In the temporary camp in Edo Castle, many Daname and samurai who had lost their houses gathered here. Although the fire was soon transported from Asakusa's granary, the temporary camp was filled with the fragrance of rice.

"There is still no news ahead. There is a fire in Edo Castle. If the general does not come back, no one will lead us to rebuild Edo Castle. What should we do? A considerable area has become a broken wall. Should we stay here?"

"Fortunately the cold winter has passed, otherwise it would be uncomfortable if the cold weather was cold."

The samurai raised a bonfire in the temporary camp and sat around it to discuss the reconstruction of Edo Castle. A considerable part of the city was burned and it took a lot of time and money to rebuild. Edo Castle was built by the Tokugawa family, so naturally the Tokugawa family should be the rebuilding issue. Now that the Tokugawa family is on the expedition, no one is willing to preside over the reconstruction of Edo Castle. If Edo Castle was just rebuilt and the shogunate collapsed, the account would be unclear.

While Tadaokazu Sakai, Tadao Abe and others were pondering, there was a sudden noise near Edo, which made Daime and Haman, the solemn ones in the temporary camp stand up nervously. Many people held the samurai swords or muskets in their hands. The fire in Edo Castle was caused by artificial arson, and it was not yet confirmed who set the fire. At this time, the noise was very likely to be the one who set the arson behind them.

Several warriors in armor hurriedly broke into the temporary camp.

"The refugees captured the granary. They seized our iron cannons and weapons, and opened the warehouse to snatch the grain away!" The warrior knelt in front of Tadao Abe.

"The granary by the Asakusa River was captured by the mob?" Daimyo, Hachimoto, and the samurai stood up one after another, looking nervous.

The wooden houses in Edo Castle can be burned, but once the granary is captured, their powerful people will face a food crisis like ordinary civilians.

"Follow me to take back the granary. The mob cannot let the mob snatch all the food!" Some daimyos who brought retainers and warriors immediately set off to seize the granary after hearing that the granary was captured.

Tadaoka Sakai did not block these Daming, who planned to use force. His house and a lot of gold and silver were burned down by the fire. The granary was the most important place. If there was not even food, his personal situation would be worrying.

"Should we return to our previous fiefdom? We still have a lot of industries in the local area and continue to stay in the turbulent Edo Castle, and may not even be able to guarantee their lives." Some daimyos always feel that this is not a place to stay for a long time when they see Edo Castle being fired first and then robbed by civilians of food.

Large-scale conflict broke out in the granary by the Asakusa River, violent conflicts between farmers and samurai, exacerbating the uneasy situation in Edo Castle, and a large number of bloodshed caused by the conflict.

In addition to Asakusa's granary, uprising broke out in other places in Edo Castle. Members of the Chinese Society led refugees and ronin in Edo Castle who had no food to capture many important places and facilities in Edo Castle, and even competed for the city gate with samurai.

Although the samurai class is superior, they dare not be enemies of the large number of civilians. Even if they want to use force, they must mutter in their hearts.

Tanaka Zeichi stepped onto the collapsed ruins of Tianshou Pavilion under the crowd of many members, looking at the Edo Castle where wars were everywhere: "In order to build a brand new society, the old order must be destroyed."

"Although the area where Daming and Qiben are located is set on fire, the fire is too large and it still affects many civilians. Hundreds of civilians who have no reason may have died because of the fire we put down." said the backbone of the Huaxia Association responsible for setting fire.

"Their sacrifice is worth it. They have dedicated their lives to build a new order," said Tanaka Zeichi.

"And I don't understand why the Kyushu Army allowed us to set fire to the houses of the Jing Academy. Tokyo Academy was the place where we practiced before, and it was destroyed by a fire. It was a pity." Many members of the Chinese Association who came out of the Tokyo Academy couldn't help but feel regretful when they saw the ruins of the Tokyo Academy.

In addition to spreading Chinese culture, Huang Zongxi's Tokyo Academy also mixed with his own people-oriented thoughts, which influenced a large number of Japanese students. Most of these Japanese students were from farmers and ordinary citizens and had a high degree of acceptance of Huang Zongxi's ideas. As a result, Huang Zongxi accidentally cultivated a group of backbone members of the people-oriented thoughts for the Chinese Association supported by the Beiyang Fleet.

"Because Dean Huang told me that after the Edo Castle fire, it needs to be rebuilt and designed according to the new plan and architectural style." Tanaka Seiichi said, "After the Nirvana Fire is reborn, Edo Castle will be more prosperous, and may be similar to the capital. Those low houses will sooner or later be demolished, and it is better to burn them clean with one fire. The houses in Yokohama Port have begun to use a large amount of building materials called cement. The houses they built are tall and strong, which is the future of the city."

"Is Nirvana reborn..." The backbone members of the China Association saw Edo Castle everywhere, and were full of hope for the future.

Before the riots in Edo Castle began, Chinese merchants and Chinese employees in Edo Castle had already gone to the Yokohama Concession to take refuge. Or, at the beginning of the Japanese civil war, the overseas Chinese in Japan were looking for the protection of the Beiyang Fleet. When wars were raging everywhere in Japan and were in a food crisis, Yokohama Port was a pure land.

The Beiyang Fleet acquired small fishing villages and nearby places through unequal treaties, most of the construction and planning are in the Chinese style, and a small number of them use the local ethnic style to attract some Japanese residents to settle in Yokohama Port and obtain cheap labor. Currently, Japan's most advanced shipyards and smelters are all in Yokohama Port.

Even during the Japanese Civil War, the Yokohama Concession was still peaceful, with stable prices, and normal food supply.

After knowing the stability of the Yokohama Concession, civilians gathered here and wanted to enter the Concession. So Shi Daxuan and other Beiyang Fleet officers and Oriental Company had to set up stalls at the entrances and exits of Yokohama Port to provide porridge with refugees, so that a large number of refugees who wanted to enter the Yokohama Concession were slightly relieved.

Huang Zongxi, the dean of the Tokyo Academy, fled here with many teachers and students.

"I heard that a big fire occurred in Edo Castle, thousands of houses were burned, and our Tokyo Academy also encountered a fire. Fortunately, we came to the Yokohama Concession to take refuge in advance, otherwise we might have suffered some losses." The teachers at Tokyo Academy couldn't help but be glad.

Only a few people, including Huang Zongxi, knew that Tanaka Seiichi had informed them to leave early before setting fires in Edo Castle. Moreover, the Ministry of Education in Beijing intends to rebuild the Tokyo Academy as the Tokyo University Hall.
Chapter completed!