Chapter 546 The Kyoto Chapter at the End of the Bakumatsu
The meeting place between Zhang Heng and Crimson Sword was at the game point. With the help of the special effects of the game point, the appearance characteristics of both parties will not be revealed, and the game point is an absolute safe zone, and neither party has to worry about being ambushed.
Zhang Heng used the [Oath Ring] to confirm that there was no problem with the Crimson Sword, and then exchanged the upper half of Sanri Yue Zongjin for a scabbard in the Crimson Sword's hand.
"It's enough to cut the palm of your hand and drop the blood in. You need about two milliliters of blood, and then you will enter the special instance in three minutes." Crimson Sword checked the hilt in his hand and was satisfied after confirming that it was genuine. Put it away, and at the same time told Zhang Heng how to use the scabbard.
At this point, the transaction was successfully completed. The Crimson Sword was busy recasting the three-day Yue Zongjin, and did not stop at the game point. It shook hands with Zhang Heng and left in a hurry.
The two were hostile in the [Whistleblower] dungeon before. Crimson Sword attacked Zhang Heng riding a Dodge Tomahawk, and Zhang Heng almost killed Crimson Sword in the ensuing battle, but in the real world these few times The contact was quite pleasant, and when Crimson Sword left, he said that he had the opportunity to cooperate with Zhang Heng again.
When the Crimson Sword left, Zhang Heng glanced at the starfish in his hand. It was about forty minutes before zero o'clock. Zhang Heng was not in a hurry. He asked for a drink and a knife from the bartender lady, and waited. After a while, at 11:55, he cut the palm of his left hand with the game-ordered table knife and watched the blood flow into the scabbard.
After waiting for a while, guessing that the blood was almost drained, Zhang Heng wrapped the gauze around the mouth of his hand again.
Two minutes later, the familiar feeling of dizziness hit, and the system's notification sound came from my ears.
【Player identity verification...】
[Verification passed, player number 07958 is the holder of the scabbard, linking the copy for the player...]
[The dungeon link is complete - the current dungeon is Bakumatsu Kyoto (special)]
"The Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 kicked off the era of the Edo Shogunate. The Tokugawa clan ruled the world and pursued a policy of locking the country for more than two hundred years. At the end of the Shogunate, the vassals were financially strained, exploitation was increasing, the people at the bottom were unbearable, and riots occurred frequently in various places. During the black ship incident, the warships of the US East India Fleet knocked open the door of Japan with cannons, forcing the shogunate to sign a series of unequal treaties that humiliated the country and aroused dissatisfaction among the domestic people. Slogan, launching the Falling Curtain Movement, the Falling Curtain faction headed by Satsuma, Changzhou, and Aki San Francisco is preparing to meet in secret in Kyoto, conspiring to launch a palace coup against Tokugawa Yoshiki, and the Kyoto famous knife rally is precarious... This round of games does not count Enter the number of game rounds, after exiting the game, you cannot re-enter this copy.”
【Mission Objective: Find the Knife】
【Mode: Single Player】
[Time flow rate: 240] (1 hour in the real world is equal to 10 days in this game. The game ends after 30 days. Players can terminate the game at any time and return to the real world)
Friendly reminder, the game will officially start in five seconds, please get ready.
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This time is different from the past, Zhang Heng has already obtained some information from the Crimson Sword before entering the instance, so he can make some preparations in advance, he spent one night (actually there are 24 hours extra) about I have read Japanese history once, so I am relatively familiar with the history of the end of the Bakumatsu period.
If I remember correctly, the Black Ship incident happened in 1854. By 1865, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimichi and others of the Satsuma clan’s downfall faction took control of the feudal power one after another. In 1867, Emperor Xiaomei, who suppressed the downfall faction, passed away. Emperor Meiji succeeded to the throne, and Meiji himself went to the downfall faction. The secret meeting of San Francisco mentioned in the background introduction was also in 1867.
This year was probably the most chaotic year in Kyoto. In fact, most of the daimyos held a wait-and-see attitude at that time. It was not until after the Battle of Toba Fushimi in the following year that the Faction faction completely controlled Gyeonggi and gained most of the capital. people support.
The subsequent Meiji Restoration started a wave of industrialization, making Japan the first country in Asia to embark on the road to industrialization. In contrast, China, which had earlier contacts with the West, was still ruled by the Qing government and fell into a state of decline after the Opium War. As a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country, it continues to languish. Although Lin Zexu, Wei Yuan and other people who have opened their eyes to the world are working hard to promote reforms, they are struggling under the existing system and making little progress. The irony is that Wei Yuan wrote "Sea Country" "Pictures", I hope to let my compatriots see the general trend of the world, but I didn't expect it to sell well in my country. The scholars in the Qing Dynasty are probably busy with stereotypes, and the bookstores responsible for printing have lost money. On the contrary, they are across the sea. It was sold out of stock in Japan, and it was reprinted dozens of times.
In addition, after the Meiji Restoration, the military, especially the navy, became more and more powerful, allowing Japan to embark on the road of militarism and begin its brutal expansion abroad. After that, it will be a history that most people are familiar with.
Now that everything has been settled, the missed historical opportunities can be made up for with hard work, but the deep wounds left before cannot be healed no matter how hard the future generations work.
Zhang Heng used the countdown time to briefly recall the relevant history, and then opened his eyes to find that he was standing in a square city. Even in Kyoto, this place should be quite prosperous. There are teahouses everywhere on the roadside, There are bathhouses and shops, and there are many hawkers along the street.
There are young women in kimonos, geisha, samurai with big and small knives on their waists, and some western faces. Thirteen years have passed since the Black Ship Incident. In addition to the "Japan-US Peace Treaty", the shogunate has A series of trade treaties have been signed with Great Powers such as Britain, Russia, and France. From the early days, there were only a small number of Dutch people in Japan (the Netherlands was the only Western country that could do business in Japan before the Black Ship incident), and now we can see many Westerners.
In addition, there are a lot more imported goods on the street. Zhang Heng first went to a mirror shop and took a look at himself in the mirror. Now he is dressed in a typical ronin.
Wearing a straw hat, wearing a dilapidated haori that hasn't been washed for a long time, and the sword on his waist shows his samurai status. Speaking of the Edo period, the social hierarchy was strict, and the samurai was also a member of the ruling class. The daimyo lords have kept a large number of warriors, and their own masters pay them salaries and provide them with food and drink. Of course, these people are also needed to work hard during wartime. Both parties have their own rights and obligations, but wandering warriors like Zhang Heng now, There is nowhere to get the money, and he doesn't have a dime in his pocket now.
No matter what era you live in, filling your stomach is the most important thing, not to mention that Zhang Heng will stay here for a long time, so he naturally needs to give priority to food and lodging.