For the name Kogoro, the people present are no strangers, he is an iron cannon merchant, in recent years, he will come to Shikoku once or twice a year, and his purpose is nothing else, that is, to sell iron cannons, Shikoku is not far from Kai Town, it is said that this weapon should be no stranger, but on the contrary, because Shikoku is too backward, each family has no extra money for them to go to Kai Town to buy equipment, so many people do not know the existence of this weapon.

And even if they knew about the existence of the iron cannon because of Kogoro, first, it was expensive, and it was not something they could afford at all, and second, this weapon was not as powerful as they imagined, so all the powerful forces gave up buying, except for the head of the sect of Changzong.

At first, when he first saw this kind of weapon, he also felt that the iron cannon was not of much use like other forces, but when Kogoro tested it in front of him, he felt that although this weapon was not very powerful, whether it was the loud sound or the smoke of gunpowder, it could definitely play a role in intimidating the enemy, so he immediately bought all five iron cannons at the price of forty-five pieces, and this weapon really did not disappoint him, it can be said that the destruction of the Motoyama family, It was destroyed on these five iron cannons.

Since then, he has established contact with Kogoro, whenever there is an iron cannon for sale, he will definitely buy it as soon as possible, although the other military equipment of Changzong's family is still low, but it is to build an iron artillery team of fifty people.

And the relatives of Changzong and my department are not fools, except for the first time they were pitted. In each subsequent transaction, the price of the iron cannon was only thirty-five kan, which was a little higher than that of Kai Town.

However, what they don't know is that Kogoro is an iron cannon merchant affiliated with the Sparrow House. Even if it's thirty-five runs, it's a lot of money.

Seeing that the lord still wanted to see the little goro, Kira Qinzhen hurriedly opened his mouth and persuaded him: "Lord, at present, there are already fifty people in the iron cannon pair of the family, which is enough in the four countries, and now the family is facing the attack of the army of the Miyoshi family, and the lord really shouldn't spend a lot of money on this expensive and useless weapon." ”

"What Lord Kira said is reasonable, the iron cannon is a weapon used to scare and scare the army under the command of the Hao clan, but the family is going to face the army of the Miyoshi family. Miyoshi Patriarch is in the region, and he will definitely be no stranger to iron artillery, and the lord wants to deal with the army of the Miyoshi family like he did with the army of the Hao clan, and it will not play any role at all. So please think twice. ”

"You guys, I don't know, but have you ever thought that since Kogoro is an iron cannon merchant, there should be some way to buy other weapons, and I haven't treated him badly in the past few years. And although he is a businessman, I treat him like a guest, so there is still some friendship.

If you can ask him to introduce other arms dealers to his family, he will make peace with them. Maybe you might be able to buy the weapons you need at a lower price than the market, and that's it. The combat power of this family will be greatly strengthened, even when facing the Miyoshi family. It will also add some hope, so this Kogoro is a must-see. ”

After a short time, I saw the merchant named Kogoro walking in with a narrow wooden box and following the junior samurai.

When he came to the middle of the assessment room, he hurriedly put the wooden box carefully flat in front of him, and said respectfully: "The villain Kogoro has seen the Lord of the Changzong and my department, and he has seen the Lord of the ranks. ”

The head of the Changzong and my department swept away the gloomy look on his face, and said with a smile: "You haven't been to Gangfeng City for a while, I thought it was because you had made a big deal and forgot about me, the Changzong family." ”

As a family governor, he is a daimyo who owns nearly 100,000 stone of land in Tosa, and it is a panic to be able to joke with a small merchant like this. …,

"The villain didn't dare, this time the villain still brought five well-made iron cannons." As he spoke, he opened the wooden box in front of him, and saw five new iron cannons lying quietly inside. "If the adults need it, how about the price still be according to the original set of thirty-five runs?"

The Yuan Qin of the Changzong Department did not speak, but stood up and walked slowly to the front, picked up an iron cannon from the box, and after a careful observation, he said, "Sure enough, it is excellent. ”

After listening to his praise of the iron cannon, Kogoro did not change his expression, these five iron cannons are really produced by the Nanban, not to mention the rural name of Changzong and my department, even the high mountain hall can't find anything wrong with this iron cannon.

Although he didn't think much of this Changzong and my clan, he didn't show it, but he still said respectfully: "Since the adults are satisfied, I don't know when you plan to trade, this is definitely worth the money." ”

Unexpectedly, the head of the sect put the iron cannon in his hand into the wooden box and said, "Kogoro, although I really want to get these five iron cannons, I can't buy them. ”

Xiao Wulang couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and hurriedly asked: "What is this for, my lord......" Speaking of this, he did not continue, although the head of the Changzong and my department is easy-going, but he is just an insignificant small businessman, and the other party has no need to tell himself.

But he didn't know that even if he didn't ask, the head of the Changzong clan would tell him. I only heard the other party say: "Kogoro, at present, the family is in a desperate situation, as far as I know, the Miyoshi family has gathered a large army and is ready to attack Tosa, and although the family is united, but how can the army under his command be poorly equipped, even if it is confident, but the gap is not small, so now the family plans to spend all the funds on the purchase of spears and armor, so they can only miss this batch of iron cannons." ”

Kogoro can be selected by Yamada Nagamasa, of course, he is not a fool, but after thinking about it, he can't understand why the other party wants to say this to himself, he is just a little-known businessman, and he can't help at all in the confrontation between the forces, so he only listened to him and asked suspiciously: "The adult has said so much, I'm afraid there is something to entrust the villain to do, if this is the case, then it is better to explain, if the villain can do it, he will never refuse." ”

Changzong and my relatives were overjoyed after hearing this, what he wanted was the other party's words, and he only heard him say with a smile: "Okay, if it comes to fruition, then my Changzong and my clan will not treat you badly." ”

Speaking of this, I saw that he calmed down a little, and then said: "Kogoro, I wonder if you know those merchants who sell spears or barrel buckets?" ”

"This ......" Kogoro couldn't help but hesitate, he has been in charge of the iron cannon business for several years, and he rarely has contact with outsiders when he has nothing to do, so he really doesn't know much about other merchants, but although the Sparrow House does not sell spears and barrel river pockets, but in order to equip the Ashigaru of the Takayama family, as well as the guards of the Sparrow House, it has been being built, so there is a large backlog of inventory, so it is difficult for him to answer.

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Changzong and my head relatives already knew clearly that Xiao Wulang must know such a businessman, so he hurriedly said: "Xiao Goro, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

"It's no secret, my shopkeeper currently has a large number of armor spears in his hands, but they are not sold, if the adults are interested in buying, then after the villain returns, he proposes to the shopkeeper, but there is no guarantee that the shopkeeper is willing to sell."

Changzong and my head relatives were quite excited after hearing this, this is really stepping on the iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, it takes no effort to get it, I didn't expect the chamber of commerce behind Kogoro to have such a scale, not only selling iron cannons, but also other weapons are all available, as long as he can get on the line with the shopkeeper behind him, then it is half the success. …,

And the other party doesn't make money from this, so maybe he is likely to buy it at a very low price, but the only thing that worries him is that he is afraid that the other party does not have many armor weapons in his hands.

Thinking of this, I only heard him ask: "Kogoro, do you know how many armor weapons your shopkeeper has?" ”

In the warehouse of the Sparrow House, the most valuable thing is these armor weapons used by Ashigaru, so who will count how many sets there are, just piled up randomly.

Kogoro has entered the warehouse a few times, but he doesn't even bother to look at the mountain of barrels, not to mention that he doesn't know the specific number of Lu Dao, even the guards in charge of the warehouse don't know how many Lu Dao there are, as long as the craftsman creates a set, he will put it in at will, and when the guards take it, although it is troublesome, but as long as he waits for a note, and he can receive it with a command token, who will deliberately remember this worthless thing.

When the head of the sect finished asking, I saw Kogoro frown inadvertently and said, "How many there are, the villain doesn't know, but there are indeed a lot." ”

Changzong and my Yuan Qin nodded with satisfaction after listening, since he said that there are a lot, then there should still be hundreds of sets, as long as you can get these at a low price first, and then buy the rest of the money at a flat price, in this way, if it goes well, you should be able to form an elite of six hundred people, even if you don't have such an ideal as you imagined, then if you want to arm the five hundred banners under your command, there should be no problem.

"Kogoro, although I can't buy the iron cannon you brought this time, but I am willing to buy the barrel and the spear, I don't know when your shopkeeper can trade and what the price is."

Kogoro is very willing to do this kind of business, after all, the more money he makes, the higher the salary, and at the end of each year, the shopkeeper will test the effectiveness of the people who sell the iron cannons, because the Shikoku he is responsible for is too close to the boundary town, so the iron cannon can't be sold at all, and he has always been the first to last in the past few years, and the money he makes is even less pitiful, if he can make up for it with armor and spears, then at least he will not let himself be the first from the bottom. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )