the initiative to find a fight? Not at all, the otome who accompanied him was furious, and gave him a profound lesson by saturating this person with an old fist.

Eventually, things got so big that even Emperor Napoleon III heard about it.

It's not good to beat people, but when it comes to the two countries, the merits still have to be discussed:

The trial took place at the Paris High Court of Law, and Francie came forward with the new member of the Academy of Sciences, Louis ? Pasteur, and Fuso came forward, but it was a woman - who let Otome beat someone, she can't do it if she doesn't come forward.

France was famous for its many good deeds, so it was crowded with spectators.

Originally, the Fuso Mission also temporarily hired a local teacher, but it did not play a role in the process.

Otome was naturally heroic, and when she appeared in court, she made it clear how to prevent silkworm blight, while Pasteur was a sensible person, and when she heard about bacteria and microorganisms, she immediately nodded her head again and again.

The academicians of the Academy of Sciences on their side all felt that it made sense, so what kind of was there, and finally the judge pronounced the verdict:

"It's not right for otome to hit someone, and as a punishment, she loses a certain amount of money;

The foreign affairs staff was unreasonable and needed to apologize in court. ”

As soon as this verdict came out, the Fuso delegation was very happy, the loss of money was small, and the face was big, but I didn't expect to win the lawsuit because I was not familiar with life, it was really a long time to see!

Originally, Xiao Li was the main envoy, and the other members of the mission did not know how to raise silkworms, so the only one who met the conditions for coming forward was Saburo Kusahara. But the originally discussed grass has not yet appeared, but I didn't expect Otome to win the lawsuit alone.

The news spread, and Otome became famous, and her chubby face appeared on the front pages of several newspapers!

Actually, it's all because of the novelty:

With the exception of a limited number of noblewomen, the position of women in Europa was very low at this time. But the Fuso woman

Can people compare with their own women, "the mysterious Oriental witch will cure pepper disease", what is the topic, this is the topic!

The impact of this event was so great that the empress of Emperor Napoleon III received her exclusively.

Originally, otome was going to be severely punished, but after the empress's reception, the members of the shogunate mission withered:

"More is better than less, after all, it is to raise their own prestige, and everyone will turn a blind eye."

It is a pity that although the Fuso mission made a big splash and the attitude of the French government was much softer afterwards, it still did not agree to Fuso's request to postpone the opening of the port.

However, since this incident, the members of the mission have been much more excited—what the foreigners will do, but Fuso may not; But Fusang also has its own unique skills, which should not be underestimated!

With regret, the reinvigorated mission set off for England - no one expected that the legendary journey of the Wenjiu mission would officially begin.

When we arrived at Thames, it was the eve of the opening of the International Industry and Art Fair in England.

Originally, the Third World's Fair in 1862 was supposed to be held in 1861, but the construction of the pavilion was delayed, so it could only be delayed by a year.

While the delay was a bad deal for England, it couldn't have been better for the Fuso Mission:

Because of the postponement of the fair, there was plenty of time for the news to reach the far East, so the mission was able to bring some items to the exhibition.

The World Expo, also known as the World Expo, is it not more face-saving and logical to add a booth in Fuso!

However, Fuso is not very important, so the booth location is very bad, small and remote, and it is difficult for ordinary exhibitors to find this place.

In this regard, the members of the shogunate mission did not care:

They are dignified samurai, how can they easily show their heads or even bargain, just to show their presence in Fuso.

Therefore, it is small and remote, but it is in line with the wishes of some members.

The theme of the exposition was "Industry and Art", and England was the first power at this time, so it must have been a dazzling array of things, so everyone, including Oguri Tadashun, went to see the diorama, leaving only the servants and Kusahara Saburo and Otome who brought it to stay.

Originally, according to everyone's intentions, the troublesome otome would stay in the foreigner's "travel cage house".

But Otome is not a celebrity now, and England is the queen in power, so she pays special attention to not being rude to ladies, so Ying Geely specially explained that she invited Otome to attend the fair anyway, so she swaggered again.

Otome is Ryoma's sister, not to mention being rich since she was a child, but also born with divine powers, since she came back from studying abroad, she has become more and more bold - in fact, Otome is thick and fine, that is, she is straightforward, and she generally can't cause big things, so everyone is used to it

It stands to reason that she should be more stable after she and Cao Jian Hara Saburo get married, but the problem is that Cao Jian is a gentleman (wife slave), not to mention, this brother-in-law Ryoma is arrogant, so where can he restrain Otome, and after this has wiped his ass, Otome is becoming more and more arrogant.

Unless she doesn't have the slightest chance, this one may poke the sky away.

Therefore, it is not at all strange to wait for Oguri Tadashun and the others to come back and find that their booth has changed drastically.

But not to mention the crowds, the sound of these three-flavor strings is quiet and pure, simple and melodious, what the hell is a group of noble ladies surrounding Otome?!