A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

He said goodbye to Nobunaga, because he knew that the current situation in Mino was quite chaotic. Although Saito Yoshiryu attacked and killed his father Saito Douzan (Toshimasa) in the Nagara River, he was not able to unite the entire Saito family and Mino country in a short time (note that, one of the two soldiers in the world The family took advantage of this chaos to expand their power in Meinong and acquired tens of thousands of stones of territory, making them very fat.) Even in order to pass on the conflict, he even supported Oda Shinan to beat Owari, and the whole Mino was reduced to a pot of porridge.

So instead of taking the route from Mount Komaki to Nagai and then entering Kitaomi, Koheita took a long detour, passing through Ogaki Castle, out of Mino and into Omi.

Omi is now considered to be two powerful powers. The overlord of North Omi, Ryomasa Asai, has passed away. Hisamasa Asai is at a disadvantage in the battle with the Rokkaku clan of Minami Omi, and has already begun to bow his head. Soon after, his son Kenmasa Asai (Omi Nagasaki) Masaru (his name came later) would marry the daughter of the Hirai clan, an important minister of the Rokkaku clan.

However, the successive wars between Asai and Rokkaku did not affect the overall prosperity of Omi. The busy water transportation of Lake Biwa and the abundant rice production along the coast all showed the prosperity of Omi. An endless stream of northern return ships returning from Echigo, Mutsu and even Ezo dock at Echizen Tsuruga and Wakasa Obama. Countless goods were transported along Omi's waterways to Kyoto and Sakai, the prosperous trade and handicraft centers, creating a lively scene in Omi.

The towns and villages along the way were also densely populated, and merchants playing drums and carrying burdens were one after another on the streets. Large caravans with packhorses can also be seen from time to time, and the heavy vehicles carry the green rhizome that Echigo exported to Kyoto. You can also see scallops, which are rare in the Shinano hinterland, and high-quality wood grown in the snowy land of Mutsu. The deep ruts on the street show the busy transportation, and the neighing of cattle and horses is intertwined with the laborious yoh of the driver.

Koheita had never seen such prosperous streets in Dongguo. Even Suruga Fuchu Castle, known as "Little Kyoto", could not see such prosperous scenes. Omi is indeed Wangfujili, a land of travel in all directions.

After wandering around, I found Kunyu Village. I originally thought that Kunyu Village was just a small village or a small town. However, when Koheita arrived at the place, she saw a large number of workshops and blacksmithing houses, various shops, and houses for family members reunited. This is not a village at all. It is simply a large-scale town. It is normal to have at least several thousand people, or even tens of thousands of people.

There is no such thing as a moat outside, just a low wall, and then a few wooden buildings for observation. As a settlement of free craftsmen with connections to the government and the management, ordinary fish would not dare to tease it. Even if you come, don't be afraid. The village is full of wealthy craftsmen. They can pull up hundreds or even thousands of ashigaru iron cannons with a single click, and the trash fish will be shot into a sieve before they can even come in.

As for the powerful and powerful people, the public officials' reputation is not good either. The people of Guoyou Village alone will definitely not be able to stop them. It is better to open the door to welcome them in and pay money and food to save their lives.

Therefore, Kuniyou's semi-neutral status was barely recognized by all the forces in the territory, and he was able to prosper with his skills in making iron cannons.

When you walk in and take a look, you will see all kinds of ropemakers, carpenters, blacksmiths, coppersmiths, and carvers who weave ropes. There are many shops selling copper, iron, sulfur, charcoal, saltpeter, bamboo, wood, paper, grain and cloth.

Koheita thought that the iron cannon was indeed an important weapon that changed the development of the world's military. It had only been ten or twenty years since the introduction of the iron cannon, and the country of origin alone had such a large scale.

Passing through the lively street market and facing the busy crowds, Xiao Pingtai and Aji walked through the large handicraft workshops of the medieval era, feeling the innovative atmosphere of the old era.

Of course, in addition to wandering around and watching the excitement, Kodaira's biggest purpose here is to pay tribute to Kunitoba, the famous engineer who first made iron cannons. In 1544, he imitated the Japanese version of the Portuguese matchlock gun—— Kunitomo tube.

The original product he copied was one of the two Portuguese matchlock guns bought by Shi Yao of Tanegashima after the Portuguese merchant ship drifted to Tanegashima for 2,000 taels of gold. One became the prototype of the Satsuma barrel, and the other was donated to the late Lord Ashikaga Yoshiharu by the Shimadzu family. Later, both the Lord and the leader Hosokawa Harumoto attached great importance to this new weapon and immediately ordered Copy of Kunibei. In just over ten years, it has developed into such a huge industry.

After some inquiring, Xiaoping Tai found out the location of Kuni Yubei. I found a large smelting room with busy blacksmiths inside, and the sound of knocking could be heard all the time. Waves of heat hit our faces, making the already hot weather even hotter. Seeing the blacksmiths sweating profusely, Kohei Taichi was at a loss.

I don’t know who Kuni Yubei is, but Heita is still dazed. Aji didn't hesitate to mess around. He glanced at the confused Heita, and without thinking, he suddenly opened his voice and shouted to everyone in the entire smelting house with a boy's unique high and sharp voice: "Zhenbei Who is it? My Lord is looking for you."

Even in the noisy blacksmithing house, this roar startled everyone, and all the blacksmiths' hands trembled obviously. Standing next to Aji, Xiao Pingtai was even more frightened.

Aji's biggest advantage so far was discovered by Xiao Pingtai, his voice was loud and loud. Don't underestimate it, this skill is one of the most important combat skills for middle-level officers in ancient times. In addition to flags and drums on the battlefield, if the voices of middle and low-level officers are loud enough to be heard by their subordinate soldiers, it will be a most beautiful thing, and it will have countless benefits for the war.

Let’s put this aside for now, because someone was obviously a little dissatisfied and came out to find Mrs. Xiaoping.

When this man walked in, Taichi Odaira couldn't tell something was wrong. This man was only in his thirties. If he was Kuni Yubei, then he could have built an iron cannon when he was more than ten years old.

Koheita was very embarrassed and took Aji to apologize quickly. She didn't think it was wrong for a samurai to bend down to a craftsman. The blacksmith was surprised that a samurai would stoop down and apologize.

"Which samurai family are you from?" "The samurai family of the Shinano-sanuchi clan, Zikoji Kodaira, Tatsuna family. Are you a friendly soldier from the Industrial Kingdom?"

"Yes and no, my father is also a Kuni Yubei." That's right, Taichi Kodaira thought so, but for all famous workers, their names are passed down from father to son, and they have the same name from generation to generation. Just like Muramasa, generations of people have been called Fujiwara Muramasa, which means the same thing.

Koheita respected these craftsmen very much, so he followed the Kuni Yubei to the warehouse. "You're also here to buy iron cannons, right?" Xiao Pingtai nodded of course.

Just passed through the huge smelting house.