different warring states of japan

Chapter 2150: Not Talking About Feelings, But About Money

A formal harem party was more boring than Yiyin had imagined.

This group of women came from all over the country, each had their own interests and demands, and formed their own small groups.

For example, the three powerful clans in Kanto: Uesugi, Takeda and Hojo, and the two Maedas: Maeda Toshiie and Maeda Masatoshi.

Bringing so many people together has no practical significance other than hypocritical courtesy. Expecting them to develop family affection is like expecting a sow to climb a tree.

What really makes them sit together to safeguard the power of the Sōma clan is their common interests.

After a long period of polite conversation, Yiyin gave Shenxue a look, and Shenxue stood up and led her sisters out of the hall to the other courtyard to reunite with her family.

Over the years, Shenxue has established a strong reputation in the Blue Dress Kindergarten.

As a time traveler, Shenxue is mature in thinking and hardworking. She is like another child, smarter and more hardworking than you, and you can't help but accept it.

Even the eldest sister Takeda Yoshinobu is convinced by the second younger sister, and the other sisters follow her lead.

Therefore, no matter how arrogant Uesugi Kenshin was, the other mothers of the descendants of gods would tolerate it, because it was not only the saints and retainers who recognized Miyuki as the heir.

The daughters of God, they are the future.

After all the daughters left, the main event of the party was finally served. The princesses held their breath and waited for Yiyin to speak.

Yiyin looked at the concubines. These were all his women, the source of his happiness and troubles.

He said, suppressing the thousands of emotions in his heart.

"I specially invited everyone to come here because the Federal Reserve of Spratly has some special measures, and the representatives of the Federal Reserve Joint Meeting alone cannot make a decision.

I think you should listen to this matter in person, think about it, and reach a consensus. "

A strange light flashed in the eyes of several smart women including Takeda Shingen, Akechi Mitsuhide, Hosokawa Fujitaka, etc.

They had already predicted this meeting, most likely the saint was going to take action against Ichijo Hideyoshi.

However, due to the interests of their own factions and in order to maximize the benefits of the Spo God Clan, there are actually not many people who support the saint in taking action now.

Only a small group of divine families like Niwa Yukimori, who have a mortal feud with the opposing camp, would support the saint in taking action now.

For most of the divine families, it was really wonderful to sit back and watch Hideyoshi Ichijo being consumed on the peninsula while enjoying the dividends of war by drawing loans.

It seems a bit early to take action at this time.

Although Yiyin and Miyuki are considered the number one and number two figures in the Shiba Divine Family Group, there are still differences in the interests of the two and the entire Shiba Divine Family Group.

The two time travelers' deep love for the Celestial Empire is a reason that cannot be explained to the Sōma Divine Group.

The reason why Yiyin was determined to make Miyuki his successor was that he hoped that through two generations of leaders, this deep love for the Celestial Empire would be engraved into the bones of the Shiba Shingen Group.

Only through the successive efforts of two generations can the rulers of the island nation become loyal lackeys of the Celestial Empire from generation to generation, and the island nation become the Celestial Empire's Great Wall on the sea in Northeast Asia and the Pacific.

Now, it is too early to say that the Spo-shin group deeply loves the Celestial Empire. They can only be driven by interests.

Yiyin used the Spoelstra Federal Reserve as an entry point for this very purpose. Since the relationship couldn't be discussed, the only thing they could talk about was money.

After scanning the entire audience, Yoshigin finally stopped his gaze on Takata Haruno.

Takada Yono bowed and said, "In accordance with the will of the saint, the Sasaki Federal Reserve has deliberately lowered loan interest rates in recent years and has already lent too much money to the samurai families under Ichijo Hideyoshi who participated in the war on the peninsula.

Although these loans have brought huge profits to Spodokoro, some bad signs have now emerged.

As the rotating chairman of the Federal Reserve System, I believe it is time to adjust our strategy.”

In the Sasaki clan, the pro-war faction who were willing to take action against Ichijo Hideyoshi earlier included Yukimori Amago, who had a blood feud with the Mori family, and Takada Haruno.

The reason is simple, it is also driven by profit.

In recent years, Shintoism has grown rapidly under the protection of the Sasaki theocracy, greatly increasing the power of the Takata sisters' divine family. They are much more respected than when they were doing business, and their future is bright.

Takata Haruno's ambition did not diminish as Shintoism flourished, but instead became even more intense.

It is human nature to desire more after getting something.

Shintoism was developing rapidly within the sphere of influence of Shiba, but was severely constrained in the territory of Ichijo Hideyoshi.

After all, Hideyoshi Ichijo would never allow a religion that worships Sasaki Yoshikin to grow rampantly in his own territory and threaten his rule.

Therefore, when the saint decided to put the matter of attacking Ichijo Hideyoshi on the agenda, Takada Haruno naturally agreed with both hands.

In the field of economic development, no one in the Sasaki Group has a greater say than Takada Haruno, and no one understands economics better than Takada Haruno.

Since the saint wants to analyze the problem from this perspective as a basis for launching an expedition in advance, Takata Haruno will of course do his best to provide the best data support.

Gao Tianyang said solemnly.

“The confidentiality team already has clear intelligence on Hideyoshi Ichijo’s mobilization data over the past two years.

In Kyushu, the Western Province, and Shikoku, 600 men were mobilized for every 10,000 koku, and in Kinki, 400 men were mobilized for every 10,000 koku.

In addition, each port will provide ten sailors, and subordinate military families will need to build three large ships and five medium ships for every 100,000 koku."

As soon as Takada Haruno uttered the number, the ladies present lowered their heads and talked to each other in whispers.

Those present were the heads of various families and local lords, who were most sensitive to mobilization power.

Generally, the number of military mobilizations is between 200 and 250 for every 10,000 stones. If the distance is close, more people can be mobilized, but if the distance is far, fewer people should be mobilized.

This is basic economic common sense. Sun Tzu talked about this issue thousands of years ago. The key to limiting the number of troops going to war is logistics! Logistics! Logistics!

The farther the army goes, the greater the logistical pressure and the greater the consumption.

In cross-sea operations like Hideyoshi's conquest of the peninsula, it seemed that 600 people were mobilized for every 10,000 stones, but in fact only one-fifth of them participated in the combat, and most people were involved in logistics and transportation.

Building ships, hiring sailors, transporting military equipment and supplies, manpower and material resources are needed everywhere.

The mobilization force of more than 200 people with 10,000 stones is simply not enough to meet the needs of invading the peninsula.

Therefore, Hideyoshi Ichijo could only desperately squeeze the mobilization power of the samurai under his command in order to maintain the huge consumption of the conquest of the peninsula.

But the output of land is limited, and the mobilization capacity of local samurai must be consistent with productivity. Where does this extra mobilization capacity come from? Naturally, it comes from the loan from Sasaki Dokura.

If one calculates carefully, at least half of the mobilization force of 600 men for every 10,000 shi is maintained by borrowing. The military families under Ichijo's command have long been overwhelmed by fighting under such heavy debts.