Naoe Keizuna, as the chief patriarch of the Uesugi retainers group, the leader of the clan, is the main person in charge of the Uesugi clan. The head of the Uesugi clan at Naoe Jinguan Office is her daughter-in-law, Naoe Kanetsugu.
Okuma Asahide has also been promoted to the appointment chief of the Kanto Service Office, and is the chief boss of the office. The person in charge of the Shiba Department of Naoe Jinkan Office is her subordinate, Ishida Mitsunari.
These two people are the top coordinators of daily negotiations between the two parties.
When it comes to the level of Yoshigan Shiba and Terutora Uesugi, there will never be a head-on conflict, and it is impossible to even say a harsh word in public.
Because this is likely to be misinterpreted by his subordinate Ji Ji, leading to misjudgment by some people and serious political consequences.
Therefore, pulling hair and ears are done by the people below. The two masters will only show their sincere and united side for everyone to see.
Naoe Keizuna and Ohkuma Asahide were the ones responsible for coordinating their positions. When the grassroots fight reached a certain level, they would come out to make peace with each other, and continue to live together.
The three most important powers of the regime are military power, financial power, and personnel power. The struggle over these three powers has never stopped.
Uesugi is fighting against itself internally, and Spo is also fighting for power and profit internally. The dual politics are intertwined, and it is almost impossible to figure out which one is internal fighting and which one is external fighting. It can only be said to be a mess.
The two coordinators were so tired that they vomited blood and were so angry that they cursed their fathers. But for Yoshigan Shiba and Terutora Uesugi, it was not a bad thing.
First, the fragmentation of internal forces meant that no one had the strength to dare to question the emperor, and power was firmly concentrated in the hands of the two masters.
Second, the ambiguous distribution of rights between the two parties caused powerful warriors to restrict each other, and gave the two masters an advantageous position to arbitrate right and wrong.
This change brought Terutora Uesugi's power to the highest level since she inherited the family business, and the internally fragmented Uesugi retainers group could no longer influence her will.
But there is only one small drawback, that is, she must share power with Shiba Yiyin.
The samurai group at the Kanto Palace was formed and became part of the Echigo samurai group. The relationship between the two parties was quite complicated. There was competition and cooperation. Division would cause two harms, and cooperation would benefit both sides.
The Uesugi retainers group has gone from rejecting Yoshihiro Shiba to fearing Yoshihiro Shiba.
What they fear most now is not that Yoshigan Uesugi wants to marry into the Uesugi family. It's that he refuses to agree and Teru Uesugi marries the self-righteous Uesugi Shiba.
When the time came to make it clear, the separation of the Uesugi and Shiba clans was not as simple as breaking the bones. For the Echigo samurai family, it would be a disaster.
Let’s not mention the long-term and immediate worries that Uesugi Shiba and Uesugi have had since the integration over the past year or so. During the secret conversation at this time, Shiba Yoshigami read the document in his hand and handed it to Uesugi Teruhu.
This is the details of the grain that has been put into storage in the grain purchase plan, as well as the estimate of the subsequent storage quantity, which is related to the logistics support of the Kanto strategy.
Shiba Yiyin asked.
"So far, the amount of grain stored in the warehouse is only 30,000 shi. After the autumn harvest, can we guarantee that the 80,000 shi of military rations will be completed?"
Big Bear bowed to Xiu and answered.
"The imperial office, judging from the current situation, there is no problem with the 40,000 shi of military rations that I am responsible for.
The Hokuriku Road trade route was originally a sea route, and the consumption of food transportation was not large, at most only a one-to-one loss.
I have reached an agreement with various merchants in Hokkaido. Echizen, Echichu, Noto, and Kaga are all willing to use grain to trade Hokkaido goods beyond their share.
Merchant ships transporting along the Hokuriku Expressway would unload cargo along the way and load up grain directly to Naoetsu. Most of the 30,000 koku of military grain currently arriving at the port also came from here.
After the summer harvest, the food shortage anxiety of military families in various places will be relieved, and the remaining shares will be shipped in large quantities. Most of the 80,000 shi of military rations that I am responsible for will be completed.
The remaining small gap will be obtained from Ou and Yu, and will also be mainly traded by sea.
The samurai in Ou will ship the goods to Niigatatsu in Shimotsu for trading. I will arrange ships to transport the goods for trade in Naoetsu, and I will transport the grain back directly during the trip.
Ou's land is vast and sparsely populated, and its grain production is low, so it cannot provide much food. Some transactions will use war horses as collateral, especially the southern specialty of the northern region, the southern horse.
However, these grains are enough to fill the remaining gap. The total amount of Hokuriku and Ou must be 80,000 koku. Excluding the losses along the way, the amount transported into Naoetsu will not be less than 40,000 koku.
In addition, hundreds of northern war horses can be obtained, either for military use or for sale in the market, which can make up for our losses in goods."
Sibo Yiyin nodded and approved.
"Thank you for your hard work, Big Bear."
"I don't dare. This is my duty."
Da Xiong kowtowed to Chao Xiu, she showed her face in a big way this time.
After the reorganization of the Kanto Order, the scope of authority of the Order has been clearly defined. However, it is still unknown whether she, the leader of the Order, can secure her position.
The followers of Daxiong Chaoxiu were too smart and knowledgable, which caused her a lot of trouble. If she didn’t want to be ignored by these smart people, she had to work hard to show her own value.
Moreover, the two major samurai groups in Uesugi and Shiba fought fiercely over their differences over the purchase of grain. In the end, the grain purchase plan barely won.
If she does a good job in buying grain, her big bear Asohide will be a great addition to the Shiba clan internally. Externally, it will also suppress the Uesugi family's arrogance, and she cannot tolerate not paying attention to this matter.
Now, the cargo list for the 80,000 shi of military rations that she was responsible for had been sorted out and she only needed to put it into storage step by step. She was overjoyed.
Naoe Keizuna on the side remained calm, but he was unhappy in his heart. The better Da Xiong Chao Xiu did, the greater the pressure he felt.
The Uesugi priests had already been embarrassed in front of the two masters over the tax repayment of the two father-in-laws. This time, the Kanto service office made a beautiful grain purchase plan, which was also squeezing her power.
The two lords will appreciate the abilities of the Shibo disciples more and give them more important things to do, which means they will delegate more power to them.
Moreover, the grain purchase plan went too smoothly, and the share of cargo on the Hokuriku Road trade route belonging to Naoetsu was also declining rapidly. The money that was supposed to be earned originally went to the Uesugi Samurai Group.
Now that all the good things have been done by Okuma Asahide, Naoe Keitsuna has to bear the blame for the reduction in business profits in Hokuriku Expressway.
Those short-sighted idiots in our family don't care why business profits are low. They will only blame Naoe Keetsuna for being incompetent and unable to get more benefits for them.
Daxiong Chaohide was able to do things well, so he was naturally taken care of by his master. However, Naoe Keizuna had to hold his nose and be scolded to appease the dissatisfaction of the Uesugi retainers.
How could Naoe Keetsuna be happy watching other people's meritorious deeds and being rewarded, while taking the blame and being a cuckold, and watching others have sex?
