Owari Yumeki Golden Day

Well, it’s hard to say. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi passed away at a very unfortunate time, Hideyoshi did not even look for an heir for Hideyoshi, thus causing the Yamato Dainagon family to become extinct.

I can't guarantee whether there is any consideration of excluding other heirs.

It seems that the one who just shouted was Xiuchang. However, Xiuchang doesn't seem to have the same strong desire to continue the family line as his brother, and he is indifferent to having a son. With his status in history, what kind of woman could he not get? Even marrying the prince's daughter directly would be easy.

But he was clearly more interested in money than women. When Hideyoshi died, he left behind a large group of beautiful women. When Hidenaga died, he left behind several rooms full of gold and silver.

"Have you sent someone to deliver the gift?" Shichibei picked up the scissors and prepared to cut his nails.

"It has been delivered." After all, the young major general was a woman who was educated in a legitimate military family. She didn't need Shichibei to arrange these small matters, she knew everything.

"This kid got the upper hand." Shichibei muttered.

I thought that both brothers had poor abilities, but I never expected that in the end they both had children, while Shichibei had no children.

"Do you know what your lord's military tactics are?" Qibingwei looked at the young major-general who bent down to fetch water and poured it on his back.

"Ah?" The daughter of the Wu family is one thing, but conquering cities is another.

"Let me teach you..."

The enemy's castle, nestled between two mountains and boasting inner and outer ramparts, was surprisingly strong. At this point, we couldn't storm it immediately. Instead, we should move our forces upwards, ravaging the streets below and repeatedly squeezing the living space within. Only when those within the castle were unable to resist and were left groaning in silence could we proceed to the next step.

We should take advantage of the enemy's inattention and encircle them from the rear, surrounding the castle with layers of ramparts. We should firmly control the city and make it ours to take whatever we want.

By this time, the enemy city would probably be as soft as a boneless stone. But we still couldn't be careless. We should send a group of brave and high-spirited men to break open the mouth of the moat, so that the water would rush out from the narrow opening and completely expose the castle's defenses.

A brave and high-spirited group of soldiers and horses rushed in, spears raised, and were the first to climb the city and shout loudly. However, there were still enemy generals on the city wall, and they kept resisting. They had to charge in waves, one after another, like the wind blowing through the birch forest, or like two waves pushing each other, and they must not give the enemy a chance to breathe.

In this way, it is not difficult to break the city. You only need to use a few tricks and the enemy general will surely come out of the city naked and surrender with courtesy.

"My lord's military strategy is so profound, I have only grasped the basics." Qibingwei supported the young major general in his arms and used a gourd ladle to help her wash away the sweat and heat from listening attentively to the lecture.

"Yes... yes... it's Gao Shen..."

Teaching is really tiring. By the time Shichibei emerged from the inner room, it was already dark. I had originally thought I'd go to Kinoshita's house and ask before it got dark. But going there after dark felt like asking for a free meal.

We had to wait until the next day. Unfortunately, Nobunaga in the city was holding a celebration banquet for the success of the Battle of Minami-Ise, so the territory could not be increased for everyone. However, he still had to reward everyone with money, horses, famous swords and so on.

In addition, I have to write a letter of apology to Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi almost lost two of his most beloved eggs. How can I not write a letter of apology for such a brave man?

After a month and a half of recuperation, although it is not convenient for him to walk normally, Hideyoshi can already stand up and lie down on his own. However, when sitting, he must spread his legs to provide a stable recovery environment for his egg skin sushi.

Giving out money is naturally a good thing. After all, no one put in much effort in this battle, so being able to receive some reward can be regarded as hard work. At the banquet, all the men drank very happily.

Because of his injury, the doctor asked Hideyoshi not to drink alcohol, but Hideyoshi had to come in person, so Shichibei sat next to him, poured him tea, chatted with him, and asked about Koichiro's wolf howling yesterday afternoon.

Speaking of this, Hideyoshi became sad again, because he was still unable to use it, and he was worried about whether he could still do it. Because he had a successful daughter, Hideyoshi was still confident in his abilities. He had never considered adopting a child, as his mother's first child was a daughter.

"Don't worry, it will always come when it's time." What could Shichibei say?

"Ouch..." Hideyoshi could only groan.

"Hey, how are you feeling? Let me take a look."

"Well, feeling is good, but not as good as new knowledge."

183. Nobunaga has a plan in mind

By the way, it’s a bit exciting to advise Nobunaga not to be so arrogant, but it’s acceptable to ask Nobunaga to quickly find a new territory, conquer it, and divide it among everyone.

If some of the retainers are uneasy, then let them make meritorious deeds and gain new knowledge and actions. As long as the knowledge and actions are great, then everyone's hearts will be stabilized and they will be loyal and brave.

One theory about Mitsuhide's early rebellion was that Nobunaga would confiscate Mitsuhide's possessions in Sakamoto, Shiga County, Omi, and Tamba Province, and order him to conquer Kumo and Iwami Provinces on his own. This alarmed Mitsuhide, believing that Nobunaga was following the example of the Sakuma father and son, first confiscating the territory, then accusing him of crimes, and finally exiling him.

It was very convincing and became the mainstream of Mitsuhide's rebellion theory for a time, and it can be said that it had the most supporters among many theories. Because in those days, the most important way to maintain loyalty was to know and do.

Putting aside Hideyoshi's complaint and letting him take it home to frame it, Shichibei squeezed aside. It would be safer to have a few words with Nobunaga while he was in high spirits.

The Ayako Dance was being performed in the audience, with men and women dancing with joy. In the later Taiheiki drama, when the Hojo clan fell, the dancers were probably performing the frantic Ayako Dance.

This thing has been passed down to the 21st century and has evolved into art forms such as Kyogen. In addition, Japanese juggling also has a heritage relationship with Ayako dance.

Compared to Noh, everyone clearly prefers watching these lively and exciting things. Of course, if you can watch sumo, it would be even better. If you can watch dog hunting, you can drink three bowls of sake.

Perhaps it was because the times had changed that "Taiheiki" did not even show the heroic figure of Ashikaga Takauji drawing his bow and shooting arrows in Kamakura or hunting dogs in the enclosure, for fear of causing dissatisfaction among the audience.

"Lord?" Shichibei carefully squeezed next to Nobunaga. Nobunaga was clapping his hands and just glanced at Shichibei.

"In the Southern War, our military and food reserves have been exhausted. Do we need to replenish them?" Now Shichibei has learned his lesson and will not make immediate suggestions. He will at least test the waters first.

To be honest, 75,000 soldiers and horses had already eaten up all of Nobunaga's rice rations. The remaining rice, now stationed at Annozu, would definitely need to be replenished. Unless Nobunaga refrained from fighting for the next year and waited until the autumn harvest before launching his troops.

If he wanted to mobilize troops, the topic of military rations and rice would be unavoidable, so what Shichibei said would be easy to say.

"How much food and rations are left?" When it comes to business, Nobunaga is still serious and would not ignore it just to watch a clown dance.

"There are still more than 20,000 stones in Annozu, and 2,000 stones in Tsushima. Gifu, I'm afraid it's all gone." Gifu's annual tribute rice was either sold or taken with the army to Minamiise. It was indeed all gone.

"Hmm..." Although he had expected it, Nobunaga still felt a little embarrassed by the huge consumption.

Although this time, a great lord who was the heir of the Oda clan was established, since he was the successor, Nobunaga could not collect arrow money and band money on a large scale in Minami Ise.

Previously, the old lords had been driven out of the area by the attacks on Northern Ise and Southern Omi. When Oda Nobunaga arrived, he immediately ordered the collection of taxes, and the temporary income of tens of thousands of yuan greatly covered the war expenses, and there was still money to be made.

But this time was different. He hadn't made a dime. Previously, in order to carry out the military and food offensive, he had spent a huge amount of money to buy rice from Minami Ise. Now that Okouchi Castle was open, Nobunaga had spent most of the money he had saved in Shichibei's chest.

"Besides, I still need to reward you now..." Shichibei lowered his voice.

At this moment, Nobunaga gave rewards to the generals because he had no new knowledge to share with them. Hideyoshi only received a letter of gratitude, but there were also 30 gold coins behind it, but he would receive them later.

Without further ado, thousands of kan in cash were being distributed. Some samurai were theoretically gifted with horses, swords, or tea utensils, but upon arriving at the castle, they simply handed them all over to Kawamuraya for cash.

Sooner or later, it would become Nobunaga's opening note, and everyone would go directly to Kawamura-ya to collect cash when they arrived at the city gate, saving the trouble of buying horses and swords in the middle.

"How much money do you have in your store?" Nobunaga had his own account in mind.

At the end of autumn, the annual tribute rice that Nobunaga entrusted to Shichibei was worth about 150,000 to 160,000 kan. Nobunaga took 90,000 kan and used it to pay the salaries of his regular foot soldiers.

For example, although Yamanouchi Ichitoyo was assigned to Hideyoshi as a retainer, his mother and the women of his family were left as hostages at Gifu Castle. His salary of 300 kan was directly distributed to his family, who then sent it to him for his expenses.

It is indeed convenient to have retainers live together. At least their salaries don't need to be sent to some remote and unforeseen place.

Speaking of this, it is said that during the Yuan Dynasty, the line of the Jochi clan, who had been transferred to the Kipchak steppes, still had fiefs in Shanxi. Therefore, every few years, officials from the Shanxi fiefdom had to travel tens of thousands of miles from Shanxi to pay tribute.

I have to say, it’s also 666.

The remaining 70,000 kan were mostly used to purchase rice from Minami-Ise at a high price. Although Shichibei had some tricks up his sleeve, the accounts were kept absolutely clear and transparent, so Nobunaga could not find out.

"My lord, you don't have much money left in the store. Once you give me the reward today, I'll be completely clean."

"Tsk."

This sentence made Nobunaga silent. He was originally in high spirits today, but now it was like this. But Shichibei was just talking back and forth, and Nobunaga would not take his anger out on Shichibei for this.

"Nanabe, we are a family now, right?" After pondering for a moment, Nobunaga suddenly looked at Nanabe with a warm smile.

But such a warm smile made Shichibei tremble all over.

What family? Oh, they are indeed a family, because Shichibei is now the legitimate son-in-law of Oda Nobuhiro, which means he is Nobunaga's nephew-in-law. According to Japanese sayings, Shichibei can even be considered Nobunaga's nephew. As long as Oda Nobuhiro has no sons, Shichibei's sons have the right to inherit the Nobuhiro family.

"I dare not, I dare not. How can I be worthy of this?" When faced with uncertainty, Shichibei would shrink his head first. He understood a principle very well, that is, the rafters that stick out will rot first.

"You've been with me for so many years and have made a lot of money. Lend me 50,000 kan." Nobunaga threw down his wine glass and grabbed Shichibei's wrist.

Nobunaga's grip was incredibly strong, and besides, he was a good 20 to 30 centimeters taller than Shichibei. He pulled on Shichibei's wrist like a weird uncle pulling on a little girl in a Japanese movie.

"Fifty thousand? Do you think I look like fifty thousand?" There were people everywhere at this moment, so Shichibei dared not shout loudly and could only lower his voice.

Unexpectedly, the more Shichibei resisted, the more excited Nobunaga became, and he even laughed.

"Of course not, I think it looks like not only fifty thousand but a hundred thousand as well." Shichibei tried to pull his hand away, but Nobunaga grabbed both of his hands and started pulling with Shichibei.

"You can't do this, there are so many people here." Shichibei almost spoke without thinking.

The once bustling hall was silenced by two people sitting close together, staring intently at the tug-of-war between Nobunaga and Shichibei. In a later classroom, everyone would start talking animatedly. Suddenly, two people would quiet down, and soon the entire room would fall silent.

Such was the scene before him, with only the laughter and merriment of the Ayako dancers to his ears. As for the other retainers and samurai, some bravely looked at Nobunaga and Shichibei, some lowered their heads in silence, and some simply turned their heads to look outside, secretly exclaiming, "This is so shameless! This is so shameless!"

Nobunaga, with his sharp eyes, immediately noticed something was amiss. He turned and glanced over. Those who were observing him immediately lowered their heads, pretending to drink. The previously quiet scene suddenly became noisy.

"You stay after the show is over." Nobunaga finally let go of Shichibei's hand.

"Yes..." Shichibei knew he couldn't escape today.

Sakuma Nobumori, who was sitting next to Nobunaga, closed his eyes and said, "What a sin, what a sin! I can eat any dish. I have never eaten any good pork."

He immediately excused himself. He had heard everything, and it would be tactless for him not to leave. As soon as Sakuma Nobumori left, the others were no fools. Even Hideyoshi, who was sitting cross-legged, was helped out by Maeda Toshiie. Before leaving, he waved to Shichibei, grinning widely.

What a joke! Nobunaga asking for money! What a joke!

"Don't worry, after the spring comes, I will lead the troops to attack Asakura or Miyoshi. Then I will have money and goods for you to manage. All the towns and cities will be under your control." Nobunaga was anxious to borrow money at the moment and didn't care how everyone left.

Since everyone had left, he immediately pulled Shichibei and walked towards the Linden Valley Residence, talking as he walked.

"Are we going to attack Asakura and Miyoshi?" Finally, they talked about this. Shichibei never thought that he came here to give advice, but in the end he would drag himself into the water.

Actually, if it were a temporary loan of 10,000 or 20,000 kan to Nobunaga, Shichibei wouldn't have found it difficult. But now Nobunaga wanted 50,000 kan, and he would definitely need more money for the war next year. At the rate he was spending, even 50,000 or 100,000 kan would be a fleeting thought.

"Hehe, we will drink from the golden cup together, but we will not spare each other with swords." Nobunaga was such a smart man that he could see that the generals were not working hard this time.

If you don't want to contribute, then don't contribute. If you defeat Miyoshi and Asakura, they will contribute. This time, Nobunaga wants to support the important town of Oda clan. Next time, Nobunaga will just destroy their family, plunder their territory, take the land into his own hands, and use it to reward his samurai.

Although this statement was made by Zhu Yuanzhang, and presumably implies that the monarch's power is unfathomable, what about the other way around? It could also be said that while warriors could drink from the golden cup with the monarch, if the monarch became incapable and could no longer be relied upon, it was perfectly reasonable for them to turn their swords against him.

"My lord..." So you noticed that everyone was not working hard enough.

Upon hearing this, Shichibei breathed a sigh of relief. Since Nobunaga already knew what was going on, there was no need to waste any more time talking. As for whether he was still arrogant or not, that was another story.

He could clearly see that everyone was eager to expand into new territory and acquire new knowledge. After the expedition to Kyoto, a large number of samurai joined Nobunaga's army. Years of campaigning, building the Nijō Palace, and donating to the imperial court and the nobles caused the Oda family's expenses to expand dramatically, and they were in great need of new territory.

"So you have to lend me money, and I will pay you back next year at three percent interest." Nobunaga is a man of his word.

"I understand." Now that things had come to this, Shichibei couldn't refuse.

"Have you been wronged?" Nobunaga stopped and looked at Shichibei.

"No, no, no." Of course he's not wronged, this is what Shichibei does.

After Nobunaga appointed Shichibei as the Nobi Oyakata, Shichibei was actually obligated to lend money to Nobunaga. If he could not provide Nobunaga with sufficient money, why would Nobunaga give Shichibei the monopoly right?

"That's settled then. Send half to the city, and use the rest to replenish rice and cannons." Nobunaga's war machine will not stop, and there will never be enough military rations and cannons.

After all these things were done, Qibingwei finally escaped from the city. When he returned home, his family was quite surprised. Several people had just brought back a message saying that Qibingwei would not be going home tonight and should go to bed early.

Why are you back?

It was returned.

What's going on? Shichibei's mind is completely focused on the 50,000 kan, leaving him no room for anything else. As soon as he sat down, he asked Inase Yoshinari for the account book. How much cash is currently on the Gifu main store's account? He'd have to collect it in the next few days and bring it to the city for Nobunaga to use for his expenses.

Inase Yoshinari stared at Shichibei for several times. His brother, Inase Sukeemon, was Nobunaga's chief servant and was very familiar with many things. Nobunaga would go out to fight for two months at a time, and it was difficult to find a woman on the battlefield. So, Xiao Xing, right? A retainer, right? A dog, a monkey, a li, wouldn't they all have to follow him?

only……

"What are you thinking about? How much money is left in our store's account?" Shichibei kept looking through the accounts of the past two months to understand the income and expenditure.

"Oh, oh, it's nothing, nothing." Inase Yoshinari immediately stood up and helped Shichibei turn to a certain page in the account.

"I hope a temporary expenditure of 50,000 guan will not affect the operation of our store."

"It won't have any impact. We have plenty of gold and silver in our store." Inase Yoshinari was still looking, and only answered when asked by Shichibei.

"Then you will count the 25,000 kan tomorrow, send them to the city, and hand them over to the Murai Minbuden for storage."

The remaining 25,000 kan will be sent partly to Tsushima and partly to Omi, to gather grain and cannons for Gifu. Sakaimachi will also be informed that the cannons and gunpowder produced in recent months must be shipped directly to Gifu, and sales to other locations are prohibited.

Kunitomo Village and Hino Town also referred to this order. As the chief representative of the pro-Kamiya faction, Shichibei had the power to issue such decrees on behalf of Nobunaga.

Of course, he is still a step away from being the chief agent of the country. Now he is just temporarily serving as the agent of several towns. After that, he will definitely find someone to take up those not very important town agent positions. Shichibei will not hold the position concurrently.

"Have you recorded everything clearly?" Shichibei asked. Yoshinari Inase had a lot of things to record and do.

"Is there going to be another war?"

"Well, we'll be out in the spring next year."

184. The cost of sleeping in the opposite direction is high

To bring 25,000 kan of cash to the city would require several oxcarts, and weighing it would take ages. With all the gold and money, it would take a while to weigh it. Such a large sum must have been delivered by Shichibei and Inase Yoshinari together, and they had to count it on the spot.

Murai Sadakatsu was quite moved by the huge sum of money he had received. Fortunately, Nobunaga had the foresight to support a wealthy merchant who was close to his family. As soon as he needed money, it came to his account.

Of course, this is just the emotion I express on the surface. The emotion in my heart is completely unspeakable to outsiders.