Not to mention what kind of huge threat it would pose to the three-county territory of the Kira family in Omi once a three-party attack was launched. Kira Yoshi frowned and kept tapping the table in thought, and couldn't help but think a little anxiously: "What the hell is this?"
What's going on? Why do these rabble-rousers suddenly unite to give me a show of strength? Logically speaking, they should be afraid of me joining the Ashikaga family, but why do they suddenly want to make a fool of the Tsujiangoshi Three Kingdoms Alliance? This
What happened to Asai Nagamasa? Not Oda Nobunaga’s? Has it been changed to Miyoshi Nagakei’s?”
Kira Yoshi felt that all this had become very ridiculous. The scene in Kinki, which should not be like this, had become so unbelievable. Miyoshi Nagakei, a lone eater who had never thought of forming an alliance, suddenly jumped out and created the Jinjiangetsu Three Kingdoms Alliance.
It happened at this juncture, which made him doubt the motive.
"...Wait a minute! Something seems to be wrong! Asakura Yoshikage said earlier that he would confront Yu, and now he suddenly created the Tsujiangoshi Three Kingdoms Alliance. Couldn't it be an opportunity to deal with my Kira family?
?If you think about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case. None of these three families seems to be very close to my family, the Ashikaga family!"
Kira Yoshi's eyes gradually narrowed into thin slits, with only a little cold light flashing: "Mihao Changqing is so brave! Do you think this small Three Kingdoms Alliance can take over Yu's Kinai territory? Believe it or not, Yu Duo
Give the High Commissioner Hatakeyama the strength to let your Izumi country be replaced by someone else!"
Matsui Yukan said worriedly: "I believe that Kinai must train more new troops. The instability of the Asakura clan will directly affect Wakasa Bay and the cargo in and out of Tsuruga Port. Once the Asakura clan affects our trade routes, our trade routes will be affected."
The best trading port must be abandoned. Detour to Maizuru Port in Tango Province. The cost will increase invisibly. The result of the detour from Maizuru Port will be to enter from the northwest of Kyoto, which will have a negative impact on Sakamoto's industrial development.
It’s a huge blow!”
"You don't have to worry too much about this." Hosokawa Fujitaka smiled slightly and said: "According to the information from An Yun's guardian hall, we know that the height of the Echizen Kokushi owned by the Asakura family is about 460,000 koku, because the northern
The control of several prefectures completely fell into the hands of the Echizen Ichiko clan without accounting for it. In addition, there were many estates of the shogunate and ministers of the court and the temple properties of the five mountains and five temples in the territory. The Asakura family did not dare to tamper with these resources.
, In fact, the stone height controlled by the Asakura family will not exceed 350,000 stone."
Nangokang Toutou nodded and said: "What the Ministry of War said is right, the Asakura family's famous title was given by the shogunate. This family has always prided itself on being a famous family, so they often invited His Highness Gongfang and His Majesty the Duke of Korea by virtue of their geographical location close to Kyoto.
Xiang, there is no shortage of ministers from Kyoto among the guests at Ichijogani Castle all year round. Asakura Yoshikage is also very famous for his love of Kyoto culture. It is said that he shaved his eyebrows and blackened his teeth in the early years to dress up as a minister."
There was not a single samurai in the Ashikaga family of Kamizushi who shaved his eyebrows and blackened his teeth, and even the famous family of Namoka Sobo did not have this hobby. During the Kira Yoshi period, the governor of the house only wore hunting clothes and a black hat, and never wore messy hair on his face.
powder, and does not advocate shaving eyebrows and blackening teeth. He advocates learning the excellent aspects of Kyoto culture and rejecting the deformed side, such as shaving eyebrows, blackening teeth, and making up pretentious accents. For example, he likes to be masculine and public, and another example is sleeping in the sun.
Going out all night, partying all night long, etc. are all rejected.
Honda Tokimasa said rather disapprovingly of the strength of the Asakura family: "The economic lifeline of the Asakura family relies on the maritime trade between Tsuruga Port and Mikuni Minato. And our Kira family happens to be the maritime overlord of Hokuriku. In recent years, Kira
The navy is developing very rapidly. The long coastline from Dewa Sakata Port to Kagamotoji Minato has fallen into our hands. The Noto Hatakeyama family also asked to come to our door to discuss cooperation. What can the Asakura family do against us? Just rely on those few
The Tsuruga Navy with ten old ships?”
Naoe Mitsuna also felt that Matsui Yukan was a bit unfounded, so he echoed: "The Asakura family's financial resources depend on maritime trade. Tsuruga Port's status as a northern trade transit port is unshakable, and it is unavoidable as Sakamoto's last stop.
The Asakura family can easily support an army of 20,000 and the luxurious life of Ichijogaya just by using the trade tax revenue from the channel. I believe Asakura Kingoden, as the governor of the family, will not be confused about this truth!"
Matsui Yukan still shook his head and said: "What I am worried about is not that the Asakura family will block the trade route, but that the Asakura family will take the opportunity to raise taxes too high, and even cooperate with the Asai family to set up checkpoints on the passage to Sakamoto to obstruct it in every possible way.
, and then vigorously promote the port on the east side of Lake Biwa. Even if the business travelers will eventually land in Sakamoto or Otsu, the profits of the merchants have become very meager after several exploitations. In the end, they can only protect their capital by raising prices, which is very harmful to us.
Disadvantageous!"
Namioka Totobo frowned deeply, and after a while he said: "This is a question that can be considered. Suppose that the first enemy that the Tsujietsu Three Kingdoms Alliance has to deal with is not the Ashikaga family of Sakamoto, but the Minami Omi Kannonji Castle.
The Rokkaku Jingzhao Palace, that would be very bad! Judging from the situation of the Rokkaku family, it is difficult to say whether they can withstand the joint attack of these three families. Once the Rokkaku family loses its territory and flees, it will lose all its territory.
Then half of Omi will fall into the hands of Miyoshi Nagakei and Asai Nagamasa. Once these two son-in-laws merge, they will not only pose a threat to the economic system of Lake Biwa and the Yodogawa built by the Ashikaga family, but will also directly threaten the military.
The safety of the three Omi counties is in danger. Once the three counties are in crisis, the Kira family’s trading system will be in danger of collapse. This must have been what Miyoshi Nagakei originally envisioned, so this plot becomes even more inevitable!"
It is said that all the prosperity in the world is for profit, and all the turmoil in the world is for profit. From ancient times to the present, there is only one eternal theme that will not change, and that is the interests rooted in the core, whether it is land occupation and colonization, economic plunder and dumping.
Or trade monopolies are all centered around the word profit. Maybe some wars are due to strategic considerations or to pass on internal conflicts, but the fundamental reason for these reasons is still profit.
Just like there are only two factors at work in economic growth, one is to increase revenue and the other is to reduce expenditure. Reducing expenditure is to combat corruption and promote frugality and resist luxury. Open source is to find new economic growth points. This growth point can be in a peaceful way.
Creating inventions can even lead to war in more extreme ways.
The core interests of the Kira family are twofold. One is the vast territories throughout the Hokuriku, Kanto, Shinano, and Dewa countries. In this era, nothing is more valuable than land. On the other hand, there is a steady increase in monopoly trade. There is no business in the world.
It will be even more profitable than a monopoly. The Kira family monopolizes horse trafficking in the entire Eastern Kingdom, monopolizes maritime trade in most of the North Sea of Japan, and monopolizes the Yodogawa, the main transportation channel in the heart of Gyeonggi Province, and the water transportation rights of the entire Lake Biwa.
In addition, there is a money house created by Yoshitoki Kira, which can monopolize the issuance rights of Yongle money throughout Japan. Thousands of Yongle money are produced every day in Niigata Town. The rapid growth of this item alone can give Kira a fortune in one year. The family brings more than 2 million yuan in seigniorage, which is the hen that lays golden eggs on the money tree. By guarding these monopoly industries, you can obtain a steady stream of and growing profits.
The Kira family relies on its strong economic strength to maintain high welfare at home and build a powerful army that is different from other samurai. The Kira family gave out bonuses as gifts to ministers at this year's imperial meeting as high as 50,000 kuen, even for one Small wealthy families can also receive a bounty that is equivalent to several months' income, and everyone in the martial arts community in the dojo will not be short of anyone's share.
The reason given by Kira Yoshitoki is very simple. The land expansion after victory in the war needs to let everyone share the dividends of victory in the war. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of gold rewards that were thrown out after the end of the war, all samurai must also be given a public joy at the Shodan Court Meeting. Opportunities for fun. Who doesn’t like to take good things that are given for free? The so-called cannibalism means to take advantage of others, and it is a matter of being loyal to the emperor by eating the emperor’s salary. Who would feel resentful after taking the benefits of the Kira family? He is truly an alien among aliens. .
None of the people who belong to the Kira family have ever thought of betraying them, because the Kira family's economic strength is so unimaginably strong that they are reluctant to stand on their own and go back to live a hard life. They also have to face the unstoppable crusade of the Kira Legion. They are Those who are unwilling to betray are not because they are loyal and unyielding, but because the cost of betrayal is so high that no one is willing to pay the price.
This is the benefit brought by Kira Yoshitoki's economic layout many years ago. The so-called loyalty is actually an expensive consumable. Once used once, it is difficult to get it back. Loyalty can only be obtained through a long period of accumulation. , established a stable and mutually trusting system of monarchs and ministers. Before Minamoto no Yoritomo came to dominate the world, it took nine generations and more than two hundred years. It was not until the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate that the era of Kawachi Genji dominating the world began. .
The Ashikaga family's success in the world relies on the reputation of the samurai family that has gradually accumulated since the Heian period. Loyalty has also been slowly accumulated during this period. Currently, many people who are subordinate to the Kira family are still difficult to say how loyal they are. What they obey Nothing more than the Kira family's hegemony and inexhaustible wealth. Loyalty requires meritorious service, glory and countless benefits to make them gradually agree. Therefore, any samurai who attempts to destroy the Kira family's maritime lifeline is a mortal enemy. Kira Yoshitoki will do whatever it takes. attack.
Kira Yoshitoki was also shocked by this inference. After careful consideration, the matter was indeed not as simple as imagined. Miyoshi Changqing and Miyoshi Yoshihide were not only extraordinary in the military and political circles, but they were also two heroes with outstanding resourcefulness. In addition, his partner, Lao Matsuhisa Hide, a member of the Shodai family, is also a conspirator that no one dares to underestimate.
Perhaps because of his hard strength, he found that he was no match for the Kira family, so he came up with a combination of vertical and horizontal methods to deal with the Kira family. The target of the Miyoshi family was exactly the one that Yoshitoki Kira could not tolerate the most, so he devoted countless efforts to Sakamoto Town. , only half of the net income obtained by Sakamoto Town is taken every year, while the other half is used to develop and consolidate Sakamoto's existing economic status.
In recent years, Sakamoto Town has gradually become the economic center around Lake Biwa, and has even become the only way for Eastern countries to enter and exit the prefecture. Katsuda Town has formed a complete handicraft system based on porcelain and pottery making, while Otsu Town relies on the neighboring Tendai Sect. Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, the headquarter of the Sanmon sect, Mitsuiji Temple, the headquarter of the Sanmon sect, and Saikyoji Temple, the headquarter of the Shinsei sect, have become the favorite livable cities of Kyoto for ministers, monks, and cultural figures.
It just so happens that you can go boating on the Kamogawa River next to the Sanjo Bridge, follow the Katsura River Yodogawa and then enter the Uji River upstream to arrive at Otsu Town at the port of Lake Biwa. The status of this emerging city in the cultural world is gradually approaching that of Sakai Town. Center, and the small Shiga County has become an economically developed area comparable to Kyoto, which is achieved by investing hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.
Once Shiga County's economic center position cannot be guaranteed, the absolute monopoly of Yodogawa and Lake Biwa will be lost. By then, Sakamoto Town will decline rapidly, and it will only be a matter of time before the three counties fall. Once the three counties collapse, it will mean The Biwa House will completely lose its influence on the essence of Kinai.
The dominance of the North Sea of Japan that the Kira navy worked so hard to achieve has become a rootless duckweed. It has no practical effect except for piracy and plunder. The high cost of maintaining a strong armament will make the Kira family feel stretched even more. The rising momentum came to an abrupt end and became the quiet beginning of the collapse of this super famous name.
The more I thought about it, the more terrifying it became, which made Kira Yoshiki feel extremely angry and angry. Takeda Shingen, who had planned against him a long time ago, was bruised and swollen by the cruel reality. Now Asakura Yoshikage, a clown, dares to attack this giant of his. The dragon challenged, roaring uncontrollably with intense anger and calculated humiliation.
"Asakura Yoshikage, this bastard is looking for death! The dignity of the Ashikaga family cannot be challenged. Since he wants to antagonize me, I will give him a chance to antagonize him! Take immediate action by land and water and attack at the same time. We must seize Tsuruga at all costs." I would rather give up control of Hong Kong than go to Kanto to get rid of these damn bastards from the Asakura family!"
Kira Yoshitsune's roar made all the subordinates very nervous. The great prestige he had accumulated over the years made many subordinates fascinated by him. The followers who were sitting a little further away were completely confused as to why His Highness Gongfang, who was famous all over the world, would do this. He was so angry that he quickly lowered his head and tried his best to collect his thoughts to avoid any unforeseen disaster.
Hearing Kira Yoshihide's angry statement, the senior ministers sitting in the front row frowned. The Kira family had been working hard for several years to prepare for the southward march to Kanto. Seeing that the enemies on the east and west routes were defeated one by one, However, a new threat has emerged from the Jinjiangyue Three Kingdoms Alliance. How long will this day of treating one's head and feet end?
Uesugi Teruhora, who had his eyes closed without saying a word, suddenly opened his eyes and wanted to speak, but Yamamoto Tokiyuki, who was full of white hair, beat him to it and said: "It is not easy for our Ashikaga family to be as powerful as it is today. His Highness Mr. The established strategy has been prepared for many years and it is not advisable to act rashly. It is better to let the veteran go to Omi Sakamoto and guard the Omi territory for the Ashikaga family!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!