After breakfast together, Yi Gin and Akechi Mitsuhide took a walk in the courtyard. The autumn mood was strong, and the branches and leaves were withered and yellow, and they would fall to their feet when blown by the wind.

On the cobblestone road, Yoshiyin was listening intently to Akechi Mitsuhide's words, and accidentally stepped on a fallen leaf.

"Sage, His Majesty Oda, Kitanomi Takashima County and Echizen Province Tsuruga County are under the protection of the Shiba family, but Ika County and Suzuka Pass must be taken back by the Oda family.

In addition, the northern mountainous area of ​​Mino Province and the northern part of the Fukui Plain of Echizen Province were also returned to the Oda family."

Yiyin sneered.

"Oda Nobunaga had such a beautiful idea. I spent two million koku in military expenses for this battle, and I had to give more than one to two million koku in food as a reward after the war. In the end, I protected the independence of Takashima County?

Kageki Asakura of Tsuruga County was originally mine. When will it be Oda Nobunaga's turn to be generous?

Even if Takashima County's Isono Yuanmao sells iron and steel, can he collect 300,000 koku in money and food? I have spent more than three million koku in total, and selling her is not even worth one-tenth or two."

Akechi Mitsuhide explained.

"Sage, if the Shiba-Oda family wants to be in harmony, the Oda family must have some sense of security. If you are always being pressed by the tip of a knife, His Highness Oda will also be uneasy.

The Nobi Plain and the Omi Basin are already the core territory of the Oda family. If we don’t give in, the Oda family will have a thorn in their backs and this negotiation will not be able to continue."

Yoshihiro was silent. It wasn't that he didn't understand what Mitsuhide Akechi meant, but he just felt that he was at a disadvantage.

Nobi Plain is the place where the Oda family started, and it is the forbidden area of ​​Oda Nobunaga.

Currently, Iwamura Castle in the eastern mountainous area is occupied by the Takeda family, the northern mountainous area is occupied by the Maeda Toshiie in the east, and the western part of the northern mountainous area is invaded by Shima Katsuo's surprise troops who broke in from Ono County in Echizen Province.

Although Oda Nobunaga occupies the rich plains, the mountains are condescending to the plains, and he is eyeing them. If someone suddenly stabs him one day, he may lose everything.

The same is true for the Omi Basin.

The prosperous land of Omi Province is the large plain on the east coast of Lake Biwa. The mountains of Ika County in the north of Omi have been broken through, and the plain of the north Omi is almost flat, and there is almost no danger to defend.

The Minami Omi Plain extends in all directions, and Oda Nobunaga built Azuchi Castle here as his residence and was more sensitive to security.

The front line of Sakamoto Castle defends Yamashiro Kingdom, and the front line of Suzuka Pass defends Iga Kingdom.

Now that Suzuka is in the hands of the Shiba family, Suzuka Mountain is full of loopholes and cannot be defended. How can Oda Nobunaga live in Azuchi Castle with peace of mind?

The Nobi Plain and the prosperous plain of the Omi Basin, with a total area of ​​about 1.7 million koku, are the core grain-producing mobilization areas of the Oda family.

As long as the threats from these two places are not eliminated, the Oda family will never let go. It is impossible to talk about the future harmony between the two families, or even the two families joining forces.

Yoshigan understands this truth, but he just can't get angry. It was obviously Oda Nobunaga who lost the battle, but in the end he had to take the initiative to reveal the results of the battle in order for the negotiation to proceed smoothly. Am I cheap?

As for the situation in Echizen Country, there is no reason to give in.

Oda Nobunaga married the city lord to Shibata Katsuie, listed Shibata Katsuie as a clan, and rewarded the seven counties of Echizen Kingdom with 400,000 stone in order to win over Shibata Katsuie to resist the Kanto Allied Forces.

Shibata Katsuie voluntarily abandoned the north bank of the Kuzuryu River and defended the three lines on the south bank. Yamanaka Yukimori drove the Kanto Allied Forces to attack southward with all his strength, and only after heaping up lives did he capture half of the Fukui Plain.

Why did Oda Nobunaga make Yoshiyin spit it out? Just because she is so shameless and thick-skinned?

Yiyin snorted and said.

"We can still talk about the conditions of the Noo Plain and the Omi Basin. There is no need to talk about the Fukui Plain of Echizen Province. Let Oda Nobunaga stop dreaming."

Akechi Mitsuhide said.

"Regarding the Fukui Plains, Niwa Nagahide conveyed a proposal from His Highness Oda, which sounds pretty good to me."

Yiyin asked.

"What proposal?"

"His Majesty Oda proposed to change the territory of Mino Province's Upper County under Maeda Toshiie's headquarters to Ono County of Echizen Province.

Ono, Katsuyama, the mountain basin in Gunjo, the land is far more fertile than in Gunjo. If the Owari Shiba leader is willing to move, the stone height should be doubled, to 40,000 to 50,000 stone."

Yiyin stopped and looked at the pool of water being blown up by the autumn wind.

It's ridiculous to say that the existence of Owari Shiba is like the relationship between Yoshigage and Oda Nobunaga, which is disconnected and ambiguous to the point of being confused and confused.

The territory that Yoshigan took over as a bounty from Oda Nobunaga back then has grown bigger due to the hard work of Maeda Toshiie over the years.

In addition to the 1,500 koku Shiba ancestral land in Owari Kunikei Village, which was inconvenient to move, Oda Nobunaga had long ago left the Maeda Toshiie in the mountainous area of ​​Mino Kuni County to chew stones, leaving 20,000 koku in a barren land.

The Owari Shiba Territory is a fiefdom of the Oda family, but it is the territory of the Shiba family. This complex ownership relationship allows Oda Nobunaga to have a certain degree of decision-making power in changing its title.

In this battle of Shiba-Oda, Maeda Toshiie used the power of 20,000 stone to cause chaos in Gifu City and shocked the Noo Plain three times a day.

This incident obviously made Oda Nobunaga regret it. She wanted to remove the threat from the governor by changing the seal.

Yiyin thought for a while and said.

"Although Mino Country's upper county is barren, it crosses the mountains to connect to China, receives supplies from the Hokuriku Road trade route, and goes south to directly threaten Gifu City at the core of the Noo Plain.

Once the title is changed to Ono County in Echizen Province, it will be equivalent to being sealed in the mountains by the Oda family, and it will be difficult to achieve anything. Even if the stone height is increased by 20,000 to 30,000, it is not cost-effective."

Yiyin has one more thing to say.

Maeda Toshiie secretly made saltpetre in the mountains near Yuechuang and made a lot of money. Once the territory was moved and the territory was re-confessed and lost this income, it might not be worth the gain.

Yoshigan does not think Maeda Toshiie is willing to leave unless Oda Nobunaga is willing to pay more.

he said.

"The Owari Shiba collar of Gunjo County can be re-confessed, but it is too little for Ono County."

The land on the north bank of the Kuzuryu River and even half of the Fukui Plain are in my hands, why can't it be used as the new territory of the Owari Shiba Territory?"

Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't help but shake his head. The total amount of these sites was about hundreds of thousands of koku. Shibata Katsuie would go crazy.

The total land of Echizen Kingdom is about 500,000 kudos. Excluding Asakura Keiki of Tsuruga County, the people of Minami-Etsuzen Town, Shibata Katsuie was granted a territory of 400,000 kudos, and was considered the lord of Echizen Kingdom.

Yoshigan cut off one-third of Shibata Katsuie's Chikyo land, including half of the richest Fukui Plain. How could Shibata Katsuie be willing to do so?

Moreover, once the Owari Shiba collar expands from 20,000 koku to hundreds of thousands koku, it will directly break the balance within the Shiba family, and Akechi Mitsuhide is not willing to do so.

Although the interests of Maeda Toshiie and Maeda are somewhat conflicting, they are both from the Maeda family of Shimowari Arakoko Castle, and they are aunts and nieces of the same clan.

By conquering the Miyoshi family and participating in the Battle of Shiba-Oda, Maeda Yoshida has established his position as the general of Japan.

If the Maeda Toshiie family, the territory managed by Owari Shiba's acting official, expands to more than 100,000 koku, then the two Maeda families will surpass the Nishiyama one party and become the number one faction within the Shiba family.

Although Nizi Katsuhisa and Yamanaka Yukimori were in the same party, they were both in Kanto in recent times, so it was difficult for them to collude when something happened.

The Owari Shiba Territory and the recent Shiba Territory are not far away. If the two Maeda families secretly join forces, who in the Shiba family can check and balance these aunts and nephews?

Akechi Mitsuhide was unwilling in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud. He just tried to persuade him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty Oda is not completely demanding, but is also sincere.

Niwa Nagahide conveyed her intention that the Oda family will not be involved in the interests of the Hokuriku Road trade route for the time being, and will only take the Ichimura clan's share in the future."

Yiyin narrowed his eyes.

"Yixiang Zong?"

Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.

"Your Highness Oda not only wants Echizen Kingdom, but also Settsu Kingdom.

What she means is that as long as the sage is willing to give it, the Ichigo clan's problems will be solved by the Oda family themselves, and the Shiba family only needs to remain neutral and not make things difficult for the sage."

Yoshigan shook his head, Oda Nobunaga was greedy and cruel enough.

Economically, the Oda family now controls Lake Biwa and is certainly entitled to a share of the Hokuriku Road trade route. However, Oda Nobunaga refuses to ask for it. He only needs to kill Ichikou Mun and take his share.

Politically, Yoshigan can remain neutral and does not need to be harshly accused by the priest of Ishiyama Honganji Temple for betraying his faith. The blame will be shouldered by the Oda family themselves.

Militarily, the Echizen Kingdom faces the Kaga Ichikui and the Echichu Ichikui. Settsu Kingdom faces the Ishiyama Honganji Temple, the headquarters of the Ichibuki clan. The Oda army goes to fight, and the Shiba family only has to sit back and watch what happens.

Although Oda Nobunaga is very open-minded, she wants more and does more, so she is indeed sincere in cooperating.

Yiyin thought for a while and said.

"I have to ask Maeda Toshiie for his opinion on the matter of Echizen Country."

Akechi Mitsuhide said.

"Sage, why don't you ask Maeda Toshiie-sama to come to Luo for an interview and let me know what's in your interests. I believe she will take the overall situation into consideration."

Yoshigami glanced at Akechi Mitsuhide and sneered secretly, Akatsuki, what's the point? Let's give Maeda Toshiie a little bit of the sweetness of being a divine descendant, right?

The existence of Owari Shiba collar is very unique among the Shiba family.

Regardless of whether it is the Spur Territory in recent times or the Spur Territory in the Kanto region, Yiyin has played a leading role in the establishment process.

Only Owari Shiba led Yoshigan, who only had three thousand koku when he left. It was Maeda Toshiie who single-handedly expanded the territory to twenty-one thousand five hundred koku.

The Owari Shiba Territory is not so much Yoshigan's territory as it is the Maeda Toshiie's own territory. The Hime Warriors under his command are all direct descendants of the Maeda Toshiie, and Yoshigan is not familiar with them.

Therefore, Maeda Toshiie has a great say in the affairs of Owari Shiba, and Akechi Mitsuhide is also worried that Maeda Toshiie will object, causing the negotiation to not proceed.

In this case, don't write letters, call people to come to Kyoto to sleep for a while, and make a promise from the divine descendants. This is more reliable.

Anti-justice Gin has been slept with and turned into a slut. Not only is Maeda Toshiie his bed partner, but Akechi Mitsuhide's mentality has long been distorted, so he can express this idea casually.

Over the years, everyone has noticed Maeda Toshiie's thoughts on Yoshigan.

Maeda Toshiie took the initiative to convert most of the land in Owari Shiba territory into Shiba Reservoir, which clarified his intention to compete for his wife.

Now, the members of the Yiyin Formation vowed not to marry and officially embarked on the Shinto path. The marriage was proven false, so everyone no longer needs to argue.
To be continued...