On April 18, 1576, Yu Qiuhei left Fukuzawa Yunan in Urado Castle to command the army, and he himself followed the head of Chomune to Okatoyo Castle. One of the reasons he went there was that he wanted to take the time to inspect the factories in Tosa run by the Diet businessmen before the war.

Wealthy businessmen of the Diet have set up hundreds of factories in Tosa, but the largest factory cluster is located in the south of the castle town of Okatoyo Castle, covering half of the investment of Diet businessmen in Tosa.

When Yu Qiuping arrived at the factory complex, Konishi Lonzo and other businessmen had been waiting here for a long time. Although in the Congress, these parliamentarians always have a high-spirited, neither humble nor arrogant attitude, and Yuqiuping bargains unscrupulously. But when they went abroad, they respected Yu Qiuping very much - their safety depended on the Red Leaf Army to protect it.

"I've seen His Highness Momiji." Konishi Ryuza and the other merchants saluted Yuqiu in unison—but it was just a bow, which startled the Tosa merchants who had already knelt down with him—how could they be so rude to Yuakihei? However, after seeing that Yu Qiuping was not stunned, but greeted the merchants with a smile, those Tosa merchants were even more shocked. They didn't know that the ritual of kneeling and prostrating had long been abolished in Yuqiu's house, and even the most embarrassed beggar did not need to kowtow to Yuqiuping.

"No courtesy." Before the arrival of the Red Leaf Army and the General Staff, Yu Qiuping had a whole day to spare, so he was not in too much of a hurry, "Take me to see the factory you opened here." ”

"Yes, Your Highness, please come here."

To Yu Qiuping's surprise, it was not Xiao Nishi Ronzo who was standing in the middle who answered, but a young man with clear eyebrows behind Xiao Nishi Longzuo, who looked less than twenty years old.

"This is..."Yu Qiuping looked at Konishi Ryonzo in some surprise, and found that the face of this old medicine merchant, who had always been unsmiling, was shining with kindness at this moment.

"This is the Inuko Governor." Konishi Ryonzo pointed to Governor Konishi behind him, and at the same time proudly whispered to Yu Qiuping, "It's the general agent of our congressional businessmen's business here." On weekdays, the Diet and Tosa are in charge of any contact and arrangements between the Diet and Tosa, and I only come to see it occasionally. Therefore, if you want to take His Highness to visit, you still have to rely on dogs to lead the way. ”

"Yuki-chan Konishi?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, and moved his gaze to the young man again. It has been almost 20 years since he came to this era, and he has also seen many celebrities, and he is no longer the young man who was excited to talk unfavorably when he saw Maeda Toshi's family. However, the person in front of him still made him feel a little emotional. Because he knew that this young man named Konishi Yukinaga would be promoted to a daimyo in the history of his previous life because of his military and commercial talents, participated in the Battle of Moon Lok Keichung, and fought all the way to Pyongyang as a pioneer, destroying the whole of Korea in two months.

And he is most famous for happening during the peace talks between the Ming Dynasty and Japan. His retainers and Shen Weijing, the negotiator of the Ming Dynasty, deceived their superiors and subordinates, and actually kept the entire Ming Dynasty government and the Toyotomi regime in the dark, and made a big negotiation oolong. Yu Qiuping vaguely remembered that the first time he came into contact with the history of the Warring States period of Japan was when he read the history of the Ming Dynasty and read the confrontation between the Ming army and the Japanese army in the Wanli Aid Campaign. It was only with this that he began to dabble in Japanese history. Therefore, he has subtle feelings for the character of Yukinaga Konishi. Unexpectedly, the historical figure who introduced Yu Qiuping to the door of his favorite Japanese history has become his subordinate at this moment, and he is much younger than himself.

"At such a young age, taking on such a big responsibility, I guess my talent is extraordinary." Yu Qiuping smiled and patted Konishi Yukicho's shoulder and encouraged, "Do a good job in the future, I am optimistic about you." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness Momiji!" After all, Konishi Yukicho is still just a hairy boy, and when he first saw Yu Qiuping, he was praised and recognized by this famous samurai, and he was a little flattered for a while.

"Let's go, take me to see it."

Following Yukinaga Konishi and other businessmen all the way, they soon arrived at the factory complex. However, to Yu Qiuping's surprise, the huge factory seemed a little deserted at the moment, there were not many workers working in it, and many sites and workshops were in a state of shutdown.

"What's the matter, can't you recruit anyone?" Slightly disappointed, Yuakihei asked Yukinaga Konishi, "Isn't there supposed to be a lot of people in Tosa?" ”

"Your Highness, there are enough workers on weekdays. It's just that those who come to work in the factory sign temporary contracts with us, and they can only work every year when the farm is not working, and they have to go back to farming when the farm is busy. Governor Konishi seemed to be well aware of the situation in the factory, and replied confidently, "And now that the war between the Nagamune family and the Miyoshi family is about to break out, the first leader of the Nagamune family has already been mobilized. Many of our workers here have been called back to join the army, so there is a shortage of workers. ”

"That's fine." Yu Qiuping breathed a sigh of relief, and then secretly laughed at his worries. If there's really no money to be made here, where are the dying Congressional businessmen going to send money in waves?

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After the inspection, Yu Qiuping wanted to find a store in the castle town of Okatotoyo Castle to have dinner. It's rare to come to Tosa once, and you can't eat the banquet of Chosamune's family. He asked a few people, and many of them recommended a grilled fish restaurant in a mountain village to the north. Yu Qiuping was free anyway, so he walked around with his entourage over there. When he walked halfway up the mountain, Yu Qiuping suddenly found a small tent on the side, painted with strange and classical patterns, which surprised him.

"What is this?" Yu Qiuping asked the attendants on the side. Everyone looked at each other, and no one knew.

"Matsuchiyo, go take a look." Yu Qiuping waved his hand to Asahinamatsu Chiyo, and the boy who had been eager to try it immediately ran over quickly, and opened the curtain of the tent before Yu Qiuping shouted to stop.

"Matsuchiyo, how can you be so rude?" Yu Qiuping saw through the curtain drawn up in the tent and saw that there seemed to be a person sitting inside, and immediately scolded Asahinamatsu Chiyo. However, the people in the tent didn't seem to care, but bowed slightly to Yu Qiuping and said, "Since you are visiting, the guests are here for divination?" ”

"Women?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment after hearing the crisp voice, and realized that it seemed to be a young girl sitting in the tent. "Divination?"

"Yes, can you wish for a good fortune?" The girl sat up straight without changing her face, and whispered to Yu Qiuping outside the tent. From this angle, Yu Qiuping seemed to be able to vaguely see the girl's dress—a tall black hat, and two silk threads tied in a knot under the chin to fix it. He was dressed in a white robe with a crane and a royal blue belt around his waist - this is the dress of an onmyoji.

"Is there still an Onmyoji this year?" Yu Qiuping couldn't help muttering in his heart, thinking that this should be the custom of the Heian period. However, due to the recklessness of Asahinamatsu Chiyo, Yu Qiuping was very apologetic, so he nodded and agreed to the request of the onmyoji girl, planning to go in and calculate a hexagram, which can be regarded as an apology for Asahinamatsu Chiyo.

When Yu Qiuping was about to push the door and enter the tent, Mori Kolong and Honda Tadakatsu stopped Yu Qiuping from left to right.

"Your Highness, look at the floating soil under the tent, which has just been erected here." Mori Kolong lowered his voice and said in Yu Qiuping's ear, while looking at the onmyoji with a wary look, "Please be careful. ”

"It's such a big tent, and there is no one else in it, and the sister inside is not a bad person at first glance!" Asahinamatsu Chiyo didn't understand the rules at all, and shouted at Mori Kolo no matter how big or small, "What are you worried about, Brother Kolon! I'm going to see the fortune telling! ”

Honda Tadakatsu frowned slightly when he heard this, but he just glanced at Asahinamatsu Chiyo, and immediately scared the kid so much that he didn't dare to squeak, and honestly stepped aside.

"What, do you have any concerns?" Seeing this, the Onmyoji was not annoyed at all, but spread his hands out, indicating that he had no malicious intent.

"Don't blame the master, please let me check it first." Mori Kolong bowed apologetically to the Onmyoji, "Your Highness's safety cannot be missed. ”

"It's okay to check, but not your Excellency." Hearing this, the Onmyoji shook his head slightly towards Sen Kelong, and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "You are not a person of fate, so you must not step into this tent. ”

"Oh?" Sen Kolon was stunned when he heard this, "What does the master mean?" ”

"Among Your Excellency's party, only your Highness and the girl behind him are destined, and no one else is allowed to set foot in this tent. Otherwise, it will annoy the gods. Onmyoji said as he gestured outside the tent, "I'm so sorry. ”

"Ah, me?" Ye Gu Suizi, who was standing behind Yu Qiuping, looked left and right, and found that she was the only girl, and asked the Onmyoji tentatively. Onmyoji didn't answer, just nodded.

"Ah, Your Highness, why don't I go and have a look?" Ye Gu Suizi was happy when she heard this, but she was a little excited and took the initiative to ask Yu Qiuping, "This is my first task." ”

"Uh..." Yu Qiuping hesitated for a moment, feeling that although the tent in front of him was a little strange, he couldn't see that it looked like it was dangerous, "Then you can go." ”

"Okay!" Hatani Suiko immediately walked towards the tent in high spirits, and carefully adjusted her sleeves, as if she would really encounter some emergency. Akihei glanced at Honda Tadakatsu, who nodded knowingly and placed his hand on the hilt of the katana.

"I guess it's too much." Yu Qiuping took advantage of the daylight to look at the structure inside the tent, it was impossible to hide people, and there was no mechanism.

However, the moment Hatani stepped into the tent, there was a sudden movement on both sides. Immediately after, the screams of the girl were heard.