This pair of adopted father and son, one really dared to give and the other really dared to receive, which immediately caused an uproar in the whole audience. Monk Miaoyin was dizzy and unbelievable for a moment.
What is the concept of twenty thousand stones?
The total stone height of Ueno Kingdom is more than 400,000 stones, of which the mountainous western Ueno area only has a height of 100,000 stones.
The northern part of Higashi Ueno Land is mountainous, and the middle reaches of the Tone River in the southeast has the most plains, all of which are fertile lands. However, no matter how large the plain in the southeast is, it only covers an area of more than 200,000 koku.
In the southeast, there are Mangqiao collar, Dahu collar, Jinshan collar, Guanlin collar and so on. After everyone divides the territory, the territory is actually not very big.
The Yura family is known as the largest nation in Ueno, and the territory that Yura Shigeshi actually governs is only sixty or seventy thousand koku at most, and it doesn't even reach this number.
But as soon as Yiyin raised his hand, he made Lord Jia Fei the lord of the city. He knew how to do it with twenty thousand stones. How could he not make all the ladies present stunned? The little boy became famous in one battle, and was rewarded twenty thousand dan for his military merits. It was simply an exaggeration.
And this is not just an ordinary 20,000 stone. Kai-kun, the city lord’s territory is Guanjuku!
Sekijuku Castle is located near the dividing point between the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River. It guards the river and can earn a lot of money from tolls. Not to mention that there is another important river nearby, the Wataryase River.
Ancient wars often revolved around water flow, because the cost of water transportation was much lower than that of land transportation, and rivers could greatly reduce the cost of war.
Therefore, throughout the ages, controlling waterway transportation hubs not only brings huge economic benefits, but is often the key to the success or failure of wars.
Sekijuku Castle is such an important town. It was originally managed by the Kada family, an important minister of the Kamakura Ashikaga family, but Kada Harusuke's series of actions during the Eastern People's Rebellion made Yoshigan angry.
The Kanto shogun of the Kamakura Ashikaga family ruled the ten kingdoms of Kanto and was the theoretical master of the eight Kanto states.
Hojo Ujiyasu defeated the Ryōgamisugi family and supported Ashikaga Yoshiji as the new Kanto shogun.
Harusuke Kada, as the memorial speaker of the Kamakura Ashikaga family, was in charge of the etiquette of the samurai family. Ashikaga Yoshiji's Kanto shogun and Hojo Ujiyasu's Kanto commander were both managed by Harusuke Kada.
Therefore, Harusuke Kada was rewarded by Ujiyasu Hojo. He paid homage to Ashikaga Yoshiji, who was controlled by the Hojo family in Odawara Castle, and managed the Furukawa Territory for the Kanto General, effectively taking it as his own.
After Uesugi Kenshin went south, Hojo Ujiyasu was forced to give up the Kanto administration and retreat to the local area. Ashikaga Yoshiji was able to return to Furukawa Castle, but the management of the territory still rested with his assistant, Haru Haru.
Whether it is Hojo Ujiyasu or Uesugi Kenshin, they hope to use Ashikaga Yoshiji's reputation as a Kanto general to consolidate their justice as the leader of Kanto and manage the eight Kanto states.
But they are not willing to let Ashikaga Yoshiji taint the actual power.
Therefore, Harusuke Kada was able to thrive like a fish in water, and was tacitly allowed to sideline the Kanto Shogun, and became the de facto ruler of the Furukawa Territory.
Now, Yoshigan has come from behind and has conquered the Uesugi family and the Takeda family, and the land of Kanhachishu is under the rule of the new system of the Kanto shrine.
The old Kanto system maintained between the Kanto generals and the Kanto administrators has actually expired.
However, Yoshigan has always been kind in his work. He has never touched the Furukawa Territory, which is directly under the control of General Kanto, and maintains basic respect for the Kamakura Ashikaga family.
This was due to political considerations. He didn't want to look too ugly, so he tried to do it slowly.
Therefore, in the past few years, Kada Harusuke has enshrined the Ashikaga Yoshi clan and still holds the ruling power of the Furukawa Territory in his hands.
But today, Yiyin wanted to make a move.
Putting aside Ashikaga Yoshiji's future for the time being, Kada Harusuke's slick, wall-riding, and perfunctory attitude made Yoshigage unwilling to continue to let Furukawa lead such an important place in the hands of this villain.
The first step for Yiyin to make changes was to jokingly confer Guansu Castle to Kai-kun on the grounds of military merit and divine favor.
The two most important cities among Haru Kada's assistants are Furukawa Castle and Sekijuku Castle.
The former is the imperial residence of the Kanto generals and the center point of the core area of Kanbazhou. The latter is the junction between the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River waterway and the diversion of the Edogawa River.
On both sides of the Edogawa River, the west bank is the Higashi Musashi Land, and the east bank is within the territory of Shimosou Province. Today, the Higashi Musashi Land has been dedicated to the saint by the Hojo family and belongs to the Shiba family.
After this Sekijuku Castle blocking incident, Yoshihiro no longer allows Harusuke Kada to control Sekijuku Castle, and can cut off the connection between the Kanto Shiba Territory at any time.
The water transportation logistics from Dahu Ling to the East Musashi Land must be controlled by people whom Yiyin can trust.
This is not only for economic benefits, but also for military value. He must find a politically reliable person to take charge, and he must have the strength to control Guansu City.
Kai-kun is Yoshigan's adopted son, and he will marry Yoshigan's adopted daughter Uesugi Kagetora in the future. The adopted children of Yiyin are both hard-working people in a sense.
Kai-kun was having a hard time with the Narita family in Ninja City. His parents could not give birth to a daughter, and his father was severely criticized by the Narita retainers for this.
If Yiyin hadn't adopted Mr. Jia Fei as his adopted son and found a strong backer, his father would have been forced to divorce and sadly return to Jinshan City.
As the Yura family climbed to the heights of sainthood, the Narita family had given up the idea of dissolving the marriage, but Shigeki-kun's lack of girls still made Kai-kun and his son's situation in the Narita family embarrassing.
Uesugi Kagetora's situation is worse than Kai-kun. She is the youngest daughter of Hojo Ujiyasu, but she became the adopted daughter of Uesugi Kenshin and has the inheritance rights of the Uesugi family.
The Hojo family continued to send people to serve her, which caused the Uesugi retainers to be very wary of her. Uesugi Kenshin, the adoptive mother, was more wary of her than close to her because of Uesugi Miyuki's birth.
Uesugi Kagetora himself felt frightened when he competed with the saint god descendant for the inheritance rights of the Uesugi family. He repeatedly proved his innocence and was unwilling to seek death.
But a woman is not guilty, and she is guilty of having a jade. If she doesn't say she doesn't want to do something, others will believe it and let her go easily.
This pair of unlucky adopted children are embarrassing existences in their respective families. Their biggest reliance is the saint.
Because of Yiyin's protection, their status in the family is stable. On the other hand, Yiyin can also use their behind-the-scenes connections to do things.
Yiyin knew very well that Kai-kun was definitely one of his own, but he was unable to manage the territory of 20,000 koku for the time being.
Because he, an immature child, does not have a reliable Ji Samurai Corps and lacks a management team, he cannot control Guansu City.
But the Tonegawa Midstream Samurai Group behind him will definitely help him stabilize this new territory.
Kai-kun is the son of the Narita family of Ninja Castle, and the grandson of the Yura family of Kanayama Castle. The territories of these two families are based on both sides of the middle reaches of the Tone River.
In addition to the Ashikaga Castle Nagao family who occupied Ashikaga Castle and Tatebayashi Castle, the territory was located in the upper reaches of the Watarase River.
Yuuki Castle's subordinate, the Shiro family, entered the diversion area of the Watarase River after the Tone River was diverted in the middle and lower reaches.
These four families are in-laws with the Yuryo family as the core. As the Yura family was highly valued by the saint and the Tone River diversion project progressed, they had very large common interests in the Tone River and Watarase River.
The diversion project of the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River has entered a critical stage. Every family in Kanbazhou has repeatedly drawn on the map, and they all know which places will receive more water and produce more fertile farmland after the diversion.
The middle and lower reaches of the Tone River and the Watarase River, the diversion area of the Kinugawa River, are among the biggest beneficiaries.
After the diversion, the Tone River was less flooded, and the extra silt land and reed swamps were extremely fertile, making it the best farmland.
The extra water from the Watarase River and Kinugawa River can irrigate more fields along the way, and can be dug all the way to Hitachi Country and out to sea. There are not many people who will profit along the way.
Sekisu Castle is a key area for the diversion of the Tone River. Not to mention the demolition costs of the diversion villages, the benefits of water transportation and logistics are endless.
At this critical moment, Yoshigan took the initiative to seal Sekishuku Castle to Kai-kun, that is, to the samurai group headed by the four families of Yura, Narita, Nagao, and Yuuki.
Yoshihiro wanted to leverage the Furukawa clan and infiltrate his influence into the Lower Kingdom, but he was unwilling to come forward to deal with the Kanto shogun of the Kamakura Ashikaga family. This matter was indeed somewhat politically sensitive.
But as long as the benefits are big enough, others will be willing to do it for Yiyin and bear the infamy.
Furukawa Castle is the residence of the Kanto shogun, and its symbolic significance is so great that Yiyin will not touch it easily. But Sekijuku Castle is different. Sekijuku Castle is the territory of the Kada family.
Kada Harusuke was greedy for the money of the people of the East and invited the saint to Furukawa, but was almost succeeded in a surprise attack by Satake Yishige. She was guilty.
Although Yoshihiro had promised her that as long as she could deceive Satake Yishige into Furukawa City for ten days, he would forgive her sins.
However, Satake Yoshige discovered something was wrong within five days. He built a plank road openly, secretly visited Chencang, raided and captured Sekijuku Castle owned by Harusuke Adena, cut off the rebel army's southward passage, and almost caused a catastrophe.
Kaeda Harusuke failed to redeem her merits. The saint punished her with a small punishment and a large warning. He took away a piece of territory from her and granted it to the ministers who had made meritorious service in this battle. Harsuke Kaeda could only admit that he was unlucky and had nothing to say.
The midstream Wujia group headed by the Liang family will naturally gain access to Longwangshu and further penetrate into the lower reaches of the country if they gain access to Guansu City.
What Yiyin wants is this effect. His influence will gradually control the core area of Guanbazhou in the Furukawa Territory with the penetration of the Yuryaka family.
Kai-kun was confused. He only knew that he suddenly became the Lord of Twenty Thousand Stones, the Takashi of the Holy Favor, which made the Kanto warrior family look at him with surprise.
But some of the cunning and cunning people present had already sensed that there were some other strategic intentions hidden under the saint's seemingly careless enfeoffment.
The rotation of the old and new Kanto systems has finally reached the stage where the cards are revealed. The Kanto general's final dignity as the nominal master of the eight states of Guan is unknown for how long it can last.
After all, the Kamakura Ashikaga family were the old masters of Kantō, so the benefits were too few, so Yoshigan was worried that Yura Shigeshi would not dare to take action.
The 20,000 stones from Guansu City was neither too much nor too little. It was enough to make Yuliang Chengfan tempted, but it would not make her overly inflated.
Sekisu Castle is in Kai-kun's name. When the adopted son grows up and can stand on his own, he may not be willing to continue to be manipulated by the Narita family from behind. This is another trump card in Yoshigami's hands.
Yoshigan looked at Kai-kun with a smile.
The road has been paved by your adoptive father. Whether you are a dragon or a worm in the future depends on your own ability.
(End of chapter)
