"In that case, I feel relieved."
Hatada Harusuke glanced at her and continued.
"You are relieved, but I am very scared.
Tsutama seems easy to talk to, but do you know that Sano Masatsuna is destined to die?"
Ashikaga Yoshiji said in surprise.
"Didn't Tsuta-dono prevent His Highness Uesugi from using troops? Didn't Sano Masatsuna escape this disaster?"
Harusuke Kada took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, placed them on the tatami, and pushed them forward.
"Have you ever seen this?"
Ashikaga Yoshiji looked at it intently and said.
"It's a brochure from the Wu Family Ethics Promotion Association. A copy was sent to my desk and I've already read it.
Is there anything wrong with this? It’s just some planning proposals for water conservancy projects.”
Kada Harusuke shook his head and said.
"The Samurai Giri Promotion Association is really generous. It spreads the fine Echizen paper everywhere for free, and almost everyone in the eight provinces has a share, from the lords to the farmers.
Chuji Ina, a master of water conservancy at the Kanto Shrine, formulated a specific treatment plan for the floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River.
The previous content is to restore the water conservancy facilities in various places that have been in disrepair and increase the yield per mu. The Wujia Yili Promotion Association has invested 8,000 koku for this purpose.
But the layout of this water conservancy plan is too big, and eight thousand dan is just a drop in the bucket, making it difficult to sustain.
Jinduoden used its own reputation as a guarantee to borrow money from powerful warriors, temple abbots, and wealthy merchants in Guandong. The collateral was the increased yield per mu restored in various places.
Going to the countryside to inspect, Jin Duodian wanted to personally stand up for this loan and dispel the doubts of the local servants. As long as someone participates in making a profit, there will be a continuous follow-up of the Wu family.
The loan is a net that will wrap up all the grassroots villages in Guanba Prefecture. And the first batch of beneficiaries are the more than 200 villages in the four counties that Tsudaden visited the countryside this time."
Ashikaga Yoshiji thought for a while and said.
"After years of war, the Wu family was unable to repair water conservancy, and the yield per mu in various places was cut in half.
If we can borrow money from the local government and the villages can restore their per-acre yield through self-reliance, and the famous families don’t have to pay a penny, everyone in the Wu family will support it.
In addition to gaining prestige, the Spo family actually received no actual benefits.
The servants in the village are cunning. It is easy to make them feel grateful, but it is difficult to expect them to repay their kindness.
The local famous families are not easy to deal with. They are willing to support the restoration of the land, but it is impossible for the Spo family to subdue them.
Jindoden’s measures to win over people’s hearts are destined to be a waste of time.”
Kada Harisuke opened his mouth, wanting to talk about his worries about the Shiba family's assistance to the descendants of Guan Hachishu, the in-depth cooperation between the Samurai Giri Promotion Association and the local fraternity.
But then I thought about it, why was she talking to Ashikaga Yoshiji about this?
The Kamakura Ashikaga family was in ruins, and Shiba Uesugi and Hojo Mikata just borrowed the name of Ashikaga Yoshiji's Kanto shogun.
If Ashikaga Yoshiji really wants to work hard to revive his family business, none of the three parties will be happy to see it.
Harusuke Kada is the god of the Kamakura Ashikaga family, so there is no need to say more.
Too much talk leads to mistakes. Shiba Yigen may not like others to see through his plans. Don't let the Kada family cause new troubles for themselves.
Kada Harusuke smiled slightly, skipped this paragraph, and continued.
"The problem lies in the second half of the water plan.
The middle and lower reaches of the Tone River merge with the Musashi Arakawa River. The water volume has skyrocketed and there are many tributaries. This is the fundamental reason for flooding every year.
Ina Chuji's plan was to divert the Tone River and merge it with the Kinugawa and Watarase Rivers to the east.
The Kinu River and the Watarase River are within the territory of Shimono Province, and the middle and upper reaches of the two rivers sandwich the Sano Territory. The middle and lower reaches of the river cross Shimohitachi both countries and go out to sea in Hitachi Province.
The key to the successful implementation of the second half of the water conservancy project lies in Sano Ling.
Do you think that when samurai families from all over the country tasted the benefits of borrowing money to repair water conservancy projects, will they want to continue with their next plan to completely solve the Tone River flood problem?
Sano Masatsuna betrayed His Highness Uesugi. What if His Highness Uesugi hates Sano Masatsuna and does not want the Samurai Giri Promotion Association to participate in the second half of the plan?
We must know the dual-headed political structure of Echigo. If Uesugi Teruhora did not agree, Tsutado-den would not be able to abandon the Uesugi family, and the Samurai Giri Promotion Association would not be able to participate in the Sano Territory's water conservancy project.
The Kinugawa River and the Watarase River are the key to the second half of the plan. No matter how the project starts, there is no way around the obstacle of the Sano Territory.
When the time comes, the local servants with red eyes, do they hate His Highness Shiba Uesugi, or do they hate the annoying existence of Sano Masatsuna?"
Ashikaga Yoshiji came back to his senses and said with a wry smile.
"Mu Qiang of the Samurai family, how can they have the guts to hate His Highness Shiba Uesugi? Naturally, Sano Masatsuna, a soft persimmon, is even more hateful.
It seems that Sano Masatsuna is doomed. She'd better be smart and commit seppuku so as not to bring about the demise of the Sano family."
Chapter completed!