Asakura Sotechi understood what Yoshiyin meant, but he didn't want to continue watching him perform at this time to get more information.
Japan's commercial route starts from Hakata Port in Kitakyushu and goes through the Seto Inland Sea to Sakai Port.
Entering Kyoto along the Yodogawa River, the Seta River connects to Lake Biwa in Omi Province, and then divides into east and west branches to go to Kanto.
As Yoshihiro said, the mountain roads in the central part of the country are rugged and difficult to travel, and the cost of the road from Meino to Shinano is too high, so few caravans are willing to take it.
The big head is the two east-west trade routes heading north, the Tokaido Road to the east and the Hokuriku Road to the west. The two trade routes converge again to the Kanto Plain.
Enter the two countries of Mutsu and Dewa to complete the expansion of trade routes throughout Japan.
Among them, Tokaido Sunpu Castle took the greatest benefit from Kansai entering Kanto.
Sunfu Castle came out on top because the previous governor of the Imagawa family, Imagawa Yoshimoto, was very capable.
Her internal politics are clear and clear, and the trade routes of Suruga, Yuanjiang, and Sanhe are smooth.
Externally, it formed an alliance with the Takeda Hojo family to provide logistical supplies for the two companies to attack Shinano and Kanto.
There are gold mines in both territories. The Imagawa family used supplies from various places to exchange for Koshu gold and Izu gold, making a lot of money.
The Oda family, which is hostile to the Imagawa family, is divided into upper and lower Owari civil strife, and facing the threat of Saito Dozo of Mino country, they are willing to trade to earn profits and enhance their own strength.
The Imagawa family cultivated both internally and externally, which led to the prosperity of Sunpu Castle, the first castle town in Tokaido.
Hokurikudo did not have this condition. No matter how delicious the pancake made by Yoshigan was, Asakura Sotechi had to listen to a few more words to weigh whether it was feasible.
The Kaga Kingdom in the north of Echizen was captured by the Ichibuki clan and was known as the Buddhist Kingdom on Earth.
In recent years, due to the suppression of the tenth generation master of Honganji Temple, the Supreme Master, the Kaga Ichikou Sect has stopped encroaching on surrounding countries.
However, martial arts masters from all over the world are still wary, fearing that this group of religious lunatics will raise their flag to conquer again.
However, when China is divided into three parts, the Yixiang clan, the Shenbo family, and the Shiina family are at odds, and the country is in chaos.
All the countries along the Hokuriku Road are not at peace. It is possible to do business, but it will be very difficult to create a situation as big as the Tokaido.
She understands this, and so does Yiyin.
He would put forward this idea, so he naturally had his own considerations and continued.
"This time I left the capital, Takamasa, the governor of the Hatakeyama clan, sent me a letter to communicate with the Noto Kuni Hatakeyama branch and seek support."
Asakura Sotechi looked at Yoshihiro sternly, and finally understood what he was thinking. It turned out that Hatakeyama Takamasa had already expressed his sincerity to Shiba Yoshihiro.
Thinking about it, although the two of them had some unpleasantness before, the Hatakeyama clan has fallen to this point. In order to preserve the remaining tens of thousands of territories, there is nothing they can't do.
The powerful local faction in the shogunate was originally the surviving Ashikaga relatives who gathered together for warmth. It is not difficult to understand that Shiba Yoshigan was willing to accept Hatakeyama Takamasa.
In recent years, after the First World War, Shiba Yiyin has become a well-deserved leader of the local powerful faction.
He was going to take the Hokuriku Road, and the Hatakeyama clan, which once occupied the protection of Noto, Vietnam, and China, still had some trump cards that they could use to flatter him, and the Noto Hatakeyama branch was the most powerful card.
The Noto Hatakeyama branch family was originally the Noto guardian after the Hatakeyama clan. In recent years, the family business has declined and only controls the Noto Nanao Castle area.
Although her family's power has declined, they are still orthodox within the guardian system. They will definitely be happy and support the orthodox forces of the shogunate represented by Shiba Yoshigan to return to Hokurikudo.
The Noto Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is lined with hills. Only the Nanao Bay near Nanao Castle in the east has a good harbor.
Since ancient times, Tsuruga Bay and Nanao Bay have been engaged in maritime trade, specializing in the Bohai Sea.
Balhae Kingdom refers to the outer northeastern part of the Korean Peninsula to the north.
Maritime trade, China and North Korea were going against each other, and the goods transferred from Ryukyu to Southeast Asia were all destined for Kitakyushu Hakata Port.
The west coast ports of Tsuruga and Nanao can only rely on the ocean currents of Tsushima to handle some trade in the direction of the Bohai Sea. The ports of the two places have close exchanges.
Nanao Castle is located on the east coast of the Noto Peninsula, just down the ocean current to the west of Echigo.
This is the base of Fuchu Nagao family, Kasugayama Castle, which is also the home base of Uesugi Teruhora.
This sea route is smooth and unobstructed. It is an old road that has been used since ancient times. However, the martial arts families of the Three Kingdoms rarely interact with each other. They are all trades negotiated by merchants.
Once the three companies join forces to make money, and the official comes forward to divert traffic, they may really be able to make some big profits.
Asakura Soutei sat up straight, looked at Uesugi Teruhora, and asked.
"Your Highness Uesugi is also willing to facilitate this matter?"
Yoshigan Shiba represents the attitude of the Shiba family, and she also needs to confirm whether the Uesugi family is willing to participate.
Teru Uesugi nodded.
"I have already promised Lord Qianxin."
Echigo has a tradition of doing business via the Hokuriku Road. This time, more than 30 people went to Kyoto on horseback. The supplies along the way were the base of the family's business.
The cost of sea transportation is lower than that of road transportation, and the most difficult thing to deal with is shipwrecks and ports.
The waterway from Tsuruga, Nanao, and Kasugayama Castle to Takada Port is a familiar route used by sea ships. There is no problem at all. Of course she will not object.
What's more, it's too late to be courteous when a beauty is asking for help. How can it be pushed to the outside world?
There's just something strange in my heart, but I don't actually want this to succeed.
After confirming Uesugi Teruhora's attitude, Asakura Soutei finally became serious.
She doesn't expect it to be as prosperous as Sunpu Castle on the Tokaido Road, but as long as the Hokuriku Road can be made more attractive to recent caravans, Tsuruga's profits will be huge.
In Tsuruga Port, you don’t have to just stare at the soup and water coming from the Tsushima Ocean. You can eat a few bites of fat.
Asakura Sotechi looked squarely at Shiba Yoshigan and asked.
"What can the Spo family offer for this matter?"
If Yoshigan Shiba only used the letter from the Hatakeyama clan to get a connection with the Noto Hatakeyama family, it would be useless after success.
Even if the three families gave him face, there would be no reward if he didn't pay, and he would be marginalized sooner or later.
Asakura Zongdi didn't think that Shiba Yiyin was making wedding clothes for the three families and giving benefits. There must be benefits to bind the three families.
Yiyin replied.
“In recent post-war negotiations, the Miyoshi family allowed the Shiba family to station in Sakai Port for the shogunate and supervise local merchants to prevent the reoccurrence of anti-shogunate material allocation.
The business of the Shiba family is pursued by Takada Haruno, and Sakai Port is now supervising this matter and coordinating all business affairs of the Shiba family.
I have given orders to open up the Hokuriku Road trade route. "
Asakura Sodi squinted his eyes when he heard this and thought carefully. Sakai Port was like a prison under the control of the Miyoshi family, and there was no leakage.
Unexpectedly, the Shiba family actually intervened in Sakai Port business through post-war negotiations, which must have controlled a group of businessmen.
The Sakai Port supplies controlled by the Shiba family left the port from the Tsuruga Asakura family on Hokuriku Road, passed by the Noto Hatakeyama family, and arrived at Kasugayama Castle of Echigo Kamishiro Teruhora. This business can be done.
Asakura Sondi smiled.
"Then we just have to wait for the Noto Hatakeyama family to nod?"
Yiyin replied.
"When Echigo comes, I will send a letter to communicate with the Noto Hatakeyama family. Her family will probably not refuse."
Asakura Sodi nodded.
The power of the Noto Hatakeyama family fell away, and they could only cling to Nanao Castle.
If we can use the trade route to tie up with the Echizen Asakura family and the Echigo Kamigami family, there will also be a powerful local powerful figure in the shogunate, Yoshihiro Shiba, to come forward to protect him.
How could her family refuse, crying and demanding to participate in trade?
