Time flies, time flies, and when the sunshine that represents spring bathes the whole land, the coldest winter of the year is finally over. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The ice melts, and the plants sprout.

It's March, and there hasn't been any major fighting in the entire Ou area. Because of the severe cold of winter, even the Tsugawa family's Ashigaru has been training in winter for a long time, and he can't adapt to winter combat, let alone other forces?

Winter is the most peaceful time in the entire Kita-Ou region. Each family is accumulating strength, waiting for the outbreak of the coming year. However, there are still some small disputes in some local areas.

For example, in the Bine area, the battle between the family and the governor finally ended after more than 2 months of fighting. The Asari family has now been divided into two because of the civil strife, and they are fighting their own battles. Shallow Li Zelai also gave up the Fangze Pavilion and came to the Dage Pavilion to live in seclusion.

In addition, there is the civil strife of the Date clan, the overlord of Michinoku, which took place in the 11th year of Astronomy, and became more and more chaotic. The Date-style diplomatic alliance established during the Uemune period has fallen apart, and the in-laws who belong to the Date family or the Date family are divided into two factions. The entire Mutsu region was in turmoil.

In the Hazen area, the Mogami clan of the famous Dewa family of Hashu is also actively expanding its territory, and it is constantly fighting with the Tendo clan and the Hyakoni clan, which are the branches of the Mogami family.

It is worth mentioning that the Hazen Kamiyama family, which belonged to the Mogami family, broke away from the Mogami family and became independent. The lord of Zhongshan Castle, Yoshiaki Kamiyama, captured the lord's Kamiyama Castle and incorporated the area around Kamiyama Castle and Zhongshan Castle under his command.

In the Yugo area, the Tsugawa family's castle construction work on Mt. Ueno was slowed down due to the request of Tsugawa Soji, so it was not completed before the onset of winter. The construction period was delayed until March, when it was largely completed.

Although the new castle is almost complete overall, some areas still need to be repaired. At this rate, it is estimated that it will not be fully completed until April.

The ashigaru training within the Tsugawa family is also almost underway, and now the enemy that Tsurai has to face is an old hegemonic force like the Hiyama Yasuto family, and if the size of the army is not expanded, it will be extremely disadvantageous for the Tsugawa family. There were 3,200 standing ashigaru soldiers in the Kawa family domain, and 2,000 peasant soldiers trained in each city. Basically, 70% of the young and strong men in the Tsugawa family's collar have joined the Tsugawa family's ashigaru team.

Although this move is a bit reckless, it is also a matter of no choice. The next enemy that the Tsugawa family will face is a strong enemy like the Hiyama Yasuto family, and if they don't increase their troops, the battle will be a little difficult to fight.

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Inside the Tsugawa Castle Castle Castle, Soji Tsugawa is receiving merchant Kinshiro Hirata. It turned out that Soji Tsukawa entrusted Kinshiro Hirata to transport the kimchi produced by the Tsukawa family to the nearby area of Dewa Province for sale, but he didn't expect the kimchi to sell surprisingly well.

The first batch of 100 jars of kimchi delivered to Kinshiro Hirata sold out instantly, and the second batch of 300 jars also sold out quickly. Today, Hirata Kinshiro once again approached Soji Tsugawa and asked the Tsugawa family to increase their supply.

Soji Tsugawa looked at Hirata Kinshiro, who was red-eyed, with a smile, and then said quietly, "Konshiro, kimchi is still being made, and now there is really no kimchi for you in this family." ”

"Tsugawa-sama, don't you have a single altar?" Hirata Kinshiro said disbelievingly.

Soji Tsugawa shook his head and said, "There is no jar left, and it will be in mid-May at the earliest, and the production of kimchi needs to be fermented for a long time, otherwise the texture and taste will be very poor." ”

After Soji Tsugawa finished speaking, he didn't believe it. In fact, the Tsukawa family still has more than 500 jars of kimchi in storage, and the reason why they are reluctant to sell it to Kinshiro Hirata is that Tsugawa Soji plans to engage in "hunger marketing".

After all, if you eat too much kimchi, you will get tired, and if you keep selling it, it will inevitably reach a critical point and it will not be easy to sell. And if Soji Tsugawa controls the supply of kimchi and then explodes at a certain time, then it is bound to achieve the greatest effect. Therefore, Tsukawa Soji has not supplied Hirata's Kinshiro, which makes Hirata's Kinshiro anxious.

Kinshiro Hirata came excitedly and returned disappointed.

The cost of kimchi is only about 40 wen per jar, but Hirata Kinshiro sells it for 1 jar, and the profit of one jar of kimchi is 960 wen, which is simply a huge profit. Excluding the 2-tier profit belonging to Kinshiro Hirata, there are also about 770 buns. 400 jars of kimchi have been sold before, so the Tsugawa family has made a profit of about 300 koko.

It can be expected that when the production scale of kimchi continues to expand and is sold to the entire Ou region or even the whole RB, that profit will be considerable.

Soji Tsugawa returned home, called Yukihime, Xiaolan and others, and then said, "Yukihime, how much production can be achieved by making kimchi in the family's collar now?" ”

Yukihime thought for a moment, then replied, "Your Highness, now there are a total of 16 of us who can make kimchi. According to His Highness's requirements, these people are all family members of their own retainers. The daily kimchi can reach about 160 jars. However, it takes time to ferment kimchi to make, and a jar of kimchi needs to be left for at least ten days and a half months. In this way, according to the current scale, it can reach more than 2,000 altars a month. If you don't count the fermentation period of kimchi, then it can reach at least 4,000 jars a month. ”

The kimchi jar of Tsugawa Home Improvement is not very large, and it is the size of three large 2.6L Coke bottles. The cost of the jar is 10 wen each, and it is provided by a workshop specializing in the production of clay pots in the Tsugawa family's domain.

After listening to Yukihime's words, Soji Tsugawa thought for a moment, and then said, "Immediately increase the scale of kimchi production, as you know, kimchi is quite easy to make, and it won't be long before someone understands the doorway, and then the sales of kimchi will definitely plummet." ”

"Now that you are speeding up production, I have a hunch that in another month at most, all kinds of kimchi will come out in a steady stream. When the time comes, the price of kimchi will definitely continue to drop, and we must seize this last opportunity to make a lot of money from him! Soji Tsugawa said loudly.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Xue Ji and the others hurriedly replied.

Soharu Tsugawa's worries are not unreasonable, because the making of kimchi is so simple that those who have a heart can figure out the joints with a little thought. It's nothing more than water and salt. Once the method of making kimchi is known to others, it will definitely be made in a big way according to the current popularity of kimchi. At that time, kimchi will definitely not sell as well as it is now.

This is also the reason why Soharu Tsukawa does not provide kimchi to Kinshiro Hirata for the time being. It is to sell out the stock at the last minute.

It can be expected that kimchi will go from a "luxury" to a mass commodity in the next month. The price is absolutely so low that I can't imagine it, and then Tsugawa Soji will have to consider selling kimchi farther away to continue to "make money". And the candidate Tsugawa Soji has already been searched, that is, Yoshino Yoshino of Minatojo.

Among the merchants that Tsugawa Soji knows now, only Yoshino Yoshino has the strength to sell goods to Kyoto and other places. At that time, if there is a "pirated" kimchi in Izuwa Country, then Tsugawa Soji can take advantage of the fact that the kimchi turmoil has not yet spread, and let Yoshino Ryoshi sell kimchi to Kyoto and other places to make another profit!