Chapter six hundred and eighty-ninth Uesugi family review
Imai Mune asked if he didn't understand.
"Sir, the Hokuriku Road Trading Road is the property of the Shiba family. You pledged and sold this gold road at a low price. What will the retainers say to you?"
Takada Yono looked at Imai Munehisa in surprise. This guy started to have political thinking, and his thinking changed from a businessman to a samurai family.
She shook her head and sneered.
"If I don't do this, how can I ensure the continuity of the Hokuriku Road trade route?
This trade route is an important material guarantee for the Lord's strategy in Guandong, and it must not be cut off due to the recent turmoil.
What the Lord wants is supplies, not a dead end?
Nizi Katsuhisa will definitely acquiesce to my actions. As for Akechi Mitsuhide and Maeda Yoshida, if they want to take the opportunity to cause trouble..."
Takata Yono sneered twice.
"Then ask them to send troops to protect Sakai Port. If you can't do that, just shut up!"
After looking at the thoughtful Imai Munehisa, Takada Yono reiterated.
"You must keep in mind that for the Wu family, money has no meaning. What is meaningful is that money can obtain food and armaments.
What we need to do is to maintain material channels as much as possible to ensure that the military supplies used by the Lord are sufficient.
As for the shares, the pledges, and even the copper coins themselves, they have no meaning to us.
So what if the shares of the Hokurikudo Trading Road are divided into pledges? If necessary, we can always start a new business.
The foundation of the Hokurikudo trade route was the strength of the Shiba family.
Along the line are the Miyoshi family of Settsu Province, the Shogunate of Yamashiro Province, the Kitaomi Asai family, the Tsuruga Asakura family, the Noto Hatakeyama family, and the Echigo Uesugi family.
These samurai were willing to maintain or participate in the Hokurikudo trade route because of the prestige of Lord Shiba Kenshin.
Without the Shiba family, there would be no Hokuriku trade route, so the pledge itself is a joke."
Takada Yono's words made Imai Munehisa suddenly realize.
What businessmen value is money, but what the Wu family values is family business.
The businessman's money can be used to channel magic, but it is of no use at all. The fate of the fat sheep is to be slaughtered.
The foundation of the Wu family is a prosperous family business. As long as the master is wise and the military is strong, everyone will give him face, and anything can be accomplished.
Takada Yono handles business affairs from the perspective of the samurai family. In this environment where the samurai family despises merchants and refuses to participate in business, it is natural to reduce the dimensionality and attack, which will always be detrimental.
Merchants value profits over righteousness, but of course they can't hold on to supplies, so Takada Yono will do whatever he can to do so.
Even if they understand the truth, can they resist their greed and not betray the rope that hangs them?
The two had a secret conversation, and Takada Harano decided on the fate of the Tokura manager's death. Imai Sohisa withdrew in awe and went to dig a hole for them to bury.
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After a year of calm in Konkyu, two civil strife broke out in the Samurai family after winter. The Rokkaku family and the Miyoshi family, which successively became the overlords of Kinkyo, began to decline due to civil strife.
Its rise is booming, and its demise is sudden.
As far away as Echigo Kingdom in Kanto, Terutora Uesugi also received a letter from Yoshihiro Shiba from Tobi Castle.
Faced with the crisis on both sides, she carefully considered Yoshihiro Shiba's decision to decide the matter, and then launched an internal review within the Uesugi family.
The Uesugi retainers were surprised that the master's family would convene a deliberation at this time due to the heavy snowfall in winter. However, the military orders were overwhelming, and each family had to brave the wind and snow to come to Kasugayama Castle with difficulty to participate in the deliberation.
By the time everyone arrived, it was already more than ten days later. The high-level warriors who had settled in various houses in the city finally gathered at the castle tower.
Terutora Uesugi sat at the head of the meeting hall, with charcoal fires burning in the four corners of the room.
The paper door could not withstand the howling north wind, and there was a faint whine that could not be supported. Several holes seemed to have been penetrated by the rustling.
The subordinate group of retainers waited quietly for their master to speak. Uesugi Teruhu picked up a letter from the slip and said.
"Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna from Vietnam sent a letter asking for help. She has been driven out of Noto country by the retainers. She hopes to get my help to return to Nanao Castle."
As soon as these words came out, the house was bustling like a castle town, with the retainers whispering to each other and buzzing.
Uesugi Teruhu's forehead twitched, he slapped the letter back on the desk and cursed.
"What's the fuss about? If you have anything to say, say it to my face."
When she got angry, all the ladies fell silent. Looking left and right, the last warrior knight came out and bowed and said.
"Your Highness, we are preparing for the Kanto strategy. If something happens over there in Noto, Vietnam, what does it have to do with us?
When the Chief God Protector kicked us back, it was good if we didn't say anything. Now they ask us to send troops to help, how can such a good thing in the world be possible?"
Terutora Uesugi looked at his subordinate, and most of the retainers around him nodded in agreement and supported this person.
Previously, the Jinbo Choji invaded Shinkawa County in eastern Vietnam. Shiina Yasuin could not resist asking for help from Echigo, and the Echigo samurai took the opportunity to occupy a large area of land.
But before the land was obtained, Shiina Yasuin rebelled and joined forces with the Etsuchu Ichikai clan, intending to ambush the returning Uesugi Teruhora.
At that time, through the mediation of Shiba Yoshigan, Uesugi Teruhora and Jinbo Nagashi reached an alliance.
The Uesugi family withdrew from Yue-China, shifted their attention to the Kanto Plain, and launched the Kantō Strategy. Jinbo Choji herself went to kill Shiina Yasuin, and Yue-China was under her control.
The Echigo samurai family had no choice but to spit out the fat in their mouths, that's all. Anyway, Shiina Yasuin rebelled early, and he didn't get the land.
Nowadays, the Noto Hatakeyama family is in civil strife, and Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna is asking for help in Vietnam and China. Is there no guidance from the Shinto Nagasaki behind him?
The Echigo-Uesugi family crossed over to China and went to Noto Kingdom to quell the rebellion, fighting to the death for low-priced goods to protect the long-term position of the gods. Is there such a good thing in the world?
Why!
Without the port town of Nanao Castle, goods from Tsuruga Port to Naoetsu can still be transported, but the quantity is just a little smaller. But no matter how small the quantity is, there will still be more next year than this year, right?
The Hokuriku Road trade route is still in its explosive period, and the number of goods is rising steadily. The Uesugi retainers are already very satisfied.
They had no intention of taking back Nanao Port to ensure the supply of goods to Vietnam and China for the sake of the chief minister of Vietnam and China.
They even hope to complete the Guandong Strategy, go to the Guandong Plain, and rob something.
The Wu family does value business profits, but that's all. What they value most is always land.
With land, there is population, food and military strength. This is the foundation of the Wu family.
When choosing between the commercial interests of Echu Noto and the land of the Kanto Plain, the Uesugi retainers would definitely choose the Kanto Plain.
If the goods are small, just use less. The land is the family inheritance left to the descendants!
The words of this Hime Samurai were the sentiments of all the Uesugi retainers, and Uesugi Terutora knew it in his heart.
She said solemnly.
"Get out."
The Ji warrior was stunned for a moment, looking at his master without knowing why.
Teru Uesugi pointed at her and cursed.
"You have no place to speak here, get out!"
The man felt aggrieved, but did not dare to disobey the powerful Terutora Uesugi. He bowed dejectedly and exited the conference hall.
Of course she has the right to speak, otherwise why would she brave the wind and snow to come to Kasugayama Castle to participate in the review? Is it just to applaud?
But she is just the leader of a small martial arts family, a small role that Uesugi Teruhu can look at casually.
Her roll instantly revealed the master's position, and the heads of the various families under his command peeked at each other and communicated secretly.
Naoe Keizuna smiled bitterly and shook his head.
This time the Naoetsu Azabu Market was closed, which scared the Uesugi retainers out of their minds and originally thought there would be a massive hemorrhage.
Who knew that there would be twists and turns, but in the end the matter was settled with the reserves of Naoe Jinguan Office, and Uesugi Teruhu and Shiba Yoshigan paid for it with their noses pinched.
The tax rebates for the second prince of the samurai family on the outskirts of Nakashigotsu were issued from the reserve fund. The Uesugi retainers group did not have the tax refunded and had enough to eat.
This benefit made them so complacent that they misjudged their master's attitude. They thought that the Guandong Raiders were imminent and that their master would not care about trivial matters, so their behavior became more and more arrogant.