Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Wolf Ambition

Ah Xing was in the Okubo Changan Mansion in Edo, looking at the map in front of him with great interest, pointing.She knew in her heart that Chang'an had already gone to Yida's residence, and she couldn't help imagining the scene where he was talking nonsense there. After committing herself to Chang'an, Ah Xing knew that he was the man God prepared for her.She didn't feel that they were a real "husband and wife" nor did she feel that there was a passion between them.Ah Xing has a straightforward temperament.God created men and women, just like the game of shells, there must be a corresponding other half for each shell.She thought that she and Chang'an were the perfect couple for Bei He.

Chang An is different from ordinary people, he is not a law-abiding person.The same goes for Ah Xing, she once married into Huiwu's family, but in her eyes her husband was a difficult child to care for all his life.As long as you show him a good face, he will be presumptuous, but if you lose face, he will only cry - he is completely out of her mind.She had told these words bluntly to her in-laws.She wanted to endure it, but her husband's family kicked her out. Ah Xing was freed from then on.But Chang'an is different, he always plans carefully and never dares to be careless.She didn't think he had superior intelligence and virtue, but he was not a fool or a villain either.At least, after sharing the bed with Chang'an for the first time, Ah Xing knew what true love between a man and a woman is.It's exactly like a shellfish game, the two are like ducks in water.Fame is not a problem, since God let her meet the other half, she thought: Enjoy it and devote yourself to it.

At this time, is Changan drunk again, chattering to Lord Mutsu?As Xing thought about this, he thought about the grand Toyokuni Festival in Kyoto and the upcoming Sado Island in his heart. Chang'an said that the Golden Island must have a woman worthy of the Golden Island.The island has been a place where nobles have been exiled since ancient times, with pleasant scenery and criss-cross mountains.But after all, it is a remote island, which is lonely, so we must bring the beauties from the capital to the island to make the island more pleasant.A Xing did not fully listen to Chang An's words, she is not a stupid woman.

From the very beginning, Ah Xing never thought of being a good wife and mother for Chang'an.She just wanted to use Chang'an to experience a dream on Sado Island.Ah Xing thinks of Chang'an as his inseparable other half, but does Chang'an have the same idea?Chang'an is busy with affairs, travels all over the world, and only visits Sado once or twice a year.But Ash doesn't care. The routes of Sado and Echigo face each other across the sea. On the map, three routes are drawn with a Chinese ink pen.The northernmost route connects with Niigata, the exit of the Shinano River, the middle one leads out of Yunzaki, and the southernmost route connects with Kaga Noto.

If the route drawn on the map is correct, then it is the shortest from Izumozaki and the farthest from Noto. "Hey, Noto, how long does it take to get from your hometown to the capital?" Axing pointed at Noto and asked a prostitute sitting in the distance, she was bored playing with the maid. "I don't know the details. I heard that it takes about ten days to go from Kaga to Echizen, cross the mountains, and cross the Omi River." "Ten days?" The prostitute named Notomori took the opportunity to come to Ayuki. "Why does Ma'am ask this?" She craned her neck, looking at the map.

"Hehe. If you promise to keep it a secret, I'll tell you." "Slaves will not leak out." "Then I'll tell you. When I arrived in Sado, I asked them to build a big ship, so that I could return to the capital once in a while." "Back to the capital?" "Hush! My lord won't live in Sado all the time. If he goes out, I'll go back to Beijing secretly by another road. Hehe, when my lord arrives in the capital, I think it's interesting to see a woman exactly like me, isn't it?" Notomori was too surprised to speak. "At this time, I will also take you back. Living on the island for a long time must be very boring."

"Ma'am is going to the capital to monitor your lord's whereabouts?" "What kind of talk is this? It's different from unpromising jealousy. After I surprised you in the capital, I pretended I didn't know anything and went back to Sado, waiting for him to come back." Notomoru suddenly shrank his neck, stretched out his tongue and laughed loudly: "That is to say, when Madam met the adults in the capital, she used another person's identity. Haha, it's really interesting." Ayuki put away his smile and pointed at Kanayama Town of Sado and the area from Aikawa to Ogizu at the southern end.At this moment, Chang An came in with a happy face.

"Ah Xing, what are you... looking at?" Changan sat down in a daze of drunkenness, staring at the map laid out in front of A Xing through the armchair.Ah Xing didn't look up, "Good stuff." "Isn't this the map of Sado?" "it seems that." "What seems to be, it is!" "My lord said that the ship departs from Izumozaki?" "Yes. Xing, don't talk about this, let me tell you, things are getting more and more interesting." "I think so too." "Okay, look at me: Date Mutsumori caught my trick this time."

"Just like me?" "Like you? He decided to accept Sodero's offering...a nine-tailed fox with a jade face and golden fur." "Jade-faced golden-haired nine-tailed fox?" Ah Xing took his hand away from the map and asked, "What is it?" "Sodero wants to present a blond beauty to Mutsu Shoujin. On the surface, she is called a maid, but she is actually a concubine." "Oh." Ah Xing seemed not interested, and looked away again.This is actually a strategy of hers, because she knows that in this way, Chang An will be even more excited.

"What, you're not surprised at all? Asano and Yuuki-sama... have contracted a leprosy disease because they frequented the flower street and willow alley. I heard that even Kato Higomori has the intention of seeking flowers and asking Liu. The means of getting ahead have changed. This is... a fact. But unfortunately, in Japan, no one has a concubine with blonde hair and blue eyes." "Is this true?" "That's right. Even Kabuki, who likes fancy clothes and beautiful decorations, will deliberately imitate Date. Therefore, the first person...is none other than Mutsu Mori-sama. But the key is still behind..."

"behind?" "My lord general will be shocked when he hears this, maybe he wants one." Ah Xing gave Chang'an a cold look and shook his head. "If you eat the same food every day, you will definitely get bored. But if you change the taste, you will be poisoned." "So what?" "Sodero and the Mutsu Shoukai cheated each other. Before that, the Mutsu Shoukai told the general everything. It's a good show." "how do I say this?" "Sodero is a missionary of the old religion of the Southern Barbarians, and the general's favored needle is from a country that believes in Protestantism. The general is very clear about his hostility." Ah Xing immediately retorted: "It's okay. They can't deceive each other, because the minds of the two are very different." "Where is the difference?" Chang'an raised his voice, "Do you think Sodero can't fool Mutsumoru?" "No, the concubine is saying that his bait is not good. The foreign beauty is too ostentatious, and it is not so easy for Mutsu to deceive Solo." "Haha!" Chang'an said with a mouth full of alcohol, "It seems that your brain is only mediocre. You are very wrong. You must know that Sodero is going to force the beauties of the Nanban to Mutsu Shou." "You have said that." "But that southern barbarian beauty suffers from abdominal pain." "Oh? Foreign women also have abdominal pain?" "This disease was brought from the Nanman, and local medicine is difficult to cure. Therefore, Sodero took the Nanban doctors to Ida's mansion late at night. Just imagine, at the third quarter of the ugly hour, a Nanman beauty with abdominal pain and the surrounding people Are the people around her interesting?" Ah Xing looked at Chang'an seriously.She knew what Chang'an was thinking and felt that Chang'an was slipping into the abyss.Date Masamune was impressed by the fact that Ieyasu favored William Adams and absorbed his knowledge.But Chang An said so, but in his heart he was ready to take advantage of both sides.Because of this, he accidentally said that Date Mutsu kept the plan and so on.When he said this, he was quite proud.But this is dangerous playing with fire.Honami Koetsu said, Date Masamune is by no means an ordinary general.If Chang An had too close contact with him, he would only get burned and fall into a trap. "My lord, you have been lied to, but you still don't know it?" "Me? Haha. I was tricked by Sodero?" "No, it's Date-sama." "Haha, the old man has fallen into my trap. He wants to marry his daughter into the general's house, and I will take care of it. No matter what, I will have no disadvantages." Seeing that Chang'an was still eloquent and talking nonsense, Ah Xing looked worried and hesitated to speak.She suddenly found that all the prostitutes around were listening to their conversation. Women's feelings are very subtle.Just now Ah Xing wanted to dampen Chang'an's spirit, but seeing that Chang'an was overreaching, and even treated Date Masamune as an object of ridicule, she suddenly felt sympathetic to Chang'an.If the two compete, Chang'an is by no means Date Masamune's opponent. Chang An was playing with the tiger's mouth.He thinks he has a plan, but he doesn't know when the tiger will shut up.At that time, no matter how clever Chang'an is, he will lose one hand. "Okay, okay, don't talk, go and have a rest. My lord speaks so loudly, it scares people." "Wait, wait, I have... something more interesting." "If you have something to say, go to the room." Ah Xing forced him to walk in. "Hahaha. Ah Xing is jealous. Look, Ah Xing doesn't want me to stay among you." Changan staggered and was dragged to the corridor by Ah Xing.The bedroom is separated from this place by two rooms, the room is silent, and the freshly dug soil in the courtyard smells pungent. "grown ups." "Why do you have to drag me here?" "Are you going to visit Sodero tomorrow?" "Oh, you can see this too, I really shouldn't underestimate you...you little fox." "My lord, be careful." "Haha, don't worry. I'm not going to let Sodero get hold of me. I'm just going to...use him." "The word 'use' is really dangerous. In this world, there are many people who want to use others but end up being used instead." Entering the bedroom, Chang An fell headlong to the ground, Ah Xing struggled to take off his shirt, which was stained with wine. "My lord, wake up!" Chang An collapsed on the bed like mud.Ah Xing covered him with a white silk quilt, feeling very confused.The more drunk Chang An was, the more innocent she was, the more pity she felt. "I heard that Sodero came to Edo because he wanted to single-handedly master Miura's acupuncture." "Hahaha! You don't have to worry. I just want to find out if this Sodero who brought the beauty and the foreign doctor... also brought the mountain master?" Chang An suddenly opened his eyes and said. "Come on, reach out and put on your pajamas." "You don't know, you don't know, I heard... In the country of Mo, there is a smelting method called mercury flushing. I think... if you understand that method, if you master it, you can get... three times more than now. Five times as much silver." Ah Xing changed into pajamas for Chang An, who was already snoring loudly. Chang'an was like a scarecrow thrown on the ground, wrapped in pajamas indiscriminately, with legs stretched out and mouth wide open, like a urchin exhausted from playing.This sleeping position is very indecent, neither like a warrior galloping on the battlefield, nor like an educated businessman, but he is at ease and confident.Ah Xing watched silently for a while, then stretched out his hand and pinched his face. Chang An is a man of appearance, with a clean shaven face.Ah Xing pinched his cheek, and his originally straight lips were distorted, reminiscent of a snakehead.Ah Xing thought, maybe his skin is thicker than that of a snakehead, so he measured his skin with his fingertips. Chang An slept peacefully and breathed evenly.Ah Xing took his hand away, lay down next to him, and pressed his face against it. Killing him now is like killing an ant.But even in that case, Changan would rest peacefully beside Ah Xing.Ah Xing also felt distressed, she thought, I am not the only woman like this...no matter what woman she is, she would never betray him——Ah Xing felt that Chang An had such confidence.At this point, Ah Xing thinks he is really a failure.No matter how seamless two shells are, when separated they are still two shells, not one.Ah Xing wants to use her talents to let Chang An discover the real her. Ah Xing began to play with Chang An's right ear.Why do people have long ears?Fear is to make people remember their own words.Ah Xing sat up, stretched his mouth to Chang An's ear, and blew warm breath in. "Mm, mmm, mmm." Chang An twisted his body, scratched his ears, and muttered softly, "Ah Xing, I know it's you." He seemed to be talking in sleep, muttering, and fell asleep with his legs curled up again . Ah Xing laughed alone.Chang'an probably felt that Ah Xing was a suitable plaything for him.However, for Ah Xing, Chang'an is also a body that she never tires of playing with.Ah Xing stroked Chang An's body, and soon fell asleep. Chang'an decided to bring Axing to Sado, which contained his ambition.He wants to build that small island where only he can dig out gold and silver into a unique Paradise in the world, which will make people astonished. At this time for mining, if one thousand taels are mined, eight hundred taels or seven hundred and fifty taels will be handed over, and the rest will be used as daily expenses.This is a standard based on the gold and silver content and the previous output. Therefore, if the technology can be improved, the gold and silver at Chang'an's disposal will greatly increase.So far, the method of refining silver is to use the lead replacement method, but Chang'an is going to absorb Jiazhou's practice and use the amalgam replacement method.This method is to mix mercury with ore to change it to obtain amalgam, and then heat it to evaporate the mercury and precipitate silver. If this can be achieved, then it is not the general who owns the most gold and silver in Japan, but Okubo Changan!The gold and silver paid to the shogunate had to be used by the state, and when the output of gold and silver was too large to be calculated, Chang'an could freely dispose of 20% or even more of it. Assuming that the place where the original output is only 1,000 taels is increased by ten times, it will be 10,000 taels. The total income can be increased to seven thousand taels.Chang An didn't want to keep that gold for himself, and as long as he wanted, he could even decorate Sado Island with gold and silver without any effort. Most importantly, Sado is not connected to the land, but a deserted island in the sea.In case someone can't understand Chang'an and asks to investigate his fault, he can quickly hide on this island and hire ronin to defend himself. Ah Xing is quite clear about Chang An's thoughts.This is not her guessing out of thin air, but what she heard from Chang An who was drunk.If Ah Xing was an ordinary woman, she would either never understand Chang'an, or would be surprised and leave him in panic.But Ah Xing is not an ordinary person, she has her own calculations.Chang'an is like a little bee, and she is like a queen bee, like Empress Tuigu who reigned on Sado Island, or like Queen Elizabeth who is often mentioned by the needle. The queen bee should not be infatuated with the young bees.Although you can't be too obsessed, but you can't ignore Xiaofeng, she wants to make Chang'an drunk physically and mentally because of her: she is the other half of his shell... Ah Xing is by Chang'an's side, thinking about it. When Dongfang just turned pale, Okubo Changan and Axing got entangled together. Chang An claimed to have conquered a thousand women in the past, but in front of Ah Xing, he was just a pitiful little bee. Chang'an said that the existence of women like Ah Xing in the world is due to the peace of the world after Lord Nobunaga went to Luo, and it is also thanks to the late Taiko and Jiayasu, so we must thank them.But for Ah Xing, these have nothing to do with her.She broke free and came and went with ease. Chang An is indeed not bad, but she cannot bow down at his feet and serve him wholeheartedly.Since you are a bee, you have to work.In Chang'an's eyes, Ah Xing must be a rare and fragrant flower that makes him nostalgic. After Changan leaves Sado, Axing will also return to the capital quickly.In order to go back, a ship must be prepared.Chang'an is very interested in foreign ships, but Ah Xing thinks differently from him.Why do people fear the sea?Is it because the sea is so stormy that it can swallow the ship?Since ships can sink due to wind and waves, how about building a ship that can sail underwater?When the weather is calm, you can sail forward on the sea, and if you encounter a storm, you can dive to the bottom of the sea and continue your journey... Build a boat like this and go back to the capital. Swap with that woman.After Changan woke up, he must have thought that he was in a dream, so he hurried back to Sado Island, but there was another coquettish Axing smiling at him... If Changan found out, he would definitely appreciate it, only like that The ship will not waste money in vain.Ah Xing can always walk ahead of Chang An.She imagined in Chang'an's caress, and fell asleep again. There is a record about Sado in the "Dayachiji" in "The Age of Gods", and according to "Continued Japan", the Sado Kingdom began in the 15th year of Tianping (July 4th, 3rd).According to the results of the land survey by Tenshoji, Sado is 12,000 stones, and there are three counties of Hamo, Zata, and Kamo. Jinshan is located in Zatai County in the middle, connected with Jinbei Mountain, and leads to the coast together with Kitazawa River.It is now called Aikawa.The Uesugi clan was the first to mine gold here, and it is said that the production was not abundant at that time.Axing believes that the Uesugi family must have deliberately concealed it.If the treasures are infinite, Hideyoshi must be coveted.After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Uesugi family was cut off, and Sado Island belonged to Tokugawa. "God feels peace, and since the sixth year of Qingchang, gold has been produced more." People in the world say so, but it is undoubtedly Chang'an who first spread this statement. Sado Island itself remains poor to this day.This island is a small island with only 12,000 stones. It was used as a place to exile criminals, but now Chang'an has sent a large amount of labor here, and the poorer the living resources, the more it is natural. It turned out that the people living by the seaside lived a life of half farming and half fishing, and they were very poor. Later, they were conscripted as miners several times.Although this place is surrounded by the sea, it is rare to even eat fish nowadays.Therefore, Chang'an specially recruited fishermen from Ishijian and let them settle in the Himejin area between Aichuan and Beidi. In short, Chang'an forcibly awakened this Sado Island, which enjoyed the silence and solitude in the sea, and dug a hole in its body to make it spit out gold. With so many people suddenly pouring into the island, the ratio of male to female is greatly discordant.Although this situation also occurred in Edo, the predicament faced by Sado was far greater than that of Edo.Aikawa's laborers even went to the Yu Mao area to find women, raped and murdered people's families from time to time, and riots continued everywhere. Okubo Chang'an never mentioned this to Axing.He just preached how women would be favored by men on a golden island where women were scarce, and they were thrilled. "Remember, when the miners come, they will take off their broken sandals. You must cherish them and wash them carefully. Only the gold washed out of the shoes can save a bag of alluvial gold every year." If these words are heard by Sado Island What will the island god say when he hears it? In this way, the battle between Sado Island and Chang'an has begun.And the war between Ah Xing and the prostitute who will be brought there seems to have not yet ignited. Ash is still sleeping soundly. On the Okawa River, which has become the new artery of Edo, boats are already sailing in the morning mist. After Okubo Changan wakes up, he will be busy.He might hand over the women to his subordinates and let them go to Sado first.In addition to the dowry gift for Matsudaira Zhonghui, he had another task at hand.He felt that he should go to see the foreigner named Sodero.After Sodero came to Edo, he found a deserted monastery where the homeless and untouchables lived. While treating the poor, he started to build a dispensing hospital and a church. Chang'an originally planned to meet Sodero after returning from Sado.However, Sodero was much more capable than he imagined.He was very anxious, eager to expand the power of the old religion. The same old religion is also divided into the Portuguese Jesus sect, the Ban Guo Francis sect and the Dominican sect. There are often conflicts between them, but seeing that Ie Kang favors William Adams, they immediately unite and think about how to do it. prevent the spread of Protestantism. In Chang'an's view, the old sect's worries are completely unnecessary.Miura Yasuke didn't care much about the dispute between the old and new sects. Belief in Protestantism was just the custom of his birthplace. He was just taking risks and looking for wasteland.But Tokugawa Ieyasu, the backstage of the needle press, is a god in the eyes of the old believers.This giant whale that replaced Toyotomi Hideyoshi must not be swallowed by the needle anyway.Therefore, as the fighter who allowed the old Nanban religious forces to take root, Sodero came out. Chang'an wondered from time to time whether Sodero was a real foreign believer?Maybe it is an ambitious person wearing the cloak of a believer.If he was like Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Shen Weijing who messed up the relationship between Japan and the Ming Dynasty... Even so, Okubo Changan would not be surprised.His ambition is also expanding.He believed that the greater Sodero's ambitions, the more he could exploit.He wished he had wings and flew to Sodero in Asakusa. When Ah Xing woke up, Chang An was nowhere to be seen. "Ma'am, have you washed?" Ah Xing washed up and went to the house of the prostitutes.At this time, Tokujiro Honma, Chang'an's subordinate, came in with a flattering smile, "Master Fengxing sent a villain to accompany us, and we are leaving for Sado today. Your lord seems to have some new business here." "I know. He's gone to find Sodero." "Oh!" Tokujiro's eyes widened in surprise, "Did you tell Madam?" "I don't know if I don't tell you." "Yes, the two of you are in love with each other, you can see through what adults think." "Of course, because I'm the queen bee." "what?" "Okay. Let's get ready, everyone." "Master Fushin said that he will be back within three or four days. There are nearly two hundred men escorting him on the way, so don't worry." After Tokujiro finished speaking, he was about to leave. "Wait a minute." Ah Xing stopped him, "Were you born in Sado?" "Yes. The villain is a descendant of the ancient Honma tribe, whose ancestors have lived there for hundreds of years." "How about these women I brought? Are you satisfied?" Tokujiro hurriedly lowered his head, "This... a woman nourished by the water and soil of the capital, naturally..." "Is there any woman you like among them?" "This... yes, I'm afraid the villain..." "It's okay, you tell me who she is. From tonight, let her accompany you. But I have a condition." "condition?" "Don't touch other women. Keep the resting place separate from them, so that there will be no disputes on the way." "Yes! Of course! If there is a dispute, Mr. Feng Xing will definitely chop Xiao's head off." "Hehe, by the way, let me ask you, are there any good shipbuilders under Mr. Fengxing?" "On such an isolated island, it is difficult to walk without the ship, and it is impossible to replenish the daily needs. It is no problem to find and build a strong and large ship." "Oh? Then you go and do it." In this way, Axing took the women and set off from Edo first.