Chapter 1488 Doing whatever it takes to achieve merit
Owari Shiba leads the unified thinking and the Yamachihime Warriors, who are not afraid of death, are ready to use their own lives to create a bright future for their descendants.
Maeda Toshika was happy to see the result, and wondered in his mind why Takeda could touch it, but why could I not touch it?
Just as Hojo Genan speculated, the appearance of Takeda Rena opened a door and turned some people's hidden delusions into reality. Wouldn't this lead to crime?
With the first one, there will naturally be the second, third, and fourth, and even countless more that will follow.
At this time, Maeda Toshiie didn't know that over at Kasugayama Castle in Echigo Province, Uesugi Terutora was already the second one. If she had known, her treacherous intentions would have become even more intense.
The Maeda Toshiie expelled Oda Nobunaga's envoys, and the famous Hime samurai in the Maeda retainers group all sent their children and husbands from the mountain road to the rear of the Hokuriku Road.
Owari Shiba waved his collar up and down in a desperate manner, shouting that he would shed his last drop of blood for Tsutado-den, so that the Oda family would know the loyalty of Samurai Shiba.
Even though Oda Nobunaga knew that Maeda Toshiie was a die-hard loyalist to Shiba Yoshigan, he never expected that just a few years after Owari Shiba's leadership was renamed as a county, the samurai families in the territory could be so united.
On the other side of the country, Takada Harano, whose interests are entangled with the Oda family second only to the Maeda Toshiie, must stand firm in the face of Yoshigan Shiba's letter.
Sakai Port, the Shinsengumi's residence, and the assembly hall.
Takada Yono, who was sitting in the chair, was silent, while Imai Munehisa, who was sitting next to him, said worriedly.
"Sir, since Tsudo-don killed His Highness Oda and mobilized the army to attack Luo, all plans related to Shiba Real Estate have come to a standstill.
At the time of the land auction, the largest buyer came from the Oda retainers group. Now those loyalists are demanding withdrawal of investment, even if they lose one-tenth of the deposit, they will terminate the transaction.
The attitude of other buyers has also begun to become ambiguous. New buyers who originally signed up enthusiastically have been reluctant to give a clear answer. The new land auction recently prepared may have to be cancelled.
You see, is there any room for maneuver in this matter? At this point in time... well... if a fight really breaks out, all our previous hard work will be in vain."
Takada Harano rubbed his temples and was about to speak when a violent coughing sound came from beside him.
I saw Takada Yukino covering her mouth, staring at Takada Haruno and coughing for a long time, then took the hand towel from Tachibana Kanade and wiped her mouth.
Takada Harano sighed and said to Takada Yukino.
"You are weak, so don't get excited. I know what's appropriate."
Takada Yukino handed the towel back to Tachibana Kanade and said.
"I really want to see my lord's daughter. I wonder if she looks cute. Well, since she is my lord's child, she must be beautiful and cute."
Takata Yono felt sad.
She and Yukino were obviously the first ones to follow Shiba Yoshigan, but they were at the back when it came to having sex, and the number of times was pitiful.
At this time, when she heard Takada Yukino talking about Takeda Rena, Takada Haruno felt the acid water in her stomach keep rising. No matter how cute the children born to others are, how can they be as happy as those born to her own children?
Takada Yoshino secretly made up his mind that he would never be a hesitant loser again, and would fight for every opportunity to gain his master's love and seeds.
The master's seeds are precious and cannot be cheapened by the vixens outside. I also want a share!
As for Takada Yukino's reminder, Takada Harano felt clear about it. This time is very different from last time.
Takada Yono said to Imai Munehisa.
"The last time I wrote to my lord to complain, it was because of a dispute between the Kamao Clan and Mitsuhide Akechi. As the leader of Shiba Town and the Prime Minister of Shiba Business, I naturally have the right to discuss serious matters with you.
Your Majesty did not issue a clear order at that time. I wrote a letter to argue for it, but there was still room for maneuver.
But this time, the emperor was furious because he wanted to protect his heir. Iniki decided to break with the Oda family, and there was no possibility of changing his mind.
As ministers, we should worry about your Majesty's worries, be angry at your Majesty's anger, and devote all our energy to serve as your pioneer. How can we do the foolish thing of using a mantis' arm as a chariot?
Let me tell you, if I dare to say no, my position will be removed immediately by your Majesty. I don't care about your love for your daughter, so naturally your Majesty doesn't need to care about your relationship with me.
The Takada family is the only remaining generational retainer of the Shiba family, and I will never let you down."
Imai Munehisa was born as a businessman, and the pursuit of profit was engraved in her bones. Many times, her thinking was always slow, and she was too concerned about gains and losses.
Some things cannot be measured by benefits, such as the inheritance of family property and descendants.
Being a Ji warrior can be greedy for benefits, but knowing where to stand politically at critical moments is far more important than calculating temporary gains and losses.
If you stand on the wrong team and lose your power and position, no matter how much benefit you have, it will leave you and no longer belong to you.
What's more, the relationship between the Takada sisters and Shiba Yoshigan is different.
Shiba Yiyin designed the status of the warrior family for them, promoted them to stand out, and gave high-ranking officials generous salaries, so that they were no longer untouchable servants, but nobles of the military family.
Anyone in this world can disappoint Yoshihiro Shiba, but the Takada sisters can never do it. They are accessories to Yoshihiro Shiba, and they have to be considerate and considerate in this life.
Not to mention, the two sisters are obsessed with Shiba Yiyin. If Shiba Yiyin disappoints them, they themselves will be more miserable than death.
Imai Munehisa looked depressed and sighed.
"Your Excellency, you are right. Alas, I am really unwilling to do so. Everything is obviously going to be on the right track, but I am forced to stop here, which is annoying."
Takada Yono shook his head and said.
"I don't want to hear this kind of thing a second time. When you go out, you should keep your mouth shut and keep your mouth shut.
We can only resolutely obey your Majesty's decision and there is no room for bargaining.
I value your hard work and will teach you again. Do you know what Ishida Mitsunari is doing now?"
Imai Sojiu was stunned for a moment and said.
"I don't know."
Takada Yono sneered.
"The headquarters of the Sibo Zhong Fund is in Duowen Mountain City. Just when Jun Shang's thunderous anger broke out, she ran to Jun Shang and swore to the sky.
No matter how long this war lasts, as long as she is there for one day, the annuity compiled by the Si Bo Zhong Fund will never be less than a copper penny.
Look at this person, how resolute he is when he needs to express his position. He doesn't talk about difficulties and only talks about supporting your views. He is a sensible person.
Your Majesty wrote to me, instructing me to prepare for the severing of the Hokuriku Dou trade route. Obviously, he wanted to go all out and break the table with His Majesty Oda.
The Hokuriku Road trade route is cut off, and I am in trouble here. Do you think Ishida Sansei is feeling better?
Although the annuity received by Sanchi Shiba has been converted into food stamps, in the end it requires the Shiba Zhong Fund to use the money to buy food to ensure the supply. How long can Ishida Mitsunari survive with only the grain savings and funds on hand?
But even if she continues to borrow money and continue to be in debt, as long as the Sibo Zhong Fund can persist for one more day, she will have to grit her teeth and support her.
Because her power and position all come from the gift of the king. Without the king, she, Ishida Mitsunari, is just the second daughter from a small farm in Omi, and she will be stepped on in the mud her whole life."
Imai Munehisa was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
Takada Haruno is right. Without the revival of the Shiba family, Ishida Mitsunari, Takada Haruno and other important ministers would be nothing, and Imai Munehisa would be even more insignificant.
They are all tied to the Sibo Yiyin chariot. Even if your decision embarrasses them again, they must stand firmly on your side.
To jump out and go against Junshang at this time will not bring any benefit except ruining Junshang's favor and causing yourself discomfort.
Imai Munehisa nodded and said.
"I understand what you mean, sir. Thank you very much for your advice."
Imai Munehisa bowed deeply, and Takada Yono accepted it calmly. These heartfelt words deserve Imai Munehisa's gratitude.
Takada Yono needs Imai Munehisa to manage her business empire. Imai Munehisa is politically confused, so of course she has to break it off and make it clear to her, lest she suffer big losses if she makes the same mistake again and again.
But understanding is understanding, and we still have to find ways to solve practical difficulties.
Imai Sojiu asked with a grimace.
"Sir, since we can't appeal to you, we can only refund the buyers.
The first auction of Sibo Real Estate was so successful that it was a huge sum of money. Originally we could use the money to monetize food stamps, but now it seems we can only shelve it for now.
If the Shiba Oda family goes to war, the Hokurikudo trade route will inevitably panic or even be interrupted. Previously, we roped in the major shareholders and persuaded them to support the securitization of the trade route, and they were already tempted.
But under the current circumstances, they should choose to wait and see and not agree to advance securitization."
The three new economic plans - the monetization of food stamps, the securitization of trade routes, and the financialization of land - are like grasshoppers tied to a rope. If one goes wrong, the other two will also be affected.
The problem of stagnant development of the Hokuriku Trade Road is imminent, and now a war breaks out, which is likely to further worsen the operation of the Hokuriku Trade Road.
Imai Munehisa could no longer imagine how bleak this year's earnings would be. Not to mention making money, she might even lose money. She looked troubled, but Takada Yono disagreed.
Takada Yono said.
"It's a blessing in disguise. It's not necessarily a blessing. It's not necessarily a bad thing that the Shiba and Oda families are fighting at this time."
Imai Muneku was stunned for a moment and cursed in his heart.
If this is not a bad thing, when there was a dispute between Kamoujigo and Akechi Mitsuhide, why did Takada Haruno get provoked by Akechi Mitsuhide and jump out in a rage to kill Kamoujigo?
Takada Yono saw Imai Munehisa's confusion and smiled.
"Previously, the Kamao Clan Village intended to pit the Lord against the Oda family, but it was just a small friction between the samurai family, with little benefit and no small harm.
But this time is different. This time the Lord is determined to teach His Highness Oda a profound lesson. The war must be very intense.
On the contrary, we can use this to accelerate the completion of our three new economic plans."
Imai Munehisa became even more confused and said with a smile.
"This subordinate is stupid, please give me some advice."
Takada Yono explained.
"If you think about it, if there was a conflict between the Shiba and Oda families, the Oda retainers would naturally not be able to invest in Shiba real estate in order to avoid suspicion, so as not to arouse His Highness Oda's suspicion.
But now, my family's invincible Tsuta-don wants to stand up and deal with His Highness Oda. Aren't the Oda retainers afraid that Tsuta-don will directly maim and kill the Oda family?
You know, Tsutama Hall has never lost a battle since its debut. Even if the Oda family has a great cause and is difficult to destroy, the Oda retainers are not panicked or worried at all?"
Imai Munehisa somewhat understood.
"So now more than before, they need to find a way out for themselves."
Takada Yono nodded.
"Yes, the more tense the Shiba and Oda families are, and the closer the war is, the more they need to be cunning and leave some room for themselves.
Those followers must have heard that the two families were going to war, so they were so frightened that they took the decision without authorization and ran over to demand withdrawal of investment.
Their eyesight is too short-sighted to see the huge risks that this war has brought to the Oda family. As long as there are understanding people in the family behind them, they will not block their way out at this time.
You go and tell them that it's okay to withdraw their capital, but let them go back and ask their own superintendent, discuss it clearly before telling me, so as not to regret it in the future.
If they are really in trouble, the money can be deposited with me first. I will give the buyers a one-year cooling-off period so that they have time to wait and see before making a choice."
Imai Munehisa said.
"Your Excellency is wise. In this way, they will not be in a hurry to withdraw their capital. But what's the point of keeping this money with us?"
After all, the money to buy a house is not our money, so it’s hard to deal with it.”
Takada Yono sneered.
"The Shiba-Oda family is about to go to war, and my family will soon reach out to me for money. At that time, money and food will be poured out as if they are unnecessary, and no amount of money will be enough.
Of course, I misappropriated this money first to meet the urgent needs of the war."
Imai Munehisa was stunned.
"But if those people finally decide to withdraw their investment after the cooling-off period, if the Spoelstra family fails to win that... that... what will we get in return?"
Takada Yangno smiled coldly and said.
"If we win, they will naturally come back and beg me to sell the land to them. But if we lose? The Sibo family is gone. I don't want any money, but my life. The worst I can do is give this life back to them."
Imai Munehisa gasped, Takada Haruno was really ruthless, she was a free-handed wolf, she had never considered the option of paying back the money.
But this sounds correct. This war must consume a huge amount of money and food. If the Shiba family wants to withstand such a huge economic pressure, they can only support it with blood transfusions from Takada Haruno.
If Yoshigan Shiba is really defeated, the prestige he has accumulated over the years will be greatly damaged, and the Shiba family will become the loser at the mercy of the Oda family.
Until then, what does Takada Harano care about? It's nothing more than a piece of meat on a hob.
Thinking about it this way, Imai Munehisa finally understood what Takada Yono just said was not necessarily a bad thing, and what he meant.
If things are extremely bad, it is not really a bad thing. Instead, you can bet big or small, win the club, and jump off the building if you lose, for fear of losing money.
As soon as this logic switch was turned on, Imai Munehisa immediately reacted and asked.
"So the same is true for the Hokuriku Road trade route?"
Takada Yangno nodded.
"Yes, the Hokuriku Road trade route has already reached a stage of slowing down, and its revenue is destined to be impossible to grow on a large scale.
Originally, I was thinking of slowly persuading the major shareholders to securitize the trade route. However, during the Shiba-Oda War, I just happened to blame all the problems on Zhanzhi, letting Zhanfeng take the blame.
The Hokurikudo Trading Road's earnings have plummeted this year. This is a problem of the war, not management. If the major shareholders are smart, they will cooperate with us and take this opportunity to securitize the trading route.
Claiming to the outside world that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a correction, we converted part of the trade route share into equity and sold it to the small businesses that coveted the Hokuriku Road trade route. We and the major shareholders were safe in the pocket.
Wouldn’t it be nice to transfer the equity in the hands of small investors bit by bit through additional issuances, allotments, convertible bonds, and mergers in the future?
Anyway, small businesses will be satisfied with some dividends. What do they know about equity? We want their principal and they want our dividends. This can be considered a win-win situation.
Also, taking advantage of wartime logistics difficulties and the inconvenience of food transshipment, the exchange of food stamps was suspended.
We worked hard to print several batches of food stamps and put them into the market. After the war, logistics resumed exchange. We printed stamps first to support the war, and we will deal with other troubles later."
Imai Munehisa swallowed and complained secretly. Win-win, you win twice, right?
Originally, the three new economic plans were pushed forward step by step, but now Takada Yono was obviously forced by the unexpected situation and simply launched them forcefully, trying to find ways to get money and food first.
You know, the Oda family has a territory of three million koku.
Oda Nobunaga used his iron fist to innovate, squeezed out a lot of money and food from the territory, and shamelessly plundered Minami Omi and Mount Hiei. The Oda family's economic strength can be said to be the best in the world.
What does the Shiba family have here? Among the three Shiba clans, the recent ones are the largest, only 200,000 koku, and the Owari Shiba clan is just over 20,000 koku. The difference in size is too big.
And because Shiba Yiyin insists on distributing benefits from the Shiba Zhong Fund and insists on the Shiba New Life Movement to improve the life of the Shiba Ji Samurai.
Not only did the Shiba family's territory not provide economic strength, it also needed the Hokurikudo trade route to repay the deficit of the Shiba family.
As a result, the Shiba retainers remained loyal, and Yoshigan Shiba was praised as a benevolent king. However, Takada Haruno knew best how many holes were created behind Yoshigan Shiba's generosity.
The Hokurikudo trade route controlled by Takada Haruno is the real engine of the Shiba family's economy. But now, this engine can no longer drive.
If Yoshigan Shiba wants to fight against Oda Nobunaga's three million koku, the military strength of the Shiba family alone is not enough. He must form a huge coalition of samurai forces. Who will pay for this huge logistics expenditure?
Takada Yono will always remember that she once swore that she would make a lot of money and never let her be short of money.
Now is the time when your Majesty needs money the most, and it is also a great opportunity for Takada Haruno to show his brightest moment.
She must find a way to generate financial resources that rival the Oda family's three million koku territory, so that your Majesty can win this battle without any worries.
And this meritorious service will be the reason for Takada Yono to exchange for Shiba Yoshiyin's seeds. Takeda Shingen can give birth, why can't I, Takada Yono, give birth?
With this obsession that I should have when others have children, Takada Yono will persevere to the end even if he cheats, kidnaps, and steals, and transforms the money and food that this war will cost you.