Yiyin watched Daxiong Chaoxiu's expression change, but in the end he still didn't dare to refuse him, feeling secretly amused.
He really didn't understand the tricks in business, but he knew very well that Daxiong Chaoxiu and his group had gained a lot of benefits, enough to work as dogs for the Sibo family.
Yiyin's current situation is the same as it was in recent times.
Whether it is externally or against the martial arts of the ten kingdoms of Kanto. Or internally, guard against the new Uesugi family samurai envoy Kizuko.
He must build his own basic base and establish his own Wu family interest group.
Fortunately, compared to when he entered Konge, now he has support from the Konge Shiba family.
The Hokuriku Road trade route itself is a huge benefit that can be used to win people's hearts.
The question is, how to buy it?
When the Kanto Chamber of Commerce was founded, Daxiong Chaohide and Honjo Shigenaga turned to him. Rather than surrendering to him, it is better to say that he is afraid of His Highness Uesugi's future reckoning.
Yiyin needs to buy them off, work with them for common interests, consolidate its base, and integrate their power into its own Wu family interest group.
However, when it comes to winning favors and enmity, one must also pay attention to technique when giving benefits.
Daxiong Chaoxiu's faction is good at internal affairs, so Yiyin decentralized power and let her manage the interests of trade routes, which gave her ample benefits.
He is not afraid of Da Xiong Chao Xiu's tricks, because the source of the Sakai Port goods is in the hands of Takada Haruno, and Yiyin can kick Da Xiong Chao Xiu out at any time.
Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness. Daxiong Chaoxiu is very smart and of course knows the importance.
The followers under her command were from the old guardian family and could not be trusted by the new Uesugi family.
Only Sibo Yiyin can give them the opportunity to use their expertise in domestic affairs and business and obtain sufficient benefits. They will definitely cling to this big thick leg.
Therefore, Yiyin was willing to delegate power to Daxiong Chaoxiu, letting her fall into business profits, and willingly joined Yiyin's interest group.
In addition, he also wanted to make full use of the strengths of the Great Bears and let them take on the responsibility of maintaining the finances of the Kanto Palace.
Earn enough profits to provide the military expenses of the Kanto Palace, buy off the young Yangbei faction headed by Honzo Shigenaga, and make them loyal to Yiyin.
For the Wu family, what kind of lord is the best lord?
To put it simply, eating white rice with every meal means meeting the best master.
Don't think that it is very simple to have white rice for every meal. Yiyin himself has had enough of the hardships of this era.
The peasant women farmed endlessly every day, but they could never eat the rice they grew, which was turned over to the Wu family.
On weekdays, it would be good to have coarse wheat and wild vegetables. You may not be able to eat a few dry meals a year, and you have to use batter to maintain your life.
Ordinary warriors are half dry and half thin in their daily lives. They only have rice to eat during wars.
And most of them are brown rice and mixed cereals. Add a sour plum or a piece of pickled radish to the rice, and it's a delicacy.
White rice, that is shelled polished rice, cooked rice, dry rice! Not thin!
Daxiong Chaoxiu calculated in his mind that a Ji warrior's annual ration would cost about two stones. These two stones were brown rice, wild vegetables, and miscellaneous grains.
If it is polished rice, it must be ground with a stone to remove the shell. The shelling tools in ancient times were rough, and it was difficult to produce polished rice even with three stones, and there was a lot of broken rice.
To put it simply, one hundred and fifty Yutai people and nearly two hundred Tongxinzong are three hundred and fifty Ji warriors.
It takes 700 shi of polished rice a year, and the actual loss of rice is as high as 2,500 shi. These three hundred warriors can eat up the annual income of a daimyo worth ten thousand stone just by eating white rice.
Just like this, Daxiong Chaoxiu can still be maintained, but Shiba Yiyin also wants to guarantee radish and salted fish.
In ancient times, there were no chemical fertilizers, so we relied entirely on farmyard manure. The land in Japan is barren, and because of the introduction of Buddhist beliefs, people eat less meat and do not raise pigs.
Without domestic pigs with strong fattening ability, where would there be so much farmyard manure for farming, and the harvest would be very low. Rice, the staple food, is not available, and not many people grow supplementary food such as radishes.
Because radish is rich in nutrients, it is eaten by the Wu family as a substitute for ginseng, and the price is not low.
In order to ensure the supply of pickled radishes, Daxiong Chaoxiu could only purchase small amounts of pickled radishes from each family. The radishes they regarded as treasures were a huge expense.
What's even more troublesome is salted fish, which you can't buy even if you have money.
Although Japan is an island country, its navigation industry is not developed, and because of the difficulty in making fishing nets, it is impossible to catch marine fish.
Sea fish are larger than river fish, and the fishing nets used in rivers will break holes if a sea fish struggles in the sea, making them useless.
The fishing nets used to catch sea fish are all specially made and belong to ancient high-tech. They are very expensive and cannot be obtained casually.
Salt is a strategic material. Salting fish requires a lot of salt. Without salt, there will be no salted fish. Fresh fish will soon become rotten and smelly.
Most salted fish in Japan are made from small fish in the river, and the quantity is very small. Even if you are as expensive as a daimyo, you cannot eat dried small fish with every meal.
Daxiong Chaoxiu is right.
"I am willing to try my best to provide white rice and pickled radishes, but I am not willing to provide salted fish, so it is really difficult to guarantee it.
I'm afraid that even if I buy all the salted fish in Echigo, it won't be enough for the daily consumption of more than 300 Hime samurai, so I'd like to ask the Imperial Palace to make clear. "
Yiyin nodded.
Daxiong Chaoxiu is indeed attentive, but he must ensure that Yangbeizhong eats salted fish. Because salted fish is not just salted fish, but also a symbol of status.
Due to the introduction of Buddhism, Japan hardly eats meat and rarely raises meat animals. The only sources of protein are fish and shellfish. These two foods are the exclusive privileges of high-level samurai.
Why did the young faction of the Yangbei Zhong disobey Uesugi Teruhora and repeatedly cause trouble? It's because they feel they've been insulted.
As the most capable samurai group in Echigo, the political status of the Yangbeizhong was guarded, suppressed and marginalized by the Fuchu Nagao family.
Among the Yangbei people, the elders' approach was to bow their heads and admit defeat, and gradually integrate into Uesugi Teruhu's ruling group. There was nothing wrong with this path.
But it is difficult for young people to understand this approach. I can fight, so why should I listen to those guys who are not as good as me and let them sit on my head and dominate me.
Because they were dissatisfied, they made trouble.
If Yiyin wants to win over the young people in Yangbei for his own use, he must first satisfy their self-esteem.
In fact, the easiest way is to give gifts. The purpose of the Wu family's service to the public is to receive rewards, and generous rewards are enough respect.
In recent years, Yiyin has used knowledge and deeds to reward people of the same mind. Use a large number of security measures to hit the people of the same camp until they are convinced, until they return to their hearts, and until they are willing to kneel down and be like dogs.
But now, when Yiyin first came to the Ego Kingdom, he had no land in his hands, so he could not entrust Zhixing or block the territory. It is difficult to win over the hearts of Yangbei people quickly just by relying on the generous salary.
The Wu family is obsessed with land, and compared with An Duzhuang, the appeal of career and salary is much less attractive.
Therefore, Yiyin chose another path. I let you eat the best to satisfy your self-esteem, are you touched?
In this troubled world where everyone in the Wu family is half hungry and half full, the one who provides food is the master. What about white rice? How about adding pickled radish to every meal?
I’ll add a finger-long salted fish to you, and I’ll ask if you’ll shed tears of gratitude! Do you want to risk your life just to eat this salted fish like me?
In modern society, white rice, pickled radish, and salted fish may seem ridiculous, but in this barren samurai society, it is enough to buy the lives of the Ji warriors and make them swear loyalty to the death.
Yiyin must do this. This is the first step to conquer the young and strong factions in Yangbei.
He said to Da Xiong Chao Xiu.
“For the salted fish thing, you should first find a way to buy some and make sure you have extra meals a few times a month.
I will send a message to Takada Yono to get some fishing nets from Sakai Port, and then you can organize the fishermen to fish offshore.
As for the salt for making salted fish, I will coordinate with His Highness Uesugi and purchase it from the salt factory. "
Today's Yiyin is no longer the poor guy he was back then. He has abundant resources.
Fishing nets and salt were not difficult for him to obtain. Although Japanese fishing boats could not sail far, it was still feasible to replenish small fish offshore.
Big Bear bowed silently to Xiu, calculated the cost of these actions, and secretly wept.
These Ji warriors in the Kanto Palace are really lucky. Their annual expenditure on food alone will not be less than 3,000 gu, and it is also food for nobles that even rich people cannot buy.
There was a faint fear in her heart.
Just eating and drinking will cost so much money. How much materials will be needed to fill the weapons, armor, and military supplies for the next battle?
Is Odaisho forming the Hime Warriors? They are simply burning money, food and supplies! This is not how you use your money, it's such a waste.
She shook her head secretly, unable to understand.
Yiyin doesn't need her understanding, he just needs to obey.
From the perspective of a superior, it is a great deal to be able to win over the young people of Yangbeizhong with money and food, and to be grateful to him.
In the direction of Shinano, the Takeda family was approaching. On the Kanto Plain, the Hojo family was devouring and digesting their territory every day.
He must assist Uesugi Teruhu to complete the unification of Echigo as soon as possible, and establish his own samurai interest group to become a chess player in the Kanto War.
If spending money can solve the problem, then spend all the money to create a team of Yutai people who are loyal to themselves and dare to fight.
What’s the use of having money if you don’t need it!
