Why?

It's the same 50,000 koku, but for Uesugi Keikatsu and Tokugawa Ieyasu, the meaning is not the same.

Uesugi Keikatsu nominally had an income of 1.3 million koku from Aizu, but in fact the real income was less than 700,000 koku, while Tokugawa Ieyasu was different, nominally 1.8 million koku from Kanhachishu, but in fact, after careful management, it had reached 2.5 million koku.

So the same 50,000 stones, the meaning for two people is not the same. Uesugi Keikatsu's income is relatively small, and there are no retainers in the family who have an income of more than 30,000 koku, except for Naoe, who left 10,000 koku. And Tokugawa Ieyasu not only has a relatively high income, but among his retainers, Ii Naomasa, Kamihara Yasumasa and Honda Tadakatsu all have an income of more than 100,000 koku, and Okubo Tadashi and Torii Mototada and Sakai Tadaji all have 50,000 koku.

If Itami joins the Uesugi family, then he will definitely become a famous minister except for Naoe Kane, and he will be on par with Naoe in the Uesugi family.

But if it's the Tokugawa family, the status won't be too low, but I'm afraid it's not too high.

It can be seen that although Tokugawa Ieyasu wants to recruit people, he is reluctant to spend money, which is really funny!

It's a bit far, let's talk about the present.

Because the Date family is located in the relatively poor northeast, the [per capita income] is not high, the soldiers in Kyoto have a year's income of ten taels of silver, and the soldiers in the northeast only have a pitiful five or six taels a year, and because the northeast silver price is relatively high, they can only get their hands on copper coins that will depreciate at any time.

In addition, because Kyoto has been peaceful, the soldiers don't have to worry about their lives when they receive the money, and the soldiers in the northeast not only get less money, but also deal with Lord Yama all the time.

You can only get five or six taels a year, so 70,000 taels is no different from an astronomical amount for them who are soldiers.

The soldiers were silent for a few moments before one of them asked in a weak tone:

[My lord, if you say that, will they save my brother? 】

[Your brother? 】

[Yes, my brother was originally assigned to Shiraishi-sama's team, and he didn't come back since, and I'm not sure if he's alive, but ......]

His voice grew weaker and weaker, and then he couldn't hear it clearly.

The chief of the branch warehouse did not continue to ask, but sighed, the officers and soldiers of the Date family are all relatives of the same village, and if something happens to one person, there will be many people who are concerned.

[Rest assured, although the jackpot is very young, he is a good person with a compassionate heart like a god and a Buddha, and he has already decided to negotiate with the people of the Uesugi family. 】

[Really?! 】

The soldier's eyes widened as the people around her soared.

[In that case, why did we hear that the general was reluctant to redeem our brother, because he thought the Uesugi family's offer was too high? 】

[Of course not, for the general, the money can be earned again after it is spent, but if the person is gone, it will never be made up, and he has made a lot of efforts for this. 】

[General, did he really say that? 】

The officers and soldiers had not read much, and their scheming was not heavy, which was a very good group of people in the eyes of the rulers who were the upper class.

[It's a pity, the elders of the ghost court don't agree with this...... Of course, these elders don't have too much malice, and they are all thinking about the future of the Date family, everyone listen to me......]

The value is the skill of speaking, and Zhicang Changchang is ostensibly defending the [Senate] such as the Ghost Court Tsunayuan, but in fact, he unknowingly pointed his attention and spearhead at him.

Sure enough, new questions arose among the officers and men.

[My lord, can you say it more lightly? What does this ghost court boss have to do with it? 】

Chang Chang sighed again, made a very embarrassed look, and said:

[He said, money is a trivial matter, for the safety of the soldiers, let alone 70,000 taels, even if it is 700,000 taels, you have to redeem people, but ......]

Because Ghost Court Zuo Yuezhai and Ghost Court Tsunayuan are not here, so Changchang Zhicang can talk nonsense to his heart's content.

Tsunecho Shiikura is actually a very eloquent person, and his level is even higher than that of Kinobu Endo and Kojuro Katakura, otherwise, Date Masamune would not have entrusted him with such an important task as an envoy to the West.

[Is that really what the Ghost Court Boss said? Then why not redeem people? 】

Oni Ting Satsuki Sai has always been the chief patriarch of the military world during the reign of Date Terumune, and he has participated in almost all of the Date family's foreign wars, so it can be judged how prestigious he is in the military circles.

Even Zuo Yuezhai of the Ghost Court is willing to redeem people, so what's wrong with it?

The officers and soldiers originally thought that Date Masamune was unwilling to ransom people, and their dissatisfaction was rising, but just now the chief of the branch warehouse said that Date Masamune did not care about money, which made them happy and puzzled--Since the general was willing to pay for the ransom, and the Lord of the Oni Court agreed, why didn't he succeed in handling this matter? Could it be that there is other resistance at home?

The officers and men had no idea of the political struggle, and in the same way they knew nothing about the power struggles between the top leaders.

Chang Chang, who was running the train with his mouth, saw that he had successfully diverted everyone's attention, and immediately made persistent efforts to bewitch:

[However, when the Lord held a public meeting to discuss this matter, he got bad news. 】

[What's the news?] 】

[There is not much money left in the family, there are less than 10,000 taels left! ] 】

The high-pitched mood of the officers and soldiers was immediately extinguished -- what they said before was so lively, and daring to love was nonsense, and only this sentence was the most useful, Date Masamune actually ran out of money.

Although the officers and soldiers came from poor backgrounds and had no concept of 10,000 taels, the words of the chief of the branch still made them tremble, and the lack of money meant that they could not redeem people.

[My lord, less than 10,000 taels, is it because my family has spent a lot of money recently? ] 】

This is what Zhicang Chang has been waiting for, if you want to stabilize everyone's emotions, you have to say it to a dead end.

[Nonsense! Is it up to you people to know about the family's financial expenditures?! Have you forgotten who you are? 】

The chief of the branch warehouse suddenly shouted.

Everyone was frightened, why did this adult, who was still talking to everyone with a pleasant face just now, suddenly turn his face? For a moment, they seemed overwhelmed.

Changchang Zhicang looked very unhappy on the surface, but he was a little proud in his heart -- everyone's aura has been controlled by himself, everything is under his control, and the next words are easy to say.

[Brothers, listen to me, in fact, the general is also worried about this matter, what should I do......]

Seeing everyone's sincere and frightened looks, Changchang Zhicang felt that he had almost pretended, so he put on a kind face again and continued to talk.

However, it was at this time that a question arose in his heart -- how did the officers and soldiers know about this? ……

Is Date Masamune actually hard?

No! He felt that he was very happy now.

Everyone is in a meeting, discussing the matter of saving people, although the expressions of the old ministers led by Zuo Yuezhai of the Ghost Court are serious, but if you look carefully, you can still find a trace of embarrassment between the eyebrows, even embarrassed, and Date Huizong, who supports the opinion of Zuo Yuezhai of the Ghost Court, now has a little bit of a bad look.

The reason why Date Masamune can be so happy is because he was willing to save people before, although Ita Minori is a fledgling and can't say anything in the Date family, but in the eyes of Date Masamune, he is a very important person.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier, every new ruler will feel a little uncomfortable with the old ministers left by his predecessor, and turn to mention the new ministers he trusts.

It's like when Date Terumune first ascended the throne many years ago, in order to offset the constraints of his father Date Harumune's remnants in the family, he continued to promote Endo Kinobu and Oni Court Satsukisai, who were not high in the family, and finally made the Nakano clan, whose power was constantly eroded, unbearable, and had to launch a rebellion to maintain their position.

Now history is repeating itself again, because Date Masamune's expansionist policy of being an enemy on all sides has also been opposed by the [Senate] in his family, and the trend of opposition is becoming stronger, and the random [One-Eyed Dragon] intends to follow his father's example, and also deal with the old ministers by mentioning his own cronies.

A group of young talents such as Katakura Kojuro, Zhikura Tsunecho, Harada Sotoki, and Yashiro Keiyori were under his banner at this time, and of course, they couldn't completely ignore the feelings of the old ministers, so Tsunagen Oni Court also became one of them.

In addition to the above people, Ida Shimi, who studied with Date Masamune in Shifukuji Temple and practiced a good martial arts, also entered Date Masamune's sight, and he is still the home of the Date family, if he can also stand on his side, then he can attract the support of the [second generation of officials] in his clan.

That's why he promoted the former who was on the battlefield for the first time to the commander of the reserve, and let him attack with the people who stayed behind Zhengjing and others, and if he could win a big battle, then he could be added to the rank and knight, and he would rightfully enter the political power circle of the Date family.

It's a pity that Ita's performance was so disappointing, not only did he fail to complete the mission, but he also heard from the left-behind Zhengjing, who was seriously injured and fled, that the reason why the surprise attack army was discovered was because this Jun inadvertently knocked over the candle flame, which attracted the attention of the enemy.

Well, Ida has become the culprit, and the people in the family already have an opinion of him, and if he can come back this time, he must take responsibility for it, and even if he still wants to reuse him, he will have to think about it again.