No longer mentioning the fate of the three former Japanese giants, Yoshihiro Shiba and Terutora Uesugi continued to talk about the aftermath of Hokushin.
Terutora Uesugi took out two letters and handed them to Yoshihiro Shiba. Yoshihiro read them while she said.
"The land north of Saikawa belongs to Murakami Yoshikiyo, including Zenkoji Temple and the Shocho Town of Zenkojidaira, and Ogasawara Nagatoro resettled it along the line between Takanashi Castle and Iiyama Castle.
The two of them came here separately. Murakami Yoshikiyo hopes to surrender to me. This is her letter of allegiance.
Ogasawara Nagatoki also wrote to you to implore you to accept her into the Kanto Palace to serve the shogunate."
Shiba Yiyin nodded and listened, skimming over the letters between the two of them. The words in the letters were respectful and the attitude was sincere, but it could already be seen that the two seemed to be inseparable.
Yiyin shook the letter after reading it and said with a smile.
"As soon as Takeda Harunobu retreated, the two people started to have a vague intention of confronting each other. Why are these people so careless? How did the Takanashi family perish?
If the Murakami family and Takanashi family hadn't been in fierce competition, could the Takeda family take advantage of the situation?
A lesson for the past and a guide for the future. Have they developed any brains?"
Teru Uesugi replied with a smile.
"The Murakami family and the Ogasawara family have been fighting in Shinano for more than a hundred years, and their relationship is far worse than that of the Takanashi family.
If the Takeda family hadn't pushed too hard, confiscating the family and exterminating the clan with no way out, how could Ogasawara Nagatoki be willing to submit to Murakami Yoshikiyo.
However, this is fine now. They check and balance each other and supervise each other. The Takeda family can feel at ease, and so can you and me."
Yiyin nodded.
Echigo wanted to conquer the Kanto Plain, and the Takeda family wanted to turn south. No one wanted Beishin to cause trouble again, which would affect their strategy.
Murakami Yoshikiyo and Ogasawara Nagatoki are also smart people, and of course they know what to do.
There was a disagreement between them, but Yiyin could still pretend to be sad and make some sarcastic remarks.
If they truly formed an alliance, their love would be as strong as gold. Who among the three families, Shiba, Uesugi, and Takeda, would agree to it? Their families would be exterminated and people would die in the blink of an eye.
Yiyin just said a few hypocritical words, he thought for a while and said.
"Will the surrender of the two families cause dissatisfaction with Takeda Harunobu? Will it cause misunderstanding?"
Murakami Yoshikiyo and Ogasawara Nagatoki might just be loyal for peace of mind. Together they have tens of thousands of dan, and they are sandwiched between the two forces to act as a buffer zone, and they are worried.
But Yoshigami must consider Takeda Harunobu's thoughts and not let her misunderstand that Echigo is greedy and takes advantage of the situation.
Teru Uesugi shook his head.
"I will not collect military and food services from Murakami Yoshikiyo and let her become a foreign domain in name only.
Zenkojihei is in her territory. If there is no status to restrict her behavior, how can the customs office tax be settled?
I'll send you a letter later to explain it, so that I won't cause any resentment. The Takeda family also needs the convenience of the commercial town of Zenkojidaira."
Yiyin nodded in approval.
Terutora Uesugi considered accepting Murakami Yoshikiyo, partly to appease people's hearts and prevent her from being anxious and making stupid moves, but also to consider business needs.
The trading town of Zenkojidaira will be an important channel for the Uesugi family to plunder the profits of Koshinobu's business economically. The new Uesugi retainers group is already gearing up to make this business bigger.
Murakami Yoshikiyo's territory included Togakushi Passage and Zenkojidaira. How could the Echigo samurai family rest assured that this lucrative commercial route was in the hands of outsiders?
Murakami Yoshikiyo was smart enough to present a letter of allegiance himself and reach a master-subordinate contract with Terutora Uesugi. If you don't understand the situation, you will bear the consequences.
Now it seems that she is very sensible and saves Echigo a lot of effort.
Yiyin asked again.
"Ogasawara Nagatoki asked to join the Kanto Chamber of Commerce and serve me. What do you think?"
Teruhora Uesugi smiled and waved his hand and said.
"She only has that little territory and can't make waves.
His Highness Takeda won't care, and neither will I, so please handle it as you wish."
Yoshigan knew that Teru Uesugi wouldn't care, but he had to speak clearly and get Uesugi Teru's understanding.
The line between Takanashi Castle and Iiyama Castle that Ogasawara occupied for a long time was less than 10,000 koku, so it was nothing in the eyes of the top bosses.
But this line can go straight to the Myoko Plateau from the Uesugi family to Kawanaka Island, so there is no room for error.
Takeda Harunobu didn't care, because this line didn't even touch the Kawanakajima Plain. She wasn't going to go north, so it didn't matter who Ogasawara would be loyal to for a long time.
Uesugi Teruhora didn't care because she was happy to get entangled with Shiba Yoshigan. The two sides had a dual-headed politics in Echigo, and now they are just extending this structure to the Hokushin territory.
For Shiba Yoshigan, Ogasawara Nagatoki has less than 10,000 rocks of territory, and he has to travel over mountains and ridges to serve him, and the expenses on the road are not enough to pay for it.
But politically, it sets a good example.
After all, the Ogasawara family is the guardian of the Shinano family and the Kabuto family recognized by the shogunate. Although the guardianship position is now transferred to Takeda Harunobu by Yoshigan Shiba, the reputation of more than a hundred years is still there.
She joined the Kanto Agency and was reused by Shiba Yiyin, which is a very good sign.
Take a look at what kind of people are in the Kanto Palace. They are from the northern part of the Yue Yang family, and from the Sanada family to the east. They do have the blood of the imperial family, but they are really a bit vulgar.
Are there any descendants of the imperial family in Kanto?
When we reach the Guandong Plain, one stone can kill three imperial family members. This is the place where the Wu family started, and the most important thing is the descendants of famous families.
In the final analysis, people like those from the Guandong Chamber of Commerce are not on the stage. They can be beaten, but they will not serve the purpose of decorating the lintel.
But Ogasawara has been different for a long time. The Ogasawara family has dominated CITIC for more than a hundred years and has declined for less than a generation. It is still a famous family with a name in Kanto.
Yoshihiro Shiba wanted to use his reputation as a direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi to win over people's hearts, and he used the Kanto Palace to call on the imperial family to serve him, so he had to have some bright business cards to show to others.
The Ogasawara family is quite famous, so Yoshigan decided to take them in, he said.
"Since Your Highness Uesugi has no objection, I will admit her to the Kanto Waiting Office and sit at the banquet."
Terutora Uesugi smiled.
"Your Highness Ogasawara will definitely burst into tears and serve you wholeheartedly."
Yiyin rolled his eyes at her, knowing that she was teasing her with a smooth tongue.
"You came to me about this?"
Uesugi Teruhu saw his sweetheart changing the subject, smiled coquettishly, and said.
"Actually, there is another troublesome matter that needs your decision."
Seeing that she was speaking seriously, Yiyin frowned.
"What's the matter?"
Terutora Uesugi smiled bitterly.
"Do you still remember when we were fighting the rebellion in Tongwei City and arguing about taxes between four citizens and six citizens or six citizens and four citizens?"
Yiyin nodded.
"Of course I remember, didn't we already reach an agreement at that time?
We still collect six public and four citizens, but the two public taxes are returned to the local area, which is used for road construction, water conservancy and other local construction, and the feedback nourishes the local area.
The losses of these two companies will be covered by the commercial profits of the Hokuriku Expressway. This year, the commercial profits of the Hokuriku Expressway will be huge, which should far exceed the tax profits of the two companies of Echigo.
What? Are there still people who are dissatisfied? Do you think business profits are not enough to fill the gap?"
Terutora Uesugi shook his head helplessly, clapped his hands and said bitterly.
"These bastards are more greedy than you think. Not only do they want business profits, but they also want to pocket the public tax profits."
Yoshigan looked at Terutora Uesugi in confusion.
You and I are not good people, but who else dares to be so arrogant? Steal our money? Put your life at risk?