Aztec Eternals

"Come from the capital, entrusted by a great man, to obtain a rare tribute in the world."

The tea room is warm, the red clay stove boils the ancient pottery pot, and the tea room is filled with a faint fragrance of tea. Takeda Nobuhiro stared at Morino Kiyoshi who was lying on the ground, and fell silent.

Obviously, the tribute that Morino Qing asked for was to be given away. To whom? The current situation is naturally given to Ashikaga Yoshishi, who is about to enter Kyoto and take charge of the shogunate. The reason for giving the gift is presumably that the big shots behind Morino Kiyoshi stood on the wrong team in the dispute between the general's family. In order to get the understanding of Yishi Yimai, he had to try his best to please

Of course, those are big figures in Kyoto, and they are related to the power of the world. They are not something that he, a local tyrant in Ezo, can wantonly laugh at.

Thinking of this, the anger on Takeda Nobuhiro's face immediately subsided, as if it had never appeared before. Afterwards, he stretched out his strong hands, lifted the big businessman from Kyoto from the floor, and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Morino Kiyoshi, I know why you are here, so get up first. The soup is ready, enjoy a bowl of tuancha with me!"

After all, Takeda Nobuhiro looked at his son. Oysteraki Mitsuhiro looked solemn, put the teacup by the fire, and roasted it first. In the Shengshan Pavilion in Ezo, there are naturally no such famous tea utensils as "Inaba Tianmu", "Yudi Tianmu" and "Tiantianmu", not even the fine porcelain of the Tang Dynasty. The porcelain bowl in the hands of Mitsuhiro Osakizaki is just rough porcelain produced in Kanto.

"Sit in the cold water and watch the rustling dust."

Takeda Nobuhiro looked leisurely, and recited a poem by Bai Juyi as the opening. Afterwards, Mitsuhiro Osakizaki carefully put the evenly ground tea powder into the teacup, first poured a little hot water, and made the tea powder into a paste. Then, he held a long-mouthed clay pot with one hand and poured a thin and steady stream of water, while with the other hand he picked up a long-handled spoon and "whipped" the teacup. Soon, there will be pleasant little bubbles on the tea soup, which is the way of "ordering tea".

Heren's "tea ordering" undoubtedly came from the Song Dynasty in the Celestial Dynasty. And the Japanese-style matcha of later generations also came from this. Right now is the end of the Muromachi period, and the admiration for Tang and Song culture is deeply rooted in Kazuto's heart, so that daily etiquette, clothing and food are all respected by the customs of the Tang people. And judging the quality of tea art, naturally also depends on the "Tea Classic" written by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty.

"Good! The tea ordering technique of 'circling around without moving, and there is no water mark on the cup', the tea and water are blended together, and the walls of the cup are clean and bright, even in Kyoto, you can enter the room!"

Kiyoshi Morino sat watching, then laughed and admired. Oysteraki Mitsuhiro's tea ordering technique is solemn and steady, and his skill in ordering tea has really entered the room. But if it is placed in Kyoto, the tea people in Kyoto can use Tuancha to order different patterns and patterns, just like the descriptions in famous paintings of the Song Dynasty. Well, it is similar to the latte art of later generations.

Hearing Kiyoshi Morino's praise, Mitsuhiro Oyazaki showed a bright face, but Nobuhiro Takeda shook his head slightly with his expression unchanged. He has seen a lot, not to mention the tea masters in Kyoto, even those tea masters from Kamakura in Furukawa's tent are two full floors higher than Guangguang.

Of course, the samurai did not rely on tea art to eat, but only gained a good reputation through this elegant preference, and used it as a channel to get close to their superiors and colleagues.

After the tea soup was ordered, Takeda Shinhiro had an elegant expression, and murmured again.

"No reason to hold a bowl and send it to tea lovers."

Oysteraki Mitsuhiro held it in both hands, and respectfully handed the tea soup to the two sitting opposite. The two stopped drinking in small sips, drank a cup of tea, and suddenly felt refreshed and warmed up.

The climate in the land of Ezo is cold, and there is no good tea. This group tea was brought from the Kinki area when Matsushita Shojiro traded with Katsuyamakan last time. However, the advantage of group tea is that the requirements for the quality of tea are not so high. As for Morino Kiyoshi, who asked for help from others, he also had a smile on the corner of his mouth, showing a drunken and comfortable expression on his face.

After drinking this cup of tea soup, the atmosphere between the two returned to the state of close friends. Takeda Nobuhiro asked with a slight smile.

"Morino Kiyoshi, I don't know what kind of gift the person behind the scenes wants?"

"Well, the tenth general who is about to succeed, Ashikaga Yoshisai, was 23 years old at the time, young and vigorous, and he likes horses and horses the most. The upcoming Great Imperial Palace, Ashikaga Yoshishi, has a romantic poetry and wine, and his body is a little lacking. He needs nourishing elixir. And Mrs. Liangzi, the general's mother, and the daughter of Hosokawa, the general's wife, may like rare and rare furs, the more beautiful and rare, the better!"

"Horses, tonics, furs."

Hearing this, Takeda Nobuhiro nodded after thinking for a while. He has a certainty in his mind. Although Ezo is bitterly cold, it connects with Huatai Island and the Thousand Islands, and communicates with the vast northern land. Through the mountain trade, he did have trade ties with the Ewenki tribes in the Northwest Continent and the Kanchaga tribes in the extreme northern snowfield.

The savage Jurchen, Jurchen big horses, Saha people, and Yakut snow horses are all good horses that are far better than native horses! The Jurchens, Sakhas, Saurons, Yukagils, and Gilyaks are all located in the vast mountain forests and snowfields, and they produce the best ginseng, antler and bear paws, all of which are nourishing. The ginseng in it is far better than that of Korea, and it is the best for body.

As for the exquisite fur, Takeda Nobuhiro thought about it, the bear fur in the hands of the Ainu is warm and practical, not exquisite. Really exquisite, have to see the land of the extreme north!

The sable, arctic fox, arctic wolf, marten, ferret, beaver, and sea otter in the mountains, forests and snowfields. Among them, the fur of sable and arctic fox is pure and luxurious in color and is the most precious; The most amazing!

"Well, in this case, I have to take the initiative to send people to go to the extreme north, and it will take more than a year to go around this circle."

Takeda Nobuhiro thought for a while, and felt a little more confident in his heart. In the Shengshan Pavilion, there are also some good fur herbs, and the Jurchen horse he himself rides, which are better than the same kind of rare goods in Kyoto, and can be used as a guarantee. Thinking of this, he asked with a confident smile on his face.

"Morino Kiyoshi, my old friend. I do have some ideas for the gifts you mentioned! However, what kind of sincerity can the big shots behind you have?"

Hearing Takeda Nobuhiro's words, Morino Kiyoshi immediately showed joy. As long as the other party is sure to do it, the huge wealth in his hands, as long as there is a little leakage, it will be a number that the other party has never seen before!

Thinking of this, Morino Kiyoshi straightened up and promised with a smile.

"Xin Guanggong, my old friend! Tell me, no matter what you want, even if you want a thousand stones of rice, a hundred bolts of silk, or even a hundred pairs of armor and weapons, I will not frown!"

"A thousand stones of rice, a hundred bolts of silk, and a hundred sets of armor and weapons?"

Hearing such conditions, Oysteraki Mitsuhiro showed joy, and his breathing became slightly rapid.

In Heguo, a stone of rice weighs about 230 catties. According to the survival standard of Heguo farmers, 1.25 shi of rice, plus various wild vegetables, kelp, leaves, and insects, can live for a year. A thousand shi of rice is the food for 800 people for a year. At this time, the silk fabrics were very expensive. The top grade was brought by Tang ships from the Ming Dynasty, and the low grade was imitated in the Kyoto area. One silk was a warrior's annual salary, and in this remote northern region, it was even more than that. As for the last hundred sets of armor and weapons, before the industrial age, Heguo, unlike the Central American tribes, did not lack iron! The quality of the iron ore all over the island is very high. The Kaga country controlled by Omi merchants has many famous blacksmith towns

In other words, the astonishing wealth in the eyes of Oysteraki Mitsuhiro, in the eyes of the big businessman in Kyoto, Morino Kiyoshi, is indeed taken out without frowning!

Hearing this, Takeda Nobuhiro lowered his eyes to hide the ups and downs in his heart. The various pavilions in the Ezo land under his control have only four to five thousand stones of land, three to four thousand people, and two hundred half-time warriors. For him, the wealth promised by Morino Kiyoshi is equivalent to the output of two years of fiefdom! But his city and knowledge are naturally deeper and more extensive than the son who grew up in Ezo.

Takeda Nobuhiro's face remained unchanged, with a slight smile on his face. He smiled and took a sip of his tea, and instead of talking about conditions, he asked another question.

"Senye Qing, my old friend. I remember you mentioned the Tang ship before, and bought a lot of Ming books. You must have a deep understanding of Ming affairs."

"Since the general has changed and the shogunate has undergone such changes, behind you are the business group from Omi and the big figures from the Miao Court. Do you also want to have a hand in the joint trade between the shogunate and the Ming Dynasty?"