Hideyoshi Kashin Dan No Uchimaku Denka Jin Wo Meguru Gunzo Geki (SoftBank Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Hideyoshi Toyotomi succeeded Nobunaga and achieved unification of Japan. The drama of Hideyoshi and the people who surrounded him is depicted as we trace the steps he took to become the ruler of Japan. The book discusses the life of Hideyoshi, including Takenaka Hanbei and Kuroda Kanbei, the "Nibei," Ishida Mitsunari, Kato Kiyomasa, his younger brother Hidenaga, who controlled the vassals, and the "Four Heavenly Kings of Hashiba" who are still unknown. The structure and transition of the vassals may have some relevance to contemporary organizational theory.

信長の跡を継ぎ天下統一を成し遂げた豊臣秀吉。その天下人への歩みをたどりながら、秀吉と彼を取り巻く群像のドラマを描き出す。「二兵衛」こと竹中半兵衛と黒田官兵衛、子飼衆の石田三成や加藤清正、家臣団を差配した弟・秀長、そして知られざる「羽柴四天王」などが織り成した、秀吉の生涯を論じぬく一冊。家臣団の構造や変遷は、現代の組織論に通じるところもあるだろう。