Warring States Eagle

Tianwen early May 18th.Uemura Lai Xing, who is about to be 60 years old, suddenly fell ill, which caused a great shock to the local nobles in Kuma County, Nanhigo. Under the current situation, there is an ulterior conspiracy brewing.

Compared with the seemingly calm situation in Minamihigo Kuma-gun, a heated debate is going on in the Shimadzu family's meeting hall at this time.

And the object of the controversy is a group of mysterious pirates who recently landed on the coast of Satsuma.

"My lord, I do not agree." Dongxiang Shigeharu, who is over 50 years old, said earnestly, "My lord, if those pirates are allowed to go ashore, my territory will definitely be in turmoil! My lord, please think about the stable life of the people. ah."

As soon as Togo Shigeharu said this, it immediately aroused the agreement of many retainers in the council hall, those pirates are really too ugly.In the past few days when they marched to North Satsuma with their own army, they have already ruined a lot of women. Although the local leaders of Northern Satsuma belonged to the noble families of North Satsuma who resisted their own family, they were not led by them. The leader of the people, but this is too cruel.If they are allowed to land on the coast of their own family at will, the people of their own family along the coast will naturally suffer.

"It's just that I have already agreed to the other side. As long as the other side sends people to help the battle, then my family will hand over Zhendao, where Chuan Nei Chuan goes to sea, to the other party. If my family violates the contract at this time, it is likely to be attacked by the other party. " Zhonglang, the old Yijiyuan, spoke out.

As soon as it was mentioned that they might be attacked by those pirates, the retainers who were whispering in the council hall immediately fell silent.They also saw with their own eyes how powerful the iron cannons in the hands of those pirates were, and they all thought that the military strength at home was not the opponent's.

"It's just. My lord. Can you discuss with the other party. Change the other party's residence to Yakushima?" Shigetomo, the No. 12 acting family governor of the resident family, also said at this time.The territory of the Dongxiang family is near the mouth of the Chuanchichuan River. It is very reasonable for Dongxiang Shigeharu to oppose those pirates stationed at the mouth of the Chuanchichuan River, because these will definitely land on the territory of the Dongxiang family. Will be made a mess by those pirates.

The house that entered the courtyard was near the territory of the Dongxiang family, and naturally worried that those pirates would enter his territory through the territory of the Dongxiang family.It's not that they are unwilling to accept those pirates, but that these pirates have already made an agreement with the Shimadzu family and cannot trade with any locals except the Shimadzu family.Since you can't get benefits from the other party, you have to suffer from the other party's ruin of your own territory.They naturally do not welcome these pirates.

"No, Yakushima is near the Osumi Strait, and it is too close to the Osumi country. If these pirates get in touch with the daimyo of the Osumi country, then the family will lose a helping hand." Shinna Yuku, the important minister of the family, also said .Obviously, the daimyo he was referring to was the Ganfu family of Osumi country.

"I'm afraid you don't know that when this group of pirates came to negotiate with our family, they had already taken control of Ryukyu Island." The elder Ijuin Tadaro said again.

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of many retainers in the meeting hall could not help but change, because their families had more or less trade relations with Ryukyu.If Ryukyu is already controlled by this group of pirates, then this sea trade route will be controlled by the other party.If he offends them at this time, then his own ship will definitely be retaliated by the other party.Thinking of this, the retainers who were not very willing to accept these pirates had already begun to change their minds.

Ijuin Tadaro, who secretly observed the changes in the expressions of these retainers, couldn't help but sneer in his heart.Although the number of these pirates is small, they are more powerful than others.When negotiating with the other party, Ijuin Tadaro not only saw a large number of iron cannons, but even saw a large cylinder similar to that used by the Roche family when they fought against the Ouchi family and the Otomo family's coalition forces.With such weapons, is it possible for these retainers to withstand the attacks of these pirates?As soon as they landed, the army of these retainers had no choice but to escape.From this point of view, if the other party really goes ashore forcefully, it will have a great impact on the family.Since it is irresistible, it is better to enjoy it.The family can even use this opportunity to exchange a lot of benefits from these pirates.

"Okay, the decision on this matter is postponed, and you are all separated." It is indeed not easy to be the head of a family, and you must take care of the interests of each family as much as possible.Due to the rapid development of the Shimadzu family in recent years, there are many retainers who have just surrendered to the family.It was precisely because of these retainers who joined that every evaluation meeting would always be a mess.This is a manifestation of the fact that these retainers have not yet fully returned to their hearts.In order to win people's hearts, Shimadzu Takahisa had to endure it temporarily even if he felt dissatisfied.

After everyone left, Shimadzu Takahisa slowly walked out of the meeting hall, and then walked along the path north of the cage city to a courtyard in a valley.Pushing open the wooden door of the yard, waved away the two servants who had heard the words, Takahisa Shimadzu went straight into the depths of the yard.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and incense could be seen everywhere.Shimadzu Takahisa was walking a little tiredly, and when a small temple appeared in front of him, he stopped.This was the residence of the person he was looking for.Shimadzu Takahisa felt that this was the only place that was unpolluted and quiet, and he walked into the chai gate of the small temple unknowingly.

An old man in his 50s was sitting on a dark wooden porch, busy peeling bamboo, and seemed to be making bamboo tubes.Shimadzu Takahisa knocked on the door impatiently and said, "Father!"

What Takahisa Shimadzu was looking for was his father Zhongliang Shimadzu who had retired.When Shimadzu Tadayoshi was three years old, his father Shimadzu Yoshihisa died, and his mother Tokiwa (who was praised by the world as the "Pearl of the South China Sea" after her death for her beauty, wisdom and courage) became the lord of Isaku under the guardianship. In 1512, Tokiwa remarried Shimadzu Unhisa of the Sangshu Shimadzu family on the condition that Shimadzu Tadayoshi was the heir.As a result, Shimadzu Zhongliang became the most powerful branch of the Shimadzu branch.At this time, Katsuhisa Shimadzu, the head of the Shimadzu family oppressed by Mihisa Shimadzu of the Sazhou family, formed an alliance with Zhongliang against Mihisa on the condition that Tadura's son, Torasumaru (Takahisa Shimadzu) inherit the Shimadzu family. In 1527, while Shimadzu Takahisa inherited the family, Shimadzu Takahisa shaved off his hair and became a monk. The dream of unifying the three kingdoms of Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga.In the future, he will even be called the famous king of the Shimadzu family.

Although Tadayoshi Shimadzu, as his father, has retired at this time, when encountering difficult decisions, Takahisa Shimadzu would come to discuss with his father.

Hearing the sound of pushing the door, Shimadzu Tadayoshi raised his head and found that it was his son Shimadzu Takahisa, "Oh, Torjumaru, is that you?"

Then he lowered his head again and continued to be busy with his work. After a while, he suddenly remembered something, put down the knife, and looked at Shimadzu Tadara again, "Your face is serious, did something happen?"

"Yes. Regarding the visitor from the sea, a big dispute broke out among the retainers."

"Oh? Come in! The room is lit with incense, and there are fewer mosquitoes."

"Excuse me! Is this a flower arrangement tube?" After entering the room, Shimadzu Tadayoshi soon discovered that the bamboo tube in Shimadzu Tadayoshi's hand was a bit special.

"It's the shakuhachi and the tea pond. I made it out of the good bamboo I picked from Mount Yae." Shimadzu Tadayoshi said as he returned to the room.At this time, the maid who heard the words had already lit the ancient cauldron outside the house.

"Father, about the visitor from the sea, you?" Shimadzu Takahisa asked Shimadzu Zhongliang after sitting down.

"Haven't you already made a decision in your heart?" Shimadzu Tadayoshi did not answer Shimadzu Takahisa's words, but asked instead.

"Although that is the case, the opinions of the retainers must also be considered!"

"Hehe." Shimadzu Zhongliang smiled faintly after hearing the words, then picked up the teaspoon that was placed beside him, and said, "If someone treasures something like this, he should bid three taels to five taels of gold. You say, if one person bids Three taels, five taels per person, who would you give this to?"

"Of course it's five taels. Five taels is two taels more than three taels!" Shimadzu Takahisa replied directly after thinking for a while.

"So, you decide who to give based on the amount of gold? This is indeed a cost-effective thing." Shimadzu Tadayoshi said pointedly.

"Father, my child understands." Being told by Tadazu Shimadzu, Shimadzu certainly understood what Tadazu Shimadzu meant.

Yes, compared to dissatisfaction with some retainers, the cooperation with those sea guests can bring more benefits.

First of all, they can get their help by force, which will help the Shimadzu family to speed up the expansion of their territory.And the purpose of those visitors from the sea is also very clear. It seems that the purpose of the other party is not to occupy the territory in the Wa country, but to use the Wa country as a land supply port, so he doesn't have to worry that the other party will take the opportunity to occupy the territory of the Shimadzu family.

Moreover, if they were stationed on Zhendao at the mouth of the Chuanchi River, they could also put pressure on the Luo family's navy on the nearby Amakusa Beach and Yatsushiro Sea, preventing the possibility of the Luo's family's navy entering the coast of Satsuma.

Secondly, the Shimadzu family can also purchase a large amount of supplies from these guests, especially those iron cannons.Although the Shimadzu family already had their own iron cannon workshop at this time, due to technical limitations and lack of raw materials, the output of the workshop's iron cannons was very low, and the quality was uneven.If the iron cannons can be obtained from these guests, it will help to speed up the formation of the Shimadzu family's iron cannons.He has always been very envious of the Luo family's famous Kyushu Iron Cannon team.

In the end, Takahisa Shimadzu was even more interested in the giant ships of these sea guests. If several such ships can be obtained from these guests, the safety of the Satsuma coast will be guaranteed, and it can even overwhelm the already aggressive Luo's family is in the navy.

Therefore, obtaining several huge ships from these sea visitors has almost become another ambition of Shimadzu Takahisa at this time. (To be continued..)