Yang Nai lay on the bed, hugged his beloved sister, and whispered in her ear.
"Yukino, wake up! Look what I'm doing? Can you still sleep? Wake up! Please, wake up! Yukino!"
The two of them worked together to wake up Yukino until they were sweating.
It's a pity that no matter how hard Yoshigage and Haruno try, they can only make Yukino's lips move slightly, her eyelashes tremble slightly, and her fingers tremble slightly.
Yukino seemed to be struggling to climb up in the abyss, she still needed more time.
However, after not sleeping for two days and one night, the two of them were already exhausted mentally and physically, unable to continue to stimulate Yukino's desire to survive.
The two of them had no choice but to give up. The future is long.
At this time, Yukino had miraculously recovered and could be fed rice soup. This made Yoshigami and Harano finally able to let go of their worries.
This is called, the power of love.
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The next day, the two of them continued their efforts after a night's rest, but no matter how hard they unlocked various postures, Yukino showed no further reaction.
Yiyin was so tired that he was sweating profusely and his legs were trembling. He could only comfort Yangno and said.
"Perhaps there is not enough time. As long as Yukino can eat, other things can be done step by step later."
Yangno watched Yukino's breathing gradually become more stable, and her face no longer looked defeated, and she gradually calmed down, looked at Yoshiyin shyly, and said.
"Master, please go out for a moment. I need to clean up...here..."
Yiyin nodded, walked out of the room, and closed the door.
The sunset was already beautiful outside the door, and the two of them had worked hard all day. No wonder Yoshigan's back was so sore. As Yukino's condition stabilized, Yoshigan's mentality also stabilized.
He thought of Ashikaga Yoshiaki who had been slapped, and frowned slightly.
I was a little too impulsive yesterday, and I just slapped him in the shogunate council. Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki is a coward, his behavior was too much, and I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Yiyin looked back at the sliding door and thought.
Those soft-footed shrimps in the shogunate, Yoshiyin is not afraid of them, if they really fall out, the worst they can do is to fight out of Kyoto with their colleagues and go back to Konkoshiba.
But Yukino was still lying on the bed, so if there was any conflict, she would inevitably be involved.
Yangno happened to open the door at this moment, and saw Yiyin looking at him blankly outside the door, and lowered his head shyly.
Yesterday and today, she was so crazy. All she could think about was waking up Yukino, and she did many wild things that she would find a crack in the ground to hide in when she thought about it now.
Seeing her shy look, Yiyin couldn't help but turn up the corners of his mouth, stepped forward to hug her, and whispered in her ear.
"Yangno."
"Lord."
"I hope you can take Yukino back to Sakai Port to recuperate. It's best to leave today.
The boat ride is smooth and not too bumpy, and I will have the best injury doctor in Kyoto accompany me to ensure that Yukino's condition will not worsen on the way."
Yang Nai trembled and asked in a low voice.
"Is the situation in Kyoto bad?"
Yiyin smiled.
"I slapped Ashikaga Yoshiaki yesterday."
Yang Nai raised his head in disbelief and looked at his master.
"You...she is the Ashikaga General after all."
Yiyin touched her face and said.
"I just gave her a warning to wake her up.
You don’t have to worry about things in Kyoto. The shogunate has no guts to start a war with me. However, if you are not afraid of 10,000 or anything, it is better to send Yukino away first, so that I can continue to deal with them in Kyoto with peace of mind.
Kondo Isamu accepted my heavy reward and asked you for supplies, so he will definitely start a big fight. Kyoto will not be peaceful in the future, and it is really inappropriate for Yukino to continue to stay here."
Yang Na hugged her beloved man and whispered.
"I listen to you, but..."
She looked up at Yiyin, her eyes full of attachment.
"You also need to take care and don't let these thieves harm you."
Yiyin smiled confidently.
"Just them? They're not worthy.
After you return to Sakai Port, try your best to help me with something."
Yang Nai put his arm around Yiyin's waist and said.
"My lord, just ask."
Yiyin hesitated and said.
"I know my request is a bit excessive, but I hope you can find a way to raise some money.
I promised Mitsunari Ishida that the first annuity from Shibachu Fund will be paid out from the end of this year.
But the current situation is a bit troublesome. There is great chaos in Kanto and internal strife in the shogunate. More than ever, I need the unity within the Shiba family to continue to support me.
I hope that the Sibo Zhong Fund will issue the first annuity from the middle of the year, covering the entire Sibo area in recent years, and stabilizing the hearts of those who are still waiting to see.
But I don’t want to disrupt Ishida Mitsunari’s rhythm and affect the solid foundation of the newly established Shibachu Fund. Therefore, this money and food..."
Takada Harano hugged her beloved man tightly and said firmly.
"No problem, I'll take care of it."
Yiyin touched her hair and whispered.
"Will the Hokuriku Road trade route be affected? If it's too troublesome, don't force it. I can think of other ways."
Yang Na enjoyed the touch of his master's head and chuckled.
"You look down on me too much.
The annuity issued by the Sibo Zhong Fund is currently four dan per person, which is not yet the future target of six dan. There are two installments a year, plus one in the middle of the year, which is just two dan of brown rice.
In recent times, Shiba has commanded 200,000 dan, and if I count the width of the 10,000 dan territory, there are only 60 officially established Shiba retainers, which is only 1,200 people.
I, Takata Harano, can still afford two thousand four hundred koku of brown rice. Besides, there is no need for me to pay for it.
I have already thought about who will pay for the money and food."
Yiyin smiled.
"Who are you planning to harm? Tell me, let me see how powerful you are."
Yang Na shyly glanced at the master who was teasing her, and said with a cold face.
“The Hokuriku Road trade route is in the last few sections, and the most important ones are the three fulcrums of Sakai Port, Kyoto, and Kita Omi, which run through the whole last few sections of the trade road.
In order to ensure the operation of the trade route, I even dragged the Miyoshi family and Ishiyama Honganji into the water, and tempted them to pay for it and buy shares.
My lord, do you think those greedy ministers will not be moved by the gold mine of the Hokuriku Trade Road? How much money do you think they paid to buy shares?"
Yiyin's heart moved and he asked.
"You want to touch the minister's money?"
Yang Nai shook his head and said.
"You are still in Kyoto, so I won't go too far, lest I jump over the wall and end up harming you.
I just taught them a lesson, wiped out their dividend income this spring, and transferred it to the mid-year dividend of Spozhong Fund.
Gu Xin
The ministers have a lot of money, and the spring dividends are enough to issue an annuity from the Spozhong Fund."
Yiyin nodded.
Since the Hokuriku Road Trading Road is closed in winter, there is no winter income, so there are three quarterly liquidations and one annual general liquidation every year. For each liquidation, a document will be placed on his desk.
It's just that Yiyin has no interest in these complicated business methods and leaves them to the followers.
He is not worried about any mistakes in the distribution of business profits. The followers of every business along the way are focused on the meat on their own plates. Takada Haruno will not do something stupid like making false accounts, causing the reputation of the business road to collapse.
This time the situation was different. It was the Shogunate group who made the first move. Their leader, Ise Sakyo, conspired to frame Yoshihiro Shiba, so don't blame the Shiba family for being unkind and depriving them of their quarterly dividends.
Summer is coming soon, and the liquidation of business profits this spring is about to begin, and Takada Yono happened to swallow the spring dividends of the Makuomi Group.
This is a plan that kills three birds with one stone.
First, it solves the funding gap for the new phase of Spozhong Fund proposed by Bank of America just now.
Secondly, it makes the ministerial group feel lingering fear. If they dare to act recklessly again, the Shiba family will still have room to continue to impose sanctions, which will facilitate their internal division.
If Ninagawa himself was not stupid, he would definitely take this opportunity to attack and compete for the right to speak of the shogunate group controlled by the Ise Sadakyō.
Third, Yangno's counterattack is well-founded and not excessive. It will not cause resentment and uneasiness among other investing shareholders by sanctioning the Shogun Group.
After all, everyone invests money in the Hokuriku Trade Route in order to earn profits. If the money from members of the Hokuriku Trade Route becomes a tool for the Shiba family to eliminate dissidents, who will continue to play?
Yang Nai's trick was to make the Shouchen group feel pain, but they couldn't complain about it and could only blame themselves for looking for trouble. It was really powerful.
Yiyin was in a good mood, held Yangno's face and kissed her hard.
"My Yangno is so smart!"
Yangno blushed, her head buried in her chest, and a sweet smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Having solved the problem of issuing a new annuity, Yiyin immediately felt much more relaxed.
Because of Uesugi Terutora's chaos in Kanto, not only could he not be able to help him, he even needed him to rush over to put out the fire as soon as possible.
On the side of the shogunate, Oda Nobunaga was watching with eager eyes, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki avenged his kindness.
Yoshigan's slap in the face has completely interrupted the possibility of restoring peace with Ashikaga Yoshiaki. He now urgently needs to stabilize the authority of the Konkishiba Territory and unite the retainers to his side.
According to the original plan, the Shiba Zhong Fund will not be distributed for more than half a year. The Wu family is a master who does not see rabbits and does not let go of hawks. If they cannot get a real annuity, Shiba's retainers will only be dubious.
In the past few years, Yiyin has been away, and people's hearts have been floating in recent waves. It is impossible to talk about feelings with the middle- and lower-class Ji Samurai, you can only talk about interests.
If you want to completely seize power and not be led by the upper-level martial arts family, you can only use unexpected benefits to stun the middle- and lower-level warrior Ji.
With the money and food provided by Takada Haruno, Yoshihiro will be able to have the confidence to act decisively internally and remain strong externally.
As the two of them were chatting with each other, a cough came from the distance.
After Yoshigan and Harano stood separately, Kamao clan appeared at the other end of the stone path, stepped forward and bowed to Yoshigan.
"Odaisho, Akechi Mitsuhide has arrived."
Yiyin glanced at the setting sun.
Yesterday morning, he ordered Akechi Mitsuhide to enter the capital, and he arrived this evening. Yagyu Munenomi seemed to be really frightened by himself. How many horses were killed at this speed?
Yiyin said softly to Yang.
"Pack up and leave early."
Yangno nodded obediently, and Yoshigan took another deep look at Yukino who was lying on the couch in the room, then turned and left.
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Pusheng's village respectfully opened the door, and the bright and wise person in the room kowtowed to the ground to welcome you.
"The Grand Imperial Tower is safe."
Yoshigan walked into the room, walked to the table opposite Akechi Mitsuhide, and waved to Kamaojigo. After Kamaojigo bowed, he gently closed the door.
"Get up."
Akechi Mitsuhide raised his head, his temperament was still pure and elegant, his eyes looked at Yiyin with a pair of eyes, and he sighed.
"After ten months of separation, the Lord looks a little tired."
Yoshihiro couldn't stand the teasing of Akechi Mitsuhide, who was so smart, as if everything in the world was under her control, and her own failures had long been seen through by her.
"What? Are you teaching me how to do something?"
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled slightly and shook his head.
"How can I have the courage?
Being alienated and imprisoned by the Lord, I shed tears every night and repented of my mistakes every day. I never expected that the Lord would be willing to see me again so soon.
I was overjoyed and hurried to Kyoto, but a fine war horse ran and died on the road."
Even though Akechi Mitsu showed respect in every word, hearing it hurt Yiyin's ears. He snorted and said nothing.
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled. He hadn't seen his master for a while, so he couldn't help but want to tease him, but he shouldn't go too far, lest he lose his temper and get angry, which would end badly.
The conversation changed and Mitsuhide Akechi said.
"That day in Duowen Mountain City, I had a deep conversation with my lord, and I had a very big doubt.
Why are you so afraid of Her Majesty Oda? You even want to suppress her at all costs.
Taking advantage of these days of confinement and reflection, I looked for some information and thought about it carefully, and finally got some insights."
Yiyin frowned.
"I locked you up to think about your mistakes. Who is so bold as to provide you with outside news?"
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"You just said that I would be banned, but you did not prevent me from obtaining external information."
Akechi Mitsuhide didn't mention who it was, and Yoshigan snorted coldly. This guy has been in the same group for two years, and he must have connections among the Shiba ninja.
Yiyin looked embarrassed and said.
"So, you are also well aware of my predicament in Kyoto?"
Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head and said.
"That's not true. After all, I am grounded by you. Who has the guts to tell me your current situation?
I just got some information about His Highness Oda, let’s get to know this person carefully.”
Yoshigan glanced at Mitsuhide Akechi with doubt, this woman was the most elusive among all his subordinates.
She is an idealist and a martyr, willing to sacrifice everything for her ideals, including her own life.
Even for Yiyin, the man she loved deeply, she could come up with a plan to occupy the magpie's nest and let other women sleep with him.
This is a lunatic.
Akechi Mitsuhide faced Yoshigan's questioning eyes and started talking to himself.
"His Majesty Oda, as you said, is a radical reformer.
She enjoyed the city's music hall, demolished the customs, paid attention to merchants, and cut off the commercial and financial resources of the local martial arts family.
She organized the Wu family to live together, changed the title, increased or decreased the local Wu family's territory at will, and severed the connection between the Wu family and the land.
She carried out military reforms, improved the treatment of ashigaru, divided the zodiac clan, gave treatment to the lower-level Ji samurai, and broke the military privileges of the samurai family.
God, this person is simply crazy. She destroyed all the traditional interests of the martial class just to concentrate her own power.
What's even more frightening is that her methods are so superb that the Oda retainers were manipulated by her, and she actually carried out these decisions that seriously violated the interests of the samurai family.