Updated: 2012-12-14

After Vasilyevich placed his soldiers into the barracks for rest, it was almost evening. The winter in Hokkaido was also very cold, but it was not difficult for Vasilyevich who came out of the Russian Empire. This was also one of the important reasons why Wang Yi sent them to Hokkaido.

"The weather in Hokkaido this year is a bit strange, and it still hasn't fallen even a single snowfall!"

Governor Andrew drove Vasilyevich and chatted while walking. Along the way, the German guy boasted about the cars he was driving. Vasilyevich knew that the Northeast Autonomous Region had begun to equip the governor with cars, which was a kind of welfare or a kind of honor. The automobile industry is just starting in the Northeast Autonomous Region. The iron-blocked meat that can run on its own with four wheels is currently limited, and most of it is done by hand. In other words, ordinary people have nowhere to buy it if they have money.

What made Vasilyevich strange was that according to the policy, while equipping the governor with a car, he also equipped a driver. However, the driver is nowhere to be seen, and Andrew is so content with driving. Vasilyevich did not ask much, and he is still very sensible in this regard.

Speaking of which, Andrew is obviously very familiar with Hakodate, although the place where he really works and lives is actually in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido.

"Before I came to the Northeast, I often came to Hokkaido on a boat. At that time, it was still the Japanese. The only port they allowed the entire Hokkaido to open to the outside world was Hakodate, so I lived here intermittently for a long time."

"So that's it!" Vasilievich nodded.

After roughly walking around Hakodate, Vasilievich was taken by Andrew to a tavern on the street of the port. The owner was an old Ainu people. He looked over fifties, but he was still in good spirits.

The atmosphere in the tavern was very warm. Although the seats were not yet full, the customers inside were workers who had just got off work from the shipyard. Drinking and singing, the sound could be heard for ten miles.

The boss obviously knew Andrew, but he didn't seem to know him well. He probably didn't know that Andrew was the governor of Hokkaido, so he probably only regarded him as an ordinary seaman.

"The good sentence is gone, Lao An."

"Long time no see, Mr. Domoto." After two or three hundred years of daily necessities, the Ainu people began to try Japanese names in order to protect themselves, and even spoke in Japanese. Vasilyevich couldn't understand the conversation between the two, so he just smiled friendly. He found that the Ainu people in the tavern were different from the Japanese Yamato people he had seen, as well as the Han people in the Northeast, Manchus. They were tall and thick, and most men had big beards with a hair falling on their cheeks. However, these people were obviously no longer traditional Ainu people, at least they were wearing this. Long clothes and trousers, plus cotton coats, if you only look at the dress, it would be a Northeast worker style.

"Hokkaido is now from our northeastern region. Speaking of which, the Ainu people are considering affordable. If they are still under the rule of Japan, they don't know where to go!" Andrew knew that Vasilievich was very curious about the Ainu people, so he explained, and while saying that, pouring him wine: "This is Sapporo beer, my family's property, come and try it."

Vasileevich knew that Germans were good beer, but he didn't expect Andrew to bring the winery to Hokkaido. It tasted good.

"Good! Why do you think of brewing beer in Hokkaido?"

"Ha, isn't this happening? After Japan ceded Hokkaido, I came to Sapporo. At that time, I wanted to start a business, but after walking around, I found a Japanese wine brewing shop called ale wine shop that was opened before, but no one took care of it now, so I asked a friend to buy it together."

The ale brewing institute in Hokkaido is the predecessor of later Sapporo beer. It was founded by the Japanese Hokkaido pioneer in 1876. After a few years of work, Andrew became cheaper.

"How is the business now?"

"It's not bad! If it weren't for your insurance team's failure to invest in business, I would have brought you into the group." Andrew likes Vasilyevich very much. This guy is gentle and very different from the Russians who are known for being arrogant and arrogant in his impression.

Vasilyevich smiled and followed the words: "Although we cannot invest in the winery, we have appreciated Mr. Andrew's kindness! If there is anything we need to help in the future, just speak."

Andrew is the representative of the local area, and Vasilievich represents the military. In fact, Wang Yi has already given him full responsibility for the land defense of Hokkaido. Trust is one aspect, and more importantly, Wang Yi is not afraid of Vasilievich's rebellion. After all, without the support of the navy, Hokkaido is just an isolated island. Including Japan, this island is just a larger one in front of the northeast.

If Hokkaido wants to develop, the military and local governments must cooperate closely, especially in this special place in Hokkaido. Andrew took the initiative to show sincerity on the first day of Vasilievich's arrival, which is natural.

The Ainu boss started serving dishes, and a chef appeared in front of Andrew and Vasilyevich. Today I ate teppanyaki with Sapporo beer, which inexplicably made people feel the urge to speak freely.

Vasilyevich is very relaxed now, than when he was in the Northeast. Wang Yi actually didn't put any pressure on him. If it weren't for the negotiations, Wang Yi didn't even care whether there was such a group of people in the Northeast. However, as the first Russian in the Northeast Autonomous Region regime, Vasilyevich still felt countless pairs of eyes staring at him and his every move. Hokkaido was isolated overseas, even if he was on the front line of the battlefield against Japan, there might be a risk of war in the future, but this former Russian noble still felt unprecedented relaxation and pleasure.

The night view of Hakodate Bay is said to be among the top three in the world in later generations. I don’t know whether it is true or not. However, even if the lights are not as good as those in later generations, they can be called brilliant.

After dinner, Vasilyevich returned to the barracks and said goodbye to Andrew. At this time, he stood in front of the window on the third floor, looking at the bay in the distance, and looking at Japan on the other side of the Qingjin Strait. Suddenly, a surge of heart was surging.

"This is Hokkaido! This is where I want to make achievements in the second half of my life!"

It is hard to say about other places, but the military mobilization of Hokkaido soon spread to Japan.

In the room, Emperor Meiji looked solemn, and there were five people sitting with their heads hanging down from left and right, namely Hirofumi Ito, Aito Yama Prefecture, Congdao Saigo, and the other two were Kuroda Kiyoshi and Takeo Komoto. Later, the two were experts in Hokkaido issues in the terms of later generations.

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