In mid-August, after returning to the territory, Yu Qiuping first received good news. Lanxiang Huaju and the others finally made a breakthrough in the iron cannon imitation they started two years ago! Although they had copied many samples before,
The quality is very poor. Some of them exploded during testing, and others encountered a series of problems including low accuracy and easy burning. Lanxiang Huaju and the others were not discouraged, and continued to work day after day.
After a lot of exploration and a large amount of raw material input, a batch of finished products with similar quality to the purchased iron cannons were finally forged. That batch of finished products has now been installed in the army and handed over to Kitahata Keijie for testing.
If these finished products are proven to be really useful in actual combat, there will be no need to purchase expensive finished iron cannons. The price of a self-produced iron cannon will not exceed even if all the raw materials and common costs are taken into account.
1o Guan. When the process and assembly line mature further, the price can even continue to be lowered. Although the current process is complicated and the output is low, I believe it will get better and better in the future.
However, this news, which is enough to make Sena Shiyi faint with joy, cannot make Yu Qiuping feel so excited. Because the problem he needs to solve in front of him is too complicated, that is, the land of the four small wealthy families.
Dealing with the problem. Ame Qiupei and his staff: Naoe Tadayei, Amano Keitoku, Sanada Masayuki, Sena Ujiyoshi and Takenaka Shigeharu discussed for several days, but still could not reach a consensus on the solution.
But time waits for no one, and it will soon be time to collect taxes after the autumn harvest. If no solution can be come up by then, we will encounter greater resistance when we wait until the next year to deal with it. So, Yu Qiuping had no choice but to
We came up with solutions that were not yet mature and put them on the table for consultation.
On September 2, before the autumn harvest and tax collection, Ame Qiupei called four people, including Kato Mitsutomo, Nonomura Yukinari, Hara Yorifusa and Hoshizuka Koroku, to the assessment room of the Kuroda Castle Castle Tower, intending to discuss this serious matter with them.
Topic.
After seeing the four people walking in chatting and laughing, Yu Qiuping suddenly felt his heart sink. They were old friends and had known each other for more than six years. Although they had fought a war at the beginning, they had been friends since the peace negotiation.
They got along happily. The two parties even started a business together and made a lot of money. In recent years, the four small wealthy families no longer even set up defenses against Yu Qiuping, and would send people to express condolences during the holidays.
This time Oda Nobunaga put them under the rule of Yu Qiupei, which made them feel very comfortable. A few months ago, they had gathered with Yu Qiupei to discuss the Mitsubishi Caravan's future cooperation with them.
I wonder if they will still be able to laugh after they know what Yu Qiuping wants to talk to them. It's just such a serious question, and Yu Qiuping really doesn't know how to speak.
"Your Highness Hongye, it's been a long time." Hoshisuga Xiaoliu smiled heroically and saluted Yu Qiuping. The other three people heard this and also knelt down respectfully to Yu Qiuping. After Yu Qiuping saw this,
He stood up in a hurry, helped the four of them up, and said with a smile: "This is the last time we salute like this! In the future, we are not allowed to kneel down in our Yuqiu home!"
"Ah?" Yu Qiuping's words made Hara Yorifang stunned for a moment, "Why is this?"
"Are there not enough weird rules in the Yuqiu family?" Haizuka Xiaoliu laughed loudly and said, "Master Hara, just follow them! Isn't it a good thing not to kneel down?"
Yu Qiuping was suddenly stunned and realized that this was an opportunity to start a conversation. So, when everyone was joking with each other, he smiled and said, "Actually, it's not necessarily a good thing."
"Oh?" Kato Mitsuo smiled when he heard this, "Your Highness, please speak."
"Although you don't have to kneel down to me, your subordinates are not allowed to kneel down for you in the future!" Yu Qiuping tried his best to use a humorous tone to downplay the political color of this topic, "If someone reports to me, you will still
If you accept someone else's kneeling ceremony, I will make you do push-ups!"
Yu Qiuping's words made the four of them laugh. They had all seen Tokiwa Bei's ashigaru perform the famous punishment move. For a moment, they also ignored the hidden meaning of Yu Qiuping's words. Originally, the internal affairs of each retainer's family were...
The master has no right to interfere. Yu Qiuping's words implicitly expressed the intention of interfering with everyone's etiquette.
"But Your Highness Hongye, what considerations did you have to abolish the kneeling ceremony at Yu Qiu's house?" Nonomura Yukinari didn't quite understand Yu Qiuping's approach and asked curiously.
"Well, this." Yu Qiuping thought for a while, and then explained: "Actually, it is for the unity of the entire Yuqiu family! I have been working hard to create an atmosphere where every member of the Yuqiu family is equal.
Everyone should respect each other."
"But in this case..." Kato Mitsuaki muttered in a low voice, "Maybe it's because His Highness Hongye is relieved. Anyway, I'm not used to seeing my subordinates being so insignificant in front of me."
"Everything has pros and cons." Yu Qiuping nodded as he should, "But in this atmosphere of equality, even the lowest ashigaru will feel that they are an indispensable part of the group, and thus they will be full of energy.
The combat effectiveness of the army will be significantly improved. The reason why Tsukiwabei can have such neat formation changes and powerful spear formations, and the reason why the Yuqiu family has achieved such great achievements, are all from this."
Yu Qiuping's words made everyone fall into deep thought. They had also seen the combat effectiveness of Tokiwa Bei, which was far different from those of their miscellaneous fish troops. They had never thought before that there was such a reason.
"Then you must keep your word." Yu Qiuping smiled and clapped his hands, "From now on, we will abolish the kneeling ceremony at home. I believe that the combat effectiveness of your troops will definitely increase to that of Tokiwa Bei!"
"Your Highness is joking." Hara Yorifusa heard this and shook his head repeatedly, "Jiwabei's combat power is probably unmatched by anyone in the whole of Ounou. How can we dare to reach higher? We are not as rich as His Highness and can provide it.
Tsukiwa prepares such good armaments and food, allowing them to train every day. He also doesn’t have the money to recruit so many standing soldiers, so how can they dare to compete!"
However, after Hara Yorifang said these flattering words, Yu Qiuping did not say anything immediately, but played with the teacup in front of him. His strange behavior also made several people around him quiet down, and they had a premonition that he might
Something to say.
"If I say that I am willing to let your subordinates become as strong as Tokiwa Bei." Yu Qiuping suddenly said such a sentence, and the hand playing with the tea cup suddenly stopped, "Are you willing to consider it?"
The serious topic that Yu Qiuping suddenly mentioned made the four of them froze in place, and they were a little out of breath in a hurry. After exchanging glances with each other, Hazosuka Xiaoliu finally asked tentatively: "Your Highness
Why don't you speak up?"
"To put it bluntly, I probably mean -" Yu Qiuping prolonged his tone, paying attention to the expressions of the four people, "I am willing to pay for everyone to buy equipment, provide food, ensure that they do exercises every day, and send instructors to train them
.”
Everyone understands that there will be no such good things in the world.
"Well, I would like to thank His Highness for your kindness in advance." Beesuga Xiaoliu took a deep breath. If Yuqiuping is willing to take out such a generous bargaining chip, then what he wants to ask for must be worth a lot of money. After hesitating again and again, Beesuga
He Xiaoliu said in a low voice: "Then what does Your Highness need us to do?"
"To put it simply -" Yu Qiuping held the tea cup with both hands, paused lightly on the table and said, "Nationalization of land."
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"What I'm going to say next may be a bit complicated, so don't interrupt me yet. After I finish everything, you can digest it and then come up with your opinions." Yu Qiuping looked at the four people with solemn expressions and received their nods.
After responding, he cleared his throat and explained his plan.
"If I put it in an easy-to-understand way, my idea is for the Yu Qiu family to annex the land owned by the four of you." Yu Qiuping's first words made the four of them almost jump up on the spot, but at the thought of
Yu Qiuping had just ordered them not to interrupt, so the four people with red faces managed to calm down.
For samurai during the Warring States Period, land was their lifeblood. Their food and clothing came from the tax burden of the territory, and they ensured that the family could be passed on without being annexed, and they also relied on recruitment from the territory.
Soldiers. Territory is the symbol of the samurai and the protection of the family. It must not be lost. When the various daimyo attacked each other's cities and territories, they basically only asked the small local wealthy families to surrender to them, and would not forcibly deprive them of their territory.
If Yu Qiuping really wants to annex their land, even if these small wealthy people know that they will definitely not be able to defeat them, they will definitely rise up to resist. Because the samurai who lost their territory will become destitute ronin, and these ronin will also make the restoration of their territory their lifelong goal.
. And Yu Qiuping's move to annex small wealthy families will also arouse the opposition of Oda Nobunaga. According to the principle of the system of large and small, these small wealthy families are chess pieces used to balance the power of Yu Qiuping's family, in case Yu Qiuping can use too much strength.
Too huge.
Therefore, what Yu Qiuping said can already be regarded as treason.
"The reason is very simple, that is, according to my concept of equality, I don't want unequal areas to appear in my territory." Yu Qiuping said in a low voice, "To put it harshly, if you are not included in the Yuqiu family's system
If you come, neither the judiciary, taxation, nor governance will be efficient, and the combat effectiveness of the army will not be able to keep up with Tokiwa Bei. I cannot stand such an inefficient system, and your privileges will also cause trouble to my subordinates, and even demand
I also divided their territory - which ultimately led to Tsukiwabi becoming a piece of sand. Therefore, I must curb this momentum at the source."
"So Your Highness..." When Yu Qiuping said this, Hesuka Xiaoliu was already sweating. He glanced at the door with lingering fear, then looked at Yu Qiuping tremblingly, and looked at the tea cup in his hand, "You are determined.
If you want to take away our territory...are you going to break a cup and catch us now?"
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Chapter completed!