No longer mentioning the fate of the three former Otai people, Yoshihiro Shiba and Terutora Uesugi continued to talk about the aftermath of Hokushin.
Uesugi Teruhu took out two letters and handed them to Shiba Yoshigan. Yiyin said while watching.
“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 letter are respectful and the attitude is sincere, but it can already be seen that the two people seem 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 show signs of confrontation. 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. Do they have 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 feels at ease, and so do you and me. "
Yiyin nodded.
Echigo wanted to conquer the Kanto Plain, and the Takeda family wanted to turn south. No one wants Beixin to cause trouble again and 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 form an alliance, love is stronger than gold. Who is willing to agree, among the three families: Shiba, Uesugi and Takeda? A clan is destroyed and a person dies 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 Takeda Harunobu's dissatisfaction? 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.
Uesugi Teruhu shook his head.
"I will not impose Murakami Yoshikiyo's military and food services 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?
Sending a letter later to explain would not cause any resentment. The Takeda family also needs the convenience of Zenkojidaira's commercial town. "
Yiyin nodded in approval.
Terutora Uesugi considered accepting Murakami Yoshikiyo. On the one hand, it was to appease people's hearts and prevent her from being anxious and making stupid moves. On the other hand, it was also due to 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 includes Togakushi Passage and Zenkojidaira. How can the Echigo samurai family rest assured that this lucrative commercial route is in the hands of outsiders?
Murakami Yoshikiyo cleverly presented a letter of allegiance himself and reached a master-subordinate contract with Terutora Uesugi. If you don't know the signs, you will be responsible for 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 to 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. Please deal with it as you wish. "
Yoshigan knew that Uesugi Teruhu wouldn't care, but he had to speak clearly and get Uesugi's forgiveness.
The line between Takanashi Castle and Iiyama Castle occupied by Ogasawara for a long time, with a territory of less than 10,000 koku, 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 full of joy and wanted 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 had less than ten thousand stone territory, and he had to travel over mountains and ridges to work for him, and the expenses on the road were not enough to pay for it.
But politically, it sets a good example.
After all, the Ogasawara family is the guardian of Shinano recognized by the shogunate, and the Kabuto family. Although the guardianship duty is now transferred to Takeda Harunobu by Yoshihiro 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 is available at the Kanto Chamber of Commerce? Go down further to promote the people in the north, and trust the people in Sanada in the east. It is true that he has the blood of the imperial family, but it is 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 place is 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 Imperial Palace to call on the imperial family to serve him, so he had to have some bright business cards for people to see.
The Ogasawara family was quite famous, so Yoshigami 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 table with her."
Terutora Uesugi smiled.
"Your Highness Ogasawara will be filled with gratitude and will serve you wholeheartedly."
Yiyin rolled his eyes at her, knowing he was teasing her with a glib 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 you to make a decision."
Seeing that she was speaking seriously, Yiyin frowned.
"What's the matter?"
Teru 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?
It still collects six public and four citizens, but the tax from the two publics is 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 were made up by the Hokuriku Doi commercial profits. The commercial profits in Hokuriku Province will be huge this year, which should far exceed the tax profits of Echigo Ryoko.
how? Is anyone else 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, they also want to pocket the public tax profits."
Yoshigine looked at Uesugi Terutora in confusion.
You and I are both bad people, how can anyone dare to be so arrogant? Steal our money? Don't want to die?
