Chapter 1721 The adoptive father paves the way for the adopted son
This pair of adopted father and son, one really dared to give and the other really dared to receive, immediately caused the whole audience to burst into uproar. Miaoyin Monk was dizzy and unbelievable for a moment.
What is the concept of twenty thousand stones?
The total stone height of Ueno Kingdom is more than 400,000 stones, of which the western Ueno area is mountainous and only has a height of 100,000 stones.
The northern part of Higashi Ueno Land is mountainous, and the middle reaches of the Tone River in the southeast has the most plains, which are all fertile land. However, no matter how large the plain in the southeast is, it only covers an area of more than 200,000 koku.
There are Mangqiao collar, Dahu collar, Jinshan collar, Guanlin collar and so on in the southeast. After everyone divides the territory, the territory is actually not very big.
The Yura family is known as the largest nation in Ueno, and the territory actually under the jurisdiction of Yura Shigemo is only sixty or seventy thousand koku at most, and it does not even reach this number.
But as soon as Yiyin raised his hand, he made Lord Kafei the lord of the city, with a gift of 20,000 dan. How could he not make all the concubines present dumbfounded? This little kid became famous in one battle, and was rewarded with 20,000 dan for his military merits. This is simply an exaggeration.
And this is not just an ordinary 20,000 koku, Kai-kun, the city lord’s territory is Sekijuku!
Sekijuku Castle is located near the dividing point between the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River. It guards the river and can earn a lot of money from tolls. Not to mention that there is another important river nearby, the Wataryase River.
Ancient wars often revolved around water flow, because the cost of water transportation was much lower than that of land transportation, and rivers could greatly reduce the cost of war.
Therefore, throughout the ages, controlling waterway transportation hubs not only brings huge economic benefits, but is often the key to the success or failure of wars.
Sekijuku Castle is such an important town. It was originally managed by the Kada family, an important minister of the Kamakura Ashikaga family, but Kada Harusuke's series of actions during the Eastern Rebellion made Yoshigan angry.
The Kanto shogun of the Kamakura Ashikaga family ruled the ten kingdoms of Kanto and was the theoretical master of the eight Kanto states.
Hojo Ujiyasu defeated the Ryōgamisugi family and supported Ashikaga Yoshiji as the new Kanto shogun.
Harusuke Neda, as the composer of the Kamakura Ashikaga family, was in charge of the etiquette of the samurai family. The Kanto shogun of the Ashikaga Yoshi clan and the Kantō commander of Hojo Ujiyasu were both helped by Harusuke Neda.
Therefore, Harusuke Nada was rewarded by Ujiyasu Hojo, who paid homage to Ashikaga Yoshiji, who was controlled by the Hojo family in Odawara Castle, and managed the Furukawa territory for the Kanto shogun, effectively taking it as his own.
After Uesugi Kenshin went south, Hojo Ujiyasu was forced to relinquish control of the Kanto region and retreat to the local area. Ashikaga Yoshiji was able to return to Furukawa Castle, but the management of the territory was still with the assistant of Haru Kada.
Whether it is Hojo Ujiyasu or Uesugi Kenshin, they hope to use Ashikaga Yoshiji's reputation as a Kanto general to consolidate their justice as the leader of Kanto and manage the eight Kanto states.
But they are not willing to let Ashikaga Yoshiji taint the actual power.
Therefore, Harusuke Kada was able to thrive like a fish in water, and was tacitly allowed to sideline the Kanto Shogun, and became the de facto ruler of the Furukawa Territory.
Now, Yoshigan has come from behind and has conquered the Uesugi family and the Takeda family, and the land of Kanhachishu has come under the rule of the new system of the Kanto shrine.
The old Kanto system maintained between the Kanto generals and the Kanto administrators has actually expired.
However, Yoshigami has always been kind in doing things, and he has never touched the Furukawa Territory, which was directly under the control of General Kanto, and maintained his basic respect for the Kamakura Ashikaga family.
This was due to political considerations. He didn't want to look too ugly, so he took it easy.
Therefore, in the past few years, Kada Harusuke has enshrined the Ashikaga Yoshi clan and still holds the ruling power of the Furukawa Territory in his hands.
But today, Yiyin wants to make a move.
Leaving aside Ashikaga Yoshiji's future for the time being, Kada Harusuke's slickness, wall-riding, and perfunctory attitude made Yoshigage unwilling to let Furukawa lead such an important place and continue to leave it in the hands of this villain.
On the grounds of military merit and divine favor, granting Guansu Castle to Kai-kun as a joke was the first step for Yiyin to make changes.
The two most important cities among Haru Kada's assistants are Furukawa Castle and Sekijuku Castle.
The former is the imperial palace of the Kanto shoguns and the center point of the core area of Kanhachishu. The latter is the hub of the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River waterway and the diversion of the Edogawa River.
On both sides of the Edogawa River, the west bank is the Higashi Musashi Land, and the east bank is within the territory of Shimosou Province. Today, the Higashi Musashi Land has been dedicated to the saint by the Hojo family and belongs to the Shiba family.
After this Sekijuku Castle blocking incident, Yoshigan can no longer allow Kada Harusuke to control Sekijuku Castle, and can cut off the connection between the Kanto Shiba Territory at any time.
The water transport logistics from Dahu Ling to the Higashi Musashi Land must be controlled by people whom Yiyin can trust.
This is not only for economic interests, but also for military value. He must find a politically reliable person to take charge, and he must have the strength to control Guansu City.
Kai-kun is Yoshigan's adopted son, and he will marry Yoshigan's adopted daughter Uesugi Kagetora in the future. Both of Yoshigan's adopted children are miserable in a sense.
Kai-kun was having a hard time with the Narita family in Ninja Castle. His parents could not give birth to a daughter, and his father was severely criticized by the Narita retainers for this.
If Yiyin hadn't adopted Mr. Jia Fei as his adopted son and found a strong backer, his father would have been forced to divorce and sadly return to Jinshan City.
As the Yura family climbed to the heights of sainthood, the Narita family had given up the idea of dissolving the marriage, but Shigeki-kun's lack of girls still made the situation of Kai-kun and his son embarrassing in the Narita family.
Uesugi Kagetora's situation is even worse than Kai-kun's. She is Hojo Ujiyasu's youngest daughter, but she became Uesugi Kenshin's adopted daughter and has the right to inherit the Uesugi family.
The Hojo family continued to send people to serve her, which made the Uesugi retainers very wary of her. Uesugi Kenshin, the adoptive mother, was more wary of her than close to her because of Uesugi Miyuki's birth.
Uesugi Kagetora himself felt frightened when he competed with the sage god descendant for the inheritance rights of the Uesugi family. He repeatedly proved his innocence and was unwilling to seek death.
But the woman is not guilty, but she is guilty of having a jade. If she doesn't say she doesn't want to do something, others will believe it and let her go easily.
This pair of unlucky adopted children are embarrassing existences in their respective families. Their biggest support is the saint.
Because of Yiyin's protection, their status in the family is stable. On the other hand, Yiyin can also use the connections behind them to do things.
Yiyin knew very well that Kai-kun was absolutely reliable, but he was unable to manage the territory of twenty thousand koku for the time being.
Because he, an immature child, does not have a reliable Hime Warriors and lacks a management team, he cannot control Sekisu Castle.
But the Tonegawa Midstream Samurai Group behind him will definitely help him stabilize this new territory.
Kai-kun is the son of the Narita family of Ninja Castle and the grandson of the Yura family of Kanayama Castle. The territories of these two families are based on both sides of the middle reaches of the Tone River.
In addition to the Ashikaga Castle Nagao family that occupied Ashikaga Castle and Tatebayashi Castle, the territory was located in the upper reaches of the Watarase River.
The subordinate of Yuuki Castle, the Shiro family, entered the diversion area of the Watarase River after the Tone River was diverted in the middle and lower reaches.
These four families are in-laws with the Yura family as the core. As the Yura family became highly valued by the saint and the Tone River diversion project progressed, they had very large common interests in the Tone River and Watarase River.
The diversion project of the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River has entered a critical stage. Every family in Kanbazhou has repeatedly drawn on the map, and they all know which places will receive more water and produce more fertile farmland after the diversion.
The middle and lower reaches of the Tone River, the Watarase River, and the diversion area of the Kinugawa River are among the biggest beneficiaries.
After the diversion, the Tone River was less flooded, and the extra silt land and reed swamps were extremely fertile, making it the best farmland.
The extra water source from the Watarase River and Kinugawa River can irrigate more fields along the way, and dig all the way to Hitachi Country to the sea. There are not many people who will make profits along the way.
Sekijuku Castle is a key area for the diversion of the Tone River. Not to mention the demolition costs of the diversion villages, the benefits of water transportation and logistics are endless.
At this critical moment, Yoshigan took the initiative to seal Sekishuku Castle to Kai-kun, that is, to the samurai group headed by the four families of Yura, Narita, Nagao, and Yuuki.
Yoshihiro wanted to leverage the Furukawa Territory and infiltrate his influence into the Lower Sovereign Kingdom, but he was unwilling to come forward to deal with the Kanto shogun of the Kamakura Ashikaga family. This matter was indeed somewhat politically sensitive.
But as long as the benefits are big enough, others will be willing to do it for Yiyin and bear the infamy.
Furukawa Castle is the residence of the Kanto shogun, and its symbolic significance is so great that Yoshiyuki will not touch it easily. But Sekijuku Castle is different. Kanjuku Castle is the territory of the Kada family.
Kada Harusuke was greedy for the money of the Eastern people and invited the saint to Furukawa. However, Satake Yishige almost succeeded in a surprise attack. She was guilty.
Although Yoshigan had promised her that as long as she could deceive Satake Yishige into Furukawa Castle for ten days, she would forgive her sin.
However, Satake Yoshitoshi discovered something was wrong within five days. He built a plank road openly, secretly visited Chencang, raided and captured Sekijuku Castle belonging to Harusuke Adena, and cut off the rebel army's southward passage, which almost caused a catastrophe.
Kada Harusuke failed to redress her merits, so the saint punished her with a small punishment and a large warning. He took away a piece of her territory and granted it to the ministers who had made meritorious service in this battle. Kada Harusuke could only admit that he was unlucky and had nothing to say.
The midstream Wujia group headed by the Liangjia obtained Guansu City and entered the Lower General Kingdom. Naturally, they would gain access to Longwangshu and further penetrate into it.
This is what Yoshigan wants. His influence will gradually control the core area of Guanbazhou in the Furukawa Territory with the penetration of the Yuryaka family.
Kai-kun was confused, he only knew that he suddenly became the Lord of Twenty Thousand Stones, the Takashi of the Holy Favor, which made the Kanto warrior family look at him with surprise.
However, some cunning and cunning people present had already sensed that there were some other strategic intentions hidden under the saint's seemingly careless enfeoffment.
The rotation of the old and new Kanto systems has finally reached the stage where the cards are revealed. The Kanto general's final dignity as the nominal master of the eight states of Guan is unknown for how long it can last.
After all, the Kamakura Ashikaga family were the old masters of Kantō, so the benefits were too small, so Yoshigan was worried that Yura Shigeshi would not dare to take action.
The 20,000 stones from Guansu City was neither too much nor too little. It was enough to make Yuliang Chengfan tempted, but it would not make her overly inflated.
Sekijuku Castle is in Kai-kun's name. When the adopted son grows up and can stand on his own, he may not be willing to continue to be manipulated by the Narita family from behind. This is another trump card in Yoshigami's hands.
Yi Gin looked at Kai-kun with a smile.
The road has been paved by your adoptive father. Whether you are a dragon or a worm in the future depends on your own abilities.