Takeda Shingen finished his excitement and laughed at himself.
"If Tsutama really doesn't know, then he must not be willing to make enemies of the Takeda family and ruin his plan to conquer Kanto.
And Terutora Uesugi is too embarrassed to tell Tsutado-don the real reason why she is hostile to me.
Then, the opportunity will come to reopen the Zenkojidaira trade.
Tsutado-den likes to use gentle methods the most, and the Hokurikudo trade route is prosperous, so Zenkoji's modest material needs are not a big deal to him.
If this benefit can be used to appease the Takeda family, he will definitely order Naoetsu to reopen the trade route.
As long as the import of supplies from Naoetsu can be restored, the Shinano people will not buy the high-priced supplies that Nobu-kun Anayama transports into Shinano from Sunfu Castle.
Either she lowers the price, or she has to pay for it. No matter which way she chooses, Shinano’s price crisis will subside.”
Knowing the seriousness of Shinano's price problem from Kosaka Masanobu, Takeda Shingen quickly seized the opportunity to solve the problem.
She could not forcefully cut off Nobu-kun Anayama's financial resources, as that would arouse the dissatisfaction of the Kai clan. She could not put the matter on the table, as it would aggravate the Shinano clan's alienation from the Takeda family.
The best way is to let Anayayama Nobu-kun quit and take the initiative to lower the price. Then she has to find an economic competitor for her.
Zenkojihei's cheap supplies and free salt are gone, but as long as Shiba Yiyin hopes to maintain the harmony between the Uesugi and Takeda families, Naoetsu can deliver supplies to Zenkojihei at market prices.
The daily necessities coming from Sunpu Castle could not monopolize the domestic supply of materials in Shinano, so they had no confidence to control the skyrocketing prices.
Yoshihiro Shiba hoped that the direction of Shinano would remain stable, and Takeda Shingen just made a request to restore the trade route. Isn't that too much?
On Anesama Nobu-kun's side, their price-gouging practices were not public to begin with, and they did it without telling Takeda Shingen. Now the mute eats Coptis chinensis, and cannot tell the story of his suffering, so he can only hold it in.
Takeda Shingen only needs to pretend not to know, and with the help of Shiba Yoshiyin's acupuncture point, Yamanobu-kun, he can force the Kai public to take the initiative to lower prices and solve the problem of skyrocketing prices in Shinano.
Kosaka Masanobu bowed slightly and praised.
"The Lord is wise."
She actually still felt a little uneasy in her heart, but she didn't know how to express it.
Not making the matter public is the best result for Takeda Shingen. However, He Xini treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, and there are hidden dangers after all.
Takeda Shingen refused to deal with it seriously and prevented the conflict between the Kai clan and the Shinano clan from rapidly intensifying. But this mine always existed, but the fuse was lengthened, delaying the explosion.
Hokushin Zenkojihei can be reopened this time and closed next time. Yoshigan Shiba cannot stay in Kanto forever. Once he leaves, Uesugi Terutora will definitely cause trouble for Takeda Shingen.
Takeda Shingen himself said that hatred for love is irreconcilable. As soon as Yoshigan Shiba leaves, Uesugi Terutora will not be able to help but take action.
The structure of Echigo's dual-headed politics ensured that Uesugi Teruhora had his own independence. Apart from Yoshihiro Shiba, who could guarantee the harmony of the Uesugi-Takeda family?
Anayama Nobu-kun has hooked up with Tokugawa Ieyasu, and both parties have made a lot of money from the smuggling business. As long as this line exists for a long time, the problem of soaring prices in Shinano will arise again sooner or later.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was not a simple person. She faced the threat of Takeda Shingen directly, and of course she was happy to intensify the conflicts in the Takeda family and relieve herself of the pressure.
Not to mention that she could earn benefits from the Tokaido trade route, even if there was no benefit at all and it would make Takeda Shingen feel uncomfortable, she would still have to put money into it.
There is no shortage of precedents in history where economic cooperation first developed into political and military cooperation.
Nobu-kun Anayama had originally maintained a semi-independent and detached status in the Takeda family. If there were any changes in the war in the future,
Will she be persuaded to rebel by Tokugawa Ieyasu?
Takeda Shingen's seemingly wise operation is actually not perfect. Both people present understand this, but there is no better solution for the time being.
Behind the seemingly prosperous Takeda family, they are faced with enemies from all sides and hidden dangers everywhere.
Takeda Shingen could only maintain a confident and upward attitude and find a way to break the situation. She glanced at Kosaka Masanobu, who was worried but couldn't express it, and smiled.
"Don't worry too much, my situation is not good, but in this troubled world, who is not carrying a lot of troubles?
Terutora Uesugi invited Tsutadon to settle in Echigo and share the family business. From then on, there was no possibility of independence. Echigo's dual politics was a guarantee of her undefeat, and it was also a shackle that prevented her from doing her own thing.
Hojo Umasa does not have the ability and prestige of Hojo Ujiyasu, and her family is deeply suspicious of her. It will be easy for her to unite with the Oda family, but it will be difficult to convince the retainers to take action against me.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who truly desires to defeat me, seize Suruga Kingdom, and open up the Tokaido, is she sure she can fight against me?
My big trouble is actually the Oda family.
The Oda Tokugawa alliance is stable, and Oda Nobunaga is ambitious. Sooner or later, she will open up the East China Sea and expand her power to Kanto.
Fortunately, Oda Nobunaga is standing near Shii Muju. I'll wait for the opportunity and give her some color."
Kosaka Masanobu was stunned for a moment and asked.
"Do you want to attack the Oda family first?"
Takeda Shingen nodded.
"good.
The Tiantai Sect became more and more attentive to me. Master Jueshu asked Tianhai to send me letters many times expressing his approval for my worship of the Buddha.
This old bald donkey won't even give me a position as a nun, and still expects me to fight for her life and death? He really knows how to daydream.
Ever since Oda Nobunaga came to Luo, the life of the Tendai Sect has become increasingly difficult. Well, let Oda Nobunaga teach these bald donkeys a lesson and let them think about it, the world has changed.
I really hope that Oda Nobunaga can kill Hibiken and burn down the Enryaku-ji Temple’s main hall. I saw that at that time, Kakushu, a bald ass, still dared to refuse my position as a nun."
Takeda Shingen knew very well that there were many contradictions within the Takeda family, and rectifying the internal affairs was the beginning of a great split. Only exporting contradictions through external campaigns was the most effective way to gain a foothold in troubled times.
Not everyone has Sibo Yiyin's imagination and ability, and dares to build a paradise in troubled times, and is not afraid of being beaten, smashed, looted and burned, ruining many years of hard work.
When fighting external wars, it is the normal practice of a samurai daimyo to constantly use external benefits to ease internal conflicts.
Takeda Shingen knew very well that Uesugi Hojo had his own sufferings and could not truly form a joint force to besiege the Takeda family.
The biggest threat to the Takeda family comes from Oda Tokugawa in the west, especially Tokugawa Ieyasu. She longs to unify the Three Kingdoms of Tokaido and restore the glory of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Once the Three Kingdoms of Tokaido are unified and trade routes are reopened, the Tokugawa family will quickly become stronger and become one of the most powerful vassals in the world.
But Tokugawa Ieyasu knew that she was no match for Takeda Shingen, so she could only rely closely on Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga was using the Tokugawa family to conquer the north and south. Why didn't Tokugawa Ieyasu use the Oda family's tiger skins to fake the power of the tiger?
Takeda Shingen chose to expand westward. Firstly, he wanted to acquire land on the Tokaido Road and ease internal conflicts. Secondly, he wanted to cooperate with the near-capital Pyongyang Nobunaga to weaken this biggest threat.
In terms of religion, Takeda Shingen always maintained a close relationship with the Tendai Sect, and used Tenkai, the Tendai Sect's liaison in Kai, to bargain with Master Kakushu.
She hopes that after she becomes a monk, she can become a great nun of the Tiantai Sect, with a status second only to Kyoshu, the master, and use the influence of the Tiantai Sect to help the expansion of the Takeda family.
But the Tentai Sect is not stupid. It is enough to give Takeda Shingen a nixon as a sign of approval for this powerful daimyo of the samurai family who believes in the Tentai Sect. The Tentai Sect is not willing to be used as a weapon by the Takeda family.
Takeda Shingen cursed the Tendai Sect's headquarters for being destroyed by Oda Nobunaga, which made Kosaka Masanobu speechless.
The Lord has become a monk, and she is a nun official of the Tiantai Sect. How can there be such a believer who is looking forward to the destruction of her own Buddhist temple? Isn't that heretical ecstasy?
Takeda Shingen also had no inhibitions when he was alone. As he was talking, he saw Kosaka Masanobu's embarrassed expression and smiled.
She raised Reina in her hand and fiddled with Kosaka Masanobu a few times, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere in the room.
But Reina suddenly burst into tears at this moment, frightening the two of them into a panic.
"What happened?"
"Reina peed."
"Quick, quick, give me a hand towel and I'll dry it while you go get the diaper."
"Diapers, where are the diapers?"
"There, there!"
The two of them were in a panic, but they didn't have any of the high-spiritedness they had just pointed out to the world. They worked hard and finally gave birth to a son, which pitied the hearts of parents all over the world.
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Echigo Kingdom, Imperial Palace.
Yoshigan returned to the room angrily, startling Kamaojigo who was about to submit his documents. She subconsciously looked at Ii Naomasa behind Yoshigan, with questioning eyes.
Yoshihiro requested the Kamo Clan Village to come up with a Shiba Doshins selection plan as soon as possible, so she did not go with Kasugayama Castle this time, but was accompanied by Ii Naomasa, who had already figured it out.
At this time, Ii Naomasa was carrying the sword given by Yoshiyin. She had long forgotten about the poor and hateful head male servant. She shook her head slightly towards the Kamao clan, saying that she didn't want to say anything more.
After Yoshigan sat down, he drank and swallowed the tea offered to him. His remaining breath was still lingering. He looked at Kamaojigo and Ii Naomasa who were silent and did not dare to speak, and vented.
"Uesugi Terutora is this incomprehensible guy. I really don't understand what is going on in her mind. Wasn't the price of the bloody battle on Kawanakajima shocking enough?
The Takeda family is quite powerful, but just for the sake of the Shinano country in the mountains, it is not worth our while to antagonize them. With the lessons learned from Kawanakajima, the two sides finally reached an agreement and each took a step back.
Takeda Shingen is willing to claim the title of king in the mountains. We have the Hokushin Barrier to protect the heart of Echigo, and we will go all out to conquer the eight Kanshu. Is there anything wrong with each taking what he needs?
She, Teru Uesugi, insists on an alliance with the Hojo family, ruining the tacit understanding with the Takeda family, and has ruined my plan.
This time Takeda Shingen punished the Higashi believers for their rash actions and came to negotiate with us with sincerity, but the bastard Uesugi Teruhu pushed and blocked us again.
What the hell does that mean!"
Yoshigan was furious, he really couldn't understand Uesugi Terutora.
The cost of the Kawanaka Island war was so high that both sides clearly saw the strength of the other side. Only when they are evenly matched can a mutually beneficial armistice agreement be reached.
The Echigo side used the import of supplies as a goodwill move to lead the Takeda family to the south, breaking the alliance between the three Imagawa-Hojo Takeda families.
Uesugi Takeda's strategic advantage in attacking the Hojo family from both sides was originally good, but it was destroyed because of Uesugi Teruhora's decision to form an alliance with Hojo Ujiyasu.
Yoshihiro was not in Kanto at that time, and Uesugi Teruhora was impulsive and inferior to the scheming Hojo Uyasu. Yoshihiro accepted this big loss and did not argue with Uesugi Teruhora.
But this time, Takeda Shingen dealt with Anayama Anji, who was provocative in Toshin, and came to negotiate with full sincerity, but Uesugi Terutora actually refused the Takeda family's goodwill.
Is there something wrong with this guy’s mind?
The influence of Echigo has spread throughout the Hokurikudo, in a long strip from Echizen to Kanto. The biggest weakness comes from Shinano.
The terrain of Shinano Province is high, overlooking the plains of Echigo Province.
When Echigo sent troops to Hokushin, they were worried that one day the Takeda family would come out of the mountains and cut off the seven inches of the snake of the Takata Plain in Joetsu.
Even today, the Echigo side has the Murakami and Ogasawara families in Hokushin as a barrier, but Yoshigan still does not want to be at odds with the Takeda family because there is no fundamental conflict of interest between the two parties.
The goal of the Shiba Uesugi family has always been the prosperous Kanto Plain. Why bother with the wild monkeys in the mountains? Wouldn't it be nice to let the Takeda family go to Tokaido to embarrass the Tokugawa family and the Hojo family?
But Terutora Uesugi was stubborn and refused to let go, making Yoshigage very angry.
The structure of Echigo's duopoly made it impossible for Uesugi Teru to escape the influence of Yoshi Bank, and Yoshi Bank also needed the support of Uesugi Teru to restrain each other in doing things.
On weekdays, as long as Yoshigage acts coquettishly and sells some meat, Uesugi Teruhora will soften up. This trick has been tried and true. But today, he really saw a ghost.
Uesugi Teruhora didn't accept this, and Yoshigage was so angry that he couldn't speak and was helpless. He even drank three cups of tea and uu read www.uukanshu.com, but he couldn't suppress the heat in his heart.
Amidst Yoshiyin's complaints, Kamao Shigo finally understood the cause and effect, she said.
"Your Highness Uesugi doesn't seem to be such an unreasonable person. Is there something unspeakable?"
Kamaojigo's words were considered as persuasion, but Teruhora Uesugi had never been a reasonable person, and he was just a little better in front of Yoshigan.
Yiyin sneered.
"Who knows her?
She refused to let me go to Hokushin to negotiate with Takeda Shingen, and her face looked ugly..."
Yiyin suddenly stopped mid-sentence and reacted suddenly.
No way... Could it be that Uesugi Teruhu knew what happened to him in Yantian City Wormwood?
Yiyin calmed down, took a deep breath, and said.
"That's all, if I don't go, I won't go.
Anyway, the current situation of the Takeda family is not good. Tokugawa Hojo is watching from the south, and Takeda Shingen is even more afraid that we will send troops to Shinano and stab her in the back.
It’s true that Terutora Uesugi didn’t want me to meet Takeda Shingen, so why didn’t she just say so? She kept silent and it made me upset.”
Yi Gin still doesn't know about the existence of Takeda Rena. He just feels guilty that his mugwort history in Yantian City has been dug up.
If that was the case, going to Hokushin to hold talks with Takeda Shingen would have really hit Terutora Uesugi's lungs. No wonder she refused to let go or give a reason.