While the Imagawa family was worried because of Uakiuhei's prophecy, Ukihira himself was quite at ease. Oda Nobukiyo's rebellion had been put down, and the 5,000 stone territory in the west of Niwa County was also granted to him, making him the president.
The lord with a territory of 25,000 koku has officially become one of the patriarchs of the Oda family. Along with him, Katsunari Mori was named the patriarch of the Oda family. Together, they are responsible for the defense of northern Owari.
And the guys like Ikeda Tsuneaki, Maeda Toshiie and Kinoshita Tokichiro also had good official fortunes. Ikeda Tsuneki became the lord of a city, and Maeda Toshiie also served as a general of the Oda family as a member of the Akamono clan. Kinoshita Tokichiro became the
After serving as a general, he also won the favor of Oda Nobunaga because of his diligence and hard work.
Over the past year or so, the relationship between the four small wealthy families on the north bank of the Kiso River and Yu Qiuping has become increasingly friendly. Previously, they responded to Takenaka Shigeharu's call and rushed into Inabayama City to rescue Yu Qiuping, which made Yu Qiuping very grateful.
As Sena's Mitsubishi caravan grew bigger and bigger, their trading profits also increased year by year. They had long since paid off Yu Qiupei's debt and began to turn losses into profits. The Hara family and the Kato family even planned to
He formed his own caravan and participated in trade with the Mitsubishi caravan. As for Kawabizhong of Haizuka Koroku, he has recently stopped doing the business of transporting other merchants and pedestrians across the river, and has devoted himself entirely to helping the Mitsubishi caravan transport goods.
in this hugely profitable industry.
Although the wealthy families in Simeon gradually realized that these four small wealthy families had a close relationship with Yu Qiuping, they turned a blind eye to them because of their resistance to Saito Ryuuki.
They didn't pursue it too much. On the contrary, when they saw that these four small wealthy families had gained a lot from participating in the cross-border trade of the Mitsubishi Caravan, their minds also started to move. They even sent envoys to Yu Qiuping,
They expressed their willingness to reduce customs taxes and welcome Yu Qiuping's Mitsubishi caravan to trade with them and bring them income.
The proposal of the Simino wealthy family made Yu Qiupei and Sena Shiyoshi very tempted - that is a market with hundreds of thousands of koku! If the goods can be sold there on a large scale, it can also add a lot of money to the Mitsubishi caravan.
Income. And if the West Merion wealthy family is willing to lower tariffs, the trade between Mitsubishi Caravan and Kitaomi will also reach a higher level.
However, although Yu Qiupei and Sena Ujiyoshi's dreams are full, the reality is very cruel - the strength and funds of the Mitsubishi Caravan may not be enough to capture the Nishimeron market. Because although the Mitsubishi Caravan has relied on four years of trade
A large amount of money was earned, but a large part of it was spent by Yu Qiuping. Tokiwa Bei's training expenses, food expenses, the expenses for purchasing iron cannons and other ordnance, and the expenses for buying raw materials for Lanxiang Huagui and others to make armor weapons,
The samurai's salary, water power construction and city defense repairs, and a lot of benefits for the Oda family's tax collectors in exchange for them turning a blind eye to the growing Mitsubishi caravan, etc., there are many places to spend money.
He couldn't count them. And Yu Qiuping had always spent a lot of money. He felt that he was not short of money, so he didn't deliberately save money.
Although the current Mitsubishi Caravan is also very powerful, with total assets reaching nearly 100,000 yuan, a considerable part of it has been locked up - for example, it has to supply several shops in Mino and Owari.
A part of the reserve fund must be left to repay the money borrowed by the bank from the people. There is not much money left that can be used flexibly to enter the West Merion market.
Sena Ujiyoshi was so worried about this matter that he couldn't eat anything. He thought about how to make some money every day - he even wanted to use the bank's reserves, but of course Yuqiu Pingyoshi refused. This bank is
It was only supported by his credit, and he was not willing to let the credit he had maintained for several years be destroyed by Sena Shiyi.
Just when Sena Shiyoshi and Yu Qiuping were frowning, opportunities came to their doorsteps.
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The cause of the matter can be traced back to last year.
As Yu Qiuping's Mitsubishi caravan grew bigger and bigger, Yu Qiuping asked himself whether he could hide Oda Nobunaga and the tax collection hurdle. He asked around and found that the Lin family, Sakuma family, Shibata family and other retainers would know how to do it.
Do not pass the checkpoints, avoid taxes privately and do small business. As long as you give something "filial" to the lord and the tax collectors, everyone will turn a blind eye. After Yu Qiuping heard about this, he naturally followed suit.
, Oda Nobunaga and the samurai in charge of tax collection did not make it difficult for Yu Qiupei - they obviously did not realize that Yu Qiupei's Mitsubishi Commercial Capital was not as simple as "doing a small business".
However, the samurai were busy with everything and failed to see the key, but the businessmen were different. In Owari, there was a business group that saw the mystery of the Mitsubishi Caravan's growing development - the integration of politics and business.
The Mitsubishi Caravan was backed by the powerful Yuqiu family. It relied on force to deter Mino and forced the Mino party to give up its customs income. And relying on Yu Qiupei's connections, he could control the territory of Owari, the north bank of the Kiso River and the northern part of the Kiso River.
Trade over the vast area of Omi has made huge profits.
The merchant group that saw this mystery was none other than the famous Tsushima merchants in Owari.
Tsushima is located at the junction of the three countries of Mino, Owari and Ise. It has an advantageous geographical location. It is located downstream of Kuroda Castle, where the Kiso River, Nagara River and Ibi River meet, so water transportation is very convenient. Whether it is from Mino or Shina
Merchants who trade along the Kiso River in the inner 6 areas of Nobu, or merchants who come from Kinki, Kanto, and Western countries to bring shipping to Ise Bay, will choose to come to the port of Tsushima to trade goods. It can be said that Tsushima Port is the center of the entire Nobu
It is the most important commodity distribution center in the Oo area, and commerce is very prosperous. The Tsushima merchants are the big businessmen who started their business in Tsushima Port.
At that time, Oda Nobuhide relied on Tsushima's huge commercial income to resist Saito in the north and attack Matsudaira in the south. And the big businessmen in Tsushima also nominally accepted the asylum of the Oda family, the controller of Tsushima, and asked Ori
The Tian family pays commercial tax.
However, although the Tsushima merchants also have backers, their backers' attitude towards them and Yu Qiuping's attitude towards the Mitsubishi caravan are like a father treating a picked-up child and precious little princess. The Oda family basically relies on their military strength.
Control Tsushima and collect their commercial taxes. The Yuqiu family used their connections to open up markets for the Mitsubishi Caravan, sending troops to defeat their opponents and exempt their own caravan from tariffs. No wonder the Mitsubishi Caravan was able to do so in a short period of time
It has grown so rapidly in four years, catching up with the momentum of Tsushima merchants.
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It is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits, not to mention the keen sense of Tsushima merchants. So, at this moment, in the Kuroda Castle castle tower, in front of Yu Qiupei and Sena Ujiyoshi, three representatives sent by Tsushima merchants were sitting.
——Hotita Masada, Akiyama Nobuhiro and Hirano Tadaga. These three people are all great businessmen in Tsushima, and Uakiuhei and Sena Uji have heard about them for a long time.
"Three bosses have come from afar, do you have any advice?" Yu Qiuping asked the three rich men in front of him.
"The grass people have seen His Highness Hongye..." Masada Hota opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Yu Qiuping repeatedly. The latter smiled and joked: "What are you talking about, Your Highness Hongye? What are you talking about, Your Highness Hongye! The three bosses are in front of me.
Come here, you must not be talking about political affairs with me, but about business! Since we are talking about business, then all are equal before money! The net worth of the three bosses is incomparable to that of Yu Qiuping. Call me Boss Hongye and Bian.
It’s fun enough to meet this boss named Sena!”
Yu Qiuping's joke made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.
"If the three bosses have any advice, please just say it." Sena Shiyi's eyes were fixed on the three rich men all the time, and he couldn't wait for Yu Qiuping to do Tai Chi there - because he had already heard about it.
It feels like making money.
"Boss Sena is very cheerful, so I won't be hypocritical." Hota Masada was very polite and did not use any modesty, "I came here to discuss business with the two bosses."
"Boss Hotta, please speak." Sena Uji nodded and said, "If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears."
"Don't take it seriously, don't take it!" Akiyama Nobuhiro hurriedly shook his head after hearing this, "Mitsubishi Caravan has been doing very well in the past four years! Compared with the level of making money, it is not worth a small business like mine! It's true
We want to hear what boss Sena has to say!"
As soon as Sena Shiyi mentioned the word "money", he was as smart as a monkey. He immediately realized that these three bosses must have realized that Mitsubishi Caravan received full support from the Yuqiu family.
He thought for a moment, his eyes flashed, and after a slight smile, he raised his head and said openly: "Bosses, to be honest, there is nothing remarkable about our Mitsubishi caravan, but we just don't have to pay customs duties.
And because of our boss Hongye’s connections, we have more markets!”
Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this and winked at Sena Shiyi crazily. Is this guy crazy? Why did he tell the secret of the Mitsubishi Caravan so happily! Is this guy not Shi Lezhi? However, Sena Shiyi was right
Yu Qiuping turned a blind eye and looked at the three bosses with a charming smile on his face.
The three bosses obviously did not expect Sena Ujiyoshi to speak out so freely. Although they all guessed a thing or two in advance, they secretly learned the inside story and Sena Ujiyoshi directly confessed the inside story.
thing.
Hota Masada, Akiyama Nobuki, and Hirano Tadanaga looked at each other in confusion. The words they had thought of and the routines they had prepared to use were no longer used. They didn't know what to say.
"If what I expected is correct, the three bosses who came here must have taken a fancy to the fact that Mitsubishi Caravan can take advantage of the Yuqiu family, and they want to join us in doing business together, right?" Sena Shiyi raised his eyebrows.
, looking at the three bosses in front of him proudly.