The news of the official alliance between the Uesugi family and the Takeda family soon reached Gifu Castle, but Oda Nobunaga did not have much to do about it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info After all, the Oda family at this time is so powerful, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, if the other forces really let the Oda family expand their territory a little bit and be indifferent, then this troubled era will not last for more than a hundred years and no one can end it.

So Oda Nobunaga simply ignored it, but continued to develop the territory and expand the armament. Oda Nobunaga believed that as long as the Oda family was strong enough, then no matter how powerful the enemy was, it would only be a passing moment.

So, soon, Oda Nobunaga ordered Takigawa Kazuyi, the lord of Kotani Castle, to take over the territory of Omi Kuniyu Village and invested a lot of money to order Kuniyu Village to make iron cannons. The reason why Kokutomo Village was chosen is that since 1544, Kokutomo Village has been researching the production of iron cannons. At that time, it was because of the order of the governor who was also the overlord of, Hosokawa Harumoto, but from that time on, Kunitomo Village represented the highest skill in making iron cannons in.

At the same time, Oda Nobunaga moved the iron cannon and artillery research and manufacturing base in Mino to Kunitome Village, and ordered Kunitumi Guard, the most skilled craftsman in Kunitomo Village, to be in charge of artillery research. Speaking of which, artillery can now be manufactured by the Oda family, but due to various reasons such as transportation, maintenance, range, and power, it cannot be used in land warfare at all, but it is all cheaper than Oda Yoshinobu's navy. Although the navy is also very important, it is clear that for Oda Nobunaga, artillery that can fight on land is good artillery.

To this end, Oda Yoshinobu also provided a lot of ideas, such as the gun can reach the maximum range when firing at a 45-degree angle, such as loading wheels to make the gun move, etc., of course, these ideas have been put forward before, but the most important difficulty for land artillery is what kind of thing can withstand the recoil of the gun after shooting, and how to transport it faster and better.

After all, with the current firing range, the artillery can definitely only be placed in the front position for firing, so in the event that the enemy forces rush out, with the weight of the artillery, it is impossible to walk if they want to. You know, the cost of artillery production is very, very high.

However, it is obvious that Oda Yoshinobu and Oda Nobunaga could not care about how many experiments or difficulties need to be overcome, they just share their thoughts with the Kunibei and then ignore it. As for whether the national friendly guards can be made? Hawkers, if you can't get it out anyway, Oda Nobunaga will definitely make this kid look good.

Of course, Oda Yoshinobu was also making second-hand preparations, "Lilu, let those Europa merchants help keep an eye on the talents who know how to make artillery." If you find it, no matter what method you use, be sure to get it! ”

"Lord, why do I feel like a human trafficker under your command now?" Lilu muttered angrily. Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu hurriedly comforted and persuaded him, and finally left satisfactorily after Lilu fell asleep from exhaustion.

August.

Echizen came with news that Shibata Katsuie, with the permission of Oda Nobunaga, married Yukihime, the daughter of Asakura Yoshikage. The goal, of course, was to consolidate the rule of the Oda family in Echizen. Although Asakura Yoshikei is dead, and Asakura Keikag and others have also chosen to surrender, there are still many people who disobey the Oda family in Echizen, and if they don't deal with it as soon as possible, once a war breaks out, Shibata Katsuya will not be able to go out with peace of mind.

However, even so, when the Oda family decree was implemented in Echizen, it was still greatly hindered, especially the sword hunting order, after all, Echizen Province has quite a lot of things that have always been said. For this reason, Shibata Katsuie's army attacked several strongholds in Echizen where the followers of the Ichiji sect were concentrated. During this period, Sakuma Morimasa, the grandson of Shibata Katsuie, performed well, was praised by Oda Nobunaga, and created the name of Onigenbo.

It seems that after the Oda family is about to be Oda Yoshinobu, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Niwa Nagahide, there is finally another reliable general born. But Oda Yoshinobu didn't care about this at all, because he was in a very unhappy mood at this time.

How so? Since Kinoshita Hideyoshi became the lord of present-day Hama Castle, he first changed the name of the castle to Nagahama Castle, and then sent people to persuade the old Asai family, including Miyabe Jijun, Masuda Nagamori and other former retainers of the Asai family to throw themselves into the arms of Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

Hawkers, I want to mention that although Oda Nobunaga eliminated the Asai family, those retainers of the Asai family only chose to surrender on the surface, but did not make any further statements. And Oda Nobunaga handed over the task of continuing persuasion to Kinoshita Hideyoshi, so in fact, although these people have long been regarded as retainers of the Oda family, strictly speaking, they can really be used by the Oda family until Kinoshita Hideyoshi's persuasion is successful.

After that, Kinoshita Hideyoshi decided to change his surname because he had become the lord of the castle. And after obtaining the consent of Oda Nobunaga, the surname was changed to Hashiba. Of course, none of this still matters to Oda Yoshinobu. The reason why he was unhappy was because of what Yushiba Hideyoshi did later.

"What? That monkey actually wants to marry a dog?! Oda Yoshinobu looked at Ning Ning and asked in shock.

"Yes, after Lord Yuchai changed his surname, he made a request to His Royal Highness to marry Princess Inu. However, His Highness refused on the grounds that he had already entrusted the dog to you, the lord, and at this time, Hashiba-sama was rushing to Osaka Castle. Ning Ning smiled, "Speaking of which, Lord Yuchai is quite infatuated~ As early as when I was in Owari, my subordinates thought that Lord Yushiba was interesting to Princess Inu~"

"Funny fart!" Oda Yoshishin scolded unhappily, "Just the ugly face of the dead monkey, and you are embarrassed to make such a shameless request?!" ”

Well, if Oda Yoshinobu's words get out, it will definitely cause an unknown commotion. After all, the dog at this time is not the previous dog princess, although everyone still calls it that. The identity of Asai Nagamasa's wife makes the person who marries a dog not even a member of the Oda family. And now, Yushiba Hideyoshi is a rising star of the Oda family, and the fief is in Omi, and his marriage to a dog is, strictly speaking, a very normal thing.

However, Ning Ning didn't seem to be surprised by Oda Yoshinobu's attitude, "Your Highness said, your lord, you can just do it yourself, but don't do too much to Lord Yuchai......"

Well, is that a warning? Count, right? Doesn't count, right? Who knows? Anyway, Oda Yoshinobu didn't bother to pay attention to it at all. "Excessive? If it's not too much, how can you let that dead monkey die of this heart?! ”