"You...... Is it said that customs duties are exempted? Oda Nobunaga looked me up and down with his eyes, as if to see if my head had ever been squeezed by the door.

"Yes! That's exactly what subordinates mean! I nodded earnestly.

"Are you really okay?" After receiving my affirmative answer, his face flickered a little. No matter who is so close to this "madman", I'm afraid they will be weak-hearted.

"Your Highness! The way to raise tariffs is nothing more than killing chickens to get eggs, and only letting merchants stay in Owari for a long time is a 'chicken that lays golden eggs'! "I look confident.

"But I don't get anything without taxes?!" After making sure that I was not sick, Oda Nobunaga sank his face.

"We can switch to transaction tax!" I finally got the topic out of the spot. "Transaction tax is a tax based on the volume of transactions made by merchants. In this way, they can no longer bear the risk of paying customs duties and arriving at their destination, but not being able to sell the goods. In this case, merchants from and Kanto will inevitably gather in Owari! ”

"Hmmm! Well! Sounds like there's some truth! Anything else? Nobunaga looked concerned.

"The second point is to lend money to merchants at low interest rates!"

"Borrow...... Does money give people? He hesitated.

"My lord! We can ask them to use their shops or houses in Owari as collateral! "I continued to persuade." This not only increased military spending, but also encouraged merchants to settle down in Owari. Even if others implement our policy in the future, they will not leave easily! Once commerce flourishes here, tea houses, liquor shops, inns, and craftsmen of all kinds will flock to it. How can Owari not prosper! This kind of policy is called 'Le Zuo Le City'! ”

"Good! You've got a good idea! I still need to consult with the retainers...... "Nobunaga seems to be pleased.

"This is what I should do!" I bowed.

"But! What you did the other day was so unusual! Just when I thought the clouds were clearing, his voice suddenly turned stern.

"I ...... I ......" I panicked.

"Two months! That's two months! You've never given me that kind of fried chestnuts like yours! Are you conscious of what you should be as a retainer?! Nobunaga yelled as he slapped the table.

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Five days later, I went to this room again and sat in front of Oda Nobunaga.

"Your chestnuts are indeed delicious, and that's it!" Nobunaga said in a tone of rare peace. "There is a lot of controversy about your suggestion, so ...... I'm going to try it out first. Changxiu is in charge of this matter, if you have anything to add, you can tell him directly! ”

"Yes! Thank you for the cultivation! "It's about the same as I estimated.

"I heard that you used to live in Nanban and didn't come back until a year ago?" Oda Nobunaga suddenly changed the subject.

"Huh? …… Be! I lived there for 10 years. "I didn't react for a moment.

"Then you must know about the Iron Cannon? Tell me about it! "So he wanted to know this.

"This subordinate knows a little bit about it......" I said, reflecting on the game guides and Age of Empires steps I've seen. The iron cannon came from the country in the far west, and in the Ming country, it was called the fire gun and the bird gun. The Japanese translation is iron cannon, but I think the correct translation would be a musket or an arquebus......"

"It's not a waka, I'm not interested in its grammar!" Oda Nobunaga looked impatient. "Hurry up and get to the point!"

"It's Your Highness!" I'm going to get back to business. "The immense power of the iron cannon is unmatched among existing weapons! Once hit, regardless of the location, it will immediately lose its combat effectiveness. After the spread of fire yao from the west of China, the method of use continued to evolve, and it took hundreds of years to form today's iron cannon. When using, fill the fire from the breech and then add the lead shot, pull the trigger to ignite the fire in the chamber with the fire rope, and the lead shot shoots out. ”

"And what about the disadvantages?"

"One shot has a short range, only about 100 steps. 2. It cannot be used on rainy days. ”

"Do you know how iron cannons are used in Japan?" It seems that Nobunaga is deliberately testing me.

"I don't know much!" I don't know if it's exactly like the book. "Iron cannons were introduced to Japan from Tanegashima in Kyushu more than ten years ago, and it is said that Tanegashima and Kanehama Town are now able to make their own guns. Because it is expensive, I have not heard of anyone using it on a large scale. Kii's Nerai combined the iron cannon with the ninja army with great power, but it has not been confirmed! I think the biggest advantage of the iron cannon is the huge psychological pressure on the enemy when firing a salvo! ”

"Looks like you really have some experience......" he seemed to mutter. Then! ”

"Huh?" I looked up at a sudden shout and saw an object the size of a soccer ball flying towards me along a graceful parabola. As soon as I raised my hand, I felt bad!

"Bang!" The object slammed into my left shoulder. With a huge impact, I rolled backwards and fell to the ground at 720°C, very indecently.

"Hurry up! Do you still look like a samurai?! Oda Nobunaga rebuked.

"Yes......" I struggled to my feet.

"I'm going to organize my own iron artillery team, and I need to buy a lot of iron cannons! You take the 3,000 guan of gold and ...... "3,000 kan!" 750 taels! Quasi-jin 16 taels, 46.9 catties! I really admire my vitality. "You go buy some. Remember! Buy at least 60 sticks! ”

"Yes! The subordinates will do their best! I picked up the bag of gold and walked back to the door.

"It's not very smooth on the road, you go and recruit a subordinate!" Oda Nobunaga said suddenly. "There should be a lot of wild samurai with strong martial arts who are looking for opportunities to make a difference."

"Yes!" A warm current rose in my heart.

Just as I opened the door, I vaguely heard a voice: "...... This kind of skill is really enough to see...... I won't have a problem with my gold......"

"Poof!" I fell outside the door for the second time......