"You have successfully aroused my curiosity, let's talk about it."
Takada Yono said.
"Since the incident at Honnoji Temple two years ago, the Oda family has been in chaos and has been fighting endlessly. Even if Hideyoshi Ichijo succeeded in taking power, the fighting did not stop, but intensified.
Ichijo Hideyoshi first fought against Akechi Mitsuhide, and then attacked Shibata Katsuie, Oda Shinbo, Tokugawa Ieyasu and other old allies of Oda.
After conquering Oda's old territory, Ichijo Hideyoshi launched the Shikoku Conquest and the Kyushu Conquest successively. Although the harvest was huge, the territories under his command were also overwhelmed by heavy military expenditures.
Especially the old territories of Oda, dominated by the seven countries of Owari, Mino, Ise, Omi, Echizen, Wakasa, and Settsu, the people's livelihood has declined in the past two years and they are already overwhelmed.
During this Kyushu expedition, Ichijo Hideyoshi once again mobilized Oda's old leaders to participate in the war. The local samurai family could not provide enough military supplies and had to borrow a lot, which placed a great burden on Shiba Tsuchikura."
Yiyin narrowed his eyes and interrupted.
"Wait a minute, according to your opinion, this time Ichijo Hideyoshi launched the Kyushu conquest, was Shiba Tsuchikura financing it behind the scenes?"
Yiyin was shocked.
In the economic field, he is far less astute than Takada Yono, but he did not expect that world affairs would develop to such an outrageous level.
Behind Ichijo Hideyoshi's brilliant record, was it the Shiba family who paid for it after all the hard work?
But if you think about it carefully, it's really possible.
Oda Nobunaga himself was militaristic and wantonly expanded, and the Oda retainers group had already complained and been squeezed to the point where they could not recover.
Ichijo Hideyoshi came from a humble background and fought many battles in the process of integrating the Oda legacy. Later, in order to export conflicts to the outside world, he eagerly conquered Shikoku and Kyushu.
It has been two years since the incident at Honnoji Temple. It can be said that Ichijo Hideyoshi is either fighting or preparing for war. Even if Oda's old leader is rich, he cannot withstand such oppression. Where will she get the money and food to go to war?
After working on it for a long time, it got to the point where Shiba Tokura was transfusing blood behind his back. It was so funny.
Facing the saint's astonishment, Takada Yono shook his head and said.
"It's not as much as you think. The Shikoku and Western territories controlled by Ichijo Hideyoshi have also been mobilized, as well as the affiliated Maori, Chosogabu and other families have also sent a lot of troops.
According to my estimation, the loan issued by Shiba Tsuchikura to Oda's old leader probably accounted for one-third of the Kyushu expedition, and at most one-half of the military expenditure."
Yiyin complained.
"That's enough. How come I don't know at all? What does Dazang Changan do for food! She didn't report such an important matter!
It’s unreasonable for a corpse to be served as a vegetarian!”
Takata Yono shook his head and said.
“It’s no wonder that Lord Ozo Changan is responsible for this. Although she is based in Sakai Port and controls Shiba Tokura, it is impossible for her to understand the specific situation of every business.
The Oda retainers group once purchased a large number of properties in Shibo. They used their own properties as mortgage loans, which was a normal business.
Each family borrowed money from each other, but the amount was less than a certain amount, and I didn't even notice that they moved away so much loan military funds like ants moving."
Yiyin shook his head and was speechless. It was really no wonder that Dazang Changan, the successor, was responsible for this.
At that time, Takada Harano wanted to develop Shiba Real Estate and used Lin Xiuzhen, who had lost power, as an advertisement.
Originally frightened half to death by Oda Nobunaga's surly behavior, Oda's retainers purchased a large amount of Shiba real estate, stocks and other Shiba assets, hoping to leave a way out for their own family.
The Oda family expanded from half a country to four million koku, and the Owari Mino samurai family accumulated countless wealth, and a lot of it was absorbed by the Shiba real estate.
Nowadays, people's lives are difficult. They mortgaged the Sibo property they bought and exchanged loans from Sibo's earth warehouse. The Sibo family opened the door to do business and had no reason to refuse.
There were hundreds of Oda retainers who exchanged their assets for food stamps at Shiba Dokura. They took out loans one by one. Naturally, there was nothing wrong with this.
When the money was added up and the problem was discovered during the audit, the money had long been borrowed, and there was nothing Dazang Changan could do about it.
Yoshigami glanced at Takada Harano, always feeling that she would deliberately help Ozo Changan to get away, and there must be an ulterior deal behind the two of them.
No wonder the new Shinto religion developed so fast. Takada Haruno must have taken low-interest loans from Shiba Tukura, and Ozo Changan's contribution was not small.
Yiyin shook his head, not thinking about these underhanded transactions hidden behind his back. He thought about it and asked again.
"No, I remember that because Shiba Real Estate siphoned off a large amount of the wealth of Oda's retainers, as early as Oda Nobunaga's period, Oda had been explicitly prohibited from receiving circulating food stamps and was not allowed to purchase assets outside.
After Ichijo Hideyoshi came to power, he was afraid that I would interfere with Oda's internal affairs, so he strengthened this ban. The use of Shiba food stamps was not allowed in the internal market transactions of Oda's old territory.
How did these old ministers of Oda borrow food stamps in exchange for supplies?"
Yiyin's suspicion was correct.
Food stamps are just a piece of paper, and currency is a medium. What is needed to fight a war is not the currency itself, but the large amounts of military rations, weapons and other military supplies that currency can buy in exchange.
It would be no problem for Oda's former ministers to borrow some food stamps from Shiba Tokura, but if they exchanged the food stamps for supplies at Shiba Tokura, it would be difficult for them to get back Oda's old collar.
The exchange of a large amount of gold, silver and copper coins for grain will definitely alarm Tibetan Chang'an. These are not pieces of paper for grain stamps, they are all real gold and silver.
If Dazang Changan didn't respond up to this point, she should really be derelict in her duties and deserve to die.
It was inconvenient to exchange supplies within the Shiba Territory. In the old Oda Territory, Hideyoshi Ichichi strictly ordered not to circulate food stamps, which blocked market transactions.
It is inconvenient to exchange both sides, so how did Oda's former minister turn a large amount of food stamps into a large amount of supplies? This is not a small amount.
Yoshigan looked at Takada Harano, who smiled bitterly.
"The saint forgot, Tokugawa Ieyasu..."
A flash of realization flashed through Yiyin's mind, and he smiled bitterly. It turned out to be her.
Although Tokugawa Ieyasu was a die-hard ally of Oda Nobunaga, he had always maintained a friendly personal relationship with Yoshigan, and his figure was so soft that he could walk a tightrope between Oda Shiba.
As early as the financial crisis in Sakai Port, Tokugawa Ieyasu personally went to Sakai Port and used real money to support the food stamp system.
At the same time, the Honnoji Incident broke out in Kyoto, and Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly killed Oda Nobunaga, causing Tokugawa Ieyasu to run back to his hometown in Mikawa Etsuo overnight and almost died on the way.
Oda Nobunaga died unexpectedly, and Yoshigan hurriedly returned to Kinki from Tokaido. When passing through the Tokugawa territory, Tokugawa Ieyasu pulled his sleeve and wiped his nose, pretending to be pitiful.
Yiyin relented and acquiesced to her promise when she made the deal between Sakai Port and Takada Haruno to save the food stamp financial system, and allowed the Tokugawa territory to become the authorized offshore exchange center for Shiba food stamps.
Oda's former ministers could not use food stamps to trade in Ichijo Hideyoshi's territory, and they did not dare to blatantly exchange large quantities of supplies in the Shiba family's territory, but they could exchange them in Tokugawa Ieyasu's territory!
Tokugawa Ieyasu's territory was like Hong Kong in a special period. Because of the mutually hostile trade barriers between China and the West, it became the only gateway for Sino-foreign trade exchanges.