Pillars of the Wu family

"See you next time!" Yoshitomo Kira got up to send them out of the guild hall, and he summoned Yamaoka Shichang and said to him, "Take my order and return to Sakamoto Castle immediately, and ask the money house to exchange all the silver in its hand. Ask Tennoji House for a loan, if they are unwilling, let Hosokawa Fujitaka issue a pleading as a loan from my Sakamoto Castle, I will eat this batch of goods within seven days, and complete the transaction together with Wang Dan's one-off."

"Yes!" Mr. Yamaoka knew that once Yoshitoki Kira used this tone to give an order, it must be an urgent order, so he quickly got up and returned to Sakamoto Castle with a few nearby people. Time was tight and seven days were only enough to transport all the usable silver to Sakai. Town, there is also the problem of borrowing money, and it takes a few more trips to complete.

In the next few days, Yoshitoki Kira stayed in Sakaicho to mobilize the strength of the Kira family. The money houses in Kyoto and Sakamoto tried their best to exchange silver. It took only five days to collect 5 taels of silver, not to mention Yongle money and Qi money. , that is, the liquid funds of the two money houses have been drained, basically to the extent that the entire family has been emptied.

The unit of measurement in Japan is the same as that of the Ming Dynasty. One catty is equal to 16 taels. The 5 taels of silver is more than 3000 catties of silver. Ten thousand pieces of gold and 16 pieces of silver, that is, one hundred thousand catties of silver, so it is only with the wealth of a certain monkey that he can go to the court.

With the more than 3000 catties of silver raised by the Kira family, it is still not enough to eat the goods of Agot's fleet, and he also needs to buy tea, beans and pickled vegetables. These teas are simply available in the Treasury of the Kira family. The annual tribute is collected from tea growers. Because the tea leaves are easy to store, they are not in a hurry to sell them. The beans are harvested in the second phase of the spring. They are not worth much and will not be used much. The pickles are similar. If you add it up, it can be done within a thousand pens.

In this way, there is still a gap after the price of the goods is paid. He has to reach an agreement with Wang Dan before he can reach a contract with the Agot Chamber of Commerce. After thinking about it, he decided to ask Tennojiya for a loan, so he ordered Matsui Yuhan to bring Sakamoto Castle's statement to find Tsuda Sotatsu of Tennojiya, and asked him to raise no less than 5 taels of silver within five days.

Tsuda Sotatsu saw the joint signature of Kira Yoshishi’s monogram, and stated that he would only borrow money if he pledged all the property in Sakamoto Castle Town. Matsui Yukan had already guessed that the money would be difficult to borrow, but he did not expect Tennoji House to return the lion. It was so much, and in the end, considering that Ji Liangyi was pressing too hard, he gritted his teeth and agreed to his terms.

The wealthy Tsuda family immediately asked someone to sign an agreement. If the 5 taels of silver could not be repaid within a period of one month, the operation right of Sakamoto Castle Town and the port would be under the jurisdiction of Tennojiya, and invited Imai Sohisa, Takeno Shoou, Obayashi Sotao, etc. People testified, and finally lent this large sum of money to the Kira family.

In a tavern in Sakaimachi, Matsui Tomokaru said cautiously: "This is how it happened, I have no choice but to agree to Tsuda Sotatsu's request..."

"Hmph! It doesn't matter, the family has its own opinion on this matter! Has all the silver arrived?" Yoshitoki Kira took a deep breath, not thinking about the disgusting conditions proposed by the hateful Tennojiya, and swallowed Sakamoto in one bite Ambition, if someone can borrow money, it is considered good. If he does not lend a penny, he can only stare blankly. Everyone knows that this matter can't be troubled, so it can only be done so quickly.

When Yoshito Kira had a headache on how to raise funds for the transaction, Hattori Masaki suddenly appeared and whispered, "The Nanman who met the owner last time said he wanted to see you."

Kira Yoshishi was stunned and asked, "The Southern barbarians? Which one are you talking about? The big one or the small one?"

"... small one" Hattori Masaki uttered two words after holding back for a long time.

"Oh! That little blonde girl! Where is it? I'll go see her!"

"She said she was waiting for you at the Nanban Commercial Hall."

Yoshiki Kira came to the Nanban trading house with his entourage again. The blond little loli had been waiting at the door with a few strong men from the Nanban. Yoshiki Kira smiled at them and walked over and said, "Miss Claudia, I haven’t seen the style for many days, but it’s a pity that I’m so worried about the funds for this transaction these days that I can’t eat or sleep!”

The little blond-haired loli took out a satin juniper fan out of nowhere, covered her face with a coquettish smile and said, "Mr. Joseph is really an interesting person."

"Cough... let's talk in the shop!" Yoshihiro Kira turned his head and glanced around. Sure enough, there were already many people watching. It is rare for a Japanese to be able to speak fluently with the southern barbarians, and Claudia didn't intend to There were people watching outside, and they walked into the Nanban trading house together with Kira Yoshitoki.

In the shop, the steward sat there and dozed off last time. When he saw Kirayoshi again and waited for someone to come over, he could only open the shop with a bitter face and let them in. The two left their respective entourages in the downstairs hall in a tacit agreement. With small eyes, he climbed up to the familiar second floor again, just like when he left last time, and the empty bottle of sparkling wine was also put back in place, this manager is really interesting.

This time, the blond little loli came to him on her own initiative, and she didn't seem to be here for business, so she asked straight to the point: "Okay! Miss Claudia! We can talk! What do you want me to do?" ?”

"Joseph, do you have a dream?" Claudia didn't seem to hear his question, and said in a daze: "I have a dream, to build a fleet of my own, seize control of the Atlantic Ocean, and then return to England Find revenge on that nasty woman!"

Yoshiki Kira suddenly smiled, shook his head and said, "Oh, I remember, your full name is Claudia York! York... York Dynasty? War of the Roses? Isn't the Plantagenet family already extinct? explain……"

"My great-grandfather was John of Gloucester, the unlucky one executed by Henry VII!" Claudia smiled sadly, shaking her head and said, "Did you know? Since the War of the Roses, our Plantagenet The family has always been cursed! Fate destined that Plantagenet would perish only in conspiracy and betrayal!

Henry VII was merciful. He knew very well at that time that my great-grandmother was pregnant with my grandfather, but he still let us go and let my grandfather be born safely in a manor outside London. The price we pay for this will be free!Can you believe that my grandfather and father never left that manor their entire lives and they didn't even know what London was like right next door? "

Yoshiki Kira's eyes widened and he looked at this little loli, and suddenly felt absurd. The War of the Roses between Lancaster and York was a legendary story in England. What is the concept of the Plantagenet Dynasty?Even ordinary people in future generations can tell that the little loli in front of him actually comes from that legendary family?The last heir of the York family ended up being almost wiped out. The legend of the prince in the tower has been spread in England to this day, but it is really absurd that he met the heir of this family here.

"I think this is much better than the dark and damp Tower of London, at least you can breathe fresh air, can't you?" Kirayoshi tried to comfort the emotional Claudia. This was a very bitter story that reminded him of another A tale of ice and fire, I hope she takes the blow.

"... my mother, Caroline of Antwerp, and my grandmother, Irene of Amsterdam, were sent from the Netherlands by the Tudors. Do you know what that means? My We are half Netherlandish, and even if someone found us, we would not support a plantagenet who married outsiders, and our family has no roots in England."

"Wait, didn't you say that your uncle is Frank Argot?" Yoshiki Kira looked at her suspiciously. Why is his mother's name Caroline from Antwerp?What about his uncle?

"You have to know that people in the Netherlands don't have surnames. Argot is the name of my uncle's chamber of commerce. Uncle Frank is my mother's cousin. It has been 30 years since their family moved from Antwerp to Amsterdam." Claudy Ya laughed and said, "So there is something Joseph doesn't know! I really thought you were omniscient!"

"Uh, don't you have a surname? It seems to be the case. You seem to be Claudia who calls herself York..." Yoshiki Kira rubbed his head in embarrassment. It was too bad to be complained by a little foreign loli.

Being disturbed by Kira Yoshitoki, Claudia regained her emotions, put her hand on her chin and frowned and said: "That's different, my surname is Gorse, you should know that this surname represents a taboo, because Some reasons can only continue the family, so you are not wrong to say that the York family."

"Then why is your family being persecuted? Didn't the Tudor dynasty already put you under house arrest?"

"Because our family is a Protestant, in order to please Henry VIII, my father and mother joined the Protestant Church. After the death of Henry VIII, the current King Edward was sick and unable to support. All the Catholics in the country united with Princess Mary, because She is a devout Catholic and first in line to the throne."

Ji Liangyi said if he realized something: "So she opened the knife to your family?"

"Yes! That crazy woman has been secretly persecuting Protestants, because John Dudley, the Duke of Northumberland, obstructed her. She can only give up her delusions of persecuting the Protestant nobles and scholars in power, and turn to the little ones. Protestant nobles and peasants wrought bloody revenge!

I don't know who told Princess Mary about the existence of our family, and it didn't take long for the tragedy at Yorkshire Manor to happen!My parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, little John and little Chrissy, and our servants were brutally murdered by Princess Mary's supporters, only I escaped by hiding in the dark room in the closet … Half a month later, my uncle Frank led people to rescue me, and it has been almost two years now. "

Claudia's tone was as cold as snow, calm and scary, and her cold eyes seemed to be telling a story that had nothing to do with her, without any emotion.

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