Judging from the current situation, in terms of relations with the shogunate and the imperial court, the Luo family will lag slightly behind the Otomo family.

The Otomo family has always maintained a good relationship with the shogunate and the imperial court. The most typical example is the dispute between the Ouchi family and the Otomo family a few years ago, and when the Otomo family was at a disadvantage, it was the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu who intervened, and finally ended the dispute between the two families with the Ouchi family marrying a woman to the head of the Otomo family, Otomo Yoshikan. For example, in history, when the Shimazu family rose and occupied almost all of Kyushu, it was the Otomo family who asked the imperial court for help, and finally Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent troops to Kyushu.

Of course, times are different now, and both the imperial court and the shogunate have fallen into decline, so the way to get on good terms with them is very simple, just send food and money.

Thinking of this, Masarashi first replied to a letter from Shenglong, and then ordered Thana to quickly organize a fleet, mainly merchant ships and Dutch ships, with a certain number of ships, to transport 10,000 copper coins and 1,000 koku of rice to Kyoto.

The 10,000 copper coins were used to bribe officials and to the imperial court and shoguns. 1,000 koku of rice can be extracted directly from the territorial warehouse. Due to the fact that a lot of rice was seized during the war, there are currently more than 5,000 stone of rice in the Luo family's warehouse. Some of this rice will be given as a gift to a retainer or to eat for oneself, and the other part will be given as a gift to establish a good relationship with the imperial shogunate.

The reason for offering money and food to the imperial court was because Ichijo Shenglong mentioned in a letter that the imperial court was preparing to repair the forbidden place in Kyoto. In memory, in the next year. It seems that Oda Nobuhide was also rewarded by the imperial court by providing repair costs for the forbidden sato. Masato happened to imitate it. And he was ahead of Oda Nobuhide. You might even get a nice regulatory reward.

And to give money and food to the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu. It's not just about befriending generals. Secretly, Masashi also hoped to stir up the general's ambitions. Although there is not much money and food, it is already very good for the current shogunate. With money and food, the shogun's ambition to repeat the majesty of the shogunate would naturally be a little bigger, and the Kyoto area would not be too quiet. This is what is most in the interests of the government.

On this voyage, Masarashi planned not to take the waterway in the direction of the Seto Inland Sea, because there were too many sailors in this direction, and if it was discovered that the ship was carrying coins and food. It is estimated that it will be robbed soon.

This time, the route was changed from Hirado to bypass the Osumi Strait and follow Tosa Bay into the Kii Suido, arriving at Kai Port at the latest. Although the distance is halved, there will be fewer pirates on the road, and the waterways will be wider, so there will be more room to maneuver in case of danger.

The most important thing is that the scout who set off with the fleet can record the situation along the way, which is conducive to the actions of the Luo family's sailors in this area in the future.

After arranging this matter, Masato can finally find time to reunite with his family. At this time, Masahiro's sister-in-law, Tang Wangmaru, was already more than a year old. The second child that the crane was carrying was also born, also a boy. It was named Song Wang Maru by Masahiro. Tian Meizi has also grown up by two years, and she is becoming more and more beautiful.

After spending a few days at home with his family, Zhengliang had to devote himself to government affairs again. This time, Masaroshi is going to a workshop in the mountains near Kishigaku Castle.

The workshop is located in a canyon between the two mountains of Hidake and Mt. Ono, ten miles outside of Kishidake Castle. When Masato raised troops to counterattack the Shore Castle coalition army in one day, he gathered his forces in this gorge.

The entrance and exit of the canyon where the workshop is located are guarded by peasant soldiers, and the settlement of Black Hawk is also near the canyon, and there are a large number of Black Hawks on the periphery of the canyon in normal times. It can be said that this canyon is a strong defensive place for the Luo family.

As soon as he walked into the entrance of the canyon, Masara saw a young woman appear in front of him. When the young woman saw Masayo, she immediately knelt on the ground in surprise and saluted.

It was only then that Masahiro recognized who this young woman was. It turned out that she was Zhang Qian, the orphan of the craftsman he met when Zhengliang went to Ningbo Mansion in the Ming Kingdom. Later, it was with her help that Liu Le was able to encourage many Ming craftsmen to Zhengliang's territory. Soon after coming to Zhengliang's territory, she married Liu Le, and now she has a daughter.

Seeing Zhang Qian, Zhengliang couldn't help but think of the first batch of Ming immigrants who followed Zhengliang back from the Ming Kingdom. Most of these immigrants moved to the Ming settlement near the Nogao Mountains, and some of them moved to settle near this canyon. Due to the need for secrecy, the artisans and their families in the territory can only operate in a fixed area for the time being.

It's been almost two years, and these people who migrated here have already adapted to life here, and Zhengliang even recently got a report from Liu Le that the first example of a Ming immigrant marrying a local resident has appeared, a young man from the Ming Kingdom married a beautiful local woman. The two different peoples are finally starting to merge.

With Zhang Qian's introduction, Zhengliang also learned more about the situation of some Ming immigrants, and as the news of Zhengliang's arrival spread, more and more people also flocked to the entrance of the canyon, vying to see Zhengliang, the legendary lord.

In the midst of the welcoming crowd, Masakira found the stone, the little boy who had tried to pickpocket Masaki in the cold winter to save his sick sister. Now, the little boy has grown into a young man.

Not long ago, Zhengliang also approved the request that the stone was sent through Liu Le. Shi was preparing to return to the Ming Kingdom, the main purpose was to assist Wang Hai in relocating more Ming refugees to the territory, and at the same time collect more techniques needed by the territory. Of course, Masato also knew that the other purpose of the stone was to go back and avenge his mother. Although the culprit who killed his mother is dead, many of the accomplices are still alive and well. He's going back for revenge.

Zhengliang really couldn't find a suitable reason to stop his revenge, and finally had to approve it. His sister, on the other hand, remained in the territory. In order to reassure the stone, and to further reassure the rest of the Ming immigrants, Masahiro accepted Shi's sister as a righteous sister, and like Tian Meizi, she became the princess of the Luo family.

After greeting the people in the canyon, Masarashi first walked into the first workshop in the canyon, the Weapons Workshop.

The Armory Workshop is a place dedicated to making knives, spears, arrows, and stirrups for Roche, and is responsible for repairing armor and damaged weapons.

As soon as you enter the workshop, you will see a scene in full swing, with a large number of craftsmen constantly tapping the embryos of weapons. But after inspecting the tour for some distance, Masara stopped.

"Could it be that in the family's workshop now, the whole process of building every weapon is completed by a craftsman?" Zhengliang looked at the person in charge of the workshop beside him, and asked Liu Ye.

"Yes, sir." Liu Ye replied directly. He felt strange that all the craftsmen had been working like this all along. The lord doesn't seem to be satisfied.

"Have you ever thought about separating the crafting process for each weapon and putting different people in charge?"

"Huh?" Liu Ye's eyes couldn't help but light up after hearing this. Although he is obsessed with the research and development of weapons, it does not mean that he is not a management talent. After hearing Masayo's suggestion, he immediately thought of the benefits.

"Alright, let's redistribute the workshop personnel according to the method we have just done. I'm going to see results in a month. After seeing Liu Ye's expression, Zhengliang decided directly. Zhengliang believed that there was no need for him to say anything more, and Liu Ye already knew what to do.

The reason why Masahiro asked for this was not only to speed up the construction of weapons, but also to strengthen the secrecy in the process of weapon manufacturing. Each craftsman only masters one link, so as to avoid the secrets of the overall construction technique.

After instructing the use of an assembly-line construction method, Masahiro then inspected the armory workshop for a while, and finally put forward a request, that is, to create the Luo family's first bow and arrow as soon as possible.

At present, among the main weapons used by Roche Fan, the bow tire bow and the full foot can only be replenished by purchasing them from outside the territory. Enough things aside, but bows and arrows are actually completely capable of making their own.

However, Masara hoped that the craftsmen in the armory would be able to combine the local bows and arrows of Japan with the bows and arrows of the Ming Kingdom to make bows and arrows that were more suitable for the needs of the battlefield. In Masayo's opinion, Japan's current bows and arrows are too big to carry on the battlefield.

So under the instruction of Zhengliang, a team of five or six Ming and local craftsmen had already begun to study; The combination of the two bows and arrows is a problem, but now it seems that it has been delayed for a long time, and Masara hopes to come up with results as soon as possible.

After inspecting the weapons workshop, Masahiro then came to the firearms workshop. At present, the firearms workshop is mainly responsible for the production of arquebuses, arquebuses, gunpowder and bullets. Basically, the Roche family has realized the ability to produce a full set of musket equipment. Although the quality of gunpowder and bullets needs to be further improved.

"Haven't you considered changing the way you cast?" After seeing that these craftsmen were still using the traditional clay casting method, Masara was quite surprised. Could it be that the blacksmiths of the Warring States period in Japan used the clay casting method?

But soon Masato felt even more confused? Because he soon realized that even if these local craftsmen didn't know the Dao, those craftsmen of the Ming Kingdom and even Andr, who was the head of the firearms workshop, would always know that the Dao of the Dao was more advanced than the clay casting method, right?

"My lord, we've also thought about using the iron fan casting method, but there isn't much iron here, and it doesn't seem to be very suitable as an iron model." Ander seemed to see Masaliang's doubts, and immediately explained.

"Is the quality of the iron bad? There is no problem with this, I will find a way to bring some better quality iron from Mingguo later as the use of iron fan. After the political conscience explained the truth, he immediately made a decision. In addition to Tie Fan's problem, Zhengliang also realized that the smelting technique that his family currently mastered did not seem to be at home, and it seemed that he had to ask Wang Hai and others to help solve it.

"In addition, some workshops in the Ming Kingdom are already using a more advanced casting method." Zhengliang said later.

(Thanks to book friend leely for the tip!) (To be continued......)