After Vasilyevich had settled his soldiers in the barracks to rest, it was almost evening. Winters in Hokkaido were also cold, but they weren't difficult for Vasilyevich from the Russian Empire to adapt to. This is one of the important reasons why Wang Yi sent them to Hokkaido.

"The weather in Hokkaido this year is a bit weird, and there hasn't been a single snow yet!"

Governor Andrew drove Vasilyevich and talked as he went, and along the way the German was boasting about the car he was driving. Vasilyevich knew that at present, the Northeast Autonomous Region has begun to allocate cars to the governor, which can be regarded as a benefit and an honor. The automobile industry is still in its infancy in the Northeast Autonomous Region, and the production of this iron-clad meat that can run on its own on four wheels is limited at the moment, and most of it is still hand-made through guò. In other words, the average person has money and nowhere to buy it.

It's just that what makes Vasilyevich feel strange is that according to the policy, while allocating the governor with a car, there is also a driver, but now the driver is nowhere to be seen, and Andrew himself is driving comfortably. Vasilyevich didn't ask much, he still knew each other very well in this regard.

Speaking of which, Andrew is obviously familiar with Hakodate as well, although he actually works and lives in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido.

"Before I came to Tohoku, I used to come to Hokkaido by boat, but at that time, the Japanese were still in the world, and the only port they allowed for the whole of Hokkaido to open to the outside world was Hakodate, so I lived here on and off for a long time."

"I see!" Vasilyevich nodded.

After a rough turn around Hakodate, Vasilyevich was taken by Andrew to a tavern on the side of Port Street, where the owner was an Ainu man who looked to be in his fifties, but was still in good spirits.

The atmosphere in the tavern was lively, and although it was not yet full, the customers inside were workers who had just left work from the shipyard. Drinking and singing, the voice can travel ten miles.

The boss obviously knows Andrew, but he doesn't seem to know everything, probably not knowing that Andrew is the governor of Hokkaido, and he probably only treats him as an ordinary seaman.

"The good sentence is gone, Lao An."

"Long time no see, Mr. Domoto." After two or three hundred years of Japanese cultivation, the Ainu people also began to experiment with Japanese names in order to protect themselves, and even spoke in Japanese. Vasilyevich could not understand the conversation between the two, so he just smiled amicably. He found that the Ainu people in the tavern were different from the Japanese Yamato people he had seen, as well as the Han Chinese and Manchurian people in the northeast. Tall, thick-haired, and generally men have beards with sideburns and cheeks. However, these people are clearly not the traditional Ainu, at least in their clothing. Long clothes and trousers, plus cotton coats, if you only look at the dress, it is an authentic Northeast worker.

"Hokkaido is now in our northeast, and the Ainu are considered to have fallen into the favor, but if they are still under Japanese rule, they don't know where they will be driven to!" Andrew knew that Vasilyevich was curious about the Ainu, so he explained, pouring him a drink as he spoke: "This is Sapporo beer, my family's property, come and taste it." ”

Vasiljevich knew that the Germans were good beers, but he didn't expect Andrew to bring the brewery to Hokkaido. Once you taste it, it's not bad.

"Not bad! How do you remember brewing beer in Hokkaido? ”

"Hah, isn't that just in time! After Japan ceded Hokkaido, I came to Sapporo. At that time, I wanted to start a business, but after looking around, I found that the Japanese used to run an ale brewery called an ale brewery, but now no one takes care of it, so I asked a friend to make a deal with me. ”

The beer brewery in Hokkaido was the predecessor of Sapporo Beer, which was founded in 1876 by the Hokkaido pioneer of Japan.

"How's business going?"

"Not bad! If it weren't for the fact that your insurance team wouldn't allow you to invest in business, I would have pulled you in. "Andrew likes Vasilyevich a lot, this guy is polite, no matter how you look at it, there is a world of difference from the arrogant and arrogant Russian guy in his impression.

Vasilyevich smiled and said, "Although we can't invest in the winery, we appreciate Mr. Andrew's kindness!" If there's anything you need our help with, just ask. ”

Andrew was the representative of the locality, while Vasilyevich represented the military. In fact, Hokkaido's land defense, Wang Yi has already put him in full charge. Trust is one thing, but more importantly, Wang Yi is not afraid of Vasilyevich's rebellion. After all, without the support of the navy, Hokkaido is an isolated island, and if you count Japan, this island is only a little larger in front of the Northeast.

For Hokkaido to develop, the military and the local government will have to work closely together, especially in this special place. And it was only natural that Andrew took the initiative to show sincerity on the first day of Vasilyevich's arrival.

The Ainu boss began to serve the food, and a cook appeared in front of Andrew and Vasilyevich, eating teppanyaki today, accompanied by Sapporo beer, which inexplicably made people feel the urge to speak freely.

Vasilyevich is more relaxed now, than when he was in the northeast. Wang Yi actually didn't put any pressure on him, if it wasn't for the need for negotiations, Wang Yi didn't even care if there was such a group of people in the Northeast. However, as the first ethnic Russian in the regime of the Northeast Autonomous Region, Vasilyevich still felt that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him, watching his every move. Hokkaido is isolated overseas, and even though it is on the front line of the war against Japan, it is likely that there will be a danger of war in the future, but the former Russian nobleman still feels more relaxed and happy than ever.

It is not known whether the night view of Hakodate Bay will be among the top three in the world in later generations, but at this time, the lights are still bright, even if they are not as bright as those of later generations.

Vasilyevich finished dinner and said goodbye to Andrew after returning to the barracks. At this time, he stood in front of the window on the third floor, looking at the bay in the distance, looking at Japan on the other side of the Kamatsu Strait. Suddenly, there was a surge of excitement.

"This is Hokkaido! This is where I will make a contribution in the second half of my life! ”

It's hard to say elsewhere, but the military movement from Hokkaido soon reached Japan.

In the room, Emperor Meiji looked solemn, and there were five people sitting on the left and right with their heads bowed, namely Ito Hirobumi, Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Saigo Shoto, and the other two were Kuroda Kiyotaka and Enomoto Takehiro, the latter two were Hokkaido experts in later terms.