In this winter, many things happened. First of all, there was a severe drought that affected the Kanto region. The severity of the drought was unexpected. It affected Hokuriku, Kanto, and even Yuao. Among them, the most severe drought was in Ueno.
The Shinano, Echigo, Echichu, and Hida areas were mercilessly invaded by the drought demon, and many farmers cried while holding dead rice fields.
Kanto was relatively lucky to experience successive rainfalls after autumn that alleviated the drought. The countries that were severely affected were not so lucky. Except for Echigo, which had a solid foundation to withstand the drought, it had to pay a heavy price of reducing grain production by one-third.
After all, Echichu and Hida, which are the least among the other countries, are also suffering from a major disaster that has halved their grain production.
Shinano and Ueno were severely hit, with an average production reduction of 60%. A small number of counties faced the situation of no harvest, and a large-scale refugee wave inevitably broke out. Blind refugees, regardless of their rationality, poured into Echigo and the Kanto region in droves.
, although the disaster in Echigo was serious, the total agricultural volume and developed agricultural foundation can still support the system from collapse.
The disaster situation in Kanto was better. It relied on its good agricultural foundation and unique geographical environment to survive easily. The total number of refugees who fled this time was more than 100,000, of which nearly 40% went to Echigo, and the remaining 60%
In various territorial countries in Southern Kanto.
In the Musashi Country in Kanto, after several years of recuperation, the economy and reputation of the Hojo family have been greatly restored. The Kanto civil affairs officials are not just talking about it. In order to retain the hearts of the people, the Hojo family has sacrificed the public, four, and six, and various tax-free and tax-free plans have been implemented.
After resolute implementation, the "big devil" Hojo Uyasu often appeared in the countryside, and gradually the farmers were no longer afraid of this middle-aged man with a kind smile.
In addition to recuperating, the Hojo family has also made progress in diplomacy and military affairs. After several years of difficult contacts, Lord Furukawa is finally willing to sit down with the Hojo family to discuss peace issues. Although Harusuke Kadaa hates this person who killed his father and nephew.
The Hojo family, but reason tells him that he must learn to be patient and compromise.
Now Furukawa Kōkata is the third eldest son and the only Miao descendant, Ashikaga Fujimasa. If he offends the Hojo family again and involves this only Miao, the Furukawa Kōkata family will be finished, and Kada Harusuke and a group of retainers will also perish. There will be no
They don't even care about the banner of Mr. Furukawa.
Regardless of the thoughts of those with vested interests, or whether Koga Furukawa is really unable to make trouble any more, Harusuke Kada has no choice but to consider a compromise with the Hojo family, a cross-river dragon in Kanto. Only by saving Koga's life can he maintain his position, especially
In the past few years, the Furukawa family has lost its governors one after another, and its prestige has been hit to the point where it is almost unsustainable.
At Ashikaga Fujimasa's succession ceremony, the Kanto samurai family basically chose to send envoys to watch the ceremony on their behalf. This arrogant attitude expressed the Kanto people's contempt and disapproval of the Furukawa Lord. The deeply humiliated Harusuke Kada and the desperate Ashikaga Fuji
If the government meets a friendly hand extended at this time, will they reject it? No.
Hojo Ujiyasu offered a very favorable price and married his legitimate daughter to Ashikaga Fujimasa as his wife. In this way, Hojo Ujiyasu and Furukawa became the son-in-law. This was a continuation of his father Hojo Ujitsuna's strategy. At the same time,
Lord Furukawa's territory in the Shimonose Kingdom was protected by his force. The price Ashikaga Fujimasa had to pay was to cooperate with the Hojo family to wave the flag or show their righteousness.
Under such favorable conditions, Furukawa Lord Ashikaga Fujimasa agreed without much thought. He is only twelve years old and has several years left before he becomes an adult. Before that, he needs to accumulate popularity and gain support. Before he can
It seems that Hojo Uyasu, who dominates Izu, Sagami and Musashi, is the best choice at the moment.
As for revenge, he can postpone it for the time being. Revenge is not more important than survival. Passing on the family business is the important responsibility he has to bear. He will not forget that he has two underage brothers. He cannot tolerate himself seeking revenge.
He died out of hatred, and then gave his position to the prostitutes born to two humble maids. Not only could they not be given any advantage, but they would also find ways to execute them.
Kada Harusuke knew that his nephew had murderous intentions, so after reaching an agreement with Hojo Ujiyasu, he immediately put the two bastards and their mother under house arrest. One month after Ashikaga Fujimasa got married, the two innocent children and their mother
The mother was reduced to ashes in a fire.
The people of Kanto were angry and regretful about the move of Lord Furukawa to join hands with the Hojo family. Thinking about their earlier arrogance and stupidity, they had to join forces to give Ashikaga Fujimasa a blow, thus giving up the only chance to get close to Lord Furukawa. Now it is
There was no other way but to swear to boycott the Furukawa family, and threatened that Ashikaga Fujimasa and Hojo Ujiyasu had conspired to kill the two generations of Furukawa family governors.
This kind of rumor is unfounded and untenable, but the angry Kanto people are still very influential. The reputation of the Hojo family was quickly brought to a negative point, but this will only push Ashikaga Fujimasa further.
To the Hojo family, the Kanto samurai family, which had lost its reputation as a great righteousness, could only focus on the interests of each family's territory when they saw that they could no longer make a fuss. They fought for their own family every day for three days, and their level was no better than that of the Ueno family.
, Xia Pingji always fights over how much stronger that bit of land is.
After solving the problem that had been bothering them for many years, the Hojo family quickly made the decision to attack Ueno Kingdom. Especially this year's drought severely hit all samurai families in Ueno Kingdom, which brought great opportunities to the Hojo family. In September of the 23rd year of Tenmon, they launched the attack on Hirai Castle.
, for a time the people in Ueno were panic-stricken.
It was rare for Kinai to have peace for a whole year, with good weather and good harvests for a whole year. When the Miyoshi family regained its strength, they did not forget the war. The Harima expedition wiped out the people of Higashi-Harima and once again established the hegemony of the Miyoshi family. In this regard,
The Hatakeyama family and the Rokkaku family showed disdain.
The imperial court and the shogunate didn't care about the outside world, as long as they didn't attack the inside of the kinei. A few good years gave the kinai an illusion of prosperity, but soon new problems arose. The Honganji Temple arranged rooms in Kii and taught
His disciple and son suddenly fainted while practicing Buddhism and passed away a few days later at the age of thirty-nine.
It is said that before his death, he could not forget Ishiyama Honganji Temple, pointing in the direction of Ishiyama Honganji Temple in the north and died with hatred. So Hino Harmitsu performed a drama of bitterness in the court to gain more benefits for his family's separation.
The imperial court also didn't understand why Honganji Shoru couldn't forget it while he was unconscious, and why he opened his eyes and pointed to the north and passed away with hatred. In short, death is a big deal, and everyone said so, so he couldn't help but express it. He found Hieizan Enryaku
The temple discussed it for a day, and finally agreed that Ichibuki Zong should return to Ishiyama Honganji Temple to rebuild the Garan, but it was necessary to restrict activities in the Kinai.
At the same time, in compliance with Honganji Temple's decree "before his death", after the Ichikō sect returned to Ishiyama Honganji, he allowed the Ikkō sect temples in Echizen, Kaga, and Echichu to rebuild the Garan. After three years, the Hokuriku Ikkō sect once again rose to prominence.
The lessons learned from this group of arrogant Yi Kuijun have taught them to restrain themselves and at least not dare to show their fangs in front of outsiders. As for how Hokuriku plays...who cares?
God seemed to be moved by the struggle of Ichigo, so in the late autumn when the whole people of Hokuriku Ichigo sect celebrated, the famous Hakusan volcano in Kaga erupted again. This was the third eruption in five years and the largest eruption in the past century.
An eruption caused billowing lava and clouds of volcanic ash to cover the sky over several counties.
The followers of the Yixiang Sect were jumping, shouting, and running in all directions amidst the floating sparks and volcanic ash. At this moment, the gods and Buddhas were as far away from them as the end of the world.
In early October, Echigo Naoetsu ushered in a small fleet. The huge sailing ship, which was very different from the Japanese ships, entered the port. The strange flags and a group of red-haired and green-eyed Nanman people shocked the townspeople of Echigo.
No one in Sakai Town or Kyushu has ever seen the Nanman people. Fortunately, after hearing the news, he came to solve the problem of the Nanman people and informed Kiragi in time.
"Frank, you've become even more lively after two years of not seeing each other!"
"Joseph is getting taller and taller! He will surpass old Frank in a few years." Old Frank compared the heights of the two and praised with a smile that his height is definitely a super tall man.
"Who is this?" I saw a young man following behind Old Frank, who looked about 60-70% similar to him. He was about 1.80 meters tall and looked very energetic and capable.
Old Frank patted the young man on the shoulder, "This is my son, Ronald Agot, who is seventeen years old this year. He studied in Florence for five years before this. You should know that it is a beautiful place full of art and atmosphere.
It’s always fascinating to have amazing wealth, isn’t it?”
Kira Yoshishi was not interested in discussing with him how wonderful Florence was. He looked around but did not see the blond Lolita, and asked doubtfully: "Where is Claudia? Why didn't you see her? Could it be that she..."
"Claudia went to London, which is his hometown. It's always exciting to go home. She will follow Princess Elizabeth to learn etiquette in the church. I don't know the details." Princess Elizabeth, as Frank calls her,
She is the future Queen Elizabeth. Of course, she will be deprived of her title of princess at this time.
"...That's it!"
Frank Agote said to him solemnly: "Although Claudia didn't come, she still asked me to bring you a message. It probably means that she is very good and her own fleet is developing very well in the North Sea.
Come on, I also want to thank you for your generous support... Not to mention that, this time I brought sixteen more horses, which are still Trachner horses and Holstein horses, and the price is the same as last time."
"I can't get trade goods here to trade with you." Kira Yoshihi smiled bitterly. He actually forgot about the arrival of the Agote fleet. He couldn't get so many trade goods if he wasn't in Kinei. When Copper House arrives,
He accumulated a lot of silver in the casting of Yongle money, but he still felt that it was better to keep this and import it into the Ming Dynasty as a hard currency for trade.
Frank Agot didn't seem surprised at all, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. We are here just to recognize the way and pick up our employees at the same time. The transaction will still be at the original port."
"That's good!"
In the next few days, Kira Yoshi accompanied them all the way around Naoetsu, and even took time to take a bath at the nearby Yasuyama Hot Spring. During the chat, Frank Agote said that he was getting older and wanted to return to Amsterdam to live out his life, and that his future business would be
He was left in the care of his son, Ronald Agote.
Kira Yoshi cooperated with him understandingly, saying that Ronald was a very upright gentleman and that future cooperation would be very pleasant.
Hans from Nassau, the Rupert Five, the horse trainer Carl, and the translator made it clear that they wanted to return to their hometown. This two-year trip made them make a lot of money, and at the same time, they also experienced the experience of a foreign country.
Wonderful life, finally Hans said that he could recommend his cousin to come back as an instructor in two years.
The clockmaker Kronberg is still struggling with his flintlock gun and has not considered going back for the time being. Anyway, the life here is excellent, the food and clothing are the same as in his hometown, and the good scientific research environment is perfect. Of course, Kira Yoshitoki also expressed his welcome
The watchmaker continued to stay, and his annual salary remained unchanged at the time of employment.
The reason why Carl left happily was because another companion came, the trainer John who was transporting sixteen horses. The two seemed to be good friends. After a cordial exchange, Carl told him all the problems he encountered.
John was also introduced to John to sign a two-year agreement with the same annual salary. In Carl's words: "This is a good friend of mine. His horse training level is perfect, just like me!"
When John and Carl discussed it and found Kiragi, they expressed that if the employer was willing, the two of them were willing to take turns training these horses for the employer. Kiragi was happy to accept their suggestion. The lifespan of a horse is thirty-five years, three years.
Years old is just a foal, far from being an adult.
How to breed and reproduce horses, treat diseases, and domesticate them to become qualified war horses all require skills. It will take at least ten years to breed these horse breeds. It will not be until the second generation of foals are born that they can become adults.
The family's horse training apprentices are trained as masters.
Frank's fleet completed loading of supplies and set sail back to Sakai Town. As soon as they left, information from Sakai Town was also transmitted simultaneously, mentioning the Agot fleet's intention to propose a deal.
The Biwa House in Sakai Town has conducted chamber of commerce transactions with Agot according to the original plan. Porcelain, silk, and raw silk were exchanged for almost the same trade goods as last time. The only difference is that the size has more than doubled, and Agot's fleet can be seen.
It has doubled in the past two years.
Looking at this information, Kira Yoshi thought: "He only came over with ten ships this time, which is the same as the fleet we met for the first time. Does this mean that most of the fleet is still in Sakai Town? Not only must we recognize the route
, and even arranged for his son to take over...forget it, this has nothing to do with me, as long as I can make this business!"
This time, a huge amount of Ming Dynasty specialties were allocated. All the Biwaya's inventories in Kyoto, Sakai Town, and Sakamoto were emptied. Yongle money was used to buy thirty-five thousand gu worth of Ming Dynasty specialties to close the hole. The total transaction amount exceeded
Three hundred thousand taels of silver was the largest order in the prefecture in recent years, making wealthy businessmen in Sakai Town very jealous.
I have a headache as to how the specific goods will be diverted and not returned to him. The terrible thing is that the Kanhe trade between the Ming Dynasty and Japan has not returned to normal. It has not recovered since the Kanhe trade was interrupted in 1549. The Kira family obtained Ming country specialties.
If it is transshipped from North Korea or even directly shipped by sea, this transshipment will reduce a lot of profits, and the supply of goods is very unstable. (To be continued.)