A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Contacting external daimyo and temples requires the knowledge and consent of the Yamauchi clan and the magistrates, but strengthening one's own defenses is not that much nonsense. It only requires Koheita to make the decision and follow the orders.

If I had a good relationship with Oda Nobunaga in the past, nothing happened. But like now, undercurrents are surging, and inevitable estrangement has begun to appear with Oda Nobunaga, which makes the Yamauchi family seem a little embarrassed.

why?

The first line of defense on Nakasendo is Kiso Yoshimasa of Kiso Fukushima Castle!

The first line of defense in Tokaido is Uden Nagateru of Yoshida Castle!

They are all Chinese!

Although there are historical reasons for it, it is still very uneasy now. Kiso Yoshiyasu, Kiso Yoshimasa and his son were beaten into submission by Yamauchi Yoshikatsu. They were certainly not loyal and important ministers. Kiso Kotaro is the child of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Mrs. Kiso, and he has already made it clear that he wants to inherit the Kiso family, but after all, he is still young, and there is still at least ten years before he can inherit the family.

The Unomiya clan is better because after the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the people of Higashi Mikawa who were pro-Imagawa united to form a self-defense alliance. Then there was no fighting, and he was won over by Yamauchi Yoshiji with kindness and power.

What they were convinced of was the personal charm of Yamauchi Yoshiharu, and the threat of force from Nishi Mikawa Matsudaira Ieyasu, who relied on the Oda clan to unify Mikawa. This can be regarded as working wholeheartedly for the Yamauchi family and becoming a subordinate of the Yamauchi family.

Once a war breaks out between the Oda clan and the Yamauchi clan in the future, in order to survive the family, the two families may decide what they will choose!

Historically, Kiso Yoshimasa surrendered, but Uden Nagateru swore to the death to resist Matsudaira Ieyasu's attack and died on the battlefield!

But this thing can’t be copied from Quan Xin! Xiaopingtai has witnessed too many incredible things since she came here. Everyone is so complicated, and it seems like history has been whitewashed, so single.

So without talking about anything else, Koheta first sent a message to Kiso Fukushima Chen and Yoshida Castle, asking them to launch a certain corvee in winter, summon the people in the territory, and repair their respective castles.

During the Edo shogunate period, repairing the castle was one of the ways the shogunate suppressed the daimyo. Because Fukushima Masanori repaired first and reported later, Hiroshima's family fortune of 490,000 koku was directly changed.

Although it is impossible for the Yamauchi family to have such strong dominance over the repairs of the city by the wealthy families under their jurisdiction, they still have some sense of supervision in it. None of the country's wealthy families dared to build their own castles in a big way, for fear of attracting questioning from the Yamauchi clan!

Now Xiao Pingtai has written publicly and allowed them to build the castle. They both wanted it!

After Koheita's administrative order was issued, even the judges showed no objection at all. It is not a mistake to prepare for a rainy day, even if it is to build a castle for the people, it is still necessary.

When the time came for Yamauchi's chief planner to find Xiao Pingtai, he was quite willing to discuss and consider it.

"Koheita, do you think it is feasible to transfer the Kiso clan from Kiso to Kai?"

"Transfer?" Xiao Pingtai certainly thought about it.

In the beginning, you have just surrendered and cannot be transferred immediately. Later, I gave birth to Kiso Kotaro, and I felt that I could rely on blood ties to bind them together. Later, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu and Yamauchi Yoshiharu died successively, and the situation was in turmoil, so they did not dare to transfer the title.

Theoretically, Yamauchi Taro is still young, so his prestige in the community may be lower than that of his grandfather and father. In normal times, it would be a very risky move to entrust a powerful person like the Mozeng clan or the Udian clan.

If you put it in the present moment, it would be even more adventurous!

However, Kiso Fukushima Castle and Yoshida Castle are indeed important front-line towns related to the safety of the Yamauchi clan, but they are all controlled by Chinese people with characteristics of the Warring States Period samurai family, which is difficult to reassure.

"If seventeen thousand gu are transferred to Kai Juma County, do you think the Kiso family will agree?" The price offered by the Yamauchi chief planner was extremely high.

The territory reported by the Kiso family is more than 7,000 kan, and there must be a lot of secrets and flowers in it. However, Chief Accountant Yamauchi directly opened more than twice the new territory, which was able to fully subsidize the losses of the Kiso family.

But it's hard to say whether the Kiso family will agree. They are deeply rooted in the local area and respond to hundreds of calls. Including the hidden territory, the total can reach more than 10,000 kuen. To transfer a territory like this to a territory that has no foundation and is even quite hostile to the Yamauchi clan is really not a good deal for the Kiso clan.

"I'm afraid it won't be easy!" Xiao Pingtai was quite doubtful.

"The Kiso Fukushima Castle Committee is indeed in danger of mountains and rivers. It is a key pass on the Nakasendo Road. If something happens, it will be rushed!"

"I'm afraid that if it is done improperly, it will directly anger the Kiso clan."

Perhaps Kiso Yoshimasa was forced into a panic and immediately defected to Oda Nobunaga. Although the possibility is not too high, after all, Yamauchi and Oda have not fallen out yet, but who can say for sure?

The dangerous location of Kiso is the best place to resist the enemy's invasion of Nakasendo. Beyond Kiso and Shinano, there are valley terrains. There is no danger to defend, and the enemy has the opportunity to advance straight in.

This can probably be regarded as a defensive weapon!

"I also know that if I act improperly, something may happen. But for the current plan, we must find ways to change..."

Chief Accountant Yamauchi is now the head of the Yamauchi clan, and his opinions actually represent the opinions of all the Yamauchi clan. Since he said that he can seal the wood with 17,000 swords, So Yoshiyasu, then the Yamauchi clan The disciples all agreed to this plan. If Koheita nods again, it means that the Yamauchi clan has unified opinions.

But Xiao Pingtai really didn’t dare to agree to this proposal easily, she was so cowardly! I am afraid that at this critical moment, if civil strife breaks out in the territory, it will be really doomed!

"It's not that I don't want to, it's really..." Xiaopingtai paced around, fiercely calculating the feasibility of this matter in his mind.

"My old bones haven't moved for a long time. How about I go to Fukushima Castle first?" In fact, Chief Yamauchi was not very confident and did not dare to make a rash decision.

"The chief planner will go there in person?"

"I'll go there myself!"

"That's fine! Then I'll take the trouble!"

In the past, Kiso Yoshimasa was serving his duties in Fuzhong City, but now it is good to be able to spend half of the year in Fuzhong City. In a season like this when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, he can't cause any trouble, so he can just go back to his hometown. Got it.

Now only his father Kiso Yoshiyasu and his younger brother Uematsu Yoshitoyo are at the gate of Fuchu. Kiso Yoshiyasu is a monk and a hostage, while Uematsu Yoshitoyo is in the Flagamoto 1st Division, serving the public and serving as a hostage.

If Chief Yamauchi can test Kiso Yoshiyasu's thoughts clearly and persuade him to really accept the transfer of titles from the Yamauchi clan, it will be of great benefit to the Yamauchi clan in establishing a complete line of defense!