1038 Episode 1,337 - Atsuta Festival, Part 3

Side: Kudo Kazuma

Atsuta is very crowded. All of the nobles go straight into Atsuta Shrine. I come to Atsuta Shrine every once in a while, but every time I come here it seems to have changed.

The town of Atsuta has more than doubled in size since my first visit. I've heard that many people are confused by the fact that the streets have been considerably reorganized and the town itself is not the same as it was in the past.

The streets have been widened, parks have been built to serve as firebreaks, and sewerage systems have been improved. Of course, there is no direct discharge of sewage into the sea. In addition, there is a new shukubo (Japanese post office) built by Atsuta Shrine in the suburbs, which is said to be crowded even in times of peace with travelers traveling through the Oda territory and the Tokaido.

The inside of Atsuta Shrine has also changed. The shrine is undergoing repairs here and there, and this year a large, formal shrine building has been completed that can receive imperial and imperial envoys. It's not just my imagination that the priests of Ise Jingu Shrine and the high priests of Muryojyuin are looking at it with a little envy.

Invited guests, Yoshito and Nobuhide enter this shrine building. It seems that they intend to use it as your lodging house.

"The float is in the afternoon?

We're making it easier for the public to see.

I met up with Cindy, who was helping out here today, and we took a break, but the main attraction of the Atsuta Festival, the floats, can only be seen for a short time in the afternoon. That's pretty impressive and nice, but the security is tough, you know.

I heard that Liesl, who recently came to stay in Atsuta, is also busy. Reports on the status of transactions between merchants and Owari merchants from all over the country also come to our house. Liesl has been dispatching business in Atsuta," she said.

The amount of business transacted before and after the fireworks event is substantial. It is one of the busiest times of the year, and the amount of goods sold and bought naturally corresponds to that.

The center of business is Kanie, but even Tsushima, which is not directly related to the Atsuta Festival, is so busy that it is said to be very busy. Of course, the merchants are doing their best. However, the centerpiece of the sale is more or less the goods we're involved in.

Where to find the goods and how much to sell. It's difficult for a merchant on the margins to make a decision on where to find and how much to sell. Merchants in Tsushima and Atsuta used to compete with each other as rivals, but now our company takes the lead in sharing information.

The problem is that the volume of business is also large for the buyers. Naturally, merchants from all over the world sell their wares and buy what they want in Owari. Each merchant would have to keep track of the goods in their warehouses and warehouses, and it was necessary to keep track of the movement of the goods.

The merchants have been doing well with trial and error over the years. Still, we need to make sure that we're doing business with them as a whole," he said.

Liesl has given me a message that the merchant system needs to be improved. Minatoya-dono is doing well, but the problem is that he and we are working too hard.

"Oh, I see.

Liesl had originally been entrusted with the central control room. I guess the rapidly expanding commerce and logistics of Owari looks problematic from her point of view.

Well, we'll have to think about that when it's over. If you invite Miyoshi, there is a fleet of emissaries coming in and asking for business just for the sake of it. I've heard that he has a lot of money, as expected of a major part of the Kinai region.

I'm sure they would like to order a merchant to do it, but due to the Sakai incident, they have a bad reputation in Owari. A merchant in the Kinai area.

Oh, speaking of warriors, there are quite a few merchants from Suruga, the Imagawa territory. After lowering the price of goods during last year's fireworks display, business has been brisk.

They don't sell armor, iron and glass, but they often buy liquor, kelp, salmon, sugar, whale meat, spices, silk and cotton fabrics. I don't think they can afford it that well.

I even heard Yoshitoshi say that the warriors on the Imagawa side of the river must be conscious of Owari and are trying to look good.

This year there were more crowds than usual. I'm sure our warehouse will be empty.

Side: Elle

"Ahhh!

Hello, hello.

City Princess-sama is caring for Obemaru and Kimi. This is the Oda residence on the outskirts of Atsuta Shrine. The women of the Oda clan have been here since yesterday and are enjoying the festivities with their guardian's wives and Tsuchida Gozen-sama.

Since Obemaru and Nozomi are still young, I am also here to deepen our friendship with everyone.

Eru!　Get!

"Arakawasama

Today we are going to be relaxing until the evening, but we have a lot of children of the clan at our place. I think it's because City Princess brought the clan's children to my room.

Partly because they are going to the orphanage and school, City Princess is able to think of everyone. Children are curious. I think they were all curious about us.

In such a busy room, Master Yoshihoshi came with a picture book.

Then I'll read it to you.

I can't help but smile as I hand the book to him with a pleasant smile, asking him to read it to me. When the children playing around me come to me, I open the book and read it to them for all to see.

Some of the nannies and guardians would look on nervously, but even this scene made me smile.

'You have fallen asleep, haven't you?

After reading several books to them, one by one they fell asleep. Oseidono, along with the nanny and all the guardians, is draping the children with their kimonos to keep them from catching cold.

Oh, it looks like Obumaru and Kimi have just fallen asleep.

The children are supposed to sleep.

If you ask them, many of them were looking forward to the fireworks and couldn't sleep last night. I stayed at a place that is not my house and watched the fireworks. It may be a lifetime memory for them.

Take a break, too.

"Thank you.

Suddenly, I noticed that City Princess-sama, who was still awake, had brought me a topcoat as well. She was the only one who seemed to be able to sleep normally last night. After all, she slept soundly even in the stormy sea. Maybe it's a talent.

There is still time until night. I'll let myself get some rest, too. I feel a little sorry for you all, when you are all working so hard.

Commander, the world is more sensitive and willing to change than we think.

Right now, though, we're leading it. Maybe one day we will be led.

It doesn't seem so far off in the future.