Pillars of the Wu family

Not to mention what kind of huge threat it will pose to the Kira family's three counties in Omi once the three sides attack. What's going on? Why did this group of mobs suddenly unite to show off to the rest of the people? It stands to reason that they should be afraid of me going to the Ashikaga family. Why did they suddenly want to make a moth of the Jin Jiangyue Three Kingdoms Alliance? This What happened to Asai Nagamasa? Not Oda Nobunaga's head? Changed to Miyoshi Chokei's head?"

Yoshihiro Kira felt that all this has become ridiculous. It should not be like this. How could the scene in Kinki become so unbelievable? Miyoshi Changqing, a solo eater who had never thought of forming an alliance, suddenly jumped out and created the Jin Jiangyue Three Kingdoms Alliance. It happened at this juncture, which made him doubt the motive.

"...Wait! There seems to be something wrong! Asakura Yoshikage said earlier that he would confront Yu about this, and suddenly the Tsuegoshi Three Kingdoms Alliance was created. It didn't come out of the opportunity to deal with my Kira family, right? ? Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case, these three families seem to be not very close to my Kami Ashikaga family!"

Kira Yoshishi's eyes gradually narrowed into a thin slit, and only a little bit of cold light kept flickering: "Miyoshi Changqing is so courageous! Do you think this small Three Kingdoms Alliance can take over the rest of the Kinai territory? Believe it or not, Yu Duo Give Hatakeyama Takashi your strength, and let your Izumi Kingdom replace it!"

Matsui Yukan said worriedly: "I think that Kinai needs to train more new troops. The instability of the Asakura family will directly affect the import and export of goods in Wakasa Bay and Tsuruga Port. Once the Asakura family affects our trade routes The best trading port must be abandoned and landed at Maizuru Port in Tango Country. The added cost will be second, and the result of bypassing Maizuru Port will be from the northwest of Kyoto, which will have a negative impact on Sakamoto’s industrial development. It was a huge blow!"

"You don't need to worry too much about this." Hosokawa Fujitaka said with a slight smile: "According to the information from Anyun Shouden, we know that the height of the Echizen Kingdom Stone held by the Asakura family is about 46 stone, because the northern counties In addition, there are many manors of the shogunate and the ministers of the court and the temple properties of the five mountains and five temples in the territory. The Asakura family dare not tamper with these resources. In fact, The height of stones controlled by the Asakura family will not exceed 35 stones."

Namioka Tanbo nodded and said: "Bingbudian is right. The Asakura family's title of famous family was given by the shogunate. This family has always prided itself on being a famous family and often invites His Highness Gong Fang and His Royal Highness Chaozhong Gongqing by virtue of its location close to Kyoto. Xiang, among the guests of Ichijo Valley City, there is no shortage of ministers from Kyoto all year round, Yoshikage Asakura is also very famous for his love of Kyoto culture, it is said that he had shaved his eyebrows and painted black teeth to dress up as a minister in the early years."

There is no samurai with shaved eyebrows and black teeth in Kamiso Ashikaga’s family, even the official family of Sapium Namioka did not have this hobby. In Kirayoshi’s time, the governor only wore hunting clothes and a black hat.Never smear messy powder on the face, let alone shave eyebrows and black teeth, he advocates learning the excellent side of Kyoto culture and rejecting corrupt and deformed ones, such as shaving eyebrows and black teeth, pretending to be artificial, such as liking masculinity Dao, and other examples such as staying up at night and going out all night to carnival, etc. are all excluded.

For a long time, Ben said disapprovingly of the strength of the Asakura family: "The economic lifeline of the Asakura family depends on the maritime trade between Tsuruga Port and Mikuni. And my Kira family is the maritime overlord of Hokuriku. The development of the navy is very rapid, and the long coastline from Dewa Sakata Port to Kaga Benkichiminato has already fallen into our hands. The Notohatayama family also asked to come to our door to discuss cooperation. What will the Asakura family use against us? Just rely on those few The Tsuruga navy of ten old ships?"[

Naoe Mitsuna also felt that Matsui Yukan was a little unfounded.Then he echoed: "The source of income of the Asakura family relies on maritime trade, and the status of Tsuruga Port as a transit port for northern trade can be shaken. As the last stop of Sakamoto, it cannot be avoided. The Asakura family only uses the trade tax of the channel to To easily support an army of [-] and the luxurious life of Ichijoya, I believe that Asakura Jinwuden, who is the governor of the family, will not understand this truth!"

Matsui Yukan still shook his head and said: "What I am worried about is not that the Asakura family will block the trade route, but that the Asakura family will take advantage of the opportunity to impose too high taxes, and even cooperate with the Asai family to set up checkpoints on the passage leading to Sakamoto to obstruct it in every possible way." , and then vigorously promote the ports on the east side of Lake Biwa. Even if business travelers will eventually land in Sakamoto or Otsu, the profits of merchants have become very meager after several times of exploitation. In the end, they can only protect their capital by raising prices. This is very good for us. Adverse!"

Namioka Takabo frowned deeply, and said after a long while: "This is a question to worry about, assuming that the first enemy the Tsuegoe Three Kingdoms Alliance has to deal with is not my Kamiso Ashikaga family in Sakamoto, but Minami Omi Kannonji Castle The Liujiao Jingzhao Palace, that would be very bad! Given the situation of the Liujiao family, it is hard to say whether they can withstand the joint attack of these three families.

Then half of Omi will fall into the hands of Miyoshi Changqing and Asai Nagamasa. Once the Weng and son-in-law join together, it will not only pose a threat to the economic system of Lake Biwa and Yodogawa built by my Ashikaga family, but also directly threaten the military. The safety of the three counties of Omi is in danger. Once the three counties are in crisis, the trade system of the Kira family will face the danger of collapse. Presumably Miyoshi Changqing originally envisioned this in the same way, so this plan is even more inevitable! "

The so-called prosperity of the world is for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit. There is only one eternal theme in wars from ancient times to the present, and that is the interests rooted in the core. Whether it is land occupation and colonization, economic plunder and dumping Or the monopoly of trade revolves around the word interests. Perhaps some wars are based on strategic considerations, or because of the transfer of internal conflicts, but the root cause of these reasons is still interests.

Just like economic growth, there are only two factors at work, one is to increase revenue and the other is to reduce expenditure. Restriction is to combat corruption, promote thrift and resist luxury, and increase revenue is to find new economic growth points, which can be created in a peaceful way. invention.It is even more possible to start a war in a more extreme way.

The core interests of the Kira family are twofold. One is the vast territory of the Hokuriku Kanto, Shinano and Dewa countries.In this era, nothing is more valuable than land. On the other hand, there is a steady stream of monopoly trade. There is no business in the world that is more profitable than monopoly. The Kira family monopolizes horse trafficking in the entire Eastern Kingdom, and monopolizes half of the North Sea of ​​Japan. Maritime trade, and monopolized the water transportation rights of Yodogawa, the main transportation channel in the heart of Gyeonggi, and the entire Biwa Lake.

In addition, there is a money house created by Yoshito Kira, which can monopolize the distribution rights of Yongle coins throughout Japan.Every day, thousands of guanle coins are produced from Niigata Town. The rapid growth of this item alone can bring more than 200 million kanbu seigniorage to the Kira family. This is the hen that lays golden eggs in the money tree. By guarding these monopoly industries, you can obtain a steady stream of and growing benefits.

The Kira family relies on its strong economic strength to maintain the family's high welfare and establish a powerful army that is different from other samurai. This year, at the Zhengdan court meeting, the Kira family distributed as much as [-] guan in return gifts to the ministers. The small wealthy family can also receive a bounty comparable to a few months' income.Every member of the martial arts family in the dojo has a share and will not lose anyone's share.

The reason given by Yoshito Kira is very simple. The expansion of the land after the victory of the war requires everyone to share the dividends of the victory of the war. In addition to the 10,000+ guan rewards that were given out after the end of the war, all the warriors in the Zhengdan Dynasty will be given a joyful Opportunity, who doesn't like to take the good things of free money?The so-called cannibal means to take people's hands softly, and it is a matter of loyalty to the emperor.Anyone who takes advantage of the Kira family's benefits and feels resentment is really the oddity among the oddities.

None of the Chinese who belonged to the Kira family thought of betraying, because the economic strength of the Kira family was unimaginably strong, and they were reluctant to stand on their own and go back to live a hard life. Unwilling to betray.Not because they are so loyal and unyielding, but because the cost of betrayal is too high.So high that no one is willing to pay that price.

This is the benefit brought by Kira Yoshitoshi’s economic layout many years ago. The so-called loyalty is actually an expensive consumable. , Established a stable and mutual trust system of monarchs and ministers. Before Minamoto Yoritomo dominated the world, it took nine generations for more than 200 years. It was not until the moment when the Kamakura Shogunate was established that Hanoi Genji ruled the world. Era.

The Ashikaga family relied on the reputation of the samurai gradually accumulated from the Heian period, and the loyalty was gradually accumulated during this period. It is difficult to talk about the loyalty of many people who are subordinate to the Kira family. What they obey Due to the hegemony and inexhaustible wealth of the Kira family, loyalty needs merit and glory and countless benefits to make them gradually unite. Therefore, any samurai who tries to destroy the lifeline of the Kira family at sea is a sworn enemy, and Kira Yoshishi will do whatever it takes hit.

Yoshitoki Kira was also shocked by this argument. It is not as simple as imagined. Miyoshi Changqing and Miyoshi Yoshin are not only extraordinary in the military and politics, but also two heroes with outstanding resourcefulness. In addition, his supporting genealogist, Lao Song Yongxiu, is also a conspirator who cannot be underestimated.

Perhaps it was because of hard work that they found that they were not the opponent of the Kira family, so they came up with a combined vertical and horizontal method to deal with the Kira family. The goal of the Miyoshi family was precisely that Kira Yoshitoshi could not tolerate touching interests. He devoted all his efforts to Sakamoto Town Every year, only half of the net income obtained by Sakamoto Town is taken away, while the other half is used to develop and consolidate Sakamoto's existing economic status. [

In recent years, Sakamoto Town has gradually become the economic center around Lake Biwa, and has even become the only way to enter and leave Kinai from the East. Katada Town has formed a complete handicraft system based on firing porcelain and pottery. Hieisan Enryaku-ji Temple, the headquarters of the Sanmon sect, Mitsui Temple, the headquarters of the temple sect, and Shanxijiao Temple, the headquarters of the Shinsei sect, have become the favorite livable cities for ministers, monks, and cultural people in Kyoto.

It happens that you can board a boat on the Kamo River next to the Sanjo Bridge, follow the Yodo River of the Katsura River and then enter the Uji River and go upstream to Otsu Town at the port of Lake Biwa. The status of this emerging city in the cultural world is gradually approaching the culture of Sakai Town. The small Shiga County can become an economically developed area comparable to Kyoto because of the investment of hundreds of thousands of guan every year.

Once the economic center of Shiga County cannot be guaranteed, the absolute monopoly of Yodogawa and Lake Biwa will be lost. By then, Sakamoto Town will decline rapidly, and it is only a matter of time before the fall of the three counties. The collapse of the three counties will mean The Piwa House will completely lose its influence on the essence of Kinei.

The North Japan Sea hegemony that the Kira navy has painstakingly managed has become a root duckweed, which has no practical effect except for piracy and plunder. The high cost of maintaining a powerful armament will make the Kira family feel stretched, which will make the Kami Ashikaga family flourish. The momentum of the movie came to an abrupt end, and it became the quiet beginning of the collapse of this super big name.

The more I think about it, the more frightening it becomes, and Yoshiki Yoshinori feels even more angry and angry. Takeda Shingen, who once plotted against him, was bruised and swollen by the cruel reality, and now Yoshikage Asakura, a clown who dares to treat him as a giant The dragon challenged, roaring uncontrollably with intense rage and calculated humiliation.

"Asakura Yoshikage, this bastard is looking for death! The dignity of my Kamizuo Ashikaga family cannot be challenged. If he wants to confront him, then give him a chance to confront him! Water, land and land should act immediately and be aggressive at the same time. We must seize Tsuruga at all costs. Yu would rather give up the control of Hong Kong than Xia Kanto and get rid of the Asakura family's bloody bastards!"

The roar of Kira Yoshishi made all the ministers very nervous, but many of them were fascinated by the great power accumulated over the years. So angry, he quickly lowered his head and tried his best to restrain his thoughts to avoid disaster.

Hearing Kira Yoshihide's angry statement, the senior officials sitting in the front row frowned. The Kira family worked hard for several years and planned for a long time to prepare for going south to Kanto. Seeing that the enemies from the east and the west were defeated one by one, However, a new threat has emerged from the Tianjin, Jiangyue, and Three Kingdoms Alliance. When will the days of treating headaches and feet be over.

Terutora Uesugi who closed his eyes suddenly opened his eyes and wanted to speak, but Tokiyuki Yamamoto who was full of white hair took the lead and said: "It is not easy for my Kamiso Ashikaga family to have the power it has today. The established strategy has been prepared for many years and it is not appropriate to act rashly, it is better to let the veteran go to Omi Sakamoto and guard the Omi territory for the Kamiso Ashikaga family!" (To be continued...)