A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

With a slightly thoughtful expression on his face, Imagawa Yoshichichi sat on his horse with his head down, but his heart was actually in a state of turmoil.

"Yuanjiang Palace, let me say one more thing to you, and you can think about it together."

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten!"

"Will you be beaten if you fall behind?" Imagawa Yoshichichi raised his head.

"Because we are backward and cannot make cannons, the Southern Barbarians can charge us huge prices and are not afraid of our counter-offers at all."

"Today, there are only a few Nanman people in Japan, but there are already countless Nanman people in Siam, Shan State, Mankara, Malacca, and even Tianzhu on the mainland. They have long used cannons to open other people's countries. , If one day there are enough Nanman people in Japan, do you think the Nanman people will still trade equally like this? "

"As for their Christianity, on their flag, the monarch holds scriptures in one hand and a sword in the other. Using swords and cannons to open other people's countries, and then brainwashing ignorant people with Christianity, they can expand their territories."

"This is an era of global colonization, an era full of blood and war."

After Koheita finished speaking, he looked steadily at Imagawa Yoshichichi, who was already in an extremely shocked state.

"They are here to build a heaven on earth! Their own heaven on earth, the Nanman people!" Xiao Pingtai shouted sharply.

"Nah, that, Tanzheng, what should we do?" Imagawa Yoshichichi received too much information and panicked.

"In order to build up armaments internally and organize military affairs externally, we can only unite Japan, gather the strength of the whole country, learn the knowledge and technology of the Southern Barbarians externally, and cultivate and enrich the people internally, so that we will not fall behind. Otherwise, our country will become a colony of the Southern Barbarians and provide them with Slavery.”

"We still have a long way to go, very long!" Xiao Pingtai sighed.

The distraught Imakawa Yoshitsune was speechless and repeatedly chanted the phrase "If you fall behind, you will be beaten."

In the next few days, Koheita and Imagawa Yoshichichi never left the house again. Imagawa Yoshitsune was alone in daze every day, but Koheita was waiting.

Will the Jesuits give up this opportunity to spread Christianity to the East? They will definitely come back to test the attitudes of Koheita and Imagawa Yoshichichi.

As one of the pioneers of Western colonial expansion, are the Jesuit missionaries really just to spread the glory of the Father and the Son? Who would believe it?

In this era, no colonist's hands were clean, or even dirty.

Xiaoheita was betting that they must have known that the Yamauchi family was a big name occupying the land of both countries, and they would not let go of this opportunity to enter the Eastern Kingdom.

Obviously Xiaoping made the right bet. After waiting for five days, the other party finally sent someone.

In the Nanman Cathedral in Sakai Town, the two sides sat together again. This time there was no affectionate testing of each other, it was just a naked exchange of interests.

They have completely discovered that Kodaira is different from other Japanese people of this era. They communicate with them on an equal footing but are also wary of them.

But it’s good to talk openly, at least no one is tired. William's request still hopes to obtain the right to preach in the Yamauchi family. If this can be achieved, he can make the decision on behalf of the Macau Jesuits and present a cannon to the Yamauchi family.

However, Xiaopingtai was not used to it, so she opened her mouth and asked for two doors first. The reason is even simpler. The leader of Tokoku is Shoudai, one of the four chiefs, the leader of the Kanto region, the eighth shogunate of Tokoku, and the lord of Kasugayama Castle, Uesugi Terutora. It is more useful to persuade him than to persuade Yamauchi Yoshihiro.

According to Europeans, Uesugi Teruhora is half a prime minister, so they must be able to figure out the weight. But Terutora Uesugi is a standard Buddhist, whether he is really pious or fake. But he is a ruthless man who claims to sacrifice his life for gods and Buddhas and will never marry anyone in his life.

If the Jesuits could convince Terutora Uesugi, Koheita would be the first to convert to Christianity.

When Kodaita showed off Uesugi Teruhora's huge family fortune of four to five hundred thousand dollars, William's eyes lit up. There were many Buddhist daimyo lords, and many were eventually deceived into converting to Christianity. Even if they did not convert, deceiving them into practicing religious tolerance and allowing Christianity to spread would be a great achievement.

What's more, many daimyo believers were martyred later and refused to convert even if they had to be deprived of all their territories and lives. The brainwashing ability of Christianity in this era is definitely more powerful than that of Japan's local gods and Buddhas, and is probably only matched by the Ichigo Sect.

After getting permission from Koheita to introduce Uesugi Teruatora and Yamauchi Yoshinori, Hess and William expressed satisfaction with the meeting, but they also paid more attention to Koheita.

Maybe the East India Company and the Macau Jesuits would receive reports at the same time about the appearance of a high-ranking samurai in eastern Japan who "opened his eyes to see the world." Maybe Little Pingtai's name would be presented to more senior people in the future.

The two parties agreed that they would provide two medium-sized Franco machine guns ranging from 700 kilograms to 1,200 kilograms, preferably British, followed by Dutch, and lastly Portuguese and Macau.

Xiaopingtai said a string of names such as England, Netherlands, and Spain, which surprised the two brothers again. It was the first time that they heard such a literal translation of a country's name from a Japanese person, instead of the general southern barbarian. In their hearts, the two of them believed that Xiao Pingtai was extraordinary.

In fact, their cannons do not need to be sent from Macau at all. They can just dismantle two cannons from the Nanman merchant ships in Kyushu. Xiaopingtai named British cannons as iron cannons, and other cannons as bronze cannons, pretending to be completely knowledgeable.

Within a few days, a Nanman ship came to Sakai. After some negotiation, the two brothers dismantled the two doors. It's a pity that they are neither British nor Dutch, they are just the most common Macao products, all medium-sized guns weighing about one thousand kilograms.

It is definitely not possible to capture a city, and it is impossible to operate it alone. It can only be mounted on a ship and used to "wash the deck" of enemy ships during naval battles. The effect is very good.

They were also preparing to test how Koheta could transport the cannon back to the mountain, but Imagawa Yoshichichi jumped out.

He understood it completely now, and his whole spirit became more mellow. Using his experience in making cannon carriages for large cannons, he ordered two pairs of large wooden wheels with a diameter of perhaps one meter in Sakai, and hired a carpenter to build the gun mounts in the shape of cannons.

Don't underestimate this gun mount, it is also a kind of knowledge. Yoshiki Imagawa is self-taught and full of talents.

In just a few days, Yongle's money continued to be spent, and the gun carriage was built quickly. A cannon was pulled by four horses, and its speed could completely keep up with the march of the army, or even worse.

Imagawa Yoshiuchi didn't show up at Sakai Town either. He directly asked Nawu to borrow a thousand-rock boat and hurried back to the mountains.

Naturally, the two William brothers went together. It seems that because of their confidence in themselves, they each brought a lot of people.

One is counting on Ejiri to open a port, lease land, build a commercial hall, and open a trading post.

One hopes that the missionary mission will be exempted, and the gates of more than ten countries in the East will be opened, and millions of people will join the same religion.