A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Turning back to the next day, since Yoshiharu Yamauchi came to Ejiri, he had to inspect the territory. No matter how much he disliked the wealthy Chinese people in Ejiri secretly, on the surface he still had to greet them with a smile.

This is just a common phenomenon during the Warring States Period. Kiso Yi led his troops into the Kingdom of Kai back then, causing great misfortune in the Kingdom. Takeda Harunobu called, and the Kiso family surrendered. Not only did both parties smile on the surface, Takeda Harunobu even had to pay for one of his biological daughters to enter. Make marriage alliances with wealthy families in these places so that they can live with you.

After the country's wealthy families have been around for two generations, they can then think of ways to put their extra sons into other people's homes. It takes at least three or four generations to completely digest a countryman into one's retainer.

Or use radical uprooting methods to kill all the family members and retainers and samurai, and then send heavy troops and capable ministers to guard it. In this way, this place can be digested in ten or eight years. But the cost is too high, and if you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred, so other people in the country will resist even more fiercely when they see you being so fierce. Then it may take you a lifetime to unify a country.

So no matter how much I hate these Chinese people and wealthy families, as long as they are still hanging around with the Yamauchi family. At least on the surface, Yamauchi Yoshiharu still seems to be trusting and favored. Let's all deal with it like this first, and see who can survive longer in the turbulent Warring States Period.

All the tycoons of the country are "dragons and phoenixes among men", so there is no problem at all in saying that they are men of quality. The Shirakawa family has been dead for so many years, but they are still alive and kicking on the territory of Ejiri. None of them are stupid, and they are all as smart as heaven.

All of them are very aware of current affairs. Now that the Yamauchi family is prospering without any sign of failure, of course they are willing to follow suit. It is clear that as long as the big tree of the Yamauchi family does not fall, all of them here will be the unparalleled loyal ministers of the Yamauchi family.

The "human spirits" heard early in the morning that Yamauchi Yoshiharu had arrived at Ejiri Castle, and they endured it all night. Anyone who was willing to give up this great opportunity to show their loyalty came over on flying horses to say hello, and then a group of hundreds of people paraded along Donghai Street to inspect the towns and villages of Ejiri.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu was definitely not wandering around aimlessly. Of course, it was different from the current leaders who go to the countryside to rehearse in advance. He just determined the route in advance, and the specific direction he took was based on his mood. However, according to Yamauchi Yoshiharu's serious and meticulous character, the first thing to do is to go to Futama Castle to inspect the city defense and military preparations. When he saw that his father and son, Hatamoto Iwase, the descendant of his Yamauchi family, were holding on to the castle, he encouraged him and felt relieved. .

According to the genealogy of the Iwase family, Takeda Harunobu was considered the eldest brother eight poles apart, but he still followed Yamauchi Yoshiharu loyally. The dual identities of father and son, who are both father and son, are quite guaranteed. Not only is it a matter of loyalty, but they also have family backgrounds, and they also have a good way of defending the city and fighting in battles. The position assigned to Futama Castle is definitely a candidate that everyone thinks will be a good choice.

As for the distant northeast of Futama Castle, facing it is the Imagawa clan's Kakegawa Castle. Asahina Yasuno and Asahina Yasutomo and their father and son guard the castle securely. On the contrary, Yamauchi Yoshitsune had a somewhat complicated mind. The Battle of Tianryukawa was so short, otherwise the entire Yuanjiang Kingdom might be his.

After reading this, Yamauchi Yoshiharu did not forget to use his kindness and power, and casually pretended to squeeze and force these Ejiri tycoons, using the excuse that the wooden bridge on the Tenryu River was damaged, and then asked these foreigners to pay for it. People worked hard to improve the Tokai Street in Ejiri.

It doesn’t cost much, and building roads is good for everyone. In addition, it was Yamauchi Yoshiharu himself who asked what this group of people could do. Yamauchi Yoshiharu was one of the daimyo who was easy to talk to, and he did not inspect the land or join the military service. In the end, everyone had no choice but to smile on the outside and agree to the general request for labor force manpower and materials in their hearts. Yamauchi Yoshiharu was considered a villain for Xiaopingta.

As for Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, his father directly sent him to work. After eating early in the morning, he went back to Yamauchi non-stop to dispatch strong manpower. The Warring States Warriors had no free days.

Kodaira and Sukezaemon met again. Kodaira took advantage of his coming to Ejiri and wanted to discuss something with him. I went to the dormitory to search, and found that this guy was really a good businessman. Instead of sleeping in the hot quilt and soft bed in the dormitory, he just spent the night in the haystack on the boat, guarding the business entrusted to him by his boss wholeheartedly. goods. Just rush here, it is true that people’s final success is not for nothing.

Sukezaemon brought some indigo and safflower to Ejiri this time. Kai, Musashi, Shinano and other places already had a certain degree of raw silk industry and silk weaving industry. Local merchants purchased white silk for home textiles from scattered farmers. They needed various dyes to dye ordinary white silk. If they added a certain level of embroidery skills, they could sell it for a lot more money.

Of course, at this time, Naya's main business is guns and weapons. In addition to Sakai Town's own iron cannons, he is also a second-hand dealer for the Portuguese and Spanish. Although the Portuguese matchlock guns originating from Japan are not necessarily stronger than the iron cannons originating from Japan, the admiration for foreigners has been a common problem in any place throughout the ages.

In addition, there are also specialties such as pig iron and ceramics from Western countries. This time, it was just because Sukezaemon was about to make a trip to Yamauchi to deliver Nanban carcasses to Koheita. As a businessman, he couldn’t run away in vain, so he used the good relationship between Imai Munehisa and the upper echelons of the Miyoshi family to bring a batch of indigo from Sanuki Country. If you come out and sell it, you can make a profit.

After Koheta took over as Ejiri Castle Representative this time, in addition to arranging manpower to handle various affairs, he also wanted to take advantage of this free time to visit Kyoto and Sakai. Sukezaemon is considered a middle- and senior-level manager of Naya. Their Naya has a strong presence in the West and can know a lot of information in advance. After all, a businessman must be well-informed in order to make money. Information can always be one step ahead. (Anto Aiki was the first one in Mutsu to know that Oda Nobunaga died in the battle at Honnoji Temple, because he paid attention to regularly sending merchants to Kyoto for trade, which also provided him with a time advantage to get closer to Toyotomi Hideyoshi later. )

Koheita always wanted to keep Sukezaemon on the line and let him slowly spread the news about the Western Kingdom. Things like the introduction of artillery during the collapse of the country, and the Shimadzu clan's attack on Kanfu, Koheita knew about it, but he was not familiar with the specific year. Even when the Shimadzu family unified the Satsuma Kingdom, they only found out about it when they were drinking and getting close to the people when they went to Beijing last time. I don't have such a good memory.

There is also the cheap uncle Tsunari in Kyoto. Although he is not a top official, he is a big boss who can hold the position of three generations. He has a good reputation and familiarity in Kyoto. Moreover, events in Kyoto are related to the overall situation of the world. After all, it is the capital of the entire country in every sense. It is the place where the emperor and princes are located and has unparalleled political significance.

If these two lines can be stabilized, at least Xiaopingtai will not be blind to the future trend.