different warring states of japan

Chapter 693 Unwilling Acceptance

The samurai daimyo is very bitter, they seem majestic and majestic, they can kill whoever they want, but in fact they have very little power.

Japan's manor system is economically closed. In ancient times, the emperor's court introduced the system of renting and mediocrity from the Tang Dynasty, and implemented the equalization of land similar to the public ownership system. The basic idea was to seize power from the local manor owners.

Land, population, food, these are the foundation of the country, and the system is just a way for the ruler to control these materials.

But the local manor owner is not a fool.

They married the heirs of the emperor's heirs, Genji and the Fujiwara family's descendants, and used the privilege of the nobles to resist the erosion of the equal land system.

The emperor's court's reform of renting and meddling failed, but it left a small tail, that is, the tradition of co-governance by the nobility of the samurai family.

The imperial court wants to implement public land to the local area, which is an evil policy spurned by the local area.However, the formation of the tradition of family ownership by the locality itself is a virtuous government that balances the interests of all parties.

The power structure of the samurai family starts from the ground servants in the villages at the grassroots level, and contributes part of their power upwards, in exchange for the protection of the lower ones from the upper ones.

The advantage of this structure is that as long as the upper level is in line with the wishes of the lower level, it does not need to spend too much effort to manage it, just hang down and rule it.

The power that the samurai daimyo care about most is nothing more than taxation and conscription. The lower-level military rations arrive on time, and they are loyal and good samurai.

The disadvantage is that the power structure of the samurai family is similar to the co-governance of nobles.The family business is the common interest of all samurai families under the whole family name, and the idea of ​​the retainer group always restricts the behavior of the lord.

The direct leaders of the samurai daimyo generally only accounted for [-]% of the total territory, and only the direct ministers could be mobilized directly.Most of the dominance over the place is actually in the hands of the retainers.

Administering policies requires deliberations, wars require military deliberations, and changing heirs requires deliberations. The actual power is pitifully small.

The reason for the weakness of the Ashikaga shogunate is that the replacement of the heir was not fully approved by the three managers and four positions of the shogunate.

Supporters and opponents, the two sides opened up and fought a protracted battle that hurt both sides.

As a result, the strength of the samurai loyal to the shogunate was exhausted, causing the shogunate to have no power to suppress the local samurai, and the world then went into chaos.

Terotora Uesugi seems to say what he says, but in fact the most trustworthy force in his hands is Nagao and his disciples.

Even the group of direct ministers who followed her footsteps had their own ideas.Honjo Mino, Kakizaki Kei's family, Saito Chaonobu and below, which of the direct ministers next to Banner doesn't have his own little abacus?

Even if there is a group of long tails, it is a loyalty paid for with real money, and they have to be cared for at all times, and their interests must be considered at all times.

If Yang Beizhong can subdue, Uesugi Terutora can give them some benefits.But to introduce them into the Uesugi retainer group, this must be approved by the retainer group.

Forcibly pressing the cow's head to drink water will cause even more trouble when you turn around.No matter how powerful Uesugi Terotora is, he is still alone, and any order needs to be carried out by the retainer group.

If you can't convince the retainer group, force an order.They acted positively and violated negatively, benefiting themselves at the expense of others, and later caused a scandal similar to the random distribution of taxes by the second public, and the lord was to blame.

The Uesugi retainers are the ruling class of Echigo, and of course they don't want to see others share their power.

Fortunately, with Shiba Yoshihiro, Uesugi Terutora can spread his hands and smile to see Uesugi's retainers sitting on pins and needles.

Yang Beizhong didn't have many choices.

They can't beat Uesugi Terutora, this is a recognized fact after many times of practice.After facing the reality, bow your head and suffer a little bit and admit it.

Even if the samurai daimyo who colluded with Ou and Yu countries, there is a high probability that they will not be able to defeat Terotora Uesugi.Except for the Sasaki party's iron-headed people who are forced to make trouble, who is willing to hit a stone with an egg?
But the problem now is that there is Shiba Yoshigin's Kanto servant in Echigo.In the past, Yang Beizhong had no choice, but now they want to be good people in the Guandong Waiter, how can others stop them?

Just because they reformed themselves and started a new life, did Uesugi's retainers want to bully them even more?Is there such a reason in the world?

Besides, Yoshihiro Shiba is not easy to mess with.His bravery is admired by the tough Echigo samurai, and Terotora Uesugi pursues him wholeheartedly, and will never tear himself apart with the Shiba family.

For any actions that disrupt the confluence of the Uesugi Shiba two families, please refer to the fate of Usami Sadamitsu and Nagao Masaki, which puts the Uesugi retainers into a dilemma.

Yang Beizhong was not accepted, and Sibo Yiyin accepted the Yue Wu family with a smile.The Shiba family turned against customers, and surpassed the Uesugi family in strength, becoming the strongest force in Echigo.

Accepting the Yangbei people, a large number of Xiayue samurai to enrich the Uesugi vassal group, will inevitably squeeze the traditional interests that originally belonged to the vassals.

Uesugi Terutoro looked at the tangled faces of the retainers below, and couldn't help sneering, these bastards.

The Kwantung Raider is coming soon, they don't think about how to capture the Kwantung Plain, they are still thinking about these small gains and losses in Echigo's country.

From Terutora Uesugi's acquisition of the Kanto leader and her return to the Echigo Kingdom, there are only two things that Yoshihiro Shiba has been doing to assist her.

First, stabilize the surrounding environment and avoid the situation that other directions threaten the rear of Echigo Kingdom when the Kanto Plain is attacked.

Second, integrate internally, reduce internal friction, and project as much of the power of the Echigo samurai family as possible to the Kanto Plain for conquest.

But after a year, external crises occurred frequently and internal integration was chaotic.Not to mention that Shiba Yoshigin's patience was worn out and irritated, he was even more annoyed than his quick-tempered Uesugi Terotora.

Taking advantage of this Shinbata Rebellion, Shiba Yoshigin's suggestion on the governance of Shimokoshi, Uesugi Terotora took advantage of the opportunity to have a complete showdown with his retainers.

Do you still want to conquer the Kanto Plain?If you want to, don't make any more mess!
Uesugi Terutoro looked at his retainers with provocative eyes, and the Kakizaki Kei family came out and kowtowed to the ground.

"The Kakizaki Kei family will always be loyal to you, follow you, and follow your Highness' orders."

The eyes of the vassals instantly focused on her, but she didn't take it seriously.

A thought floated in the minds of all the concubines, how shameless they are, and let this bastard take the lead again.

Under Uesugi Terutora's command, Naoe Kagetsuna, the leader of the generation of retainers, and Mino Honjo, the leader of the Naosugi side, remained silent, but that was before Terutora Uesugi used Shiba Yoshigin to scare people.

When Uesugi Terutora started threatening, the attitude of the vassals relaxed slightly, and the Kakizaki Jing family jumped out to take the first place, and the reaction speed was extremely fast.

Uesugi Terutora immediately praised her, expressed his affection for her, and divided the retainer group.

"Kakizaki Hime is loyal to the emperor and is unparalleled in bravery. There is no match for her in the seven counties of Echigo."

This sentence implied a deep meaning, which made Honjo Shino, Saito Chaonobu and other direct ministers approaching, fidgeting uneasy.They are all confidantes of Uesugi Terutoro, they are under the most pressure, and they are about to make a statement.

Knowing that he couldn't stop it, Naoe Jinggang sighed secretly, and said on the ground.

"I implore Your Highness to accept the Nakajo family, the Irobe family, and the Takemata family as members of the family, participate in housework, and review military affairs."

From the Kakizaki Jing family's mouth, the retainer group has already lost.As soon as Zhijiang Jinggang let go, all the concubines followed and fell to the ground to plead for orders.

(End of this chapter)