Kuroda Takataka fulfilled her promise, allowing the princes of Kyushu to check and balance each other, and was no longer able to resist Ichijo Hideyoshi's rule, but her ability made Ichijo Hideyoshi even more fearful.
At this time, faced with Ichijo Hideyoshi's request for advice, Kuroda Takataka was no longer willing to show his talents.
When the water is full, it will overflow; when the moon is full, it will be weak.
Kuroda Takataka has not done enough in recent years, but has done too much. This not only failed to win the trust of Hideyoshi, but also made Hideyoshi even more afraid.
At this time, Kuroda Takataka has established a firm foothold in Kyushu, and his family fortune of nearly 200,000 koku has become one of the most famous names in Kyushu.
At this time, there was no need for her to continue to express herself, but to conceal her edge.
Faced with Ichijo Hideyoshi's question, Kuroda Takataka always looked at him and asked again.
"The saint has captured fifteen families of great and small names in one fell swoop this time. How will their territories be arranged?"
A trace of displeasure flashed in Ichijo Hideyoshi's eyes, but he still spoke patiently.
"Akechi Mitsuhide said to surrender to Tanba Country, which is already her territory.
After the death of Hatano Hideharu, the Hatano family has lived up to its former prestige. This time Akai Naomasa was purged again, leaving the Tanba samurai family without a leader.
Akechi Mitsuhide took the opportunity to join forces with Hosokawa Fujitaka, while appeasing the surrendered samurai family, and at the same time eradicating the rebellious samurai family.
This time, the Tanba Kingdom was completely swallowed up by the Akechi-Hosokawa family.
After the War of Shiba-Oda, Omi Province's Takashima County was headed by Isono Umasa, and all the local samurai families surrendered to Shiba.
This time the Isono family was purged, Yoshigan Shiba had ordered Kyoto garrison Otani Yoshitsugi to station in Takashima County to pacify the place.
As expected, Otani Yoshitsugi will replace Isono Uemasa and be entrusted to the local government.
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Kuroda Takagao nodded and said.
"This time Nizi Yukimori took the lead in offending others, but it was Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka who got the spoils. After this purge, Tamba Kingdom is no longer a nominal vassal, but also truly belongs to Shiba."
Ichijo Hideyoshi nodded.
Nizi Yukimori, a stupid young man, is not only famous in Kanto, but also in Kinki. He is also famous for being impulsive and caring no matter what.
Taking advantage of Nizi Yukimori's opportunity to use the knife with a black face, Mitsuhide Akechi made a fool of himself from behind. The Tanba samurai family, which was severely damaged by the purge, was unable to resist Hosokawa Fujitaka's attempts to win over him.
Tanba Kingdom was originally the territory of Hosokawa, and the domestic samurai family and the Hosokawa family were inextricably linked.
Although the Izumi-Hosokawa family is not the Hosokawa clan, a good bird chooses the right tree to roost in. Seeing that the Shiba god is so powerful, there is no harm in following the descendants of the Akechi-Hosokawa family.
Once the Hatano family and the Akai family fell, local samurai families fell into the arms of new masters one after another.
Akechi Mitsuhide eliminated some of the opponents, and the gateway from Kinki to the Western Kingdom was completely surrendered to Spo.
Nizi Xingmeng did things that offended others, but others took away all the benefits.
Ichijo Hideyoshi sighed.
"Otani Yoshitsugi has managed to get ahead of himself and let Takatora Toudo know about this. I don't know how he feels about it."
Hideyoshi's sister, Ichijo Hidenaga, served as the general and was fighting on the peninsula. As his general, Takatora Toudo naturally made great achievements on the peninsula.
But no matter how hard she tried, her status could never catch up with her former colleagues.
Maeda Yoshitsugi, Ohtani Yoshitsugi, and Todo Takatora were the first ones to approach Yoshigan Shiba.
If Toudo Takatora hadn't been blinded by lard and wanted to leave the Shiba family, his current status would not be lower than Otani Yoshitsugi.
As a branch of the Shiba Goddess, the future Goddess family naturally has a noble status in the Shiba Divine Power.
However, Yoshitsugi Otani has worked hard over the years and has made a lot of achievements. In the future, Shiba theocratic enfeoffment will surely rank first.
No matter how hard Takatora Toudo worked in the Ichijo family, he was still just a retainer of Ichijo Hideyoshi. In terms of status, he could not be considered as a close confidant of Ichijo Hideyoshi, and his room for advancement was limited.
If Shiba conquers the world, Takatora Toudo, a fool who jumped off the bus midway, will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and laughed at for ten thousand years.
Even Ichijo Hideyoshi couldn't help but sigh for her, what was this guy thinking in his head at the beginning? Now he is probably so regretful that he still has to pretend to be loyal.
Kuroda Takataka looked at Ichijo Hideyoshi and said solemnly.
"The strategy of uniting with Sibo has failed. In this case, we can only continue to borrow money from Sibo's earth warehouse to purchase supplies, and use the output of Sibo's territory to contribute to your great cause of conquering the peninsula. There is no other way."
A trace of displeasure flashed in Ichijo Hideyoshi's eyes, and he thought to himself, don't I understand the matter of borrowing money? If I just rely on borrowing money to solve the problem, why should I come to you to ask for advice?
What Ichijo Hideyoshi hoped was that Kuroda Takataka would come up with another clever plan to relieve him of his worries.
Cross-ocean warfare consumes a lot of money, and borrowing money to fight the war seems feasible, but the hole will become bigger and bigger until it is unsustainable.
After all, it was impossible for Hideyoshi Ichijo to borrow money from Shiba Yiyin on his own. The tacit understanding between the two parties was that the samurai family under Ichijo's command would borrow money in his own name.
The two masters, Yoshigan Shiba and Hideyoshi Ichijo, pretended not to know on the surface.
This confusing account will one day no longer hold up, and when the time comes, it will be Spoelstra's clarion call for the final battle.
It was not that Ichijo Hideyoshi wanted to escape this outcome. It was just that materials were easy to borrow, but manpower was not easy to dispatch.
The East Island country stood by and watched the conquest of the peninsula, continued to extract war dividends with loans, and refused to provide manpower support, which made even Hideyoshi Ichijo, who had a smooth performance, feel the difficulty.
Ichijo Hideyoshi couldn't help but worry that when China entered the war, would the war be so smooth?
Kuroda Takataka saw Ichijo Hideyoshi's embarrassment, but he was pretending to be confused.
Kuroda Takataka is already a prince, she no longer needs to perform as hard as before, her room for maneuver is actually greater than Ichijo Hideyoshi.
The feudal system of the Wu family rarely uprooted the local Wu family.
Even if Shiba Yoshigan conquers the world, as Kuroda Takaka is a 170,000-koku daimyo, as long as he does not offend the saint too much, the most he can do is reduce his fiefdom and avoid being beaten to death with a hammer.
The same is true for the other samurai families under Ichijo Hideyoshi. Only Ichijo Hideyoshi, a pariah born in the world, is unavoidable. Her final outcome is either to win the world or to kill her entire family.
From Kuroda Takaka's point of view, with his own obedience and merit, if a Hideyoshi wins the world in the future, he will naturally follow the chickens and dogs to heaven.
Even if Ichijo Hideyoshi is afraid of him, rewards based on merit are for the samurai families in the world to see. As long as he keeps his tail between his legs and behaves himself, Ichijo Hideyoshi will not be able to kill the Kuroda family. At most, he will be alienated and have his title reduced.
Now, Hideyoshi is borrowing funds to develop his own business. If the conquest of the peninsula ultimately fails, the samurai family under Ichijo Hideyoshi will owe a stock debt to the Shiba family, which they will never be able to repay.
Ichijo Hideyoshi went to war, and Nishijima was bankrupt. She had no choice but to give it a last try, but she probably couldn't defeat the saint.
But from the perspective of the local samurai family, the defeat of Ichijo Hideyoshi may not be the end of the samurai family in the West Island Kingdom, but may instead be a new opportunity.
Since no one could afford to repay the Spo's money, and they couldn't beat the Spo's, it was logical to simply vote.
It was difficult for Chinese people who were used to dynastic centralization to understand foreign feudal systems, such as the story of how England and Scotland formed the United Kingdom.
Although the King of Scotland has obtained the throne of England, the relationship between the English nobles and the Scottish nobles is not harmonious.
When did Scotland really recognize England’s right to rule and be willing to form the United Kingdom? It was after the Scottish nobles went bankrupt!
The Scottish nobles were greedy for the gains made by England during the Great Navigation Period, and they also formed their own companies to try out the sea. However, they couldn't beat others, and they were still in debt and almost bankrupt.
In the end, it was England who forced the aloof Highlanders to lower their heads by helping Scotland pay off its debts, ending the Highlanders' unyielding resistance for thousands of years.
This is a typical feudal victory and a way of surrender that the Chinese people cannot understand.
Shouldn't the losing party kill the whole family? Why doesn't the winner kill the loser's whole family, but also helps the loser pay back the money?
In the island society where the Wu family enfeoffed, this method was equally effective.
Not only did Takataka Kuroda think it was okay, the samurai family of Nishijima Province who surrendered to Ichijo Hideyoshi also didn't think it was a problem.
Everyone followed Hideyoshi Ichijo to make a fortune, but if the Ichijo family really collapsed, the tree would fall and the hozens would scatter immediately. There were not a few die-hards who followed Hideyoshi to die. Instead, they would kneel down and lick the saint.
They would ask the saint to forgive their debts, and then vow to repay the saint's kindness and be loyal to the descendants of Sibo in all their lives.
Just as Hachiman Taimu gave a reward to the Bando Hachihei clan, the Bando Hachihei clan swore to be loyal to the direct descendants of the Genji family in Kawachi from generation to generation.
An oath can be worthless toilet paper, or it can be a contract that has been abided by for generations. The key lies in whether the changes in the political situation are worth it for everyone to continue to abide by.
Therefore, Takataka Kuroda dared to pretend to be confused and respond to Ichijo Hideyoshi's advice.
Because in the past, Takataka Kuroda was not qualified to negotiate terms, but now as a powerful local daimyo, she was qualified to play tricks.
This is also the most helpless thing about Ichijo Hideyoshi. Although she has become a public leader and an elder of the Fuji family, she is still a noble person.
But she is not a truly noble person. She has neither noble thoughts nor noble blood.
Ichijo Hideyoshi was like a sheep that got mixed up with wolves. No matter how smart or heroic she was, she was still a sheep at heart and could not overcome her sheep instinct.
Hideyoshi broke through the ceiling through troubled times and transformed from a pariah to a common man. There was an unexplainable disharmony between her and the traditional martial arts.