Chapter 2730
Chapter 2730
Chapter 2730
All the members of the mission gathered in Hangzhou this summer, and it has been several months so far. During this period, they have been together day and night, and the friendship forged by working hand in hand made everyone feel a little sad when they said goodbye.
But the education they have received since they were young is different from ordinary people. They know that their mission is to realize the prosperity of the country, and everyone is just a small part of the state machine.If you were assigned the task of going to the other side of the ocean to expand the territory, you would also have to put aside your personal emotions and take the completion of the task as the primary goal.
Among the people present, Ma Boran was probably the calmest, because when the North American advance team went to and from the two sides of the ocean, they would pass by Edo, an important supply station, and it was normal for him to greet them.
However, with the gradual development of Haihan's colony on the west coast of North America, this transoceanic route passing through Edo may gradually become more lively in the future. , is indeed an excellent development trend.
It is worth mentioning that when Wang Anguo left, he took away more than 20 ships at once, and the size of the entire combined fleet was immediately reduced by half.Such a big move naturally attracted the attention of the Edo authorities, and they specially sent someone to ask about the reason and whereabouts of the fleet leaving the anchorage.
Such a change may have eased the shogunate's resistance to the mission. On the second day after Wang Anguo left, the shogunate notified the mission that it would arrange for them to meet the general in Edo city.
After obtaining official permission, the mission went to Edo Castle one day in advance.After all, the anchorage arranged by the shogunate was really far away from Edo Castle. If they set off on the day of the meeting, they would probably arrive too late.
On the way to Edo Castle, Ma Boran also seized the time to briefly introduce the general situation of the city to everyone.
From a certain point of view, Edo City has many similarities with Sanya. It is also a new harbor city built from scratch in this century, and it is also the political and economic center of a country.The construction speed of Edo City is much slower than that of Sanya, but thanks to the geographical environment, the urban area here is larger than that of Sanya.
The core area of Edo City is about eight miles wide from north to south, and about eleven miles long from east to west. There are two city walls inside and outside, each with a complete moat. The perimeter of the outer wall is more than [-] miles long. Wait for a whole set of city defense fortifications.Inside the inner shell is the shogun's private residence palace, and inside the outer shell are mainly various government offices, residences of officials and nobles, as well as offices set up by daimyo from all over the country in Edo.Outside the moat of the outer contour is the urban area where ordinary civilians live, extending southward to the coast of Edo Bay.
Whether it is palaces or fortifications, the architectural scale of Edo Castle cannot be compared with the traditional ancient cities in China, but in Japan, it is already the leading big city, even as the country's biggest construction achievement in this century. Pass.
The delegation arrived at the harbor pier outside Edo city by boat, and then entered the city in a horse-drawn carriage.Although the city gate was guarded by armed checkpoints, after Ma Boran came forward, the guards did not inspect the carriages of the missions and let them enter the city directly.
The Haihan embassy is located in the southern urban area inside the outline. It is a house bought from a down-and-out nobleman in the early years. It covers an area of about ten acres. The house was only ten years old when it was bought. The era can be regarded as a quasi-new house.After buying it, only simple decoration and interior modification were done, and then it was put into daily use, and it still basically maintains the original appearance of Japanese architecture.
However, a set of special facilities in the inner courtyard has attracted the attention of the embassy. This is a metal pillar standing on the ground. The part exposed to the ground is about seven feet high and seven inches thick. Hold on tight.There is also a device similar to a hand crank outside the column, and the base of the column is led out by wires, which extend to the house not far away.
"Is this a radio antenna?" Tao Hongfang was well-informed, and immediately recognized the true identity of this thing.
Ma Boran nodded and said: "This is a telescopic antenna mast produced in Sanya. When in use, an additional antenna is installed on the top. After being extended with a hand crank, the height can reach six feet. However, because this thing is too eye-catching, the general It will only be used at night. At present, I am the only one here who can use the radio to send and receive telegrams, so I have always been doing the job of the signal soldier."
Given the location of Edo, if you want to send messages by physical letters, there is basically no timeliness at all, and it certainly cannot meet the needs of intelligence work, so I still tried every means to install a set of radio equipment in the Edo embassy.If calculated in actual value, this set of equipment should be worth several times more than the embassy property.
In addition to Ma Boran, the embassy also has four civilian staff, four soldiers in charge of security and intelligence work, one personal servant of Ma Boran, two handymen and a cook.Due to the special nature of the embassy's work, Ma Boran did not hire local people, and all the people in the embassy were from overseas Chinese.
Although Japan was under pressure to open Edo's trading rights to Haihan, the social atmosphere here is obviously not as open as that in Nagasaki, and all classes rarely actively contact foreigners.Except for occasional businessmen from Haihan who come here to do business, few people usually visit the house.The arrival of the mission added a lot of vitality to the embassy. Ma Boran said with a smile that even during the Chinese New Year, it was never so lively.
"I only have 40 to [-] visitors here in a year. The last time there were so many people in the embassy, it was probably time to move in. But don't worry, I have vacated a room in advance and prepared a place to stay, everyone. You can tell me anything else you need.”
It is very difficult for Ma Boran to have the opportunity to receive visitors from China here, not to mention that these young officials are all his old acquaintances. He also wants to take this opportunity to show everyone the results of his work in Edo.
The officials of the mission plus the entourage, there are nearly NO.20 people staying in the embassy. This is not a big test for the embassy that usually does not receive visitors very much.However, the mission is not too picky about the accommodation conditions. After all, half of the time since the mission has been lived on the ship, the conditions here are much better than those on the ship.
The next day, Ma Boran and the embassy went to the shogun's mansion in Neikou to visit the current shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna.
The mission team entered the inner perimeter through the city gate named Sakuratian Gate, and the city defense inspection here is much stricter than the outer perimeter. He also carefully checked the inside and outside of the carriage, and even leaned over to check the bottom of the carriage to make sure that no one would take the opportunity to sneak in.
(End of this chapter)
All the members of the mission gathered in Hangzhou this summer, and it has been several months so far. During this period, they have been together day and night, and the friendship forged by working hand in hand made everyone feel a little sad when they said goodbye.
But the education they have received since they were young is different from ordinary people. They know that their mission is to realize the prosperity of the country, and everyone is just a small part of the state machine.If you were assigned the task of going to the other side of the ocean to expand the territory, you would also have to put aside your personal emotions and take the completion of the task as the primary goal.
Among the people present, Ma Boran was probably the calmest, because when the North American advance team went to and from the two sides of the ocean, they would pass by Edo, an important supply station, and it was normal for him to greet them.
However, with the gradual development of Haihan's colony on the west coast of North America, this transoceanic route passing through Edo may gradually become more lively in the future. , is indeed an excellent development trend.
It is worth mentioning that when Wang Anguo left, he took away more than 20 ships at once, and the size of the entire combined fleet was immediately reduced by half.Such a big move naturally attracted the attention of the Edo authorities, and they specially sent someone to ask about the reason and whereabouts of the fleet leaving the anchorage.
Such a change may have eased the shogunate's resistance to the mission. On the second day after Wang Anguo left, the shogunate notified the mission that it would arrange for them to meet the general in Edo city.
After obtaining official permission, the mission went to Edo Castle one day in advance.After all, the anchorage arranged by the shogunate was really far away from Edo Castle. If they set off on the day of the meeting, they would probably arrive too late.
On the way to Edo Castle, Ma Boran also seized the time to briefly introduce the general situation of the city to everyone.
From a certain point of view, Edo City has many similarities with Sanya. It is also a new harbor city built from scratch in this century, and it is also the political and economic center of a country.The construction speed of Edo City is much slower than that of Sanya, but thanks to the geographical environment, the urban area here is larger than that of Sanya.
The core area of Edo City is about eight miles wide from north to south, and about eleven miles long from east to west. There are two city walls inside and outside, each with a complete moat. The perimeter of the outer wall is more than [-] miles long. Wait for a whole set of city defense fortifications.Inside the inner shell is the shogun's private residence palace, and inside the outer shell are mainly various government offices, residences of officials and nobles, as well as offices set up by daimyo from all over the country in Edo.Outside the moat of the outer contour is the urban area where ordinary civilians live, extending southward to the coast of Edo Bay.
Whether it is palaces or fortifications, the architectural scale of Edo Castle cannot be compared with the traditional ancient cities in China, but in Japan, it is already the leading big city, even as the country's biggest construction achievement in this century. Pass.
The delegation arrived at the harbor pier outside Edo city by boat, and then entered the city in a horse-drawn carriage.Although the city gate was guarded by armed checkpoints, after Ma Boran came forward, the guards did not inspect the carriages of the missions and let them enter the city directly.
The Haihan embassy is located in the southern urban area inside the outline. It is a house bought from a down-and-out nobleman in the early years. It covers an area of about ten acres. The house was only ten years old when it was bought. The era can be regarded as a quasi-new house.After buying it, only simple decoration and interior modification were done, and then it was put into daily use, and it still basically maintains the original appearance of Japanese architecture.
However, a set of special facilities in the inner courtyard has attracted the attention of the embassy. This is a metal pillar standing on the ground. The part exposed to the ground is about seven feet high and seven inches thick. Hold on tight.There is also a device similar to a hand crank outside the column, and the base of the column is led out by wires, which extend to the house not far away.
"Is this a radio antenna?" Tao Hongfang was well-informed, and immediately recognized the true identity of this thing.
Ma Boran nodded and said: "This is a telescopic antenna mast produced in Sanya. When in use, an additional antenna is installed on the top. After being extended with a hand crank, the height can reach six feet. However, because this thing is too eye-catching, the general It will only be used at night. At present, I am the only one here who can use the radio to send and receive telegrams, so I have always been doing the job of the signal soldier."
Given the location of Edo, if you want to send messages by physical letters, there is basically no timeliness at all, and it certainly cannot meet the needs of intelligence work, so I still tried every means to install a set of radio equipment in the Edo embassy.If calculated in actual value, this set of equipment should be worth several times more than the embassy property.
In addition to Ma Boran, the embassy also has four civilian staff, four soldiers in charge of security and intelligence work, one personal servant of Ma Boran, two handymen and a cook.Due to the special nature of the embassy's work, Ma Boran did not hire local people, and all the people in the embassy were from overseas Chinese.
Although Japan was under pressure to open Edo's trading rights to Haihan, the social atmosphere here is obviously not as open as that in Nagasaki, and all classes rarely actively contact foreigners.Except for occasional businessmen from Haihan who come here to do business, few people usually visit the house.The arrival of the mission added a lot of vitality to the embassy. Ma Boran said with a smile that even during the Chinese New Year, it was never so lively.
"I only have 40 to [-] visitors here in a year. The last time there were so many people in the embassy, it was probably time to move in. But don't worry, I have vacated a room in advance and prepared a place to stay, everyone. You can tell me anything else you need.”
It is very difficult for Ma Boran to have the opportunity to receive visitors from China here, not to mention that these young officials are all his old acquaintances. He also wants to take this opportunity to show everyone the results of his work in Edo.
The officials of the mission plus the entourage, there are nearly NO.20 people staying in the embassy. This is not a big test for the embassy that usually does not receive visitors very much.However, the mission is not too picky about the accommodation conditions. After all, half of the time since the mission has been lived on the ship, the conditions here are much better than those on the ship.
The next day, Ma Boran and the embassy went to the shogun's mansion in Neikou to visit the current shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna.
The mission team entered the inner perimeter through the city gate named Sakuratian Gate, and the city defense inspection here is much stricter than the outer perimeter. He also carefully checked the inside and outside of the carriage, and even leaned over to check the bottom of the carriage to make sure that no one would take the opportunity to sneak in.
(End of this chapter)