Kira Yoshi thought for a while and then dismissed the boring thoughts: "But this is good! If my brother marries the Imagawa family, the stability of the Kira family will have an extra layer of protection, and the resistance to deploying manpower from Mikawa to Kinai will be much smaller. After all,
The fewer local samurai there are in Mikawa, the easier it will be for the Imagawa family to intervene in Mikawa affairs. These families with public backgrounds are really short-sighted. If forty families take out 300 samurai at one time, if they do it twice more, they may not even be able to use their own sect.
You must have exhausted every aspect of generation!"
"Hey, the two Kira families each took out a hundred elites to accompany them to Luo. In total, there are more than 500 people. The direct armed forces of this family have exceeded 2,000? Hmm! Everyone is still a real elite with his own armor and weapons. Such a situation
The logistical pressure of coming to our house will be even greater! The little money we expect to make from selling carriages is really beyond our means! No! We have to think of ways to make money!"
The Kira family's salary expenditure of more than 2,000 people was a huge expense. Although the establishment of Sakamoto Castle combined the castle town and Sakamoto Port Town, Kira Yoshitoki could maintain regular income by collecting various taxes, and the newly built
The castle town attracts townspeople to fill up the new town in a short time at the cost of exempting part of the current year's taxes, so the only things that can be collected are some regular commercial taxes and business taxes.
Sakamoto Port is indeed a money tree. When I chose Sakamoto to build the city, I also valued Sakamoto Port's huge trade share. However, this money tree has not yet been tamed. Those hateful merchants have taken away more than half of the tax share. Sakamoto Castle has just established its control over Sakamoto Port.
Dominance is far from complete control, but with the current financial situation of the Kira family, military training, recruitment, and salary expenses are all heavy financial burdens. Even if he still has a generous asset in his hand, he cannot bear it.
Sit back and eat nothing.
"It seems that this war must be won! If the shogunate loses, my family's financial situation will be difficult to maintain the operation of the army. If the shogunate loses even his pants, what else can I do? I might as well be a puppet in Suruga.
Feel free!" Kira Yoshi narrowed his eyes and slowly shook the folding fan in his hand, not knowing what he was planning.
At the beginning of May, Ashikaga Yoshito and Konoe Haritsugu got another gift for Kira Yoshitoki. Because of his achievements in conquering the rebellious minister Takashima Noraitaka, he was pardoned by the imperial court and granted the title of Sabei Sato, the fifth rank of the fifth rank. This position was Kira's.
Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the family has inherited the responsibilities for hundreds of years. Yoshitoki Kira personally rushed to Nakao Castle to express his gratitude.
After returning to Sakamoto, I remembered that I had not seen Katsuhime for many days, so I took Aju to the Sakamoto Imperial Palace to visit Keijuin and Katsuhime. After experiencing the shock of the death of the Imperial Palace, the once prosperous Imperial Palace suddenly became much older.
The Qingdeng Ancient Buddha was deserted. Kiragi Tokiku sat there for half an hour and saw Qingshouin reciting the Buddha's name expressionlessly, so he could only quietly retreat.
When they came to the backyard, they heard a burst of laughter. Shengji was playing happily in the yard with the bamboo dragonfly that Kiragi gave her when she was a child. Aju, who was sitting not far away, was dragging a middle-aged woman to stop her.
In the past, this woman seemed to be very anxious, yelling a few words from time to time with a distressed expression.
"Who is Aju talking to? Who is this?"
"I am Awan, a female official of the Konoe family. I have been transferred to the imperial palace to discipline the princess under the favor of Keishuin!" The old maid had a serious face and looked like she was not easy to get close to.
"Oh, that's it." Kira Yoshihi nodded lightly, ignored the arrogant old maid, and shouted to Shengji: "Shengji, come here and have a rest!"
"Oni-chan! Katsuki isn't tired! Katsuki wants to play some more. She hasn't been this happy for a long time! It's so boring in the imperial palace!" Katsuki chased the bamboo dragonfly all over the yard, and soon she was sweating profusely.
, the clothes on his face were soaked with sweat, and he finally pulled it back because of bad luck.
"Your Highness Princess! You are now the sister of His Highness Gonggang, the princess of the shogunate. You are no longer the daughter of the samurai family from the countryside. You must always remember your identity! Don't accept strange things from outsiders." Old maid Awanyi
He broke off the bamboo dragonfly that was taken from Shengji and threw it away. Shengji was frightened and cried when she saw her beloved toy being violently torn to pieces.
Seeing Aju's frightened pale face and hugging Shengji who was crying and comforting her in a low voice, Kiragi became so angry that he threw a folding fan and hit the mean old girl on the forehead, yelling angrily: "Maiden Awan! Who?
Who gave you the power to destroy the toys made by my family? Who gave you the courage to alienate the family relationship between my family and Katsuki? Who allowed you to sit in front of my family and talk as a lowly servant? Who gave you the opportunity to maliciously smear the family of the Shogunate?
dignity?"
"You...you..." The old maid Awan was shocked by him. She had never seen such a scene before. It was even more humiliating to be hit on the head by a folding fan. The old maid believed that she was a member of the Konoe family and was not afraid at all.
When Kira Yoshihiro said, "How dare you hit me! Do you know that I am a member of the Konoe family! I am the person invited by Keishuin to teach and discipline the princess!"
"Here comes someone!" Ji Liangyoshi didn't give her a chance to defend herself, and immediately called Feng Gonggong who was guarding outside the courtyard: "The maid Awan attacked Her Royal Highness the Princess. We suspect that the maid Awan is a liaison with Miyoshi Changqing and is planning to harm Qing."
Shouyuan! In the name of the shogunate and the public leader, I order you to interrogate and verify as soon as possible and report it to His Highness the Lord!"
"Yes!" Several big-bodied men gathered around and picked up the struggling old maid, ignoring her excuses and dragging her out of the imperial palace.
"Shengji, don't be sad anymore! I have kicked that old woman away! No one will dare to bully you again in the future." Ji Liangyi patted Shengji's head and comforted: "Although the bamboo dragonfly is very broken,
It's a pity, but it can still be repaired. After my brother takes it back and repairs it, I can give it to you to play with, okay?"
"Well! Shengji will be looking forward to this gift very much. Shengji is tired and needs to rest!" Looking at Shengji's retreating back, Aju said worriedly: "Will Shengji be okay?"
"It seems that I was still frightened by what just happened... Damn maid Awan! It's all this old woman's fault! When I get back, I will write to my adopted brother and ask him to send a knowledgeable maid to teach Sheng Ji."
Kira Yoshitoki's adoptive brother is Konoe Haritsugu, who personally combed his hair during the Yuanfu ceremony. His father, Konoe Inie, and Kira Yoshitoki had a black-hatted marriage, and the word "Toki" came from his hand, so
Kira Yoshitoki had a natural close relationship with the Konoe family, and this relationship was further strengthened by Katsuhime's engagement to Konoe Haritsugu.
Katsuhime's education issue is related to Konoe Haritsugu's future life, and he will definitely treat it with caution. Compared with Keishuin's appointment of an old maid who relies on her old age and stubbornness, Konoe Haritsugu will only choose a better female official instead.
Worse.
On May 20th, the Shangluo team, which had been marching for more than half a month, finally entered Sakamoto Castle. There were more than 500 people in this team who were the main force of Shangluo this time, 300 people from Mikawa Fenggong, and another 200 elites.
The 500 men belonging to the Kira family's own armed forces were immediately divided into two parts. Saijo Bei absorbed 200 people, and Akabe absorbed 300 people. In this way, the gap between the two sides changed from 800 to 500, to 1,000 to 800.
Chi Bei's waist seemed to straighten up overnight.
This time, the leader of the Shangluo team was Okouchi Kigo of the Okouchi clan. His mission was to safely transport these five hundred and dozens of people to the place. In addition, he also escorted 1,500 koku of refined sea salt, which has been used as a salt pond belonging to the Kira family in the past few months.
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"But Mamori is really smart! He has identified our position in Kinai and plans to use our sea salt to open up the sales of sea salt in the Sakamoto area? Forget it! If I don't give you some benefits, how can I serve the government in Mikawa with peace of mind?" Kiragi
At one glance, he could see through Xiao Jiujiu, whom Dahe Nobuzada had sent thousands of miles away.
