A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Koheita dragged Koichiro to learn about the price of rice in the town. Sure enough, the original price of four shi had jumped to 2 shi. This was the time of spring famine, and the rice grains stored by the people last year had basically been exhausted.

It is estimated that rice from Echigo will not be imported into Ueno for a while, and rice from Shinano will be even more difficult. Murakami Yoshikiyo is sweeping the Northern Territory and has been fighting for several years. Now there is a faint tendency to unify the Northern Territory. He is trying his best to collect rice and prepare troops for war. He will definitely not allow exports to other countries. On the other hand, although the Musashi Kingdom to the south was hostile, there were constant exchanges between wars, and some food flowed in.

Xiaoheita estimated that the price of rice is very likely to rise again, but it will still be more affected by the war. If the house leader is defeated, the defeated soldiers and the soldiers of the Hojo Army will be arrested indiscriminately. The townspeople must buy rice and hide in the mountains. The generals in charge of the territory will also purchase rice grains to defend the city. At this time, they are not buying, but most likely just robbing them. In short, the price of rice has risen sharply in the past few days.

As for patent medicine, it flourished in Vietnam during the Edo period, which is now Toyama Prefecture. But now, most of them are operated by shopping malls in Echizen Tsuruga, Wakasa-Ohama and Kyoto.

It is mainly used to stop bleeding and promote muscle growth, as well as anti-diarrhea and other patent medicines. Stopping bleeding and promoting muscle growth does not need any explanation. It is just for treating trauma. Anti-diarrhea medicine is a good thing, but if the army gathers people and horses together, and if the food and water are not careful and use unclean water, it may cause diarrhea for three days, or the whole camp will be plagued by a plague, and Bian Que will never be saved again. Unfortunately, there is not a large supply of goods, so there is no need to deal with this stuff for the time being.

There is also wood. During wartime, wood is used to build fortifications, build camps, make protective equipment, and even lay planks along the road when the road is difficult to travel. After the war, regardless of victory or defeat, the villages, towns and towns that had experienced random captures and burnings needed wood to rebuild, and the walled cities also needed wood to repair. To a certain extent, wood at this time was not much less important than rice.

But this business also requires supply of goods and a large storage yard, and Xiaoping Tai cannot do it for a while. After visiting the powerful merchants in the town with Koichiro, they found that everyone was not optimistic about the army in charge, and they all wanted to protect themselves.

Xiao Pingtai then sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. He was in no hurry and just waited for the battle report ahead.

But the battle report that came that night was astonishing. Guan Lingjun, who had been defeated in every battle, gathered an army of 32,000 people this time and clashed fiercely with 25,000 Hojo troops at the Kamirukawa River. Maybe he knew that this was Kamirukawa. Rukawa, with Hirai Castle behind him, wave after wave of troops led by the housekeeper bravely attacked the Hojo Army.

Originally they were just noobs pecking each other, but the ashigaru who called it a day after the fight (and the acting) were beaten to the doorstep. Seeing that one-third of an acre of land was about to be overturned by Hojo, these bad soldiers who were novices as soon as they fought against Ueno Country actually exploded with hundreds of percent combat effectiveness.

The Hojo Army was caught off guard by the blood-beaten Guan Lingjun, and the three armies were in chaos. The famous general Namba Hayabusa and the lord of Hatagata Castle Fujita Yasukuni died in battle. The Hojo Army collapsed thousands of miles and returned to Musashi Ninja Castle.

This doesn't follow the plot. The plot shouldn't be about the leader being beaten to death by Hojo and then running away.

But when I thought about it, the Hojo Army, which was famous for its night battles and surprise attacks, would not retreat so easily. It would be more likely to return to its lair to lick its wounds like a hungry wolf that couldn't defeat it, and at the same time gather energy to prepare for another fight.

But now, Guan Lingjun, who was drinking and singing on the bank of the Kamigawa River, looked like he had created a miracle. There are flaws all over the body, isn't this just a reflection of the light before death?

Koheta was so convinced that he secretly ordered Koichiro to continue asking about the price of rice. Sure enough, the price of rice and other commodities fell sharply on the second day. After all, after the leader's victory, the soldiers would return home with their rewards, the lords would not need to collect supplies, and there would be no more random arrests in Hojo.

The townspeople who were originally planning to pack their bags and run away have also settled down, and the local wealthy people who were just waiting on the sidelines have also entered the Kamiryukawa River. It is said that this time the governor will take advantage of the victory to invade Musashi Kingdom and seize Matsuyama Castle Kawagoe Castle. Originally, the local governor's retainers also secretly communicated with the governor.

Xiao Pingtai had no choice but to ignore the idea of ​​making a list in the future even if there was a lot of fun now. He secretly took out the gold and began to purchase rice, wheat, miso, salt, pickles, etc. from various stores. He ordered Koichiro to secretly transfer these supplies to Hirai, and at the same time used famine relief salt in various villages and nearby Komachi towns. In exchange for grain in the hands of rich peasants.

After moving all the supplies and hiding them near Hirai, and roughly hiding them, Koheita and Koichiro went to the Kamirukawa River and pretended to be small businessmen selling medicinal liquor and mazoshu.

When we arrived at the Kamirukawa River, we immediately found that the camp of the military commander was in chaos. People of all kinds gathered here, and the military commander did not restrain the soldiers properly. Soldiers from different groups mingled with each other, and the camp was filled with the sound of frolic and music.

There were even wandering girls starting a flesh and blood business nearby, and at this time, the leader's army had gathered a huge and bloated force of 40,000 people. It's like a sumo wrestler who looks extremely strong on the outside but is like air on the inside. He can fall down with just one push.

Koheita and Koichiro immediately turned around and left. He knew that the future facing this huge army would be very scary.