Chronicles of The Hardships of Komachi in The Sengoku Era

Both the Dark Princess Cuisinarts and Shizuko were traveling for the village. Shizuko arrived first at the village without each other facing each other.

Upon arrival in the village, she dissolves 500 soldiers before unpacking herself.

Celebration took a bath with the liquor in one hand, Changke stormed the mountain with his armor on, and only the remaining talent served as Shizuko's escort. It's the usual sight the soldiers are used to.

Shizuko moves to the field as she unpacks. Because it's time to harvest cabbage, we're looking for what we can harvest today.

The cabbage grown is large and therefore only contains one or two cages. For this reason, he also carried a cage to help harvest it.

He harvested two in the cage that Shizuko was carrying, two in the cage that Talent was carrying, and one he had in one hand, a total of five.

"I wonder if I can make shallow pickles in time"

"A crop like this, I've never seen it before. So I'm expecting a little bit."

In warring times, when there are few crops, the only environment in which a wide variety of crops are available is entertainment.

It was only at first that I considered excessive luxury to be a problem, but I was convinced by Shizuko's phrase, "All things are equal in front of Buddha," and decided to incorporate her designated diet.

Now that the new lifestyle is familiar, alcohol is consumed to an extent that it is addictive, eating chickens, deer and other veterinary meats, seafood such as dried fish and dried squid, and vegetables grown in the village without saying whether they like it or not.

"Shall I make shallow pickles and saltings? I wonder if it's pot ingredients at night."

"Please wait, Shizuko. If they ask you that, you'll starve faster."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I can make shallow marinade right away, so let's just make it."

Return home with the harvested cabbage. At this time, Shizuko became so different from the color she was looking for.

For this reason, I don't even know that Nobunaga is in the villa, and Shizuko works on cooking cabbage in a cooking area that I don't normally go into.

"It would be nice to have plum dried and salted kelp in shallow pickles"

Essentially, cabbage is not a pickle eaten by fermenting lactic acid bacteria. Therefore, unlike others, you can make easy pickles.

First wash the cabbage thoroughly and remove the dirt. Next, cut the core part into about 5 mm and the leaf part into about 1 cm pieces and put them in the monkey.

Cut salted kelp to the right size as well, take the seeds and cut the plum dried into thousands by hand into affordable sizes.

Place the drained cabbage, plums and salted kelp in a bowl and mix the three ingredients while gently rubbing.

When it gets soggy, cover it and let it sleep for about 30 minutes.

"Yes, you can!

They don't wash the sleeping cabbage, just squeeze it gently and serve it on a plate.

"... It's a little sour because it has plum dried, but it tastes good. It's hard to make me want rice."

"Ma'am."

Shizuko quarters one of the cabbages while hammering. Do nothing with the remaining three as is, wrap them in a cloth and store them in a cool place.

It can be stored for three weeks at room temperature (five to ten degrees) as a whole, but it should be kept close to four weeks if it is in an environment as close to zero as possible as an ice chamber.

I try to harvest the necessary amount in small pieces when needed, but I was a static child who cared to preserve it for as long as I could.

"Let's keep this heavenly sun dry"

"Something is where I want rice. Speaking of which, I don't see the colour palace. I bet she never left the house for long at lunch..."

Sometimes it's unusual.

After saying that, Shizuko leaves the house with a cabbage for heavenly sun-drying. Moment after moment, the colour that was earlier in the story passed right in front of me.

But as soon as he stopped, he turned to Shizuko with great momentum and rushed to her.

"Phew, ha... I've looked for you, Shizuko"

"Oh? Did the innkeeper send you a message? Sorry, I was harvesting cabbage, so I might have missed it somewhere."

Shizuko looks sorry for the color that is wiping her forehead sweat and calming her breath.

At first the cheeks were upbeat in color, but when his breathing settled he returned to his usual poker face.

I just thought there was no body, Shizuko.

"The princess is visiting. I'm sorry, but we need you."

"Uh, why again..."

"He boasts a rare cook for everything… Cohon, he wants to introduce you."

"That's the real deal, isn't it? Okay, I'm sorry about Cai for now, but just a little help. Oh, if I had extra rice, I might be grateful if you'd serve it to Mr. Giorgio."

"No problem. There should be some cooked rice left this morning. I will serve that to the talented. See you later."

To put it that way, Cai immediately turned to the talent collection.

A rare cook with a dark princess livery, it was a touch, but she didn't expect much.

That's because Shizuko's thoughts on cooking are mainly guided by "cheap, easy to eat and nutritious dishes".

Of course, I'm not saying it's bad to ask for gastronomy. Sometimes just eating a delicious dish soothes my mind.

"Are you a rare cook? It's intriguing, but you'll have plenty of luxurious gastronomy."

"Oh, you're starting to say Shizuko, too. From the Lord's point of view, it won't even be interesting, but once in a while, keep up with your concubine's taste."

"Ha..."

"Yes, I also asked the city to" come and visit us once in a while "in a letter (Shigeru), but Asai said not to allow it. Damn, this is the guy with the little vessel, so I'm in trouble."

"(hey, having trouble responding...) Well, aren't you worried about your wife...?

The city and Changzheng Asai are famous for being close to each other. In modern history, even after betraying Nobunaga, the couple lived a friendly couple life without cracks in their relationship.

The city has three children: Tea (Toyotomi Hideyoshi side room), First (Kyoko Hideyoshi main room), and Jiang (Tokugawa Hideyoshi stewardship room).

It is said that the teas were born in Nagakuro for twelve years, so I have not given birth to one child now.

"(Oh, I mean, I don't know if I'm going to get permission because I'm going to have kids. Convinced then)"

"What are you whining about? Still, I still don't know how to cook. My concubine can't look forward to it."

The princess couldn't help but expect something like that. She was uncommonly tatty as to whether the atmosphere calmed Shizuko the other way around.

That was more distracting to the R&D we were currently working on than to the dishes that would soon be served. Current main research is machine washing, but we were able to obtain a small amount of sulfur on a regular basis, so we decided to start the faceties study in parallel.

Not sure if it has enough performance to be used for the rubber on the tire, but at least it was expected to have impeccable performance as a replacement for the rubber.

(With that being said, I need to make oatmeal out of emm wheat. You are excellent as a breastfeeder...... because the smell of wheat is strong, like it or not, it's going to break up)

The barley grown was planted around autumn, but had already grown enough to be harvested.

I can't say for sure because I don't know the exact name of the variety, but I predicted that it would be a fast growing variety that could be harvested in winter if planted from autumn and around autumn if planted from spring.

The reason for bothering to harvest fruit is that oatmeal made from yen wheat is highly cost-effective as breastfeeding for babies.

How to make oatmeal is simple, just crush or grind the grained wheat to make it powder.

It is difficult to understand in katakana notation, but it is OAT (Erin Wheat) MEAL (diet) rather than AUTO MEAL, and refers to foods with Erin Wheat in general.

There are also many derivatives, auto bran made exclusively from outer skins rich in water-soluble dietary fibres called fusma.

Add water or milk and fumble, musley with fruits and nuts.

What is cooked in the oven with added sugar and honey and involving vegetable oil is called granola.

It's really easy to see why oatmeal has high cost performance as breastfeeding.

First of all, it doesn't take long to cultivate the green wheat.

Even proper cultivation grows on its own with flourishing vitality. Regardless, it goes without saying that the growth rate is even faster in the right environment, but unlike crops, it is not necessary to restrain it in detail.

Next, oatmeal is about 3.5 times richer than brown rice, twice as rich in iron, and five times richer in calcium. It is also rich in vitamins, minerals and proteins and has a very good nutritional balance.

Because of its low GI value, it is less likely to become fat for carbohydrates, and because of its low insulin level, the basal metabolism is increased.

It is a dry food, so if it is properly preserved, it will be kept for nearly a year. Because they often eat like rice cookers and uncles, they can also be used as breastfeeding if shredded.

Oatmeal full of good things, but not without problems.

First of all, it is too hard to eat in the same condition. Next, the smell of wheat is strong and some people may not accept it physiologically. And above all, in that it's not good to just boil it in water.

Oatmeal would be a very good food if we could clear that point.

(You think uncle or risotto style is better than sweetening it... do you want to boil it in miso or something...?

"Excuse me. Shizuko, the innkeeper sent a message. It's an urgent call."

"... what call again...?

"We only accept that it will come soon. Sorry, but please hurry. We've already arranged for horses and soldiers."

(Was there a rush requirement for that?

If you've been called in anyway, you can't fail to answer.

"Too bad. I don't know what else to do. Let the cooks cook."

"I'm sorry. This filling will be later......"

Shizuko apologizes to the princess, then goes to Nobunaga as soon as she is ready.

At this time, Shizuko didn't realize that the Dark Princess cooks were watching it on the road.

If she had noticed, she would not have been able to go to Nobunaga in a decent spirit.

Shizuko arrives at Nobunaga without realizing it.

I could see the sun setting just before I arrived, so I vaguely expected I'd be sleeping at someone's house tonight.

But that was just her hopeful observation.

On that day, Nobunaga and I had several breaks along the way, but we had a lively and heated discussion about street maintenance until the morning.

One day in December, Nobunaga and major ministerial groups were assembling in Shizuko's technical district.

Today there will be a flea market selling porcelain produced in this city. Because porcelain materials are dependent on other countries, porcelain cannot be bought or sold in Oda territory.

But the merchants use it and sell it high to people from other countries, falsely originating from it.

This can be imitated because porcelain production took place in Japan only after the Edo period, and until then, China relied on the ceramics made.

In other words, just porcelain makes it worth it even if you don't like the design. That's not all. Porcelain can also be sold to the South Barbarians at a high price.

Originally, European aristocrats called Chinese porcelain "white gold" and enthusiastically supported it.

The highest peak of European porcelain and acclaimed German Mycen products are highly regarded around the world. But Mycen's longing to "make porcelain like Japan and China" was the beginning of porcelain production.

Friedrich Augusto II, an elected emperor of Saxony in Germany and King of Poland of the Holy Roman Empire, enthusiastically loved Eastern porcelain.

Finally, a building was built at Zvinger Castle in Dresden to store a collected Japanese porcelain called the "Japanese Palace".

Not only that, but as the nation's top priority, it embarked on a project to produce something like Eastern porcelain in its own country.

The porcelain produced in the technical district of Shizuko is used in three main colours.

Red with copper rust, black with iron rust, and blue with miso.

The porcelain made with these three colors has a deep shade, enough to make Nobunaga fall in love at first sight.

In particular, he preferred "red paintings", mainly red, which were difficult to develop.

"Ho! That's a lot this time."

I love the red painted porcelain Nobunaga is in a good mood and in front of me.

He was right, porcelain was arranged in various kinds. From avant-garde design vessels to the type of porcelain to be decorated rather than used for meals.

The design was so elaborate that the pattern varied and the same thing was not taken as one.

When it comes to red painting porcelain, it's not as vivid as the red painting porcelain of Kazumen Sakaida, the first successful in history.

Shizuko's technical city uses only one color of red, but the persimmon right guard style uses bright "flower red", a deep "dark red" representing the persimmon's color, dark "kaba" for drawing lines and three types of red.

The formula method for producing the three types of red is described in the "Red Paint Sensation" passed down to the Sakaida family, but the contents are a secret that only those who inherited the name of Kazumi Right-Men can know.

One of the ingredients that was specifically published was the use of "iron oxide drained of salt".

Literally soak iron oxide in water and drain salt. It is said that this task will take a very long time and will take at least ten years.

Shizuko knows the means to make red for red painted porcelain, although it is a different method rather than persimmon right guard style.

But this one will take at least five years to get all the ingredients together. Until that's done, for a while there's nothing but replacing it with red with copper rust.

"There are roughly four hundred this time. I hope you find the porcelain of your choice. Then we will be selling porcelain."

The word was accompanied by a porcelain flea market.

Even when it comes to porcelain flea markets, there are a few things that are different from regular flea markets.

First of all, the amount of money that moves in the trade is a mess. Despite how much it is mass produced, porcelain still falls into the luxury category.

Also, if you like the work, you can give money directly to the artisans in the name of 'forward investment'.

Craftsmen themselves eliminate intermediate margins by selling them, and craftsmen can know their ratings straight away. Although some craftsmen have the stubbornness not to receive this.

(Yeah, is it going well?

Shizuko observes the flea market. Kasei Mori nodded the large plate to his hand many times. Apparently he prefers large plates painted in blue.

Hideyoshi is a gold-plated dish, the Takenaka brothers seem to like the type of dish they usually use, and Tanyu seems to prefer pots to dishes. I was looking for and buying porcelain that each of them liked.

It should be noted that Shibata and Sasa seem to prefer dishes with very avant-garde designs. I was delighted to see a plate that lost its meaning as a dish, no matter how I saw it, such as Sagittarius.

"Oops, let's all be so happy...... should I buy something too?

But Shizuko doesn't think of porcelain as a luxury product as Nobunaga, so she can't find more value than a dish and her forefingers don't move.

Shizuko enjoys window shopping while being heard by artisans and ministers along the way.

"Oh, I guess this is for Kyung-kyu...... this is Mr. Talent. I think this is you, Katsuzo. Let's buy this beautiful one for Cai and go home. Um, I think I'll give Hondo a few plates."

In the end, she reserved herself for buying the souvenirs of the Celebrations rather than for herself.

In any case, they could not participate as participants or as guardians of Shizuko. It's pathetic, but Nobunaga did it, so there's nothing else for him to give up.

"Is this Lord Shizuko, your choice of porcelain too?

There were Shibata and Sasa, who had a full grin when they responded to their voices and looked back.

Shizuko pulled just a little, but they keep saying the words without even trying to hide their superior mood.

"I can't thank you enough for inviting me to this seat."

"Dear Left, I'm not comfortable with that. I'm just ashamed of the narrowness of a certain amount of weight that we invite."

"Oh, no... it was the hall that decided to invite you... but"

The voice of Shizuko does not reach them, who are also rising to deny in haste.

"Oops, sorry to call you off. So here we are."

"If you have any problems, we can help you at any time. Excuse me."

Praising Shizuko on the mouth, the two left in a good mood.

Shizuko, who was left behind, could only escort the two of them off.

The porcelain flea market ended within great success.

Shizuko, who leaves the various aftermath to others to go home first, gives each of the porcelain she has bought.

Pass several types of liquor cups for the celebration, more tea bowls for the longevity, only water for the talent collection, and several colorful and gorgeous plates for the colour.

Shizuko asks for a flat plate prepared for Tadashi to be shipped with a brush.

Everyone rejoices in the porcelain presented by Shizuko. I received a cup of wine such as a celebration. No, I invited him to take a bath with the liquor in one hand.

After the porcelain flea market was over, it was peaceful. But she doesn't have much time to calm down.

Shizuko, who had little farming until near the end of the year, used her spare time to cook a variety of dishes.

This is from Nobunaga: "This is it, Gifu! Can't you come up with a specialty dish called 'Cause I got a story.

It's not a formal order, it's close to the question of whether there's anything better to say one way or another.

I tried to make a lot of things, but nothing Nobunaga liked.

From soybeans to tofu, fried tofu, fried tofu to Inari sushi, squid rice, fried tofu, shrimp rice bowls, parent and child bowls and other dumplings.

In addition, a small earthenware pan was prepared, such as a rice noodle pan, a water cooking pan, and a boiling pan. The eel was also considered, but the eel was excluded because it was difficult to cook and the appearance of making it with eels that could already be removed in Uji River was reputable.

I had a reputation for the taster's celebration and the chief executives, but from Nobunaga's point of view, I didn't feel "this is really good".

The only thing was Nobunaga was interested in the spoon pan.

I thought about it a little bit and thought that a spoon would be a specialty, Shizuko, but it was not a good time to collect a spoon.

Spoons hibernate when water temperatures are low, so collecting spoons in the winter months is tough.

To start farming, it was necessary to wait until June, the time of warmth and spawning.

(Draw a line here... because it takes this much distance when applied to the formula... yeah, this ensured its size as a farm. After that, I guess I'll leave it until the time comes)

It's big enough for the start of spoon farming.

When I went to check if the image of the blueprint matched the breadth of reality, I felt somewhat cramped, but I felt that it was a fine level.

It is no longer time to add facilities, but so far there are no projects that will require facilities.

Compile a plan for the cultivation of spoons and submit it to Nobunaga. Nobunaga didn't seem to think that Suppon could be farmed, and called Shizuko using the emergency contact network.

"If you eat with water temperatures and solve the noise problem, the spoon isn't that hard. That said, my first attempt, too. It is not clear at this time whether it is possible to cultivate spoons enough to meet the wishes of the Hall."

"Hmm... I appreciate the attitude of trying difficult things. If it's accompanied by results, fine."

When I say that, Nobunaga calls his last name. Soon one lowest name came before them holding a crate.

After putting the crate down with respect, my last name drops back after a gratuity.

"This time (this time) I'll give you the cost first"

"Oh, yeah!

Inside the crate was Kinsu. Even if it was a lot of money, it had enough money in it.

Shizuko can't hide her confusion at Nobunaga's unprecedented behavior.

"That's a bad guess. I like the soup pot too, so this is how I fund it. I mean, I'm so counting on your success."

"Yes… we will try to meet your expectations"

"Um, I've said it many times, but I expect it"

Nobunaga said so with a slightly inclusive grin.

I'm busy enough to turn my eyes. Nobunaga was moving vigorously to welcome his age so much that such words went up to the edge of his mouth.

Among its achievements, it did not pass Yoshiaki and secured a route leading directly to the court of law.

Exchanges on an informal route, of course, must officially pass through Yoshiaki, the general.

By analogy with the company, Yoshiaki, the general of Toyotomi, will stand as the general manager of the general headquarters and Nobunaga as the general manager of the general headquarters.

There is no first reason for an employee to skip his or her immediate supervisor and interact directly with the head office, the Morning Court. If we allow that, the tissue will collapse.

Even though Yishao would be at a disadvantage if he knew, there was a reason why he wanted to connect with the court that far.

One is to kick the temple forces out of the courtyard. Since the fall of Heijia, a stopover in the morning, the courtyard has been in a state of hugging from around.

Temple forces are the most influential in the courtroom. But there must be good reason to gain influence over the court.

That's where Ayatra, Shizuko's surname, was used. The Ayatra family has been discontinued since Toshi Ayatra.

There was no renaissance of the family name until Takayu Ayakoji entered 1613 from the Gotsuji family. That was exactly why it was so good.

Nobunaga gives donations to the court, as well as daily groceries such as tailed rice, porcelain and paper.

In anticipation of the sudden gift the court was surprised, Nobunaga accompanied by a letter with a reason.

Toshi Ayakoro has one hidden child, that the child was erased from his family history because he was not a man but a woman, that he would nevertheless dedicate the profits gained to the Korean court, and that he would apologize for not being able to greet him directly because he was lying ill.

The letter was written in exaggeration to tremble the hearts of the readers, even as they weave their truths.

When Shizuko herself found out, she believed in all the contents of laughing with her belly.

The Korean court's finances were persecuted, its authority fell to the ground, and it was abandoned by most public houses and martial arts houses, and the only people who supported it, such as donations, were Maori Yuan, the prominence of the principal of the main temple, and Nobunaga, who had ascended.

Though the troubled financial and authority of the court was restored, the emperor understood that they were making donations not to help themselves in distress, but to use the authority of the court.

In that sense, the emperor understood his position more than Yoshiaki, and so much as disliked reality.

That's why they bonded their hearts to the ungreedy devotion of the Ayanami family.

The emperor's unconditional belief in this is largely based on what Nobunaga has been offering.

If I were Nobunaga, I wouldn't bother using the Ayanami family name to give it away. Because even if you give it in your own name, you will never be known to the hidden children of the Ayatra family, who are lying ill.

The statue of Nobunaga, conceived by the Emperor from the contents of the rumors, is a purposeful figure who is at the opposite end of the pro bono act. Never be the person to do this.

The emperor was heartbroken by the fact that there was not even a hidden son of the Ayatra family, and gave him the name "Renbi Sale (Nihime)" using the letter "Jen (meaning affection for others)" from his own.

He also gives Nobunaga his life saying, "Let Renbi Sell (Nihime) be cured." Finally, he awarded an unusual reward to "Nihime" for awarding the rank of "Subordinate Fourth Place".

Likewise, I can see that I value Maori's contribution higher than Maori's "Subordinate Fifth Place".

Even if it is the same gift, it also affects that there is a big difference between Renbi Selling (Nihime) and others.

I see the overt idea that other humans should 'give money and things such as the morning court'. In contrast, the gift of Nihime is a gift chosen for the other person.

The Emperor himself understands what you're saying sweetly.

But abandoned by many public houses and royals, the dominion of the many villas was lost, and in the martial arts we only have to use ourselves.

Whether the temple forces were disturbed by analogy or not, the emperor, lamenting the status quo, which makes them an armed group that commits crimes in defence of their rights, could not help but tear into a heart-warming gift.

"... don't let the morning court tip you off to Nihime in a good way."

Having finished reading all the letters received from the Emperor, Nobunaga leaked his thoughts after a breath of exhale.

For him, the morning court is just something to use. But the political power of the court is insulting.

I therefore thought it necessary to have connections with the morning court as insurance.

"I thought it was something because my lord suddenly asked me to write a sentence. Nevertheless, you're going to have to do everything you can."

The dark princess beside me giggles. There are no caregivers or surnames in the room right now, just the two of us.

"Not surprisingly. By the time the match gets to it, how ready you are will be the battle. The same is true of the unification of the heavens. How ready we are to be after the unification of the heavens by the time we take the heavens, it will be determined whether the ensuing peace will be over in a few years or will last a thousand years"

"For that reason, did you deliberately create the name Ayatra Family Rehabilitation?

"Yes."

"Ho, when my lord took Shizuko in Uelo, I thought the concubine would use Shizuko to rebuild the Ayakoro family... I didn't know you could take these kinds of hands. This is why my lord is so funny."

"Nothing is strange. If you get power, you'll gain more influence. At the same time, however, it becomes difficult to behave freely. Shizuko is happy with her current free environment. If I take it away, I will work against his' loyalty 'to me."

Unlike the Edo period during the Warring States, the minister has no allegiance to the individual and vows allegiance to the house.

To give the example of the Takeda family, the actions of the ministerial group that banished Shinho, the father of Shingen Takeda, cannot be generally described as disloyal from the values of the time.

The only subject they swear allegiance to is the "Takeda family" and not the Shinto individual. Shinho, on the other hand, had no regard for ministers, imposed heavy taxes on the people of the territory and the people of the country, and lacked his aptitude as a ruler, such as giving emotion precedence over morality.

As far as the dark Shinto is concerned, it can also be said that he betrayed the Takeda family by turning away that it would be brighter to take on Harumi (Shingen), who was showing up at the head.

That's why Shizuko, who swears allegiance to an individual named Nobunaga Oda rather than the Oda family for Nobunaga, is actually a very valuable person.

Even more, ministers who pledge allegiance to the "house" and ministers who pledge allegiance to the "master individual" are prone to faction with each other, but Shizuko is comfortable with the clothing and accommodation relationship, so this is also difficult to wake up.

"Shizuko is loyal to his lord. Yeah, well, it's a book I was told to keep, but I was free, so I read it."

"... there was a stranger wandering around me, so I hid it from you?

"Oh, did I? But you had all the exciting content inside. It spanned a wide range of books, monarchy, strategic theory, war theory, geopolitics, political science, and how to create an organization. It's so easy to understand that you don't have to worry. The origin is Shizuko, right?

Nobunaga hits his tongue.

The princess's private room was excellent as a stash, but she was oblivious to what she might have read.

A dark princess who sharply discerns the psyche of her opponent has, of course, a wide range of insights into the reading and writing of letters. Therefore, Shizuko's books could be read without difficulty.

I was annoyed at myself for not being able to consider it there, but I don't think I can help but wake up, and Nobunaga sighs.

"The concubine had a good monarchy. What do you think of the monarchy?

"... I don't know the background of other countries in detail, so there are some things I don't understand. But without that, we can appreciate slashing away sweet ideals and penetrating thorough realism."

"Then...... oh, you shouldn't. What more can I say about your secret book? But the concubine speaks to his lord."

"... he still likes to play with words. But I don't hate you."

Nobunaga, who understood the meaning contained in the Dark Princess's words, exhaled with a grin in his mouth.