After quickly handling the handover procedures between Ogaki Castle and Jigawa Castle, I returned to Hachikawa Castle in early March. A few months ago, the traces of war had gradually disappeared. With the beginning of spring plowing in March, the farmers on the land of Tanba Country were rejuvenated again.

Bashang City, Imperial Hall.

The traces of the iron cannon attack that Tensoumotomaru still existed, and only a layer was nailed with wooden rice. Matsuda Nagata, who was responsible for the internal affairs of the territory, has been inspecting the people's conditions in nearby villages these days. After hearing that I came back, I rushed over. "Lord."

‘Yeah, Changsheng, what do you think of the country of Tambo?’

Mamada Nagata knelt on the tatami and bowed, "A little bit of a simple view."

‘Tell me.’

‘Of the 280,000 stones of land in the Danbo Kingdom, there are only 30,000 stones of paddy fields. Drought land accounts for nearly 90% of them. In the past, dry fields were mostly planted with radish and wheat, and the yield was limited. This is one of the main causes of poverty in the Danbo Kingdom. Although there are gold, silver and copper mines that can be mined, there is no corresponding manpower and technology, and the mining volume has always been very low.’

‘You just say there is any way.’

Nagata Matsuda took out a package from behind, 'Master, please see, this is a crop brought back by the Hexao family from Kingsoft. It is said that large-scale planting has begun in Kingsoft. The yield is several times higher than that of wheat, and it is particularly drought-resistant. I have tasted a little, and it tastes good.'

I have seen the two crops that Nagasaki Matsuda took out, and I have eaten a lot of them before, 'Corne and sweet potatoes. These are indeed high-yield crops, but you can't eat too much sweet potatoes, otherwise you will have stomach acid. Is the land in Tanba suitable for planting these two crops?'

‘In experiments, I have selected ten farms to plant corn and sweet potatoes. After harvesting in autumn, if the yield is really high, it means that the Danbo country is suitable for planting them. Then use these as seeds to expand the planting area.’

I have started to calculate the future of sweet potatoes. This thing is so sweet that people don’t like it. It tastes good if you make it into snacks or cook it. Moreover, the yield of sweet potatoes is also an amazing number, and there is no problem with the yield per mu of 10,000 kilograms. ‘Yeah, it’s not bad. These things are quite fresh in Japan, and some can be sold at that time. What’s the solution to the mine? I heard that it’s almost stopped working.’

‘That’s right, farmers started to plow spring in March, and there was no way to avoid the mines. As for countermeasures, we can find ways to recruit refugees to start mining. There are already methods to increase the output. In the past, everyone used the ash blowing method passed down from China to absorb gold and silver. However, Japan’s lead ore was not much, and this method was too expensive. Hexagonal family used mercury from Nanman School to dig gold in Jinshan. Reacting sand and mercury to obtain gold and silver, which was fast, high purity, and few processes. The method of refining mercury is not very difficult, but few people understand it.’

‘One question, what should I do if I recruit refugees to start a mine, and they secretly entrapped them? I can’t everyone follow me and endure it, right?’

‘We can also learn from the practices of the Hexao family in Jinshan. The Hexao family does not control the mining of gold and silver mines in the mining area, but only controls the production and price of mercury. People who mine gold and silver in Jinshan have to exchange most of the gold and silver mines for mercury to continue to mine gold.’

Unexpectedly, the American continent has indeed had the foundation of trust. The Hexao family has monopolized the mines in the past few years. Fortunately, I can still control the people of Kingsoft on weapons. The natives of the Americas are still very fierce. The territory will expand in the future. I believe that wars will also occur with the colonies of various powers. ‘Then do what you said, and try it first. It can be said that I have already smelled the breath of gold.’

‘Yes, lord.’

‘Changsheng, do this with your heart, and your knowledge and action should rise if you do it well.’ Matsuda Nagasaki has been working hard in recent years, running around the territory and resolving various disputes. When this time is completed, he should add OnePlus Knowledge and Action. As the leader of a country, it should be time for the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.

‘Thank you, Lord Nagato, I am willing to crush you to pieces for the prosperity of the Kudo family, and I will never refuse.’

‘Okay, OK, I just told His Highness Nobunaga this. Where is Yasui Dodon? Let him come here.’ Thinking of the defense of Hachikami City, it was really worrying, so I had to find a city-building expert to take a look.

‘Yes, Lord Dotun Yasui is assisting the Yagyu family in restoring the Kameyama Castle. I will send someone to you now.’

Guishan City has now been rewarded to Yuki Soyan, but Yuki Soyan and Yukita Fururo are both singular generals who focus on protecting my safety. They are really inseparable from their own self-help. Therefore, as a compromise, the defense of Yukiyama City was handed over to Yukiyama City's agent, Yayoi Yokiyama's head, and the wealthy family on the original land was replaced by Jichuan City. The water system was developed and the irrigation was convenient, which was much better than that of Katsurashi Tanba. Yayoi Yokiyama City. Yayoi Yokiyama City did not take much effort to fool the original wealthy family away. Now the Yayoi family has received a total of nearly 10,000 stones of land from me, and they were all replaced near Katsurashi.

However, the defense of Kameyama Castle itself is not enough. After the small Kameyama Castle suffered a nearly devastating blow, the city defense was full of loopholes in Yasui Dodon's opinion and could only be used to prevent some thieves with poor technology. Compared with Kameyama Castle, which can contain Kyoto and the general, it is of great importance. For this reason, I specially allocated 5,000 guan to transform Kameyama Castle.

After Ansui Daoton came back, I gave Ansui Daoton two suggestions with the defense system of Hachikan City. ‘First, after the redecoration, I must meet my identity, but I cannot be extravagant and wasteful. Now, the Danbo industry is waiting to be developed, so I have to use money. Second, there is no blind spots in defense. Make a plan as soon as possible and take a look at it for everyone.’

‘Hi.’

Someone has done the fields, mines, and city defense. Here is the key point. We invite military advisors Takenaka Half-soldiers, Shima Katsumoto, Maeda Keiji, Kinson Nagato, Yagyu Ishijusawa, Fumigoro Kami, and ninja leader Ishikawa Goemon. Ke'er has just hidden the Missile Kingdom and has not come back yet.

‘Let everyone come here to discuss the matter of increasing troops. Takenaka will tell you first.’

Takenaka Half-Baiwei nodded, ‘Cough, now our family has 4,000 professional iron artillery, 500 spearmen, 500 cavalry, 500, and 5,000 people. Among them, Keercaizang took 1,000 people to the Missile Kingdom to help Mori Kecheng, and is expected to be back by June at the latest. In recent years, there has been no war in Mogu City, and the defense has always been 300 iron artillery and 100 spearmen. Now the Tamba Kingdom has a total of 4,600 soldiers. With the combat power of the Kudo family, it is more than enough to defend against the Tamba Kingdom. However, if it develops outward, it will inevitably expand its army again. Just as the lord has received the order from the queen of Dan, and he can use this matter to buy horses and train it.’

I nodded, 'Not only that, it is more convenient for His Highness Nobunaga to place me in Kinki. We don't train more troops, but I'm afraid that even the defense of Tamba Kingdom will not be enough after the recruitment. You see how many troops our family now has is more suitable.'

Jinson grew closer, 'I have calculated that with the treatment of our family's high land and high stones, if we raise 2,800 soldiers, it is only enough to spend. Our family has raised 5,000 soldiers, and the expenses of 2,200 people here are derived from the income of our whale house. According to the profits of the whale house, we will raise up to 18,000 soldiers, and the whale house will have no profit. For the long-term development of our family, we must control the total number of troops below 20,000.'

There are too many troops of 20,000, and it is not enough to use them for the time being. After a few years of harvest of corn and sweet potatoes in the Tampo Kingdom, the pressure on the Whale House will be easier. I thought about it and said, "Well, we want to attack the Danhou Wakasa Kingdom. The Yise family is nothing, but after taking it down, we always have to send troops to defend. Now there are less than 5,000 people, which is enough to defend the Danbo Danhou. If you want to cover everything, you will probably have at least 10,000 people. In this way, the pressure on the Whale House is not too great. There are weapons and equipment in the warehouse, but it is just a small candidate, and you have to choose one. This will make Lord Shangquan more worried.'

Fumigoro Kuta, 'Don't worry, lord, I have been treated well in my family over the years, and the casualties are low. More and more people come to practice martial arts in the Shinyin River Dojo in Kiyosu Town, and many of them are just to wait for Master Kudo to recommend it. As long as Master Kudo says, it will be fine to attract two thousand young men who are twice as good as they are. In addition, Whale House has always hired 1,000 disciples from Shinyin River Dojo as guards, and there is no problem to transfer 500 people over. This is half of them.'

‘Okay, just take it slowly. When these two thousand people are trained, they will go and kill the elixir, and then take the opportunity to defend against the elixir and recruit another 2,000 people, and ten thousand people will be together.’

After the meeting, I left Ishikawa Goemon alone. ‘Ishikawa, I will give you a task this time.’

‘Don’t worry, lord, and ensure that you complete the task.’

‘It’s not that difficult. You summoned a group of special peasant soldiers for me, with the condition that the children in the family have a heavy burden and their lives are not very good. This is probably the case. They have to conduct military training every winter and summer, from bending the bow and shooting archery to riding horses. Is there a number of people? Five hundred people are enough for the time being. I understand.’

‘I understand, I will send someone to do it right away.’

I asked Ishikawa, ‘Don’t you need to ask what it is for?’

‘The lord wanted to say it, so he told me. If he didn’t say anything, it was not time yet.’

I nodded, very satisfied that my retainers had no doubts about my mysterious practices, "Yeah, it's great. Let's go down. By the way, we are very close to the famous names in the Western countries. Send people more attention to the war between the Maori and the Nizi family. Recently, I heard that the Nizi family suffered a great loss and can help if necessary. There are some old iron cannons in the warehouse, and it's nothing to help one hundred Nizi families. If the Nizi family is still unfavorable, I come to me to give special approval.' The Nizi family, which dominated Kansai, has now been replaced by the Maori family. Now the Nizi family is struggling to guard several cities in Izumo to resist the invasion of the Maori family. If you don't use external forces, the Nizi family will surely be defeated in three or two years. I hate the fact that the family is dominant, and it is the most interesting to let them fight.
Chapter completed!