As the chief patriarch of the Uesugi retainers group, Naoe Keetsuna is the leader of the clan and the main person in charge of the Uesugi retainers group. The head of the Uesugi Department of Naoe Jinguan Office was her daughter-in-law, Naoe Kanetsugu.
Daxiong Zhaoxiu has also been promoted to the designated chief of the Kantō Shifu Office, and is the chief boss of the office. The person in charge of the Shiba Department of Naoe Jinguan Office is her subordinate, Ishida Mitsunari.
These two people are the top coordinators of daily negotiations between the two parties.
At the level of Yoshigan Shiba and Terutora Uesugi, there will never be a head-on conflict, and it is impossible to say even a harsh word in public.
Because this is likely to be misinterpreted by his subordinate Ji Ji, leading to misjudgment by some people and serious political consequences.
Therefore, pulling hair and ears are done by the people below. The two masters will only show their sincere unity for everyone to see.
Naoe Keizuna and Ohkuma Asohide are the people responsible for coordinating their positions. When the fighting at the grassroots level reaches a certain level, they come out to make peace with each other. They fight each other for thirty times each, and continue to live together.
The three most important powers of the regime are military power, financial power, and personnel power. The struggle for these three rights has never stopped.
Uesugi is fighting against himself internally, and Spo is also fighting for power internally. Dual politics are so intertwined that it is almost impossible to figure out which one is internal fighting and which one is external fighting. It can only be said to be a mess.
The two coordinators were so tired that they vomited blood and were so angry that they cursed. But for Yoshigan Shiba and Terutora Uesugi, it's not a bad thing.
First, the fragmentation of internal forces meant that no one had the strength to dare to question the emperor, allowing power to be firmly concentrated in the hands of the two masters.
Second, the ambiguous distribution of rights between the two parties caused powerful warriors to restrict each other, and gave the two masters an advantageous position to arbitrate right and wrong.
This change brought Terutora Uesugi's power to the highest level since she inherited the family business. The internally fragmented Uesugi retainers group could no longer influence her will.
But there's just one small drawback, and that's that she has to share power with Yoshihiro Shiba.
The samurai group at the Kanto Palace was formed and became part of the Echigo samurai group. The relationship between the two parties was quite complicated. There is competition but there is also cooperation. If we divide, we will suffer two harms, and if we cooperate, we will benefit both.
The Uesugi retainers group has gone from rejecting Yoshihiro Shiba to fearing Yoshihiro Shiba.
What they fear most now is not that Shiba Yoshigan is going to marry into the Uesugi family. But he refused to agree, and Uesugi Teruhora got married to the self-righteous Uesugi Shiba.
When it came time to make it clear that the Uesugi and Shiba factions had separated, it was not as simple as breaking their muscles and bones. For the Echigo samurai family, it was like a world shattering.
Let’s not mention the long-term worries and immediate worries after the integration of Uesugi and Shiba in the past year or so. During the secret conversation at this time, Yoshigami Shiba read the document in his hand and handed it to Terutora Uesugi.
This is the details of the grain that has been stored in the grain purchase plan, as well as the estimated quantity of subsequent storage, which is related to the logistics support of the Kanto strategy.
Shiba Yiyin asked.
"So far, the amount of grain stored in the warehouse is only 30,000 dan. After the autumn harvest, can we guarantee that the 80,000 dan military grain mission will be completed?"
Daxiong bowed to Xiu and replied.
"The imperial office, judging from the current situation, there is no problem with the 40,000 shi of military rations that I am responsible for.
The Hokuriku Road trade route was originally a sea route, and the consumption of food transportation was not large, at most only a one-to-one loss.
I have reached an agreement with various merchants in Hokkaido. Echizen, Echichu, Noto, and Kaga are all willing to use grain to trade Hokkaido goods beyond their share.
Merchant ships transporting along the Hokuriku Dou would unload cargo along the way and load grain directly to Naoetsu. Most of the 30,000 shi of military rations arriving in Hong Kong now come from this place.
After the summer harvest, the food shortage anxiety of military families in various places is relieved, and the remaining shares will be shipped in large quantities. Most of the 80,000 stone army ration mission that I am responsible for can be accomplished.
The remaining small gap will be obtained from Ou and Yu, also mainly through sea trade.
The samurai in Ou will ship it to Niigatazu in Shimotsu for trading. I will arrange ships to transport the goods for trade in Naoetsu, and I will transport the grain back directly during the trip.
Ou's land is vast, sparsely populated, and its grain yield is low, so it can't provide much food. Some transactions will use war horses as collateral, especially the southern specialty of the northern region, the southern horse.
However, these grains are enough to fill the remaining gap. The combined total of Hokuriku Road and Ou must be 80,000 koku. Excluding the losses along the way, the amount transported into Naoetsu would not be less than 40,000 koku.
In addition, hundreds of northern war horses can be obtained, either for military use or for sale in the market, which can make up for our losses in goods. "
Sibo Yiyin nodded and approved.
"Thank you for your hard work, Big Bear Ji."
"I don't dare. This is my duty."
Daxiong kowtowed to Chaoxiu. She showed her face in a big way this time.
After the reorganization of the Kanto Office, the scope of power of the Office has been clearly defined. But whether she, the leader of all followers, can secure her position is still unknown.
The followers of Daxiong Chaoxiu were too smart and knew how to get things done, which caused her a lot of trouble. If you don’t want to be ignored by this group of smart people, you have to work hard to show your value.
Moreover, the two major samurai groups in Uesugi and Shiba fought fiercely over their differences over the purchase of grain. In the end, the grain purchase plan barely won.
If she does a good job in buying food, her Da Xiong Chao Xiu will be a great addition to the Spo Department. Externally, the Uesugi family's arrogance was also suppressed, and she was not allowed to ignore this matter.
Now, the cargo list for the 80,000 kilograms of military rations she was responsible for had been sorted out and she only needed to put it into storage step by step. She was overjoyed.
Naoe Keizuna on the side remained calm, but he was unhappy in his heart. The better Daxiong Chaoxiu does, the greater the pressure on himself.
Uesugi's followers have been embarrassed in front of the two masters because of the tax return. This time, the Kanto Service Office made a beautiful grain purchase plan, which was also squeezing her power.
The two lords will appreciate the abilities of the Sibo disciples more and leave more important things to them, which means that more power will be delegated to them.
Moreover, the grain purchase plan went too smoothly, and the share of cargo on the Hokuriku Road trade route belonging to Naoetsu was also declining rapidly. The Uesugi Warrior Group had a share of the money that was supposed to be earned.
Now that all the good things have been done by Okuma Asahide, Naoe Keitsuna has to bear the blame for the reduction in Hokuriku Road's business profits.
Those short-sighted idiots in our family don't care why business profits are low. They would only complain that Naoe Keizuna was incompetent and could not get more benefits for them.
Daxiong Chaoxiu is powerful in doing things, so he naturally has his master to take care of him. However, Naoe Keizuna had to hold his nose and be scolded to appease the dissatisfaction of the Uesugi retainers.
How could Naoe Keetsuna be happy to watch other people's meritorious deeds and be rewarded, while he was always taking the blame, being a cuckold, and watching other people's stupid things like having sex?
