Ueno Castle.

Since the departure of Soji Tsugawa, the power of the entire Tsugawa family has been handed over to Yukihime. Even with the help of Saigo Kizo and Ogasawara Shintoki and others, Yukihime still felt very difficult.

On weekdays, when Soji Tsugawa was there, women such as Yukihime generally couldn't get in touch with government affairs. Although it is only for Yukihime to put a big seal on the government affairs that Saigo Muzo and others have handled, Yukihime is also frightened, for fear that she has made a wrong decision and will cause the Tsugawa family to suffer losses.

"Madam, this is the latest report from all over the territory, and this year there have been poor harvests of varying severity in various places. Among them, the most serious harvest failure was in the three counties of Iwate, Shiba, and Kunohe in the central land area, and the failure rate reached 30%. ”

"In addition, the three households, two households, and three areas of Kita-gun in the Mutsu area are also very serious. The people of the Mitsunoku area, such as the Michinohe clan, the Hachinohe clan, and the Shichinohe clan, have asked their families to reduce some of this year's annual tribute in order to survive this year's difficulties. ”

"In addition, Takahashi Xingjia, the lord of Takamizu Temple Castle, also sent someone to deliver a message. A very serious outbreak has broken out in the Rikuchu region, which has already swept through all the prefectures in the Rikuchu region, and now Takahashi-sama is stationed along the Purple Wave and Waga with Takeda-sama and Hazu-sama, and will join the people of various countries to resist entering the territory of his family. Inside the Tsugawa Yashiki, Saigo Kizo sat respectfully under the main hall and said slowly to Yukihime on the main seat.

Hearing Saigo Kizo's words, a trace of panic flashed across Yukihime's face. In the days when Soji Tsugawa just left, Yukihime was still glad that nothing big had happened in the territory, otherwise he really didn't know what to do. But now there is such a thing all of a sudden, and it is two things as soon as it appears!

After hesitating for a while, Yukihime didn't have a good solution, so she could only say, "Then Lord Saigo, what do you think the family should do about this matter?"

"The matter of Nian Gong is very important, and I dare not call the shots at the lower level. As for the Ichikuchu area, although Takahashi-sama and others have stabilized the situation, there are only a few mobs that have invaded the Rikuchu area, and once a large-scale mob continues to invade the Rikuchu area, I am afraid that Takahashi-sama alone will not be able to resist it. ”

"After consulting with Omura-sama and others, we agreed that we could send some troops from the Dewa region to the Rikunaka region to assist Takahashi-sama. This is a relevant order, please take a look at it! As he spoke, Saigo Muzo pushed several documents in his hand in front of him.

A maid hurriedly picked it up and handed it to Yukihime.

Looking at the various military orders that she was not very familiar with on the order, Xue Ji was also a big head, and after reading it for a long time, Xue Ji got up helplessly and said, "Let me think about this matter before making a decision, Lord Saigo can go to the side hall to stay for a while." ”

"Hah!" Saigo Kicho hurriedly saluted Yukihime, and then bowed and exited the main hall.

After Saigo Muzo left, Yukihime looked at the document in front of her and worried, "In the past, I only knew that His Highness was not easy, but I didn't expect that dealing with government affairs was so nerve-wracking!" Alas, it's a pity that I'm just a woman, so how can I help Your Highness with such a big thing........"

"Mother, Mother Lan has called you to eat!" At this moment, a tiger-headed little guy suddenly appeared behind Yukihime, and then poked his head out and said loudly.

Yukihime hurriedly pulled the wonderful pill over, then got up and said to the maid beside her, "Go and send a meal to Saigo-sama." ”

"Yes! Madam! ”

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"Why is Madame so sad?" During the banquet, looking at Xue Ji with a sad face, Xiaolan and Ju Ji and other women all looked at Xue Ji with concern.

The Tsugawa family is not so particular, and general eating and other activities are carried out together, so although it is just a meal, the apse is still full of people.

"It's not the government affairs in the territory recently, it's really annoying." Yukihime took a sip of a bowl of porridge, and then swallowed two pieces of kimchi.

After listening to Xue Ji's words, Ju Ji and Xiaolan hurriedly closed their mouths, obviously the two of them were also powerless in government affairs. As the first woman to follow Tsugawa Soji, Yukihime, Xiaolan and Kikuhime deeply knew that Tsugawa Soji was very disgusted with women's dry government affairs.

And the three of them also knew that they didn't have the ability to deal with government affairs, so after listening to Xue Ji's words, Ju Ji and Xiaolan stopped talking.

However, there was a hint of interest on the faces of Takizawa Lola and Kameihime on the side, after all, as a woman, it is a matter of little contact with this aspect, especially in the absence of Tsugawa Soji, which is somewhat fresh. Second, it's really boring to face all kinds of things at home all day, and it's always good to have something new to spice up.

"Madame Xue, can you talk to the concubine in general? The concubine is very interested! Kameiji put the chopsticks in her hand on the table in front of her and said politely. As the princess of the Osaki family, the daughter of a famous samurai family, in addition to the shortcoming of being married, Kamihime is full of all kinds of shining points. Sometimes even Yukihime has a little inferiority complex when facing Kamihime, after all, although Yukihime is the main lady of the Tsugawa family, she is only from an ordinary country, and there are still some differences between her and the daughters of these famous families.

Yukihime nodded, and then whispered, "Lord Saigo from the agricultural office came to report to me that there were poor harvests everywhere in this year's autumn harvest, especially in the Rikuchu area and the Mutsu area, and the Sanhe clan, Hachinohe clan and other people have sent people to ask their families to reduce some of this year's annual tribute. ”

"Another thing is that a serious outbreak has broken out in the Luzhong region, and many of the country's territories have been captured. Saigo-sama and Komura-sama and others discussed that some troops from all over Dewa would be sent to the Rikuchu region to cooperate with Takahashi-sama to quell the rebellion. ”

After Yukihime finished speaking, Kamihime nodded slightly, "Since there was a bad harvest, it is common sense for the people of the country to ask for a reduction in the annual tribute." However, while reductions are possible, they cannot be generalized. ”

"The degree of poor harvest in the collar varies from region to region. For areas where the harvest is more severe, the family also needs to treat it differently, but it is also necessary to grasp the strength, otherwise if the people in the territory flock to ask for relief, then if the family does not allow it, it will be slightly unfair, and it will inevitably make the people dissatisfied. And if it is allowed, the family will also lose a lot. ”

After listening to Kameiji's various analyses, Xue Ji was surprised and hurriedly continued to ask, "Then Ah Lu, what do you think should be done?" ”

This brings us to the second question. Didn't Saigo-sama and the others agree to send troops to the land area to assist Takahashi-sama and the others in pacifying it? It is possible to let the people of Dewa and Mutsu from all over the country lead the troops to go, and all the people who participate in the dispatch can reduce the annual tribute by half, or simply not collect the annual tribute. ”

"In this way, both things will be solved together!" As she spoke, a confident smile appeared on Kamiki's face.