Inari wants to live in peace

Episode 22 Opening of the Shogun (2) Writing

As we got off the ship and ashore, we made a formal greeting with the Hojo messengers who were lined up with the harbor rattles.

Then they led me to Odawara Castle, walked down the hallway lightly through the main gate, and walked straight to the guardian pavilion. If the slope of the stairs leading to it was too steep, and the legs didn't go that far, I don't think it was a clear design error.

Something like that happened, and we decided to hold a meeting at Honmaru Palace under it.

However, since it is not designed to accommodate such a large number of people, including Hojo family members will be subject to the number limit.

Therefore, some of the children were refused entry and were allowed to wait in a nearby private room or hallway until the end of the meeting.

As a result, I and the cherry blossom keeper, Matsudaira and the warlord famous for Imakawa, entered Honmaru Palace.

During the viewing, Hojo Toshiyasu and his family were already in the room, and they all saw each other.

"Welcome from afar, Inari God."

Hojo-san looks serious while sitting down and greets me with his head down with the House of Ministers, so I also return a pleasant greeting with a smile.

"Thank you for the pleasant transfer of land to open the Shogun.

Then it is only natural that I should greet you in order to reward you for your hard work.Don't worry about it. "

"It would be helpful if you could say so."

Hojo-san lowered his hips to the straw circle and told him, but I was actually in the position to look down at him.

It doesn't change that you're sitting in the same circle, but this is a five-step stack.It's amazing to be able to talk without shaking at all with the amazing sense of balance of a fox daughter.

If you're a normal person, if you're going to move your body up there, you're sure to rub it.

In the first place, this is because I am a self-proclaimed Inari God, and I am even greater than the lord of Odawara Castle, General Koi.

However, when the castle lord's throne is turned over, there will be no place for Mr. Hojo Hiroyasu to sit, and it will be a bad fit even though he did not surrender altogether.

That's why he can't move from his position, and that's why he can't stand me up.

The result of my thinking about what to do is to sit on a five-step circle.

It was a ridiculous but full assertion that it was great enough to see everything here.

Now it looks like the bear is standing up and threatening with both hands up.

When I was first greeted and recommended a five-stage round seat, I thought it was some kind of joke.However, everyone on the other side, including Hojo-san, had serious expressions.

So I decided to prepare myself and took a seat.

It was really sudden that I decided to greet Hojo territory directly, so I guess I didn't have much time to take action on this matter.

Besides, when it comes to my position on the clouds, I can't help but get sick now.

It was also for the other party to reopen and let the conversation proceed without worrying about it.

I moved to Hojo-san for soba ─ ─

Oh, is it soba?

When I thought it was too late, I made a big mistake.Before I entered the temple, I decided what to say, but when I saw the five-stage circle, I was conscious of it.

And to my wild remark, Hojo and the House of Ministers were very disturbed.

Maybe I hate soba noodles, but in the Sengoku period, dumplings were common.There is no flavor and it tastes bad, so it is probably the year of famine or the poor farmer who actually eats it.

Convinced that it was unfamiliar or impossible, I hurried to make an excuse.

"There is a custom of distributing soba to neighbors who move to a certain area, so I changed the quote."

I can't tell you that in the future there is a custom of sending soba noodles to greet people when they move, but it is replaced by a certain region.

But the real soba noodles are delicious, so it's not good to hate them.If I want you to taste it once, I'm more hungry than the tone of colour, so I derail the story.

"Soba is usually eaten in Mikawa, by the way."

"Nh... I can't believe it's obvious."

Indeed, Mikawa alone nods with low credibility, so I look at his warlord, Imakawa-san, and shake the subject.

"You've been eating in Imakawa-san's territory lately, right?"

"Yes, he liked the soba noodles a lot.Certainly, I love something very much. "

In that conversation, the warlords on the Hojo side of Honmaru Palace are wrapped in the atmosphere of eating such unpleasant soba noodles.

But don't you know the taste of soba on this side?Now I had a look on my face that I didn't even feel pity.

But if they don't eat, they won't notice forever.

Still, I doubt that the deliciousness of rice is a strategically important information, so I may not be able to help it in a sense.

Hojo-san, I'll do the soba again.

"Eh!? Ah, yes... if there's a chance, I'd love to."

This is a completely bona fide offer, but Mr. Hojo Tsuyasu's expression is somewhat reluctant.

Anyway, I cough up the cohon to get the story back on track.

Well, here's the catalogue.

"Haha! This is the inventory of support supplies. Please pay for it."

One of Matsudaira-san's warlords stepped forward and handed over a catalogue containing all the support supplies to the minister in front of Hojo-san.

First, before the monarch, he looks through to see if there is a problem.

"Thank you very much.I'd like to see Kenheo Matsuda. "

However, Matsuda-san, a minister who interprets the contents described, turns into a subtle expression.

That's how he looks at me and says something.

But after all, I handed over the inventory to Hojo-san respectfully because I decided that there was no problem without saying anything.

Then the monarch's face will be exactly the same as that of the previous minister.

I came here and made some predictions about the upset cause, and I set off a help ship on a whim.

"If you have any questions, I don't mind."

Well then, this catalogue ─ ─

If Hojo-san expands the catalogue to make it visible to me, the attention of the House of Ministers will be attracted even if he does not respond.

And the next moment, they all turn into unspeakable expressions.

"I want you to tell me about the letters written here."

It seemed to be about letters in some of the predictions I made, and I'll sort it out in my head and chew it to explain it to them so it's easy to understand.

"Briefly, the characters you use are worms... no, grasshopper.Or it's called a collapse.

And what's written in the catalogue is a simplified and easy-to-read Hiragana, or New Kanji. "

I didn't come up with it because it was the Japanese language of the future, but I added that Inari God proposed it.

Otherwise, it won't spread to the public, and the excuses for being pushed deep into it are troublesome.

"In Mikawa and Onari, Hirakana and Shinkansen are already widely used."

"Hmm, I don't think you need to ask Yuhiko for this."

By the way, Yuchi is a professional clerk who reads and writes worm characters that are difficult to decipher and reproduce.

Like the cherry blossom keeper, it is inherently unusual to be able to read slabs rather than just stare at them.

Regardless, Hirakana and Shinkanji are becoming popular not only in the two countries mentioned orally, but also in Takeda, Imakawa, Saito, and Kyoto.

But you can easily imagine Hojo-san and the House of Lords without telling them.

And I wait for his next question.

"I'd like to know about Scoop and Tsuruhashi."

In addition, although it was supposed to be only food aid to the refugees, I quickly decided to take a ride.

So even though it was a fire train, Mikawa increased the size of other items and fleets, and changed it to a plan to sell all the favors here, even if I cut off my money.

How many times should I open a hole in Matsudaira-san's stomach?

However, everything is an upfront investment to create a better Japan, which will be more than doubled later.

I open my mouth with a little thoughtfulness to his question that raises questions about the newest tools that have been added in a hurry, as I make that excuse in my heart.

"It's faster to look at the real thing, if you don't mind verbally."

"Please."

I tried to hold my breath and answer, but I remembered something and leaned my neck.

There should have been a lot of agricultural equipment in the inventory before that.

However, it is likely that you already have the information to ask for the latest version of the explanation without asking.

To put it plausibly, I can claim wise Inari-sama, but I basically have no idea.

That's why I keep asking what I wondered about as an emotion.

"By the way, don't you want to hear about the tools written on the previous line?"

What!?

It is likely that most of the other members of the House of Ministers were surprised and asked what was odd.

But I will pursue them further without worrying about it.

"Did you use 1,000 teeth well in Hojo-san's territory?"

"Oh, Inari God, what does that mean?"

There is no deep meaning to my question.I just asked because I was curious.

"It means exactly what you say.

I wondered if the agricultural tools I had devised were able to perform fully in other territories. "

It is good that the agricultural tools I devised spread throughout Japan.And I'll add with a smile.

Then, Hojo-san's faction, which had previously looked pale, turned into a relief expression.

And he thinks a little bit about the current question and answers it a little late.

"According to the woodworker on site, the structure is simple.However, in order to be fully effective, it is necessary to adjust incrementally.

Therefore, cheap mass production is difficult... "

As expected, I exhale heavily on the five-stage circle.

Is that what happened?

"Did you know that mass production would fail?"

Not everything was foreseeable to me, and it is difficult to explain the cause of failure.

First of all, we are asking travelers and peddlers to actively spread it to other territories, but genuine products are still not being produced in time, and the number of products on the market is limited.

So inevitably, we take the imitation elsewhere.

But this is an unexpected curve, and most people think it's easy to replicate because it's simple in appearance and structure, but it's actually a big mistake.

And mistakes must be corrected.I do not hesitate to answer each other.

"The cause of failure is simple and clear."

That said, I turned my eyes to the cherry blossom caretaker who came with me as a gift.

Then she stood up in gratitude and headed outside Honmaru Palace.

It is precisely the breath of Ahun that is conveyed without saying it, and I will continue to explain to Hojo-san in the meantime.

"Because the length standards were not harmonized."

"Is the length standard uniform?"

Outside the Honmaru Palace, Hanako, who had officially become a doctor, followed Mr. Sakura from Kyoto, placed a large bamboo basket in front of the caretaker.

And in a flowing motion, Sakura-san opens the lid and looks inside, and immediately finds a one-meter barrel of rice.

Returning to the chapel, he walked respectfully to give it to me.

But when I looked at Hojo-san instead of myself, Sakura-san quickly understood his intentions and quietly turned to him.

"... where's this stick?"

I handed over the mailbox to Hojo-san and Mr. Sakura returned to my side before resuming the explanation.

"It's a tool that I devised.

Different in millimeters, centimeters and meters, but much more accurate and capable of measuring the exact length. "

Hmm, what!?

Not only Hojo-san, but everyone in the family is surprised.Everyone but me looking at it had far-sighted eyes.

Perhaps even sympathy can be felt in their current astonishment.

In the future of Japan, the standards are unified as a matter of course.

It seems strange to me that there are errors in each region, so I want to tilt my neck to see where there are surprising elements.

However, since the explanation has not yet been completed, the words will be repeated indifferently.

"And none of the tools I devise are precise, so I won't tolerate a dime of madness."

"If you ask me, I was right."

Incidentally, all the tools coming out of here are really sophisticated, so it's going to take more work than ever.

At such a time, the standards are very fragmented, and there is no way that defects will not occur in the future when divided work is carried out for each part.

"Harmonization of standards across Japan, such as length, distance, weight and capacity, is actually the most important reform."

Hojo-san and his family roared.I'm sure you admitted there was a reason.

I kind of talked hot and derailed because of Scoop and Tsuruhashi.But it is always the case to push on to emotion.

Anyway, when I thought it was time to return to the story, Hojo-san suddenly lowered his head deeply.

"This Hojo Tsuyasu! I was impressed!"

"Huh?...... eh?"

As he learns, the Hojo family lowers their heads silently.

I mean, I don't really understand what happened and why.

"Not only do I give orders to the world!Break the hearts of the people of Japan and achieve true unity with a view to a better future!

Such a big deal! If it weren't for Inari God, it would never have happened! "

I can predict that you are talking about warehousing, but is it so important to harmonize the length of items and the standards of units?

I know it will be difficult due to the irregularities, but even if it is slightly out of alignment, it feels like it can be managed in the present era.

Certainly, if unified, the craftsmen in the field will be very happy, and I think it is a big step in the long run.

However, the praise from Mr. Hojo and the House of Ministers continued afterwards.

Moreover, the more I excuse myself, the more I fall into the vicious circle of accelerating the wash, the more I go to hell, the more I retreat to hell.

In the end, Scoop and Tsuruhashi explained that the story was derailed, and the sun soon went down.

Hojo-san held a welcome dinner that evening, literally.