An old man with white beard and hair, wearing kuzu clothes and hemp shoes, sat cross-legged in front of the inner library door. He looked at Kira Mansongmaru for a long time, and then said in an old voice: "I hope the owner can keep his promise! This time I will treat you as your own.
The loan is for the sake of my own family business! Please be sure to remember the laws of my Kira family, even if you are the governor of the family, you must not forget it!"
"I, Manshomaru, must keep it in mind!" Kira Manshomaru let out a breath, feeling that he had finally overcome this hurdle. The old man motioned to a middle-aged man who was kneeling beside him, and the latter immediately got up and walked over to open the inner treasury.
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The inner storehouse of the Kira family is located in the most remote corner of the Honmaru. The surrounding area is blocked by corridors and woods. Apart from the inner storehouse that is locked all year round, there is only a small wooden house standing there alone. The owner of the small wooden house is this person.
An old man, Yoshitomi Kira, the great-uncle of Kira Manshomaru.
The middle-aged man's name was Kira Yoshiaki, and he was Kira Manshomaru's biological uncle. He had gone to Kira Isshiki clan to be the heir of the family governor. Later, after Isshiki Yaunao was born, he returned to the family and became Kira Yoshitomi's adopted son.
The Kira family has had an inner treasury that has always guarded the home in every generation. Originally, there were some Ichimen and retainers who also guarded the home. It was just because the Kira family declined successively. With the advent of the Warring States Period, people's hearts gradually became impetuous, and not many people were willing to guard it.
An inner treasury that is sealed all year round.
Every year, the Kira family would routinely deposit a deposit worth several hundred to several thousand guan into their treasury. This was a tradition established by the Ashikaga Yoshiji when they first built Saijo Castle. It was originally intended to be used as expenses for the Ashikaga clan's future campaigns.
, later the castle was given to the eldest son of the concubine, the first ancestor of the Kira family, the Kira Cho family, as a residence, and the Kira family also continued this tradition.
Kira Mansomaru rarely comes here to hang out. Even when he comes here, he doesn't look for them. It's because his uncle Yoshitomi Kira is really hard to get close to. His uncle Yoshiaki Kira was hit twice, and then he became a very dull person.
Boring person, it is said that Kira Yoshiaki once competed with his father for the family business, but it seems that he failed in the end, and was ordered to leave the Kira Isshiki clan and be named Isshiki Akira. Within two years of the Isshiki family, he was killed because of Isshiki
Yao Zhi was born and returned to his family.
Later, his only son Kira Yoshifuyu, because he was young and energetic, did not listen to his dissuasion and went to follow the equally young Kira Yoshigo in the crusade against Arakawa Yoshitsune, the lord of Hachimi Castle. As a result, they both died in the battle at the source of the river at the foot of Bamen Mountain.
During the incident, it is said that he fell in the direction of Saijo Castle, still holding the Kira family's talisman to pray for victory in his hand. This incident gave him a huge blow. His wife soon died of illness, and he himself also changed.
More and more dull.
Kira Mansomaru looked around and found that he didn't see the jumping little girl, so he asked: "Uncle! How is Katsuki? I haven't seen her for a long time!"
"Katsuhime went to Honjoji Temple with her mother to make a wish. Recently, due to some reasons, I have been letting them live in the castle town." Kira Yoshiaki raised his head and looked at him, and then said dullly, Kira Katsu
Hime is the only daughter born to Kira Yoshiaki and his step-wife, Mrs. Ogasawara. She is one year younger than Kira Manshomaru. She is a very cute little girl and was Kira Manshomaru's only playmate in childhood.
The thing that Kira Mansomaru couldn't accept the most was that his aunt believed in the Ichikoku sect and was a very devout one. Yoshiaki Kira was also a boring gourd. The relationship between the couple was not very good. Katsuki had been seeing each other from time to time since she was very young.
Being taken away by his mother was something that Kira Manshomaru felt very unhappy about.
"How can I, the daughter of the Kira family, live in the castle town? Zenjiro, take people to Honjoji Temple to bring back my aunt and Katsuhime."
"Yes!" Zenjiro Yamaoka stood up in response and ran out with a few people nearby.
"Uncle! I want to take Katsuki to Kyoto and receive public etiquette lessons in Kyoto so that I can marry a good husband." Kira Manshomaru was very dissatisfied with this aunt's performance and decided to take this opportunity to take Katsuki away.
"But Shengji is only eight years old..."
"With Aju taking care of her, I can rest assured compared to my uncle! Aju is a relative of my mother, but he is a person with impeccable character and etiquette!" He accidentally sold Aju again.
, Kira Mansomaru could only secretly say sorry and find a way to compensate him in the future.
"I understand! I will leave Katsuki to the owner!" Kira Yoshiaki heartily agreed for the sake of his daughter's future.
"Very good! I'll leave it to my uncle to take care of my aunt!" Kira Manshomaru smiled at him and nodded slightly before leading Isshiki Shiro into the inner treasury.
I originally thought that the inner treasury would be covered with dust because it had not been moved for many years. However, after entering, I found that my understanding was wrong. The ground was indeed covered with dust, but all the coins were covered with black cloth.
After the cloth, you can see the true appearance. There are various types of coins. There are more than twenty types of Song coins, and each type of copper coin has a different quality. Ming coins include Dazhong Tongbao, Hongwu Tongbao, Yongle Tongbao, and a small amount of Jiajing Tongbao.
Kira Wansongmaru made a rough estimate and found that the reserves of Song money were very small, probably because the treasury was opened and used three times. The total was less than 1,000 guanwen. Mingqian was quite a lot. He counted it and it was about 8,000 guanwen.
The appearance of writing is the result of saving a little bit of the remaining funds every year. Diligence and thrift in housekeeping have been the family motto of the Wu family in any era.
"Don't touch the Song money, take out the Ming money... five thousand guanwen!" Kira Mansongmaru gritted his teeth and reported a huge number. Come closer, everyone, look at me, I look at you, you don't dare to move, there is a stalemate.
Going down is not a problem, Isshiki Shiro quickly urged: "Hurry up and do it! Five thousand guanwen! If you take one more guanwen, you know what the consequences will be!"
"Yes!" The crowd dispersed and began to carry strings of copper coins. Kira Mansomaru stood under the light with a gloomy expression on his face, "This is a desperate operation. I really don't know what the outcome of going to Luo will be. If it fails, I will
This family governor will sit there forever! So! Just make a big bet!"
It was already evening when dozens of people carried the copper coins and walked out of the inner treasury. Kira Yoshitomi and Kira Yoshiaki were sitting on their knees outside the gate with pale faces. When they saw Kira Mansomaru coming out, the white-haired great-uncle was furious.
Zhang: "Wansongmaru! Do you want my Kira family to perish? Emptying the inner treasury is a self-destructive act! Even if your father and ancestors are alive in heaven, they will not be able to rest in peace!"
Although the old man is over seventy years old, he is in good health and has no illness or disaster. He has always been a noble and special person in the family. He is the guard of the inner treasury. When he gets angry, even the samurai of the Kira family dare not step forward to dissuade him. However,
Kira couldn't withdraw the Mansong Pill. He had a reason not to withdraw. More than 1,600 people were waiting for food and drink. How could he be the governor of the house without money?
"Uncle! I understand! I understand all of this!" Kira Manshomaru lowered his face and walked to sit on the ground opposite Kira Yoshitomi. He looked at each other for a moment with eyes as sharp as knives and said seriously: "I, Kira Manshomaru,
He is an unworthy descendant of the Kira clan! Unable to maintain the ancestral heritage passed down by the family, he had no choice but to surrender to the Imagawa clan to survive... But! I am not willing to do so! I have the blood of Hachimandou in my body, and my ancestors are Minamoto no Yoshikuni and Ashikaga Yoshiyasu!
I can’t sit back and watch the decline of our family business! Therefore, the Kira family must fight for their lives! If they don’t win, they will die! If they don’t prosper, they will perish!”
"If you don't win, you will die. If you don't thrive, you will perish. If you don't win, you will die. If you don't thrive, you will perish... Hahaha, good! Good! You are worthy of being a descendant of Taro Hachiman! With your courage, even if my Kira family is really destroyed! New
Midōden can feel at ease in Hirazaka! Remember your words! Be worthy of your ancestors! Be worthy of the Genji blood flowing in you!" Kira Yoshitomi stood up and returned to his cabin. Kira Yoshiaki just glanced at him and nodded.
He followed and left, leaving Kira Mansomaru sitting alone in the sunset in a daze.
Looking at the burning clouds on the horizon, Kira Mansomaru burst into tears unknowingly, "I seem to have integrated into this bad era! Father! Mother! I will not let you down. I will remember today's oath. If I don't win, I will die! No!