different warring states of japan

Chapter 737 Complicated Sakai Port

Seeing the seemingly sincere Akechi Mitsuhide, and thinking about the trickster Maeda Yoshiki behind the scenes, Ashikaga Yoshiki became more and more sure that these Shiba retainers were unreliable.

She must regain the power of the local powerful factions in the shogunate, and not let them become a stumbling block to her progress.

Akechi Mitsuhide knew that the general was unhappy, but she continued talking.

"The turmoil in Guanyin Temple, although Liujiao's mother and daughter were able to return to the city, but the foundation of Liujiao's family has been shaken.

In order to limit the chaos of Rokkaku Yoshiharu, Shinto Kenmori and Gamo Kenhide both supported Goto Takaji's conditions.Force Liujiao Yizhi to publish Liujiao Shishimu, restricting the power of the lord.

It is also a good thing that Liujiao Yizhi's power is severely restricted, and it is no longer possible to act recklessly as before. "

Akechi Mitsuhide seemed to be explaining, but Ashikaga Yoshiki felt apprehensive in his heart.

The Liujiao style restricts the behavior of the lord, which is a serious violation of the lord's power by the retainers, which makes her, the lord of the world, uncomfortable.

The Liujia retainer group can use the Liujia style to restrict the Liujia family governor, so other samurai can also use these terms to limit the power of General Ashikaga.

She snorted.

"I'm going to deal with the rats above me sooner or later."

Akechi Mitsuhide bowed his head and remained silent, she was happy to see the general's dislike for the six-cornered retainer group.

Isn't it her goal to guide the general to deal with each family step by step?
---

Sakai Port, Shinsengumi resident.

Takada Yono looked at the Chinese book in his hand with a grim expression.In front of her, Imai Zongjiu kowtowed.

"very sorry!"

Takada Yono asked.

"Less than [-]%? Can't you think of a way?"

Imai Sohisa got up and bowed deeply again.

"I'm really sorry, I have used all the methods that can be used. The Noto war and the closure of Nanao Port have dealt a big blow to the caravan's confidence in going to the Hokuriku Road.

I have already promised a large interest discount and provided the convenience of the Yodogawa franchise, which is why I have held [-]% of the share of Sakai Port.

As for the other commercial towns in recent times, our influence is even lower, and perhaps less ideal. "

Takada Yono knocked on the copybook and let out a sigh.

Last year, the Hokuriku Road business route took [-]% of the goods from Sakai Port, and merchants in other places are waiting and watching.

She wanted to go all out and plan to move [-]% of the goods from Sakai Port to the Hokuriku Road this year, thereby impressing businessmen from all over the world to follow.Unexpectedly, when encountering civil strife in Noto Hatakeyama's family, his success fell short.

A businessman seeks profit and avoids harm, and hesitates at the slightest risk.With a mature Tōkaidao business route to go, they have insufficient motivation to change course.

They wouldn't be tempted if it wasn't for Takata Yono who borrowed a p share of Tucang copper coins to subsidize the caravan desperately.

Now that the news of the closure of Nanao Port has spread, many caravans have been scared to retreat.Even if Takada Yono helped Imai Sohisa get the Yodogawa franchise, not many people could be tempted to stick to it.

Thinking of the bold words he made in the letter to the lord, Takada Yono was furious.

She hated that she couldn't fulfill her promise to Yoshihiko Shibo, and Yoshihiro Shiba was disappointed in herself, and she couldn't stand it just thinking about it.

Gao Tianyang said solemnly.

"Are those businessmen in Tokaido still following up with interest discounts?"

Sohisa Imai said.

"Since the Nanao Port incident came out, the follow-up discounts have stopped.

They are pure businessmen who will pursue profit maximization.Since we have our own problems, they are not willing to continue to spend money.

I checked their sources of funds, and Tsuda Zongji had a hand in it. "

Takada Yono glanced at Imai Zongjiu, saw her respectful, but knew in her heart that she wanted to give Tsuda Zongji eye drops.

"Tsuda Zonghe has been warned by Miyoshi Masayasu-sama that he will not interfere with our work anymore, and you should stop staring at her."

"Hi!"

Imai Munehisa bowed, sweat dripping from his head.

Takada Yono's words meant a warning. She accompanied Takada Yono these days and participated in the exchange of benefits between the Shiba family and the Miyoshi family, which was an eye-opener.

Ignorance is bliss, knowing too much is awe.The businessman claims to be shrewd, but compared to these smug negotiations with the martial arts behind the scenes, they are still too immature.

Takada Yono's maneuvers not only brought her back the Yodogawa concession rights envied by the merchants in Sakai Port, but also made Miyoshi Masayasu, who had already raised his butcher knife, greet him with a smile and shake hands to make peace.

This is not Takada Yono's ability, it is a diplomatic game between the two samurai families behind the scenes, and the interests are mixed, which makes Imai Zonghisa's head sweat.

The more she understands the samurai politics, the more respectful she will be towards Yono Takada.The more sensible you are, the more afraid you are!

Seeing that she was obedient, Takada Yono nodded in satisfaction, and asked again.

"What about the Sakai Assembly?"

"Tsuda Zongji has shut up, Sen Rikyu came to me privately to build bridges for several earthen warehouses in Kyoto.

I don't dare to agree casually. I came this time to ask for your instructions. "

From the standpoint of Sohisa Imai, since there are no more caravans willing to take the Hokuriku Road after spending money to subsidize the interest, then there is no need to continue to borrow money, and the interest rate of the earthen warehouse is frighteningly high.

Takada Yono said decisively.

"Borrow, I will borrow as much as I have."

Senke was born in the shogunate samurai family and was a wholesaler on the surface, but she was able to gain a firm foothold in Sakai Port because her family was inextricably linked to the shogunate shogunate.

In Izumi, Settsu, Hanoi, Yamashiro, and Minami Omi, there are samurai families with whom Sen Rikyu is close friends.For Izumi Hosokawa's family alone, Hosokawa Fujitaka has a very good relationship with her.

She came forward to match up the earth warehouse in Kyoto, most of which came from the funds of the vassals.

General Ashikaga pressed on every step of the way, and the vassals headed by the Ise family were in a state of panic all day long, and finally wanted to leave some way out.

Takada Yono didn't know who invested money here, but Sen Rikyu, the number one businessman in Sakai Port, would not be a small person.

She pledged the shares of the Hokuriku Road business route in order to attract the powerful and protect the business route.Some forces from the capital came in, so there was no reason not to accept it.

Interest is a trivial matter, and the trade route itself is also a trivial matter.The real important thing is to use this trade route to transport supplies for Shiba Yoshihiro and raise his own value for Takada Yono.

Imai Zongjiu bowed to accept the order, and seeing Takada Yono was so decisive, she also tasted a little taste.But she didn't dare to mix in it, just do things well.

"One more thing, the batch of plate armor you want, my lord, may cost [-] guan and it will be difficult to obtain."

Takada Yono raised his eyebrows and said in surprise.

"Only two or three hundred sets of armor, even [-] pieces can't handle it? Is it so expensive?"

Imai Sohisa shook his head with a wry smile.

"I didn't understand it at first, but when I went to work, I asked the craftsman, and I realized that it was not easy.

Steel plate armor, the curved surface cannot be beaten by manpower, it must rely on hydraulic stamping.

Sakai Port area is rich in water conservancy, but there are not many water forging workshops.Even hiring all of them is not enough, and a batch has to be built temporarily.

Moreover, the quality requirements of iron materials are too high, so they can only be smuggled from the heavens.I have requested to bring goods from Guangdong through Nanman merchants.

However, they came with strings attached. "

Takada Yono said, frowning.

"What conditions?"

"They want you to join the religion and convert to Nanman religion."

(End of this chapter)