On August 22nd, the first carriage was built by Shioya Chubei. Kira Manshomaru went to ride on it and felt that it was quite good. He praised him a few words and rewarded him with a lot of money, and ordered him to build it like this. Rush to make no less than twenty carriages as soon as possible before the 28th of the month. When Shioya Chubei heard this number, he staggered and almost fell down.
"Lord Oyagata! I really don't have the ability to make so many carriages! One car in two days is already working day and night! Even if the villain's craftsmen are familiar with the production process, they can only reduce it to one car a day, twenty There is really nothing we can do!" Shioya Chubei knelt on the ground with a mournful face and begged. All the men he had hired stopped working and knelt down. In the crowd, he also saw gray-haired old people, middle-aged women and children. I counted about thirty or forty people.
Kira Mansomaru waved his hand to disperse all the horsemen, and prohibited nearby townspeople from approaching. Then he sat on the horse mat prepared by Yamaoka Zenjiro and looked at the Hida craftsmen who were kneeling on the ground. He suddenly said: "So many of you are using It took two days to build a carriage? This speed is absolutely impossible!"
"But there is really nothing I can do..." Shioya Chubei knelt down and huddled up in a pitiful state. The Hida workers under him all looked desperate. The young woman held her child and covered her mouth, as if As if he was afraid that he would make a sound, Kira Mansomaru opened the iconic bat fan, and the beautiful fan flapped gently like a flying butterfly, which stunned everyone.
"You are wrong! You have done everything wrong!"
"Wrong?" Shioya Chubei was a little stunned, not understanding what this noble man meant.
"Yes! Wrong! And it's so wrong!" Kira Mansomaru stood up and walked to the newly made carriage and pointed at the carriage with his fan bone, "Why can't you separate the axle, wheels, carriage, shaft, reins, and harness? Come and do it alone? Everyone has their own duties. Those who make axles should not worry about the wheels. Those who make carriages should not worry about how well the shafts are made. Make twenty sets of carriage parts at a time, and then participate in the assembly together. In this way, your How much can the speed be increased?"
"If there are enough materials, a small person can make twenty carriages in six days, no! Five days!" Shioya Chubei counted on his fingers for a long time, then gritted his teeth and reported his limit number.
Kira Manshomaru had an idea and made a new request: "If I pay for you to hire helpers, divide them into two groups, and each group works for six hours, day and night, how many carriages can you make in these six days?"
"This... the skills of the helper cannot be guaranteed, and the speed may not be improved much." Shioya Chubei said with a sad face, tired of dealing with this noble man's strange ideas.
"Then what if we let them do some simple tasks? For example, things like reins, carriages, shafts, reins, horse harnesses, etc., as long as you teach them carefully, they can make them quickly!" Kira Mansomaru quickly got along with each other and was flexible. Fa, now Shioya Chubei has no choice but to respond.
"You should do it yourself to recruit craftsmen. They will not let you suffer even if they learn skills from you. From now on, you will hire them all!" In the end, regardless of Shioya Chubei's face that was about to turn into a bitter melon, he made the decision directly. The decision was made, and by the way, he also helped him recruit a team of carpenters of no less than thirty people.
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"Oh! By the way, I will pay you double wages when the job is done! Also, please be more prepared and follow me to Luo on August 28th." After Kira Manshomaru said this, he didn't care about this group of Hidas. With a stunned look on his face, the craftsman led a large group of people back to Saijo Castle.
On the evening of August 27, thirty-five carriages were delivered as scheduled. In addition to the material cost of 40 guan, the wages for each carriage were 500 guan. In addition to double wages, Kira Manshomaru also paid many Giving Gokanmon was equivalent to a reward, which made these Hida craftsmen happy as if they were celebrating a festival, shouting that Oyakata-sama of the Kira family was really a kind man.
On the evening of the 27th, Kira Manshomaru, accompanied by Yamamoto Kansuke, visited the Kira family's Hachimangu Shrine. The size of this Hachimangu Shrine is not large. There are three halls in total, including the left hall, the right hall, and the main hall. The main hall is dedicated to A front room is set aside as the main hall, which is actually a place to worship the gods.
The style of the building is Japanese style, which is characterized by the zigzag eaves extending out into a curve. The internal structure is five rows of beams and three beams. The whole building is a Japanese-style house made of cypress bark. The cypress bark is a roof root technique made of stacked bark. , it can be regarded as an original technology. In short, this shrine is a model of Japanese culture from top to bottom.
It doesn't matter whether Kira Manshomaru agrees or not, but Nagakichi Arimitsu, the head of the Kira Isshiki clan's branch and the Imperial Hachiman Palace, said so. In the end, Kira Manshomaru got a little impatient and kicked this guy out.
"Really! Every time I come here, Nagakichi Amitsu will say it again, as if he is afraid that I will forget it!" Kira Manshomaru was speechless to this guy, bypassing the main hall dedicated to Hachiman Daibodhisattva, and came to today's destination, Yubi Hachiman. Miya Honden.
"Master, come and take a look! This is the most important treasure of my Kawachi Genji! It is also the most important treasure of my Kira family! The Mustache Kiri! And the Imperial White Flag!" Kira Manshomaru stood in the main hall enshrining Genji's famous sword, the Mustache Kiri, and the Hachimanden Hall. The royal white flag used by the Minamoto no Yoshi family in the last three years of war.
Hashigeri, also known as Onikiri, Son of the Lion, Kotori, Tomokiri and other names, was forged by Minamoto Naka, the first ancestor of the Qinghe Minamoto clan, and passed on to his direct son Minamoto Yorimitsu and his descendant Minamoto Yoriki, and then became the name of Kawachi Genji. The famous family sword was held by the second generation of Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, the third generation of Minamoto Yoshie, the fifth generation Minamoto Weiyoshi, the sixth generation Minamoto Yoritomo, and the seventh generation Minamoto Yoritomo. It became the famous family sword of the direct line of the Minamoto family in Kawachi.
It has been rumored among the people that when Minamoto Yorishio raised his army, he used the white cloth from the decree issued by Nio to conquer the Taira clan more than 20 years ago to make a military flag, and this became the origin of the Minamotoji white flag. However, this is not the case. As early as nine years ago, During the war, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, his father and son set up a white flag in front of the Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine and entered the Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine to pray for a long military fortune.
In the battle of the next three years, the Minamoto no Yoshi family carried white flags to conquer the Oshu floating prisoner Seigen clan. When the Minamoto no Yoshi family took their brothers and nephews to cross the Sumida River, the white flags on both sides of the river were set up like a forest. The Kanto samurai followers entered the clouds. After they invaded Oshu, , and also gave the white flag to the great-great-grandson of Taira Shomon, Chichibu was appointed as Taira Taketsuna, and asked him to be the vanguard to attack Qingyuan Wuheng.
During the Jokyu period, Ashikaga Yoshiji, the third generation leader of the Ashikaga clan, served as the guardian of the Mikawa Kingdom. When building the city of Saijo-so, he built the Imperial Hachimangu Shrine and used the moustache symbolizing the direct descendants of the Genji family in Kawachi. The Imperial White Flag has been enshrined in the main hall of Imperial Hachimangu Shrine for 330 years.
Kira Manshomaru first knelt down and clapped his hands three times and prayed silently: "Namu Hachiman Bodhisattva!"
Then he stood up, picked up the Hiashiri and gently stroked the handle of the knife and pulled it outward. "Ouch!" With a sound, the two-foot-seven-inch Hiashiri was pulled out. Although it had been baptized by more than six hundred years of wind and frost, it still shone with cold energy.
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"What a great sword! It is truly a treasure of my Genji family! With this sword and the royal white flag used in Hachiman-den, why worry about the difficulty of prospering our family's business?" Kira Manshomaru was full of praise for this famous sword.
"Is it just about reviving the family business?" Kansuke Yamamoto showed a meaningful smile, pretending not to see the enthusiastic expression on Kira Mansomaru's face, and walked back to pay homage to the Hachiman Daibodhisattva in front of the Monoden Hall. This is Genji's family shrine, in front of the Central Palace.
The three gods enshrined in the temple are Emperor Ajin, Higasami, and Queen Jingu. These three great gods are all very famous. There is no need to go into details about Emperor Ajin. Empress Jingu and Higasami are both goddesses. Among them, Higasami is also known as Higasami. These two gods are very famous.
The position is closest to Himihu recorded in "Three Kingdoms".
Kira Manshomaru stayed in the main hall for a short time, then came out holding the imperial white flag and Hachikiri, and greeted Yamamoto Kansuke: "Teacher! It's time to go!"
The two of them descended the mountain quietly. Yamamoto Kansuke turned around and looked at the familiar shrine, and said with a smile: "If you steal the famous items in Gosei Hachimangu Shrine like this, Nagayoshi Arimitsu will be very troubled!"
"Yes! I came here specifically tonight just to make him troubled for a while!" Kira Manshomaru held Hashigeri and Obaishi in his arms and smiled happily.