Chapter 287: Town Rebellion (3)
No one can betray their own class, this is an eternal truth!
If it was a samurai who stood opposite Kawahara Keiyasu at this time, even if it was just a small ashigaru, then Matsugami Yoshimitsu might have disposed of Kawahara Keiyasu for the sake of justice, and even other samurai might have praised him for his noble character.
However, it was not Ashigaru but the merchants who stood on the opposite side of Kawahara Keitai, so even the most righteous samurai would hesitate, after all, the dignity of the samurai would not allow the merchants to trample on it.
Therefore, although the owner of the longhouse, Kihara Shimoyoshi, is cowardly, his words also point out the most urgent problems that everyone needs to deal with. If they want to avenge the oil coat, it will undoubtedly be an enemy of Matsugami Yoshimitsu, and even the samurai of the entire Matsumoto Castle. The members of the Council of Seven fell silent for a moment, thinking about the current predicament and helplessness about their own fate.
"I'm bothering you about the oil coat, so let's stop here!" The owner of the Sanhe House, Imakuro, who had been silent, suddenly bowed solemnly to the other six people, and said solemnly, as the initiator of this matter, he actually took the initiative to give up the possibility of avenging his daughter.
I have to say that this Sanhe House owner Imjiuro is really a rare loyal person, although this is a collegiate meeting held to avenge his daughter, but he has not said a word since he proposed, allowing others to make a completely independent decision, and now in order to avoid everyone being hit, he took the initiative to give up revenge for his daughter!
"Sanheya!" Inada Rokuemon, the owner of Inadaya, never expected that Sanheya would take the initiative to give up revenge, and suddenly screamed urgently, which was really a little unexpected.
As for the rest of the Seven, their expressions were a little complicated, if the Sanheya didn't care about everyone's interests and wanted to avenge their daughter, then they could naturally give up for the sake of the overall situation. But now some of the choices that were easy to make are very difficult, and it is really difficult to be ruthless in the face of such kind people.
"That's it! That's it!" Kihara Shimoyoshi, who had always been timid and fearful, suddenly broke the silence and gritted his teeth and shouted: "If we work together, even the samurai will probably have to back down, and it's a big deal that we will increase this year's contribution to Matsumoto Temple." The hatred of the Sanheya must not be fooled so easily, otherwise the death of the oil coat will not be the end but the beginning, and the suffering of the Sanheya will definitely befall us in the future!"
"Kihara, I can't imagine that you have such a decisive time!" Arakawa Rokuemon, the owner of Tsuruya who has always despised Kihara Shimoyoshi, followed him closely and said: "Since Kihara has the courage to face the samurai, the old man naturally can't fall behind, otherwise it will be too embarrassing." Good! I, Tsuruya, also agree with the proposal of the Sanheya!"
"Arakawa-sama Suefu also looks down on me too much, I, Kihara Shimoyoshi, used to just think about making money with harmony, and what is there to be afraid of samurai." Kihara Shimoyoshi and Arakawa Rokuemon are like a pair of bickering enemies, and they are not annoyed by Tsuruya's contempt, but they quickly defend themselves.
"Hah...... Hahahaha...... "Arakawa Rokuemon didn't expect Kihara Shimoyoshi to justify himself, and suddenly burst into laughter, and the people around him also laughed kindly, after all, their thinking was too tight before.
"Well, I, Yoshikawaya, also agree with the initiative of the Sanheya."
"At least you can't lose to that Kihara guy! I, Hidaya, also agree with the initiative of the Sanheya. ”
"And my in-laws' rice field house, it's time to show the strength of our seven-person association!"
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After a burst of laughter, the members of the Council of Seven voted to agree with the proposal of the owner of the Miyoya house, Imakuro, but this did not include Shintaro Kanai, the owner of the money house!
Speaking of which, this Shintaro Kanai is really an absolute powerful figure in the Seven Members! On the one hand, he is the strongest in running the money house, and he is a black-and-white person, and more importantly, this person is quite public-minded, and since the establishment of the Association of Seven, he has really done a lot of things and helped a lot. Therefore, everyone did not think that Kanai Shintaro had no courage because of his temporary silence, but looked at him unanimously, after all, this is a wise man.
"Qian Wu, if you have any ideas, just say it, as long as this situation is useful, everyone will definitely support you." Finally, Iroku Yoshikawa, who has always been short-tempered, couldn't help but urge Iguchi, and the others also turned their expectant eyes to Shintaro Kanai.
"The old man agrees with the matter of uniting to avenge the oil coat." After enjoying everyone's expectant gaze, Shintaro Kanai spoke, "But I don't know how you are going to carry out this?" Do you want to go directly to Matsumoto Hall to ask for someone? Even if we can succeed, we may not be able to afford it, and then the business we have worked so hard to build in Matsumoto Town will be over!"
Shintaro Kanai, the owner of the money house, has always had a hidden wish in his heart, he wants to build a city like Sakaicho and become a giant merchant like Sohisa Imai. Rich and rival the East and West, and his position is more expensive than the big name and the minister, such a life is worthy of his life as Shintaro Kanai.
Therefore, since the establishment of the Seven Society, Qian Ya has been contributing money and efforts to gather popularity, and Kanai Shintaro has always regarded the control of the Seven Society as the first step to realize his dream. But his strength is still too weak, and although Shintaro Kanai has become the leader of the Seven Members, he has never been able to completely control it, but now this opportunity has come.
The death of the oil coat may have been seen as a crisis for the rest of the Seven, but Shintaro Kanai saw an opportunity. If he can handle this matter properly, he will definitely be able to occupy the position of the head of the Council of Seven, and he can also use this to test the bottom line and strength of that Matsumoto Hall.
In fact, there is no bottom line between people, as long as one step is retreated, that step must be retreated, and this kind of thing does not exist for those who advance. If Matsugami Yoshimitsu has a strong attitude, then he will continue to wait for the opportunity, but as long as that Matsumoto Hall shows a little weakness, it is no wonder that he is not surprised. Although there are many samurai who bully merchants in this world, although there are few businessmen who bully samurai, it is not nothing, just thinking about this scene, Shintaro Kanai can't help but laugh out loud!
"Qianwu, if you have any ideas, just say it!"
"Yes, Qianwu, you have always had a strategy, and everyone will definitely obey you." ......
Just when Shintaro Kanai, the owner of the money house, fell into his inner world and couldn't extricate himself, one or two urges around him woke him up, yes, his dream road had just begun.
"So the old man thinks that if you want to avenge the oil coat, then you must first give up avenging the oil coat!" Kanai Shintaro looked at everyone and said firmly.
"Give up revenge for the oil coat?"
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