A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"You didn't bring six dollars?" Chen San spread his hands, saying that he had no money.

Xiaopingta glanced at Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and said, no need to look, the eldest young master never goes out without money.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law. Have you brought any money?" Koheta licked his face and looked at Hosokawa Kainyu.

"Don't scream, I'm not your sworn brother." Although she was very repulsive, Hosokawa Zaimei still gestured to her family, and the old family member immediately understood.

"I'm going to be a new father-in-law soon, why do my family still need to borrow six dollars?" The old family member muttered and counted six Yongle coins from a small cloth bag.

Matsumi Zhai, who was standing nearest, heard clearly and couldn't hold back his laughter. He quickly covered his face with his sleeves and burst into laughter.

The old man smiled, so close that he could hear it clearly now, and he laughed without covering up.

Hosokawa Tarime was smarter this time. When she saw the group of people laughing, she ignored them. She waved her riding whip and disappeared in a flash. He didn't talk nonsense to these big men at all and hid quickly.

Xiaopingtai took the money and handed it to the farmer.

The man took the money with great gratitude and quickly brought two liters of beans in a bamboo basket. Chen San was carrying a straw bag, so Xiaopingtao asked everyone to pour it into the straw bag and carry it with them all the way.

Everyone set off again, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Matsumisai discussed this year's drought, while Koheita took a closer look at this year's soybeans. The grains are not too plump and not as big as in previous years. They have indeed been affected by the drought.

"Shinshu, do you know what Shinano's largest external product is?" Xiaoping asked for no reason.

"Shinano's products include horses, gold, raw silk, black beans, barley, buckwheat, rice, wood, and medicinal materials. There are many, many!" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu seemed to be memorizing it silently.

"No, no, no, it's not these, it's the kind of products that are handmade and sold in various countries!" Mrs. Xiaoping didn't mind saying a few more words.

"That's it?" "I think I'm talking about Shinshu miso." Mr. Matsumi Sai said with a smile while stroking his beard.

"Exactly! Shinano's golden war horse is famous all over the world, but it is miso that is really popular in various countries! What the boss said is absolutely true!" Xiaoheita sent it up with a flattery.

"Heita-chan, what's wrong with miso? Is there any problem?" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu also responded. Miso is almost one of the most common, common, common and cheap foods in Japanese life. No matter what kind of people there are, there is always a bucket of miso in their homes to eat from the beginning to the end of the year.

"Miso? Ha! There is a big problem with miso this year!" Xiaopingta handed the soybeans in his hand to the two people.

"Well, the beans this year are a bit bad!" The old man had planted the land when he was young. It was not a shame. It was not uncommon for poor warriors to farm the land. He could tell at a glance that the quality of Shinano's soybeans this year was not as good as in previous years and was not satisfactory.

"The farmland in the mountainous area has complete water conservancy, and most of it has reduced production and no harvests. The war in Hokushinano is ongoing, and the village defense has raised troops year after year. They are fighting with the Takanashi family, Shimazu family, and Suda family. I am afraid that Hokushinano's soybean production is not as simple as reducing production. It is estimated that all will be lost!" Xiao Pingtai said with great certainty.

"What does Tansei mean? Next year, there will be no beans available for miso in Shinshu? Next year, there will be no miso for more than ten countries in the Eastern Kingdom?" Matsukamisai has already understood what Koheita means.

"Sir, you are indeed wise! Next year, Shinshu Miso, which is sold in more than ten countries in the Eastern Kingdom, will be completely unable to be produced!" Koheta said so lightly that he was talking about a major event that could affect the lives of millions of people.

Let me make a digression here, miso is divided into sweet taste and pungent taste. Due to the warm climate in Western countries, people's eating habits are relatively light, so the popular white miso is Kyushu miso.

Where does this sweet flavor enhancement come from? There is destiny somewhere!

The best soybean variety in Japan is "Fukuho Soybean"! It was produced in the Saga area of ​​Saga Prefecture. In the Warring States Period, this place was called Hizen Kuniryuzoji Temple. The local lords are Takanobu Ryūzoji and Nabeshima Naoshige. With this specialty product being marketed in the Western Kingdom, isn't the rise of the Ryūzoji family destined by fate?

Of course the high-ranking writers and scholars will not care about such small soybeans dug out of the mud. They always talk about the people of Kyushu resisting the rule of the Otomo family, about the spread of Christianity bringing iron cannons and foreign guns, and about the huge wealth gained from Nanman trade. Why is Longzao Temple strong and good at fighting?

Just be happy!

In fact, the rise of the Ryuzouji family is precisely because of the miso made from the soybeans that the humble farmers with rotten teeth sowed in the summer and harvested in the autumn.

The huge income brought by the monopoly production of miso supported the mighty army of 50,000 troops built by the governor of Goshu and the two islands, Hizen, and Takanobu, who built the temple.

Soybeans were destined for the rise of Takanobu Ryuzoji!

Leaving aside the West Country, the East Country has a cold climate, especially in the Echigo-Ou area. It can be minus 20 degrees Celsius in winter, so the people in the East Country eat relatively heavy food.

This Shinshu Miso is the most outstanding representative of the Higashi Kuni Shino Miso. Barrels after barrels of miso are produced in Shinano, and then transported by local merchants to the cold Mitsukoshi Ou and the densely populated Kanto. Great Plains.

Nowadays, Shinano is experiencing an increasingly severe drought. In the short term, even the wheat and barley that will be sown soon may be affected and the harvest will fail in large areas!

Not to mention this soybean!

Although Xiaopingtai had a completely clear understanding of the general direction of the world after traveling through time, it was a pity that he had no impression of floods, droughts, earthquakes and landslides.

The drought that started this summer actually reminded Koheita, but at that time, he was busy setting up match ropes, persimmon lacquer, and feudal lord reserves. He just felt that the weather was hot, and Xiaoheita didn't connect with soybeans, let alone miso.

Now, after seeing the actual harvest in the fields, I am finally shocked to realize that next year many people in the East Kingdom will have a really "mundane" year.

For millions of people, this is very bad news, but what about Xiao Pingtai, who has already foresighted and discovered the problem? That is nothing short of great good news!

How could a small local businessman and a single miso-making farmer in Shinano have the connections and financial resources to mobilize food supplies across Japan? Even if they also discovered at the same time that Shinano's soybean production had declined, there was nothing they could do.

And who is Xiaopingtai? Are the big businessmen from Kyoto and Sakai connected? There was a drought in Shinano-kai, Eastern Province, but there was no drought in Western Province and Kinki. We have a bumper harvest this year, and there are mountains of white rice in Sakai!

Xiaoping Tai has a plan in mind!

"Xinshu, have you ever heard of futures?"