A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Shinano Province, Uchida County, Yamauchi Fuchu Castle.

There were two pavilions set up high on the main campus, and the famous officials and generals of the Yamauchi family sat on the pony in a row. The outside of the campus was filled with people. Today is the baptism day of the Koji Tsuna family, the sister of the Yamauchi family's serial magistrate.

Standing in the pergola was a dressed-up William, and a pure gold crucifix was placed on the temporary altar, which was naturally donated by believers.

The Three-Self Church that Koheta imitated originally had initial results. The assistants for the entire ceremony were basically local people from Yamauchi who had been trained at the accelerated monastery established in Hamamatsu.

The Yamauchi family's annual alms and gifts to the church, as well as the offerings of local believers, are fully sufficient to support the daily work of the local church.

The only thing is that the Japanese version of the Bible is still far away. After all, there are too few educated people converting to Christianity these days, and most of them are people from the lower class. It is difficult to expect these people to learn Spanish and Latin. Even if you learn it, there is still no way to translate the text relatively smoothly.

In short, the autobiographical, self-confident, and self-supporting Three-Self Church has begun to take shape. The local monks have completely adopted the Japanese method when preaching and preaching, and most of them have made simplicity and used Japanese when holding various ceremonies.

In a few years, this church will almost become its own entity.

"I give you the Christian name Ioannis. May the Lord be with you!" William touched Xiao Pingtai's bald forehead, his face full of love.

"Ah noodles!"

Xiao Pingtai stood up from kneeling on one knee and bowed his head slightly to William. Anyway, Xiao Pingtai, who was 1.42 meters tall, stood up in front of William, who was over 1.7 meters tall. Whether he bowed his head or saluted, others would treat him as he was bowing his head and saluting.

"Your Excellency is willing to be baptized, which is really the infinite love of the Holy Father." William seemed extremely happy now.

"To show my piety, I will donate Qianguan Zhixing to the church!" Xiaopingtai took two steps back and saluted William again.

William, who has been in Japan for a long time, doesn't know what the word "knowledge and practice" represents! He was stunned and moved, and he quickly came over and hugged Xiao Pingtai's shoulders with both hands, almost lifting Xiao Pingtai up.

The expressions of the important officials of the Yamauchi clan who were present also changed drastically. Sengan Tomoxing and countless samurai had exhausted all the things they could not obtain in their lifetime, but they were donated to the temple by Xiaoping Tai with a single word! (Nanman Temple!)

Although it was not uncommon in history for samurai princes to send their land or knowledge to monks in monasteries, it was even very common. During the Suwa-no-gatake War, Kodaira purchased dozens of land at his own expense and gave it to the Suwa Taisha Shrine, and asked them to build a shrine there to enshrine the soldiers who died fighting for Kodaira at the Tsunogatake Pass.

But it is rare to send as much as a thousand guan at one time, and it is knowledge and practice that can be inherited from generation to generation.

The last time such a large-scale transfer was made, the Gongfang family of Awaping Island directly sent 10,000 koku of their territory to the temple. That was twenty or thirty years ago.

Of course, the scale will be even greater next time. Omura Juntada, the Daimyo of Hizen Province who believes in Christianity, will donate the entire Nanman Port and the territory of the entire township to the church.

Since some people say that I am greedy for power, okay! I'm a monk!

Since some people say that I desire wealth, good! I give!

My sister, Koji Tsuna, behaves upright and selflessly throughout her life!

"Heita-chan, this is unreasonable!" The first person to express his disapproval was our uncle Hosokawa Saime.

"Yes! You have to think twice before you are right! Chikanuki is hard-won!" Hokahata University was also a little surprised.

"It doesn't matter! I've made up my mind!" If Xiaopingtai hadn't made this gesture to show his loyalty to everyone in the world, where would he be today?

"Your Highness, please bear witness!"

Yamauchi Taro, who was sitting aside, as a daimyo, certainly had the authority to prohibit samurai from sending items to the temple. He was also the only person in the room who could veto this matter.

Yamauchi Taro originally just came to the castle to see something new, but he didn't expect that Koheita would show up like this. Although he had shown that he was far more intelligent than his peers, he didn't know how to answer.

There was no other way, so he turned to look at the members of the Yamauchi clan sitting on one side. Nowadays, Imakawa Yoshitsune's prestige among the Yamauchi family is growing. He is young and promising, and he is Yamauchi Taro's uncle. He has inherited the famous Imagawa clan from the Minamoto family, and his influence in the Yamauchi family cannot be underestimated.

There is a high probability that this person will become a member of the Yamauchi family in the future, and the current head of the Yamauchi family also thinks that it is good for him to take over. So I deliberately didn't answer, but asked Imagawa Yoshichichi to reply to Yamauchi Taro.

"After all the hard work, I, the Yamauchi clan, will never forget you!" Koheita was very kind to Imagawa Yoshiki. He was originally inclined to Koheita in his heart. Now, after more than ten years of hard work, he has grown into a qualified samurai. .

Combining everything that happened in the past few years, he quickly figured out the purpose of Xiaopingtai's actions. I know that Koheita made a huge sacrifice for the stability and unity of the entire Yamauchi clan.

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That night!

With excitement, William once again wrote to the Pope in Rome, Italy. After praising his Pope in various complicated and gorgeous words, he finally began to write the main text.

The first thing he wrote about was naturally his own great success in preaching. Count Fujiwara, the minister and tutor of the Grand Duke Ashikaga of Shinano Province, finally converted to Christianity today and was baptized. This is all due to the Lord’s guidance and the work of the Holy Father.

The focus is naturally on Sengan Tomoxing. Japan is a big country with political power, civilization and force, with a population of tens of millions and thousands of miles from north to south. It was impossible to declare a flag just because he wanted to, but William relied on his own ability to gain Xiao Pingtai's trust. No matter how you blow it, no one can expose it!

The church has its first barony!

Moreover, it is a wealthy territory with an annual output value of up to 3,500 Venetian gold florins!

According to feudal obligations, after the local church takes over this territory, it must provide five warriors with horses and 60 infantry with certain equipment to serve the lord for 60 days every year.

This is also normal in Europe. Although it is already the old days, European monarchs rely more and more on mercenaries and standing armies.

But this is still an obligation that vassals must fulfill in Japan!

Therefore, at Xiaopingtai's urging, William sent messages to Macau, Manila, Goa and other places to recruit people who were willing to take risks in Japan. At the same time, according to custom, a small group of armed monks was established outside the ordinary monastery.

Firstly, this group serves as an organization to protect trade and local churches, and secondly, it can also respond to the Yamauchi clan's military conscription.

Although it is still early for this matter to be accomplished, Xiaoping Tai’s purpose is actually very clear. I am so hungry for your ever-changing military technology!