SIDE: Craftsmen from Sakami

"Still no good?

"Naturally. If we're gonna make something to sell to Sakai, we're gonna have to get him out of Ozhang."

It has been about ten days since I came to Ozhang. Rice and booze are cheap and tasty, and there are mountains of jobs. I'm really glad I'm here these days, but Sakai's familiar merchant just asked me to build an iron cannon and sell it.

I was just told to follow a few codes when I came to Ozhang. You shouldn't build anything on the Sakai, or you can't build artillery without the permission of the Oda family.

I checked just in case they said no, but I still can't.

"Why do you hate cadmium so much?

"Fake gold liquor on fake bills. And it must have been Sakaki who beat the Nanban thief. Stop hiding and making them. If we find him, he'll be dead."

The guy who takes care of me spoke of Sakami with his face in his face. We craftsmen just make things, so we didn't realize it until a little while ago, but they hated it a lot.

"... right"

"I'm sorry. If you're in trouble, they're telling you to help, but you can't."

There is a gathering of new artisans in the corner of the town called Nagorno, where we also live and work.

My grandfather has been traveling because he has a bad back, but because of this, he has gone to the hospital, but he has seen me without taking any money.

Bad for a familiar Sakami merchant, but it's not for sale.

"Is it forbidden to make artillery, too?

"I don't mind that. However, it will be bought up at the Oda family. If you make half a thing more, you'll laugh. The Oda family's cannons are handed over by Kuyuan. Some of them came from Sakami and were ashamed of themselves."

Lots of nail and farm tools work here, then. Especially the farm tools are expensive with the luxurious use of iron, but if they are made, they are sold only to make them.

However, I am proud to have been one of the leading ironmakers in Sakami. I want to build artillery if I can.

"Right. I'll ask you to show me Kuyuan's cannon. Craftsmen in industrial villages say things are different."

The caretaker man thinks of us personally. He plotted for me to be able to see the artillery right away.

"Is this Oda's cannon?"

Later, he showed me the artillery at an iron gun range in a place like Chingzhou's sports park. That's a good one, for sure. Not one of the distortions, and the handling of iron isn't a problem at all.

"What's so great about this guy? Every cannon is to be assembled almost intact into the same thing. We all have the same dimensions."

There is a special craftsman in Ozhang. A craftsman in a place where you can't go anywhere near an industrial village. They came all the way here to explain.

I was impressed that it was a good cannon, and the craftsman let me assemble it by spreading about three cannons.

"Unbelievable."

"Right? You can make good things out of every dozen cannons, but it's Kurumi who can put hundreds of them together."

I could not but marvel at the iron cannon, which was splendidly raised without the madness of its dimensions.

"Can the Oda blacksmiths do this?

Oda blacksmiths. It is the name of those who were allowed to live inside the industrial village. They seem to be able to live better than bad samurai and monks, and all the craftsmen who come to Ozhang are trying their best to join them there.

"You can't totally. But we can do it to some extent. Because we make the same dimensions of O8 cars, carriages, whatever we make inside. It's a lot easier to repair because you can make parts of the same size."

Oh, my God. In Sakai, there are many people who are proud to lose to blacksmiths in other countries, but it doesn't matter what you think, Oda's blacksmiths are better up there.

"If I were a disciple, would I be taught the moves?

"Uh, I can't say anything. The moves in the industrial village are those of Kuyuan and us. I can't divulge it to another country. Especially for Sakami. You should swear allegiance to Oda and ask him if he's prepared to live his whole life with Ozhang. Except you won't be able to do it right away. There are quite a few of them."

Many of the Sakai people still laugh at Ozhang as an unpopular countryman. But when you come and see it, it's completely different. Iron is abundant, and even farm tools use a lot of iron.

They showed it to me, but it was such a waste of good stuff. As an ironmaker, I would like to learn better moves, but Oda seems tough there.

I don't know how. In Ozhang, when it comes to Sakai merchants, it's enough to say that they're extremely bad merchants of liar and betrayal. I hear some people can throw stones at their children.

But you can't lose. Besides polishing my own moves beside my work. I should sell it elsewhere.

I won't lose.

Side: a long time ago

"Dear Goro Saburo, are you okay?"

Sentence came when the Ji Liang family swallowed this condition and obeyed. Seems your in-laws put out pretty tough conditions. Nonetheless, don't even negotiate. I'm surprised you're subordinate.

The hardest part would be Shinhuo. In historical fact, even Tokugawa Jiayang is in a position to bind the struggling Migawa crowd. You have to help him so he doesn't need stomach pills or anything.

Naturally speaking, there is a birth dispute among the three river people who follow the Oda family. The three rivers were often neutral until we arrived, and Mizuno was the only person who could be trusted to occupy part of the three rivers from the Chita Peninsula.

Yet with the withdrawal of Imawa from the Western Three Rivers and the almost decided rule of the Western Three Rivers of the Oda family, there are quite a few people who have worked to slip by.

"Master Hayashi is here to help you."

It is Nobu, as Elle has also said, who is helping Nobunaga in the Three Rivers. Shinhuo-san is competent, too. Sometimes it's hard to move in position. Shinto is helping well in the form of assisting there.

Looking only at historical facts, I don't look very competent. I mean, I blew it off, and the troubles and worries are so helpful because they honestly ask Shinsu and me.

It's not limited to this era, but there are quite a few people who do it at their discretion. Especially in this era, it is often left to the details.

I'm just thankful that Shinyo understands where to ask, given the way the Oda family does now.

The same goes for Shinan, the Ise guardian, because these days are not appreciated for not being a good martial arts or soldier. More people in this world are going to be valued differently than historical facts.

"Would the Ji Liang family like to set a precedent for the future treatment of prestigious?

"Right. Just right for the precedent of no special treatment."

I don't know what will happen to the Ji Liang family in the future, but it will be easy to set a prestigious precedent if you get this far. If I can treat you the same way as a country without any consideration.

I'm not abusing you, but you're too subtle for any other use. Well, the Oda family wants you to work hard because if you work hard, you'll be rewarded accordingly and your status will rise.

"But they're all amazing. There are a lot of people who have changed and kept alive because of what we have given them"

"Right. Make a world where no one can live in peace without hunger. You'll be laughed at in other houses. That there can't be such a world. But there are more people in the Oda family who believe in it. Thanks to that."

I relax after lunch with Elle and Thousand Generations, but when I think about it again, I don't think I can lose at the same time that I'm happy that the people around me will change.

I also need to understand the Warring States era more. There are more and more people to protect.

Let's do our best.