Azuchi Castle is located on the 120-foot-high Mt. Azuchi in Shimoto-kutoura, Azuchi-mura, Gamo-gun, Omi Province.

From the mountain, you can see Lake Biwa to the north and west, the Northern National Highway to Echizen Province to the east, and the road to Heiankyo from Gifu Castle in Mino-ku Province to the south.

At the end of the road is Togarkuji Temple, where a grand sumo tournament was held in mid-February 1556, before the first trip to Echizen Kuni was defeated and returned.

Violent overage pseudo-loli Oda Nobuko is not the first daimyo to build a castle in Mt. Azuchi, the first to build a castle in Mt. Azuchi, which is a branch of the Omi Kunigen clan.

In the middle of the Warring States period, in order to balance the Sasaki family, the Rokkaku family of Minami Omi Province built Kannonji Castle not far from the exit of Sasaki Castle, blocking Sasaki Castle at the exit.

However, although Mt. Azuchi was in the Rokkaku's sphere of influence at the time, the control of the land was in the hands of Ishiyama Honganji.

This is also the reason why Wang Tianji and Oda Nobuko Kamiraku did not directly build a castle on Mt. Azuchi after attacking the castle of the Rokkakuya Kannonji Temple, but ordered Niwa Nagahide to go to Ishiyama Honganji Temple and negotiate with Honganji Xianru, the current head of Honganji.

Of course, although Niwa Nagahide's negotiations with Honganji Shunru failed, after the defeat of Echizen Province, construction of Azuchi Castle began.

In the face of the strength of the Oda family, Honganji Xianru is not easy to say. After all, at that time, the Oda siege network against Oda Nobuko had not yet been successfully constructed, and Honganji Xianrucai refused to make wedding dresses for other daimyos.

Azuchi Castle is far more magnificent than the original Sasaki Castle and Kannonji Castle of Azuchiyama, and its scale is unprecedented in the entire Warring States Turbulent Period, second only to the Emperor's Imperial Palace built by Nobuko Oda and Wang Tenzen for Emperor Hohito.

The main body of Azuchi Castle is made up of stone walls taken from Kannonji Mountain, and two moats have been dug under the castle. Between the moats are the mansions of many elders and important ministers, as well as monasteries, temples, and halls.

The castle is surrounded by huge rocks taken from nearby Kannonji Mountain, Mt. Iba, Mt. Chomeiji, and Mt. Chokoji.

Nearly 10,000 masonry workers and men from Yamashiro Province, Omi Province, Sakai Port and other places spent three days and three nights to complete the construction of the castle. The enormity of the project can be imagined.

Outside the castle is a circle of Sannomaru military houses, fortifications, curved wheels, and platforms built along the mountain. Nobuko Oda and Wang Tianyi carved out a clearing on the hillside of the Sannomaru Grand Entrance and arranged two twenty-four-pound cylinders.

It's just that the first firing of this twenty-four-pound barrel was not to defend against the incoming enemy, but to ......

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Wang Tianxie, under the instigation of the guards for a long time, used two large barrels to shoot a cannon. Lake Biwa in the distance stirs up two 10-meter-high waves.

"Wow......"

The eight- and nine-year-old Shota, who will become more than three ministers in the future, were so frightened by these two cannons that they almost fell to the ground with a butt, and their mouths screamed involuntarily.

"I said brother, you're not kind, in case you scare them, you're going to blame my Oda family in the future!" After Wang Tianxie finished firing, he pulled the guard to his side and muttered to the other party in a low voice.

"Hey...... Everyone in the world knows that my good brother-in-law is very good at coaxing little girls, so it is not a problem to coax these little guys! The guard put his arm around Wang Tianxie's shoulders for a long time and said in the other party's ear with a smile.

"My good brother. You're evil! I don't like Shota! But, huh...... You're underestimating me too much! Wang Tianxie patted Konoe Qianjiu's shoulder, and the corners of his mouth curled.

In fact, Wang Tianxie also knew that half of the reason why Konoe did this for the future development of the Oda family.

Don't look at the current official position of this group of Xiao Zhengtai is lower than that of Oda Nobuko and Wang Tianxi, but they are all more than three future members of the court.

If you have a good relationship with them now, then the Oda family will have a lot of good helpers in the court in the future.

Of course, this is only part of Konoe's thoughts, his main purpose. It's still about how to go to great lengths to cultivate this group of little Zhengtai.

Especially in this troubled era of the Warring States, how to make this group of little Zhengtai see their position and advantages clearly. Let them play the greatest wealth as ministers, which is what this group of little Zhengtai needs to learn the most.

I have to say that with Wang Tianxie and Oda Nobuko constantly sprinkling gold, Heiankyo has swept away the previous rotten atmosphere.

Although it is not applicable to the group of ministers who have entered middle age and have begun to corrupt from the bones, it is not applicable to young ministers like Konoe Qianjiu, who are at best about twenty years old. But it still has a deep impact.

Especially in the past few years, with the continuous donation of gold by the Oda family, the ministers have long been not as poor as their previous lives, so the young ministers like Konoe have recognized the reality clearly.

After visiting Sannomaru, Wang Tianxie and Oda Nobuko took a group of ministers to pass by Ninomaru. Arrived at the Honmaru Castle Tower.

Unlike the single-story palaces and imperial halls of Heiankyo, the castle tower of Azuchi Castle was designed with the Oda family in mind not only for military purposes, but also for the prosperity of the Oda family in the future.

Therefore, not only the scale of the Honmaru was amazing to the ministers, but the seven-story castle tower towering above the top of the mountain made the small Shota feel so small.

It is true that the seven-story castle tower is very majestic, but when the small Shota group walked into the first floor of the castle tower,

"Brother-in-law, I came all the way just now, and this castle town seems to be completely different from what I have seen in other famous places in the past, is there any mystery in it?" Konoe Maehisa stood on the platform on the second floor of the castle tower and pointed to the castle town one round and one circle below the mountain.

The group of little shotatas around the two of them, after listening to Konoe's words for a long time, stood on tiptoe and looked down the mountain.

"Hehe, my sister and I are very confident that this Azuchi City will definitely become a happy city in the future. Since it is a music market, of course, it means that all seats, all servants, and all official affairs are exempt from tax. Wang Tianxie smiled and said.

Of course, Konoe Maehisa understood that the sister in the other party's mouth was referring to Oda Nobuko, not his sister Sakurahime. Therefore, he hurriedly nodded in agreement, and pricked up his ears to listen to Wang Tianxie's explanation to him.

"When the townspeople of the castle hear that they are exempt from tax and military service, they will inevitably be more willing to run business and agriculture. In this way, it only takes a very short time to promote the prosperity around the city, so that the city can develop in a short period of time. Wang Tianxie pointed to the castle town under the mountain.

"Merchants who travel by sea can stay and stay here for free, and the cost to any merchant is definitely much lower than that of other borders." Wang Tianxie pointed to the harbor in the distance and explained to Konoe Maehisa.

"Not only that, since I have agreed to let the merchants who come and go stay here, it means that their lives and property will be protected by my Oda family, and all they need to pay is only one of ten taxes." Wang Tianxie turned his head to look at Konoe Qianjiu, and smiled in his mouth.

"Well, I understand, in this way, the cost is reduced, and the safety is guaranteed, so it naturally attracts a group of businessmen to come and operate." Konoe clapped his hands for a long time, looking like he suddenly realized.

"That's right! That's it. However, this alone did not immediately prosper the town, so my sister and I decided to exempt the townspeople from the carriage and horse tax. Wang Tianxie continued to explain.

"Mino Mamoru Lord, won't this reduce the Oda family's income drastically? This is ...... for the Oda family Doesn't seem to be beneficial? "Nijo Nobubo Komasata has once again become a well-behaved baby who seeks to learn.

From the time he visited the castle town just now, the other party would ask Wang Tianxie from time to time about some policies on how to benefit the people, which shows that this little Zhengtai is indeed very well educated.

"Hehe, brother-in-law, let me introduce to you, this is Nijo Nobuyo, who will be succeeded to the Eagle Division family in the future and will be the next Sekihaku." Konoe touched Nijo Nobubo's head for a long time, and introduced Wang Tianxie with a smile.

It can be seen that Wang Tianxie does have a good impression of this little Zhengtai, and he understands the implied meaning of Konoe Qianjiu's words even more clearly.

Therefore, he beckoned the little Zhengtai to sit down, and it was difficult to patiently tell the little Zhengtai a story of "the wool comes from the sheep".

"If we no longer have to pay the carriage and horse tax, we will definitely make the townspeople who are engaged in business and agriculture even happier, and they will be more willing to work for the Oda family. In this way, the place will surely prosper faster, and my Oda family will definitely become stronger. After Wang Tianxie finished telling the story, he used this sentence as a conclusion.

"Now that I have talked about the benefits of living in Azuchi Castle, I will now talk about the obligations of the citizens of Azuchi Castle. Of course, these obligations may seem too onerous to you, but they are necessary for a country. Wang Tianxie continued, and even Konoe Qianjiu became concentrated.

After hearing about the benefits enjoyed by the townspeople of the castle, he was now very curious about what kind of harsh policies the Oda family had.

"1. As for the fire, if it is a natural disaster, a horizontal disaster, it can be exempted from punishment, but if the owner of the house himself set the fire, once it is found to be true, the punishment depends on the severity of the crime, and the serious one shall be immediately expelled from the city." Wang Tianxie raised his index finger and said to the group of little Zhengtai with a smile.

Everyone understood this. Moreover, in their opinion, the first point of the Oda family is not very excessive.

"2. Anyone who harbors or harbors a criminal shall be punished in the same way, and those who do not know it may be exempted from punishment, and those who commit crimes shall be sentenced according to the crime committed." Wang Tianxie raised his middle finger and continued.

For this point, the ministers nodded again, and this punishment was also full of human feelings. (To be continued......)