Japan's Warring States Period: Nobunaga's Black Prime Minister

After the Yingren Rebellion, the old order collapsed, and the distant branches of the public family lost the protection of the main family and became separated. Tachibana Munanobu, his father was a middleman who ran errands for Sakai merchants relying on his reputation as Miao. In 1544, while sailing to the Bingo waters, the ship encountered pirates and both his parents died. The 12-year-old Tachibana Zongxin was sold to a Portuguese captain after his debt was paid off. For the next six years, he worked as a handyman, interpreter, and accountant between Nanyang merchant ships and merchant houses. Learn about the knowledge of the Southern Barbarians and the Ming Dynasty. In 1550, 18-year-old Tachibana Munonobu returned to Japan. In the end, he did not return to Sakai, but went to Owari Atsuta. There was a 16-year-old "big fool" named Oda Nobunaga.