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Chapter 292: Submission
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When Yoshii heard this, he felt like a bolt from the blue hit him on the head. He was stunned and his head was buzzing.

The like-minded people didn't care how Yoshii felt. He had several other families to notify and was very busy.

He said coldly, "Hurry up, our bank will conduct an inspection in five days. If you have not used our assessment, your bank will have to close for rectification."

After saying this, the group of like-minded people left and went to the next house.

Yoshii was supported by his apprentice and did not fall down, but he was just holding on.

He gritted his teeth and said, "The Tsuda family is really cruel. The interest on the loans has been reduced. How can we make money?"

After all, they use high interest rates to bring down the borrowing party, obtain the other party's assets, and generally sell them off, while the excellent assets are controlled and operated by the money houses.

Without the sword of high interest rates, money houses will be able to earn less profit.

If there was no Settsu Bank as a competitor, it would be fine, just making less money, but now Settsu Bank has established a firm foothold and its reputation is spreading.

Then their customers will be affected, and they will not only lose profits, but also customers. In the long run, these money houses will find it difficult to survive.

Facing the Tsuda family, he had very few means to use, and he had to be very careful. After all, the Tsuda family was the ruler of Settsu, and they could kill him for any reason.

Yoshii quickly got up and returned to his room. He had to write a letter to Tsuda Soji, the head of Tennoji-ya, to explain the situation in Settsu.

Tennoji-ya's headquarters was in Sakaimachi, and it only took one day at most to deliver a letter from Settsu to Sakaimachi.

In the evening, Tsuda Soki received a letter from Yoshii.

After reading Yoshii's letter, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, Yoshii did not imitate the tickets of Settsu Bank. If Yoshii really did such a thing, he, Tennojiya, would have been skinned alive by the Oda family.

Furthermore, Sakaimachi is very close to Settsu, so naturally the news of Tsuda Nobutora’s big moves in Settsu also spread to Sakaimachi. Tsuda Soki did not want to be beheaded by Tsuda Nobutora.

He hurriedly got up and went to his study. He first wrote a letter to Yoshii, asking him not to go against the Tsuda family. Then he picked up a piece of tea set called Karamono Maru Tea Set, which was an antique treasure.

Soki Tsuda liked this tea set very much, but now he has to give it up reluctantly.

He immediately wrapped the tea set, prepared some gifts, and asked someone to escort him from Sakaimachi to Azuchi Castle that night.

Tsuda Munekazu rushed to Azuchi Castle overnight just to meet Oda Nobunaga.

After Nobunaga heard about the valuable tea sets, he agreed to meet Tsuda Muneki.

Tsuda Munekichi didn't ask for anything. He just hoped that Oda Nobunaga could say a good word for him in front of Tsuda Nobutora. He was ready to have a good talk with Tsuda Nobutora.

Nobunaga accepted the tea set and said with a smile, "Okay, but I have a condition. Remember to tell me in detail the content of your conversation with Nobutora."

Nobunaga was very interested in Nobutora's new moves, but he did not send ninjas to stay with Nobutora. After all, Nobutora's status was different now.

Tsuda Muneyoshi didn't expect such a condition. He lowered his head and said, "I understand."

Although he didn't know what Oda Nobunaga's purpose was, he didn't dare to have any ulterior motives, whether towards Oda Nobunaga or Tsuda Nobutora.

Any one of these two people could take his life.

Oda Nobutada looked at Tsuda Muneki who was leaving, then looked at his father Nobunaga and asked, "Father, if the conditions you just mentioned were spread out, I'm afraid that my father-in-law would misunderstand it."

"It's okay. Tsuda Muneki won't tell anyone. If he does, Nobutora will be the first to kill him."

Nobunaga was quite confident.

Oda Nobutada thought for a moment and said, "My father thought that my father-in-law would think that someone was trying to sow discord between us, so he killed Tsuda Muneshige to dispel the rumor."

Nobunaga smiled and said, "That's right. But these things are not important. What's important is what Nobutora is doing now.

You see, everything he does is to develop the economy, that is, to make money. Why do you want to make money?"

Oda Nobutada quickly replied: "Because of the frequent wars, we need enough money and food, so we must make money, and my father also attaches great importance to business.

In addition to fighting wars, money has other uses, such as building roads, training the military, and talents to govern the country, etc. Money is needed in every aspect.

The reason why father paid attention to his father-in-law's actions in Settsu was that he wanted to promote these measures to the Oda family after his father-in-law succeeded?"

Nobunaga smiled and said, "It's good that you understand. Let's see how far Nobutora can go."

……

After receiving Nobunaga's letter, Tsuda Muneki had no time to rest. He rushed back to Sakaimachi to prepare a gift for Tsuda Nobutora.

He took into account the recent actions of the Tsuda family, especially many policies related to money, and thought that the Tsuda family might need more cash.

So he directly prepared a thousand strings of Yongle money and other various gifts.

Then they took a boat and arrived in Kobe within two hours, and then they headed to Arioka Castle.

Several days have passed by now.

Four or five days ago, Yoshii received a letter from Tsuda Soki. After reading the letter, he realized that he had done something wrong and he had to make amends now.

Therefore, he announced in a high-profile manner that Tennoji-ya would reduce the interest on previous loans. The interest rate was reduced a lot, but it was still higher than that of Settsu Bank.

This is Yoshii’s little idea.

If the price drops lower than that of Settsu Bank, then in my opinion, it may be a competition with Settsu Bank.

In order to avoid such misunderstandings, Yoshii announced a high-profile interest rate cut, which showed that he obeyed the policies of the Tsuda family. However, the interest rate after the rate cut was still higher than that of the Tsuda family, which showed that Tennojiya would not compete with Settsu Bank.

However, Yoshii's flattery of the Tsuda family was not fair to his colleagues.

Therefore, the heads of several banks including Sumitomo came up to him and questioned Yoshii angrily, "Yoshii, what do you mean by Tennojiya?"

"That's right, you traitor!"

"If you don't give us a reasonable explanation today, we will never let you go!"

Yoshii said calmly: "I am just following the orders of our Tennojiya family master."

The head of the Sumitomo family cursed: "You Tennojiya have lost your mind. Are the Tsuda family and your Tennojiya's Tsuda the same family?"

"That's right, you're just trying to flatter me like that, you don't even care about your dignity!"

"Yoshii, you despicable fellow!"

When Yoshii saw these people were about to attack, he immediately stepped back and shouted, "Don't go too far, the Tsuda family will watch you make a mistake now!"

Thinking of the Tsuda family's brutality, these bantou calmed down. These bantou finally left. Seeing that Tennojiya had surrendered, they no longer insisted and lowered their interest rates according to the rules.

As soon as the time set by the Bugyo Institute arrived, the like-minded people of the Bugyo Institute went to the door to start the inspection.

On this day, Tsuda Soki also came to Arioka Castle. Without even taking time to rest, he went to visit Nobutora with money and gifts.

Nobutora was a little surprised to hear that the great tea master Tsuda Soji came to see him. Tsuda Naganobu reminded him, "Father, Tsuda Soji is also the head of Tennoji-ya."

"Oh, I forgot about that."

Only then did Nobutora remember that Tsuda Soki was also a businessman.

"It seems to be because of the money house. Let's go and see him."

Tsurusaki Naoshige then walked in with Tsuda Soki.

As soon as Tsuda Soji entered Hiroma, he immediately knelt down and saluted.

Xinhu asked directly: "Tsuda Muneki, are you here to talk to me about the money house?"

Tsuda Muneki said humbly, "Your Majesty Jingzhao is really observant. I came to visit you just because of the money house.

As soon as I learned that the head of my branch did something that might not be very rational, I immediately came to apologize."

Although Tsuda Muneki had Nobunaga's letter, he was not in a hurry to show it to Tsuda Shingen. This letter was his fallback and could only be used at the last moment.

If he took out this letter and gave it to Tsuda Nobutora right away, then in Nobutora's eyes, you, a small businessman, are using the name of my head to pressure me?
This is definitely an act of seeking death.

Tsuda Soji would naturally not do such a stupid thing.

The Ninja Group had already reported the relevant information to Nobutora regarding what Tsuda Soji said, but he hadn't taken any action yet when he didn't expect Tsuda Soji to come.

Seeing that Tsuda Muneki's attitude was so good, he decided not to hit someone who smiled at him, so he said, "You think I can calm down with just these little things? I'm afraid you underestimate my Tsuda family.

Tsuda Souji, although your name is also Tsuda, you and I are different. "

Tsuda Muneki hurriedly said, "That's exactly what Jingzhao Yin said. I am so lucky to have the same surname and surname as Jingzhao Yin. I am so honored.

As for this matter, I don't know what I can do to calm your anger, but I am sincere, so I will do whatever Jingzhao Yin Palace wants me to do!"

Nobutora smiled and said, “As expected of a big businessman in Sakaimachi, you are quite good at taking advantage of others.

Since you said so, it would be petty of me if I continued to care about it.

I am very pleased that your Tennoujiya's bank cooperated with the magistrate this time. In fact, I am not a greedy person. Regarding the matter of the bank, I will give you a choice.

I have a project called commercial bank. Its business is similar to that of a money house, but there are still some differences.

It doesn’t matter if your people don’t understand. I will have someone sent by the Ministry of Finance to guide you in opening a commercial bank.”

Upon hearing this, Tsuda Soji breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "That's great. I'll arrange this right after I get back."

Nobutora was very satisfied with Tsuda Soki's attitude. He said a few more words to calm him down, and then let him leave.

After Tsuda Muneji left, Tsuda Naganobu asked, "Father, why did you let him go?"

Xinhu explained: "Tsuda Muneji has been doing business for so many years and has many connections. He must have participated in maritime trade and knows some maritime trade routes and rules.

If we could get this information from him, it would save us a lot of time and energy.

In addition, Tsuda Muneki has certain strength and has become a part of our maritime trade operations.

Since Tsuda Muneki has already surrendered, there is no need for us to kill him completely."

Tsuda Naganobu pondered and said, "I understand. Only those who are useful can survive."

For someone in Xinhu's position, being a tool is just like that.

Xinhu changed the subject and asked, "How is the shipbuilding going?"

In this matter, Honda Masanobu cooperated with Tsuda Nobuyasu. Honda Masanobu did not say anything and he handed the reporting work over to Tsuda Nobuyasu.

Tsuda Nobuyasu immediately said: "My Lord Father, the shipyard is already under construction, and according to the progress, it will be completed in a month at most.

As for the shipbuilding craftsmen, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty have made preparations, and the craftsmen on our side have already understood some of the structures of ships. We can start building the Ming Dynasty's sea vessels as soon as the shipyard is built.

As for the southern barbarians, Floyd said he would not get involved in this matter and it would mainly depend on the opinions of other southern barbarian captains.

It’s just that these southern barbarians are too greedy and are asking for a high price. We are still negotiating.”

Hearing this, Xin Hu frowned and said, "These southern barbarians are really stubborn. It has been almost three months since we started talking last year. Do they want to drag it out and make me, Xin Hu, give in?"

Tsuda Nobuyasu's face changed, and he quickly said, "As long as father gives the order, I will go and capture the southern barbarians!"

Xin Hu raised his hand and said, "Don't worry. Since these southern barbarians want to control me, I have to let them know the consequences of doing so."

Tsuda Nobuyasu immediately asked, "Please give me your instructions, father."

Xin Hu thought for a moment and said, "If we make a big fuss about this kind of thing, it would be a bit of an honor to them. Zheng Xin, you go and do this."

Honda Masanobu understood what he meant, and he got up and left Hiroma to supervise the matter.

Nobutora looked at Tsuda Nobuyasu and said, "Shipbuilding is very important. I will feel at ease if you continue to keep an eye on the shipyard."

Tsuda Nobuyasu, who had seemed somewhat lost, immediately perked up.

This time, all the money houses surrendered, and Nobutora's business reforms were quickly implemented. Some merchants, led by Tennojiya, fully responded to the new policies of the Tsuda family. Even if other merchants wanted to oppose, they were forced to accept the new policies because of their weak strength.

Now Settsu has finally stabilized.

As for the destruction plan of Shimomana Nakataka of Honganji Temple, it also completely failed. The ferocious beast Tsuda Shinto was staying next to Honganji Temple, which made Xianru unable to sleep.

Fortunately, Matsunaga Hisahide of Tamba and Yamato is now hostile to the Oda clan. The Oda clan must at least send troops to deal with Matsunaga Hisahide before they can spare the time to deal with Honganji.

At that time, as long as Tsuda Nobutora left Settsu, Kenshin planned to mobilize his followers to enter Settsu and burn it down.

Unfortunately, Xianru's plan was just a daydream.

In March, Oda Nobunaga decided to attack Matsunaga Hisahide, with Oda Nobutada as the general-in-chief and Tsuda Nobutora in charge of containing Honganji.

Nobutora was also ready to fight, sharpening his knife and heading towards Honganji.

(End of this chapter)