After receiving the battle report from the front, Hirate Honohide patiently drove his war machine to speed up the pace, and on May 23, he set out from Yamato Nobukiyama Castle and marched in the direction of Tokaido.

Facts have proved that the so-called "forcible apportionment of military rations" is a pure rumor fabrication, and the large army of more than 28,000 people successfully received sufficient supplies from the Kaimachi Chamber of Commerce.

Then, many powerful people in various localities, who had been suppressed by public opinion for several days, pointed out one after another that the scale of the Kumanoda accident was not large, and that the loss of military rations should not exceed 10,000 koku, and that the rumored "100,000 koku" was completely insignificant.

As a result, the price of grain in the Kinai region, which had risen to more than two cents per stone, fell sharply, falling by as much as three or four hundred bun on the first day.

And the merchant alliance led by Imai Munehisa began to secretly and gradually sell it in batches as early as the moment when the price rose to the usual 600 bun.

Imai Munehisa and Tsuda Muneki, the two major community tycoons, together with the three major merchant houses under the Heite family, and the newly settled second-class wealthy merchant Hasegawa Munehito, formed a huge group, mobilized more than 150,000 koku of funds, and also used various physical and credit pledges to finance, in a short period of time, repeatedly throughput, half a month's effort, a total of 780,000 koku of grain reselling and reselling, and achieved a gross profit of about 55,000 koku.

More importantly, the establishment of many new business networks dealt a heavy blow to the traditional merchant power of Yamashiro, Yamato, Kawachi, and even Omi, Ise, and Owari, and made the people of Kaimachi see the possibility of controlling the Kyoto market from the air.

And the flat hand Tsusho who sat on the high platform did not make any movements, and achieved a rich return. After the price of grain fell, the merchant houses involved in the operation joined forces to donate 5,000 koku of polished rice and 5,000 koku of rice to military supplies at one time, and promised to provide at least 20,000 koku of the same quality of grain in the next three months.

On Kumano Beach, the loss of 8,000 koku was repaid three to four times.

But that's not the best part.

What makes Tie Fan Xiu even more satisfied is the harvest at the virtual level.

In this series of incidents, the townspeople will be surprised to find that the officials have already carried out "debunking rumors" to discourage the rush to buy rice. It's just that everyone suffers the loss of empiricism, and always refuses to believe the words of the samurai masters.

In the world, there is really a big name who does not rob, does not pay debts, and does business according to the rules? Is this the sun coming out of the west?

Someone immediately recalled the impressive scene of Oda Kamiraku and Autumn not committing any crimes. And at that time, wasn't it the Hirate Punishment Department who was in charge of staying in Kyoto?

This so-called has a beginning and an end!

Looking at the ancient and modern times, I am afraid that there are very few noble people who are so benevolent and kind.

How can it not be moving?

…… Of course, it is inevitable that a very small handful of dark scum who spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain say that this is a double reed play between the flat family and the merchant house.

Fortunately, the Metropolitan Police Department and the ninja team have always had enough tea, so it doesn't hurt to invite more people to drink.

The peasants are self-sufficient, and they eat a year's worth of grain before the autumn harvest, and do not participate in any economic speculation, nor do they feel such short-term price fluctuations.

But the townspeople who are engaged in small industrial or service industries are different - they lack the means to store them, and they buy at most three or five buckets of grain at a time, and they have to buy them every month.

Therefore, the fluctuation of food prices has put a lot of pressure on the survival of the townspeople.

After learning from the intelligence department, he sent his cronies to experience it, and confirmed that his family's popularity in the town was at its peak, so Heide Tsuhide ordered to focus on the role of the "military ration stamps".

Now is the best time -

The naked reality is in front of them, the poor people are so powerless in front of the wealthy businessmen, in the face of the unwarranted soaring food prices, they have to give up their hard-earned silver money in exchange for rations, and at this time, neither gold, silver nor jewelry can maintain their value.

But the food stamps issued by the "Sanlu House" under the Heite family are different!

No matter how the price of food skyrockets, the military ration stamps can always be exchanged for the corresponding amount of grain in the designated stores, and it is immediately desirable without delay, which has been verified by many people.

This is definitely a blessing for the little people.

As a townsfolk who have no land to cultivate, having a food stamp with one stone or two stones may save the lives of the whole family at a critical moment.

……

Having solved these extraneous things, the draw can have a better mindset to deal with new challenges.

At the very least, you can greet the envoys with a smile on your face.

The occupation of Cheongju Castle by the Takeda family has caused many people to become frightened birds. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was worried about the defense of Kyoto, Shibata Katsuie wanted support in Minami-Omi affairs, and Takigawa Kazuki asked to stop by the town of Kitaise.

People from all three parties are coming one after another.

Heite Honhide politely refused, sent back the messenger of the shogunate, and then in a calm tone, rejected Shibata's request, and finally angrily rebuked the people sent by Takigawa Kazuyi: "In today's situation, Takeda is the source of chaos, what is the way of Ise Kitabatake?" Please take advantage of the ability to 'advance and retreat'! ”

The attitudes towards the three are completely different, but the meaning is actually the same.

The attitudes of the parties after the rejection are also very different.

The shogunate's first visit was Ise Sadako, but nothing came of it. The latter time was Akechi Mitsuhide, who said that the princess had been confused for a while before he sent someone to ask for help, and now that the confusion had dissipated under the advice of everyone, he asked the Heite family to go out without worry, and the Kyoto security shogunate could bear it by himself.

Shibata Katsuie sent a handwritten letter containing guilt, saying, "Your refusal is justified. I'm a dignified veteran general, and it's already quite a dereliction of duty not to go with you to Owari to defend against the enemy, and if you can't even deal with the rebellious Asakura family alone, it's better to simply cut your stomach. ”

Takigawa Kazuyi was funny, and actually sent a letter to come and claim: "I am alone in the city, and all the people in the countryside have thrown themselves to Takeda, if Your Excellency refuses to support, I am afraid that the contemptible people will have to make another plan." The implication is that if he can't get help, he will defect and surrender to Takeda, which sounds really scary.

Seeing that Xinping was smiling, he said to the left and right: "The more he says this, the more impossible it is to turn against him, Takigawa Palace, I know this person very well, you can rest assured!" ”

That said, but then, the shrewd, sensitive, resolute and capable Nakamura Kazushi was dispatched, and 1,500 people were sent to Kita-Ise to support at a symbolic speed of turtle climbing.

Halfway through, Heite Honhide came to Omi territory, rested in Gamo County, and took the time to visit Shigeharu Takenaka and ask him what was going on with Shibata, but he was stolen by Asakura Yoshikei. As a result, I only saw his brother Hikosaku, saying that Takenaka had worked too hard in the first few months, and now he was sick and bedridden for several days, and his spirit was very calm, and he was afraid that he would not be able to see the guests.

If he has a better body and bones, he may be able to find a way to coexist with Shibata Katsuie, Sawa Yamashiro may not be lost, and the situation in Minami Omi may be completely different.

This is admittedly lamentable.

After Omi and turning southeast, there is Nagashima Castle, where Ise borders Owari.

The owners and monks of the Ichijo sect who spoke here were neutral at the request of Ishiyama Honganji, but in private they clearly preferred Takeda, and refused to provide any supplements or assistance to the Hirate army in person, and did not even give them a place to rest.

It can basically be said to be "malicious neutrality".

Fortunately, it has been learned that the main camp of the Oda army has been transferred to Katsuhata Castle in the west of Owari, and there is only less than a day's journey left, so it is always not a problem to survive.

……

After the fall of Cheongju, Oda Nobutada first withdrew to Komakiyama Castle and gained a firm foothold.

It seems that Takeda Shingen's main force has returned to Mikawa and Yuanjiang and other places, and after Takeda Katsuyori marched into Cheongju Castle as a vanguard, he was unable to enter again due to supply reasons.

This relieved the Oda family a little.

Then Takeda Katsuyori began to set his troops on the fertile Owari Plain.

In order to protect the port town of Tsushima handed down by his ancestors, Oda Nobutada gathered the remnants of the army, lifted his spirits, and came to Katsuhata Castle by way of Iwakura.

Although the young family governor was defeated by Takeda twice, he still had enough fighting spirit to defend the family property.

But he also lacked the ability to pass on his determination to his retainers.

Reluctantly pulling the 10,000 remnants of the defeated army to Katsuhata Castle and putting on a worthy battle has exhausted the energy in Oda Nobutada's body, making him anxious and exhausted.

There is really no way to suppress the chaotic situation in the military discussions.

The uncles of the sect were all lifeless, and the pessimism was overflowing, not to mention.

The three of Mino were very calm, sitting silently and not saying a word, but in their eye contact with each other, it was obvious that they had already reached a tacit understanding in private.

Owari's Lin Xiuzhen and Niwa Clan Katsu are full of sadness and can't talk about their expressions, and the monarchs and ministers don't trust each other very much, and they are tired of each other after a long time.

Ikeda Tsuneko and Maeda Toshike were hoarse and loyal, but unfortunately there were few responders. Sasa Naruma is back, and the effect may be better, but it is also limited.

Only the direct subordinates Maori Nagahide and Liang Tian Hiromasa can be trusted, but they are talents of the practical school, and it is not their forte to organize actions and mobilize the atmosphere.

As soon as Hidetaka Kawajiri died, Oda Nobutada suddenly found that there was no one around him.

How did my father give an order back then, so that everyone bowed their heads and ears, and they didn't dare to have any more dissenting opinions?

He tried hard to recall, but he couldn't.

I want to talk, but I don't know what to say.

He even began to wonder why it might be better to deliberately hold a military discussion and simply let the retainers stay in their respective tents?

At least not to make the weakness and confusion so apparent.

- When Oda Nobutada was informed that the Hirate Army had arrived, he was surrounded by such a situation.

But Oda Nobutada wasn't too excited.

Of course, he was still a little happy, but there were more and more complicated emotions hidden under his eyes.