Now that the words have been spoken, the rest of the matter will be easy.

Takeda Nobutoyo organized his words, and then twisted his body closer to Tsugawa Soji, "Jiro, I don't hide it, my brother does have a reluctant request, and I hope Jiro will agree." ”

"Brother, but it's okay to say!" Soharu Tsugawa stretched out his right hand.

Takeda Nobutoyo nodded, then lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly, before he spoke, "Wakasa has three counties: Enshiki-gun, Oii-gun, and Sankata county. The territory controlled by the elder brother was hidden in Toshiki-gun, and the Mikata County was controlled by Awaya Katsuhisa, the lord of Kuniyoshi Castle, and the Oii-gun was controlled by the lord of Shidaoyama Castle, Itami Masakane. ”

"The main income of the family is all from the collection of past commercial taxes and ports such as Kohama Port. Maritime trade in the area around Mihama Bay was mainly with the Asakura clan, the Noto Hatakeyama clan, and the Ichijo sect of Kaga, which had always been controlled by the Awaya clan. ”

"Although the Itami clan of the western part of the mountain castle did not control any good ports, they did control the collection of commercial taxes from the Tamba and Tango regions in the west. Although Brother Wei has long wanted to take back his power, most of the retainers are in the same stream as Yijian and the Ayaya clan, and the situation in the territory is unstable. If my brother is worried that this will cause the retainers to rebel, the gains will outweigh the losses! Takeda Nobutoyo said with a bitter face.

"What does my brother want my family to do, but please say it bluntly, my family should share my brother's worries!" Soji Tsugawa also gave Takeda Nobutoyo enough face and motioned for Takeda Nobutoyo to continue.

Takeda Nobutoyo nodded, and then slowly spoke, "The Tsugawa family and the Asakura family have frequent contacts with the Hatakeyama clan, and Jiro and Asakura Takakei also have a very close personal relationship, can you come forward to ask the Asakura family and the Hatakeyama family to bypass Mihama Bay in the future and come directly to the family's Kohama Bay?" ”

"What does my brother mean that in the future, the Takeda family's maritime trade with the Asakura family and the Hatakeyama family will be dominated by Kohama Port outside Goseyama Castle? As a result, the Awaya family lost the benefits of Mihama Bay, and over time, they naturally could only fall to their brother? In the end, the retainers of the Takeda family can gradually be in the hands of the elder brother? Soji Tsugawa nodded in agreement, and just as Takeda Nobutoyo showed a smug expression and was about to say a few words of modesty, Soji Tsugawa continued to speak, "Although the strategy is a good strategy, it is not very feasible. ”

"Kuniyoshi Castle is close to Echizen and Omi, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the gateway to Goseyama Castle. The Awaya clan has been running Mikata County for many years and has deep roots. Moreover, the Asakura family seems to have deliberately infiltrated the Wakasa country, and in the face of interests, unless the family pays a greater price for it, the Asakura family will not easily agree. ”

"Moreover, this move will undoubtedly cut off the Awaya clan's financial route, if it is forced to be urgent, in case the Awaya family does not do anything and falls directly to the Asakura family, how will the elder brother deal with himself at that time?" Soji Tsugawa said in a deep voice.

After listening to Tsugawa Soji's words, Takeda Nobutoyo also began to panic, "Then in turn, how should the family deal with it?" ”

"It's actually quite simple!" Soji Tsugawa smiled, "Since the Awaya clan is focused on maritime trade, why don't my brother take advantage of the situation?" ”

"What does that mean?"

"As we all know, there are Nanban people visiting the family from time to time, so there are many rare things in the family that sell well. If the family's caravan visits Kohama Bay in the future, what will happen to the Awaya clan? ”

"Hahaha! Brother, just wait for the day when the castle tower of Goseyama Castle will be trampled by these unprofitable people! ”

...........

Takeda Nobutoyo was dizzy by the pie painted by Soji Tsugawa, and the whole person was immersed in the wonderful prospect that Soji Tsugawa conceived for him.

For three days in a row, Takeda Nobutoyo pestered Tsugawa Soji to ask Tsugawa Soji to teach "statecraft". Soji Tsugawa was so annoyed that he finally had to hide in Kujo Minoru's mansion under the pretext of excuses.

Kujo Minoru naturally attached great importance to Tsugawa Soji's active visit, and took out the "private money" at the bottom of the box and asked people to prepare a sumptuous meal at home.

The main dish is a steamed salted fish, I don't know if it's due to the lack of accessories or what, anyway, there is no other taste except for a little salt. There is a plate of dried radish on the side of the salted fish, pickled products, which are also unpalatable.

After gritting his teeth and tossing two mouthfuls of rice, Tsugawa Soji asked curiously, "Minoru Temple, why don't these dishes have any salt flavor except for steamed fish?" Could it be that you forgot to put it? Looking at the "clear soup and little water" meal in front of him, Tsugawa Soji was really hard to swallow.

After listening to Tsugawa Soji's words, a trace of unnaturalness flashed on Kujo's face, and after struggling for a long time, he sighed, "Alas, Jiro doesn't know something!" Nowadays, there is a shortage of salt in Kyoto, and a liter of salt can be bought for 5 yuan! ”

"In fact, the family has been out of food for several days, if it weren't for the fact that Guan Baidian sent someone to send 10 stone rice a few days ago, I'm afraid I would still be hungry at this time!" Kujou said with a blushing face.

Soji Tsugawa doesn't know what to say anymore, and it's really good enough for the dignified family to be mixed like this. It's no wonder that Kujou Shitsu was so poor that he took the initiative to resign from the position of Sekihaku, and before Tsugawa Soji thought it was a joke, but now it seems to be true.

Gently putting down the bamboo chips in his hand, Tsugawa Soji suddenly felt that the meal in front of him, which he despised was already the greatest sincerity of Kujo Shimitsu. Looking at the bitter face of Kujo Minoru on the other side, Tsugawa Soji couldn't help but ask, "With the fame of the Kujou clan, why did you fall to this?" ”

"Since the rebellion of Yingren, most of the granges led by the family have been destroyed, and now the 174 members of the family all rely on the villages where Hua Ji married. The ministers who were good friends in the past were also mostly hindered by the reluctance of the Konoe family to make friends with their own family, and only a few people such as the White Palace remembered the old love and helped the family from time to time. However, even Guan Baidian himself is not doing well, how much assistance can the family get. The more Kujo said it, the more sad he became, and he couldn't help but wipe the corners of his eyes, trying to control not to let the tears flow.

It's hard to imagine that the secretary of public secretary and the leader of the public family like Xiang Jiutiao can also be mixed like this, how can he be so poor? The hillbillies in the countryside envy the culture of Kyoto and the life of the ministers all day long, and if they were to know the inside story, I am afraid that such thoughts would never arise again.

The Kujou family is indeed poor, and if it is according to the trajectory of history, the Kujou family will not be improved until Kujo Shitsumi marries his only daughter to the brother of Miyoshi Chokei, Shihe Ichicun. But now that Kujo Minori's daughter is married to the local tyrant Tsugawa Soji, the better days should come early, right?

Just as Soji Tsukawa and Kujo Shimitsu were sighing, there was a sound of pushing the door, and a middle-aged woman dressed in a group of flowers walked in from the outside with a frosty face. First bowed to Tsugawa Soji, and then strode in front of Kujo Shimitsu, and said in a deep voice, "You took the money I hid in the jewelry box!" ”

Seeing his wife's appearance of asking for guilt, Kujo Minoru wanted to admit his mistake immediately, but he was afraid that Tsugawa Soji was watching from the sidelines, and he was in a dilemma for a while.

Looking at the funny scene in front of him, Soji Tsugawa understood something, and at the same time, he couldn't help but have a strong curiosity about Kujo Minori's daughter, his side wife. In such an environment, what kind of person will the princess of the Kujo family be? Cinderella?