Chapter 44 Five, chrysanthemum pillow

It was getting late into autumn.The leaves of the old persimmon tree in the Fushimi Temple Tianya Yard began to turn red.Ryoma never came again.Aaron almost couldn't see through the autumn water.She tried desperately to hide her missing, but the proprietress Dengshi had already sensed her sensitively from her appearance, so she didn't say anything.One day, Dengshi couldn't stand it any longer, and said, "Aaron, don't be so overwhelmed." "Why can't you think about it?" Aaron didn't mean to hide it, but just asked casually. What an unattractive girl.Dengshi's nature is strong, coupled with the overflow of jealousy, he is naturally unwilling.She even thought, why does a man like Ryoma like this yellow-haired girl in front of her?Miss Tianhe and Sanako are many times better than her.In fact, she had only heard Ryoma mention Miss Tianzuru and Sanako, and had never seen them before.

I'm ridiculous too.Dengshi is a smart woman, she knows her faults, and she even understands that she is actually jealous of Aaron.However, because she is mature and experienced in her heart, she hides this jealousy very cleverly. "Aaron, it's cute to act like a baby to me at this time." "Spoofing to you?" "Well, no matter what, you can tell me, don't be depressed alone, keep your words in your heart." "Then, please give me those chrysanthemums." Aaron suddenly popped out such a sentence without thinking. "chrysanthemum?"

Dengshi loves chrysanthemums, and many places are full of chrysanthemums, such as under the eaves of the main entrance, on both sides of the stone steps leading to the pier, in the backyard of the house, and on the open space on the east side.There are various kinds of chrysanthemums, such as Sagagi chrysanthemum, Ise chrysanthemum, and Higo chrysanthemum.Taking care of these chrysanthemums naturally takes a lot of work, and all these tasks are handed over to the shop assistants.Dengshi loves chrysanthemums very much, and when the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, he will be in full bloom. "Of course, if you want... which one do you want?"

"Everything." Aaron's eyes sparkled and his tone was firm. Dengshi was taken aback, feeling that his internal organs were churning. "All the chrysanthemums in the yard?" "Yes. Cut the flowers, remove the pistils, and dry them on a straw mat. I'm going to make a chrysanthemum pillow for Mr. Sakamoto!" "Ah?" Dengshi was so jealous: To make a pillow, he used all the chrysanthemums from Teradaya! "You..." She felt cold in her heart, and suddenly lost all strength in her body.After a while, she turned pale and said, "My chrysanthemum..."

Who said no?Although it is the world-famous Fushimi Wharf Inn, it is also crowded among densely packed shops.The inn doesn't have a decent yard, so in order to add interest, the chrysanthemum pots have been placed under the eaves.It can be said that these chrysanthemums are something to attract guests, and Dengshi especially likes them.Now Aaron wants to cut off all the chrysanthemums. "It is said that sleeping on a chrysanthemum pillow will refresh your head and eyes." Aaron said with a smile, wondering if he didn't understand Dengshi's mood. Maybe this different woman didn't have a heart that could understand others.Thinking about it this way, Dengshi was out of breath, and only sadness remained in his heart.She tried her best to restrain the sadness, and nodded: "Yes, it should be very good to people."

"Please! Please help me... With so many chrysanthemums, I can only make one pillow. Aaron must experience this luxury feeling." Aaron was completely immersed in his plan, "Mom , is it interesting?" "Interesting." Dengshi replied weakly. "Great! Then I'll ask Zhongji to cut chrysanthemums now." "Okay." Dengshi was forced by Aaron to agree.Known by the world as a heroine among women, she felt very lonely. She couldn't say the word "no"; Cut it all out. Aaron, you go and help." "What about you, Mom?" "I still have to do things in the store." She said reluctantly.She didn't have the courage to watch her beloved chrysanthemums being cut off one by one.

After a while, the sound of cutting chrysanthemums came from around the inn.In order not to let himself hear it as much as possible, Dengshi was in charge of the kitchen for a while, and ordered the food to be delivered to the second floor. He was busy all the time. When the moon rose into the night sky, Toshi walked out the door as if nothing had happened.The clusters of blooming chrysanthemums are gone, and the eaves and docks are bare.Deng Shi stared blankly at everything in front of him, and unconsciously felt annoyed at his rashness, which made Chrysanthemum end up like this.She hates herself.She couldn't hate Aaron, Aaron was a willful and innocent girl.

But will Mr. Sakamoto really be happy? Ten days later, Long Mafeng broke into Terada's house with a very strange expression on his face. "Eh?" Deng Shi in the account room raised his head in surprise.Just as the sun was setting, the clouds in the sky were dyed fiery red. "What happened?" she couldn't help asking. Ryoma's face was darkened by the sea breeze and sunlight, and he was originally a cheerful and energetic person, and there was no obvious abnormality in his appearance.However, there was an unfamiliar shadow on his face, it could be said that he was a bit haggard.

"Aaron is looking forward to your coming every day." Dengshi pretended to be relaxed and tried to make a joke, but Ryoma didn't respond, just sat on the floor, and Yuanzi took out a short knife and cut the rope that tied the straw sandals. It seemed that something had happened, Deng Shi's intuition told her.She went to the soil, brought a basin of water, and washed Longma's feet. "Is there any wine?" "I'm an inn here." Dengshi replied while washing, thinking at the same time, this is really a rare thing.Ryoma is from Tosa, and he has a good capacity for alcohol, but he has never liked drinking very much. "What do you want wine for?"

"drink." "What about after drinking?" "Sleep." Ryoma said with a downcast face, "I'm a little tired and want to rest for a while. Please wake me up when I get to bed." Dengshi's hand stopped. "I'm going to Kyoto, I don't live here, and I can't live here." "What happened?" "It's going to be disbanded..." Ryoma stepped into the room and said, "The Kobe Naval Academy is going to be disbanded. The shogunate said it was a den of traitors. But..." Ryoma smiled indifferently, "It's true."

The Kobe Naval Academy, run by Ryoma and Katsu, is actually Katsu's private school, and it also receives subsidies from the shogunate.The shogunate allocated three thousand taels as food expenses for the students.In other words, this is a school that is half-official and half-people.Despite receiving the subsidy from the shogunate, the students of this private school either died in battle at Ikeda House, or fought side by side with the Changzhou army during the Gamyumon Incident, or were the remnants of the defeated soldiers who hid in Changzhou. A rebel school.The shogunate has long been eyeing this school, and even ordered to hand over the list of students.Both Sheng and Ryoma rejected the shogunate's request, but the shogunate suddenly summoned Sheng to Edo on October 21.They want to punish win.This effectively means that the order to close schools is imminent. For Ryoma who is obsessed with boats, this is undoubtedly a major ups and downs in his life. Toshi looked at Ryoma with pity, like looking at a boy whose toy has been robbed.Perhaps because of the wine, Ryoma's expression was a little listless.Aaron was also at the side, and she and Dengshi took turns pouring wine for Longma. "Then, should you return the Kankan Kankan, which you are proud of, to the shogunate?" Dengshi asked. "Naturally. Not to mention the warship, it is said that Mr. Sheng will also be removed from the post of warship. This matter has been decided by the shogunate. The situation has become so serious." Ryoma is bearing multiple blows.In addition, the number of students in the school has increased to more than 200, including warriors and ronin from various domains.How should these students be dismissed?The samurai sent by the feudal vassals can let them return home, but where will the ronin who occupy half of them go?This is a big problem. In fact, just the night before yesterday, Katsukazu Ryoma, who was about to leave for Edo, discussed this matter overnight. "The shogunate's move is a hidden murderous intention." Although Sheng is a senior official of the shogunate, he said these words. "Look, there will be a good show after the disbandment. After the samurai who became naturalized from the various feudal clans returned to their hometowns, the rest were all vagrants who left the feudal clan. The world is so big, but they don't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. The shogunate Will instigate the bastard Aizu." Sheng has no good impression of Aizu, thinking that Aizu only knows how to use the Shinsengumi to kill people, without the slightest political foresight, and sooner or later it will lead the shogunate to its demise. "Instigating the bastard Aizu to hunt and kill, this is their trap." Even if the shogunate officials do not come, the Tosa government will inevitably come to arrest Ryoma and others.Before, because of Sheng's face, they had never dared to act rashly. "Ryoma, what should we do?" When Sheng asked this question, Longma thought about it for a while, staring at the wild chrysanthemums in the yard and staring blankly.In fact, he already had an earth-shattering brilliant idea.It's just that this idea is like a dream, and he has no confidence in whether it can be realized. "What should I do?" Sheng asked. Ryoma said to create a company, which is a private fleet.Funds and warships were withdrawn from the feudal vassals as shares to conduct business and distribute profits. Once foreign barbarians invaded, they would be used as fleets to participate in operations. "Good idea!" Sheng patted his knees.He was overwhelmed by Ryoma's mind full of whimsical ideas.If this plan can be realized, it means that the "company" popular in the West was born in Japan for the first time, and it also has its originality, that is, both combat and trade. "Besides, I'm thinking about letting Satsuma be the major shareholder." Ryoma said, "In this way, we will do it under the name of Satsuma's special appointment, how about it?" In this way, everyone's personal safety is also guaranteed, Sheng Xin thought, what a caring person. In order to negotiate with the Satsuma feudal government in Kyoto and realize this ancient plan, Ryoma came to Kyoto from Settsu Kobe Village. But at this time, Ryoma, who was drinking in Teradaya, was quite depressed.This is not surprising.Sheng was summoned to Edo, the school was forced to disband, and the training ship was confiscated... The shock brought by a series of accidents, as well as the aftermath of the future, such as the whereabouts of the students, negotiations with Satsuma, the establishment of the company, etc. Thoughts were intertwined in Ryoma's heart, and before he had time to sort them out, he was in a mess. what should I do?Ryoma decided to think while acting.Now is the eve of his action.At this time, he drank alcohol like vinegar, and the drunkenness did not come for a long time, but his mind became clearer. "Change it to a teacup for me." He said to Aaron. After drinking almost a liter of wine, his face became more and more ugly. "Something's wrong." Dengshi looked worriedly at Ryoma, who was different from usual. "I'm in a sad mood today. The old saying that sadness destroys the viscera seems to be true. People, if sadness and anger melt into the blood, the viscera will also be incapacitated. There is nothing I can do about it." Ryoma shook his shoulders in pain, The body made a rattling sound. "Let me rub it for you." Deng Shi said standing up and turning behind Ryoma. There is nothing more terrifying in the world than a villain in power.Ryoma thought as Toshi rubbed his shoulders.According to rumors, Katsushi lost power because the Kobe Naval Academy purchased a large number of blankets for the Kanko Saifu from abroad.A high-ranking official of the shogunate informed the old man, "The blankets I bought were definitely not for watermen. It was because many people from Changzhou were hiding in the school." Take this opportunity to punish Win.After all, Ryoma was the one who bought the blanket, so Ryoma was naturally even more depressed. "Let me do it." Aaron stood up, stepped on the stage, and continued to rub Longma's shoulders. Rubbing and rubbing, Longma seemed to suddenly recall something, and said: "Dengshi, I noticed it when I entered the door just now, why is there not a single chrysanthemum?" "Yes." Deng Shi returned to his seat and said with a smile, "This is Miss A-Long's kindness." She told Long Ma about the chrysanthemum pillow in detail, as if A-Long had set up one great merit. Ryoma's face immediately changed. When Dengshi saw Ryoma angry for the first time, his heart skipped a beat.Ryoma's expression is often seen in monasteries, but I can't remember whether it's Asura or the second general Hengha.His hair was originally not very obedient, and the hair on his temples was even more curly and disheveled, so when he got angry, he looked fierce. "Mr. Sakamoto, please don't scare us." Although Toshi was very scared, he tried to comfort Ryoma in the tone of a big sister. "I don't." "Are you still arguing?" Dengshi imitated his tone, trying to make Ryoma laugh. "Don't you like chrysanthemum pillows?" "It's so stupid. Just to make a chrysanthemum pillow, I cut off hundreds of chrysanthemums. How is this different from the tyrants in ancient Chinese legends!" Perhaps in his opinion, chrysanthemums are like ordinary people.For a moment of fun, he did not hesitate to kill hundreds of people, and he felt similar cruelty. "Women are cruel." Longma burst into tears.He is indeed a strange man.In the middle of the night, he reflected that he was too kind, and thought that if he wanted to shake the world as a rogue, he must have extraordinary heart and courage, so he warned himself that he should think that the power of life and death in the world is in his own hands, and always cherish the heart of the world. This belief travels the world. "Stupid," he said, roughly wiping his tears with his arm. Ryoma once said: "Not a drop of blood can be shed in the Restoration Revolution." He tried his best to avoid the outbreak of the Battle of Toba Fushimi.Although he thought in his heart that he would kill the shogunate without leaving any traces, he devoted himself to realizing the peaceful mobilization of all forces to participate in the construction of a new country.The chrysanthemum pillow incident inadvertently reflects the complex thoughts and feelings of Ryoma, a seemingly simple and simple man. "But, Aaron did this to make Mr. Sakamoto a fragrant pillow." "What a strange girl." Long Ma looked at Aaron and tried to smile, but the smile was very stiff. "Tengshi, I'm angry because of other things. Although I can't blame others, my anger erupted because of the little chrysanthemum pillow. Well, that's what happened." Ryoma stood up. "Where are you going?" "Toilet." Ryoma staggered out of the house.Aaron felt that Ryoma's appearance was a little dangerous, so he followed him out. After finishing his toilet in the toilet in the corner of the corridor, Ryoma opened the door and came out, and saw Aaron squatting beside the washbasin at a glance.She silently handed the ladle full of water to Ryoma. Stars twinkle above the trees in the courtyard. Ryoma stretched his hand out of the porch, and Aaron drenched in water several times.Then, still silently, she handed over the cloth towel.The towels were new and still smelled of dye. Ryoma wiped his hands and looked at Aaron.She hung her head, as if she was about to cry.The relationship between men and women is really wonderful.Just now he used the chrysanthemum pillow to scold Aaron severely, but the more he scolded, the more love and compassion filled his chest, and finally he felt unbearable pain. "Aaron..." Long Ma grabbed Aaron's hand and pulled her into his arms. Aaron was deeply hurt because of the chrysanthemum pillow.She desperately endured the pain, but Ryoma's unexpected hug broke her will in an instant.She put her face on Ryoma's chest, trembling all over, and burst into tears.In Longma's arms, Aaron began to use both hands to face Longma's chest, arms, and back, grasping, pinching and twisting.This makes Ryoma very tricky. "It hurts." "Of course it hurts. Aaron's heart hurts even more." As she spoke, her body leaned closer.Aaron's legs touched Ryoma's body, which made the young Ryoma almost uncontrollable. "It's so irritating!" Aaron said, getting closer. "Aaron, don't do this." Long Ma had no intention of entangled in such things at this time, he just wanted to sleep well, even if it was only for an hour.Lack of sleep is the worst thing to do when traveling at night, not to mention that the important negotiations at Satsuma's mansion in the morning must not be messed up. "Aaron, don't make a fuss. We're still waiting for you in the house." Longma wanted to push Aaron away, but Aaron held on to Ryoma tightly, and he didn't let go no matter what. In the end, he bit him Ryoma's left wrist.Blood flowed out. What a difficult girl, Ryoma was suddenly speechless.Although it is pitiful, what will happen to her in the future? Seeing the blood, Aaron was petrified, and left Ryoma's embrace all of a sudden.Ryoma took the opportunity to quickly walk through the corridor and returned to the house.Dengshi was still sitting in the room. "Dengshi, I'm here to make a call, please don't go away." Longma deliberately chose Dengshi to rest here, needless to say, to avoid Aaron.The inn was not big, so Deng Shi sat in the room and heard what happened in the corridor clearly. Too ignorant.She thought about it, but didn't show it. She has been sitting beside Ryoma.Because Ryoma asked her not to go away until he woke up.Ryoma still chose to rely on her, which made her very happy. Sometimes, Dengshi would dream of a dragon horse.During the days when Longma traveled far, at night, when she got into bed, she would even suddenly think that it would be great if she could spend the night with him.The thought made her ashamed.However, she is a family person, and her husband's name is Isuke.These are just her wild thoughts, they can't become reality at all, even if they become reality, it will only be a dream that makes people feel at a loss. When the time came, Deng Shi shook the dragon horse, "It's time." His voice was harsh. "Oops." Ryoma jumped up suddenly, and was about to rush out of the house when he found something rolling out of his feet.is a pillow.He opened it, and the fragrance of chrysanthemums came to his face.Dengshi should have put him on the pillow while he was fast asleep. "I took this." Ryoma put the pillow into his arms. "A dignified samurai would make people laugh if he carried a pillow in his arms." "So what's the matter? This is Aaron's kindness." "You guys are really loving each other. If I knew this, why would I be so angry during the day?" Deng Shi was angry.What Ryoma thought was that if he didn't take the pillow away, that unpleasant little awkwardness would not be able to end.He put on new straw sandals in the soil, put the bamboo hat under his arm, said "Come again sometime", and rushed out of the temple field house.The starlight in the night sky was shining brightly. Ryoma bathed in the starlight and walked all the way north. The Danba bridge area is the magnificent feudal mansion of Ozhou.Go straight along the east wall, and at the end is a large rice field.Once you reach Kyomachi-dori, which leads to Kyoto, you should turn right.The dragon horse is about to turn, whoosh!A sword qi strikes.Ryoma hurriedly dodged, drawing his sword in his hand. "who?" There are five people. There were two people who were clinging to the courtyard wall of the Weizhou domain, and the other three were posing with their backs to the rice fields.Ryoma, who dodged, had to stand in the middle of the T-junction and draw his sword to meet the enemy.Attacked on three sides. He asked where the other party came from, but there was no answer.He said again: "Don't admit the wrong person." There was still silence.Can't help thinking: The big deal is the guys from the Shinsengumi.But looking again, the other party did not hold Shinsengumi's lantern in his hand.It seems that killing must be done.Ryoma, who had never killed anyone, secretly made up his mind.He hates killing very much. The person on the left is gradually approaching the dragon horse, his feet squashing the soil creakingly, and the tip of his sword is pressed very low, he should be a master with ease.The man rushed towards Ryoma, but Ryoma didn't dodge, but stabbed him in the left abdomen with a knife.With a scream, the enemy fell to the ground. "I can't die, it's the left abdomen that was stabbed." Longma yelled, while luring the next person to make a move. When the person was about to make a move, Longma slashed at him fiercely, and a part of his arm flew out. At this time, Ryoma jumped up and shouted: "Bastard!" He held the knife in one hand, drew a circle in mid-air, bypassed the black shadow blocking the way, and slashed from the side, this knife did not use all his strength.When the blade hit the opponent's head, it bounced back.But the other party was overwhelmed immediately, blood spurted from the scalp, and then fell to the ground, unable to move, and seemed to have passed out. In an instant, three people were knocked down.Ryoma stepped over the fallen person and galloped eastward. "No, he ran up Kyomachi Street." A voice came from behind.Ryoma recognized the voice, it was Shinsengumi's Nobuo Samanosuke.Thinking of this long-standing opponent, Ryoma felt a little nostalgic in his heart. The remaining two chase after each other.When Ryoma turned left at a corner on Kyomachi Street, the chrysanthemum pillow rolled out of his arms.He stepped back abruptly and looked down. Those people thought that the dragon horse was going to turn around to meet him, so they stopped quickly. The chrysanthemum pillow fell into the grass beside the road.Ryoma hurriedly picked it up, Xindao was really a pillow for me to cause trouble, stuffed it into his arms, turned around and ran along Kyomachi Street, leaving the assassin far behind. When the east was turning white, Ryoma rushed to the gate of the Satsuma clan's mansion on Kinkoji Road.The porter was taken aback by this early-morning visitor.He didn't ask for names.Ryoma had only been here once, and the concierge had already memorized the face and name of this charming Tuzhou native. "Morning. Are you Mr. Sakamoto Ryoma?" Not long after, Nakamura Hanjiro came out, and he led Ryoma into the hall, as if he was receiving a confidant who was once in a century. While waiting, Longma suddenly found that the insect cage was still hanging under the eaves, and the cage was replaced with fresh grass, and the golden bell was moving lively in the morning sun.Long Ma's eyes suddenly brightened.Xixiang is still raising it for me!It has been a month since Ryoma's last visit.If it wasn't for careful feeding, such a fragile bug would probably have died long ago.This person Xixiang is trustworthy, Ryoma thought.Xixiang probably didn't like Jin Zhong'er, he must have hoped that when he came, he could see Jin Zhong'er growing up well, so he took good care of it. Later, Longma knew Jin Zhonger's secret and trusted Xixiang even more.In fact, the golden bell that Longma caught died three days later.Xixiang panicked: "Xingsuke, if Sakamoto-kun comes, he will be sad. You ask the servants to catch another one." Since Xixiang gave orders, Xingfu, a well-known man in the world, had no choice but to condescend to catch Jin Zhonger, and it was a lot of trouble.Unexpectedly, the second golden bell also died, and the one Longma saw was already the third one.The so-called sincerity, that's it. "Ah, I kept you waiting." Saigo said as he walked in, "You came just in time. I told Mr. Sakamoto to Mr. Komatsu Daidao, the old man of the clan, and he said that he must meet you this time. He's changing now." The two chatted.Xixiang said: "I heard that Brother Sakamoto admires Washington very much, can you tell me?" Xixiang also admired Washington very much. Ryoma began to tell stories about Washington that he had heard, and Saigo listened eagerly.Both of them thought of the current situation in Japan, and both felt a strong resonance from this foreign hero. Not long after the gossip, Xiaosong came with a knife.He saluted respectfully, as gentle and refined as a nobleman.Both he and Longma were born in the sixth year of Tianbao.He is a descendant of a famous family in the feudal clan. He is currently the elder of the family, in charge of the foreign affairs of the Satsuma feudal clan, and is permanently stationed in Kyoto. At present, Xixiang is assisting Xiaosong.Without Komatsu's understanding and support, Xixiang's great cause would be difficult to achieve.Although Xiao Song is an important minister in the feudal clan, he already has the ambition to be a diligent king.The Satsuma domain is also the same as the Tosa domain. Most of the senior officials are conservative Saba sects. It is precisely because Komatsu has the ambition to be a king with a sword that Saigo can suppress the conservative domain theory. Komatsu employed people in the Satsuma tradition of letting trusted subordinates develop their talents, and Saigo was able to show his talents. Xiaosong didn't talk much, and clearly said that he wanted to know Ryoma, but he just smiled. Ryoma Xiangxiao and Xixiang Lichen set up a navy and overseas trade is a top priority.The two nodded while listening. "My family regrets not having a fleet in the British-Saharan war. We are pinning our hopes on Master Katsu and Mr. Sakamoto." Saigo said.In order to cultivate the Satsuma Navy, Saigo desperately wants to get advice and support from Katsuwa Ryoma. Ryoma understands Satsuma's need very well. "However," he said bluntly, "I'm afraid you will disappoint the expectations of the two of you. Mr. Sheng was summoned to Edo on suspicion of harboring Changzhou soldiers. The Kobe Naval Drilling Station with more than 200 students will be disbanded sooner or later. The trainees sent by the domain will also return home." Xixiang and Xiaosong were taken aback.Ryoma showed the letter from Katsuki to the two of them, and they roughly understood Ryoma's purpose. "The actions of the shogunate can be described as sinister and vicious. I wonder what Mr. Sakamoto's plan is in the future?" "I'm thinking about it. However, once such a grand ambition is expressed, if it is rejected, I will be ashamed. I need your support, please help me." Ryoma said slowly, and then added a word without leaking , "This will bring huge benefits to your clan." The word "benefit" made Xiaosong Daidao feel a burst of fresh excitement.He is resident in the capital and gathers people with lofty ideals from all walks of life, but most of those people are hot-blooded and empty talkers.This big man in front of him was the first one to talk about the family and country's plans as if they were talking about business. "Do you guys know the story of the dried squid turned into a cannon?" Ryoma said, "As long as there is a boat, it can be done. For example, first negotiate with the Tsushima domain where the dried squid is produced, buy the dried squid from this domain, and ship it to Shanghai. In Shanghai, our country’s dried squid can be sold at ten times the price. Not only dried squid, but also many commodities are very popular in Shanghai, such as tea, kelp, cockscomb, white charcoal, fir board, pine board, palm skin , thousand sea cucumbers, dried abalone, scallops, sea rice..." "Haha." Xixiang couldn't help laughing, "Sakamoto-kun, you really know a lot." Ryoma also smiled wryly.In order to investigate commodity prices and overseas markets, he has spent a lot of effort.He has been investigating which commodities in the international market can make money.Mastering the prices of dried squid and shiitake mushrooms is his act of respecting the king. "Rice is also very easy to sell." Ryoma said again, "There are few paddy fields in your domain, so it is not possible to sell rice to Shanghai. However, if there are ships here, you can buy surplus rice from Tsugaru and Shonai domains in Oshu, and then Inquire about the market in Shanghai in Nagasaki, as long as you sell the rice at the right time, you can make a huge profit. Then use the money you earn to buy cannons, warships and machines from arms dealers in Shanghai, the Satsuma lord It is no longer just a daimyo with an annual salary of more than 700,000 shi, but a lord of a wealthy clan in the East. Using the strategy of enriching the country and strengthening the army to cultivate the strength to fight against barbarians, although dried squid is small, it is better than eloquent nonsense." "It makes sense." As a family elder, Komatsu is very sensitive to the business affairs of the feudal clan. "As long as trade is carried out, Japan will definitely prosper." Ryoma emphasized again, "However, the current shogunate has concluded trade treaties with various countries in spite of the imperial court's opposition, and is preparing to open ports one after another. The shogunate order prohibits trade. Such a policy seems to make trade a monopoly of the shogunate. Within a few years after the start of foreign trade, money will continue to flow into the shogunate. In this way, the shogunate can uniformly purchase Western-style Weapons, the reform of the military system, by that time, Japan may have the most powerful military regime in history. If that day comes, what nonsense is there to talk about being a king! All the people with lofty ideals in the world will be wiped out in front of Western-style artillery." "It makes sense!" Xixiang couldn't help feeling passionate.If this is the case, not to mention the imperial court, Satsuma, Changzhou, and Tosa will all cease to exist.He thought, the top priority of the Satsuma clan right now is to oppose the founding of the shogunate, and the shogunate will never agree.In this way, shouldn't we take the opportunity to overthrow the shogunate? "Mr. Sakamoto." Komatsu leaned forward with a knife, "please speak out your thoughts. We Satsuma people have such a custom that once we believe in a person, we will believe in everything he does. As long as Mr. Sakamoto wants to I, Satsuma, will do my best to support you." Ryoma told about the establishment of the company and asked Satsuma to be the company's major shareholder. "From then on, a great maritime trade feudal clan will be born." Ryoma said incessantly, grabbing the towel on Xiaosong's lap with forgetfulness, and casually wiped the corners of his spittle-covered mouth. Xiao Song was taken aback, but he was the elder of the Da Fan family after all, so he immediately pretended not to care, and listened intently to Long Ma Gao's talk. Kosuke Yoshii, who was next to him, saw all this and found it very funny.After Longma left, he told Xixiang about it. "Haha." Xixiang laughed loudly, "He is really a sincere person. To achieve great things, you must be sincere and innocent, without selfishness." After Ryoma left, Xiaosong felt very happy with the knife.People with lofty ideals such as Komatsu in Satsuma have the basis to understand Ryoma's thinking.Satsuma, located in the southwestern corner of Japan, has been a well-known place for smuggling for three hundred years.Not only that, Shimadzu Qibin, the former feudal lord, was a person who was ahead of the times and had a great foresight. The remarks he left behind are still being recited among the loyal kings of Satsuma.Qi Bin passed away suddenly six years ago. During his lifetime, he had been focusing on transforming Satsuma into a modern industrial domain.He built a factory called "Integrated Pavilion" in an annex on the seaside outside Kagoshima City, bought lathes and chemical equipment, and produced guns, ammunition and glass products.He also erected a large screen in the living room with a map of China on it."If China perishes, Japan will be isolated, and that is the biggest crisis," he said. After Qi Bin died, Satsuma fell into the hands of Shimadzu Hisamitsu.He pursued a conservative policy and closed all factories.However, the spirit of the ancestors still remains among the people with lofty ideals. Komatsu, Saigo, Okubo and others are the people who are most influenced by Qi Bin. Coming out of the Satsuma feudal mansion, Ryoma came to Kawaramachi Street and walked into a bookstore called Kikuya diagonally opposite the Tushu feudal mansion. "Please allow me to rest here for a while." The boss in the account room immediately said with a smile on his face: "Please come in quickly, I will go and prepare bedding for you." After saying that, he hurried inside. Most of the businessmen in Kyoto are quite loyal. I don’t know how many people with lofty ideals were rescued by them, and some businessmen even lost their lives because of this.During the Ikedaya Change, the owner of the shop, Sobei Ikedaya, was arrested and died tragically in prison.That night, a bookshop owner named Nishikawa Kozang also participated in the rally as one of the people with lofty ideals, was arrested, and died later. Perhaps because most of the customers were Tuzhou feudal vassals, Kikuya also bet his fortune and became the backup of Ryoma and other Tuzhou feudal lords.Chrysanthemum House made a list of the dead to commemorate the heroic spirits of the patriots.The owner of the store, Jiahei, has a skill. He is a devout believer in the Pure Land Shinzong, and he can recite the "Infinite Life Sutra", "Contemplation of Infinite Life Sutra" and "Amitabha Sutra" like a monk.The list of the dead only records the people of Tuzhou who had close contacts with Chrysanthemum House, and even so, there are already fourteen people. "Don't do this kind of thing." Ryoma once advised, "Those who are committed to changing the world are destined by heaven. Even if they die in a ravine, their heroic spirits will return to heaven. Yoshimura Toutaro, Nasu Shingo, Mazaki Tetsuma, Kitazo Jima, Mochizuki Kameta and others have all gone to the sky. If the ordinary people on the ground mourn indiscriminately, they will be annoyed." But Juhe Juwu is still enthusiastic, not only to take care of them in this life, but also dare not neglect them in the next life. Long Ma walked into the side room and saw that the quilt had been laid, he immediately lay down on it, took out a chrysanthemum pillow from his arms, and put it under his head.The boy Minekichi from Kikuya was taken aback and asked: "Mr. Sakamoto still carries a pillow with you?" "Yeah." Longma himself thought it was a little funny, probably not many people with lofty ideals walked around with pillows. Just now in the Satsuma Mansion, Xixiang also asked him what he was carrying in his arms.Ryoma showed him the pillow, and Saigo was amazed and confused. "Smell it. It smells good." When Ryoma said that, Minekichi brought his nose closer and smiled. "It's Miss Aaron's smell." The boy's intuition is really powerful. In the evening, Ryoma woke up.He put the pillow in his arms again, and left the chrysanthemum house, he was going back to Settsu Kobe village. He set off from Kyoto, in order to catch the night boat, he traveled all the way in a hurry, and arrived at Fushimi an hour later. In front of the gate of Terada House, Aaron was already standing and waiting. "Mr. Ryoma." As soon as Aaron saw Ryoma, he rushed over with a lantern, and the clogs under his feet creaked, "You, won't you stay down tonight?" "I'll take the night boat right away." Hearing what Long Ma said, Aaron was at a loss, and suddenly said: "I hate you coming and going in such a hurry." Aaron was very annoyed.She raised her head and looked at Ryoma with distress and resentment in her eyes.The eyes are so beautiful, Ryoma thought. "Please. Although I hate you, I still want you to stay." "What a strange girl." Longma helplessly reached out to hold the willow tree. He was afraid that if he didn't hold on to the willow tree, he would fall drunk in Aaron's fiery affection. "I must rush back to Kobe as soon as possible. The students are waiting for me." "Leave them alone, let them wait." "Shogunate officials may break into Kobe Academy at any time, Aaron." "So what?" "How do you look like a woman today?" Long Ma said this, perhaps because Aaron had just taken a bath and reapplied his makeup. "Because I am a woman." Aaron replied briefly, "Of course I will look like a woman." "What a headache." Ryoma looked towards the pier.A thirty stone boat came into port, its lanterns swaying in the night wind. Sure enough, you can't have feelings for a woman.Long Ma was anxious and helpless.Seeing Long Ma's appearance, Aaron also found it funny. "Is it difficult?" She finally smiled, "But I can't control my feelings. If I don't do anything, I will go crazy." "Really?" Ryoma replied absent-mindedly. Seeing him so heartless, Aaron was really angry. “我要缠住您。请您有个思想准备。田鹤小姐和千叶小姐都错了。像您这样的男人，如果没有缠住不放的决心，说不定什么时候就跑得无影无踪了。” “不要把自己说得像狐狸精一样。”龙马用手指轻轻按了一下这个可爱狐狸精的下巴颏儿，那里丝绢般柔软。 “所以，我要去神户。我马上去收拾东西，请等我一下。等着我！”说话间阿龙人就不见了。 龙马转身就要直奔码头，岂能让你跟到神户？ 人世间总有奇妙的阴差阳错。龙马刚抬步时，只听得有人急急叫了一声“坂本先生”。 是个一身行装的武士。他大喊着，摇晃着硕大的身躯，赶上龙马。此人正是萨摩人中村半次郎。 “我是从京都一路追来的。能赶上真是太好了。”他说西乡指示，要和龙马一同前往大坂。 龙马告辞后，西乡与小松带刀商量，决定将大坂萨摩藩府中的房屋腾出一栋来，专门收容神户海军学堂的学员，并加以保护。为了督促大坂藩府尽快准备此事，二人命令中村半次郎前往大坂。 半次郎得到西乡的指示，即刻便要冲出藩府大门。西乡见状，感叹道：“简直就像一匹撒欢的烈马。最好能同坂本君一起去。” “可是，我不知道坂本先生的住处。他在哪里？” “据说是在河原町土州藩府斜对面一家叫菊屋的旧书坊。那里有个孩子叫峰吉，坂本很是疼爱他，很多事都托他去做。你不妨问问峰吉。” 半次郎遵西乡吩咐，去菊屋找到峰吉，打听出了龙马的下落，于是一路追到了这里。 龙马同半次郎一起乘上了夜船。 “阿龙还没有来啊。”龙马在船上向码头方向望去，码头上一片漆黑，心中不禁一阵酸楚。 以阿龙的个性，今后还不知会如何介入到他的生活中来。虽然很麻烦，可也很是令人怜爱。龙马有时想到阿龙，心里甚至会如刀割般作痛。 不过或许只是我的身体在爱恋着她吧。 他正想，艄公大喊一声：“开船了。” 龙马刚想让艄公等等，旁边的中村半次郎凑过来要对他说话，一时错过时机，船缓缓地离开了码头。 不久，当阿龙身着行装赶到码头，船已经钻过宝来桥下，驶向远方。