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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 191 Iron Cannon Improvement

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    The entire winter passed in a hurry, and time quickly entered the twenty-first year of astronomy, the beginning of 1552.  It's the New Year's Day again. Kira Yoshitsune and his retainers went to Kyoto to pay homage to Ashikaga Yoshit¨­. This year, Kyoto has changed again. The neat streets no longer have the smelly sewage, and the clothes are no longer visible.  The number of shabby poor people gradually decreased, and Mibuchi Harumoto, who was in charge of the Kyoto Office, had a lot of gray hair.  This court meeting was not only attended by officials from the shogunate in Kyoto, but also by the lords of Japan such as Settsu, Tanba, Kawachi, Kii, Yamato, Omi, Mino, Echizen, Wakasa, Tango, etc. Kinai wealthy families sent envoys to deliver  Gifts express one's obedience to the shogunate.  The samurai families such as Imagawa Yoshimoto of Suruga, Hojo Ujiyasu of Sagami, Takeda Harunobu of Kai, and Nagao Kagetora of Echigo all presented gifts. The Ouchi family of the Western Kingdom made a statement for the first time since the incident at Daningji Temple.  The current governor of the family, Ouchi Haruhide, sent an envoy to donate two thousand kan in gold, three famous swords, three hundred taels of silver, and a Nanban mirror. In accordance with the shogunate's practice, Ashikaga Yoshit¨­ bestowed the official taboo "Yi" on it, and the name was changed to Ouchi Yoshihide.  At the same time, five doctors from the imperial court, Sakyo, were given to him. This was also part of the reward.  At the same time, Otomo, Shimazu and other Kyushu daimyo also sent their sects and important ministers to Kyoto to present gifts. The Shimadzu family sent the second son of Shimazu Tadayoshi and the younger brother of Shimazu Takahisa, the current governor of the Shimadzu family. Together with him  The one who came with him was Shimazu Takahira's second son, Shimazu Yoshihiro, who was still named Shimazu Tadayei at this time. The young Shimazu Tadayei held a bottle of Nanban rum and presented it respectfully.  Futo Hide took it and inspected it carefully before handing it over to Ashikaga Yoshit¨­.  "Shimazu-dono has traveled thousands of miles to send tributes. He is really a loyal minister of the shogunate! I keep the loyalty and obedience of the Shimazu clan in my heart. Thank you for your hard work!" "Yes! My loyal general thanks His Highness Gongfang on behalf of the family head.  !" Tadashi Shimazu's eyes were red.  Choking and kneeling down.  "Shimazu-den, please rise." Settsu Haruto, who is the deacon of the political office.  Speak on behalf of His Royal Highness.  "Yes!" The uncle and nephew of the Shimazu family stood up gently and slowly exited the large room.  The Shimazu family has been prosperous since the Genpei era.  The first governor of the family, Tadahisa Yuimune, was a member of the Kamakura shogunate. He served as the head of the Shimazu-sho district. From then on, he served as a member of the Kamakura shogunate for generations and guarded the native people at the southern end of Kyushu for the Kawachi Genji. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, he was first subordinate to the Southern Dynasty and then annexed to the Southern Dynasty.  Northern Dynasty also opposed Imagawa Ryotoshi, and subsequently succeeded in ensuring that his position was maintained.  At the same time, the Shimazu family was also a member of the Muromachi shogunate.  Regardless of the decline of the shogunate, the Shimazu family has always maintained a deferential attitude towards the shogunate, including the presentation of Tanegashima iron cannons a few years ago, which greatly satisfied the shogunate and a group of important ministers.  He watched the whole process of the Shimazu family meeting Ashikaga Yoshitoki. At this time, Yoshitoki Kira, whose name is attached to the Ashikaga family, was sitting in the first position on Ashikaga Yoshito's left hand, and the original owner of the first position on the left hand,  The warden, Harumoto Hosokawa, was guarding his old father-in-law at Kannonji Castle for the fourth time because he was critically ill, so Yoshitoki Kira did his part to become the first person below the official rank.  Then came another round of meeting, although Kira Yoshi sometimes found it lengthy and boring.  But they couldn't resist the excitement of the important ministers of the shogunate. They watched everyone who came to see them with great interest.  From morning to night, there was basically no idle time. Fortunately, he was sitting cross-legged. If he was sitting on his knees, he could throw away his legs. For example, when he walked out just now, he saw a guy asking his companion to carry him.  Then walk out of the large room.  Kira Yoshitomo was very interested in the Shimazu family and went to look for them right after the official meeting. Unfortunately, the Shimazu family left too quickly. It seemed that they just came to Kyoto to send tribute, and he did not wait until the next day to inquire about them.  Having already left Kyoto, Kira Yoshitoki felt disappointed that he had not been able to appreciate the heroic style of the Shimadzu family.  This year, Imagawa Yoshimoto seems to be very active. Not only did he donate a thousand kanmon to the shogunate, he also presented gifts to Kinai Gozan and Honshu Myoshinji Temple. Later, he obtained the Mikawa Mamoru he had always wanted from the court. Not only did he completely defeat Ori on the battlefield,  Tian Nobuhide also wrested his Mikawa Shou from the hands of local rich man Oda Nobuhide, which can be described as a spring breeze.  It's just that it was a little late for Imagawa Yoshimoto to earn back this honor. Oda Nobuhide had already been seriously ill and could not see anything. He failed to survive the illness and died at Suemori Castle at the beginning of the year. Later, at the funeral of Oda Nobuhide in Kametake Forest Manshoji Temple, the Oda family  High-ranking monks were invited to perform rituals for the Owari Tiger. During the ritual, Mrs. Tsuchida took her second son Nobuyuki and her third son Kirokuro to attend the funeral.  Including Oda Nobuhide's useless eldest son Oda Nobhiro, and a bunch of children of all sizes attended the funeral. Only the eldest son Oda Nobunaga was still missing. When all the retainers thought that the governor would not come to attend the funeral,  During the ceremony, the cold and noble Oda Nobunaga, the King of Killing Matt Qingqi, appeared. He was naked and had a broomstick raised to the sky. There were strange patterns on his face, and there were all kinds of strange pendants jingling on his body.  There is a noise, the waist and hip are too sharp and the ribs are too sharp??Appears with a very gorgeous appearance.  Under the stunned stares of all the ministers, the second emperor of the Warring States Period, the Second Emperor of the Warring States Period, walked to his father's tomb without expression, grabbed the ashes from the incense burner and threw them into the air.  The soul of Oda Nobuhide walked away under everyone's incredible eyes. Such a ridiculous and bizarre performance naturally aroused the anger of his mother and important ministers. The Second Demon King of Nakajima did not care what they thought, he only needed  Just act on your own ideas.  Rokkaku Sadayori finally died. He started to fall ill at the end of last autumn. After five critical illness notices were issued in succession, this stubborn old man did not survive the sixth critical illness notice and passed away. The heroic head of the Rokkaku family, the leader  He died like this at the age of less than sixty. Everyone in the Rokkaku family shouted angrily, why?  Only the devil knows why, but the death of Rokkaku Sadai caused some changes in the Rokkaku family. The group of retainers who had no obvious tendency began to gradually get closer to the shogunate. Some people took advantage of the floating public sentiment to enrich their own pockets, and some important ministers prepared to expand the family.  With his authority, he proposed the collegial system of important ministers that did not exist during the Rokkaku Shoyori period. It is not known whether the Rokkaku righteous sages can withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of the retainers.  A simple ceremony was held at the new home of Kunitomo Village. Kira Yoshi, who came after hearing the news, went to the store with a group of entourage, and also gave Ashokuni Yubei the face.  In addition, he also obtained a letter of appointment from the shogunate.  The general idea is that the iron cannon forging point was designated by the shogunate.  Kuniyoshibei will continue to work hard to create better results.  This kind of free encouragement is not a waste of words. Ashikaga Yoshito only needs to stamp it with a monogram, and even the letter of appointment is not written in his own hand. Craftsmen like Kuni Yubei are the ones who are most susceptible to this trick. At this age  The famous craftsman expressed excitedly that he would live up to His Highness's great trust, and then Kunyou Village intensively devoted himself to the research on the transformation of the new iron cannon.  The first step is to reduce the weight of the Spanish iron cannon. The first step is to replace the butt of the iron cannon and replace it with lighter wood without affecting the stability.  Then the locking mechanism of the Spanish matchlock gun was replaced. Later, Kunibei discovered that there was a problem with the barrel of the Spanish iron cannon. He had to explain a lot of things to get Kira Yoshitoki to understand the general meaning, which was basically the Spanish iron cannon.  The thermal expansion coefficient is too high when the barrel is forged, which means there is something wrong with the iron cannon barrel itself.  He was very angry when he heard the news. He was tricked by the Dutch. Fortunately, he only had three iron cannons. Otherwise, he would have been tricked to death. The Kokumon Friendly Guards replaced the barrel of the Spanish iron cannon.  , and then Kunibei tried to compare the respective characteristics of the two iron cannons.  And the advantages of the double-blade rotating disk cover were used in the improved new iron cannon, while maintaining the unique advantages of the Spanish iron cannon's shoulder butt and powder clip.  Try to incorporate Sakaitsutsu's strengths as much as possible.  The transformation speed was easier than expected. It took only a few days for the first new and improved iron cannon to be finalized, and a few days later it was successfully produced. The transformation process of these three iron cannons took less than half a month to complete.  Kira Yoshitoki greatly appreciated the craftsmanship of Kunimihei, and at the same time made a new request for him.  "Have you heard of the assembly line forging process?" "No." Kunibei shook his head and expressed ignorance.  "Then let's talk about it! Many of our shops have begun to use this new technology. Take your Kuniyou Iron Cannon House as an example. First, an iron cannon is disassembled into several parts. Each part  They are made according to standard specifications. Individual parts are made by several or more than a dozen people at the same time. Those who produce gun barrels only make barrels, and those who produce gun guns only make gun guns. Finally, the final assembly is carried out. In addition to the planned production of iron cannon parts, additional  Produce some as spare parts. After all, there are still some differences in the various parts of the iron cannon. " "Is this the assembly line forging process? It turns out that the iron cannon can be made in this way." Kunitomo Tiebao's eyes lit up.  The problem of development is the disadvantage of production capacity. There are only twelve people in the entire Kunyoumo Village who can make iron cannons alone, and one of them is the famous craftsman Kunyoubei.  There are also three skilled craftsmen and eight ordinary craftsmen with good craftsmanship. An iron cannon requires seven or eight days of work by Kunyoubei to make, a slightly lower level of precision craftsmanship will take about ten days, and ordinary craftsmen will need more than ten days.  The sky waits.  ??That is to say, Kunyou Village can make up to thirty iron cannons a month, and other people in the village can only help make small parts when the master is too busy.  By replacing the assembly line forging process, Guoyou Village's iron cannon manufacturing capacity can be doubled several times. Producing a hundred iron cannons every month is by no means a dream. Producing several times more output means greater profits, and future life  It can also be better.  During the improvement process of the new iron cannon, Kuni Yubei also explored some new ideas. During the test firing of the improved iron cannon, his ideas were partially verified by the data collected and recorded, with and without supports.There is still a difference in shooting stability. According to the evaluation of iron artillery masters such as Takigawa Masushige, the support frame is more suitable for defensive warfare, but it becomes a burden in the field.  Another difficulty is the sight. The Nanman iron cannon has a front sight and a rear sight. It aims at the target in the distance according to three points and one line. However, the iron cannon from Japan only learns the style of the sight and does not know how to design the front sight. It can only  Each craftsman manually modified the sight according to the results of the test firing, because Kunibei has only seen the Tanegashima barrel made by the Shimadzu family, and has never seen a real Nanban barrel. Of course, he does not know the scope of the Nanban iron cannon.  Form, this issue later also found reference in the Spanish iron cannon.  While Kira Yoshitomo was busy renovating iron cannons, Ashikaga Yoshit¨­ in Kyoto was also training new troops. With the guarantee of Kyoto's finances and taxes, he summoned two thousand troops in one go and started training. It seemed that he was going to completely get rid of the enemy.  Hosokawa Harumoto's dependence, I don't know what Hosokawa Harumoto, who is attending a funeral, will think when he receives this news.  At the same time, a major event also happened in the Miyoshi family. Hosokawa Motaka, the guardian of Awa who was far away on Shikoku Island, was killed by Miyoshi Yoshihide at Miyoshiji Temple. This subsequently aroused the anger of the Awa Hosokawa family. Miyoshi Yoshihide's father-in-law Kume  An Yunmomogihiro raised an army to attack Miyoshi Yoshiken to avenge Hosokawa Motaka, and then Sano Tangomomo, Noda Uchizosuke, Niki Hinata Mamoru, Ogura Mino Mamoru Shigenobu and other nationals of the Hosokawa Motaka faction also raised troops.  Miyoshi Yoshihide led three thousand elites to launch a counterattack with his sister-in-law Ichinomiya Shigesuke as the vanguard. A battle broke out between the two sides at the gun range. According to rumors, the reason why Miyoshi Yoshihide killed Hosokawa Molitaka was because Hosokawa Molitaka conspired to support Ashikaga Yoshi.  He went to Luo to replace Miyoshi's family. After the plot was leaked, he was tricked by Miyoshi Yixian and sent to Jianxing Temple to be killed.  As spring sowing begins in February, the Kira family has promoted the high-temperature composting method for more than half a year. The manure and green manure accumulation methods have begun to show results and are applied to the fields for the first time. The farmers in the two counties do not understand the lord's requirements. Therefore, Kira  Yishi also asked the local Su Lao underground people to explain it. Regardless of whether they understood it or not, as long as they needed to compost and compost regularly according to the requirements, it was enough.  At the same time, Yoshitoki Kira ordered people to scatter precious plant seeds on the direct territory of the Kira family. They were potatoes, corn, beets, pumpkins, grapes, peppers, and alfalfa sold by the Agote Chamber of Commerce. For this reason, Yoshitoki Kira  A special meeting was held in the fields with all the followers.  Kira Yoshishi held a handful of plant seeds and said: "These seeds are good things I got from Nanman merchants! Potatoes, corns, and pumpkins are all high-yielding crops. They can be used as staple food or made into vegetables. With these seeds  With several crops, you don¡¯t have to worry about starvation!¡± Ninagawa asked curiously: ¡°How high-yielding are the crops?¡± ¡°Maybe it¡¯s okay to produce ten kilograms of grain from the land!¡±  Ten koku of real estate? "Okawachi Kunizuna said in surprise: "Isn't this a joke?" The followers also shook their heads in disbelief. It's no wonder that they didn't believe it. Even Kiragi himself was not sure about such a high output.  How high the yield of plant seeds from five hundred years ago is a question, and he himself is not good at agriculture.  "I also heard" Kira Yoshishi scratched his head and said with some uncertainty: "Anyway, you will know after planting it and trying it! These seeds must be kept strictly confidential and must be implemented in accordance with the requirements of the planting process. They are extremely cost-effective.  You have to keep an eye on things! " "Leave this matter to me! Do the same for other seeds?" Hosokawa Fujitaka asked.  "Well! According to this standard, beets, grapes, peppers, and alfalfa must be planted separately. Beets are vegetables and can be cultivated to produce sugar. You need to study this. Peppers are condiments that can replace mustard. Alfalfa is a very good pasture.  It seems to be a high-yielding crop, so I¡¯ll try planting a few of them first and see.¡± (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! PS: I felt so unhappy after seeing two chapters 188.  River Crab, it¡¯s really your IQ that catches the chicken! Please subscribe!
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