"Mibuchi Fujie? Mibuchi Haruu's daughter and Hosokawa Fujitaka's eldest sister?"
"Yes, my lord."
There is some truth to Akechi Mitsuhide's advice.
In the shogunate, speaking of the relationship with the Shiba family, the Mibuchi family were family friends.
When Yoshigan first entered Kyoto, Mibuchi Haru made selfless sacrifices for him and obtained the Ashikaga White Flag.
By using the great charisma of the imperial flag, he could survive the Omi crisis and achieve the prestige of Shiba Ozen.
Yoshihiro is very grateful for Mibuchi Haru's favor.
Although because of the imperial family system, the ministers turned around, the Sanyuan family was also in trouble.
However, the Mibuchi family quickly stated their position and insisted on their support for Shiba Yiyin.
As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. Mibuchi Haru gave a helping hand to the son of an old friend, and the character of a good old man is reliable.
Hearing that Akechi Mitsuhide recommended her daughter, Yoshigan certainly agreed, but she still had some questions.
"I heard Aunt Sanyuan talk about her daughter. It is said that she is a decent person."
Kitakawachi is a mess, can Mibuchi Fujihide be suppressed? If he cannot be suppressed, Yiyin will not be repaying his kindness, but will be harming others.
Akechi Mitsuhide said.
"Although Mibuchi Haruhuan-sama is the governor of the Mibuchi family, he is a direct descendant of the Izumi-Hosokawa family.
With the character of Hosokawa Fujitaka, she would not fail to take care of her sister.
The question now is whether the Izumi-Hosokawa family can continue to establish a foothold in recent times after this war."
Yoshigan understood Akechi Mitsuhide's plan, she wanted to help the Izumi-Hosokawa family.
"Do you want me to fight for the interests of the Izumi-Hosokawa family in the subsequent negotiations between the shogunate and Miyoshi?"
"Yes, my lord."
"It seems that Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't make the mistake of making you a friend."
Yiyin teased.
Of course he would not think that Akechi Mitsuhide was so generous because of his personal relationship with Hosokawa Fujitaka.
He also didn't know that these good friends had already separated and sat apart because of him.
Akechi Mitsuhide knew he was joking and shook his head.
"The trees that stand tall in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The Shiba family needs the Hosokawa family.
Because of the imperial family system and the exposure of the Iga confederation, there are quite a few people among the shogunate who are dissatisfied with my family.
After the decline of the three governors and four posts, only the Izumi-Hosokawa family and the Kawauchi-Hatakeyama family could barely be considered powerful local factions.
In these years, the shogun relied on the power of local powerful factions and the shogunate ministers to maintain the majesty of the shogunate.
The Hatakeyama family in Kawachi was defeated. If the Izumi-Hosokawa family were to suffer another loss in this battle.
The sudden rise of the Shiba family became the only local powerful faction left in the shogunate."
Local powerful factions and ministers are the two pillars of the current shogunate, cooperating with each other and checking and balancing each other.
The local powerful faction suffered a heavy loss in this battle. The Hatakeyama family was in civil strife, and the Izumi-Hosokawa family was trapped in Kishiwada Castle, leaving only Yoshigan Shiba alone.
This is not a good thing. The Shiba family needs someone to share the attention and evil thoughts of the ministers.
Yoshigan agreed with Akechi Mitsuhide's idea and asked.
“How much do we want to help?”
"Kitakawachi should be given to the Mibuchi family, and Izumi Province must be completely returned to the Hosokawa family."
Yiyin squinted his eyes, feeling a little difficult.
Izumi Province was attacked from the north and south by the Nerai clan and Anzai Toyasu, and the Hosokawa family was left with only Kishiwada Castle to defend.
Miyoshi Nagakei would not agree to spit out Izumi Kuni who had almost swallowed it.
Because Izumi's location is too important, it threatens Sakai Port, the gathering point and transit station for materials sent by the Miyoshi family.
This annoying nail can finally be pulled out, how could Sanhao Changqing be willing to let go.
Unless, she has to let go.
"You want me to trade Sanuki prisoners of war with Miyoshi Chokei?"
"The Lord is wise, that's exactly what it is.
After the decline of the Hatakeyama family, the Izumi-Hosokawa family must become stronger and have at least 200,000 koku in order to have the confidence to speak in the shogunate.
The combined territory of Izumi and Kitakawachi amounted to 250,000 koku, and the retainers of the Hosokawa and Mibuchi families were also enough to control the new territory of Kitakogenchi.
As long as the Lord is willing to help, the Izumi-Hosokawa family and the Mibuchi family will become the Shiba family's unshakable and solid allies in the shogunate."
Yiyin was convinced.
The Sanuki prisoners of war were actually useless to him.
His territory is located in the south of the mountain city, not adjacent to the Miyoshi family, and he cannot get enough benefits to trade these prisoners of war.
If these prisoners of war are transferred to the Hosokawa family, the Shiba family and the Hosokawa family will become two powerful local forces, competing with the shogunate in the shogunate.
The Hosokawa family is in Konkin West and the Shiba family is in Konkin South, so there is no conflict of interest.
This beneficial and harmless alliance is the most stable.
All Yoshibank had to pay was to trade out the worthless Sanuki prisoners of war in subsequent negotiations.
And the Kitakawachi that must be donated will be handed over to the Mibuchi family in the shogunate.
These things cannot be kept in the first place, but they can bring the Sibo family a firm ally with common interests.
This deal can be done!
Akechi Mitsuhide changed his tone and said again.
"Besides, Sanuki Country is related to the Miyoshi family's rule in Shikoku. It is too convenient for Miyoshi to live long in exchange only with Izumi Country."
The foundation for the Miyoshi family to rule Shikoku lies in the Awa Miyoshi family, the Sanuki Tokawa family, and the Awaji Anzai family outside Shikoku.
Now that Tokawa Ichin has been killed in battle and most of the Sanuki people have been captured by Shiba Yoshigan, the country must be in panic.
Mihao Changqing is burdened with the enemy of the Wu family and is about to bear the title of enemy of the Buddha. How can he control the situation?
Therefore, in order to reassure herself that her foundation is unshakable, she must save the Sanuki people without delay.
Yiyin asked.
"What else are you going to order?"
"The Shiba family will station troops at Sakai Port to collect taxes.
It doesn’t matter if it’s 20%, 10%, half, or even a little.
The Shiba family’s military presence must be left in Sakai Port.”
Mitsuhide Akechi spoke categorically, which surprised Yoshihiro Shiba.
"You care about Sakai Port?"
“Sakai Port and Kyoto are the two major commercial centers in recent times.
We cannot touch the Kyoto of the shogunate. The Shiba family is reviving too quickly and offending too many ministers.
It is necessary to ease the relationship with ministers instead of competing for food in their bowls.
The Miyoshi family's vitality has been severely damaged this time, and they have temporarily lost their capital to show their teeth to the shogunate. This is an opportunity for my family to seek influence in Sakai Port.
Before the war, the Takada sisters had already gone to Sakai Port.
No matter how they develop, it will be of great benefit as long as the Spo family's reputation for this battle spreads.
Businessmen value profits over righteousness and are the best at standing on the fence.
If the Shiba family can send troops to Sakai Port, even if there are only a few people, it will be enough to remind the merchants that they should share the profits with the Shiba family."
Yoshigan understood that Akechi Mitsuhide was planning for the Shiba family's sphere of influence after the war.
It is a trivial matter for the Wu family to kill merchants, even if the Miyoshi family controls Sakai Port.
As long as the Sibo family has the right to garrison troops, the Mihaoshi family won't care if they kill a few small businessmen.
This is a Wu family society, and the status of the Wu family is much higher than that of merchants.
As long as you have the right to garrison Sakai Port, even if it is just a small tax, just a few warriors.
It was enough for the merchants of Sakai Port to consider whether to make the Shiba family rich when doing business with Takada Harano.
This is the advantage of garrison officials making money.
Whether I can make money or not is not important. Whether you dare to prevent me from making money or not is very important.
If you carry a knife with you in business, you will not lose money.