Chapter 501: Preparation
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The first world first martial arts tournament is over, but with it, there are still a lot of things to be dealt with. The first certified genres, swordsmen, and corresponding leaderboards have to be quickly introduced, and things about territories, things to negotiate with other forces during tournaments, etc., etc.......
After the official establishment of the Sword Palace, Oda Yoshinobu was unanimously elected as the head of the Sword Palace, but in fact, the only people who were really in charge of the Sword Palace were Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, Kitada Gukyo, and Toda Segen.
Oda Yoshinobu is still very happy that Kitada Gukyo and Toda Shigen can stay. After all, Tsukahara Bu Chuan is old after all, and seeing the establishment of the Sword Palace at this time, it can be said that the last wish has been fulfilled. So he stayed in Ise comfortably and waited quietly for the last day to come.
And if it only depends on Kamiizumi Nobutsuna alone, God knows when many chores in the Sword Palace will be completed. Although Oda Yoshinobu is the palace master of the Sword Palace, after all, his true identity is an important minister of the Oda family, and there are many more important things to deal with.
Gifu Castle.
"Hehe, in a martial arts competition, many things that would have taken a long time to achieve have a perfect ending. I really didn't expect this~" Oda Nobunaga smiled as he looked at the information in his hand.
Because of the tournament, the Azuchi monthly newspaper has penetrated into the hearts of the common people in the Oda family's territory and has become an indispensable part of their lives. The Azuchibao banknote also became the most widely circulated currency in the Oda family's territory, and although it did not completely replace gold, silver and copper coins, it already accounted for more than 50%. This ratio, in such troubled times, is very terrifying.
"Hmph...... You didn't expect that? I've thought of it a long time ago~" Oda Yoshinobu said with an expression that he had already known this.
"Phew! You kid just pretend! I can guarantee that when you wanted to open the world's first martial arts competition, you definitely didn't think about anything except the name! Oda Nobunaga unceremoniously debunked Oda Yoshinobu's hypocrisy.
The two frolicked for a while, and Oda Nobunaga suddenly pulled out a copy of the letter and threw it to Oda Yoshinobu. Oda Yoshinobu opened it casually, but when he saw the first line, his face suddenly became serious, "Is that guy Asakura Yoshikei stupid?" ”
"Hmph, who knows? Maybe he really thought that the Asakura family was a famous family that everyone admired? Oda Nobunaga snorted coldly.
This letter was an invitation from Oda Nobunaga to invite Asakura Yoshikei to meet the new general. Speaking of which, the first person to invite the Asakura family was not Oda Nobunaga, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki. At that time, he had just gone to Luo, and he was in the honeymoon period with Oda Nobunaga, and he sent out the invitation, just to disgust Asakura Yoshikage.
What do you mean by that? At the beginning, you ignored me, and today I can't make you climb!
Obviously, it was impossible for Asakura Yoshiaki not to know what Ashikaga Yoshiaki meant, so it was natural to ignore it.
Originally, Oda Nobunaga didn't bother to pay attention to this kind of, after all, it was the past tense between Ashikaga Yoshishowa and Asakura Yoshikei. However, when the world's first martial arts tournament was held, Oda Nobunaga sent another letter to Asakura Yoshikage.
His idea is also simple, the Asakura family is an ally of the Oda family and a generational ally of the Asai family, who are also in-laws. And its territory is next to Oda's house, and it is also a famous family, so Oda Nobunaga wants to take this opportunity to win over him. After all, strictly speaking, there are no major problems with the two.
Unfortunately, instead of agreeing, Asakura Yoshikyo replied with a letter full of sarcasm. What's the content.,It's nothing more than that a hillbilly like the Oda family also wants to be friends with the noble Asakura family?
"What are you going to do, brother?" Oda Yoshinobu asked in a deep voice. This letter reminded him of the great retreat of Kanesaki in history, which was a battle in which the Oda family did not lose much technically, but it was quite humiliating. However, today's Oda family is no longer comparable to the Oda family in history, and there is still him. "Even if that kid really dares to betray, I'll let him have no return!" Oda Yoshishi thought viciously in his confidence.
It's just that Oda Nobunaga didn't get as angry as Oda Yoshinobu imagined, and after scolding Asakura Yoshikage for being shameless, he led the army straight to Echizen.
"It's not the time yet, Kinai has just returned to his heart, and it's a good opportunity to completely control Kinai in his hands!" Oda Nobunaga said, his face became solemn again, "And the covenant between the Takeda family and the main family is no longer trustworthy, and it is only a matter of time before the alliance is broken." ”
Speaking of this, Oda Nobunaga suddenly looked at Oda Yoshinobu angrily and complained, "And aren't you kid going to Mingguo?" I don't want your kid to be around and beaten by a lot of forces when you're away! ”
"I'm ......" Oda Yoshinobu heard this, and immediately opened his mouth, and it took a long time before he smiled embarrassedly, "Hehe...... I forgot all about ......" In the middle of the words, he saw that Oda Nobunaga's face became very terrifying, and he quickly changed his words and said, "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely do this thing beautifully!" ”
Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga nodded, "Actually, this matter shouldn't have been for you, but the money I brought this time is too much, and I don't feel at ease with anyone but you." ”
"Don't worry!" Oda Yoshinobu once again firmly assured. Well, as Oda Nobunaga said, the money involved this time is too huge, although Oda Nobunaga and Oda Yoshinobu don't know the exact amount yet, but the estimate is enough to make them hesitate to make such a trip.
Because if something happens, the Oda family really returns to the pre-liberation period overnight, and there is nothing. But they really don't go, they are unwilling, rich and dangerous, the profits of this trip really make them unable to give up. Because as long as it succeeds, the Oda family will become a real nouveau riche in an instant.
In this way, time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, it came to April 1561. There is good news from the Ming Kingdom, and the debate on whether the sea ban will be abolished seems to be coming to an end. Moreover, it is the result that Yoshinobu Oda is looking forward to very much.
"My lord, the big ship currently has 17 ships, including 4 warships." Da Zhu He said in a deep voice.
"17 ships...... It's almost enough......" Oda Yoshinobu nodded with satisfaction, 17 Karak sailing ships, even in Europa, which was at the height of the Great Voyage, was a pretty good fleet. Although there are not as many artillery as theirs, it is completely enough to go to the Ming Kingdom to trade.
"My lord, the country's specialties have basically been purchased, and my subordinates think that these specialties are not suitable for too much, so as to show their preciousness. After all...... These are also not valuable things. Lilu said in a deep voice.
The collection of these specialties was specially asked by Oda Yoshinobu to be carried out by Lilu, because one day before, he suddenly remembered a joke he had heard before, that is, when Goryeo paid tribute, he always liked to exchange a lot of Goryeo's ginseng for a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and other things from the Chinese court.
You must know that in ancient times, although ginseng was not everywhere, it was also very numerous, and it was not as precious as later generations. Of course, because of the geographical location, the Huaxia Dynasty is naturally relatively few.
So Oda Yoshinobu asked Lilu to prepare a lot of things that are not too unusual in Japan, but very distinctive. Yes, that's it, it's definitely not a worthless piece of.
"You can just look at it, but except for Ise to Ezo and Ezo to Sado, I'm going to take all the other boats with me. So, try to fill it up! This is the least sincerity......" Oda Yoshinobu said with a strange smile.
Hearing this, Lilu gave Oda Yoshinobu a bright smile, as a businessman, how could she not understand the meaning of Oda Yoshinobu's words?
"My lord, according to the intelligence, it seems that the Suzuki family of Kii Province has not been able to agree on whether to submit to the family, and Shigehide Suzuki and his two brothers believe that they should submit, but their father Satsuo Suzuki insists on disagreeing." Li Huamei said in a deep voice.
"Hmm...... Forget it, let's deal with this matter when we come back from Mingguo......" Oda Yoshinobu said lightly.
Then, Oda Yoshinobu turned his head to look at Keiji Maeda and the others, "The troops must continue to train intensively, although we are not going to fight, but we cannot be underestimated." Especially Keiji and Zhongsheng, before leaving, at least 100 elite cavalry teams must be trained for me! ”
"Yes!" When the people heard this, they immediately answered.
The cavalry was officially created a year later, and the horses used were ordinary horses found on the Ezo side, which were much better than the horses on Honshu Island, but not as exaggerated as the Pegasus. And after forming the cavalry team, Keiji Maeda and Tadakatsu Honda immediately began hellish training.
Just like when they trained the Grim Reapers, as a unit to be compared to the Grim Reapers, how could Keiji Maeda be merciful? And all the cavalry are halfway monks, if they are not ruthless, where can they be quick?
Therefore, although they did not eat, drink, and sleep on horses, these poor creatures also had to eat, drink, and sleep on horses every day, just to strengthen their adaptability to horses as soon as possible. But even so, the elite cavalry of 100 people ...... (To be continued.) )