Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 498
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Xiujia was suddenly stopped by Hideyoshi, and watched the two of them leave under the gift of Ishida Mitsunari. They went to the sea dongqing and asked the falconer for a piece of fine meat, and fed it to the sea dongqing with a bamboo clip.

While feeding the eagle, Hideyoshi said, "Come on, what are you thinking about talking about these two little daimyos these two days?"

Xiujia was stunned for a moment when he heard Hideyoshi's question, and soon he was relieved.He smiled and said, "Nothing can escape my father's eyes."

"Hmph, brat~"

Xiujia sorted out his thoughts a little and replied, "My boy is not lying. I was really touched by his sincerity when I recommended Dapu as a letter. Just imagine, it took five times in six years to go to Luoyang to succeed. Where else in the world can I find such a loyal righteous man?" .”

Hideyoshi took Hideka's words and said, "Then do you know that he is actually a rebel from the Nanfang family? Accepting him is tantamount to offending Nanfang."

"I know," Xiujia replied, "but so what? I think You Jingliang deserves to be valued by you, father. It is precisely because of his relationship with the Nanfang family that he will cherish his relationship with you even more and serve you wholeheartedly." what."

To Hideyoshi's answer, Hideyoshi smiled and said, "That's not enough reason~"

"What really made me make up my mind was the arrival of Mr. Anton Shiji."

"Him? Why?"

"Miki-sama Anto is indeed a representative of strong ability among the Dewa daimyos," Hideka said again and again, using a branch to draw the general shape of Tohoku on the ground, and picked up a few black stones to prevent them from being placed in the corresponding positions.

"Nanbu, Date, Mogami, Onodera, Tozawa, Ando, ​​Oura, Osaki, Soma, Iwaki, these are all Ou daimyos."

Then he picked up three white stones and placed them on the left and south sides of Ou and said, "These three stones represent Uesugi, Utsunomiya, and Satake who have influence on Ou. Father, what's wrong with you? ?"

Hideyoshi looked at the map on the ground and thought for a long time before giving an answer. Hideyoshi explained, "If you regard the obedient Uesugi, Utsunomiya, and Satake families as your own powers, and the Ou families as foreign ones, how can your family treat Ou?" A touch of influence."

"That's true," Hideyoshi nodded upon hearing Hideo's reply.

Hideyoshi picked up a few white time pieces to replace Anton, Oura, Iwagi, and Soma, and then continued to Hideyoshi, "The biggest daimyo forces in the Northeast, Nanbu, Osaki, Mogami, and Date, can't be easily tamed." The presence.

Even if they choose to surrender to you, we still have to be wary of them. In this way, we must support the little daimyo who have certain contradictions with them to check and balance.

You see, after replacing these 4 players, is the white chess piece gradually encircling the black chess piece? "

"I understand!" Hideyoshi waved his palm and said admiringly to Hideo, "These little daimyos are too weak compared to the four Ou clans, and they have to move closer to us in order to survive.

Relatively speaking, we have also given them support, and it is precisely because we are behind them that they have the courage to confront the four Aoyu families. "

"That's it." Hideya praised Hideyoshi's speech, "Oura was unwilling to be reconciled to the oppression of the Nanfang family and resisted, and Anton was once intervened by the Nanfang family. The cooperation between the two can fully support the Nanfang family.

If Uesugi from the west is added (it’s true, Uesugi has already intervened in the village at this time, located to the west of the Mogami family.) The Mogami family would not dare to act rashly. "

Xiujia said that he replaced the Mogami family’s stone with a white one and continued, “The Mogami family is forced by our power to join our forces. In this way, the Date family, the biggest hidden danger in the Northeast, will be completely surrounded. stable."

"Great strategy, Hachiro." Hideyoshi praised Hideyoshi very satisfied with Hideka's plan, "If you follow Ni's plan, I don't have to worry about your affairs in the Northeast, and I can go to conquer Daming with peace of mind."

"Speaking of conquering daimyo, I actually have another purpose for asking you to reward the Anton family."

"What else?"

"Izuha has abundant forest resources. If my father wants to conquer the dynasty, he must build a ship. Timber is a must. It is completely possible to cut wood and build a ship on the Izuha side.

The forces in the northern part of Dewa are too diverse, which is not conducive to concentrating power to do things. If there is a stronger force to rule the other daimyos, I think logging will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. "

Hearing Hideyoshi's plan, Hideyoshi said with a smile, "It seems that you already have a strategy for Tohoku in your heart, why don't you let it out and listen."

Hideka did have his own ideas about how to deal with Ou, but at this time he couldn't say that Date Masamune would definitely come late, and Osaki and the others wouldn't say such things.

Firstly, he has no evidence, and secondly, Hideyoshi doesn't like to hear such words. After all, who wants his own decree to be ruled out?
Therefore, Hideo made some adjustments to his plan, and introduced to Hideyoshi based on the idea that the Tohoku daimyo would gather in Odawara, "Date, Nanbu, Onodera, and others have intervened in the affairs of other countries, and the evidence of violating the order of peace has been well established. The object of my punishment.

Let’s continue with Oura and Anton first. I will cede 1/3 of the territory of the Andong family on the grounds that Onodera, Tozawa and others violated the "No Incident Order" and occupied the territory of the Andong family, part of which will be used to compensate the Andong family. Into Tibet.

There are 12 Yuri in the southern part of Dewa. Their knowledge and practice are no more than 3000 shi, and the few are only a few hundred shi. Causing chaos in Izuha.

I plan to sort out these small wealthy clans and re-divide their territories. For daimyos who are dissatisfied with Dayue, Yanya, Ishizawa, Xiacun, Nejing, Ziji, and corn, etc. The territory of the Dong family made them the servants of the Anton family and helped the Anton family stabilize the queen. "

"For samurai families like Takizawa, Nigaho, Akaotsu, etc., whose knowledge and practice surpass that of a thousand stones, let them maintain an independent status and become your direct servants, father.

The vacant land vacated by Li County will become your hiding place. It is estimated that there will be 1 to 2 shi. These territories, including these retainers, will be handed over to the Anding family for control, so as to ensure that the Anton family will have absolute power and stability. "

Hideo talked eloquently in the front, while Hideyoshi continued to praise in the back. At the same time, he also caught a question and asked Hideo, "Empress Yu? What is this?"

Hearing Hideyoshi's question, Hideya finally realized that because the division of the country with Mutsu was in the Meiji period, there was no such statement at this time.

However, this did remind the Xiu family that they can divide the country in advance, which will help them control the Northeast.

So Hideyoshi said to Hideyoshi, "When I came to Kanto, I realized that there are so many huge border countries in Kanto and Northeast China. Musashi Zhixing exceeds 55 shi, Hitachi Zhixing exceeds 50 shi, and out of more than 40. Mutsu Zhixing is facing a million stones.

Such a large border country is not conducive to the long-term stability of the world, and it is not conducive to my name for the border country. Therefore, I hope that my father will allow the re-division of these super-leading countries. "

"Redistribute the country?" Hideyoshi did not give a direct answer to Hideo's suggestion, but let Hideo continue the topic of the original Oshu official position.

Hideka didn't know why Hideyoshi didn't agree with the suggestion of re-dividing Ou, but he could only put down this idea temporarily, and continued following the topic just now:
"I have already thought about the territory that the Nanfang family has cut, which is the northernmost Beijun. This territory will be your hiding place, but it will be handed over to Oura Youjingliang to increase its strength."

Hearing the Hideo family's arrangements for Nanbu and Oura's family, Hideyoshi praised from the side, "After all, Ukyo Ryo Oura is indeed from Nanbu's retainer. In order to take into account the face of Nanbu's family, even if he agrees to his request to become a daimyo, it is not appropriate to provoke Nanbu again." Your family will give you a seal, and your handling is very good."

"The last is the Osaki and Date's family. After all, the Osaki family is a researcher in Oshu and has a deep influence in Oshu. My idea is that even if they go south to visit you, you should change them. Kanto may be a good choice.

Because the Date family violated the order of innocence, the Aizu territory it invaded was completely rejected, and it was required to return it. At the same time, as a punishment, it was allowed to withdraw from Osama County, Oshu Nobuo, and Date County. As compensation, the area owned by the Osaki family was given to the Date family.In this way, the Date family should have a territory of about 65 shi. "

"This is a big reduction for the Date family!" Hideyoshi said in surprise, "The Date family originally owned a territory from Okitama Hime Prefecture, and Chiyoshi has been around 80 koku, and Chiyoshi in Aizu has reached 120 million koku." , you cut it in half, aren't you afraid that he will rebel?"

Hideka took a deep breath and said, "I'm afraid, but I think that when Oshu chose to surrender out of other daimyos and only the Date family was left in the world, Date Masamune was a smart man, he would not choose the Hojo family ending.

Punishing the Date family is also a lesson for the princes of Ou, so that they will know the price of violating your order of innocence. Who made the Date family the biggest thorn in the side. "

Hideka mostly agrees with Hideka's treatment of the Ou Daimyo, but when Hideka proposed to deal with the Date family, Hideyoshi didn't nod, apparently he disagreed with Hideka's extreme treatment conditions .

His main purpose is to hope that Ouyu will be pacified as soon as possible, so that he can free his hand to deal with Ming Dynasty. The Hojo Conquest looks huge, but it actually costs a lot. He doesn't want to have another Ozhou Conquest.

Therefore, he temporarily put aside Hideo's proposal to dispose of the Date family, and said to his arrangement, "In this way, Aizu will be free. Do you have any suggestions?"

"The geographical location of Aizu is very important, I ask you to send a trustworthy daimyo to guard it." Hideka pointed to the place of Aizu and said, "In this way, it means that there are real people from us who can help you guard Ouyu , can also echo with me and watch the Kanto.”

The Hide family's suggestion is very clear, that is, Hideyoshi is to transfer the title of a family member to a generational retainer.

In fact, Hideka’s first reaction after seeing Aizu being vacant was to move the nearby Satake family there, but what Hideka said was right, Aizu’s geographical location is too important, so it’s better to move a trustworthy daimyo there.

Moreover, Aizu needs help coordinating the disputes among the various daimyos in the Northeast, which requires high political skills, and it is not just a brainless general who can pass it.

Moreover, the table height of Aizu at this time is 40 shi. If you want to resettle it, then the daimyo's Zhixing should not be less than 20 shi, or the difference should not be too far. Yida County, then the Zhixing here may exceed 65 shi.

In fact, Baidu Encyclopedia has a problem here, which has been misleading everyone for many years, namely: Aizu collar has always been only about 42 shi.

In 1591, after the Oshu Shiki, Osaki, and Kunohe Rebellion, Date Masamune was forced to cut off the three counties of Osaki County, Shino County, and Date County because of suspicion of sedition. As compensation, he gave the old collar of Osaki, which is Hideka now Given the scope of arrangement, the height of Zhixing table was changed to 58 shi, and it was confirmed to be 65 shi after inspection.

For some reason, the three counties of Okigi, Shino, and Date were given to Gamo Clan Township, which had already been greatly sealed (16 shi → 42 shi), increasing the table height to 68 shi.

Afterwards, after the inspection of the land in 1592~1593, the Zhixing land in Gamo's hometown was confirmed to be 68 koku on the basis of 91 koku.

However, Baidu Encyclopedia ignored this process, and directly wrote that Kamo's township was transferred to Aizu for 42 koku, and after inspection, the land was 91 koku.

Hideyoshi's first reaction to choosing a daimyo to settle in Aizu was Hori Hidemasa. He was granted the title of Daishoji Castle with 16 koku. As Nobunaga's veteran, his ability is not outstanding, but he is loyal enough and moderate In other words, it might be a good choice for him to reseal Aizu.

However, he quickly sighed and dismissed the idea, so Hori Hidemasa had a sudden illness a few days ago, and the pharmacist was helpless and said that it would be two days.After Hori Hidemasa left, his son Hori Hideji was still young, so he might not be able to control the scene.

The second thing he thought of was Mikawa Okazakijo Tsutsui Sadaji, but this thought just passed by.

As Yamato natives, the most important thing for the Tsutsui family is their status as a combination of monks and warriors. It is not bad to move them from Yamato to Mikawa. After all, Mikawa can be regarded as the stronghold of Buddhism. It is better to move them to the site of Aizu Shintoism.

Thinking about it, Hideyoshi suddenly felt a kind of daze that no one could use. Originally, Hachisuka Masakatsu was the best candidate, but unfortunately he passed away after Kyushu was settled, and the loyalty and ability of Hachisuka's family management were not bad. Still need experience.

If these genealogical names cannot be used, should we use foreign samples?
There are indeed a few more suitable ones in the outer samples, such as Gamoji Township in Chikuzen, Kyushu, and it seems that only Gamoji Township is suitable.

Hideyoshi saw Hideyoshi's distress, and suggested to Hideyoshi, "Because of the Aizu Mountains, the Aizu Territory can be divided into left and right parts. If it is difficult to find a suitable close daimyo for a while, we will divide it into two parts and arrange two parts. How about sealing you as a great name?"

As he spoke, he drew a rough outline on the map and continued, "I would like to divide the southern part of Mutsu into three territories based on the mountains: Aizu, Iwashiro, and Iwaki.

The Iwaki Territory housed the previously surrendered Iwaki and Soma families, and Iwashiro and Aizu used to house two close daimyos of about 20 koku. "

Hideyoshi watched Hideyo draw the map of the southern part of Oshu, thought for a long time and asked Hideyo, "What do you think about transferring Yugimaru to Iwashiro?"

(End of this chapter)