A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The crowd dispersed, and Koheita also prepared to leave the shogunate, but Nobunaga refused. He dismissed all the attendants, leaving only two people in the tent.

Maeda Toshiya lit the bonfire and candles, minding his own business, and then retreated consciously. The sound of crackling firewood was heard from time to time, and the flames of candles flickered on and off because no one was cutting the candle flowers.

The atmosphere in the huge shogunate was elusive, and Xiaopingta always felt that this scene seemed familiar. They all just sat there and said nothing, looking at each other with indifferent expressions.

Nobunaga seemed to be thinking about something, but his eyes were not empty like his mind was filled with thoughts. Instead, he was shining brightly. Although he did not look directly at Xiaopingtai, he did seem to be trying hard to see Xiaopingtai from the inside out, from the outside to the inside.

Koheita didn't avoid Nobunaga's eyes. When he was in college, he was caught cheating on the final exam, and he managed to get by by looking at the teacher. On this point, Xiaoping was absolutely right. He looked at Nobunaga calmly with a harmless smile.

"I heard that you made this candle?" Nobunaga pointed to the candlestick between the two of them. This time, it was Nobunaga who couldn't bear it anymore, but what he said was completely irrelevant.

"What I earned by chance a few years ago is nothing to mention." Koheta saw that Nobunaga's thoughts were clearly not on this so-called candle, and it was purely to start a conversation. So I don’t make long speeches or boast.

"I heard that you can make a profit of 10,000 kuen a year?" Nobunaga saw that Xiao Heita was so ordinary, but he suddenly became interested and looked at Xiao Heita. After all, such a huge profit would be enough for anyone to brag about for a lifetime, but Xiaopingtai seemed to be talking about an unrelated matter.

"It's not much different, a little less, maybe a few thousand guan. But it's all my Highness's share capital, and he owns more." According to the truth, Mr. Kodaira originally owned about half of this wood wax by Yamauchi Yoshiharu. The profit for Koheta was only 10%, and the remaining 40% was the money from the ladies of the Yamauchi Samurai Order and the coffin book of Uncle Tsunara.

"You are a good earner. Yamauchi Habayashi is really lucky to have you." Nobunaga nodded. He wouldn't live and die for a few thousand guanwen, but he was definitely envious.

Four kilo of white rice is worth only one Yongle gold, and three and a half koku of Setouchi white salt is only worth one Yongle gold. A custom-made top-notch Nanman body is only worth seventy guanwen, and an iron cannon made by a famous craftsman from Guoyu is only twelve guanwen. A small candle can earn so much money, which will be converted into military supplies and weapons. The world is really amazing.

"Sosuke Kami made more in Tsushima and Atsuta in one year, I'm afraid." Owari has flat land, sufficient water, and rich products. It is also an important port in the northern part of Ise Bay. On paper, Nobunaga's territory was only 50,000 or 60,000 guan, but in fact, it was worth 80,000 guan.

His father, Nobuhide Oda, invested 4,000 kanmon just for the renovation of Ise Shrine, and he was very wealthy. There is no comparison with Yoshiharu Yamauchi in the poor Shinano mountains, and he is not a heavyweight opponent at all. Every village in Owari is covered with high-quality paddy fields, but the entire mountain relies on water from a river to grow some rice, and the rest is dry land growing various cereals and radishes, making everyone very poor.

"Don't mention it, the war is over. Heita-chan, you can't just pass by Owari this time." "There was an incident in Kyoto and the road was blocked, so we had to divert to Owari." Originally, it was because there were tens of thousands of people around Sakai. It was disturbing to fight a bad war, so Xiaopingtai chose to take the land route.

"I thought you came here specially to visit me." Nobunaga seemed a little annoyed.

"Yes and no, since I'm here, it's natural to pay a visit to the president." Xiao Pingtai made a joke.

"Since you're here, I'll stay for two days, and then break camp and return to Qingsu with me tomorrow." "Thank you, Mr. Sir, for the hospitality."

After dealing with the matter of Moriyama, Nobunaga stuffed two horses, including their ashigaru, into Moriyama to serve as Oda Nobuhiro's deputy general and force, and after cutting off part of the territory, the matter was settled.

Of course, it is impossible to predict whether Oda Nobhiro will be second-guessing again after this, but Nobunaga's wariness is definitely still there. Even if he is dissatisfied, Oda Nobhiro will probably put away his outstretched minions and wait for two years before doing anything. Calculate.

The large army of soldiers and horses returned to Qingsu, Nobunaga held a banquet to celebrate the victory, and everyone dispersed happily. Xiao Ping Tai stayed at the house of Kinoshita brothers, but there was no night talk by candlelight and exchange of heartfelt messages. Just catching up on old times, chatting for a while, and then everyone stopped. Fortunately, the two of them had a lot of money, and their newly built home was quite large, with several guest rooms. Otherwise, they might not be able to accommodate four people at once.

Early the next morning, Nobunaga sent people to Kinoshita's house to invite Heita Xiao into the city. This is what it should be, and it’s okay to go to the city and have a chat.

Kodaira has never entered Kiyosu Castle, and in the game he always appears as the main castle of Owari, but in fact this is not the case at all.

Nobunaga's initial residence was Natano Castle, which was the city his father captured from the Owari Imagawa clan. His father's hometown is in Shengban City, and occasionally in Gudu City. As for the current Kiyosu Castle, it used to be the residence of Owari's guardian Dai Oda Nobuyuki. And Nobunaga will not stay in this city for long. In a few years, he will move to Komakiyama Castle, which is closer to Mino. In terms of constantly moving his castle, Nobunaga was different from the other daimyo who were crucified in one castle until death.

Returning to Kiyosu Castle, this castle is slightly different from the main castles of many daimyo today. It is not a majestic mountain castle or flat mountain castle built on the mountains. Compared with Inabayama Castle and Otani Castle in the north, the city defense is It's much worse than before. But in terms of living comfort, I have to say that it is still okay. At least the expected Japanese-style courtyards, pavilions and pavilions are all available, and the living quarters are quite tidy.

The Oda family is very concerned about revitalizing the commercial circulation in the territory. This is related to the fact that they were born in Monzen Town, and it is also related to the flat terrain of Owari and the smooth trade routes. This characteristic is reflected in their choice to live in the city, which is Pingcheng with convenient water and land, just like Qingsu.

The livable city, the lively castle town, and the prosperous flow of business travelers traveling to and from Donghai Street. It's quite a bit like a pure land in troubled times, which is very satisfying.

When Nobunaga sat down, Xiaopingta chatted with him for a few words. Perhaps he was in high spirits and suddenly ordered his brothers and sisters to be brought out to meet the guests.

Then seven or eight boys and girls, big and small, were brought in. A few boys in front were probably Oda Xinbao, Oda Nagamasu and others.

When several girls came out, Xiao Pingtai suddenly saw a very cute little girl appearing in front of Xiao Pingtai.

"Ashi, come here."

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