"Lord of the Criminal Department, do you think that the contemptible person is the biggest beneficiary? This should be a misunderstanding, I have worked with two colleagues, Ikenaga Heihisa and Red House Soyo, for many years, and together they have developed the name of the Kaimachi Association to this day, and they are like brothers, how could I assassinate them? As for the 'counterfeit banknote case', I am also a victim, and I ......really didn't expect the salt house to scratch and alter the real ticket and pretend to be fake."

As a millionaire with a net worth of millions, Tsuda Zong passed the era of nouveau riche early. Over the years, he spared no expense, learning tea ceremony from the art giant Takeno Shaoou, and seeking Buddhism from the famous Kyoto monk Obayashi Sotao, and he had already packaged himself as a cultural person of the upper class.

At this moment, he sat calmly and smiled, which was really gentle and elegant, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

The person who met with him was also a noble man with outstanding education and knowledge of etiquette in public opinion. But what the nobleman is doing now is very rude, and it is the typical "country samurai" behavior.

"I don't want to listen to any more meaningless nonsense." The flat hand Fan Xiu, who was sitting on the side, sneered, clenched his fist and lightly hammered the case in front of him twice, unceremoniously interrupting the other party's tirade, "You know very well the purpose of arranging this meeting, everyone is very busy, don't waste each other's time." ”

"This ...... This...... The act of the criminal department is confusing...... "Tsuda Muneki's face began to stiffen, his smile faded, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, "I think that I have not committed any hostile acts against the Hite......"

It's weird.

Why did the person on the other side, who looked lazy and tired, just raise his tone a little and make a little gesture to signal threat, which made people feel extremely frightened?

It's as if it's being targeted by a poisonous snake or beast, or it's a knife blade on the neck.

Could it be that this is the legendary "murderous spirit"?

The wealthy merchants in Kai Town may not be clean in their hands, and it is not uncommon for them to occasionally rise up and force one or two innocent people to die.

However, after all, it is different from the professional who holds the handle of the knife himself.

"Good. It was a good start, and we skipped the extra pleasantries and temptations. Pingshou looked a little softened, and nodded slightly, "Whether this is credible or not, I will accept it." ”

"Please believe it...... The fact that the 'ration stamps' of the Hirate family was just an accident, and it was really not me who made this decision. Tsuda Munekazu quickly bowed down in fear to defend himself, "And actually...... As long as you explain the details, it will not harm your business, but it will confirm the reliability of the ticket from the other side......"

"Okay, there's no need to hold on to this." Pingshou Fan Xiu frowned slightly and waved his hand, interrupting the other party again, "I'm not here for this - so you can probably guess what to talk about next, right?" Otherwise, my evaluation of Tennoji House would have to be lowered. ”

“…… Uh, the contemptible person really doesn't know......" Tsuda Zonghe subconsciously wanted to continue to play sloppy, and only reacted when he said it, so he quickly retracted and changed his tone: "Please allow the contemptible person to sort out his thoughts and then explain to you......"

It's the daily habit of the merchants of Kaimachi to talk nonsense before talking about the matter, but today it was just unconsciously revealed, but I didn't expect it to arouse the disgust of the nobles.

He immediately began self-reflection.

This is still a mistake caused by insufficient attention and insufficient preparation in advance.

When I met Nobunaga earlier, I would find out all the likes and dislikes of the other party for a long time in advance, and carefully think about every sentence that should be said and should be said, and I had to rehearse the opening statement more than a dozen times.

After all, a businessman is just a businessman, even if he earns hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars? In the face of the daimyo with tens of thousands of soldiers, it is better to be a little respectful. The neck of the rich is not a little harder than that of the poor.

At that time, as long as Oda Nobunaga was willing to bear a certain amount of reputation and economic losses, he could set off a bloody storm in Kai Town, so everyone was trembling and did not dare to ignore it.

Today's tie Tsunohide, although it is not enough to compare with the overlord of Kinai in the past, but the strength of the open and the secret is probably more than one-third of the Oda family when he first went to Luo.

He is also capable of bringing the head of any wealthy merchant to the ground, although he himself will have to pay the price of five labors and seven injuries.

That should also deserve a higher level of treatment.

Is it to get carried away by watching the main competitors fall to the ground? Or is it accustomed to the existence of order and ignoring the characteristics of the troubled times of the Warring States?

After a short period of self-encouragement, Tsuda Sokazu completely reversed his mentality, made a very sincere gesture, bowed his head and said, "Please forgive the contemptible person for being rude!" Indeed, the counterfeit banknote case was designed to crack down on rookie Imai Munehisa and old friend Red House Soyo, and the driving force behind the matter was myself Tsuda Muneji. But a contemptible person will never admit it in public, even if you come with a sword. ”

While respectful, he showed a tough posture.

Samurai can kill merchants, so respect needs to be given.

But it was impossible for a samurai to destroy an entire commercial system, so there was no need to completely bow down.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not here to bring justice to those two families!" Hisho shook his head twice as if bored, and commented: "When Imai Munehisa wanted to take advantage of the momentum of the town's promotion, he should have thought that investment was risky, and Red House Soyo couldn't control his brother-in-law's misdeeds, and he was even more self-defeating. The mall is like a battlefield, you live and die, does the loser still have the face to blame the enemy's sword for being too sharp? ”

"Huh...... What the Lord of the Criminal Department said is really thought-provoking. On the one hand, Tsuda Munekazu was shocked by this outspoken vernacular, but on the other hand, he agreed from the bottom of his heart.

He felt that he had gradually figured out the train of thought of the noble man in front of him.

In fact, the tie was not intended to show off his martial arts and threaten people, but he worked for too long in a row, and his spirit was not good and his concentration declined, so he let himself go a little.

Another reason is that Hattori Hideyasu finally couldn't quietly stick the dagger into the side of Tsuda Muneki's pillow. In his own words, it is-

"There are hundreds of household servants who are full of appearances, but the dozen or so personal guards around the target are all extremely vigilant masters, and they are on duty day and night, so it is impossible for us to sneak into the bedroom under the premise of keeping quiet."

Those who know the business have always known that Kaimachi is not a place where any force can poison it. The wealthy merchants all had the means to resist assassination and emergency escape, and the rendezvous could gather two or three thousand iron artillery to defend the entrenchment at a critical moment, and even if they faced an attack in units of 10,000, they could at least delay enough time to use political means.

Hirate found that he could not threaten Tsuda in a direct and effective way, so he had to take a tough stance. If you really have the ability to kill and kill, you can speak calmly and gently.

This is the way the samurai did things.

Apparently the businessman is not very adaptable.

"Maybe the Lord of the Criminal Department suspects that there is some force behind the contemptible......" Tsuda Sokazu guessed the other party's thoughts, and carefully took over the conversation.

"I thought about it at first, but I quickly rejected it." Hirata shook his finger, "Whether it's the Kyoto Imperial Palace, or Otani Castle, or even Aki, Kai, and Echigo, their actual strength is far less than that of the wealthy merchants with a net worth of millions of dollars, at best, they are just a cooperative relationship with you." ”

"You really look up to our Tennoji House! It's scary. Indeed, as you said, mastering the daimyo of Izumi will terrify the merchants of Kaimachi, because we will not have enough strength to resist if we attack at any cost. What about the forces from outside...... It's enough to be an ally of the United, not a master. Tsuda Munekazu said that he was frightened, but his expression became more and more relaxed, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face, "But ...... To say that behind the contemptible man, there are indeed people who have given instructions. Although the Lord has no force in his hands now, and only provides basic directions, but cannot give resources to support, there seem to be quite a few people affected by him. ”

"What?" Tieshou didn't understand for a while, but after a little thought, he understood the hidden words in the other party's words, and was immediately shocked, "Could it be that what you said is ...... No...... It's hard to believe. ”

"Hehe......" After telling this secret, Tsuda Sokazu gradually did not fall behind, and smiled calmly, "As the Lord of the Criminal Department said, people from Aki to Kai have come to the door, intending to incite chaos in the Kai Town and drive out the Oda family's appointed commissioner, but these empty promises are obviously not enough to believe. Only one of the low-ranking ministers who had come from Kyoto to purchase supplies quietly handed over a secret letter in good faith, informing me that some merchants in Kaimachi were suspected of colluding with the assassins, and suggested that this should be used to make waves. MeSign listed some convincing evidence, but it was still difficult to verify and inconvenient to deal with, so I designed a small trap to ensure my own safety......"

"A junior shogune who came from Kyoto to procure supplies?" Hijo repeated this sentence, and the suspicion on his face was overflowing.

"The man hastily avoided the secret letter from his colleague, and said to the contemptible person, 'This is what the shogunate, not just the princess, wants to do,' and then left in a hurry, the time is too short for any inquiry, and I guess the other party's first target will be Kinoshita-sama or Imai Munehisa, and I can't take a break to find me." Munekazu Tsuda has a clear understanding of his position, "I can represent the shogunate, but I don't mean it...... Then all I can imagine is the Steward. ”

"An unidentified person handed a knife from Kyoto, and you killed someone by the hand of the Kaimachi priest." Hirate Honshu summed up the plot in one sentence, "Based on this information, it is impossible to confirm that this incident was instructed by 'that adult'. ”

"What the Lord of the Criminal Department said is very true. But the possibility can't be ruled out! Tsuda Munekazu said with emotion, "Merchants, if you lose a bet, you generally won't lose your life, so the gambling will be a little higher." Besides, the assassins and counterfeits are so eye-catching that no one but you has noticed them at the moment. ”

"Okay......" Liangjiu Heishou nodded to clean up his mood, "I'll remember what you said today." Then, the Kaimachi is dominated by the Tennoji House family, and most of the offices will exist in name only...... Don't you have anything to say to the lord of Izumi? ”

"Absolutely! In fact, even if you don't summon today, the contemptible will be ready to ask for an audience! Tsuda Sokazu suddenly became scrappy, "Lord of the Criminal Department! Your signature tax and auction are impressive creations, and the implementation of ration stamps is a genius move! It's a pity that the person in charge is not very suitable. Please forgive me for saying that this person is Yuyue Sanshiro, I know it, he is still good at Owari, but in recent years, he has only not lost, and it is difficult to go to the next level......"

"You want to replace him?" Hiseki was surprised at first, and then interrupted again with a little disdain, "I'm afraid this is unlikely, and the reason doesn't need to be told to you." ”

"Don't dare to substitute. After all, he has worked for you for many years, and his hard work is high, and the existing business should not be managed by another person. However, if the promotion of the new area were to be divided and handed over to Tennojiya to us, it might be a more advantageous choice for the Heite family. Tsuda Munekazu's eyes unconsciously flashed with ambition, "Tamagoshiya has a lucky cousin, and there is no other capital to compare with Tennojiya - this is not arrogant, but the truth. But who doesn't have a few sisters? Contemptible sister, you also saw ...... ten days ago."

"Saw it ten days ago? Is there such a thing? Hisho frowned and thought for a while, completely unimpressed.

"The youngest sister of the contemptible person was born with weak bones, and the senior monk said that he needed to be saved by Buddhism, and suggested that he go to the monastery to practice for 3927 years. When she became an adult, she called the Dharma name 'Chunguang', practiced in the Daxin Temple of Miaoxin Temple, and only sent home a letter a few days ago, and happily said that she had met the famous Tieshou Punishment Department. When I read the letter, it occurred to me that now that the twenty-seven years were about to expire, she could return to the world...... You can send someone to check the accounts in the temple, over the years, the contemptible people have donated more than 100 times to the Great Heart Temple, totaling more than 5,000 yuan, which is enough to prove that this sister is indeed my precious relative. If he can be accepted by the Lord of the Criminal Department, Tennoji House is willing to send a congratulatory gift of 50,000 kan. ”

The presumptuous proposal of "it seems that the imagination of the businessman is really good...... does not annoy people, but only finds it funny. Su Yu Tieshou did not say whether he was committal, but instead seized the loophole in the other party's words: "I remember that all of you in the Tennoji Temple House are revered by the Rinzai Sect Daitokuji Temple, right?" Why did you send your relatives to the main mountain of the Myoshinji sect to practice? ”

"I respect the Daitokuji sect, just because that's the mainstream of the Miyoshi family. Twenty-seven years ago, Miyoshi had not yet risen, and it was the Hosokawa family who believed in the Myoshinji sect in Kinai who were in charge. Tsuda replied without shame, "Actually, after Oda Kamiraku, the contemptible people have been considering converting to the Nichiren sect, but changing to a major sect is different from changing to a small sect, and I am worried about the instability below. If you want me to change back now and believe in the Myoshin Temple sect as much as the Heite family, then there is no problem at all......"