The crackling sound of firecrackers sounded, and Edo Castle was very lively. Many samurai and residents stopped in front of a Central Plains building to watch. Beat gongs and drums, the golden lion dances were slumped and rolling, and the white smoke from firecrackers filled the crowd. The residents of Edo Castle applauded from time to time!

Many Chinese businessmen have opened shops in Edo Castle. Originally, beating drums and lion dances are not particularly new for the residents of Edo Castle, but this time the scale is far greater than the opening of ordinary shops.

"The Kyushu Bank's branch in Tokyo will open from now on. Everyone is welcome to come here to deposit, loan, and interest is easy to say!" A shopkeeper wearing silk bowed to the people present.

"Disclaimer? Loan, interest? What does that mean?"

"The Jiuzhou Daily published the news of the establishment of a bank a few days ago. It is said that if anyone has more silver on his hand, he can store it in the bank. If it is stored for a long enough time, when the bank retrieves the silver there, the bank will also give additional silver as interest. That is to say, the more silver you put there, the longer the time, you can earn more money."

"What if they lose our silver or refuse to admit it afterwards?"

"Idiots, they have the support of the entire Chinese government behind them. How could such a big place not be able to provide enough silver compensation?"

The residents of Edo Castle were talking and curious about the mysterious Kyushu Bank.

Among these Edo Castle residents, three types of people are particularly sensitive to the establishment of Kyushu Bank's Tokyo branch. One is the local merchants in Japan. Their trade cannot avoid the Far East trading companies that control Chinese goods and markets, and the other is the comprador merchants represented by the indigenous people of Yokohama Port. The first two types of people expressed greater interest in loans, while the other is the Tokugawa Shogunate. They are concerned about not only the functions of Kyushu Bank, but what the Kyushu Army is going to do after establishing the Tokyo Academy and Kyushu Newspaper.

Tamura, the president of Yokohama Trading Company, participated in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Branch as one of the local guests invited by the Tokyo Branch.

The Beiyang Fleet occupied Yokohama Village as a concession and once gave the fishermen in Yokohama Village a settlement fee. Then the nimble-minded fishermen in Yokohama Village became a bridge of communication between Japanese merchants and Chinese merchants, and became famous comprador merchants in Japan.

Later, at the suggestion of fisherman Tamura, compradors from Yokohama Village formed Yokohama Trading Company, which was famous for a time and even Edo Castle ruled by the Tokugawa Shogunate, it began to have a considerable influence.

Now no one calls it "Fisherman Tiancun" anymore, but the President Tiancun.

Tamura, who was a fisherman, wore the most noble silk in China, stood behind the president of the Tokyo branch with his head raised and his chest, enjoying the envious eyes of everyone. With the support of the father of Kyushu Jun, a big comprador businessman like him was no longer afraid of the samurai class. Because even some middle-level samurai and Hachimoto were not as rich as him!

News of the opening of the Tokyo Branch of Kyushu Military Bank spread throughout Edo Castle, causing a lot of noise.

Under the secret instruction of the Tokyo branch, some child care workers became the first to save money, which in turn attracted the first batch of real customers.

Tokugawa Shogunate Minister Tadao Sakai attended the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Branch with several samurai with a very complicated mood. Especially when he saw the comprador merchants following the president of the Tokyo Branch, he couldn't help but feel disgusted with them.

"Tanmura, are you too close to the Kyushu Army?" Tadaokazu Sakai whispered to Tamura.

"Master Tadashi Sakai, we are doing comprador work. Without the backer of the Kyushu Army, there will be no food to eat. Please understand." President Tamura smiled slightly.

"Are you not afraid of the general being blamed?" Sakai Tadaosaki threatened.

"What are you saying? If it weren't for us comprador merchants who promoted trade between the two sides, how could China's industrial products flow into our Japan? I heard that Sakai Tachisaki bought kerosene lamps from the Kyushu Army and wanted to spend a large price to buy bicycles from the Kyushu Army. Why don't you reflect on yourself first?" Tamura said sarcastically.

Tadaoka Sakai was speechless by a fisherman. Although he was worried about the economic invasion of the Kyushu Army, he was helpless that Chinese goods were indeed novel and practical enough that even an important minister of the shogunate could not escape the law of Maka.

"Sir Sakai, why do Chinese people always like to call our Edo Castle Tokyo?" A qimoto next to Tadaosaki Sakai asked in confusion.

"Maybe they want to regard our Edo Castle as an important area in their east. They have made great plans, but we have no choice." Tadao Sakai gritted his teeth.

It would be fine if the ambition of the Kyushu Army was not discovered. The problem is that even if the other party's ambition was discovered, there was no appropriate countermeasure, which made Tadashi Sakai feel aggrieved! No matter what diplomatic strategy the shogunate adopted, as long as the Beiyang fleet stationed in Yokohama Port threatened to attack Edo Castle, the shogunate must bow its head. The Beiyang fleet stationed in Yokohama Port is like a sharp blade hanging above the Tokugawa Shogunate. Before any decision the shogunate has to make, they must look up to see if the sharp blade will fall.

On the same day that the Tokyo Branch of Kyushu Bank opened, the iron armored steamer "Yongchang" brought a team of special people.

Zheng Zhilong, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet and the highest in charge of Japan, wore casual clothes and brought soldiers to greet them in person.

"General Zheng, why are you here in person?" A woman who was disembarking with a suitcase was a little surprised when she saw Zheng Zhilong.

"Miss comes to a place like Japan, I am afraid that the military leader will take action against Japan. As the person in charge here, I will of course fulfill the friendship of the landlord. Why don't you help the lady carry your luggage?" Zheng Zhilong glared at the accompanying man following Da Yu'er, thinking that these people are really destined to be single...

"If the senior sister doesn't ask us to help, we can't do anything," said the economics student who came to act with Da Yu'er.

Zheng Zhilong didn't feel abrupt when he heard these people calling Da Yuer the senior sister. He also spent some time in the Academy of Sciences and knew that the name of the seniors had changed. Since they called Da Yuer the senior sister, Da Yuer entered the Academy of Sciences earlier than them, although Da Yuer's age may be the youngest among the people.

"I have arranged your residence in the Yokohama Port Concession. Later, the senior executives of the Beiyang Fleet and Far East Trading Company branch will welcome you." Zheng Zhilong said.
Chapter completed!