The Birth of Nobunaga - Into Mino - Update 3
Trade
You may not be able to trade with other clans manually. Instead that is delegated to diplomacy and the amount of trust you have, as mentioned 20 causing foreign trade to open. What you can do from the civil menu is open trade with merchants. These merchants can be regular merchants, Sakai merchants, or Western merchants. Those of Sakai and the West offer greater amounts of trade and rare goods more often. You may buy supplies, such as food, horses, and guns. You can also buy special items which can be used to improve relationships with other clans or with your own officers. All that you are able to sell is food. Near a harvest season buying and selling food is cheaper while out of season or during famines and droughts it is pricier. You want to buy food if you need it around a harvest and sell it when out of season for a profit.
Castle/Fort Upgrade
You may upgrade your forts and castles. This will allow them to gain attributes that are helpful for battles and sieges. Castles and forts can be blockaded, stormed, or razed. You want resistance to blockade and storming mainly, which will help when under siege or when field battles are happening outside the walls. As well upgrades can have civil benefits such as increasing population, trade, or with specialty buildings. Building any castle or fort upgrades requires 5 labor. Upgrading your tenshu is generally the most important aspect to upgrade as it increases your amount of troops and population. As well how upgraded your walls are determines whether you are allowed certain upgrades. Early on upgrade castles and forts is expensive but can be helpful for early battles before you have large amounts of troops or castles to allow for you to fight greater numbers.
Labor
Labor determines how many construction projects you can have take place during each month. It costs 2 labor to develop a castle, 3 to upgrade roads, 5 to upgrade a castle, 4 labor to add a facility, 2 labor to repair a castle or fort, 4 labor to fortify a post, 8 labor to expand a district, 8 labor to change a district, 12 labor to build a castle or fort, 12 labor to dismantle a fort. How much labor you have is based upon your population. Buildings and upgrades that grow your population will allow you more labor over time.
Into Mikawa(Quest)
Ansho Castle protected for one year. Quest completed!
While confusion overtook the Matsudaira clan at the death of Kiyoyasu they lost Ansho Castle to the Oda clan. Once their leader Hirotada Matsudara realized that it would not be possible to fend off the Oda invasion alone, he sought the help of the Imagawa clan once again. The Matsudaira clan itself lacked much power, and the relations between the clans started to resemble that of a master and servant.
Yoshimoto Imagawa:
Your plan was a success, master. Now Nobuhide won’t be able to even touch Mikawa.
Sessai Taigen:
How were Nobuhide’s troops, though?
Yoshimoto Imagawa:
Them? Strong. Made me realize why they call him the “Tiger of Owari”. However, he cannot hold a candle to you, master. After all, this age has no shortage of tigers.
Sessai Taigen:
Then we will hunt the beast eventually. Now, however, is not the time.
Yoshimoto Imagawa:
Indeed – let us organize Mikawa for battle. Nobuhide is a mere retainer; I cannot imagine him doing well in a war of attrition.
Sessai Taigen:
Exactly, my lord. When he is out of soldiers, that is when we will fire the arrow between the eyes of the tiger.
Aside from the Oda clan, the Imagawa clan had the fierce Hojo to deal with in the east, preventing them from throwing all of their military might into Owari. On the other hand, Nobuhide would also find himself with strong foes aside from the Imagawa, bringing his battle in Mikawa to a deadlock.
For generations, the representative of Mino had come from the Toki clan. After a succession dispute in that very clan, Yorinori Toki came out on top as the clan head. However, the clan had become considerably weakened due to the unending internal conflicts and meddling by surrounding countries. Amidst this turbulent situation, Dosan Saito displayed his talents in aiding Yorinori. The internal conflicts in Miino were finally beginning to settle down, but that was not what Dosan desired.
Dosan Saito:
I need to stop protecting that fool soon. In this world, having a weak leader in charge of a country goes against the will of the heavens. Especially if it’s a country abundant n resources, like Mino. cannot hand over Mino to an outsider.
After building Inabayama Castle and fortifying it against intruders. Dosan raised an army and drove Yornori out of the country. Although Dosan’s origins – and even hs true name – are shrouded in mystery, what is certain is that he was able to overthrow Mino’s ruler and take control for himself. Due to his cunning tactics that left his opponents no room to escape, the people took to calling him the “Viper of Mino”.
Caught by the venomous fangs of Dosan Saito, the Viper of Mino, and chased out of his lands, Yorinori Toki, Mino representative, sought the talented Nobuhide Oda’s help. Taking Mino back for its rightful master was the perfect justification for Nobuhide to attack the fertile land.
Nobuhide Oda:
Masahde, prepare to march.
Masahide Hirate:
Yes, my lord! We’re going Mino, aren’t we?
Nobuhide Oda:
Heh. The representative of Mino is begging us for help. We can’t leave him alone now, can we?
Masahide Hirate:
…
Nobuhide Oda:
Haha, what, are you taking that seriously? Yorinori may be a fool better off dead, but this is the perfect chance to make Mino ours! Yorinori’s nephew has asked the Asakura for help. With that, we can catch Dosan in a pincer attack.
Masahide Hirate:
Understood, my lord. I will immediately send a messenger to Asakura, then.
Nobuhide Oda:
…See to it. Masahide, I leave this to you.
Masahide Hirate:
(Yoshimune Shib, representative of Owari, is every bit of a fool as Yorinori. Yet, we lack the proper justification for slaying him. Lord Nobuhide is anxious… I can only hope we do not go too far into Mino and find trouble on our hands…)
Into Mino(Quest)
The Viper, Dosan Saito, succeeded in his revolt and became the ruler of Mino. This gave Nobuhide the perfect justification - defeating an usurper - to invade the north land.
Bring the Asakura clan’s Trust to 40.
Asakura clan’s trust brought to 40.
Chased out of Mino by Dosan Saito, Yoshinori Toki sought the help of Nobuhide Oda, while his nephew Yorizumi asked the Asakura clan of Echizen for aid. Since they were both helping the Toki clan, the Oda and Asakura clans joined hands, deciding to lock Mino in a pincer attack from north and south.
Soteki Asakura:
My lord was very pleased to see you, Sir Hirate – he praised your abilities in song and tea.
Masahide Hirate:
The honor is all ours, my lord – we are eternally grateful to have the famed Sir Soteki aid us in this battle.
Soteki Asakura:
Haha… Truth be told, Sir Hirate, I come wishing to see the young master of the Oda.
Masahide Hirate:
L-Lord Kipposhi?!
Soteki Asakura:
Forgive my rudeness, but… I have heard quite a few rumors of the “Fool of Owari”.
Masahide Hirate:
…
Soteki Asakura:
It hardly warrants worry, Sir Hirate. It matters not if a warrior is called a dog or a pige or any manner of lowly animal, not so long as he win in battle. I hear Kipposhi is quite fond of long horse rides. Though they may call him a fool, I would say he will grow into a warrior of great merit.
Soteki Asakura was a famed warrior in charge of all of the Asakura’s military affairs, known to always bring forth impressive results. It is said that at his death, he said that he wishes to see for just a little longer where Nobunaga Oda’s rapid growth would take him.
Into Mino(Quest)
Capture Ogaki Castle
