Kira Yoshi carefully looked at Daxiong Chaohide and Cheng Zhengzi. Although the two tried hard to maintain the standard kneeling posture, they would definitely not be able to support it just after they were released from prison. They could only hold on to the tatami to maintain their posture and not fall down.
The funny actions made the maids coming and going cover their mouths and chuckle.
"You two don't look very good!"
"..." The two of them lowered their heads and remained silent. They couldn't help but secretly cursed hypocrisy. Of course, they would not dare to say it even to death.
Kira Yoshi was not angry at all and continued to ask: "What do you mean by betraying Echigo? Gold, face, or something else?"
"..." The two of them still didn't speak. This time they really had nothing to say. No matter how they explained it, they couldn't explain it. A thousand words would be worse than silence.
Kira Yoshitoki also knew what they were worried about, so he simply said: "Your family members are also imprisoned in the Yashiki in Kasugayama Castle, but you can rest assured that our family will not make things difficult for them. We will provide three people with rice per month based on their population.
In addition, they earn some extra money by doing some jobs within their capabilities in the city, and their lives are pretty good."
"Thank you Wuweidian for your kindness!" Da Xiong Chaoxiu and Cheng Zhengzi were not only moved, but what they cared about most was their family members. If they didn't have such concerns, they could have committed seppuku. But in this way, their family members would have to suffer.
Without the exemption granted by the Lord of Echigo, life in the future will be extremely difficult.
"Although I don't intend to touch your relatives, as the initiator of the rebellion and the chief culprit of the two invasions of Echigo, I can't do anything without dealing with you." After saying this, I paused and carefully looked at the expressions of the two people. It seems that it has not changed.
Being prepared, he continued: "Do you think my family will forgive you?"
"Wuweidian shouldn't make things difficult for us!" Daxiong Chaoxiu felt that since he could survive, he would definitely not deal with them again. Otherwise, why bother to torture the two of them. After washing and scalding them with hot water for an hour, they were again
After being blown by the cold wind, his mind was so clear now that he couldn't even think clearly about this issue.
"Then what do you think our family will do with you?"
"This..." The two of them hesitated. They had been imprisoned for three months without seeing the light of day. Naturally, they would not know the fate of Honjo Shigenaga, Hojo Takahiro, and Kurokawa Kiyomito. However, this did not affect their thinking. They thought about it.
Feeling that there was still a chance, he tested the question: "Does Wuweidian want to pardon us? Or does it have any requirements?"
Kira Yoshi smiled. He shook his head and asked, "Do you think our family will pardon you?"
"This..." His question was tantamount to saying that there was no such possibility at all. The two of them panicked, and their already slow brains were even more dizzy with pain: "What should I do if I don't pardon? If I don't pardon, it's not beheading."
, what exactly does it mean?”
Kira Yoshishi smiled and said: "If I let you go and leave Echigo Country, where will you go?"
"What does Wu Wei Dian mean?" Cheng Zhengzi was not in a good state. He shook his head and looked at Daxiong Chaoxiu, whose expression suddenly turned livid: "Wu Wei Dian's implication is neither
The execution is not a pardon, but an exile for us?"
"No way? Exile? Why?" Cheng Zhengzi was still a little slow. It took him a while to wake up, and his face was pale. Defection or exile and punishment and exile are two different concepts. The former is to pack up the family and run away.
Most of the time, other martial arts families will accept them, and the latter will be punished and expelled from the country. Both their reputation and the price they pay are huge.
Kira Yoshi smiled and said nothing. Daxiong Chaohide was silent for a long time before replying: "My original plan was to defect to the Takeda family, so I guess I have no choice but to defect to the Takeda family!"
"Okay! Let's talk about the Kai Takeda clan. Now that I let you two leave Echigo, will the Kai Takeda clan take you in?"
"……have no idea."
"Is it because I don't know, or because I don't dare to tell?"
"They should take him in!" Daxiong Chaohide could not remain silent. He had already thought clearly about the causes and consequences. He was instigated twice by the Takeda family to attack Echigo. It can be said that his entire reputation was ruined throughout his life.
They were imprisoned in Kasugayama Castle for three months without seeing the light of day, but the outside world did not know their orientation. Once they saw the two of them jumping out alive, it was easy to think that either Nagao Kagetora or Kira Yoshitoki had been pardoned.
What would Takeda Harunobu think? What would the Takeda family's retainers think if they were exiled for their sins and fled to the Takeda family according to their original plan?
Kira Yoshishi smiled and was not worried at all: "It's still a matter of choice whether to take me in or not. Even if I take you in, I'll be wary of you. Isn't that surprising?" The expressions on the two people's faces were ugly, but they still had to nod.
Seeing that the two of them cooperated well with the treatment, Kira Yoshihi nodded with satisfaction and continued to induce: "Then I will pardon your sins now, demote you two to low-level samurai, and allow you to perform meritorious service for your crimes. After three months, you will be dissatisfied.
What if you rebelled again and failed, and finally escaped all the way from Echigo and defected to the Kai Takeda clan?"
"What!" Not only did Daxiong Chaoxiu widen his eyes angrily, but even Cheng Zhengzi couldn't sit still. No one could have imagined that Wuweidian was so terrifying. Daxiong Chaoxiu couldn't help but trembled all over and said in a cold voice: "Wuweidian means...
Let the two of me use the room?"
"If you think so, there is nothing we can do about it!" Kira Yoshi had a faint smile on his face and shrugged casually as if it was something unimportant. This action was so understated, but it directly determined the future of the two of them.
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"Why..." Halfway through the words, Big Bear shook his head at Chao Xiu and smiled bitterly. With his wisdom, he could not mistake Kiragi's expression. That kind of calm and calm expression was only revealed when the Zhizhu was in hand. He
I had been so confident before, but compared to the young nobleman in front of me...
"It's still too different!" He put aside the random thoughts in his head and said, "What will happen to our family members in the future? I mean, I'm afraid it won't be that easy for me to be alone."
Daxiong Chaohide is very smart. He knows that he is unable to resist, so he simply throws out his conditions. This is also expected. Kira Yoshiki smiled softly: "Well! Bizen Mamoru is right, you can't do it alone, so let's
Your brother, Okuma Morihide, will go to Kai with Bizen Morden, and the Weaving Hall as well! As for their families, don’t worry. They will live very comfortably in Kasugayama Castle. You can see them later.
them."
The official name of Shiroori Fuyu Masashige is Shigeru Sadashige. Masashige is just his alias. He has no brothers or sisters. Even though he is the mainstream of the Echigo Daimi clan, several branches of the clan far away in Shimotsu are also related to him.
The Cheng family had little contact, and Cheng Zhengzi’s wife was Daxiong Chaoxiu’s sister.
He has a very good relationship with his wife. They have three sons and one daughter in total. His son Keimao Gogenfu is only thirteen years old, his second son Matsujiro is ten years old. His third son Matsuzaburo is six years old, and there is another son who is just over two years old.
My little daughter, imagine how he would feel when he knew that he would go to Kai alone.
Cheng Zhengzi became anxious now and stammered to emphasize that this was unreasonable: "The Takeda family will definitely doubt us? Isn't it strange that I don't have any relatives?"
Kira Yoshihide smiled, clapped his hands gently to call the two young men, and told them: "At the end of the month, take your trusted followers back to the farm near Jiguan City and wait. Someone will contact you when the action is ready.
Someone will take you to reunite with your family, you two can leave now."
"Farewell!" Da Xiong bowed to Chao Xiu, then picked up Cheng Zhengzi and stood up to leave.
At the imperial court meeting in the first year of this year, Nakajo Tokihide, on behalf of the Kira family, presented two thousand kanmon of Yongle money to the shogunate, and another 500 kanmon to the court. After more than a year, some changes in official positions occurred in the court, first of all, Kira Yoshitoki's
My cousin Nakain Toshimi was promoted to the rank of senior officer again, on January 4 he was promoted to the fourth rank, and on January 18 he was transferred to lieutenant general Sakonoe.
Konoe Senji wrote a letter to thank Kira Yoshitsune for the thousand kan Yongle money he had given to him. He mentioned that in the past few months, with the support of Biwaya, the Konoe family had opened a shop in Kyoto that dealt in various luxury goods.
The items sold in the shop mainly include the finest brocades and porcelain from the Ming Dynasty, as well as Nanman mirrors, Nanman paintings, woolen fabrics, ivory, tortoiseshell, rhinoceros horn, ambergris, etc.
The Kira family owns 40% of the shares from the land and funds, the Konoe family gets 30% of the shares through the introduction of connections, Ashikaga Yoshiteru gets 10% of the shares without doing anything, and there are also Sanjo, Kuga, Saionji, Kikutei, Chuin, etc.
Several famous families, including Sanjo Nishi, held some shares.
The opening of this commercial house brought many new changes to Kyoto. First of all, the imperial court and the shogunate began to encourage Ming Dynasty people from all over the world to go shopping in this commercial house. Whether they bought things as gifts to the imperial court, the shogunate was very popular because the imperial court and the shogunate could carry them with their left hands.
After receiving gifts, the right hand sells them to the merchant house at a low price. These luxury goods are waiting for the next buyer to repeat the cycle. The name of the merchant house is called Kamoya. Whether it refers to Kamo River or Kamo Kamishita Shrine is unclear.
Know.
As the peace atmosphere of the past returned to Yamashiro Country, the number of reconstruction projects in Kyoto continued to increase, attracting nearby craftsmen to move to Kyoto. People in Kyoto who became increasingly affluent also began to study various entertainment activities, so the entertainment chess and card games operated by the Konoe family also
The sales are also very good.
Along with the letters from Konoe Senji, Katsuhime's letter was sent. The original childish words gradually became graceful and graceful, and the beautiful European calligraphy appeared on the paper. It was much better than it was a few years ago.
The letter briefly talked about my life in the past few months. In addition to reading and practicing calligraphy, I was also learning to draw. I lived quite comfortably among the landscapes, flowers and birds all day long. At the same time, I was looking forward to Kira Yoshitoki and Nagao Tora.
Ji's wedding, he said that he hoped that the two of them would have the opportunity to come to Kyoto to get together after they get married.
The official of the Intermediate Court also sent a letter. After two years of marriage, this young man has gradually grown into an eighteen-year-old young man. The letter mentioned that his smooth career in recent years was a blessing to him, and also thanked him for the gift.
With the one thousand kan Yongle money, the Nakain family directly participated in the business of the Konoe family. In recent years, with the support of Yoshitoki Kira, they bought many properties in Kyoto, Sakai Town, and Sakamoto and made a lot of money one after another. I would like to express my gratitude here.
grateful.
Winter turned to spring, and soon it was the spring sowing season. This winter, farmers in Echigo were not very idle. They were busy building dams, dredging rivers and other public works throughout the winter. Fortunately, although it snowed a lot in Echigo,
The temperature itself is not too low, the coldest is only three or four degrees below zero.
The followers of the Kira family have not been idle much. In addition to keeping an eye on their own affairs, there are also various projects that need to be tracked in real time. There are also land improvement tasks assigned by Kira Yoshitomo. After a winter of statistics, , a preliminary plan for Echigo land improvement was drawn up.
It includes statistics on various lakes, rivers, swamps and wetlands in Echigo, and statistics on dry Epsom salt-alkali lands. It also lists an overview of wastelands, mountains, hills and other areas suitable for immediate reclamation. This is done by mobilizing hundreds of statisticians and thousands of farmers as guides. , a statistics that has footprints all over the mountains and rivers of Echigo.
There is also an internal statistical table that lists the area of cultivated land, arable wasteland, and areas of mountains, forests, lakes, swamps, and wetlands held by each Chinese family. Unlike land inspections, which require calculation of stone height, calculating the area of cultivated land is relatively simple. Simply measure each area. The Wu family only needs to walk around the farmland in a few towns. They usually ask farmers in various places about the fertility of their land and take some soil back for research.
Kira Yoshitoki means that from now on this type of statistics will be produced every year. The original intention of the statistics is to serve as an important reference for agricultural development and economic planning, and also to serve as a basis for future disputes. After all, Ishigao's calculations are based on grain output. Grain can be divided into high and low yields, but land is fixed. It is particularly important for a country owner to develop statistics on changes in land use. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!