The knights of Europe are similar to the samurai of Japan, they are all full-time professional warriors who fight all year round under the feudal system, they never work in agriculture, and they hone their skills every day to strengthen their physique in order to win victory and honor on the battlefield, if they can learn the best combat skills in Europe, he will be more confident to build an invincible army.

He originally wanted to propose to get a few three-pounder eagle cannons to try, this kind of cannon is small and convenient and not as dazzling as the half-snake cannon, it would be perfect if he hired another gunner, but as soon as his proposal was proposed, Claudia rolled her eyes and refused: "Incredible! Have one's head in the clouds! ”

"Why whimsical?"

Claudia finally found an opportunity to taunt him, so she sneered and said: "With the scale of our chamber of commerce, the all-or-nothing ocean trade is gambling, if it weren't for the forced merchants of the Hanseatic League, how could we not risk running here to seek profits, wouldn't it be better to run a fixed route in the Baltic and North Seas safely?" ”

Artillery was a large quantity of arms cargo in this era, and the Portuguese did not hesitate to take out a three-pounder light eagle cannon in order to gain the support of the overlord Otomo of Kitakyushu.

Moreover, they traveled all the way through the routes of the Portuguese, and came to Japan at great risk to make money safely, and if they carried contraband because of his little idea, once they were discovered by the Spaniards or the Portuguese, then they would definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

Don't think too much about the artillery instructor or something, with the strength of the Argot Chamber of Commerce, you don't have the qualifications to hire an artillery instructor, in the embryonic period of this Age of Discovery, all the artillery instructors are all noble children, and if you want to invite them, you have to see if you have that strength and the corresponding status.

Even if you are lucky enough to hire an idealist, their salary can scare you to death, because the prosperity of maritime trade makes them very sought-after, and now a good artillery instructor is paid five hundred pounds a year, that is, five hundred pounds of silver, and it may be five to ten times the price for them to come to Japan, which is simply a cheat.

"Alright! I don't have anything else to say! Let's make the final deal! In the end, Kira Yoshitoki gave up the struggle and signed the agreement, Kira Yoshitoki paid him two hundred pounds of silver, and she needed to bring the people he needed to fulfill the contract by the end of next year.

After the contract was signed, Claudia put away his share of Heyue and suddenly said, "Aren't you afraid that I will donate money and run away and never come back?" ”

"This is an investment agreement, I am optimistic about you, so invest in you, if you are willing to give up your reputation in the future and do such a dishonorable thing, then I can't help it, right?" Kira Yoshitoki glanced at her, then smiled at each other.

After a few days of suffering, Matsui Yukan came forward to reach a trade with Wang Dan for porcelain and raw silk, and Wang Dan said with a happy and apologetic face that he would definitely transport the craftsmen they needed to Sakai Town within half a month.

Then Matsui Tomokan took the goods and the tea, pickles, beans and silver that Omi had transported and handed them over to Frank Argot, and after careful inspection of the goods by the representatives of both sides, the trade between the two sides was finally reached, and Frank Argot repeatedly told him that he would definitely come again next year, and that he would definitely bring the same things he needed.

After examination, the vegetable seeds that Kira could identify were potatoes, corn, beets, pumpkins, grapes, peppers, alfalfa, and, unfortunately, tobacco and sugar cane, two important cash crops, but he was not discouraged, and in the words of Frank Argot, these seeds were given to him as a witness to their friendship, and he did not charge any fees at all.

At the same time, Kira Yoshitoki also quietly paid the blonde little Lori two hundred pounds of silver, and saw Claudia standing on the side of the ship with a happy smile and waved goodbye to him, Kira Yoshitoki silently watched the Nanban fleet gradually move away.

At this time, Tsuda Munekazu and the merchant who brought a dry Tennoji house came over happily and said respectfully to Kira Yoshitoki: "I didn't expect His Royal Highness Sakamoto to come to Sakai Town in person, I'm really sorry for the disappointment!" ”

"You already knew that the family was in Sakai Town, right?" Kira Yoshishi snorted with a gloomy face.

"Huh!" Tsuda Sokazu neither admits nor denies that Kira Yoshitoki's whereabouts may be secretive, but he has been in Sakai Town for seven or eight consecutive days, and he has frequently mobilized the forces of Sakamoto Castle to rush to Sakai Town, and it would be stupid if he didn't know it, and he had been pretending to be deaf and dumb to watch his good show, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman.

But from the changes this morning to the transaction of the Nanban fleet just now, he realized that he had made a stupid mistake, and watched the goods worth more than 200,000 taels of silver fall into the hands of the Kira family, to say that he did not regret it was to deceive himself, but he didn't have time to regret it at this time, and he had to come up to talk about business before others reacted, so at the stall where the Kira family and the Nanban fleet were inspecting, Tsuda Munezu personally stayed at home and came to the port to wait, the meaning of which is self-evident.

Tsuda Munekazu said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Sakamoto's time is precious! The villain doesn't dare to feel your time! These goods were eaten by my Tsuda family, and the loan with His Royal Highness Sakamoto was treated as if he had never happened, and my Tennoji House paid 150,000 taels of silver to the Kira family, I don't know what His Highness Sakamoto wanted? ”

Kira Yoshitoki pursed his lips and said: "Some of the seeds in these goods and Frank's gifts are not for sale, and I will keep three of the hundred iron cannons, as well as clocks, mirrors, blankets, and woollen wool, and my family will also keep a few of them for gift." ”

"No problem! His Royal Highness Sakamoto is not for sale, I don't take one of the Tennoji houses! Several gifts requested by His Royal Highness Sakamoto were also left, 160,000 taels of silver, what do you think? Tsuda Zonghe used his spare eyes to see that he was anxious to catch up with Tsuda Zongji, and several wealthy businessmen behind him also rushed over, so he immediately agreed to his request, and raised it by an additional 10,000 taels.

Of course, Kira Yoshitoki also saw the wealthy merchants who came in a panic, but considering the important role of the Tsuda family and the layout of the Tsuda family in Sakai Town in the future, he decided to let the Tsuda family go, so he said with a cold face: "Yes! But you have to remember that it was your Tennoji House who was unrighteous first, and in the future, the family will ask not to play tricks on the family, otherwise even if you hide in Sakai Town, the family will have a way to destroy your Tsuda family! ”

"Yes! The villain will not dare to make such a stupid mistake again! This is a sample of the invitation drawn up by the villain! Please take a look! The small ones that fill in the numbers and extra conditions! Tsuda Munekazu completed this set of processes almost in just half a minute, and by the time Imai Munehisa hurried to the front, Tsuda Munekazu had already happily sent his attendants to count the goods.

"Excuse me! I'm sorry to let you run for nothing! At noon, I went to the wine house in Mingguo for a meal! With a victorious expression, Tsuda Munekazu generously greeted the group of panting wealthy businessmen, regardless of whether they were panting and cursing secretly, or gritting their teeth and sulking.

"Pack your things! Let's leave immediately! It's time for Miyoshi to discover us soon! Kira Yoshitoki beckoned people to start evacuating with seeds and prepared gifts, walked up to the proud Tsuda Muneki, and said to him: "The delivery of the silver is handed over to you, I will let Matsui Tomotoshi stay in Sakai Town with a hundred samurai to assist you in transporting the silver, don't make me wait too long!" ”

"The little one understands! The little one understands! Please rest assured, His Highness Sakamoto! Please rest assured......" Tsuda Sokazu couldn't laugh anymore, and hurriedly said hello to the wealthy merchants with a bitter face, and ran back to the Tennoji House at a trot, leaving several wealthy merchants looking at each other, and finally broke out into laughter.

In order to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Kira Yoshitoki also tried his best to maintain the trade route between the two sides, because Frank Argot revealed in his speech that after this shallow overseas sea trial, he would never come to the dangerous East Asian route again, which he absolutely could not accept.

In order to attract the Argotic Chamber of Commerce to trade in Japan again, he also had to come up with a very nasty rhetoric, in this era the Portuguese route was occupied by wealthy merchants in Kyushu and Sakai Town, and the Spanish merchants were very strong and domineering although they were new, and only by attracting merchants who were willing to cooperate could they have the opportunity to profit from overseas trade, but they didn't expect to encounter a big fish.

Generally speaking, although it is not understood by the retainers, it doesn't matter as long as you can make money, the Ma Hui samurai of the Kira family are all henchmen, and they will never talk too much in this kind of big thing.

Leaving Sakai Town,Kira Yoshitoki took a group of attendants along the Yodo River all the way back to Kyoto safely,Miyoshi family and Kawachi Hatakeyama since the beginning of March have the meaning of parting signs.,I don't know when they will go to war.,The current lord of Katsuryuji Castle is Hosokawa Harutsune.,As the gate of Gongweishan Castle.,Monitor the movement on the Yodo River.,In fact, it's the meaning of watching the gate.,If the Miyoshi family calls, most of them still can't hold it.。

After the chaos of last year and half a year, Kyoto was restored to its unique prosperity as the national capital, and with the arrival of the shogunate's large and small officials and the construction of a magnificent Nijo Imperial Palace in the semi-deserted Ukyo, a group of shogunate retainers dragged their families to the vicinity of the Nijo Imperial Palace, and a new business district was formed.

It has always been a blind spot in the development of Kyoto, and Kyoto's business district would rather develop to Higashiyama outside the city than stay in Ukyo, which is full of wetlands and swamps, and only the part of Nijo Daiji in the north is still slightly popular as a traditional aristocratic district, and there is even an urban village in the south, where farmers live a simple farming life every day looking at the Ouchiri and Nijo Imperial Palaces a few miles away.

Kira Yoshitoki went to Kyoto to inspect the economic recovery in Kyoto, and the second was to go to the Nijo Imperial Palace to see Katsuhime, but unfortunately he was called by Ashikaga Yoshito to study the shogunate's strategy as soon as he arrived at the palace, so he couldn't find an excuse to run out, Katsuhime began to practice etiquette every day, Kira Yoshitoki could only ask someone to send in the snacks that Katsuhime loved to eat, looking at the respectful and cold expression of the female official of the Konoe family, he felt angry, and in order not to cause trouble for Katsuhime, he could only retreat in a huff.

"A shogun? It's probably nothing in the eyes of his guard's house slaves, right? The seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, the family is only the palace master of the five, and the Konoe Haruhi is the high-ranking minister of the two ministers, in the eyes of these subordinates, the family is just a lucky person! Ji Liang Yoshishi felt a little panicked in his heart, with his background and being looked down upon by these domestic slaves, he really didn't know what was going on in this world.

In fact, I can't complain that he will have this kind of thought, although the ministers tend to be attached to the powerful name, but the pride in their bones has not been reduced by half, but they are all people with status, you can't tell if they have a tendency to despise, and only these house slaves can reflect the general idea of the master's family, even if Konoe Haruhi doesn't think so, he can't organize his family, and the retainers see it this way.

Kira Yoshitoki sighed, looked at the Nijo Imperial Palace behind him, and said thoughtfully: "It's better to be an uncle!" Only an uncle can show an expression other than a smirk...... Speaking of which, I should visit my uncle too! ”

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PS: In the Ming Empire, there are not 1,000 or 800 people who can take out more than 100,000 taels of silver, of course, it may be far more than this amount, but in the Japanese Warring States around 1550, there will be no more than 20 people with this financial resources.

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