Chapter 54
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Shizuko makes it, and Nobunaga eats it.
It was a certain day after Nobunaga had arrived in Kyoto. On that day, Shizuko hired about twenty people from the people of Kyoto as laborers.
“Okay, please begin.”
Immediately after Shizuko made the declaration, the hired people from Kyoto jumped into the river without hesitation. Their goal was to catch Unagi (eel), specifically the natural ones. Unagi is in season during winter, but it is already well into early summer, so they have missed the peak season by quite a bit. However, Shizuko doesn’t care about seasons. She just wants to eat a luxurious Unagi bowl made with natural Unagi. In modern times, the number of natural Unagi available for the population is limited and rare. If it were to be used for an Unagi bowl, it would cost at least 5,000 yen. This would be too expensive for Shizuko’s financial situation when she was in high school, but during the Sengoku period, she had so much excess money that it could be stored and forgotten. It was no big deal to hire people temporarily to gather natural Unagi.
(But instead of fishing, jumping into the river… That’s powerful.)
“I caught it!”
As I admired their aggressiveness while crossing my arms, a person who had already caught an eel came running over. Peering into the wooden barrel containing the eel, I saw a splendid eel despite it being out of season.
“Nice, it’s thick despite being out of season. I should definitely give a reward for this.”
With that, Shizuko opens the box filled with money and grabs a handful of it. She puts the grabbed amount into a small bag and hands it over to a laborer.
“Thank you very much!”
When he receives the money, he puts it in his pocket. Then, he transfers the eel and carries a wooden bucket, and starts running towards the Uji River again. Perhaps noticing this scene, the people searching for eels in the Uji River changed their expressions and began searching for eels with great enthusiasm.
“Shizuchi is generous, isn’t she?”
“To have a monetary economy, you have to use money no matter what. I tend to hoard it, so I need to spend it more and more.”
Shizuko chuckled at Keiji’s words. Despite being a primary industry worker responsible for producing goods, she unknowingly carried various vested interests. Thanks to the benefits she obtained from them, she found herself in a state of having a huge income with minimal expenses, or commonly known as being very very rich. However, she had little use for the money. Occasionally, she would spend a large sum, but her everyday lifestyle was modest. So she thought, instead of hoarding it, why not use it for something extravagant? That’s when Shizuko came up with the idea of a two-tiered eel bowl, something that would be impossible to have in modern times. For that reason, she had no qualms about sparing her money.
“Come on, catch them quickly!”
Shizuko urges the people of Kyoto who are at the Uji River. In the end, when ten fat eels gather, it signals the end of Shizuko’s eel poaching.
While removing the mud from the eel, she tries to recreate a secret sauce for eel that she saw on a certain website in the past. She struggles to handle the eel but manages to endure the heat while grilling the natural eel on a shichirin (charcoal grill). Although some parts got burnt, she finally completes a luxurious unadon (grilled eel over rice) using two whole natural eels.
“Um, delicious.”
Nobunaga was also delighted with the outcome.
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Shizuko makes it, and Nobunaga eats it.
It was a certain day after Nobunaga had arrived in Kyoto. On that day, Shizuko hired about twenty people from the people of Kyoto as laborers.
“Okay, please begin.”
Immediately after Shizuko made the declaration, the hired people from Kyoto jumped into the river without hesitation. Their goal was to catch Unagi (eel), specifically the natural ones. Unagi is in season during winter, but it is already well into early summer, so they have missed the peak season by quite a bit. However, Shizuko doesn’t care about seasons. She just wants to eat a luxurious Unagi bowl made with natural Unagi. In modern times, the number of natural Unagi available for the population is limited and rare. If it were to be used for an Unagi bowl, it would cost at least 5,000 yen. This would be too expensive for Shizuko’s financial situation when she was in high school, but during the Sengoku period, she had so much excess money that it could be stored and forgotten. It was no big deal to hire people temporarily to gather natural Unagi.
(But instead of fishing, jumping into the river… That’s powerful.)
“I caught it!”
As I admired their aggressiveness while crossing my arms, a person who had already caught an eel came running over. Peering into the wooden barrel containing the eel, I saw a splendid eel despite it being out of season.
“Nice, it’s thick despite being out of season. I should definitely give a reward for this.”
With that, Shizuko opens the box filled with money and grabs a handful of it. She puts the grabbed amount into a small bag and hands it over to a laborer.
“Thank you very much!”
When he receives the money, he puts it in his pocket. Then, he transfers the eel and carries a wooden bucket, and starts running towards the Uji River again. Perhaps noticing this scene, the people searching for eels in the Uji River changed their expressions and began searching for eels with great enthusiasm.
“Shizuchi is generous, isn’t she?”
“To have a monetary economy, you have to use money no matter what. I tend to hoard it, so I need to spend it more and more.”
Shizuko chuckled at Keiji’s words. Despite being a primary industry worker responsible for producing goods, she unknowingly carried various vested interests. Thanks to the benefits she obtained from them, she found herself in a state of having a huge income with minimal expenses, or commonly known as being very very rich. However, she had little use for the money. Occasionally, she would spend a large sum, but her everyday lifestyle was modest. So she thought, instead of hoarding it, why not use it for something extravagant? That’s when Shizuko came up with the idea of a two-tiered eel bowl, something that would be impossible to have in modern times. For that reason, she had no qualms about sparing her money.
“Come on, catch them quickly!”
Shizuko urges the people of Kyoto who are at the Uji River. In the end, when ten fat eels gather, it signals the end of Shizuko’s eel poaching.
While removing the mud from the eel, she tries to recreate a secret sauce for eel that she saw on a certain website in the past. She struggles to handle the eel but manages to endure the heat while grilling the natural eel on a shichirin (charcoal grill). Although some parts got burnt, she finally completes a luxurious unadon (grilled eel over rice) using two whole natural eels.
“Um, delicious.”
Nobunaga was also delighted with the outcome.
Shizuko makes it, and Nobunaga eats it.It was a certain day after Nobunaga had arrived in Kyoto. On that day, Shizuko hired about twenty people from the people of Kyoto as laborers.Okay, please begin.Immediately after Shizuko made the declaration, the hired people from Kyoto jumped into the river without hesitation. Their goal was to catch Unagi eel, specifically the natural ones. Unagi is in season during winter, but it is already well into early summer, so they have missed the peak season by quite a bit. However, Shizuko doesn't care about seasons. She just wants to eat a luxurious Unagi bowl made with natural Unagi. In modern times, the number of natural Unagi available for the population is limited and rare. If it were to be used for an Unagi bowl, it would cost at least 5,000 yen. This would be too expensive for Shizuko's financial situation when she was in high school, but during the Sengoku period, she had so much excess money that it could be stored and forgotten. It was no big deal to hire people temporarily to gather natural Unagi.But instead of fishing, jumping into the river That's powerful.I caught it!As I admired their aggressiveness while crossing my arms, a person who had already caught an eel came running over. Peering into the wooden barrel containing the eel, I saw a splendid eel despite it being out of season.Nice, it's thick despite being out of season. I should definitely give a reward for this.With that, Shizuko opens the box filled with money and grabs a handful of it. She puts the grabbed amount into a small bag and hands it over to a laborer.Thank you very much!When he receives the money, he puts it in his pocket. Then, he transfers the eel and carries a wooden bucket, and starts running towards the Uji River again. Perhaps noticing this scene, the people searching for eels in the Uji River changed their expressions and began searching for eels with great enthusiasm.Shizuchi is generous, isn't she?To have a monetary economy, you have to use money no matter what. I tend to hoard it, so I need to spend it more and more.Shizuko chuckled at Keiji's words. Despite being a primary industry worker responsible for producing goods, she unknowingly carried various vested interests. Thanks to the benefits she obtained from them, she found herself in a state of having a huge income with minimal expenses, or commonly known as being very very rich. However, she had little use for the money. Occasionally, she would spend a large sum, but her everyday lifestyle was modest. So she thought, instead of hoarding it, why not use it for something extravagant? That's when Shizuko came up with the idea of a two-tiered eel bowl, something that would be impossible to have in modern times. For that reason, she had no qualms about sparing her money.Come on, catch them quickly!Shizuko urges the people of Kyoto who are at the Uji River. In the end, when ten fat eels gather, it signals the end of Shizuko's eel poaching.While removing the mud from the eel, she tries to recreate a secret sauce for eel that she saw on a certain website in the past. She struggles to handle the eel but manages to endure the heat while grilling the natural eel on a shichirin charcoal grill. Although some parts got burnt, she finally completes a luxurious unadon grilled eel over rice using two whole natural eels.Um, delicious.Nobunaga was also delighted with the outcome.
