In the reception room of the castle tower, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Shimazu Iehisa, and Shimazu Suihisa sat respectfully in the middle, and Oda Yoshinobu sat in the first place, and not far away, Li Huamei sat on the side and looked at the three Shimazu brothers with a pensive face. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the four corners of the room was a small table, on each of which was a gray-white object, from which bursts of intoxicating aroma emanated. Ambergris! A very expensive luxury in this era, in fact, it is a very expensive luxury even in later generations.

But just as many luxury ingredients sound disgusting, ambergris, while very expensive, comes from sperm whale feces......

Of course, for people in this era, they naturally don't know this, because most of the ambergris is salvaged directly from the sea. But in fact, it is only after a long period of soaking in seawater that the droppings of sperm whales can be turned into ambergris.

For example, the four off-white ambergris incense that are being used now will take at least decades to form, and the best is the white ambergris that has been soaked for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, even though there are many whales in the waters of Japan, there are only 3 pieces of Oda Yoshinobu over the years, and the total of only 5 pieces is only 5 pieces if you count the 2 pieces dedicated to Oda Nobunaga.

"Oda-sama, the governor of this family has always admired the majesty of the Oda family, and this time he specially sent my three brothers to meet Nobunaga." Yoshihiro Shimazu said respectfully.

"Hehe, since you want to see your brother, why did you come to me first? If you want me to help say good things, just say it~" Oda Yoshinobu looked at the three of them and smiled.

"Hah...... Ha...... After all, Nobunaga is now the one who is likely to unify the world, and I'm afraid he's too busy......," Shimazu Yoshihiro laughed when he heard this.

"For the forces that sincerely join their own family, no matter how busy the elder brother is, he will not snub them. But if you just want to test the family......" Oda Yoshinobu said, glancing at Shimazu and smiling, "I think my brother may not be so free." ”

Hearing this, the expressions of the three of them changed, and then they listened to Oda Yoshinobu continue, "Since you have come, it seems that the Maori family has already contacted you, right?" Although it was a question sentence, Oda Yoshinobu's tone was very affirmative. Can you tell me? What are the conditions offered by the Maori family? ”

"Not bad! The Maori family did find this family, as for the conditions, please forgive me for not being able to say it clearly. Shimazu Yoshihiro said in a deep voice. Although Shimazu Yoshihiro has a relatively straightforward personality, he is not a fool, and he naturally knows the truth of waiting for the price to sell.

"Hehe, Ryuzoji has greatly increased in strength after eliminating the Otomo family, and if you want to move him, you will definitely need to bleed heavily. And Sagara, Aso, and Ito are also the targets of wooing, so how much can they leave for the Shimazu family? Li Huamei on the side chuckled.

Hearing this, Shimazu Yoshihiro was a little stunned, obviously he didn't expect to be blocked by Li Huamei all of a sudden, but Shimazu Suijiu behind him hurriedly said when he saw this, "That's true, the conditions given by the Maori family are only Satsuma, Osumi and Hinata." ”

"But in fact, since the ancestor of the Shimazu family founded the Shimazu clan in the Kamakura period, the Shimazu family has been the guardian of the three kingdoms of Satsuma, Osumi, and Hinata, and the same is true in the Muromachi period, so the family thinks that the conditions given by the Mori family are really difficult to tempt the family, so I came here to see if you can come up with better conditions." Shimazu said in a respectful voice.

"Haha, it's simple and straightforward, I like it." Oda Yoshinobu laughed, then looked at the three Shimazu brothers with some playfulness and asked, "But if you do this, won't you let the Mori family know about the Maori family's actions?" ”

"This was guessed by your retainers Oda-sama, but it was not leaked by the family. And I believe that there must be many ninjas and spies in your territory in the territory of the Maori family, even if you don't have your own family, don't you know the movements of the Maori family? "Shimazu has been answering for a long time.

"Haha, interesting~ Your name is Shimazu Suijiu, right? Tsk, politics, martial arts, wisdom, and unification, Shimazu Takahisa is quite good at giving birth to a son~" Oda Yoshinobu laughed.

The four Shimazu brothers are one of the few brother combinations known to Oda Yoshinobu, in fact, in the entire Warring States Troubled Times, it seems that only the four Shimazu brothers and Maori Liangchuan are really famous for their brothers. Oda Yoshinobu doesn't know which of them is stronger or weaker, but the four Shimazu brothers are really strong and strong. is so strong that even Oda Yoshinobu, who is rarely tempted by famous generals, is tempted again.

"Since it's the one with the highest price, how do you think you can subdue the Oda family?" Oda Yoshinobu asked casually while thinking about how to get his hands on the four Shimazu brothers.

Well, submission, it may sound a bit overbearing, but Shimazu Yoshihiro and others also understand that it is impossible to negotiate with the Oda family as a partner. Because the Shimazu family does not have that strength, and the Oda family will not do this, after all, the Oda family's intention to dominate the world is too obvious, and once it unifies the world, it is impossible for the Shimazu family not to submit.

Lord Oda asked, but he didn't know how to say it, and if he said too much, the adult felt that the family was too greedy, and he said too little, and he felt that it did not match the strength of the family. So, why don't you wait until you meet His Royal Highness Oda and then come and discuss? Shimazu asked respectfully.

"Hmm......" Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu tapped his finger lightly on the desk, and then a female god of death walked over quickly, took out a cigar and handed it over, and helped Oda Yoshinobu light it by the way. Well, what a pleasure to be had.

"Well, you are also reasonable, but if you want me to help you speak, if you don't explain some bottom lines, it won't be easy for me to do it." Oda Yoshinobu mused, "You have to understand that even without the Shimazu family, the family can still win this war. So...... You know. ”

Hearing this, the three Shimazu brothers were silent, and Oda Yoshinobu's words were very arrogant, which made even Shimazu Iehisa, who admired Oda Yoshinobu the most, not know what to say. After all, their own family is underestimated, how can they not be dissatisfied in their hearts?

But strictly speaking, there is no problem with what Oda Yoshinobu said, the Shimazu family has just taken Osumi not long ago, and has not completely digested Osumi country, even if they participate in the war, plus the troops left behind to defend, the troops that can be dispatched are only 3 or 4,000 people at most, such a small number of troops, even compared to the strength of the Oda family.

But it can't be helped, after all, Kyushu is already poor, and even if Satsuma is better, it's just compared to other places in Kyushu. Especially after Oda Yoshinobu monopolized the entire trade with the Ming Kingdom, the economy of the Shimazu family did not decrease too much, but it was also greatly impacted.

Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu said with some distress, "It's very difficult for me to do this~ You have to know that once the family unifies the world, it will definitely be a big vassal, but there are only so many countries in the whole world, where is there enough to divide it?" ”

"Oda-sama means ......" Shimazu asked when he heard this, originally Shimazu Yoshihiro was the one who spoke the matter, but now Shimazu Yoshihisa has taken her place. But Shimazu Yoshihiro did not react to this, because his third brother's brain was recognized as the best among the four brothers.

"Hehe, why don't you say something off topic?" Oda Yoshinobu did not answer Shimazu's words, but instead said something that made the three of them baffled.

"Oda-sama, please speak!" Shimazu was stunned for a moment, and then immediately responded.

"Why don't you submit to me?" Oda Yoshinobu chuckled, as if to say something insignificant, "If you submit to me, I don't guarantee that you will still be able to own the territory of Satsuma and other countries, but I can guarantee that you will be able to get much, much more in the future than you have now!" ”

Hearing this, Shimazu's brows suddenly furrowed, "Oda-sama said with a smile, if there is no Satsuma country left, then what's the point of us choosing the Oda family?" Shimazu said in a deep voice. He didn't quite understand what Oda Yoshinobu meant, but Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga were the territories that he had to belong to the Shimazu family in his heart.

And when he came, he knew a little about the decree of Oda Yoshinobu's domain, and he really didn't understand that kind of proxy policy. Although it sounds like the military and political power is in his hands, it is not his own thing, and it is really difficult for Shimazu to understand how this system can be implemented, and if it were his words......

Just as Shimazu was pondering for a long time, Oda Yoshinobu spoke again, "I remember that Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga combined, it seems that it is less than 700,000 koku, right?" ”

Stunned for a moment, Shimazu replied in a deep voice, "It's indeed as Oda-sama said. Shimazu didn't know what Oda Yoshinobu wanted to say, so he didn't answer, in fact, because Osumi had just surrendered and had been in war for a long time, the real output was only just over 100,000 koku. As for Hinata...... According to previous records, it was only more than 100,000 stones, and as for the future, who knows? After all, the Shimazu family hasn't set foot in Hyuga for many years.

"How about giving you 100,000 stones?" Oda Yoshinobu looked at the three of them and smiled.

"Huh?!" Shimazu Yoshihiro and the three of them were stunned when they heard this, and looked at Oda Yoshinobu with a shocked face, as if they didn't understand what he meant.

"100,000 stone a year, in exchange for your four Shimazu brothers! As for Satsuma or something, it became the domain of the family, and it was arranged by the elder brother. Oda Yoshinobu looked at the three of them with a smile and said, "As for which retainers you want to bring and how much money you want to give them, it's up to you to your liking." ”

As soon as these words came out, Shimazu Yoshihiro and the three of them were directly stunned. Well, let alone the three of them, Li Huamei was also stunned. Obviously, none of them expected Oda Yoshinobu to suddenly make such a suggestion, and it was 100,000 stone in one go.