Qinghe Hachiro: "Now that the shape of the uniform has been decided, it is time to discuss the style of the military flag."

"Ah, there is no need to discuss this. I have already thought of the style of the military flag."

As he spoke, Qingden smiled slightly.

"I decided to use a word that is very important to me as our military flag!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Qingdeng with curiosity and doubt.

Director General: "Word?"

Harada Sanosuke: "Mr. Tachibana, what's the word?"

Hijikata Toshizo asked in a half-joking tone:

"You shouldn't be using your Miao character as a military flag, right?"

Miao character - that is, Qingdeng's surname: Ju.

Qingdeng cut Hijikata Toisan angrily and scolded:

"I wouldn't do something so tasteless."

The director-general asked impatiently:

"Jijun, don't whet our appetites! Tell me quickly! What is the word?"

Qingdeng Xunxun glanced at the chief executive.

As if thinking about something, he was silent for a few seconds.

For a moment, his expression was dominated by a look that was almost malicious.

"Don't be anxious, just let me show off."

"It doesn't take long to make the military flag anyway."

"You will soon find out what character is set as the Shinsengumi's shining symbol!"

…

…

"Ah Wu, you performed well tonight."

Aoto and Mai Kinoshita walked side by side.

Their footsteps echoed along the long and wide corridor.

"hey-hey……"

Kinoshita Mai played with the black hair hanging from her temples and smiled shyly.

"To be honest, I also find it incredible... The idea I came up with in a flash of inspiration was able to be unanimously recognized by everyone..."

After saying that, she covered her lips and chuckled again, "Hey hey hey."

That silver bell-like laughter cannot be hidden.

"Ah Wu, keep this momentum tonight and keep working hard."

Qingden smiles.

"Your biggest problem now is that you are not confident enough."

"Afraid of strangers and afraid of speaking in public."

"To be honest, none of these problems are anything special."

"Contact more with strangers and speak more in public, and these problems can be overcome one by one."

“The so-called ‘confidence’ is built from success over and over again.”

"Keep up the good work!"

Speaking of this, he paused as if he remembered something.

When he spoke again, he changed into a serious tone:

"Awu, you should find a chance to express your gratitude to Sanako later."

"If Sanako hadn't forced you to speak, we wouldn't have known what you were thinking."

Upon hearing this, Kinoshita Mai immediately lowered her head and looked at the ground in front of her toes, with a strange light shining in her eyes.

After a moment, she changed the topic hastily and abruptly:

"Hmm... I, let's talk about something else! Aomori, I've already heard from Okita-kun! You plan to earn the Shinsengumi's military expenses by running a business, right?"

As she spoke, she changed her posture - her left hand on her hips, her right hand patting her plump breasts, with a confident look on her pretty face.

"No matter how you say it, I am the granddaughter of a businessman!"

“Although I have never asked my grandma about her business experience, under her influence, I still have some ideas about how to do business!”

"In addition, when I was undergoing training under Mr. Kiryu, I also learned a lot of business skills from him!"

"And more! I was born in Osaka and can speak the Osaka dialect fluently! I am very familiar with the customs and customs of Gyeonggi!"

"If you need my help, just tell me! I will do my best to help you!"

Listening to Kinoshita Mai's self-recommendation, Qingden smiled bitterly, and then looked straight into the void ahead with a complicated expression.

"...A Wu, let me tell you the truth."

"Because there were too many people in the cafeteria at noon today, I didn't tell the truth to the general manager."

"Actually... I haven't thought about how to make money by running a business at all."

"...Eh? What did you say?"

"I said: I have never thought about how to make money by running a business."

"..."

"..."

quiet……

In an instant, the entire corridor became extremely quiet.

Not only did the voices stop, but the footsteps also stopped.

Kinoshita Mai's eyes widened, as if she were petrified, her two exquisite little feet were stuck to the ground, and her whole body stood stiffly.

Qingdeng also paused.

He turned sideways and looked at the girl in red with a half-smile.

About 5 seconds later, the girl’s shock finally turned into a voice:

"What did you say?!"

"Shh, don't be so loud, be careful not to wake up the others."

Kinoshita Mai ignored Qingden's reminder - her little face turned red due to her impatience - she clenched her two little hands into fists, held them in front of her chest, and waved them alternately.

"Qingdeng! You, how could you do this?"

"Logically speaking, shouldn't you think of ways to make money first, and then spend money lavishly?"

"Why did you come the other way?"

"How come you spend money lavishly first and then think about ways to make money?"

Qingden seemed to have guessed Kinoshita Mai's fierce reaction, he chuckled a few times and spread his hands.

"Ah Wu, you can save any money, except the training fees and food expenses for the soldiers."

"Be prepared for the worst at all times - this is the obligation that I, the general, and the governor of Gyeonggi Province should fulfill."

"I conceived the strategy and future army-building plan based on the expectation that 'the Satsuma Army, the Choshu Army, the Hōzū Party and the Great Salt Party will attack together tomorrow'."

"Therefore, no matter what, even if the money on hand is very tight, even if I have not thought of a way to make money, I will do whatever it takes to quickly increase the combat effectiveness of the Shinsengumi!"

Speaking of this, Qingden smiled and stretched out his hand to gently comb Kinoshita Mai's hair.

"Awu, don't worry about money."

"The 3,000 taels of gold handed over to us by the general, plus my 500 taels of gold deposit, plus the 400 taels of gold just given by Gennosei Yagi, the total is nearly 4,000 taels of gold."

"Even at the current rate of spending, such a large amount of money will be enough for us to spend for a long time."

After finishing speaking, Qingden took back the hand that was combing Kinoshita Mai's hair with a serious expression.

"I will visit the streets of Kyoto again tomorrow to see if there are any products that can make a lot of money!"

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Because the glutinous rice balls stuffed with dumplings were so delicious, I ate them so hard that I accidentally forgot about the time and updates (Leopard Head in tears)

Although it's a bit late, Leopard still wishes everyone a happy winter festival~PaPaPaPaPaPaPaPa~ (slaps the leopard's belly)
Chapter completed!