Becoming a Demon King from Inuyasha

Because Ye Men has always been outspoken during this period, she doesn't mind telling history to historical figures.

However, Hojo Ujiyasu had just surrendered and was not yet trustworthy.

"No, we are people from the future and only know the original history without our participation." Ye Men paused and said again, "If you want to ask about the future of the Hojo family, I can only say that after the death of Hojo Ujiyasu, the power of the Hojo family declined rapidly and was soon destroyed."

That's it...

Hojo Ujiyasu looked dejected, as there was no need for the other party to lie to him.

Moreover, it is normal for a family business to rise because of one person and decline because of that person's death.

Far away, such as Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wen of Sui, and Emperor Taizong of Tang, all of them had no good successors, which led to the decline of their regimes and the fall of their families.

Recent examples include Ouchi Yoshioki, Amago Nobunaga, and Matsudaira Kiyoyusa, all of whom were like this.

As for the Hojo family, it seems that his future heir will also be a waste.

At this moment, Hojo Ujiyasu felt inexplicably discouraged.

If the descendants are incompetent and cannot protect the family business, what is the point of working hard?

After arranging all the general matters, Yukitaka Sanada just walked to the city gate and heard the three people chatting. He couldn't help but ask:

"Master, I wonder what the future descendants of our Sanada family will be like?"

"Sanada family..."

Ye Men sighed and spoke slowly:

"Your third son, Sanada Masayuki, is very intelligent, but unfortunately his family is too weak, and the enemies around him are all daimyo with more than one million koku. In order to protect his family's tens of thousands of koku territory, he racked his brains and kept changing his family. He was called a man of both appearance and reality."

"Your grandson, Sanada Masayuki's second son, Sanada Yukimura, was a man of outstanding wisdom, good command of troops, and extraordinary bravery, but unfortunately he was unlucky. He was known as the best soldier in the Warring States Period."

"At the same time, he was also listed as one of the three last heroes, the other two being Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Kusunoki Masashige."

The last hero?

Sanada Yukitaka sighed in his heart, and then said seriously:

"It's all because of my incompetence as a grandpa that I didn't leave them more things. The children have actually done very well."

"My wife is pregnant. I was worried that my third son might die young, but now I can finally rest assured."

"Lord Ujiyasu, please help me stabilize the situation in Kanto as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Hojo Ujiyasu looked at Sanada Yukitaka and thought unconsciously:

I didn't expect that his offspring would be so capable. We are of similar age, so perhaps we can consider an intermarriage between the next generation.

Oh, by the way, the governor is also of marriageable age, so it’s a good opportunity to arrange for a young girl of the right age in the family…

……

The next morning, inside the Odawara Castle tower.

At the morning meeting, after listening to Sanada Yukitaka's report, Ye Men nodded slightly.

"Okay, that's it. I'm very satisfied with Mr. Xinglong's arrangement."

"Next, it's the reward stage."

"Ohta Sukemasa, on top of the original salary, I will add 30,000 koku to your fiefdom, and you can find someone to exchange the land with."

"Kato Danzo, an additional 20,000 koku, and the right to choose a territory near Edo Castle."

...

...

"Sanada Yukitaka, I will give you 100,000 koku of territory. You and your three brothers can discuss how to distribute it. You can choose the location yourself."

“Hojo Ujiyasu, Kazusa Province is now handed over to you. If anyone disagrees with the exchange of land, you can deal with it yourself.

In addition, no one has come to the Satomi family, so I give you the right to dispose of the Satomi family freely.

I asked Ota Sukemasa to cooperate with you. If you can defeat the Satomi family, you can take away half of the territory."

"Yes! Thank you very much." Hojo Ujiyasu said without any hesitation.

The population of Shangzong State is at least 300,000, which is a big country with great development prospects.

Although the Satomi family is strong and its navy is suppressing the main family, victory will be easy if they cooperate with the demon army.

The Satomi family has always regarded the Boso region as theirs, and if they want to firmly occupy Kazusa Province, they must clear it out.

"Master, is 100,000 koku too much?" Sanada Yukitaka couldn't help asking, "Whether it's me or my brother, we have only done some trivial things these days. Moreover, I have only been in the family for a short time and have not had time to make any decent contributions."

"Don't worry about it, this is what you deserve." Ye Men smiled and shook his head, "To be honest, I only joined the Yamanouchi Uesugi family two days earlier than you, and my qualifications are not much better than yours."

"One hundred thousand stones is just the beginning, there will be more in the future."

"The same is true for Hojo. There is only one Kanto region at the moment, and you can only be granted one country. But as long as you have made enough merits, as the power of the main family continues to expand, what does one country mean to you?"

"Yes! Master of the family." Yukitaka Sanada looked excited.

This time, I will never let my son and grandson end up in such a situation.

In comparison, Hojo Ujiyasu was not so happy. He was just thinking silently about how to educate the next generation so that they would not follow in the footsteps of their predecessors who died and their politics ceased to exist.

As for the Satomi family, he didn't take it seriously.

"By the way, Master, what is Edo Castle...?" Yukitaka Sanada asked again.

"It's the current base of our family. It's called Edo."

"clear."

Chapter 42: Rune Fantasy

After the morning meeting, as there was no rush to go back, Yemen and Kagome wandered around Odawara Castle.

Although the flag flying above the castle tower became the military flag of the Uesugi family, because Yemen repeatedly emphasized the issue of discipline, both the enemy and our side, who had been frightened outside the city, now behaved obediently.

To be honest, only the 20,000 troops directly under the Uesugi family entered the city. The rest of the people were still camping outside the city, and only the heads of each family were allowed to enter the city.

As a result, the city did not suffer any damage and there was almost no trace of war.

There are pedestrians hurrying back and forth on the street, vendors carrying shoulder poles, and restaurants that have just opened on the street.

All these scenes made the two of them look around constantly, like country bumpkins entering the city.

"It's indeed a big city. It's completely different from the cities in Musashi Province. It has developed commerce, a wider variety of food, and even the clothes of pedestrians on the street rarely have patches."

"After all, this is the power of the Hojo family, which is equivalent to the center of the eight countries in Kanto. With the power of the eight countries supporting one city, it is normal for it to be prosperous."

"Unfortunately, although it was known as an impregnable fortress, it was eventually breached in history."

"Strictly speaking, it was the Hojo family who took the initiative to open the city and surrender. Of course, in that situation, it would be meaningless even if they continued to persist. Although the Hojo family was eventually destroyed, at least the family name continued."

"Huh...? Didn't the Hojo family perish after the Battle of Odawara in history? That's what the textbook says."

"That's right. The head of the family was sentenced to death, the heir was exiled, and only some branch family members were given scattered small territories. Because the scale was too small and no famous people emerged later, it was not worth mentioning at all, and it was not written in the textbooks."

As he spoke, a white light suddenly appeared from Ye Men's waist.

"Yemen-kun, why are you glowing all of a sudden?" Kagome looked surprised, took a look, and quickly reacted, "Is there something in your clothes?"

Ye Men reached into the sewn pocket at his waist and pulled out a booklet.

The next moment, the manual automatically turned to the first page without any wind.

At the same time, two lines of text appear above:

Yuura: [Senior Yamon, how are things going over there? An envoy from the Echigo Uesugi clan came to visit us. He calls himself Usami Sadamisu, and he is under the order of Nagao Kagetora, asking you to go in person or send an envoy to attend the Echigo guardian succession ceremony.]

"Amazing!"

Kagome looked at the manual in Ye Men's hand with a burning gaze, her face showing both curiosity and excitement:

"Although I have heard Youluo introduce it many times, I am still shocked every time I see this rune communication book."

"It's like a mobile phone that can only send text messages, but it's also like the earliest version of the Internet. If it can be expanded, it's entirely possible to build an Internet platform in ancient times."

"Unfortunately, that's impossible." Ye Men shook his head slightly. "A page of talisman paper costs 100,000 yuan, and the paper used to make this communication book is filled with runes that are invisible to ordinary people on the back of each page, which costs another 100,000 yuan."

"And the rune pen used to write on it costs three hundred thousand. Based on the wear and tear of the runes, it is only enough to write three pages."

"In other words, this rune communication book with only 610 pages, plus seven spare rune pens, cost a total of million yen."

"This is just the cost price. Considering that only experts who are proficient in Yin-Yang magic and have at least ten years of education can make it, the difficulty and cost of production have to be added."

So expensive!

I've only heard Yuura introduce its usage a few times, but this is the first time Kagome has heard of such a detailed cost.

"Don't you have an eraser or something like that? Can you erase the written words and reuse them?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kagome realized that she had said something stupid.

Even the rune pen can only write three pages, and there is no way there is an eraser or something like that.

"Is it just a disposable item? If so, isn't it a bit of a waste to use it to write about these unimportant things?"

"That's not the case. Usami Sadami's visit is a very important matter."

Ye Men smiled, picked up a pen and wrote a sentence on the paper:

Yemen: (The war is over. Kagome and I are strolling around the city. If everything is OK, we will ride the cloud back this afternoon.)

Xiu Yuan: [Yemon-kun, there is no need to be too anxious. The war will end faster than expected. The succession ceremony of the Echigo Shugo will not begin for more than two months.]

Ye Men: (Why so slow?)

Xiu Yuan: [It was very fast. It's more like a normal situation. Like you, you just said a few words and sent monsters flying around to tell the people that you have become the new Kanto governor. It only took a few hours. There was no sense of ceremony at all. This is actually very rare.

Now that the Hojo family has been taken over, I suggest that you hold a formal succession ceremony when the imperial decree of conferment and honor arrives from Kyoto.]

Ye Men: (Spending two months preparing for a ceremony? Is it necessary? By that time, I might have led my troops into Kinki.)

Xiu Yuan: [That's true, then where is the next target? ]

Yemen: (I actually have an idea. If we can buy Sado Island from Nagao Kagetora, we can open a mine to make gold, and then use the gold to buy a lot of supplies in the modern world. Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.)

Xiu Yuan: [Good idea. The output of Sado Gold Mine once ranked first in the world in the early 17th century, but saying that you are buying is actually cheating. This is not good and unnecessary.

Based on my previous observations in Kasugayama Castle, Nagao Kagetora had a good impression of us because of Miss Kikyo.

Besides, Nagao Kagetora himself doesn't have much ambition, so I can go there and persuade Echigo to cooperate with us to jointly develop the mine.]

Ye Men: (Then thank you for your help, Mr. Xiu Yuan.)

Xiu Yuan: [You're welcome, it's a win-win cooperation. Our Hanakaiin family can also make a lot of money from this. If we have enough funds, we can use the infinite talisman to kill Yuyuko.]

Ye Men: (That's such a waste. Just tell me when you want to fight Yuyuko. I'll be there whenever you call. By the way, can this rune address book be improved? If the Internet could be built in ancient times, I think the whole country could be unified in less than half a year.)

Xiu Yuan: [Back then, Onmyoji also thought about developing rune technology, which would definitely bring about a prosperous Onmyoji era, but electrical technology is developing too fast and the cost is low. As for rune technology, have you ever thought about how many Onmyoji you want to train?]

Ye Men: [Can't we use monsters instead?]

Xiu Yuan: (Can they draw talismans?)

Ye Men: [Can the rune be engraved on the seal? As long as you input spiritual power or demonic power, it will become a talisman when you stamp it.]

Xiu Yuan: [The idea is good and it is feasible, but who will do the research? Who has the ability to do the research? Let me make it clear, I don’t have the talent.]

Ye Men burst out laughing. That's true. The development of science and technology always requires the support of geniuses.

Without talents of Einstein's level, it would be just a daydream to want to develop rune technology.

Unfortunately, my skill-adding panel can only add points to entry-level skills, and I am not the kind of person who learns things quickly, nor do I have the talent for innovation.

If I could unify the country, I could gather all the Onmyojis in the world to research and develop the mysteries of runes together.

But by that time, there will actually be no need for it. Compared to the difficult rune technology, electric power technology, which has ready-made technology that can be copied, is more suitable.

Ye Men: (If we build Onmyoji academies in various places and train Onmyojis on a large scale in a small, medium and high-level model, we should be able to guide the future towards the rune side, right?)

Xiu Yuan: [It is not easy to find a talent for seeing ghosts. It is good to have one out of a hundred people. Compared with the effort, the reward is pitifully small. Compared with modern society, the deformed society dominated by Yin Yang Master is just a castle in the air, which may collapse at any time.]