"It's been a long time since you've seen Your Highness the Stars!" The person who came gave me a deep salute with a spring breeze, not wanting to be the Nine Ghosts Jialong.

"His Royal Highness the Nine Ghosts is really rare...... "I really didn't expect to see him here." The identity of the Nine Ghosts is very special, although he is a vassal, he is very relied on by Oda Nobunaga, firstly, he only has the strength of the 18,000 stone territory of Toba Castle, and secondly, he also has to rely on his special ability. But because of this, he has a good relationship with many people, but he does not belong to any group of people. Although I have a close business relationship with him, my personal relationship is not very strong! Why Ikeda Hengxing brought him in seems to be quite intriguing. "I have also been in the San'in area all these years, and Qibu has rarely come back! His Royal Highness the Nine Ghosts is also very busy, I wonder how the 'business' has been recently? ”

"It's not as good as the rumors of His Highness Zhuxing, but life still has to go on!" Speaking of which, the Nine Ghosts Jialong owes himself. "Since it's rare to have a chance to visit His Highness, how about I come in and talk about it?"

I followed him inside, and it was a suite a mile away. Shinhachiro and the nine ghosts of Yoshitaka's attendants stayed outside, and I only took Ayuki inside, although I believe that the nine demons Kataka will not be unfavorable to me, but everything is still cautious. The Nine Ghosts Jialong also noticed this situation, and his eyes glanced at Ah Xue's pretty face and showed a hint of teasing, but immediately covered it up again.

"Since the collapse of the Kitabatake family, His Royal Highness the Nine Ghosts has lost his bonds, and I want to have a good time in the past few years, right?" Once I sat down, I asked how he was doing.

"Hey~~~! Make do with it......" He let out a long sigh before he could say anything. "After the fall of the Kitabatake family, our Shima Navy did get a certain respite, and we also received great assistance from His Royal Highness the Right General Oda! While losing stress is a good thing, ...... Ay! He sighed again.

"Is there anything that doesn't go your way?" I saw that he seemed to have something unspeakable, so I asked again, if it wasn't too difficult, I really wanted to help him.

"It's a bit difficult! Your Highness Zhuxing, you are not an outsider, so I will tell you with a straight face...... "At this time, the maid came in to serve the food, and the Nine Ghosts Jialong straightened up and poured me a glass of wine. "Now that the and Tokai regions are basically peaceful, the 'work' of our line of work is naturally much worse, and the ships that come and go are all related to the Oda family, so it's not good for us to stretch out our hands at will!"

"Don't you have anything else to do?" I asked, puzzled.

"Nothing is easy!" He sighed, and the helplessness on his face became even more obvious. “…… With the withdrawal of the Kohama family, now the outer sea of Ise and the entire East Bay have been basically controlled by our Nine Ghost Family, with 3,000 personnel and 200 warships, which can be described as huge! This kind of scene would have been unimaginable 10 years ago! But the family has a big business and a lot of expenses, and the annual expenses really make me anxious. Our farmland in Shima is already small, and the current people are not as hard as they were in the past, and the young people are not willing to go back to fishing! ”

"What happened to the other trolls?" I can't help but be a little strange, I remember that during the Warring States period, the navy was the richest group of the people!

"Different places have different methods, and everyone's situation is not the same!" Nine Ghost Jialong tapped lightly on the table with his right hand. "The Mishima Navy in the West is in the best position, not only taking advantage of the opportunities of the surrounding forces, but even directly participating in the smuggling of the Ming Dynasty; The Awaji Navy controls the central part of the Seto Inland Sea, and not only does it have 60,000 koku of fertile land, but it also sets up its own checkpoints to collect taxes, which we can't match, and His Royal Highness General Oda will not allow us to set up cards. As for the naval armies of Kanto and Hokuriku, life is not as good as mine! But after all, they have fewer people and fewer boats, so they always have a way to think about it. It's also thanks to the relationship between you who introduced me to Masuda's boss back then, and I really don't know how to maintain it without this 1,000 per month! ”

"You don't have to rush this matter, there will always be a way to think about it slowly!" I really didn't expect him to have such a difficulty, maybe now the daimyo in Japan are short of money to spend except me, and I can't help but feel a little fluttering when I think of this. "Why hasn't this guy Ikeda Hengxing come yet, does he have anything to do with you?" I pulled out my watch and looked at it, and complained casually.

"Oh...... Ikeda-sama told me to do a small thing for him! His answer flickered.

"Oh......" I suddenly thought of one thing, it was this Nine Ghost Jialong who brought Ikeda Hengxing back from Sunfu! In this case, there should be some kind of tacit understanding between them, and it is normal not to want others to know. "Speaking of which, although the command of His Royal Highness the Nine Ghosts is no longer what it used to be, I always feel that it may not be enough!" I cleverly shifted the subject.

"Oh? Please speak up, Your Highness! Nine Ghost Jialong is very concerned about the connotation of this sentence.

"This matter is actually very clear, because His Royal Highness the Right General should be going to make a move against Nishikinki soon!" Looking at the stunned expression of the Nine Ghosts, I smiled and continued, "...... At present, the only enemy in Western is the Honganji family, and even the Saga people are acting on their faces! It seems that they don't have a problem with the water army, but many people who have a water army don't want them to fall, and these people will do everything possible to support them. If the Ishiyama Honganji Castle is to be completely blocked from the waterway, then the Oda family will have to rely on His Highness's naval army! ”

"Then ......" he wanted to ask something, but suddenly shut his mouth again.

"According to His Highness's own estimates, is there a certainty of dominating the Seto Inland Sea?" If he doesn't speak, I'll keep asking.

"If the Miyoshi family wants to make a comeback, I think they can handle it......" Nine Ghost Yoshitaka is not a hasty person, this was known from the first time I met him. If he promised something, he must be more than ninety percent sure. "The Awaji Navy is known as the eighteen families, although there are many people, but there are many factions, the ships are old, I think it will not be difficult to win with one blow!"

"What if you add the Mishima Navy?" I poured myself a glass of wine.

"Well...... "Nine Ghost Jialong's confidence has obviously become insufficient." Noshima Murakami Bukitshi is a tough opponent to be reckoned with, but just fighting him, I ask myself if I have a chance of winning more than eighty percent, and if it is Mishima team, it is difficult to say! But now that the island belongs to the Kono family, it may not be possible to wade into this troubled water. Nojima and Innoshima have completely fallen in favor of Mori since the battle of Itsukushima, and the odds of winning against them are evenly divided! ”

"So you've thought about it...... "I really didn't expect his political vision to be so long-term." In the event of a naval battle in the Seto Inland Sea, I think that Admiral Oda will be the main force with you. It's a big risk, but the benefits are also huge! Think about what it would be like to control the sea routes there, I'm afraid that there will be a lot of money! ”

"Thank you for your love, Your Highness Zhuxing, my Nine Ghost Jialong doesn't have such a big appetite!" To my surprise, he didn't show any excitement. “…… Japan is surrounded by many islands, and once it controls all the seas, its wealth and power will explode dramatically! I'm not a direct retainer of the Oda family, and I'm afraid the right general won't give me all the benefits of such a big deal. In fact, not only the right general, but anyone else who controls the world will not hand over the entire sea area to one person! I'm barely a person who understands a truth: once someone wants to be the king of the entire sea frontier, then he is not far from destruction! ”

"His Royal Highness the Nine Ghosts can't help but filter it...... "I was even more surprised, I didn't expect this person who came and went in the wind and rain to have such a careful mind. I'm afraid this is also the key to his ease of maneuvering between the various factions of the Oda family, no one is too close, and no one is offended.

"Let's not talk about these trivial things, I have something I want to ask His Highness the Stars!" He suddenly put down his glass and looked at me with a strange gaze. "I may be presumptuous in saying this, if there is anything abrupt, please blame it!"

"If you have anything to say, just say it!" I was a little curious about his attitude.

"Your Highness the Stars...... When will your own troll army be established? ”

"This ......" I was stunned by his question, but when I think about it, there is a certain amount of truth.

"It's deep in the next handover!" Seeing that I was hairy, the Nine Ghosts Jia Long began to pull back the words himself.

"No, no, no, His Highness the Nine Ghosts has misunderstood!" I hurriedly waved my hand and said, "I once thought about it, but I haven't thought about it very maturely!" Please tell me, Your Highness, is this necessary? ”

"Of course it's a necessary thing!" He said very frankly: "I know that some of the things Your Highness is doing now, hiring some small sailors, but in the long run, this is very unfavorable!" The long road along the coast of San'in is inconvenient, and it will be extremely disadvantageous without a naval army. It may not be obvious now, but if His Highness wants to have great development, he will definitely clash with the Maori family in the future, and his strength with the Kobayakawa Navy is strong, and His Highness must prepare early! Seeing that I didn't answer, he said again: "If Your Highness has any needs, I, Nine Ghost Jialong, dare not do my best!" ”

"This matter should be seriously considered, and the borrowing of His Royal Highness the Nine Ghosts is also indispensable!" I think it might be useful in the future. "Your Highness the Nine Ghosts, have you any ships been vacant recently?"

"Your Highness the Stars wants to use a boat?" He was a little surprised. "To go to Sanyin, you have to take a lot of detours, and you have to pass through the area controlled by hostile forces, I don't know how many of them will be used by Your Highness Zhuxing?"

"It's not that complicated!" Seeing that he misunderstood what I meant, I shook my hand and explained, "It's not going to San'in, it's just sending a few people to Kanto!" A boat will do, but hopefully the route will be well arranged. ”

"So it's such a trifle!" The Nine Ghosts Jialong suddenly relaxed. "Your Highness Zhuxing can command at any time, no matter how bad the Shima Navy is, there will be more than a dozen ships on standby!"

"So ......"

"So you've already talked!" At this time, Ikeda Hengxing came. "These people are so annoying, they have dragged me for so long!" He took a cup of his own and sat down on the other side of the table. "How's it going, have you all agreed?"

"What's the matter? What has been settled? "Nine Ghost Jialong and I were a little overwhelmed by his brainless words.

"Money! It's about money! He said it as a matter of course, and pushed me with his hand. It is to pay the honorarium for this operation to His Highness the Nine Ghosts! A total of 10,000 pieces, hurry up and take them out! ”