different warring states of japan

Chapter 244 Confused
Yoshihiro and Akechi Mitsuhide decided to intervene in the business of Sakai Port, just because Japan is barren and the land output is difficult to maintain perennial military supplies.

And commercial trade, checkpoint business tax, is another big income besides land property for daimyo in various places.

During the Kamakura shogunate period, the shogunate was based on the Kanto Plain.

The Kanto Plain is vast, and the land output is several times that of Nobi Plain, Osaka Plain and other plains.

Relying on the high stone advantage of the Kanto Plain, Genji established a powerful samurai group, became the pillar of the samurai family, and then achieved the samurai rule of the shogunate.

But the times are moving forward. With the development of shipbuilding, ocean trade is gradually on the rise.

Kanto is located in the northeast of Japan, far away from the East Asian trade circle.

Japan's foreign trade is mainly based on Korea, Ming Dynasty, and Nanman, and it enters Japan from the southern port of Kitakyushu.

It enters from the Sekiguchi Strait, the western gateway of the Seto Inland Sea, and arrives at Sakai Port in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea.

Then transport along the inland river, enter the Kyoto Basin, and then enter Lake Biwa.

In Omi, it is divided into two commercial routes, one takes the Hokuriku Road and the other takes the Tokaido Road, and finally converges on the Kanto Plain.

By the time of Ashikaga Yoshiki, this trade line had fully matured.

The ports and cities along the way benefit from commercial trade.Either set up customs to collect taxes, or use castle towns to participate in transactions and earn a lot of profits.

Therefore, at this time, the Northeast of Japan and the Kanto Plain no longer have the financial advantages of the Kamakura shogunate era.

The Kanto land income is far less than the Kansai land plus business income, and the strength of the Kanto daimyo gradually lags behind the Kansai daimyo.

The Ashikaga shogunate, based on recent history, has won the world for more than a hundred years.

Kyoto and Sakai Port are the two centers of east and west in the recent commercial circles, with huge interests.

The power in Kyoto is complicated, and Mitsuhide Akechi doesn't want to let Shiba's family enter this quagmire to offend others.

The Sakai Port controlled by the Miyoshi family is relatively simple, so it has become the best choice for the Shiba family to intervene in recent business.

That's why she tried her best to let Yoshigin extend her hand into Sakai Port. Even if she only sent a few people, it meant that the Shiba family had the capital to deter the actions of Sakai Port businessmen.

Only in this way can the Shiba family stand in the most favorable position and earn a huge profit in the commercial trade of Sakai Port.

Ashikaga Yoshiki waited for everyone to leave, still meditating there, not daring to disturb the general's thoughts from the left and right sides, and waited silently.

Suddenly, the general asked one person.

"What do men like?"

That Okinhata thought he heard it wrong, blinked his eyes, and didn't reply in a hurry until Ashikaga Yoshiki showed an impatient expression.

"Should be beautiful clothes, rouge, gouache or something... right?"

She spoke carefully, and the general nodded slowly.

"Send someone back and tell Father, let him buy some high-quality goods in Kyoto and send them to the army.

No, alas. .never mind. "

Ashikaga Yoshiki shook his head in annoyance, what was he thinking.

The war has not subsided yet, so we have to make a long-term plan, and wait until we return to Kyoto to report to my lord father before making any calculations.

After all, men understand men, so she shouldn't act recklessly.

I am the shogun, the lord of the world, he will never escape from my grasp after all.

Thinking about it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

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On the north bank of the Yodo River, Miyoshi Changqing Honjin Shogunate.

Iwanari Tomotsu and Wada Yuomasa returned here together, and Miyoshi Changqing also called all the concubines to discuss.

After meeting Miyoshi Changqing, Hetian Weizheng went out to rest and waited to be summoned.

Without outsiders, Iwasei Youtong will tell the before and after of this negotiation.

When she finished talking about Yiyin's three conditions, the audience was in an uproar, and Miyoshi Changqing also frowned.

"Ashikaga Yoshiki just let him go too far? She should know that I will never agree to this condition."

Iwasari Tomotsu sighed and said.

"Mr. Qianxin gave an exchange condition, but the ministers couldn't make a decision, so they returned to the camp and asked the family governor to make a decision."

"What can he give me?"

"Sanuki, the prisoners he captured in the Battle of Yamato."

As soon as the scene became cold, all the miyoshi concubines who were furious looked at the governor together.

Miyoshi Changqing was angry at first, but then he was relieved.

She was angry because she remembered Juhe Kazukun and Miyoshi Yoshiko who died in the battle, but when she thought of the whereabouts of the Sanuki people, a huge rock hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground.

Just as Ashikaga Yoshiki thinks, everyone is a ruler, and the thinking is actually similar.

Ten rivers and one death in battle, will the Sanuki samurai remain consistent and stand by the Miyoshi family?
The fate of the Sanuki people will seriously affect the judgment of those people.Therefore, she had to accept this bargaining chip from the Shiba family.

When one party to the negotiation has a reason that cannot be refused, then it will be at a disadvantage in the negotiation, and the other party will use this point to break through and suppress your bottom line.

Miyoshi Changqing sighed, it seemed that she had no choice but to struggle for some benefits in the circle drawn by the other party.

But on the whole, she admits it.

At the moment when she was thinking deeply, Miyoshi Masayasu spoke.

"The shogunate army is too deceptive, do you really think that my Miyoshi family is not strong enough to fight?

The big deal is to fight a game, as long as we win, we have the final say on any conditions. "

She spoke fiercely, but she was so embarrassed that no one answered her.

Miyoshi Changqing shook his head secretly.

She now has troops under her command, except for the wild samurai villains hired by money and other miscellaneous soldiers, they are mainly military forces from various countries.

Miyoshi Nagaitsu's Settsu, Shinohara Nagabu's Awa, and Matsunaga Hide's Awa.There are also Miyoshi people from Miyoshi's family and governed by Miyoshi Zhengkang.

Miyoshi Changyi and Matsunaga Hideo were beaten to pieces by Shiba Yoshigin in the previous ambush, and they did not want to fight him again.

Shinohara Nagabou was weakened by [-]% of his combat strength by the Shiba family's army during the blockade, and he was also fearful of the enemy.

Only Miyoshi Masayasu has never encountered the Shiba army, and he still looks down on the recent army.

But she alone can't drive the morale of the whole army, so naturally she can't make waves.

Miyoshi Changqing also had the intention of retreating, unwilling to continue wasting time and depleting the army.

She confessed, and now the headache is after the war.Miyoshi's family's retreat is a stormy sea.

Miyoshi's family started from the top down, and the foundation was unstable.

Miyoshi Changqing used Luo Jingdu to seize the world and inspire the various families, which stabilized the ambitious martial arts under his command.

Let them unite with Miyoshi's family and fight together.

Now, Shangluo's ambition has been shattered, and the future strategy is still in the fog, and she doesn't know how to proceed.

The only thing that is certain is to save the Sanuki people, and first stabilize the foundation of Awa, Sanuki, and Awaji Three Kingdoms.

Then suppress the three conquered neighboring countries of Iyo, Tosa, and Settsu, so that the prestige of the Miyoshi family and the six countries and the million-stone daimyo will not fall.

The house governor's silence means that he does not support Miyoshi Zhengkang.

She sat down embarrassingly, and although she didn't say any more, she was still dissatisfied in her heart.

Song Yongxiu watched coldly, trying to figure out what the governor was thinking.

She suddenly discovered an opportunity, a chance for her, who was just a direct minister of Miyoshi Changqing, to flourish.

After weighing it up and down again and again, I finally decided to stand out and gain a future.

The Miyoshi shogunate was silent, and all the concubines were waiting for the governor's decision.Song Yongxiu came out and kowtowed to Miyoshi Changqing.

"Your Highness, my humble opinion.

My family should not only agree to Kenshin's conditions, but also designate the shogunate to send the Shiba family to station in Sakai Port.

The prestige of the Shiba family is not high enough, we have to help Kenshin to cheer up. "

As soon as she said this, all the concubines accused her of eating inside and outside.

Only Miyoshi Changqing's heart moved, looking at this calm-faced Zhichen, there was a glimmer of expectation in his heart.

"What do you think, say."

(End of this chapter)