Pillars of the Wu family

Fortunately, he doesn't care about these things, he trains slowly if he is not obedient, and some believers of the Zen sect are dispatched to the Kentian under Miaoyun Temple for religious reform. These military training issues are all handed over to Kansuke Yamamoto. He only needs to coordinate the overall situation That's it.

The business of Qianwu has always been good, but recently there have been incidents of businessmen with bad intentions exchanging low-quality iron coins for Yongle money, but Qianwu's handling is very fast, and the [-] generations of those businessmen's ancestors were immediately released. It turned out to be a businessman from Kyushu. Of course, such a businessman who does not know how to flatter him should be severely punished. Apart from this, there are no other problems, and the income is also rising steadily. In the Gyeonggi area, it is monopolized by the Kira family. However, outside of Gyeonggi, there are still businesses similar to Qianwu.

For example, the Miyoshi family is using their own financial resources to do the same thing. Kishiwada Castle in Izumi Country, Sakai Town, Katsuzui Castle in Awa, and Utazu Port in Sanuki are all doing this kind of business. He named this business Sandai House. Hideo Matsunaga, the important minister of the Miyoshi family, is in charge of the three-substitute house business in Kinki, and Shinohara Chobo, the important minister of Miyoshi Yoshiken, is in charge of the three-substitute house business in Shikoku.

It’s just that Sanhao’s house doesn’t have a stable source of Yongle money, and it also lacks silver and gold reserves. Therefore, Sanhaotong often fails to exchange the coins needed by merchants. Both Matsunaga Hideo and Shinohara Nagabo are not very interested in this business. Matsunaga Hideo is busy following Miyoshi Changqing and trying to seize power, which also makes the business of Miyoshi House half-dead, which is worse than the Kira family's money house. Too much.

The merchants of the Kira family contacted the merchants of Ikuno Yinzan and Iwami Yinzan to purchase some low-quality rough silver ore excavated by them at a low price.Then it was transported by water to Wakasa Bay, and then transferred to a horse-drawn convoy to Xiaohama, crossed Lake Biwa, and came to Sakamoto for rough ore smelting.Use Nanman blow to extract silver.heavy metals such as copper and lead and profit from them.

This business is handed over to Suga Taihei. His eldest son Suga and Heibei are in charge of forging swords and armor. There are also iron sheet inlays. The iron ingots come from the Izumo Niko family. This family made a fortune from iron mining, and Nizi Haruhisa is expanding wildly.Continued to support a large amount of funds, so the Kira family used Yongle money to purchase a large number of iron ingots, and became the largest customer of the Izumo Nizi family for a while.

Without iron, the army cannot be armed, and the forging of iron utensils requires the forging of excellent craftsmen. Soga and Hei, who are proficient in Osafune swordsmanship, are excellent candidates for the blacksmith house. Experience, especially the combination of iron and foot kits weighs more than ten catties and requires a lot of iron forging, which is very suitable for the new batch of apprentices he has recruited.

The recasting of Yongle money, which Su Wopingbei is in charge of, still maintains super high efficiency.The output of 350 Guan Yongle coins per day will deduct [-]% of the copper material, [-]% of the lead material and manual costs.There are still [-] pieces of pure profit. Although it is very profitable, some problems are still found in the process of smelting and casting.

One is smoke and dust pollution, and the other is that a large amount of wood is required in the casting process. Excessive demand has forced the logging of vegetation in Omi to be serious. Although it has not yet reached the point of destroying the ecological environment, the surrounding townspeople have begun to complain. Headache.

In order to control this situation, felling of trees in mountains, forests and rivers was strictly prohibited during Kiragishi period, and forests in plains can only be felled selectively. It is allowed to cut down bamboo forests, because fast-growing bamboo forests can become useful in a year, but it is not allowed to cut down old perennial trees. In addition, he also summoned the adherents and put the use of biogas on the agenda.

In fact, biogas is basically similar to the high-temperature composting method. A closed cellar is dug and built with bricks and stones, and a wellhead is piled up, and a pottery pipe is buried with a fishing line. After hardening, throw all kinds of animal feces, dead branches and rotten leaves into it, and then seal the exit with stone slabs, allowing them to ferment and rot themselves.

The high temperature and high heat will kill the germs and insect eggs inside, and then the biogas produced will be guided to the smelting workshop through the pre-embedded pottery pipe, and the biogas in the pottery pipe will be ignited through the steel valve made by Sugaheibei. In order to prevent tempering and biogas leakage and explosion, the pottery pipes are very thick and heavy, and the inside and outside of the pipes are glazed, and several anti-tempering valves are made in the pipes, and each When using it for the first time, several people are required to operate at the same time to prevent tempering.

In order to prevent the pipeline from leaking, he also specially used the method of burning cement to produce some low-quality cement, and sealed it tightly with a layer of cement, a layer of concrete, and another layer of cement. Speaking of which, this kind of low-quality cement is really unreliable , is much worse than other triads, so it can only be barely used. Unfortunately, the production cost is too high, and the cement kiln dust is very strong. He only intends to use a little bit in the biogas digester with strict sealing requirements.

The valve is actually a simple screw application. In this era, European watchmakers have been able to make precise mechanical clocks. They only need to be wound to accurately swing the time and make a ticking clock movement sound. Compared with a small A small valve is nothing at all, at least there is no need for a bean-sized gear, but a metal ball is installed in the valve, and a small hole is drilled. Rotating the handle can control the opening of the small hole and realize the switch and control of biogas The role of the input.

When he finished his work, Nagao Jinghu's Shangluo team had arrived in Sakamoto. Surprisingly, he did not stay in Sakamoto Castle for long, and left Sakamoto Castle soon after landing, but Nagao Jinghu still sent an envoy to express Some time later, he will have a meeting with Yoshitomo Kira, and he will rush to Kyoto to deal with the public relations issues of the imperial court and the shogunate. Yoshitomo Kira also expressed his understanding for this.

At the beginning of October, it was reported in Kyoto that the imperial court had appointed Nagao Keigora as the fifth minister, and the shogunate officially became the guardian of Nagao Keigora Echigo, allowing him to use white loose bags, felt saddle covers, painted Ashikaga Yoshito was very happy with his arrival and called him the Tiger General of the Eastern Kingdom.

Then Nagao Jinghu contacted the ministers and samurai in various aspects in Kyoto, frequently participated in waka and tea parties, and also consulted Sanjo Saigongjo and Xiyuanji Gongchao, two contemporary waka masters, on issues of sinology and kata. Invited by the shogunate to go to Kyoto to participate in the song meeting, but neither party has any contact in public.

The recent behavior of the Konoe family is a bit weird. A few days ago, when Konoe Seiji was a guest at the Nijo Imperial Palace, he didn’t know what news he received, and left in a hurry, forgetting to even say hello. Such a rude behavior greatly outraged Ashikaga. Yoshito and Kira Yoshitoshi's expectations.

In the evening of the same day, in the Nijo Imperial Palace, Hattori Baochang came to report: "Master, there seems to be something wrong with Konoe's house."

"Problem? What's wrong with the Konoe family?" Yoshitomo Kira asked doubtfully.

"It's about the princess of the Konoe family." Baochang Hattori said in a low voice, "It seems that Princess Jueji's body has been ailing..."

After Hattori Baochang’s investigation, I found out that the Juehime of Konoe’s family is a very beautiful girl. It's really simple, but it basically shows that this is a girl with [-]% shaved eyebrows. No one knows how beautiful she is.

The following news made Kira Yoshitoki even more troublesome. This Konoe Junji has been lingering in bed all year round. Whenever she recovers from illness, she likes to join the waka club among noble girls. On this day, especially recently, Konoe Junhime was ill again, and Konaose Michizo was invited to treat her.

This made it even more difficult for him. The Konoe family didn't tell him about it, apparently because they didn't want him to know that his fiancée was a sick child. As the son-in-law of the Konoe family, Yoshito Ashikaga had deliberately reminded him, saying that Konoe The princess of the house is not in good health, and I can't tell what the specific situation is without seeing a real person. Yoshitomo Kira feels that it is necessary to find a time to discuss this issue with Konoe Haruji.

Waking up early in the morning on October [-]th, Kira Yoshishi took his brigade to Miaoxin Temple with his entourage. Today, on the day of the Dharma Assembly of Miaoxin Temple, Xi'an Xuanmi will also give a public lecture on Zen. As a believer in Miaoxin Temple, he must Join us, and Huzai Zongyi gave a public lecture on Zen for the first time, as a young monk with whom he has had frequent contact over the past few years.

Huzai Zongyi's Dharma master is the Xuanmi of Daxinyuan Xi'an, the tower head of Miaoxin Temple. He is an eminent monk handpicked by the former abbot of Miaoxin Temple, Mingshu Qingjun, and he will definitely become the abbot of Miaoxin Temple in the future. , So Tozaya Zongyi's status in Miaoxin Temple is quite high. Although he is only a young apprentice of Xi'an Xuanmi, he can't stand the support of Kira Yoshitoshi, and he will be able to show his face at the official occasion of Miaoshin Temple in a few years. Also a rare opportunity.

The Dharma Conference was very successful. Even Kuaichuan Shaoxi, the abbot of Miaoyun Temple, was invited to give a speech. Xi’an’s mysterious speech was majestic and thought-provoking, while Kuaichuan Shaoxi’s speech was full of witty words. The short stories full of wit and humor make people intoxicated unconsciously. Of course, Huzai Zongyi's performance is also good, and the characteristics of the two mentors have become a highlight among many monks.

As a result, rumors of the two great virtues of the Linji sect also spread in this Dharma meeting. These two great virtues refer to Xi'an Xuanmi and Kuaichuan Shaoxi. It can be seen that the reputation of the two masters is extraordinary.

The Dharma Conference lasted for two days before it ended. During this period, Kira Yoshishi and his party lived in the guest rooms of the temple. There are huge crowds of believers in Kyoto. Many believers came to Myoshin Temple a few days in advance. If it weren’t for his special status , There is absolutely no chance that there will be a room if you arrive on the same day.

On the way back to the Nijo Imperial Palace after leaving Miaoshinji Temple, a group of samurai were talking and laughing and joking about the little stories at the puja. Yamaoka Tokinaga was able to imitate the expression and tone of Kai Chuan Shaoxi vividly, making a group of young people laugh together.

At this moment, a sudden rush of horseshoes interrupted the laughter of the crowd. (To be continued..)