Hojo Ujimasa's method was to follow the sage's wishes and play within the rules of the game without using force.
Letting the people of the East bear heavy debts and forcing them to hand over their territories and citizens through credit agreements does not violate the political requirements of the Saint to stabilize the overall situation, and can also be a logical replacement.
Uesugi Kenshin nodded.
"This is a way. The saint is merciful, but he is not without principles. The people in the East rebel against the superiority and cause chaos, and they will eventually be liquidated.
Even if they can avoid the death penalty, they cannot escape the punishment of living. It is very kind to be able to keep their family name. They deserve to change their titles and reduce their collars and hand over their ancestral land. They cannot blame us for being so cruel. "
Takeda Shingen chuckled.
"You two don't really think that a credit agreement can force the people of the East to give up their territory voluntarily, right?"
Hojo Umasa bowed slightly.
"His Majesty Takeda has any advice, I am all ears."
Takeda Shingen knocked on the paperwork on the table and said.
"It is indeed a good business method to let the people of the East borrow money and food that they cannot afford to pay back, wait for the four eastern countries to resume production after the famine, and then use debt coercion to seize their territory.
However, the samurai family is not a businessman, and the methods of businessmen may not be effective against the Hime Warriors.
According to His Highness Hojo's idea, with this piece of paper, we can indeed be reasonable in front of the saint, and can prevail over the Eastern crowd at the Kanto Palace, but will the result really be what we want?
You know, we are also reasonable now! There is nothing wrong with the process of expelling the Eastern People from the Grand Council of the Kanto Palace. It is even more unforgivable for the Eastern People to start a rebellion, but what is the result?
It’s not that we have no way to deal with them. They behave like scoundrels and let them go. The saint is unwilling to control the turmoil in the eight states and the corruption of the four eastern countries. He can only hold his nose and deflect the blame and speak for them.
The credit agreement puts them on the hook for debts they cannot afford to repay. They may not choose to hand over their territory and pay off their debts, but are more likely to choose to take desperate risks.
They've successfully played rogue once, how can you be sure they won't do it a second time?
We threatened them with a credit agreement, and they once again set off a political stability crisis in the four eastern countries. Doesn't this put the saint in a dilemma again? "
Hojo Ushimasa remained silent.
Takeda Shingen has a sharp eye and clarified the biggest problem of the credit plan in one sentence, that is, can it be enforced if default is encountered?
It's one thing to get your money back, but it's another thing to get your money back.
Satake Yoshige, Satomi Yoshiyao and those people are all thousand-year-old foxes, and none of them are good people to deal with.
Hojo Ushimasa expected them to be reasonable and willing to admit defeat. He was so naive and underestimated the shamelessness of politicians.
The greater possibility is that the meat bun is beating the dog, and the money and food borrowed are swallowed up by others. They feel at ease and act like a shackles, and they dominate the territory and refuse to get out. What can you do to them?
The bottom line of the saint is political stability, easing conflicts, and bridging the differences between the east and west of the eight states.
If the people in the East repeat their old tricks and create turmoil again, the saint will be forced to make a choice again, and will have a headache between the eastern and western martial arts families.
Uesugi Kenshin was upset and snorted coldly.
"It won't work this way, that won't work either. Let's cut through the mess quickly and solve it this time instead of delaying the trouble until later."
Takeda Shingen shook his head.
“We pride ourselves on the help of saints, so we should not make it difficult for saints.
The saint has a kind heart, but he is coerced by the rogues from the East to maintain political stability. We sympathize with him, but we cannot get used to these rebels.
His Highness Hojo's idea is very good. We use our credit to guarantee loans, help the people in the East, and use loan repayments to force them to give up their territory. This is a good idea and should be supported.
However, we have to find another way to ensure that these scoundrels do not dare to default on their debts, so that the credit agreement can truly become our trump card. This is the key.
I have heard some interesting rumors in the past few days in Furukawa City. There seems to be some trouble in Dali County. Have your two highnesses heard about it? "
Uesugi Kenshin shook his head, Hojo Ushimasa nodded and explained.
"As for the government affairs of the Higashi Musashi Territory, the Shiba Hojo family has not yet settled, but I do know some of the situation in Osato County.
After receiving the letter from the saint, a few villages did not mobilize immediately. They were busy with spring plowing and missed the war.
No one expected that the saint was so mighty and conquered the people of the East in just twenty days.
A few villages in Dali County refused to mobilize during the busy spring plowing season, citing the tradition of the Wu family.
They originally planned to finish the spring plowing before sending out troops, but now that the war is over and there is no need to mobilize anymore, their situation is embarrassing.
Those villages that mobilized during the spring plowing season mobilized half of the manpower in the fields. This year's autumn harvest is expected to reduce production by 30%.
These villages call themselves righteous villages and despise the few villages that have not been mobilized as unjust villages.
In Dali County, the number of Yishi villages was ten times that of Buyi villages. Now that they saw that the spring plowing in Buyi villages was going smoothly and the autumn harvest was unabated, everyone suddenly felt a sense of injustice.
Instigated by thoughtful people, the two sides fought several times. There were few people in Buyi Village and they were often besieged. It was said that several people had died.
A samurai warrior from Buyi Village complained to the Holy Sage of Furukawa City. It was the tradition of the samurai family to not mobilize during the busy farming season. It was unreasonable to criticize their neighbors on this basis, so they begged the Holy Sage to judge.
but. . He was stopped by someone and failed to reach the imperial court. "
Takeda Shingen smiled and continued.
"I know more about this matter. The person who stopped the complaint was Yua Kito, the second-in-command of the Blue Clothes. It was she who approached Ii Naomasa for her loyalty.
Naomasa Ii holds the supervisory authority of the Tongxin Secretariat. He is upright and never tolerates criticism. When he heard that an unjust person was suing a loyal person, he personally stopped the complaint.
Both Pu Sheng and her were born in a saintly family, so naturally they would not destroy their relationship for the sake of a few unmobilized villages.
As a result, the complaint was dismissed. "
Hojo Ushimasa smiled.
"Your Majesty Takeda doesn't know.
The minds of those in blue are not simple. They often regard the world as their own responsibility and have great ambitions. In particular, the radical Yuya Kito is likely to be the driving force behind the turmoil in Osato County.
The current main leaders of the Blue Clothes are all the first batch of young Ji warriors who studied in Spoland and returned from their studies to take on important responsibilities.
They participated in the Miyoshi War in Kinki, made meritorious service to the saint, and shed their blood.
Therefore, the sage has always favored them and regarded them as the pillars of the future of the eight states. He appointed the blue-clothed people to participate in the affairs of the martial arts association, which invisibly elevated the power status of these young Ji warriors.
The first batch of international students came from the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River, and most of the leaders of the Blue Clothes came from the Higashi Musashi area.
They are the children of local village servants, and they are well-spoken in the Wushu Association, so they have great influence in the local area.
This time, the rebels in the East Musashi Land were led by the people in blue. They took the initiative to assist the Saint in raiding the Kokutai and won the key battle. They made great contributions and their influence reached a higher level.
The military family of Dali County was one of the main forces of the Tomusashi rebels this time. After the war stopped, they returned to their hometown early to rush for spring plowing, and were forced to reduce production by 30%.
The returning rebels were not angry and the unjust village had completed spring plowing comfortably, so the upper and lower forces worked together to create this storm between the Yishi Village and the Unjust Village.
The people in blue have such great influence in the local area. Without their support, the village servants may not dare to make things such a big deal.
However, Ghost Head Yua has always advocated purification, asking everyone in blue to set an example, obey the leader, reform their thinking, and vowed to cleanse the martial arts who did not obey the saints and establish a purer new order of the martial arts.
The radicals in blue, represented by Yuya Kito, act erratically, and all aspects of the Wushu Association are reluctant to negotiate with this group of fanatical lunatics.
On the contrary, Mikami Momo, the leader of the blue-clad group, has a general understanding of things, is steady in his work, and has a good reputation in the martial arts association. "
Hojo Ushimasa and Takeda Shingen spoke to each other and made everything clear about the affairs between the people in blue and Osato County.
Bosses in high positions like them have a lot of information and rich channels. They can easily find the conflicts between the middle and lower levels. The context is clearly visible, and the background can be seen through at a glance.
Uesugi Kenshin interrupted helplessly.
"You've been talking for a long time, but it's just a few juniors messing around. Is it worth our extra words here?"
Takeda Shingen smiled.
"Your Highness Uesugi is wrong.
Although the junior is young, his courage to take responsibility and his willingness to stand up for loyalty are worthy of recognition.
Think about it, is the conflict between the Righteous Village and the Unjust Village similar to the conflict between the Kanto Palace and the People of the East?
We are righteous, they are unrighteous, we are reasonable, but they are not.
But it turned out that they were acting rogue, leaving the saint with no choice but to tolerate them.
But we are clearly right, but we have to take responsibility for their sins and help them pay the price. Is this fair?
The common morality of the world has become invalid in Guanbazhou. Is this reasonable?
Not to mention that the juniors are angry, I am also angry. Your Highnesses, aren't you angry? "
Uesugi Kenshin touched his chin and suddenly felt something interesting. Hojo Ushimasa smiled.
"Anger is anger, but after all we cannot disobey the saint's will."
Takeda Shingen shook his head.
"The saint is wise, we can only obey and dare not disobey.
But the people in blue are right, there are bad people in the Wu family, and we cannot let a small group of bad elements ruin the great cause of the saint!
We cannot suppress the spontaneous actions, simple morals, and pure principles of the middle- and lower-class martial arts families, right? "
Uesugi Kenshin nodded, she had already understood. It turned out that Takeda Shingen wanted to use the stupid young men in blue as their spearmen.
Young people are motivated and ideal and want to change the status quo, so we should take advantage of the trend and use their youthful blood to achieve their own political goals.
Hojo Ushimasa smiled.
“Righteousness is awe-inspiring and morality lasts forever.
Since young people want to be the first in the world, then of course we should support them and give them a broader stage to bloom their ideals.
The radicals in blue often say that there are bad people in the martial arts family, and they need to cleanse their bodies and reform their minds.
During this turmoil in Dali County, some radicals also shouted that there were unjust people in the unjust village, and that they should implement the harsh punishment of beating and killing every ten people, and beating and killing every twenty people, to serve as a warning to others.
If this trend of justice sweeps across Guanbazhou, I don't know how many unjust people will be afraid of justice, lest it harm their own families. "
Uesugi Kenshin sneered.
"You have raised the butcher knife, how can you put it down so easily? Killing people under the pretense of justice will become addictive. Unless all the people in the injustice village are killed, this matter will never be finished."
Takeda Shingen smiled.
“After killing the unjust people in Dali County, we cannot tolerate the unjust people in other places in Guanbazhou.
If some unjust people received the protection of the saints, took money and food from the credit, and still failed to live up to the kindness of the saints, they should indeed be killed. "
Uesugi Kenshin and Hojo Ushimasa both nodded in approval and felt that Takeda Shingen's words were reasonable.
Pushing the people in blue to the front to carry out cleansing and movement, the three powerful sects and the Kanto Palace were hiding in the back to add fuel to the fire, using credit as a knife and a net to harvest the territory of the people of the East.
If the people in the East dare to play any more tricks, just wait to be swallowed up by the surging public opinion. This young man's sword is really easy to use.
A single spark can start a prairie fire, and the spark among the Blue Clothes was deliberately blown away by the strong winds of the three powerful vassals, and it was about to turn into a prairie fire.
Kito Yuya would not have thought, and Uesugi Takeda Hojo would not have thought that when the prairie fire swept across Kanchishu, no one would want to stay out of it.
This great movement to purify the body and transform the mind will eventually escape everyone's control and exceed everyone's expectations.
The person who lit the fire couldn't figure out how far this uncontrollable fire would melt the bodies and minds of Guan Bazhou.
