Win the Ding 1617

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From the beginning of large-scale construction in the 11th year of Qingcho to the fifth year of Kanei today, Edo Castle has gradually improved the city defense system.The city wall is about ten miles from east to west and eight miles from north to south. There are inner moats and outer moats around the city walls. The outer moats are about 20 miles long. Like the inner moats, they are all made of huge stone walls.In such an era dominated by cold weapons, the two trenches have become effective fortifications for the defenders. What's more, there are 36 watchtowers named "Sakurata Yagura" and "Fuji Yagura" on the top of the city wall, and the "Tianan Yasura" on the city wall. The [-] city gates, including "Qingshui Gate", "Qingshui Gate" and "Sakura Gate", provided a good attack channel for the banner warriors in the city to go out of the city to fight back against the enemy.

In the city, there are high-society areas called "Yama no Hand", including the residential area of ​​the daimyo and the residential area of ​​the shogun's confidant Hashimoto. In addition, there are civilian areas and commercial areas called Shitamachi. Outside, there are palaces such as Honomaru, Ninomaru, Sannomaru, and Nishinomaru.

After passing the "Hundred People Bansho", the last guard inspection in the Tokugawa shogunate era to visit the general, Matsudaira Nobuzuna came to the general Tokugawa Iemitsu, the actual ruler of Japan.

In the castle tower of the five-story tower.

An iron cannon tightly tied with white cotton thread, a small cotton bag, and a bunch of purple roots.It was placed horizontally in front of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third general of the Tokugawa shogunate.

"Thirty Lang, is this the result of your trip to Nanzhong to negotiate trade?" Although it is not the emperor, Iemitsu's voice is as hollow and jerky as the emperor, and it is also like the projection of Amaterasu in the world.

Matsudaira Nobuzuna, former Iemitsu's surname and the team leader who visited Nanzhong this time, crossed his hands on the ground, pressed his forehead tightly against his fingers, and heard the voice floating down from mid-air.

"Yes! My lord, the subordinates have brought these items to explain to the lord in detail."

"Okay! Then you and I will raise your heads and tell them one by one!" Jiaguang's voice was still hollow and jerky, but his voice was not so serious. This one, who has been with the newly born Jiaguang since he was eight years old The letter is naturally very clear.

Nobuzuna raised his head, and the first thing he saw was the iron cannon raised high in Jiaguang's hand.The gun body is made of camphor wood, the black barrel is made of high-quality iron, and it is tightly bound with white cotton thread. A more indescribable beauty.

Jiaguang fiddled with the coiled matchlocks, gunpowder and other accessories, "How much money does this iron cannon cost?"

"Reporting to my lord, for such iron cannons, the uniform price for export is 40 yuan Nanzhong silver coins, which is equivalent to about [-] pieces of Yongle Tongbao!"

"Forty strokes? Forty strokes?!" Jiaguang kept muttering to himself.

"Yes, [-] rounds, plus [-] rounds of sub-powder, including gunpowder and projectiles. Nanzhong merchants said that if they follow the operation procedure and the chamber explodes within [-] rounds of shooting, they are willing to pay ten times the compensation." ,

While replying to his master's question, the deepest part of Xin Gang's heart was also thinking in a low voice, "Each iron cannon costs me two pennies."

Putting down the iron cannon in his hand, Jiaguang picked up the very delicately sewn white cotton bag.He weighed it gently with his hand, and the contents inside made a slight rustling sound.He untied the string on the mouth of the bag, and poured out the contents of the bag, "Wow!" The white rice was scattered everywhere on the tatami mat made of rushes.

"This is a sample of Nanzhong rice brought back by my servant! This bag is a pound of Nanzhong's weight and measure. In addition, this cloth bag is also made of cotton cloth from Nanzhong!"

"Rice?! How much is a stone?"

Rice is an absolute strategic material in Japan.The prices and salaries of the Wa Kingdom were based on rice as the basic unit, and even the comparative strength and family status of the princes were measured by the annual production of stones on each other’s territory. This shows that rice has an unshakable position in the society of the Wa Kingdom .

"For Nanzhong's export, there is a uniform price, excluding shipping costs. The so-called export price is not the CIF price, but five yuan and one stone. One stone is 150 catties, which is also Nanzhong's measurement standard. Is it roughly equivalent to our weight?"

Even if Nobuzuna is the surname who raised Iemitsu single-handedly since he was a child, he has enjoyed a samurai salary of [-] shi per year since he came to Iemitsu. , but also left behind. "The quotation is an export price of five renminbi including tax, but the actual price can be reduced to three renminbi per stone, and there is also a loss of ten catties per stone." According to the rice market in July every year, the price of rice is four per thousand stone If the price of Baiguan is converted, the price is almost the same as that in Japan.However, every year when the crops are in short supply, the price of the devil's rice is no longer the price when the rice was sold.

"Because there are issues such as the exchange rate between the silver price and the copper coin, we seem to be unable to accept this price, but if it is converted into Nanzhong silver dollars, this price is very advantageous!"

Nobuzuna took out a Nanzhong silver dollar from his waist, and presented it to Ieguang with both hands.

"Such a silver dollar is worth one or two taels of silver in Nanzhong, which can be exchanged for two pennies. If it is used to buy rice,..."

Jiaguang didn't care about listening to Xin Gang's report at this time, he was fiddling with that Nanzhong silver dollar in his hand, from the pattern to the texture in his hand, this Nanzhong silver dollar was much more exquisite than those Nanman silver coins.If the two are side by side, it will be the Taiko-sama standing side by side with the legendary Kato Kiyomasa who is 1.8 meters tall, and it is clear at a glance which one is higher and which is lower.

The cotton cloth, rice, and iron cannons in Nanzhong are all good things. With these, the remnants of the old Western Army will not be afraid of expanding their strength. It should be noted that their stone height and natural conditions are far inferior to those under the jurisdiction of the shogunate. If each other expands their strength, the speed of the shogunate is still much faster than that of the other daimyos.

However, these good things need to be exchanged for one thing!This thing is the silver dollar in Jiaguang's hand!

"My lord, in fact, this is the purpose of this subject to fetch such a thing!"

Nobuna pointed to the bundle of purple roots that was put on the table and was pushed aside by Jiaguang.

"This thing?" Jiaguang glanced at the bundle of purple roots in disgust. Although Xinzuna took good care of it, it was still a weed without any ornamental value.

"What use is it to me?" Jiaguang grabbed the bundle of purple roots and threw it from the window of the castle tower.

"My lord! No! It can be exchanged for these things!"

A rapid exclamation came from Matsudaira Nobuzuna's mouth, causing Iemitsu to withdraw his hand.

"Nani?"

"Yes! Not only this, but also bluegrass. And a lot of things that we don't even notice on weekdays, not just items such as copper and sulfur, even these grasses are named and included by the generals of the Tian Dynasty in Nanzhong. Items used for trade! Moreover, the price is quite high! If we collect a shipment of bluegrass or purple root grass and go to Nanzhong, I believe we can exchange for a shipment of rice!"

Purple root grass, perennial herb, 30-80 cm tall; stems erect, usually unbranched, with 4-angled edges, usually glabrous, with pubescence at nodes.The leaves are thin, papery or papery, with 4 whorls, slightly shade-tolerant, and like warm and humid climates.Excavated in spring and autumn, removed the soil, cut into sections, and dried in the sun.The whole grass is pulled up and dried in the late spring and early summer.

This kind of grass is everywhere in Japan, not to mention everywhere.Although Iemitsu was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, he is no stranger to this kind of grass. Hearing that this kind of grass can be exchanged for rice, he couldn't help but start to look at Nobuzuna with strange eyes.

Although Nobuzuna is old (eight years older than Jiaguang, he is already in his 30s), but after all, he was born with a small surname, and he is very familiar with the eyes of the general's family. (It's the current Lord of the Imperial Palace, Iemitsu's father,) Once he looks at himself who has not yet been dressed with such eyes, he will have to sing a piece of chrysanthemum or chrysanthemum stage.Seeing Jiaguang looking at himself with such eyes today, he couldn't help but feel strange for a while, after all, he hasn't played this tune for a long time!

Jiaguang was about to speak, when His Excellency Tianshou's hurried footsteps came, "My lord, the Lord of the Imperial Palace is here!"

"Father! (Lord Ogosho)" Tokugawa Iemitsu and Matsudaira Nobuzuna hurriedly stood up to salute Tokugawa Hidetada after seeing them.

"Takechiyo and Sansanrou, there is no need to be too polite." Tokugawa Hidetada stopped the two of them from seeing each other, and called them by their nicknames, "I heard that Sansanlang has gained a lot from going to Nanzhong this time?"

"Just about to report to my lord father," Jia Guang ordered someone to take some items from the side, "I asked my father to have a look at the few items San San Lang brought back from Nanzhong."

Unlike Iemitsu, who inherited the legacy of his father and grandfather for three generations, Hidetada also fought with his father in the Battle of Sekigahara, the Battle of Osaka Winter and the Battle of Osaka Summer, and other minor battles. countless.For the identification of weapons, it is naturally much stronger than Jiaguang.

Looking carefully at the iron cannon in his hand, the black and thick barrel has a little grease on it, and the heavy gun body makes people feel solid and reliable, "How much does the Nanzhong people sell for such an iron cannon? "

When I heard that Matsudaira Nobuzuna reported that such iron cannons would be sold forty guns, and [-] rounds of ammunition would be given away, and the Nanzhong people promised that if an accident such as bombing occurred within [-] rounds, they would pay ten times the compensation Afterwards, the lord of the Great Imperial Palace, who had experienced many storms, couldn't help but burst into tears. He was so horrified that all the people in the castle tower under his own family knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"It has nothing to do with you! When my father Dongzhao Daquan was in Sanhe, the second-hand low-quality iron cannons bought from the Oda family cost 180 guns. After arriving in Kanto, an iron cannon cost 40 guns. Unexpectedly Such a sophisticated iron cannon today only needs [-] punctures?"

"Father, please rest assured. Even if your son doesn't do anything, he has to buy a thousand iron cannons first, and turn all father's mother clothes into iron cannons!"

Lord Ogosho just looked at Matsudaira Nobuzuna, "San San Lang, what else do you have to gain?"

"In addition to iron cannons, rice, and cotton cloth, there are armors, knives, guns, gold, silver, and meat. Those wolfish things, the ministers dare not move to the Tianshou Pavilion."

"I have heard about the benefits of Nanzhong Bingjia in my residence. Thirty Lang, I wonder if Nanzhong can sell us Datong and Guobeng?"

"Father, the big tube and Guobeng cost a lot of money. According to Thirty Lang's report, the big tube and Guobeng sold in Siam and other places are all calculated according to their weight. One tael weighs one tael of silver!"

"Crack!" The master of the Imperial Palace, Tokugawa Hidetada, slammed the folding fan in his hand on the small table, and many warriors and retainers who had just straightened up hurriedly bent down to apologize.

"You go to the third floor first!" Xiuzhong said in a low voice, and drove everyone away, leaving only his son Jiaguang.

"Pa-ta!" Xiuzhong took out a stack of papers from the wide sleeve of his robe, "Look for yourself!"

This is the result of the investigation that Xiuzhong arranged for ninjas and special personnel to investigate the reasons why the famous names in Kyushu and other places suddenly became rich overnight.

If you don’t check, you don’t know, but after checking it out, the Lord of the Imperial Palace was shocked. Not only the local turtles in Kyushu became local tyrants overnight, but even the remote Tsuchizaki started to become a nouveau riche!Oh, to say that Tsuchizaki is a nouveau riche is a bit unfair to him. He was originally a big local tycoon with a height of millions of stones, but he was on the wrong team in the Battle of Sekigahara, and was awarded by Tokugawa Ieyasu when he was seized in Taiko. Hitachi, (it’s also the Japanese version of how you can’t allow others to snore on the side of the couch. Hitachi is on the east side of Edo. Whoever it is, I won’t let him, a remnant of the Western Army, stay next to my old den.) I rushed to Deyu Country, where the birds don't shit, and the stone height is only 18 shi, which is definitely a sharp drop in value compared to the previous millions of shi.

Originally, the Satake family had been suppressed to the bottom of the valley, and the old and immortal Yoshinobu Satake sighed and sighed every day, but what he didn't expect was that this group of salted fish actually started trading with Nanzhong through the ten people in Osaka, and there would be no Valuable purple roots and other items were exchanged for real gold, silver, rice, cotton cloth and iron cannons from the Nanzhong Army!

Although strictly speaking, the trade activities with the Nanzhong Army are not equal and equivalent trading activities, but in the eyes of the shogunate and foreign daimyos everywhere, this is simply a relief activity!

According to the report brought back by this ninja, Satake Yoshinobu was prepared to see the collapse of the Satake family in his own lifetime, but he never expected that the merchants in Osaka would buy a large number of worthless purple root grass in the mountains and plains at high prices, and those weeds would be able to In exchange for food and iron cannons!The strength of the Satake family unexpectedly recovered in secret.

"Father, you..."

"It's okay, if this happened 30 years ago, don't say that damn it

Tian Sheren, even Lord Taige can do nothing to me! "

. . . . . . .

This is a record of the conversation between father and son that a ninja risked his life to hide under Yoshinobu Satake's dormitory for several days and overheard it.

"If you don't buy Guobeng, don't buy Datong, those damn remnants of the Western Army will become more and more powerful! They have expanded their strength, but they have spared no expense!"

"What happened to Hideyori back then, don't you want to follow in his footsteps?!"

Father's words were like enlightenment, and Jiaguang was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat, right!In order to deal with my Tokugawa family, those guys will definitely not save money, especially in the current situation, the weeds in their collar can be exchanged for rice and iron cannon cotton cloth, what scruples do they have? !

"Go! Call Thirty Lang and the others up, I have something to say to them."

On the same day, the Great Imperial Palace convened a meeting.

At the meeting, Izu Mori Matsudaira Nobuzuna was promoted to the senior shogunate of the Great General of Conquest of Yi because of his diligence and hard work, and his stone height was increased to [-] shi.

Unlike several other senior middlemen, Nobuzuna Matsudaira does not participate in the so-called monthly shift system and takes turns managing different affairs, but manages one thing full-time.

That is the trade with the South China Army!

"My Tokugawa family directly leads the land of 400 million stones and stones. All relatives and vassals, with their names, and anyone who trades with the Nanzhong Army will be handled by the old middle school of Matsudaira to prevent conflicts and injuries. And feelings. Matsudaira-kun is responsible to me and Ogosho-sama, and no one else can interfere. Nobutsuna-kun, I will leave it to you to trade with the Nanzhong Army in the future. For my Tokugawa family, please!"

In the eyes of Sakai Tadakatsu, Abe Tadashi and others full of envy, jealousy and hatred, Mr. Izu Morimatsuhira Nobuzuna accepted this fat and oily job, and at the same time accepted the fief of [-] stones.

What was released at the same time was another benevolent policy carried out by the shogunate against farmers.On the basis of the previous "public four people six" land rent collection standards, the Tokugawa shogunate announced to the farmers in the direct territories that [-]% of the land rent must be paid in full and on time!However, according to the situation of products in various places, the distribution of animals and plants, etc., any species in the catalog of offset items formulated by the shogunate can be turned over to offset the land rent.

This kind of benevolent government is carried out by the daimyos and band daimyos according to the actual situation in their own territories. However, the policy of discounting land rent for special products must be implemented to provide people everywhere with a chance to recuperate.

At the same time, a secret order was sent to all pro-vassal daimyos and genealogy daimyos in the name of the joint signature of the Imperial Palace and the Great General Zhengyi, "For the things produced in various places, the shogunate will conduct unified deployment and concentrate on trading with the Nanzhong Army. The big names are not allowed to trade with the Nanzhong Army and the Osaka Ten People without authorization."

Under the strong rebound of daimyo from all over the country, this policy had to make some concessions and adjustments. Under the condition of the same price, the shogunate had the right to purchase it first, and the daimyo had the obligation to sell this special product to the shogunate.

There is no way!Who made the Great Imperial Palace and the General himself owe a lot of gold sentences to the ten people in Osaka in private?

"My lord. A messenger has arrived from Nanzhong."

The new senior Nakamatsudaira reported the latest situation to General Tokugawa Iemitsu in his living room.

Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was excited about the rapid filling of his treasury, couldn't help but let out an "oh", which meant that he attached importance to this matter.

"The visitor said that as long as our goods meet the standards, they are willing to buy them openly. As for the rice we require, they ask the general to rest assured that they will ship 400 million shi a year. As long as our transportation capacity can be guaranteed, they will There are also these rice. I just brought up one thing, but my subordinates can’t make up their minds, so I have to ask the master to announce it.”

"speak!"

"They said that the Jinpan and Kuanyong coins we used to buy all kinds of goods are of different quality and mixed specifications. It is really troublesome to settle the settlement. Several disputes have occurred. In order to ensure that the interests of both parties are not lost, they suggested , In our future trade activities with Nanzhong, we will use Nanzhong’s gold coins, silver dollars, and copper coins uniformly. We can export gold, silver and red copper, and exchange these coins at the Nanzhong Official Bank.”

"This is a good thing! Look at the amount cast by Kuanyong coins. Compared with the silver dollars in Nanzhong, it is like Chacha standing with the girl who burns the fire! Pass down the order, except for the two money-making furnaces kept by the shogunate. Then mint Kuanyong coins! Send the saved red copper to the Nanzhong Army to exchange for money!"

"As ordered!"

"However, we can't just show weakness in front of the South China Army, making them think that this matter is so easy for me to do. You go and think about it, what benefits do you want from this person!"

"Reporting to my lord, the Nanzhong Army said that they knew that this matter involved a lot, and there were many entanglements of intermediary interests. The shogunate would spend huge manpower and material resources, and the losses would not be insignificant. Therefore, they proposed a plan, which can be regarded as a little compensation for the shogunate. .”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna took out a document-like thing from his waist, and handed it to Iemitsu with both hands.

Jiaguang took the object with some curiosity, and saw that it was roughly divided into name, place of origin, age, bucketpan, facial features, etc., "What is this blank space?"

"My lord, this is a sample sent by the South Central Army. This thing is called a work certificate with them. Those who hold this certificate can engage in farming, workshops, logging and many other jobs in the area under the jurisdiction of the South Central Army. There is wage settlement, which is paid monthly. Clothes, shoes, etc. are also distributed every season. I sent someone to inquire below, and this item has been sold privately for twelve taels of gold on the ground in Kyushu."

"Oh?!" Although Jiaguang's answer remained the same, his voice was raised a lot, holding the work permit in his hand, as if he was holding a golden sentence.

"According to my subordinates, in the past few years, the Shimadzu family has relied on sending laborers and women to various places in the Nanzhong Army, and has earned countless benefits! Only then can we show off our strength and money to the lord! The Nanzhong Army came and said, They are willing to give the lord a labor share of 1 people every year for the lord to reward daimyo from all over the world. Another quota of 1000 Fusang brides will be given to the lord."

A laborer can be sold for ten taels of gold, which is 1 taels a year!Wouldn't it be possible to pay off the money my father and son owed to those damn locals right away? !

What a bride gets in exchange is not only money, but also the loyalty of fallen warriors everywhere.In the past few years, Jiaguang has also heard more or less stories about warriors sending their daughters to Nanzhong to marry locals in exchange for a large amount of grain, rice, silk, satin and cloth. Many warriors were envious of this.

"Ten thousand laborers, ten thousand laborers, one thousand brides, one thousand brides." General Jiaguang kept muttering to himself, and he was quickly thinking about how to use the eleven thousand places to appease The following pro-vassals and band daimyos maximize their own interests at the same time.

"It's 1000 people. However, out of 500 laborers, there are another 200 people for me, and out of [-] women, another [-] people are for me." Realized the incomparable benefits that this power brought to him.All the big names everywhere respect him, even those Osaka businessmen who usually rely on their wealth and power to hold their heads high respect him.He also collected a lot of money, women, and surnames in private. In his heart, even if he didn't want the [-] stone high fiefdom, he still wanted to keep the position of this old middle school!

In this negotiation on the adoption of South-China currency as a unified settlement unit in the trade between the two sides, the envoy of the other party offered him such a high price, which made him very excited, but in the end, can this great gift be realized by himself? In his pocket, it still depends on the General!

After Yuan and Yanwu, the samurai from all over the place had nothing to do, wandered around, and became ronin. This is not in line with the Tokugawa family's determination to change Japan from samurai conflicts to the Tokugawa family's dominance. Therefore, Matsudaira Nobuzuna I feel that this condition proposed by the Nanzhong Army cannot be refused by the General and the Great Imperial Palace.A large number of unemployed samurai were sent to work by the Nanzhong Army, and Japan was naturally quiet!

"This number is a bit low!" After thinking for a while, Jiaguang finally spoke. "Go and negotiate with the envoy of the South China Army, at least [-] laborers and [-] brides! As long as you agree to this amount, everything else is easy to talk about!"

"My lord! How to transport these people?! Neither our ships nor the ships of the South China Army can transport these many people away within a year!"

"Then I don't care! I only want these quotas!"

After sending Nobuzuna Matsudaira away, General Iemitsu put his leg on the lap of that young and beautiful little surname, and fell asleep unconsciously.

In his sleep, he seemed to see Oda Nobunaga, the man of the world back then.Lord Nobunaga is sitting on a high-backed chair on the main platform of Azuchi City. Glassware and imported wine are placed on the table. He is wearing Nanban armor, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with feathers on his head, and holding an iron cannon in one hand. , holding a scripture book in one hand, chanting words in his mouth.

"One day, when Jacob was making some stew, Esau came back from the field and was exhausted. Esau said to Jacob, "I am exhausted, please give me this red soup." So Esau was also called Edom (meaning "red"). Jacob said, "Sell me the birthright today." ’ Esau said, ‘I am about to die; what good will the birthright do me? ’ Jacob said, ‘Swear to me today! ’ So Esau swore an oath to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob.”

Suddenly, Jiaguang woke up with a start!

This damned Southern Barbarian Evil God!

Jia Guang wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, cursing in his heart.When Lord Somonin defeated Japan, Iemitsu did not take shape as a liquid. Tokugawa Iemitsu was born 14 years after his death. How did Lord Somonin sneak into the dream of General Tokugawa Iemitsu? among?

After singing about the flower and chrysanthemum stage on the charming little surname, Jiaguang's mood began to calm down.

"Hmph! The Nanman Evil God dares to disturb me! It's really abominable!"

While letting Xiao surname do the cleaning work for himself, savoring the feather-like feeling of the soft tongue passing over the sensitive parts, Jiaguang cursed that damn Nanman evil god in his heart!

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