After the meeting with Xiangzong's Qintai, Yu Qiuping was helpless and walked aimlessly in Maple Leaf Mountain City alone. Xiangzong's Qintai was obviously unwilling to give up, and expressed to Yu Qiuping that he was willing to make more concessions.
, in exchange for the support of the Yu Qiu family. However, Yu Qiuping did not want this concession from him at all. He had no choice but to give up because of political factors.
But he knew in his heart that what Xiangzong's brother Tai said was absolutely reasonable. If the Changzong family was wiped out, the Yuqiu family would face much greater pressure. Therefore, he was eager to
I tried to help the Changzong family, but there was nothing I could do.
Yu Qiuping has shared the current predicament with Takenaka Shigeharu's staff. However, although Takenaka Shigeharu has extraordinary talents in battle formation command, he is almost ignorant of politics and cannot come up with any solution. Yu Qiuping asked Yu again
The other four consultations in Qiu Gobingwei also had no good solution. As time passed day by day, Xiang Zong and his subordinates became more and more anxious, but Yu Qiuping still had no good solution. He had already written to Zhi Zhi
When Tian Nobunaga died, Oda Nobunaga's reply was simple: No way. The original words were as follows: "Which is more important, a bat on Shikoku Island or the prestige of the next governor of the Oda family?"
Just when Yu Qiuping was at a loss, several unexpected visitors brought him hope. They were none other than Imai Munehisa, Tsuda Muneki and others who came all the way from Sakai Town after hearing the news.
After a night of secret talks, Yu Qiuping immediately met with Xiang Zong's subordinate Qin Tai the next day.
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After receiving the summons from Yu Qiuping again, Xiang Zong's subordinate Qintai went to Maple Leaf Mountain Castle Castle Tower excitedly. Yu Qiuping naturally called him, and things must have turned around. However, what surprised him was that he had thought that
However, his secret conversation was arranged in the reception room of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle Castle Tower. In addition to Yu Qiuping, there were also several businessmen and craftsmen waiting for him.
"His Royal Highness Xiangzong, after internal discussions within the Yuqiu family, decided not to rule out the military support of the Changzong family." Yu Qiuping's first words were like a basin of ice water poured directly on Xiangzong's family.
Tai's head. He suddenly turned pale. Could it be that Yu Qiuping called him here to see off guests this time?
"However, we decided to use another way to assist the Changzong family. This time we called your highness to discuss the feasibility and specific plans." Yu Qiuping's next words once again reignited the Xiangzong family.
The fire in Qintai's heart made him feel a little confused, "Another way?"
"Yes. I originally wanted the bosses to introduce it to you, but they unanimously requested that I do the talking." Yu Qiuping smiled helplessly. Businessmen in this era still felt a little reserved and humble in front of samurai——
Even if the plan they come up with is so crazy.
"First of all, I would like to confirm that the Choso Gabu family's unique mobilization method means that everyone who owns more than three towns of land must prepare a pair of armor or weapons and go into battle when the head of the family calls for it.
The poor peasants who were unable to prepare their own equipment became auxiliary soldiers and went out to fight. Is my statement correct?"
"His Royal Highness Zhibu is right," Xiangzong's Qintai mentioned the master's creativity and couldn't help but nodded proudly. However, as a mature diplomat, he tactfully concealed this pride, "Otherwise, with this
How can nearly 10,000 soldiers be mobilized in Tosa with its barren land and meager taxes? The only way is to mobilize the power of the people themselves."
"Yes, but as far as I know, the mountains and forests near Tosa Country are dense and the terrain is complex. If there are 10,000 troops, it is completely possible.
Why do we need support if we can hold back 40,000 troops by guarding dangerous points?"
Xiangzong's Qin Tai blushed slightly when he heard this, but he still replied in an unarrogant manner: "To be honest, His Majesty the Governor said that although a large number of troops can be mobilized with a large number of troops, their combat effectiveness varies greatly. We hope that farmers can prepare their own equipment and weapons.
, the quality is also very poor. Some of the tools are in tatters and can only be taken out after being painted. The bamboo spears of the pikemen are somewhat moldy, the swords are also rusty, and the arrows shot by the old bow strings are weak and weak.
The combat effectiveness of the entire army is far beyond the opponent of the elite soldiers of the Mihaoshi family. Even with the advantage of the terrain, it cannot stop the tiger and wolf troops of the Mihaoshi family."
"That's good." To the surprise of Xiangzong's Qintai, Yu Qiuping nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, "Then Your Highness, do you think this is okay? Our family of Changzong will provide people, and Yuqiu's family will provide equipment. We
I will equip you with a well-equipped army and turn them into an elite soldier. Then, this brand-new army will go to attack the Mihaoshi family!"
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The solution given by Yu Qiuping shocked Xiangzong for a long time - providing equipment to other people's armies was unheard of. However, it was a good idea - bypassing the orders of the Oda family
.The Yu Qiu army did not send troops during the off-season. It was the Changzong family who fought, but Yu Qiuping provided equipment support.
"Then... do these equipments... cost money?" Xiang Zong's subordinate Qin Tai asked this question tentatively, which made everyone in the room amused, including himself.
"Your Highness Xiang Zong, please wake up. I am not a philanthropist. That equipment costs a lot of money, how could I give it to you for free?" Yu Qiuping smiled and shook his head, "Besides, the Yu Qiu family's treasury is not
I have the final say myself. You should also have heard that it must be voted by Congress! Most of the current treasury tax revenue is the hard-earned taxes paid by the bosses in Congress, how can it be given away in vain?"
"That's what His Highness Jibu said." Xiang Zong's subordinate Tai also smiled and nodded. But even though it requires money, this is very good. With the number and skills of Tosa craftsmen, there is no way to mass-produce equipment. Even if it requires money, it is impossible to mass-produce equipment.
They are the equipment of samurai and bannermen, and most of them are old goods passed down from the previous generation. It is not easy for someone to sell them equipment. "But you also know, Your Highness, that the Chosong family is very poor.
I hope Your Highness will be accommodating."
"Don't worry, the equipment the Yuqiu family sells to the Changsonggabe family is calculated at wholesale prices." Sitting behind Yu Qiuping, Sena Shiyoshi took over the leadership of the conversation under Yu Qiuping's instruction. He smiled.
His eyes narrowed, and at the same time he handed a bill to Xiang Zong's subordinate Qin Tai, "This is the catalog and price of the equipment required by the 10,000 troops. Can you take a look?"
The smile shown by Sena Jiyoshi made Yu Qiuping shudder. Sure enough, after taking the bill and glancing at it, Xiangzong's Tai was petrified in an instant. The black words written under the white paper, for Tosa
It's nothing short of an astronomical figure.
"This..." The expression on Xiangzonggabu Qintai's face was a little stiff. He understood that the opportunity in front of him had been hard-won, but the Changzonggabu family even sold all the crotch cloth of Changzonggabu Yuanqin.
I can't get the money together, "It's a bit...too expensive."
"It's okay, we have expected it." The smile on Sena Shiyoshi's face did not diminish, and he took out a second stack of paper from his arms, "Your Highness, please take a look at this."
"What is this?" The suspicious Xiang Zong's subordinate Qin Tai took the second piece of paper and found four big words written on it, "Loan Agreement."
"To put it simply, the Yuqiu family is willing to lend the Changzong family a sum of money to purchase equipment. However, how the money is spent must be supervised by the Yuqiu family's accountant. The general principle is,
This money can only be used to buy equipment, and the seller has been locked as the Military Industry Department of the Yuqiu family." Xiang Zong's subordinate Qin Tai read the content on the paper while listening to Sena Shiyi's explanation, "But please still
Your Highness understands that although the Yuqiu family, as samurai, has great trust in the character of the Chosogabe family, who are also samurai, the money must be approved by the bosses of the Congress after all. In order to prevent the Chosougabe family from defaulting on debts in the future.
The risk requires the Chosougabu family to send their eldest son, Chikomaru, to the Diet as a hostage."
"Of course there is no problem with this. It was promised before. As long as it can save our family from the fire and water, my lord and my young master are both ready to wake up." Xiang Zong's Qin Tai agreed without hesitation -
—Anyway, this is not the first time. Didn’t Yu Qiuping also send his son to a businessman to be a hostage?
"There are other conditions, just write them down below." Sena Ujiyoshi continued, "The Chosogabe family needs to allow the businessmen of the Yuqiu family to invest in and set up factories in Tosa, and hire Tosa people as factory workers.
Employees. The Chosogabu family must not obstruct the normal employment and business activities of the merchants of the Yuqiu family, and should also cooperate with the merchants to sell their products to Tosa and Shikoku."
Yu Qiuping and the business representatives behind him smiled upon hearing this - this is the real purpose of the Congress this time.
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As the businessmen in the Diet expanded their business and opened more and more factories, they encountered two major problems - the continuous increase in personnel salaries and the gradual saturation of the sales market. Yu Qiuping once went to Sakai Town to visit the businessmen.
Factories - densely packed together, it's like the London street scene in the history books without the chimneys.
However, this is ancient Japan after all, and the population is not that large. Soon, the supply of strong labor in the Kinki area exceeds demand. As the saying goes, scarcity is more valuable, and the wages demanded by workers have also increased. At the same time, businessmen discovered that their sales market
It is also gradually saturated. After all, this is an era with very low average income. Most families do not have high spending power and cannot buy many things. The goods produced by merchants soon face the dilemma of having nowhere to sell. Although benign
The business mechanism effectively slows down market saturation - workers who earn wages from factories themselves increase the purchasing power of families, but this increase is obviously not matched by the quantity of goods produced.
As the market becomes saturated, merchants have to lower the prices of goods to sell them, and the increasing wages of workers make merchants' profits less and less - although this is already much higher than their profits from pure trade in the past.
People are suffering and insatiable, and businessmen in Delongwangshu urgently need to open up new sales markets and obtain more cheap labor to support production.
And this time the Tosa crisis provides them with such an opportunity. Tosa has a large amount of cheap labor, and the market on Shikoku Island has been controlled by the Miyoshi family in the past. The Miyoshi family levied high tariffs on passing merchant ships, which made the Diet merchants
Very dissatisfied. If there is an opportunity to open up the Shikoku Island market from within, it will be a hugely profitable business.
The businessmen have already made preliminary calculations. The income from investing in setting up factories in Tosa and opening up the Shikoku market far exceeds the astronomical price of equipment for the Chosogabe family. Therefore, businessmen and merchants who are spying on the Shikoku market
Chapter completed!