If you really can't make a choice, you still have to put the four countries first.

After all, the Seto Inland Sea is the starting point for the Hirate family to become famous.

Although Shikoku Island is also considered a rural place in the eyes of Kyoto people, Katsurui Castle in Awa Province is barely a "second-tier city" and can be classified as a civilized city, while Kii Province is a "place with a special cultural atmosphere", and ordinary people will not be interested in it at all, except for the cultivators of the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha. (Special culture refers to the Tantra of Koyasan)

Moreover, Miyoshi Nagaharu and Shinohara Nagabo were blatantly confronted by the shogunate, against the general Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and against the leader Oda Nobunaga, and they broke the previous peace charter! The sins are heinous, unforgivable, and death is not a pity. And the biggest mistake of Kiyi's local tyrants is that they don't obey the orders of the guard.

In recent years, isn't it extremely common and normal for the people of the country to disobey the orders of the guard?

On the contrary, if the people of the country are still willing to honestly obey the orders of the guardian, it can be called news.

All in all, first the western country, then Kii.

Of course, this is a helpless next step, and before taking the next step, it is serious to think of a way while there is still some time.

If you can drive Kii's brave people to attack Miyoshi Nagaji and Shinohara Nagabo in Shikoku, and in the process, they will wait for an opportunity to win over and divide them, or simply transfer the feudal kingdoms such as Awa Sanuki......

But the question is, how can we get the unscrupulous Kii to answer the call to join the war?

If you don't do anything and only issue a conscription order based on your guardianship, it is estimated that each wealthy family will only send some old and weak soldiers to serve as a façade, and it would be good to be able to get together 3,000 people. In fact, the real power of many guards is also at this level.

Of course, it is a way to smash money, but first, it costs too much, and secondly, the name is not justified, and a righteous name is wasted, and the follow-up small actions will not be able to catch up. This is not a sustainable solution.

Before making a specific decision, Hirate Hasuhide roughly categorized the several forces of Kii based on all the information he could get in front of him.

First of all, it is the most famous Saga Party, with Saga Gogo as the core, with a territory of close to 100,000 koku (estimated), and a conventional force estimated to be around 4,000 people, and a general belief in the Ichijo sect, which has a close relationship with Ishiyama Honganji, and is good at forging iron cannons, led by several large families such as the Suzuki clan, the Tsuchihashi clan, and the Oka clan. This group of people is more enthusiastic about participating in the war, and once they get the promise of money or political benefits, they will actively fight, so they are very famous.

Secondly, it is the same name as the Nerai, which also has a certain mercenary nature, but the essence is a religious armed force subordinate to Koyasan Neraiji Temple, and its power is all over the surrounding area of Kii, claiming to be a hundred temples, 2,000 Zen masters, and 10,000 monks. Statistics estimate that its actual territory is about 150,000 koku or more, and the actual strength is about 8,000, and the leaders are Tsuda, Iwamuro, Tsuchihashi and others (Nerai Tsuchihashi is a relative of Saga Tsuchihashi). In terms of total strength and iron cannon technology, it is better than Saga, but under the influence of Tantric escapism and Qing cultivation, the activity is far inferior.

The next thing worth mentioning is the group of Japanese people who live in the central and southern parts of Kii Province and are called "Yukawa-kung". There have been several guardian generations in this family, and they were once able to mobilize 6,000 troops on their own. The previous head of the family, Naomitsu Yukawa, had courage and strategic, and was the number one cadre under the command of Hatakeyama Takamasa, but unfortunately he hit the peak of the three good Changqing, and the chess was defeated and died, and his prestige disappeared. But that was eight years ago, and this emaciated camel may not be smaller than a horse, right? Let's make a discount, and it is presumed that he still has 60,000 stone land and 3,000 troops.

In addition, the Kumano Mizan, Horiuchi clan, Yuasa Party, Ota Party, etc., the mobilization office also has more than 1,000 people, and it can be said that it is the most powerful national people in Owari and Mino, but in Kii, it is not outstanding at all. (Wasuka Masakatsu was not at this level before he defected to Oda)

On the whole, before entering Kii, the first thing to do is the religious forces of the Ichijo sect and the Shingon sect, as well as the legacy influence of the old guardian Hatakeyama family.

These three are obviously not easy to solve.

Tieshou can come up with many ways to avoid contradictions and win people's hearts, but after thinking about it, he always lacks sufficient political capital and channels, or it takes a long time to brew.

So, as is customary, he gathered his close retainers and asked for countermeasures.

During this time, Hirate Honxiu himself only rested for five days, so it was naturally impossible for his subordinates to get more than this amount of leave. But this did not create dissatisfaction, because the current Hiator is a young, energetic and energetic group, keen to make achievements and pursue fame and fortune.

A lot of people don't have much rest at all.

For example, he is nearly 30 years old, has been in office for more than ten years, knows 1,500 stones, but he hasn't even married a wife yet, and he is focused on his busy career. Even Hiteshu was in a hurry, and told Ah Dog to hurry up and help find it, and the temporary target was set on Noguchi Masatoshi's daughter. The candidate is still more suitable, but it is not clear when it will be done.

Another example is that he married a wife and started a family a long time ago, but he didn't care about it at all, he worked hard outside, charged ahead in battle, was meticulous in his civilian work, and set up countless hard work Yamauchi Ichitoyo. At present, he still receives a hundred koku like Horio Yoshiharu, but he has already heard the lord himself say that he will give an additional 500, so he is just a document to sign.

After Hirate Honshu showed that he could tell the public what he meant by "knowing everything about Kii", he immediately received a lot of feedback, and it seemed that everyone was not idle, and many of them had done their homework.

Taking advantage of the convenience of Chiyomaru's study, the great monk Toraya Soyi was the first to propose: "The last governor of the Hatakeyama Kongo family, the former guardian of Kii, and the famous political chief, is widely respected and loved by the people, and if you can invite him to come out on the platform, you will definitely be able to win the hearts of many people." ”

"How could I not have known about this?" Wen Zhiping replied angrily, "But His Royal Highness the Governor, who was defeated by Miyoshi in the battle of the Self-Sect Xingji Temple, took the blame and retreated, and now no one knows where he went. If the monk has news, he might as well reveal one or two, why sell this pass? ”

"Hey, hey. In fact, the poor monk did not know the details. "Toraya Soyi said honestly, "I only heard that His Royal Highness the Chief Governor practiced at Yamato Tahoji Temple a few years ago, and later converted to the gods and Buddhas of the Southern Barbarians and became Cheshidan. It is expected that there are not many Nanban people in, and if you search carefully, you should soon have clues. ”

"What an unexpected surprise! Thank you, Master Huzai! "Tie the hand, the show smells of great joy

"If you can use a poor monk, you are a master. When it was useless, he called him a monk. Tie the punishment department, you are too much to see the wind and rudder, you should treat everyone equally...... "Hu Zai Zongyi pretended to be aggrieved.

Hirate Honshu immediately sent a message to Rafael Castello, informing him to find the whereabouts of Hatakeyama Takamasa among the local samurai who had been baptized in recent years as soon as possible, and to make a request to "let the second son inherit the name of the Hatakeyama family and avoid becoming famous".

Immediately after, it didn't take long for Governor Konishi to quietly ask for a meeting and tell him the confidential information of the big man Suginobo who had visited the wealthy merchant Tsuda Munekazu from the Kai Town.

"I've heard of the name of Sugi no Fang, but what position does it hold in the roots? What is the relationship with Mr. Tsuda? Fan Xiu asked directly.

Yukicho Konishi explained, "Suginobo is actually the younger brother of Tsuda Sumasa, the leader of the current Genlai people, who has passed on to another family. Tsuda's goal is too big, there are too many enemies, and everything that is inconvenient to come forward is handed over to this person. As for them, they are with Mr. Tsuda Munekazu of Kaimachi...... In fact, it has nothing to do with it, but it just happens to have the same surname, so let's just hold the mentality of using each other and recognize a distant relative! ”

"I see." "What are they talking about?" ”

"It's Genraiji who is asking for help!" Speaking of this, Konishi Yukicho's eyes were blazing and his spirit was flying, "Those fake monks have been living a luxurious life by selling rice and iron cannons, and Oda has been tightly controlling over the years, and the cheap rice of Omi and the two countries has entered Kyoto and Kaimachi, and the iron cannon business has been controlled, so the income of Neraiji Temple has been greatly affected." Now that Oda Bullet has been assassinated, they want to squeeze in again! But the trade route has been cut off for several years, and it is not so easy to reconnect with ......"

"So you want to ask Kaicho?" Hijo Honshu thought thoughtfully, "Is there a large-scale business in Genraiji Temple?" Will Mr. Sokazu Tsuda of Kaimachi agree to them? ”

"I'll say yes to the ghost!" Governor Konishi smiled gloatingly, "Actually, it's just 50,000 koku of rice and 200 iron cannons a year, and it's not a big business at all in Kaicho." Oda Kamiraku brings new business opportunities, coupled with your old man's actions in the Seto Inland Sea, now everyone thinks that the price of things in Neraiji Temple is of high quality, and it is purchased at the price of the year, and I am afraid that it will lose 10,000 or 20,000 yuan a year! Without drastic price reductions, they don't want to come back. ”

Hearing this, Hisei understood what the other party meant: "A business that loses 10,000 or 20,000 guan a year, no businessman in Kai Town is willing to do it!" But I might as well mix it up. ”

Governor Konishi's face showed a scheming expression, and he bowed and said, "Your Highness is wise!" If you can take this opportunity to control Genlai Temple, the loss of only one or two thousand yuan is not enough! Besides, we engage in the 'rice standard' and issue military ration coupons, so we always don't lose money when we buy rice! ”

"Hehe......" Hiratsu sneered, "You still forgot one, in the past, in order to support shallow wells and raise the low price of rice, I lost nearly a thousand times a month, so I stopped this, and Genraiji naturally handled it calmly - in other words, this information should be the top secret of the merchants in Kaimachi, so I revealed it, how will you deal with yourself in the future?" ”

"Uh-" Governor Konishi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head decisively, and said resolutely: "If you want to make a great contribution and offend a few businessmen, it's not a big deal!" ”

"Hahaha......" Faced with such a rebellious person who expressed his desires straightforwardly, Hisho couldn't help laughing, "That's very good!" Can you convince Suginobo to come and ask for a meeting within five days? The sooner you set out for the expedition to Shikoku, the better, and I intend to make you the commander of the 4,000-man Einsatzgruppen. ”

"Why five days? In two days, he will be brought to Kishiwada Castle, please take a moment to see him! Konishi's eyes, like flames burning, went away after speaking.

If you can get the two places of Hatakeyama and Neraiji, then the rest is ......

After a while, Honda Masanobu appeared in front of him sneakily, uncharacteristically and uncharacteristically, and solemnly bowed down and said, "My lord! The subordinates have just heard some of the latest information inside Ishiyama Honganji from their fellow villagers in Mikawa. ”

"How's it going?" The tie didn't hold out much hope.

Unexpectedly, the amount of information that Honda Masatin said was unexpectedly large: "The Venerable Master is looking for a marriage partner for his eleven-year-old eldest daughter, but he has never been able to find a suitable candidate. ”

What do you mean by that...... Could it be ......" With the intelligence of the even-handed show, he naturally knew the elegance when he heard the string song, and his face immediately turned abrupt, "You mean Chiyomaru?" ”

"Exactly." Honda Masanobu bowed down and bowed to the ground, "My lord, please forgive me for the offense!" If you can accept that the eldest daughter of the Honganji family marries into the Heite family as the adopted daughter of the princess and becomes the next generation of mistresses, then your subordinates will be able to persuade the Venerable Master to become a solid ally of my family! ”