A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"From my point of view, this matter is not difficult to deduce." Hosokawa Harugong looked at Xiaoheita with a smile.

"But please enlighten me, sir." Xiao Pingtai's posture was extremely low, and he did not regard this man as a park Tai Chi master who had withdrawn from the center of power.

"His Royal Highness the Prime Minister is magnanimous and ambitious, right or wrong?"

"His Royal Highness has long been to Luo Kyoto to support the shogunate and guide the aspirations of the world. The young master also has the air of a father and has long-term aspirations." Little Pingtai did not know the thoughts of Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and his son, she was sure They all have to go to Luo.

"Compared with the shogunate's power, how does the Shinano Guardianship compare?" "Of course there is a difference between clouds and mud, like the bright moon in the sky compared to the twilight of fireflies."

"That's right." After Hosokawa Harugong finished speaking, Xiaopingta also went through it in his mind and understood.

Shinano is now mainly composed of Takeda Harunobu, Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Murakami Yoshikiyo. Takeda Harunobu and Yamauchi Yoshiharu have completely divided Minami Shinano, while Murakami Yoshikiyo has the most military power in Northern Shinano.

It is a pity that Murakami Yoshikiyo has a bad relationship with everyone in Sakon, and has no savings inside and no help from outside. It's the time when the drum is broken and thousands of people beat it, it's just the outside that is strong and the inside that is strong.

Takeda Harunobu and Yamauchi Yoshiharu had a head-to-head fight. Both sides went back and forth, but they couldn't completely kill each other. Naturally, thoughts will turn to Murakami Yoshikiyo of Hokushin. After all, his strength is inferior to the two big guys of Minami-Shinano.

In addition, now that Takanashi Masarai is raising the flag to cause chaos and the rear is not quiet, no matter how powerful Murakami Yoshikiyo is, he can still exert a few percent of his strength.

Kitashinano is just a piece of fat meat now. Although it is still covered with a layer of shell, Takeda Harunobu and Yamauchi Yoshiharu have mouths full of iron teeth. It only takes a little effort to crush the turtle shell.

Takeda Harunobu has a stable future, Hojo Nao is his son-in-law, Imagawa Hikogoro is his grandson, and Suwa Katsuyori is his son. You have your own people on three sides, just go north with all your strength.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu had just pacified Kiso. Facing the Mino Saito clan and the Hida Miki clan, Uden Nagateru and other people from Higashi Mikawa were not drawn over. The rule of Imagawa Yoshiuchi is not yet stable, and it is difficult to deal with the threat to Suruga immediately.

But I can't stand my thighs, so Teruhora Uesugi can give Murakami Yoshikiyo a hard time from behind.

Instead of facing an aggressive Murakami Yoshikiyo, the Yamauchi family should ignore Shinano's reputation as guardian and give up part of their territory to the people of Hokushin who support Uesugi Teruhora. In this way, we can gain a stable north and join forces with Uesugi Teruhu to strengthen our alliance.

And why did Uesugi Teruhora come? Although he respects the authority of the shogunate, he also claims to maintain feudal order. But if he can do this, can all his soldiers and generals do this?

Didn't he want to find a way to get money and land to reward his samurai Ashigaru, otherwise who would do it with him? Therefore, he wants to go to Kanto, and on the one hand, he will attack the evil traitor Hojo clan, and the rise and fall will continue. On the one hand, they were looting without restraint and plundering everywhere.

Now that Takanashi Masarai invited him, he just sent a thousand people to help. What if Yamauchi Yoshikatsu invites him? Then the three armies of Dafa must come!

He can make a fortune by sending troops!

Where is the wealth? Zenkoji of course!

Zenko-ji Temple is a famous temple dedicated to Amida Buddha. It has lower temples all over the country, as well as a huge Monzen Town formed by the continuous flow of people visiting Amida Buddha. It can bring huge wealth of no less than 10,000 to 20,000 yuan to the lords who control this place every year!

The Takanashi clan obviously only had one and a half counties, but they could play chess with the Murakami clan of six counties. Every opponent would have a good talent. Not because of the huge wealth of Zenkoji Temple, even if it fails, it can make a comeback immediately.

It is recorded several times in history that the Murakami clan invaded Zenkoji Temple, but the Takanashi clan was not afraid, and several generations of rulers ran away holding the Buddhist image of Amida Tathagata. The temple is not important, this statue of Amitabha is the source of countless wealth.

Later, when Takanashi Masarai met Honganji Kogyo Master (Honganji Zhengyo), he immediately offered thousands of money. When meeting the general and the court, he was also given a sword and a thousand taels of money and silk.

How did he, a wealthy countryman, get so much money? Zenkoji didn't bring it to him.

Oda Nobunaga overthrew the Takeda clan, and the Mori clan took control of Hokushin. Unwilling to accept the rule of the Oda clan, the Hokushin people and the "nobushi" of various temples launched a general uprising. The number of uprisings led by the Tomoda clan and the Suda clan alone was as high as 8,000. . What kind of financial resources and personnel can mobilize such a huge military force, especially after the Shinano Samurai Order was cut in half in the Battle of Nagashino, it is even more amazing.

Even after Uesugi Teruhora sent troops to help Yamauchi Yoshitori in the war, he did not occupy an inch of land. He could make a lot of money just by occupying Zenkoji Temple. Can he not come? He is definitely coming. 【Note 1】

Hosokawa Harugong has more than forty years of bad wars and sixty years of life experience. His eyes have watched the ups and downs of the third and fourth generations of generals. The powerful men in the world have changed several times, but he is still as stable as a mountain. He has two children, happily holding a tea cup and bragging to Xiao Pingtai.

I have to say that it is clear that everyone knows that in history, Terutora Uesugi was to vent his anger on the Hokushin wealthy family, to attack Takeda Harunobu, and to maintain the peace of Echigo's national borders.

But Hosokawa Harugong could tell at a glance that it was all about money! Due to drought and successive wars, Uesugi Teruhu was in urgent need of a large sum of quick money to subsidize the state. The nearest huge sum of money is at Zenkoji Temple, and he will come even if it means risking his life.

The two of them talked for more than two hours without realizing it, and everything was explained clearly.

The ministers should not keep close contact with each other, so the Hosokawa Spring Palace did not leave Kodaira to eat. Stand up and send Xiao Pingtai out.

"Come on, I asked you to call me Xiao Pingtai. It's the 15th day of the Chinese New Year for A-Ling. The wedding will be arranged early after I and Your Highness report it."

"You know this matter well. Come and inquire in a few days. Cainu's marriage has been decided, A'ling's marriage has been decided long ago, and I have fulfilled my wish."

Koheita was overjoyed after hearing this. In the past, whether it was Hosokawa Harugong or Naoe Keetsuna, their words were always clouded and opaque. In addition, their daughters are young and there is no such thing as marriage, so Xiaopingtai has never been too concerned about it.

Later, as I got older and my status became higher, there were fewer girls worthy of Xiao Pingtai, so I put it aside. The samurai families who did not have enough status were too embarrassed to mention it to Kodaira, and not all samurai families who had enough status had unmarried daughters of the right age.

Now that Hosokawa Harugong has spoken clearly, there is no way Koheta can refuse. The little girl has grown up watching him since she was a child, and now she is well-behaved and generous. My father and brother both came from the famous Hosokawa family, and were ranked high in rank.

It is impossible to find a better marriage in this era. Koheita said silently in his heart: "Obune, I'm sorry! Naoe Keizuna, your good daughter should be left to Naoe Kanetsugu!"

[Note 1]: Nowadays, Zenkoji Temple is still a huge financial institution with excellent ability to attract money. In the Edo period, in order to manage the huge temple property, the "Daikashin" was even built.

According to legend, the stack of gold that Da Quan put into the house could accommodate seventeen standard tatami mats. The house was three meters high. How much wealth did he have?