Shigeru Nagamoto has three thousand men. If these three thousand men were placed in the Central Plains, they would probably be only one state-level and county-level person, but if they were placed in Japan, they were already a powerful armed force.

Of course, it is not impossible to recruit more troops.

However, being able to recruit does not mean being able to support it. In the various famous names in Japan, they never manage their own territory. They only seek to recruit and do not have a development rule, and the resources they can obtain are very limited.

So although Shigeru Nagamoto is a warlord, his life is still hard.

In Daming's eyes, management is the emperor's business, and they are only responsible for war.

However, the Emperor seemed extremely noble, but he had no power and no military force at all. How could he manage the warlords who were in charge of their own affairs?

In Japan, generals are the real rulers, and these great names are nominally subordinates of the general. Of course, this general needs to sweep across the world and conquer all the great names before he can become a general.

And all the daimyos aim to become generals.

Shigeru Nagamoto was like this. He originally occupied the territory of four major counties.

Edo Castle has been reported that people can be exchanged for money, Nagamoto Shigeru has been attacking the next Daming Okamoto Daihara.

The first few times went smoothly, and Okamoto Daiga's troops were always weaker than Nagamoto Shigeru.

But I don’t know when it started, but there was a musket in Okamoto’s soldiers.

Not only did the plunder fail, but it caused heavy losses to Shigeru Nagamoto's troops.

After inquiring, I found out that these muskets were from Edo Castle.

Shigeru Nagamoto used the money he earned from selling humans to buy muskets from Edo Castle.

But these muskets were too expensive, and one musket sold for 200 taels of silver.

This is almost equivalent to the price of ten people, but this thing is only available in Edo Castle. If you don’t buy a painting, Okamoto Daiki will come over.

Shigeru Nagamoto had to lose all his money and bought thousands of muskets.

But then, Shigeru Nagamoto discovered that the musket was bought, and ammunition was still a problem.

Then buy ammunition...

But then Nagamoto Shigeru realized that this kind of weapon was not something that poor people could afford to play.

A bullet costs one or two taels of silver, and it doesn't have bargaining.

What is this concept?

Three thousand people shot one volley, and three thousand taels of silver were gone...

In the past, Shigeru Nagamoto didn't know what war was to make money, but now he finally understood.

After buying it a few times, Shigeru Nagamoto was completely out of money.

But Okamoto Daiki is still eyeing him. What should I do?

He could only sell land, and then Shigeru Nagamoto began to sell land continuously in exchange for ammunition.

But after a few times, his territory had been reduced by half.

If you continue to sell, you will have no place to gain a foothold.

The reason why a daimyo is a daimyo is that it has its own territory, and then the emperor will issue an edict to the world and be named a daimyo.

If there is no territory, then the position of great name will be followed.

If you sell the land, you will definitely not be able to sell it anymore. If you continue to sell it, let alone the world, your name will be removed.

What should I do if I can’t sell the land? Then just use credit.

Originally, Shigeru Nagamoto was just asking tentatively, but found that the other party had agreed to the proposal.

So Nagamoto Shigeru owed a large amount of foreign debt, and Nagamoto Shigeru also explained it well, what is the saying of the old man?

Financial officials from Edo Castle came to collect accounts many times, and Shigeru Nagamoto was fooled.

Moreover, Edo Castle gave him the feeling that he was not tough enough. When the financial officials came to collect the bill, they always showed a helpless attitude.

This also made Nagamoto Shigeru feel that Edo Castle is just like this.

Then he went to inquire about the situation in Edo Castle. He heard that Edo Castle is actually not short of his money. On the other hand, Edo Castle actually has not many troops, only 30,000 troops.

If this force is only for him, it is indeed a lot of force, ten times more than him.

But if it is compared with the total strength of the major names in Japan, it will seem insignificant.

The reason why Edo Castle is so weak is definitely because they are worried that if they touch themselves, it will definitely cause resistance from other daimyos. If it attracts fear from multiple daimyos, Edo Castle's status will also be shaken.

Shigeru Nagamoto felt that he had seen through Edo Castle's ideas and grasped his weaknesses.

So then Nagamoto Shigeru became more and more serious and occupied the land he sold in the past again.

However, today Nagamoto Shigeru received an ultimatum from Edo Castle.

"Sir, the villain thinks it's better for us to evacuate from those lands. After all, behind Edo Castle is Wu Tang, so we really shouldn't provoke them."

Shigeru Nagamoto's adviser, Yuichiro Honda, said that every Daming's command always gathered a large number of advisers. Just like during the Three Kingdoms period, those well-known advisers who wanted to do something would choose a good master to support him.

Of course, these strategists have many disciples from big families, and they are the spokespersons of big families, and they also represent the interests of big families.

Another adviser, Kasuno Sakabara, said disapprovingly: "The villain thinks that Edo Castle must be bluffing. The villain has investigated that more than one person owes Edo Castle money. As long as we are tough enough, Edo Castle can do nothing."

"Sakabara Kano, you can't say that. We will still have to deal with Edo Castle in the future. If we turn against them at this time, it will be of no benefit in the future."

"Then join forces with other daimyos to destroy Edo Castle and take it for yourself." Kazuo Sakahara said sinisterly: "There will be as much money as you want, as much arms and ammunition as you want."

The Sakahara Kano is behind the Sakahara family, and the Sakahara family is a big family of Daban. Years of accumulation have made the Sakahara family extremely wealthy.

Shigeru Nagamoto has a current status, which is also inseparable from the support of the Sakahara family.

Now the Sakahara family is drooling about Edo Castle. Edo Castle is so prosperous and rich that even the rich Sakahara family can't help but want to go up and take a bite.

Shigeru Nagamoto swallowed: "Can you really do it?"

"Our family is still reluctant, but if other daimyos join forces, there will be no big deal. If we were afraid of Edo Castle before, it was because they had weapons that we didn't have. But now we also have muskets and cannons, so why are we afraid of Edo Castle? Besides, Edo Castle does not even have a wall. Not to mention occupying Edo Castle, as long as we enter Edo Castle and burn, kill and loot, it will be enough for us to eat and drink for ten years."

When Shigeru Nagamoto heard this, he saw that the reason was that, and his eyes were even more full of hot light.

As long as you think about it, you can kill and loot the Edo Castle, it will be difficult for Nagamoto Shigeru to suppress his excitement.

"Then let's contact other daimyos. I think they should be happy to join me and break into Edo Castle."

"Sir, you must not. Edo Castle is definitely not as weak as we imagined. You must know that behind them is Wu Tang, and that is our sect leader in Japan." Honda Yuichiro stopped him anxiously.

He is not as optimistic as Shigeru Nagamoto and Kasuno Sakabara. He has been to the Central Plains a few years ago and has also seen the power of the Central Plains.

Japan's troops were only about 300,000, but the Central Plains' troops reached 3 million. Such a huge force was enough to razed Japan to the ground.

Once Wu Tang is really angered and sent a large army, it will not only destroy Shigeru Nagamoto, but will inevitably sweep the entire Japan.

If you are not careful, Shigeru Nagamoto will become a sinner for the ages. Honda Yuichiro looked the farthest, so he was the one who was most worried about.

"Honda, you are too cowardly. You are simply a shame for us Japanese. Wu Tang is powerful, but don't forget that there is still a vast ocean between us and Wu Tang. Can they still fly over?" Kasuo Sakabara looked at Yuichiro Honda sarcastically.

"Have you seen the super steel warship docked at the port of Edo Port? That way, a warship can sweep all our Japanese warships, and Wutang has more than one warship."

"That warship is powerful, but in the inland areas, can the warship still climb ashore to crush us?"

"Ah... since they have warships in the water, why can't they have chariots on the ground?"

Shigeru Nagamoto was shocked: "What do they really have?"

"The villain doesn't know, but the villain thinks they should have it. This is not what the villain speculates himself, but what everyone in Edo Castle thinks so."

"It's just a speculation of the ignorant villain." Kano Sakahara said disdainfully: "Besides, even if there is, how can they send the chariots across the sea? Did they use their giant steel ship? If so, why haven't anyone from Edo Castle seen it?"

"It may be that they deliberately hid it and did not let outsiders see it."

"Then why has Edo Castle been so unconfident? If it were in your hands, would you think you would be so weak?"

Honda Yuichiro didn't know how to refute it, but he still felt that it was inappropriate to do so, and he persuaded him with great reason: "This... sir, even if we want to attack Edo Castle, we should understand the strength of Edo Castle. If we act rashly now, it may be a big mistake."

"Edo Castle won't give us so much time. Didn't you see that ultimatum? They asked us to pay back the money within today and also asked us to withdraw from the land that originally belonged to us. Otherwise, we would take military action against us. I think we should start the action immediately without delay, contact other daimyos as soon as possible, and send troops to Edo Castle together. This is the perfect solution."

"Okay, let's listen to you, Kasuno Sakabara, which daimyo do you think we should contact?"

"The first one is Okamoto Daihara."

"What? He?"

"Sir, although we have some friction with Okamoto Daihara in the past, we do not have deep hatred. More importantly, he is so close to us. If we go to unite too far, it may be difficult to wait for reinforcements before Edo Castle takes action. However, if Okamoto Daihara is dozens of miles away from us, we will explain the situation now, and he will be able to bring troops to us tonight."

"Are you sure to convince Okamoto Daihara?"

"The villain is sure." Kano Sakabara said confidently.

"Okay, I'll leave this to you." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!