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Chapter 1051 The Riot in Edo Castle
A temporary camp in Edo Castle, where many daimyo and samurai who lost their houses gathered.Although food was transported from the granary in Asakusa soon after the fire, the temporary camp was filled with the smell of rice.

"There is still no news from the front, and Edo Castle is on fire. If the general does not come back, no one will lead us to rebuild Edo Castle. What should we do? A considerable area has been ruined. Are we going to live like this forever? "

"Fortunately, the cold winter has passed, otherwise the cold weather would be uncomfortable."

The samurai raised a bonfire in the temporary camp, sat around the bonfire, and discussed the reconstruction of Edo Castle.A considerable part of the city was burned, and it will take a lot of time and money to rebuild.Edo Castle was built by the Tokugawa family, so it is natural that the Tokugawa family should take charge of the reconstruction.Now that Tokugawa Iemitsu is away on an expedition, no one is willing to preside over the reconstruction of Edo Castle. If the reconstruction of Edo Castle begins and the shogunate collapses, then the account will not be settled.

While Sakai Tadakatsu, Abe Tadaaki and others were meditating, there was a sudden commotion near Edo, which made the dignified daimyos and bannermen in the temporary camp stand up nervously, and many people clenched their samurai swords or muskets tightly.The fire in Edo Castle was caused by arson. It has not yet been determined who set the fire. The noise at this time may be caused by the arsonist behind it.

Several warriors in armor rushed into the temporary camp.

"The refugees captured the granary, they seized our iron cannons and weapons, and even opened the granary to steal the grain!" The samurai knelt in front of Abe Tadaki to plead guilty.

"The granary by the Asakusa River was captured by mobs?!" The daimyo, Hatakemoto, and the samurai stood up one after another, with nervous expressions.

The wooden houses in Edo City can be burned down, but once the granaries are captured, the dignitaries will face the same food crisis as ordinary civilians.

"Follow me to recapture the granary, and the mob can't rob the grain!" Some daimyo who brought retainers and samurai heard that the granary was captured, and immediately set off to seize the granary.

Sakai Tadakatsu did not stop these daimyos who planned to use force. His house and a lot of gold and silver were burned by the fire. The granary was the most important place. If there was no food, his own personal situation would be worrying.

"Should we go back to the former fiefdom? We still have a lot of industries in the local area. If we continue to stay in the turbulent Edo Castle, we may not even be able to guarantee our lives." The common people robbed food, always feel that this is not a place to stay for a long time.

A large-scale conflict erupted in the granary along the Asakusa River, and violent clashes between farmers and samurai aggravated the uneasy situation in Edo Castle, which resulted in a lot of bloodshed.

In addition to the granary in Asakusa, uprisings broke out in other places in Edo Castle. Members of the Huaxia Society led the refugees and wanderers who had no food in Edo Castle to capture many important places and facilities in Edo Castle, and even competed with the samurai for the city. Door.

Although the samurai class was superior, they did not dare to be enemies with a large number of civilians. Even if they wanted to use force, they had to murmur in their hearts.

Surrounded by many members, Tanaka stepped onto the ruins of the collapsed castle tower and looked at the Edo Castle, which was in full swing: "In order to build a brand new society, the old order must be destroyed."

"Although this operation set fire to the area where the daimyo and banners were located, the fire was too large and affected many civilians. Perhaps hundreds of civilians died for no reason because of the fire we put down." The backbone of the Huaxia Society who was in charge of setting the fire said. .

"Their sacrifices were worthwhile. They gave their lives to build a new order," Tanaka said.

"Also, I don't understand why the Kyushu Army allowed us to set fire to the house in the Beijing Academy. The Tokyo Academy was the place where we used to practice. It is a pity that it was destroyed by the fire." Many people from the Tokyo Academy The members of the Huaxia Society who came out couldn't help but feel sorry when they saw the remains of the Tokyo Academy.

Huang Zongxi's Tokyo School not only spread Chinese culture, but also mixed his own people-oriented thought, which influenced a large number of Japanese students.Most of these Dongying students were farmers and ordinary citizens, and they had a high degree of acceptance of Huang Zongxi's thoughts. As a result, Huang Zongxi inadvertently trained a group of key members of the people-oriented thought for the Huaxia Society supported by the Beiyang Fleet.

"Because Dean Huang told me that Edo Castle needs to be rebuilt after the fire, and designed according to the new planning and architectural style." Tanaka Chengichi said, "After the rebirth of Nirvana, Edo Castle will be more prosperous, and maybe it will be able to It is similar to the capital city. Those low houses will be demolished sooner or later, it is better to burn them clean. The houses in Yokohama port began to use a kind of building material called cement in large quantities, and the houses they built were tall and tall. Strong, that is the future of the city."

"Rebirth from Nirvana..." The key members of the Huaxia Society saw the Edo Castle full of flames, and they were full of hope for the future.

Before the riots in Edo Castle began, Chinese businessmen and employees in Edo Castle had already sought refuge in the Yokohama Concession.In other words, at the beginning of the civil war in Japan, the overseas Chinese in Japan sought shelter from the Beiyang Fleet.At a time when wars were raging all over Japan and food was in crisis, Yokohama Port was a piece of pure land.

Most of the construction and planning of the small fishing villages and nearby places acquired by the Beiyang Fleet through unequal treaties follow the Chinese style, and a small part uses the local ethnic style to attract some Japanese residents from the surrounding areas to settle in Yokohama Port and obtain cheap labor. .At present, Japan's most advanced shipyards and smelters are located in Yokohama Port.

Even during the Civil War in Japan, the Yokohama Concession was still peaceful, with stable prices and normal food supply.

The civilians on the outskirts of Yokohama Port all gathered after knowing the stability of the Yokohama Concession, and wanted to enter the concession, so that Shi Daxuan and other Beiyang Fleet officers and the Dongfang Company had to set up stalls at the entrance and exit of Yokohama Port to give porridge and alms to the refugees who wanted to enter. A large number of refugees in the Yokohama Concession.

Huang Zongxi, the dean of the Tokyo Academy, fled here with many teachers and students.

"I heard that there was a big fire in Edo Castle, and thousands of houses were burned down. Our Tokyo Academy also suffered a fire. Fortunately, we came to the Yokohama Concession to take refuge in advance, otherwise we might have lost something." The teachers of the Tokyo Academy couldn't help but rejoice .

Only a few people including Huang Zongxi knew that Tanaka Chengichi had notified them to leave early before he set fire to Edo Castle.Moreover, the Ministry of Education in Beijing plans to rebuild the Tokyo Academy into the Tokyo University Hall.

(End of this chapter)