ps: Let’s talk about something off topic, it doesn’t count in the word count.
The annexation of new villages is nothing at all. The main reason is that agricultural cooperation has been criticized by many book friends. In fact, it does not need to be so serious. It is just a stop-gap measure when there are many people and few people in the land. It is also a typical unsuccessful reform. It takes two steps to move forward. Just take a step back, wait for problems to arise one after another and get feedback from most lords, and then make corresponding reforms and adjustments.
Last year, the god of the Hokoku Army in Echizen and the Asakura family's Dinghai god, Asakura Kage Kage Nichidō Sodai, died of illness. The Tsuruga governor was succeeded by his adopted son, Asakura Kageki, and the Asakura family began to decline. Another person who died of illness was Hino Harimitsu. His death also indicates that Honganji Temple has lost a strong supporter.
His legitimate son, Hino Haru, was frail and sick and was about to die at an early age, so he had to adopt a newborn son from the Kunimitsu family of Hirohashi to raise him as his heir. His well-prepared skills were actually guessed and put to use. It must be said that it was a great misfortune among the lucky ones. .
As soon as the first month of the year came out of Kyoto, a list of official promotions came from Kyoto. Among them were Chuyuan Tongmin, promoted to the third rank of Xu, Councilor, Lieutenant General Sakonoe Rugen, Kuga Harumichi resigned from the Imperial Guard, and Ukonoe General were officially promoted. The two internal ministers Xu Zheng and Ju Ting Qingji, another governor of the Tsinghua family who was close to the Kira family, were also promoted to the third position Xu Zheng.
Along with this news, the official position of Kira Yoshitoshi was also added. On the basis of the original four senior military governors, the general of the garrison was added. This time, it was different from the previous informal notification. The imperial court issued an edict to let the world know that this young governor of the Ashikaga family had unknowingly become a very important name.
Many samurai families know what the tutelage general does. During the wars of the nine years and the next three years, Kawachi Genji relied on the tutelary general to intervene in the Mutsu expedition against the prisoners. This news was simply bad news for the Mutsu samurai family. Mutsu It has been nearly two hundred years since the generals of the garrison were weighed down on their heads. Today, the long-forgotten history is picked up again. You can imagine how unhappy you feel.
As winter turns to spring and the ice and snow melt, the new year's spring sowing begins one after another at this time. Compared with the large-scale development of new fields in previous years, no newer land will be opened this spring. Until the manpower gap is resolved, the development of new fields will begin. More land would just create a huge waste.
After a debate a few days ago, the withdrawal of new villages was widely recognized by the Echigo samurai. Preparations for the withdrawal of new villages are being carried out in various places. Among them, the core area of the Nagao family, the Sekikawa River Basin, has been implemented the fastest. This area It was basically included by the Nagao and Kira families. Not long after the decree was issued, the nearby small and medium-sized wealthy families successively demolished the useless castles.
The three main steps are to evacuate and merge new villages, demolish walled cities, and rebuild streets. In the merging of new villages, it is divided into setting up temporary settlements, dividing the farming scope of each village, dividing water sources, and other details. All these details require manpower and material support to go through step by step. Do.
With the number of followers of Kira and Nagao, it is absolutely impossible for them to carry out three major projects at the same time, so the construction period will naturally be postponed. First, they will work hard to annex the new village near Sekikawa, demolish the walled city, and rebuild the streets to serve as a demonstration model, and then Slowly charting becomes an indispensable link.
Echigo, which has always been short of population, has gained initial success before the spring of this year. The Kira family's Mono-mi-shi, Hattori Yaunaga, worked hard, and with the cooperation of the Nagao family's local ninja army, the Gensuzumi. From Echichu, Mutsu, and Deha, one after another They recruited 50,000 peasants, and the ninjas did everything they could to attract people. They even coaxed and deceived them into making a lot of cakes, and even described Echigo as a paradise on earth, a land blessed by gods and Buddhas, and so on. Finally, it was completed. A mission set by Yoshitoki Kira.
According to previous calculations, these 50,000 people were a drop in the bucket for Echigo, who had a big business. They could be divided up by Kira and Nagao in the blink of an eye. However, the annexation of the new village was completely different from the beginning.
The refugees who enter have no land or houses, and everything must follow the rules of the Kira family.
This group of refugees is the easiest to appease. As long as they have a house to live in and food to eat, they can accept it no matter what they do. A dozen large villages were built in just three months. The huge village standing in the upper reaches of Guanchuan River gave Guanchuan a
The residents of the area, and even the entire Naoejin area, were greatly encouraged, and the speed of evacuating and annexing new villages was significantly accelerated.
"Boom!"
A pale light cut through the dark sky, and the sound of spring thunder seemed to tell that the footsteps of spring were gradually approaching. After a while, thousands of raindrops hung from the sky, and the drizzle fell continuously, covering the pedestrians.
Their clothes were wet, and two young men wearing bamboo hats walked hurriedly into a wine shop on the wide street.
The noise that hit us when we opened the door curtain was uncomfortable. The smell of alcohol, aroma and sweat wafted in the air, making the two young people cover their noses involuntarily. Several drunkards spit out the smell of alcohol and said drunkenly.
: "Look! It's two boys."
The short young man wanted to rush over, but was held back by the tall young man next to him. The two silently took off their bamboo hats and raincoats, revealing the tachi hanging on their hips. The drunken men woke up from the drunkenness.
Most of the time, he hunched over and cowered and said, "It turns out to be the samurai master."
"Huh! This place is really terrible!" Nobuzada Obata curled her lips and ignored the drunkards who were arrogant at first and respectful at the other, walked to the corner table and sat down.
The shop owner hurriedly came over and flattered: "What do you two samurai masters want to order? Our shop has good chicken soup, fish sashimi, aged sake... and secret mountain whale meat!"
"Don't be verbose. Let's order the specialty dishes." Xiaobata Nobuzhen picked up the ten Yongle coins and slapped them on the table, which made the shopkeeper smile so hard that he quickly took the money and ran back.
Nagano Yegu persuaded with a wry smile: "Our funds are limited, and you still have your red samurai to support, so you should save some money!"
"It doesn't matter! I won't have to bear the burden soon! I have decided to send them back!" Nobuzada Obata hugged her arms and said with a playful smile: "Didn't you say that Echigo is very safe? We have been running around for so long and nothing happened. Let them
You can save some money when you go back.”
Nagano Yegu looked at Nobuzada Obata in surprise: "Are you going to stay?"
"Didn't you always say that you want to stay here and take a look? Then I can accompany you here too! It doesn't matter if you stay for a few more months anyway. Didn't we both not even go back for the New Year? Think about how my father still has
The expression on your brother's face must be very angry!" Nobuzada Obata shrugged indifferently. I have learned a lot in Echigo in the past few months. It feels much better than living in the mountains.
It didn't take long for the owner to bring soup, vegetables, wine and meat to the table. The fragrant chicken soup and braised wild boar meat made people drool. The two looked at each other in tacit understanding and shook off their cheeks to eat. A family of four gathered in a corner of the wine house.
An artist who performs oral folk songs.
Judging from their behavior and appearance, they don't look like the farmers nearby. The old man among them is playing the shamisen, the middle-aged man beside him is playing the taiko drum, the woman is playing the shakuhachi, and the little girl is singing Echigo music a cappella. If you listen carefully, it seems
It is also a passage from "Night Run". The famous saru music master Kanshi Gentada from Yamato personally composed the song. Before the Kanshi family returned to Kyoto, every performance was always sold out, and it was also a must-play piece in Echigo.
The little girl's voice was immature and often went out of tune and messed up the rhythm, but the drinkers in the wine house still listened with gusto. A few drunken people clapped their hands and cheered from time to time, making the little girl's face flush with excitement.
After a piece of music ended, middle-aged people went around asking for rewards with plates, and the drinkers threw out a few pennies without hesitation. Even the drunkards were too embarrassed to take out a copper plate.
The young man came over and nuzzled at Nagano Yaguru, who reluctantly took out five cents and threw it into the plate.
"Thank you two warrior masters! I wish you good health!" The middle-aged man nodded and retreated.
The door curtain of the wine house shook, and several travelers wearing raincoats and bamboo hats came in. He glanced at the place in the house and frowned slightly because he was crowded. The companion beside him whispered a few words and walked straight to the table in the corner.
After sitting down a few days ago, several people gathered together and whispered: "I heard that Echigo has made new moves. It seems to be about evacuating and annexing the new village!"
"Is it because of this that you... deceived so many people from us?" The strong man in the lead had a fierce look on his face. He just looked up and saw Kobata Nozhen who was sitting at the table next to him and looked over.
Their eyes met each other, and when he lowered his head, he didn't pay attention.
"We have a lot of important matters this time. We must contact you as soon as possible...and pay attention to Pipa Island...in short, we must be careful!"
"Ahem! Let's fill our stomachs first before we talk!" The middle-aged man sitting aside who had never spoken a word nudged his companions with his elbow, causing everyone to fall silent. The only sound was the sound of chopsticks hitting bowls and plates.
The spring rain in February is as precious as oil. It rains only half a day before the clouds clear up and the rain stops. The sun hanging high in the sky emits warm sunshine. The curtain in front of the wine shop is lifted again and again. More and more townspeople come in to drink, making it noisy.
The sound is disturbing.
The family of four who had been playing and singing for nearly half a day also started to pack their things and prepare to leave. The middle-aged man handed over a dozen copper coins to the shop owner, then bowed his head and said something unknown, and then hurriedly left with his family.
The two of them, who were full of wine and food, stood up and were about to pay the bill. At that moment, several strong men at the next table also stood up. The leading strong man among them glared at the two of them unintentionally, and Kobata Nobuzada immediately returned the favor.
Nagano Yegu gently grabbed his sleeve and backed away. The strong man seemed very satisfied with their understanding, and nodded with a teachable expression.
Kobata Nobuzada complained dissatisfiedly: "Why did you pull me just now! Those guys are so contemptuous!"
"Don't you think their behavior is suspicious?" Nagano Yago glanced at the people who were paying the bill and whispered: "Their accents are not from Echigo, nor do they sound like Shinano, Dewa, or Mutsu.
People, then where are they from?”
"Of course he's not from Kanto. I heard that too. It seems like he's from the Echuchu and Noto areas, right?" Nobuzada Obata was a little unsure of his own judgment. Ueno country is located at the junction of the three countries of Shinano, Echigo, and Musashi.
There are many travelers traveling from north to south, and they have heard the dialects of various places.
"Follow up and have a look."
The two stood up to pay the bill, walked outside the gate and put on their bamboo hats. They happened to catch a glimpse of the strong men who had just been drinking at the corner of the street, pulling down their bamboo hats as if they were waiting for someone. The two pretended not to care about the passers-by and walked towards those few people.
People leave in the opposite direction.
The shortest burly man among the group nodded to the leader: "There's no problem with those two!"
"Let's go!" A few people walked in a hurry and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
After a while, the two young men followed up, hanging far away in the direction of those people's movements. The people walked in a zigzag manner to the main street of the castle town.
Today coincides with the countryside rally in Tokaichi. Farmers from ten miles and eight villages came to sell their home-woven straw hats, straw mats, rattan baskets, home-grown vegetables, captured birds and local products. The road was crowded with people.
The water was suffocating, and the crowds coming from all directions quickly engulfed the target in front of them. The two of them could only watch as those people disappeared.
It took a lot of effort for the two of them to squeeze out of the crowd, and when they came to the fork in the street, they looked around for the movements of those people. Xiaobata Nobuzada angrily slapped the yellow mud on his shoes: "How bad are these people just running away like that?
I was stepped on several times, these leather boots cost me 600 yuan to buy high-end goods!"
"They are very alert, and the castle town is so big. How should we find them?" Nagano Yegu looked around and suddenly caught a glimpse of a few familiar figures: "Isn't that a family of four in a wine shop? Why are they here?"
"Which family of four are you talking about?" Xiaobata Nozhen followed and looked around, and found that the young and old of the family were slowly walking away from each other with salutes. He said disapprovingly: "What's so strange about this, huh? That's not what we want to investigate.
A few of them? They actually came together!"
The weather has cleared up, allowing the townspeople who had been depressed for most of the day to come out of their houses. As the castle town of Kasugayama Castle, there are now 7,000 households, plus a floating population of more than 40,000. The constant flow of pedestrians on the street has dispersed a few strong men.
Paying attention, they looked around and found nothing unusual, then slowly moved forward behind the old man.
The group of people divided into one in front and one in back, and circled the castle town for more than half an hour before they stopped in front of a secluded street. At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and there were very few pedestrians on the street. One family
Led by the old man on crutches, the family of four walked slowly into a small house in the street. Several strong men followed them without saying a word. The scene had an indescribable weird feeling.
The two looked at each other and nodded. They walked around the back of the street and finally reached the backyard of the house. After a long time, they heard faint voices coming from inside: "We are stepping up our planning and communication here. I don't know."
How prepared are you?"
An old voice said slowly: "Don't worry! We haven't been able to sneak into Kasugayama Castle yet, but we will have a chance soon. Next month is the wedding ceremony of our village. Both parties are related to that person. Until then
Sometimes I'll sneak into the performing arts team and play by ear!"
"In one month?" The male voice with a thick voice and a Chinese accent was silent for a long time, and then spoke again: "One month is just one month, I will try my best to cooperate!"
The sky gradually darkened, and silence returned to the room. The two quietly exited the courtyard and stood on the deserted street corner, stunned for a long time. Nobuzada Kobata suddenly said: "They seem to be planning something bad. What bad thing are they going to do? Is it to do something against them?"
Who in Kasugayama Castle will take action?"
"I seem to have guessed something. Let's find out in a few days!" Nagano Ye looked thoughtfully at the dark mountain peaks and the magnificent mountain city. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for more novels.