Yiyin shook his head. Whether this news is true or false, it is meaningless.
Before his death, Hojo Ujiyasu had helped the Hojo clan sort out external and internal troubles, and the situation of the Hojo family was already stable and improving.
As long as the Hojo clan does not make another big mistake and the Hojo retainers remain united, it will be difficult to have the kind of God-given opportunity that swept the Hojo family last year after the decisive battle between the Echigo army and the Sano Territory.
Three females from Kanto.
The Uesugi family controlled Echigo country, part of Echigo country, part of Shimono country, and a small part of Shinano country.
The Takeda family controlled Kai Country, Suruga Country, and most of Shinano Country.
The Hojo family controls Izu Country, Sagami Country, part of Musashi Country, and part of Shimoso-Kuni.
Although the stone height of the three families' territories does not reach one million stones, the three families' territories have gold mines, and they also control some unique materials. They have strong mobilization power and can be called great names.
The most interesting thing is that there is an agreement between the three companies.
After the Battle of Kawanakajima, Uesugi-Takeda reached an armistice agreement. Although some of the Takeda family's preferential policies were deprived by Uesugi Teruhu, and there were some minor frictions between the two sides, there was no official break-up.
After the Takeda family Suruga invaded, the Imagawa family went to Izu, and an armistice agreement was reached between the Takeda and Hojo families.
The Uesugi and Hojo families, through Nagao Tocho and Yura Narashige, reached a Viet Nam-Tang alliance. This paper alliance was so fragile that it could only be regarded as an armistice agreement.
To put it simply, the dragon, tiger and lion in Guandong are now in a truce state of triangular balance.
The Uesugi-Takeda family's tacit agreement to go south and surround the Hojo family's strategic situation has been destroyed by the dead Hojo Ujiyasu. The fragile armistice agreement between the three parties makes it uneconomical for anyone to take action first.
This strategic balance of the three parties is difficult to break by itself. If no external forces are involved, we can only remain in a stalemate to wait for change.
However, Yiyin is trapped in the complicated situation of Konge, and it is impossible to stay in Kantō for a long time, and it is even less possible to allocate materials and manpower from Konge to Kantō to help Uesugi Teruhora open up the situation like before.
Therefore, he wanted to establish a new strategic framework for peace in Kanto and prepared to use the soft knife of the Samurai Giri Promotion Association to sharpen people.
The death of Hojo Uyasu at this time may have caused some turbulence within the Hojo family, but because the time was not ripe and Yoshigan could not take advantage of it, he had to give up.
Kirigakure Saizo really finished speaking this time, she bowed and left the room.
After she left, Yiyin smiled bitterly at Dao Sheng and said.
"That's what you came for?"
Shima Sheng nodded fiercely.
"As you know, most of the Ji warriors in the Kanto Shiba Territory migrated from Beida and Iga, and they are well-informed from both sides.
The annuity payments received by Sibo Zhong Fund in recent years have been spread here.
Once in the middle of the year and once at the end of the year, the annuity of four shi of brown rice is accumulated, which makes the Ji warriors in the Kanto Spur Territory very envious.
As the acting officer of the Kanto Shiba Territory, I have to consider it for everyone, and I implore you to consider including the Ji Samurai of the Kanto Shiba Territory in next year's annuity payment list."
Yiyin knocked on the slip, feeling very embarrassed.
On his documents, there are letters from the head of the Shiba Tadashi Fund, Ishida Mitsunari, the recent Shiba Acting Deputy Katsuhisa Niko, and the Owari Shiba Acting Deputy Maeda Toshiie, all talking about this matter.
Originally, the first annuity payment from the Spozhong Fund was supposed to be this winter.
However, changes have occurred in Kanto, and Yiyin is eager to rush back to Kanto, and must stabilize the hearts and minds of the people in recent times as soon as possible.
On the pretext that the shogunate group was involved in smearing the name of the lord, Takada Yono cut off their Hokuriku Road trade route dividends and paid out the first batch of annuities in the middle of this year in advance, covering the entire area of Japan.
Based on this calculation, the year-end annuity being distributed in recent weeks this winter is the second installment.
Everything has one, then two, but nothing more than three.
Owari Shiba Territory and Kanto Shiba Territory, these two places also submitted the roster of Shiba Clan's samurai warriors, but they watched helplessly as Shiba Territory received two more installments of annuity alone in recent years. How could one not be jealous?
Maeda Toshiie and Shimakatsu couldn't withstand the pressure from the local samurai groups, so they had no choice but to apply to UiBank to speed up the coverage of annuities so that next year the Shibaiki samurai in the two places could also receive benefits.
On the other hand, Si Bo Ling has enjoyed the benefits of four kilos of brown rice a year in recent years, and now has to look to Shu to hope for the six kilos of brown rice a year promised by the Uprising Silver.
Nizi Shenghisa was coerced by public opinion and had to write a letter to ask the Spozhong Fund's annuity plan when it could achieve the share growth target of six kilos of brown rice a year.
Once the three acting officials submitted the letter, it was like putting Ishida Sancheng on the fire.
No matter how capable she was, she would not be able to complete the six-stone brown rice plan covering the entire Shiba family within one year. This was a rhythm that would force her to death.
But she didn't want to offend her fellow Wu family members in the three places, so she might as well spread her hands and write to her lord to ask for guidance.
Should I first increase the annuity share to six dan, or should I first cover the entire Shiba family's samurai establishment with the four dan rice annuity?
These four people are all high-level warriors, and they don't actually lack the brown rice for their pensions. But the Ji warriors under their command are very concerned about it. They have no choice but to get involved in this trouble.
However, the troubles faced by YiBank are even greater than them. Not only the annuity distribution of the Spozhong Fund, but also all kinds of problems are coming after the entire welfare system starts to operate.
This side of Pu Shengshi Township.
Because she saw real money, a large number of applications for joining the organization were piled up on her desk. The expansion of Tongxinzhong was urgent, and everyone was begging to be admitted to the organization to eat hard-core crops.
On the other hand, due to the rapid expansion of Spozhong Fund, many figures in the accounts did not match up, making it extremely troublesome to reconcile and write off the accounts.
Naomasa Ii ordered the Shibachu Fund to reorganize several times, but the newly sent accounts still had problems and did not add up.
But she cannot order the Spozhong Fund to cease operations and conduct a detailed investigation. How many people are waiting for the Spozhong Fund to make money and receive annuities? Business operations cannot be stopped.
Therefore, Ii Naomasa knew clearly that there was a problem with the Shibachu Fund, but he was overwhelmed by the general trend and could not play a supervisory role. He could only report it to the Bank of Japan and ask the master to make a decision.
All the problems finally piled up on Yiyin's desk, leaving him unable to help but scratch his head.
At the beginning, due to its shallow foundation and the inability to manage the territory, Yiyin had no choice but to divide the territory and give the Shiba retainers a great deal of autonomy.
As the Sibo family's power grew and the family's laws were perfected, he gathered some useful people around him, giving him the confidence to take control of the power.
As soon as the distribution of power between the central and local governments began, contradictions emerged. Discords also emerged among the various regions due to the distribution of interests.
Originally, Yiyin did not need to face these troubles. Because he, the hands-off shopkeeper, did not participate in the actual management, the troubles were all the important ministers. He only needed to be responsible for mediation, balance, and arbitration.
But Sibo reorganized the Secretariat with the people, which meant that he took over power directly from the local Sibo. In accordance with the principle of equal rights and responsibilities, Yiyin also tied himself with the shackles of responsibility.
As the saying goes, if the benefits are shared by everyone and the boss takes the responsibility, troubles will start to come to your door. Especially since he prefers to bribe with benefits instead of threatening with force, the problems are more complicated.
The Wu family is greedy and wants more.
When you meet a good boss with a soft heart, there may not be many people who are grateful, but there must be people everywhere who are confident enough to take advantage of him.
As the old saying goes, kindness does not lead the army, and benevolence does not lead the government. This is the truth.
Among the three agents of the Sibo Territory, Nizi Shengjiu suffered the most. In recent years, the Sibo Territory has the largest territory, but it also has the most bastards below.
Maeda Yoshida, Akechi Mitsuhide, Takada Haruno and other powerful retainers are all in the recent wave. Which one is easy to get along with?
In comparison, Owari Shiba is the head of the Maeda Toshi family. She conquered the territory with one hand and one foot, and she is surrounded by her cronies.
If Maeda Toshiie hadn't insisted on following Shiba Yoshigan and changed to another samurai family, the Owari Shiba leader might have ceased to belong to the Shiba family.
However, Yoshigami had been away from Owari for too long and had not shown any kindness for a long time. Maeda Toshiie himself could hardly control the centrifugal force of Owari Shiba.
Therefore, she applied to Yiyin Bank to join the Hokurikudo Trading Route profit-sharing interests, and actively requested that the annuity from the Shiba Tadashi Fund cover the Owari Shiba collar.
In the final analysis, these measures she took were all to win over the hearts and minds of the Owari Shiba leader and to firmly tie this territory to the chariot of the Shiba Takeka Group.
Among the three acting officials, the easiest one is Shima Katsume of the Kanto Shiba Territory.
The Hime warriors in the Shiba Territory in Kanto are all from the old Peking University and the old Iga clan. They came to Kanto from recent times to open up territory and expand their territories, and they are the most united among themselves.
Dao Shengmeng was originally the leader of the old Peking University and the public. He was a righteous man, wise and brave, very popular, and able to hold his own.
But we are all our own people. Seeing the relatives left behind in our hometown enjoying the good life and having fun, it is psychologically difficult to get over this hurdle.
We risked our lives in Kanto and worked hard, but now you can rest easy and enjoy an annuity without doing anything. We are all relatives and friends, and no one knows anyone. This is too unfair!
Dao Shengmeng was able to attract these people because he lured them with the bright future of opening up new territories, which suppressed their thoughts of returning home in glory.
At this moment, seeing how popular and popular Si Bo Ling was in recent times, she, the elder sister who took the lead, was very embarrassed. The more she was on her own, the more she had to protect herself. She was also helpless and could only come out to speak for everyone.
If Yiyin is the majestic mother-in-law who controls the Sibo family, the three Sibo acting officials are the young daughters-in-law who are conscientious and do practical things.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Nizi Shengjiu, has the most to do, is in the most trouble, and is in a lot of trouble. The second and third daughters-in-law will not sympathize with her. Anyway, if one room is enough, the second and third rooms should also be available, and a bowl of water must be balanced.
The three parties are now keeping their eyes on Yiyin, hoping that the mother-in-law will come out to seek justice. There is also Ishida Mitsunari, who is hiding his head and showing his tail, and dare not breathe heavily.
Yiyin smiled bitterly at Dao Sheng.
"You go back first and I'll think about it later."
Shima Sheng hesitated for a moment, and Yiyin shook his head and sighed.
"In short, I won't let Guandong Shibo suffer a loss. If you trust me, I will go back first."
When Yiyin said this, Dao Shengmeng couldn't stand it anymore and kowtowed to the ground.
"I'm very sorry. That's not what I meant. I'll go back right now."
She sighed, gave Yiyin one last pitiful look, and then walked out of the room.
Yiyin watched her leave with a grimace.
Shima Shengmeng is not a weak woman who feels sorry for herself. She deliberately put on this look to show Yiyin, which shows that she is really under great pressure.
In fact, Yiyin's pressure is much greater than hers.
If he had known that grasping real power would be so troublesome and hot, he would have just lied down and let the favored Ji warriors carry the thunder. Why bother to create so many troubles for himself?
After Dao Shengmeng walked away, Kamojigo said.
"My lord, during the time we have returned to Dahu Territory, the number of applications submitted by Owari, Kanto and Sanfang Shiba Territory in recent days has more than doubled compared to summer and autumn."
Yiyin glanced at her and said.
“When the annuities were paid out in the middle of the year, people all over the country were still hesitant to wait and see. When another payment was made at the end of the year, many people’s doubts were dispelled, so naturally they rushed to get the money.
The selection system has not yet been announced, and the number of applications has doubled. This is to give you a warning.
The selection process was really stuck, cutting off everyone's way forward, and you are the one who ends up with nothing to show for."
Don't seek death as a person, and think about your own future when doing things.
We are all colleagues, and threats will not threaten you, but hundreds and thousands of applications are piled on the table, which is a clear attitude. Don't be ignorant and block everyone's way of making money.
Pu Sheng's face did not change and he said.
"I am only loyal to my master. I don't care what other people think."
Yiyin sighed.
"But I care about you.
This is an island country, not a celestial dynasty. The politics of the Wu family cannot be based on loyalty. Even in the celestial dynasty, how many good endings can there be for being a lonely minister?
The last time we passed by Minami Omi, your mother wanted you to go back and inherit the family business. You refused and followed me wholeheartedly. How could I let you end badly?
Since you are unwilling to go back and inherit the family business, I have to promise you a bright future, and I can’t let you suffer and be laughed at by Pu Sheng’s retainers.”
When Pu Shengshi heard that Yiyin was thinking about himself, his face flushed with excitement.
Her lips trembled a few times, wanting to say something. She glanced at Naomasa Ii opposite her, resisted the urge to express her feelings, and lowered her head in silence.
Yiyin continued.
"I will personally come out and reprimand these bastards.
All localities have just submitted their lists, and the welfare system has not yet covered all Ji warriors. Why are they starting to apply for admission again?
Do you think the threshold of my Shiba family is low, or is it that I, Shiba Yiyin, are easy to bully? No one is allowed to apply again for one year!
Hamoji, you should do it slowly and at your own pace when it comes to the expansion of Tongxinzhong and the selection of Spo's system.
I will suppress the retainers and not allow them to mess around and ruin the selection mechanism of my Shiba family."
Pu Shengshixiang frowned.
"The Sibo leaders everywhere are very anxious right now. The welfare system of the Sibo Zhong Fund is an unprecedented initiative of the Wu family, and it is a great kindness from the king.
They are ungrateful, and instead worry that they will fall behind others and suffer a big loss, which is a shame."
Yiyin smiled bitterly.
"Isn't this the Wu family?
At that time, the Minamoto no Yoritomo, Ashikaga Takauji, and all the outstanding Minamoto elders in the past, who had not encountered this kind of thing?
If you want Warrior Ji to follow you, you have to offer a price that they can't refuse, a price that no one else can give.
Only if they are willing to trust me and raise prices can I rest assured and dare to use them to do things for me."