On October 25th, the infrastructure construction of Sakamoto Castle was basically completed, and Hida workers also accelerated the construction of carriages and gradually began to work. Also on the scene were too many masonry caves. The general request was changed to earth and stone to help the caves.
The construction on the waterside side was completed. Generally speaking, the city building work was orderly and lackluster.
At this stage, Yamamoto Kansuke will no longer be stationed at the construction site and keep an eye on it every day. The main work will be handed over to the Ina Tada family. In the words of Yamamoto Kansuke, the Ina Tada family has a very strong understanding of government affairs and has grown very quickly. It will not take long.
There is no need for him to take care of logistical matters.
The work of building the city was handed over to the Ina Tadashi family. Yamamoto Kansuke kept an eye on the progress of the siege from time to time every day, and directly took over the work of training and preparing the troops during the rest of the time. He went to Kira Manshomaru and suggested: "Master! Akamaru!
It is inappropriate for samurai to be trained only as ashigaru. They have their own mounts. Wouldn't it be better if they were organized into mounted samurai?"
"Mounted samurai? You mean the kind of troops that mount their horses to maneuver and dismount to fight? How useful is that?" Japan has always had a tradition of mounted samurai, who are unqualified cavalry because of the lack of suitable horses and the lack of cavalry training methods.
, they are not good at mounted combat at all. Except for a few Yabusuri horse warriors with excellent riding skills who are capable of riding and shooting, the other so-called cavalry are all mounted warriors.
"Yes! Yabusame is too difficult to master. Our Kira family's horseback samurai can only easily expand to 200 people based on the foundation passed down from generation to generation for three hundred years. Even so, only half of the people who can skillfully control the mount and shoot are
, the other half still needs to train for a few years.”
He knew that cavalry was not easy to develop. The quality of Japan's native horses was relatively poor. The best Kiso horses were also distant relatives of Mongolian horses. They could be regarded as the best breeds among Mongolian horses, including Hokuriku horses, Oshu horses, and Kanto horses.
Slightly below the first line, at best they can only be regarded as the middle and lower class of Mongolian horses. Most of these horses are inferior horses that are not suitable for riding. They are pack horses and have little role other than pulling heavy loads.
"So a mounted samurai? I understand, let's get a mounted samurai first." Kira Mansumaru shrugged and said it was no problem. The Kira family's horseback samurai is still a thoroughbred Kiso horse purchased by the Kira family at a large price. Those
Mikawa Fengkong was in a much worse situation. Most of them rode a group of bad horses like Zenjiro Yamaoka's to fight. The speed was probably slightly faster than trotting on foot. What was the use of this kind of mounted samurai? Their mobility was greatly reduced.
At most, you can practice your riding and fighting skills. It’s hard to say whether the effect will be good or bad.
"Leave this matter to the master! There are three hundred mounted samurai and two hundred red samurai. However, the ashigaru formation training must continue. The tacit understanding must be discovered during the training, so it will be changed to every two days.
Let’s practice once!” Kira Manshomaru asked smoothly: “How is Shimazanouchi’s performance these days?”
"Very good. He is a very smart boy. He is not as smart as Hachiro Honda. He has a very strong understanding of military strategy. He also has a set of family spear skills that are very good. It is said that his archery skills are also very good.
Really? I really don’t know where the master of the museum found the talents." Kansuke Yamamoto sighed.
"Well, we met by chance. At first I just thought I found a fierce general Miaozi, but I didn't expect that the talent of military strategy is very outstanding." Kira Manshoumaru lied with a blush on his face. I couldn't tell him that I had known that Shima Sakon was
A general with both wisdom and courage, right?
Hurrying slowly, I finally finished handling Sakamoto's general affairs at the end of October, and rushed to Jisho Temple with dozens of cavalry and entourage. This time many ministers came to say hello, but they were just acquaintances. Kira Manshomaru was too lazy to be hypocritical and polite with them.
He didn't even want to go to Feng Gong Gong's side and went straight to the Imperial Palace.
The Ogosho was still skinny and skinny and looked like he was about to fall over when the wind blew. He only sat for half an hour when listening to Kira Manshomaru's report and had to leave the table to rest. Ashikaga Yoshito said: "My father has always had asthma. In recent years,
Ri's body was a little swollen, and Dao San told my father not to sit for long periods of time."
"So that's it!" Kira Manshomaru sighed.
"I asked Dao San privately and learned that it will be difficult for my father to survive the next year."
"What? It will be difficult to survive next year?" Kira Manshomaru was shocked, not surprised at all, "Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the sick Daigosho is about to die soon, right? It's just that His Highness Kōkata mentioned the name Dao San continuously.
, who is it? It can’t be the viper from Meinong? He hasn’t become a monk yet.”
Ashikaga Yoshitō seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and explained briefly: "Naoze Michizan is a famous doctor in Gyeonggi Province."
"It turns out it's him!" Kira Manshomaru suddenly realized that he had also heard of the name of Michizan Nause, and there were occasional rumors about him in Tokaido. Later generations were hailed as the ancestor of the resurgence of Japanese medicine. In fact, he was said to be the ancestor of the Han Dynasty.
The ancestor of the resurgence of traditional Chinese medicine.
This Konaose Michizan is not an unknown person, but comes from the Katsube Shokatsube clan in Omi Ritai County. Shortly after his parents died, he entered Sokokuji Temple to work as a drinker and study Sinology. During this period, he changed his name to Konaose.
At the age of 21, he entered Kanto Ashikaga School and began to read medical books. Then he met his mentor, Tashiro Mikisai, and studied Kampo medicine under him.
It was not until the fifteenth year of Tianwen that his mentor Tashiro Mikisai died of illness, and he returned to Kyoto's long-awaited Katsutsubo to open a clinic. His exquisite medical skills and excellent professional ethics were praised by both the royal family and the common people. Compared with him,
Another junior fellow student, Nagata Tokumoto, who is known as "Mr. Shikamaru", and Naoze Michizan have more utilitarian ideas. They basically only move around Kyoto. Most of the people who come and go are the ministers of the DPRK and China, and wealthy businessmen in the capital.
The townspeople also treated everyone equally, but they were still inferior to Nagata Tokumoto, who only charged 16 sen for consultation.
"I just saw His Majesty the Imperial Palace in great pain. It would be troublesome to sit down and rest, right?"
"Yes! You have to take anesthetic before going to bed every day before you can sleep. Dao San said that datura flowers should be used as little as possible. Only when the pain is too severe can you increase the amount appropriately." After saying this, Ashikaga Yoshito's eyebrows twisted.
into a pimple.
"Although I don't want to admit it, it is an indisputable fact that my father's deadline is not far away, and the shogunate must make preparations in advance."
Kira Manshomaru responded with silence. He understood the implication of Ashikaga Yoshitō's words. There was only bitterness and helplessness without a trace of joy. No matter how the shogunate declined, Ashikaga Yoshiharu was always a shogun who had experienced twenty-five years of ups and downs. During his tenure,
Having experienced the rise and decline of the two major groups of Hosokawa Takakuni and Hosokawa Harumoto, it can be said that he has become the actual symbol of the shogunate since the Ming Dynasty coup. Even if he ran away many times, he could still return to Kyoto with difficulty. This strong feeling
Persistence also greatly inspired many samurai who were loyal to the shogunate.
Once Ashikaga Yoshiharu passed away, the symbol disappeared. Although Ashikaga Yoshito had a noble status and was supported by a relative of the Konoe family, in the end he was only a teenager and did not have enough fame to support the banner of the shogunate.
How can you get those samurai who are loyal to the shogunate to support you? So he can understand Ashikaga Yoshito's worries, because he also encountered similar problems in Mikawa.
"My father had already known that he was about to die a few months ago, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted for the sake of the great cause of the shogunate. Nakao Castle is the last strength that my father left to me, and I must protect this strength!
Ashikaga Yoshito turned his face and stared at him, and said seriously: "Saburo, I need your strength!"
For this reason, what else could he say? He could only kneel on the ground with tears in his eyes and say: "I, Saburo Kira, will do my best to be loyal to His Highness."
"I'll give you a task. Send Yu's parents back to Sakamoto Imperial Palace for training. I will ask the escort to accompany you there."