Omi, now Bangcheng.
Matsunaga has been very busy during this time.
Since he was responsible for contacting Wakasa Takeda family retainers Kuriya Mototaka and Takeda Nobutaka, Matsunagahide had been traveling frequently between Wakasa and Omi during this period, so that the management of the castle town had almost no time to intervene.
Fortunately, there are the Industrial and Commercial Administration Office established by Kyogoku Takamasa and a series of other perfect business policies. Even without Matsunaga Hide to coordinate the overall situation, there are no major problems in the development of the castle town.
Everything is under control.
"Lord Matsunaga, here is a letter from Wakasa."
In the management office, when Matsunagahide lowered his head and thought about something, Yoneda Sonrokuro came in from the outside with a thoughtful look, and then placed a letter on Matsunagahide's desk.
As the royal businessman of the Wakasa Takeda family, Yoneda Sonrokuro has a good relationship with the Takeda family, and he is also familiar with some of the internal situations of the Takeda family.
Today's letter is not the first letter that Yoneda Sonrokuro has brought from Wakasa, and there are so many letters brought from Omi to Wakasa that he can't even count them.
When he thought that this letter was given to him by Kuriya Mototaka, Yoneda Sonrokuro was always hanging in his heart.
Precisely because he understood the internal situation of the Wakasa Takeda family, he knew what Kuriya Mototaka and another Takeda Nobutaka were thinking.
During this period of time, the Kyogoku family had frequent secret interactions with these two people, and their purpose seemed self-evident.
The Kyogoku family has ideas about Wakasa!
But so what if you knew?
Yoneda Sonrokuro is just a businessman, what can he do?
Exposed to the Takeda family?
Don't be ridiculous, doing this may make the Takeda family feel grateful to Yoneda Sonrokuro, ruin the Kyogoku family's conspiracy, and even make Kuriya Mototaka and Takeda Nobutaka unlucky.
But if Yoneda Sonrokuro really does this, what he will lose is the various industries he invested heavily in the Kyogoku family, as well as his identity as a businessman. More importantly, he will completely offend the Kyogoku family.
On one side is the Wakasa Takeda family in the sunset of Nishiyama, and on the other side is the vigorous Omi Kyogoku family.
While living in the cracks waiting to die, while working hard in the cracks to make progress.
If Yoneda Sonrokuro can become a wealthy businessman, his mind is naturally normal. When faced with such a choice, he can make the wisest choice without any consideration at all.
"Sun Liulang, you came just in time."
Seeing that it was Yoneda Sonrokuro, Matsuzaki Nagahide immediately stood up from the ground, and then kindly pulled Yoneda Sonrokuro aside and sat down.
"I have something that I need Sun Liulang's help with."
Yoneda Sonrokuro straightened his chest and replied obligingly: "Please give me your instructions, Matsunaga-sama!"
This guy is extremely talented!
Matsunagahide looked at Yoneda Sonrokuro with some surprise.
To be honest, Matsunaga Hide had personally gone to Wakasa to contact Kuriya Mototaka and others. However, the Takeda family seemed to be monitoring Kuriya Mototaka and Takeda Nobutaka a little closely. Matsuzaki Nagahide was worried about exposing his identity, so he always chose another person to take him to deliver the message.
However, one time the person who delivered the message was almost caught by the Takeda family's Mesuke, so Matsunaga Hide had to choose another person.
If you want to avoid making the Takeda family suspicious, then this person must be someone the Takeda family can trust. After thinking about it, it seems that only Yoneda Sonrokuro is the most suitable.
Yoneda Sonrokuro was a native of Wakasa, and he was once the royal merchant of the Takeda family in Wakasa. He also had many industries and business dealings in various places in Wakasa. No matter where he appeared in Wakasa, he could avoid receiving special attention from the Takeda family.
Originally, Matsunaga Hide thought it would be difficult to get Sonorokuro Yoneda into the water, but Sonorokuro Yoneda agreed.
It would be easy to say that Sonrokuro Yoneda didn't know the first time, but Sonrokuro Yoneda must have known Kuriya Mototaka and Takeda Nobutaka. With Yoneda Sonrokuro's cunning, Matsunagahide didn't believe that Yoneda Sonrokuro would not be able to guess the intrigue behind his dealings with Kuriya Mototaka and others.
However, Yoneda Sonrokuro always ignored him and was only responsible for delivering the letter and did not mention anything else.
This is a talent!
Matsunagahide secretly commented on Yoneda Sonrokuro.
"Does Sonrokuro ever know whether there are bandits in Wakasa?"
Yoneda Sonrokuro thought carefully and then replied: "Wakasa's land is small and there are many castles in the territory. There is no soil for bandits to survive."
"However, Wakasa Bay is often visited by pirates. Not only Wakasa, but also nearby areas such as Echizen and Tango are also places where pirates are extremely active. Especially in Wakasa Bay, pirates appear more frequently."
After hearing Yoneda Sonrokuro's words, Matsunaga's brows tightened.
"Pirate?"
I have never dealt with pirates.
Wakasa is adjacent to the sea and is an important maritime trade port and transit point in the northern part of the region. A large number of fleets dock here every year.
Takeda Momitsu saw this, so he moved the castle to Gozeyama Castle and focused on the development of castle towns and ports.
Nowadays, in addition to making huge profits from the development of castle towns and ports, the Takeda family also makes a lot of money every year just by collecting commercial taxes from passing fleets.
It is precisely because of the prosperous maritime trade here that it attracts a large number of pirates.
Even inland freshwater lakes like Lake Biwa can be infested with water thieves, not to mention the vast sea.
"Lord Matsunaga, I dare you to ask this because..."
Matsunaga raised his eyebrows, then answered the question and said, "I'm just curious."
Looking at Matsunaga's eyes, Yoneda Sonrokuro suddenly made up his mind and said: "Matsunaga-sama, although I am just a businessman, I have some guesses about what Matsunaga-sama is planning these days."
"Since coming to Kyogoku's house, Yonedaya's profit in one year can be as much as in the previous three years!"
"I'm always secretly glad that I followed Sakyo into the palace!"
"It can be said that the villain has gained a lot from the Kyogoku family!"
"As the saying goes, gratitude should be repaid, now it's time for me to do my best for the Kyogoku family!"
After hearing Yoneda Sonrokuro's words, Matsunaga looked deeply at Yoneda Sonrokuro, and then laughed suddenly and said: "Is Sonrokuro preparing to sell himself to our family?"
"Ever since I left Wakasa and came to Omi, I have been in trouble with the Kyogoku family."
"So what do you want to gain by doing this?"
"Nothing else to ask for!"
"I don't believe it." Matsushita Nagahide shook his head.
Yoneda Sonrokuro paused for a moment, and then replied: "If it is possible, can a villain be allowed to manage Wakasa's Obama Port in the future?"
"You want to control Wakasa's maritime trade?"
"Although Yoneda House makes money, it is still too little. The villain once went to Sakai and met many businessmen there. Compared with them, the villain's family background still seems too shallow."
“As a businessman, who doesn’t want to become bigger and stronger?”
Matsuhisa remained silent.
"I am not the one to make the decision on this matter. I still need the nod from the Lord and the main hall."
Yoneda Sonrokuro nodded in approval, and then continued: "But before that, the villain has to bring something out as a meeting gift, right?"
"Sonrokuro, what are you going to do?"
"I'll leave the pirates of Wakasa to me. Please sit here, Lord Matsunaga. Good news will come within a month."
Matsunaga hit the table and made a banging sound.
"In that case, I will wait here for good news."
Yoneda Sonrokuro?
Please start your show!
