Hachibaikan.

Hachibai Dao, who had just returned from Ueno Castle not long ago, was heartbroken for the various government affairs in the domain, and the knowledge and deeds of the Hachibai family now have nearly 10,000 stones, which is undoubtedly the highest among the former ministers of Onodera. And the Hachibai Daowei himself is also very capable and is loved by Tsugawa Soji, but he is not particularly good at dealing with various affairs in the territory and various disputes among the people.

Looking at the two businessmen kneeling in the courtyard arguing, Babai Dao was a big head.

"Lord Hachika, the debts of Omatsu Village and Komatsu Village have always been levied by our Fujitaya, so how can the peasants not repay the money they borrowed from our Fujitaya?" Fujita Matsushiro complained to Hachibai Dao with an indignant face.

As soon as Fujita Matsushiro finished speaking, another businessman, Matsushita Yoshihisa, who was kneeling beside him, followed suit and said, "We, Matsushitaya, have also lent money to the farmers of Omatsumura and Komatsumura, and it is only natural for the farmers to hand over money to us Matsushitaya." ”

"Can't we withdraw the money because they don't have extra money to give to Fujitaya after they handed us the money to Matsushitaya, right?" Matsushita Yoshihisa said eagerly, "How can you say that the money paid voluntarily by the farmers will be returned?" Please also ask Lord Yabai to administer justice for the villain! ”

Hachibai Dao tidied up the regular clothes that he was not wearing very much, and then coughed to signal the two of them to calm down, and a pair of bright eyes dangled on the faces of Matsushita Yoshihisa and Fujita Matsushiro, which made Matsushita Yoshihisa and Fujita Matsushiro panic.

Babai Daowei had already learned the general situation from the mouths of the two of them.

Matsushita Yoshihisa and Fujita Matsushiro were both relatively powerful businessmen in the vicinity, while Komatsu Village and Omatsu Village were villages in the Hachibai Road Zhixing Field. For various reasons, the peasants of the two villages borrowed money from Matsushita Yoshihisa and Fujita Matsushiro, respectively, but when it came time to repay the money, the peasants of the two villages seemed to have only repaid Matsushita Yoshihisa, but not Fujita Matsushiro.

It's not that the peasants want to pay their debts, the main thing is that after paying back one of them, there is no extra money to pay back to the other.

Therefore, Fujita Matsushiro, who did not receive the money, found the head of the two villages, Hachiba Michiwei, and submitted a complaint against Komatsu Village and Omatsu Village for not repaying the borrowed money, so that Hachiba Michiwei was the one who presided over justice.

After calling Matsushita for a long time to understand the situation, Hachibai Dao didn't know what to do, because this matter couldn't be solved at all.

Matsushita Yoshihisa normally accepts arrears from farmers, and the corresponding IOUs and certificates are available. It's the same with Fujita Matsushiro, but he didn't receive the money. As for the peasants, there is no way, and there is indeed no extra money to repay Fujita Matsushiro.

What can I do on Pak Pak Road?

The money that Panasonic has collected for a long time must be reasonable, and you can't let people return the money, right? If Fujita Matsushiro's side can't receive the money, of course he won't give up, no one's money is blown by the wind, and he must find a way to appease Fujita Matsushiro's emotions. And the peasants of Komatsu Village and Damatsu Village are already poor, how can they still have money left?

After thinking about it, Hachibai Michiwei said to Fujita Matsushiro, "Matsushiro, how much did the farmers of Komatsu Village and Omatsu Village borrow from you?" ”

"A total of 460 yuan, according to the previous agreement, Komatsu Village and Omatsu Village need to repay me 60 yuan every year, and I will have to repay me for a total of 10 years including interest! Both Komatsu and Omatsu have repaid the money for the first two years, and now they have six years of arrears left! Matsushiro Fujita hurriedly replied.

"Six years, that's 360 runs!" Hachibai Daowei thought about it, and although he felt a pain in his flesh, he still said, "In that case, then the family will issue a decree in Komatsu Village and Omatsu Village, and the 360 yuan owed by Omatsu Village and Komatsu Village will be counted on the head of the family, and the family will pay the money!" ”

Hearing Hachikashi's words, Fujita Matsushiro suddenly said excitedly, "Thank you, Lord Yakashi, it's just that the villain is about to go to Ueno City to buy a batch of goods, and he urgently needs money, but I don't know when Lord Yakashi will be able to deliver the 360 yuan to the villain?" “

Babai Daowei hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Three days? ”

"Hah!" Fujita Matsushiro is finally satisfied, and Ueno Castle heard that there are a lot of new Karamono and Nanban things, and if you don't hurry up, you won't be able to catch up. This is also the reason why Matsushiro Fujita is in such a hurry.

Seeing that the matter seemed to have been settled perfectly, Hachibai Michi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and after sending Fujita Matsushiro and Matsushita Yoshihisa away, Hachibai Michi found a retainer in charge of managing money and food in the Hachibai Pavilion.

"Ichitaro, how much money does the family have left now?" Babai Daowei asked casually.

Kogen Ichitaro was stunned, Hachibai Dao is not only interested in training Ashigaru on weekdays, these things have never been asked? Although I don't know why Hachibai Dao suddenly asked about this, Kogen Ichitaro still replied truthfully, "The family still has 149 pieces of money and 4,700 stone of grain." ”

"Well, a hundred..... Wait, how much did you just say??? Babai Daowei was stunned suddenly, and then suddenly asked.

Kogen Ichitaro hurriedly continued to speak: "1...149." ”

Babai Daowei was stunned for a moment, "Why is there only more than a hundred?" Last time, the lord also rewarded his family with more than 1,000 yuan! ”

"Didn't the lord forget? The last time I bought spears and equipment for my family's peasant soldiers and garrison ashigaru, I used more than 700 yuan, and later dug several canals in the territory! The remaining more than 100 guan is because I borrowed 1,000 kan from Yoshino-sama, otherwise the family would have run out of money for a long time. Kogen Ichitaro continued.

"Yoshino-sama, Yoshino Ryoshisei? Did the family borrow money too???? Hachibai Dao looked at Kogen Ichitaro in amazement, completely blinded.

"Hah! The family still owes Yoshinoya 1000 kan, and in addition, the last time I expanded the lord's residence and repaired the Bodhi Temple of the house, I also owed Hirataya I Hirata Kinshiro 300 kan of wood money was not delivered, and yesterday the people of Hirataya came to urge, but the family really can't take out the money now, so I borrowed 300 kan from the earth fat lord of Omori Castle in the next day, so I can afford to pay the money owed by Hirataya over there........." The more Kogen Ichitaro spoke, the more he felt that Hachibai Michiwei's face was a little wrong, As he spoke, Kogen Ichitaro didn't dare to continue..........

Hachibai Daowei suddenly fell silent, and after a long time, Kogen Itaro tentatively continued to ask, "Is there any place where the lord needs money?" If it's a few dozens, maybe you can squeeze out a little bit of it, but if you have more, I'm afraid it won't be anymore, because it's about to be distributed to the retainers and the lord's side. ”

"Ben .... The family suddenly wants to be quiet! Hachibai Dao sat on the ground with blank eyes, waved his hand casually, and Kogen Itaro hurriedly retreated.

After watching Kogen Ichitaro leave, Hachibai Daowei suddenly had a feeling of wanting to cry, "Is this what the lord often says, if you don't know how to pay for firewood ???and rice?"

After Kogen Kaitaro walked out of the house, he found the side of a Hachiba Michiwei, and then asked in a low voice, "My lord, what's wrong?" ”

"Only a few businessmen found the lord about the collection of the arrears of Komatsu Village and Damatsu Village, and the specific process is not very clear, only that the lord seems to have issued a decree to exempt the arrears of Komatsu Village and Damatsu Village, and then the family will repay it."

“！！！！！！” Kogen Ichitaro was stunned, and for a moment, Kogen Ichitaro even wanted to run away.

"I want to be quiet, too!"