In fact, the Oystersaki family claims to be from the Wakasa Takeda family, although it is more or less because of the "hugging of the thigh", of course, this thigh may have the wrong meaning. But for Ezo's Turtle Oyster Clan, it's already very good.

It is said that the Oysaki clan of Ezo (referring to the Oysaki clan after Takeda Nobuhiro inherited the name of the Oysaki clan) was not from the Wakasa Takeda clan at all, but a local tyrant of the Tana Department in the Mutsu area, and belonged to the Hachinohe clan. Later, there was chaos in the house, and he fled to Ezo. However, it is not known whether this is true.

In short, the Oysterzaki clan of Ezo really wants to hug the "thigh" of the Wakasa Takeda family.

As early as the twelfth year of Astronomy, Yoshihiro Oysaki, the former head of the Oysaki family, sent his retainer Yoshimichi Kobayashi to Wakasa in the hope of establishing contact with the Wakasa Takeda family. However, unfortunately, for unknown reasons, this mission ended in failure.

In the fourteenth year of Astronomy, after Yoshihiro Yoshihiro Oyosaki died of illness, the governor of the Oysaki family was succeeded by his son Yoshihiro Oyosaki.

At this time, the situation in the Northeast has changed dramatically. The formerly powerful Hiyama Anto family and the southern family were defeated by the Tsugawa family, and the old boss of the Oyazaki family, the Hiyama Ando family, was defeated and fled to Ezo, and the southern family was torn apart and submitted to the Tsugawa family.

Although the Tsugawa family does not seem to show their covetousness for the Ezo region, the arrival of the Hiyama Anto family alone is enough to give the Oysaki family a headache.

In the past, the focus of the Hiyama Anto family was in the Dewa area, and they didn't have much interest in the barren and chaotic Ezo at all, so basically everything was handled by the Oysaki family, and the Anto family only collected the annual tribute from the Oysaki family every year to maintain the master-slave relationship.

However, after the defeat of the Andong family, the territory was only a small part of the Anto family of the lower country, and the Oysaki family actually controlled more territory than the main family, the Ando family. Under such subtle changes, the new head of the Oysaki family, Oysaki Jiguang, will inevitably have some careful thoughts in his heart.

However, the Anton family has "ruled" Ezo for many years, and even if it is in trouble now, it is not something that the Oysaki family can handle at will. Moreover, the Tsukawa family, which is across the sea from Ezo, is also a big trouble, and until it is certain whether the Tsugawa family will send troops to Ezo, the Oyster family does not dare to act rashly.

The most important thing is that after the Anto family fled to Ezo, they completely monopolized the Tsugaru Strait, and the maritime trade between Ezo and Tsugaru, which was controlled by the Oysaki family in the past, was completely occupied by the Anto family. However, there is nothing the Oyster family can do about it, because the water army in the Ezo region is basically under the control of the Shimokuni Yasuto family.

Yoshihiro Yoshizaki has the intention of dominating Ezo, but he doesn't dare to take the initiative to fall to the Tsugawa family, for fear of eventually luring the wolf into the house. In the end, Yoshihiro Oysaki chose the Takeda family in the distant country of Wakasa. If you can establish a relationship with the Takeda family, you will be able to sell the goods from the Ezo area directly to Kinai, and the profits will be far more lucrative than if you were selling them to the Tsugaru area.

Therefore, Oysaki Jihiro sent his retainer Nagato Hiroshi and others to take two large ships and find Wakasa to protect Takeda Nobutoyo with a large pile of Ezo souvenirs.

.........

The so-called time is different from the past.

A few years ago, the Wakasa Takeda family was arrogant, and they didn't want to deal with the Ezo family at all. However, at this time, the Takeda family was struggling, and of course the Oysaki family, who took the initiative to lean over, was extremely welcome. On top of that, the gifts from the Oyzzaki family are still very rich.

Under the affection of Lang's concubine, the Takeda family and the Oysaki family soon became acquainted with each other. In order to show his reputation as a guardian of the Takeda family in front of the hillbilly of the Oysaki family, Takeda Nobutoyo immediately decided to take Nagato Hiroshi and others to Kyoto to participate in the waka party funded by Tsugawa Soji.

With the "friendship" established with Tsugawa Soji at Omi Hiyoshi Shrine and the friendly relationship between the Wakasa Takeda family and the imperial court in the past, Takeda Nobutoyo attended the waka meeting without incident. The accompanying Nagato Hiroshi and others were immediately amazed by the "strength" of the Wakasa Takeda family, which made Takeda Nobutoyo complacent for a while.

However, everything is just an appearance, and after arranging Nagato Hiroshi and others to sit in the "waiting area" outside the courtyard, Takeda Nobutoyo suddenly found Tsugawa Soharu in a hurry.

At Hiyoshi Shrine that day, although Soji Tsugawa and Takeda Nobutoyo had a face-to-face meeting, they did not talk. In addition, Tsugawa Soji and his entourage fled from Hiyoshi Shrine in a hurry that night, so strictly speaking, this was the first meeting between Tsugawa Soji and Takeda Nobutoyo.

"Lord Takeda, my family has also heard of the name of Wakasa Guardian for a long time, and it is a great blessing to see it today!" Facing Takeda Nobutoyo, who has nothing to do and goes to the Three Treasures Hall, Tsugawa Soji also played haha.

Seeing that although Tsugawa Soji was slightly friendly in words, he actually still had a bit of a raw point, and Takeda Nobutoshi didn't plan to go around the bend.

"I've heard that the Tsugawa family has established trade agreements with the Echigo Nagao family, the Noto Hatakeyama family, and the Echizen Asakura family, but why did they leave out the main family?" Takeda Nobutoyo asked with a straight face, "Wakasa Province is close to Kyoto, and there is the advantage of Kohama Port, isn't it more conducive to the docking of the Tsugawa family's merchant ships?" ”

"Could it be that there is something about this family that has offended the Tsugawa Palace?" Takeda Nobutoyo's words were full of eagerness.

After listening to Takeda Nobutoyo's words, Tsugawa Soji glanced at Takeda Nobutoyo thoughtfully, and then asked in a calm voice with a calm head, "Isn't Lord Takeda here to ask about the guilt of the master this time?" ”

"No, no, no, my family has no such intention!" Takeda Shintoyo hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The family is just very confused, and I also ask the Tsugawa Hall to solve the confusion for the family!" ”

"Huh." Tsugawa Soji smiled, and then continued, "It's not that the family is unwilling to conclude a trade agreement with the Takeda family. In business, that is, trade comes and goes. ”

"The family territory is rich in grain, gold and silver minerals, fine cedar wood, delicious kimchi, exquisite fabrics, and imported goods from the Ming Kingdom and the Southern Barbarians, all of which are hot sellers, and what does the Takeda family need in the family territory?" Soji Tsugawa looked at Takeda Nobutoyo with interest, wondering where did Takeda Nobutoyo get the courage to dare to find himself to discuss this?

Takeda Nobutoyo took a deep breath, and then sat down on the right path, "As Tsukawaden said, now the caravan of the Tsugawa family in Hashu has already become famous all over the world, and there is no one who does not want to do business with the Tsugawa family, and this family is naturally no exception. ”

"However, although the Tsugawa family is rich in products, and there are imported goods from the Ming Kingdom and the unavoidable, there is also one thing that the Tsugawa family urgently needs!" Takeda Nobutoyo replied with a smile as he held up a finger.

Soji Tsugawa suddenly became interested, "I don't know what Takeda-sama is referring to??? ”

"Population!" Takeda Nobutoyo replied with a firm face, "Although the territory of Dewa and Mutsu is vast, it is vast and sparsely populated, and even if there are many territories, there are not many people to cultivate!" ”

"Wakasa is the opposite! If the territory of Sasaka is narrow but the population is large, if the Tsugawa Palace is interested, the family can sell the surplus population in the territory to the Tsugawa family! In addition, the situation in Kinai was chaotic and the number of displaced people was everywhere, and a large number of people gathered in Wakasa Province with just a little operation. At that time, they will be able to ship to Dewa, so that the Tsugawa family will get the much-needed population, and the family will get your goods, killing two birds with one stone! ”

"I wonder what Tsugawaden thinks?"