Shortly before the end of Honghua, a major earthquake occurred at Yongokuji Temple in northern Nagano Prefecture, but the damage has been significantly reduced due to fewer houses that do not attach importance to earthquake-resistant structures.

Still, it is no longer the norm to go to the disaster area to offer condolences.

Incidentally, not only steam locomotives, but also gasoline vehicles have recently begun to spread to Japan and Australia, as long as travel is easy and pleasant.

However, in addition to stirring up the huge pan, the welcome parade of waving hands with a smile was added to the work of the Emperor, so I felt like I was three steps back from my peaceful life.

And in the next year of Kayo, revolutions began to take place all over the world.

This time, the countries caught up in the vortex of war are France and Germany, and the collapse of the old system is not just for other personnel, but also very horrible for me.

Regarding retirement, I would like to land softly in the form of retirement due to circumstances that cannot be stopped while being spared without being brought to trial by a witch.

But if there was a revolution in Japan, I was sure that life would be hard after that.

Six years after Kayo, there was a big earthquake in Ogasawara, but thanks to warm support from all over the country, the reconstruction was successfully completed.

But soon afterwards, the problem finally came.

Four black ships showed up off the coast of Uraga.

As a result, the people of all over Japan were surprised, especially the town of Edo did not go up and down...As always, it is Taipei under heaven.

I knew in advance that they would come one day, and I was ready, but I wondered if the people's movements were too much.

But if you think about it, steamships aren't unusual for townspeople, and there aren't any strange ships coming off Uraga?Ah, a black ship from another country.What a black ship. … That's where the conversation ends.

It was good not to panic, but the feeling of being thrown through the main event was strong, and I felt like I wasn't going to let it go.

As for Perry, the lead actor, he wanted to deliver a letter from the President of the United States, Mirad Filmore.

He only brought his escort to Kurihama designated by the Shogunate and handed the handbook to Toda Sakae and Hirodo Ino, demanding the opening of the country without any specific discussion.

On the other hand, since it was a serious matter, I told them to wait until the following year, and there were various circumstances such as food and fleet, so their convoy took the rudder to Okinawa and left peacefully.

Another month later, Russian ambassador Petit Chachin sailed to Nagasaki in search of opening trade.

And they also handed over the National Book to officials of the Nagasaki service.

However, the British troops who took part in the Crimean War hurried to Shanghai after receiving information that they had sent a fleet to attack the Russian forces in the Far East.

I have earned a one-year grace period for returning to the United States, but I can't keep it that long.

To learn more about the situation there, I first invited Manjiro Nakahama (John Manjiro), who was working there.

In addition, he was given the status of a direct flagship and appointed as a professor at the Faction Ship Professor's Office.

I don't know, but it's like a part-time job was suddenly called in by the president and promoted to assistant chief.

The professor is busy, but there's nothing strange about it.

I thought I had to hurry and consolidate my defenses, and instead of building a turret in Shinagawa... I built a huge fortress that was no longer impenetrable and ready for battle.

For my part, I do not intend to fight the United States, but if I am prepared, I will not be sad, and I do not know what will be exciting and bloody killing in this day and age.

Although not the current law of Japan, the Article 9 barrier does not stop shells that are fired once.

"... so what is the policy of Inari God?"

At the main shrine of Inari Taisha Shrine, we will consult with the current Kaiichi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and a large number of other shogunate officials in a relaxed atmosphere while making tea appropriately as usual.

"I will respond to the demands of the United States."

"Oh dear! Isn't this the same clandestine policy as before!?"

The faces of those gathered in the midst of the gaze turn into astonishment.

Indeed, I have been through the policy of clandestine countries for a long time.And now, in some ways, we've built a rocky ground.

So if you're concerned, it's as easy as sticking to the demands of the United States and making them surrender instead.... of course I'm not actually gonna do it.

"Maintaining Taiping Taipei in a clandestine country has become difficult in the world."

"Indeed, there are frequent wars in Europe, and the United States is not losing its tough stance.

In the future, like his country, there will be people who will enter the country directly and approach the founding of the country. "

I nodded deeply at the words of the current general Kaisei, and I continued to speak with an unusual and serious expression.

"I will choose a way for Japanese people to live happily."

As a matter of fact, the right or wrong answers were always contested, but at least during the Edo period, the Taipei era continued.

I have held the position of god emperor for centuries, so it would be a good time to retire due to circumstances that cannot be stopped.

The founding of the nation here will lead to the end of the Edo Shogunate, and at the same time it means the collapse of the ruling system that Inari and the Shogunate have built up so far.

Of course, I can't call the collapse of the current system Joshi, so I am troubled by how I persuaded the people from now on.

"Ok! As God Inari said, let's stop the clandestine country and open national traffic!"

"I still can't convince you easily... eh?"

I think I just heard something about opening a country, but I wonder if it's because of my mind.

I keep my mouth wide open as I sort out my confused head in turn, and I look around at the people gathered between my eyes.

"Ah... is that all right with everyone?"

"The long-standing Taipei of Heaven is thanks to Inari-sama!

You said this is a better choice for Japan's future!

There is no one in Japan who denies it! "

If I were here, I'd be beaten to death!That's right, that's right! I heard a voice saying... from all over the place.

I felt something close to believing in me or worship, so I honestly pulled it off a bit.

But now it is good to put it aside and put it together quickly, but there is something I haven't told them yet, so I shake a little and put it in my mouth.

"Even if the Tokugawa Shogunate ends with the opening of the country...?"

"The Inari God was formerly General Kaisei, and we owe him more than that!

Then this time, you will return it to the court! "

Tokugawa Ieyasu laughed happily.

However, if you ask me, I was originally a general of Kaisei, and it was myself who opened the Edo Shogunate.

From that point on, I went through the process of transferring authority to Ieyasu Tokugawa.If you just give me back the authority I lent, there's nothing strange about it.

Well then, Tokugawa Ieyasu. And the shogunates.Thank you very much for your work so far.

However, it will take some time to transition to a new governing body, so I will lend you a general position for a while.

But just be prepared so you can be ordered to leave whenever you want. "

Afterwards, I corrected my posture with an unusual and serious face, and sequentially looked at all the officials of the Shogun assembled during the viewing.

We don't know how many more countermeasures meetings we can hold by gathering current members, and in some cases the Edo Shogunate will be gone by tomorrow is not zero.

I decided to carve a lot of memories of who was at least here.

(Ah... but if we don't incorporate the officials of the Edo Shogun into the Meiji government, we may not be able to govern well.)

The atmosphere was somehow like farewell in life, but even if the political form of the country changed calmly, it was difficult to replace it in total, and even if it was adopted from the local area, the current members were all quite excellent.

However, besides me, I thought it was a good opportunity to change politics, and there should be a lot of people who would retire in the flow, and I would only be able to see their faces when they come to play or jog early in the morning... I nodded little.

Seven years after Kayo, the black ship came again.

Moreover, there were seven ships instead of four, and after a while they docked off the coast of Yokohama, there were two more ships, nine more.

You will be intimidating Japan, but you will not lose in the unlikely event of a battle.

So I decided to start negotiations in a grand manner without asking you to return to the coast of Uraga while trembling the tail of the fox.

Perry wanted Edo, but he couldn't put a virtual enemy country in the main circle of Japan in a driftstone.

Even if we do not intend to lose, we must rule out the possibility that the mainland will be exposed to war.

Negotiate with perseverance to the United States, which will not only break its strong posture.

Shut up, it's easy to wipe them out here now.But this kind of thing is important for the good name.

It is inevitable that you will be disadvantaged in an international position if you start first, and if you want to crush the opponent, the best situation is when you can claim legitimate defense.

Such an agreement made the negotiations difficult to navigate.

Still, since we were able to set up a reception in Yokohama Village in March, we signed the Japan-United States Japanese-Japanese Parent Treaty in March of the same year, after approximately a month of discussions.

Not inequality, of course, but equality pact.

Perry was quite reluctant, but since I instructed him not to take a step on the black phone, all of our diplomats kept a strong stance.

Maybe that's why it took so long, but there is no time limit, so you can think about it for as long as you want.

In the middle of the negotiations, it is Japan that is just, and we will conclude this treaty for Japan's sake.

Perry made a provocative remark that if the conditions were not drinkable, in some cases force might be used…

So I asked them to raise the volume of the black phone at the dock to the volume they could hear, and then I replied.

"Japan already has equal dealings with foreign countries such as Australia, the UK, the Netherlands and Spain.

So right now, there's no benefit in drinking the American Inequality Pact. "

I can't see the footage over there, but it tells me that the meeting venue is stirring.

"As long as you can spare a lot of space and envy that you will come on a cruise of life because you don't like such a small island country."

I hate it so much that I put the receiver back on the black phone.

Although it was a word of sale, it seemed that my remarks to the United States were illustrative, and there was no major objection thereafter, and the meeting for that day ended.

Later, my remarks were largely taken up, and I decided to decorate a side of the newspaper with an illustration of the monstrous and ugly Perry who intimidated my lovely fox daughter.

Whatever historians of future generations will appreciate about this, the mass media should send out equal information in the first place.

But no matter what you think of this, good and evil are clearly discerned.

After finishing the early morning jog around Inari Taisha Shrine and returning to my home in the back of the forest, I sipped the bottle of milk delivered to the delivery post with a trumpet, and a biased report held in one hand appeared in the newspaper. This was terrible... while murmuring, I looked through it firmly.