The rapid recovery of people's livelihood has rejuvenated Edo, and the lights at night have increased.
In Edo, the group with the most consumption capacity and motivation for consumption is naturally a large number of workers with wages available every day.
As night fell, countless businesses were ready to wait for the workers to go to the store and make a good profit.
Facts have proved that civil engineering operations can indeed effectively drive the local economy.
After a busy day, the hard-working workers finally received the rewards they deserved.
Some workers immediately return to their residence after getting the money, fearing that staying outside for too long will be affected by Edo's sensuality, and will breed the urge to spend money and indulge in the urge to indulge in money.
Most of these people who work hard to save money are from strangers from other places. They come to Edo to work in order to save more money and take it back to their hometown.
If some people save money carefully, they will naturally spend money with great effort.
In fact, this kind of workers who are strong willpower and who can save all their money without spending a copper coin are only a few.
Most workers can’t wait to spend money as soon as they get the money.
Some people have fully utilized the characteristics of "Edo has no overnight money". They will never go home to sleep without spending all their money.
Or go into a casino and have fun, either double the money you have on hand, or lose to the point where you even lose your clothes.
Or you can dive into an izakaya and drink it hard. If you don’t help, you will drink a drink or two and use a little alcohol to reward your tired body.
Or jump on the streets hungryly to find a nightingale with a good appearance and a suitable price.
Some workers have a very good understanding of Edo's "nightlife". They disdained the Nightingale and went straight to the residence hall with Mimori's daughter or Yang Gong shop specializing in "side-in business".
[Note·Fan Shengnniao:.In terms of name, it is a woman who serves rice and sells rice to guests in the cabin. In fact, it provides sexual services to male passengers coming and going.]
[Note·Yanggong Store: An archery game venue that charges customers a fee, usually hires women to pick up the arrows they shoot and secretly engage in prostitution]
At first glance, they seem to be indulging in pleasure, but in fact it is not.
Their work is really hard, and it will be difficult to persevere if they don’t try to gain some comfort.
As both a producer and a consumer... These workers have indeed made indelible contributions to the reconstruction of Edo.
In any case, thanks to the hard work of the workers, Edo at night is no longer as dead as before.
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Just at this moment when Aodo and Katsurara Taro had a secret meeting in Mionomaru Edo Castle, a street in the eastern suburbs of Edo was particularly lively.
Looking up, I saw dozens of nightingales of different ages standing on the streets on both sides, posing in a pose, and showing their charm to the men who came to seek pleasure.
This street is both long and wide, and is adjacent to 4 large construction sites, so countless workers pass by this place every night.
Having such superior "location conditions" naturally attracted a large number of nightingales, which in turn promoted the long-term development of "special transactions".
The men walked back and forth along the street, looking for their favorite targets as if they were selecting products.
"How much?"
"50-civilian copper coins."
"50-cent copper coins? It's too expensive!"
"If you think it's expensive, go find someone else. Have you seen my white and tender skin? Tofu is not as tender as my skin. I only charge you 50 coins, which is already a bargain."
"Well...be less, 30-text copper wire!"
"30-month copper coins can't afford to even 2 bowls of '28 buckwheat'. 45-month copper coins."
[Note: Edo's soba noodles are usually sold for 16 min. copper coins, so they are commonly called "28 buckwheat"]
"Um...40-liter copper coins!"
"Tsk... OK, deal. Come with me."
After saying that, Nightingale leaned over, held the customer's arm, and walked slowly to the alley not far away.
Similar conversations and similar scenes appear on this street from time to time.
At this time, another young man walked into the street.
Judging from his appearance, he should be a worker at a nearby construction site.
As soon as he arrived here, he looked around impatiently, his eyes sliding across the nightingale's faces.
Soon, he fixed his eyes and looked straight at a girl not far away.
The other party is very young, about 18 years old, with fair skin, pretty facial features and pretty appearance.
Nightingale of this level is undoubtedly a hot item.
Sure enough, just as the man looked at the girl, someone pestered the girl and asked about the price.
The girl opened her red lips lightly and quoted a price.
In an instant, the other party changed his expression and looked surprised.
It is not difficult to see that the price the girl quoted is far beyond the limit he can bear.
After a while, he recovered and said something quickly, as if he was lowering the price.
He was very enthusiastic, his eyes looked at the girl up and down like fire, and he tried to negotiate unyieldingly.
What if the girl's attitude was always cold. No matter what the other person said, she just shook her head gently.
After a moment, the other party shook his hand and walked away with disgust.
Before leaving, he did not forget to spit in front of the girl.
Judging from their expressions and behaviors, the negotiations between them were not pleasant.
The man took the opportunity to step forward, took a few steps, and came to the girl.
"How much?"
The girl looked up at the other person and said:
"120 cents."
As long as you understand the average quotation level of the Nightingales, it is not difficult to understand why the person showed a shocked expression just now.
Admittedly, this is not a big money.
But in the "Nightingale Market", this price is not cheap!
Anyone who comes to find the Nightingale is a poor person who cannot afford Yoshihara and Okamura.
【Note ·Okayama Place: Private Cluster】
The price they can accept is at most 5,60 cents.
120 cents... If you have so much money, why not go to the Okaku premises directly?
At least the hillside venues can also provide beds or tatamis, so they will not work in the alleys.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this offer, the man did not show a look of surprise, but just shook his head:
"120 cents? Is it too cheap for such a beautiful woman like you, but you only have 120 cents?"
Not only did he not think it was expensive, but he also felt it was cheap... If others heard the man's words, they would be afraid that he would sneer at his stupidity.
The girl glanced at the man deeply and said:
"It's okay to have 120 coins, and the price will not increase or decrease."
"Whatever you want."
After ending this series of unknown dialogues, the men and women walked together to the alley not far away.
As soon as they entered the alley, they looked around with a vigilant look, beware of the partition walls.
After confirming that there was no one around, the girl stood on tiptoe, put her lips close to the other person's ear, pressed her voice and whispered to the man:
"Tomorrow morning, gather in Sanchome."
After hearing this, the man nodded vigorously with a serious expression.
Instead of leaving immediately, they stood and waited for a while.
It took about 3 minutes before they walked out of the alley - before leaving, they did not forget to mess up their clothes slightly.
The man left without looking back.
The girl stood back to her position.
Not long after, another young man came to the girl.
"How much?"
"120 cents."
"120 cents? Is it too cheap for such a beautiful woman like you, but you only have 120 cents?"
"It's okay to have 120 coins, and the price will not increase or decrease."
"Whatever you want."
The same quote, the same conversation content...
After quickly "negotiating" the price, the girl and the new man walked to the alley just now...
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From noon on December 28, the air in Edo has been filled with tension.
The scholars and the people were very nervous, afraid that one day or another, they would suddenly see a large army fully armed force rushing out from the corner opposite the street, fearing that the war would break out again.
Fortunately, these scenes did not happen.
Time passes, everything is calm.
In a blink of an eye, December 30, 1864 passed quietly, and January 1, 1865 arrived safely.
Finally... the old year has passed, and the new year has arrived!
"Yuanzhi" has become history. From today on, the year name "Qingying" will be officially launched.
On January 1, the rising sun in the east lit up the sky.
Today, the sky is beautiful and the sky is clear.
Since the beginning of winter, it has been quite rare to see the sunshine.
It is a good sign that there is such a beautiful weather on the first day of the New Year.
People walked onto the streets, adults visited relatives and friends, and children played carefreely, celebrating the annual festival in their own ways.
"Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!"
Two women in new clothes met on the street, chatting enthusiastically and laughing.
"Your clothes look so beautiful! Where did you buy them?"
"Where, you have won the prize? This dress was bought in Keiya in Nihonbashi. I hesitated for a long time before gritting my teeth and buying it... Ah, hey! Kentaro, be careful!"
While chatting enthusiastically, the women were always paying attention to the "competition" in the open space next to them.
"Follow me!"
"Kill!"
"The 'head' of the general is mine!"
More than 20 children were divided into two teams, playing the "Red and White Fight" together.
They are all children of ordinary people, so they naturally do not have complete equipment, and they do not even have red and white cloth strips, and it is even more impossible to use porcelain bowls to make games in luxury.
For civilians, even a porcelain bowl is very precious and must not be wasted.
Therefore, children can only use different colors of soil on their foreheads to distinguish themselves, and then use fine wooden sticks to replace wooden swords and bamboo swords.
Despite their poor equipment, they still had a lot of fun.
Children are playing and chatting with the women beside them.
Not far away, a black cat lay lazily on the wall, with its front paws putting its chest into its hair, bathing in the sun, half-closing its eyes, and a sleepy look on its face. From time to time, it opened its mouth and yawned.
Under the cloudless sky, there is peace.
"Hahahaha, I won!"
"I'm not convinced! Come again!"
"My master has gained a lot of weight recently and can't even tie his belt."
"Have you heard that? The next door, Gokujiro, is going to get married. His wife is very beautiful!"
"Really? This is a joyous event!"
"It's also idle, so why not come to my house to play Double Six later."
"Okay, okay, then I'm better obey my duty than respect!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Suddenly... it was really a sudden moment, and the terrifying scream from not far away caused the scene to fall into a brief and strange silence...
The children's game is over.
The women's chat stopped.
The black cat on the wall suddenly stood up, his back arched, and his mouth roared, and all the hairs on his tail exploded. Then, he saw his ears tremble slightly, as if he had predicted something, and he was busy.
Jumped off the wall and left in a hurry.
Whether it is women or children, everyone on the scene stopped what they were doing, turned their heads blankly, and looked at the corner of the street opposite in line with the sound.
The corner opposite, this empty corner, which was once very peaceful, has now changed its appearance - in an instant, figures flashed out from the corner! One person, ten people, hundreds, and thousands!
It gathers into a huge abortion!
"Follow me!"
"Kill!"
"The head of Juichen is mine!"
A group of black people! The momentum is terrifying!
These people have various costumes, most of them wear simple civilian clothes, and a small number of them wear samurai dresses, without a unified uniform.
The only thing they have in common is that they have a black cloth tied to their left arm.
In terms of weapons, they are very unified, with all their waists and braces, and only a very small number of people have special equipment such as spears, longbows, muskets, etc.
This sudden change made everyone at the scene stunned.
The next moment, pure maternal love drove the women to rush towards their children, and held them tightly in their arms.
Fortunately, this unidentified army did not take care of the civilians.
They ignored the trembling group of women and children and walked straight forward.
Suddenly, a man suddenly stopped, turned his head and looked at the children with complicated eyes.
He saw at a glance that these children were playing the "Red and White Fight" just now.
After a moment of silence, he said quietly:
"Stop playing such boring games. When you really hold the sword, you won't like this game anymore. Come home with your mother."
After saying that, he stopped talking, retracted his gaze, stepped up his pace, and caught up with the large army.
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This unknown army galloped on the streets of Edo without any hesitation or pause.
Wherever they moved, the people screamed in horror.
The peaceful atmosphere dissipated! Instead, it was a strong panic!
"What's going on? Who are they?!"
"Stop worrying! Let's go!"
"Wow! Wait for me! Don't leave me alone!"
In the blink of an eye, the crowd disappeared... only the smoke and dust left by the soles of the shoes stomping on the ground was still floating on the street.
This army is not running around, their purpose is very clear - where their troops point to is the majestic Edo Castle!
As for their attack direction, it is also clear - they rushed straight towards Akasaka Mimen!
The Akasaka Mimen, which was bombarded in ruins by a large amount of gunpowder, has not yet been rebuilt.
Without advanced equipment such as excavators and only carrying it on their shoulders, Ren Qingdeng and others have great skills, and it is impossible to rebuild Akasaka Mimen in such a short time.
In other words, the Akasaka Mimen, which is still in ruins, is the weakest part of the "Thirty-Six Sees"!
If you attack Akasaka Mimen, even if there is no long ladder and artillery attacking equipment, you can easily break through the "Thirty-Six See Encounter" and attack Edo Castle!
How can there be a reason not to use this excellent breakthrough point?
As the army gradually approached Akasaka Mie Gate, an urgent shout came from behind Akasaka Mie Gate - the garrison of the defenders -:
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Get ready to meet the enemy! Get ready to meet the enemy!"
The next moment, agile figures wearing light onion-colored feathers ran quickly! Everyone was there!
It was another war... It was another fierce battle at Akasaka Mimen!
However, the two sides of the war last time were the Mu Army and the Fauci Alliance.
And this time, both sides of the war were all the troops!
The defense shouted:
"It's the rebels of the 'Yiqiao Sect'! No need to show mercy! Defeat the rebels! Suppress the unrest!"
The attacker shouted:
"The enemy is in Edo Castle! Defeat the skull!"
Two completely different voices resounded inside and outside the Akasaka Mimen.
After a while, two armies collided heavily!
On January 1, the shogunate civil war broke out!
A full-scale war broke out between the "Nanji faction" and the "Yiqiao faction"!
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PS: In reality, Akasaka Mimen is one of the only remaining Omen in the "Thirty-Six Sees" and there is also a subway station. You can find it by traveling to Tokyo. As a result, Akasaka Mimen in this book
Frequently persecuted.
Chapter completed!