(In the meantime...)
Hojo Emissary: "Great Hattori daimyo! I represent the most powerful clan in eastern Japan, Hojo. It would be a great pleasure if Hojo and Hattori establish a trade relationship. Together we provide much stability and prosperity for Japan."
Hattori Yasunaga: "Hm... what does Hojo wish to gain from this trade?"
Emissary: "Much. Hattori holds various resources that are of core interests of the Hojo clan. We are willing to pay all our accumulated fortune for it."
Yasunaga: "All? You mean everything?"
Emissary: "Yep."
Yasunaga: "Sounds too good to be true. Are you going to ask for my account number and PIN?"
Emissary: "Well, some resources are really important for us. Our heavenly rich income will take us back there in no time anyway."
Yasunaga: :exhausted: "You had my admiration. Please take this 6633 koku as gift~"
Emissary: "We certainly feel your sincerity. But we are giving them all back to you anyway~"
Yasunaga:
Note: Here comes another valued trade partner and an oppurtunity to present a free, fat gift. Hojo currently has about 17000 koku, which they are willing to ship every koku to Hattori. (It is crazy, I know.) But instead of signing the trade deal right away, we first give 6633 koku to Hojo for a large boost of relationship of +100. Then we sign a trade deal to gain 23128 koku from Hojo (all their cash). We instantly get the 6633 koku back, but with extra good feelings from Hojo. It is unlikely that the extra relationship points really mean anything, and it will drop back down to 0 after 20 turns.
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