Chapter 261 36. Pingliu Sanhe Meets a Good Match

"Futures? What are you talking about, Xiao Pingtai?" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was completely confused.

"Nothing, nothing, hahahaha." Xiao Pingtai was just joking. How could he have such a meticulous mind to play with this thing.

It's too brain-burning. How can we mortals play it? It's all a scam! Don't fall into the trap!

Miso cannot be made in winter. It's common for Shinano to be a few degrees below zero in winter. The fungi that need to be fermented are not active at all, and it's difficult to make good miso.

At least until February or March next spring, everyone will start collecting soybeans, and then make koji, and wait for the sea salt from Suruga and Totomi to be transported in, and then start making it. It will be busy until May to finish everything, and then gradually sell it to the outside world.

There is still a long time for Xiao Pingtai to arrange, so there is no rush for this matter. Besides, Xiao Pingtai knows that miso will be out of production, but he doesn't know how many soybeans are needed for a barrel of miso? How much miso does Shinano sell to the outside world every year?

You can't fight an unprepared battle. You must plan everything carefully before you act. You must first go to Yamauchi to find out everything clearly. Otherwise, if you start to rush now, you will have no money and no manpower. There is no way out if you act rashly.

Besides, Heiroku was a waiter in a soy sauce shop. He knows more about miso than Kobayata. Ask him first.

When we return to Yamauchi, the army will be disbanded and rewards and punishments will be clearly defined. Ogasawara and Shiro did get an increase of 200 kan in Tamataki, and Kanai Aigoro also got an increase of 200 kan in Azumi. As for Aji, because of his merit of "saving the master", he was promoted to the hatamoto and officially listed in the Yamauchi hatamoto, enjoying a salary of 120 kan.

Others, more or less, took some money or rice and happily went home to celebrate the New Year. Only Hosokawa Saijo, because of her duty to guard the border, hurried home to take a look and then set off again, and could not stay in Yamauchi.

Kobayata naturally asked for Heiroku, but Heiroku was out on a business trip.

It turned out that Oda Nobunaga of Owari heard from merchants in Ise Bay that Yamanouchi produced the best matchlocks in the country, which not only had greatly improved quality, but also greatly increased the burning time. Oda Nobunaga, who was enthusiastic about new things, immediately sent people to Yamanouchi to buy 2,000 of the best matchlocks.

When Yamanouchi Yoshiharu saw that it was the lord of Owari who came to buy, he was a little concerned, but after all, it was Oda Nobunaga who had just killed his relative, so it would be a bit unreasonable to send a senior official. Moreover, the Yamanouchi family and the Oda family were separated by a lot of territories, and there was no intersection, so there was no need to do too much.

So after choosing and choosing, he simply did not bother two masters with one thing, and directly let Heiroku go. He also asked Heiroku to bring a lot of New Year gifts to the lords of the country, such as Udono Nagateru of Higashi Mikawa, to express his intention to win over.

The Yamanouchi family has no intention of annexing them for the time being, so getting close to them and stabilizing the people in East Mikawa is the strategy for Mikawa at the moment.

It is also for this reason that Heiroku has not returned for more than 20 days. However, if you count the days, it is not much different, so Xiao Pingtai is not in a hurry.

He also asked his aunt at home whether the miso at home is bought or made by himself. How to make it, how many people can eat a bucket for how long.

The miso at home is made and sent by Aji's father in Hebian Village. Due to the prosperity of Uncle Tsunayoshi, most people in Hebian Village have become rich and have escaped from the hard life of farmers. Now a small number of people who farm in the village are the families of the foot soldiers, and most of them are bought live people and recruited refugees.

The rice, wheat and vegetables produced are mainly supplied to Uncle Tsunayoshi and Xiao Pingtai's family, as well as the foot soldiers under their command. Because there is no heavy tax, it has become a paradise in troubled times, and even the bought live people are unwilling to leave.

Kobayata spent two days leisurely in Yamanouchi Fuchu Castle, and Tatsuzo came to report that Heiroku was back. He had already entered the city to report to Yamanouchi Yoshiharu that the mission was completed, and presented him with the reply from Oda Nobunaga, Udono Nagateru and others.

"So you went to Owari Uesusuke on business, why did Uesusuke suddenly need so many tinders?" Kobayata looked at Heiroku who came in a hurry. He was still more concerned about Oda Nobunaga's movements, so he wanted to ask.

It turned out that the Oda clan in Owari had an internal conflict again!

Of course, this time it was the Oda Nobuyasu branch of Iwakura Castle that had an internal conflict. The drama was also very ordinary. Iwakura Castle Lord Oda Nobuyasu loved his youngest son Oda Nobuie, and the eldest son Oda Nobuaki saw something wrong.

This is my own father and brother are going to join forces to mess with me, so I simply went all out and chased my own father and brother away. Oda Nobuaki himself sat on the position of Iwakura Castle Lord, and he was very happy.

But what kind of person is Nobunaga? How could he miss such a good opportunity? In line with the survival rule of the Warring States Period, he immediately joined forces with Oda Nobumasa and sent troops to Ukino, trying to completely eliminate the Oda opposition in Owari.

Oda Nobukatsu temporarily lost the support of Saito Yoshitatsu in Mino, and his troops were in a great embarrassment, but he was also a ruthless man. He led more than 3,000 people to attack Nobunaga head-on. Seeing that he was about to win, Oda Nobumasa stabbed him in the side.

The Iwakura Oda clan was defeated, with more than 1,250 people killed in the battle. The Iwakura Oda clan was completely defeated.

Oda Nobunaga completely unified the entire Owari Province, and because of the great victory in the Battle of Ukino, the people of East Mino were tempted and secretly communicated with him.

In addition, Saito Yoshitatsu in Mino was actually ill and said that he could not go out for the time being, which further aggravated the chaos in Mino. Nobunaga, relying on the power of the great victory, has already won over a group of younger brothers in Mino.

That’s why he needed to temporarily purchase a large number of matches to equip his iron cannon team.

After hearing Heiroku’s reply, Kobayata was about to ask him if he knew about miso.

As a result, Heiroku actually brought a woman in to meet Kobayata. Not only that, the woman also brought a boy who was seven or eight years old, or even older.

“Who is this?” Kobayata pointed at the woman.

“This is Xiaoye. When I passed through Mikawa on my way back to my country, I found that she was carrying salt and selling it along the way (this is usually a hard job for men), so I helped her.”

“It turned out that Xiaoye’s husband died in the Battle of Ansho, and her husband’s uncles and brothers also lost their territories due to the continuous fighting between Lord Uesusuke of Owari and Lord Jibu of Suruga.”

“So you took them in?” When Kobayata heard this, it was another ordinary Warring States story, with orphans and widows, displaced, and the mother raising the children with strength.

"Yes, I have decided to marry Xiaoye." Heiroku probably likes such strong women.

"Of course, congratulations!" Seeing that Heiroku has found a wife, Xiaopingtai is naturally happy for him, although Xiaoye may be two or three years older than Heiroku. But there is a saying that a woman three years older than her husband is more likely to bring gold bricks. What's more, it is great to get a cheap son for free.

"Come here, little guy." Seeing that the child is about to celebrate the New Year, Xiaopingtai must give him some gifts. After all, he is Heiroku's son.

So Tatsuzo took out a wakizashi that Xiaopingtai collected. This was a famous product of the former Shimoyama Castle Lord Kodama Yoriei, and the price was not cheap.

"What's your name? You must be a brave warrior in the future!" Xiaopingtai touched the child's head.

"My name is Nabenosuke, and I will definitely be a general in the future!" The child is ambitious and speaks very pleasingly.

Nabenosuke, Nabenosuke, why does it sound so familiar?