Chapter 9 Ideal

More than a month passed in a flash, and of course, someone came to me to spy on the news during this period. Revenge is also a normal thing. But apart from buying a large number of pig iron, we have no other actions. It is obvious that we have to make our own iron cannons. Now everyone in Ohara knows that Ohara has another fool in addition to Oda Nobunaga, who actually wants to build our own iron cannons.

If my retainer hadn't had a panic expression on his face when he went out, I think His Highness Nobunaga might have come to ask for gold now.

For people of this era, it is very difficult to build an iron cannon, unless the famous iron cannon forgeters have several good assistants. It is conceivable how difficult it is to build an iron cannon. However, the iron cannon is a simple thing in the impression of a modern person. Eighth-level fitters can make it with drawings. In fact, my idea is correct. The assembly and production of iron cannons have completely entered the track. After the blacksmith became proficient in everyone's division of labor, about fifty iron cannons were assembled every day in the past two days. The failure rate of parts has also dropped from 30% to about 15%, and the cost has also dropped to three jin of money per piece. The inventory of iron cannons in the warehouse has also exceeded one thousand mark.

Kishita Fujiro, Sasa Naimasa, and Longchuan Ichie came back in the past two days and brought back valuable iron cannons. As for the specific number, even Maeda Kyoji, who has always been well-known, did not understand it. It seems that he had to see Masaki at the end of the month.

After reading the accounts brought by Maeda Genyi, I breathed a sigh of relief, 'It seems that it is time for our Kudo family to show their strength in front of the world. I told Keiji that he would take people to the warehouse to carry 600 iron cannons to load them. We will meet His Highness Nobunaga.'

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Unexpectedly, Oda Nobunaga looked at the iron cannon and did not show too much surprise. He just calmly stepped back and asked quietly, "Tell me, how much money you will pay for this time. Explain in advance that you can get better achievements, but the Oda family will not pay for this money."

I asked in shock, "Does the lord think I bought it with my own money? How could the subordinates be free from public or private?

Oda Nobunaga knocked on the table with a fan. 'Do you want to tell me that 3,000 silos can buy 600 iron cannons?! Even if you built it yourself, the cost will not be less than 40 silos. Kishishita Fujiro made some money after two transactions on the road. He bought 85 silenced and secretly robbed Longchuan Ichiyi, and also got 80 silos. Sasa Naimasa sold 500 stone of rice and finally bought 90 silos. Are you much smarter than them?'

‘If you don’t believe that 3,000 guan can buy 600 iron cannons, please look at the account book. In fact, the business of buying 600 iron cannons is still a little surplus.’ These things are hard to explain in one sentence, but fortunately, I carry the account book with me. I buy timber, pig iron and wages in it.

Oda Nobunaga took the account book with some doubts, 'It seems to be true from the books, but I'm very surprised, how did you keep the cost of the iron cannon so low?'

‘This is the highest trade secret involving the Whale House…’ I said in a bit embarrassing way.

Oda Nobunaga waved his fan and said, "Okay, there is a snake road, and a rat road. I won't ask more. What I want to ask is whether the purchase of iron cannons in the future cannons can be carried out in the whale house. As for the price, it will be based on the price of five jin today." The implication is that I was afraid that I would regret it.

‘Thank you lord, if you have five jin of money, you can also get free repairs for half a year.’ In Shangyan, I don’t have to be polite to Oda Nobunaga.

‘Yeah.’ Nobunaga Oda nodded, ‘Tell me, what reward do you want for you this time?’

‘This?’ I hesitated for a moment, ‘Let’s follow the Oda family’s reward and punishment plan.’

Oda Nobunaga casually tilted his head and thought, "Then calculate it based on the five perfect completion of internal affairs tasks, 40 points at a time. In this way, you will have a total of 280 points. You will be promoted to a general and I am also a member of the Iron Cannon. A monthly salary of ten jin is lit. But it seems that money is useless to you. In this way, when you make another military achievements, you will be given a piece of land. I will turn back and let Migoro deliver it to you."

‘Thank you lord.’ I was about to leave after thanking me, but I was called again.

‘By the way.’ Nobunaga Oda seemed to suddenly remember something, ‘I have always forgotten to ask you, why did you remember to be a member of the Oda family? Before you came, you never thought about what to do if the Oda family didn’t hire a retainer who was not Ohashi.’

This is true. In this era, people basically used their own people to conquer the world. In fact, later Oda Nobunaga went east and west to fight, and most of them were Ohashi and Mino. I thought about it and it would be better to tell the truth, "I came from a very far and far place because I heard there that my lord had the ideal of unifying the world. I knew that those who owned the world must have a broad mind to tolerate the world, and whether he became a world man or after he became a world man, there were a large number of people who needed him to conquer and manage this country. This was my purpose in office in the Oda family.'

Oda Nobunaga said, ‘Don’t you think that people who have the ideal of unifying the world are fools?’

I sat upright, ‘Maybe, but without such ambition, it would not be worth following me and my retainers. Even if they fight and sacrifice their lives in the process of realizing their ideals, they are happier than living mediocrely and mediocrely.’

‘Yeah, it’s very good, I like it. Speaking of ideals and interests, I will ask someone to call you next time I hunt. Teach me to hunt with iron cannons.’

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At the celebration banquet that night, Keer, the general who was promoted to the top, held the bright yellow scroll and shook it, "This is the feeling. This is the first time I have seen it." As he said that, he drank another glass of sake drunk, and then he didn't know where he fell.

‘It’s the first time for me. Teacher Nobuzuki must have seen too many of them.’ I looked at it with drunken eyes and only those who could stay awake were Naozuki Nobuzuki and Ishikawa Wu Eemon.

Nobuzuna Ueno smiled bitterly, "I have to spend a few photos when I served the Nagano family in Ueno. But it was a long time ago."

I also poured a glass of sake for Nobuzuna Uchiizumi. The wine was not very good. Of course, it would still be intoxicating when drinking it as water like Keer hid it. ‘Tell me, I still dug up the corner of Lord Nagano. I wonder what Ueno is in the situation now?’

Nobuzuki Uenien shook his head, "It's very bad. Takeda Shingen and Nagata Keiko have been open several times to compete for the position of Kanto's governor. Takeda Shingen even regarded Ueno as the thorn in his throat, and it took more than a day or two to do it. It's estimated that they will take action within three or two years. But as long as Nagano Yasuka is in one day, I think Kirin Castle is still safe."

Our conversation aroused the interest of Takenaka Halfhiei. ‘Oh, is Lord Nagano so powerful?’

‘Yes.’ Nobutsu Kamiizumi said affirmatively, ‘Nano Yasukashi never made any mistakes in his life’s judgment of people and things. This time I was ordered to teach the shogun’s military tactics and martial arts. Nagano knew that I had lost my will and talked to me once before leaving.’

Takenaka Banbui guessed, ‘May Lord Nagano couldn’t bear to leave you?’

Nobusuto Uezumi's eyes became deeper. 'No. Lord Nagano told me that everyone has their own ideals, and we should throw away all the packages and pursue our ideals. Just as his ideal is to reserve the last bit of land for the Uesugi family in Kanto. My ideal should be to spread the kendo.'

‘How did Jinsen recruit you? At that time, I remember Jinsen recruiting bodyguards for Wei Zhang’s businessmen.’ Hearing this, I also began to wonder why Jinsen could bring the Sword Saint. After all, his ideal is to spread the new Yin flow, right?

Nobuzuna Uchizumi blushed, "I feel ashamed. After teaching the general, I originally planned to open a dojo in Kyoto or Nara, but the general's family was so overwhelmed by the Miyo family that he was not rich recently, so he could only care about our group of three meals a day. You also know that Ueno is poor, and even if he goes back to be a samurai, he doesn't know when he can save money to open a dojo. We had the idea of ​​working for merchants, so that we can make money much faster."
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