255 6.49 Go Forth And Reshape Fukushima!

"Have you taken your meals and did you enjoy them?" I asked the Mayors from the other municipalities which began with such harmless questions. Little did they know what's in store for them.

"Yes..." came their answers for the meals.

"Did you see the treaty that was brought in by the consul of the United States and had been mutilated by me in order to save the future of Japan?"

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"Yes... We did and yet to see the documents that you had mutilated, my lord." One of them spoke up on behalf of the rest after some discussion.

"Would you like to see improvements in our lives as well as throughout Japan?"

"Yes... We would like to, my lord. We would definitely want to see improvements to what you did to New Kitakata Town as well as to Fukushima."

"Do you wish to implement what you see here in its legislative and administrative to make things easier for you?"

"Yes, my lord... We would like to implement your set of legislative and administrative for our own benefits. Furthermore, I heard its lesser manpower and paperwork to get things done."

"That's great, in that's the case since I had gotten all of you to agree on what I had said in the past 5 minutes, take time to study your surroundings, especially in the government and business district."

"Get yourself a sketchpad or something and record down what you had seen and what you think of it. A person ruling each Prefecture does not stand on one's decision alone but to others as well."

"As what my Execom had explained, do not expect one to understand its meaning and structure and blindly the following instruction and in the end being an ass to yourself and to me. You have about 3 hours to find out what you need to know and get back to me once you had done so."

"Dinner will be served at 6 pm and followed by supper at 8 pm. Be right back here by 3 or 4 pm for your afternoon tea break. I don't want any of you to pengsan in the middle of your queries."

"Since you are all ready for a change, go forth and change Fukushima as the way the governing body would look like. This would be a stepping stone for other Prefecture to follow and with His Majesty extended stay here, things would be smoother than it seems to be."

"If you are looking for the Head Treasurer or the ex-Mayor, their heads and limbs would be floating downstream miles away from here already. Please ask Hiko-sama here, he's temporarily taking over the Treasury and ask as many questions you need. As for the others, you may find them on your way out from here."

I explained and hearing the heads of the Head Treasurer and the ex-Mayor was floating downstream, only they could imagine what kind of heinous crime they had committed until the capital punishment was meted on them.

They shuddered and immediately went to get the stationeries they had gotten from the trading district and clamoured back to ask relevant questions on the restructuring.

"Alright, Your Majesty. We now just wait for the arrival of the Shimoda's Governor as well as the recovery of a shock for these consuls from the United States. It seems they were taken aback in what we had retaliated in the treaty that they had produced."

"It is truly one-sided and discriminating. What would they do if we were to invade the United States and States our demand? Definitely, we would have a lot of rebuttals, right? Rest easy now, Your Majesty. I hope we are able to overturn a major catastrophe for Japan Empire."

"I'm surprised, Himura. You're 3 years younger than me and yet your wisdom and deep knowledge is simply remarkable... I have not met someone like you until the past week and I am still speechless on what I wanted to say. Even when you mentioned about my extended stay, I was too taken aback to give you a reply and simply nodded my head. You should be the next Tokugawa's predecessor if you wished to take over Japan's Empire."

"No...i do not have any intention to take over Japan's Empire... I just wanted to set things straight."

My answer left Tokugawa Iemochi dumbfounded as he cannot find any words to contest to my reply. He just nodded his head and he was thankful that he had to find out the real me, rather than listening to rumours and relying on them.

Tokugawa Iemochi was in deep thought. "This guy never thinks about wealth or greed because it all came from the support of the residents here through his efforts. He makes millions and regards them just like bronze or coppers..."

"The wealth he had gathered, he simply is ready to throw it back to society. The way he invents a scheme seems plausible even to the residents; and business loans? Who would have thought about it? The first person to take the loan was from the Blacksmith and he had been dutifully paying it daily."

"It takes money to make money. More people are taking up these business loans to help expand their trade and merchandise and with a minimum rate of 12% per year or 24% for 24 months repayment, it would be rather easy for the merchants. Very thoughtful and resourceful."

"Sigh...if I had known him earlier, I would have appointed him as the Chief Minister or something and he could easily steer Japan out of any economic or financial mess." and Tokugawa Iemochi sighed inwardly and watched me worked fervently as I discussed about the treaty matters and had revoked almost 90% of the idea of the United States and into his own, safeguarding not his ass first, but for the future of Japan.

"How long would the Governor of Shimoda be arriving?" Tokugawa Iemochi asked me. "Oh... It would need a flight with 2 or more stops. Don't forget we had the Fasuto Japan Airways. The first-ever airborne mode of transport and correspondences."

"Knowing His Majesty is here, he would definitely come over. By the way, the flight time would take him about 7 hours roundabout but there is a pit stop at Utsunomiya and Tokyo before reaching Shimoda. In that case, he would be here by 10 in the evening if the weather's good."

"Hahahahaha..." Tokugawa Iemochi slapped his thighs as he remembered that Fasuto Japan has its own Airways. "How much did you pay the Tanukis who served to fly there and pick him up?"

"For that round trip, we paid 500 silvers or 50 gold to the Tanukis. The Youkai Taijiya who was acting as a copilot is paid 20 gold per month. He just sits there and enjoys the breeze while escorting the Tanukis and the visitor back. Luckily we have our own Airways because if not we would have to wait some days for him to travel to Kitakata here alone."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty and Your Excellency, I can't help to overhear your conversation on Fasuto Japan Airways. Is that a new thing right now that's available here in Japan?"

"Only in New Kitakata Town, Mr Townsend. Airways is a new form of transport for goods and people. In terms of sea warfare, our Airways can act as a bombardier. Your cannons could only shoot other ships and small arms fire effective range is 80-100 metres."

"If we equip our Airways with bombardiers and airdrop bombs from a height of 200 meters, it would prove to be disastrous right? Our Airways could move on land and sea and in the air. So... Keep this in mind. You may have the technology, but we have the supremacy."

"Supremacy... I like the sound of it. Even if we drop non-incendiary bombs on your ships and populated areas, it would cause massive damage, right? And a massive death toll as well... Eeeeeeeeeee..... Kababoom..."

I demonstrated how an Airways would perform an airdrop and explodes down below. The look of terror flashed on his face and he shuddered at the supremacy u was talking about.

"Relax, Mr Townsend... Japan is not going to hit these towns like Pearl Harbour..." I tapped his shoulder reassuringly.

"Pearl Harbour...? How does this kid know about Pearl Harbour? It was visited by Commodore Matthew Perry some years back in Oahu, Hawaii in the Hawaiian Kingdom and this little lagoon harbour was only known by the United States. It was a secret, no other people know about it. And this kid just casually talked about Pearl Harbour like as if he knew about it. Such knowledge from an 11-year-old kid...! Is he amazing or what?!?"

Townsend Harris looked at me in amazement, wonder, surprise, dumbfoundedness and was really speechless.

"How do you know Pearl Harbour?" he finally asked.

"Oh... I've been places. It's a nice shallow lagoon, yes? Pretty neat to set up a United States harbour there. Quiet little towns. Los of greens. Rolling hills. Clear blue skies. Great place to retire too."

"NO SHITTING ME...!! This kid even said he went places? Is he 11 or 44? My goodness, I don't know what I'm feeling right now...." Townsend Harris was reeling with utmost shock in hearing my explanation of Pearl Harbour as if he had been there before...

Feeling lightheaded, he excused himself and went out, staggering with his feet and his subordinates supported him as he took a seat outside to steady his nerves.

"What's Pearl Harbour, kid?" Hiko-sama asked me. "If we let the Westerners do what they wanted to do here in Japan, and giving us technology this we shouldn't be grasping, Japan would come into power one day and be attacking the United States in 1942."

I whispered to Hiko-sama softly as I do not wish to leak out too much information. Hiko-sama widened his eyes and he saw I was making a whistling and sounds of explosions when I mentioned Fasuto Japan Airways would be performing an airstrike.

He finally understood that dealing with the root of the problem would mean there's no such thing happening somewhere in the near future.