Jingjiaoye really didn't sell food for greed for money, in fact, there were very few samurai in this era who were greedy for money, and what really attracted samurai was the place of merit and knowledge, and the name of their family and their own martial arts.

When the grain was sold, it was when Matsunaga Nagayori and others were about to move, and in order to resist the attack of the Miyoshi family that could come at any time, the Hatano family was actively preparing for war. In the end, many retainers chose to buy artillery to enhance their combat power, but Tanba's muskets were bought from Tango and Wakasa next door, and the price was extremely high.

Not to mention that a retainer like Ikyoye couldn't afford it, even a head of the family like Hatano Harimi couldn't afford such a high price. While the Hatano family was worried about the cost of purchasing muskets, a group of merchants flocked to Tamba to buy grain. Tamba's grain was soon sold to sky-high prices!

So, the people of the Hatano family saw the opportunity to buy muskets with the money they got from selling grain.

The merchants of the Tsugawa family bought the grain of the Hatano family at a high price, and the Hatano family used the money to buy a batch of muskets from the merchants of Tanba and Tango at a high price, and the actual seller of these muskets was the Tsugawa family. So in fact, the money eventually returned to the Tsugawa family, and Tsugawa Soji didn't lose it at all!

But thanks to the Hatano family, he bought this batch of muskets, so when Matsunaga Nagayori invaded the Hatano family, with this batch of muskets, the Hatano family had the upper hand, but at least Matsunaga Nagayori had no way to take the Hatano family.

In the end, it was because Miyoshi Chokei sent Miyoshi Masakatsu to help in the war, and finally forced the Hatano family to surrender by virtue of the superiority in the number of troops.

"Well, I can't blame you all at this time!" Hatano Harimi chose to forgive him very generously, and then turned to Hatano Sotaka on the side and said, "Hyogosuke, take out a little food from Yagami Castle and give it to Shiro and Saemon." ”

Jing Jiaoye suddenly showed a grateful look, and was just about to step forward to thank him, but Hatano Zonggao on the side replied with an unnatural face, "My lord, I'm afraid there won't be any food in the city for a while!" ”

"Huh?" Hatano Harumi asked with a puzzled expression, "Where did the food in the city go?" ”

"The lord must have forgotten that when the price of grain soared before, the lord also ordered the grain in Bashang City to be sold for more than 14,000 stones."

"Isn't there more than 10,000 stone of grain left?" Hatano Harutsu vaguely remembered that the reserve of grain in Yagami Castle was about 30,000 koku, so he retorted.

Hatano Zonggao was silent for a moment, and then said, "Didn't the lord forget, in order to purchase the famous paintings and tea utensils that the lord had loved for a long time from Wuye Shaoou, the lord later sold five thousand stone of grain to make enough money." ”

"Uh..... What about the rest of the grain!"

"Didn't you forget, the rest of the grain was almost emptied by the Naito family after Matsunaga Nagayori and others entered the city last month."

"Bastard, can you stop repeating a sentence all the time, my family's head is big!" Hatano Harumi felt a little panicked at this time, "How much food is left in the city!" ”

"Less than five hundred stones!" The corners of Hatano Sogao's mouth twitched unconsciously, and he replied with a complicated feeling.

Hearing this, Hatano Harutsu suddenly sat down on the ground, and at this time, even if a naked beauty was placed in front of Hatano Harutsu, Hatano Harutsu would feel bored.

How much grain is 500 stones?

Honestly, a lot.

However, the strength of the troops in Yagami Castle excluding the troops of the retainers, there were 2,000 troops directly under Hatano Harititsu. In wartime, the food consumption of a person in a day is 1 dai, 10 is a liter, 100 is 1 bucket, and 1000 is a stone.

There are more than 2,000 troops in Hatano Qingtong in Yagami Castle, and counting the rest of the people, family members and other miscellaneous people, the food consumed in a day must be about 10 stone meters. And the food in Bashang City is only 500 stones, that is, it is only enough for 50 days if nothing happens.

And now, listening to the meaning of Jing Kyoye's words, it seems that there is no such thing as food storage among the retainers, which means that the daily food needs of the retainers' troops also need Hatano Harumi to be responsible.

Then I'm afraid that these five hundred stone grain can only last for about a month!

"So, there's only enough food in the city for a month?" Jing Jiaoye on the side was also stunned and said, he didn't expect the situation to be so grim at all. Of course, Jing Jiaoye is also concerned about whether he can still get food from Hatano Harudo, and he is about to run out of food!

Hatano Sotaka shook his head, "In fact, it's only enough to hold out for half a month!"

"Of the five hundred stones, more than one hundred and sixty stones are beans and miscellaneous grains used to feed the horses."

I'm rubbing, that's still a fart!

Jing Jiaoye directly doubted life! How did you do it, at such a critical moment, you told me that there was no food in Bashang City, so what kind of city was caged, and what kind of war was there fighting? Fortunately, this news has not yet spread, and if it is known by other retainers and samurai, or by the group of bitter peasant soldiers, it will be able to set off a mutiny in an instant.

"For now, we can only collect more food from the people!" Hatano said slowly.

However, as soon as the words fell, he was opposed by Hatano Zonggao, "My lord, just after the spring ploughing, most of the grain left by the leaders before was grain seeds, and it has long been used up. Moreover, the last time the price of grain rose, the little grain in the hands of the farmers may have been exchanged for money a long time ago, even if it is forcibly collected, I am afraid it will not help! ”

"The most important thing is that this may also provoke a civil uprising, and if it breaks out again at this juncture, the family will be even more helpless!"

Hatano Sotaka's concern is very reasonable. Because for the peasants of this era, poverty has become a problem that accompanies them all their lives. And finally has an opportunity to "make a fortune", how can anyone be willing to let it go?

"We're all in the hands of the Tsukawa family!"

Suddenly, Hatano Harumi, who was sitting in the hall without saying a word, let out a sigh of emotion, "The family has finally come back to its senses now, what grain prices are soaring, and what merchants buy grain, it's all the tricks of the Tsugawa family!" ”

"This is all a ploy of the Tsugawa family, and the purpose is to consume the food in Yagami Castle! Bastard, I'm planning at home! ”

In fact, even Tsugawa Soji, the initiator of this strategy to cut off grain, did not expect that the effect of this strategy would be so good, and that there would be only a few hundred stone of grain left in Yagami Castle. Of course, this is also related to the divine assist sent by Matsunaga Nagayori.

The Naito family's grain was basically sold out before, so Matsunaga Nagayori took advantage of the opportunity to defeat the Hatano family and took away the Hatano family's grain.