Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 393
"The price?" Hideka was taken aback by Terumasa Ikeda. His original purpose of giving the northern Ryukyu Islands to the Ikeda family was not to ask him to pay anything. It was for the purpose of wooing Ikeda.

So much so that after hearing Ikeda Terumasa's powerful rhetorical question, Xiujia was stunned and didn't know how to respond.

After thinking for a while, he explained to Teruma Ikeda, "Let me make it clear to you first, I don't intend to attack the Ryukyu Kingdom, but I intend to let it pay tribute to my father, so I will keep the Ryukyu Kingdom.

And the 3 shi I gave you, you can't report it as the territory you developed. You can use this land as a supplement to the tax I give you, but it will not be included in the knowledge and practice of hereditary transfer.

If the time is right in the future and you will settle in Osumi for a long time, then I will inform you of the specific time when my minister will leave Ryukyu. At that time, you and I will report the situation of local Zhixing in Ryukyu. "

Ikeda Teruma was a little confused when he heard this, and asked the Xiu family, "Since your Highness has conquered Ryukyu, why do you want to keep Guozuo? Wouldn't it be great to gain the approval of His Highness Guan Bai for expanding the territory?"

"The reason is very simple. We lack an excuse to conquer the Ryukyu Kingdom. After all, the Ryukyu Kingdom is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. If we rashly attack and destroy the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be angered. If the matter spreads to Guan Bai's ears, this is arbitrarily provoking border quarrels." crime.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty is unified and complete, the country is powerful, and the masters are elite and dare to fight. With Japan's current strength, I may not be an opponent.

Coupled with the fact that Ryukyu is far away from Kyushu, even if it is captured, it will be difficult to establish effective rule.Even if the Shang dynasty is wiped out today, the Li and Wang families will revolt tomorrow.

Our side has sent troops from Kyushu for more than a thousand miles, and it is beyond our reach.Instead of doing something thankless, it is better to preserve the glory of the Ryukyu kingdom and let Ryukyu surrender. "

Ikeda Teruma didn't know the specific situation of Ryukyu, but Hideka's analysis seemed reasonable, so he nodded in agreement.

At the same time, Ikeda Teruma asked Hideka, "Your Highness let me surrender all the land in Ryukyu, so what did you get, Your Highness? Kyushu is thousands of miles away from Ryukyu, and even farther from Okayama. Isn't Your Highness doing this?" Isn't it nice to work hard?"

"You are interested in the land of Ryukyu, but I am interested in the trade of Ryukyu." Hideka explained to him, "Ryukyu is located among Japan, Luzon, and Ming Dynasty, and it is an important transit point for trade.

If you occupy Ryukyu, you can take advantage of the trend to trade with Daimyo or Luzon to make profits.Because Ryukyu has a Zhuyin certificate for trading with the Ming Dynasty, if it wants to trade with Ming Dynasty, the Ryukyu Kingdom must not be destroyed. "

Ikeda Teruma suddenly realized when he heard this. It turned out that the benefit that the Xiu family wanted to swallow was here. He thought for a while and proposed to the Xiu family, "If this is really possible, I would like to cooperate with His Highness to help His Highness crusade against Ryukyu. It's just this condition To change."

Xiujia glanced at him and said, "But it's okay to say."

"I don't want the so-called Ryukyu Islands to the north of Yongliangbu Island. If His Highness wants to move the people to guard, His Highness can do it. It's only 3 shi for knowledge and action, and 4/5000 of income.

Hideka originally thought that he would eat another portion, but who would have thought that Teruma Ikeda didn't want land, so he asked curiously, "Then what do you want?"

"Anyway, these lands are not my knowledge. If I can't take them away after transfer, I want 2% of your highness's future trade profits in Ryukyu."

"Impossible!" Hearing Ikeda Terumasa's conditions, Hideka retorted, "Do you know how many daimyos are involved in the trade? Even Kanbai and Dainagon have a large share of it, and you If you want [-]% of the profit, am I making a profit and shouting at a loss?"

Xiujia took a closer look at Ikeda Teruma, he came here today to win over Ikeda, and he couldn't hate Ikeda Teruma instead.

So Xiujia said, "I estimate that Ryukyu's trade income is about 20 yuan a year, half of the profit. I can give you 1% of the profit. This is the biggest condition I can give you."

Ikeda Teruma is not sure whether the Hideyoshi and Hidecho's shareholding in the Ryukyu trade is true, but now he can only believe it, and even if it is only 1%, he has a net profit income of more than 1 , which is also more profitable than taking the 5 northern islands.

So after thinking for a while, he agreed: "In that case, your Highness is welcome to use the ports in Osumi at any time."

After seeing the agreement with Ikeda Teruma, Hideka said to him, "At that time, I will have a retainer to contact you, and you just need to help me a lot.

There is only one thing I want to tell you again and again, the Ryukyu trade is a confidential matter, you must find a trustworthy retainer to connect with me. "

Facing Hideka's request, Ikeda Teruma agreed, "Don't worry about this matter, Your Highness."

Hideya walked a little further, then turned his head to look in the direction of Ikeda Teruma, feeling pain in his heart.

If it weren't for Osumi being the most important gateway to the Ryukyu trade node, his ships going north and south would not be able to bypass him, so he wouldn't agree to share the Ryukyu profits.

And Hideka couldn't hide from him about Ryukyu. After all, Ryukyu was too close to Osumi, and Teruma Ikeda was not such a fool as Masanori Fukushima. He could send someone to Ryukyu to confirm the situation at any time.

If Xiujia concealed something from Ikeda Teruma at this time, it would definitely affect the degree of mutual trust between himself and him, and would adversely affect his handling of Ryukyu.

Although Hideka had already made preparations before coming to Ikeda Teruma, the knife that Ikeda Teruma had killed still hurt Hideka a little bit.

After talking about the matter, the banquet continued, and even because many children drank too much alcohol, they were drinking crazy over there, and Hashiba Hidekatsu was one of them.

"That Ishida Sakichi didn't even go to the battlefield, but he got 4 shi of Zhixing, which directly doubled the territory. And how much knowledge did we get in exchange for the people who sacrificed their lives on the front line?"

The Xiu family heard the voice sound familiar, followed the sound, and it was indeed Yu Chai Xiusheng, the big baby, barking again.

Hashiba Hidekatsu's words won applause from the peers around, and you asked him why Ishida Mitsunari relied on or doubled his knowledge and actions with your silent narration.

Just as Xiujia wanted to go in to persuade him, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a person hiding around the corner, and after walking a few steps there, he realized that it was Ishida Mitsunari.

Ishida Mitsunari was listening to the base of the wall not moving, and Hideka reminded him, "Ah~ Ishida Jibu, why are you here? Don't you need your service on Father's side? Just come to our place for a drink. "

Hearing the name of "Ishida Mitsunari" being called by Hideka outside, the hustle and bustle inside the house fell silent for a moment, as if they were afraid that this guy would go back to report.

But Hashiba Hideji, who was drunk, didn't care about this. He stood up cursingly and said, "Where is it? Where is Ishida Xiaoer? Bring him in quickly, I will be like him."

But before he finished speaking, Toyotomi Hideji beside him pushed him to the ground and covered his mouth, preventing him from babbling any more.

Seeing that he had been exposed, Ishida Sancheng simply refused to hide, turned around and appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing Ishida Mitsunari, Toyotomi Hideji said to him apologetically, "I'm really sorry for Ishida Osamu, my younger brother drank too much and talked nonsense, I hope you don't mind."

And Xiujia also chimed in and said, "Yes, Ishida Zhibu is in charge of the military rations, so that we can have enough food on the front line, but running back and forth in Osaka and Kyushu is comparable to Xiao He in the Han Dynasty, and should be rewarded heavily."

Many people here don't know the history of the Ming Dynasty, and they don't know who the "Han Xiao He" is in the Xiu family's mouth.

Although they thought the name of this person was weird, they helped to cooperate with Hideka and praised Ishida Mitsunari together.

Of course, there are also those who are unwilling to praise Ishida Mitsunari's stinky feet, such as Fukushima Masanori and others, they don't bother to follow Ishida Mitsunari's words, after all, they are the enemy.

But they would not attack Ishida Mitsunari unscrupulously like Hashiba Hidekatsu, they just avoided answering.

Ishida Mitsunari looked at the faces of all the beings in the hall, and said in a slightly mocking tone, "His Highness Kanbai originally asked me to inform Yamakuma's attendant to meet him.

But I'm afraid he won't be able to see him for a while, please let him know when he sobers up, and meet him in the Royal Palace as soon as possible after he sobers up. "

Ishida Mitsunari didn't want to see these reckless men who could drink shirtless in Kyoto, and planned to leave after speaking.

It was Toyotomi Hideji who stopped him and asked, "Please wait a moment, Ishida Osamu, what is His Highness Kanbai looking for Xiaoji?"

Ishida Mitsunari stopped as he was about to leave, turned his head and replied, "Just now Zuiryuuin (Hideyoshi's sister) came to look for His Highness Kanbai.

She seemed to have heard the request of Yamakuma's attendant to be transferred to Kyushu, so she came to Guan Bai and cried, hoping that he could be sealed near Kinki. Maybe Guan Bai came to him for this matter. "

After Ishida Mitsunari finished speaking, he seemed to think of something again. He glanced at the group of people in the hall and said, "The messenger from Echigo just sent a letter. Major General Uesugi has arrived in Otsu. Maybe he will come to Kyoto in the afternoon to meet Guan Bai. I advise you to tidy up a little bit. Show off your appearance, and don't let Echigo's people see our jokes."

After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.

Most of the people here are young people under the age of 30. Although they are not too surprised by people's opinions, when they heard the news that Uesugi Jingsheng is coming, they quickly stopped the absurd things they were doing, and dispersed in twos and threes to sober up .

Everyone waited all afternoon, but Uesugi Jingsheng did not show up in the end. It is said that because of the long journey, he planned to rest in Otsu for one night and come to meet Hideyoshi tomorrow morning.

For such a small request, Hideyoshi naturally did not refuse. It just so happened that the big names had not dispersed, and he could drag everyone to Jule to announce the reward to Uesugi Jingsheng, swearing that his rule had touched Kanto.

The point is that it is already September 9th. It was originally planned that after the three-day banquet, the famous names in the world would go away to prepare for the transfer of titles.
This came and went until September 9th. The marriage between Hideyoshi's former adopted son, Tokugawa Ieyasu's biological son Ogasawara Hidetada and the younger sister of Bizen general Toyotomi Hideka was on September 20th.

Both men and women have such strong backgrounds, which of the famous names in the world can not give face?
In the past few days, I simply drank Ogasawara's attendant's wedding wine in Kyoto and then left.

On the contrary, Hashiba Hidekatsu was called to Hideyoshi's side after he woke up from the drunkenness. It is not known what the specific talk was about, but he knew that the seal was invalidated this time and he continued to stay in Hanoi to receive 2 shi Zhixing.

This can be regarded as satisfying his mother Ruilongyuan's wish that his children and grandchildren will not be far away.

The original 6.6 koku of Kyushu Yamakuma Castle was handed over to Yoshiharu Horio. He was allowed to keep 4 koku of Harima's 1 koku, and Zhixing totaled 7.6 koku.

But it is said that after he Xiusheng went back, he was very disgusted by his wife A Jiang, and there were many accusations in his words.

But Xiusheng is not Tokugawa Hidetada, and he will not be obedient to this wife. He has just suffered from Hideyoshi's side, so naturally he wants to get his man's glory from A Jiang's side, so he confronted the young man. 15-year-old Jiang was beaten and kicked.

Since the mansions of the Dongqin daimyos in Juledi were not fully completed, Hideyoshi let the daimyos live in Juledi. As a result, that night Hidekatsu's roar and Ah Jiang's cries resounded throughout Juledi , and even disturbed Hideyoshi who was going to rest.

Xiujia was also awakened from sleep, and was called by Hideyoshi to a family meeting.

The Hide family put on their clothes under the service of their attendants, and came down to Hideyoshi's residence under the guidance of Hideyoshi's attendants. At this time, Hideyoshi, Hidecho, Ningning, Yodohime, and Hideyoshi had all arrived.

Ning Ning and Dian Ji were comforting A Jiang who was still crying, Hideji Hidekatsu knelt in the middle and waited tremblingly for Hideyoshi's fate, while Hidecho and Hideyoshi looked at them with stern faces and remained silent.

The Xiu family could tell from the clothes of Ningning, Chacha, and Xiuji that they were obviously awakened in their sleep, and they were forced to come out to manage Xiusheng's family affairs before they had time to fix their makeup.

And at this time in the hall, there was only one member of the Xiu family sitting opposite Xiu Chang with neat makeup, waiting for Hideyoshi to discuss a main topic with this family.

What Xiujia didn't know was that, before he came, both Hideyoshi and Xiuchang had scolded Xiusheng.

"Having said so much, we hope that you can treat A Jiang better in the future. He is the princess of the Oda family no matter what. Marrying you is considered a marriage. Don't always put on a superior look."

It was Hidecho Toyotomi who spoke. Seeing the hall fell silent for a while, he opened his mouth to ease the mood. After all, he has scolded him before, so he can't really leave.

When Chacha at the side heard Xiuchang and Xini's attitude, she rolled her eyes in her sockets, and then cried, "Sister, you are really suffering. At the beginning, His Highness Guan Bai wanted you to reconcile, and said to find you a good relationship." Marriage, the result made you suffer like this."

When Hideyoshi heard that Chacha said that it was because of his own problems that Hideyoshi's family abused Ajiang, his face suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

He was about to continue staring at Xiusheng to save face, but Xiuchang on the side said, "Xiaoji is still young after all, and he is only 4 years older than A Jiang. There are still many shortcomings in his life. Give them time to grow together.

We can't just let the two reconcile because of today's incident. This will also hinder A Jiang's reputation. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a more suitable name. "

Hearing Xiuchang's excuse, Chacha retorted, "Who says you can't find it? Isn't there one in the palace?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing who Chacha was referring to as the right daimyo. Hideyoshi was married long ago and got Ikeda Hengxing's daughter.

Although the Toyotomi family is prosperous and the Ikeda family is in decline, the Toyotomi family should not be so snobbish as to let it leave its position. This will inevitably cause a rebound from the old Oda ministers.

The only one left is the Xiu family, but the Xiu family can't do it either. The Xiu family wants to marry Xiuchang's own daughter.
At this point, Hideyoshi asked abruptly: "How can there be a suitable daimyo in the hall? If you find it, Ah Jiang remarried."

Hearing Hideyoshi's promise, Chacha stopped shedding tears and wailing, and muttered, pointing to Hideyoshi, "Isn't General Okayama still unmarried? He was born in the first year of Tianzheng with A Jiang, and his grade is right." It's also suitable!"

(End of this chapter)