"'Investigating the layout of towns and cities' is my professional habit."

"Since I entered Kyoto, I have never been idle and have been working hard to collect specific details of various towns and cities in Kyoto."

"Although I can't say that I have the entire Kyoto in my mind yet, I already know the layout of the surrounding Mibu Township!"

After Qingdeng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh:

"Ah Wu, you did a great job. In that case, I'll ask you to lead the way."

The two men's positions were swapped.

Kinoshita Mai walked in front to lead the way, and Aoden followed closely behind.

Under the leadership of the girl, they sometimes walked onto the main road and sometimes turned into unknown Tsujiko.

Qingdeng swept his eyes frequently, deliberately observing the traffic conditions around him, and thought to himself:

——The road conditions in Kyoto are really complicated...

Because Kyoto was modeled on the cities of Chang'an and Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, its street layout also adopts the "Tiaofang system".

In addition to building the "Odoju", Toyotomi Hideyoshi also made further adjustments to the zoning of Kyoto.

He ordered the construction of north-south roads, and the neighborhoods were further divided into multiple rectangular areas, establishing the appearance of today's Kyoto towns.

Since the 16th century, Kyoto's industry and commerce have flourished, and the urban population has grown rapidly.

People began to build houses on idle land, and to make it easier for people to travel together, they paved paths in front of their homes.

Thus "Rochi" and "Tsujiko" were born.

Tsujiko: There are two or more entrances and exits, and a trail connecting two main roads.

Road: an alley with only one entrance and exit. The road is generally a private area, and the nameplate of the owner of the household is often hung at the road entrance. There are two special types of road: "mile road" and "bagkoji".

The former is similar to what is called "dark alley" in Chinese.

The latter is a narrow road with a relatively hidden location. Residents can safely let their children play on the path, while adults can concentrate on doing housework at home.

After lamenting the complicated road conditions in Kyoto, he then added in his mind:

——A large number of troops must be invested to effectively deter the thieves entrenched in Kyoto...

Kyoto is one of Japan's most historic cities.

Therefore, there are a large number of road networks and building groups that are like "Shit Mountain Code" and you don't know where to start if you want to rectify them.

This is a huge disadvantage to the Shinsengumi, who currently shoulder the important task of protecting Kyoto.

On the other hand, in the eyes of thieves, this is a great benefit.

As long as you are familiar with the road conditions and turn into any Tsujiko, you can easily get rid of the pursuers.

The Shinsengumi side had to send a large number of troops to conduct a carpet-like pursuit and interception in order to bring the escaped thieves to justice.

——Our troops are still too few...

Qingdeng sighed heavily in his heart.

With the Shinsengumi's current strength of about a hundred men...not to mention defending Kyoto, just defending "Rakuchu" is enough.

If you want to recruit soldiers, you need to spend money, and spend a lot of money!

With this thought, Qingdeng became more determined that "we must find a way to make big money as soon as possible."

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Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita are both people who are not lacking in foot strength.

It took them less than an hour to arrive at Fushimi smoothly.

Because it is so close to Kyoto, Fushimi is deeply influenced by Kyoto culture.

Fushimi speaks a standard Kyoto dialect, and his clothes are also very classic and Kyoto style. As for the architectural style, they are the same.

Because the customs and customs of Fushimi and Kyoto are almost the same, people often jokingly say: There is no difference anyway, and Fushimi should merge with Kyoto as soon as possible.

Both Aoto and Mai Kinoshita came to Fushimi for the first time.

They walked forward slowly while observing their surroundings with interest.

The buildings on both sides of the street are very classic Kyo-machiya.

Kyoto machiya refers to the traditional commercial and residential houses in Kyoto, built according to the traditional wooden axis construction method. The building is two stories high, with a long and narrow layout, with a shop in front and a house in the back, with a courtyard.

The most striking feature of Kyo-machiya is that a tiled Zhongkui statue is placed on the first-floor roof to ward off evil spirits.

At the same time, an insect cage window - a barred window - was installed on the side of the second floor facing the street. There were turmoil and riots in ancient Kyoto. This kind of window was installed to facilitate people inside the house to observe the situation outside, while preventing outsiders from prying.

In addition, there will be small roof structures called "Mao Jian" on both sides of the roof, which serve both as decoration and as firewalls.

Just like the people of Kyoto, the people of Fushimi also have the habit of sweeping in front of their houses.

Looking towards the street, you can always see someone holding a cleaning tool, meticulously spraying water to remove dust, cleaning their own yard, and cleaning the street at the same time.

Fushimi is a commercial city that prospered due to water transportation, so ships are naturally indispensable.

The closer you get to Yodogawa, the denser the crowds are.

When they arrived at the port, even Ayoto and Kinoshita Mai, who were accustomed to the world, couldn't help but be surprised when they saw the prosperous scene.

Countless civilians were running around on ships of all sizes, carrying all kinds of goods.

"It's so lively..."

Kinoshita Mai murmured softly.

Qingdeng nodded slightly to show his agreement.

"Ah Wu, let's go and have a look at the port... huh?"

Abruptly, as if he had discovered some exotic animal, Qingdeng turned his head and looked straight at a certain place.

"Qingdeng, what's wrong?"

As Kinoshita Mai asked, she followed Qingnobo's line of sight - and saw that the thing he was looking at was a liveaboard.

The so-called "liveaboards" are hotels built near the port specifically for travelers to stay.

"Temple...field...house...?"

Kinoshita Mai whispered the name of the liveaboard shop Aoto was looking at.

"... Ah Wu, before inspecting the port... I want to meet someone first."

After saying that, Qingden took big steps and quickly walked towards the temple house.

Although Kinoshita Mai didn't know why, she still followed closely.

Wow—As soon as Qingto pushed open the door of Terada House with his front foot with a gentle movement, he asked loudly with his back foot:

"Who is Miss Denshi?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a nice mature female voice came from deep in the store:

"Hmm? Which one?"

Immediately afterwards, a beautiful young woman who still had her charm came to the entrance and came to Qingden and Kinoshita Mai.

"I am in charge, you are?"
Chapter completed!