Chapter 219: Princess Konoe is sick

Fortunately, he doesn't care about this, he trains slowly if he doesn't obey, and a sect believer is sent to the Jiantian under the rule of Miaoyun Temple for religious transformation, and these training problems are handed over to Yamamoto Kansuke to do, he only needs to coordinate the overall situation.

The business of the money house has always been good, but recently there have been some bad intentions of businessmen, taking inferior iron money to exchange Yongle money, but the money house is very fast, immediately put out the eighteen generations of those merchants' ancestors, and the result is that it is a businessman in Kyushu, of course, for this kind of businessman who does not know how to lift up, of course, he has to be severely punished, in addition to no other problems, the income is also rising steadily, and it is monopolized by the Kira family in the Gyeonggi area, but there are still similar businesses outside Gyeonggi.

For example, the Miyoshi family is using their financial resources to do the same thing, and Kishiwada Castle in Izumi Province, Sakai Town, Katsurui Castle in Awa, and Utatsu Port in Sanki are all doing this kind of business, and he named this business the three substitute houses, and the Miyoshi family's retainer Matsunaga Hide was in charge of the three substitute houses business in, and the important minister of Miyoshi Yoshiken, Shinohara, Nagabo, was in charge of the three substitute houses business in Shikoku.

It's just that the Miyoshi family does not have a stable source of Yongle money, and there is also a lack of silver and gold reserves, so the three goods exchange often cannot be exchanged for the money needed by the merchants, and the Miyoshi Changqing insists on extracting liquidity from the Miyoshi House, and both Matsunaga Shu and Shinoharara Nagafang are not very concerned about this business, and Matsunaga Show is busy following Miyoshi Nagakei and trying to seize power, so it also makes the business of the Miyoshi House half-dead, which is much worse than the money house of the Kira family.

The merchants of the Kira family got in touch with the merchants of Ikuno Ginzan and Iwami Ginzan, and purchased some of the low-quality silver rough ore they had mined cheaply. It was then transported by water to Wakasa Bay, then transferred to a convoy of horses to Ohama, crossed Lake Biwa, and came to Sakamoto for rough ore smelting. Silver is extracted from the Nanban blow. Heavy metals such as copper, lead and profit from it.

This business was handed over to Soga Taibei to do, his eldest son Soga and the guard were responsible for the forging of swords and armor, and the Kira family's feet were supplemented by thin iron plates on the cuirass, and there were also iron pieces inlaid on the hand armor, leg armor, and skirt armor, and the iron ingots came from the Izumo Niko family, which made a fortune from iron mining, and Niko Haruhisa was expanding wildly. continued to provide a large amount of financial support, so the Kira family used Yongle money to purchase iron ingots in large quantities, and for a time became the largest customer of the Izumo Niko family.

Without iron, you can't arm the army, and to build iron tools need the forging of excellent craftsmen, Su I and Bingwei, who are proficient in longship knife work, are excellent candidates for the blacksmith house, he is not only good at making knives and guns, but also has a certain experience in the creation of armor, especially the iron tools and kits weigh more than ten pounds, and a large amount of iron forging is required, which is very suitable for his new batch of apprentices to do.

The recasting of Yongle money, which Soga Heibei was in charge of, still maintains a super high efficiency. 500 Yongle money per day output, deducting 40% copper, 60% lead and manual costs. There is still a net profit of 350 guan, although it is very profitable, but some problems are still found in the process of smelting and casting.

The first is soot pollution, and the second is that a large amount of wood is required for the recasting process, and the excessive demand has forced Omi to cut down vegetation very seriously, and although it has not yet reached the point of damaging the ecological environment, the surrounding townspeople have begun to complain, which is a headache for the ministers.

In order to control this situation, Kira Yoshitomo strictly forbade the felling of trees in the mountains, forests and rivers, and the forests in the plains could only be selectively cut down, and the cutting of bamboo forests was allowed, because fast-growing bamboo forests could grow in a year, but it was not allowed to cut down old perennial trees.

Biogas is actually basically similar to the high-temperature composting method, digging a closed cellar with bricks and stones and piling up a wellhead, and burying a pottery pipe with a fishing line, and then applying the triad soil and putting it into the fire source for burning, and then throwing all kinds of animal manure, dead branches and rotten leaves into it after the triad soil is hardened, and then sealing the outlet with a stone slab, allowing it to ferment and rot on its own.

Under high temperature and high heat, it will kill the germs and insect eggs inside, and then the biogas produced will be guided to the smelting workshop through the pre-embedded pottery pipe, and the biogas in the pottery pipe will be ignited through the steel valve manufactured by Su I Ping Bingwei, in order to prevent the problem of backfire and biogas leakage and explosion, the pottery pipe is made very thick and bulky, and the pipeline inside and outside are glazed, and several anti-tempering valves are made in the pipeline, and several people are required to operate at the same time to prevent backfire from occurring each time it is used.

In order to prevent pipeline leakage, he also specially used the method of burning cement to make some inferior cement, using a layer of cement, a layer of triple soil, and then a layer of cement method to seal tightly, speaking of this inferior cement is really unreliable, much worse than its triple soil, and can only be used reluctantly, but unfortunately the cost of production is too high, and the dust of the cement kiln is very strong, he only intends to use a little bit in the biogas digester with strict sealing requirements.

The valve is actually a simple screw application, this era of European watchmakers have been able to make accurate mechanical clocks, only need to wind up can be accurate swing timing, and make a ticking clock walking sound, compared to a small valve is nothing, at least do not need a bean-sized gear, just in the valve installed a metal ball, and drill a small hole, rotary handle can control the opening of the hole and do the switch, control the role of biogas input.

By the time he was done, Nagao Keito's Kamiro team had already arrived in Sakamoto, and surprisingly he didn't stay in Sakamoto Castle for long, and left Sakamoto Castle soon after going ashore, but Nagao Keihu still sent an envoy to say that he would have a while with Kira Yoshitoki, and he would rush to Kyoto to do a good job of the public relations of the imperial court and the shogunate, and Kira Yoshitoki also understood this.

At the beginning of October, it was reported in Kyoto that the imperial court had appointed Nagao Keitora as the appointment of the five lower bullet shobi, and the shogunate officially became the duty of Nagao Keitora Echigo's guardian, allowing him to use white loose bags, felt saddle covers, and Tu Yu and other powers, Ashikaga Yoshito was very happy with his arrival, and called him the Eastern Tiger General.

Then Nagao Keitora had many contacts with the ministers and samurai in Kyoto, frequently participated in waka and tea ceremonies, and also consulted Sanjo Nishikojo and Saionji Gongchao, two contemporary waka, on the issue of sinology and singing, and Kira Yoshitoki was also invited by the shogunate to Kyoto to participate in the song party, but neither side had any contact in public.

Konoe family's recent actions are a little weird.,A few days ago, when Konoe Haruhi was a guest at the Nijo Imperial Palace.,I don't know what news I received.,So he left in a hurry.,I forgot to say hello.,Such a faux pas greatly surprised Ashikaga Yoshito and Kira Yoshito.。

In the evening of the same day, in the Nijo Imperial Palace, Hattori Chief came over and reported: "Lord Pavilion! There seems to be something wrong with the Konoe family. ”

"Questions? What can be wrong with the Konoe family? Kira Yoshitoki wondered.

"It's about Her Royal Highness the princess of the Konoe family." Hattori Baocho said in a low voice: "It seems that the body of that princess has always been expensive......"

After the investigation of the Hattori security chief, I learned that the absolute queen of the Konoe family is a very beautiful girl, absolutely taken from the meaning of the stunning, how does this absolute queen look like Hattori the chief specially asked someone to draw a portrait, although the portrait is really simple can, but it also basically shows that this is a girl who has shaved off her eyebrows 100% on the face, and no one knows how beautiful she is.

The next news made Kira Yoshitoki feel a headache even more, this Konoe Jehome lingered on the sickbed all the year round, and whenever he was well, he liked to participate in the Waka Club between the nobles, and spent his days illustrating, painting, and singing or studying the Tale of Genji, especially in the recent past, Konoe Jehime was sick again, and Michizo Naase was also invited to treat her.

This made it even more difficult for him, the Konoe family didn't tell him about it, obviously because they didn't want him to know that his fiancée was a sick man, as the son-in-law of the Konoe family, Ashikaga Yoshito, had intentionally reminded him, saying that the princess of the Konoe family was not in good health, and it was not clear what the specific situation was that he hadn't seen a real person, and Kira Yoshitoki felt that it was necessary to find a time to discuss this issue with Konoe Haruko.

On the morning of October 16th, Ji Liang Yoshishi took a large group of followers to Miaoxin Temple, and on the day of today's Miaoxin Temple Festival, Xi Xuan Mi will also publicly talk about Zen Buddhism, as a believer in Miaoxin Temple, of course, he has to support the scene, and there is also the first time that Tiger Ya Zongyi publicly preached Zen Buddhism, as a young monk who has been in frequent contact for several years.

Tiger Zai Zongyi's Dharma Master is as the Miaoxin Temple Tower Head Daxin Yuan Xi Xuan Mi, he is the former Miao Xin Temple abbot Ming Shu Qingjun Zen Master hand-picked monks, the future is determined to become the abbot of Miao Xin Temple, so Tiger Zai Zongyi's status in the Miao Xin Temple is quite high, although it is only a small apprentice of Xi Xuan Mi, but also can not withstand the support of Ji Liang Yishi, within a few years can be in the Miao Xin Temple formal occasion to show up, is also a rare opportunity.

The festival was held very successfully, even the abbot of Myoyun Temple, Kuaikawa Shaoxi, was invited to give a speech, Xi's mysterious speech is like a dignified and thought-provoking way, and Kuaichuan Shaoxi's speech is witty, full of humorous stories, which makes people unconsciously indulge in it, of course, the performance of Huzai Zongyi is also good, and the characteristics of both teachers have become a highlight among many monks.

As a result, there were also rumors of the two great virtues of the Rinzai sect at this festival, which are the two great virtues of Xiyun Xuanmi and Kuaikawa Shaoxi, although it is only the word of mouth of the believers, but it is enough to see that the fame of the two masters is extraordinary.

The festival lasted for two days before it ended, during which time Kira Yoshitoki and his party stayed in the rooms of the temple, and the devotees in Kyoto were really crowded, and many of them came to Myoshinji Temple a few days in advance.

On the way back to the Nijo Imperial Palace after leaving Myoshinji Temple, a group of samurai joked about the festival with laughter, and Yamaoka Nagashi was able to vividly imitate the expression and tone of Saki Kuakawa, which made a group of small surnames laugh together.

At this moment, the laughter of everyone was interrupted by the sound of horses' hooves. (To be continued......)