Hashiba Hideyoshi took a breath of air.
In an agricultural society, farming is the most important thing. Without farming, there will be no food, people will go crazy with hunger, and all order will fall apart.
If the Oda family's reserve force can escape the constraints of the farming season, even if only part of it is separated from the farming season, it can fight out of season.
There is no need to win this. As long as the enemy cannot farm with peace of mind and the grain harvest plummets, he will soon be defeated without defeat.
This advantage can be clearly seen by other samurai families, but they cannot take advantage of it. The wealth of the Noo Plain is the prerequisite for Oda Nobunaga to implement large-scale demobilization of Shigaru.
To put it simply, the prerequisite for the separation of farmers and soldiers is that there is enough food. This off-season strategy is to use your own food to smash the enemy's food to see who has more food and can afford it.
Seeing that she understood, Takenaka Shigeharu continued.
"Secondly, there are sixty-six countries in the world, with a stone height of 20 million and a population of 10 million, but the Wu family only has 800,000 to 1 million people.
Excluding husbands and children who cannot go into battle, there are only three to four hundred thousand warriors in the world who can fight.
If the Oda family can make effective use of the Ashigaru, they can mobilize a large number of soldiers to go into battle and consume the enemy. It is worth exchanging three to five for one.
It takes at least ten years to raise a Ji warrior from the time he is born until he is able to fight. They are the backbone of the traditional reserve team and the core force of the Wu family's rule.
But the Oda family's ashigaru are like weeds in the field, growing one after another. It is a fact that the ashigaru cannot defeat the Hime Samurai, but when the Hime Samurai dies, the family fortune disappears.
Who in the world can stop the Oda family from risking their lives to fill the battlefield and attrition? Which family is not afraid of losing an heir?"
After listening to Takenaka Shigeharu's words, Hideyoshi Hashiba fell into deep thought. After a while, she said.
"What does Takenaka-hime mean that the palace's military reforms are aimed at conquering the world?"
A smile flashed across Takenaka Shigeharu's eyes, and he could draw inferences from one example to others, which can be taught to children.
She nodded and said.
"Yes, the biggest problem of the traditional martial arts family is that the little rich is safe.
It is not difficult for a capable daimyo to occupy several territories. As long as he has a group of loyal Ji warriors as a team, he can suppress hundreds of thousands of stone territories.
But as the territory expands, the core martial arts group will be able to enjoy the fruits of their victory with peace of mind. The surrendered peripheral martial arts groups will be unwilling to suffer damage to their interests and will wait for opportunities to resist.
After hundreds of years of war, heroes from all over the world are simply repeating the process of rise, expansion, suppression, contraction, and decline.
Because the traditional martial arts group has a fatal weakness and cannot withstand large-scale casualties. Once the core retainer group suffers heavy casualties, the peripheral martial arts groups will immediately become disloyal.
The faster the pace of expansion and the more wars are fought, the more tragic the decline of the family fortune will be."
Hideyoshi Hashiba thought.
"Therefore, the main hall used the separation of peasants and soldiers to increase Ashigaru's fighting spirit in order to get rid of the constraints of the traditional samurai group."
Takenaka Shigeharu said with awe in his eyes.
"Dandian is indeed a ruthless person. He is ruthless to others and even more ruthless to himself.
By doing this, she got rid of the shackles of the Wu Family Group, but it also reduced the importance of the Wu Family Group.
The retainers may not see the benefits of doing so, but for them, they are more afraid of losing their privileges and status.
If the Wu family cannot monopolize military power, how can they be distinguished from civilians and how can they maintain their privileges and status?
If one day, the Zu clan can independently shoulder the heavy burden of war, what meaning does the existence of the privileged class of the Wu family still have?
After the emergence of iron cannons, the peasant army finally had the ability to compete with the Wu family on the battlefield. Maybe one day, the Wu family will be ended by farmers armed with firearms."
Takenaka Shigeharu’s lament did not resonate with Hashiba Hideyoshi.
Hashiba Hideyoshi came from a humble background and never had the sense of belonging to a samurai family or the sense of honor of a samurai warrior. She only had one thought in her mind, and that was to try her best to climb up.
When dreaming back at midnight, she would always think of that night when she huddled in the corner and heard Lisbo Yin's moans in the room.
Every time at this time, her fingers would subconsciously stroke down, letting herself fly up into the sky.
She told herself, I have to climb up, I must climb up. I should be in the room, not outside the room.
Hideyoshi Hashiba doesn't care what the future of the Wu family will be. She only cares about one thing, how to climb up, climb high, and climb onto Shiba Yoshigan's bed.
she asked.
"I understand the truth, but why did Takenaka-hime say that my chance has come?"
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"Hashiba-sama, the problems of the samurai group are shared by the samurai families of Owari and Mino, and they are quite serious.
Shibata Katsuie-sama captured Higashi Mino, and they, who were the heroes of Owari, had a good life this year. The people of Nishi Mino were unstoppable in Hokui, and they also benefited a lot.
The samurai families of Owari and Mino may not be interested in the recent political turmoil. What they care most about is land, and the fertile land around the Noo Plain is easy to attack and occupy.
You think, how far can the palace go to fight with these martial arts families? She needs subordinates who have vision, great ambitions, and like-minded people.
At this time, family background is not important, status is not important, ability and ambition are the most important."
Hashiba Hideyoshi's blood boiled with excitement. Wasn't this an opportunity tailor-made for her? She did not lack the ambition to make progress, but her background was too poor, so she had to keep her head down and compromise.
Takenaka Shigeharu looked at her and said seriously.
"Master Yu Shiba, whether you will be a blockbuster or make people laugh depends on this time.
The Owari Mino warriors look down on you, and you can't really win over them. But it's different in recent times, especially Omi country.
Omi Province is the eastern gateway to Konge, and it is the territory that the Oda family must capture when entering Konge.
The samurai here look down on the country bumpkins from the Noo Plains, and the samurai from Owari and Mino will not be polite to them either.
Your future should be in Omi, develop there, and win over the down-and-out samurai families of Omi country. Their pride will be tempered by defeat, and they will be the retainers who are willing to truly surrender to you.
You have to give full play to your strengths, win over people's hearts, intertwine with their interests, and form your own foundation."
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded seriously.
"Hime Takenaka, I listen to you.
But, what can I do to stay in Omi Kingdom? There are many important ministers under the palace, and I can’t take them away with only a thousand stones."
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled confidently and said.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Yushiba, I will show my value and let the hall recognize us and give us a chance."
With tears in his eyes, Hideyoshi Hashiba bowed deeply to Takenaka Shigeharu.
"Then I'll leave it all to you. Thank you very much, Takenaka-hime."
Zhuzhong looked at her, laughed, and bowed deeply in return.
"This is what I should do, and I am very grateful to you. Thank you for making me feel valuable, and that gave me the courage to start again.
Thank you very much, Yushiba-sama."
The two of them straightened up, looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
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Hashiba Hideyoshi was in an awkward situation in Owari Province, and his life was not rich. This time, the whole group came out without riding a horse.
In order to catch up with the day to participate in the Council, they traveled day and night, and finally arrived at Gifu Castle two days early.
Just after entering the city, Hashiba Hideyoshi immediately took the ladies to visit Oda Nobunaga.
Looking at the castle tower from a distance, I saw two high-ranking samurai talking together outside the vestibule door. It was Shibata Katsuie and Maeda Toshiie.
Maeda Toshiie said with a smile.
"A few days ago, Hinano Hiroshi came to see me."
Shibata Katsuie hummed.
"What? You want to speak for her again?"
Maeda Toshiie shook his head and said.
"I'm not speaking for her, I'm just trying to stop her from getting into trouble in front of the main hall over such a trivial matter.
The main hall is planning to go to Luo these days, and is so tired that I haven't slept well for several days.
If this matter comes to light, she will be tired and upset, and she won't know how angry she will be, which will be of no benefit to all of us."
Shibata Katsuie glanced at Maeda Toshiie and said.
"You still say you won't help her? These defeated generals have no consciousness and have already lost the battle. What's the point of taking more from her?
To be continued...