Seeing that Nizi Shengjiu understood, Yiyin smiled and said.
"Ni Ziji doesn't need to worry about the issue of sending the annuity. I ordered to buy grain in Kanto before, and people from all over the Hokuriku Road trading route raised nearly 200,000 koku of grain for me.
Today's Hokurikudo trade route has reached a higher level, and the Shibachu Foundation has strong financial resources.
Along the way, the martial arts families relied on the trade routes to gain a lot of harvest, and they were satisfied. I want to buy some food, who will not give me face?
We'll charge the market price, and I'll give you enough copper coins. You can also exchange for goods. Maybe by then, various families will rush to do business with us and sell us grain.
In recent years, it is only a trivial matter to earn less than ten thousand shi of brown rice from Sibo.
In the future, the entire Shiba family will have their own annuity, and they will no longer have to worry about their families going hungry or suffering."
Nizi Shengjiu kowtowed to the ground and said.
"The Lord's benevolent heart will be rewarded generously."
Nizi Shengjiu now fully understood that there was no problem with the money-making ability of Shibo Zhong Fund, and he was familiar with the matter of buying grain.
Food is expensive in troubled times, and the usual basic conversion price of brown rice for two shi of copper coins is definitely not one dou or one liter. But the Sibo Zhong Fund has a lot of money and offers enough benefits, so there will always be people who are willing to trade.
Who would still struggle with money? If they don’t like copper coins, there are also firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, swords, guns, sticks, bows, and cannons. What kind of goods can’t be exchanged in Sakai Port? No big deal, just do what you like.
At this point, Nizi Katsuhisa also had confidence in Shiba Zhong Fund, and he was in great awe of Shiba Yiyin.
The day when the Shiba Zhong Fund's annuity is paid out is when Shiba Bank really grasps the power of the Shiba family.
From then on, in Sibo's family, as long as the annuity continued, Sibo Yiyin would always keep his word.
Nizi Shengjiu felt awe-struck and secretly warned himself to be more cautious in doing things in the future.
She glanced at Munenomi Yagyu behind her and said.
"My lord, before you left Japan, you allowed me to send the Yagyu group to work. Now that you have returned with honor, I kindly ask you to take back this authority."
Yagyu Munenomi followed and bowed, waiting for the master's instructions.
The Yagyu-gumi is the mesuke group of Shiba's family, and Yukino Takada is theoretically their leader. However, Yukino Takada is stationed in Kyoto, accompanying General Ashikaga, and actually doesn't care about them.
Before leaving Kanto, Yoshigan handed over the Yagyu group to Nizi Katsuhisa, who was in charge of internal affairs, and the Nakato group to Akechi Mitsuhide, who was in charge of foreign affairs.
Nizi Shengjiu is a man who knows the current affairs. Mufu is the eyes and ears of the lord, a tool to suppress the territory, and should not be the authority that ministers should hold.
She took the initiative to bring Yagyu Munomi here because she intended to hand over her authority to show her loyalty.
Yoshigami touched his chin and looked at Nizi and Yagyu who were kowtowing to the ground, feeling a little confused. Nizi and Yagyu knew each other too well, which actually gave him a problem.
The battle of Shangluo has not yet ended. Even if the war subsides, there are still many things to do about the re-establishment of the shogunate. Yoshigan has no energy to pay attention to the internal affairs of the Spur Territory in recent times.
Nizi Katsuhisa has done well in the past two years, and Shiba Zhong Fund is about to be launched. Yi Bank is not worried that in the short term, Shiba Capital will have unfavorable fluctuations in people's hearts.
Therefore, Yoshigan does not want to take back the authority of the Yagyu-gumi so quickly, and hopes to let Nizi Katsuhisa be in charge for a while, and wait for the Kyoto shogunate to finish the matter, and then re-plan the Kasbo area.
But in theory, the money cannot be controlled by important ministers, and Nizi Shengjiu returns it sincerely, so the righteous banknote should not be withheld.
Yoshigan glanced at Yukino Takada next to him and saw her sitting expressionless, like a cold doll with a beautiful face, and couldn't help but want to laugh. She obviously didn't understand anything, but she looked quite imposing.
he said.
"Yukino."
"Hi!"
"You are the first to pay the bills, so you will be responsible for the Yagyu group."
Takada Yukino looked at her master blankly, her eyes a little disappointed, as if she was asking if she could no longer accompany her master in the future?
The corner of Yiyin's mouth raised. This girl is really a little fool with no desire for power. Others wish for more power, but she likes to stick to her side, and it is best not to have to worry about anything.
Yukino has a simple mind, and it's okay to be a cold-blooded executioner, but let her take care of people, so let's forget it. Yoshihiro's arrangement is just for a nominal handover.
he said.
"Niziji, after going to Luo, the affairs in Kyoto will be complicated and dangerous. Yukino wants to be by my side to protect my safety.
Yagyu Munenuki will continue to stay in Konkisbo Territory and suppress the internal affairs. You should worry more about it on weekdays and share it with Yukino."
Nizi Katsuhisa understands this and knows that the master has no intention of taking back the authority of the Yagyu group, and returning Takada Yukino is just a formality. In the past few years, the operation of Shibo Territory has been business as usual for the time being.
After Yoshigami finished speaking, he looked at Yagyu Munomiki and said calmly.
"Yagyu Hime, you have done well in the past two years. The Yagyu group is loyal to their duties and is far more competent than the same group in the middle. I am very satisfied.
By the way, I have already met your mother Yagyu Munegan, she is working with Lord Wada Weimasa and others for His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and she is very dedicated."
Yagyu Munomi felt sweat dripping from his forehead, his eyes wandered, and he was a little confused about the meaning of his master's words.
She has been doing a good job in the past two years, and Nizi Katsuhisa is also a good boss. Therefore, in recent years, the internal stability of Sporei has been stable, and the Yagyu group has made great contributions and no faults.
But things were miserable for the Central Group, because Mitsuhide Akechi had evil intentions and caused the Fujibayashi sisters to die and be demoted, so the Central Group was forced to disband.
The master deliberately mentioned the Nakato group in front of her, and also said that his mother Yagyu Muneyan was involved in supporting Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Is this a compliment or a warning?
Yagyu Munaki's eyes narrowed, he kowtowed to the ground and said firmly.
"On the throne of the Imperial Palace, my servant Yagyu Munomi is receiving the salary from the Shiba family. I am holding the job you gave me and it is my duty to fulfill my duties faithfully.
As you know, the Yagyu family was separated two years ago. My mother and I are our own masters, and we are clearly separate.
If my mother's behavior harms the interests of the Sibo family, I will be impartial and selfless, perform my duties and be loyal to the Lord."
After Yagyu Munegen was abandoned by Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the people who followed her had a hard time, so Yagyu Muneki privately provided some support.
My mother wanted to take advantage of the Kyoto Incident and stage a rebellion. Yagyu Munenomi could understand her.
But if his mother's reckless behavior aroused Yoshihiro Shiba's resentment and affected the survival of the Yagyu group, then Munenomi Yagyu would have no choice but to exterminate the family.
Mesuke are the hawks and dogs within the lord's suppression. Most of them are swordsmen, different from the Hime samurai who fight on the battlefield. The Yagyu family is good at swordsmanship, so they are good at taking on the role of Mesuke.
There are specialties in martial arts. If Yagyu Munomi is suspected of loyalty by his master, the Yagyu group will be abandoned. The Yagyu family is not good at battle formations, and the family business will inevitably decline.
In the past two years, Yagyu Munenomi has been doing well in recent Spurs, and the status of Peking University and the Yagyu family has risen with the tide.
She couldn't figure out Yoshiyuki's thoughts, and she couldn't afford to gamble, so she could only express her stance resolutely and cut herself off from Yagyu Sogan, the mother, to show her loyalty.
Yoshigan nodded silently to Yagyu Munenuki's statement. He didn't want the Yagyu family to kill each other, but he just wanted to give Yagyu Munenuki a warning. He asked her to be careful when interacting with Yagyu Munenuki.
After being abandoned by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Yagyu Sogan took the initiative to join Ashikaga Yoshiaki and was reused.
After the re-establishment of the shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshiaki became the new Ashikaga shogun, and Yagyu Muneyan naturally resumed his duties as otomesuke.
Although Yoshigan is supporting Ashikaga Yoshiaki, he has contempt for Ashikaga Yoshiteru's former ministers such as Wada Weimasa, Hitoshi Yoshimasa, and Yagyu Muneyan.
In order to fight for power and profit, they did not wait for Yoshihiro to come back to take charge of the overall situation, and brought up Ashikaga Yoshiaki on their own. They wanted to leave Yoshihiro to complete Shangluo, which was too selfish.
What's even more disgusting is that they actually asked Oda Nobunaga to help them go to Luo, opening the way for the powerful feudal daimyo that Yoshigan feared the most to enter the center.
His heart can be killed!
In order to resist the infiltration of Oda Nobunaga, Yoshihiro, who took the overall situation into consideration, did not care too much about them. But this knot was buried deep in his heart, and he was very disdainful of these unreliable speculators.
Using a few words that were neither yin nor yang to criticize Yagyu Munomi was Yoshigan's use of the topic to show his disgust. Yagyu Munomi's response was quick, which made him very satisfied.
After talking about the handover of the Yagyu group, Yoshigan smiled and said to Nizi Katsuhisa.
"Ni Ziji, you are too cautious in doing things. In fact, you don't need to. I trust you very much.
After going to Luo, I will stay in Kyoto for a while. I still have to ask you to continue to work hard on everything in Sibo these days."
Nizi Shengjiu bowed and said.
"This is the duty of a minister, and he should do his best for the Lord.
Otai Suo, actually, I have two other matters that I would like to ask you for when I come here this time."
Yiyin raised his eyebrows and asked.
"What's up?"
Nizi Shengjiu hesitated, Yiyin smiled.
"Don't have any worries, just talk and listen. If you have any difficulties, I will understand."
Yiyin thought Nizi Shengjiu had some difficulties, but in fact she just didn't want to add insult to injury behind his back and make a snitch.
Nizi Shengjiu smiled bitterly.
"Master Akechi Mitsuhide is now dismissed from his post and imprisoned. I should not have mentioned these two matters at this time. I am suspected of exceeding my authority."
Yiyin asked curiously.
"Is it about Mitsuhide Akechi?"
Nizi Shengjiu nodded.
"It's about foreign affairs.
First, Master Changkaku from Kofukuji Temple wrote to me several times, complaining to me.
The second one is that Hatakeyama Gaozheng of the Hanoi Kingdom raised troops to support the army, but was defeated and went into exile.
Master Nagakaku and Hatakeyama Takamasa asked Lord Akechi Mitsuhide for help, but received no response, so they wrote to me."
Nizi Shengjiu stopped mid-sentence and looked at his master in embarrassment.
Yiyin's face looked ugly, and he pursed his lips and nodded, indicating that he understood Nizi Katsuhisa's concerns.
In recent years, the diplomatic power of Spurland has been in the hands of Akechi Mitsuhide. It is her scope of power to negotiate with foreign countries and provide assistance.
Akechi Mitsuhide had other plans, and Kōfukuji Nagakaku and Hatakeyama Takamasa had no choice but to complain to Niko Katsuhisa.
But what can Katsuhisa Niko do? She is in charge of internal affairs. Diplomatic mediation is the power of Akechi Mitsuhide. To send troops to rescue, Akechi Mitsuhide must declare war and Maeda's interests can be fought.
This is Yiyin's problem.
He seems to have divided his power into three parts, allowing the three ministers of Konkishiba to check and balance each other. But Akechi Mitsuhide alone holds the key to the outside world. If she doesn't open the door, Nizi and Maeda can't control anything.
And Nizi Katsuhisa spoke coquettishly because Akechi Mitsuhide was reprimanded. Mentioning Akechi Mitsuhide's fault at this time would, in the eyes of outsiders, add insult to injury.
A trace of hatred flashed in Yiyin's eyes, letting that scheming fox take care of her old age was a real advantage to her. How many little tricks did this guy do behind my back, *her sister.
Yiyin is upright.
"Ni Ziji, don't have any scruples and tell me these two things in detail."
Nizi Shengjiu exclaimed, organized his thoughts, and spoke slowly.
"Ever since the Lord left Konki, the situation in the central and southern parts of Yamato has become turbulent.
Although Master Nagakaku of Kofukuji Temple has profound Buddhist teachings, his political skills are far less powerful than those of Tsutsui Junkei, and he gradually fell behind.
Tsutsui Junkei first went to Raku Kyoto, and was friends with Akechi Mitsuhide and Matsunaga Hide.
Then, she began to clean up the forces close to Kofukuji Temple in the Yamato nuns' homes.
Finally, in the name of protection, Kofukuji Temple was besieged."
Yiyin squinted his eyes and thought.
Matsunaga's Yodo Castle, Kofukuji Temple's Ashikaga Yoshiaki... Akechi Mitsuhide deliberately made friends with Matsunaga and Tsutsui, it must be a plan to kill the general.
Thinking about this, Yiyin became even more angry.
Tsutsui Junkei, a villain, took advantage of his absence to attack Kofukuji Temple in order to use Mitsuhide Akechi's protection to make things happen.
In the original Battle of Yamato, it was the logistical support of Kōfukuji Nagakaku that gave Yoshigan the confidence to attack Shikawa Ichin and rush to the aid of the Settsu shogunate army.
Akechi Mitsuhide colluded with Tsutsui Junkei and turned a blind eye to Kōfukuji Nagakaku's request for help. This was a slap in Yoshigan's face.
Yoshiun's character is benevolent and righteous. Master Nagakaku was of great help to him back then. However, at this time, the Shiba family refused to save Kofukuji Temple. How would outsiders view Yoshiun?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he asked coldly.
"What is the current situation of Kofukuji Temple? If Master Nagakaku encounters misfortune, I will unscrew Tsutsui Junkei's head."
Nizi Shengjiu was stunned for a moment, as if he thought of something. He wanted to laugh but felt it was inappropriate.
"Don't worry, my lord, Master Changjue is fine. The nuns who surrounded Xingfu Temple have long since withdrawn."
"Withdrawn?"
Yiyin is also curious.
Tsutsui Junkei wasted so much effort and spent two years on it. How could he give up halfway?
Nizi Shengjiu said with a smile.
“After Xingfukuji Temple was surrounded, Yinrong, the director of Xingfukuji Temple’s Hohoin Temple, decisively stated that the Hohoin Temple should abandon martial arts and practice Buddhism, and persuaded Master Changkue to practice in seclusion.
The weapons of the Hoho-in Temple were thrown out of the temple. Everyone in the temple was passionate about cultivating Buddhism. They ignored the nuns outside the temple and chanted sutras all day long.
Tsutsui Junkei was besieged for many days, and he dared not enter the temple. Finally, when he heard about the Kyoto Incident and your imminent return, he withdrew his troops and returned to Tsutsui Castle."
Yiyin looked strange when he heard this. No wonder Nizi Shengjiu suppressed his laughter. Treasure Court Yinrong's trick was really good.
Yamato's land of Buddhism has been established since the days of the Emperor's court. Tsutsui Junkei and other samurai nuns were all from the nun corps that guarded the temple.
They can seize power if they want to, but if they harm the current head of Kofukuji Temple, it will be difficult to clean up the mess in Yamato, a country with a strong Buddhist atmosphere.
Moreover, the head of Kofukuji Temple also had foreign aid. Yoshigan Shiba was so powerful in recent times that Tsutsui Junkei dared to take action because he saw Yoshigan was not around and Mitsuhide Akechi was conniving, so he took action.
