Yoshihiro and Akechi Mitsuhide decided to get involved in the business of Sakai Port because Japan was barren and the land output could not sustain the year-round military needs.
In addition to land and property, commercial trade and customs tax were another major source of income for daimyo in various places.
During the Kamakura shogunate period, the shogunate was based on the Kanto Plain.
The Kanto Plain is vast, and its land output is several times that of the Noo Plain, Osaka Plain and other plains.
Relying on the high stone advantage of the Kanto Plain, the Genji established a powerful samurai group and became the mainstay of the samurai family, and later established the samurai rule of the shogunate.
But times are moving forward, and with the development of shipbuilding, ocean-going trade is gradually on the rise.
Kanto is located in the northeastern part of Japan, far away from the East Asian trade circle.
Japan's foreign trade is mainly dominated by Korea, Ming Dynasty, and Nanman, which enter Japan from Kitakyushu Port in the south.
It enters the Sekiguchi Strait, the western gateway to the Seto Inland Sea, and arrives at Sakai Port, the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea.
Then it is transported along the inland river, enters the Kyoto Basin, and then enters Lake Biwa.
In Omi Province, it was divided into two trade routes, one taking the Hokuriku Road and the other taking the Tokaido Road, and finally they merged in the Kanto Plain.
By the time of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, this trade line was fully mature.
The ports and cities along the way all benefited from commercial trade. They either set up customs to collect taxes or used towns and cities to participate in trading and earn a lot of profits.
Therefore, at this time, Northeast Japan and the Kanto Plain no longer had the financial advantages they had during the Kamakura Shogunate era.
Kanto's pure land income is far less than Kansai's land plus commercial income, and the strength of Kanto's daimyo gradually lags behind that of Kansai's daimyo.
The Ashikaga shogunate took Jinji as its foundation and controlled the world for more than a hundred years.
Kyoto and Sakai Port are the eastern and western centers of recent business circles, with huge benefits.
The power in Kyoto is complicated, and Akechi Mitsuhide is unwilling to let the Shiba family enter this quagmire and offend others.
The Sakai Port controlled by the Miyoshi family is relatively simple, which makes it the best choice for the Shiba family to intervene in recent business.
Therefore, she worked hard to get Yiyin to put its hands into Sakai Port. Even if it only sent a few people, it would mean that the Shiba family had the capital to intimidate the merchants of Sakai Port.
Only in this way can the Shiba family be in the most advantageous position and earn huge profits in the commercial trade of Sakai Port.
Ashikaga Yoshiki waited for everyone to leave, but he was still meditating there. He didn't dare to disturb the general's thoughts from the left and right sides, and stood waiting silently.
Suddenly, the general asked someone.
"What do men like?"
Konahata thought he heard wrongly and blinked his eyes until Ashikaga Yoshiteru showed an impatient expression before he hurriedly replied.
"It should be beautiful clothes, rouge, gouache and the like... right?"
She spoke carefully, and the general nodded slowly.
"Send someone back to tell your father to buy some good ones in Kyoto and send them to the army.
No, alas...forget it."
Ashikaga Yoshiki shook his head in annoyance, what was he thinking?
The war has not subsided yet, so we need to make long-term plans and wait until we return to Kyoto to report to my father before making any further calculations.
After all, men still understand men, so she shouldn't make random moves.
I am the shogun, the lord of the world, and he will never escape my grasp.
Thinking about it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
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On the north bank of Yodogawa, Miyoshi Chokei Honjin shogunate.
Iwanari Tomomichi and Wada Weimasa returned here together, and Miyoshi Nagakei also summoned all the concubines to discuss the matter.
After Wada Weizheng saw Miyoshi Changqing, he knew enough to go out to rest and wait for the summons.
Without outsiders, Iwanari Tomotsuchi tells the story of this negotiation one by one.
After she finished explaining Yiyin's three conditions, the whole audience was in an uproar, and Miyoshi Changqing also frowned.
"Ashikaga Yoshiki allowed him to go so far? She should know that I will never agree to this condition."
Iwanari Yudong sighed and said.
"Gong Qianxin offered an exchange condition, but I couldn't decide, so I returned to the camp and asked the family governor to make a decision."
"What can he give me?"
"Sanuki, the prisoners of war he captured during the Battle of Yamato."
The scene turned cold, and the three beauties and concubines, who were in a rage, all looked at the governor.
Sanhao Changqing was angry at first, but then he felt relieved.
She was angry because she thought of Toga Ichitomi and Miyoshi Yoshiki who died in the battle, but when she thought of the whereabouts of the Sanuki people, a huge stone hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground.
Just like Ashikaga Yoshiteru thinks, everyone is a ruler, and the ideas are actually similar.
After Tokawa Issun died in battle, will the samurai family of Sanuki country remain consistent and side with the Miyoshi family?
The fate of the Sanuki people will seriously affect the judgment of those people. Therefore, she must accept this bargaining chip from the Shiba family.
When one party to the negotiation has a reason that cannot be rejected, it will be at a disadvantage in the negotiation, and the other party will use this point to break through and suppress your bottom line.
Miyoshi Changqing sighed. It seemed that she had no choice but to struggle a little to get some benefits in the circle drawn by the other party.
But overall, she admitted defeat.
At the moment when she was deep in thought, Miyoshi Masayasu, who was sitting next to her, spoke.
"The shogunate army bullied people too much. Do you really think that our Miyoshi family is incapable of fighting?
The worst case scenario is a fight. As long as we win, we have the final say on all conditions."
She spoke fiercely, but was so embarrassed that no one answered her.
Sanhao Changqing secretly shook his head.
She currently has many troops under her command. In addition to the wild warriors hired with money and other miscellaneous soldiers, they are mainly military forces from martial arts families from various countries.
The Settsu clan of Miyoshi Choitsu, the Awa clan of Shinohara Chofusa, the Awa clan of Matsunaga Hide. There are also the Miyoshi clan who come from the Miyoshi head clan and are under the control of Miyoshi Masayasu.
Miyoshi Nagaitsu and Matsunagahide were beaten to death by Shiba Yoshigan in the previous ambush battle, and they did not want to face him again.
During the blockade, Shinohara Chofusa's combat strength was reduced by 10% due to the Shiba family's troops, and he was also as fearful of the enemy as a tiger.
Only Miyoshi Masayasu had never encountered the Shiba army, and he still looked down on the strength of recent armies.
But she alone can't inspire the morale of the entire army, so she can't make waves.
Sanhao Changqing also wanted to retreat, and was unwilling to continue to waste time and deplete the military's strength.
She accepted her defeat, and her biggest headache now was the war. The retreat of the Mihaoshi family would be a turmoil.
The Sanhao family started from the bottom up, and its foundation is unstable.
Sanhao Changqing used Luo Jingdu to seize the world and encourage each family, and thus stabilized the ambitious Wu family under his command.
Let them unite around the Sanhao family and fight together.
Now, Shangluo's ambitions have been shattered, and the future strategy is still in the clouds. She doesn't know how to proceed.
The only thing that is certain is to rescue the Sanuki people and stabilize the foundation of the three countries of Awa, Sanuki and Awaji first.
Then suppress the three conquered territories of Iyo, Tosa, and Settsu, so that the six kingdoms of the Miyoshi family and the prestige of the million-koku Daimyo will not fall.
The governor is silent, because he does not support the three good policies.
She sat down sullenly. Although she stopped talking, she was still dissatisfied.
Matsunaga looked on with a cold eye, trying to figure out the governor's thoughts.
She suddenly found an opportunity that allowed her, who was just Miyoshi Changkei Naomi, to flourish.
After weighing things over and over again, I finally decided to step up and make a bright future.
The Miyoshi shogunate was silent, and all the concubines were waiting for the governor's decision. Matsuhisa Nagasaki came out of the procession and kowtowed to Miyoshi Changqing.
"Your Highness, I have a brief introduction.
Not only should my family agree to Duke Kenshin's conditions, but we should also appoint the shogunate to dispatch the Shiba family to station in Sakai Port.
The prestige of the Shiba family is not high enough, we have to help Lord Kenshin to encourage him."
As soon as she said this, all the concubines accused her of cheating.
Only Miyoshi Changqing's heart moved. He looked at Naoomi, who had a calm face, and felt a glimmer of hope in his heart.