Chapter 721 Autumn Harvest Season
In August, the 18th year of Astronomy (1549), the Shimazu family, who was about to take all the North Satsuma region, accepted mediation from the Kyushu overlord Luo family and suspended their strategy for the North Satsuma region.
As soon as this news came out, the rich families of the Kitasatsu Matsu who were almost destroyed by the Shimazu family were naturally extremely happy. However, the Aoki family of the Hokoukuko Koma-gun, who had formed an alliance with them before, was too happy.
"Puchi!"
After learning that the powerful men of Kitasatsu, Nishio Osumi, Nishihiro area, and the Kitahara family not only abandoned the Saira family's alliance with them, but also began to help the Luo family to block the borders around Tokimomo County where the Saira family is located, Lai Xing, who was already ill in bed, immediately vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Master Father!" Aoray Haruhiro, who was standing beside him, was shocked to see this. But at this time, Wanmanmaru (Saray Yoshiyo), who was only five years old, looked at his grandfather who vomited blood in confusion and his father Aoray Haruhiro who was wiping the blood for his grandfather. At his age of five, he still couldn't understand the crisis facing Aoray at this time. As the Aoray family lost allies from these surrounding areas, Aoray was not far from extermination.
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"Clang!"
When the Ganfu family, who was also in the Takayama City of Osumiguo, was shocked when they learned the news. They even broke his favorite Ming Dynasty porcelain without notice.
"Are you really here? Kyushu Eagle, have you still extended your claws into the Mian Kyushu area? But at this time, the Kitahara family, the Ryukari family and other powerful people will form an alliance with the Luo family? In addition, what will happen to Shimazu Takahara, who was forced to stop attacking the Kitasatsu?" Thinking of this, Gan Fu Jiansu couldn't help but look solemn.
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"Haha, it seems that the sneak attack eagle still couldn't get idle after seizing Fengfeng. Now he has reached his claws to Nanjiuzhou. Zhongsheng, what do you think about this?" asked Zhongxiang, who is over 60 years old in his sixties in a yard in the Beixiang Jiadu City of the counties and counties of Hinata.
"My father. After our family's efforts, the Kitahara family in the western region is still unwilling to unite with us to fight against the Iton family. Now the intervention of the Luo family has just provided us with an opportunity. The so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, and the Luo family is the most suitable ally of the family!" said Tadashimazu.
"Yes." Seeing his son's analysis profusely, Tadao Kitago nodded with satisfaction and signaled Shimazu Tadashi to continue speaking.
"The Ito family has been several times before to assist the Oto family in dealing with the Luo family, so the Ito family and the Luo family are already in an endless hostile relationship. The Ho family is also fighting against the Ito family in the southern part of Hinata. The Lo family also borders the Ito family in the southwest direction of Hinata. The Ito family has become a common enemy of the Hoo family and the Luo family. As long as the two families can form an alliance, they can jointly deal with the Ito family."
"Since that's the case, then quickly discuss with Tadahiro Shimazu to join the Ro family to form an alliance." Tadao Kitago nodded and agreed.
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"Damn it! Damn it! Damn Yuki Kitahara! No wonder he has been unwilling to join forces with his family to deal with the Kitago family. It turned out that he had already formed an alliance with the sneak attack eagle!" Ito Yoshiyuki was in the county seat of the Ito family. In the council hall of the Ito family, he cursed angrily.
"Hmph! Since you are willing to carry the claw of the sneak attack eagle, let me destroy you." Thinking of this, Ito Yoshiyuki immediately looked fierce, "I sent an order to get the army of Sanshan Castle to approach the territory of the Kitahara family."
"No! Lord, this matter is absolutely not allowed!" Seeing that his lord was starting to get nervous again, the retainers below immediately advised, "Lord, it's about to be harvested in autumn, so let's decide this matter after the harvest."
"Hmph! Since that's the case, let go of Kitahara Yukiki for the time being." After hearing this, Ito Yoshiyuki thought for a while, he also felt that the retainer's advice was reasonable, so he finally gave up the decision to attack the Kitahara family immediately.
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As the retainers of the Iton family said, the autumn harvest season in September is about to enter. All the powerful names are busy collecting food. Japan, which was full of war, instantly returned to peace.
Early September is indeed a season of harvest for the Luo family.
On the Fenghou Kingdom, the Luo family attacked from the north and south respectively, repelled the coalition forces of the Otomo Sahiro family and the Ito family in the south, allowing the Luo family to rest and recuperate in the southern border of the Fenghou Kingdom. In the north, the army with the Otomo family entered a war of offensive and defense in the Beppu Beach Plain. While turning the Otomo family's Beppu Bay into a ruin, it also seriously affected the spring farming work within the Otomo family.
On the coast of Fenghouguo, the Luo family navy controlled the dominance of the sea route from the coast of Fenghouguo Dongjun to the coast of Hinata. More importantly, it formed an alliance with the Shikoji family in the Shikoku region, which was separated by a sea. The only regret was that Yukiki, the envoy of the Oto family who also went to the Shikoku region to win over allies, escaped.
The Luo family successfully held an auction in Hakata, raising more than 30,000 stones of grain. At the same time, it initially attracted most of the merchants in the area west of Kyoto, and a business alliance controlled by the Luo family gradually took shape.
As for the entanglement with the Da Nei family in the country of the founding country, due to the Luo family's attacks, the Zong Xiang family, which belonged to the Da Nei family, suffered heavy losses by the Luo family. This year's autumn harvest is probably going to be a failure, and the population has also lost thousands of people. More importantly, the Qiu Yue family, which belongs to the Da Nei family, has reached a series of alliances with the Luo family to join forces to deal with the Da Nei family.
In the southern Kyushu area, under Yoshioka's growth operation, the Luo family successfully forced the Shimazu family to stop expanding, achieving the purpose of initially curbing the Shimazu family, and at the same time infiltrating the influence of the Luo family into the Mian Kyushu area.
In Kyoto, he has also achieved a lot of improvement in his official position, and even his family status will be improved soon, and he has also taken the opportunity to strengthen his good relations with the court shogunate.
In terms of territory internal affairs, after a series of on-site inspections by Zhengliang, the territory's internal affairs have reached a higher level. In addition, this year, Feiqian Kingdom and the country of Zhuhou, Feiqian Kingdom did not suffer wars, and led the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and the climate is relatively good. It is estimated that these areas will have a bumper year this year.
As for the Zhuqian Kingdom, which had just experienced war, and Fenghou Kingdom, although the Luo Family Inner Government Pavilion vigorously launched restoration work after the war, it was inevitable that the harvest was a failure. However, it was enough to basically ensure that the people were not starved to death in the next winter. What's more, after the autumn harvest, these areas will carry out large-scale paid corvee under the leadership of the Inner Government Pavilion (using infrastructure to increase territory development and solve the problem of food and clothing for the people). I believe that these areas will transition smoothly in the next winter.
Chapter completed!