Speaking of Gekokujo, "Hojo Soun" has risen from a ronin to rule the Sagami area, and has continued for 100 years in the 5th generation [ Gohojo ] As the ancestor of the Warring States period, it is a very famous story.
Another typical person on Gekokujo is Saito Dosan . Then, from an unnamed situation, after working as a monk and an oil seller, 1554 The guardian daimyo of Mino, the Shiba family, was banished and became a daimyo.
The reason why these two people were released is that they have also risen to the daimyo, but while the Hojo clan lasted for 100 years in their 5s, Saito Dosan Was defeated and ruled by his son, Mino no Kuni, his son-in-law Oda Nobunaga The Saito family was destroyed.
The difference between the two is the civil affairs-oriented way of thinking as a lord. It is said that it depends on what happened.
As evidence, Ieyasu Tokugawa who worshiped the former Hojo territory from Hideyoshi after being destroyed. Is said to have had considerable difficulty in controlling and controlling the lord. It is said that the lords longed for Mr. Hojo.
Among them, [ industrial promotion and merchant protection in castle towns ], Even the Sengoku daimyo at that time was by far the best.
Creating a castle town in Odawara by Hojo Soun
Mr. Gohojo and the first Hojo Soun set up Odawara Castle as a base to create a town.
A town magistrate's office is set up, and the magistrate is not a samurai, but a merchant or special technician . I ordered.
Then, in building a new town in Odawara, I called on merchants from all over the country to come. However, in the world of the Warring States, where the enemy attacks and the town becomes a sea of fire, no merchant can come unless personal safety is guaranteed.
Nobunaga Oda said, " Rakuichi Rakuza " to secure merchants. However, Hojo Soun had a different way of thinking.
That is ...
[ Surround the castle town with a castle wall! !! ]
I thought.
In short, Chinese castle I tried to imitate. The town does not enter the castle of the Sengoku daimyo at that time. Therefore, as soon as the enemy attacks, it will be burned.
Since the entire town was surrounded by a castle wall, [ Hojo's lord seems to protect the towns of merchants and ordinary people with Ishigaki . ], And it became a rumor in each country, and the number of merchants gradually began to increase in Odawara.
[ You can do business with peace of mind because the lord protects us ] As a result, the castle town of Odawara is densely populated with many commercial towns, and a store with various special products has been opened.
When that happened, the merchants became more and more settled, and they became attached to their own town, and there was a voluntary movement to clean up the town. Eventually, the town of Odawara became a beautiful town with no dust.
Thanks to such Hitomasa, the hearts of the townspeople have come to admire the castle owner, Mr. Hojo.
Meanwhile, the famous general, Shingen Takeda, led a large army of 20,000 and attacked Odawara. He immediately sent him to Odawara for reconnaissance. ], Shingen said, [ If you attack him, you will be killed . ] And raised it with caution.
It is rumored that Shingen Takeda, the most famous castle in the Sengoku period, has pulled up, and Odawara Castle is an impregnable castle . It came to be called. This was all thanks to Hojo Soun's policy of emphasizing civil affairs and the protection and training of merchants.
Most of Sakumo's life was a wandering life. Therefore, while traveling, [ economy is important in the world ] I felt it on my skin. He put his experience into practice in Odawara, Sagami Province.
Moreover, Sakumo had a policy of promoting the happiness of the people who lived by merging the daimyo and the merchants, rather than being ruled by the daimyo. This policy was followed for 100 years until Hideyoshi attacked, keeping his children faithful.
It later afflicted Ieyasu Tokugawa, who took over his territory in its entirety.