Hojo Genan sighed helplessly.

"The plan is very big.

The mobilization of the Uesugi family has stopped. Tsutado-dono probably dissuaded Uesugi Teruhora, and the plan to counterattack the Sano territory was cancelled.

Jinduodian announced the establishment of the Wu Family Principles Promotion Association in Jinshan City. The first investment amounted to 16,000 shi of grain, which was used to help the descendants of the local Wu family in Guanba Prefecture to study, provide food and accommodation, and build water conservancy.

This time he went to the countryside to inspect the disaster situation in villages in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River in order to implement relevant subsidies for children and repairs of water conservancy facilities.

As far as I know, before the heavy snow arrives in late winter, Tsutama will visit more than 200 villages in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River, Nitta County, Tatebayashi County in Ueno Province, Saitama County in Musashi Province, and Katsushika County.

He would personally go to the countryside to persuade the local martial arts family to allow their heirs to travel westward to near Sibo, promising to cover the food and lodging expenses related to the study tour.

In addition, he hopes that the villages will raise funds to renovate water conservancy facilities that have been in disrepair due to the war. It is best to re-plan and solve the flooding problem in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River."

Hojo Ujiyasu kept frowning when she heard this, and she was puzzled as she said it was like a book from heaven.

"I can understand if you don't attack Sano Territory.

This was originally my design to drive a wedge between Uesugi Teruhora and the Sekihashishu samurai family, so that the Sekihashishu samurai family would be afraid of Uesugi Teruhu's abuse of force and feel fearful.

I admire Tsutado-don for being able to stop such a reckless woman as Terutora Uesugi.

But investing 16,000 koku of grain in the villages in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River, such a big deal... what is he going to do?"

Hojo Genan said solemnly.

"Your Majesty Ujiyasu, food is the next best thing. The most terrifying thing is that Tsuta-dono personally went to the countryside to inspect and visited the villages in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River.

It is said that before Tsudaden left for the trip, his husband dissuaded him, saying that going to the countryside was meaningless and that noble people should not ask for trouble.

But Tsudoden insisted on going, saying that without investigation, he had no right to speak. He wanted to see with his own eyes the suffering in the countryside and go to the grassroots martial arts families.

Once he is allowed to complete this feat, coupled with the continuous investment of food by the Wu Family Ethics Promotion Association, the grassroots Wu families in Guanbazhou will definitely be grateful, and it will be difficult for my family to control the hearts of Guanbazhou."

Hojo Genan was worried about Yoshiyin's move to the countryside.

The Hojo family was able to rise in Kanto for three generations because her family always implemented benevolent governance and worked tirelessly to win over the middle and lower-class samurai families in the eight states of Kanto.

Since the 1st generation outsmarted Odawara Castle and set a tax rate of four citizens and six citizens, the local grassroots samurai were very surprised. Is there such a low tax rate in the world?

It was not until the third generation of Hojo Ujiyasu that he devoted himself to sorting out the territory, unifying the tax system, and greatly reducing the burden on the middle and lower classes. Only then did Hojo rise, who was feared by the famous families in the eight states.

As for Yoshigan Shiba's trip south this time, he seems to be competing with the Hojo family for the public support that the Hojo family is supposed to be best at managing.

Hojo Ujiyasu smiled bitterly.

"Even if I knew the consequences, could I still stop it?

Tsutaden holds the royal white flag of Hachiman Tainiang, and he was regarded as a heavenly being by the Kanto samurai family. Now he goes deep into the countryside and spreads a lot of grain to win people's hearts. What can I do?

I don't have the financial resources of the Hokuriku Road trade route. If I dare to give him 16,000 koku of food to compete for his heart, the saliva of the retainers will drown me.

The Tone River has been called Bando Tainyang since ancient times, and it is the mother river of the Kanto samurai family. The flooding of the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River has been a thorny problem for thousands of years. Can it be solved by sending some food?

No matter how high Tsudoden's stance is, he can't compete with the sky or the earth, so let him be.

In the past two years, there have been droughts and then floods. Almost all the villages there have lost their harvests, which is miserable. Even though sixteen thousand dan is a lot of food, how many years can he provide it?

The people's hearts are impetuous and cannot be repeated again and again. Let's see what good ending he will have if he does such a thankless job.

On the other hand, the local famous families, how could they just watch Tsudoden win people's hearts without secretly obstructing him?"

Hojo Genan said helplessly.

"Jin Dudian is very powerful. He used his identity as a man to persuade the brotherhood and publicize the matter through the channels of the husbands of the martial arts family.

The Jinshan Castle Brotherhood headed by Miaoyin Monk is the most influential brotherhood in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River. They took the lead in praising Tsutaden as a saint and naturally spared no effort to support it.

The members of the Jindo Palace have not yet left Jinshan City, and letters from the brotherhood have been sent to husbands in various places.

The Tone River flows from Kanayama Castle in the middle reaches to Edo Castle at the outlet. Brotherhoods from all over the country are responding. Who will oppose it?

These husbands usually have low eyebrows and submissive looks, but if they want to be more serious, the Ji warriors of each family don't want to cause unrest in the family.

After all, Tsudo-den is going to provide travel expenses for our children to avoid disasters. It is to help everyone repair water conservancy, and it is not to lead troops to seize the territory.

As you just said, the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River have experienced drought and then flooding in the past two years, resulting in no harvest and many places have become hell on earth.

I won’t talk about anything else, but I’ll just talk about No. 63 Village in Katsushika County. The women and untouchables in the village starved to death all over the place, and even the local servants had starved to death.

The brotherhood circles communicated with each other, and the news spread to the local villages. All the martial arts families were eagerly waiting for Prince Tsudo to go to the countryside to provide relief.

Helping students travel abroad will prevent their children from starving to death. Repairing water conservancy projects will also provide work-for-relief, which will save a few people in the family from starving to death and improve the yield per mu in the coming year.

Which famous family would have the nerve to stop such a good thing? From Ryo to Shige, Nagao Tocho, Narita Nagayasu, Ota Shimasa, Ota Yasushi, who wouldn't watch quietly?

In fact, Tsudoden was helping them calm down the turmoil at the grassroots level, or going to the countryside through the channels of the brotherhood in the form of mutual aid between husbands, and not getting involved in the political struggles of the samurai family.

If even such a good thing must be blocked and vetoed, let alone the husband at home, the servants in the village below will raise their swords to rebel, will they dare?"

Hojo Ujiyasu nodded silently, thought for a long time, and finally said helplessly.

"Tsudadon's soft knife cuts flesh, but it is much more brutal and sophisticated than Uesugi Teruhora's use of force. It is really hard to imagine that this was planned by a man less than twenty years old.

If he is a woman, I will bring the Hojo family under his command and achieve the hegemony of the shogunate."

Hojo Umasa looked at her mother in astonishment. She had never seen her mother admire someone so highly.

The Sagami lioness fought with the two Uesugi families throughout her life, and was forced into desperate situations several times. However, she was unyielding and built the prosperity of the Hojo family today.

But today, my mother was willing to accept the defeat and admired Sibo Yiyin very much.

Hojo Ujiyasu felt the surprised look on Hojo Umasa and smiled.

"What? You think I have no fighting spirit?"

Hojo Umasa bowed slightly and said.

"My daughter didn't dare. I just didn't expect that my mother would have such a high opinion of Jindado Hall."

Hojo Ujiyasu sighed.

"In the five hundred years since the Wu family has conquered the world, there has never been a man of this staggering talent. If given a choice, who would be willing to be an enemy of such a person?"

Hojo Ushimasa rolled his eyes and said.

"In that case, why can't we make peace with Tsudo-don?"

Hojo Ujiyasu sighed.

"I can form an alliance with the Uesugi family, and of course I hope to make peace with Tsutado-don, but he doesn't give me a chance. Your aunt just said that Tsutado-don has been avoiding her.

I really don’t understand what’s unique about Terutora Uesugi. She ruined the Kanto strategy that Tsutado-don worked hard for for more than two years. Tsutado-don refused to abandon her and was still helping her.

If Tsuta-den breaks up with the Uesugi family in a fit of anger, then God will really bless our family."

Hojo Umasa shook his head and said.

"Tsudadon is a man of justice, a man of great promise, and abides by the covenant. He cannot betray Uesugi Teruhora unless the Uesugi family breaks the covenant first."

Hojo Ujiyasu glanced at his daughter in surprise, nodded in approval, and said.

"Yes, I've made great progress. You saw it accurately this time.

Just because Tsutado-don’s character is consistent, I hope he can positively acknowledge the alliance between the Uesugi family and my family.

Teruhora Uesugi is already the governor of Kanto. She and I are different from each other, so it is unreasonable to form an alliance.

If it is not endorsed by Tsudo-dono, this piece of paper is an arrogance of dignity and is a piece of waste paper that can be torn up at any time.

Now it seems that Tsudoden is unwilling to admit this matter.

He didn't talk about fighting, just because Uesugi Teruhora's defeat was too disastrous, the disaster in Kanto was too tragic, and there was no opportunity to use force in the land of eight states. Forcible conquest would only lead to devastation, and the gain would not be worth the loss.

Using Tonegawa to talk about things is really powerful.

The middle and lower reaches of the Tone River are where the core area of ​​Kanto is located. The situation there is very complicated. I have worked hard for most of my life, but I have not been able to get over this hurdle.

I would like to see if Jindoden can make a hole with grains?"

At the end of the sentence, Hojo Ujiyasu and Hojo Genan looked at each other and smiled.

The two of them were very afraid of Shiba Yiyin himself, but they were quite dissatisfied with Shiba Yiyin's method of using food to clear the way.

If there was such an easy-to-manipulate Samurai Hime to these wallflowers like Guan Hachishu, why would the Hojo family have been in and out of trouble for decades?

If it could be settled with just food, Hojo Ujiyasu would have conquered the core area of ​​Kanto long ago, so what would happen to Uesugi Teruhora? Yoshigan Shiba is too careless after all, just wait and see him stumble.

People of the older generation always tend to overlook one thing, that is, they despise children. In their eyes, children will always be children, but children will eventually grow up and replace the current Ji Warriors.

On the other hand, Hojo Ushimasa has far stronger confidence in Shiba Yoshigan than the two elders.

She said in a deep voice.

"I do think that Tsudo-den may succeed."

Hojo Ujiyasu looked at his daughter, who had a strange longing and smile on her face. Mother and daughter were connected, and she had sensed something early on.

Hojo Ushimasa was her chosen successor. Even though she suffered a major setback in Sano, Hojo Ushimasa was still her unchanging choice and the best successor to the Hojo family.

At this time, seeing Hojo Umasa's dedication to Shiba Yoshigan, Hojo's heart palpitated. She wanted to say something, but her lungs suddenly became heavy and she couldn't help coughing heavily.

"Your Majesty Ujimasa!"
To be continued...