Side: Shoji Ando

"My lord, hence my subordination to Oda, etc... And what is unconditional..."

Some time after the martial arts tournament was over, the story of Shoji Saitoyama officially wishing to submit to Oda ran through Mino.

I hear you asked me to submit unconditionally. I smiled that it couldn't have happened, but when I heard how true it seemed, I stopped being there or standing and went to Inaya Castle.

"The war, the politics, the plot are the same. If you miss an opportunity, you lose everything. You won't have to tell me."

"Oda does gain momentum. Kuyuan, who is bringing momentum to Oda, is a stranger. I don't think it'll last forever.

How weak. It seems true that the Buddha drained the poison. I used to have the horror of using my hands to protect Minoxi. You're gonna tell me you're old and round?

But how about the pride of the Minotaur?

"Hmm. How many of you will fight for Me? There are as many people in Ozhang who don't mind dying if it's for Lord Bullet Zhengzhong. I'll pack it at that point."

"But...... Saito family and Mino give in completely to Ozhang, etc..."

"I can't force you. If those men can't follow Spur and Oda, then do as you please. But stop pulling in Hexagons, Asai, and Asakura. I'm loose in front of Oda."

It doesn't mean I don't like Oda. But there is resistance to succumbing to Tai Zheng as the one born in Mino.

Originally, the Yamagata guardian excelled in conspiracy and battle. If you think you can protect Mino, then everyone will follow you. Yet......

Rumors were heard that the exiled former Tuki ministers were making noise in Omi. Actually, there was a secret sentence at my place, too. It was an invitation to take Mino back under the Tuki family.

Nevertheless, the children of the deceased guardian at heart do not feel comfortable with it, so they have not even replied. The wives and sons would have looked closely at the unpleasant parts of the guardians of their predecessors who tried to eliminate even the brothers and fruit children who divided the blood.

Besides, the Hexagons need to cooperate in order to restore the Tuki family, but this is not a situation where the Hexagons at heart can move. There are three good ones in the west, and the public is moving to do a three good crusade. Turn the eastern Oda against the enemy in this situation.

In the first place, it should not be tolerated by the Lord in charge. Those who make noise are the ones who have been banished without being able to read the times. It's not strange when they're finished.

"But it's funny. Those who have spoken of my shadow panic when they hear that they will bow to Oda."

Nevertheless, I don't understand wishing myself up to my subordination. Indeed, Oda is also a strong fighter. And the power of money is terrible. But I don't know unless I try. Ancient times, such as those who lost caution to the great army.

It's not too late to fight a battle and show your strength.

"The Far Mountains seem angry? He renounced his role as a guardian."

"I hear the Far Mountains have offered Oda an alliance. You think you're going to be in trouble with my subordination. Either way, Mino was finished when the Tuki family was banished."

That and the Far Mountains of Higashi Mino, who had offered Oda an alliance, seem to be furious about the matter, but in any case, the Far Mountains' statements are more understandable.

Wouldn't it be a good alliance? What did you do to Oda?

No, you can't. The will to obey is stiff. It's a trick behind this. If it's goodwill, I don't know.

What about Mino?

Side: a long time ago

The fall harvest also came to a close. From now on, it's the season of instruction. Since the Baked Goods Village will be handled by the Ise Guardian and the timber staging area is the territory of Inuyama Castle, the lord, Shinko, will be in charge and will serve in full.

Tsingzhou and Nagorno are tidying up and expanding their towns, including the land they used as fields. When it comes to serving as an instructor, the river's water treatment and street maintenance, which is taking place in the proceeds of the martial arts tournament, continues, and no one in Oda territory will have time as usual.

Also as a new business, the development of Tsushima and Hota towns became a direct business of the Oda family, so this is where the development plan is being worked out.

That and the discussion on what to do with the tax system for merchants in the territory also began. Merchants in the territory were exempted from taxes at the customs office in Qingzhou, Naguno, Tsushima, Hota and Kamae, which would make it almost impossible to take taxes in Lower Four Counties. Together with the ban on arrow money on this, it aims to impose certain taxes on profits.

I will have my taxes paid in accordance with my profits and I will not take arrow money in the future. They were also collecting those if necessary, but the purpose and reasons are vague and not good.

Without arrow money that I don't know when it will be imposed, it will be stable, both as a merchant and imposing taxes on profits. However, there will be a lot of unfairness if we don't do this whole Oda territory.

We need to think carefully about the time of year.

"Beautiful flowers!

"That's true. Princess."

I'm having a fall tea party at Chingzhou Castle today. The castle garden is beautifully blossomed with chrysanthemums, which are also this era, and cosmos flowers brought in by us. I was just in time to look good.

The city is holding hands with Elle and looking at the flowers for fun, and Robo and Blanca, who have brought them around, are also running around for fun.

"Dear painter. These are beautiful flowers."

"Right? I'm looking forward to seeing how you draw it."

Around, the most acclaimed painter who exhibited at the martial arts tournament the other day, paints flowers with Melty. It also incorporated a mechanism to evaluate it in the crafts and arts sector from last year, but this year it was decided to hold it as a painter at the Oda family for a year for a few of them who added to it and achieved outstanding results.

The deadline was also set in order to make competition principles work and, if possible, not to bias certain painters. If you had the talent to jump through, you'd be a regular of the best.

Yeah, I don't need a lot of people. A painter.

"It looks good on you ~"

"It's a beautiful thing indeed."

Pamela was recommending decorations to Uchida and the butterflies. I got a prototype of a decoration I made in an industrial village before, but I decided to sell it because it had a good reputation.

There are lots of things like lacquered jaws and silver jars with vitreous balls. The product in this hand is not popular unless it is worn by a person of high stature.

In addition, Julia, Ceres, Ketty, Cindy and Linmei are here, and many members of the Oda clan have come, other than us. It's the Oda clan's tea party today.

"Wow! Wow!

Watching everyone having fun makes it just fun. Robo and Blanca rushed over as they enjoyed such a pleasant atmosphere looking at the slightly chilly wind and candle clouds of autumn.

What are you doing, but are you trying to say?

"All right, you want to take a little walk with me?"

The garden of Qingzhou Castle is large enough to take a walk. I felt Robo and Blanca were somehow inviting me to go for a walk, so why don't we walk in the garden together?

As it stands, it is the only Western garden in Japan. Western-style gardens aren't all done yet though. Still, it's starting to look a lot like that in the garden.

I stroke Blanca with Robo, whose tail swings happily, and enjoy the view with him.

I want you to live long. I want to relax on the edge with you once you unify under the heavens.

And I want to take you to the space fortress someday as well.

"Khun."

I laugh without thinking of the two sweet ones as always.

I hope these days of peace continue.