The wheel of time rolls forward, and in the blink of an eye, it has entered the fourteenth year of Tianzheng, and history does not care whether the humble mortals in the world are happy or angry, but just insists on going step by step. We were powerless to resist his footsteps, so we could only adapt passively, just like me at this moment, sitting in the newly built Osaka Castle.

The city cost almost half of my savings, but I think it's worth it. I have asked some people in private, and even paid a private visit to this micro-service, and a lady of the Ishiyama Tavern who didn't know my true identity said it most directly: Seeing that Osaka Castle from a distance makes people feel like they can't help but feel weak and want to kneel!

In the six months since the castle was built, many people have come one after another, and people from recent places have usually come by themselves, and even those who are far away have sent messengers to congratulate them. No matter what purpose people have when they see Osaka Castle, their reaction is the same, that is, they are stunned and shocked!

As long as you are sober-minded, you will think of a question, how strong is His Royal Highness the Qing Clan of Zhuxing Zuofu, who can build such a huge city? This is an absolutely serious and serious question, a matter of life and death, can't you see the mighty fleet of the Seto Inland Sea and the murderous heavy cavalry under Osaka Castle?

I didn't want to wait any longer, so I decided to gather all the daimyo over 10,000 gokuku to Osaka at the end of the year, and then lead them to Kyoto to meet the emperor. If all goes well, then the imperial court will canonize me as the general of Zhengyi under the repeated "requests" of the princes of the world.

Will everything go well? It doesn't seem to have to. According to the information I have gathered so far, one-third are fully supportive of me, and one-third are fully opposed to me. Of course, they didn't dare to confront me openly, but they had already found a lot of high-sounding reasons.

The other third of the daimyo had an ambiguous attitude, and it seemed possible to make any decision. They may not be my enemies, but they are resistant to people who are not from Ping or Yuan to open a government to govern affairs, so it is very likely that they will be affected by a third of that side.

My advantage is that I have strong military and financial resources, and my disadvantage is that I do not have a very convincing theoretical basis, because I have always adopted the benevolent line, so my advantage does not play a big role. A new campaign is in the works, and I'm ready to buy some more.

I'm a little worried about it, but I'm not as worried about it as I was at the beginning, and I really don't need to worry about it that much. Even if this matter fails, it won't affect my credibility much, because the words of being the general of Zhengyi from the beginning to the end will not come out of my mouth, because someone will say it for me!

The three retainers who knew exactly what I had planned had done a very good job, and the secret remained a secret to this day, and I meant the real secrets, of course, and I thought that being the general of the expedition was only a semi-open secret!

Under the auspices of Takenaka Hanbei, the rudiments of the shogunate were established, and although there was no official signage, it was already functioning normally. The day-to-day management of the semi-military guard also assists Nobukiyo in the process, and now I basically don't ask about anything other than particularly important and directional and programmatic affairs.

In the past few years, in the course of patrolling various places, the Gamo clan has successively eliminated some rebels, all of whom are treacherous people who conspire to "subvert the imperial court". Although the status of these people was not very high, and their influence was not very great, they were of great significance for maintaining the purity of the local feudal states. It is precisely because of this series of actions that my influence in the remote places continues to expand, and many small wealthy families have begun to try to break free from the control of their guardians and move directly towards the center.

Substantial progress was also made in the work of Sadakatsu Murai, and on the basis of the former Sakai Town Management Committee, an informal group of 39 of the country's largest wealthy businessmen was formed. Through three years of purposeful and planned business activities, the vast area stretching from Kagoshima in the south to Hankan in the north was covered by an invisible net.

In the area covered by this net, although I dare not say that all other commercial activities are banned, the transfer of more than 1,000 yuan in different places can only be through the bill of exchange issued by a certain store in this net; The purchase of large quantities of 3,000 guan can only be entrusted to the merchants in this net; If you sell goods such as grain for cash, if you spread them out, you may not pass through this net, but you will eventually find out if it drags on for too long.

There are many smart people in the world, but at most, a few people are aware of it, but even so, it is difficult to completely explore the inside story, and it is even more irresistible and evasive.

People cannot be born to know it, they can only learn it. At this time, not to mention the traditional samurai education in Japan, even generations of merchants were basically not exposed to these concepts, and these daimyo could only wait and see what happened in unease.

I can't be lazy when I ask others to work hard, and in the past three years, Coral has added a son to me, and now Ah Xue is also pregnant again. A thriving family is gradually forming, but I don't know how long it will take to reach the wide distribution of Pingyuan and Yuan.

In fact, I also know that the resistance that still exists in the world to me is just an unwilling inertia of those "heroes". Judging from the development of the past three years, my control over the world will only get stronger and stronger if it continues like this. Being the general of Zhengyi is just icing on the cake for me now, and if I don't do it, it's just a little embarrassing in front of them!

Things are always evolving and changing, and it is also an objective law that new contradictions replace old contradictions, and in my case, some new problems are beginning to emerge, which are slowly giving me a headache again!

I looked at the light paper in front of me in a daze, but it seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, if one of them is not handled well, it may lead to a crisis! The question before me is the core one that all regimes face.

"All of this...... Is it all conclusive? Looking at the series of records, I really didn't want to believe it, and asked slowly with a hint of luck.

"Every single one has been verified, and there will be absolutely nothing wrong!" Without hesitation, Misty Butterfly replied and took out a few pieces of paper and placed them in front of me. "Because of the limited time and manpower, there are no verified cases like these!"

I didn't ask anything more, she had already shattered my last bit of illusion, unreal illusion, with a firm tone and irrefutable evidence. It is useless to run away any longer, and I have to face the reality that there is a diversion of ideas in my regime, and if it continues to develop, it is very likely that it will lead to ********!

"You did a good job in this matter, I didn't expect to achieve such a result in such a short period of time!" I reluctantly said that although this is not the result I want to see, the credit must be recognized. "This matter is very special, not only is it inconvenient for Chongzhi and the clan to know it, but even Duan Zang and Guangcheng are not suitable to participate. Now that's the end of it, you can't let anyone notice it! ”

"Yes!" Misty looked me in the eye with concern, probably a little worried about my depressed mood.

"Anything else?" Striking a match to destroy the things that were causing trouble, I looked up at him and asked.

"The concubine wants to ask the lord, do you need us to take any measures?" Misty asked.

"Are there any signs against the Stars Clan?" I hesitated and asked.

"Not really!" Misty Butterfly replied affirmatively with a wink.

"Then that's the end of your work, don't leave any traces of the investigation into this matter!" I made the decision right away, and I had to keep the momentum down at this juncture. "Don't go out in the near future, completely hide your tracks. In another month's time, all the daimyo will come to Osaka, and it will be very lively. I don't dare to say whether there will be irrational people who will take risks, the only task of the three of you is to ensure the safety of Madame, and I have other arrangements for the others...... What's up? ”

Before I finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, which was a signal that the attendant had something to report.

"His Royal Highness Lieutenant General Zuo has come down, and I want to see you immediately!" Mibenmaru raised his voice and said again.

"How did he ......" I didn't continue to ponder, but turned my head sideways and said to Fog Butterfly: "You step back first, I'll explain the details to you later!" ”

"Yes!" Misty Butterfly bowed her head and saluted again, then stood up and opened a small door in the middle of the room and walked in.

"Lord, it's even richer if I haven't seen you for a year!" As soon as the door was opened, Keiji Maeda rushed in with his loud voice.

"Compared to you, I'm nothing, if you don't believe it, let's go on the scales and weigh it!" I'm not polite to him, and I joked along with the voice.

"It doesn't matter how big the two of us are!" Without waiting for me to let him, he sat down directly in front of me, pulled his collar and gasped slightly.

"Why are you here so early?" I took an empty cup myself and poured him tea.

"Now that everyone is busy with their own things when they go to various places, it's not so easy to get together and chat!" Keiji Maeda sighed rarely, and reached out to take the tea I poured for him.

"I'm not a general yet, so it's hard to recruit people at every turn!" I let out a pretended helpless sigh, then watched his reaction.

"Then go for it! It's not easy......" Keiji Maeda said immediately, his tone as simple as buying a cucumber. "I can't remember how many times I have had back then, and I don't know if I will survive tomorrow. Today, the lord has mastered the world, so what is there to hesitate about this step! ”

"There were many things to be nostalgic about in life back then, and not everything is okay now, even the Buddha who is high above the nine heavens is afraid that he will be nostalgic for some things in the world!" My heart moved, and the piece of paper that had been burned just now seemed to be back in front of me. "Who? Who's out there! I turned my head and yelled outside.

"My lord, what do you command?" Mibenmaru replied outside.

"Call a few people and prepare two more fishing rods!" I turned to Keiji Maeda and smiled, "Since we finally met once, let's go fishing together!" ”