As soon as he heard about Shouchi and Aizu, Yoshigine knew who gave Yamanaka Yukinomori the idea.
The southern part of the Ou region has complex terrain and more complicated struggles, because the southern part of Ou is mostly a basin where farming can be done. Therefore, in the agricultural era, the cultivated land in the south was far more useful than the frozen soil in the north.
Divided by the Ou Mountains, the southern Ou area is divided into two parts, Uzen in the west and Minamisendai, Fukushima, Aizu, Iwaki and other places in the south of Mutsu in the east.
Hazen in the southern part of Dewa Province has the Mogami River basin as its core. The Mogami River passes through three basins: Yonezawa, Mogami, and Shinjo, and then goes out to sea from the Shonai area.
Sakada Port, the outlet of the Shonai area, is the most important port in Uzen.
Sakata Port connects Naoetsu and Niigata Port in Echigo Province to the south, and Minato Port of Ugo to the north. It is an important port on the northern Japan Sea shipping line.
The Yonezawa Basin in the southernmost part of Dewa Province, and to the south are the four Aizu counties of Mutsu Province. This area is a gateway to the south of the Ou region.
On the other side, Mutsu Province starts from the Minami-Sendai Plain, and to the south are the basins of the Avukuma River Basin, with the Fukushima Basin as the core, which is another gateway to the Ou region.
Aizu, Yonezawa, and Fukushima formed a geographical defense line from west to east to intercept the Ou family's southward movement.
As long as the basins on both sides of the Ou Mountains are defended, Ou's careerists will be helpless and unable to break out even if they want to.
Therefore, the attitude of the central government towards Ou in the past dynasties has always been to protect the Aizu-Fukushima front line with close ministers of the feudal clan, and then send Ou and Yuzhou to explore the issue and go to the further north to lead the checks and balances of the local samurai families.
The Ou region has a vast geographical area. It was once a barbaric place where the Yamato tribe fought against the foreign haired people. One county here is larger than a territorial country in the south.
Because the land is vast, famous families in one county can often gather a large force. For example, the Mogami family in Mogami County and the Date family in Date County all rely on one county to build their families.
The Date family started in Date County and occupied the Yonezawa Basin. Now Date Masamune has taken over the Minami Sendai Plain and sent his troops south to attack the four Aizu counties.
If the Battle of Shiba Oda hadn't ended quickly and the Kanto Allied Forces quickly returned to Kanto to take control, Date Masamune's strategy might have succeeded.
As long as the fierce battle between the Shiba and Oda families continues for another year or two, Date Masamune, who takes Aizu and holds the Ou portal, can advance and attack and retreat and defend, and he will definitely become a big trouble for the Kanto Palace.
And Yamanaka Yukimori wanted to intimidate the Ou samurai family, so he sent troops from Shonai and Aizu, the most valuable territories in the Ou area, to achieve both strategy and economy.
Yiyin knew in his heart that it must be Fanchang's idea to attack the bank. When visiting Aizu, most of them are encouraged by the scenery map.
At the beginning, in order to allow Yamanaka Yukimori to secure his position and buy out the Ayuetsu people, Yiyin personally came forward to give Honcho Shimuchou a big benefit, which was the Shimotsu Trading Road at the northernmost end of the Hokuriku Road Trading Road.
Shimoetsu went north and entered the Shonai area of Dewa Province. This trade route was not very profitable, but it was enough to feed a small Honjo Nobunaga.
Facts have also proven that Honjo Shigenaga is very satisfied with this reward. He has been quite diligent in doing things these years, and he has indeed been a dog for Yamanaka Yukimori.
This time, Yamanaka Yukimori's suggestion to win over the Shonai area must come from Honjo Shigenaga. The long Honjo Castle is located in the north of Shimotsu, next to the Shonai area.
The original lord of the Shonai area, the Daihoji family, had a very good relationship with the main family. Unfortunately, the Mogami family later invaded the Shonai area and took over this Feng Shui treasure land.
If Yamanaka Yukimori can take over Shonai, he must rely on Honjo Nobunaga, who has a strong influence on the local area, to manage it. Honjo Nobunaga can also use Sakata Port to open up shipping to Niigata Port.
The trade route in the northern part of Shimotsu expanded to Dewa Province, and with the addition of sea and land transportation, business was carried out to the north. This piece of fat was swallowed into the stomach, and Honjo Nobunaga could laugh in his dreams.
The Mogami family will also learn a painful lesson because of the loss of the Shonai area, and they will no longer dare to underestimate the majesty of the saint.
Yamanaka Yukimori gained the territory and prestige, and Honjo Shigenaga gained the good harbor and trade routes in Uzen. Only Mogami, the unlucky guy, was mute and couldn't tell the story of his sufferings.
Who allowed the Mogami family to offend the saint first? The king worried about his ministers' labor, and the king humiliated his ministers to death. Yamamanaka Yukimori had good reasons for sending troops to occupy the Shonai area, and no one could fault him.
As for the four counties of Aizu, it should be the idea of the Vietnamese families led by Kaji Jingzuna.
The entire four Aizu counties are too big for Yamanaka Yukimori and his men to eat, but it is still no problem to just capture the western Aizu part.
The Agano River connects Shimotsu and Aizu on both sides of the Echigo Mountains, and water transportation supports the logistics line. Although there is a mountain barrier, it does not prevent Shimotsu from conquering Nishi-Aizu.
During the Shinbada Rebellion, the descendants of Sasaki in Shimotsu suffered heavy losses, but it was not without its benefits.
The Takemata family defected to the Uesugi family, and the remaining Sasaki descendants were basically absorbed by Kaji Keizuna. Kaji Castle, Shinbada Castle, and Igokono Castle were connected together.
The descendants of Sasaki joined Shiba Yoshigan, and Yukaji Kagetsuna came forward to integrate the various families, and their real strength became stronger.
Having successfully integrated the Sasaki line of descendants, Kaji Kagetsuna is fully capable of breaking into Nishi Aizu through the Agano River.
The Ashina family in the four counties of Aizu has long been divided, and this place has become a battlefield for Date Masamune and Satake Yoshige.
Ashina's retainers who were pro-Date and pro-Satake were fighting each other. The war had lasted for several years, and the local samurai family had already been overwhelmed and fed up with the current chaos.
The Shimogotsuzo led by Kachi Kagetsuna entered Nishiaizu on the order of the deacon of the Kanto Palace to restore local order. Most of the local samurai had no intention of resisting.
Even if there is a small group of ambitious people who want to cause trouble, the local martial arts family cannot defeat the tough Xia Yue Zhong, and Jia Di Jing Gang is very confident.
This time the troops were dispatched to Ou because Yamanaka Yukimori was famous. Honjo Shigemana and Kaji Keizuna contributed their efforts to enter the Ou border in the name of maintaining the prestige of Yoshibank and eat two pieces of fat from Shonai and Aizu.
Yiyin touched his face, feeling more and more like he was being taken advantage of. Everyone talks about humiliating the emperor and his ministers to death, but in their hearts they only care about their own business.
Yamanaka Yukimori's plan was not something that could be thought of overnight. It was probably because she and her subordinates had repeatedly considered their own strength and Yoshiyin's bottom line that they proposed it at this juncture.
Yoshigan glanced at Yamanaka Yukimori and couldn't help but sigh.
Yamazaka Yukimori's talents are indeed average, far less powerful than Daosheng's. The subordinates of Honzhuang Fanchang and Kaji Jingzuna are unruly and cunning, and they are not tribes that can be controlled by Yamazaka Yukimori himself.
However, things in this world are often not compared with brains or fists, but with background.
Is it because Wei Zhongxian was both wise and brave that he was able to control all civil and military officials and suppress the Donglin Party? impossible!
The Donglin Party are all kings among kings of books. If they are just comparing their brains, Wei Zhongxian, who has only read a few books in the palace and knows a few words, is not worthy of carrying the shoes of the top academics of the Donglin Party.
But the reality is that the Donglin Party was beaten to death by Wei Zhongxian. Only when the new emperor ascended the throne did they overthrow Wei Zhongxian through the change of imperial power.
Therefore, having a strong background and having the support of a great boss is more important than anything else.
No matter how stupid Yamanaka Yukimori is, Honjo Shigenaga and Kachi Kagetsuna don't dare to fool her and bully her.
Because behind Yamanaka Yukimori is the most powerful faction of the Shiba family, Nizi Yamanaka, and he also has Yoshigan's almost doting trust.
If Honjo Shigenaga and Katsuki Tsuna don't want to die, they can only bring Yamanaka Yukimori to win-win and help her make plans to expand her power, and in the process, they can get a share of the pie.
Yoshigine could see through at a glance the little calculations behind Yukimori's strategy of conquering Shonai and Aizu in the mountains, but why should he refuse?
Honjo Shigenaga and Katsuki Kagetsuna did enjoy the benefits of this strategy, but it was Yamanaka Yukimori who reaped the greatest benefits. Her reputation and prestige were the strongest backing for the Shimoyoshi soldiers to send troops.
Now that the Kanto Chamber of Commerce is getting bigger and bigger, what the heck are those little bastards under Yuezhong? Can they speak in the Grand Council and the Standing Council?
Only with the help of Yamanaka Yukimori's power can the martial arts families in the lower reaches get greater benefits. In order to obtain greater benefits, they must move closer to Yamanaka Yukimori and show their loyalty.
This is a virtuous cycle, and Yamanaka Yukimori's position will become more and more stable in the process.
Yiyin likes this kind of virtuous cycle very much. There is no end to the advantages in the world, so there is nothing wrong with sharing them with the people below.
If the Sibo Divine Power, composed of the divine group, can be worshiped as a Bodhisattva by the Wu family below and gain benefits by offering advice and efforts to its master, Sibo Theocracy will be the biggest profiteer.
With the Divine Clan as the core, the peripheral martial arts families gain profits by assisting the Divine Clan. Even if the owner of the Divine Clan is a little stupid, the peripheral martial arts families would not dare to deceive and betray them.
That's perfect.
What Yiyin has to do now is to build the superstructure of the Sibo Divine Power and ensure the internal unity and absolute advantage of the Divine Group.
Then, naturally some smart Wu family members will choose to get close to them, attach themselves to them, and take the initiative to help the Divine Group stabilize the regime.
Whether it's the marriage strategy of a good family's adopted son or daughter, or the win-win profit strategy of betting on Yue Zhong, this is the mentality of the Wu family that Yi Yin is satisfied with.
In short, when the following Wu family wants to gain benefits by currying favor with the Shiba Goddess, rather than trying to overthrow the Shiba Goddess through deception, Yiyin should encourage them instead of rejecting them.
Yoshigan glanced at Yukimori Yamanaka, whose eyes were full of expectation, and couldn't help but pat her head and kiss her pretty and delicate little face.
This silly girl, just let Honjo Shigenaga and Kachi Kagetsuna coax her to get promoted and make a fortune.
"Okay, you take Date Masamune to the conference hall to wait for me, and then give her a bowl of ginger soup. Don't let her freeze to death.
If she really freezes to death, my Yukimori's plan to conquer the Ou area will be in trouble. "
Yamanaka Yukimori looked at Yoshiyin in surprise.
"Did the saint agree?"
Yiyin nodded.
"Of course I agreed. When will I be willing to refuse you?"
Yamanaka Yukimori held Yoshigoshi in his arms and kissed him deeply for a while, until the oxygen was exhausted, and then he separated with a heavy breath.
"I know that the saint likes me."
Yiyin touched her tender cheek and smiled helplessly at her silly and beautiful appearance.
I'm such a fool, I can't even handle a Daji, let alone a bunch of powerful vixens around me.
This life will have to be given to you sooner or later.
(End of chapter)
