The Shibachu Fund was backed by the Hokurikudo Trading Road, and with the deliberate support of Takada Yono, it quickly grew into a trust that ordinary merchants could not match.
Political interests and commercial interests were intertwined, and the samurai family along the Hokuriku Road had formed a trade interest group headed by the Shiba family.
Ishida Mitsunari has such a huge advantage, so he must be making money every day.
In fact, even if a pig was put in her place, which profiteer would dare to defraud the Sibo family welfare organization appointed by the Sibo Yi Bank, dare to manipulate the transaction, and make the Sibo Zhong Fund lose money?
Ishida Mitsunari is holding a cornucopia. Sooner or later, he will become famous. Of course, he cherishes it very much.
She is talking here, of course, not to show off.
A troublesome task came from Kanto. Shiba Yiyin smashed the food stamp system established by Okuma Chaohide on Ishida Mitsunari, and demanded that the annuity be gradually changed from physical payment to food stamp payment.
It was not easy for Ishida Mitsunari to accomplish this.
The three places are far apart and have poor communication. Originally, distributing annuities was a very troublesome matter, but choosing to purchase grain and transport it nearby made Ishida Mitsunari dizzy.
Mitsunari Ishida studied the food stamp system requested by Shiba Yigen and found that it seemed simple, but in fact it was more troublesome than the original method.
Using food stamps to simplify the distribution method will add a lot of tedious matters to the Spozhong Fund itself.
In order to establish a food stamp system, Ishida Sansei had to build grain warehouses in various places in Spurland, issue food stamps, dispatch people to exchange them, and also have to guard against the impact of counterfeit stamps.
From her own standpoint, of course she doesn’t want to cause such trouble. The more she does, the more she will make mistakes. The more she does, the more trouble she may encounter in the future.
But the Lord's move was to reduce corruption. The Shiba Tadashi Fund was too important to the Shiba family, and Ishida Mitsunari was not allowed to push and block.
If Ishida Mitsunari wants to accomplish this, he needs to establish good relations with big bosses from all over the world and seek the support of Spur leaders from all over the world.
At this time, she revealed the background of the Spozhong Fund, and everyone present showed expressions of surprise. No one would dislike having a lot of money, and the ability of the Spozhong Fund to amass money is indeed enviable.
After showing off his wealth, it was natural to get to the point. Mitsunari Ishida changed the subject and said.
"Ni Ziji, the Lord sent a message from Kanto, requesting the Sibo Zhong Fund to gradually replace physical goods with food stamps and update the distribution method.
Have you received any information about this matter?"
Nizi Shengjiu nodded.
"The Lord has sent a letter to instruct you to ask the Sibo leaders in recent times to fully assist you."
Ishida Mitsunari sighed, took out a food stamp and handed it to Nizi Katsuhisa.
Nizi Shengjiu looked at it carefully and sighed while passing it to Zhu Ji for circulation.
"I didn't expect that these food stamps are so well-made."
Ishida Mitsunari smiled bitterly.
"It's not good if it's not good enough. The welfare food stamps promoted by Kanto Shi, in just one winter, counterfeit stamps that can be mistaken for real ones appeared on the market.
Through Takada Hime, I have recruited a group of skilled craftsmen from Sakai Port to make food stamps specifically for my family to provide for my family’s annuity and welfare.
These food stamps are temporarily divided into one stone, two stones, and three stones, with a useful life of one, two, and three years. The strategy will be updated from time to time in the future to resist the erosion of counterfeit stamps.
The Lord's intention is to first implement food stamps in recent Sibolan on a trial basis, and then promote them in Owari and Kanto Sibolan. In this mid-year welfare, three years of the annual pension will be distributed in the form of food stamps.
I hereby implore all of you to assist me in completing this important task entrusted to me by your lord."
Nizi Shengjiu said solemnly.
"Annuity benefits are related to the interests of the entire Sibo retainers group, so we will naturally fully support you. What do you need us to do?"
Ishida Mitsunari said.
“First, choose a safe location to build a warehouse.
Recently, the Sibo territory spans Beida and Iga country, and the area is quite large. I plan to establish several warehouse distribution points to exchange food stamps for food.
This time, we will first choose a location for trial use and send food stamps to the warriors in the nearby Sibo establishment. The specific requirements are to facilitate the warriors to withdraw food and to resist the robbery of bandits and bandits."
Nizi Shengjiu smiled.
"This is not difficult. Just choose a castle town with convenient transportation and build a warehouse in the heart of the Sporland.
There are local guards and city guards. Let them be careful about the safety of the Spozhong Fund's warehouse. Then you can dispatch internal guards to ensure both internal and external security."
Ishida Mitsunari nodded and continued.
“Second, promulgate a decree to cut off a grain of rice.
Anyone involved in the production of fake food stamps who obtains more than one grain of rice can be beheaded."
Nizi Shengjiu frowned.
"Cut off a grain of rice? Is this law too harsh?"
Ishida Mitsunari took the food stamps that were circulated back, shook them, and said helplessly.
"An adult Ji warrior can only eat and drink two stones of brown rice in a year. This thin piece of paper can be exchanged for a year's rations. The temptation is too great.
Without the support of severe punishments and laws, I would not dare to launch the food stamp system. I would rather plead guilty to the Lord and resign as the deacon of the Sibo Zhong Fund.
Although it is difficult to make food stamps, it is not impeccable. As long as the benefits are large enough, there will always be people who continue to forge food stamps in exchange for food. The only way to relieve the pressure is to impose severe punishments.
My lords, the food exchanged for food stamps is welfare food for all the Shiba family warriors.
If the money stored in the Sibo Zhong Fund is emptied by counterfeit money, I will be a sinner of the Sibo family, and I will bear the blame even if I die, so I might as well resign as soon as possible."
Nizi Katsuhisa glanced at Ishida Mitsunari, then scanned the ladies in the room, knowing that no one would object to this decree.
The original intention of Shiba Yiyin to establish the Shiba Tadashi Fund was to share the wealth of the Shiba family with the entire Shiba family group and bind the Shiba family retainers with benefits.
Now, the welfare food from the Shiba Zhong Fund has been regarded as something in the Shiba Family Ji warriors' pockets. How can they allow someone to fake it and plunder their wealth?
The law of killing a grain of rice sounds cruel, but this attitude of guarding against the slightest and never forgiving is also a responsible attitude towards the entire martial arts family of the Shiba family.
Anyone who disagrees at this time is standing on the opposite side of the entire Shiba Wu family group, and only a fool would stand up to oppose it.
Nizi Shengjiu thought for a while and said.
"There is no problem in principle with the law of cutting off a grain of rice.
But this order is too harsh and has the reputation of harming Lord Lord Chen’s benevolence, so we, who have been in charge of the recent few waves, will issue it on our own and stop going to Lord Chen.”
Akechi Mitsuhide glanced at Nizi Katsuhisa, his eyes flashing.
Nizi Shengjiu's move was quite methodical.
Shiba Yiyin has always demonstrated the principles of the martial arts to others, and the martial arts all over the world praise him as the elder of the Gen clan who is benevolent and righteous.
Since you are a benevolent elder, it is not easy to do cruel things. But if you are trapped by benevolence and righteousness, your plan will be ruined.
Nizi Katsuhisa's idea was good, and Zhuji, who led the council in recent times, issued a decree in the name of the local area to kill every grain of rice.
This is a local policy of the Spur Territory in recent years, not an order from Spur Yiyin, and the name of cruelty cannot be blamed on the boycott of Spur Yiyin.
But Nizi Shengjiu's move set a bad precedent. That is, if the concubines in the local Sbo district unanimously approved it, they could implement independent local laws without having to go to Lord Chen.
If someone follows this precedent and introduces other local laws in the future, will it be regarded as a strategy to evade the monarch's governance?
Akechi Mitsuhide was not sure. Did Nizi Katsuhisa not think of this, or did he do it deliberately?
Shiba Yiyin is expanding everywhere, and the Shiba territory is now divided into three areas: Konka, Owari, and Kanto. If the Shiba family grows stronger in the future, will it further complicate the power relations in the family?
Even if Nizi Katsuhisa didn't mean it, if one day the local council promulgates a law that conflicts with the central government's law, will it lead to conflict and division?
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes became more and more profound, and she knew that she could not oppose the law. Otherwise, the predicament of Maeda's interests just now would soon become an embarrassment that she would have to face.
With the rapid expansion of Siboyi Bank's power, it encountered more and more troubles both internally and externally.
For the first time, Akechi Mitsuhide found that she was somewhat powerless. Whether it was her colleagues or foreign enemies, they were growing faster than she expected.
She secretly sighed when she got angry. It was really not that easy to change the world.
We can only do our best in human affairs and obey the fate of heaven. The time is the same and the destiny is the same.
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In the context of the Ashikaga-Oda dispute, the important ministers of the Shiba Territory have launched fierce discussions in recent years. Maeda's interests of the war faction were suppressed by Akechi Mitsuhide of the peace faction.
And as Ishida Mitsunari mentioned the food stamp system, Zhu Ji's eyes turned from the outside to the inside, and began to pay attention to the mid-year welfare distribution, a matter of vital interest.
All the ladies present were high-level warriors, so they naturally had enough pension. However, the subordinate warriors who ate with them all watched eagerly.
When the boss does not seek the welfare of his subordinates, he will be hacked to death by the resentful tribesmen sooner or later. It is understandable that everyone pays more attention to food stamps and annuities than the Ashikaga-Oda dispute.
While Shiba was conducting the review recently, in a quiet room at Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto, Hashiba Hideyoshi, who had just returned to Kyoto, was having a secret conversation with Takenaka Shigeharu.
Oda Nobunaga seemed to like this courtyard of Tofukuji Temple very much. This was once the place where Yoshigan Shiba stayed in Kyoto when he was in decline.
Even though Oda's army had withdrawn from Yamashiro Country, Oda Nobunaga still took over this place and regarded it as the Oda family's stronghold in Kyoto.
As the representative of the Oda family stationed in Kyoto, Hideyoshi Hashiba simply stayed in the side room here.
Every time he walked around the courtyard and saw the dark place where he had listened in the corner, Hideyoshi could not help but feel dazed.
Hideyoshi, who was humble and inconspicuous back then, was already a Kyoto garrison arranged by the Oda family, and Akechi Mitsuhide, who was in the house with Yoshigan Shiba, was another Kyoto garrison appointed by the shogunate.
Destiny is indescribably wonderful, but it also makes people feel extremely sad. The so-called suffering in life is that you ask for it but don't get it.
Just as Hideyoshi Hashiba expected, the Oda family's conquest of Ise went very smoothly.
After she gained a fortune in the military, she was driven back to Kyoto by Oda Nobunaga, and continued to play her role as a garrison in Kyoto, keeping an eye on Ashikaga Yoshiaki's every move for the Oda family.
Hashiba Hideyoshi touched the thigh that was injured during the Ise expedition and could no longer feel the pain and said to Takenaka Shigeharu.
"The general seems to dislike me very much.
After I returned to Kyoto, I first went to Nijo Castle to say hello, but I was turned down and refused to give me any etiquette encouragement.
It seems that the day is not far away when Ashikaga Oda will break up."
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"Our general is already so overwhelmed that he can't even care about etiquette.
Araki Murashige raided Ikeda Castle and killed Ikeda Katsunaga, one of the three guardians of Settsu appointed by the shogunate just now.
She also falsely claimed that the Ikeda family and the Itami family were colluding to welcome back the Miyoshi family, regain control of the Settsu Kingdom, and portray herself as loyal to the shogunate.
Now, Tsuneki Ikeda of Sakai Port and Murashige Araki, who captured Ikeda Castle, are staring at Itami Castle to the west. The Itami family is so frightened that they have been asking the shogunate to resign as one of the three guardians of Settsu.
Also, Mibuchi Fujihide had crossed the Yodogawa River to the north, raided Takaki Castle, and drove away Wada Yaimai, one of the three guardians of Retsu.
Wada Weimasa was a Conglong minister, and the general had been wooing Mibuchi Fujihide, and even gave her Fushimi Castle. But what about her? She gave the general a hard slap in the face.
The shogunate had just appointed the three guardians of Settsu last winter, but now it was not summer yet, so they resigned and fled. The general's face was swollen, and he was disgraced, but he was unable to fight back.
She now hates the Oda family who is causing trouble behind their backs. How can you, an Oda retainer, not receive a cold reception when you go to Nijo Castle to pay your respects?"
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded and said.
"General, she only has the temper to give me a look, what else can she do?"
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"Wada Weimasa was driven out of Takano Castle and wanted to come to Kyoto to ask the general to make the decision for her.
But just halfway through, I heard the bad news about Minami Omi. The Wada family's territory in Minami Omi was discovered by Niwa Nagahide-sama.
The main hall was furious, and they were not allowed to enter, the city wall was demolished, and a fine of 20,000 yuan was confiscated. There were three severe disciplinary orders.
The Hotan family may be doomed."
Wada Weimasa was born in the Wada family, a wealthy family in Wada Village, Koka County, and was one of the twenty-one Koka clan who served as officials in Rokkaku.
During the honeymoon period of the cooperation between Rokkaku Sadayori and Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Wada Yamasa served as a diplomat for the shogunate and became the bridge between Ashikaga Rokkaku and Ashikaga.
However, after the death of Rokkaku Sadayori and the reign of Rokkaku Yoshiken and his daughter, the relationship between Ashikaga Yoshiteru and the Rokkaku family deteriorated extremely, and Wada Weimasa's position became precarious.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Kyoto Incident, Wada Weimasa bet on Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and with the help of Yoshihiro Shiba and Oda Nobunaga, he succeeded in going to Luo and became the new Ashikaga shogun.
Wada Weimasa made a lot of money from this investment.
Wada Yimasa ranks first among Ashikaga Yoshiaki's Conglong ministers, so the rewards are naturally rich. The position of one of the three guardians of Settsu is the biggest gift Ashikaga Yoshiaki gave her.
It's a pity that she and Ashikaga Yoshiaki were too close, which naturally attracted the attention of Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga was about to give Ashikaga Yoshiaki some color, so he captured the monkey named Wada Weimasa and killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, so that everyone could see the embarrassment of Ashikaga General being unable to protect his subordinates.