A passenger ship from Jinling to Far East Road arrived at Ezo Port.
This was a private passenger ship that sailed on the vast ocean for two months.
There were more than 800 people on board this passenger ship, 300 of whom were sailors and ship workers, and the remaining 500 were servants.
They served Princess Yu Shurong of the former Yu Dynasty and Princess Yinghua of the former Liu Kingdom.
Princess Yu Shurong sold all her property in Jinling in exchange for a shipload of gold, silver and jewelry. She and Yinghua came to the Far East Road. This might be where she belongs, or it might not.
Yu Shurong and Yinghua finally set foot on land. What she saw was a busy dock and a large busy shipyard in the distance.
Sakura had already written a letter to Fujiwara no Kiso, and at this moment Fujiwara no Kiso was waiting for them here with three servants.
The moment Sakura saw Fujiwara no Kiso, her eyes tightened. Fujiwara no Kiso was holding a baby in her arms!
"Married?"
Fujiwara no Kiyoshi smiled brightly and nodded after a moment.
"When did you get married?"
"...Last November."
"How many months old is the baby?"
"It's only been two months... Let's go. As you requested, I bought you a yard in Ezo. It's not far from where I live. It's a nice yard, with mountains and water. Let's go see it later. If you need anything, just let me know... Who is this?"
Yu Shurong looked at Fujiwara Kisho and smiled slightly, "I'm Sakura's friend, Yu Shurong."
"Oh, you brought a lot of stuff. Actually, it's not necessary. Ezo is much more prosperous now than before. Whether it's Guanyun City or Jinling, you can buy it here now. Even Xishan Tianchun wine is available, and it's not expensive. After you have rested up, I will take you for a walk."
"Thank you, sister."
"Your Highness, please don't be polite with me. After all, we are good friends who grew up together."
"Don't call me Your Highness anymore. The Ryukyu Kingdom... was destroyed long ago."
This was a sad topic. Fujiwara Noriaki smiled apologetically and changed the subject, "Sister Sakura, please get in the car."
"Okay, please lead the way, Sister Ji Xiang."
The huge convoy drove out of Ezo Wharf, twisted and turned in Ezo City for a full hour, came to a quiet street, and stopped in front of the gate of a courtyard.
"It's right here. The entire street here is built in the Jiangnan style. There are five courtyards inside and outside the courtyard. It's beautifully decorated. It's a bit expensive, but it's comfortable to live in. My courtyard is the fifth one from here. We can visit each other often in the future."
"Are all the people who bought these yards Ainu people?" Yu Shurong asked curiously.
"No, they're all merchants from the inland of Daxia. Next door to you is the Sima family, the largest silk merchant in Daxia, but they rarely live here. Oh, and since you've just arrived, you probably don't know yet, but there's another war on the sea."
Yu Shurong was stunned. "Fight? Who to fight?"
"I heard from my father that they were fighting Frankie... the same Frankie who destroyed the Ryukyu Kingdom. There's still no report of the battle, so I don't know if our Daxia navy encountered Frankie."
With the national strength of Daxia, Yu Shurong firmly believed that Daxia's army was invincible on land, but at sea...
This was the first time Yu Shurong saw the sea, and she realized how unimaginably vast it was.
In terms of using warships to fight at sea, the Daxia Navy had only been established for a short three years and had only one actual combat. Although it won, it was said that the casualties were also quite heavy.
I don’t know how many enemies are coming this time. Can the Daxia Navy defeat them?
If they cannot win, this Franky warship will sail into the Far East, and this place will probably be devastated again.
It seems like it came at the wrong time.
"Go in, don't worry. We've been watching the Daxia First Fleet train. Father said that even though we have fewer warships, we'll definitely win."
It was obvious that these three women did not have much deep understanding of the war. They put their worries behind them and followed Fujiwara no Kiso into the yard.
Sure enough, it’s still the familiar Jiangnan flavor.
Yu Shurong ordered the servants to move in boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and the three of them came to the pavilion beside the lotus pond in the main courtyard to rest.
Sakura looked around and suddenly realized that there was no trace of the original Ryukyu Kingdom in such a courtyard.
She had been to Ezo before. At that time, this place was very poor. Almost all the residents were fishermen who made a living by fishing all year round. So what about it now?
"I heard that you opened a canning workshop here?" Sakura asked.
Fujiwara Noriaki smiled faintly, "Originally there was only one place, but now... now there are five."
"You made a lot of money?"
"It's okay, but it's mainly because the Great Xia Golden Phoenix Group invested a large sum of money. Otherwise, it wouldn't have developed so quickly."
Yu Shurong was slightly stunned. The Daxia Jinfeng Group's industries in the mainland were already very large. Even her industries in Nanshan were sold to the Daxia Jinfeng Group.
She always felt that Fu Xiaoguan was involved in this, but then she thought, Fu Xiaoguan is now the emperor of Daxia, so why should he do this?
So who is behind the Jinfeng Group?
"I remember that Ezo is mostly populated by fishermen."
"Yes, it's the same now, but they've come ashore and don't stay on one boat for their entire lives like they used to. The men still go out to sea to fish, but the women stay at home. My workshop is mostly women, and their income is no less than their men's, so many former fishermen have bought houses and settled down in Ezo City."
"Their children must also go to school when they are six years old. I think in one or two generations, the skill of fishing will be lost."
Sakura listened silently, and she also thought of Fu Xiaoguan.
The lives of ordinary people in the Far East are getting better day by day, and are probably many times better than in the Ryukyu era.
With such good days, how could the people of Far East Road still remember that this place was once called Ryukyu.
"Everything is in the past. Now is a new chapter. Sister Sakura, please stay here. If you like, you can also do other business. Many people come from Daxia. In fact, nowadays, no one calls themselves Ryukyu anymore."
Sakura nodded and forced a smile, "Who is your husband? He must be the son of some high-ranking official."
Fujiwara no Kiso's lips curled up slightly, she looked up at the blue sky, yes, he was indeed the son of a high-ranking official.
"He's very busy and rarely comes back. I'm afraid you won't be able to see him much."
"Then you better be careful. This man is like a cat when he's not around, he'll always go stealing fish!"
Fujiwara no Kisho looked at the baby in her arms and laughed at herself: "What can I do? He's so powerful that I can't stop."
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