Du Fei learned from Shichijo Kanamasa that the Miyoshi garrison in the main city of Shu was estimated to have about 1,800 people, and half of the soldiers were young people of the local Awa tribe.
He also learned that because the Miyoshi family of the Yamato clan, who grew up in the Izumi Kingdom, always believed that the Awa people were barbarians, they had always been slightly discriminating and rejecting the people of the Awa people. If it hadn't been for the frequent wars in recent years, their
The troops are too stretched, and it is estimated that they will never incorporate the Awa people into their own army.
According to Shichijo, those Awa people who were recruited into the Miyoshi Army were also treated differently, and their military pay and rations were much worse than those of ordinary soldiers.
"Even a strong general like my uncle who has fought hundreds of battles for the Miyoshi family, his salary is 30% less than that of an ordinary general! My father died fighting for the Miyoshi family, how can I, as his son, not get a hereditary position!" Shichijo Kaneshiro
Zheng Zheng said angrily: "This may be the reason why my uncle has been unwilling to lure me into a good family!"
Du Fei originally thought that the behavior of rejecting foreigners could only be found in China. It was caused by wars and ethnic disputes in ancient times. He didn't expect that such a thing could happen in this small island country!
At this time, Huizi brought up a row of steamed rice served in bamboo tubes. Of course, this was no stranger to Du Fei. It was very similar to a special delicacy of the Dong people in Yunnan. But after removing the bamboo pieces,
I saw that it was full of orange-yellow rice!
Du Fei took a bite and felt that the bamboo rice here not only had the special flavor of bamboo-cooked rice, but also chopped the shrimp meat into fine pieces and poured it evenly into the rice. It tasted not only smooth and delicious, but also
It also has the umami flavor of shrimp meat, which makes you want to swallow your tongue!
Du Fei was enjoying the delicious food, but his enjoyment was interrupted by Xiaoban who hurriedly came to join him.
He had no choice but to reluctantly put down the delicious food, hurriedly bid farewell to the Shichijo brothers and sisters, and followed Xiaoban to a secret place.
Seeing everyone around, Xiaobata quietly said to Du Fei: "We have spread the news in various villages that the Oda family and the Miyoshi family are about to have a war, and that food is about to be tight! It is estimated that the villagers in nearby villages will choose to store food as much as possible!
Military ration supplies in Shubencheng, hehe."
"This is not enough," Du Fei said thoughtfully: "In fact, they have another flaw, which is that there is some slight festival between the Yamato and Awa people. The Mihaoshi family has always discriminated against the people of the Awa people, even Shou
The Awa warriors in the city have also been treated differently. Maybe we should start here!"
Xiaoban understood immediately: "What do you mean?"
"That's right! Do it!"
dividing line
At this time, in Shumoto Castle, the lord of the city, Arai Hayata, was feeling upset and disturbed by the news coming from his family: Due to the tense war on the Eastern Front, the family governor Miyoshi Nagakei asked him to immediately dispatch 500 people to support!
"This is simply a joke!" Arai Kogoro, the son of Arai Hayata, said angrily: "Now Du Fei has been watching with eager eyes. If his appetite is not only for the Shikoku region, wouldn't we be in danger?
"Stop talking!" Arai Hayata was actually very unhappy in his heart, but who dared to say no to the governor's order?
"Yesterday, another soldier from the Awa tribe complained about his insufficient salary, and asked me to drag him out and give him a good beating! ***! These Yi tribe's combat capabilities are definitely not as strong as our Yamato tribe's samurai, why are they the same as us?
Salary? I don’t know what they think!”
"Okay! Now is the time when we urgently need to replenish our troops. We must not cause another big fight like the last time! And you can't exclude those Awa soldiers too much. If you make them anxious, they may cause trouble again.
You must know that more than half of the residents on this island are the Awa tribe!" The big fight Arai Hayata mentioned was due to unfair treatment and conflicts between the soldiers of the two tribes a year ago, and his son was not there.
At the right time, he whipped the Awa soldiers while drunk, which triggered a large-scale fight and riot between the Awa and Yamato soldiers.
Although the riot was suppressed in the end, and all the Awa soldiers who took the lead in making trouble were beheaded, from then on, few Awa people were recruited to serve as soldiers, and many who were already in the army wanted to escape.
"You go to Minashita Town and the villages below now and recruit three hundred soldiers! Once a war breaks out, this place will become the enemy's first target. The number of troops must not be reduced!"
After receiving his father's order, Araki Kogoro was about to get up and leave, but was stopped by his father: "Don't forget to bring back some military rations! There is not much military rations in the city."
He took a dozen soldiers on a tour and recruited troops everywhere.
But people were avoiding them like the god of plague, and after walking through several villages, only a few people applied for the recruitment. Along the way, only a few dozen people were recruited, and the dozens of people who applied were all in ragged clothes.
And he speaks with a foreign accent, which makes him look like a refugee from exile.
A soldier asked hesitantly: "Sir! We have visited all the villages on the island, should we try our luck in Minashita Town? After all, there are more people there."
"Idiot! You will never recruit people there! Even if you recruit people, they will be the kind of Yi tribe! I feel ashamed to have them!" Arai Kogoro, like most Japanese, has some concerns about his origin.
Very particular.
But wouldn’t it be even more shameless to take only these dozens of refugees back without completing the task? Arai finally realized this problem on the way back, so he gritted his teeth, as if he was enduring some kind of torture: “Let’s go!
Shitamachi!"
As soon as they saw the officers and soldiers coming, the people of Mingxia Town gathered around to watch the excitement. But no one came forward to apply.
They all looked at Kogoro Araki in a daze with gloating eyes, as if to say: "You deserve it! No one will pay attention to you!"
Araki Kogoro suddenly felt insulted. He stood up suddenly and shouted at the Awa residents who were watching the excitement: "People who are not eligible for recruitment! Don't wait and see here! Violators will be fined three times!"
His words were indeed very effective. The Apo people suddenly fled without a trace. Now, not to mention those who came to apply for the army, there were no more people watching and watching the excitement.
Just when Kogoro Araki was about to leave in disappointment, Du Fei hurried over with a dozen people: "Are the officials recruiting troops?"
It’s this kind of refugee again! Kogoro felt as if he had eaten a dead fly, but he had to say: "Yes! Welcome to join the Miyoshi Keshu Honjo Arai Club!"