"Let's get the relocation done first." Since he couldn't think clearly, Yu Qiuping simply didn't want to. "We need money everywhere now, whether it is raising soldiers, repairing cities, building houses for residents, buying food and building armaments! Hurry up and let our iron rooster Yoshibei come over to take care of these things, and by the way, ship all the Mitsubishi caravans and their deposits! ”

"But Your Highness, the Mitsubishi caravan may not have much money. It's not clear how much it is, but it's all in the hands of Sena-sama. Naoe Zhongping frowned and thought for a moment, then suggested in a low voice: "The bank has entered the repayment period of the loan, and there is no way to mobilize too much funds. ”

"Then bring the Mitsubishi caravan to to make money, and it will definitely be much more convenient to make money here than Ono. A bank can also be opened here in. Yu Qiuping pointed to his feet, "This is the most commercially developed place in Japan. In addition, the military industry department of Hanamaru was also moved over, and raw materials were purchased nearby, and tools such as iron cannons, guns, and spears were produced, and they were quickly equipped with troops. ”

"And then there's the need to relocate the family." After thinking for a moment, Yu Qiuping once again thought of a problem that had to be solved: "The families of the samurai, as well as all the families of Tokiwa Beishi, must be relocated. ”

"Will the Oda Hall allow us to relocate so many people?" Sanada seems to think that the number of people who have moved Akihei is a bit too much.

"No problem, I'll explain the situation to the lord. In order to relieve my worries, my lord allowed me to relocate my family to Iimoriyama Castle. Yu Qiuping waved his hand, signaling that everyone did not need to discuss this issue, and then fell into deep thought again. After everyone saw that Yu Qiuping was silent, they exchanged glances a few times in some confusion, not knowing what Yu Qiuping was struggling with.

"The problem is that we must leave an important person in our old territory in Kuroda Castle to oversee the affairs of the territory. We are now alone in the collar, and the new collar is in ruins, and we need the old collar to provide a steady stream of soldiers and money and food to Maple Mountain City. Yu Qiuping said with great difficulty: "But the person who stayed... If I leave the Oda family temporarily because I have no choice but to do so, the people who stay behind will be in great trouble. It is even possible to be taken hostage or executed. ”

Yu Qiuping's words made the atmosphere in the yashiki suddenly delicate. He was right, Oda Nobunaga, in order to eliminate his worries, asked him to take all his family members away. But Yu Qiuping can't ignore the old collar, and must send someone to stay. If Yu Qiuhei really betrayed, then the person who stayed behind would have to bear all the wrath of the Oda family.

"Let's get down." However, before Yu Qiuping could speak or others spoke, Naoe Tadahei was the first to stand up and arch his hand: "I am often in charge of internal affairs, and I know a lot about banks, caravans, and many other matters. In addition, I am not talented in the next place, and I am not as good as all the adults who have a skill, so I may not be able to help the lord here, so let it go down. ”

Naoe Tadahei is right, he is indeed the best candidate. But staying, most likely, means sacrifice. Yu Qiuping still wanted to keep it, but after he saw the eyes in Naoe Tadahei's eyes that were as full of trust and loyalty as ever, the persuasion changed in his mouth and became a sentence: "Please." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

"After you arrive, immediately ask Yoshibei to come over with money, there are too many things that need money here." Yu Qiuping instructed Naoe Tadahei, "Also, most of the elite deputies and judges from the territory are also the first batch to be sent here in Maple Mountain City. Hanoi is full of small wealthy families, and there are too many small wealthy families in the three northern counties under our control alone. It must be very troublesome to wrest the power of governance, justice, and taxation from them, and the most elite people must be sent over. After that, you relocate the dependents. ”

"Understood." Naoe Tadahei nodded and said.

"How long do you think it will take to complete the move?"

"I feel that the first batch of people and money urgently needed by His Highness can arrive within fifteen days." Naoe Tadahei vowed to assure, "Since there may be elderly women and children in the family, the relocation will be slow, but the task will be completed within a month and a half." ”

"Then I'll leave it to you, and then our old leaders will all depend on you." Yu Qiuping sighed, patted Naoe Zhongping's shoulder, and straightened the blindfold covering his eyes for him. "If there is really a change here, don't be too reluctant, and send your family members to Maple Mountain City first. If you really can't do it, you just find a way to escape secretly. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern." Naoe Zhongping saluted Yu Qiuping very solemnly, "Without further ado, I'll go here." ”

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In the evening of the same day, relief food sent by the Oda family from Kyoto had also been delivered. Since a lot of military rations have been sent here in Yuqiuping, the coalition forces will not be able to stay in Kyoto for long, and will retreat tomorrow.

Yu Qiuping immediately opened a porridge field to help all the hungry people around. Those hungry people who endured the day sent their heartfelt blessings and thanks to the red leaf soldiers, and also prayed that Yu Qiuping would live a long life.

Yu Qiuping didn't know if these hungry people would be so grateful to him when they knew that all the food brought by the Oda family would sustain the lives of these 50,000 people for a month.

"What is the result of contacting those little wealthy people around?" After seeing Sanada Masayuki and Uchiha Aooka and the others return, Yu Qiuping immediately asked anxiously. In order to alleviate the food crisis, he made representations to the wealthy families in Ibarta, Kano, and Sanara counties, and was willing to buy or borrow grain.

"All refused." Uchiha Aooka said in a low voice with an expressionless face, "The little wealthy clan in Hanoi are all like this, Your Highness doesn't need to be surprised. ”

"What are they like? Aoka? Yu Qiuping saw that Uchiha Aooka seemed to know quite a bit about this, and asked curiously.

"I value my reputation very much, and I am unruly." Uchiha Aooka shook his head slightly and said in a low voice.

Uchiha Aooka is right, the samurai and wealthy clans of the region have always attached much more importance to their status than to the Ono region. Therefore, those samurai who aspire to Shangluo often attach so much importance to their reputations, and Matsunaga Xiu also took a lot of effort to get a leader.

These samurai of Hanoi have great respect for the genuine Hanoi guardian Hatakeyama family, but they are not interested in Yu Qiuping, the fake guardian generation. Thanks to Yu Qiuping's official title of guardian, otherwise these wealthy clans might immediately launch a strike and drive out Yu Qiuping, an outsider.

Even if they are as powerful as the three good families, they don't dare to persecute these wealthy families in Hanoi too much. In order to win over these wealthy families, they also have to rely on the name of the justifiable Hanoi guardian. Even though Hanoi guarded and the Hatakeyama family governor Hatakeyama Takamasa was repeatedly defeated and expelled for opposing the Miyoshi family, and soon after, the Miyoshi family could only welcome Hatakeyama Takamasa back to Hanoi honestly and use him as the commander of the Hanoi wealthy clan. Two years ago, after being welcomed back to Takaya Castle in Kawachi Province, Hatakeyama Takamasa was expelled for secretly planning a military campaign against the Miyoshi family. However, the Miyoshi family still had no choice but to take his identity and drove him to Kii. And as long as there is no order from Hatakeyama Takamasa, these wealthy families in Hanoi often disobey the recruitment of the Miyoshi family and do not contribute to the work. Originally, Miyoshi Yoshiken had already planned to welcome Hatakeyama Takamasa back as a puppet again at the end of this year to command the wealthy clans of Hanoi, but because of the changes in Kyoto, he had to give up.

"In other words, without the orders of the Hatakeyama family, we can't command these little wealthy clans?" After listening to Uchiha Aooka's explanation, Yu Qiuping asked in surprise.

"So to speak. His Royal Highness has the position of guardian of Hanoi, and they may not be too faceless, but it is impossible to get them to help. Hearing this, Uchiha Aooka shook his head quietly and said, "What's more, they are still inextricably linked with the Miyoshi family. If they had to choose between His Royal Highness and the Miyoshi family, most of them would choose the Miyoshi family. ”

"What Uchiha-sama said is very true." Sanada Masayuki also agreed with Uchiha Aooka's opinion, "Garrisoned in Hanoi and Izumi are the young master of the Miyoshi family, Miyoshi Yoshiko, and the Miyoshi three, even in the absence of Hatakeyama Takamasa, the people of Kawachi have followed them in the battle of Kyoto, and the relationship with them is extraordinary. ”

This news is very bad for Yu Qiuping. Because in Hanoi, the small wealthy clan basically occupies half of the territory. Of the 67,000 stone territories in the three counties controlled by Yu Qiuping, more than 35,000 stones are controlled by the Xiaohao clan. If there is no way to obtain their cooperation, Yu Qiuping will have a hard time whether it is to recruit auxiliary soldiers, food and grass, or to carry out general invitations.

"So what's going to be done?" Yu Qiuping sighed and held his forehead deeply. The trickiness of the matter has already exhausted him physically and mentally, and this Maple Mountain City is really a hot potato. "We can train the 2,000 people brought from Ono to become soldiers by ourselves, but if we want to recruit auxiliaries, we can't get around the territory of those small wealthy clans. Even if we all recruit auxiliaries from these hungry people in Maple Mountain City, then when we start a war with the Miyoshi family, and those little wealthy clans suddenly stab us in the back, where can we stand it? ”

"Your Highness, maybe you can go find that Hatakeyama Takamasa? It is the genuine Hanoi guardian. Sanada Masayuki put forward an opinion, "According to Aooka, these small wealthy families who value their fame very much are obedient to Hatakeyama Takamasa. If you can get his help, will you be able to command Hanoi? ”

"Hatakeyama Takamasa? If there is no other way, it will only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor. Where is the other man now? Yuqiu straightened up, "Send someone to find him." ”

"Someone else is in Kii. I had the pleasure of visiting Hatakeyama Takamasa in the next place, so I let it go down. As soon as Uchiha Aooka gave his hand, after receiving a signal from Yu Qiuping, he set off.