A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 157 Seven days
In the next seven days, Asai Nagamasa continued to work hard to practice Onmyojitsu at night. During the day, he would work with Shima Sakon to train the two hundred ashigaru.

He didn't ask them to immediately become one against three warriors, but at least they had to understand the slogans and obey various orders.

From the current point of view, the results are still very good, not only because they have more or less undergone certain basic training, but also because of the strength shown by Asai Nagamasa and his generosity in food. Very willing to accept.

In addition to enough food, there are hot fresh fish soup and wild vegetables for meals every day.

Although the chef's skills were not very good and there were no seasonings, resulting in a strong fishy smell, but after a few days, the bitter cold color on everyone's faces has gradually faded, and they are somewhat greasy.

Serving as soldiers, fighting and eating food, with sufficient food, they will be more motivated. With the continuous training of Asai Nagamasa and Shima Sakon, they gradually no longer are civilians with weapons, but begin to become real people. The ashigaru is changing.

It's a pity that due to the short time, Asai Nagamasa has not yet trained any qualified iron artillery soldiers.

Except for a very small number of people with outstanding talents, the key to proficient use of weapons such as iron cannons is to practice more. One hundred rounds of ammunition per day, for ten days and a half months in a row, as long as you are not a real fool, basically Can be used proficiently.

Occasionally, he would spare some time to point out the use of the guardian spirit by the island.

Although they are not the same species, as guardian spirits related to the earth element, Huanglong and Tangshi still have many things in common.

The only pity is that Shima Sakon does not seem to have any talent for magic, and Asai Nagamasa can only give up the plan of teaching him Onmyoji.

In addition, the Agote Chamber of Commerce, Tennojiya, and Hosokawa Fujitaka and others also visited him more than once, all wanting to further build a good relationship with him. Among them, the one who worked the hardest was Tsuda Sotatsu, who even Even his son was sent over.

His son looks to be several years younger than Asai Nagamasa, probably because he has practiced Buddhism for several years, so even though he is still young, he behaves very calmly, and his etiquette is obviously better than ordinary people, and he is not contaminated. Generally speaking, Asai Nagamasa is very satisfied with the stink of the monks of the previous school.

Especially when he heard the other party's official name after Yuanfu, Asai Nagamasa was even more satisfied, because the other party's name was Tsuda Muneki.

In the history of the parallel world, he is not a samurai, but he is a businessman who is better than his father. He has greatly expanded the size of their ancestral Tennoji house, and he has also made great achievements in the tea ceremony, almost like a replica. Thousands of things have been changed.

Although he has now become his apprentice and it is still unclear whether he will develop his family business in the future, it is obviously much better to teach such a smart apprentice than to teach some idiots.

So Asai Nagamasa put him and the little miko together and let them learn some entry-level spells.

I don’t know if it was because she grew up in Izumo Shrine since she was a child, and because her sister Aguo was behind the scenes, the little miko Kaga quickly successfully used her first spell - Fire Blade Technique, which uses earth, fire, water and wind. Among many other attributes, her affinity for the fire attribute is the highest.

In comparison, Tsuda Muneki is lagging far behind. Not only has he not been able to master the magic yet, but he can't even feel any spiritual energy. Even Nagamasa Asai personally guided a trace of magic power to circulate in his body for a few times. He wanted to help. He searched for some skills, but it didn't take long for this trace of mana to gradually dissipate.

Just like most ordinary people, he doesn't have any talent. Even after ten or eight years of hard work, he can probably only use some of the most basic spells, and it is basically impossible to summon the magic spells that belong to him in this life. His own shikigami.

However, Tsuda Soji himself was not discouraged by this, but became more and more diligent. According to his intention, even if he could not learn any spells in his life, as long as he could activate the spell, it might be able to save him at a critical moment. One life was lost.

Asai Nagamasa naturally appreciated this attitude very much, so he did not despise the other party, but allowed him and the little miko Kaga to receive his teachings as usual.

After learning about his precious son's experience, Tsuda Sotatsu quickly paid a visit in person and presented Asai Nagamasa with a generous gift, a Japanese secretary.

The Nippon Book of Records is a historical book completed during the Nara period. It is one of the Six Kingdoms histories of Nepal. It is also the first historical book in Japan edited by the emperor. As an original, it has extremely high collection value and symbolic significance.

Asai Nagamasa casually flipped through it and found that although it was said to be a history book, it actually recorded many stories from the mythical era, and then extended to the orthodoxy of the emperor's rule. In addition, there were many myths and legends, etc., but Regarding the gods, there was almost no difference from what he knew in his previous life.

He happily put it away. Although this book was of no use to himself, if it were given to some scribes who like books, such as Takenaka Hanbei and others, they would probably shed tears of gratitude.

Asai Nagamasa quickly let go of this matter temporarily, because after spending so much energy and money, Asai Nagamasa also wanted to test the training results of the ashigaru.

Just like what he said to A Guo before, real trash is not qualified to live in such troubled times as the Warring States Period and gain money and status.

So on this day, after Ieka had tidied up the ashigaru as usual, he discovered that there were dozens of unsealed large boxes in the open space in front of him, and they were full of cold light. Weapons, simple ashigaru-style pills, and standard bamboo hats.

He was suddenly surprised.

Since Izumo Shrine is not wealthy, only about one-third of the strong men like them own metal weapons, and most of them have no idea how many hands they have passed through. Only the katana on his waist is passed down from his family. , so it appears to be relatively stronger.

The rest of the people used bamboo spears and the like as impromptu weapons. Although these things were cheap, they also had good lethality, and they were very common in all levels of war in Nippeng.

The weapons in front of them were obviously made according to the standard. Not only were they made of tough barrels, but their tips were also made of metal, and there were dozens of swords that shone with a cold light.

Baixiang Jiajia knew at a glance that although their texture was still a little different from his ancestral treasured sword, if they were purchased outside, they would at least be around ten pieces of good quality.

As for the meatballs, they are also not cheap.

Although what you see in front of you are only some simple tomaru that are specially made for Ashigaru and are similar to a small vest. They can only protect your chest and back, and the material seems to be a mixture of bamboo and leather, with almost no metal, but after all, It's a pill. The difference between having it and not having it is still very big. It can save lives at critical moments.With the combination of the two pieces of equipment, the Ashigaru's combat effectiveness will be instantly improved by an unknown amount!

In comparison, the formation hat is not that important, but it is still useful. In addition to protecting against wind and rain, the formation hat can also block some stray arrows, or at least reduce some of the damage. After all, Niben's arrows are famous. of weakness.

But after the initial surprise, Baixiang Jiajia was also keenly aware of some abnormalities, because the Aguo witch who usually would not come here to watch also came in person. The young master even put on armor and took a full-body weapon. Blue, a spear decorated with white tassels, maybe
As expected, Asai Nagamasa quickly stated his intention. After this week of training, he felt that it was necessary for everyone to see blood and become truly qualified warriors. The weapons and equipment in front of them were exactly for them. prepare.

Although many people couldn't help but make a little commotion as soon as the words fell, because quite a few of them had never seen blood, but the few samurai warriors in Shima Sakon and Baixio Iaka did not move. Under the circumstances, the others soon became quiet.

This week's training didn't improve their martial arts much, but it was enough for them to learn to obey orders.

Asai Nagamasa nodded towards Sakon, signaling that he could start distributing equipment.

Soon, under the organization of Shima Sakon, Baigo Ieyoshi, and a dozen samurai who were team leaders, everyone got their own weapons, and also put on simple tōmaru and formations. When they rearranged When they formed a neat formation, Aguo couldn't help but feel a little dazed, because they now looked like real ashigaru.

Asai Nagamasa also felt very satisfied, and it was not in vain that he asked for these equipment from Tsuda Sotatsu.

In fact, although these carcass balls are simple, they are not so easy to find, because the carcass made of bamboo and leather are very afraid of moisture erosion, even if they are painted on the surface, it is the same. There are enough, which makes the carcass balls made of this material very difficult to maintain and easily damaged in battle.

So later on, even merchants gradually stopped selling them, because even if they were kept in their warehouses, it was very time-consuming and laborious to maintain them. Instead, they started selling metal body pills that were more expensive and had stronger protective capabilities. .

But Asai Nagamasa chose this type of armor, and even equipped it with the corresponding armor, because he felt that if all members wore metal armor, how could they test their combat effectiveness?

The equipment of those bandits was not as good as theirs now. They also used bamboo spears and the like as weapons. Bamboo spears versus metal pellets, no matter how hard they fought, they would not lose, right?

If it weren't for the fact that this was his first official battle, he wanted to win a little more beautifully. In addition, Aguo had always been worried about these ashigaru. After all, they all came from Izumo Shrine and she personally sent them to Asai Nagamasa. He didn't even want to prepare these meatballs for them.

But that's enough for now. He can wait until this battle is over, select the most outstanding performers, and then grant them better equipment. It's even possible to select them as iron artillery soldiers.

Kaigo Iaka is also very satisfied, because the young master has already said that, in addition to the young master himself and Shima Sakon-sama, he is the third leader of these people. The strength of these ashigaru has increased, and together with him, he is also the third leader of these people. Rong Yan.

But soon, after looking left and right, he realized that something was wrong. Why, as the third leader, did not have the corresponding body pills, as did the other dozen or so warriors?

But before he could open his mouth, Asai Nagamasa had asked someone to bring over a few other boxes, among which were impressively more advanced Tomaru, not only a half body armor, but also matching skirt armor, arm armor, shoulder armor, and even a helmet. They are all made of iron. With this set of rules, the annual salary of an ordinary samurai is not enough.

Seemingly seeing the eagerness in the eyes of the warriors such as Ieka Hoigo, Nagamasa Asai did not waste time and quickly sent them away. This was a reward for all the warriors. They had all practiced to a certain extent more or less. His martial arts skills are much stronger than those of ordinary people and cannot be sacrificed casually.

When the samurai such as Bai Xiangjiajia put on the equipment, the ashigaru who were very excited because of having a body ball could not help but gradually calm down. They cast envious eyes one by one, and these eyes also made Bai Xiangjia Jia and others became even more excited.

The young master still understands us. After all, we are elite samurai. Different from ordinary ashigaru, we are born with better equipment!
However, we cannot live up to the expectations of the young master. No matter what kind of enemies we face next, we must let everyone know that the young master values ​​us not without reason!
Although they didn't say anything, the dozen or so warriors reached a consensus with each other just by looking at each other.

But they still have some doubts. There are about ten sets of pills in the box. Who are they left for?
Asai Nagamasa quickly revealed the answer. He glanced around and motioned for everyone to listen quietly: "Very good, I can see that you are all very satisfied with the weapons and equipment you have, but I say, you can still have More."

"If you want something from them, then take it based on your performance on the battlefield."

"Next, we will attack the bandit Iwai village in the south of Jiezhen. If anyone cuts off the heads of three enemies in this battle, or takes the life of their leader Iwai Jio, I will not only reward you with a set of excellent carcass, Moreover, we will make him a professional soldier of our family, with a salary of ten dan and a tax of [-]%. I wonder if you have the courage?"

One stone weighs 150 kilograms of rice, plus wild vegetables and fruits, which is actually enough to feed an adult. If you can become a professional soldier, even after paying taxes, there will still be seven stone left. It is enough to feed a family.

Although there is still a big gap compared to the salary of a real samurai, which is about twenty stones, they have different origins after all.

So the nearly two hundred Ashigaru people instantly became excited. I don't know who shouted first, and then everyone responded in unison, and quickly converged into the same voice.

"Have!"

Asai Nagamasa was very pleased to see this. Morale was available. Although there were only 200 people, this small experiment seemed to be successful.

The Ashigaru are not really afraid of death, they just don't want to die meaninglessly.

Now that they have their own promises, whether it is for the set of pills or the ten-stone salary, they have enough reasons to fight the enemy desperately.

So he waved his hand: "Zuo Jin, I will leave this battle to you."

Shima Sakon immediately responded in a deep voice: "Yes, Shimo Sakon will certainly live up to the young master's trust!"

(End of this chapter)