This is the first reason why Yiyin decided not to reopen the Tokaido trade route for the time being. As for the second reason, it was because of Uesugi Kenshin.

Yoshigan has been avoiding Uesugi Kenshin, not out of fear, but out of love.

Kenshin Uesugi has paid so much for him. The Shiba family is now at its peak in Kanto, which is inseparable from the full support of Kenshin Uesugi.

Uesugi Kenshin's support for Yoshiyin has gone beyond the understanding of the Wu family. It is too insulting to say that you are a dog licker, but it is true to say that you are heartfelt.

Yoshigan's biggest weakness is that he still has a conscience. He went too far when he deceived Uesugi Kenshin, and now he feels guilty for Uesugi Kenshin.

Uesugi Kenshin shared the family business with him, gave birth to his children, and their love was as strong as gold. However, in order to complete the system tasks, Yoshihiro deceived her again and again.

People's hearts are made of flesh. After all, Yiyin is not a perfect political animal. No matter how awesome the cheat is, he is just an ordinary modern person and cannot be as ruthless as an excellent emperor.

Returning to Kanto this time, Yoshigan and Uesugi Kenshin have already had frictions over many things.

Once the Tokaido trade route is reopened, the Hokuriku Road trade route will inevitably be affected, and the unique economic status of the Kanto region where Naoejin Pass is located will be shaken immediately.

Naoetsu is a model of win-win cooperation between the Shiba family and the Uesugi family, and is also a landmark achievement of Echigo's dual politics.

With the Tokaido trade route reopened and the market restructured, Sunpu Castle will definitely eat up Naoetsu's economic share.

The Shiba family dominates the Tokaido trade route, and even if the Hokuriku trade route is damaged, the economic strength of the Shiba family will not be affected.

But Uesugi Kenshin is different.

Naoetsu is not only a cargo handling port and distribution market, but also the ballast stone for the political stability of Hokkaido.

Uesugi Kenshin united the Noto Vietnamese and Chinese samurai families in Hokuriku to fight against the Oda family. Where did her confidence come from? It was the huge benefits of the Hokuriku trade route that tied everyone into one rope!

After the Hokurikudo battle was over, Yoshinobu was on the back foot. What would the samurai families of Vietnam, China and Noto think? How would they view Uesugi Kenshin?

The chief priest of Echu, Nagasaki, is seriously ill and has the tendency to completely surrender and integrate into the Uesugi family.

If Yiyin reopens the Tokaido trade route at this time, it will not only jeopardize the interests of the samurai family along the Hokuriku Road, but also tell everyone that the relationship between the Shiba Uesugi family has turned cold.

The political cost of Kenshin Uesugi's control of Hokuriku would suddenly rise. This would be a real stab in the back to the Uesugi family.

Before properly handling the relationship with Kenshin Uesugi, Yoshihiro really does not want to go to war and create new conflicts.

Takada Yoshino's plea actually made Yoshigan secretly sigh in relief.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small dish. Just the reopening of the Tokaido trade route has a wide range of implications, which makes Yiyin feel exhausted.

He stayed in Sunfu Castle for several days, and the Imagawa family mentioned the Tokaido trade route several times, but he suppressed the discussion on the grounds that the time was not ripe.
Chapter completed!