Pillars of the Wu family

() In Kinai, thousands of miles away, Kira Manmatsumaru knew nothing about what happened in Odawara Castle. The form of Fang Yu's teaching spread throughout Shiga County, and then Yamamoto Kansuke was appointed as the chief designer of Sakamoto New City.

According to Kansuke Yamamoto's design ideas, Sakamoto New Town will become a new city built along water. This water city construction form can greatly increase the influence on Sakamoto Port, and at the same time echo each other with the newly built Nakao Castle in the southwest. It is equivalent to the rear of the shogunate, and because it is located close to Mt. Hiei and the core area of ​​the Rokkaku family, the Miyoshi family is afraid and dare not easily set foot in it, so as to ensure the safety of this new city to the greatest extent.

The construction of the new city is a huge project. According to preliminary estimates, the capital needed to build the city is as high as [-] guanwen, and the construction period is expected to exceed six months. The specific situation depends on the actual situation.

Kira Manmatsumaru recommended Hida carpentry to Yamamoto Kansuke, and sent Yamaoka Zenjiro from Sakamoto Anata to invite Omi’s famous Anatas. Anatas has been building palaces and temples for the royal family, ministers, and temples since ancient times. It is famous in Kinai for its superb technology and original creation. The stone wall construction method is otherwise solid and beautiful. Kira Manmatsumaru was already tired of the lime-painted earth mounds in Saijo Castle, so he recruited them non-stop when he heard that there were too many caves.

"Ina Tadaka's family is serving as a castle builder to assist the master! And Honda Tamihachiro, the knowledge learned in the book must be practiced, so the two of them are entrusted to the master." Kira Manmatsumaru ignored Yamamoto Kansuke and shook his head With a wry smile, he pushed the matter to him, and became the shopkeeper himself.

"Oni-chan! Oni-chan!" As soon as he returned to the Sakamoto Imperial Palace, Katsuhime was caught, and Kira Manmatsumaru could only smile wryly and hug Katsuhime who was hanging around his neck like a koala.

"Oni-chan! The leaves here are so beautiful! Aren't the leaves in Kyoto also beautiful? Sheng Ji is going to Kyoto to see the leaves! Oni-chan..." Little Loli asked Kira Wansongmaru mischievously every time Ask the west, why is Lake Biwa called Danhai, why is it called Kinki here, what is it in Kinai, and why is Dorayaki called Sankasa.

Children always have [-] whys, why the stars in the sky blink, why the rabbit on the moon smashes rice cakes, which one is better, Kintaro or Momotaro, the curious Katsuhime always finds interesting things, the tree The next ant nest can also make that she squat there all day.

"Your Highness, can we go to Kyoto?" Aju looked at him expectantly. Since coming to the Sakamoto Imperial Palace, Aju has been very happy these days, probably because he is going home soon.

"Pack up your bags. We're going to Kyoto right now. Don't forget to bring the gifts from Omi." He bought a lot of special products in Omi, mainly eel and tea, and Mikawa red miso, a specialty of Mikawa. Made from soybeans from the Yahagi River and sea salt from the Kira family, it is also called Hatcho Miso because the original creator lived in a village far from Hachimachi to the west of Okazaki Castle.

Owari’s famous specialty radish pickle, Moriguchi Daikon, a one-meter-long radish pickle is surprisingly delicious. It is also quite famous in Tokaido and Higashiyama. Even the officials in Kyoto love to eat it.

Dragging the koala Katsuhime to his temporary residence, Kira Manmatsumaru summoned some horseback warriors who guarded the imperial palace. Saijobi and Fenggong were placed by him around the soon-to-be-constructed Sakamoto Castle. It serves as a deterrent to the big businessmen in Sakamoto Port. These people have always been resistant to the new town of the Kira family, and it is not a big trouble.

After arranging various duties, Kira Manmatsumaru took his relatives and dozens of horses back to Kyoto to visit his uncle's house in the middle school. The war did not completely resolve the Settsu anti-Miyoshi people, so Miyoshi Changqing returned to the newly conquered Settsu Kingdom with the main force after a short visit to Luoyang to try to digest the newly acquired territory. The current security situation in Kyoto is far from imagination so critical.

Kyoto is also known as Heianjing. From the name to the urban construction, it is completely modeled on Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty. The well-shaped streets are neat and uniform, and there are relatively simple drainage facilities. Compared with the dirty and smelly castle towns, this place is simply the world of Japan. Heaven.

Like the imperial city of the Central Plains Dynasty, Kyoto’s Da Nei faces south and is located in the center of the north of the city. The main road to the south is called Suzaku Avenue, which is exactly the same as the Suzaku Avenue in the Tang Dynasty. It is divided by the center of Suzaku Avenue. On the east side is Zuojing, also known as Luoyang, and on the west side is Youjing, also known as Chang'an. Chang'an on the west side is gradually abandoned due to the influence of wetlands, leaving only the most prosperous area in Zuojing.

The so-called jobo system refers to most of the jobo. In Kyoto, no matter whether it is southeast, north, or west, the distance between the roads is roughly the same. The distance between the Yumen and the two main roads is equal, and the distance between the two is about forty feet.

Regardless of east, west, north, south, the distance of each main road is divided into equal parts, and the small roads divide the whole city into du li towns, and every sixteen towns form a unit. The towns in the row are called "tiao", and the four towns in the north-south direction are called "fang". This makes each town between the row squares have a separate name, and it has gradually become a place for the public samurai who live in Heianjing. The main source of Miao characters.

Some workshops will be multiplied due to different plans, but most of them are still planned and established. Walking on the streets of Kyoto, he can easily be associated with the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but it is a pity that he has no chance to see the genuine Tang Chang'an City. , Kira Wansongmaru could only shake his head regretfully.

There is a history of not building a city wall in the capital of Japan. As early as the Nara period when Heijo-kyo was built, the imperial court said that the capital was a place where the princes lived, and there was no need for fortification. Therefore, when Emperor Huanwu moved the capital to Heian-kyo, the city wall was not built as usual. .

The most developed place in Kyoto is still in the area north of Nijo-daji, and only a small number of nobles settled in the area south of Nijo-daji, which is a mixed area of ​​commercial and residential areas, while the north of Nijo-daji gradually became the gathering place of the princes and samurai families. The development of the whole city shows that the east is heavy and the west is light. The upper capital is developed while the lower capital is relatively backward. Especially in the southwest region, there is a vacancy. The development of the city has formed a strange scene of top-heavy.

Kira Manmatsumaru was a bit curious and inquisitive about this glorious city in the past, but it was a pity that this largest city in Japan suffered a catastrophe during the Onin Rebellion less than 100 years ago. Although many buildings were rebuilt and refurbished, with the continuous fire and destruction in Kinai, more and more squares were gradually abandoned, which also turned this once glorious city into a dilapidated scene today. .

Note: By the way, a little digression, Wumei found many interesting things after consulting the ancient maps of Kyoto in the Muromachi period and the Edo period. For example, Honnoji Temple is in Sakyo in Kyoto city, and Nijo Castle is also in Ukyo in Kyoto city. On the night of Honnoji Temple, the devil and his son Died in Kyoto.