Sakai Port is the main import port for trade materials entering Kojima and Kanto. The interests involved are huge, and Hakata merchants and Sakai Port merchants have many inexplicable connections.
Sanhaojia's interest in business is limited to setting up cards to collect taxes, and has no intention of getting into more entanglements with merchants.
After the Shiba family entered Sakai Port, Takada Yono gave the great businessman Imai Sohisa the status of a samurai family and continued to deepen business and trade.
Taking advantage of the Sibo family's identity and rights has greatly shaken the original unspoken rules of the business and can easily lead to hostility.
Takada Yono was worried that these merchants would undermine the Shiba family's Hokkaido commercial port strategy.
Imai Munehisa was not sure.
"It's some specious news."
Takada Yono narrowed his eyes.
"It's groundless, and it may not be unreasonable. Check it. Check it carefully for me."
Imai Munehisa took a rare look at Yuigahama Yui beside him and said.
"We have used the Samurai Hime under Lord Yuigahama to the limit. The ten-man team is too small to monitor the entire Sakai Port."
Takada Harano glanced at Yuigahama Yui, she bowed and said.
"Sir, the Shinsengumi now only sleeps and does errands. I'm worried that if we continue to use them like this, the bodies of the Hime Warriors will not be able to bear it."
Takada Yono was silent for a while and asked.
"What do you think?"
Yuigahama Yui said.
"Can you bring over some Ji warriors from the master's house?"
"no."
Takada Yono flatly rejected it.
The Shinsengumi consists of ten people. This is the limit that the Miyoshi family can tolerate, and it is also the result of negotiations in recent wars.
Any change may arouse suspicion on one side of the Miyoshi family and lead to the collapse of the negotiation results. Takada Yono is unable to bear this terrible consequence.
While Shiba Yiyin traveled to Kanto, the main task of Shiba in recent years was to maintain stability and maintain the status quo.
Takada Yono said.
"The Shiba family's military force entering Sakai Port can only be ten men, and it must not be changed. Do you have any other suggestions?"
Imai Munehisa hesitated for a moment and said.
"When merchants travel, they will hire some wild samurai from time to time to maintain road safety. There are villages where some wild samurai gather around Sakai Port."
Takada Yono thought carefully, this is a solution. The war in recent times ended in an anticlimactic manner, leaving loopholes in the agreement.
The Shiba family's military strength can only be ten people, so hiring undocumented handymen should not be considered a violation, right?
she asked.
"Are those wild warriors reliable?"
Imai Munehisa smiled bitterly.
"In recent years, wars have destroyed countless famous families, and the low-level Ji warriors have nowhere to go.
These evil gangs and wild samurai are all unstable existences in the local area and are expelled like wild dogs.
They dared to stay near Sakai Port because the merchants were afraid of the Wu family. Even if they knew they had no heels, they did not dare to force them too much.
As for whether I can believe it, of course I can’t believe it. They are just hired to do some peripheral security work, and they often hear some bad news that backfires on the people who hire them.
After all, the Wu family did not regard merchants as human beings, even the wild warriors who had lost everything. They would inevitably do something excessive out of contempt.
However, the wild samurai who dared to do this would no longer hire them. Only those villages with good reputations could continue to survive. "
Takada Yono nodded and understood the connection.
Merchants are afraid of the evil samurai gang, but in troubled times, they need protection when they go out.
The wild samurai need to eat, and if they betray the enemy and lose their credibility, they will starve and freeze, and have to leave Sakai Port to find food.
This tacit understanding between the two parties is not stable, but at least it maintains a balance, which can be regarded as a scene in troubled times.
Takada Yono asked.
"So, which village's wild samurai do you think is more suitable for us to hire?"
Imai Munehisa said.
"Takada-sama, have you ever heard of Tsukahara Buden-sama?"
Takada Yangno nodded.
"I know, Lord Kamizumi Nobutsuna's former shogunate swordsman, both of them are called sword masters."
Imai Munehisa said.
"Tsukahara Buden-sama taught karma in recent times and left a lot of inheritance.
Some wild samurai wandered to Sakai Port. Because the swordsmanship came from the lineage of sword masters, they formed a party to survive. "
Takata Yono said with great interest.
"Is there such a thing?"
Imai Munehisa smiled.
"Indeed.
This evil party is honest in its work and has a good reputation. It lives in the nearby Rensheng Village.
They call themselves the Mibu Wolf, hold up the flag of sincerity, wear mountain-shaped feathers, and set their own rules for the game.
Its three leaders, Kondo Isamu, Okita Souji, and Hijikata Toshizo, are all disciples of Tsukahara Sword Master.
Because he strictly abides by the rules and has a good reputation among businesses, his life is pretty good. "
Takada Yangno smiled and said.
"It's interesting. Setting your own rules will make you feel shameless and do things more orderly.
I'm very interested. Do you have a way to contact them? "
Imai Munehisa nodded.
"I have an old relationship with Kondo Isamu. I have hired her several times and we can talk to her."
Takada Yono asked Yuigahama Yui.
"what do you think?"
"It's feasible. It's just that these wild warriors are used to being unrestrained. What if they don't listen to orders?"
Takada Yono sneered.
"I will meet with the three leaders first and explain the truth to them clearly. Miburou joins my Shinsengumi, he is just a ronin and has no identity.
Yuigahama-hime, every time you send one person under your command, take them out to do things. If there are those who act without permission, let them execute them themselves when they come back. "
Her tone was cold, and Imai Munehisa felt a little uncomfortable.
Although she became a martial artist, she was still a businessman at heart, she said hesitantly.
"Is it too harsh? Will it cause backlash?"
Takada Harano glanced at her and said.
“It’s just a combination of kindness and power.
These wild warriors were helpless and had no future at all.
As long as they do good work, I promise to recommend them to join the Sibo family in the future, which will be ten times or a hundred times better than being a villain.
The terms have been negotiated, the rules have been established, and if something goes wrong, you will solve it yourself. When I took action, things were not so easy.
You don't have to worry about backlash. When dealing with businessmen, they all know how to set up procedures and have good minds.
I gave them a bright road and a promising future, so why not serve the public bravely?
The Shiba family is not an idle martial arts family, and the opportunity I gave them is very valuable. "
Takada Yono made a double entendre and looked at Imai Munehisa meaningfully.
Imai Zongjiu kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Takada-sama is a great kindness. Imai Munehisa is filled with gratitude. You will not be disappointed."
Takada Harano smiled and asked Yuigahama Yui.
"what do you think?"
Yuigahama Yui thought for a moment and nodded.
"I don't have a problem. I'll just go back and make it clear to my subordinates, so that they can keep an eye on me."
Takada Yangno nodded.
"Just do the work."
Yuigahama Yui bowed and left, Imai Munehisa hesitated for a moment, waiting for her to leave.
Takada Yono said.
"Do you have anything else?"
Imai Muneku gritted his teeth and said.
"Don't dare.
But among the first batch of goods going to Echigo, there are many gifts prepared by you for your lord. "
Takada Yono looked at her and said indifferently.
"Not bad, any questions?"
Imai Munejiu said anxiously.
"It's not that I'm overstepping my bounds, it's just that the clothes and accessories used by these men are too rich, and I'm afraid they will be criticized if they are favored."
Takada Haruno looked at her without saying anything, until Imai Munehisa started sweating on his forehead, then he spoke lightly.
"Are you afraid that I will be jealous of those Ji warriors who want to join my father's family, and they will try to get in my way?
Imai Munehisa, you are very courageous and very lenient. "
Imai Munehisa was so horrified that he fell down on the ground and apologized.
"Sir, please calm down, I'm just... worried that other adults will misunderstand you.
After all, we businessmen have never been valued by the orthodox Ji warriors, and we are afraid of being killed if we are not careful. "
Takada Harano chuckled, his face turned cold, and he frowned.
"What are you afraid of? What exactly do you want to say? Forget it, I'll say it for you.
We merchants are humble and should not dream of marrying into the master's house and forming a good relationship with the master and becoming a good couple.
I, Takata Harano, am not worthy! "
After saying that, she slammed her palm on the document. Imai Munehisa lowered his head and said nothing, his forehead firmly pressed against the tatami.
Takada Harano looked at her silently for a long time, then put away his indifferent smile, walked up to her, lowered his head and spoke in her ear.
"Imai Munehisa, I will promote you as a martial artist and give you the opportunity to prosper.
Are you worried that I will go astray and bring you down with me?
Don't worry, I can lift you up. If you fall into hell one day, I will pull you to die together. "
Imai Munehisa trembled all over, Takata Harano's face was twisted and ferocious, and he said calmly.
"I dream about the Lord every day, his smile, and his smell. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope left, I will hold on tightly.
Takada Haruno will never give up even if his bones are broken into pieces and his bones are shattered into ashes! "
Imai Soujiu lowered her head and closed her eyes in despair. She had no choice.
This road was extremely dangerous, either reaching the sky or sinking into the ground. She had already boarded the boat and had no choice but to follow it to the end.
