The Saga people, like the Nerai people, are all "mercenary" groups entrenched in Kii Province, and they are originally based in the area of Kii Sagaso.

The Saga clan was mainly composed of local tyrants such as the Tsuchihashi clan and the Suzuki clan, and at first it was just a kind of alliance of the people of the country similar to the situation of the countrymen, and later they began to act as "mercenaries".

After the Onin War, Kii and the Kawachi guardian Hatakeyama family hired the Saga people to work for him and moved to various places. After tasting the sweetness, he began the mercenary road of "having milk is a mother".

At that time, Saga controlled the estuary near the Kinogawa River and monopolized river transportation. He also operated maritime trade, had a naval army that was not weak, and quickly became rich.

Later, after Tanegashima muskets flowed into Kii, they saw that Nerai was already starting to assemble muskets, and Saga was not to be outdone, and began to secretly assemble muskets and began to imitate muskets.

The combined number of the Sakaga and Genlai groups is in the thousands, and of course not all of them are equipped with muskets, and the muskets in the RB country have not yet reached such a widespread level.

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Kii Province, Saga Castle.

Suzuki Shigeyi sat respectfully in the residence hall in Saga Castle, with two men sitting next to him, and Suzuki Shigei's opposite was Naomasa Yasumi.

When he learned from the mouth of Naomasa Yasumi that the Miyoshi family intended to pay for the Saga family to work for the Miyoshi family, Suzuki Shigei was very moved. The Miyoshi family is the overlord of the Kinai region, and being able to get the favor of the Miyoshi family is a great thing for the Saga people!

However, when he learned that the Miyoshi family was about to go to war with the Tsugawa family, Suzuki Shigeyi hesitated a little.

Looking at the hesitant Suzuki Shigeyi in front of him, Anmi Naomasa felt the same as Spiegel in his heart, "If you have any doubts in your heart, you might as well say it directly, maybe I can solve your doubts in the future?" ”

Hearing Yasumi Naomasa's words, Dr. Suzuki nodded lightly, "It's not that I don't want to serve the Miyoshi Hall, it's just that the Saga people don't just say it in the next person, if you can, how about asking Misaku to stay in Saga Castle for a few days, and let me discuss it with others before making a decision?" ”

Although the Suzuki family is a stronger member of the Saga family, this does not mean that Dr. Suzuki Sadai can order other wealthy families, everything has to be discussed by everyone. After all, this involves the battle between the Miyoshi family and the Tsugawa family, both of which are overlords, and neither of them is an existence that the Saga people can provoke.

Asked to take Naomasa Yasumi down to rest, Dr. Suzuki Sadai did not rush to invite the rest of the Saga people to come, but turned his gaze to a young man sitting next to him, and then asked, "Sun City, Genzaemon, what do you two think?" ”

Shigekan Suzuki is the eldest son of Dr. Suzuki Sadai, commonly known as "Sun City", and has just been dressed this year. Although he is not very old, he has already shown outstanding talents, and the only thing that gives Dr. Suzuki Sadai a headache is that Suzuki Shigekane's health is not good, and he has a sick face.

Minamoto Saemon is the second son of Satake Yoshimasa, the wealthy Satake Yoshimasa of the Saga family.

As early as the eighteenth year of astronomy, the twelve-year-old Yoshimasa Satake began to learn to shoot iron cannons. In the same year, he participated in the battle between the Minato clan and the Oka clan, and although he was only seventeen years old this year, he was already very proficient in using muskets, and he was also slightly famous among the Saga people.

"Doctor Sada, I think that the Miyoshi family and the Tsugawa family are among the best names today, no matter which one it is, it is an existence that we Saga people can't provoke. There is no doubt that no matter whether the family joins the side of the Miyoshi family or not, it will have to fight against one of the forces! ”

"If you join the Miyoshi family, you will break with the Tsugawa family. If you stand by and watch, you will have a bad relationship with the three good families. If you have to choose between them, I think it's better for us to join the side of the Miyoshi family! Yoshimasa Satake replied slowly.

Dr. Suzuki asked curiously, "Why is that?" ”

Without waiting for Yoshimasa Satake to answer, Shigekane Suzuki, who was sitting on the other side, spoke, "Father, the territory of the Miyoshi family is in Kinai, but the territory of the Tsugawa family is far away. Let me ask, is it better to offend a force that is close at hand, or is it better to offend a force that is far away? ”

Yoshimasa Satake and Shigekan Suzuki have a close personal relationship, and the two are considered friends of the horn and grew up together since childhood, so for the meaning of Yoshimasa Satake's words, Shigekan Suzuki understood it in an instant.

"I see! Through the two of you, my family understands a lot! Dr. Suzuki Sadai suddenly realized, "In that case, then Sunichi, you should immediately go and invite the Tsuchihashi Wakata Hall and the Okataro Hall!" ”

"Hah!"

The Tsuchihashi clan and the Oka clan are both relatively powerful families in the Sakaga clan, and if they can get the support of the Tsuchihashi clan and the Oka clan, it is basically equivalent to the Sakaga clan agreeing.

The head of the Tsuchihashi clan is Tsuchihashi Morishige, and the head of the Oka clan is Yoshichi Okamoto.

Early the next morning, Tsuchihashi Morishige and Yoshiko Okamoto arrived at Saga Castle one after the other. Dr. Suzuki Sadai also quickly explained the arrival of the Miyoshi family envoy to Tsuchihashi Morishige and Okamoto Yoshige, and then quietly waited for the reply of Tsuchihashi Morishige and the others.

Shoshige Tsuchihashi was a retainer of the Suzuki family in Shinno, but there is no such thing in history.

The Tsuchihashi clan is in Kii, and it is a force that is even stronger than the Suzuki family. The Tsuchihashi clan is a representative figure among the Kii people, and not only is he the strongest among the Saga people, but he also has a lot of say in the Nerai people.

After listening to Suzuki's words, Tsuchihashi Morishige and Okamoto Yoshishi glanced at each other, and then each lowered their heads and didn't know what they were thinking.

To be honest, Tsuchihashi Mamoshige was a little unhappy, and even a little hostile to Suzuki Shigeyi in his heart.

According to common sense, the Tsuchihashi family is the strongest among the Saka people, and even if the Miyoshi family wants to win over the Sakaga crowd, they should come to me Tsuchihashi Shouzhong. And now that I have found the Suzuki family, does this mean that the Suzuki family and the Miyoshi family have some collusion in secret?

If it gets the support of the Miyoshi family, then the Suzuki family's status in the Saga family is bound to skyrocket, and won't the status of the Tsuchihashi family be embarrassing at that time?

Tsuchihashi Morishige is worried about the future of the Tsuchihashi family, but Okamoto Yoshichi is secretly glad that Okamoto Yoshige has always had a good relationship with Suzuki Shigei. The main reason is that the two families often join forces to suppress the Tsuchihashi family, so they can be regarded as allies on the same front.

And now that the allies of the Suzuki family have "embraced" the thigh of the Miyoshi family, doesn't that mean that the Oka family is also going to take off?

"Doctor Zuo, I think that since it was invited by the Miyoshi family, we should naturally agree. Not to mention that the remuneration promised by the Miyoshi family is very heavy, and another reason is that Genlaizhong seems to have been invited! ”

"Just imagine, if the root came to the people agreed to the invitation of the Miyoshi family, but we, the Saka people, refused. How will the Miyoshi family view the family? Wouldn't it be a bad situation for us in Kii afterwards? ”