Chapter 438
Chapter 438
Chapter 438
"Help me up quickly." Xiuchang struggled to sit up on the tatami, Xiujia and Zhiyunyuan hurriedly set up a chair for him so that it would be relatively comfortable to lean on.
After he adjusted his comfortable posture, he opened his mouth and said to Xiujia, "You must have come to Kyoto this time for the Hojo clan's affairs.
The little bastard of the Hojo family is really in vain of his brother's kindness, now that Maeda and Mori are in Luozhong, when you and Sun Qi (Toyotomi Hideji) are called, only Uesugi will be left among the top names in the world . "
"." Xiujia calculated the number of people in his mind for a while, and suddenly realized something was wrong, and asked Xiuchang, "Where is Your Highness Tokugawa? Why didn't uncle mention him?"
"Brother wrote to His Highness Tokugawa again a few days ago, asking him to clarify his attitude towards Hojo. Tokugawa Nagano replied that he was finally persuading Hojo to act. I don't know if he has replied now."
Speaking of this, Hideonaga smiled contemptuously and continued: "But judging from that old fox Tokugawa, he will definitely not really try to persuade Hojo.
When Hojo was around, he was like a tiger trapped in a cage, with nowhere to stretch himself.Only when Hojo did something wrong would he have the chance to justifiably reach out to Izu Sagami.
Besides, Hojo really hurt his elder brother's face this time, and it also made him realize that Hojo is not a nature to surrender easily. If he wants to conquer Hojo of the Ming Dynasty, the nail must be removed.
Therefore, regardless of the result of the mediation of the Tokugawa family, the Hojo clan will inevitably be punished by his elder brother, but the punishment will be given to varying degrees depending on the situation. "
Hearing this, the Xiu family couldn't help muttering: "I've said that Hojo's ambition is long ago, and my father knew the prestige of subduing Hojo at that time, and ignored the feasibility of this matter."
Xiuchang heard Xiu's complaint and smiled helplessly, "Okay, don't complain about your brother, you don't know his temper, you should give him more in the days to come."
Hidecho brought the topic back to the Hojo family itself, and said to the Hide family, "Our country is long and narrow, and there are many towering mountains as barriers, so communication between the north and the south is extremely inconvenient.
The geographical location of Kanto is extremely important. It is not only an important node in northern Japan, but also takes into account the important task of monitoring the famous names in the Northeast. Since ancient times, non-shoguns cannot leave the town.
This place was originally the most suitable place for me to go, but you can also see that my body can no longer withstand such a toss.
Right now, in the entire Toyotomi clan, only your grade and ability are the most suitable for going out of Kanto. I hope you promise me to guard this east gate for my Toyotomi clan. "
When Xiujia heard that Xiuchang seemed to intend to transfer him to the Kanto, he was extremely resistant in nature, because although his Jibei kingdoms were not big, they were all familiar lands that he had developed for many years.
From the people to the politics here, they have experienced their own reforms for many years, and all the people in the seven countries of Jibei have a heart for themselves.
But if he wanted to move himself to the unfamiliar Kanto, even though this land had a high development potential in history, Xiujia still resisted from the bottom of his heart.
The most important thing is that Kanto was historically the transfer of Ieyasu Tokugawa's fiefdom. His purpose since traveling to this point is to change the quatrains of the Battle of Sekigahara and maintain the orthodoxy of the Toyotomi clan.
But if you let yourself be transferred to Kanto, how can you participate in Guanyuan? Would you let yourself stab the ass of the old tortoise in Tokugawa?
"Why are you talking about this again? Didn't I clearly reject it when I was in Owari? Could it be that there is no other candidate?"
Before the Xiu family finished speaking, Xiu Zhang interrupted, "No, you are the best choice."
Hidecho paused for a moment and continued to explain, "The Kanto area is not very flat, with Tokugawa in the south, Uesugi in the west, and Date, Satake, and Mogami in the north.
For the family, these people are all outsiders, no matter what the situation is, they are not heart-warming existences for the family, so there must be a daimyo who is close enough to guard them.
Moreover, the name must have some ability and influence, so as not to be played around by the heroes over there.Looking at the current Toyotomi family, who else can go besides you? "
After so many years, Xiujia has actually understood in his heart that Xiuchang is the mouthpiece between Hideyoshi and Xiujia. He proposed to Xiujia today the possibility of resealing Kanto. In fact, the two brothers have discussed it more than once.
That's why Hideyoshi called back today and asked Hideo to meet Hideaga first.I just want to find out about Xiu's family through Xiuchang's mouth.
Xiuchang saw the cause of Xiujia and continued to explain, "That fellow Tokugawa has been suppressed for long enough, even if he has kept a dog for so long, he should give him a bone.
Elder brother also wants to liberate Xiuzhen and Sanada from his rule, so Tokugawa must be compensated, how much do you think should be given?In any case, give Izu Sagami away. "
"Do you want to give Izu Sagami two countries?" At this time, Hideka still didn't understand the political meaning of it, and still thought about the problem from Toyotomi's perspective, and proactively pointed out the possible problems:
"The two lands of Izu Sagami are very important. Occupying these two countries at the same time will basically seal the Tokaido. If these two countries are given to one person, in case of accidents, the military power in the Kanto region may not be able to assist the West." !
From my point of view, it is better to transfer Xiuzhen from Shinano to Sagami, and the extra 5 shi Zhixing can be regarded as a seal.How about letting Tokugawa Nagon take over Xiuzhen's territory and Izu? "
Regarding Hideyoshi's suggestion, Hideaga just smiled helplessly, saying that he would report this proposal to Hideyoshi as a way of thinking about rewarding him after the war.
But he knew very well in his heart that Hideyoshi would never consider this suggestion, and it was Hideyoshi's intention to give Izu Sagami to Tokugawa.
Izu Sagami is so important, will Hideyoshi not know?
Here Hideyoshi’s perspective is skewed. If the Kanto region is a mess, Hideyoshi will definitely arrange for Sagami to be guarded by a close daimyo like Hideyoshi. After all, there is a famous historical city, Odawara.
But when the Xiu family transferred to Guandong, the situation changed fundamentally.
With the Xiu family's 135 million shi of land knowledge, 50 guan of various trade income, and 30 guan of copper mine income, even if the entire eight states of the Kanto were given to the Xiu family, it would not be enough.
Since Kanto uses the Kanto system, Zhixingdi can only perform a simple conversion, but this conversion is inaccurate, because Hojo collects taxes with copper coins, and the grain price plummets every year after the autumn harvest, and the same Kangao can buy more food.
In addition to the fact that the real land data in Kanto is a secret of the Hojo family, Hideyoshi and Hidecho can only make estimates.
Eight states of Kanto calculate him with 50 shi in Musashi, 40 in Ueno, 30 shi in each of the upper and lower sides, 4 shi in Anfang, 30 in Shimono, and 35 in Hitachi. About 7 million stone.
However, Shimono and Hitachi have a close family name of the Toyotomi clan, and decided to move part of the land close to the main house to resettle the Hide family, and then remove the two counties in the north of Ueno that originally belonged to the Sanada family. .
The loss of such a transfer to flatten the land and re-open the pit is almost the same. How to arrange the trade income and copper mines?
The most important thing is that Hideka, who owns so much land in Kanto, is responsible for guarding Tokugawa, Uesugi, Date and many other famous names, but why is he not a fierce tiger?
The best way to deal with tigers is to put two tigers in the same cage to guard each other, and Hideyoshi put the key of Sagami Izu in Tokugawa's hands, which also means to use Tokugawa's hands to guard Hideyoshi.
It's just that all these are Hideyoshi and Hidecho's own words, and Hidecho must never talk to the Hide family, and speaking out will definitely affect the unity within the family.
So Xiuchang changed his way and said to Xiujia, "It's okay not to give Sagami, how about moving Sanada and Ogasawara to Ueno, and taking a piece of your original knowledge and action?"
"." Xiujia was at a loss for words when he heard that his cake was going to be moved, but Xiuchang continued to say from the side, "I have discussed with my brother, and your land in Iyo will not be moved.
Except for Mr. Kurishima in the north and others who will become directly governed daimyos, you should still have about 17 koku of Zhixing land, including the Besshi Copper Mountain, which will still be left to you for exclusive use. "
According to what Xiuchang said, the Xiu family also had an abacus in their minds to make plans, only to hear Xiuchang continue to say, "My brother and I also know that the trade in Okayama is also a big income. Once you turn to seal the Kanto part Income will inevitably be affected, so I have been trying to compensate you during this time.
Can you see if this works? Didn’t your cousin Ukita Kanjia confer Sanuki a country of 10 koku? My brother and I discussed that he should be conferred in Sanuki as an independent daimyo, and he will be deducted from your knowledge. What do you think? "
When Xiujia heard this solution, his brows frowned suddenly. In his opinion, Ukita's family was his only blood relative, and he must go with his clan.
Hideyoshi's solution seems to be to compensate himself for 10 shi, but in fact it is to divide his right and left arm.
How familiar is this trick, Hideyoshi seems to have used this trick when dividing the Maori two years ago, but this trick is beneficial to the Maori family organized by a coalition of heroes, and it is true for the relatively centralized Ukita Divided the strength that the Xiu family could concentrate.
Seeing that the Hide family was silent for a long time, Xiuchang continued to ask for a price and said, "Brother said, the trade to Ming and Luzon through Ryukyu is still yours, but the ports still have to be located in Okayama and Takamatsu."
This price tag sounds somewhat insincere to Xiujia.
When they heard that they were about to be transferred to the Kanto region, the Xiu family was already prepared to lose Ryukyu.
Now the Ryukyu trade seems to be in the hands of the Hideo family, but after the transfer of the title, Okayama will inevitably be brought under the jurisdiction of Hideyoshi or assigned another daimyo. Both Okayama and Takamatsu will take part of the profits from themselves. The most important thing is It is to allow Hideyoshi to grasp the actual situation of trade with Ryukyu.
Xiujia didn't know who gave this notice to Hideyoshi, but it had to be said that it was really a beautiful conspiracy.
Seeing that Xiu's family still didn't let go, Xiuchang took the initiative to ask, "If you have any other requests, you might as well just tell me. If I can help you do it, I will definitely ask my brother for you. It's just that you must ask for it in this Kanto." It's been resealed."
The Xiu family heard from Xiu Chang's words the resoluteness to reseal the Guandong, and did not give the Xiu family any room to argue. It seems that now they can only think of a way based on the price tag.
After thinking about it for a long time, the Xiu family put forward the first condition: "The clan of Changzong Ibu was photographed by my father at the beginning. This time, the transfer of the seal to Kanto will not stay where it is, or will it go with me?" Kanto?"
In fact, there are three Yori in the body of the Uki family, namely Hoki's Nanjo Mototsu, Bizen's Chosogabu Nobuki and Chotsu Masakae.
The reason why the Xiu family only mentioned Chang Zong's relatives is very simple. His nature is different from the other two. He is more of a foreign identity and the role of the Xiu family to check each other. After all, his father is still a monk in Koya Mountain at the moment. hostage.
And Nanjo Genxu is a native of Hoki, and Hideyoshi was associated with him when he entrusted Hoki to the Hide family.
The Changshu Zheng family didn't have so many twists and turns, but the Xiu family deliberately avoided mentioning him because they valued his ability and wanted to keep him by their side.
Hearing the Xiu family's inquiry about the arrangement of Changzong's family's relatives, Xiuchang was silent for a moment, looked at Xiu's family and said, "His Royal Highness Changzong is the retainer of His Highness Guan Bai after all, how to arrange Changzong's family is not for me to decide." , need to report to brother. But if you have any suggestions, it’s okay to say.”
Hearing Hidecho Matsuguchi, the Hide family made their own request, "In this case, how about sealing it back to Tosa? If I remember correctly, there are now 13 koku of the Yoshikawa family in the East Tosa, and nearly 10 koku in the West Tosa. Settle Changzong's family.
Nagamune Gabe was born in Tosa County, and he was the daimyo of Higashi Tosa. The transfer of his title to Zhixing of Nishi Tosa Fanta and Takaoka counties was about 10 shi, which was just as punishment for cheating his father.
In addition, after all, he has been very loyal to his father since the change of Tosa, and moving him back to Tosa from Bizen can also be regarded as a gift to him. "
Xiuchang savored the suggestion from Xiujia carefully, and found that it was really good, but he didn't say anything at the moment, still saying "I will find a chance to propose to my brother."
Talking about the topic here, both parties are very clear about the salute. Even if Changzong Gabu Xinqin (4.75) and Ukita Kanjia (10.6) are taken away from the knowledge and practice of the Xiu family, it only compensates for less than 4 yuan of income. , if you want Xiujia to reseal Guandong with peace of mind, there are not enough bargaining chips.
Now that Xiujia was convinced that the reseal of the Kanto region was an inevitable result, his mood suddenly turned, and he suddenly thought that it might be an opportunity to semi-publicize the Ezo colony.
In this way, there is no need to be deceived in the name of the Oysterzaki family, and even Hideyoshi can directly include the Oysteraki family as his subordinates.
Xiujia, who was ready to do what he said, said to Xiuchang, "I'm ashamed to say that my uncle knows my child well, and my child's favorite thing is to make profits through trade.
Ever since the Ming Dynasty and Ryukyu routes were opened up, Hideka wondered if the north side could also be opened up, so in the past two years, he sent people to contact the Tohoku daimyo, and gradually opened up the trade route to Ezo.
Now there are daimyos such as Oysterzaki and Nanbu going on this route. My child’s annual income is about 3/5 guan. If my uncle can convince my father to let me obtain a trade concession for Ezo and the land of Ezo The right to dispose of it may be enough to make up for my loss. "
Hidecho knew something about Ezo. According to the biography, it was a barren land where no food could be grown. However, it is true that the fur produced in Ezo was an indispensable clothing material for the wealthy families in southern Japan.
However, with Hideonaga’s prudence, he still asked the Hide family a series of questions, asking, “Ezo knows how to behave, is there any rich family? Who is the Oysterzaki family you are talking about? The approximate annual income of Ezo’s trade with Japan is how much?"
Hideka answered these questions one by one, "Ezo's climate is cold, and it is difficult to grow food. The Oysterzaki family lived in Ezo's 5th generation, but it only produced a thousand stone scale. If it wasn't for trading with the Ezo people to make profits, I am afraid that they would not be able to survive. As for the shrimp Yi's trade income is about 7/8 of a year's scale."
Afterwards, Hideka gave some popularization about the history of the Oysterzaki family and Hidecho, especially about the fact that the Oysteraki family sent someone to contact him not long ago, but also concealed his request to become an independent daimyo.
Hearing that the Oysterzaki family occupies such a large area and the grain output is no more than a thousand stones, Hidecho immediately lost interest.
Hideka was not afraid that Oyezaki would disclose the real situation, since Wanshi and Sengoku were about the same size to Hideyoshi and Hidecho, they were both the size of a sesame mung bean.
However, for his own benefit, the Oysterzaki family would not take the initiative to declare his knowledge to Hideyoshi. After all, in everyone's perception, Ezo is a barren land where no food can be grown. If this perception continues, it will make I lost a sum of tribute and labor.
In fact, as Xiuchang said, even if Xiujia is transferred to Kanto, even if Xiujia retains its trade with Ming Dynasty, the loss of the important port of Okayama will inevitably reduce Xiujia's trade share with Ming Dynasty, and lose the town of Okayama. A hen that lays golden eggs.
However, Hideyoshi retained Hideyoshi's trade franchise to Ryukyu after all. If you add the income of 7 to 8 guan from Ezo, and the vassal system of Hideyoshi, which was extracted from Hideka's vassal system by Nagamune's family and Ukita's family, this is basically It made up for the loss of the Xiu family.
When it came to the conditions, both parties were already clear in their hearts, so Xiuchang nodded and took the initiative to stop the topic, "Is it just these conditions? I will find a chance to talk to my brother in a few days. I think my brother's wisdom must Will agree."
After all, he did not forget to laugh at himself, "Don't look at my grades and my current appearance, but my memory is not bad!"
Regarding Xiuchang's self-deprecating, Xiujia laughed and said, "Uncle is in the heyday grade, and some minor illnesses only need to be recuperated, and it will definitely not be a problem."
Hearing Xiu's family talking about their health problems again, Xiu Chang quickly waved his hands and said, "Hey~ Why are you talking about this again? Let's not talk, let's not talk about it."
Just when the Xiu family was going to continue to persuade him to pay attention to rest, Xiu Zhang suddenly became excited and signaled Zhiyun Yuan to take the maids to retreat.
When only he and the Xiu family were left in the room, he looked at the Xiu family pretending to be mysterious and said, "The matter of your transfer has been settled, and there is one more thing I need to ask your opinion first."
(End of this chapter)
"Help me up quickly." Xiuchang struggled to sit up on the tatami, Xiujia and Zhiyunyuan hurriedly set up a chair for him so that it would be relatively comfortable to lean on.
After he adjusted his comfortable posture, he opened his mouth and said to Xiujia, "You must have come to Kyoto this time for the Hojo clan's affairs.
The little bastard of the Hojo family is really in vain of his brother's kindness, now that Maeda and Mori are in Luozhong, when you and Sun Qi (Toyotomi Hideji) are called, only Uesugi will be left among the top names in the world . "
"." Xiujia calculated the number of people in his mind for a while, and suddenly realized something was wrong, and asked Xiuchang, "Where is Your Highness Tokugawa? Why didn't uncle mention him?"
"Brother wrote to His Highness Tokugawa again a few days ago, asking him to clarify his attitude towards Hojo. Tokugawa Nagano replied that he was finally persuading Hojo to act. I don't know if he has replied now."
Speaking of this, Hideonaga smiled contemptuously and continued: "But judging from that old fox Tokugawa, he will definitely not really try to persuade Hojo.
When Hojo was around, he was like a tiger trapped in a cage, with nowhere to stretch himself.Only when Hojo did something wrong would he have the chance to justifiably reach out to Izu Sagami.
Besides, Hojo really hurt his elder brother's face this time, and it also made him realize that Hojo is not a nature to surrender easily. If he wants to conquer Hojo of the Ming Dynasty, the nail must be removed.
Therefore, regardless of the result of the mediation of the Tokugawa family, the Hojo clan will inevitably be punished by his elder brother, but the punishment will be given to varying degrees depending on the situation. "
Hearing this, the Xiu family couldn't help muttering: "I've said that Hojo's ambition is long ago, and my father knew the prestige of subduing Hojo at that time, and ignored the feasibility of this matter."
Xiuchang heard Xiu's complaint and smiled helplessly, "Okay, don't complain about your brother, you don't know his temper, you should give him more in the days to come."
Hidecho brought the topic back to the Hojo family itself, and said to the Hide family, "Our country is long and narrow, and there are many towering mountains as barriers, so communication between the north and the south is extremely inconvenient.
The geographical location of Kanto is extremely important. It is not only an important node in northern Japan, but also takes into account the important task of monitoring the famous names in the Northeast. Since ancient times, non-shoguns cannot leave the town.
This place was originally the most suitable place for me to go, but you can also see that my body can no longer withstand such a toss.
Right now, in the entire Toyotomi clan, only your grade and ability are the most suitable for going out of Kanto. I hope you promise me to guard this east gate for my Toyotomi clan. "
When Xiujia heard that Xiuchang seemed to intend to transfer him to the Kanto, he was extremely resistant in nature, because although his Jibei kingdoms were not big, they were all familiar lands that he had developed for many years.
From the people to the politics here, they have experienced their own reforms for many years, and all the people in the seven countries of Jibei have a heart for themselves.
But if he wanted to move himself to the unfamiliar Kanto, even though this land had a high development potential in history, Xiujia still resisted from the bottom of his heart.
The most important thing is that Kanto was historically the transfer of Ieyasu Tokugawa's fiefdom. His purpose since traveling to this point is to change the quatrains of the Battle of Sekigahara and maintain the orthodoxy of the Toyotomi clan.
But if you let yourself be transferred to Kanto, how can you participate in Guanyuan? Would you let yourself stab the ass of the old tortoise in Tokugawa?
"Why are you talking about this again? Didn't I clearly reject it when I was in Owari? Could it be that there is no other candidate?"
Before the Xiu family finished speaking, Xiu Zhang interrupted, "No, you are the best choice."
Hidecho paused for a moment and continued to explain, "The Kanto area is not very flat, with Tokugawa in the south, Uesugi in the west, and Date, Satake, and Mogami in the north.
For the family, these people are all outsiders, no matter what the situation is, they are not heart-warming existences for the family, so there must be a daimyo who is close enough to guard them.
Moreover, the name must have some ability and influence, so as not to be played around by the heroes over there.Looking at the current Toyotomi family, who else can go besides you? "
After so many years, Xiujia has actually understood in his heart that Xiuchang is the mouthpiece between Hideyoshi and Xiujia. He proposed to Xiujia today the possibility of resealing Kanto. In fact, the two brothers have discussed it more than once.
That's why Hideyoshi called back today and asked Hideo to meet Hideaga first.I just want to find out about Xiu's family through Xiuchang's mouth.
Xiuchang saw the cause of Xiujia and continued to explain, "That fellow Tokugawa has been suppressed for long enough, even if he has kept a dog for so long, he should give him a bone.
Elder brother also wants to liberate Xiuzhen and Sanada from his rule, so Tokugawa must be compensated, how much do you think should be given?In any case, give Izu Sagami away. "
"Do you want to give Izu Sagami two countries?" At this time, Hideka still didn't understand the political meaning of it, and still thought about the problem from Toyotomi's perspective, and proactively pointed out the possible problems:
"The two lands of Izu Sagami are very important. Occupying these two countries at the same time will basically seal the Tokaido. If these two countries are given to one person, in case of accidents, the military power in the Kanto region may not be able to assist the West." !
From my point of view, it is better to transfer Xiuzhen from Shinano to Sagami, and the extra 5 shi Zhixing can be regarded as a seal.How about letting Tokugawa Nagon take over Xiuzhen's territory and Izu? "
Regarding Hideyoshi's suggestion, Hideaga just smiled helplessly, saying that he would report this proposal to Hideyoshi as a way of thinking about rewarding him after the war.
But he knew very well in his heart that Hideyoshi would never consider this suggestion, and it was Hideyoshi's intention to give Izu Sagami to Tokugawa.
Izu Sagami is so important, will Hideyoshi not know?
Here Hideyoshi’s perspective is skewed. If the Kanto region is a mess, Hideyoshi will definitely arrange for Sagami to be guarded by a close daimyo like Hideyoshi. After all, there is a famous historical city, Odawara.
But when the Xiu family transferred to Guandong, the situation changed fundamentally.
With the Xiu family's 135 million shi of land knowledge, 50 guan of various trade income, and 30 guan of copper mine income, even if the entire eight states of the Kanto were given to the Xiu family, it would not be enough.
Since Kanto uses the Kanto system, Zhixingdi can only perform a simple conversion, but this conversion is inaccurate, because Hojo collects taxes with copper coins, and the grain price plummets every year after the autumn harvest, and the same Kangao can buy more food.
In addition to the fact that the real land data in Kanto is a secret of the Hojo family, Hideyoshi and Hidecho can only make estimates.
Eight states of Kanto calculate him with 50 shi in Musashi, 40 in Ueno, 30 shi in each of the upper and lower sides, 4 shi in Anfang, 30 in Shimono, and 35 in Hitachi. About 7 million stone.
However, Shimono and Hitachi have a close family name of the Toyotomi clan, and decided to move part of the land close to the main house to resettle the Hide family, and then remove the two counties in the north of Ueno that originally belonged to the Sanada family. .
The loss of such a transfer to flatten the land and re-open the pit is almost the same. How to arrange the trade income and copper mines?
The most important thing is that Hideka, who owns so much land in Kanto, is responsible for guarding Tokugawa, Uesugi, Date and many other famous names, but why is he not a fierce tiger?
The best way to deal with tigers is to put two tigers in the same cage to guard each other, and Hideyoshi put the key of Sagami Izu in Tokugawa's hands, which also means to use Tokugawa's hands to guard Hideyoshi.
It's just that all these are Hideyoshi and Hidecho's own words, and Hidecho must never talk to the Hide family, and speaking out will definitely affect the unity within the family.
So Xiuchang changed his way and said to Xiujia, "It's okay not to give Sagami, how about moving Sanada and Ogasawara to Ueno, and taking a piece of your original knowledge and action?"
"." Xiujia was at a loss for words when he heard that his cake was going to be moved, but Xiuchang continued to say from the side, "I have discussed with my brother, and your land in Iyo will not be moved.
Except for Mr. Kurishima in the north and others who will become directly governed daimyos, you should still have about 17 koku of Zhixing land, including the Besshi Copper Mountain, which will still be left to you for exclusive use. "
According to what Xiuchang said, the Xiu family also had an abacus in their minds to make plans, only to hear Xiuchang continue to say, "My brother and I also know that the trade in Okayama is also a big income. Once you turn to seal the Kanto part Income will inevitably be affected, so I have been trying to compensate you during this time.
Can you see if this works? Didn’t your cousin Ukita Kanjia confer Sanuki a country of 10 koku? My brother and I discussed that he should be conferred in Sanuki as an independent daimyo, and he will be deducted from your knowledge. What do you think? "
When Xiujia heard this solution, his brows frowned suddenly. In his opinion, Ukita's family was his only blood relative, and he must go with his clan.
Hideyoshi's solution seems to be to compensate himself for 10 shi, but in fact it is to divide his right and left arm.
How familiar is this trick, Hideyoshi seems to have used this trick when dividing the Maori two years ago, but this trick is beneficial to the Maori family organized by a coalition of heroes, and it is true for the relatively centralized Ukita Divided the strength that the Xiu family could concentrate.
Seeing that the Hide family was silent for a long time, Xiuchang continued to ask for a price and said, "Brother said, the trade to Ming and Luzon through Ryukyu is still yours, but the ports still have to be located in Okayama and Takamatsu."
This price tag sounds somewhat insincere to Xiujia.
When they heard that they were about to be transferred to the Kanto region, the Xiu family was already prepared to lose Ryukyu.
Now the Ryukyu trade seems to be in the hands of the Hideo family, but after the transfer of the title, Okayama will inevitably be brought under the jurisdiction of Hideyoshi or assigned another daimyo. Both Okayama and Takamatsu will take part of the profits from themselves. The most important thing is It is to allow Hideyoshi to grasp the actual situation of trade with Ryukyu.
Xiujia didn't know who gave this notice to Hideyoshi, but it had to be said that it was really a beautiful conspiracy.
Seeing that Xiu's family still didn't let go, Xiuchang took the initiative to ask, "If you have any other requests, you might as well just tell me. If I can help you do it, I will definitely ask my brother for you. It's just that you must ask for it in this Kanto." It's been resealed."
The Xiu family heard from Xiu Chang's words the resoluteness to reseal the Guandong, and did not give the Xiu family any room to argue. It seems that now they can only think of a way based on the price tag.
After thinking about it for a long time, the Xiu family put forward the first condition: "The clan of Changzong Ibu was photographed by my father at the beginning. This time, the transfer of the seal to Kanto will not stay where it is, or will it go with me?" Kanto?"
In fact, there are three Yori in the body of the Uki family, namely Hoki's Nanjo Mototsu, Bizen's Chosogabu Nobuki and Chotsu Masakae.
The reason why the Xiu family only mentioned Chang Zong's relatives is very simple. His nature is different from the other two. He is more of a foreign identity and the role of the Xiu family to check each other. After all, his father is still a monk in Koya Mountain at the moment. hostage.
And Nanjo Genxu is a native of Hoki, and Hideyoshi was associated with him when he entrusted Hoki to the Hide family.
The Changshu Zheng family didn't have so many twists and turns, but the Xiu family deliberately avoided mentioning him because they valued his ability and wanted to keep him by their side.
Hearing the Xiu family's inquiry about the arrangement of Changzong's family's relatives, Xiuchang was silent for a moment, looked at Xiu's family and said, "His Royal Highness Changzong is the retainer of His Highness Guan Bai after all, how to arrange Changzong's family is not for me to decide." , need to report to brother. But if you have any suggestions, it’s okay to say.”
Hearing Hidecho Matsuguchi, the Hide family made their own request, "In this case, how about sealing it back to Tosa? If I remember correctly, there are now 13 koku of the Yoshikawa family in the East Tosa, and nearly 10 koku in the West Tosa. Settle Changzong's family.
Nagamune Gabe was born in Tosa County, and he was the daimyo of Higashi Tosa. The transfer of his title to Zhixing of Nishi Tosa Fanta and Takaoka counties was about 10 shi, which was just as punishment for cheating his father.
In addition, after all, he has been very loyal to his father since the change of Tosa, and moving him back to Tosa from Bizen can also be regarded as a gift to him. "
Xiuchang savored the suggestion from Xiujia carefully, and found that it was really good, but he didn't say anything at the moment, still saying "I will find a chance to propose to my brother."
Talking about the topic here, both parties are very clear about the salute. Even if Changzong Gabu Xinqin (4.75) and Ukita Kanjia (10.6) are taken away from the knowledge and practice of the Xiu family, it only compensates for less than 4 yuan of income. , if you want Xiujia to reseal Guandong with peace of mind, there are not enough bargaining chips.
Now that Xiujia was convinced that the reseal of the Kanto region was an inevitable result, his mood suddenly turned, and he suddenly thought that it might be an opportunity to semi-publicize the Ezo colony.
In this way, there is no need to be deceived in the name of the Oysterzaki family, and even Hideyoshi can directly include the Oysteraki family as his subordinates.
Xiujia, who was ready to do what he said, said to Xiuchang, "I'm ashamed to say that my uncle knows my child well, and my child's favorite thing is to make profits through trade.
Ever since the Ming Dynasty and Ryukyu routes were opened up, Hideka wondered if the north side could also be opened up, so in the past two years, he sent people to contact the Tohoku daimyo, and gradually opened up the trade route to Ezo.
Now there are daimyos such as Oysterzaki and Nanbu going on this route. My child’s annual income is about 3/5 guan. If my uncle can convince my father to let me obtain a trade concession for Ezo and the land of Ezo The right to dispose of it may be enough to make up for my loss. "
Hidecho knew something about Ezo. According to the biography, it was a barren land where no food could be grown. However, it is true that the fur produced in Ezo was an indispensable clothing material for the wealthy families in southern Japan.
However, with Hideonaga’s prudence, he still asked the Hide family a series of questions, asking, “Ezo knows how to behave, is there any rich family? Who is the Oysterzaki family you are talking about? The approximate annual income of Ezo’s trade with Japan is how much?"
Hideka answered these questions one by one, "Ezo's climate is cold, and it is difficult to grow food. The Oysterzaki family lived in Ezo's 5th generation, but it only produced a thousand stone scale. If it wasn't for trading with the Ezo people to make profits, I am afraid that they would not be able to survive. As for the shrimp Yi's trade income is about 7/8 of a year's scale."
Afterwards, Hideka gave some popularization about the history of the Oysterzaki family and Hidecho, especially about the fact that the Oysteraki family sent someone to contact him not long ago, but also concealed his request to become an independent daimyo.
Hearing that the Oysterzaki family occupies such a large area and the grain output is no more than a thousand stones, Hidecho immediately lost interest.
Hideka was not afraid that Oyezaki would disclose the real situation, since Wanshi and Sengoku were about the same size to Hideyoshi and Hidecho, they were both the size of a sesame mung bean.
However, for his own benefit, the Oysterzaki family would not take the initiative to declare his knowledge to Hideyoshi. After all, in everyone's perception, Ezo is a barren land where no food can be grown. If this perception continues, it will make I lost a sum of tribute and labor.
In fact, as Xiuchang said, even if Xiujia is transferred to Kanto, even if Xiujia retains its trade with Ming Dynasty, the loss of the important port of Okayama will inevitably reduce Xiujia's trade share with Ming Dynasty, and lose the town of Okayama. A hen that lays golden eggs.
However, Hideyoshi retained Hideyoshi's trade franchise to Ryukyu after all. If you add the income of 7 to 8 guan from Ezo, and the vassal system of Hideyoshi, which was extracted from Hideka's vassal system by Nagamune's family and Ukita's family, this is basically It made up for the loss of the Xiu family.
When it came to the conditions, both parties were already clear in their hearts, so Xiuchang nodded and took the initiative to stop the topic, "Is it just these conditions? I will find a chance to talk to my brother in a few days. I think my brother's wisdom must Will agree."
After all, he did not forget to laugh at himself, "Don't look at my grades and my current appearance, but my memory is not bad!"
Regarding Xiuchang's self-deprecating, Xiujia laughed and said, "Uncle is in the heyday grade, and some minor illnesses only need to be recuperated, and it will definitely not be a problem."
Hearing Xiu's family talking about their health problems again, Xiu Chang quickly waved his hands and said, "Hey~ Why are you talking about this again? Let's not talk, let's not talk about it."
Just when the Xiu family was going to continue to persuade him to pay attention to rest, Xiu Zhang suddenly became excited and signaled Zhiyun Yuan to take the maids to retreat.
When only he and the Xiu family were left in the room, he looked at the Xiu family pretending to be mysterious and said, "The matter of your transfer has been settled, and there is one more thing I need to ask your opinion first."
(End of this chapter)