Teru Uesugi sneered.
"These famous losers have been fighting for hundreds of years, but they haven't found a reason. They only try their best to raise taxes. The six publics, four citizens, seven publics and three citizens are constantly increasing, and the middle and lower class Wu families have long been miserable.
Hojo Ujiyasu really grasped their sore spots. No wonder they desperately wanted to resist and surrendered and rebelled whenever they had the chance. "
Of course, the Kanto strategy with Yoshigan's participation would not be like Terutora Uesugi who only cared about killing. He ordered Momochi Santafu to collect a large amount of intelligence on the Kanto Plain.
The execution office of Daxiong Chaoxiu's family seemed to have tasted the sweetness of the previous dispute over buying and grabbing grain, and began to study this information to win the admiration of the master.
This also provides another angle for Terutora Uesugi and Yoshigan Shiba to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the disputes in the Kanto Plain.
With the defeat of the Ryogamisugi family, the new Kanto general Ashikaga Yoshiji devoted himself to making a living with the Hojo family. Hojo Ujiyasu had already occupied a dominant position in the Kanto Plain, and various families surrendered one after another.
And she is not satisfied with this kind of surrender in terms of status. She wants to turn this advantage into the strength of the Hojo family and truly lead the Kanto samurai family within its sphere of influence.
The Kanto samurai family fought for hundreds of years, and those who survived were not good. They had already discovered Hojo Ujiyasu's intentions.
In the past, the Kanto Shogun, the Yamauchi Uesugi family, the Ogidani Uesugi family and other parties fought in chaos. Whoever wins the battle will hang the banner of that family, and they will live their lives behind closed doors as they should.
This change of the King's flag at the top of the city obviously cannot fool Hojo Ujiyasu. She really started to deal with these capricious Kanto warriors.
Starting from the core territory of Hojo in Izu and Sagami states, Hojo Ujiyasu continued to improve the new internal affairs system and gradually introduced new policies to Musashi State within his own sphere of influence.
Hojo Ujiyasu's approach is very simple, that is, the upper class leads the nationalization, and the lower class makes more profits.
For the time being, her policy is limited to Musashi's country, and she uses territorialization to weaken the control of powerful military families such as Ota and Narita from upper-class families in their own territories.
As for the lower-class warriors such as the village servants, they used the tax system of lowering land taxes, improving house-dividing money, and suspending money to win over them.
The Hojo family's four nobles and six citizens were a unique act of kindness among the Kanto samurai. This benevolent policy alone was very popular among the middle and lower classes.
Household money is a poll tax anchored by houses, and hanging money is a temporary additional tax. The systematization of these two taxes makes the lower-level Ji warriors even more grateful.
After paying taxes, the middle and lower-class Wu family will no longer face the inexplicable increase in taxes again and again. The despair of having to pay new taxes even though they have already paid.
The improvement of the tax system has at least alleviated half of the tax pressure on the local servants directly under the Hojo family's control. Of course, they will support the Hojo family.
Hojo Ujiyasu knew very well that the famous families in Kanto looked down on the recent outsiders and pretended to be Ise girls with the name Hojo Miao.
But the middle and lower class Wu families don't care. They have been exploited and harmed in the hundreds of years of war. They are the group of people who want stability the most, and they are the ones that the Hojo family has been wooing.
Therefore, it is a false proposition that the Hojo family is unpopular in the Kanto Plain.
Although most of the upper-class samurai families do not like the Hojo family and are afraid of her family's penetration into their territory. But in the middle and lower classes, there are really many Hime Samurai who are close to the Hojo family.
This also led to a phenomenon, that is, the family governor opposed the Hojo family, and the retainers group forced the family governor to support the Hojo family. Once the two sides fail to reach an agreement, civil strife will erupt.
The Numata family is an example.
The family governor supported the Uesugi family, and the young master was supported by the retainers to support the Hojo family. Then the two sides fought and civil strife broke out.
The Numata retainers would rather ask Hojo Ujiyasu for an heir and let the heir of the Hojo family take the title of Numata Miao as his successor, rather than give in.
This shows how effective Hojo Ujiyasu's benevolent government was in wining over the middle and lower classes.
Yiyin said worriedly.
"Even if we help Numata Kenyasu regain control of the Numata family, how long can she control the Numata family?
We cannot place our hopes on this crazy family superintendent who killed two women in a row. Otherwise, the Numata family will be in trouble sooner or later. "
Teru Uesugi nodded.
“I understand, but we don’t have time.
After the Autumn, the Guandong strategy was already on the string and had to be launched. Even if Kenyasu Numata is a pig, I still have to give her a hand now.
Let’s wait until the dust of the Qiu Queen’s battle is settled before we talk about anything else. The Numata family's matter must be properly resolved sooner or later.
Now, I would like you to meet Numata Kenyasu first and calm her down. "
Yiyin expressed its approval.
"You're right, that's all we can do for now. Where is she?"
"Waiting outside the government hall, taking the third daughter Numata Kuniken with me."
Yiyin stood up and said.
"Then let's go to the government hall together and give the fugitive governor some peace of mind."
Uesugi Teruhu stood up and smiled.
"The honest and wise man is wise."
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While the Numata family was in turmoil, Uesugi Teruatora and Yoshihiro Shiba were worried about whether the future of Echigo Country's access to Ueno Country was stable.
In Azuma County, west of Numata County in Ueno Province, Sanada Nobushige was released as a chess piece by Yoshigan Shiba.
She has stretched her arms and run wild, trying to seize this golden opportunity in the Kanto Raiders and climb to a higher position.
Azuma County is divided into east and west parts with Iwaki Castle as its core, with a total of four towns and two villages.
Nishi-Azuma has Naganohara Town, Kusatsu Town, Tsumagoi Village, Higashi-Azuma has Nakanojo Town, Higashi-Azuma Town, and Takayama Village.
Among them, the Nakanojo Basin in Nakanojo Town and the Azuma River coastal plain in Higashi Azuma Town are the most prosperous.
At this time, in Naganohara Town in Nishi Agatsuma, a council meeting was about to be held in Feather Castle to decide the future of the Umino clan.
Feather Castle is located in Naganohara Town in the western part of Azuma County. It is the connection point between Nishi Agatsuma Town and First Village.
Connecting to Kusatsu Town in the northwest, you can take the Kusatsu Dosan Road directly to Iiyama in Hokushin, to Fushi, and then to Matsudairyo in Sanada Nobushige.
The southwest is connected to Tsumagoi Village, and through Otsusa you can directly reach Matsuo Ancient Castle, which is Sanada Township where the Sanada family is located.
To the east of Naganohara Town, along the mountain valley of the Azuma River, you will find Iwaki Castle. To the east of Iwaki Castle is the second town and first village of Higashi Azuma.
Over the past hundreds of years, the Shino clan has immigrated here from the mountainous areas of Toshin and Hokushin, and their descendants have spread throughout the Nishi-Azuma region.
This place is close to the Shinano Mountains, the land is barren, and life is poor. The Nishi Ueno samurai were unwilling to move further and stopped at the plains along the Azuma River in Higashi Azuma.
As a result, the Shino clan from the Shinon Mountains took over the Nishi-Azuma area.
Among the three Shino clans who immigrated to Azuma County, the Umino family branch is the most prosperous. The Umino descendants of the Hano and Kamara families have been fighting for the leadership of the Nishi Agatsuma area for many years.
Today, in the name of the head of the Umino clan, Umino Totsuna, the Umio family summoned the local Umino branch relatives to come to Feiwei City to hold a ceremony for the Umio family to inherit the name of Umino.
Outside Yuwei Castle, Yukishige, the governor of the Kamahara family who had been fighting with the Hawei family for many years, pointed to the dilapidated village not far away and smiled at Yukiyuki Sanada, who came with him.
"Fortunately, you come to see it. With this shabby place, Feather City dares to seize the title of Umino and claim to be the general leader of the Shino clan.
Do you think it's funny or not? "
Yukiyuki Sanada smiled calmly.
"You are right. This small town is indeed lacking in repairs."
She only talked about the destruction of the city, but didn't mention the Yuwei family, because she didn't want to express her position.
Yukishige Kamahara felt a little unhappy. This girl from the Sanada family spoke impeccably, and Masayuki Sanada trained her well.
