"This..."Yu Qiuping's remarks on the line made it difficult for Nonomura and the others to deal with.

"But for so many years," said Nonomura tentatively, "there has never been anything like this in Japan..."

"Now there is." Yu Qiuping waved his hand unceremoniously, "There is a way, there is reason to go all over the world, and it is difficult to move an inch without reason." You just say it directly, I want you to pay money for my loss, is it reasonable? ”

"There's... bar. Nonomura reluctantly admitted.

"That's it, a family of 1,000 yuan, send it to Kuroda City by tonight." Yu Qiuping waved his hand, and the lion opened his mouth to swallow 4,000 yuan.

"Momiji is really a god!" Sena yelled excitedly in his heart! That's how it came about!

"That's too much, isn't it?" Maeno Nagayasu almost couldn't help but scold, "1000 times! This is a bright robbery! ”

"Your Highness!" Nonomura Yukinari stubbornly resisted: "No matter how you say this, you can't use so much money!" A family of 1,000 is a total of 4,000! Isn't it just a dozen acres of farmland, a few houses, some things blocking the city gate and a watchtower! Where is the money for all that stuff? ”

"Why don't you use it," Yu Qiuping tilted his head and said, "Do you know where all the things we blocked the city gate came from?" We've smashed all the fine marble tiles and used them to block the gates! Don't you have a point in mind about how much it's worth? Those houses are not simple houses! Inside are calligraphy and paintings bought from Kyoto, which are priceless! Don't you have any points in mind about how much this is worth? ”

Yoshioka Katsumasa couldn't help it again, and laughed out loud. Yu Qiuping glared at him angrily, and the latter hurriedly covered his mouth.

"And more! Those two watchtowers! Yu Qiuping once again carried forward the spirit of "one picture at the beginning, and the story is all made up", "Although they look unremarkable, they are actually built with the trunks of the century-old cedar trees that we have painstakingly brought from the mountains of Suruga!" You've lost all of them! Our losses are immeasurable! ”

"Even if all of these add up, it won't take 1,000!" Maeno Nagayasu said with a sad face, "Even if those are all according to the most expensive compensation on the market, the four of us will give a total of 2,000 yuan at most." ”

"And the mental damage fee!" Yu Qiuping waved his hand and sacrificed the magic weapon in his previous life's lawsuit: "The labor of those hard-working farmers has been ruined by you!" To compensate for moral damages! Those villagers who had been living and working peacefully in the castle town were suddenly affected by the war and were forced to evacuate temporarily, frightened, and demanded compensation for their mental losses! ”

Yu Qiuping made a clear posture of "I'm shameless", which made Nonomura Yukinari and Maeno Nagayasu completely lose their temper. Before Yu Qiuping signaled the blackface singer to come out and put pressure, the two young men, Kato Mitsutai and Hara Nagayori, had already confessed, for fear that Yu Qiuping would regret it.

"Anyway, 10,000 stone of grain was given..."Yuan Changlai thought in his heart, "It's just 4,000 yuan, just give it!" In case it annoys the rain and autumn leaves, and regrets not putting us back! Isn't it a loss of 10,000 stone of grain in vain! ”

After Nonomura Yukinari reluctantly agreed, he couldn't help but protest to Yu Qiuping: "Your Highness! The reason why the next family is willing to pay compensation is because Owari has a reputation for His Royal Highness's daughter. But His Royal Highness refuses to let people go like this, it's really... It's really..."

"Don't worry, I, Yu Qiuping, have always done what I say," Yu Qiuping patted his chest confidently, "After this compensation is delivered, we will begin to discuss the issue of releasing people." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

·

After sending the four of them away again, Yu Qiuping's subordinates immediately swarmed up.

"Wow! Your Highness! Yoshioka Katsumasa excitedly shouted: "I have lived for so many years! It's the first time I've heard of a war between samurai fought like this! It's knocked back another 4,000 times! It's another two years of our harvest! ”

"Yes, Your Highness! It's wonderful! Nakahide Gozenzaki laughed and said, "Hang them like this!" Extort all their possessions! Just don't let go! ”

"That's not it, when they pay the compensation, I'm really going to discuss the issue of releasing people." Yu Qiuping shook his head and said.

"What?" The subordinates were all stunned, "Your Highness, you really plan to release people!" ”

"Yes," Yu Qiuping smiled, "Didn't I say it, I, Yu Qiuping, have always done what I said." ”

"No, Your Highness," Mimasaki Nakahide said sarcastically in a yin and yang tone, "You really want to put back the enemy we worked so hard to catch!" After hearing this, everyone also nodded their heads in question.

"Well, I'll explain it to you, or you won't understand what I mean." Yu Qiuping shook his head with a wry smile, motioned for everyone to sit down, and asked him to talk about it.

"First of all, why have you never seen me do this," Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "Actually, this kind of method of blackmail through negotiation was learned by me from the people on the Europa side in the Ming Kingdom. As for the specific essentials, after winning the war, we put forward the three requirements of 'land cession compensation and trade'. ”

"What is this?" Masayuki Sanada asked suspiciously.

"It's okay, you don't need to understand these for the time being, I just need to understand." Yuqiu waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about Japan again." ”

"In Japan, you usually win against others, such as annihilating the enemy's main force like we do now." Yu Qiuping continued, "The usual practice is to attack the enemy's territory when they are weak. After taking down the territory, their inventory will naturally be occupied by us, and there is no need to make money through extortion at all. Then, we manage to develop their lands, expand their armies and become stronger, and then go to war. ”

"However, in our current situation, it is impossible to act according to this routine," Yu Qiuping shook his head and said: "We only have more than 200 soldiers in total, and our strength is still very weak. This battle can be won so easily, purely because the enemy is too careless. After crossing the river, we fought a dignified field battle with Tokiwa in our territory, and we were defeated. If we were to cross the river and attack their rocks in the terrain they were familiar with, it would be very likely that our limited force would be exhausted by the daily assaults and the endless raids, and we would not be able to defeat them at all. ”

"But we have captured their main force now! We won't be able to get in the way. Anayama asked suspiciously.

"But we can't hold it!" Yu Qiuping immediately retorted, "How can we, the more than 200 people, defend their territory that adds up to nearly 30,000 stones. When the Saito army comes, won't we have to give up the territory again? ”

"So..."Naoe Tadahei seemed to understand what Yu Qiuping meant, "since we can't defeat it, it's better to maintain the status quo and just extort money and food from them." And then use these extorted things to develop themselves, and wait until the army is enough and strong enough to swallow them in one gulp? ”

"That's right, the pro-soldier has won my heart." Yu Qiuping smiled with satisfaction.

"In that case, why put people back?" Fukushima Yasunari still doesn't understand, "Wouldn't it be more convenient for us to attack again when we detain these people here all the time, so that the other side will always be short of manpower?" ”

"An Cheng, you see too shallow," Yu Qiuping shook his head again and said, "We know that the strength of those four wealthy families is insufficient, and the other wealthy families of Meinong will not know it!" In case their territory is taken over by the Saito family, or it is annexed by the Mino trio! When we go on the offensive again, we will encounter a more powerful enemy, which will only make us more troublesome. ”

"Oh!" Naoe Tadahei suddenly realized, "Your Highness feels that these families are very weak, and they have been broken by us, and it is difficult to compete with us. That's why while weakening them, we deliberately protect their strength from being annexed by other, more powerful local powers, so as not to pose a threat to us. ”

"Haha, I still know the guard!" Yu Qiuping smiled, "That's right! Exactly! ”

"But Your Highness, you still have to be careful of raising tigers," Sanada Masayuki reminded, "I think that since we don't know much about the Saito family's side, we still have to worry about them coming back for revenge after recovering their vitality!" ”

"You don't have to worry about this! I've got my own way! Yu Qiuping blinked, "People can go back, weapons and armor don't want to be brought back, and I will force them to do many other things." ”

·

At the same time, on the north bank of the Kiso River, inside the original family.

"Your Highness, there is no end to going on like this!" The few surviving elders in the family said with a sad face: "I just walked 2,500 stones yesterday!" It's going to be 1000 again today! If this continues, our original family will be squeezed dry sooner or later! When the rain and autumn red leaves come, we won't even have the ability to fight back! ”

"yes, you can't do nothing like that." After a calm day, Yuan Laifang gradually gained a clear understanding of the situation. He knew that in the troubled times of the Warring States, there was absolutely no good person who could achieve the status of an 8,000 stone lord. The reason why this Yu Qiuping did not cross the river to attack when their main forces were all lost, was either because of his own lack of strength, or because Oda Nobunaga did not allow his subordinates to attack privately. Therefore, the confidence of the Yuqiu family does not seem to be so sufficient. It's just that where so many people in my own family have been captured, so the original family has no room for bargaining. But being constantly blackmailed away from his hard-earned savings for many years without any power to fight back still made him unwilling.

"This time, we will deliver 200 guan first, to show our sincerity," Yuan Laifang's voice couldn't help but tremble a little when he made the decision, "Tell Yuqiu Hongye that only after I put my son back, the remaining 800 guan will be handed over." ”

After Yuan Laifang made a decision, he immediately sent people to inform several other companies and reached a united front. They all demanded that the most important hostages be returned before agreeing to continue to pay - they couldn't let Yu Qiuping continue to ask for such sky-high prices.