As it turned out, Soharu Tsugawa still underestimated the influence of his own order. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since the Tsugawa family began to fully implement the policy of "sending troops to escort merchants along the city" and "trade regulations", the number of merchants traveling to and from the Tsugawa family has increased explosively.

In a liquor house in Ueno Castle, seven or eight businessman-looking people were discussing something fiercely.

"Eh, did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

"The merchant who sells herbs in Senhoku County, what is that guy from Gintaro Suzuki?"

"I've heard of it, what's wrong?"

"A few days ago, Gintaro Suzuki and another merchant were passing by Mt. Moriyoshi and Mt. Daihiro, and they encountered bandits, guess the result?"

"Well, do you still have to guess? Surely he was killed by the bandits."

"Even so, it's because of their bad luck that they actually met a bandit. It's good that I didn't meet it last time I passed there, but now I don't dare to go there again. ”

"Murakuro, you idiot, now that everything is locked down, where else can you go but here? Do you fly over? Ha ha! ”

"Maegoro, shut up!"

"Okay, okay, it's not what you think." At this time, the first person to speak said, "Gintaro Suzuki is not only fine, but also fine." ”

"It is said that the first bandits that Suzuki Gintaro encountered were the Araki people, and then the Yamaguchi people of Mt. Moriyoshi came out and defeated the Araki people, and then returned the goods to Suzuki Gintaro."

"Yes, I've heard that, too. Not only did the Yamaguchi people return the goods to Gintaro Suzuki, but they also escorted them to the territory of the Kasei family! ”

"What?"

"How is this possible!"

"Hehe, at the Tsugawa family, anything is possible!"

While the merchants' discussions were in full swing, a man who looked like a merchant ran in from outside the sake house, panting and saying to everyone, "The Tsugawa family has issued a new decree!" ”

"What is it?"

"yes, tell me about it."

The merchant's words succeeded in attracting the rest of the merchants in the tavern, and everyone gathered around, eager to know something.

The merchant hurriedly replied, "I don't see what is written, but it is roughly said." In the future, when we and other merchants are in the Tsugawa family's territory, we can pay a certain amount of honorarium to let the Tsugawa family's Ashigaru protect us along the way. ”

"What?"

"How can such a thing happen?"

"That's a good thing!"

Although most of the businessmen were excited, some businessmen questioned, "But how much will you pay?" If the remuneration is too much, our profits will be greatly reduced. ”

"That's right!" After the merchant finished speaking, the merchants present reacted one after another, looking at the merchant who came to report the news with an eager face.

The person who came hurriedly replied, "It's not much, a squadron of Ashigaru only needs us to give us 5 kan money or 15 koku of rice for 10 days." Even if it's only 15 times a month. ”

"Why a month? 10 days is enough! In this way, 5 yuan is really not much. A businessman's face moved.

"Of course, this is limited to the Tsugawa family." The visitor added.

After hearing this, the merchants nodded their heads in understanding. After all, the Ashigaru of the Tsugawa family is just guarding the caravan, and he is not going out to fight, so of course he can't run to the territory of other forces, which will definitely lead to war.

However, even so, this decree of the Tsugawa family is attractive enough. What are the most feared business people when doing business abroad? Aren't you just worried that the safety of yourself and your goods will not be guaranteed? Now that the Tsugawa family is willing to let Ashigaru protect these merchants, and the payment is very low, how can this not tempt these merchants?

"Great, with the Ashigaru protection of the Tsugawa family, we don't have to worry about our safety now!"

"What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and find the people of the Tsugawa family! ”

"Go together, go together!"

For a while, most of the merchants in the tavern ran away.

Watching people go to the empty tavern, the merchant who came to report couldn't help but smile on his face, "Haha, now Tsugawa-sama has to thank me Hirata Kinshiro." Ha ha! ”

This businessman is the "embarrassed" Hirata Kinshiro who is "in cahoots" with the Tsugawa family, and since he hugged the thigh of the Tsugawa family, Hirata's career can be described as smooth. Although the income will be distributed to the Tsugawa family, in just over a year, Hirata Kinshiro has already made hundreds of profits. This is money that Kinshiro Hirata has only been able to earn for more than ten years.

With the vigorous promotion of the Tsugawa family and the covert instigation of businessmen such as Hirata Kinshiro who "colluded" with the Tsugawa family. For a time, a wave of hiring the Tsugawa family emerged within the Tsugawa family.

Of course, Tsugawa Soji was happy to see such a phenomenon, and the daily training of the ashigaru people was also very boring, and it was not suitable to continue to fight abroad in a short period of time. There is such a group of cute businessmen who are willing to give money to hire the Tsugawa family's ashigaru, which can not only bring additional income to the Tsugawa family, but also exercise the Tsugawa family's ashigaru, so why not?

Although it looks like a lot of money for a squadron of 5 kan, how many squadrons does the Tsugawa family have? How many merchants are there in the Tsugawa family? If the Tsugawa family had 20 squadrons hired, it would be 100 kan every 10 days, and that would be 300 kan a month. It's almost catching up with a month's income from Minato Castle Port.

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On June 1, the thirteenth year of astronomy, the Tsugawa family was originally in the castle tower of Ueno Castle, and two guests came to the Tsugawa family.

For the arrival of these two, Tsugawa Soji was overjoyed. These two people, Soji Tsugawa has been looking forward to it for a long time.

One of them was an old friend of the Tsugawa family, Yoshino Yoshino, a big merchant from Minato Castle. The other is the leader of the pirate forces, Benshan, who is faithful.

Yoshino has just finished his maritime trade to Kyoto, and all the grain he bought from the Tsugawa family last time has been sold, making Yoshino make a fortune. As soon as he returned to Minatojo, he received a letter from Minato Castle and Tsuchizaki Minato's Saigo Kizo, and Tsugawa Soji wanted to see him. So, Yoshino Yoshino hurriedly set off for Ueno Castle.

And Motoyama Tadanobu also immediately set off for Ueno Castle after receiving the letter from Asama Yoshitaka.,For the friend letter said that the Tsugawa family is willing to take over himself as the commander of the naval army and the general of the army.,Motoyama Tadanobu is a hot heart.。

Back then, Benshan Zhongxin was also the son of a wealthy family, but his family fell in the middle and his family name was lost. Isn't the fact that the Tsugawa family, which is now becoming more and more powerful, willing to recruit themselves, a great opportunity to revitalize the Motoyama family?

On the way, Tadanobu met Yoshino Yoshinori, who had set off from Minato Castle, and the two were old friends, and they had a lot of dealings at sea. However, although the two had an unpleasant incident, but now in such a situation, they have no choice but to turn their rivalry into friendship. Yoshino Yoshinari did not want to offend Tadanobu Motoyama, who was about to become a retainer of the Tsugawa family, and of course Tadanobu Motoyama would not embarrass the merchants in the Tsugawa family.

The two of them, who were originally on the same page, shook hands and made peace because of the common factor of the Tsugawa family, and even after many years, the two became close friends............