Chapter 39: The Undercurrent of Kaimachi

The sea and the sky are wide, and thousands of sails are racing. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThe breeze is coming, and the water waves are not rising.

Kaimachi, the undisputed largest city in the 16th century, was the undisputed largest city in the country of Fuso, and it also had a place in the maritime trade order of East Asia and the whole world.

Everything here reveals a different atmosphere, which is clearly different from the medieval tones of the whole Fuso. The outermost wide circular ditch serves both water and boating, and inside is dozens of paved roads of large and small traffic, dividing the town into more than 100 blocks. The coast is followed by a busy harbour, followed by a continuous warehouse area, the head offices of various merchants, and occasionally the residences of tea men and artists. As for the luxury accommodation and restaurants, there are countless of them.

Many years ago, the "Huizhong" who were in charge of the area had already obtained from the Muromachi shogunate the autonomy of "underground petitions" and "self-judgment" (which can be understood as a certain degree of independent financial power and independent judicial power).

In the past, Miyoshi Chokei was in charge of, and because he himself was a guest of honor among wealthy merchants and tea people, and he received Ya money every year, he did not destroy the independence of Kai Town.

Now that the Oda family is dominant, the rendezvous is headed by Imai Munehisa, and with the intervention of Matsunaga Hide, he sent a tea vessel and a huge amount of 20,000 yuan, which is probably a change of court. However, Nobunaga was different from the old Chokei Gongdai, and his actions were much more polite, and although he recognized the status of the Huizhong, he also sent a person called "Kinoshita Hideyoshi" to be the "Kaimachi Commissioner" of Raushima, and he saw that he was about to come.

This kid surnamed Kinoshita has also been in a relationship before, and he barely understands a little truth, but chasing his origin, he is still a vulgar martial artist after all.

Of course, you don't expect to be completely free from the jurisdiction of powerful daimyos. It's just this candidate - the Miyoshi faction back then was the benevolent and kind-hearted Matsunaga Danmasa (Hisahide), and today, Kinoshita from the countryside of Owari, is not a good thing at first glance.

He also said that even if he met with the people in the future, he would be subject to the ruling? If you commit a "serious crime", you will be beheaded?

What a reason!

I am a dignified monk in Dajie Town, sending three or five debt-indebted mud legs to serve the Buddha in Elysium, and then take care of their wives and daughters, this is also murder and plunder?

I am a dignified tea man in Daijie Town, drink tea with friends from Shikoku, appreciate calligraphy and painting, and sell a little insignificant iron cannon by the way, which is also considered a traitor?

I am a dignified artist in Daikai Town, and I saw that there were a few words written on the accounts of my commercial house that were not in line with Zen, and I changed them slightly and embellished them slightly, which is also considered a false account of tax resistance?

If it was just Kinoshita Hideyoshi who came alone, he wouldn't be able to say that the kind businessmen would have to "reason" with him.

But I heard that there is also a Izumi guardian Daidai Hijo Tsusho who is coming!

This person is as cunning as a fox and as vicious as a poisonous snake. Kill Imagawa, frame Miyoshi, and do all kinds of evil. In the past, when he was in charge of Kiyoshu Town, Owari was sorry for many good businessmen who did their duty. If the people of Kaimachi want to "reason" with him, then they will definitely not win.

Alas! Why are there so few civilized people like Matsunaga Danmasa in the world?

In the early summer of the 10th year of Eiroku, the big names of Kai Town, except for Imai Munehisa, who had already "sold the town for glory", and Tsuda Mune, and this traitor who was ready to "sell the town for glory" at any time, the rest of them were deeply worried about this problem, and they could not eat the day or sleep at night.

At this time, some fresh faces suddenly appeared in the streets and alleys, and the "meeting people" didn't notice it at all, that's a very normal thing, right?

……

So Sungoro Matsuura came to Kaimachi.

He nimbly weaved through the flow of people, inconspicuously from street to alley, and then around to a dead corner where no one passed, found a broken window in the wall, and jumped into it.

There was a lot of dust, and I couldn't open my eyes - this was Sungoro Matsuura's first impression.

Then I heard a cold tone in front of me:

"This is 500 gold coins, which can be exchanged for 2,000 copper coins according to the market, which is enough for the cost you said last time!"

With the words, there was a muffled sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, and the sound of metal striking.

"Enough, enough! Thank you for your generous kindness! Matsuura Sungoro hurriedly stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes, and when he tried to look, he saw a small cloth bag in front of him, the mouth of the bag was tightly tied, and there was a man's shadow blurred three steps away.

He fell to his knees in a hurry, bowed haphazardly, and then hurriedly reached out to untie his pocket.

"Are you in such a hurry to 'inspect the goods'? Could it be that Sun Goro, you kid, don't trust my sincerity? Or do you think the gold coins taken from me will be in poor condition? ”

The cold baritone sounded again.

Matsuura Sungoro was stunned when he heard this, then withdrew his hand with a sneer, and smiled awkwardly:

"How dare you, how dare you! It's just that the villain is really poor and scared, and he has never seen so much gold, and your old man has a lot of it, so please don't worry about my household......"

"Stop talking nonsense!" The man who couldn't see his face clearly interrupted him impatiently, "My money is not so easy to take." Do you know what to do, you bastard? ”

"Clear, clear!" Sungoro Matsuura nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and hurriedly replied: "I have already contacted the two adults Matsuyama and Kosai you mentioned, as well as Terada and Taga, who followed me before, and you should have heard of these two names. I also found the famous Ishikawa Goemon! As long as the money is enough, enough to gather thousands of heroes, the people of the Oda family will not be allowed to gain a firm foothold in Izumi! ”

"Ishikawa Goemon? How did I hear that he hooked up with that guy on the tie? ”

"That's right, the villain got acquainted with one of Ishikawa's cronies, and spent dozens of times inviting him to spend a lot of time drinking and going to the best whale house in Kaimachi, and then he opened his mouth. That Ishikawa got involved with a tie because of a woman......"

"Getting to the point!"

"Yes! Be! Ishikawa has a wife and sister, and it is said that his wife and sister are actually preparing to enjoy it themselves, but this woman went out to 'dry goods' and was accidentally caught by a flat hand show, and it is said that she was imprisoned and played with for dozens of days, and she was only released when she was tired of it. You say that there is this hatred, then it must be a common day! ”

The unknown man in the fog seemed to nod his head and did not speak. After a moment of silence, he said again:

"You're good to go! When you make progress, you can get the next money from me! ”

Sungoro Matsuura hurriedly bowed again, then grabbed the bag containing the gold, carried it on his shoulder, and walked out from the edge of the window. After observing it four times, he patted the dust on his clothes and walked out of the alley as if nothing had happened. I walked around the street twice, pretending to be investigating the market.

It's just that after walking away, he couldn't help it after all, and spat at the secret stronghold of Fang Cai.

"Humph! Do you think you're still the same 'Mamoru Shimono' back then? Now, apart from the merchant, what difference do you have from me? Isn't it the same as a lost dog? ”