Chapter seven hundred and fifty-four water conservancy projects
Seeing that Teru Uesugi looked unkind and seemed to have misunderstood her purpose, Naoe Keizuna quickly explained.
"Your Highness misunderstood, Shiina Yasuyin acted against the will, destroyed the alliance and framed you.
If the Lord humiliates his minister and dies, of course the retainers are willing to send troops to seek justice for you!"
Terutora Uesugi chuckled, "This is just a joke."
The water network in Vietnam is dense and prone to flooding, but the alluvial plains along the bay are fertile, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. The Uesugi retainers have long coveted this piece of fat around them.
When the Shiina family asked the Echigo army to send troops to stop the Jinbo Nagasaki, the Uesugi retainers were ready to accept these lands.
Shiina Yasuin betrayed the alliance and Uesugi Teruhora hated her, but the retainers were not angry? The cooked duck flew away!
It’s just that the situation is stronger than the people, and the Uesugi family has to withdraw from the country. This time, the gods have come to ask for help. How could the Uesugi retainers miss this opportunity?
Naoe Keizuna was indeed in a bit of a dilemma when she came here, so she asked bravely.
"The retainers are united as one, but I don't know how many troops the Imperial Palace will send this time?"
Terutora Uesugi looked at Naoe Keetsuna and knew that she was the unlucky one who was pushed out.
The biggest trouble for Echigo now is the mutual constraints of the dual politics, which has reached the point where the Uesugi retainers can't bear it.
They wanted to cross China's land, but they were afraid that Sibo Yiyin would come out to get a piece of the pie and they would suffer a loss.
Uesugi Teruhu shook his head and said.
"Please comfort me and tell them not to worry.
The letter from the imperial office mentioned that although the chaos in Xiayue had been calmed down, the Kanto Imperial Palace was exhausted and it would be difficult to send troops after the spring plowing.
How are you? Are you happy?"
Teruhora Uesugi's tone was sarcastic, which made Naoe Keizuna fall to the ground and kowtow.
Seeing her like this, Uesugi Teruhora couldn't help but sigh. He really used the heart of a villain to judge the belly of a gentleman.
As a wise man like Shiba Yiyin, he must be prudent in doing things and rarely act for profit.
The tiredness of the military was an excuse. They did not send troops to seize territory because they were worried about triggering a backlash from the Uesugi retainers.
Terutora Uesugi looked at the back of Naoe Keizuna's head lying on the ground with a far-reaching gaze, as if he saw the troublesome retainers behind her.
Compared to Takeda Harunobu and Hojo Ujiyasu, Uesugi Terutora's control over the retainers group was not reliable, and Echigo's internal affairs were really in chaos.
Takeda Harunobu has the duty of guardian of Kai that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Takeda family. Although Kai is not stable internally, it is still relatively united.
The Jia Fei people are the core internally, and the conquered Xianfang people on the outside are the leading party. The internal and external combination has a good effect.
The Hojo family has been in Kanto for three generations. The retainers who came to Kanto from recent times are very united with the family branches, and they are driven by the tamed people from other countries as their minions, so they are also very stable.
Where's Terutora Uesugi?
Her mother was arrogant in force and almost single-handedly knocked down the entire Echigo family. Terutora Uesugi was not a good person either. After her mother died, he beat down the Echigo samurai family who were ready to take action again.
After two generations of powerful family governors, the Echigo samurai family had surrendered, but this kind of surrender based on the threat of force was very unstable.
Force can conquer the body, but it cannot conquer the human heart.
Uesugi Terutora couldn't be so mad as to kill all the opponents of Echigo. How to fill the vacated land and population? How to rule this land without the assistance of the Hime Samurai?
She has been suppressing the domestic samurai family of Echigo and cannot move. Her attention has just shifted to the outside world. If the suppression is slightly relaxed, internal problems will arise.
Uesugi Teruhora was able to generously share Echigo Kingdom with Yoshigan Shiba. On the one hand, it was true love that devastated him. On the other hand, could it be because Echigo never really belonged to her?
I have never received it, so I will not feel distressed if I lose it.
This time, Uesugi's retainers tried to save others by themselves. This little bit of carelessness could not arouse Uesugi Teruhu's resentment, because she had long been used to it.
These bastards are nothing!
Uesugi Teruhora sighed quietly and said to Naoe Keetsuna.
"Get up, no need to apologize.
I know this is none of your business, and you are in a dilemma."
Naoe Keizuna stood up, bowed again, and said.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your tolerance."
Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Uesugi Teruhu asked impatiently.
"Is there anything else? Let's talk about it together."
Naoe Keizuna smiled awkwardly and said.
"There is a little problem with the second public tax rebate reviewers."
Teru Uesugi asked in surprise.
"What's the matter? You can't even tell the difference between the money? Is it because the retainers have too many demands, causing dissatisfaction among the families in the middle and lower regions?"
The product of the Second Public Tax Refund Review Board is the product of the helpless compromise between Teru Uesugi and Yoshihiro Shiba.
The Uesugi followers were too greedy and could only get in but not get out. The benevolent policy of the second father-in-law to repay taxes almost overturned the ship and almost caused a big incident.
In order to prevent further problems with the tax rebate money from the Second Public Security Bureau, starting from this year, people from each Echigo family will form a review board for the Second Public Tax Refund to discuss and distribute the matter.
This idea came from Yoshigan Shiba, and Teru Uesugi thought it was a good idea. The Uesugi retainers were too greedy. If there were no restrictions, they would definitely repeat what they did last year.
The two masters rubbed their buttocks once, and if they dared to do it again, the worst they could do would be to lose a few followers and get stabbed. The Wu family had money and food, so how could they be afraid of killing a few people?
But with this group of critics, the peripheral martial arts families in Zhongxiayue can bargain on their own. Although they will inevitably be exploited, at least they have a standard.
Therefore, even though they were busy with spring plowing after the beginning of spring, each family still sent representatives to Joetsu Naoejin to participate in the evaluation of the second tax rebate.
The ones who came to chair the meeting were Naoe Kanetsugu and Ishida Mitsunari. None of the big guys would go.
This is a quarrelsome meeting. The concubines will fight for a penny and a handful of rice until their faces turn red and they will draw swords and threaten.
The bosses at the top need to be dignified, even if they are talking about profits, it is the errand boys below who are the ones doing the talking, and they are the ones pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Of course Naoe Keizuna didn't go either, but something happened that forced her to come and seek Uesugi Terutora's opinion.
Seeing Uesugi Teruhora's confused look, Naoe Keizuna said with a wry smile.
"Your Highness, on the day of the second tax return review, Ishida Mitsunari brought a person named Ina Chuji. It is said that Owari Shiba was recommended to the imperial court as an aide."
Hearing that this matter was related to Shiba Yigen, Uesugi Teruhu's brows trembled slightly and he listened seriously.
Naoe Keizuna continued.
"This person is a water conservancy expert. He came to Echigo and made sharp criticisms of the water conservancy facilities in the Echigo Plain.
She braved the heavy snow in the cold winter to explore various places in Central, Lower and Yue regions and came up with a complete water conservancy construction plan."
Teruhora Uesugi couldn't help but clapped his hands and said.
"Amazing, he's a character."
I'm not from Echigo, so I don't know how terrible the heavy snow in the Echigo Plain is. The wind is freezing, the road is blocked by heavy snow, and the snow is knee-deep.
In this situation, most people are unable to travel. Not only did this person go out, he was also able to explore the water conservancy layout in the thick snow.
Regardless of whether this is true or not, the courage to travel alone is worthy of Uesugi Terutora's praise.
