A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"Futures? What are you talking about, Xiaoheita?" Monk Yamauchi Yoshikatsu Joji was confused.

"Nothing, nothing, hahahahahaha." Xiao Pingtai just made a joke. How could he have such careful thoughts to play with this thing.

It's too brain-burning. If we mortals can't play it, it's all a trick! Don't fall into the trap!

Miso cannot be made in winter, and the temperature in Shinano is just below zero in winter. The fungi that need fermentation are not active at all, making it difficult to make good miso.

At least it won’t be until February or March next year that everyone starts collecting soybeans and making koji. The production will only start after sea salt from the Suruga River is shipped in. I have been busy until May to finish everything, and then gradually sell it to the outside world.

There is still a long time to make arrangements for Xiao Pingtai, so there is no rush on this matter. What's more, Koheita knows that miso production will cease, but he doesn't know how many soybeans are needed for a barrel of miso? How much miso does Shinano sell each year?

You cannot fight an unprepared battle. You must plan everything before taking action. You must first go to the mountain to find out all the details. Otherwise, if we start working in a hurry now, with neither funds nor manpower, there will be no good way out.

Besides, Heiroku is not a boy from a soy sauce shop. He at least knows more about miso than Heita. Let’s ask him about it first.

After returning to the mountain, the army was disbanded and rewards and punishments were clearly determined. Ogasawara and Shiro did indeed receive an increase of 200 kan from Tamataki, and Kanai Meigoro also received an increase from Azum of 200 kan. As for Aji, because of his role as "savior", he was promoted to the banner and officially listed. The bannermen in the mountain enjoy a salary of one hundred and twenty crowns.

Others took some money or rice, more or less, and went home happily to celebrate the New Year. Only Hosokawa Saime, who had the duty of guarding the border, hurried home and took a look before setting off again and could not stay in the mountains any longer.

Xiao Ping Tai naturally called for Ping Liu, but Ping Liu went on a business trip.

It turns out that Owari's Oda Nobunaga heard from a businessman in Ise Bay that Yamauchi produced the best match rope in the country. Not only the quality was greatly improved, but the burning time was also greatly increased. Oda Nobunaga, who was enthusiastic about new things, immediately sent people to the mountain to buy 2,000 of the best match ropes.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu was a little interested when he saw that the lord of Owari came to buy it, but after all, it was Oda Nobunaga who had just killed his own family, so it would be unreasonable to send an important minister. Moreover, the Yamauchi family and the Oda family are separated by a lot of territory, so there is no overlap between them, so there is no need to overdo it.

So he picked and picked, and simply let Hei Liu go and pull him down without bothering the two masters. He also asked Pingliu to bring a lot of New Year's gifts to the lords of the country such as Udono Changzhao of Higashi Mikawa, as a sign of his intention to win over.

The Yamauchi family has no idea of ​​annexing them yet, so getting close to them and stabilizing the people of Higashi Mikawa is the strategy for Mikawa at this moment.

It is precisely for this reason that Heiroku has not come back since he left for more than 20 days. But counting the days, it’s not too far off, so Xiaopingtai is not in a hurry.

He also asked his aunt at home whether the miso at home was bought or made by himself. How to make it, how many people can be fed in one bucket for how long?

The miso at home was made and delivered by Aji's father from Hebian Village. Due to the development of Uncle Tsunliang's development in Hebian Village, most of the people in Hebian Village had abandoned their hard-working peasant life. A small number of people working in the village are family members of Ashigaru, and most of them are purchased residents and recruited refugees.

The rice, wheat, and vegetables produced are mainly supplied to Uncle Tsunara and his family, as well as the Ashigaru samurai under their command. Because there was no heavy endowment, it became a paradise in troubled times, and even the people who bought it were unwilling to leave.

Heita Xiao spent two days leisurely in Shanuchi Fuchu City, and Chen San came to report that Heiroku was back. He had already entered the city to report to Yamauchi Yoshiharu that the mission of this trip was completed, and presented him with the replies from Oda Nobunaga, Uden Nagateru and others.

"So you went to the office of Owari Kamisou-sensei on business. Why did Mr. Kamisuke suddenly need so many match ropes?" Koheita looked at Heiroku who came in a hurry. He was still more concerned about Oda Nobunaga's movements. So I wanted to ask.

It turns out that Owari's Oda clan is having internal strife again!

Of course, this time there was internal strife among Oda Shinan's faction in Iwakura Castle. The drama is also very common. The lord of Iwakura Castle, Oda Nobuyasu, loves his youngest son, Oda Nobuie, but the eldest son, Oda Nobuken, doesn't seem right at first sight.

So my father and brother are joining forces to take advantage of me. They just don't stop doing it and chase after my own father and brother. Oda Nobuken himself sat in the position of the Lord of Iwakura Castle and was delighted.

But what kind of person Nobunaga is, how could he miss such a good opportunity. In line with the Warring States survival rule of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, we immediately united with Oda Nobukiyo and sent troops to Ukino in an attempt to completely eliminate the Oda opposition in Owari.

Oda Nobuken temporarily lost the support of Mino Saito Yoshiryu, and his troops were greatly embarrassed. However, he was also a ruthless man and led more than 3,000 people to attack Nobunaga head-on. It looked like he was about to win, but Oda Nobukiyo stabbed him in the side.

The Iwakura-Oda clan was defeated, and more than 1,250 people died in the battle. The Iwakura-Oda clan was completely defeated.

Oda Nobunaga completely unified the entire Owari Kingdom, and due to the great victory in the Battle of Ukino, the people of Higashi Mino were moved and secretly communicated with him.

In addition, Mino's Saito Yoshiryu is actually ill and is said to be unable to play for the time being, which further aggravates Mino's chaos. With the power of victory, Nobunaga has already attracted a group of younger brothers in Mino.

That's why he needed to temporarily purchase match ropes on a large scale to equip his iron artillery team.

After hearing Heiroku's reply, Taizheng Xiaohe planned to ask him whether he knew anything about miso.

As a result, Pingliu actually brought a woman in to meet Xiao Pingtai. Not only that, this woman also brought a boy who was seven or eight years old or older.

"Who is this?" Xiaopingtai pointed at the woman.

"This is Xiaoye. When I was passing through Sanhe on my way back home, I found that she was selling salt along the way (this is usually a job that men find hard), so I helped her."

"It turns out that Saya's husband died during the Peace War, and his husband's uncles and brothers also lost their territory due to the successive wars between Owarigami Sosuke-sama and Suruga Jibu-sama."

"So you took in their mother and son?" When Xiao Pingtai heard it, it was another ordinary Warring States story, where orphans and widowed mothers were homeless, and the mother was strong enough to raise her children.

"Yes, Xiaoye has decided to marry Xiaoye." Pingliu probably likes this kind of strong woman.

"Congratulations, of course!" Xiao Pingtai saw that Pingliu had found a wife, and she was naturally happy for him, even though this Xiaoye might be two or three years older than Pingliu. But isn’t there a saying that female college juniors hold gold bricks? What's more, it's great to be able to pick up a cheap son for free.

"Come on, little one, come here." When Xiao Pingtai sees other people's children, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, he always has to give some gifts or something. After all, he can be regarded as Pingliu's son.

So Chen San took out a handful of ribs collected by Xiao Heita. This was a famous product of Shimoyama City Lord Kodama Yorii, and the price was not cheap.

"What's your name? I want to be a brave warrior in the future!" Xiaopingta touched the child's head.

"My name is Nanosuke, and I will definitely become a general in the future!" The child's ambition was high and his words were very pleasing.

Nabenosuke, Nabenosuke, why do you sound so familiar?