Honzhuang Fanchang thought for a long time and said.
"It's weird. Winter is coming, and it's snowing heavily and roads will be closed soon. If you don't spend the winter at home, what are you going to do with transportation?
The sea route to Naoetsu has been stopped due to fear of freezing, and there is no cargo passing through Shimotsu.
Moreover, even if there is a caravan exchange, they are all transporting each other, so there is no reason for Aizu to keep delivering goods. "
The Hokuriku Road trade route reached Echigo Naoetsu and continued to sell to Kanto. There were three main routes.
The first is to take the Myoko Plateau to Shinano Province. This road has just finished the Battle of Kawanakajima and has not yet been opened.
The second is that China and Vietnam went into the wild country and went straight into the Guandong Plain. Most of the Kanto samurai families were not rich, but the Kanto Plain was considered rich, and most of the goods went there.
The third one is from Shimotsu to Aizu, directly entering Ou Ryogoku in the north.
This is the longest road and the least profitable. There are very few caravans moving around on weekdays, let alone now that heavy snow may block roads at any time.
A large amount of supplies are being imported into central Haetsu, which is the territory of the Sanura Party and the Sasaki Party of Yangbei Zhongzhong. Who is hoarding supplies?
Honjo Shigenaga noticed something strange and said.
"Order the family to temporarily abandon other affairs and concentrate on investigating this matter and find out where these materials have been transported.
It's best to find out the types of supplies. I want to know what is being transported. "
"Hi!"
The confidant hurriedly went out to do some business. Benzhuang Fanchang's expression was uncertain, and he had an ominous premonition.
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As late autumn turns to winter, the sea breeze turns cold.
The cold current blowing from the ocean roars through the Echigo Plain, is blocked by the Echigo Mountains, and turns around on the plain.
At this pass where they were getting ready to survive the winter, a group of seven or eight horseback samurai warriors rode all the way to Naoetsuko Town.
Naoe Kanetsugu, who had already received the news, waited outside the town for a long time. Seeing Naoe Keizuna arriving on horseback, he stepped forward to help rein in the reins.
"Mother-in-law, you came so quickly."
Naoe Keizuna dismounted with a cold face, and asked straight away without being polite to his wife-in-law.
"How is the situation now? Ishida Mitsunari still refuses to give in? How much azabu business is left on the market? What about the acquisition of Aomabu?"
Naoe Kanetsugu said with a wry smile.
“I negotiated with her three times, but she refused to let go.
The linen business in the market has been cleared by 70%, and I estimate that it will drop by 95% in the next two days.
The trade in green linen cloth came to a complete standstill.
Since the Shiba family's shipping convenience, no one in Echigo has organized caravans to go to Kyoto to sell green linen cloth.
Everyone was waiting and watching, and the devotees were so anxious that they looked for me three times a day. I no longer dare to go back to the customs office to work. It gives me a headache. "
Naoe Keizuna threw the reins and the horse to Hakashi Hatamoto behind him, walked inside with Naoe Kanetsuna, and said through gritted teeth.
"Are they afraid now?
I'm a fool too. I'm guarding the rear, but I let these idiots mess around!
Yang Beizhong has fifty guans and Daxiong Chaoxiu has 100 guan. Do they have any brains?
Now that the other party's revenge is coming, are you afraid? What did you do early? "
Naoe Kanetsugu nodded and had nothing to say.
Naoe Keizuna and Okuma Asohide are both big bosses, so they can't always keep an eye on Naoejin.
The specific affairs of the Hokkaido trade route connection between the Uesugi and Shiba families were supervised and coordinated by the adjutants of both parties, namely Naoe Kanetsugu and Ishida Mitsunari.
The two families were interested in cooperating to develop the Guandong Plain, so naturally they would not try to trick anyone in terms of business profits. Their errands were nothing more than daily reconciliations.
The allocation of the share of goods arriving at the port, the specific finalization of the 30% higher receiving price and the lower 30% selling price are just trivial matters.
Naojiangjin's business is on the rise, making money every day. Anyway, there is more and more money, so sit in rows and share the fruits. Everyone has a share without fighting or grabbing.
But just a few days ago, Ishida Mitsunari suddenly changed his face and stopped all operations related to the linen market.
The port locked up its warehouse and stopped purchasing green linen cloth. The selling price of Sibo's linen cloth was unilaterally restored to its original price. This combination of punches caught Naoe Kanetsugu off guard.
Not to mention the cold winter, many people are waiting to buy linen and go back to make clothes and quilts to keep warm. Just the announcement of a halt to purchasing green hemp is enough for everyone to cry out for help.
Because Hokkaido shipping is more convenient and more profitable for the Shiba family, Echigo's original logistics method of exporting to Kyoto has been abandoned.
The Shiba family suddenly made such a move, which immediately frightened the Uesugi family.
The land produces enough food to eat, but there are no cash crops to make money. Do families use the food in exchange for salt, ironware, and military supplies?
What a loss!
Although the Wu family does not have the economic concept of budgeting, they still have the simple value of living within their means.
The green linen cloth has been included in the family's income, and suddenly the outlet is cut off. If there is no money in exchange, how can we not get into trouble?
Naoe Keizuna accompanied Uesugi Teruhora in the campaign on Kawanaka Island, and Joetsu's base was guarded by Honjo Sano.
When Naoe Keizuna returned to Echigo and checked the tax situation, he already secretly said something was wrong.
I don’t know if it’s because Uesugi’s followers didn’t realize it, or because the big bosses of the retainers behind them are too greedy. They are still the same as before, working under the pressure of the peripheral martial arts families.
The Echigo Plains above the Nagao family in Fuchu suppressed the whole country of Echigo, and military expenditures have always been very high.
The direct ministers such as Kakizaki Keie and Saito Nobubu were close to Hatamoto, Naoe Keizuna, Mouri Kehiro and other generation retainers all maintained a huge military force.
These military forces cannot be supported solely by the income from the Takata Plain. Uesugi Fengxingzhong has always used the income of the master's family to subsidize each family. This is the master's strategy of raising the army.
Now Uesugi Teruhora's strategy has shifted from suppressing the inside to conquering the Kanto Plain, and buying off the samurai families on the outskirts of Central and Lower Etsu with a large amount of profits.
But Uesugi didn't know whether it was because they were not smart enough or because the big guys behind them did it intentionally. They are still oppressing the peripheral martial arts families in Zhongxiayue through taxation.
Kawanakajima Plain was in a hurry, and Uesugi Teruhu and Yoshihiro Saba were eager to fight and had no time to monitor the flow of tax burdens at home.
As a result, by the time the two masters came back, the Uesugi followers had already finished their work. When the military forces of each family returned to their territory, the peripheral martial arts families found that they had been cheated, and the matter turned into a bad debt.
Naoe Keizuna realized that something was wrong and was about to reorganize, but who knew that Daxiong Chaohide's revenge would come faster.
Daxiong Chaoxiu has always been cautious and will not take action without permission. Ishida Mitsunari is a recent Shiba retainer, and he will not follow her around.
The attitude of the Sibo family is so resolute and the attacks are so cruel, there must be Sibo Yiyin behind them.
Naoe Keizuna's scalp went numb when he thought of this.
Who is Shiba Yiyin! A strange man in the world, a hero of the martial arts who resurrected the Shiba family with his own efforts.
When this big shot got angry, Naoe Keetsuna could no longer keep a low profile and calm the situation down.
Now, she could only endure her nausea and help Uesugi Shizhi rub her buttocks, not to let things get worse.
