different warring states of japan

Chapter 2154 The So-called Conspiracy

Yiyin smiled slightly and ignored his daughter's teasing.

Miyuki saw that Gin ignored her teasing, and she felt uncomfortable in her heart, especially the kind look that adults gave children, which made Miyuki feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.

I don't want to be your good daughter!
With some inexplicable emotion, Miyuki deliberately sang a different tune.

“What if Hideyoshi Ichijo is determined not to take action, and would rather suppress the pressure cookers under his own command than fall into your trap?
The interest rate hike by the Spoelstra Fed will lead to a market depression, and the peaceful development and prosperity of the past few years will turn into something else in the blink of an eye.

It seems that Hideyoshi Ichijo is under a lot of pressure, but in fact, you are under a lot of pressure too, right?
You asked the Fed to raise interest rates by 30% by the fall, a level that would be enough to burst the market bubble.

If Hideyoshi Ichijo holds back and doesn't take action, I wonder how you can sit on this Diaoyutai, no, this crater."

Shenxue comes from the modern era, so she naturally knows that raising interest rates is a double-edged sword.

The purpose of raising interest rates is to reap the rewards. The cash-holding Spoken Group will try its best to eliminate market bubbles and acquire high-value industries at the cheapest price during the recession.

But from another perspective, today's price cuts are for tomorrow's appreciation. If the market really collapses, the Shenyi Group will be the first to cry.

Because after the market collapses, the value of food coupons will also drop to zero. People in the market will only believe more in the value preservation of precious metals such as gold and silver and completely abandon food coupons.

Therefore, Yoshigin's request to accelerate the interest rate hike cycle was to force Ichijo Hideyoshi, but if Ichijo Hideyoshi suppressed his own pressure cooker, Yoshigin would also be in trouble.

The economic base determines the superstructure. The Sōma clan is now willing to support the Saint in raising interest rates, and even approves the Saint's decision to declare war on the Ichijo family in advance.

But if things don't go smoothly in the future, the Shiba Shinde Group may change their minds and become an obstacle for Yiyin to flex his muscles.

After all, people may be at odds with each other, but no one can be at odds with money.

Real money is the most basic logic of social operation. Politicians will do things that hurt feelings, but no politician is willing to do things that hurt money.

Miyuki's statement was not without basis.

Although most of the elites in this medieval island nation had not yet understood the operating logic of the Sperling Fed, there were still some people who had already begun to study this new financial system.

As the ruler of half an island country, Hideyoshi Ichijo had no shortage of capable people around her.

If someone sees through the interest rate hike cycle and persuades Ichijo Hideyoshi to conduct counter-cyclical regulation, putting pressure on the Nishijima economy, and refuses to take risks or collapse, Yoshigin will be in trouble.

This logic is similar to that of retail investors in the stock market.

Retail investors are the weakest group in the stock market. They have insufficient funds, insufficient information, and even insufficient IQ. However, retail investors have an absolute advantage that large funds do not have, and that is time.

The economic confrontation between Yoshigin and Ichijo Hideyoshi was similar.

Yiyin had absolute advantages in funds and policies, and even his understanding of finance was far superior to that of Ichijo Hideyoshi, but time was on Hideyoshi's side.

As long as Hideyoshi Ichijo can stabilize the basic situation and prevent it from collapsing, the interest rate hike cycle will be a slow cooker, and the pressure will gradually shift to Yoshigin.

The increasingly depressed market due to interest rate hikes will also make the warriors under Saba very dissatisfied.

If Hideyoshi Ichijo had not launched a war against the Sasaki clan, Yoshigin would not have been able to put all the blame for the market depression on Hideyoshi Ichijo, which would have been a huge damage to his prestige.

Yiyin was very pleased with Miyuki's keen insight. His heir was very smart and good at playing, which was a good thing, but Miyuki was still a little too naive.

Yoshigin smiled. "I have never placed all my hopes on Hideyoshi Ichijo's adventure, even though she is a person who knows how to take risks, but today I want to tell you a truth.

That is, don't expect your opponent to make mistakes and never put all your eggs in one basket.

Remember, no one is a fool. If a politician does something that you think is stupid, she must have her own reasons.

So what you have to do is to use the situation to force your opponent to do something she doesn't want to do but you want her to do.

This is an open conspiracy.”

Seeing the figure of Tachibana Kanade approaching in the distance, Yoshigane stood up from the porch. He looked at Miyuki who was still pondering the meaning of his words and smiled.

"Come on, follow me to meet someone. She should be here."

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In the meeting room, an old nun bowed deeply to Yoshigin. She was Kitabatake Gukyou who lived in seclusion in a temple in Nara.

When Oda Nobunaga conquered Ise Province, the Kitabatake clan of southern Ise was no match for the Oda clan, so they had to surrender according to the tradition of the samurai family and welcomed Oda Nobunaga's third sister, Oda Nobuhiro, to become the heir of Kitabatake.

The Kitabatake family was a famous local family and noble as the governor of Ise Province. They originally thought that they could preserve their family business by introducing the Oda bloodline, but unfortunately they encountered the unruly Oda Shinko.

Kitabatake Gukuni had a high prestige in Minami-Ise. Although she voluntarily retired and gave up the position of head of the family, Oda Nobukatsu, who inherited the Kitabatake family, was still unwilling to let her go.

Oda Nobuhiro conspired to kill Kitabatake Muneo and her two daughters, Tokumatsu and Kamematsu, to prevent future troubles.

Kitabatake Gukuni was naturally unwilling to surrender, so he could only seek help from the sage of the Sasaki family.

Yiyin has always done things by upholding the banner of samurai tradition and increasing his influence.

Although he had no relationship with the Kitabatake family at that time, Oda Nobunaga was too greedy and did not abide by the traditional rules of the samurai game. This gave Yoshigin a sufficient reason to interfere in the affairs of Minami Ise, and Oda Nobunaga had no objection.

Yoshigin placed Kitabatake Gukyo in a temple in the Nara Basin to become a monk, and took in her two daughters as his concubines to protect them, for which Kitabatake Gukyo was sincerely grateful.

The civil strife of the Kitabatake family ended here, but Yoshigin obtained a powerful bargaining chip to pry open a corner of the old Oda territory.

This chip has been put to use today, and it is finally time to use it.

Yoshigane and Miyuki were sitting in the hall, and sitting below them was not only Kitabatake Tomokuni, but also her two grown-up daughters, Tokumatsu and Kamematsu.

Years ago, Yoshigane had already held the coming-of-age ceremony for these two children and bestowed his own silver character on them, naming them Kitabatake Ginmasa and Kitabatake Gintaka, and also allowed them to join the ranks of the Doshin-shu.

The current Tongxinshu are the coveted cakes in the eyes of the martial arts families all over the world. Even if one passes the Sōma selection, studies as a cadet, and gets a place in the Sōma organization, he may not be assigned to the Tongxinshu.

The Tongxin Group is a group of female warriors close to the saint, and the core Tongxin Secretariat is the central organization of the Sasaki family, with a high position of power.

Kitabatake Ginmasa and Kitabatake Gintaka were born into a small family called Yigin, so they were able to enter the ranks of the Doshinshu without going through layers of selection, and they have a bright future.

Kitabatake Tomokuni saw that his two daughters had a promising future and that at the very least they could preserve their status as mid-level warriors, so he was filled with gratitude towards the saint.

And Yoshigin needed her gratitude to stir up trouble in southern Ise and force Ichijo Hideyoshi to launch a war against the Sasaki family. This was his backup plan.