Non-Honmaru Inner Honwan [Comprehensive]

Chapter 173

The Oda family wasn't so rich in the first place—it wasn't that rich, that's all.

You have to know that Sanlang has to think twice about buying a Mitsutada knife... Oh, this doesn't count, because he was preparing to fight the Asai family at that time, and he had accumulated enough popularity because of the knife forging incident before. Set an example here, Mitsutada's knives are expensive because of their gorgeous workmanship and high cutting taste (sharpness), which is not suitable for Saburo to buy at that time.

It should be when Saburo has not traveled to the Warring States Period, and the identity of "Oda Nobunaga" was still carried by Akechi Mitsuhide. In 1546 when he was in the Yuanfu, his father Oda Nobunaga presented a gift to the emperor with wealth and wealth. For Oda Nobunaga (Akechi Mitsuhide), he got the official position of the chief executive——At that time, Oda Nobunaga was not even the lord of Owari like the current Saburo, but only the head of the Oda family and the governor of the Oda Nobutomo. One of the pursuits, the ruled territory is only the four counties of Owari.

...It can be said that they were very rich at that time, the Oda family.

The Owari Kingdom has a superior terrain and is the only place to pass through when the Kanto enters Kinai. Therefore, businessmen come and go frequently, and the domestic economy is very developed.And after Saburo traveled through, out of the simple idea of ​​wanting to live a convenient life, he carried out drastic reforms as soon as he inherited the position of Oda Nobuhide, removing all unnecessary checkpoints in the territory-and in "It seems that everyone After unknowingly taking down the entire Owari in the case of "like targeting me", this policy was applied to the entire country.There was no customs office to collect tariffs, and merchants immediately flocked to Owari, and the economic situation was very good.

Although he had spent a lot of money because of the infighting with his younger brother Oda Nobuyuki before, but because of this policy, Saburo not only did not change his life, but also became richer.Especially with the passage of time, the territory of the Oda family is getting bigger and bigger. Mino and Owari are also mainly commercial and agricultural countries. Saburo also launched a policy of separating soldiers from farmers to ensure that agriculture will not be affected. , also once encouraged (撺振) the craftsmen of Seto to produce tea bowls (of a size convenient for him to use for eating)——

How should I put it, Saburo is really rich.At this time when iron cannons are expensive, Oda can still have [-] iron cannons, and the number of iron cannons will continue to increase in the future, which shows his strong financial resources.Although wars burn so much money that occasionally there will be times when the turnover will not be opened (sell Atsuto Shiro without blinking), but after this time passes, it can be easily made up for from taxes alone, not to mention The Asai and Asakura families were captured one after another, and the Oda family also won a lot of spoils.

In contrast, the Tokugawa family is located in the Three Kingdoms, but the Tenryu River in the Enjiang country is often flooded and prone to floods; the Suruga country is invaded by the Takeda family; the Mikawa country is more famous for fishing and the powerful fighting power of the Mikawa samurai than for commerce or agriculture.

The Tokugawa family thought they were not poor at first, but after Saburo threw out two bags of gold and a box of knives in minutes, the governor and retainers who came to inform Saburo of the news of "the fall of Gaotian Shencheng" suddenly felt that they were really poor. is too poor.

No, no, the Oda family is indeed too rich.In contrast, it is no longer shocking that Takeda Katsuyori generously gave the surrendered Ogasawara Nagatada a generous salary of [-].

Re-tying the bag full of yellow gold, Tokugawa Ieyasu controlled his gaze not to fall on the two bags from time to time, and asked Saburo subtly: "Then, what is His Highness's plan next?"

"Let's wait and see. If the Takeda Army continues to attack and I go back after Gaotian Shencheng falls, wouldn't it be even worse?" Saburo replied, "I even brought the iron cannon."

"Then, besides the fall of Gaotian Shencheng, this is what I want to tell you." Because he was not sure of its authenticity, Tokugawa Ieyasu's expression was a little hesitant when he exited, but he still told the news clearly Saburo, "Sanada Yutaka seems to have passed away."

Saburo: "... ah"

If someone who is familiar with Saburo is present at this time, I am afraid that Saburo is a blank expression of not having much impression of Tokugawa Ieyasu's name.It's not that I haven't heard of Sanada Yutaka's name at all, but when Sanada Yutaka was active, Saburo was still focusing on the expansion of Owari and Asamino. Because of his illness, he gave up the position of monk to his son, and stayed more in Azuma County to prevent sudden attacks by the Uesugi family.

Such a person who is not as famous as Sanada Yukimura, the grandson of the "Ten Warriors of Sanada" in later generations, and who Saburo has never had direct contact with, can immediately remember who Sanada Yukitaka is with the enigmatic memory of the governor of the Oda family. A strange thing.

But Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't know!

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who grew up in the cracks from a young age, really exhausted his energy in order to let the weak Tokugawa family get to where it is today.Since he once cooperated with Takeda Shingen and later broke the covenant, Tokugawa Ieyasu knew the generals of the Takeda army well, but also kept some important information in his heart.He knows how important Sanada Yutaka is in the Takeda family. It can be said that it is because of Sanada Yutaka that the Takeda army can remain so quiet after Takeda Shingen's death and accept Takeda Katsuyori's deployment.

Sanada Yutaka is exactly Takeda Army's Dinghaishenzhen——and now, this Dinghaishenzhen collapsed!

This was a major blow to the Takeda family no less than the death of Takeda Shingen.As the soft persimmon targeted by Katsuyori Takeda, Tokugawa Ieyasu could not restrain his ecstasy when he heard the news, even if he was not sure whether it was true or not. Good news for Saburo.

But Saburo's expression didn't change much - just this kind of calm demeanor (mistaken by Ieyasu) is worthy of Tokugawa Ieyasu's admiration.

Seeing Saburo's calm expression, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was already happy about the news once, also corrected his mentality, and said to Saburo, "Sanada Yutaka is the soul of the Takeda Army. It is not yet known whether the news is safe or not. Shin, just wait for a while, once Takeda Katsuyori shows signs of withdrawing his troops, we can conclude that Sanada Yutaka is indeed dead."

Sanada Yutaka passed away. With Takeda Katsuyori's current prestige and ability, it is not enough to immediately control the huge Takeda Army, not to mention the attitude of the Takeda Army's retainers to the Oda family. There are also differences among the retainers.In this way, Tokugawa Ieyasu's Takaten God City may be difficult to regain for a while, but at the same time there is a buffer period for stable development.Even the Oda family is the same, leaving aside the influence brought by Takeda, and then they can deal with Ichikui wholeheartedly.

This is bad news for Takeda, but good news for Tokugawa and Oda.The current situation is not as precarious as Nobunaga's siege network before, but Sanada Yutaka's death still carries a certain drama—it seems that the previous difficulties are a test, and after the test, it will inevitably become smoother.

Even though Tokugawa Ieyasu was the most direct beneficiary, when he looked at Saburo's face, he couldn't help sighing in his heart: This man is indeed favored by heaven.

Otherwise, how could the situation of being besieged by many sides be able to save the day? Now that Tokugawa has lost Takatenjin Castle and Oda has delayed not sending troops until now, even if Tokugawa Ieyasu firmly believes that Saburo has good intentions, it is difficult to suppress the private rumors of his retainers... ...But this kind of situation still appeared, so that the crisis of the Tokugawa family no longer seems dangerous, and even the cracks in the alliance relationship can be easily repaired!

This is of course due to the two bags of gold, but the most important thing is still the rest time that allows the Tokugawa family to breathe a sigh of relief.The former was provided by the Oda family, but the latter was provided by fate, Sanada Yutaka's life!

"No matter how quickly Ieyasu-kun gets the news, it is impossible for him to be faster than the members of the Takeda family." Saburo quickly understood what Tokugawa Ieyasu meant, and said unhurriedly, "So, Takeda has also received the news. , then this is the last battle that Takeda will fight this year."

Unaware that his occasional sharp judgment would make people feel cold, Saburo rubbed his chin to count the time.

"I fell into the city yesterday...then I'll go back to Gifu now."

Tokugawa Ieyasu was dumbfounded.

He ignored the little judge on the ground, stood up immediately, and said in an anxious tone: "However, this is just unconfirmed news. I am very grateful for His Highness's trust in me, but since I can't guarantee that the news is absolutely correct, Your Highness shouldn't make such a hasty decision."

"Because the Takeda army is in Tonoe now." Saburo replied without hesitation, "I remember that the battle I want to fight with the Takeda family is called the Battle of Nagashino. But no matter how you look at it, it is impossible for Takeda Katsuyori to suddenly detour to Nagashino Shinojo, that is to say, before Takeda attacks Nagashinojo, neither Tokugawa nor Oda will be in any danger."

Tokugawa Ieyasu: "... So, how did this conclusion come to you"

For Tokugawa Ieyasu, who has never understood history and really relied on his own ability to get to where he is now, even though he has always admired Saburo's intelligence, he still feels that Saburo's words are really strange at this time.

Leaving aside why Saburo is so sure that there will be a "Battle of Nagashino" in the future, just saying that Oda and Tokugawa will not be in crisis before then is vague and naive.If wars could be predicted so easily, the world would not be in chaos today.

Or... In fact, does Saburo have any other news channels?

Tokugawa Ieyasu almost instantly thought of the "Koga ninjas" of the Oda family who were haunted.

With such terrifying skills, if it is this group of ninjas, it is not impossible to spy on the Takeda family-especially since Takeda Shingen is dead, and the Takeda family is much weaker than before!

No wonder Saburo is so determined to go back, this must be the exact news from Yukitaka Sanada!

"After all, I read it from a textbook." Without noticing Tokugawa Ieyasu's sudden silence, Saburo said confidently, "Although it seems that many years have passed... I remember correctly. It should be .”

——The so-called "textbook" refers to the information conveyed by those Koga ninjas?

Tokugawa Ieyasu thought so.

He kept these firmly in his heart, bowed his head obediently to Saburo, and praised from the bottom of his heart: "I understand. My news channel and His Highness's news channel are really far from each other."

The inexplicable Saburo: "...Is that so?"

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