Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 50 This is not a wise leader. It will happen sooner or later!

In mid-spring, affected by the ocean climate, the Kanto region of Japan is almost windless, with not even a ripple in the air. This state will probably continue until the arrival of the plum rain season, and even during the plum rain season, there will be few strong winds, causing the temperature on land to rise rapidly, the weather to become warmer and warmer, and the vegetation to flourish.

In this warm weather, the guests, family members and friends of Takeuchi Shonohara's family simply had lunch in the courtyard. As soon as the stewed fish was cooked, the diner Aman took the lead and took the most delicious part from the pot without waiting for Yayoi to share it with everyone, and asked, "Is he still unwilling to come out to eat?"

Yayoi didn't dare to provoke her. Aman seemed very fierce to her, so she said obediently, "Master Saburo asked us to eat first. He will finish his work before we can talk."

"What is he doing in the house all day long? It's so weird!" Ah Man said in surprise. He tasted the fresh fish meat and began to instruct Yayoi, "Sprinkle some more salt. It's a bit bland."

"I don't know, Sister Aman." Yayoi obediently sprinkled a little more salt into the pot, but it couldn't answer her question.

After arriving at the new house, Yuanye immediately assigned tasks to everyone according to the plan: the stupid son continued to lie down. Aman, Qing and Yayoi were responsible for cleaning, but they only needed to clean up the sleeping place first, and there was no need to rush to repair the rotten parts of the house. The Taojing brothers went to the backyard to build a wall first, and then to seal the backyard. When taking soil, they also dug a cellar, the bigger the better.

Afterwards he left a message saying "Aman will be in charge of the overall matter, if you have any doubts, go to her first", then he took the money and went out to buy a sack of bean cakes, some bottles and jars, and a lot of strange things, then he went into the house and refused to come out, even refusing to eat on time, and insisted that meals be cooked for him. It has been three days now.

For three whole days, he stayed busy in the room by himself and was rarely seen. Yayoi was also very surprised, but she never dared to ask or disturb him.

Aman was just mumbling a few words out of boredom. She didn't know, so it was even more impossible for Yayoi to know. But three days had already reached the limit of her patience, and she was going to go see what Yuanye was doing after dinner - as the head of the family, it was understandable for Yuanye not to work, and she didn't mind. But if he didn't tell her something, then he was wrong!

She was such a nosy person, very curious, and wanted to know everything. After lunch, she wiped her greasy mouth and ordered Taojing and his brother to drink all the remaining fish soup and not waste it, and to dig the cellar faster in the afternoon, and then she rushed to find Yuanye.

She pulled the door but it didn't open, then walked around to the window. The window was open, so she stuck her head in and smelled a pungent smell, but she didn't pay much attention to it. She just complained, "What the hell are you doing? Don't you care about the family affairs at all? Is this your home or mine?"

"It's my home and your home as well!" Yuanye had just finished his work and felt that the idea was feasible, at least in the laboratory, and the response was very good. Unexpectedly, A-man came just after he finished his work. He took off his mask and smiled while talking, and seemed to be in a good mood.

"What on earth are you busy with?" Ah Man became more and more curious. She was ready to climb in through the window to take a closer look, but Yuan Ye quickly pushed her back and made up an excuse: "The smell in here is too strong. It's not good for your health. Let's talk outside!"

Aman had no objection. The house did smell very strong, but he was very curious about what Yuanye was tinkering with in hiding. However, the house was littered with bottles and jars, sulfur, stones, buckets, broken bean cakes, buckwheat grains, etc. They were all very common things and he couldn't see anything special about them.

She took a quick look and helped Yuanye climb out of the window. She followed him to the empty room next door, then sat down and repeated the old question: "Why did you lock yourself up for three days?"

"Get ready to make money!" Yuanye didn't plan to hide anything from her except the technology. After all, he still needed her contribution, and making money was the top priority.

He had lost a lot of money in the past in order to improve his reputation and save his life. After all, many of the medicinal herbs were only exchanged for grains, which were not tasty to eat and not worth selling, so it was basically a loss.

So now he only has seven or eight strings of cash left. He has to renovate the house and decorate it properly. In addition, there are more people in his family now, and the consumption of rice and meat is too high. He certainly cannot survive with just this amount of money - let alone saving money. Not to mention saving money, he himself pursues quality of life and was very "spoiled" in ancient times. There is no loyalty without reason in the world, and he is not born with a stubborn temper. Aman and even the brothers Yayoi and Taoi are willing to follow him only because they want to have a full meal, good food and a good life. If he changes his daily diet to black bean rice, he will save money and it will only make these people alienated and abandon him, which is a chronic suicide.

He is a very realistic person. He does not believe in pie falling from the sky. He believes that there is gain only if you work hard. He is also willing to provide favorable living conditions in exchange for the assistance of others. This kind of "loyalty" makes him feel at ease. Therefore, he must start making money. He must fill his wallet again. This is the top priority at the moment!

"Make money?" Ah Man was stunned for a moment, but then she frowned and immediately became excited. She liked money, too. Her eyes began to sparkle, and she asked excitedly, "How do you make money? Are you planning to..."

Yuanye didn't keep the secret and asked directly: "Do you know what soy sauce is?"

"Soy sauce?" Ah Man was stunned again, feeling that it was different from what she thought, and said with a confused look on her face, "I know, everyone knows this, it's the leftover sauce from brewing miso, right? Monks like to eat it very much, and wealthy merchants and nobles like it very much too, what's wrong with that?"

"So, can it be sold? What's the price?"

Ah Man was getting more and more confused. He even crouched down and scratched his face, wondering, "If we have it, we can sell it. The price is not cheap, about the same as sake, about three or four coins per cup!"

"So one stone is only three or four guan of money?" "Well, that can't be calculated that way. There must be a difference between selling in small quantities and selling by the stone. One stone is only about two guan of money. The store owner has to make money!"

Yuanye calculated the cost silently and nodded slightly: "It's good to have two kan, but it's not good to be too greedy, it will easily cause trouble."

Ah Man looked at him carefully, and finally understood a little. He said in disbelief, "You stayed in the room for three days without doing anything, and you came up with such a bad idea? You want to make money by selling soy sauce?"

She was really convinced. She was so happy for nothing. She thought Yuanye had been thinking for three days and had come up with a killer weapon, such as a poison that could kill three thousand people at a time, and was going to lead his family to rob the warehouse of Takeuchi Village. She had observed carefully in the past two days. This was an important material transfer station for Oda Danmasato's family. The warehouse was a mess with all kinds of things, and there must be a lot of money. It would be worth it to just do it and run. But Yuanye kept talking for a long time, and that was it?
Making money by selling soy sauce?
This is a joke, this guy is still the young master who has no common sense and is almost a mentally retarded person!

I was really stupid to believe him!
Yuanye had never thought that in Aman's mind, "making money" was equivalent to "robbery". After all, he always thought that Aman was a "chivalrous primitive ninja" who could run four hours to save him for a favor of six cents. He just asked curiously: "What's wrong with selling soy sauce? Isn't this also a legitimate business? As long as you can make money, it's fine. What's the difference from doing anything else? How can it be a bad idea?"

It took him a long time to come up with the great idea of selling soy sauce!

The place where he fell into trouble was medieval Japan, and he dared not leak the science and technology of later generations. Otherwise, if he was not careful, it would cause the rapid growth of medieval Japan's national strength, and rush into Ming Dynasty to burn, kill and loot. Who would dare to take the responsibility?
For example, as an engineering graduate who grew up in a machinery factory, it would be no problem for him to rub the flintlock by hand as long as he spent some time preparing. However, he didn't dare to do it at all, as he couldn't bear the responsibility at all - no one would dare to do it, as they would become a national sinner if they were not careful!

Therefore, he could only choose to manufacture those things that already existed in Japan in the Middle Ages and could not be used to enhance the national strength. Moreover, the parts involving modern knowledge had to be completed independently by him, and he had to be 100% sure that there would be no leaks. Only then did he dare to use them to make money to support himself.

It's difficult for him too. If he had fallen into trouble in the Ming Dynasty before, he would probably be figuring out how to synthesize sealant and preparing to make a hand-rubbed steam engine, and he wouldn't have had all these troubles!

He is different from the protagonists in the time-travel novels on Qidian. The protagonists in those novels are definitely not as miserable as him. He is completely dancing with shackles on his feet, and he has to dance brilliantly and skillfully, otherwise he might be beaten to death or starved to death, or even be condemned by thousands of people and die without any illness. It is really, really difficult.

But he couldn't explain these things to Ah Man, so he could only emphasize to her, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing, I can definitely make money, I have... um, I've come up with a new way to make soy sauce with bean cakes!"

Aman was stunned. She remembered that other Tibetan craftsmen (brewers) used beans to brew soy sauce, and they had to be good beans. Those rich people were really particular about it and wanted to eat the best of everything. How come his soy sauce turned into bean cakes?
But it doesn’t matter!
She still had her eyebrows bent over, looking at him with an expression that looked like he was mentally retarded, and said speechlessly: "You have no common sense, I really don't know how to talk to you! Even if you can really make soy sauce with bean cakes, so what? Do you know how long it takes to make a jar of soy sauce? It takes a whole year! Soy sauce is sold at a similar price to sake, very expensive, and it seems to be profitable, but it is hard-earned money! You have to guard that broken jar for a whole year, and only after a year will you make money!"

"I know that, but I've already told you there's a new method, so just listen to me first!" Yuan Ye didn't have the patience to continue to accept her doubts. He just wanted to know that the soy sauce could be sold and profitable. He stood up and said, "It doesn't matter if it fails. I still have Plan B... Well, I still have Plan B, Plan C, and Plan D. As long as my luck isn't too bad, one of them will succeed. Making money won't be a problem!"

Ah Man felt that he was hopeless and would not listen to any advice. He stood up, waved his hands and left, saying angrily, "Okay, this is your home, do whatever you want! Anyway, I have said everything I should say. If you don't listen to the wise, you will regret it sooner or later. Do whatever you want!
Yuan Ye didn't mind her bad tone. He was not stupid and could tell whether she was really doing it for his own good. He just shouted, "Call everyone to the main room. I'll assign tasks!"

Aman was too lazy to even say anything else. He just waved his hand as a response and went to gather people. However, he kept mumbling and saying nonsense along the way. He was very dissatisfied with the fact that the leader was unwilling to accept advice with an open mind - this leader is not a wise one. He will be in trouble sooner or later!
Ah Qing was weeding and trimming the fence in the front yard. She liked this quiet and exquisite yard very much and was working happily. The usual cold look on her face was gone, and even the little tufts of hair on her head were jumping happily. But soon she saw Ah Man coming towards her with an unhappy look on his face, and she couldn't help but tilt her head in surprise.

Ah Man didn't bother to be polite with her and waved his hand randomly: "That guy asked everyone to gather together. You go to the main hall to find him now."

Ah Qing wiped his hands and asked softly, "What's wrong, sister?"

"Don't mention it, that guy is just a hungry dung beetle, and he is looking for death again!" Ah Man has already turned around and went to the kitchen, ready to call Yayoi again, still saying weird things, "I'm too lazy to say more, I'm not angry enough, you will know when you go over, that guy is going to start messing around again!"

She originally thought that after Yuanye moved to Takeuchi Manor, there would be fewer poor people around him, and he also had a relationship with Oda Nobunaga. She thought that she could find ways to curry favor with Oda Nobunaga and ask for some land to farm, so that her life would be better and she would no longer have to spend more than earn. However, she didn't expect that he was still the same and still made trouble!

How is it possible to make money by brewing soy sauce? Can it be called making money after one year?

What a miserable life. A year later they won’t know whether they are dead or not, and the little money left will be turned into bean cakes and soy sauce and piled up in the backyard. Isn’t it just thrown away?

What a waste, I might as well let her eat it!

Anyway, seeing that Yuanye was about to die, she thought she still had to carry out the original plan. After all of Yuanye's money and rice were used up, she would take him out to beg for food and let him sell fake medicine to make money!
(End of this chapter)