Chapter 323 13. Christian Forces Enter the East

Imagawa Yoshichika rode on his horse with a thoughtful look on his face, but his heart was actually in turmoil.

"Totomi-dono, I have one more thing to say to you, you can think about it together."

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten!"

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten?" Imagawa Yoshichika raised his head.

"Because we are backward and can't make cannons, the southern barbarians can ask for a high price from us, and they are not afraid of our bargaining."

"There are still a few southern barbarians in Japan now, but there are countless southern barbarians in Siam, Shan State, Mangala, Malacca, and even India on the mainland. They have long used cannons to blast open the doors of other countries. If there is a day when the number of southern barbarians in Japan is large enough, do you think the southern barbarians will still be like this in equal transactions?"

"As for their Christianity, on their flags, the monarch holds a scripture in one hand and a sword in the other. By using swords and cannons to open the doors of other countries, and then brainwashing the ignorant people with Christianity, they can expand their territory."

"This is an era of global colonization, an era full of blood and war."

After Xiao Pingtai finished speaking, he looked at Imagawa Yoshichika, who was already in extreme shock.

"They are here to build a heaven on earth! Their own heaven on earth!" Xiao Pingtai shouted sternly.

"Then, then, then, Danzheng, what should we do?" Imagawa Yoshichika was panicked by the amount of information he received.

"To improve the military at home and to strengthen the military and peace abroad, the only way to unify Japan and gather the strength of the whole country is to learn the knowledge and technology of the southern barbarians abroad and to enrich the people at home so as not to fall behind. Otherwise, our country will become a colony of the southern barbarians and be enslaved by them."

"We still have a long way to go!" Xiao Pingtai sighed.

Imagawa Yoshichika, who was in a state of dismay, could no longer speak, and kept repeating the words "If you fall behind, you will be beaten."

In the next few days, Xiao Pingtai and Imagawa Yoshichika never went out again. Imagawa Yoshichika was alone in a daze every day, but Xiao Pingtai was waiting.

Will Jesus give up this opportunity to spread Christianity to the East? They will definitely contact Xiao Pingtai and Imagawa Yoshichika again to test their attitudes.

As one of the pioneers of Western colonial expansion, are the Jesuit missionaries really purely for the glory of the Father and the Son? Who would believe it if they said it?

In this era, no colonizer's hands are clean, and they can even be said to be dirty.

Kobayata was betting that they must have known that the Yamauchi family was a great name that occupied the land of the two countries, and they would not miss this opportunity to enter the East Country.

Obviously, Kobayata's bet was right. After waiting for five days, the other party finally sent someone to come.

In the Nanman Cathedral in Sakaimachi, the two sides sat together again. This time there was no more affectionate mutual testing, it was completely a naked exchange of interests.

They have completely discovered that Kobayata is absolutely different from other Japanese of this era. They have both equal communication and cautious vigilance towards them.

But it's good to say it out loud, at least everyone is not tired. William's request is still to obtain the right to preach in Yamauchi. If this can be facilitated, he can represent the Macau Jesuit Society and give the Yamauchi family a cannon.

But Kobayata doesn't indulge him, and he opens his mouth to ask for two cannons first. The reason is even simpler. The leader of the Eastern Province is Uesugi Terutora, who is the Sho-fourth rank, the Kanto Kanrei, the Eastern Province Hachimenkyo of the Shogunate, and the Lord of Kasugayama Castle. It is more useful to persuade him than to persuade Yamanouchi Yoshiharu.

According to Europeans, Uesugi Terutora is also half a prime minister, and they must know what weight he has. But Uesugi Terutora is a standard Buddhist, whether he is really pious or fake. But he is a ruthless person who claims to sacrifice his life for gods and Buddhas and will never marry in his life.

If the Jesuits can persuade Uesugi Terutora, Kobayata will be the first to convert to Christianity.

Kobayata only showed Uesugi Terutora's huge family business of 400,000 or 500,000 kan, and William's eyes lit up. There are many Buddhist daimyo lords, and many of them were fooled into converting to Christianity. Even if they did not convert, it would be a great achievement to fool him into practicing religious tolerance and allowing Christianity to spread.

Moreover, many daimyo who believed in it later died martyrs, and they refused to convert even if they were deprived of all their territories and lives. The brainwashing ability of Christianity in this era is definitely stronger than that of the gods and Buddhas in Japan, and only the Ikko sect can be compared.

After getting Kobayata's promise to introduce Uesugi Terutora and Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's permission, Hess and William expressed satisfaction with this meeting, but also paid more attention to Kobayata.

It is possible that the East India Company and the Jesuit Society of Macau will receive reports about the appearance of a senior samurai who "opens his eyes to the world" in eastern Japan at the same time, and Kobayata's name may be presented to higher-level people in the future.

The two parties agreed that they would provide two medium-sized Portuguese cannons weighing 700 to 1,200 kilograms, preferably British, followed by Dutch, and worst Portuguese and Macau.

Kobayata's England, the Netherlands, and Spain came out, which surprised the two brothers again. It was the first time they heard such a literal translation of the country name from the Japanese, instead of the general Nanman, and they both believed in Kobayata's extraordinaryness.

In fact, their cannons did not need to be sent from Macau at all, and two can be directly dismantled from the Nanman merchant ship in Kyushu. Xiao Pingtai specifically pointed out that British cannons can be iron cannons, and other cannons must be copper cannons, pretending to be completely knowledgeable.

After a few days, a Nanman ship came to Sakai. The two brothers negotiated and dismantled two guns. Unfortunately, they were not made in England or the Netherlands, but the most common Macau products, all of which were medium-sized guns weighing about 1,000 kilograms.

It was definitely not suitable for attacking cities and conquering territories, and it was impossible for a single soldier to operate them. They could only be installed on ships and "wash the deck" of enemy ships during naval battles, which was a very good effect.

They were also preparing to test how Xiao Pingtai would transport the cannon back to Yamanouchi, but Imagawa Yoshichika jumped out.

He now understood everything, and his spirit and energy became more rounded. Using his experience in making a cannon carriage for a large barrel, he made two pairs of large wooden wheels with a diameter of probably one meter in Sakai, and asked a carpenter to build a gun carriage according to the appearance of a cannon.

Don't underestimate this gun carriage, it is also a subject, and Imagawa Yoshichika is also self-taught and full of talent.

After a few days, the Yongle money was spent, and the cannon carriage was built very quickly. One cannon was pulled by four horses, and its speed could keep up with the army, and even surpassed it.

Imagawa Yoshichika did not stay in Sakaimachi, but directly borrowed a thousand-stone ship from Naya and hurried back to Yamanouchi.

William and his brother naturally went together, and it seemed that because of their confidence in themselves, they each brought a lot of people.

One was hoping that the port of Ejiri would be opened, land would be leased, and a trading house and a trading post would be established.

The other was hoping that the missionary permission would be exempted, and the doors of more than ten countries in the East would be opened, and millions of people would follow the same sect.