Just when Matsukami Sarei was worried about her future and couldn't figure out why the saint chose her, in the residence hall of Tamonyama Castle, Yoshigan was receiving Date Masamune who came from afar.
Looking through the gift list in his hand, Yiyin murmured to himself.
"Twenty-eight sword handles, ninety-five war horses, three hundred and eighty taels of placer gold, sixty thousand Shunmei Tongbao, in addition there are pleated silk with characters, Natori burial wood...well...so many famous products.
It’s such a big deal, where did you get so many Shunming Tongbao?”
Date Masamune covered his mouth and chuckled.
"Thanks to Lord Ina Chuji of the Bushi Giri Promotion Association, the mining of Ashio Copper Mountain has been going smoothly in recent years, and a large number of copper coins with Shunmei Tongho engraved on it have flowed into the market.
The quality of Shunming Tongbao is on par with the Yongle Tongbao of China, and the quantity is so large that it caused an uproar in the entire Guandong market.
Nowadays, merchants in the Guandong market almost only accept Shunming Tongbao. In the past, all the bad money and fine money made by each merchant were rejected by the market.
Yongle Tongbao, the only product that can compete with Shunming Tongbao, is too small in quantity and has been circulated for a long time. It has long been the reserve of various stores and cannot be seen on the market at all.
So this time I go to Luo to pay tribute, even if I want to use other copper coins, I can’t collect them in the market, I can only use Shunming Tongbao.”
Yiyin nodded and said.
"Ina Chuji did a good job."
Yiyin, this is what I say from my heart.
At that time, Dazang Chang'an was kicked out by the Kanto followers, who took advantage of the corruption problem of the Wu family's moral promotion association.
However, Yoshihiro did not want the Kanto followers to control the Kanto economy as they wished, so they transferred Ozo Chang'an back to Sakai Port for continued reuse, and recruited Ina Chuji, a hardworking type who could do practical things.
The current Wujia Yili Promotion Association no longer focuses on economic construction as it did in the past, and has divested itself of its independent economic system.
Ina Chuji also knows his own shortcomings. Even Ozo Changan can't bear the thunder. Why should he look for trouble? He just lowers his head and only does what he is good at.
In the past few years, while Ina Tadashi was deepening the construction of the diversion project in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River, he also started to develop the Ashio Copper Mountain to mine copper and print money, which achieved remarkable results.
As precious metals, gold and silver are only suitable for large quantities. The most circulated currency on the market is still small-denomination currencies such as copper coins.
In the same way, the face value of food stamps is too high. The minimum price of one stone of food stamps can be exchanged for 500 copper coins, which is of no use in daily life.
After all, ordinary people's lives are nothing more than daily necessities such as food, cloth, salt, etc. You can't go out and eat a bowl of noodles with one stone of food stamps, right?
Shunming Tongbao, controlled by the Sibo family, flooded the copper coin market. As a lower supplement to food stamps, it has occupied the change circulation market.
Furthermore, if China is short of copper, Shunming Tongbao can also be used as hard currency for future transactions with China, and can be transferred to China in large quantities to avoid widespread devaluation within the island country.
But before Shunmei Tongbao was instilled in the Celestial Dynasty, the commercially underdeveloped Kanto market had been indoctrinated into Aheiyan by Shunmei Tongbao. It is expected that the same will happen in Kinki, Saigoku and other places sooner or later.
After all, the mineral deposits in Ashio Copper Mountain are so rich that Yiyin did not expect such a large copper mine to be hidden there.
Based on the current exploration results alone, the copper deposits inside can be turned into copper coins, which is enough to supply the markets of three or five island countries, and the stock is terrifyingly large.
Although the Iwami Ginzan in the West has very large mineral deposits, since the circulation of Shiba food stamps, the use of gold, silver and precious metals in the island country has begun to be squeezed.
Gold and silver are too valuable and difficult to carry, and are far less useful than the reputable Sibo food stamps.
The Sibo family is constantly encroaching on the market. With the combination of Sibo food stamps and Shunming Tongbao, it is gradually changing the background of the island country's economic system.
In addition, the diversion of the Tone River, a huge water conservancy project unprecedented in the island country, has reduced the swamps in Musashi and exposed thousands of fertile fields.
This made Shima Shengmu, who was based in Edo Castle and controlled the East Musashi area, gain a lot. She was very fond of Ina Chuji and wrote several letters to praise the saint.
Not only did the Musashi Kingdom benefit, the rerouted Tone River, together with its tributaries, ran through half of Sekishu and Hitachi Kingdom out to sea, irrigating the fields along the way, and water transportation also strengthened the connections between the countries.
The Tonegawa diversion project alone has benefited millions of people in Kanba Province. Countless samurai families have paid tribute to the saint and become the staunchest supporters of the Shiba family.
Water conservancy projects have always been expensive, and the Tonegawa is said to have a total investment of 20 million stone within ten years, which is almost the total land output of 66 countries in the world in one year.
In today's terms, all of the country's annual GDP is devoted to water conservancy projects in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River, which is comparable to the Three Gorges Project in ancient times.
Over the years, Ina Tadaji made careful calculations, saved expenditures, and used the financial resources of Ashio Copper Mountain to inject funds to divert the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River. It can be said that he has made outstanding contributions.
Although the samurai family traditionally emphasizes military merit over domestic affairs, Ina Chuji, a practical person who does not offend others and works hard, is still respected by countless samurai families. Among the five practices, she has the highest reputation.
Yiyin knew very well that Date Masamune was telling the truth. Due to the huge expenditure on water conservancy projects, Ina Chuji had consumed millions of guan-level Shunmei Tongbao in the Kanto market in the past few years.
What you spend is money. If you don't spend it, it will be a pile of clutter that hurts your butt when you sit there.
It can be said that in recent years, almost all the copper coins produced at Ashio Copper Mountain have been spent by Ina Chuji. This is also the biggest reason for the proliferation of Shunmei Tongbao in the Kanto market.
These accounts have receipts for the funds approved by the Tongxin Secretariat, and the money is issued with the personal signature of Yiyin.
It was this caution of not getting involved with money that made Yoshigage highly appreciate Ina Chuji's character. If it were Takada Haruno or Ozo Choan, they would not be so honest.
casually flipping through the gift list, Yiyin didn't really care. He was already half the rich, so how could he care about these stupid things.
If he wants money, there are plenty of people to help him earn it.
If you want a woman, you can just call her and have sex with her.
When he lives to his level, he may only have a few spiritual pursuits left to leave a mark in history, such as killing a Hideyoshi to unify the world, or making the people of the island country rule the dynasty for generations to come.
The Date family was very knowledgeable, and had maintained a close relationship with Kyoto from the beginning of the Ashikaga Shogunate, paying constant tribute, so they were able to pin down Osaki and the Spurbon branch sent by the top shogunate to the ground.
This gift note alone is nothing more than a continuation of the Date family's century-long policy of deferring to the central government. It doesn't matter. What Yiyin cares about is other things.
Yiyin asked.
"You came to Luo in such a hurry, who is taking care of our daughter?"
Date Masamune gave birth to a child last fall, and the little one is just over one year old.
It is impossible for such a young child to be brought from Ou to Kinki. Date Masamune must have been left to be raised by others and came here alone.
Yoshigage seemed to say this carelessly, but in fact he was heart-wrenching. He stared at Date Masamune to see how this woman, who was soft on the outside but strong on the inside, would respond.