Chapter 185 28. Nobunaga Has a Sister Named Ichihime

When everyone dispersed, Kobayata was ready to leave the shogunate, but Nobunaga refused. He dismissed all the attendants, leaving only the two in the tent.

Maeda Toshiie lit the bonfire and candles by himself, and then left consciously. The crackling sound of burning firewood often burst out, and the candle flames flickered because no one cut the candles.

The atmosphere in the huge shogunate was unpredictable, and Kobayata always felt that this scene was familiar. They all sat there without talking, looking at each other with indifferent expressions.

Nobunaga seemed to be thinking about something, but his eyes were not the kind of empty eyes with thousands of thoughts in his mind. Instead, they were bright and sharp. Although he did not stare at Kobayata, he seemed to be trying to see Kobayata from the inside out and from the outside to the inside.

Kobayata did not avoid Nobunaga's eyes. When he was in college, he was caught cheating in the final exam, and he got away with it by looking at the teacher. On this point, Xiao Pingtai was not at all false, with a harmless smile on his face, looking at Nobunaga who remained calm.

"I heard that you made this candle?" Nobunaga pointed to the candlestick between the two of them. This time, Nobunaga couldn't help it first, but what he said was completely unrelated.

"It was something I got by chance a few years ago, not worth mentioning." Xiao Pingtai saw that Nobunaga's mind was clearly not on this so-called candle, it was just to start a conversation. So he didn't talk about it in detail or boast.

"I heard that you can make a profit of 10,000 kan a year?" Nobunaga saw that Xiao Pingtai was so calm, and suddenly became interested and looked at Xiao Pingtai. After all, such a large profit would be something that anyone could brag about for a lifetime, but Xiao Pingtai seemed to be talking about something irrelevant.

"Not much difference, slightly less, probably a few thousand kan. But it's all my prince's share capital, he gets more." Kobayata said truthfully. Originally, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu took about half of the profit of this wood wax, Kobayata himself only got 10%, and the remaining 40% was the cosmetics money of the wives of the Yamanouchi samurai group and the coffin money of uncle Tsunayoshi.

"You are a good money-maker. The Yamanouchi Yulin is really lucky to have you." Nobunaga nodded. He was not going to die for a few thousand kan, but he was definitely envious.

Four stone of white rice is only worth one kan of Yongle money, and three and a half stones of Setouchi white salt is only worth one kan of Yongle money. A set of top-grade custom-made Nanbando is only 70 kan, and a cannon made by a famous Kunitomo craftsman is only 12 kan. A small candle can earn so much money, and this money will be transformed into military rations and weapons. The world is really amazing.

"I'm afraid that what Kazusuke earned in Tsushima and Atsuta in a year is not even more." Owari has flat land, abundant water resources, rich products, and is an important port in the north of Ise Bay. On paper, Nobunaga's territory is only 50,000 or 60,000 kan, but in fact it can be rated as 80,000 kan.

His father Oda Nobuhide invested 4,000 kan just for the renovation of Ise Shrine, and he was very rich. He is not comparable to Yamanouchi Yoshiharu in the poor Shinano mountains, and is not a heavyweight opponent at all. Any village in Owari is full of high-quality paddy fields, while Yamanouchi relies on the water from a continuous river to grow some rice, and the rest is dry land for growing grains and radishes, which is very poor.

"Don't mention it, the war is over. Xiao Pingtai, you didn't come to Owari just to pass by this time." "The Kyoto incident blocked the road, so I had to go to Owari." Originally, it was because tens of thousands of people around Sakai were fighting a mess, which was disturbing, so Xiao Pingtai chose to go by land.

"I thought you came to visit me specially." Nobunaga seemed a little annoyed.

"Yes and no, since you are here, it is naturally to visit Uesugi Sousuke." Kobayata made a witty remark.

"Since you are here, stay for two days, and tomorrow you can move camp with me and return to Kiyosu." "Thank you for the hospitality."

After dealing with the matters of Moriyama, Nobunaga stuffed two horsemen including their foot soldiers into Moriyama to be Oda Nobuhiro's deputy generals and forces, and cut off part of the territory, and then the matter was considered settled.

Of course, it is impossible to predict whether Oda Nobuhiro will have second thoughts after this, but Nobunaga's vigilance is definitely still there. Even if he is dissatisfied, Oda Nobuhiro will probably put away his claws and teeth and lie dormant for two years before making any plans.

The large group of troops returned to Kiyosu, Nobunaga held a celebration banquet, and everyone dispersed happily. Kobayata stayed at the home of the Kinoshita brothers, but there was no candlelight talk and mutual confession. Just reminiscing about the past, chatting for a while, and then everyone went to bed. Fortunately, they had some money, and the newly built house was quite large, with several guest rooms, otherwise four people might not be able to stay at once.

Early the next morning, Nobunaga really sent someone to Kinoshita's house to invite Kobayata into the city. This was a matter of course, and it was okay to go into the city to chat.

Kobayata had never entered Kiyosu Castle, and in the game he always appeared in the appearance of Owari's main castle, but in fact it was not the case at all.

Nobunaga's initial residence was in Tanino Castle, which was the castle his father seized from the Imagawa clan of Owari. His father's main castle was in Katsubata Castle, and occasionally in Kototo Castle. As for the current Kiyosu Castle, it was the residence of Owari guardian Oda Nobutomo. And Nobunaga would not stay in this castle for long. In a few years, he would move to Komakiyama Castle, which was closer to Mino. In terms of constantly moving the main castle, Nobunaga was different from the daimyo who stayed in one castle until death.

Back to Kiyosu Castle, this castle is slightly different from the main castles of many daimyo today. It is not a magnificent mountain castle or flat mountain castle built on the mountain. Compared with Inabayama Castle and Odani Castle in the north, the city defense is much worse. But in terms of living comfort, it has to be said that it is still okay. At least the Japanese-style courtyards, pavilions and towers are all available, and the residence is also quite tidy.

The Oda family is very concerned about the revitalization of commercial circulation in the territory. This is related to their origin from the Monzencho Magistrate, and also related to the flat terrain of Owari and the smooth trade routes. This feature is reflected in their choice of residence, which is a flat castle with convenient water and land transportation, just like Kiyosu.

A suitable city for living, coupled with a lively castle town, and a prosperous flow of business travelers to and from the Tokai Street. It has a bit of the atmosphere of a pure land in troubled times, which is very satisfactory.

After Nobunaga sat down, Kobayata chatted with him for a few words. He might be in a good mood, and suddenly ordered someone to bring his younger brother and sister out to meet the guests.

Then, seven or eight boys and girls of all ages were led in. The boys were in the front, probably Oda Shinbao, Oda Nagayoshi and others.

When the girls came out, Kobayata suddenly saw a very cute little girl in front of him.

"Aichi, come here."

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