Takada Yono sneered disdainfully and continued.
"Ishida Mitsunari was brought back from Kanto by her master, and there was no one around her to help her. The establishment of the Shiba Tadashi Foundation was tight, so she had to accept the assistance of recent Shiba leaders.
When these people saw that the Shiba Zhong Fund was taking shape and making money every day, they had a crooked idea and came up with a set of exclusionary methods. On the grounds of loyalty, only the samurai warriors within Shiba's establishment were allowed to participate in the operation.
Akechi Mitsuhide was suppressed by her lord because her ancestors were murdered, and her faction did not dare to fight.
I have Shiba's warriors under my command, and he is also a big businessman like Imai Munehisa. They followed me to eat meat on the Hokuriku Road trade route, looking down on the scraps from the Shibachu Fund.
Ishida Sanbon herself was a junior minister, and the fellow villagers she had just recruited from Omi to help her were even less likely to have Shiba's establishment.
It's ridiculous that as the person in charge of the Spozhong Fund, her close associates have become a group of temporary workers, deliberately excluded by those who occupied the position first. "
Yukino said coldly.
"So, the one who really gets the meat is Katsuhisa Nizi and Samurai Hime, the subordinates of Maeda Yoshiki?"
Seeing that she was listening attentively, Yang Nai knew that she still wanted to investigate, so she sighed and continued.
"The original Beida Kazu and Iga warriors and the young warriors followed Shima Katsuo to Kanto to open up territory. The old, weak, sick and disabled who were left behind had no ability to cause trouble. It was Nizi Maeda and the two groups who were tossing .
Think about it, the Sibo Territory was established only a few years ago, and the lord traveled around the Kanto region. Most of the territorial affairs were left to the local ministers to govern themselves.
In order to quickly control the territory, Nizi Katsuhisa recruited former members of the Nizi family who had become ronin from the Western Kingdom. Maeda's mother, Maeda Riku, coaxed and coaxed fellow Owari people to come over to help.
When the territory was first established, these people were quite honest at first, but as time went by, as life became easier and easier, they naturally had more and more crooked ideas.
You said that the lower level overcomes the upper level, which is correct or wrong.
Are they saying that they are inferior to superiors? These people are sincerely following the Spo family to earn a living.
But they were not satisfied with the master giving such a huge piece of fat from the Shiba Zhong Fund to the lower-level Ji Samurai. They consider themselves to be the backbone of the Spo family, so naturally they want to take the most delicious bite.
Are they saying that they are not inferior to superiors? The Wu family has always been short-sighted and greedy, and they had no scruples at all when it came to poaching the cornerstone of the Shiba family.
Nizi Katsuhisa and Maeda Benedict may not know what happened to the Shibachu Fund. The people who know the most are me and Ishida Mitsunari. We are the ones in charge of the Hokurikudo Trading Route and the Shibachu Fund.
The reason I won't let you get involved in this matter is because these people are too involved. All the relatives and friends in the Kinspo area are united. If you kill one person, you will offend a group of people.
Regardless of the fact that Nizi Katsuhisa and Maeda have high positions and powerful positions, and the master is wise and powerful, they are actually taking the blame for the fools below.
Sooner or later, things will be exposed, but whoever breaks this layer of window paper will cause a lot of trouble.
When the Wu family has no stakes, they can be polite, gentle, courteous and thrifty.
If there is a real conflict of interest, she will draw her sword if she falls out. At most, after killing you, she will bow to you, which is considered to respect your status as higher than hers.
I'm angry with the Lord because he felt something was wrong, but he refused to send his colleagues to investigate and protect the people of Kamo Jingyi.
But he protects Tongxinzhong and pushes you and my sisters out to offend others. In his heart, are you and me less important than Tongxinzhong and other latecomers?
Ishida Mitsunari himself refused to come out to clean up the house, because he was afraid of offending too many people, so he had to use the rogue method of not allocating funds to remind the master.
Yukino, you have to listen to me. This matter has nothing to do with you and me. Why should we wade into this muddy water. "
Yukino nodded and said to himself.
"It turns out that the Nizi-Maeda family's Ji warriors are greedy. I understand."
Yang Nai couldn't help but be irritable and said angrily.
"You just refuse to obey!"
Yukino looked at her sister seriously and said.
"The Spozhong Fund is very important. The Lord cannot trust anyone else. If he is willing to trust me, I will do it."
Yukino's firm gaze made Yangno subconsciously look away, feeling ashamed of herself.
Yang Nai practices business and cares about gains and losses when doing things. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. She will never be able to be like Yukino, who is single-minded and unstoppable.
Yukino stepped forward and held Yangno's hand, and said slowly.
"Sister, tell me again, I want to know more."
Yangno looked at her, threw her hand away, and repeated angrily.
"You never obey!"
After sighing, Yangno continued.
"The Spozhong Fund is not short of money. Even though some people are already lining their pockets, these people have just started to do it and are not brave enough.
This year, Spozhong Fund's income exceeded expectations.
If Ishida Mitsunari is willing to pay, the three places will add up to 10,000 koku of brown rice a year. If she loosens her seams, it will be enough to support the increase.
Owari Shibarui and Kanto Shibarui didn't know the tricks of the Shibachu Fund. They just didn't want to let the recent Shibarui eat alone and wanted to get a piece of the pie as soon as possible.
We don’t suffer from poverty, we suffer from inequality. It doesn't matter if you have four or six stones, what you want is fairness in equal treatment.
In the past few days, the lower-level Ji warriors here in Sibo led the army to look at Shu, and they agitated for an increase in their annuity to six stones. Nizi Shengjiu was willing to write a letter, perhaps because he did not realize the seriousness of this matter.
If she had known, she probably wouldn't have followed the uproar and let Ishida Mitsunari expose this matter to the Lord, causing trouble for herself.
Regardless of Nizi Katsuhisa or Maeda's interests, they were too eager to recruit people at the beginning, and now they can no longer control the Saikuni and Owari factions in the recent Shiba leader.
The Western Kingdom faction has Nizi Katsuhisa, the trusted agent of Kinji Shiba, and Yamanaka Yukimori, the favored deacon of the Kanto Service Office, and they are the most powerful.
Although the Owari faction is not as arrogant as the Saigoku faction, the Iga Maeda family has been in charge of the military affairs of the Shiba Territory in recent times, and they are close relatives of Maeda Toshiie, the acting commander of the Owari Shiba Territory.
Although Maeda Yoshie and Maeda Toshiie are not close, her mother Maeda Toshiie and her mother Maeda Toshiie are close sisters and help each other.
In recent years, these two groups of people are the most prosperous in the Spur Territory. The Lord wants to make the Shiba Zhong Fund a welfare institution for all Shiba Ji samurai, and they are also the most dissatisfied.
*Life is also about first come, first served. Being a dog is also divided into three, six or nine levels. Wouldn't it be a huge injustice for them to be placed on an equal footing with the peasants in the villages below and receive the same benefits?
They didn't dare to refute their master, so they put their hands on the Sibo Zhong Fund to make a fortune for their hard work.
Anyway, the person in charge of the Shibachu Fund is Ishida Mitsunari. If something goes wrong in the future, Ishida Mitsunari is the one who bears the heaviest responsibility and is the most unlucky.
Since they couldn't escape, they pushed a few people out to commit seppuku. Could it be that the Lord could still kill all the Owari faction of the Western Kingdom faction?
Just because of this reason, Ishida Mitsunari became anxious. But she was worried that if she offended everyone, she would be retaliated against and lose the management rights of Spozhong Fund, so she played this trick.
Of course, the Saigoku faction and the Owari faction are willing to pay to settle the matter. Anyway, the Shiba Tadashi family has a great cause, so a few thousand dollars is nothing. But Ishida Mitsunari gritted his teeth and refused to let go, saying that it was not in compliance with the rules and would not lend money.
In recent days, in Owari, the interests of the three Shiba leaders in Kanto were not balanced, and finally it came to the master's case, which completely made the matter a big deal. "
Yukino was a little confused.
She has no interest in these complex political relationships. She just wants to know how to complete her tasks and satisfy her master.
"What should I do to catch these people by their tails and resolve this matter quickly?"
Yangno glanced at Yukino unexpectedly. Although this guy had only a partial understanding of the whole thing, he firmly grasped the core of the problem.
The Shiba Chu Fund is too important to Yi Bank and the Shiba family. This matter must be resolved before the Hokuriku Port thaws and opens to navigation in the spring, so as not to delay next year's money-making plans.
If it delays next year's revenue, affects the normal operation of the Spozhong Fund and the payment of annuities, and is secretly instigated by someone with ulterior motives to beat him up, the investigation will most likely end in a mess.
Seeing that Yukino insisted on doing it, Yangono could only help to the end. As sisters, what else could she do?
she said.
“These people have no business knowledge, and they just use the special background of Spozhong Fund to pressure people. Their methods are simple and crude, and they can easily seize the opportunity.
The Sibo Zhong Fund is a family enterprise of the Sibo family. It is the core interest of maintaining the stability of the family business and is an important asset of the family. Even if these people don't understand business and give random orders, others can only hold their noses and serve them.
The Hokuriku Road trade route is under my control, and I know exactly what they did.
First, dominate pricing power.
Sibo Zhong Fund only deals in the most valuable transactions, such as cloth, Sichuan brocade, Su weaving, and Huating cotton from China. Sibo Zhong Fund takes the bulk first.
Small households don't have much goods, so they can only follow the price of Spozhong Fund. If they are disobedient and just throw some goods on the market, they will lose everything.
Since they have the pricing power, are they still afraid that they won't be able to earn the price difference?
Second, false reporting of losses.
For example, when cloth is transported, it gets damp and damaged, and there are always losses on the road. The brown rice bought for annuity had to be chewed by horses on the way, and it would be infested with rats and mold when stored in the granary.
Whether the consumption is large or small, you know best in your heart.
Third, raise management fees.
Although the Hokuriku Road trade route is dominated by the Shiba family, every family along the way has a share of the pie and cooperates for a win-win situation.
Checkpoints, ports, local management, business trip expenses. All expenses are reported and settled by their own people, so naturally they will not embarrass themselves. "
Yukino frowned.
"They are so blatant, aren't they afraid of people investigating?"
Yangno glanced at her and couldn't help but smile.
"They represent the Shiba family. Who dares to investigate them? Who will investigate them? Even I, the controller of the Hokuriku Road trade route, do not want to offend my colleagues.
They couldn't even keep the accounts balanced. It wasn't because they didn't have the ability, but because they were each doing their own thing and lacked a leader to do the unified accounting. They went back and forth and made the little girl Ii Naomasa angry.
They are all martial arts members in Si Bo's establishment, and they have a relationship of getting food from the same pot. Ishida Mitsunari can't take care of things by himself, and I can't do anything for them. I will only give them a warning unless they go too far.
Besides, they are all from the Wu family, and none of them have ever done business. They are all trying to cross the river by feeling the stones.
Even if I accidentally touch something wrong and cause an unintentional mistake, should I still be severely punished? Doesn’t this chill the hearts of the diligent and loyal retainers?
If the Lord hadn't ordered an investigation, these people would have been able to survive for a few more years. In the end, when the hole was big, tall bosses would naturally step in to cover it.
At most, they are guilty of incompetence, so just throw a few people out and commit hara-kiri to apologize. If the Owari faction of the Western Kingdom faction really wanted to protect them, they might just be punished with three drinks of wine, but nothing would happen next.
After all, the Sibo family still relies on these retainers to support their business. If we really kill them all, who will do the work for the Lord? "
Yukino nodded.
"I understand, so where should I start to catch them all?"
Yang Nai said coldly.
"If you really want to deal with them, it's actually very simple. The Lord allows you full authority to mobilize the Yagyu Group, the Secret Group, and the Shinseng Group.
The Yagyu group is in charge of suppressing the area. The secret team is a group of ninjas who spy on information.
Taking the list of Sibo Zhong Fund personnel, let two groups of people check their recent living conditions and family property, and compare the two to prevent series cover-up.
Then, a large number of people with unexplained wealth suddenly appeared this year, and they were all arrested and interrogated. Those who could not explain it were the participants. "
Yukino nodded, stood up and walked out. Yangno looked at her determined back and said.
"Yukino, these people are obviously easy to catch, but Ishida Mitsunari and I always tolerate it and wait for others to deal with them. Do you know why?
The Lord proposes a welfare system and is willing to share wealth and wealth with the Shiba Family Princess samurai. This excited all the Shiba family warriors, but the distribution plan itself failed to satisfy everyone.
What the Lord wants is for the rain and dew to be spread equally, and what he wants is for top and bottom to be of the same mind. But many middle- and high-level martial artists feel that they contribute more, so why should they share it with the village servants?
In troubled times, when gold is cheap and rice is expensive, giving good brown rice to the mud-legged people below is a waste of food. If the master wants to win over, he can win over the meritorious ministers. The consumables below will control their life and death.
Among the middle and upper class people in the Spo family, there are many people who have this idea. It was only those people from the Spo Zhong Fund who were caught in the act.
The Spo family is now a big business, and everyone has their own ideas. The Lord is wise and powerful, and no one dares to oppose his decision-making, but there are always some people who are clever and do some tricks.
You have to understand that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and you have to learn to be confused about some things. If you want to investigate, I can't stop you, but I hope you will consider the scale before you start, so as not to offend all your colleagues.
After all, the people we work with are colleagues, not the consumables below. I don’t want the Takada family to have difficulty in the Shiba family in the future. "
Takada Yukino walked to the sliding door and turned around and said.
"Sister, what you said is too profound and I can't understand it. Just like before, isn't it good to obey the Lord's orders?
Anyone who makes the master feel unhappy will let them disappear forever. Such a simple truth. "
After saying that, Yukino pushed the sliding door open from left to right.
There are fire pots placed in the four corners of the room, which is as warm as spring. Outside the sliding door, there was a cold wind blowing in my face.
Yangno shivered, quickly stood up, put a coat on Yukino, and complained.
"Knowing that your body is weak, don't be careful and don't catch cold."
Yukino clapped her hand and smiled.
"Sister, you worry too much. In fact, the matter is not that complicated. Leave it to me."
Tightening the coat around her body, Yukino walked down the steps and shouted to Tachibana Kanade who was wielding a sword under the tree.
"gone!"
Tachibana Kanade looked back at her and said coldly.
"Ninety-seven more blows."
"No practice today."
"Can I eat without practicing?"
"Well, after dinner, let's go out."
"Where to go?"
"Go find Kondo Isamu, and then go to Tawen Mountain Castle together."
Tachibana Kanade was stunned for a moment.
"Leaving Sakai Port? What are you going to do in Tamonyama Castle?"
Yukino glanced at her and said calmly.
"kill."
