On January 16, the twelfth year of Tianmo (1543), a group of people set out again. Originally they planned to go on foot, but now they had to add a purchased ox cart to the team - because of Mrs. Sanjo's two feet.
After passing yesterday's mountain road, I developed a lot of blisters and couldn't walk at all. Mrs. Sanjo was sitting in the bullock cart at the moment, gritting her teeth tightly and enduring the pain without saying a word.
There were several soft noises coming from the side of the oxcart, and after a moment the curtain was opened - it was Ginkgo. Mrs. Sanjo immediately turned her face away, and she was already thinking about what words to use to counter Ginkgo's coming.
of ridicule.
Unexpectedly, Ginkgo did not speak, but instead took out the needle.
"It's been burned on the fire, don't worry, it's clean." Ginkgo sat down opposite Mrs. Sanjo, and then stretched out her hand straightforwardly, "Here, bring your feet over and help you pop the blisters. It will heal quickly. Sister
The maid I brought from Kyoto doesn’t look like she’s capable of doing such menial work, so we have to come from the mountains.”
Mrs. Sanjo was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips and said nothing.
At this time, the bullock cart was outside.
"I didn't expect Ginkgo to do this?" Imagawa Yoshimoto couldn't help but sigh as he thought of his wife who would sleep in every day and was unwilling to do any work.
"When I was a kid, my father was away at war all the time, and my mother never cared about our children after she gave birth to us. She was the eldest sister who took care of us brothers and sisters." Harunobu Takeda recalled his childhood years, and rarely showed a gentle smile.
, “We love to run wildly all over the mountains and plains, and we don’t have a pair of decent shoes. We often go barefoot. It’s common for us to get blisters. My sister comes to help us deal with them. Not to mention small things like blisters.
Most of the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the gadgets we play with are made by my sister."
"I only know that her cooking is delicious." Imagawa Yoshimoto thought of the roast chicken meal Ginkgo made after he and Ginkgo were chased in the woods - that was the only meal that Imagawa Yoshimoto thought was good enough for him who hated chicken.
After swallowing the chicken, "Seeing how laid-back and lazy she is on weekdays, I thought she wouldn't worry about this."
"Maybe it's because we worked too hard when we were younger, and my sister is getting lazy now. She wants to make up for all the hardships she suffered when she was young." Takeda Harunobu speculated on Ginkgo's thoughts, and then said with a smile, "That's true."
Brother-in-law, you have suffered a big loss and cannot enjoy your sister's service."
"That's good." Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head. Taking advantage of the wind blowing the door curtain, he looked at Ginkgo's serious back, "I don't want her to work hard all day long, so it would be nice to be able to be lazy leisurely."
"You just dote on your sister so much. My sister is so lucky to have a husband like Wu Lang."
At noon on January 18, the twelfth year of Tenmon (1543), a group of people arrived at the castle town of Nakono Castle. The prosperity of the castle town shocked people like Imagawa Yoshimoto who were used to Imagawadate castle town. There was an endless stream of merchants coming and going, and the castle town was
The surrounding area was full of vendors setting up stalls, and there were many large caravans passing by. No wonder Imagawa Yoshimoto and others were not investigated much along the way, because for Owari, such a flow of people was completely normal.
"Chengfang, do you think this Furuno Castle is better than Imagawa Pavilion?" Taiyuan Xuezhai looked at the street scene and asked thoughtfully.
"Excluding sea trade, Furuno Castle is more prosperous than Imagawakan." Imagawa Yoshimoto answered frankly, and then frowned, "How did you do it? Owari has been fighting for many years, and the geography is not as critical as Suruga.
How can there be so many merchants?"
"I didn't encounter many tax collection customs along the way. I only saw a few when I entered Owari, and they were guarding the mountain castle. After entering Oda Tansheng's territory, there were only one or two." Taiyuan Xuezhai.
The natural answer is, "With less tariffs, there will naturally be more trade."
"If there is no tariff, no matter how prosperous the territory is, what use will it have to the daimyo?" Takeda Harunobu snorted coldly, "It will just enrich these unruly people."
"Making people live a good life is a supreme merit, why should we care about these?" Imagawa Yoshimoto almost blurted out his retort, but he immediately realized what kind of words Takeda Harunobu would use to retort——
"If you don't collect tariffs, the Wu family will have no income and cannot raise troops. If the enemy comes over, they will be defeated. Then isn't a prosperous and rich castle town like yours just for the enemy to hunt and plunder? This is to let the people live.
Have a good life?"
Sure enough, what Takeda Harunobu said was exactly as Imagawa Yoshimoto imagined, and the latter could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
"No, no, don't underestimate the benefits of territorial prosperity." Taiyuan Xuezhai on the side was fiddling with his rosary quickly, clinking like an abacus, "Without tariffs, there will be more merchants. The more prosperous business will be.
, the greater the population, which in turn promotes the development of commerce and gradually gathers a huge manpower. With these manpower, soldiers and labor, there is no need to worry about it. The Oda family can form several caravans to engage in business. With such a large
There is no need to worry about making money in the market. Isn’t this much more than that little tariff? Moreover, with such a large population and such a large demand, the prices of various materials have naturally dropped. The Oda family’s own purchase of grain, ordnance, and building materials will also be cheaper.
It’s much cheaper elsewhere.”
"You're right, I'll reform when I get back." Takeda Harunobu ambitiously gave a high-five, but then he ran into trouble again, "But Kai is not easy to get around, and it's not a major transportation road. The abolishment of the checkpoint will also attract people.
If a few people don't come, we might as well go out."
"Suruga is fine." Imagawa Yoshimoto was thinking about how to reduce the checkpoints due to Suruga's geographical location, but he was suddenly stunned - he clearly remembered that before Imagawa Yoshima's death, he asked Imagawa Yoshimoto to imitate his comprehensive reforms -
- Among them was the abolition of the customs. However, Imagawa Yoshima only implemented it for just over a year and saw little effect. Therefore, everyone in the Imagawa family did not pay attention to this traitor's deviant behavior - no
Do you think that his idea really has merit?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What's wrong?" Takeda Harunobu noticed Imagawa Yoshimoto's expression, squinted his eyes and looked at him seriously, "What have you thought of? Do you also want to reform like this?"
"Uh..." Imagawa Yoshimoto wanted to agree, but then he suddenly remembered Imakawa Yoshima's last instruction before his death - never reveal a word that Imagawa Yoshimoto heard from Imagawa Yoshima. So, he
He just shook his head and prevaricated, "Go back and take a look at the situation. At least the success of Furuno Castle is of great reference value."
"It is said that these reforms were proposed by Oda Danmasa's eldest son. I forgot his name." Taiyuan Xuezhai muttered and mentioned casually, "Oda Danmasa originally had the mentality of giving it a try.
, I didn’t expect the effect to be good, so I implemented it on a large scale within the territory.”
"What?" Takeda Harunobu was shocked. "Really? Master Oda Yoshi? That big fool Owari? Isn't he only a few years old? Is this news credible, Master Yukisai? What did you say specifically?"
"Oh, it seems that the nickname is indeed Master Ji." Taiyuan Xuezhai scratched his head, as if he was dissatisfied with his memory, and then looked at Amano Jingtoku, who was accompanying him, "Quan Bingwei, it's you
You heard about it in the market this morning, right? What did you say specifically?"
"Master Tuhara asked about it. I don't know the details." Amano Keide shook his head, "Master Tuhara went out for reconnaissance and is not in the team for the time being."
"Oh..." Takeda Harunobu licked his lips, seeming a little regretful, but he didn't ask any more questions, but muttered to himself: "I didn't expect that 'Owari fool' to have such ability?"
"Haha, those who really think he is a fool must be the 'big fool' themselves." Taiyuan Xuezhai burst out laughing after hearing this, "Only those who are deviant will be called 'fools', but this kind of people deserve the most
Be vigilant. He is either a madman or a genius, but he will never be a fool. How can a truly ordinary fool have such a great reputation? Even the people of Kaifa have heard about it."
"He must be an interesting person." Imagawa Yoshimoto stretched out comfortably, "I wonder if I will have a chance to meet him."
After having lunch in the castle town of Furuno Castle, we continued heading northwest. But not far after walking, the sun was just setting, and Takeda Harunobu had no intention of leaving, and insisted on resting in Nakamura-go, Aichi County for one night before leaving.
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"How long has it been?" Takeda Hironobu glanced at the still early sky, and couldn't help but criticize his lord's decision, "My lord, weren't you always on the road in a hurry, why did you suddenly think of taking a rest at this time? After all, we have
It's not safe for me or at home in Guxuan, so it's better to end the trip and go back early."
"Madam's foot hurts badly. Let's go to bed early today and let her recover." Takeda Harunobu looked back at the oxcart, and then whispered to Takeda Hironobu beside him.
"I can't tell that you still have some conscience." Ginkgo said sarcastically, "Why haven't I seen you caring about your siblings before? It's been hurting for more than a day."
"There are always some things that men cannot say out loud. Even if they think about it in their hearts, their awkward self-esteem will still prevent them from conveying their thoughts." Imagawa Yoshimoto put his arm around Ginkgo's shoulders and excused Takeda Harunobu, "It's all wrong.
Don’t point out the solution.”
"Sir, your mouth seems to be covered with honey. You can say anything sweet?" Ginkgo rolled her eyes at Imagawa Yoshimoto, obviously very dissatisfied with the protection between men, "Whatever, if you go to bed early, I can make up for it earlier.
It’s up to you to sleep.”
Therefore, the group of people found an accommodation with the best conditions in Nakamura Township - to say that the conditions are the best is only relative - the dungeon of the Imagawa family castle tower.