In the corner of Osaka Bay, in Sakai Town, where Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi meet, there is a Nanban Merchant House.

Inside, a blonde foreigner and a child were sitting cross-legged and chatting happily, each with an attendant behind them.

The blonde foreigner's name is Sabi Yaru, a missionary from Portugal, and the child is Natsu Xiang, oh no, he should be called Hosokawa Senchimaru now.

'Whew~ It's so dangerous! Fortunately, he did not go directly to Omi Province at that time, but divided his troops into two routes and sent Saemon as a bait to lead the pursuers in the opposite direction. After learning that Saemon had been arrested, Hosokawa Senomaru thought to himself.

"It was a great conversation with you, my friend, are you sure you're going today? You can stay here for a long time. Sabi Yalu invited in non-standard Japanese, very sincerely.

"No, my friend. I have more important things to do, and we'll see each other again later. With that, Hosokawa Senomaru got up to say goodbye, and Sabiya also stood up and bowed, and behind him stood a merchant who was his friend Lisa.

Bidding farewell to Sabi Yale, the group diverted to Yamato. This time I came to Sakai Town, in order to avoid revealing my identity, I only stayed for one night as a Nanban merchant official, and I couldn't go out to enjoy the bustling street scene, which made Hosokawa Senakamaru a little regretful.

"Please wait! Please wait! A man chased after him from the direction of Sakai Town, and the ninja who fell behind and disguised himself as a passerby immediately stepped forward to take him down.

"Wait! Let him come over. "Hosokawa recognized the man as Risa, who was accompanying him that day, 'Could it be Sabi Yaru that something is going on?' Just thinking about it, Rizza walked up to the front and suddenly knelt down and shouted, "I beg Hosokawa Yakata-sama to take in the villain!" ”

Hosokawa Smart Pill immediately narrowed his eyes and a cold light flashed.

With a bang, Hattori Baocho drew his knife and slashed straight down!

"Wait! Say! Who the hell are you? Who sent you? "Hosokawa Sentomaru left a living mouth in time. It seems that they still need to be taught how to interrogate, but they only know that if they disagree, they will draw a knife and cut it, but they will not get any valuable information. ’

"Huh? Yes! Villain.. Villain. Lizo was frightened by this, and his tongue was not very sharp: "No one sent the villain, the villain admires the Yagata Lord, the adult ......"

"Nonsense! I never gave my name, how did you find out? It's not really recruited! Hosokawa Senmaru let out a loud shout and beckoned the ninjas to hold the blades in their hands and surround Lisa.

Seeing such a depressing formation, Lizo suddenly felt that his waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer painful, and his head was bright: "The villain's name is Lizuo, and he is a traveling merchant who travels between Kyoto and Sakai Town. During the stay of the house-sama, I inadvertently saw a corner of the family pattern exposed in the baggage, and recognized it as a two-lead two family pattern. And the house shape of the adult is in a hurry, there is such a noble family crest but not in the city, combined with age, your identity is about to come out. ”

"Yes, I am indeed the head of the Hosokawa Kyozhao family. In this case, the house will take you in for the time being, and as for you... Hosokawa Senomaru paused at this point, and when he was thinking about what work to arrange for him, Rizo touched his head to the ground and said: "The lord is good, the villain is not prepared when he goes out, and the 10 taels of gold he carries with him are willing to serve the public, only the family is still in Kyoto." If the lord trusts the villain, the villain is willing to stay in Kyoto to be the eyes and ears of the lord. ”

Hosokawa Senimaru looked at Lizo who was kneeling and kowtowing, his words were reasonable, causing others to nod yes, and praised Lizuo's heroism in ignoring himself and going deep into the tiger's den.

[Cut, it sounds good, in fact, it is just a probability investment, with 10 taels of gold to press my note, it is really a good deal! ] Thinking about it, Hosokawa Senomaru still patted Rizo on the shoulder and said some words of encouragement that were not salty or light, and Rizo was also grateful.

sent Lizo away, and introduced him to Kyoto, where he served as the head of the pharmacist at Yoshida Munegui's brother Yoshida Mitsushige, which was a promotion in disguise.

On the way, Hosokawa Senomaru joined Saemon and others, who were acquitted, and promoted his son as a small surname, and shouted to death in Saemon with excitement, after all, becoming a small surname is equivalent to opening the samurai's sunny avenue.

[Hey~ The thinking of the older generation has been deeply rooted, and this younger generation is the foundation of their own future world. Hosokawa looked at Ushichiyo and decided to focus on cultivating a new generation as his retainers in the future.

"Kaiyu-sama Yagata has entered Iga Province." After Hattori Baocho finished speaking, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and after four or five days of day and night, they finally arrived in Iga Province. Iga has already left the sphere of influence of the Miyoshi family, and it is also the hometown of the Hattori family, so it is absolutely safe.

In the main hall of Iga Ueno Castle, Hosokawa Senomaru had already changed his tattered cloth clothes, dressed in light blue stripes, sat upright on the main seat, and made his first public appearance as the head of the shogunate.

"Greetings to Hosokawa Commander!" The crowd in three rows and four rows below bowed down. The first row, from left to right, are Hattori Iwami Mori Hocho, Hyakuchi Tanba Mamoru Santaio, and Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru Maho.

They were followed by Momoda Fujibei, Fukuchi Sotaka, Ueda Mitsuji, Takino Sadakiyo, Machii Sadanobu, Takue Soie, Morita Kikumo, Kozawa Tomosen, and Sumiyoshi Ichihei, all of whom were collectively known as the "Iga Twelve".

"Yes!" Hosokawa Senchimaru nodded slightly and said, "I went on a tour this time, passing by here, and I heard that the people of Iga are outstanding and have come to pay a visit. ”

"Lord Guan has praised it, Iga Province is a land of mountains and wilderness, and we are all vulgar people. It is a great honor for us to be there. Hosokawa Senomaru looked at the emaciated man who was speaking in the front row, this person was the famous Hyakchi Santai in later generations, of course, he was still an unknown mountain village man.

"Lord Tamba Mamoru is polite, but the ninjas in your place are still well-known, I don't know if you want to recruit ~?"

"It's their blessing that the ruler can fancy their ability, if you want to recruit for a long time, you will have 10 years of ninja, 50 years of middle ninja, and 100 years of upper ninja. In addition, we have to pay 10-20 recruitment fees for ninjas according to the head. Short-term assignments are counted depending on the level of difficulty. The third wife of Baidi bowed and said.

"I'm rubbing! Wait, I'll do the math first. Hosokawa Clever Pill hurriedly figured out his little abacus in his heart.

The so-called ninjas are actually a group of trained special personnel. The highest status ninja is called "Kamishinobi", commanding a faction or acting as the overlord of a side. There are many "middle ninjas" under him, and each middle ninja manages a small group of thirty or forty "lower ninjas". The middle ninja is responsible for conveying the orders of the upper ninja, reporting the situation of the lower ninja to the upper ninja, and playing the role of a bridge. Shimoshinobi is the lowest level of ninja and specializes in performing tasks.

"If you recruit a team of 100 ninjas, you need to include an upper ninja, 2-3 middle ninjas, 100 lower ninjas, plus the intermediary fee is...... Belch...... I rubbed his sister's. The labor cost alone is 1,250 a year, and the intermediary fee is 1560 yuan. The minimum guarantee requires 3000 yuan! Is it really a black intermediary. "Hosokawa Senomaru has a cursed expression on his face" If you convert it to recruiting Ashigaru, you can recruit 5 people per 100 kokumi, and you can buy about 2 kokumi for 1 koku, and 3,000 koku...... 300 people! ’

"Whew~" let out a sigh of relief, and thought about the shy value in the pocket, Hosokawa Smart Pill can't afford to hire it! I was interested in bragging and farting with these people for a while, and then I entered the dinner party to catch the wind.