Kyoko Fukada is the daughter of a samurai, but life at home is not good, and Ashigaru's father does not bring anything practical to the family except for being a samurai. After the government reform and restructuring, his father, who was in debt, completely lost his income, sold his samurai sword, and his father had an umbrella to barely make ends meet. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, the war between Manchu and Japan began, and the patriotic father picked up the blade again, and then stayed in Tokyo Bay forever.

As the eldest daughter in the family, Kyoko Fukada struggled to take care of her sick mother and young brother, but in this war-torn year, everything was too expensive, and the family's life became more and more difficult. Everything that can be sold at home has been sold, but there is very little food that can be bought, how to persist until the world is restored to peace, Kyoko Fukada is also at a loss. And even if it survives the peace, how to live a family that has lost its breadwinner is a very difficult problem. Kyoko Fukada can only eat less every day to reduce the burden on her family as much as possible, but it's a pity that she can save how much she can save alone.

Although the fighting stopped, the Manchurian army and more and more foreigners poured into the vicinity of Tokyo, and the area was not peaceful, and it was difficult for Kyoko Fukada, a teenage girl, to find a job. Kyoko Fukada has let go of the dignity of the daughter of the samurai family, and would rather go to work as a maid to subsidize the family, but now she can't get it if she asks to be a maid. In times of chaos, everyone wants to hide themselves in the soil, and where can anyone hire maids! Not to mention the maid, now I have to be a geisha, and I don't have a chance, and there is no business in the custom streets of Tokyo. The dignity of the samurai family is no longer worth mentioning in the face of hunger, and everyone must do their best to survive. The peasants may still have some surplus food, but the samurai are really destitute.

"Kyoko, there's a chance to work, let's go!" The daughter of the Maeda family, who was in a similar situation to the Fukada family next door, suddenly ran over, saluted in the dilapidated entrance, and shouted to Kyoko with great joy.

"What's wrong?" Kyoko Fukada was sorting out the garbage she had picked up from the ruins these days, preparing to get some useful things to exchange for some food, when she heard Hanako Maeda's voice, she hurriedly leaned out and asked.

"The government is recruiting maids, and the salaries are very high!" Hanako Maeda smiled very excitedly, her face was full of smiles, and their family's life was also very sad. And they have two sisters in the family, and the government recruits maids for their sisters, and the salary they earn is not only enough for the family's expenses, but also for a large amount of savings!

"Really? Are the conditions harsh? "Kyoko Fukada's desperate world finally saw a glimmer of light, and she desperately wanted to grasp this life-saving straw.

"It's okay to be twenty-five years old, it's not very demanding, but you have to be away from home for a while. But as long as you are selected, you will be paid a settling-in allowance immediately, and the family's predicament will be alleviated immediately! My sister and I have both signed up, so go too! If you go late, you won't have a chance!" Hanako Maeda was very excited.

"How long will it take to be back?" Kyoko is very tempted, but her mother and younger brother at home need her to take care of her, and it's okay to leave for a while once in a while, but if you go for a year and a half, you will definitely not be able to stand it.

"I don't know if the time is up, it's a few months at the least, or half a year at the most!" Hanako agreed when she saw a lot of money, and she didn't ask too specific things at all, and being able to live at the moment is the key.

"I'll talk to my mother!" Kyoko was still a little hesitant.

"Let's go check it out first, this is a great opportunity, if you miss it, you won't have such a good job again!" Hanako is a big grinning character.,As soon as she pulled up Kyoko, she ran outside.。

Walking to the mouth of the alley, Kyoko saw the recruitment notice and the registered official. It is not very clear what to do, but it says that the government needs to recruit maids and call on the people to actively participate in the service of the country. The pay is really very generous, and if you sign up, you can receive a stone of rice to settle down, and you can get paid 100 yen every month after you start working. Not to mention being a maid, I went to sell my body, and now I can't sell it for a hundred yen a month. Kyoko was very excited, but she was still worried that after leaving home recently, her mother and younger brother would lose their care.

"Hello adults, may I ask how far away from home you have to be a maid?" Kyoko walked up to the official and wanted to ask him about the specific content and time of the work, of course, Kyoko was more concerned about time.

"I don't know, I don't know, I don't know anything, if you're not afraid of death, sign up, and if you're worried about any mess, go away, there is no free grain and rice in this world!" The official's attitude was very bad, as if he wanted to chase flies, and his face was inexplicably angry.

"Yes, thank you! I'm sorry for the trouble! I'm so sorry! Kyoko bowed and apologized again and again, not knowing where she provoked this uncle.

Kyoko went home, but immediately came back to sign up, participated as a maid, and left for work tomorrow. Kyoko didn't want to leave, but when she returned home, her mother's cry and her brother's sentence "Sister, I'm hungry!" It broke her heart, and she couldn't let her family starve to death in front of her no matter what. Kyoko also thought that there must be a certain risk in such a high salary, but in order for her mother and younger brother to have a full meal, she can only win once.

"Sign your name! Don't regret it, miss! It's too late to regret even if you sign it! "The official's attitude is very bad, and he doesn't want Kyoko to sign at all.

"Thank you, I'm voluntary, I'm going to make money!" After bowing and thanking the officials, Kyoko wrote down her name without hesitation.

"Alas! How did the samurai family fall into such a situation, what happened to this country! After Kyoko left with the rice, the official sighed bitterly.

Hanako Maeda and Kyoko Fukada were able to see this recruitment notice entirely because there were not enough prostitutes in Japan. As the Manchurian Army and its garrisons continued to harass the civilian population, the Meiji government finally got tired of it, and now even some ministers and high-ranking samurai were being murdered, and they had to find a way to pacify the occupying forces. Tokugawa Yoshiki intervened with Acton several times, and Acton promised to restrain his subordinates, but both men understood that this was nothing more than hypocritical diplomatic rhetoric. If you want the occupying forces to stop disturbing the place, you can only find a way to appease the restless soldiers from the roots, otherwise it will be in vain.

The genius of the Japanese, who thought of a solution to the problem, provided military prostitutes for the occupation forces of various countries, so that the soldiers had a place to vent and let go of the ladies of those noble families. Acton agreed with the Japanese government's proposal very much, and he didn't want the soldiers to go out and mess around, after all, there were too many goods like Han Aijun who wanted to bring Japanese women home, and it was better to solve it in his own barracks, and it would be best to get things done. In order to let the Japanese government, which was almost destitute, get women as soon as possible, Acton also provided the Japanese government with a lot of food as prostitution funds, which were all stolen by the Manchurian army from all over Japan, and it was not distressing to spend it now.

The Meiji government efficiently recruited all the skilled women in Tokyo, but the number was still smaller, only more than 2,000 people, and there were many ugly monsters among them. Some famous Oiran characters have become playthings at the banquets of high-ranking generals such as Acton, and those with average appearance and talent have directly set up a camp and done the most basic work. There were 50,000 Manchurian troops, 3,000 Korean soldiers, and 1,000 Qing troops, all of whom were extremely energetic masters. The Japanese government can only recruit women from good families from the private sector, and this time Acton has increased the weight, and the Meiji government can recruit as many people as he wants, and he will pay for everyone. The Meiji government, which had been exhausted, was really poor, and even the Meiji Emperor's food and drink was a problem, so he naturally cherished this opportunity to make money.

All the dignitaries thought about was how to survive the crisis and keep the nobles safe. But the low-level officials thought even more, this deal was the greatest shame for Japan, it was a skin and meat business between the two countries, and North Manchuria took a large group of countries to prostitute Japan. But no matter how unwilling they are in their hearts, they can only silently complete their work and sign a deed of sale. They spoke ill of the women who came to apply, hoping to drive them away, but poverty and hunger blinded everything, and the women jumped into the fire one by one. In the original history, Japan also had 100,000 women go to the South Seas to prostitute themselves and make money to buy warships for the country, but the feeling of initiative and coercion is different after all. Moreover, those women who sacrificed their lives for the country have never been recognized by Japan, and the empire only recognizes its own glory, and will never accept the stories of blood and tears in those dark corners.

Kyoko and her sisters from the same township embarked on the road of no return together, and most of them had no chance to return home. It was not the factory owners who took them, nor the rich men of the rich and noble, but the soldiers in groups, and they were taken away like military supplies. At first, everyone looked back at their home with nostalgia, not paying attention to these strange soldiers, but when they could no longer see home, they realized the danger, and the maid would never have anything to do with the soldiers.

"Where are they going to take us?" Kyoko found that the group was walking out of the city, and she was a little scared of this person, there was no place outside the city where a maid was needed. And their team of maids is too large, there are tens of thousands of people, where will there be so many maids?

"Don't speak! Go honestly! Kyoko didn't wait for a reply, only to hear the soldiers' harsh reprimands.

Finally they reached their destination, which was outside the city, a large area of place with eight stars and sun flags fluttering. The Manchurian soldiers looked at them with guns and terrible wolf dogs, smiling like demons, making them instinctively afraid. The soldiers gathered them together and then corralted them like cattle.

"Girls, everything you do today is for the sake of the country and the future of Japan! I have wronged you, in order to ensure the purity of Japanese blood, in order to protect more people from harm, please be brave and dedicated! It was only at this last moment that the Meiji government told the truth that the maid was just another version of the military prostitute. Their lies were effective, and 70,000 women gathered outside the Manchurian army camp, and whether they wanted to or not, they could now only serve their country.