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Kyoto, Mibu Township, Shinsengumi camp, a certain courtyard——

Hijikata Toshizo, who was sitting cross-legged on the verandah with a carefree attitude, stuffed rice balls into his mouth and said vaguely:

"It's so slow... Why hasn't there been any news from Osaka?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Isamu Kondo beside him said helplessly:

"Ah Sui, you are too impatient."

Shannan Keisuke nodded and agreed:

"Kondo-kun is right."

"'Can we form an alliance with Huluwu?' - This is related to the future of Qinjin Fan."

"There is nothing wrong with a slower pace for such an important meeting."

Hijikata Toshizo, Kondo Isamu, and Shannan Keisuke—the three of them sat in rows, ate, and chatted about recent anecdotes and government affairs from time to time.

During the time Aoto went to Osaka, the three of them were the ones to carry the weight.

For this reason, they have been spending a lot more time together recently.

Long before Aomori went to Osaka, his think tanks had formulated a thorough and detailed plan around the proposition of "how to build the Qinjin Domain."

Everything is ready, all we need is money and food!

As long as the money and grain arrive, be it cultivating fields or building fortresses, all projects can be launched and started immediately!

After swallowing the rice ball in his mouth, Hijikata Toshizo raised his eyes and looked into the distance, as if in deep thought.

"If Tachibana fails...then our next path will be difficult."

Kondo Isamu and Shannan Keisuke stopped talking. They pursed their lips and looked solemn.

Although this topic is very heavy, so heavy that people don’t want to face it, they have to admit that whether Aoto’s “trip to Osaka” will be successful is a huge variable.

Hijikata Toisho and others did not understand Gourd House.

Regarding this organization, they had only heard a few words from Qingto and Mai Kinoshita.

All I know is that this is a low-key business group with amazing energy.

Although due to various reasons such as institutional flaws and historical legacy, the special group of "Osaka Giant Businessmen" was born.

However, since its inception, the Edo shogunate has always insisted on promoting and maintaining the social hierarchy of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce".

"The samurai is the noblest and the merchant is the meanest" - this trend of thought has been popular in Japan for hundreds of years.

Under this influence, Hijikata Toizan and others had a huge prejudice against the "businessmen" group.

In their perception, businessmen are extremely ruthless existences.

On the one hand, as long as there is a profit, they dare to risk the disapproval of the world.

But on the other hand, if there is no profit to be made, they will show amazing stinginess and ignore human ethics, ethics and principles.

Is Calabash House willing to form an alliance with Qinjin Fan, who has just been born and is still very immature?

I'm afraid even Qingdeng himself can't explain this kind of thing...

Always be pessimistic and always prepare for the worst - these are the basic qualities a leader should have.

Although on the surface, Hijikata Toizan and others all pretended to be confident that "Aoden can definitely do it," this was just a means to stabilize people's hearts.

In fact, they had secretly been mentally prepared for the "breakdown of negotiations" and had formulated a series of remedial measures for this purpose.

The first thing is to find a good “next home”.

Calabash House is not the only force with money and food.

They can go and cooperate with the "next family".

If even this trick doesn't work, then they can only resort to the last resort - placing their hope in Yataro Iwasaki.

To put it simply, it is expected that the newly selected chamber of commerce can find new big business opportunities or develop new popular chambers of commerce to raise enough money for Qinjin Fan.

Regardless of the success of this method, relying solely on newly selected chambers of commerce would be too inefficient.

After all, the Shinseng Chamber of Commerce's first priority is to support the Shinsengumi to ensure the normal operation of the latter.

When the newly elected Chamber of Commerce raises enough money and food to promote the "grand construction of the vassal state", no one knows that it will be the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse...

Just as Hijikata Toshizo and the others were frowning, suddenly, the commander-in-chief’s shout came from the distance:

"Mr. Hijikata! Mr. Hijikata!"

Along with this shouting, the sound of "da da da da" footsteps gradually got closer and louder.

In order to speed up the pace, the general manager pulled up the hem of the boy and rushed straight to Hijikata Toizan and others.

Thanks to Sanako's "self-destruction", Souji's "true identity" has been revealed to the world.

"Okita Souji is a girl" - the day this shocking news spread, the sound of "heartbreak" resounded in every corner of Kyoto.

First, countless young girls were heartbroken.

Women in the Edo period generally liked men who were cheerful, fair-skinned, loud-sounding, full of male tension, and masculine-looking.

The representative figure is the kabuki actor who committed suicide not long ago (1854): Yadaime Ichikawa Danjuro.

Because he is so handsome, he is enthusiastically sought after by girls. Even his spit is specially collected and offered like a holy object.

After Yadaime Danjuro Ichikawa committed suicide for no reason, countless women were grief-stricken and cried so hard that their eyes were almost frightened. An artist specially painted this grand scene at that time.

To be fair, Souji's feminine appearance due to a woman disguised as a man is not in line with the aesthetics of the Edo period.

However, she at least accounts for the categories of cheerful, fair-skinned, and loud-voiced - especially "cheerful" and "fair-skinned."

Her bright and cheerful personality, as well as her sun-like smile, made countless girls fall in love with her.

There are really countless girls who admire and pursue Souji.

For example, the daughter of a nearby clinic likes Souji very much.

She always comes to see Souji, sometimes bringing home-made lunches, and sometimes giving him his favorite sweets.

The crazy pursuit of these girls makes Souji very embarrassed - she can't respond to each other's feelings, but she can't explain why.

Immediately afterwards, countless Taoist people were heartbroken.

Oddly enough, women in the Edo period preferred masculine men, while anti-moralists preferred delicate, girl-like men.

Souji's appearance can be said to be exactly what these guys like!

Although I haven’t counted them carefully, it’s hard to say whether the majority of people who admire the “male version of Souji” are men or women...

The crazy pursuit and entanglement of the Taoist people made it even more difficult for the General Secretary.

From another perspective, Sanako's "self-destruction" freed Souji.

From now on, she no longer has to endure the pursuit and harassment of people of the same sex and other religions.

On the other hand, the exposure of her "real identity" also made many men breathe a sigh of relief.

Souji's handsome appearance makes many straight men feel their hearts beat faster.

This caused the latter to fall into a strong entanglement-am I also falling into the common path?

When the news came out that "Soji is a girl", they suddenly felt a sense of relief - great! As expected, I still like women!

At the same time, there are many male compatriots who are ecstatic.

Just having a beautiful woman around you can make you feel ecstatic from the bottom of your heart - men are such simple creatures.

Of course, they are excited. So far, no one has dared to pursue the General Secretary openly.

The reason is quite simple.

At the same time that Souji revealed his "true identity", the news that "'Nioh' Tachibana Aoden is going to marry Souji and other women" also spread.

Who has the confidence to dare to compete with the "Nioh"?

Women and Taoist people could not pursue it; ordinary men did not dare to pursue it. In this way, Souji lived a peaceful life that he had not seen for a long time.

Because the "true body" has appeared, there is no need to hide it anymore.

However, since he is used to wearing men's clothing, Souji still wears men's clothing.

Even when she is wearing regular clothes, she rarely wears a kimono and pulls her hair into a Shimada bun like Kinoshita Mai does.

The only change on his body was to take off the bra.

At first glance, except for her bulging breasts, her appearance is the same as before.

Seeing the Souji suddenly running over, Hijikata Toizo and others, knowing that something urgent was going on, quickly stopped what they were doing.

Souji's pace is fast.

One second she was outside the courtyard, and this second she was in the center of the courtyard.

Before the other person could ask any questions, she said cheerfully:

"Tachibana-kun has succeeded! Calabash House agrees to form an alliance with us!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed - the solemn air dissipated, and the air of surprise filled it.

Isamu Kondo murmured blankly:

"S-succeeded...?"

Although Shannan Keisuke didn't speak, his face was full of surprise.

Hijikata Toshizo was the first to regain his composure and asked sharply:

"How much funding is Calabash House willing to provide us? What is the duration of the covenant?"

Souji raised a fist.

This move confused the opponent.

A fist – what number is that?

Fortunately, the director quickly answered their questions.

"No, no upper limit!"

She said aloud with uncontrollable excitement:

"There is no specific number! Calabash House will provide us with unlimited support!"

“Besides, we don’t have to pay anything!”

"The only thing we have to do is to deal with the Fa Zun Party wholeheartedly and completely eliminate it!"

Suddenly, the whole place was silent - only the sound of heavy breathing was left.

Whether it was the bold and unrestrained Isamu Kondo, or the calm and steady Hijikata Toshizo or Shannan Keisuke, they all showed the same appearance at this time - dumbfounded, looking at the Souji with disbelief.

It wasn't until a while later that Isamu Kondo swallowed hard and then raised his doubts:

"Xiao Si...you are not kidding us, are you?"

The general manager retorted angrily:

"Although I like to joke, I will never talk nonsense on such a big matter."

Everyone present knew Souji's temperament very well, and of course they knew that she was not the kind of person who talks nonsense.

Hijikata: "..."

Kondo: "..."

Shannan: "..."

They looked at each other and looked at each other, as if they wanted to share their surging and passionate emotions with each other.

For a moment, Hijikata Tosei grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth, and the corners of his lips raised in an excited arc.

"A Sheng, Shannan, we are going to be so busy next!"

…

…

Kyoto, streets and alleys——

"Hey! Did you hear that?"

"Ah? What's wrong?"

"Oh, you are so ill-informed!"

"That's right! You don't even know about such a big thing!"

"Hey, stop playing riddles! Tell me quickly, what happened again? Could it be that people from Changzhou came here?"

"No! There's something going on in Osaka!"

"The giant businessmen in Osaka have issued statements one after another! They expressed their full support for the 'Nio'! They will provide Qinjin Clan with all-round material support in terms of money, grain, animal power, etc."

"Osaka's giant businessmen? Who are they?"

"Kingtian House, Saihai House, Gan House, Fan House, Qi Yan House... Madam, there are too many! I can't count them all!"

"What? Aren't these all big businessmen with great power and wealth?"

"That's why I said this is a big event! These giant businessmen actually helped Niou together. This is so surprising!"

"Why is this happening? Aren't the wealthy businessmen in Osaka always stingy?"

"It is said that this is the work of Niou again!"

"According to legend, he went to Osaka alone and persuaded the wealthy businessmen in Osaka with his sharp tongue, making them willing to lend a helping hand! This created the current grand situation!"

"The King of Ren is actually proficient in the art of verticality and horizontality?"

"Is this so strange? Have you forgotten? Not long ago, he single-handedly persuaded the British fleet in Edo Bay to retreat without any effort!"

"Ah, that's true..."

"Suddenly receiving countless amounts of money and food... Hey, hey, wouldn't Qinjin Fan be rising rapidly?"

"That's for sure! As long as you have money and food, you can solve most of the difficulties in this world!"

"I dare to say! In less than five years, Qinjin will become a powerful lord that looks down on the world!"

…

…

Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...more and more cities and towns have received the blockbuster news that "Osaka's giant businessmen jointly funded the Qinjin Clan".

As of now, it's still spreading rapidly.

It won't take long for this news to spread to all parts of the country.

Wherever this news spreads, there will be exclamations one after another.

Shock……

It’s so shocking!

It is not difficult for any human being with a normal mind to guess what will happen when this huge amount of money and food is handed over to the hands of the talented and strategic "Nio King" Tachibana Aoden!

After gaining Kinoshita Rin's recognition and becoming her grandson-in-law, Aoto gained a deeper understanding of Calabash House.

Huluwu is not a traditional business that "buys low and sells high".

Simply put...it's more like an investor!

Once we find talents or merchants worth cultivating, we will invest in cultivating and helping them.

Although there may occasionally be situations where "investment fails and everything is lost", the gains are always more than the losses.

Over time, Huluwu has built up a huge network of contacts!

From Ezo in the north to Kyushu Oshima in the south... merchants who have received the blessings of Hyokuya can be found all over the country!

Just in this corner of Osaka, merchants related to Calabash House include, but are not limited to, the large grain merchant "Kagetian House", the large wine merchant "Nishikai House", the large fruit merchant "Kanwu", the spice merchant "Fanwu"... All are famous names!

This is the reason why Calabash House is not well known by people - they always hide behind the scenes and rarely come to the stage!

In this era of underdeveloped information exchange, it is difficult for ordinary people to know the existence of Calabash House.

After Kinoshita Rin issued the call to "fully support Tachibana Aoto", the "network" under her command quickly came into operation!

Major merchants such as Jingtianwu and Xihaiwu responded one after another!

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ps: It is said that Souji in historical facts is a macho man - which exactly fits the definition of "handsome guy" in the Edo period.