The Maeda Family migrated from An County in Minoh Province to Haidong County in Owari seven decades ago, spanning five generations. Over the years, they constructed five fortified towns, established a shrine territory, founded nine villages, managed several villages for the Oda Family, cultivated extensive farmlands, expelled numerous wild beasts and bandits, thus earning significant prestige in the Otai River Basin of Haidong County. They are truly a powerful aristocratic family in the area.
Therefore, even though Toshie Maeda, the fourth son of the Arako Maeda branch, is newly vested and still a greenhorn, his words carry considerable weight. He doesn't need to beat the villagers to make them comply; just by offering reassurance on behalf of Nozawa and stating that any accidents could be addressed by him, the villagers promptly believed him, his endorsement a hundred times more convincing than a hundred words from Jiulang or Baldhead Jubee.
