Chapter 783 One Qiē In order to survive

The art of the people's war, the shogunate gang will definitely not work. But it doesn't matter, Chen Xie can be an ancestor in this era. At the beginning of the summer, the allied forces attacking from Edo began the first phase of the war to exterminate the feudal domain. A total of ten infantry regiments were invested, and they did not play any false role, using the regiment as a combat unit to flatten the island of Honshu.

Every time he hit a place, he immediately went on the defensive, and behind the defensive circle, there were officials of the new government and a large number of political workers. What for? Establish state, county, and township power organs, and carry out government propaganda and land division at the same time.

"The construction process of the new regime in Dongying is divided into three parts military and seven parts political." This is Chen's speech, although it is plagiarized, but it is indeed more appropriate in this era. The so-called Big Three, who have no way out, have to act according to Chen Xie's baton. Fortunately, they didn't do it in vain, and at the same time as they lost the army, after the establishment of the real Dongyingzhou county system, the power in their hands was not as small as expected. Let's put it this way, except for the military, they hold all other rights.

Without the burden of hundreds of thousands of samurai, the burden required for the new government was much smaller than that of the shogunate before the Shogunate. In terms of income, there are more yeoman farmers and fewer privileged classes, and land taxes are expected to increase substantially, and after the establishment of the customs agency, tax revenues are also expected to increase substantially. As for the mine resources, everyone is not saying that they have no share, except for Sado Jinshan, other mines will soon have Ming merchants enter, if you can reach a lease agreement with the new government, the rent is quite expensive.

The start of the military operation was not as big as expected, and the revenue from the seizures alone was enough to level the army's efforts. The so-called feudal clans from all walks of life have a bit of a family background.

The course of the war, except that the initial period was not so smooth. A month later, the whole shape changed dramatically. Because of the implementation of the new land policy, the scenes of people everywhere eating pot pulp and welcoming the king abound. The common people don't care so much about you, the land can really be shared, and it is more effective than talking about flowers.

In two months, there were no more so-called feudal clans on the Honshu Road, and many feudal clans did not even need to be fought. Take the initiative to surrender, drag the family out and surrender. It's not that I don't want to fight, but I really don't have to fight. Military crushing and political attack at the same time, the land of Mishima (this Hokkaido is not yet part of Japan) of Toei, half a year to pacify, surrender and capture the samurai class, according to the table xiàn a small number of retained, some immediately loaded ships and shipped away, some exiled to Ezo Island (Hokkaido). In that cold place. Wait for the spring breeze next year and start a new pioneering life. More were locked up in concentration camps in Nagasaki, waiting for the next ship to arrive.

Nagasaki, in the wilderness near the coast, countless tents are bleak in the cold wind. Fifteen-year-old Saburo Akashi quickly emerged from the tent and lowered the heavy curtain to prevent the cold wind from getting too much in. Tightened the coat on the body, which was the only coat in the family. When I was in a concentration camp a month ago. The "kindness" issued by those guards.

Open the stove near the tent and shovel some coal mixed with yellow mud inside. Carefully close the stove door. The amount of coal is limited, and it must be used sparingly, and if you don't pay attention to the control, the family will have to freeze.

Brave the cold wind and walk along the path between the tents to a two-story building at the end of the path. For Saburo Akashi, today is an opportunity to change his fate. My father died on the battlefield as a samurai. Before the mother and her two younger sisters received the bad news, they became prisoners of the raiding party. After arriving here, he began his career in a concentration camp.

In this place, as long as it is over eleven years old, regardless of gender. You have to do something, or you have to starve. Children under the age of 11 can receive a ration (mixed noodles) without doing anything, but they have to go to the camp school every day to learn Chinese, and if they do not learn well, part of the ration will be deducted.

More than 2,000 families were housed in the camp, and it is said that more than 10,000 were samurai and their families. Akashi is a family of four, and his mother and eldest sister have to go to a garment factory every day to learn how to use a machine, and the younger sister has to line up with all the children to go to school every morning. Saburo Akashi had to work on a wharf near the coast, where a larger wharf was being built, and Akashi Saburo asked someone about the bay in front of him called Nagasaki Bay, and the nearest town was called Nishimari.

Ten days ago, Saburo Akashi passively accepted an assessment that men between the ages of 16 and 18 must participate as long as they understand some kanji. The content of the assessment was carried out on a ship, and Akashi, who had a flexible mouth, acted well-behaved, and knew some Chinese, found an opportunity to ask the examiner, and the answer he got made him ecstatic. This is an examination of the Marine, and those who pass will have the opportunity to undergo a period of training, and those who pass the guò trainer can become a member of the Marine.

What are the benefits of becoming a marine, Saburo Akashi also inquired, there are too many benefits. First of all, the family should not live in a tent of only five or six square meters in this ghost place, if it were not for an underground stove dug in advance, the family would have frozen to death here. It's too much for an adolescent boy to sleep with his mother and sisters.

After three days of assessment, Saburo Akashi tried his best to express his performance, and the results will not come out until today.

The snow was falling, and the soldiers of the concentration camp announced their rest and waited for the weather to clear up. The footprints on the trail have long been covered with snow, and at the end of the line of sight are two-story buildings, and further away is barbed wire, and outside the barbed wire is a minefield, which has killed more than a dozen people who tried to escape.

The soldiers who claimed to be in the Union army looked harsh, but according to Saburo Akashi's observations, in this concentration camp, as long as they did things according to the rules, they would not get themselves into trouble. The daily work in exchange for a small food ration is enough to make ends meet, and the soldiers never punish the detainees for no reason, and there is no abuse of women. Of course, it is not uncommon for individual families to have no male support, and women need to use some means to obtain more food to survive the winter. For example, in the Mitsui family in the tent next door, two adult women with a half-grown child would often walk into the barracks behind the checkpoint before dusk, and when they came out, they could carry a bag with food and old clothes. There are many women in this profession! If in the past, people would laugh at it, but now not many people laugh at it, and every qiē is to survive.

Akashi has a secret in his heart, that is, half a month ago, he witnessed his mother come out of that checkpoint, and although he was standing far away at the time, he recognized it at a glance. Why is this happening? The reason is that the little sister has a fever, and the mother goes to "seek medical treatment". Akashi remembers the scene very clearly, his mother had obvious marks on her neck, and after taking the doctor to the tent to see his sister, Akashi saw that his mother's face was rosy.

At a distance of five hundred meters, Saburo Akashi walked for half an hour to arrive, and the snow was a little deep, so it was not very easy to walk. If it weren't for the deerskin boots on his feet that were one of the household belongings he brought in, the cold winter wind would have blown off his toes. The soldiers at the back of the checkpoint stood upright like javelins, wearing thick cotton coats and carrying a front-loading flintlock pistol on their shoulders. Those genuine Union soldiers carry shorter rifles.

After explaining his intentions, the soldiers let him go. Walking into a room called the office building, the officers inside were cooking a fire. Seeing Akashi come in, he said with a smile on his face: "Akashi Saburo, I remember you, a good young man who can speak Chinese." ”

From the day he walked into this concentration camp, Saburo Akashi knew a rule that whether or not he could speak Chinese was directly linked to the remuneration of his labor. As long as people who can speak Chinese, even if they only speak one or two more sentences than others, they will be paid more at work.

"Sir, please take care of me!" Saburo Akashi bowed cautiously, and the officer inside opened a cabinet with a smile, took out an envelope and handed it to him: "Congratulations, you have become a recruit of the Marine Corps with your mid-to-upper assessment results." Here, I need to remind you that when you walk out of this door, don't mention the term marines, call yourself the Union Navy. ”

Saburo Akashi, who took the envelope, stood in place and felt uneasy in his heart, and bowed deeply again: "Sir! Thank you for your attention! ”

The Chinese language is a bit strange, but the meaning can be understood. The officer behind the desk stood up, added a piece of honeycomb coal to the coal stove, turned around with a smile and said, "Go and get busy with you, turn left when you go out, and get the equipment in the third room." ”

When I went out and found the door with the equipment sign on it, I raised my hand to knock on the door, and heard an unusual sound inside. Saburo Akashi hesitated, but still gently slammed the door. There was a rush of voices and a woman's soft whisper. After about three minutes, the door opened, and it was opened by a ruddy-faced woman, probably in her twenties. The woman bowed to Akashi, carrying a small bag in her hand, and walked away quickly with small steps. This woman Akashi knows, one of Mitsui's women in the tent next door, and it seems that her name is Riko.

The officer in the room was not tall, and at first glance it was clear that he was a so-called "naturalized citizen". He bowed and presented the envelope with both hands: "My name is Saburo Akashi, please take care of me!" The officer who took the envelope laughed dryly: "It turned out to be the family of the noble samurai master!" This dry laugh was not a good intention, and it was full of irony. Akashi rushed to a trace of humiliation, but he had to endure it, and he had to bow deeply, and subconsciously said in Japanese: "Hey, don't mention the previous things." ”

After reading the envelope, the officer had a more polite smile on his face: "I remind you that your current identity is not an official Union naval soldier, so don't let me hear lowly language again, so as not to dirty my ears." (To be continued......)