Inada House

The funeral of the oil-clothed man is carried out in an atmosphere of grief and resentment, and in another secluded hut of the rice field house, a meeting is taking place to decide the fate of the townspeople.

At this time, due to the lack of a strong government due to years of war, Japan rapidly prospered and developed commerce, and Hakata and Nagasaki in the west, and Kyoto and Sakai in became transit points for commercial exchanges between the East and the West. As a result, the power of merchants became stronger than ever, and not only did Sakai become an autonomous city with a power of no less than 100,000 daimyo under the control of merchants, but also almost all parts of Japan where merchant associations were formed as rudimentary chambers of commerce.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu Castle was built in a relatively short time, but its location was very advantageous, and Yuanmu County was bordered by Ise Bay in the east and Omi in the north, and Omimoto was an important commercial hub connecting eastern Japan with Kyoto and Sakai in the north.

The eastern part of Yuanmu County, where Matsumoto Castle is located, is a plain area that is very suitable for commercial development, so within two years of the city's founding, many merchants gathered here, and even the shadow of the Chamber of Commerce quickly appeared.

However, the merchants of Matsumoto Castle did not want to establish a self-governing city like Sakai Town, but more to fight against the exploitation of the daimyo and to compete for profit as much as possible, and Sakai Town was just a product of special circumstances.

At this time, almost all the influential merchants in Matsumoto Town gathered in the rice paddy house. Among them, in addition to the owner of Inadaya (rice shop) Inada Rokumon and Sangoya (izakaya) Makuro Saka, there are also seven large and small businessmen such as Yoshikawaya (Shioten) Aosaka Yoshikawa Iroku, Tsuruya (miso) Arakawa Saemon and Kanaya (loan) Rosaka Kanai Shintaro, so the Matsumoto Town Chamber of Commerce is also called the Seven.

Almost all of the industries operated by these people were closely related to the daily lives of the people, so although they were not big merchants, they had a great influence in Matsumoto Castle. It can be said that as long as the seven people can stomp their feet, the entire townspeople of Matsumoto Town will tremble, and as long as they are targeted by the Seven people, even the samurai will have to shed their skin, and now they have set their sights on Matsugami Yoshimitsu.

In the rice field house, after a long silence. The most popular in the Council of Seven and the father of the dead oil coat, the owner of the Sanhe House, said bitterly: "Everyone, the death of the oil coat is definitely not an accident! It is precisely because of our long-term tolerance that the samurai ignore our existence, and it is precisely because of this that they treat us as civilians who are talented and bullied. For the sake of the dead oil coat and the dignity of our merchants, the old man thinks that we should unite immediately so that the lord of Matsumoto Castle can see the power of our Seven Society. ”

"Sanheya is right!" The owner of the rice field house, Inami Roemon, did not hesitate to support his in-laws: "If we continue to retreat, then the price we may pay may not be affordable to anyone, Matsumoto Hall (Matsumoto Castle Lord Matsugami Yoshimitsu is another name among the people) must give us an explanation, unless someone is willing to continue to endure or run away from this place!"

Originally, Inada Rokuemon was reluctant to hold a funeral for the oil coat by his own family, because this would be tantamount to asking the rice field house to take the initiative to bear the humiliation caused by the death of the oil coat. But considering Aiko Shinsataro's insistence and Miheya's wishes, Inada Rokuemon reluctantly regarded Oili as the woman of the Inada family, and in this case, he had to do something about Oily's death anyway, otherwise Inadaya's face would be even more difficult to preserve.

Naturally, the mind of the owner of Inadaya was unknown to the owner of Miriya, and he was really moved by the strong support of Inada Rokuemon. However, the other five members of the Society of Seven have their own ideas, and they also deeply hate the evil deeds of the samurai Kawahara Keitai, which has the meaning of self-pity such as material injury, as well as the morality and friendship of the past, but more because of the bondage of the Seven Society!

"The dead oil cloak is worthy of sympathy, and the samurai Kawahara Keitai who insulted and killed her should also be punished, but how much to pay for it is something worth considering and considering. However, if we don't consider the ideas of the Sanheya and Inadaya, it will be a little too unsatisfactory, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the members of the Seven to keep warm to each other in the future!"

This is the idea of most outsiders, who are willing to help the Sanheya take revenge, but there is a measure of how much it will cost to do so, because the atmosphere in the house is becoming more and more solemn in response to the proposal of the owner of the Sanheya, Imyuro.

After a long time, Kihara Shimoyoshi, who runs the longhouse, said tentatively: "The proposal of the Sanheya is very reasonable, even if the tiger does not speak for a long time, it will be treated as a kitten, and we of the Seven really need to show our strength to Matsumoto Temple." However, Matsumoto Hall is not an ordinary lord, and as the ancestor of the family, we also need to consider his strength, and if it exceeds the limit, I am afraid it will not be a good thing for both parties. ”

After all, Matsumoto Town is still a small town, and most of the people who can master the longhouse are from a privileged class such as samurai, so Kihara Shimoyoshi, who is most afraid of offending the samurai, is the first to lose his breath.

"Bastard! The Council of Seven was founded to fight against the oppression of the lords, and if we were to remain silent, would we really have to give up the business we had worked so hard to build, as Inadaya said?"

Unlike Kinoshitahara Yoshichi, Yoshikawaya owner Yoshikawa Iroku did not rely on samurai for his business, so he was usually short-tempered and spoke very loudly.

As for Kihara Shimoyoshiko, he was a little cowardly, and he didn't act on Yoshikawaya's provocation, but just retorted: "Isn't the old man a member of the Council of Seven?" Don't I treat Shinsataro and Oilcoat as my own son? Don't I want to help the poor owner of the triad house get revenge? It's just that it's a samurai! That's a samurai!"

"yes, this is a samurai!"

"Aren't all samurai like that? The oil coat is pitiful, but he is not the only one who is pitiful?"

"Maybe we should find Matsumoto Hall to administer justice! It's not good to mess around!" ......

Kinoshita Harayoshi's words suddenly knocked everyone back to reality, this is the world of the samurai after all, and I am afraid that there will be no good results against the samurai.

The little Kawahara Keitai is really nothing, even if it is Matsumoto Temple, I am afraid that he will not take him too seriously. But if Kawahara Keitai is placed on the opposite side of the businessman, then his importance will be infinitely magnified, this is the power of class, and those who are oppressed cannot resist even if they are out of breath!