Chapter 584 How will the royal court treat us?
"Qin Mo... are these people also your subjects?"
"Of course not, these are all Japanese."
"Then why were they so excited, cheering and crying?"
Nelia pointed to the crowd of cheering people on the shore and asked with a questioning look.
"Because I brought them...light!" Qin Mo stretched out her arms as if embracing the sky, and said with deep emotion.
Nelia rolled her eyes: "..."
After leaving Danshui Port, Qin Mo's steam-powered sailing fleet proceeded at full power and speed to conduct a comprehensive test of the steam power unit. Then, following the Kuroshio Current route, they arrived at Edo Port in Fusang for a final refueling.
Originally, all of this was to be done quietly, but the sight of five large steamships gathered together was too conspicuous, and the prince's flag on the "Taipei No. 1" was recognized by the Japanese laborers on the dock, which led to tens of thousands of people spontaneously coming to thank Qin Mo.
“Xiao Mo wasn’t lying. He really brought light to these people. Ten years ago when we first came, they didn’t have enough to eat or wear. But now look at them, they are all grateful to us for bringing them enough food and clothing.”
Allen noticed Nelia's eye-roll and then solemnly assured her that Qin Mo deserved their gratitude.
When Qin Mo and Allen came to Edo to recruit soldiers ten years ago, many people here still ate only one meal a day, and only the main breadwinner of the family ate two meals a day. A few rolls of Matsue cloth could be exchanged for a five-foot-tall man to risk his life for you.
Ten years have passed. Thanks to the port and the export of labor, the people of Edo have long since escaped their abject poverty and are living the life they could only dream of. Of course, the good fortune of exchanging a few rolls of cloth for a living person is no longer possible.
"Your Highness, Narita Uchinaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu have requested an audience. Who would you like to see first?"
"No one has seen us. We unloaded the gifts for my father-in-law and urged them to hurry up and add coal for us."
Qin Mo has no interest in changing the current situation in Japan for the time being. Everything will have to wait until his eldest son grows up. If he is interested in taking over Japan, then he will help him. If he is not interested, then it is the business of those war criminals in the military. They have already come up with all sorts of elaborate plans for conquering Japan.
"His Highness is tired and won't see anyone!" Aya came out and said indifferently to the two bigwigs from Japan.
"I'm so sorry, Narita was rude!"
"Please inform His Highness Prince Heng that the Tokugawa family has prepared some local gifts, and we hope that His Highness will accept them."
Narita Ujinaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu not only did not show any dissatisfaction, but also apologized and gave gifts.
"No need for gifts. Our prince is in a hurry to set off and wants you to fill the coal container as soon as possible!"
"Hey! Don't worry, it'll be ready soon, very soon!"
Narita Ujinaga looked at the young Tokugawa Ieyasu with disdain, thinking to himself, "Would the Prince of Heng lack what you have? What he lacks is manpower. You ignorant fool, do you think you can compete with me? Hmph! I'm afraid you won't dare to provoke me!"
Narita Ujiya is the biggest human trafficker in Japan. Over the years, he has sent countless people to Da Yuan, doing Qin Mo a great favor.
"Changzhong, go check on Yefu. Why isn't the coal tank full yet? Can he take responsibility for delaying His Highness's important business?"
Narita Nagatada, the adopted son of Narita Ujigatsu, immediately ran over to the coal-carrying workers. As he ran, he took off his clothes and started working shirtless in the dead of winter. This scared the group of laborers so much that they worked hard shoveling and hoisting coal, and their speed increased by more than double.
Coolie A: "Damn it, they told us to slow down, but now they're making the 'Tiger of Ninja City' shovel coal himself. Do big shots like to mess with people like this?"
"Your Highness has a gift for Lord Narita. Please take your men and unload it yourselves."
"Hi! Thank you so much!"
"Our Highness is very satisfied with the current situation in Japan, do you understand?"
"Hey! Don't worry, sir, Narita understands. We'll just focus on making money quietly, and avoid fighting!"
After all five steamships were resupplyed, Aya instructed Narita to send men to unload the cargo themselves. This time, there were no ordinary sailors on board, as the elves would not help them unload.
"Waaaaah...waaaah...waaaah"
Qin Mo's fleet set sail one by one, while Narita Ujicho and others bowed to see them off on the shore. Although they did not see Qin Mo this time, the large pile of boxes was the best answer to Narita Ujicho.
"Father, Father, look... there are Type 3 rifles, at least a thousand of them, and Gatling guns too..."
"Yes! Changzhong, don't make a fuss, show some composure!"
“Father’s words are wise, Nagatada has learned his lesson.” Nagatada bowed his head to receive the instruction, and just then he noticed that Nagatada’s sleeves were trembling incessantly.
"Father was scolding me too! Weren't you trembling with excitement as well?"
After Qin Mo's transoceanic fleet left Edo, it plunged into the Pacific Ocean and continued eastward along the Kuroshio Current, which at this time should be called the North Pacific Current. It would reach the west coast of North America and then split into the Alaska Current and the California Current, which flowed north and south respectively.
Qin Mo's plan was to travel along the North Pacific warm current to North America, and then along the California cold current to the west coast of Mexico, where there were Elf tribes, only a few hundred kilometers away from their final destination.
"Alright, we're about to embark on a long and boring journey. Want to play cards, Allen?"
"Xiao Mo, aren't you worried at all? You're just sailing eastward like this for a month or two without correcting your course?"
"Don't worry, I guarantee we won't go off course. I've done my homework! Come on, let's play cards!"
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