Finance at this time was still very crude, mainly coinage and usury.
Imai Mune has not touched loan sharks for a long time, she specializes in ferrying money.
The benefits of transporting gold and silver to the Celestial Empire in exchange for Yongle money from the Celestial Empire are huge.
Japan is known as Treasure Island and is rich in gold and silver mineral resources, so the price of gold and silver is almost half that of China.
Japanese merchants transported gold and silver to China and exchanged them for copper coins, doubling their profits in one round trip.
Japan produces copper, but not coins. In ancient times, coinage was a high-tech industry, and there were particular requirements on what metals to add and how much to add.
If it is too soft, it will wear easily; if it is too hard, it will break easily.
The simplest way to mint coins is to transport Yongle coins back and melt them again. One Yongle coin can be made into four Japanese local fine coins.
In the Japanese copper coin market, Yongle coins 1, Jing coins 2, and recast copper coins have doubled the profit.
Therefore, the transferred money is a huge profit.
Doing this business requires a lot of cash flow, and smuggling gold, silver and copper coins requires opening up a lot of joints, which is not a business that ordinary people can do.
Takada Haruno was also unwilling to touch Imai Munehisa's reserve fund any more and ruin this cornucopia of daily profits.
She thought for a while and said.
"Releasing the news, leaking out the news that my family and the Hokuriku Dou family jointly opened the port."
"Takada-sama, are you trying to use the Hokurikudo trade route to lure Sakai Port merchants into investing money?"
Lord Takada sneered.
"Spo's family is so cheap and easy to make money. I want them to spit out the money they have gained from the increased prices. No, turn it into supplies and give it to me.
Otherwise, don’t let her goods go through my business route.”
Imai Munehisa nodded, understanding.
Merchants are not of the same mind. Instead, they make each other look bad and do more dirty things.
When going out to do business, a few points of profit can often kill a big businessman whose capital chain is broken, and ordinary businesses are even more trembling.
Takada Harano's threats will be effective.
It's not like all merchants sold high-priced goods to the Spo family, it's just that some merchants were unlucky, and it was too late for others to realize the joke.
If she encounters someone who is not smart enough, just taking the opportunity to squeeze out her business share will be enough for her to drink.
After all, the Hokkaido sea route has been around for a long time. As long as the local samurai family is politically united and stable, this trade route will be able to operate and make money immediately.
Once the port trade is opened, profit-seeking businessmen will flock to the Hokuriku Road.
What to do with these merchants who have been excluded by the Spo family? Is there a hard cap?
The business war is as cruel as the battle between the Wu family, and I'm afraid it won't last long and will collapse.
Since ancient times, merchants have not fought fiercely with the Wu family. It is because money is really not as hard as a knife. Most merchants will definitely know how to choose.
In this way, Takata Harano can receive at least 30% more goods.
When the news about Hokuriku came out, another group of speculators must come to invest money and buy shares, betting that the Shiba family would succeed in this matter.
High risk and high return, this money will be exchanged for large amounts of materials to be transported to Sibo territory.
After careful calculation, the amount of supplies added up is staggering, and should be enough for Iga to fight a war.
Takada Yono couldn't help but feel proud. From this moment on, the Takada family finally had a place in the Shiba family.
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Yuezhong.
Yoshigan went to Toyama Castle again with Kojima Town, thinking about how to convince Jinbo Nagasaki.
At the foot of Toyama Castle, I met the envoy who came to report. After hearing what she said, Kojima smiled with a smile on his face and said respectfully.
"At the Imperial Palace, Your Highness Uesugi, the family governor has prepared a place for the two families of warrior princesses to repair in the castle town.
I also ask all my troops to go with this envoy to replenish military supplies and have a good rest."
Yiyin nodded silently.
The Chief Divine Protector was a man who could afford to let go. When he learned that he was willing to come to Toyama Castle, he immediately changed his attitude and prepared the logistical supplies that the group needed most, showing his sincerity.
Yoshigan said to Uesugi Teruhora.
"I'll go to the castle tower to talk to the chief priest. Sister Uesugi, you can take the cavalry to repair it first."
Although Terutora Uesugi was reluctant, he still nodded in agreement.
It is impossible for both of them to go to the castle tower. At this time, the enemy and we are unknown and no agreement has been reached.
If we go together, if the god protector Changshi has evil intentions, it will end in a mess.
Yoshigan Shiba, who holds the sword, is the best candidate to negotiate, and Teruhora Uesugi is outside to provide support. This arrangement is very appropriate.
Behind her, Xing Sheng in the mountains hesitated to speak, and Yoshiyin nodded to her.
"You go with me."
Yamanaka Yukimori looked happy and shouted happily.
After Shiina Yasuyin's ambush, Yoshiyin didn't dare to be too careless. His legs were still injured, and he couldn't run away if he really encountered trouble.
Take Yamanaka Yukimori, and if something goes wrong, her bravery will be enough to rush out of the city and let Uesugi Terutora know what happened.
Shangshang Huihu said.
"I will keep an eye on the city gate. If anything changes, I will immediately attack the city to save you."
Xiaodao Zhizhen on the side was embarrassed to hear it, but it was hard for him to interrupt.
It would be great if the two sides who were fighting not long ago could sit down and negotiate. How can we expect the other side not to be cautious?
Yiyin nodded and said to Dao Shengmeng.
"You and your colleagues will follow Her Highness Uesugi and follow her orders."
Of course Yi Bank hopes that the negotiations will go smoothly, but Uesugi Teruhu's approach is correct, and it is necessary to be on guard against others.
But if there was a real fight, my old self would be ruined here.
The Hime samurai under Teru Uesugi suffered heavy losses in the Shiina family's Matsukura Castle. Now the main force of the cavalry is more than 190 cavalrymen from Shiba Doshinzu.
If there was a fight, regardless of victory or defeat, Yiyin would cry to death.
For the present plan, it is best to reach an alliance with the God Protector.
No matter what happens, she must be wary of attacking the cavalry and let Yiyin and his entourage leave.
Uesugi Teruhora followed the envoy to the castle town construction site, and Yoshigan led the way from Kojima Town to continue walking into the city.
Outside the castle tower, the chief priest looked silently at Shiba Yoshigan, who was bandaging his leg injury and limping forward.
Seeing his expression as usual and his smile as bright as a flower, my heart suddenly shivered and I bowed deeply.
I have to say that he can still walk so handsomely while walking on a crutch. The boy from the Spao family is indeed unparalleled in his elegance.
The most frightening thing is that she was almost shot just now, but in the blink of an eye she was greeted with a smile. This city made her admire her deeply.
"The Chief Divine Protector has seen the Imperial Palace and found that the Imperial Palace is in good condition."
Yiyin smiled.
"I was ordered by the shogunate to send an envoy to Echigo. This time I passed through Echichu and caused trouble to His Highness Jinbo."
"Don't dare, this is my duty, please."
The two exchanged pleasantries along the way. After entering the meeting hall, Kojima Kozhen and Yamanaka Yukimori stood outside the door and did not follow them.
Shiba Yiyin had a high status and his position as the chief priest gave up the main seat to him, and he sat at the bottom.
After they were seated separately, the chief priest fell to the ground and kowtowed in apology.
Yiyin waved his hand.
"His Majesty Shenbao is innocent and meritorious.
I was passing through Yuezhong, and I didn't want Shiina Yasuyin to be ambitious and ambush the shogunate's envoy.
If His Majesty Jinbo hadn't been loyal to the shogunate and received supplies, the delegation would have no idea where they would have gone."
The Chief Divine Protector was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, this young man is really on the road.
She originally had a lot of thoughts on her words.
I was going to shamelessly blame the death of Terashima Shisei for blocking the mission, following Godaisuo, and shooting him with an arrow, to smooth things over.
Who would have known that Yiyin would be even more shameless and just pretend that these things never happened, clearing away the psychological barriers to negotiations between the two parties.
Seeing that his leg was still throbbing with pain, but his face showed sincere gratitude, the chief minister was also extremely impressed.
Since the imperial court gave him the honor, of course he had to go down the ladder to hold the post of divine protector.
She said with a look of indignation.
"Shiina Yasuyin acted recklessly and harmed the shogunate's envoys. He will not die a good death!"
Yiyin laughed and didn't answer.
The reason why the chief priest was removed from the attack on the mission was for smooth negotiations.
But it would be too disgusting to sing a double act with her. I really thought my legs wouldn’t hurt!
Seeing that Yiyin didn't respond, the chief god protector smiled and got straight to the point.
There are nearly two hundred elite warriors on horseback outside, watching eagerly. An extra moment of delay will only increase uneasiness for both parties.
she said.
"Odaisho, you said before that you would deprive Shiina Yasuyin of his service position and promote an alliance between me and His Highness Uesugi. Can you still do it?"
Yiyin is on the right track.
"Of course it counts."
The priest asked again.
"Then what do I get?"
All deprivations and alliances are all fictitious. In the final analysis, the mission is to send troops to help the mission go to Echigo.
Shiina Yasuyin colluded with the Ichigo clan and assassinated allies, and his reputation was already ugly.
All Terutora Uesugi had to do was to withdraw his troops back to Echigo and ignore the affairs of the Shiina family.
Yoshigan could just talk, and Uesugi Teruhora could even pat his butt and run away, without giving a single bit of effort. The godbochoji felt that he was too shortchanged.
Shiba Yiyin also agreed with her idea. If the alliance is to be stable and long-term, it must be profitable.
The alliance between Echinaka Shiina and Uesugi Terutora was broken, and the original strategic concept was frustrated.
He really wanted to win over the chief minister, stabilize the direction of Echigo, and prevent Echigo from being attacked on all sides.
Therefore, the pie must be big enough and well managed, so that the chief minister of the gods can be willing to agree to the alliance.