Yoshigan squinted his eyes, looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu with a sincere face, and began to think.
The Shiba family started off on the Hokuriku trade route, relying on this cornucopia to win over samurai families along the way, creating a very strong wealth effect and a very solid political alliance.
The rise of the Hokuriku Road trade route was not the result of Yoshino's foresight, but a coincidence and in compliance with the times.
What is the current situation?
Oda Nobunaga killed Imagawa Yoshimoto in a surprise attack in Ozama. The entire army of the important ministers who followed Imagawa Yoshimoto was destroyed, which led to the collapse of the Imagawa family's rule in Suruga, Toe, and Mikawa.
Imagawa Yoshimoto was an outstanding samurai daimyo. She militarily unified the three wealthy Tokaido territorial kingdoms of Suruga, Toe, and Mikawa.
Politically, she formed a three-family alliance with the Takeda family and the Hojo family, which eased the military pressure behind her and allowed her to conquer the Nobi Plains with all her strength.
Economically, she actively developed the Tokaido trade route, and her Sunfu Castle became the hub of the Tokaido trade route, gathering a large amount of wealth.
Imagawa Yoshimoto reformed laws internally and actively conquered external affairs. He seemed to have the strength to replace the Hosokawa clan and become the most powerful branch of the Ashikaga clan. He may be the new generation head of the shogunate.
But just when the Imagawa family was prosperous and prosperous, Imagawa Yoshimoto unexpectedly died in Okehazama, and he also took the powerful samurai families of Mikawa, Toe, and Suruga who were close to the Imagawa family with him.
The traditional rule of the Wu family is a feudal structure of kings, kings and ministers, with many layers of overlap. The dependence of the lower class on the upper class relies on the powerful local martial arts family in the middle layer to connect the upper and lower loyalty relationships.
The death of the wise lord Imagawa Yoshimoto herself has already affected the Imagawa family business. The important officials from all over the country who accompanied her also perished, which is equivalent to tearing down the cornerstone of the Imagawa family's rule.
Takeda Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu were able to regard the Imagawa family as nothing, quickly win over local samurai families, and expel the Imagawa clan.
It was also because most of the local powerful samurai families who were loyal to the Imagawa family died in Okehazama.
Tracing back to the source, the Imagawa family actually fell into the hands of Oda Nobunaga, and Takeda Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu just picked the peaches.
The collapse of the Imagawa family's rule, not to mention the political and military aspects, had the greatest impact on the economic environment.
The stability of the Tokaido trade route was established because Imagawa Yoshimoto united with the Takeda family and the Hojo family to stabilize the political situation of the Tokaido.
Without a stable political situation, there will be no stable Tokaido trade route, and it will be impossible to establish a long-term and effective economic environment.
In particular, Takeda Shingen launched the Suruga invasion and forcibly captured the Suruga Kingdom. In the process, the Kai people who were dazzled by the colorful world burned, killed, and looted, causing great damage to the Suruga Kingdom.
At that time, Takeda Shingen was giving birth to a child in Sunpu Castle, and she didn't even have the energy to take care of the castle town of Sunpu Castle, let alone the entire Suruga Kingdom?
When Takeda Shingen regained his breath and almost fainted from Kai's energy, the wealth that Sunpu Castle had accumulated for many years was burned to the ground, and it would be difficult to recover.
Over the years, Takeda Shingen tried his best to restore Suruga Country's economy, but with little success.
Saltworks, fisheries, and cultivated land are easy to restore, but cities, towns, seaports, and commerce are completely closed, and it will be difficult to restore them to their former glory.
Suruga Country has an average stone height and has a strong economic status mainly due to its unique commercial location. However, under the rule of the Takeda family, this advantage has been destroyed.
Merchants are not stupid. You can burn their shops and rob their caravans, but you can only rip off customers once and they will not come back again.
It is easy to lose trust, but difficult to establish trust, especially business credit, which cannot be achieved overnight.
Coupled with the confrontation between the Tokugawa, Takeda, and Hojo families in Tokaido, the good political and business environment is far worse than the good political and business environment where Imagawa Yoshimoto is in charge and everyone is giving face and sitting in rows to eat fruits.
In fact, even if the Tokaido Road was in chaos, the trade routes would not have declined so quickly.
Because logistics trade in Kanto and Kansai is always needed, war will only increase logistics costs, and will not directly cut off logistics. After all, there are a lot of commercial interests, and there are always people doing business.
But around the time Imagawa Yoshimoto was hacked to death, Yoshigan followed Uesugi Kenshin back to Echigo Kingdom from Hokurikudo and began to establish the Hokurikudo trade route system.
It's like when everyone was scolding a certain place for having a bad barbecue, a businessman in a certain place said, "Don't come here, you bastard," and then found out that ZB became popular.
From ancient times to the present, the main routes between Kanto and Kansai are divided into three, Nakasendo, Hokurikudo and Tokaido.
Among them, Zhongshan Road has the least commercial value. The mountain road is rugged and the logistics cost is too high.
The disadvantage of Hokurikudo is that the Sea of Japan is too cold. The winter sea breeze blows ashore and is blocked by the Shinano Mountains from the coastline. As a result, Hokurikudo is extremely cold in winter and heavy snow blocks roads, affecting traffic.
From a geographical point of view, the logistics channel with the most superior natural conditions is the Tokaido Trade Road.
The coastline of Tokaido is actually farther south than Hokurikudo, and the sea breeze in the Pacific is not as strong as the Sea of Japan, so in theory there is no winter break on the Tokaido trade route.
Moreover, Tokaido connects the prosperous Nobi Plain and Kanto Plain, and its commercial value is higher than that of the poorer ones on Hokuriku Road.
Therefore, if it were in peacetime, if Nakasendo and Hokurikudo were tied together, they would not be able to defeat Tokaido, which is the core channel for logistics in Kanto and Kansai.
The prosperity of the Hokuriku Road trade route was entirely based on the war on the Tokaido Road.
In order to open up the Hokuriku Road trade route, Takada Yono fought with the caravans traveling on the Tokaido at Sakai Port and spent money to induce the caravans to use the Hokuriku Road.
It was good after that, but the war on the East China Sea Road continued, and dangers were everywhere along the way. Even the dogs were not allowed to leave, let alone the timid caravans.
The Hokuriku Dou Trading Route started with 300,000 guan, and within five or six years, it has now managed almost 5 million guan of all logistics in Kanto and Kansai. This is really a blessing due to the chaos in Tokaido.
But now, Tokugawa Ieyasu made an impassioned speech in front of Yoshibank, hoping that Yoshibank would help stabilize the situation in Tokaido and reopen Tokaido trade.
The Shiba family's economic interests are all in the Hokurikudo trade route. If they reopen the Tokaido trade, wouldn't this be a loss of their own jobs? How could Yiyin agree?
Yoshigan looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu and thought she was really interesting.
First, he gave himself a plan that was detrimental to the Takeda family and the Hojo family, but only beneficial to the Tokugawa family. Now he proposed to reopen the Tokaido trade route, which was tantamount to competing with the Hokuriku trade route for business.
Each of Tokugawa Ieyasu's plans was more outrageous than the last, and Yoshihiro was too lazy to speak.
Compared to Uprising, Tokugawa Ieyasu knew the meaning of what she said better, because she stayed in Tokaido all year round and had deeper and longer-term thinking.
"Saint, with your mercy, this world will eventually be peaceful.
The Tokaido cannot remain in chaos forever, and the Hokurikudo cannot always live alone. Instead of waiting for problems to arise, it is better to take the initiative to make arrangements, which will be beneficial to the Hokuriku trade route and the Shiba family."
Yiyin's eyes flashed and he nodded.
"What do you think, please tell me in detail."
Tokugawa Ieyasu said respectfully.
"The development of the Hokurikudo Trade Route by the Shiba family amazed the foreign minister. The foreign minister also exchanged Suba food stamps, bought Hokkaido Trade Route stocks, and even sent his retainers to Kinki Shiba to get a piece of land.
I admire the economic development of the Shiba family very much. The Kinki Shiba Territory is like a paradise, a paradise outside of troubled times, which makes foreign ministers envious.
However, the Hokuriku Road was inherently deficient. Not to mention that the Ichijo sect originated from Hokuriku. The Ichijo sect had been wreaking havoc for a long time and had a far-reaching impact, which was detrimental to land-based trade.
Even if His Majesty Oda can completely eradicate the influence of Kaga Etchu, the snowstorm in Hokurikudo will still be a difficult problem to solve.
There was Bohai Sea trade in the early days, and the earliest ports along the Hokurikudo can be traced back thousands of years, but it has not grown so far because of wind and snow.
But Tokaido is different. Winters on Tokaido are warmer than those on Hokuriku, which does not hinder business.
Whether it is by land or sea, the Tokaido is easier to travel than the Hokuriku Road, and there are two rich areas, the Noo Plain and the Kanto Plain, where goods can be digested.
Coupled with the continuous network of excellent ports such as Ise Bay, Mikawa Bay, and Izu Bay, the conditions of Tokaido are much better than those of Hokuriku Expressway.
I dare to say that once the world is at peace and Hokurikudo and Tokaido are on the same starting line, the Hokurikudo trade route will inevitably weaken and the Tokaido trade route will inevitably be revitalized.
If the Shiba family cannot prepare for a rainy day, then the food stamps, stocks, and commercial credit established on the Hokuriku Road trade route will probably be severely affected.
At that time, won’t the saint be in trouble?”
Tokugawa Ieyasu glanced at Yoshigan and said nothing more. Yoshigan nodded slowly, knowing what Tokugawa Ieyasu was taboo about not saying.
Yoshihiro also didn't expect that Tokugawa Ieyasu would be so patient and personally experience the financial system of food stamps, stocks, and real estate.
Although this medieval samurai daimyo was ignorant about finance, through her own intelligence, she had already discovered the hidden dangers of the Shiba family's heavy economic dependence on the Hokuriku Road trade route.
The Hokurikudo trade route is very important, but if there are differences between the prosperity of the Hokurikudo trade route and the political philosophy of the Yi Bank, how should the Yi Bank choose?
Tokugawa Ieyasu's meaning was very clear. Under the same conditions, the Hokuriku Road Trade Road could not compete with the Tokaido Trade Road. Therefore, if Yiyin wanted to protect the Hokuriku Road Trade Road, it could only let the Tokaido Road continue to be in chaos.
However, the political philosophy of Yiyin and the new ideas promoted by Spatia have always been to stop internal strife, develop peacefully, and rebuild the order of the Wu family.
If he shouts for peace but secretly instigates unrest in Tokaido for the benefit of the Hokuriku trade route, wouldn't he become a double-faced person?
Some shameless bad countries can say one thing and do another. For their own benefit, they are eager to plunge the world into turmoil.
However, Yiyin cannot do this!
His political foundation is Shinto. Divine power can slowly decay, but the god itself must be upright and upright, and be worthy of the public's support.
In other words, peaceful development is the political commitment of Yiyin, the living god, to the martial arts families in the world. If he wants to maintain his godhood, he must implement his holy words and unswervingly promote peace.
Bishamonten is the protector of Buddhism and the patron saint of the samurai family. He came to this world to save the suffering people in troubled times and bring peace to this island country again.
This political foundation is unshakable. Although the economic benefits of the Hokurikudo trade route are significant, they are worthless in the face of the political wealth of peace.
Yiyin sighed.
Tokugawa Ieyasu had a far-reaching vision. She had already seen through her own choices, and that was why she proposed two plans here to allow the Imagawa clan to return to Suruga Country and reopen the Tokaido trade route.
If the Hokuriku Trade Route is destined to decline, the best option is for the Shiba family to lead the process and replace the Hokuriku Trade Route with the Tokaido Trade Route to safeguard the economic interests of the Shiba family.
Tokugawa Ieyasu has already helped Yiyin come up with a very feasible and specific plan.
Let the Takeda family and the Hojo family withdraw from the Suruga Kingdom, and Yoshigan himself will lead the political plan for the return of the Imagawa clan to Sunfu Castle, so that Sunfu Castle, the core of the Tokaido trade route, can be re-opened.
The re-opening of the Tokaido Trade Route must be under the guidance of the Shiba family. Yoshigan believes that Takada Haruno has a way to copy the Hokuriku Trade Route's gameplay to the Tokaido Trade Route.
As long as Hokuriku and Tokaido are under the control of the Shiba family, the economic interests of the Shiba family can be maintained even if the meat is rotten in the pot.
Tokugawa Ieyasu proposed these two plans, which had two advantages.
On the one hand, she is certain that her influence on the Suruga clan is greater than that of the Takeda family and the Hojo family, and she can gain great benefits from the reopening of the Tokaido trade route.
On the other hand, she wanted to be the second best to Asakura Kageki.
Asakura Kageki's Tsuruga County is an important fulcrum of the Hokuriku Road trade route, and the status of Tsuruga Port is irreplaceable. She is a key figure in the Yoshihide Bank.
Once the Tokaido Trade Road is reopened, Sunpu Castle will be the new Tsuruga Port and the core of the Tokaido Trade Road.
Imagawa is really just a puppet, she can't control the factory.
The Takeda family went to Hitachi Kingdom, and the Hojo family went to Boso Peninsula. Even if they got the land, it was just the beginning. It would take time to digest the new territory, and their attention to Tokaido would decrease.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who occupies the two countries of Mikawa and Toga and has great influence on the Suruga Kingdom, will become an important figure in the Tokaido trade route and protect the operation of the trade route for a long time.
To sum up, once the Tokaido trade route is reopened according to Tokugawa Ieyasu's idea, its political value will be different.
At that time, Yoshigan would never allow Oda Nobunaga to swallow up the Tokugawa family and turn Tokugawa Ieyasu into a vassal and a retainer.
The surrender of the Tokugawa family to the Oda family meant that the Tokaido trade route was controlled by Oda Nobunaga, which was a bottom line that Yiyin could not tolerate.
The strength of the Shiba family is different from that of other martial arts families. From the beginning, it was not purely based on land. Many of its relationships relied on economic ties.
And now, Yiyin's power is based on divine authority.
To put it simply, Yiyin doesn't care if others take away a few pieces of his territory. Anyway, the Spo Territory itself is not big. His power is mostly reflected in other ways.
For example, the binding of financial interests, emotional pua, shogunate status bonus, and divine power blessing gave him arbitration rights similar to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
He is invincible, does things fairly, and everyone is willing to listen and obey. This is power.
Although the power derived from personal prestige cannot be transferred to future generations, the Yiyin Chicken Thief must prepare to use the divine descendants to unite the most powerful martial arts groups in the world and rule the earth with divine power.
Once the divine group is formed, whether it is strength or status, it will be an overwhelming force, from physical control to mental control, so that the Wu family can only obey obediently and be the dogs of the Sibo family for generations.
Therefore, Yiyin rarely cares about the gains and losses of land. There are only two things he is most taboo about.
First, someone challenged his divine authority.
Second, the economic dominance of the trade routes was taken away.
Theocratic power is the political tool used by Sibo to rule the island country in the long term, and cannot be weakened by provocation. The right to rule the trade routes is an important guarantee for the Yi Bank to maintain its current power, and must be firmly grasped.
These two points, one represents the future and the other represents the present. Grasping it with both hands, both hands must be strong.
Therefore, once Yoshinobu decides to rebuild the Tokaido trade route in accordance with Tokugawa Ieyasu's plan, it must ensure Tokugawa Ieyasu's independence and cannot allow Oda Nobunaga to swallow up the Tokugawa family.
