In 1877 Japanese nobles formed the Iwakura mission and travelled the world cherry-picking ideas on how to industrialise the country. |
In Piedmont and Naples the nobles were the principal beneficiaries from the alienations of tax revenues and demesne lands. |
Then the sons of nobles scattered in four directions, disunited, in search of land. |
But the circle of outraged nobles had made an almost impenetrable wall surrounding the king and the prince. |
One of these nobles chooses to drift from the others to get to know this vibrant peasant girl. |
Only true nobles were taught flute, it was an upper class instrument and forbidden to commoners. |