Pillars of the Wu family

It is said that Shihe Yicun is a very young samurai, not yet 20 years old this year, but he showed a strong offensive desire in the Eguchi battle. He took off the pockets on his back, and killed the enemy with his disheveled Tsukiyo head, so he won the title of "Oni Shihe" in Miyoshi's family.

Maybe after staying with the two elder brothers for a long time, Shihe Yicun has also learned some tricks, but his tricks are so far. After several provocations, there is no result, and Shihe Yicun immediately died down. Putting on a show again, it's not that he doesn't want to be a show, but that Miyoshi Changqing heard about his deeds of having a banquet before the battle, and sent Miyoshi Yasunaga to scold him, and even exposed his deeds of leaving the camp to hunt eagles privately.

Miyoshi Yasunaga was very heartbroken and angrily reprimanded Shihe Yicun for not knowing how to make progress, and warned him that young people should cherish their lives and not play with things and lose their minds. It is the ethics of a samurai to eat more brown rice and pickled radishes. Wine can only be drunk during sacrifices and celebrations. , but before he finished speaking, he heard Shihe Yicun say the name of Sanhao Kangjun in a casual manner.

Miyoshi Yasushi also participated in falcon hunting, and was one of the main force of falcon hunting. The guy who got drunk after falcon hunting and yelled for another round was the precious son of Miyoshi Yasunaga. He became angry from embarrassment, gave Shihe Yicun a vicious look, and went to Shenglong Temple City to teach his son a lesson.

After a long confrontation for more than half a month, Kira Yoshishi did nothing. For example, he secretly contacted the old underground men in Kyoto, hoping to use their power to fight against the Miyoshi family. After Miyoshi Changyi killed more than 100 people in the street After the bad behavior, Sanhao's family now has a very bad reputation, but these underground people are relatively timid and dare not stand out, almost wasting his refurbished machine in vain.

In the end, they gave a very weird answer. These people are willing to join forces with the congregation in Kyoto to prevent rebels from entering Kyoto to arrest or set fire to the city. No matter who wins or loses, they must refuse the defeated soldiers to enter Kyoto. When they saw this answer , Kira Yoshishi was really dumbfounded: "What kind of answer is this? Do not let the defeated soldiers enter the capital? This has something to do with the family? I have convinced them."

Fortunately, there are not uninformed people in Kyoto. The congregation in Kyoto quietly donated two hundred guan of Yongle money to hope that the Kira family's martial arts will last forever. Of course, they also donated [-] guan of Yongle money to Shihe Yicun. Businessmen are naturally fond of pleasing both sides, and their philosophy of life is not to offend others.

Not reconciled, Kira Yoshishi also contacted the five mountains and five temples in Kyoto, Toji Temple, Daitoku Temple, Myoshin Temple and other temples outside Beijing, hoping that they would give cooperation and support. After all, this is a struggle for the cause of the shogunate. Everyone has money Those who don’t have the money to win the money market, and finally the great monk also cried poorly to him.

"What's going on here? Everyone's crying and crying about having no money. It's terrible!"

There is no one in Kyoto who is capable, and Kira Yoshitoki can only think of a way to solve the problem. One day, when Yamamoto Tokyu found Kira Yoshi who was thinking hard, he asked him about the self-made gunpowder that he mentioned last time: "The owner of the museum mentioned it last time. The question of homemade gunpowder has always been on the mind of the old minister, I don’t know how does the owner of the museum make homemade gunpowder?”

"What's so good about making gunpowder! Isn't it just one nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoals? No! It should be reversed! It doesn't seem right! Let me think about it again." Yoshihiro Kira remembered that he seemed to remember a black powder ratio before, which seemed to be More saltpeter, less sulfur and charcoal.

"I remember! It seems to be [-]% saltpeter, [-]% sulfur, and [-]% charcoal! The specific method should be... Forget it! I should find someone to test it!" Seeing Yamamoto Tokyuki's confused expression, he Or decide to do it yourself.

The configuration method of black powder is not a secret to him. The only concern is that Japan does not produce saltpeter, and the price of imported saltpeter is very expensive and not cost-effective. It is stressful for him to spend a lot of money to get some saltpeter of unknown origin from Japanese pirates. It's huge, and besides, those Japanese pirates are all located in the area around Hizen Kunihirado Port, which is more than a thousand miles away from Kyoto, which is not even far away.

It’s not impossible. He still remembers the method of making soil nitrate, using toilet soil, stable soil and plant ash to mix, adding water to boil, and then stirring and filtering, heating and filtering, etc., to get the required high-quality salt. Concentration soil nitrate solution, then add charcoal and sulfur particles, and then they will dissolve and dry by themselves, and then become granular gunpowder.

Trying to make new gunpowder naturally requires experimentation. He decided to use the Iron Cannon Team for the test first. The power of the new granular gunpowder can be seen once you try it. The Iron Cannon Team who didn't know it became his guinea pigs. Many jokes were made. The explosion of the new granular gunpowder was much more violent than ordinary gunpowder. The white smoke that spewed out enveloped the front and formed a haze. At that time, several timid guys were scared to the ground, saying that it was a monster. .

Holding a piece of rotten wood with the mouth of a bowl, Takikawa Masushige said in disbelief, "My lord! This... what kind of gunpowder is this? How can it be so powerful?"

Kira Yoshitoki said triumphantly, "This is the gunpowder my family bought from a Nanman merchant. How is it? It's amazing!"

Takikawa Masushige threw away the rotten wood that had been broken in two, wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "It's really amazing! It's a bit too strong."

"Remember, you can't talk nonsense about secret weapons!"

"Your servant won't worry! If all these secrets are leaked out, that Nanban businessman must have taken a great risk!" Takikawa Masashige has also seen some things in the world. There are occasional Nanban people in Sakai Town, but their whereabouts are rather strange. , I also like to sell some weird things, which are not very popular.

"Okay! I won't talk to you anymore! My family is leaving!"

Leaving behind a pack of specially made granule gunpowder, Ji Liangyi and his men rushed back non-stop. This time, he had a better idea, that is baked jade!He found Ashgaru Banto Kato Kyoaki. It is said that he is also very interested in gunpowder weapons. It is more appropriate to observe that everything is loose.

"Isn't roasted jade the best thing the Mishima Navy in Setouchi is good at? It is said that the method of making roasted jade has always been a secret!" Kato Koaki still has two brushes, in the small place of Mikawa You can also know the Mishima navy, which is not comparable to the people of the Tubie country. They can't even tell the difference between the southeast and the north when they go out of Sanhe. How can they know what is Setouchi and what is the Mishima navy.

Ji Liangyishi immediately drew a big cake for him: "Yes! My family wants to make baked jade, and I will hand it over to you to lead the day when it is made!"

"Great! Thank you, Master! How many people are there in the team?" Kato Koaki looked at him expectantly.

"50 people! From Ashgaru Banto to Bombantou, directly under the management of the main family." Kato Koaki used to lead 30 people in Ashgaru Banto. During the time of Kirayoshi, his status was obviously higher than that of ordinary ashigaru generals. Doesn't the immediate boss being the governor of the family mean that he has a bright future?

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