The New Year's Kai is covered in silver, and the Tsuzakikan is bustling with people in the first month. The samurai of the Takeda family celebrate last year's victory. Many young samurai celebrate with wine, singing and dancing, praising the wise and divine martial arts of the family governor Takeda Shingen.
, leading the Takeda family out of predicament to embrace new glory.
After all, the people of the Suruga country were still no match for Takeda Shingen's methods. The surrender of the Suruga people marked the great victory of the Takeda family's Suruga invasion, which greatly boosted the morale of the Takeda family, which had just experienced a series of huge military and political defeats.
, it also marks the completion of another strategic transformation of the Takeda family.
The surrendered people of the Suruga country were organized into the Suruga Forefathers, with Nobuyuki Asahina, the former Imagawa family member, serving as the leader of the Forefathers. Takeda Shingen's attitude towards the Suruga Forefathers was quite tolerant, even if he once assumed a confrontational stance.
Instead of making any resolution plan, they immediately issued security technology licenses to them, hoping that in this way they could avoid the negative impact caused by Junfu's random seizure.
At the banquet, people drank wine and drank wine, chatting and greeting each other. Their faces were filled with joy. The young people infected by the warm atmosphere at the banquet were also very excited. They were all in high spirits like warriors with high morale, even if they were dignified.
Bringing tea and water does not prevent them from walking briskly and being in a happy mood.
Takeda Shingen is in a good mood recently. The asthma that has troubled him for many years has rarely caused him too much pain this year. The death of his legitimate son Takeda Yoshinobu did not bring too much negative impact to him. He originally supported Yoshinobu.
The party members immediately dispersed under heavy punishment, and the retainers once again stood in his camp to support him. This was a beautiful turnaround for him.
Winning the Suruga Kingdom is of great significance to the Takeda family. Its political and economic significance even far exceeds all the influence of the Shinano Kingdom. In Kai, almost every samurai can understand the difference between the Suruga Kingdom and the Shinano Kingdom.
, the difference between them lies not in the amount of territory but in the huge difference between the only route to the Tokaido and the impoverished mountainous areas.
The prosperity of Suruga Country does not lie in the stone height of only 170,000 koku, but in the important transportation hub role of Tokaido. The center point of the hub is Suruga Castle built by the Imagawa family. After nearly two hundred years of efforts by the Imagawa family,
Thanks to painstaking efforts, the reputation of Sunpu Castle has already spread to the Kanto Kinai and even to places as far away as Kyushu Yuyo and other places. Although its role as an economic and transportation hub is not that of several big cities in the Kintetsu, it is definitely unique in Tokaido.
A Sunpu Castle is as powerful as Kai and all the castle towns combined would be twice as large. The economy of the weak castle town of Yuzakikan cannot be compared with that of Sunpu at all. It is not even as economically developed as the castle town of Hikima Castle in Yue River. After all,
The Kai Basin is too remote. The Takeda family's samurai have always been famous for being rude and barbaric, and many businessmen don't like to do business in Kai.
Shinano Province seems to have a lot of high rocks. It used to have about 400,000 koku. After several developments by the Ashikaga clan, the output has jumped to an astonishing output of nearly 600,000 koku. However, this cannot change the fact that Shinano Province is relatively remote and has a vast area.
Due to its relatively small population, the territory of Suruga Kingdom is about half that of Shinano Kingdom, and although Ishiga is less than half, it is not much different.
Ruling the huge territory of Shinano Country requires huge manpower and material support. The road from Northern Shinano to Minami Shinano is almost tied up in a knot. In comparison, Suruga Country does not have so many troubles. No matter whether you choose to go overland or take the East China Sea,
You can directly reach the territory you want to reach by road or sea. The most developed areas of Suruga Country are located on a few small plains along the coast.
Suruga has the Takeda family's favorite Kanayama, while Shinano only has Mount Asama, which erupts from time to time. Suruga has a prosperous castle town and an enviable commercial port, while Shinano only has Mount Iizawa and Mount Togakushi.
In the spiritual mountains of Shugendo, Suruga's annual business income is enough to offset all the advantages of Shinano's food income and there is a lot of savings. Suruga's dense population makes it easier to rule.
If there is anything about Shinano Country that is stronger than Suruga Country, it is probably that Shinano's samurai are more brave and tenacious, and their martial prowess is not inferior to that of Kai's samurai. It is a lot better than the pampered Suruga samurai. It is precisely because of Suruga's samurai.
After more than 20 years of peaceful life, the river samurai gradually eroded away the fighting will of the Imagawa family, even forgetting that the genes of violent blood still flowed in their bones, so Takeda Shingen was able to successfully conquer the Suruga Kingdom.
The acquisition of Suruga Country means that the strategic adjustment of the Takeda family is extremely correct. It not only removes the moral shackles of Takeda Shingen's imprisonment and killing of his legitimate son Takeda Yoshinobu. It also removes the pressure of survival placed on the family members. This
No one under the command would threaten the authority of the Takeda Shingen family governor, and the clan retainers were closely united under the Takeda family banner. As for the dead samurai, they didn't care at all. The Takeda retainers group would not be completely destroyed just because of the dead man.
The victory of the war brought astonishing dividends. Every surviving samurai made a huge profit from the war. Sunfu's exorbitant takings reflected the Kai samurai's urgent need to gain benefits. Without benefits, there would be nothing.
Loyal and loyal, the governor who has no one loyal to him is just a mere commander. If Takeda Shingen is given another chance to choose, he may let the Takeda retainers do whatever they want. He would rather spend time appeasing the Suruga clan than watch his own legacy.
Make a sound of doubt to yourself.
After all, Takeda Shingen is not the invincible Tiger of Kai for more than ten years. The successive tragic defeats have almost reduced him to Ashikaga Yoshitoki's cash machine. The forced payment of fame, territory and wealth again and again has brought countless negative effects, making him in the
His reputation among the great names in the world has been declining, and he was gradually replaced by the newly emerged Oda Nobunaga.
"Speaking of Oda Danmasachu, he actually thinks of his plan to marry my Takeda family. It seems that this person has great ambitions." Takeda Shingen pinched his tiger whiskers in thought. He had reason to believe that Oda Nobunaga was a
An ambitious samurai. From the Oda family's intervention in Mikawa Kikuichi's rescue of the dying Matsudaira Ieyasu, we can see that this man's ambitions and ambitions are not bound by family ties, even when that family relationship is Ashikaga Yoshi.
One day just two months ago, Oda Nobunaga appointed Oda Sobu Assistant Tadahiro to come to the Tsubasaki Hall to meet Takeda Shingen, and proposed a marriage proposal to the Tiger of Kai who had returned in triumph. The object of the marriage was Oriji.
The niece of Tian Nobunaga, the concubine and the direct daughter of Toyama Naonen, a native of Higashi Mino Riki, and the adopted daughter of Oda Tadahiro, the husband is Takeda Katsuyori, the fourth son of Takeda Shingen.
Takeda Shingen was very interested in this proposal. Oda Nobunaga's pioneering work in Mino was very bold and powerful. On the surface, it was still a confrontation between the Oda clan and the Saito clan in Nishi-Mino, but the actual situation was that in East America
Most of the samurai have been quietly recruited by Oda Nobunaga, and this military deception is very good. If he were to point out the situation from the perspective of a bystander, he did not dare to say that he would be able to see through Oda Nobunaga's cunning methods.
Oda Nobunaga has been trying to find a support point near Suguma Castle (Sumamata Castle) on the Sumama River, and actively moved the castle from the relatively developed and peaceful Qingju Castle to Komakiyama Castle. This has become less simple. Perhaps this is no longer the case.
As simple as reducing logistical pressure, there are also some military deception hidden in it.
By attacking Mikawa Country and Mino Country at the same time, we were able to achieve good results respectively. This kind of knowledge and skills are definitely beyond the reach of ordinary samurai. At least in the Takeda family, no one except Takeda Shingen himself can do it.
It turns out that the silent Takeda Nobushige seems to have this ability, but unfortunately he is kind-hearted and relatively taciturn, so his talents are mostly covered up.
"But this is fine. It's not bad to let that boy Shiro marry the daughter of the Toyama family. We don't care about the origin of the Toyama family. As long as we can give birth to healthy and outstanding grandchildren for our Takeda family." Takeda Shingen doesn't care about Weaving.
Tian Nobunaga made many small calculations. Anyway, he did not intend to cooperate with Oda Nobunaga's plan honestly. It would be a good choice to get a temporary help. As for how much dissatisfaction Ashikaga Yoshi will generate against Oda Nobunaga, it is not important.
No one cares about what he needs to care about.
The Imagawa clan is really still trapped in Kakegawa Castle, unable to advance or retreat. Takeda Shingen has no time to deal with this useless governor for the time being. It doesn't matter if he is allowed to live a decadent life in Kakegawa Castle for a few months. The entire Suruga Kingdom is better than a useless Jinghei.
The Imagawa clan is really more important. What he needs to do is to appease the newly attached Suruga ancestors and repair Sunfu Castle, which was severely damaged by war and looting.
Takeda Shingen's promise to rebuild Sunfu did not faze Takeda Shingen, and he had no plans to move his residence to Sunfu Castle. The reconstructed castle could be reduced in size and the burned-out castle town be allocated to a few Buddhist temples. As for heavy repairs and the like,
The possibility is still very low. Takeda Shingen is not a mercantilist Imagawa family. He is more superstitious about big fists, rough arms and a lot of land. The reason why he has higher expectations for Suruga Kingdom than Shinano Kingdom is nothing more than taxes and gold mountain income.
A lot of efforts have been made to appease the Suruga ancestors. The most important of the many promises is that the people of Suruga can use the law, which can be implemented by gathering the hard work of the Imagawa family's "Imagawa False List". In fact, the Takeda family's "Koshu"
"The Order of the Laws" is to copy the Imagawa family's laws and make some changes.
From this requirement alone, there is no need to worry about how much dissatisfaction the Takeda family will have. The Takeda retainers also know that the copied laws are not as perfect as the original ones after all. There are many regulations that apply to Tokaido, especially Jun Enzo, that are not used in Kai.
Yes, there was no big problem with Takeda's copycat version of the system before, but in the future, if we want to focus on Tokaido, we can't continue to use extensive methods. The more mature and complete "Imagawa Kana" system has become a priority for Takeda Shingen.
The best choice.
Taking advantage of the time when the Suruga sect members proposed to abide by the old rules, Takeda Shingen pretended to be obedient and fully implemented the "Imagawa Kana List". Later, he blatantly committed plagiarism and used the regulations of the "Koshu Laws" to punish the Takeda family.
The laws will be redefined. Sorting out the new laws will further enhance the prestige of the family governor and the cohesion of the retainers group. This is another invisible strengthening of the Takeda family.
The victory of the Suruga Kingdom brought countless benefits to the Takeda family. Of course, it also attracted many samurai to secretly criticize Takeda Shingen. The theme of their criticism was not that benevolence and morality should not attack Taro Yoshinobu, but small complaints.
We should not have attacked the Ashikaga Clan of the Kamisui who invaded Shinano Kingdom from the south. If we had proactively sued for peace a few years earlier and saved half of Shinano Kingdom, wouldn't it have been easier to switch to Suruga Kingdom?
This statement cannot be said to be completely wrong, but hindsight is not a good habit after all. Takeda Shingen is not a magician who can pinch and calculate. He cannot calculate that he swept Shinano all the way to capture Echigo a few years ago.
He was still unable to take care of himself after being beaten by a sap in Shinano country. Even if he was suddenly possessed by gods and Buddhas at that moment and ordered to sue for peace, the anxious Takeda family members might not be willing to let go.
Takeda Shingen also received information about the successive battles in Kanto. Ashikaga Yoshitoki's majestic power that swept across most of Kanto intimidated many samurai. An army of 30,000 on the left and 50,000 on the right almost scared the timid samurai. Don't
It is said that the current strength of the Takeda family cannot withstand the domineering fighting method of hammer hammering. Even the Takeda family in its heyday a few years ago could not escape the fate of being knocked to the ground. I am afraid it will only be more miserable than before.
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Just when the Tsubasaki Hall was holding a multi-day celebration party, a strange scene appeared in an alley in the dilapidated Sunfu Castle Town of Suruga Country. Many samurai in ronin costumes appeared wandering into the streets outside the courtyard, looking sneaky.
He looked around, as if he was afraid of being discovered, until he ducked into one of the courtyards in the evening when there were only a few people around.
These samurai are members of the Suruga Forefathers, the leading party of the Suruga Kingdom. This is their third secret gathering in the castle town of Suruga. The purpose of coming here is obviously not to worry about how to be loyal to Takeda Shingen. They are very loyal to Takeda Shingen.
The conqueror didn't even have the slightest favor, let alone Takeda Shingen who single-handedly destroyed the pride of the Suruga samurai, the pearl of the Tokaido, Sunfu Castle.
A few days ago, before the beginning of the first month of the first year, the Suruga clan members were also forced to go to Tsuguzaki Hall to perform a show of mutual respect between the king and his subjects. After returning to Suruga country, they took advantage of the lax surveillance of the Takeda family and sneaked into the country under disguise.
The secret meeting in Fuchengxia Town, these days are like being in prison. I have to bear heavy pressure all day long. I dare not say or do anything, not to mention how uncomfortable this life is.
Asahina Nobuyuki had just rushed back from outside the city. He hurriedly changed his disguise and walked into the secret room quickly. He looked up and saw dozens of powerful warriors from all over Suruga sitting in a circle. Most of the warriors looked solemn, like praying or meditating. A few of them looked solemn.
The samurai discussed in low voices the recent changes in Shunenzo and the news about the siege of Odawara.
Ever since the Takeda family launched the Suruga invasion, life in the junior high school has been basically unstable. From time to time, some noble families loyal to the Imagawa clan raised a rebellion, forcing the Suruga ancestors to bite the bullet and attack their former relatives and friends, killing their own.
Exchanging loyalty from colleagues is like slow suicide. It continuously consumes one's influence in Suruga Kingdom. At the same time, through continuous losses of troops during the conquest process, the strength will be reduced, and the independence and control of the territory will also gradually weaken.
If the Takeda family is allowed to continue to weaken with this method in the long run, there will definitely be only one dead end option. At that time, whether it is to change the heir or simply find an opportunity to kill him, it will only be a matter of thought. This is the soft knife murder arranged by Takeda Shingen.
With this technique, everyone in Suruga's lineage also realized that this soft knife was going to kill them.
The Takeda family would not allow most of the great Suruga country to be controlled by this group of leading parties. They did not use drastic means to carry out a large-scale purge because there was a behemoth next to them that made people uneasy. Otherwise, it would fall on the heads of the Suruga pioneers.
The sword on the sword is definitely not a soft one, but an extremely sharp sword that is specially designed to cut off heads.
This is just the first clue, but it has already made everyone in the Suruga community panic. If they continue to persist for ten or eight years, they still don’t know what kind of situation it will evolve into. Therefore, many people in the Suruga community hate the Takeda family very much. This time there is
Several young samurai clenched their fists and stared angrily, like a bull with red eyes, their eyes spitting fire, as if they had endless anger to vent. Needless to say, they must be cursing Takeda Shingen. The samurai in the circle were either listening attentively or in solemn silence.
I pondered for a while, but stopped immediately when I saw Nobuyuki Asahina walking in to talk.
Asahina Nobuyuki waved his hand to dismiss the approaching attendants, carefully closed the thickened door, walked over and sat down cross-legged. When he noticed that many samurai did not speak, he was surprised and said: "Keep talking! I, Nobuyuki, also want to hear your opinions.
.We are not short of time after these three meetings, and we should come up with a charter as soon as possible."
Most of the samurai here are too cautious and do not dare or want to say much at this juncture. It is not that the samurai in this room have some bastards who have taken refuge in the Takeda family. They are worried that what they said today will lead to Takeda Shingen's arrest tomorrow.
I know, but I am pretending to be deaf and mute because if I speak less, I will make fewer mistakes. The current situation in Suruga Country is so bad, and if someone dares to express his position easily, then there is a problem.
The life of the Suruga ancestors was not easy. The pressure of betraying their lord Imagawa and taking refuge with Takeda Shingen was huge. Behind his back, he was scolded many times by his hometown elders, and Takeda Shingen was also a group of people.
The foreigners, who have no status, have not reaped the benefits of rebelling against each other. They have to bear the cost of rebellion little by little. If they are not angry, they are not samurai.
There was nothing they could do about it. They were destined to pay a high price when they set out on this road. At least they would have a much better life than the remnants of the Imagawa Army who had retreated to Kaikawa City. At most, their status would be higher than when they were the acting retainers of the Imagawa family tree.
The difference is so small, which is also one of the reasons why many warriors don't want to bother and pretend to be deaf and dumb. If you want to talk, just say it and we will listen. At worst, we will just swear not to tell anyone.
But some people don't want to wait any longer. The young samurai of the Okabe family, Okabe Chujiro, is eager to try, attracting the attention of Asahina Nobuyuki.
"Let me tell you first!" the young and energetic Okabe Chujiro said angrily: "It is only a temporary measure for us to surrender the cruel and rude Takeda Shingen, but it is extremely disgusting that the Takeda family actually intends to completely destroy us!
How could Takeda Shingen easily break into Sunfu Castle without our help? Now that we have lost value, we will kill him ruthlessly! Such a bastard is not worthy of my life at all!"