On April 18th, the fourth year of Tensho (1576), Yu Qiupei left Fukuzawa Yunan in Urato Castle to command the army, and he followed Choso Gabu Motochichi to Oka Toyo Castle. And one of the people he went to this time was
The reason was that I wanted to take some time to inspect the factory opened by Congress businessmen in Tosa before the war started.
The wealthy businessmen of the Diet have successively set up hundreds of factories of different sizes in Tosa, but the largest factory group is just south of the castle town of Oka Toyo Castle, covering half of the investment of the Diet businessmen in Tosa.
When Yu Qiuping arrived at the factory complex, Konishi Lonzo and other businessmen had been waiting here for a long time. Although in the Congress, these congressmen always had a arrogant, neither humble nor arrogant attitude, and they bargained unscrupulously with Yu Qiuping. But outside the country, they treated Yu Qiuping
But Qiuping respects them very much - their safety depends on the protection of the Red Leaf Army.
"I have met Momiji-sama." Konishi Lonzo and other Kinki businessmen saluted Yuqiu in unison - but it was just a bow. This shocked the accompanying Tosa businessmen who had already knelt down - how could this be done to Yuqiu?
Yu Qiuping is so rude? However, after seeing that Yu Qiuping was not shy at all, but instead smiled and greeted the merchants, the Tosa merchants were even more shocked. They didn't know that the etiquette of kneeling and kowtowing had already been adopted in Yu Qiu's family.
Abolition, even the most embarrassed beggar does not need to kowtow to Yu Qiuping.
"No gift." Yu Qiuping had a whole day to spare before the Hongye Army and the General Staff arrived, so he was not in too much of a hurry, "Take me to see the factory you have opened here."
"Yes, Your Highness, please come this way."
To Yu Qiuping's expectation, the person who answered was not Xiaoxi Lonzo standing in the middle, but a handsome young man behind Xiaoxi Lonzo who looked to be less than twenty years old.
"This is..." Yu Qiuping looked at Lonzo Konishi with some surprise, and found that the face of this old drug dealer, who had always been unsmiling, now had a kind light on his face.
"This is Governor Inuko." Konishi Lonzo pointed to Governor Konishi behind him, and proudly whispered to Yu Qiuping, "He is the general agent of our Congress businessmen here. On weekdays, Congress and Tosa have
The president is responsible for all the contacts and arrangements. I only come to visit occasionally. Therefore, if I want to take His Highness to visit, I still have to rely on my dog ​​to lead the way."
"Xingchang Konishi?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, and turned his attention to the young man again. He has been in this era for almost twenty years, and has met many celebrities and generals. He is no longer the same person who saw Maeda back then.
Everyone in the Toshi family was excited and said that the young man was not good at asking for words. However, the person in front of him still made him feel a little emotional. Because he knew that this young man named Konishi Yukinacho had been in the history of his previous life because of his military career.
His business talent was promoted to a daimyo, and he participated in the Battle of Bunroku Keichang. As a vanguard, he fought all the way to Pyongyang and destroyed the entire North Korea in two months.
His most famous incident happened during the peace talks between the Ming Dynasty and Japan. His retainers and the Ming Dynasty negotiator Shen Weijing deceived the superiors and subordinates, and actually hid the entire Ming Dynasty government and the Toyotomi regime.
In the dark, a huge oolong broke out in the negotiations. Yu Qiuping vaguely remembered that the first time he came into contact with the history of Japan's Warring States Period was when he was reading the history of the Ming Dynasty and read about the confrontation between the Ming Dynasty army and the Japanese army in the Wanli Aid Korea Campaign.
Taking this as an opportunity, he began to dabble in Japanese history. Therefore, he had subtle emotions for the character Konishi Yukinaga. Unexpectedly, the historical figure who introduced Yu Qiuping to his favorite door of Japanese history was actually already there at this moment.
He became his subordinate and was much younger than himself.
"To shoulder such a big responsibility at such a young age, I must have extraordinary talents." Yu Qiuping smiled and patted President Konishi on the shoulder, encouraging him, "Do a good job in the future, I'm optimistic about you."
"Thank you, Your Highness Momiji!" Konishi Governor was still just a young boy after all. When he met Yu Qiuping for the first time, he was praised and recognized by this famous samurai. He was a little flattered for a while.
"Let's go, take me to see it."
Following Mr. Konishi and other businessmen, they soon arrived at the factory complex. However, to Yu Qiuping's surprise, the huge factory seemed a bit deserted at the moment. There were not many workers working in it, and many venues and workshops were closed.
In a state of shutdown.
"What's going on? Can't we recruit people?" Yu Qiuping asked President Konishi slightly disappointed, "Shouldn't there be a lot of people in Tosa?"
"Your Highness, there are enough workers on weekdays. However, those who come to work in the factory sign temporary contracts with us. They can only work during the slack season every year, and they have to go back to farm during the busy season." President Konishi seemed to be satisfied.
Knowing the situation of the factory, he answered confidently, "Now the war between the Changzonggabu family and the Mihaoshi family is about to break out. All the troops of the Changzonggabu family have been mobilized. Many of our workers here have been
They were called back to join the army, so there was a shortage of workers."
"That's good." Yu Qiuping breathed a sigh of relief, and then secretly laughed at his unfounded worries. If there is really no money to be made here, how can those damned congressional businessmen send money here one after another?
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After the inspection, Yu Qiuping wanted to find a store in the castle town of Oka Toyo City to have dinner. It was rare to come to Tosa, and he couldn't just eat the banquet of Changsong Gabe's family. He asked a few people, and many people were interested.
I recommend a grilled fish restaurant in a mountain village to the north. Yu Qiuping was free anyway, so he took his entourage and walked there in circles. When he was halfway up the mountain, Yu Qiuping suddenly found a small tent on the side with strange paintings on it.
And the classical pattern surprised him quite a bit.
"What is this?" Yu Qiuping asked the attendants on the side. Everyone looked at each other, no one knew.
"Matsuchiyo, go and have a look." Yu Qiupei waved to Asahina Matsuchiyo, and the kid who had been eager to try immediately ran over quickly and opened the tent curtain before Yu Qiupei shouted to stop.
"Matsuchiyo, how can you be so rude?" Yu Qiuping saw through the curtain of the tent that there seemed to be a person sitting inside, and immediately scolded Asahina Matsuchiyo. However, the people in the tent did not seem to care, but looked at
Yu Qiuping nodded slightly and said, "Since you are here to visit, are you here to do divination?"
"Woman?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment after hearing the crisp voice, and realized that the person sitting in the tent seemed to be a girl. "Divination?"
"Yes, guest, would you like to predict good or bad luck?" The girl sat up straight without changing her expression, and whispered to Yu Qiuping outside the tent. From this angle, Yu Qiuping seemed to be able to vaguely see clearly
The girl's clothing - a tall black hat with two silk threads tied into a knot under the chin. A white gown with a pattern of cranes painted on it, and a sapphire blue belt around her waist - this
It's an onmyoji's outfit.
"Are there any onmyoji these days?" Yu Qiuping couldn't help but mutter in his heart, thinking that this should be the custom of the Heian period. However, because of Asahina Matsuchiyo's recklessness, Yu Qiuping felt very guilty, so he nodded and agreed.
In response to the onmyoji girl's request, I planned to go in and have my fortune told, which would be considered an apology for Matsuchiyo Asahina.
When Yu Qiuping was about to open the door and walk into the tent, Mori Koron and Honda Tadakatsu blocked Yu Qiuping from the left and right.
"Your Highness, look at the loose soil under the tent. This tent was just erected here not long ago." Sen Kelong lowered his voice and whispered in Yu Qiuping's ear, while looking at the Onmyoji with wary eyes, "Please be careful."
"It's such a big tent, and there's no one else inside. The sister inside doesn't look like a bad person at all!" Asahina Matsuchiyo didn't understand the rules at all, and shouted at Mori Kolong in a nonchalant manner, "But
Brother Long, what are you worried about? I want to read the fortune telling!"
Honda Tadakatsu frowned slightly when he heard this, and just glanced at Matsuchiyo Asahina, and immediately frightened the child so much that he didn't dare to say a word, and he obediently stepped aside.
"What, does the guest have any concerns?" Upon seeing this, the Onmyoji was not annoyed at all. Instead, he spread his hands to show that he had no ill intentions.
"Master, please don't blame me. Please let me check it first." Senkolong bowed to the Onmyoji very apologetically, "Your Highness's safety cannot be allowed to slip by."
"The inspection is okay, but not your Excellency." Upon hearing this, the Onmyoji shook his head slightly towards Mori Koron, and replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "You are not a destined person, so you cannot step into this tent."
"Oh?" Sen Kelong was stunned when he heard this, "Master, what do you mean?"
"Among your group, only your Highness and the girl behind him are destined to be together. Others are not allowed to enter this tent. Otherwise, the gods will be offended." Onmyoji said while moving towards the outside of the tent.
He bowed and said, "I'm really sorry."
"Ah, me?" Yegu Suiko, who was standing behind Yu Qiuping, looked around and found that she was the only girl, so she tentatively asked the Onmyoji. The Onmyoji didn't answer, but just nodded.
"Ah, Your Highness, how about I go and take a look?" Ye Gusuizi was happy when he heard this, and he volunteered to Yu Qiuping with some excitement, "This is my first mission."
"Um..." Yu Qiuping hesitated for a moment, feeling that although the tent in front of him was a bit strange, it didn't look like it was dangerous at all. "Then you go."
"Okay!" Yegu Suiko immediately walked towards the tent excitedly and straightened her sleeves in a serious manner, as if she would really encounter some emergency. Yu Qiuping glanced at Honda Tadakatsu and said,
The latter nodded understandingly and held his hand on the handle of the katana.
"I guess I'm over-worrying." Yu Qiuping took a look at the structure inside the tent in the sunlight. It was impossible to hide people and there were no mechanisms.
However, the moment Yegu Suiko stepped into the tent, there was sudden movement on both sides. Immediately afterwards, a girl's scream came.
Chapter completed!