The entire winter passed in a hurry, and time quickly entered the twenty-first year of astronomy, the beginning of 1552.
It's the New Year's Day again. Kira Yoshitsune and his retainers went to Kyoto to pay homage to Ashikaga Yoshitō. This year, Kyoto has changed again. The neat streets no longer have the smelly sewage, and the clothes are no longer visible.
The number of shabby poor people gradually decreased, and Mibuchi Harumoto, who was in charge of the Kyoto office, now had a lot of gray hair.
This court meeting was not only attended by officials from the shogunate in Kyoto, but also Setsu, Tanba, Kawachi, Kii, Yamato, Omi, Mino, Echizen, Wakasa, Tango and other nearby daimyō. Kinai wealthy families sent envoys to deliver
Gifts express one's obedience to the shogunate.
Imagawa Yoshimoto of Suruga, Hojo Ujiyasu of Sagami, Takeda Harunobu of Kai, Nagao Kagetora of Echigo and other samurai families presented gifts one after another. The Ouchi family of the Western Kingdom expressed their stance for the first time since the incident at Daining Temple.
The current governor of the family, Ouchi Haruhide, sent an envoy to donate two thousand kan in gold, three famous swords, three hundred taels of silver, and a Nanban mirror. In accordance with the shogunate's practice, Ashikaga Yoshitō bestowed the official taboo "Yi" on it, and the name was changed to Ouchi Yoshihide.
At the same time, he asked five senior officials from the imperial court to give them to him, which was also part of the reward.
At the same time, Otomo, Shimazu and other Kyushu daimyo also sent their ministers and ministers to Kyoto to present gifts. The Shimazu family sent Shimazu Tadayoshi's second son, Shimazu Tadashiro, the younger brother of Shimazu Takahisa, the current governor of the Shimadzu family, and he
Coming together was Shimazu Takahisa's second son, Shimazu Yoshihiro, who was still named Shimazu Tadayei at this time. The young Shimazu Tadayei held a bottle of Nanban rum and presented it respectfully.
Fuchitou took it and inspected it carefully before handing it to Ashikaga Yoshito.
"The Shimazu Palace traveled thousands of miles to send tributes. You are really a loyal minister of the shogunate! I keep the loyalty and obedience of the Shimazu clan in mind. Thank you for your hard work!"
"Yes! My loyal general thanked His Highness the Lord on behalf of the family leader!" General Shimazu's eyes were red. He choked and knelt down.
"Shimazu-dono, please rise." Setsu Haruto, who is the deacon of the political office, spoke on behalf of His Highness.
"Yes!" The uncle and nephew of the Shimazu family stood up gently and slowly exited the large room.
The Shimazu family has been prosperous since the Genpei era. The first generation of the family governor, Tadahisa Yuizune, was a member of the Kamakura shogunate family. He served as the head of the Shimazu village. From then on, he served as a member of the Kamakura shogunate family for generations, guarding the native people in the southern tip of Kyushu for the Kawachi Genji family. The Southern and Northern Dynasties
The era was first subordinate to the Southern Dynasty, then to the Northern Dynasty, and opposed Imagawa Ryotoshi, and then successfully ensured that his status was maintained.
At the same time, the Shimazu family was also a public servant of the Muromachi shogunate. No matter how much the shogunate declined, the Shimazu family always maintained a deferential attitude towards the shogunate, including the presentation of Tanegashima iron cannons a few years ago, which greatly satisfied the shogunate and a group of important ministers.
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He watched the whole process of the Shimazu family meeting Ashikaga Yoshitoki. At this time, Yoshitoki Kira, whose name was attached to the Ashikaga family, was sitting in the first position on the left hand of Ashikaga Yoshito, and the original owner of the first position on the left hand,
The warden, Harumoto Hosokawa, was guarding his old father-in-law at Kannonji Castle for the fourth time because he was critically ill, so Yoshitoki Kira did his best to become the first person below the official rank.
Then came another round of visits. Although Kira Yoshi felt it was lengthy and boring at first, he couldn't stand the excitement of the shogunate ministers. They watched everyone who came to see them with great interest. Basically from morning to night.
He didn't have much time to do. Fortunately, he was sitting cross-legged. If he was sitting on his knees, he could throw away his legs. For example, when he walked out just now, he saw a guy being carried out of the large room by his companions.
Kira Yoshitoki was very interested in the Shimazu family and went to look for them right after the official meeting. Unfortunately, the Shimazu family left too quickly. It seemed that they just came to Kyoto to send tribute, and he did not wait until the next day to inquire about them.
Having already left Kyoto, Kira Yoshitoki felt disappointed that he had not been able to appreciate the heroic style of the Shimadzu family.
This year, Imagawa Yoshimoto seems to be very active. Not only did he donate a thousand kanmon to the shogunate, but he also presented gifts to the Kinai Five Mountains and Myoshinji Temple. Later, he obtained the Mikawa Mamoru he had always wanted from the court. Not only did he completely defeat Ori on the battlefield,
Tian Nobuhide also wrested his Mikawa Shou from the hands of the local rich man Oda Nobuhide, which can be described as a spring breeze.
It's just that it was a little late for Imagawa Yoshimoto to earn back this honor. Oda Nobuhide had already been seriously ill and could not see anything. He failed to survive the illness and died at Suemori Castle at the beginning of the year. Later, at the funeral of Oda Nobuhide in Kametake Forest Manshoji Temple, the Oda family
High-ranking monks were invited to perform rituals for the Tiger of Owari. During the ceremony, Mrs. Tsuchida took her second son Nobuyuki and her third son Kirokuro to attend the funeral.
Including Oda Nobuhide's useless eldest son, Oda Nobhiro, and a bunch of children of all sizes attended the funeral. Only the eldest son, Oda Nobunaga, was still missing. When all the retainers thought that the governor would not come to attend the funeral,
During the ceremony, the cold and noble Oda Nobunaga, the King of Killing Mats and Qingqi, appeared. He was naked and had a broomstick raised to the sky. There were strange patterns on his face, and there were all kinds of strange pendants jingling on his body.
There is a sound, and the waist and hip are too sharp and the ribs are different to appear in a very gorgeous shape.
Under the stunned stares of all the ministers, the second emperor of the Warring States Period of Killing Matt walked to his father's tomb without expression, grabbed the ashes from the incense burner and threw it into the air.
The soul of Oda Nobuhide walked away under everyone's incredible eyes. Such a ridiculous and bizarre performance naturally aroused the anger of his mother and important ministers. The Second Demon King of Nakajima did not care what they thought, he only needed
Just act according to your own ideas.
Rokkaku Sadayori finally died. He started to fall ill at the end of last autumn. After five critical illness notifications were issued in succession, this stubborn old man did not survive the sixth critical illness notification and passed away.
He died like this at the age of less than sixty. Everyone in the Rokkaku family shouted angrily, why?
Only the devil knows why, but the death of Rokkaku Sadai caused some changes in the Rokkaku family. The group of retainers who had no obvious tendency at first began to gradually get closer to the shogunate. Some people took advantage of the floating public sentiment to enrich their own pockets, and some important ministers prepared to expand the family.
He had the authority to propose a collegial system of ministers that did not exist during the Rokkaku Joyori period. It is not known whether the Rokkaku righteous men can withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of the retainers.
A simple ceremony was held at the new residence of Kunitomo Village. Kira Yoshi, who came after hearing the news, went to the store with a group of entourage, and also gave Ashokuni Yubi the face. In addition, he also obtained a letter of appointment from the shogunate.
The general idea is that the shogunate designated the iron cannon forging site. Kuni Yuhei will continue to work hard to create better results and so on.
This kind of free encouragement is not a waste of words. Ashikaga Yoshito only needs to stamp it with a monogram, and even the letter of appointment is not written in his own hand. Craftsmen like Kuni Yubei are the most susceptible to this trick. This young man
The famous craftsman expressed excitedly that he would live up to His Highness's great trust, and then Kunyou Village intensively devoted himself to the research on the transformation of the new iron cannon.
The first step is to reduce the weight of the Spanish iron cannon. The first step is to replace the butt of the iron cannon and replace it with a lighter wood without affecting the stability. Then the locking mechanism of the Spanish matchlock gun is replaced. Later, Kunibei
It was discovered that there was a problem with the forging of the barrel of the Spanish iron cannon. He had to explain a lot of things to get Kiragi to understand the general meaning. The general idea was that the thermal expansion coefficient of the barrel of the Spanish iron cannon was too high during forging, which means that this
There is something wrong with the iron cannon barrel itself.
He was very angry when he heard the news. He had been tricked by the Dutch. Fortunately, he only had three iron cannons. Otherwise, he would have been tricked to death. The Kokumon Friendly Guards replaced the barrel of the Spanish iron cannon.
, then Kunibei tried to compare the respective characteristics of the two iron cannons. He also used the advantages of the double-blade rotating disk cover to improve the new iron cannon, while maintaining the unique shoulder gun of the Spanish iron cannon.
While trying to incorporate the advantages of the holder and gunpowder clip, try to incorporate the special features of the Sakai tube.
The speed of transformation was easier than expected. It took only a few days for the first new and improved iron cannon to be finalized, and a few days later it was successfully produced. The transformation process of these three iron cannons took less than half a month to complete.
Kira Yoshitsune greatly appreciated Kuniyoshibei's craftsmanship, and at the same time made a new request for him.
“Have you ever heard of assembly line forging?”
"No." Kunibei shook his head to express his ignorance.
"Then let me talk about it! Many of our shops have begun to use this new technology. Take your Kuniyou Iron Cannon House as an example. First, an iron cannon is disassembled into several parts. Each part
It is produced according to standard specifications. Individual parts are made by several or more than a dozen people at the same time. Those who produce gun barrels only make barrels, and those who produce gun guns only make gun guns. Finally, the final assembly is carried out. In addition to the planned production of iron cannon parts, additional
Produce some as spare parts, after all, there are still slight differences in the various parts of the iron cannon."
"Is this the assembly line forging process? It turns out that iron cannons can be made like this." Kunitomo's eyes suddenly lit up. The problem that has always troubled the development of Kunitomo iron cannons is the disadvantage of production capacity. Only ten people in the entire Kunitomo village can make iron cannons alone.
Two people, including one from the famous craftsman country Friendly Soldier Guard.
There are also three skilled craftsmen and eight ordinary craftsmen with good craftsmanship. An iron cannon requires Kuni Yubei to work for seven or eight days to make it, a slightly lower level of precision craftsmanship takes about ten days, and ordinary craftsmen need more than ten days.
The sky waits.
In other words, Kunitomo Village can make up to thirty iron cannons a month, and other people in the village can only help make small parts when the master is too busy.
By replacing the assembly line forging process, Guoyou Village's iron cannon manufacturing capacity can be doubled several times. Producing a hundred iron cannons every month is by no means a dream. Producing several times more output means greater profits, and future life
It can also be better.
During the improvement process of the new iron cannon, Kuni Yubei also explored some new ideas. Through his ideas, during the test firing of the improved iron cannon, it was partially verified by the data collected and recorded. Shooting with and without a support bracket
There is still a difference in stability. According to the evaluation of iron artillery masters such as Takigawa Masushige, the support frame is more suitable for defensive warfare, but it becomes a burden in the field.
Another difficulty is the sight. The Nanman iron cannon has a front sight and a rear sight. It aims at the target in the distance according to the three-point and one-line lines. However, the iron cannon from Japan only learns the style of the sight and does not know how to design the front sight. It can only
Each craftsman manually modified the sight according to the results of the test firing, because Kunibei has only seen the Tanegashima barrel made by the Shimadzu family, and has never seen a real Nanban barrel. Of course, he does not know the scope of the Nanban iron cannon.
Form, this issue later also found reference points in the Spanish iron cannon.
While Kira Yoshitomo was busy renovating iron cannons, Ashikaga Yoshitō in Kyoto was also training new troops. With the guarantee of Kyoto's finances and taxes, he summoned two thousand troops in one go and started training. It seemed that he was going to completely get rid of the enemy. Hosokawa Harumoto's dependence, I wonder what Hosokawa Harumoto, who was attending a funeral, would think when he received this news.
At the same time, a major event also happened in the Miyoshi family. Hosokawa Motaka, the guardian of Awa who was far away on Shikoku Island, was killed by Miyoshi Yoshihide at Miyoshiji Temple. This subsequently aroused the anger of the Awa Hosokawa family. Miyoshi Yoshihide's father-in-law Kume An Yunmomogihiro raised an army to attack Miyoshi Yoshihide to avenge Hosokawa Motaka. Then Sano Dangomori, Noda Uchizosuke, Niki Hinata, Ogura Mino Mamoru Shigenobu and other people from the Hosokawa Molitaka faction also raised troops. .
Miyoshi Yoshihide led three thousand elites to launch a counterattack with his sister-in-law Ichinomiya Shigesuke as the vanguard. A battle broke out between the two sides at the gun range. According to rumors, the reason why Miyoshi Yoshihide killed Hosokawa Mototaka was because Hosokawa Molitaka conspired to support Ashikaga Yoshi. He went to Luo to replace Miyoshi's family. After the plot was leaked, he was tricked by Miyoshi Yixian and sent to Jianxing Temple to be killed.
In February, when spring sowing began, the high-temperature composting method, manure, and green manure accumulation methods promoted by the Kira family for more than half a year showed initial results, and were applied to the fields for the first time. The farmers in the two counties did not understand the lord's request. For this reason, Kira Yishi also asked the local Su Lao underground people to explain it. Regardless of whether they understand it or not, as long as they need to compost and compost regularly according to the requirements, it is enough.
At the same time, Yoshitoki Kira ordered people to scatter precious plant seeds on the direct territory of the Kira family. They were potatoes, corn, beets, pumpkins, grapes, peppers, and alfalfa sold by the Agote Chamber of Commerce. For this reason, Yoshitoki Kira He also called the followers and held a special meeting in the fields.
Kira Yoshishi held a handful of plant seeds and said: "These seeds are good things I got from Nanman merchants! Potatoes, corns, and pumpkins are all high-yielding crops, which can be used as staple food or made into vegetables. With these seeds With just a few crops, you don’t have to worry about starvation!”
Ninagawa asked curiously: "High-yielding crops? How high-yielding?"
"Maybe it's no problem if the land can produce ten dan of food!"
"What's the difference between producing ten dan of grain?" Okouchi Kunizuna said in surprise: "Isn't this a joke?"
The adherents also shook their heads in disbelief, and no wonder they didn't believe it. Even Kira Yoshiki himself was not sure about such a high yield. After all, how high the yield of plant seeds five hundred years ago was a question, and he himself was not sure. Not good at agriculture.
"I heard too..." Kira Yoshishi scratched his head and said with some uncertainty: "Anyway, you will know after planting it and trying it! These seeds must be kept strictly confidential and must be implemented in accordance with the requirements of the planting process. They are extremely cost-effective. Things, you have to keep an eye on them carefully!"
"Leave this matter to me! Do you treat the other seeds in the same way?" Hosokawa Fujitaka asked.
"Well! According to this standard, beets, grapes, peppers, and alfalfa must be planted separately. Beets are vegetables and can produce sugar. You need to study this. Peppers are condiments that can replace mustard. Alfalfa is a very good pasture. It seems to be a high-yielding crop, so I’ll try planting a few of them first and see.” (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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