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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 283 Ujiyasu¡¯s Strategy

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    In this winter, many things happened. First of all, there was a severe drought that affected the northern part of Kanto. The severity of the drought was unexpected. It affected Hokuriku, Kanto, and even Yuao. Among them, the most serious drought was in Ueno, Kanto, and Ueno.  The Shinano, Echigo, Echichu, and Hida areas were ruthlessly invaded by the drought demon, and many farmers cried while holding dead rice fields.  Kanto was relatively lucky to receive successive rainfalls after autumn that alleviated the drought. The countries that were severely affected were not so lucky. Except for Echigo, which had a solid foundation to withstand the drought, it had to pay a heavy price of reducing grain production by one-third.  As a result, Echichu and Hida, the two countries with the lowest grain production, were also severely affected by the halving of grain production.  Shinano and Ueno were severely hit, with an average production reduction of 60%. A small number of counties faced the situation of no harvest, and a large-scale refugee wave inevitably broke out. Blind refugees, regardless of their rationality, poured into the Echigo and Kanto regions.  Although the disaster in Echigo was serious, the total agricultural volume and developed agricultural foundation can still support the system from collapse.  The disaster situation in Kanto was better. It relied on its good agricultural foundation and unique geographical environment to survive easily. The total number of refugees who fled this time was more than 100,000, of which nearly 40% went to Echigo, and the remaining 60% were divided into  In various territorial countries in Southern Kanto.  In the Musashi Country in Kanto, after several years of recuperation, the economy and reputation of the Hojo family have been greatly restored. The Kanto civil affairs officials are not just talking about it. In order to retain the hearts of the people, the Hojo family has sacrificed the public, four and six, and various tax-free and tax-free plans have been implemented.  After resolute implementation, the "big devil" Hojo Uyasu often appeared in the countryside, and gradually the farmers were no longer afraid of this middle-aged man with a kind smile.  In addition to recuperating and recuperating, the Hojo family has also made progress in diplomacy and military affairs. After several years of difficult contacts, Lord Furukawa is finally willing to sit down with the Hojo family to discuss peace issues. Although Hajida Harusuke hates this man who killed his father and nephew.  The Hojo family, but reason tells him that he must learn patience and compromise.  Now Furukawa K¨­kata is the third eldest son and the only Miao descendant, Ashikaga Fujimasa. If he offends the Hojo family again and involves this only Miao, the Furukawa K¨­kata family will be finished, and Kada Harusuke and a group of retainers will also perish. There will be no  They don't even care about Mr. Furukawa's banner.  Regardless of the thoughts of those with vested interests, or whether Koga Furukawa is really unable to make trouble any more, Harusuke Kada has no choice but to consider a compromise with the Hojo family, a cross-river dragon in Kanto. Only by saving Koga's life can he maintain his position, especially  In the past few years, the Furukawa family has lost its governors one after another, and its prestige has been hit to the point where it is almost unsustainable.  At Ashikaga Fujimasa's succession ceremony, the Kanto samurai family basically chose to send envoys to watch the ceremony on their behalf. This arrogant attitude expressed the Kanto people's contempt and disapproval of the Furukawa Lord. The deeply humiliated Harusuke Kada and the desperate Ashikaga Fuji  If the government meets a friendly hand extended at this time, will they refuse?  Won't.  Hojo Ujiyasu offered a very favorable price and married his legitimate daughter to Ashikaga Fujimasa as his wife. In this way, Hojo Ujiyasu and Furukawa became the son-in-law. This was a continuation of his father Hojo Ujitsuna's strategy. At the same time,  Lord Furukawa's territory in the Shimonose Kingdom was protected by his force. The price Ashikaga Fujimasa had to pay was to cooperate with the Hojo family to wave the flag or show their righteousness.  Under such favorable conditions, Furukawa Lord Ashikaga Fujimasa agreed without much thought. He is only twelve years old and has several years to go before becoming an adult. Before that, he needs to accumulate popularity and gain support. Before he can  It seems that Hojo Uyasu, who dominates Izu, Sagami and Musashi, is the best choice at the moment.  As for revenge, he can put it off for the time being. Revenge is not more important than surviving. Passing on the family business is the important responsibility he has to bear. He will not forget that he has two underage brothers. He cannot tolerate himself seeking revenge.  He died out of hatred, and then gave his position to the prostitutes born to two humble maids. Not only could they not be given any advantage, but they would also find ways to execute them.  Kada Harusuke knew that his nephew had murderous intentions, so after reaching an agreement with Hojo Ujiyasu, he immediately put the two bastards and their mother under house arrest. One month after Ashikaga Fujimasa got married, the two innocent children and their mother  The mother was reduced to ashes in a fire.  The people of Kanto were angry and regretful about the move of Lord Furukawa to join hands with the Hojo family. Thinking about their earlier arrogance and stupidity, they had to join forces to give Ashikaga Fujimasa a blow, thereby giving up the only chance to get close to Lord Furukawa. Now it is  There was no other way but to break the pot and vow to boycott the Furukawa family, and threatened that Ashikaga Fujimasa and Hojo Ujiyasu conspired to kill the two generations of Furukawa family governors.  This kind of rumor is unfounded and untenable, but the angry Kanto people are still very influential. The reputation of the Hojo family was soon brought to a negative point, but this will only push Ashikaga Fujimasa.  Facing the Hojo family, the Kanto samurai family, which had lost their rightful reputation, could only focus on the interests of each family's territory now that they could no longer make a fuss.The two sides fought bloody battles over their own territory, which was not much better than Ueno Iashira and Shimohira Yoshichunaga's fight for a bit of land.  After solving the problem that had been bothering them for many years, the Hojo family quickly made the decision to attack Ueno Kingdom. Especially this year's drought severely hit all the samurai families in Ueno Kingdom, which brought great opportunities to the Hojo family. In September of the 23rd year of Tenmon, they launched the attack on Hirai Castle.  , for a time the people in the field were panicked.  It was rare for Kinai to have peace for a whole year, with good weather and a bumper harvest. When the Miyoshi family regained its strength, they did not forget the war. The Harima expedition wiped out the people of Higashi-Harima and once again established the hegemony of the Miyoshi family. In this regard,  The Hatakeyama family and the Rokkaku family expressed disdain.  The imperial court and the shogunate didn't care about the outside world, as long as they didn't attack the inside of the kinei. A few good years gave the kinai an illusion of prosperity, but soon new problems arose. The Honganji Temple arranged rooms in Kii and taught  His disciple and son suddenly fainted while practicing Buddhism and passed away a few days later at the age of thirty-nine.  It is said that before his death, he could not forget Ishiyama Honganji Temple, pointing in the direction of Ishiyama Honganji Temple in the north and died with hatred, so Hino Harmitsu performed a bitter drama in the court to gain more benefits for his family's separation.  The imperial court also didn't understand why Honganji Shoru couldn't forget it while he was unconscious, and why he opened his eyes and pointed to the north and passed away with hatred. In short, death is the most important thing. People say so and they can't help but express it. Find Hieizan Enryaku  The temple discussed it for a day, and finally agreed that Ichibuki Zong should return to Ishiyama Honganji Temple to rebuild the Garan, but it was necessary to restrict Kinai activities.  At the same time, in compliance with Honganji Temple's decree "before death", after the return of the Ichiko sect to Ishiyama Honganji, the Ichiko sect temples in Echizen, Kaga, and Echichu were allowed to rebuild the Garan. After three years, the Hokuriku Ichiko sect once again rose to prominence.  The lessons learned from this group of arrogant soldiers learned to restrain themselves, at least they did not dare to show their fangs in front of outsiders. As for how to play in Hokuriku who cares?  God seemed to be moved by Yixiang's struggle, so in the late autumn when the people of Hokuriku Yixiang sect celebrated, Kaga's famous Hakusan volcano erupted again. This was the third eruption in five years and the largest eruption in the past century.  An eruption, billowing lava and blinding volcanic ash covered the sky over several counties.  The believers of Yixiang Sect were jumping, shouting, and running away in all directions amid the floating sparks and volcanic ash. At this moment, the gods and Buddhas were as far away from them as the end of the world.  In early October, Echigo Naoejin ushered in a small fleet. A huge sailing ship that was very different from the Japanese ships entered the port. The strange flags and a group of red-haired and green-eyed Nanman people shocked the townspeople of Echigo. This place can be seen.  Not in Sakai Town or Kyushu, no one has ever seen the Nanman. Fortunately, after hearing the news, he came to solve the problem of the Nanman and informed Kiragi in time.  "Frank, you are even richer after two years!" "Joseph is getting taller and taller! He will surpass old Frank in a few years." Old Frank compared the heights of the two and praised his height with a smile.  Definitely a super tall guy.  "Who is this?" I saw a young man following behind Old Frank, who looked about 60-70% similar to him. He was about 1.80 meters tall and looked very energetic and capable.  Old Frank patted the young man on the shoulder, "This is my son, Ronald Agot, who is seventeen years old this year. He studied in Florence for five years before this. You should know that it is a beautiful place full of art.  Amazing wealth is always fascinating, isn't it? " Kira Yoshishi was not interested in discussing with him how wonderful Florence was. He looked around and didn't see the blond loli, and asked in confusion: "Where's Claudia?  ? Could it be that she" "Claudia went to London, which is his hometown. It is always exciting to go home. She will learn etiquette in the church with Princess Elizabeth. I don't know the details. "  Princess Elizabeth, as Frank calls her, is the future Queen Elizabeth. Of course, her title of princess is deprived of her at this time.  "That's it!" Frank Agote said to him solemnly: "Although Claudia didn't come, she still asked me to bring you a message. It probably means that she is very good and she herself  Our fleet is developing rapidly in the North Sea, and I would like to thank you for your generous support Not to mention this, this time I brought sixteen more horses, still Trakna horses and Holstein horses, and the prices are as high as  "It's the same thing every time." "I can't get any trading goods here to trade with you." Kira Yoshihi smiled bitterly. He actually forgot about the arrival of the Agote fleet. He couldn't get so many trading goods in Kinei.  , Tongwu had accumulated a lot of silver in the casting of Yongle money, but he still felt that it was better to keep this, and it was also good to import it into the Ming Dynasty as a hard currency for trade.  Frank Agot didn¡¯t seem surprised at all, and said with a smile: ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, we are just here to recognize the way., and picked up our employees at the same time, and the transaction was still at the original port.  "    "That's good!  ¡± In the following days, Kiragi accompanied them all the way around Naoetsu, and also took time to take a bath at the nearby Yasuyama Hot Spring. During the chat, Frank Agote said that he was getting older and wanted to return to Amsterdam to live out his life. His future business  He left it to his son, Ronald Agote, to take care of him. Kiragi cooperated with him knowingly, saying that Ronald was a very upright gentleman and that the future cooperation with Hans and Ruber of Nassau would be very pleasant.  The special five, the horse trainer Carl, and the translator made it clear that they wanted to return to their hometown. This two-year trip made them make a lot of money, and they also experienced the wonderful life in a foreign country. Finally, Hans said that he  I can recommend my cousin to come back as an instructor in two years. The clockmaker Kronberg is still struggling with his flintlock gun and has not considered going back for the time being. Anyway, the life here is good and the food and clothing expenses are the same as in his hometown.  The good scientific research environment is simply perfect. Of course, Yoshitoki Kira also expressed his welcome to the watchmaker to continue to stay, and the annual salary will remain the same as when he was hired. The reason why Carl left happily was because another colleague came to transport him.  John, the trainer of the sixteen horses, the two seemed to be good friends. After cordial communication, Karl told John all the problems he encountered, and at the same time introduced John to sign a two-year agreement with the same annual salary.  , in Carl¡¯s words: ¡°This is a good friend of mine, and his horse training level is perfect, just like me!  " When John and Carl discussed it and found Kiragi, they expressed that if the employer was willing, the two of them were willing to take turns training these horses for the employer. Kiragi was happy to accept their suggestion. The lifespan of a horse is thirty-five years.  Three-year-old horses are just foals, far from being adults. How to breed and breed horses, treat diseases, and domesticate them to become qualified war horses requires skills. It will take at least ten years to breed these horses.  , the Kira family¡¯s horse training apprentices can¡¯t be trained until the second generation of foals are born. After Frank¡¯s fleet completed loading supplies, it sailed back to Sakai Town. As soon as they left, the information from Sakai Town was also transmitted.  Mentioning the Agot fleet's intention to trade, the Biwa House in Sakai Town has already conducted a chamber of commerce transaction with Agot according to the original plan. Porcelain, silk, and raw silk are exchanged for similar trade goods. The only difference is that the scale has doubled.  More than twice, it can be seen that Agote's fleet has doubled in the past two years. Looking at this information, Kira Yoshi thought: "He only came here with ten ships this time, which is different from the first time we met.  The fleet is the same, does that mean most of the fleet is still in Sakai Town?  Not only did he have to identify the route, but he also arranged for his son to take over Forget it, this has nothing to do with me, as long as I can make this business!  " This time, a huge amount of Ming Dynasty specialties were allocated. All the Biwaya's inventories in Kyoto, Sakai Town, and Sakamoto were emptied. Yongle money was also used to buy thirty-five thousand guan worth of Ming Dynasty specialties to close the hole. The total transaction volume was  More than 300,000 taels of silver was the largest order in Kinland in recent years, making wealthy merchants in Sakai Town very jealous. Some people had a headache as to how the specific goods would be diverted. The worst thing was that there was currently no joint trade between the Ming Dynasty and Japan.  Normalization has been restored. It has not been restored since the Kanhe trade was interrupted in 1549. The specialties of the Ming Dynasty obtained by the Kira family were all transferred from North Korea or even directly by sea. This transfer reduced a large amount of profit, and the supply of goods was very limited.  Unstable. (To be continued.)
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