"Really?" Although the answer has been proven repeatedly, Ikeda still seems to be unrelenting.

"Haven't you already tried?" I washed my hands with clean water in the brass basin brought by my attendant, then dried them and sat down on the marching bed. "You can rest assured! I will customize what kind of parts you want, and the quality will not be bad at all! I picked up a piece of pastry from the low table and took a bite, and the hunger in my stomach eased a little.

"I must have thought about it!" He nailed a sentence uneasily, and then said with some regret: "Then it will take at least a few years...... After speaking, he continued to stroke the armor I had just taken off with his hand obsessively.

At this time, due to the decline of centralized power, Japan has relieved some shackles on commerce, and the demand for military supplies from various places has brought a series of abnormal business opportunities! In this environment, extravagance has risen, and samurai swords and armor have become the first places to stand out. Nanban armor was highly prized for its distinctly novel style, and it is rumored that Kenshin Uesugi was also a member of the "National Quintessence School", not to mention Oda Nobunaga, who was fashionable in everything! In fact, the so-called Nanban armor is not really a full set of European products, but only uses some imported armor pieces and parts, and the real European knight heavy armor in Japan may not be able to wear it.

Although I feel average about these things, I can't avoid vulgarity in the end, and I have special overseas connections! Two years ago, I happened to mention to Masuda Nagamori, and he really liked it, and ordered a set of armor pieces for me through the Dutch Trade Center in Milan, Italy, and it was shipped to Japan not long ago. Although Masuda Nagamori grew up in a samurai family, he was not very good at weapons and armor, so he had no idea at all when it came to booking the design, so he had to tell the Dutch that he asked the best craftsmen in Europe to design it. At this time, the European Renaissance movement was in the ascendant, and the Italians could be said to be the model of passionate and unrestrained Latin style, and the final result was that my armor was full of "a sense of the times"!

The skirt of my armor on the chest, back, upper arms, and leggings were all made of bright silver steel of various sizes, and the part near the edge was decorated with small and dense enamel vines and flowers, and the most exaggerated thing was that there were many flying blonde angels in the flowers with relief techniques! In their hands were trumpets, harps, staffs, swords, bows and arrows、...... and other musical instruments or ritual instruments, not only are they plated with a layer of gold like their hair, but they are even inlaid with various colored gems the size of millet grains!

If this "Dream Wonderland Nanban Carcass Foot" is sensational, then the helmet is simply whimsical! The bright silver short along both sides of the helmet with the family coat of arms of the stars painted on both sides of the gold maki-e blow back is the most modest decoration on it, the front is a gilded laurel branch designed after the laurel wreath of the ancient Roman emperor, and the bottom is inlaid with a pigeon's blood ruby the size of a longan, how about it? Exaggerated enough! But don't worry, the essence of this helmet is concentrated at the top! There was a sterling silver angel girl more than two inches tall with light wings, kneeling down and holding a copy of the Golden Daily Lesson Sutra and reading it devoutly, with long golden hair and a lock on her forehead. The expressions and postures are all vivid, and the skirts on the body seem to be about to move with the wind! This is the Prayer Angel Maiden Nanban Helmet!

I didn't mean to dress so ostentatious, I just wanted to leave it as a collector's item. But after thinking about it again, I still wore Minong, which gives people the impression that they are greedy for pleasure and not motivated!

As soon as I arrived at the assembly area, I became the focus of attention, Ikeda Hengxing has been standing beside me since the beginning of the camp, but his figure is too far from me, not to mention that his shoulders are much wider than mine, and he can only give up after trying for a long time!

With a wave of my hand, I let the attendant retreat, so that the two of us were left in the tent. "Did you receive the letter I asked Hidemasa to bring you?" I'd like to give him a heads-up call and also hear his thoughts on this trip.

"I received it earlier, but I didn't believe it!" He still didn't turn his attention back as he spoke. "But since you said it, I've made some preparations!"

"Why don't you believe it?" I know a lot of people won't believe it, but it's not clear where their faith comes from.

"How is that possible?" Ikeda finally turned his gaze. "The lord gave all the princesses of Ashi to Asai Nagamasa, will he rebel? It's impossible, that's a fairy-like princess of Ashi! Just rebelled for that hapless Yoshikei Asakura, I really don't know what you think! ”

"Are you still ready?" Only then did I understand the status of Nobunaga or Aichi in the hearts of these people, and the reason why I believed in Asai Nagamasa was not because I knew him, but simply because he was Aichi's husband.

"If someone else said that, I would have thought he was crazy, but you ......" he looked at the sky and thought for a moment before saying, "Your hunch has always been terrifying, so I have to guard against it!" The lord ordered me to lead 1,000 of his direct troops this time, and I myself brought out 300 cavalry and all the fierce generals. The affairs of the family have also been arranged, so that they can carefully prepare enough food and grass. So even if there are any accidents, breaking out and escaping should not be a problem! ”

"Not bad!" He's very thoughtful, and I can't fault anything. His retainers are nowhere near as good as mine, so I have to do my best to survive. "Who else did you tell about this?"

"Except for Hidemasa who brought the letter, I only told Nakamura and Yamauchi, and I repeatedly told them to keep their mouths shut!"

"Oh...... Why? "I didn't expect him to be so cautious." Why didn't Maeda-sama and 'monkeys' even say it? ”

"Maeda-sama is an honest man, and if he knew something, the lord would definitely know it!" Monkey's ......" said Hashiba Hideji's face with a mocking smile rising into it. "He's a 'go-getter' person, and he'll make big moves when there's any trouble! At present, the lord's trust in Asai Nagamasa cannot be shaken, isn't this matter publicizing to find trouble for you? Niwa and His Highness Akechi are not in Gibu, if you want them to know that they will naturally believe it, I won't have much to do! ”

"Well...... "He has seen far more than I had previously thought, and seems to be a person who can share great things." Why didn't you see the 'monkey' and where did he go? ”

"He's it!" Ikeda shrugged his shoulders. "This is an idle man, and he has asked for orders to go everywhere to collect grain and grass! Although the Mino Trio and Matsunaga will send troops this time, they still need to provide us with some of their food and grass. ”

"Yes...... "I did the math, and in exchange for more than 10,000 people, it was still counted.

"Big ...... Lord," Shinhachiro poked his head into the door curtain, but changed his tone when he saw someone else there. "Lord Island asked me to ask the lord if he sent all the horse armor?"

"Not necessarily! Let's talk about it when it's time for the official opening! After saying that, my heart suddenly moved, and I said, "This matter is not in a hurry! You came in first, and you saw Ikeda-sama! ”

"Yes!" Shinhachiro walked in and saluted Ikeda. "Kiyohiko Tsuyoshi has seen Ikeda-sama!"

"The stars? This is ......," Ikeda looked at me suspiciously.

"My brother-in-law!" I explained it to him. "He's already an official samurai! Since I have been learning art outside, most of the people in my family don't know each other, and I need you to take care of anything in the future! ”

"Xianzhi's sister-in-law's younger brother? Naturally, there is no problem! Ikeda walked up to Shinhachiro's side and said encouragingly, "Now that there are often big battles, it is easy for young people to get ahead, so brother, do a good job!" Although he is not big himself, he is old-fashioned, and he also squeezed Shinhachiro's arm with his hand, but it feels like a piece of steel. Not bad! He looked at me in amazement.

"It's a good piece of material! Can...... You'll have to dial it a little more often in the future! "What I'm saying is not modesty, and relationships with people other than bravery are also a compulsory course for a samurai.

"Back to my lord, Lord Yuchai is here!" At this time, the attendant arrived outside the door.

"Let him in!" I shouted outside. Shinhachiro made a gesture to go out, and I nodded at him.

"Why did it come so quickly this time, it's not like your style?" Hideyoshi Hashiba, who came in, and Shinhachiro made a face-to-face, but they didn't care. The last few years have been the beginning of the Oda family's take-off, and it is nothing new for any important minister to have a few new faces under him. "It's not profitable, don't you smell any 'smell' again?" Without looking outside, he found a place to sit down, and Hidecho Hashiba and Nagamasa Asano also walked in.

"What else can you do but the smell of wild fruit on your 'monkey'!" I decided to follow Ikeda's advice and not to pick out about it for the time being.

"Huh~!" Asano Nagamasa was immediately attracted by the armor, raised his hand and touched it gently, and the infatuation in his eyes was no less than that of Ikeda Hengxing just now.

"Stop dreaming!" Hidecho Hashiba tugged at the placket of his shirt from behind. "Before you get 200,000 stone territory, you can't afford to buy such armor at all!" Proficient in internal affairs, he naturally understands that customizing such a set of armor is almost equivalent to the equipment of an entire army.

"It's not impossible!" Although Hideyoshi Hashiba also showed a hint of envy, it immediately turned into fanaticism. "Asakura Yoshikage is also a powerful daimyo with 500,000 stones, but in front of the army of his family, he is just a bunch of earth chickens and tile dogs! After Asakura, there is Miyoshi, then Honganji, and Takeda and Uesugi are not far away! What is a mere 200,000 stones? Ha, ha, ha、......"

Listening to the "monkey's" somewhat sharp laughter, Ikeda and I glanced at each other.