Beginning with the death of Keitai Kawahara, Matsugami Yoshimitsu began to vigorously reorganize the commerce of Matsumoto Castle. Three days after his seppuku, before Kanai Shintaro and the others were happy, Matsugami Yoshimitsu assigned his subordinates led by Tsuno Yoshihei to surround the entire merchant town and control the large and small merchants in the town.

Later, Matsugami Yoshimitsu executed the owner of the rice field house for inflating the price of rice, and the townspeople cheered about it, and the merchants whose freedom was restricted became more and more alarmed, and finally Kanai Shintaro was once again elected to beg Matsugami for mercy. Unlike the last time he was ambitious, this time Shintaro Kanai looked extremely humble, and he finally understood that any means were futile and ridiculous compared to the samurai with the sword in his hand?

This time, Matsugami Yoshimitsu met Shintaro Kanai directly in the Imperial Pavilion. No one knew what the two of them had discussed, but Shintaro Kanai, who had been depressed, left Matsumoto Castle with a happy face, and the merchants of Matsumoto Town later offered Yongle money and 1,000 kanbun as support money, and this unknown conversation was later called the Kawabara Reform or the Gokan Talks.

Not long afterward, Matsugami Yoshimitsu enacted a number of new laws and regulations in Matsumoto.

The first is to abolish all taxes on the commercial part of Matsumoto Town, including various involuntary contributions.

The second was the establishment of a court to deal with conflicts between merchants and samurai, with five merchants and five samurai each participating as observers.

Third, a special zone was established to divide the town into a special area, and all the shops that had been chaotic in the past were concentrated in the plain area southwest of Matsumoto Town.

Fourth, a semi-official and semi-private organization was established, and powerful and prestigious merchants from Matsumoto were selected to join the castle to assist the lord in handling the affairs of the merchant town.

Fifth, a new tax system will be enacted, and in the future, the tax in Matsumoto Town will be based on the size of the store, and the income of the industry will be the only criterion for taxation.

As a result, merchants were able to pay more taxes than before, but in fact their burdens were reduced. What's more, they saw an opportunity to gain power and status from these five edicts, so that the affairs of the rice field house were quickly put to the fore, and the merchants of Matsumoto Town gathered under the control of Matsugami Yoshimitsu......

After that, half a month passed, and Matsumoto Castle, which was in high-speed operation, ushered in a happy event. Masakichi Kuwana, who had previously served as Matsugami Yoshimitsu's famous envoy, finally returned, and successfully asked Sanata Masayoshi to marry his second daughter Xu to Matsugami Yoshimitsu. However, unexpectedly, the princess of the famous mulberry family, Hanahime, who was about to become Matsugami Yoshimitsu's wife, also followed.

"Jiaping, this time it's been hard, this palace can make a marriage contract with the Sang family this time to marry Princess Hua, you are indispensable!" In the castle tower, Matsugami Yoshimitsu praised Matsugami as soon as he met after learning that Tsuno Yoshihei had successfully helped his family marry.

However, Tsuno Jiahei did not take credit and immediately humbled himself: "The lord is really ashamed to praise him so much, and it is said that this time he can successfully marry the princess from the famous Sang family depends on the prestige of the lord, even if there is a little merit, it is just an errand work." ”

"Didn't Jiaping think that this hall was a stingy person who was stingy with favors or jealous of the virtuous?"

As soon as he heard Tsuno Kahei's "words of self-humility", Matsugami Yoshimitsu couldn't help but confess angrily even though his face changed: "Although the main hall is also a samurai from the Genji family, the family name has long since declined since the time of the great-grandfather, and it is because of this that I, Yoshimitsu, came to this Ise country from the eastern country.

It is precisely because of the appreciation of the precedents, that the main hall can reach today's achievements from an ordinary ronin, and it is precisely because of this that the main hall must be more clear in rewards and punishments to be worthy of its former self.

Don't be humble anymore, if you don't reward your merits, you let your retainers think of this hall! ”

"The lord ......" Tsuno Kahei didn't seem to expect Matsugami Yoshimitsu to have such heart-wrenching words, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, he didn't expect his lord to live in such a high position and still not forget his original intention.

About half an hour later, Tsuno Kahei, who came back to his senses, couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "The words of the lord are embarrassing, but I have no hidden merit, and I dare not be greedy for this great merit. ”

It turned out that as soon as Tsuno Kahei arrived at Kuwana Castle that day, he immediately went to visit the castle lord Kuwana Masayoshi, but he didn't expect that at this time, Sanata Masayoshi had been ill for many days and had not seen any outsiders. Tsuno Kahei, who was originally full of confidence, panicked all of a sudden, and it would not be good if he missed the alliance between his family and the Sang Mingzhong, so in the end he had to bribe the guards to hand Matsugami Yoshimitsu a prayer table asking for marriage.

However, unexpectedly, the sick Kuwana Masayichi soon met with the anxious Tsuno Yoshihei, and accepted Matsugami Yoshimitsu's marriage proposal very easily. What made Kahei Tsuno even more incredible was that Masakichi Kuwana decided to let his daughter Princess Hana return to Matsumoto Castle with him to complete the marriage contract. This is really unbelievable, so Tsuno Kahei didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly escorted the flower princess of the Kusan family back to Matsumoto Castle.

"That's right." Matsugami Yoshimitsu heard Tsuno Yoshihei's reply and suddenly asked thoughtfully, "I wonder how Kuwana Masakashi's body is now?"

"This ......" Although these words were a bit clueless, Tsuno Kahei still forcibly recalled the meeting with Sangming Masayoshi that day and replied: "Kumanaden's body is indeed a little sick, but he is also fifty years old after all, this can also be regarded as a normal reaction, I'm afraid there is nothing wrong with Sangmingden's health in three or five years." ”

At the end, Tsuno Kahei seemed to remember something important, and hurriedly took out a pleadings from his bosom and presented it, saying, "Oh, by the way, there is another matter to report below." The Kuwanaden specially donated the 500-stone territory of Takada Village, which is adjacent to the main family, as the makeup territory of the flower princess, to the lord, and this is the gift of the territory. ”

"What?500 stones!" Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who originally thought it was just an ordinary book, quickly spread it out and looked at it carefully, and after a long time, he put down the book and sighed.

"It seems that the Sang Ming Hall may not live long, and I can't imagine that the wolf of Sang Ming, who was known for his ruthlessness in the past, will now give birth to a fatherly heart."

Seeing that Tsuno Kahei seemed a little puzzled, Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who was in a good mood, couldn't help but explain to him: "Don't underestimate the role of this 500-stone land for the family, Takada Village is not only adjacent to the family, but also occupies the geographical advantage of the Takada River. As long as there are 500 stones, the family will have the Takada River as a barrier in the face of the Kuwana people in the future, which can be used as a nail for the family to intervene in Kuwana County in the future. However, if there is a trace of ambition in the famous temple, he will not easily give up Takada Village to the main hall, so it can only mean that his life is short. ”

"But in this case, wouldn't the marriage between this family and the Sang family be in vain!" Tsuno Yoshihei heard that Kuwana Masayoshi might not live long, and immediately became anxious.

"Hehe~~~, maybe this is a good thing." Matsugami Yoshimitsu smiled meaningfully.

。 Writing Chinese Network M.