1890 King of Southeast Asia

At 23:00 on the night of March 7, south of Tokyo, Izu Islands, Oshima, Oshima Town.

(Machi is a second-level administrative unit in Japan, at the same level as a city, but with a smaller population.)

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Officer Kawashima was patrolling when he suddenly found a ball of fire outside the "city". He thought it was a wildfire, but when he got closer, he found it was a bonfire.

"Who?!" Among the people who were burning the fire, a tall figure stood up immediately.

With the help of the firelight, it can be seen that this person is about 1.7 meters tall, like a giant among a group of dwarfs.

"Master Yuanzhijie?" Kawashima was stunned and relieved at the same time.

Yuanzhijie is famous on the island. A samurai, more than ten years ago, Yuanzhijie left the Kyoto area, sold his property, and came to Oshima.

In 1900, Yuanzhijie was very "lucky" to make a lot of money. He bought three 100-ton fishing boats, hired fishermen on the island, and established Yuanzhijie Co., Ltd.

The reason why it is a joint-stock company is that Yuanzhijie sold part of the shares of the fishing boats to the fishermen, allowing them to owe money and repay it with income dividends.

Yuanzhijie also hired several Chinese "pirates" through whom the fishing boats were disguised as Chinese fishing boats and sold the harvest to Ryukyu.

The purchase price in Ryukyu was very high and the demand was still very large. Later, a transportation branch was established to purchase fish from Oshima and other islands and sell them.

In this way, on this small island with only a few thousand people, Yuanzhijie gradually controlled the fishing, transportation, retail, import and export and other industries.

His samurai origin, coupled with rumors of dealings with many big figures and big families in Kyoto and Tokyo, made Yuanzhijie a big figure in the Izu Islands.

"Red Bean Mud Private Marseille! My lord, I saw a fire here and thought it was a fire. I came here to check it out. I didn't expect to disturb you. Please forgive my recklessness!" Officer Kawashima bowed deeply without raising his head.

"No..." In a place where Kawashima couldn't see, Yuan Zhijie breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to say that it was okay, he stopped.

Yuan Zhijie took two steps forward and walked in front of Kawashima.

"Officer Kawashima?" Yuan Zhijie suppressed his voice, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

"Hai!" Kawashima bent over and stamped his feet. Without straightening his back, his legs were straight.

"Get up." Yuan Qian waited for a long time and looked at his pocket watch twice before saying.

"Hai!" Kawashima straightened his back.

It's not his fault. He is just a small policeman affiliated with the town hall, and his boss's boss, the mayor, has to be respectful when facing Yuan Zhijie.

Not only because of money, but also because of his samurai status.

Even though the Meiji Restoration abolished the special treatment of samurai, in fact, the samurai class and the noble class that controlled Japan.

"You are very good and have fulfilled your duties, but I need to worship the gods here, so I need you to leave."

Yuan Zhijie turned around and motioned him to leave.

"However, I will ensure safety and will not cause a fire." Yuan Zhijie paused again and said with his head tilted.

During this period of time, he was extremely arrogant, but Kawashima was not dissatisfied at all, but was full of gratitude.

"Ha! Kawashima believes that Lord Yuan Zhijie will have a long-lasting military fortune! Kawashima will take his leave first, sorry for disturbing you!" Kawashima bowed deeply and stepped back with a lucky look on his face.

Kawashima was very grateful that he was not beaten. If the mayor was disturbed while offering sacrifices to the gods, he would definitely give him two big slaps in the face!

"Lord Yuan Zhijie is really an open-minded and powerful adult. Oshima Town will only be better under the leadership of Lord Yuan Zhijie!" Kawashima muttered to himself as he walked.

It has been only more than ten years since Yuan Zhijie came to Oshima, and Oshima has undergone earth-shaking changes. The most important point is that the residents on the island have obtained many jobs, can eat enough and even do something else.

Those who work at the Source Realm Co., Ltd. have become well-known (in the island group) wealthy families, and several of them even support college students.

The people of the big island are proud to work at the Source Realm Co., Ltd.

Until Kawashima left the forest, a figure flashed around the forest. If Kawashima saw it at this time, he would be surprised to death.

Because this figure is the figure of the Source Realm, and his movements are obviously following him.

"Go on!" The Source Realm returned to the fire.

Several Japanese did not speak, silently adding firewood to the fire, and some tributes were placed in front of the fire.

As the firewood burned, the flames got higher and higher, and the flames became more and more dazzling.

"It's almost done, you pay attention to the fire, don't extinguish it within an hour, otherwise the gods will punish us for not being able to catch fish." The Source Realm looked at the fire that was already several meters high, and then looked at the sky.

There was nothing in the sky except a few dark clouds.

"I'll go to other places to have a look, you must keep an eye on the fire, do you hear me clearly?!" The Source Realm shouted seriously.

"Ha!" Several Japanese answered nervously.

The Japanese at that time were very superstitious, especially these people, who were in their twenties and thirties and had never been to school.

When they heard Yuan Zhijie say that they could not catch fish if they angered the gods, they believed it very much and looked around very nervously.

Yuan Zhijie nodded with satisfaction. Based on his understanding of these people, if another Kawashima appeared at this time, these people might rush over and stop him first without thinking twice.

Then he turned around, got in the car, and drove south.

There is a small hill in the south, and a bonfire is also lit on it. It is much larger than the one in the forest and can be seen from a long distance.

In addition to the hill, the forest, the open space in the east, and the home of Yuan Zhijie in the northeastern city, there is a bonfire.

Ten minutes later, Yuan Zhijie came to the mountain. This mountain has been bought by him. A shrine, a residential area for outstanding employees, and a villa area have been built.

The bonfire is in front of the shrine.

"How is it, have you received the news?" Yuan Zhijie just got off the car and three people surrounded him. Yuan Zhijie asked quickly.

However, if there were people from Oshima present, they would definitely be able to hear that Yuan Zhijie was not speaking Japanese with a Kyoto accent, but words.

"Hey, Ayuan, you are here, I received the news, they are right above our heads." A man came out of the wooden house.

"Really?"

"I didn't see anything."

"I can't see it, I can't see it at all."

Several people raised their heads and said in words.

If there were Japanese employees of Yuanzhijie Co., Ltd. here, they would definitely be surprised at how these excellent employees could speak fluent Chinese?

Yuanzhijie looked at the sky. The dark clouds covered the crescent moon. The sky was dark and nothing could be seen.

"Look, that star is moving, it is a flashing star, red and blue light, it is the indicator light of the airship." The man who rushed out of the room saw a red and blue flashing star suddenly appear in the sky.

"Quick, send a message to them and wish them a safe journey." Yuanzhijie looked at the airship in the sky, a little excited and a little relieved.

I saw the man who rushed out of the shrine rushed back again, opened the feet of an inconspicuous statue among the many statues, took out the earphones with his left foot, took out the electric key with his right foot, and twisted the statue's Ji Bo.

The earphones are for listening to sounds, and the electric key is the one that makes a sound after pressing it, which is equivalent to a contactor or switch. As for the last twist, that is a switch.

Given the Japanese's worship and fear of idols, they would not move the idols unless necessary, so it was not easy to be discovered.

At this time, in the sky, Makura's No. 021 was at an altitude of 4,000 meters, and the other airships were also at an altitude of 3,500 to 4,000 meters, advancing in layers.

In order not to get lost in the dark, the indicator light on the top of the airship kept flashing, and someone on No. 021 was watching and reminding at any time, so that the airship would not get lost unless it encountered strong winds.

"Chief of Staff, a telegram from below, wishing us a safe journey." The telegraph operator brought the telegram.

Makura was holding a telescope and looking at the bright spot below.

The bright spot was a bonfire.

"Call back and thank them for their efforts. The empire will not forget them. Tell them to be safe. We will start the mission in two hours." Makura hesitated and said.

"Yes!"

"Order the troops to correct 25 degrees to the left and check whether the ammunition depot, fuel depot, engine, communication equipment, lighting equipment, etc. are normal."

"Yes!"

Ma Cang took a deep look below. This place is about 1,500 kilometers away from Ryukyu, and it is unknown how far it is from Chang'an and Sishui.

However, this place is only 120 kilometers away from the center of Tokyo, where one of their targets this time is located-the Imperial Palace.

120 kilometers, the airship only needs to travel at cruising speed for two hours to reach.

...

"Did you receive their call back?" Yuan Zhijie asked curiously.

"Received it, he said that the empire will remember us."

"Anything else?"

"In two hours, they will carry out the mission... Look! In the sky!" He pointed to the sky in surprise.

In the sky, there was originally only one red and blue flashing indicator light, but it suddenly increased to three, five, a dozen, and dozens.

The flashing lasted only a few seconds, and Yuan Zhijie had an indescribable feeling.

"Tonight, only Kawashima is patrolling alone. In order not to be exposed, kill him and make it an accident." Yuan Zhijie came back to his senses and said.

"A Zhang, Yuntai and I will go, you guys stay at the bonfire, the sacrifice should be done in the manner of a sacrifice." One of them was still looking at the sky, and said blankly.

"That's right, do the whole show, I'll go to the woods and watch." Yuan Zhijie came to his senses and began to create an alibi.

Beep... Beep... Beep...

"Telegram!" The person in charge of sending the telegram rushed into the house again.

"What's wrong again? Our direction should be correct." The person looking at the sky heard the telegram and said in surprise.

Use four bonfires to form an arrow, short in front and long in the back, pointing to the direction of Tokyo, to guide the airship. This is their mission. They calculated for a long time to determine it, and it should be correct.

After a while, the radio operator ran back.

"The headquarters telegram asked us to retreat if we are exposed. Go to the sea. The submarine has been anchored two kilometers east of Oshima."

"I have received the submarine's message. They are only 800 meters away from the shore. They have a deck gun and can support us when necessary."