Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 598 The Plan to Overthrow the Shogunate

"What you said is true?" Tanaka Chengyi looked at Zheng Zhilong in disbelief, especially incomprehensible, "I'm just an unknown little person, and I only came forward this time for my best friend. Why do you think I can overthrow the cruelty? the shogunate?"

"Don't ask if you can, first tell me if you want to." Zheng Zhilong said.

"Think! I want to avenge Inoue-kun, I want to avenge myself, and I want to kill Itakura Shigetsuna!" Tanaka couldn't help gritting his teeth with hatred when he mentioned Itakura Shigetsuna who had caused him to fall into such a miserable situation.

"It doesn't matter to be unknown now, the most important thing is to have a firm belief." Zheng Zhilong patted Tanaka Chengichi's shoulder earnestly.

Nearly half a month has passed since the incident of burning Itakura's house. Although the incident was suppressed by Itakura Shigetsuna with violence, it has become a topic of discussion among the common people.Although a group of students did not really seek justice from the Itakura family, nor did it cause a huge sensation, but this was an extremely rare incident of civilians attacking the daimyo's mansion, which made the residents of Edo City faintly feel that the shogunate seemed not so terrible.

After half a month, Tanaka Chengichi and the students of the Huaxia Society basically recovered and came to the school one after another.The murderer Itakura Shigetsuna and several accomplices were expelled from the Tokyo Academy.Itakura Shigetsuna went to the Inoue family who died, bit the bullet and apologized to Inoue's parents, and then compensated about 500 taels of silver, and let it go.

After the situation stabilized, Zheng Zhilong invited Tanaka Chengyi and others to Yokohama Port, the concession of the Kyushu Army in Edo Bay, and it was difficult for the shogunate to intervene.

"Tanaka-kun, I don't know what it will be like for General Zheng to find us. We are so lucky to be able to fall into the eyes of General Zheng." The students who went to Yokohama Port together with Tanaka Chengyi saw that they were about to reach Yokohama Village. Can't help feeling uneasy.

In their own view, the status of the two sides is very different.Zheng Zhilong is the supreme commander of the Beiyang Fleet, and the force in his hands made the entire Dongying Kingdom tremble.And they themselves are just ordinary civilians.Zheng Zhilong took the initiative to find them, which can be said to make them panic.

The Beiyang Fleet regards Yokohama Village as its own territory, and has set up checkpoints on the roads leading to Yokohama Village. Only people with Chinese identity documents can freely enter and leave Yokohama Village.Tanaka Chengyi and others have temporary passes given by the Beiyang Fleet, so they can pass through the checkpoints set up by the Beiyang Fleet.

"I heard that this was a small and poor fishing village before, but since the Beiyang Fleet entered here, the fishermen here have become extremely rich, and they look down on people outside Yokohama Village, even some bannermen dare not offend them, at least Here." A Dongying student who has contacts with Yokohama Village said.

"Huaxia's products are extremely rich, and they are extremely advanced. If they can lead us like Yokohama Village, our entire Kanto will be as rich as Yokohama Village." Tanaka Cheng's eyes were full of fanaticism, and he trusted the Kyushu Army.However, it is not so much the trust in the new Kyushu Army officers and men as it is the worship of strength. The Kyushu Army and the Beiyang Fleet are invincible great existences in Dongying Kingdom.

"That's right, if Edo Castle is managed by the Beiyang Fleet instead of being ruled by a stupid and incompetent shogunate, our Edo Castle can also be as prosperous and strong as the city in the Central Plains." A group of members of the Huaxia Society said one after another.

After they passed the customs, the navy soldiers arranged by Zheng Zhilong in advance were already waiting for them: "I am General Zheng Zhilong's personal soldier, and he is waiting for you in the village."

"Brother Soldier is here to lead the way." Chengyi Tanaka said politely on behalf of Huaxia.

"You don't have to be polite, we are all our own people." Because Zheng Zhilong had greeted him in advance, the navy soldier didn't put on airs at all, and felt more cordial in the ears of Tanaka Chengyi and the others.

Tanaka Chengyi straightened his chest, and being treated as one of his own by the Kyushu Army actually gave him a sense of pride.In the eyes of the shogunate, he is a commoner who is not even as good as livestock, but the Beiyang Fleet, which is even afraid of the shogunate, regards him as an important person, which makes the unknown Tanaka start to pay attention to himself.

The Beiyang Fleet requisitioned the village houses along the coast of Yokohama Village, almost knocked them down and rebuilt them, and then transported stone and wood from southern Liaoning to start construction here.The original backward small fishing village has disappeared, replaced by the common brick houses and wooden houses in the Central Plains.When Tanaka Chengichi and the others came to the rising new Yokohama Village, they thought they had traveled across the ocean to the Central Plains.

"Hahaha, Tanaka Chengyi, you guys came really early, much earlier than the agreed time." Zheng Zhilong hosted a banquet in his mansion for Tanaka Chengyi and the others.

"General Zheng is so polite!" Tanaka Chengyi and the others did not expect that Zheng Zhilong would host a banquet for his group, and they were even more grateful.

"Please sit down." Zheng Zhilong stretched out his hand to signal, "How do you feel when you come to our Yokohama port?"

Chengyi Tanaka sat down obediently: "The Port of Yokohama is not what it used to be. It is really breathtaking. The ships moored in the port are probably the ships of the Beiyang Fleet commanded by General Zheng. They are so big that they are far from the Ataka ship of the shogunate!"

"Haha, Tanaka Chengyi, do you still remember what I said to you half a month ago?" Zheng Zhilong raised his glass and asked Tanaka Chengyi.

"General Zheng has a high status, how dare the villain forget what he said to the villain?" Tanaka Chengichi said humbly, "It's just that Tanaka doesn't understand why General Zheng said that we can overthrow the powerful shogunate with unknown little people like us?"

"As I said, as long as you have a firm belief, you are not afraid that there is nothing you can't do. And when the time is right, our Kyushu Army will serve as your most solid backing. If you overthrow the shogunate, you will be able to fight in this land." Establish the Datong world described by Confucius." Zheng Zhilong described a bright future to Tanaka Chengichi.

"The Kyushu Army is really willing to help us overthrow the shogunate?" Tanaka Chengichi and others said in surprise.

"That's right, and after the shogunate is overthrown, you young people will establish a joint council to rebuild this land." Zheng Zhilong promised another heavy condition, which shocked Tanaka Chengyi and others even more.

Zheng Zhilong actually made it clear to them that the Kyushu Army would support them, and that he also handed over the regime of the Dongying Kingdom to them, people of civilian origin, it was a pie in the sky!

"I don't know how we can overthrow the shogunate that is in full swing?" Tanaka Chengyi restrained his excitement and asked Zheng Zhilong cautiously.

"You can actively contribute articles to the "Edo News" to publicize your thoughts to the people, let them see clearly the ugly face of the shogunate, and improve your reputation by the way." Zheng Zhilong gestured on the table, "In addition, I want you to meet a people."

"Who?" Tanaka Chengyi and the others asked one after another.

"Come in." Zheng Zhilong clapped his hands, and a person appeared behind the screen.

"I seem to have seen your portrait somewhere...could it be...it's you!" Tanaka Chengyi and the others stood up in astonishment.

(End of this chapter)