Asakura Keiki, she is the adopted daughter of Asakura Sotetsu.
Before her death, Asakura Sotechi left a will, requiring her to return to Tsuruga County, concentrate on running the territory, and take more precautions against the family governor, Asakura Yoshikage.
In the past two years, no matter how much Asakura Yoshikage deceived her, Asakura Kageki refused to leave Tsuruga County. Asakura Yoshikage's plan to trap her in Ichijodani Castle and take her back to Tsuruga County could not be realized.
She used the political legacy left by Sotechi Asakura to board the fast ship of the Hokuriku Expressway of the Ui Bank and made a lot of money.
Shiba Yoshigan recalled the kindness of Asakura Sotechi who launched the Battle of Daishoji River and helped him pass through the Hokuriku Road smoothly, even to the point of dying when the oil ran out and the lamp ran dry. He was also very generous to Asakura Keiki.
As an important land and sea node of the Hokuriku Road trade route, Tsuruga Port received massive commercial profits. Asakura Kageki used these benefits to bribe the Tsuruga people and firmly grasped the rule of Tsuruga County.
Asakura Yoshikage can no longer touch her. The Tsuruga people have been sitting on the golden mountain of Tsuruga Port under her command for the past two years, and they are full of oil. How can they let this goddess of wealth step down?
If Asakura Yoshikage dared to act recklessly, this would not be the first time that the Tsuruga clan rebelled. At first, the Tsuruga clan was suppressed by Asakura Sotechi and took advantage of the situation to guard Tsuruga County.
Where can Asakura Yoshikage go to find another Asakura military god to help her settle Tsuruga County? She has no choice but to let Asakura Kageki go.
As for the Ono people, Asakura Yoshikage had a splitting headache.
In that battle two years ago, Asakura Sotechi defeated the Kaga Ichigo clan, beheaded countless people, and captured the alluvial plains around the Daishoji River.
This territory was agreed to be guarded by the public, and it became Asakura Yoshikage's heartache in the past two years.
Asakura Keika, the leader of the Ono clan, was her sister. She was originally assigned to manage Ono County in order to control the Ono clan and take power back to the main family.
But ever since the Ono people captured the Daishoji River, these Hime warriors who had been living a hard life in the mountains and forests of Ono County had clung to this fertile land without any distractions.
And the Kaga Ichigo clan has been attacking the Daishoji River, looking like they will fight to the end and never give up.
Daishoji Temple is the temple where the eighth generation Buddhist master of Honganji Temple preached in Kaga country. It is the starting point of Kaga Ichiko sect and the sacred place of three small sect temples.
The dispute between the large and small sects within the Kaga Ichika sect was finally won by the sect. However, the sect forces headed by Nanari Yorishu were still hostile to the Asakura family's otakus who were entrenched in the Daishoji River.
Although the small sect was defeated, it was still a big force within the Kaga Ichigo sect, and what should be united had to be united. Fighting back to the Daishoji River was the most powerful slogan for the large sect to unite with the small sect.
In the past two years, Asakura Yoshikage has been transporting military supplies to the front for the Daishoji River. This loss-making business of constant bleeding has made her tired.
However, the Ono people were unwilling to give up their fertile soil and returned to the mountains and ravines of Ono County. As the leader, Asakura Keijing could only support the Ono people's demands for his own consideration.
After going around in circles, Asakura Yoshikage realized that he had been taken advantage of.
Not only did he fail to win over the Tsuruga people, but he still had to make the master lose money to support the Ono people in the war. After all the thought he had wasted, what was he planning on doing?
Recalling Asakura Sotechi's decision to attack the Daishoji River, Asakura Yoshikage couldn't help but want to scold his father.
This old guy will die sooner or later, and he will die within a few days of taking the Daishoji River. He will leave this mess to himself, and let her adopted daughter retreat to Tsuruga County to guard the port and make a fortune.
This damn old woman, did she do this on purpose?
Seeing that the followers did not dare to speak up, Asakura Yoshikage became angrier as he thought about it and said angrily.
"Reject all the documents requesting military supplies. Everything must be done according to the rules. The master's family has no surplus food! I know that I will ask for it endlessly!"
The three concubines below looked at each other. In the end, Yuzhu Jinggu was more honest and stood up and bowed.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Asakura Yoshikage glared at her and cursed.
"I supplied them with military supplies for two full years. Spring plowing and autumn harvesting were never interrupted, and even the summer harvest could be carried out for support.
Aren’t these people farming in the Daishoji River? They are fighting all day long!”
Yuzhu Jinggu sighed.
"Your Highness, you have to consider the feelings of the separated families to some extent."
When it comes to family affairs of the Asakura family, Uozumi Kagegu, as a religious man, is not in a position to talk much, so he can only point out the questions cautiously.
Asakura Yoshikage's eyes twitched, and his heart became even more angry.
The reason why the wild people dare to demand military supplies so unscrupulously is because they believe that they are protecting the entire Asakura family from the erosion of the Ichigo clan.
When the Kaga Ichimu clan invaded Echizen, using the temple as a base, they encroached on their territory, and the branch families in the northern part of the Fukui Plain were miserable.
This is also the reason why they fully supported Asakura Sotetsu and attacked the Kaga Ichikazu clan. And through that war, they kicked out all the Kaga Ichikazu clan forces in Echizen.
The people fighting in the Daishengji River considered themselves to be the shields of these separate families. Of course they were confident in asking for benefits.
Asakura Yoshikage also knew that the large amount of military supplies requested by Ohno was mostly to line his own pockets. But the question was, could he refuse?
If she doesn't give it, those branch families won't be able to start a fight? Which samurai family wants to see the Kaga Ichikou clan make a comeback?
Except for Tsuruga County Asakura Kageki and Ono County Asakura Kageki, the two largest kinship forces.
The main grain-producing area of ​​Echizen Province is the Fukui Plain, and in the north there are Asakura branches such as Anju, Toba, and Hokuso.
It really doesn't matter if these separated families are pulled out individually. But when they speak out together, Asakura Yoshikage has to consider their opinions, which is why everyone in the field is confident.
Asakura Yoshikage's teeth were itching with hatred, and she glared at Uozumi Keigo who spoke impartially. She knew that Uozumi Keigo was right, but the truth made people uncomfortable.
After a long silence, Asakura Yoshikage said helplessly.
"I will write to Jing Jing and ask her to recalculate the amount of military supplies. The general public has gone too far. You must know when enough is enough."
Knowing that he could not suppress these family divisions, Asakura Yoshikage had no choice but to drag his sister out to talk about the matter to cover up his own embarrassment.
In fact, Asakura Keika has no choice. As the leader of the Ono family, she must represent the Ono samurai group and fight for their interests.
Asakura Yoshikage asked, holding his forehead in distress.
"What did Asakura Kageki say? Tsuruga Port is the Asakura family's port. Even if you can't share profits with the owner's merchants, you can't be an enemy, right?"
In the area around the Daishoji River, small-scale conflicts between the Ono clan and the Kaga Ichiku clan continued, and Asakura Kageki of Tsuruga County was also involved.
The Hokuriku Road trade route is mainly based on sea transportation. The west end is Tsuruga Port, which connects nearby countries. The middle end is Nanao Port, which benefits from sharing profits and stabilizes the Hokuriku Road countries. The east end is Naoetsu, which is responsible for the distribution market in the Kanto area.
When Shiba Yiyin went to battle in Vietnam and China, he balanced the forces of Kaga, Noto, and Vietnam and China, and redistributed the share of goods so that all parties could taste the sweetness. The troops sat down and everyone ate fruits.
The Kaga Ichikou clan and the Etsuchu Ichikō clan also shared a share of the goods landed at Nanao Port in Noto Province, and they were very satisfied. It was rare for the countries in Hokuriku to stop and share the benefits of trade routes.
However, Asakura Yoshikage discovered to his embarrassment that the Fukui Plain, which was the main body of the Asakura family, was excluded from sharing the spoils of the Hokuriku Road trade route, and nothing was harvested.
Tsuruga County was originally isolated at the western end of Echizen Country outside the Fukui Plain, and its connections were weak.
Of course, there is no need to share the goods with the Asakura family from Tsuruga Port, bypassing the Fukui Plains, and arriving directly at Nanao Port.
Kaga Ichimumu took advantage of the ceasefire between Noto, Vietnam and China, but it did not mean that they would be soft on the Asakura family of Echizen Province.
The religious significance of the Daisheng Temple is too great, and Nanali Laizhou will definitely continue to fight. With peace between Vietnam and China behind her, and with the continuous material support from Nanao Port, the fight will of course be more enjoyable.
Asakura Yoshikage constantly transfused blood to the Ono people on the front line, and he also had to watch Asakura Kageki of Tsuruga County behind him eat and drink enough, which made him feel unbalanced.
She ordered several times that the commercial profits from Tsuruga Port must be handed over to the master, but Asakura Kageki refused.
In fact, even if Asakura Kageki is willing to give it, Tsurugasou is not willing to give it. Why should he spit out the meat that is in his mouth?
Asakura Yoshikage could only threaten Asakura Kageki by saying that part of the cargo at Tsuruga Port belonged to the Kaga Ichikou clan and was an act of siding with the enemy.
The authority to allocate shares of the Hokuriku Dou trade route lies at the Naoetsu Checkpoint in Echigo Province. It is coordinated by Uesugi Teruhora and Shiba Yoshigan, and their subordinates are responsible for execution.
In other words, although Asakura Kageki received a lot of shares, she had no say in Kaga Ichimuzu's share of the benefits.
Asakura Yoshikage used Tsuruga Port as an excuse to capitalize on the enemy. He just wanted to get a share of the Hokuriku Road trade route to alleviate his continued blood loss in supporting the Ono people.
Maeha Yoshitsugi, who was in charge of negotiating with Tsuruga County, came out of the queue and bowed.
"Kageki-sama has a letter to say that Tsuruga Port has been closed for the winter. Due to the chaos in Kyoto next year, it is not yet known whether the business flow can be reopened.
She has to wait for news from Sakai Port and Naoetsu before she can give the governor an answer."
Asakura Yoshikage smiled coldly, what a good excuse.
Because of the three good things going to Luo and the treachery of regicide, the whole recent period has become a mess. The political chaos caused the caravans to wait and see, and the trade routes were temporarily stagnant.
It happened to be that Hokurikudo was closed for the winter. Although everyone was worried about business profits next year, there were no actual losses yet and they were all waiting and watching.
In fact, we are just waiting for the news from Naojiangjin and waiting for the wise and powerful Otaisuo to take charge of the overall situation.
In Asakura Yoshikage's heart, she had no favorable impression of Odaisho, who had passed by Echizen. She didn't care about the young man at first, and treated him lightly and coldly, which resulted in the failure of the two parties to establish a relationship.
However, Asakura Sodai had a keen eye for recognizing talents, and helped his adopted daughter find strong support from this foreign domain, which made Asakura Yoshikage shrink from doing things in the past two years.
After the Kyoto Incident, the imperial office was bound to turn around. The trade alliance formed by the countries in the Hokuriku Province was led by Shiba Yiyin.
All parties, except Asakura Yoshikage, are already fed by the interests of the trade routes, and they will not want the chaos in Kyoto to affect their business profits.
In the spring of next year, if Shiba Yiyin returns from the Hokuriku Road, God knows what the scene will be like.
To be continued...