different warring states of japan

Chapter 690 Comments on the Uesugi Family

Imai Zong didn't understand for a long time and asked.

"My lord, the Hokuriku Road trade route is the property of the Shiba family. You pledged and sold this golden route at a low price. How will the retainer group explain?"

Yono Takada glanced at Sohisa Imai in surprise. This guy started to think politically, and his perspective shifted from businessmen to samurai.

She shook her head and sneered.

"If you don't do this, how can I ensure that the Hokuriku Road trade route continues?
This trade route is an important material guarantee for the Lord in the Kanto Raiders, and it must not be cut off due to the recent turmoil.

What the lord wants is supplies, isn't it a dead end?
Niko Katsuhisa will definitely acquiesce in my actions, as for Akechi Mitsuhide and Maeda Yoshihisa, if they want to take this opportunity to make trouble. . "

Takada Yono sneered twice.

"Then ask them to send troops to protect Sakai Port, if you can't do it, shut up!"

Looking at the thoughtful Imai Sohisa, Takada Yono reiterated again.

"You have to keep in mind that for the samurai, money has no meaning. What matters is that money can obtain food and armaments.

What we need to do is to maintain material channels as much as possible to ensure that the military supplies used by the Lord are sufficient.

As for shares, pledges, and even copper coins themselves, they have no meaning to us.

What if the Hokuriku business road is divided into shares and pledged?We're always ready to start over if need be.

The foundation of the Hokuriku Road trade route is the strength of the Shiba family.

Along the line are Miyoshi House of Settsu Country, Yamashiro Country Shogunate House, Kita Omi Asai House, Tsuruga Asakura House, Notohatake House, and Echigo Uesugi House.

These samurai were willing to maintain or participate in the Hokuriku trade route because of Shiba Kenshin's prestige.

Without the Shiba family, there would be no Hokuriku trade route, so the pledge itself is a joke. "

What Takada Yono said made Imai Sohisa suddenly realize.

Merchants value money, but Wu family values ​​family business.

The merchant's money is magical, but it is useless, and the end of the fat sheep is to be slaughtered.

The foundation of the Wu family is the prosperity of the family business.As long as the lord is wise and the military is powerful, everyone will give face and anything can be done.

Takada Yono handles business affairs from the perspective of a samurai.In this environment where the Wu family despises merchants and refuses to participate in business, it is natural to reduce the dimensionality and attack, and it is always disadvantageous.

Merchants value profits over righteousness, of course they can't play but cling to the supplies, so Takada Yono can do everything for this.

Even if they can understand the truth, can they hold back their greed and not sell the rope to hang themselves?
After a secret conversation between the two, Takada Yono decided the fate of the Tucang steward's death.Imai Zongjiu stepped back in awe and went to dig a pit for them to bury.

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After a year of peace, two samurai civil strife broke out after winter.The Liujiao family and the Miyoshi family, which have become recent overlords, began to decline due to civil strife.

Its prosperity is also vigorous, and its death is also sudden.

And in the Echigo country far away in the Kanto, Uesugi Terotora also received a letter from Shiba Yoshigin from Tochio Castle.

Facing the crisis on both sides of the east and west, she carefully considered Yoshihiko Shiba's Shimokoshi pacification idea, and then started the internal deliberations of the Uesugi family.

Uesugi's retainers were surprised by the heavy snow in winter, and the main family actually called for a review at this time.However, the military order is like a mountain, and each family can only brave the wind and snow to come to Chunri Mountain City to participate in the review.

It was more than ten days after everyone arrived.The high-ranking samurai who had settled in various houses in the city finally gathered at the castle tower.

Uesugi Terotora sat at the head of the meeting room, and charcoal fires were burning in the four corners of the room.

The paper door couldn't resist the howling north wind, and there was a faint whine that couldn't be sustained, and it seemed to have been pierced through several holes.

The lower group of retainers quietly waited for the lord to speak, Uesugi Terutoro picked up a letter from the case and said.

"Yoshizuna Hatakeyama from Vietnam sent a letter asking for help. She has been kicked out of Noto by the retainers. She hopes to get my assistance to return to Nanao Castle."

As soon as these words came out, the house was bustling like a castle town, and the retainers whispered to each other, buzzing.

Uesugi Terutora's forehead twitched, and he slapped the letter back into the copybook, cursing.

"What are you arguing about! Say something to my face."

When she got angry, all the concubines fell silent.Looking around, the last warrior Ji came out and bowed, saying.

"Your Highness, we are preparing for the Kanto Raiders, what happened to Etchu Noto, what does it have to do with us?
At the time when the chief of the Jinbo kicked us back, it was good if we didn't talk.Now we are asked to send troops to help, how can there be such a good thing in the world? "

Uesugi Terutoro looked at the next head, and most of the surrounding retainers nodded in agreement and supported this person.

Before that, Jinbaochang invaded the Xinchuan County in the eastern part of Vietnam.Yasun Shiina couldn't resist asking Echigo for help, and the Echigo Samurai took the opportunity to occupy a large area of ​​land.

But before the land was obtained, Yasunon Shiina betrayed the water and joined forces with Etsuchu Ichikomune, intending to ambush Terutora Uesugi who had returned home.

At that time, under the mediation of Yoshihiko Shiba, Uesugi Terutora and Jinbo Chochi reached an alliance.

The Uesugi family withdrew from Vietnam, turned their attention to the Kanto Plain, and launched the Kanto Raiders.Chief Shenbao went to kill Shiina Kangyin on his own, and the country of Yue was under her control.

The Echigo Samurai had no choice but to spit out the fat in their mouths, that's all.Anyway, Shiina Kangyin betrayed the water early, and those lands were not in his hands.

Now that there is civil strife in Noto Hatakeyama's family, Hatakeyama Yoshizuna is asking for help in Vietnam, and there is no guidance from Jinbo Chief?

Echigo Uesugi's family crossed over to China, went to Noto country to quell the rebellion, and fought to protect the low-priced goods of Jimbo Chief. Is there such a good thing in the world?

Why!

Without the port town of Nanao Castle, the goods from Tsuruga Port to Naoetsu can still be transported, nothing more than a little less.But no matter how small the number is, next year will be more than this year, right?
The Hokuriku Road trade route is still in the period of explosion, and the quantity of goods is rising steadily. The Uesugi retainer group is already very satisfied.

They didn't have the time to think about the post of Jinbao Chief in Vietnam, and took back Nanao Port to ensure the supply of goods between Vietnam and China.

They hope to complete the Kanto Raiders, go to the Kanto Plain, and grab shit.

The Wu family does value commercial profits, but that's all. Their most important thing is always the land.

With land, there will be population, food and military power, which is the foundation of the Wu family.

In the choice between the business interests of Etchu Noto and the land of the Kanto Plain, the Uesugi retainer group must choose the Kanto Plain.

If you have less goods, you need less, the land is the family property left to the descendants!
The words of this samurai Ji are the voices of all Uesugi's retainers, and Uesugi Huihu knows it in his heart.

she said solemnly.

"Get out."

The warrior Ji was stunned for a moment, looking at the lord in confusion.

Uesugi Terutora pointed at her and cursed.

"You have no place to speak here, get out!"

That person was aggrieved, but he didn't dare to disobey the mighty Uesugi Terutora, he bowed disheartenedly and left the conference hall.

Of course she has the right to speak, otherwise why would she brave the wind and snow to come to Chunri Mountain City to participate in the review? Could it be that she came to applaud?

But she is just the leader of a small samurai family, a small role that Terotora Uesugi can look at casually.

When she rolled, she instantly expressed the lord's position, and the leaders of the various families under her command peeked at each other and communicated secretly.

Naoe Ketsuna wryly smiled and shook his head.

This time the Naoetsu Azabu Market was closed, which scared the Uesugi retainers out of their minds, and originally thought there would be a hemorrhage.

Who knew the twists and turns, but in the end this matter was settled with the reserve fund of Naoetsu Customs Office, and Uesugi Terutora and Shiba Yoshiyin pinched their noses to pay the bill.

The tax rebate for the second master of the Chuxiaetsu outskirts of the samurai family was issued by the reserve fund, and the Uesugi retainer group did not refund the tax, so they were full.

This benefit made them proud and misjudged the attitude of the lord.Thinking that the Kwantung Raiders is coming soon, the lord will not care about some trivial matters, and his behavior becomes more and more violent.

(End of this chapter)