"Then it's a total of 10,000 stones, and you guys can discuss how to divide it yourself." Yu Qiuping said casually, as if it was as simple as saying, "Lend me two dollars to buy a ticket."

However, this time, not only Nonomura Konari and the other four, but also Yu Qiuping's subordinates who were present were also stunned.

"I'm Cao! Your Highness really dares to open his mouth! Mizenzaki Nakahide secretly slandered: "10,000 stones!" Damn! ”

"Well done! Red! Sena yelled in his heart: "That's it! Go on! ”

"I'll go, what about the money?" Nonomura Yukinari's heart 10,000 grass and mud horses rushed by.

"Your Highness..."Seeing that a few young people didn't speak, Nonomura Yukinari could only take great risks and sing in blackface: "This 10,000 stone is really a lot... We can't afford that much. ”

"Can't you take it?" Yu Qiuping smiled evilly, "Can't a family of 2,500 stones?" ”

"If you can't get out, you won't let them go, so I have to send them back to Qingzhou City to ask His Highness Oda for credit," Yu Qiuping sighed and said, "I expect my lord to subsidize me with a little food." ”

"Hmph, you want to cheat me?" Nonomura Yukinari and Maeno Nagayasu both sneered psychologically, intending to bite and say that they had no money.

Who would have thought that if you are not afraid of a god-like opponent, you will be afraid of a pig-like teammate.

"No, no, no! That's Nonomura's house! Kato Mitsuyasu hurriedly shouted, "I can get 2,500 stone in the next house!" Your Highness, rest assured! You must let us go! ”

"Our original family also took it out!" Yuan Changlai shouted anxiously, for fear of losing the upper hand, and gave up the privilege of putting it back first that he had won with great difficulty.

Yu Qiuping's heart suddenly blossomed, and he had to cover the smile at the corner of his mouth with his hands. This former Nagayori and Kato Kotai are simply fortune boys! If they all bite like Maeno Nagayasu and Nonomura Yukinari and say that they have no food, Yu Qiuping will have no problem.

"What about the two of you, still can't you take it out?" Yu Qiuping asked with a smile on his face.

Maeno Nagayasu and Nonomura Yukinari could almost burst into fire in their eyes when they looked at the two young people, and they wanted to tear these two pits apart at this moment. As a last resort, he had to whisper with a dark face: "Your Highness... If you try to get together at home, you might be able to barely reach it..."

In fact, the combined territory of the four of them is almost 30,000 stones, and the harvest they receive every year is 12,000 stones. After saving it for so many years, I can take out a total of 20,000 or 30,000 grains.

Yu Qiuping saw that the former Changlai and Kato Mitsutai agreed so readily, and it was estimated that there was still a scope for blackmail, but he was not in a hurry. However, Nonomura Yukinari was unwilling to be extorted 2,500 stones, so he cautiously whispered: "Your Highness... It's just that we can't eat so much food with more than a thousand people combined, you say yes..."

"What, why can't you eat it?" Yu Qiuping pretended to be surprised and asked, "Not all the grain is eaten dry. There must be food but exchange vegetables, melons and fruits, meat or something, and improve it for everyone! My family's ashigaru, the food standard for every meal every day is three dishes and one soup plus supper! Don't have pork, beef and mutton! What's more, it's impossible to let you go back immediately, and you have to live for a while, 10,000 stone of food is not much at all! ”

Three dishes and one soup?

Yu Qiuping's subordinates couldn't help laughing one by one, they couldn't stand Yu Qiuping's emotional performance, and Yoshioka Katsumasa almost laughed. Nonomura Yukinari and a few people have black faces, this food is better than the daimyo, who believes it?

"It's... Your Highness," Maeno Nagayasu struggled, "My sons and daughters are used to living a hard life by the river, so there is no need to give them such good food." ”

"yes!" "So is my family!" "That's what the former no leader said!" The other three also hurriedly agreed.

"How can this work?" Yu Qiuping said angrily, "Come to Kuroda Castle!" I'm the master! I only give these to the guests, where can I get by on my face! ”

This miraculous logic completely convinced the audience. Yoshioka Katsumasa was drinking water with his head up, and he spit it out all at once. Nonomura Konari was stunned and didn't know what to say.

"This..."Nomura Yukinari wanted to say more, but Yu Qiuping was impatient, and glanced at the black-faced No. 2 Yoshioka Katsumasa. Yoshioka Katsumasa immediately got up consciously, intending to put on a show to make up for the fault of the water spray just now: "You guys! Yoshioka Katsumasa yelled: "Find out the situation!" You were completely wiped out by Your Highness, and your lives are all in the hands of Your Highness! Now that His Royal Highness is asking you for food, are you pushing back and obstructing, don't you want to live? If Your Highness can't kill all of you, go over and rob it yourself! ”

Yoshioka Katsumasa's voice made Nonomura Yukinari realize the status quo of man-made swords and fish and meat, and understood that he had no bargaining chips and capital at all, so he had to accept it resignedly. Because, these more than 900 strong laborers are too important to the four of them, and they can't afford to lose more than 900 people, so they have to be forced to agree to Yu Qiuping's blackmail.

"Okay, you guys hurry up and send someone back to ask for food, time is running out." Yu Qiuping waved his hand, "I will pick one of the four of you from the captives later, and let them go back to report the news." ”

·

That night, in the territory of the original family.

Yuan Laifang was wondering why he had crossed the river to rob his son, and did not send a messenger back to report the news until the evening. Finally, he waited until the carcass on his body had already been confiscated, and a cronie ran back in embarrassment with his bare hands. He brought the news that the original army had been wiped out, and most of the young master, including the young master, had been captured. Yuan Laifang fainted all of a sudden, and was poured a lot of decoction before he woke up. At this moment, it can be regarded as breaking the backbone of the original family, and the original family is already on the verge of extinction. However, the cronie said that the newly appointed lord, Yu Qiuping, seemed to be a good man, and actually promised to release the more than 900 people - but to pay for food first.

The original Lai Fang has been mixed up for many years, so he naturally understands that this is Yu Qiuping talking about conditions. Even if he gave the food, he could not guarantee that his son and the hundreds of men would return safely. However, there is no room for much thought at this moment. The wife of the family, all the left-behind women and elderly people in the village who heard the bad news, rushed to him to ask him to pay for the grain. Because the time was too tight, Yu Qiuping indicated that 2,500 stone of grain would be sent by tomorrow morning. Under internal and external troubles, the surviving men had to transport the grain to the ferry overnight. Then let the leaders of the same helpless Kawa and the people, Bee Suga Xiaoliu, transport the 10,000 stone grain of the four families in batches and hand it over to the people of the Yuqiu family for inspection.

According to the report of Fukushima Yasunari, who went to investigate, Kawanami's Wasuka Koroku seems to have brought a large number of escort teams with bad intentions. Fukushima Yasunari was afraid of a surprise attack, so he asked Kawanami to light the fire first, and he was not allowed to go ashore on the ship, and temporarily deployed an archery team to support. It wasn't until Charlie arrived that Koroku Bee Suka honestly began to deliver food.

"Your Highness! You're really amazing! "Naoe Zhongping is really throwing himself into Yuqiuping now, "All of a sudden, I will ask for the harvest that our 8,000 stone territory can only be collected for three years!" For the first time, I knew that I could still fight like this! ”

"Your Highness's control of intelligence and psychology is amazing." Sanada Masayuki also sighed, "I feel like the other side is thinking, and His Highness knows everything well." ”

"Earn a lot of money!" Cave Mountain Faithfulness excitedly shouted, "Yulu has earned it back!" We don't have to train because we can't eat enough! The money for visiting the kiln is also coming! Hahahaha..."

"You're satisfied with just this amount of money?" Sena sneered disdainfully, "I'm really unambitious!" Have you forgotten how rich we used to be when we were in the Imagawa family? ”

Anayama Noshishi was looked down upon like this, and just wanted to sneer at Sena Shiyi for being too greedy, but unexpectedly, Yu Qiuping also laughed and said: "What Shiyi said is exactly what I want!" ”

·

In the early morning of April 9, in the castle tower, Yu Qiuping once again summoned four important prisoners.

Yu Qiuping specially separated the four important hostages last night. Because he found that the two naïve young men, Hara Nagayori and Kato Mitsuyasu, were the key to his cheating money, and they must not be allowed to communicate with the two old rivers and lakes, Nonomura Yukinari and Maeno Nagayasu. In case the four of them unite the front and use one caliber against themselves, it will be difficult for Yu Qiuping to do.

"The food for the four families has been delivered by this morning." Yuqiu Ping smiled straight to the point, "Everyone's breakfast has also been settled!" Thank you for your cooperation! ”

"This is what should be done in the next place!" Mitsutai Kato took the lead this time, "Then Your Highness, when will you let us go back." I have been away from home for too long, for fear that my family will worry about it. ”

"Of course that's fine," Yu Qiuping said with a smile, glancing at the cave mountain at the door. The latter immediately walked outside the door and beckoned, and the actors who had been arranged long ago immediately appeared on the stage.

"Your Highness! You have to call the shots for the grass people! Just after Yu Qiuping pretended that he was about to give the order to release everyone, a peasant suddenly rushed in at the door. Akayama Noshinoshi, who was standing at the door as a guard, couldn't hold him and let him in. Originally, Yu Qiupei wanted Honda Tadashi to participate in this performance and take on the role of this gate guard. However, Honda Tadakatsu had no choice but to refuse, "This is the shame of the warriors". Similarly, Charlie also refused to participate in the performance because it was "not in line with the way of knighthood", and Amano Keitoku did not come because he was busy guarding the prisoners - Yu Qiuping deeply regretted the absence of these three actors.

As soon as the farmer entered the door, he rushed to Yu Qiuping, pushed away Maeno Nagayasu and Nonomura Yukinari, who were kneeling on the ground, and knelt down and kowtowed to Yu Qiuping.

"Your Highness!" The peasant cried, "Yesterday the Saito thieves invaded and destroyed several fields of crops in our village! Everyone has worked hard in the spring, and now the harvest is not expected! What a good thing that is! How did we spend this year! ”

Just before Kato Mitsutai and the others could react, the actor Water Atom Jing also walked in quickly: "Lord Qiyu! Big things are not good! The Water Atom Sutra said solemnly: "This time, in order to block the three city gates, the cost is huge. Nowadays, it costs a lot of money to remove clogged things. There are still many houses in the city that have been burned down by them, and the losses are heavy! Those who were forced to evacuate to escape the war also gathered outside the city to make trouble! We want us to compensate them! The subordinates have no money on hand, how can they deal with these things? ”

"This..."Yu Qiuping immediately made a helpless look, "I don't have any money in hand!" ”

Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and then made a look of sudden realization, looking at the four people who were kneeling on the ground, knowing that something was not good. Yu Qiuping was secretly amused in his heart, but he said seriously: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's not that I don't want to let you go. ”

"But these losses, do you also have to find a way to get money to compensate for them," Yu Qiuping spread his hands and said, "Otherwise, what should I do?" ”

"This..."Nonomura Yukinari quibbled: "Why do we want to pay for it?" ”

"Because this unjust war of aggression was launched by your Saito militarism for your own selfish interests!" Yu Qiuping changed to the tone of the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "All the losses caused to our Yuqiu family, as well as all the price paid by the Yuqiu family to defend against your attack, should be borne by you!" It's not the people of the Yuqiu family to bear it! ”