Chapter 4: The Nanban of Kaimachi
If Kyoto is a symbol of Japanese power, then Kaimachi is a symbol of commerce. Unlike other towns www.biquge.info do business under the command of the daimyo, Kaimachi has maintained an incredible autonomy in this troubled world. This is due to the fact that Kaimachi is located in the middle of the three prosperous countries of Settsu, Izumi, and Kawachi, and is backed by a port, making it an important commercial town since ancient times. At the same time, countless merchants here formed an autonomous alliance led by thirty-six wealthy merchants, and spent countless sums of money to hire ronin to protect the safety of Kaimachi and strengthen relations with the daimyos, temples, and daimyos in Kinai.
It can be said that Kaimachi was more than just a pure business alliance before the Onin Rebellion, although their ultimate goal was only to make money. But the forces here are intertwined, and they are not at all something that ordinary daimyo can move. It's like the Hosokawa family, the overlord of today, although it nominally rules the entire, it also has no way to control the kaimachi, because in this era, the daimyo himself has the real right to rule the territory only a little bit of his own territory, not to mention that the current Hosokawa family's powerful minister Miyoshi Chokei has the appearance of replacing him.
Perhaps, the only person who can completely subdue Kaimachi is someone like Oda Nobunaga who really reunifies by force, right? But now, this great demon king is just a country bun, and he is speechless because he is shocked by the prosperity of Kai Town.
"Is this Kaimachi?" Kichiboshi looked at the prosperous Kaimachi at the foot of the mountain, and was so shocked that he didn't know what to say. Kyoto, after all, is the capital city from ancient times to the present day, and no matter how prosperous and magnificent it is, it is understandable. What about Kai Town? It's just a place to do business, but looking at the sheer size, it's hard to believe that this commercial town is in the midst of a chaotic.
"It is worthy of being the first town in the world, and the town of Cheongshu, which was still bustling, compared to it...... Gee. The Overlord Maru bar smacked his mouth twice, but finally didn't figure out how to compare, because there was no comparison at all, although Kiyoshu was already the most prosperous town in Owari.
Master Ji and Bawang Maru were shocked, Inu Chiyo and they were even more unbearable, no matter how you look, it seems that they are all the appearance of the country buns after entering Beijing. Well, strictly speaking, they are from Owari, and they are indeed dirt buns from the countryside.
"I must include it in my sphere of influence in the future!" Master Ji said in a chattering voice, saying that since he was provoked by the overlord pill to unify the world, Master Ji has been so godly chattering, and everything will lean on this side, making the overlord pill really speechless.
"Yes, yes, yes! But we should go to the town now, or it's going to get dark. Overlord Pill said helplessly.
"Hmm." Master Ji, who came to his senses, seemed a little embarrassed and hurriedly responded.
A group of people staggered into the town, and if it were any other town, the group of Kichiboshi would have attracted the most attention, because not only were they all equipped with real swords, but Kichiboshi was also riding a horse. In this era, whether it is a sword or a horse, it is an absolute luxury.
However, in Kaimachi, Yoshiboshi and his party did not attract any attention at all, because there were people like this everywhere. Even if it's horses, you can see several on two street corners. Some of them are ronins, some are samurai from other forces who come to purchase, and even ministers and monks, which can be described as a mixed place.
"Remember, don't cause trouble!" Seeing this, Overlord Pill immediately told everyone, and everyone hurriedly responded. In fact, even if the Overlord Pill didn't tell them, they wouldn't dare to mess around when they saw this situation. No way, everyone looks well-dressed, and God knows which daimyo or high-ranking official stands behind him. No matter who it is, it's not something they can afford to mess with.
"Cut, Overlord Pill, you kid is timid again." Master Kichipo sneered disdainfully, but his voice was so low that he seemed to be afraid that someone would hear him. It seems that in this kind of place, even the auspicious master who is not afraid of heaven and earth is inevitably a little restrained.
The two of them exchanged words for a while, and then wandered around Kaimachi, but after only half a ring, they suddenly realized that they could not see what looked like an iron cannon anywhere. I asked some people, and many people didn't know what an iron cannon was.
"Does that iron cannon really exist??" Master Kichipo muttered with some suspicion. Although he learned about the iron cannon from the man who looked like a traveling merchant, he didn't know where to buy the iron cannon in Kai Town. Originally, Master Kichibo thought that many people in Kai Town should know about such a powerful weapon, but it turned out that when they asked about the iron cannon, everyone's expressions were blank.
Overlord Maru obviously didn't expect that the iron cannon hadn't become popular in Kaimachi, and in his opinion, the emergence of this new gadget would definitely cause a wave in Kaimachi. But it doesn't matter if you don't know, because Overlord Maru knows where to sell, or rather, where there will be iron cannons.
"Boss, since no one knows about this iron cannon, and it is so mysterious, it may be the weapon brought by the Southern Barbarians, why don't we go to the Southern Barbarians' shop and ask." Overlord Maru suggested.
"Southern Barbarians?" Master Ji glanced at Overlord Maru suspiciously, thinking about the information about the Nanban in his mind.
The first Nanban was in 1543, when the Portuguese accidentally drifted to Kyushu, Japan because of the direction of the wind. Soon after, they began exploring various parts of Japan by boat. It's just that because of their completely different appearance from the yellow race, in the beginning, the Japanese always thought that they were the descendants of ghosts. Although two years have passed now, it is only a ghost to a southern barbarian. In this era, there are still unpopular existences, let alone commoners, even businessmen who only look at profits, not many people are willing to do business with them.
And for Yoshigashi, who has been fond of all kinds of new things since he was a child, he has obviously heard rumors about the Nanban, but after all, Owari is only a small country in the countryside, and it is impossible and afraid for the Nanbarians to appear there. After all, they are treated like this in Kaimachi, which is known as one of the international trade cities, so if you go to other places, you won't be burned at the stake?
"You said those Southern Barbarians would have iron cannons in their hands?!" Master Ji's eyes lit up instantly, not only because of the news of the iron cannon, but also because he was very interested in the Southern Barbarians.
"It should be, after all, they are people from other countries, and they must have a lot of things in their hands that are different from ours." Overlord Maru said casually.
"We're going to find the Southern Barbarians?!" Inuchiyo and the others suddenly interjected, and when they turned their heads to look, they were looking at themselves excitedly. It seems that it's not just Yoshi-shi who is interested in the Nanban, these guys are also very interested.
"Hmmm! What Overlord Pill said makes sense! And even if they don't have iron cannons in their hands, it's a good choice to go and see people from other countries. But what worries me is, do they understand what we say? Master Kichibo asked with some concern.
Hearing this, Overlord Maru shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, but it should be, right?" "Overlord Pill can't be sure about this either.
Is it easy to find a place where the Nanban lived? It's easy to find, and unlike the iron cannon, which no one knows, almost every person in the Kai Town knows where the Nanban people are. However, looking at the disgusted expressions on their faces when they mentioned the Nanban, you can guess how disgusted they are with the Nanban. But it's no wonder, after all, the race of the Southern Barbarians is completely unheard of by them, and humans are always wary and afraid of the unknown.
Searching all the way, everyone soon came to the port of Kaimachi, which is one of the largest ports in Japan, and is as famous as Hirado and Hakata. Every day, countless ships come from all over Japan and even from abroad. Of course, most of them were sold by the so-called would-be robbers. According to legend, the first Portuguese to arrive in Japan were the interpreters given to them by the great pirate Wang Zhi. Well, but that's just a legend.
It's a very Europa-style shop, and I say that only because of the obvious cross on it. Walking into the store, there are a lot of things that no one has ever seen in the deserted store, and a blonde man in a strange costume is sleeping soundly on the table.
"Aren't you afraid that someone will steal?!" Overlord Maru thought with malice, but looking around, there didn't seem to be anything he wanted him to steal, "It seems that none of the good things are out there." "Hmm...... Does this kid really want to steal something?
Overlord Maru was thinking about it, and Master Yoshimage had already walked towards the man, "Hey! Get up! Here comes the business! Kichiboshi slapped the table and shouted. Well, if it were other shops in the town, then Master Yoshibo might not dare to do this, but the Nanban shop, Master Yoshio was obviously too lazy to waste time with him. Well, the reason why this is the case is because of the directions along the way, which made him understand how unpopular the Nanban people were.
"Business? What business? The man muttered in a daze, apparently not yet awake. And the Kichibo who woke him up next to him and the overlord pill who was watching the play were stunned, because the man didn't speak Japanese! Well, it is naturally impossible for the southern barbarians to speak Japanese, and Master Yoshiho was confused when he heard it, but Overlord Maru knew it very well, and he could understand it! And the other party speaks clearly not English, but orthodox Portuguese!
At this time, the man finally came to his senses, and when he saw Master Ji and the others in front of him, he was stunned for a few seconds, and after a few seconds, he seemed to finally react, and quickly stood up and asked with a wicked smile, "Everyone, in Lower Demacia Noxus, from distant Portugal. All of our goods here are shipped from Europa, thousands of miles away, and they are rare treasures in the world! This time, the man was no longer speaking Portuguese, but somewhat broken Japanese.
"Profiteers!" Master Ji and Overlord Maru watched the change in this man, and such a term suddenly appeared in their minds. Immediately, Overlord Pill suddenly reacted to the name of this kid, and suddenly a mouthful of old blood wanted to squirt out. "Nima, which camp are you from?" Overlord Maru really wanted to ask.