Chapter 249: The Tacit Understanding with the Mori Family

After selling a large number of firearms to the Mori family, the two sides seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding.

At the border with the Moroboshi clan, there was no sign of a large-scale garrison of the Mori clan. There were only one or two samurai with a small team of foot soldiers collecting taxes. They looked so nonchalant that they didn't care at all about one or two civilians sneaking around.

The most incredible thing is that even the tax rate has been reduced a lot.

However, the Mori family no longer cares about this, because the luxury goods from the Moroboshi family can make huge profits by just reselling them, which is almost like giving them away for free. The Mori family immediately tasted the sweetness from the Moroboshi family who stood with his hands on his hips.

It has to be said that profit is the biggest motivation. In order to obtain more shares of luxury goods, many retainers of the Mori family secretly contacted the Moroboshi family. The hatred left by the previous two wars quickly faded in the face of profit.

If this continues, once a war breaks out between the two sides, the success rate of the Moroboshi family in persuading the Mori family to surrender will increase by more than a few percentage points, because in a sense, everyone is an acquaintance.

This made Yan Xu couldn't help but sigh that in the face of interests, mere hatred is not worth mentioning at all.

While the Mori family was recovering with the help of the abundant supplies from the Moroboshi family, the Moroboshi family also relied on the Mori family to gain a firm foothold on the main island. Everything was developing in a good direction.

"It's a pity that we still have to wait for a while." Yan Xu put down the documents in his hand and stretched hard. His bones and hair crackled. Affected by the static electricity he stimulated, the fox demon's hair next to him became fluffy again, and as if it had a stress response, the fox's eyes became watery in an instant, and it made a whimpering sound. It automatically raised all four hooves to the sky, twisting its butt and wagging its tail, making people unable to help but move their fingers.

Yan Xu reached out and stroked the fox, then walked out of the room contentedly and stood on the castle tower of Amano Castle to look out at the port.

The bloody smell of the newly built port had not yet completely dissipated, but a large number of ships had already docked there, some of which were from the Mori navy. This time they were not coming to fight, but to consume.

Because the new port was nowhere near completion, the Mori family had to pay for their navy to rest in the Moroboshi family's Amano Castle.

Maintaining a ship is not an easy task, not to mention that supplies need to be replenished every time a voyage is set. Ordinary docks simply cannot bear it, and only the port of Amano Castle can meet the demand. For this reason, a lot of money earned from reselling luxury goods flows into the hands of the Moroboshi family.

Yan Xu thought it was odd that the Mori family did this. After all, the navy had little combat effectiveness during the rest period, because the crew needed to disembark and the ships needed to dock. It was a bit of an exaggeration to say that they were defenseless, but it was not difficult to destroy this resting fleet if they really wanted to.

In fact, the Mori family was also forced, because as time went on, the dissatisfaction of the navy had become increasingly difficult to suppress, so the problem had to be solved.

In this situation, the Moroboshi family, which had previously taken money and released the people without any trickery, became the only choice for the Mori family at the moment. At least their credibility was guaranteed.

No one can resist money, so even though Yan Xu was not short of money, he agreed.

Anyway, the sailors who disembarked were not allowed to carry weapons, and there were 500 iron cannon foot soldiers stationed nearby and the Babao Dahua ship that was enough to cover the entire port, so they were not afraid of the other side causing trouble.

In addition, many merchants from all over the main island came here after hearing the news. They brought goods from all over the main island, as well as luxury goods unique to the Moroboshi family and relatively cheap iron cannons and swords to sell in various places on the main island. While adding fuel to the battle for hegemony on the main island, the Moroboshi family became more and more famous, gradually attracting many talents to come and join them, greatly alleviating the problem of the lack of talents in the Moroboshi family. Yan Xu was not confused by all this, and enjoyed the time of peaceful development with peace of mind, because he knew that these were all temporary.

Both the Moroboshi family and the Mori family knew that there would be a battle between the two sides sooner or later. This battle would not only decide the outcome, but also determine the fate of the two families.

Whether it will be the Moroboshi family that soars to the sky or the Mori family that rises again, not only the two families but also the outside world are very interested in this.

As long as the two families do not both suffer losses, whichever wins will become the undisputed overlord of the main island.

Now many people think that the Mori family is an old daimyo and has a higher chance of winning, but people within the Mori family do not think so, because they are the ones who know the Moroboshi family best, and as their understanding gradually deepens, they can feel the horror of the Moroboshi family more and more. The seeds of despair have been planted in their hearts, and when they will bear fruit depends on how much fear the Moroboshi family brings to them.

For the top leaders of the Mori family, the fact that the Moroboshi family has strong power is one thing, but the most terrifying thing is the high welfare benefits that make them dizzy.

In addition, as the cooperation deepened, everyone in the Maori family benefited greatly, which made them feel helpless.

Recently, not to mention the samurai of the Mori family, even some of the old retainers have begun to change their attitudes towards the problems of the Moroboshi family, and have become ambiguous.

What's even more terrible is that now, not only have some of the lower-class samurai who were temporary workers in the Mori family switched to the Moroboshi family, but even many of the descendants of some retainers have also joined the Moroboshi family, leaving the Mori Daimyo very speechless.

In fact, this kind of behavior of betting on both sides was very common in the Warring States Period, and it was also a way for families to ensure the continuation of their bloodline. Even the Mori daimyo was not immune to this. Otherwise, where did Hideyoshi, who was by Yan Xu's side, come from, and where would the Mori princesses come to visit Amano Castle whenever they had nothing to do.

Unfortunately, all this cannot avoid the inevitable battle between the two families. However, before that, they still need time to achieve their initial goals, and this will also be a competition between them.

Both sides are making preparations. This time it is not a small fight. Although they have a tacit understanding with each other, they cannot rule out the possibility of a stab in the back, so there are more things to consider.

In terms of war potential, the Moroboshi family is far inferior to the Mori family. The territory, population, and resources of the two sides are several times different. This cannot be compensated by any tactical strategy. Otherwise, the Otomo family would not have been suppressed by the Mori family on the secondary island, and even unification of the secondary island would not have been possible.

Unfortunately, Yan Xu was cheating. In the era of cold weapons, he managed to create a steam sailing ship that could coordinate with infantry and tanks. It can be said that as long as the ammunition was not exhausted, no enemy could stand in front of him.

However, precisely because of his over-reliance on firearms, Yan Xu was even more cautious, and the fact that he still retains a large number of cold weapon troops is proof of this.

At the same time, after every war, the Moroboshi family needs to spend time and resources to replenish the consumed ammunition, which is not a simple task. Although Yan Xu can purchase it from the modern world, the amount consumed in a war is still too exaggerated. Even if he has bought the fireworks factory, he dare not do anything wrong, so he still relies more on the Japanese world for replenishment, and this is also a loophole that Yan Xu deliberately left for others.

(End of this chapter)