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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 483 The Return of the Southern Barbarians

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    The chaotic situation in Kanto is very powerful for the Kira family, especially Furukawa Lord Ashikaga Fujimasa's repeated mistakes, which have brought a lot of convenience to the Kira family. Kira Yoshitoki immediately held an evaluation meeting to discuss matters related to the southward journey to Kanto, and did not show up at the meeting.  Unexpectedly, he received the continuous support of all the retainers. Many samurai stayed near Kasugayama Castle for a whole year without fighting, and the swords in their sheaths were already hungry and thirsty.  Kira Yoshitoki was very satisfied with the attitude of his retainers, and immediately announced a comprehensive march southward to Kanto, appointed Terutora Uesugi as the general to command more than 45,000 troops, and incorporated most of the Echigo samurai and many generals of the Kira family into  During the battle, his mission was to take advantage of the first heavy snowfall and rush into Kanto. His mission was to pass through Shinano Street and Saku County to enter Ueno Country to wait, and spend the winter in Hirai Castle until spring next year.  Just launch an attack.  Kira Yoshitoki himself was temporarily sitting in Kasugayama Castle waiting for the opportunity. Just waiting for the spring to bloom and the ice and snow to melt, he took two thousand red cavalry, two thousand horse warriors and newly trained one thousand banner warriors to go south to Kanto to personally supervise the battle.  This will be the first battle in which the Kira family uses 50,000 people, and it will also be the first battle to declare the Kira family's dominance of Kanto.  At the end of the year, the world is still full of routine snowstorms. This year's rain and snow are particularly abundant. Uesugi Teruhora led an army of 45,000 people and was greeted by a heavy snowfall just after they entered Saku County. Fortunately, Kira's army was well prepared.  It was very sufficient. Every soldier carried thick cotton coats, as well as furs collected from hunting over the years to make cloaks to protect against the wind and snow. Military gloves and thick-soled leather boots could ensure that the soldiers would not freeze their hands and feet during the cold march.  Cotton cloth was one of the smuggled trade goods from the Ming Dynasty, but it was an important commodity that Japan did not produce and was unable to produce. In the Ming Dynasty, this thing was not new, but in Japan's relatively hard-working society, cotton cloth was definitely used by the rich.  This batch of cotton cloth and cotton is equivalent to Echigo's profit from selling linen and other textiles for a year, which shows how profitable this business is.  But it was precisely because this urgently needed trade product could not be trafficked in under the forbidden seas of the Ming Empire. The purchase channels were too difficult to purchase. Each product required several times the price to buy it. Maritime merchants watched helplessly as 3%  There is no way to earn pure profit from the business, so it is no wonder that they will take risks and choose to engage in smuggling or even follow the evil path of Japanese pirates.  ¡­ ¡­ The coming of snow and wind means that the year is coming to an end.  Just when Kiragi was breathing a sigh of relief and considering whether to take his family by boat to Yuzawa Imperial Palace to spend the winter, a Nanman fleet from afar suddenly visited Echigo. The tall sails, several times the size of the returning ship, and completely different  The shape of Japanese ships attracted the attention of many people.  Several businessmen quickly ran into the wine house in the port and shouted loudly: "The Nanman people are coming! Many Nanman people came at once! There are Nanman people with yellow hair and blue eyes, red hair and green eyes, and brown hair and brown eyes.  There are many Nanman people, and they are equipped with many iron cannons and some strange things. They look so scary and fierce! We wanted to get closer and take a closer look, but they came back!" Naojiang suddenly became excited.  Countless merchants and townsfolk walked out of their houses and gathered in front of the port, curiously looking at the group of merchants who had come from afar. The elderly people were squeezed out of the circle and stood on their toes, looking around. After a while, they shook their heads and sighed: "I heard that the Nanman people are a group of people.  Ru Mao drinks blood and is extremely vicious. He has a green face and four hands. According to legend, he was suppressed by the monks with magic and was not allowed to enter the Western Kingdom. I have never seen what the southern barbarians look like."  Upon receiving this news, he ordered two thousand troops to quickly disperse the crowd gathered at the port, and personally led five hundred banner warriors to the port to personally greet the Nanman merchants. As soon as they arrived at the port, they saw dozens of ships of different sizes.  and the most conspicuous of them all, the three-masted galleon.  Kiragi was very envious of this Galenic sailing ship. There was a familiar yet unfamiliar St. George flag hanging on the main mast. Kiragi felt much more relaxed.  The long-awaited business partner has finally returned, and the appearance of the St. George flag means that the familiar blond girl in his memory has also arrived.  Kira Yoshitoki was the only one who could speak the Southern Barbarian language. He took the initiative to identify himself to the crew member who was not coming down from the deck. Unfortunately, the crew member was as big as a chimpanzee and couldn't hear what he was talking about.  The dialect accent made him completely confused about how to communicate. One of the two stood on the pier and the other on the deck, staring blankly.  "Hahaha your English is much worse than before!" In the clear laughter, a handsome man walked to the deck, said a few words to the silly chimpanzee-like crew member, and then opened the cabin and landed.  .  In less than half an hour, seven to eight hundred crew members from dozens of large and small boats filed out. They walked arm-in-arm, laughing and walking into the wine house to relax.  It wasn¡¯t until everyone was gone that Ji Liangyi came back to his senses and saw thatThe young man on the side waved to him and said, "Come aboard and talk! I know you haven't seen the Nanman Merchant Store here!" "OhI'll come right away!" Kira Yoshishi waited in confusion.  On the boat, the samurai behind him hurriedly followed but were blocked by the gorilla. Several Hatamoto samurai screamed anxiously and tried to rush over, but were easily held down by a strong man who was more than two heads taller than them.  He threw it back to the shore like a chicken.  Seeing the Hatamoto samurai draw his sword with some red eyes.  The chimpanzee snorted coldly and pulled out two oversized Arabian scimitars. He stared at the ship's side with a pair of bull's eyes and screamed at them, as if to say if you have the guts, come up and try it. When Kiragi saw this situation, he quickly said:  The samurai Hatamoto said: "Just wait here! This is my friend. He will not harm me!" After following the young man into the cabin, he discovered that it was an exquisite drawing room with bright lights burning on the four walls.  The lights, several slightly weird world maps and nautical charts between various islands dazzled his eyes. Several navigators were sitting in the corner leisurely drinking coffee. When one of the young people saw Kiragi  He even saluted him in a friendly manner.  Kira Yoshitsune remembered that this man was a navigator of the Agote fleet. He had completely forgotten his name. He could only nod awkwardly at him and followed the young man into the drawing room with questions in his mind. This room  It seemed to be the captain's office, and there was a young white man in his twenties or eighties sitting inside.  The white man frowned slightly when he saw Kiragi, and then said: "Your Majesty the Duke, is this the distinguished guest from Asia you mentioned, Mr. Joseph? Good afternoon Mr. Joseph, I am John from Plymouth, my father is  William Hawkins, the great navigator who was honored by Henry VIII. "Oh! Hello! Dear Sir, I am Joseph of the East." Kira Yoshi looked at this famous white man.  The notorious John Hawkins was unaware that the young man standing next to him was snickering.  The young man said to John Hawkins: "Won't John choose to go ashore and relax? Haven't you been complaining about the pressure and the need to relax since entering East Asia? I will give you half a day off to relax. Just come back on time at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.  "Okay! Let's talk slowly. I'll take my leave now." John Hawkins didn't seem to care about the teasing. He shrugged and stood up as a gentleman and said, "I wish you both a wonderful time."  Night." The young man's cheeks suddenly turned red and he glanced at Kiragi unintentionally. He was so frightened that he hurriedly shrank his head and pretended not to see it.  He thought coldly in his heart: "Isn't this Duke a gay? I really don't like this! By the way, where did that little loli go? Why haven't you seen anyone yet?" Waiting for John Hawkins  After leaving, Kira Yoshi hurriedly said to this strange young man: "Is there a girl named Claudia on this boat?" The young man seemed to be surprised and turned around, looking at him carefully.  Over and over, he said with great interest: "Huh? Why do you ask that?" "Because I am familiar with her, so" Kira Yoshishi suddenly became speechless.  I secretly cursed myself for being so stupid, being so stupid as to reveal all my trivial things in front of strangers. This level can only be accomplished by a young boy with no social experience.  Think about it again, from the time I learned the news about the Nanman fleet to when I made many serious mistakes while standing in the cabin of this ship. I was so stupid that when I saw the St. George flag, I followed others into the cabin obediently. One flag for each flag.  There are countless acquaintances. Who knows if the navigator will change his employer and attract an unknown nobleman to trade here.  If this is really his plan, wouldn't what he just did mean to give someone else the authority to take control of him and put his own initiative and even his life safety in the hands of someone he doesn't know at all?  Fortunately, through his observation, he could tell that this person didn't look like a bad guy. Otherwise, it would only take a few strong men and a bundle of hemp rope to capture the unarmed Kira Yoshitoki, kidnap him, and blackmail him.  There's really no place to cry for a high ransom. Isn't John Hawkins an expert in this business?  Thinking of this, I broke out in a cold sweat.  "Gigglelook at how scared you are, you are really dumb and stupid!" The young man suddenly revealed a feminine voice, took off the hat on his head and spread out his long golden shawl hair.  The slightly heroic and delicate facial features can vaguely see the appearance of the last time they met in Sakai Town many years ago.  Kira Yoshi was so frightened that he did not dare to recognize each other, and asked uncertainly: "Are you Claudia?" The young woman chuckled again, nodded and said: "I am the first Duke of York.  , Queen Elizabeth I¡¯s palace adviser, current naval governor Claudia Plantagenet.¡± ¡°Uh what a long title!¡±Qiao scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Why are you so tall? You are almost as tall as me. I remember you were so tall when you left" Kira Yoshi didn't know how to deal with not seeing each other for so many years.  girl.  Somewhat clumsily gesturing at the height of the two when they first met, which made Claudia smile again. After a while, she seemed to think of something, said sorry and hurriedly left the room, leaving Kiragi behind in embarrassment.  The wait was nearly two quarters of an hour.  Until it appears again.  She had already put on the female clothes of a palace aristocrat, and her bright smile seemed to make the room brighter against the backdrop of her beautiful appearance. Claudia generously invited him to sit down and brought him a pot of rich aroma.  Drinks for him to taste.  "Eh? This is coffee?" "Does Joseph also know about this drink? Its name literally translates from Ottoman to coffee. This drink is very expensive and monopolized by the Ottoman Empire. I only buy it from special channels.  I usually don't want to drink it until I meet you, so I will take it out for you to taste." Claudia's eyes were strange, and her whole body became hairy when she stared at Kiragi.  "Coffee is a very good thing. You should have explored the New World by now! Planting coffee in the New World will bring you huge wealth. It is strongly recommended that you spend a lot of money to purchase some green coffee beans and transplant them to the American islands.  Try farming." Kira Yoshi said while he was running out of words. His mind was so empty that he didn't even know what he was talking about. Claudia just smiled and nodded.  After chatting for a while, they slowly talked about their life experiences in the past few years.  Since returning to England six years ago, she has returned to London to become the entourage of Princess Elizabeth, who is under house arrest in the Tower of London. Because of her good education and extraordinary family background, she was quickly favored by Princess Elizabeth, who had restricted freedom in the Tower of London.  , or in other words, a little girl who has a taboo background and follows her into the Tower of London because of her reputation is the only person who can be trusted.  During the years in the Tower of London, she had been educated by Roger Aschan, a famous humanist in the British Renaissance, studying religion, classics, history, poetry and language alongside Elizabeth.  These few years had a huge impact on her. Before that, she was just a little girl who sympathized with Protestantism, but since then she has followed Princess Elizabeth and become a devout Protestant.  Until the death of Bloody Mary two years ago, Princess Elizabeth was appointed queen by the Parliament of Nobles. She also relied on her family background and the queen's trust to become the Duchess of York, but the queen was busy falling in love with her lover Robert Dudley.  He kept thinking of ways to promote his marriage to a married woman, but he had no intention of running this country at all.  This immediately aroused strong opposition from many aristocratic groups who expected the Queen of Protestant beliefs to bring good luck. Robert Dudley's political opponents also launched a series of frame-ups and assassinations against him. As one of the Queen's two favorites,  Duchess Claudia naturally became a figure disliked by many nobles. As soon as she saw that the situation was not good, she took the opportunity to invite herself to the Far East to explore new navigation routes.  Elizabeth I was very aware of her sailing talents, and also knew that this little sister who had been in prison for several years was in a difficult situation. The queen was busy giving her lover a crown of prince.  There was no time to take care of this little sister for the time being, so after careful consideration, he agreed to Claudia's request and gave her dozens of ships and a group of outstanding sailors to allow her to carry out ocean exploration operations that seemed destined to be meaningless.  Kira Yoshi said with some pride: "What a complicated experience! There were also thrilling court battles. In comparison, my experience was lackluster. I just fought a few wars and seized many territories. By the way, when it comes to titles,  In terms of territories, I can be considered a real duke. "England is not big, and Yorkshire only covers 10,000 square kilometers.  It is almost the same size as Echigo Country. The Kira family also owns the territory of the Five Kingdoms. In addition, the territories of Omi and Mikawa may be able to make up the territory of the Six Kingdoms. In any case, it must be more than 30,000 square kilometers. This territory should be  A duke is more than enough.  Claudia asked him in disbelief about his specific experience, and then she asked him to explain his general experience of how he came to Echigo from Kyoto over the years. During this period, he inadvertently mentioned that he had married several wives and left a lot of children.  .  Claudia seemed very unhappy: "Why does your country still insist on such backward and uncivilized customs! The sages once said that marriage is a lifelong union of one man and one woman, a common relationship between divine and human affairs, God  The creation of Adam and Eve led to the reproduction of countless human beings. Monogamy is the most sacred contract given to us by God, but you have trampled on this sacred contract. Your performance really disappoints me! " Claudia seems very disappointed!  She looked angry and ignored him for a long time. After a while, she saw her saying to him with a cold face: "Joseph please go back and rest first. Tomorrow?Let¡¯s get down to business!  " "Okay, then I'll go back first.  " Kiragi stood up and left with some depression. When he walked to the side of the ship, he saw that the gorilla seemed surprised that he came out so quickly. He looked at his body as if to say, "You are really in poor health.  "Come out right now", which made Kiragi look confused. On the way back, he carefully recalled everything he said and did when he boarded the deck, which made him feel that John Hawkins' words seemed to have a deeper meaning, but it was just that  For a while, I couldn¡¯t figure out what the meaning was, and Claudia¡¯s behavior was also very abnormal. After not seeing each other for six years, she suddenly became a tall and beautiful girl, and there was always a strange feeling in her words and deeds.  It felt like Kiragi's habit was to just not think about it when he couldn't understand it. Then he remembered that Kronberg and John were still in Echigo, so he invited these two people to get ready to return to their hometown. John had to  Not to mention how happy he was to know that his compatriots had come to Echigo. He thought that he would never have the chance to set foot on his hometown, and might end up dying in a foreign land. This news was like a shot in the arm and made him extremely happy.  Lemberg didn't seem to care much. When he told Kiragi, there were actually no relatives alive in his hometown. His wife and two children had died in the plague decades ago, and he also suffered from the plague on his face.  He left a few scars, and has never been married since then. He has always been a widower. He has been living very comfortably in Japan for the past few years and has no desire to go home. Only then did Kira Yoshiki find out that Kronberg has always been single.  He originally thought that he must have a wife and children waiting for him when he was almost sixty years old, but in fact, there were not many distant relatives like his wife and children, and he didn't like those vampire-like distant relatives, and he didn't plan to save them all these years.  His wealth was given to them for free, because these distant relatives only thought about inheriting his inheritance, so they would not serve him with peace of mind until he died and then inherit the inheritance. It would be better to die of old age than to be killed by relatives who do not know when to take away the inheritance.  In a foreign land, Ji Liangyi thought that this was indeed the case, so he ignored Kronberg's stern refusal and arranged for him to find a young widow whose husband had died to carry on the family line for him, regardless of his heart.  Whether he was widowed for other reasons, he had to leave an official descendant to prove that he actually existed and left traces. Getting up early the next day, Kira Yoshitoki rushed to the port with fifty samurai, but he was surprised.  He encountered a young man blocking his way. This young man was about twenty years old and taller than Kira Yoshihide. He was wearing a leather robe and had a sword on his waist. He stared at Kira rudely.  Yoshitoki looked up and down. Kira Yoshitoki didn't know what this guy was doing. He wanted to go around but was blocked by him, so he said unhappily: "Please get out of the way and don't block other people's progress. Thank you!"  " But this tall young man took off the white gloves on his hands, threw them towards Kiragi, and said with arrogance and disdain: "I am Francis Drake.  A challenge to you for the beautiful Claudia!  The losing party will forever give up the qualification to pursue Claudia.  "    "challenge?  For love?  How is this going?  Kira Yoshi stared at him with a somewhat absurd expression and said, "Your name is Francis, right?"  I don't understand what you're saying. I'm saying please get out of the way.  "    "snort!  How dare you do it but dare not admit it?  Yesterday, Claudia specially sent away my cousin and the crew on the ship in order to have a tryst with you. I didn't expect that you didn't wear it for the night. You ran out in despair after only two hours. You must have difficulty in erection.  The idiot who tried hard for two hours and failed and finally escaped in shame and anger!  ¡°This kind of cowardly man is not worthy of being Claudia¡¯s man, and I, Francis Drake, will prove it with facts.  Claudia made a mistake choosing you!  You should go back to your little castle and be a lord instead of stepping onto the deck of the York.  "Francis Drake's obscene words kept coming, which made the Hatamoto samurai beside him who didn't understand Nanman know that something was wrong. Several clever samurai quickly drew out their swords and made formations to attack the tall Nanman, but they saw  Kira Yoshihi waved his hand to stop their actions. Then Francis Drake crossed his arms and sneered: "You have the sense not to let these short guys take action, otherwise I will teach them a profound lesson.  " "There is no need to talk too much!  Tell me how to compete, I will take it!  Kira Yoshishi looked at the young man coldly and said, "I don't care if you are that Drake or not. You must pay a price for what you said. Your price is not enough to gamble with me, so I have to increase the stakes!"  "    "oh!  What code do you want to add?  Francis Drake tilted his head and said, "Isn't it a bet like kneeling down and kowtow?"  That's so funny!  "    "rest assured!  I'm a gentleman, not as vulgar as you.  "Jiliang Yishi moved his neck, showing a sinister look in his eyes and said: "If??If I lose, I will give you five thousand pounds of silver and promise never to pursue Claudia or touch her again. If you lose, you must always be loyal to Claudia and be her loyal.  Knight, and promised never to pursue Claudia and never touch her again.  " "This bargaining chip is too heavy!  Five thousand pounds won't do" Francis Drake was shocked. When he stared at Kiragi with a solemn expression in surprise, he said with some hesitation: "At least ten thousand pounds of silver!  "    "snort!  Do you think your life is worth ten thousand pounds of silver?  " Kira Yoshi ignored him and ignored him. The nearby English sailors also gathered quietly. They all burst into laughter when they heard this sentence. Ten thousand pounds of silver is an incredible amount of wealth. It can buy several big ships.  Equipped with artillery and elite sailors, with this money, he might be able to become the overlord of a party in a few years. Only then did Francis Drake realize that this proposal was stupid, but he still emphasized unconvincedly: "I have excellent sailing talents. In the future.  I will be a great captain, and with my cousin's help I will become even greater!  As long as you dare to bet 10,000 pounds of silver, I will gamble for the rest of my life!  " Seeing that his goal was achieved, Ji Liangyoshi immediately added: "Okay!  That's what you said!  There are witnesses present to testify!  God is my witness!  Take an oath!  ¡± The so-called rushing is a way of provoking, forcing you to say something you didn¡¯t originally intend to say. Francis Drake was originally just a joke when trying to control Kiragi, but he didn¡¯t want to be forced into it by a few words.  In the corner, I had to bite the bullet and swear in the name of God. Even Yoshitoki Kira, a Rinzai sect believer, also swore in the name of God. It seems needless to say which one is more effective. After some discussion, he finally decided to use fists and kicks to compete.  Reaching out, Francis Drake knew that he was going to talk business with Claudia next. Using a sword duel to poke a big hole was asking for trouble. He used fists and kicks to teach Kira Yoshi a profound lesson and let this guy know about Anglo-Saxonism.  This man is not something he can compare with. Let him go to see Claudia with a bruised nose and face in the business negotiations later. Not only can he severely attack his love rival in front of his sweetheart, but also let Claudia have a crush on this man.  The evaluation of Joseph of Dongdongfang has been lowered, and he can also make a huge fortune from the bet. This good thing is simply beautiful. Kira Yoshiki guessed some reasons from his treacherous expression, and secretly thought this.  This guy is only in his early twenties and has so many small ideas. No wonder he will become an all-powerful maritime overlord in the future. Unfortunately, he met this weirdo Yoshitoki Kira. With his Western boxing skills practiced in the wild, he could not do anything at all.  It was not the opponent of Yoshitoki Kira, who had been trained in systematic martial arts. He was easily knocked down within a few rounds of the fight. He only stood up and continued fighting with his strength and tenacity, but the strength of both parties was not overwhelming.  There was a huge gap in skills, and it was Kiragi who had the absolute advantage. After flipping over seven or eight times in a row, he finally realized that he was no match. He could only cover his swollen face, glare at him fiercely, and want to leave.  wait!  " "I will abide by that oath!  snort!  "Francis Drake hated to say a word and was about to squeeze out of the crowd. The onlookers were blowing weird whistles and making noises, which made him very unhappy. He waved his fists to vent a few words and hurriedly disappeared into the crowd.
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