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

Chapter 158 Target Iwai Village

Although the team of more than 200 people cannot be called a mighty one, because the equipment is extremely uniform and they have been taught formations this week, they are still quite majestic when walking.

People who participated in the training, such as Asai Nagamasa and Shima Sakon, were very satisfied, and Aguo also had a very complicated mood.

A week ago, they were just adult men who took up arms, but after a week, they were all qualified ashigaru, and after receiving food, weapons, armor, and generous promises for the future , their affection for themselves is probably not as good as their affection for the young master.

In the final analysis, living in a war-torn Nibon still depends on strength and reward.

And she was not worried at all that the young master would break his promise. She was just worried that, under the temptation of money and interests, and under the leadership of such a radical young master, how many of these two hundred ashigaru would actually get a good death in the end?

With such worries, A Guo seemed to be much silent on the next road.

But contrary to her, everyone else seemed extremely excited, even Ningning and Axiu.

Although they have seen bigger scenes in Qingzhou City, even the Oda family's troops are not as well-trained as these Ashigaru. The uniform standard equipment can really bring people a complete victory in many cases. A different experience.

However, not long after leaving this temporary base, Asai Nagamasa saw a man wearing a hood, holding a spear on his shoulder, and dressed as a monk soldier, but his face could not be seen temporarily, blocking the road.

He was immediately confused and didn't know who the other party was.

It shouldn't be the monks from Long Island City who came to take revenge. Otherwise, given their character, when they see so many of them, he will only run as far as he can.

Could that be from Kofukuji Temple?Could it be that Baobaoyuan Yinrong sent someone to find him?
But when the other party spoke, Asai Nagamasa knew that he had guessed wrong.

"I'm sorry, I am Mu Zou Yuuri. At the invitation of Master Qian Zongyi, I came to seek refuge with Master Asai Nagamasa. I wonder if Master Asai is here?"

Asai Nagamasa immediately rode out of the crowd and said, "I am Asai Nagamasa, what proof do you have?"

The man who called himself Kizo Yuuri immediately opened his hood, revealing a slightly fierce face underneath, as well as a big bald head shining in the sun.

He grinned at Asai Nagamasa and said, "Kuzou Yuuri pays homage to Asai-sama. I do have a letter here."

This time, Asai Nagamasa didn't need to speak. Baixio Kaika had already run out first, took the letter from the other party, and then handed it to Asai Nagamasa.

After a few cursory glances, Asai Nagamasa's face became much warmer: "It turns out that he is a ronin recommended by Senzongyi-sama. I heard from Senzongyi-sama that you were a monk at Honganji Temple before?"

Kizo Yuuri chuckled: "Yes, Asai-sama, I was a monk at Ishiyama Honganji Temple before I came down, but then I couldn't stand those fake guys, so I chose to return to secular life. I didn't want to be so lucky to meet you and recruit ronin."

Hearing what the other party said, Asai Nagamasa became more and more interested. Ishiyama Honganji Temple is the headquarters of the Honganji sect, and it is not particularly far from Kaizhen. Since the other party once became a monk there, he must still know a lot about it. of.

Although Ishiyama Honganji Temple has not shown any hostility towards him yet, he killed the son of the lord of Nagashima Castle. With their consistent external strategy of the Ichigo Sect, it is not impossible for Ishiyama Honganji Temple to find him. Now is the time to inquire in advance. information.

So he nodded: "Okay, since it was recommended by Master Qian Zongyi, you must also have good strength. I am planning to go to attack the bandit group in Yanjing Village. I wonder if you dare to go with me?"

Kizo Yuuri immediately burst into laughter: "Of course I dare. When I meet you for the first time, I just want to use the heads of these blind robbers to prove your strength to you!"

Seeing the other party's heroic appearance, Asai Nagamasa also felt a lot of affection. He immediately shouted: "Okay, for the sake of your heroic spirit, I will first grant you the position of Ashigaru-gumi leader. and a salary of thirty stones from Kitaomi."

"If you can still gain something, or take off the head of the bandit leader of Iwai Village, I will definitely not be stingy with the reward!"

Mu Zao Xiongli immediately fell to the ground with a pop: "Yes, I, Mu Zao Xiongli, have met my lord!"

Seeing the other party so happy, Asai Nagamasa was in a good mood: "Get up, Sakon, let him take 10 Ashigaru first, and we'll see after the war."

There are currently two hundred ashigaru, and the total number of samurai brought by Aguo is only twelve or thirteen, so even if every samurai serves as a squad leader, there are still some left. Originally, they were all given to Shima Sakon, as Asai. Nagamasa's direct subordinates belong to the personal guard and the reserve team, but now it's no problem to assign ten more people to Wooden Xiongli.

Shima Sakon immediately responded and made the allocation immediately, and soon when the team set off again, Kizo Yuri also had a set of sophisticated tamaru on his body, and the weapon in his hand was also replaced by a more sophisticated spear. .

In order to encourage the Ashigaru to work harder, Asai Nagamasa directly brought the ten sets of tōmaru with him and planned to award them to warriors who met the requirements after the war. Now it was cheaper for Kizo Yuuri.

Although Asai Nagamasa valued a ronin whom he had never met before and promised him a position and salary on the spot, other people were not at all dissatisfied except for being full of envy.

Because they all heard that the other party was recommended by the famous tea master and wealthy businessman Qian Zongyi. To be treated like this by Qian Zongyi, this monk who has returned to vulgarity is obviously not an ordinary person.

And it’s not like he and others don’t have a chance. If Mr. Asai treats a ronin who doesn’t know the details so generously, then after he makes a meritorious service, Mr. Asai will definitely be generous to him!
The only person who is not envious is probably the one who pays homage to his hometown and family. He is even somewhat proud and moved in his heart because the position and salary he was awarded are both higher than those of the other person!
But because of this, this battle must not embarrass the young master!

While heading towards Iwai Village, Asai Nagamasa also called Kizo Yuuri to his side, wanting to have a rough look at his abilities, because he always felt that he had a slight impression of this name, and that the other party should not be completely unknown.

After asking a few questions, Kizo Yuri immediately answered fluently, and Asai Nagamasa became more and more satisfied. Although the martial arts is unknown for the time being, Kizo Yuri's eloquence is obviously good.

Later, he also learned that because the other party had studied seriously in the temple for several years, he was somewhat confident in etiquette and Buddhism, and he was also slightly involved in arithmetic. In addition, because he was originally responsible for farming in the temple, he was also somewhat involved in this aspect. Good job.

In general, although his martial arts skills are unknown for the time being, he can be regarded as a minor talent in domestic affairs. After all, due to the serious lack of education these days, many samurai can only write their own names, like Yuuri Kizo Those who can read, write, and calculate accounts are already very rare.

After a little thought, Asai Nagamasa decided to consider sending the other party to manage agriculture. If he wanted to establish a professional army in Kitaomi, food would naturally be his top priority.

Among the many current ministers of the Asai family, probably only the brothers Tokichiro and Koichiro, who have just taken refuge in them, know a little bit about this aspect. However, with their talents, if they are all devoted to farming, it seems that they are a bit overkill. Now that the wooden Xiongli has this power, so let him try it on a small scale, and if it doesn't work, replace him.

After hearing the subtext of Asai Nagamasa, Kizo Yuuri suddenly looked embarrassed and wanted to refuse.Because the reason why he chose to return to secular life from the Yixiang clan was because he was really tired of farming. He wanted to rely on his martial arts to gain merit on the battlefield. It would be best to get a salary of 100 or [-] dan, then marry a wife and have children. ah!
However, Asai Nagamasa quickly dispelled his concerns with a smile: "Xiongri, our family is different from other families. As long as you have the ability, no matter where you achieve results, I will not be stingy with rewards. If you are really here You have unique skills in this field, and even if your salary can be increased five or ten times, it is not impossible!"

Hearing what Asai Nagamasa said, Kizo Yuuri was immediately tempted. His current salary was thirty koku. If it were increased tenfold, wouldn't it be three hundred koku?This is much better than I expected before!
Even if he fails to fulfill the young master's expectations perfectly, even if he becomes three or five times better, it will still be enough for him to marry a beautiful wife and raise a few more children.

What's more, as long as you cultivate the land, you can get a salary, which is much safer than carrying a spear to fight.

So Muzo Xiongli became motivated instantly, and he nodded fiercely: "Since the lord has his destiny, Xiongli is naturally willing!"

If he is a little guilty when it comes to Buddhism and etiquette, he is not guilty at all when it comes to farming. After all, he was indeed forced to farm for several years by those smelly monks from the Xiangzong Sect. Earth!

Asai Nagamasa nodded with satisfaction, and then he did not continue to ask. After all, he himself did not understand farming matters. Instead, he asked about the power of Ishiyama Gobo.

Although I haven't had a direct conflict with the other party yet, it's always good to be prepared.

Hearing Nagamasa Asai's question about this, Yuri Kizo suddenly regained his spirits. He had nothing to do other than farming when he was at Ichimune.

Although some people take the initiative to go up to the mountain almost every day and ask them to immerse themselves with Buddha's light to drive away filthy female believers. This is everyone's most anticipated and favorite pastime, but it is basically not his turn once a year. This is also his turn. Another important reason for returning to secular life out of anger.

In the rest of the time, apart from occasionally reading Buddhist scriptures, he just found people to fight with, ah no, it was to hone his martial arts, so he actually knew quite a lot in this area.

"There are more than 2000 monks in Shishan Yufang, and more than 1000 of them are away all the year round. They are mainly responsible for guarding the fields of Hongan Temple. Although Hongan Temple has always been famous, there are always some hungry or lucky guys who want to buy some Cheap."

"Of the remaining 1000 people, half are responsible for issuing and recovering loan sharks, guarding brothels, setting up fee-charging checkpoints, etc., while the other half assist in guarding Shishan Yufang and basically never go out."

After listening to Kizo Yuri's words, Asai Nagamasa felt very incredible, because he felt that there were too few people.

As a Warring States daimyo transformed from Buddhism, the Honganji family mainly has four larger territories. The first is Nagashima Castle, which Asai Nagamasa briefly visited before, and it is also the weakest of the four territories.

Because Nagashima Castle is almost completely besieged by many powerful forces such as Oda, Saito, Rokkaku, Tsutsui and Kitahata, it is quite remarkable that the Ichikazu clan can develop a city there from scratch. , it would be too difficult to go further.

But no matter what, after all, Yixiang Sect has been developing there for decades and still has tens of thousands of stones.

Then there are the Zaga people from Kii Province northwest of the border town.

The leader of the Zaga Sect, Suzuki Satao, was just a rich man at first, but his family believed in the Ichikou Sect for generations. Later, with the support of their own Zaga Sect and the Ichikai Sect, he gradually controlled most of the Kii Kingdom. Dominating the city.

The relationship between them is a bit like the relationship between the Tsutsui family and Kofukuji. Although they are not directly affiliated with the Ixiang sect on the surface, they are actually part of the Ixiang sect.

It is worth mentioning that since Zaga Town is a small seaport city, they not only made a lot of money from this, but they were also the first group of people to come into contact with iron cannons.

Moreover, it is said that Suzuki Satao himself loved iron cannons as a weapon. During his conquest of Kii Country, iron cannons played many roles.

Even now, they have formed a group of professional mercenaries with iron cannons as weapons. They follow the route of elite soldiers and serve the major forces.

Although Zaga Castle failed to occupy the entire territory of Kii Country, it could at least have 15 koku.

Then there is the Echizen-Kaga Country Ichikuki sect located northeast of the Asakura family. The Ichibuki sect there is already very powerful because they have been at war with the Asakura family, allies of the Asai family, for decades. Conflicts have occurred countless times, but the Asakura family has not been able to completely conquer each other until now, and has instead fallen into the quagmire of war.

Echizen was originally the territory of the Asakura family in name, with a total stone height of between 60 and 70 stone. It can be said to be one of the few powerful countries in the entire Nippon, but the largest one is located in the east. Ono County, which has a territory of almost 30 koku, was occupied by the Ichigo clan.

Then there is Kaga Country, which is immediately east of Ono County, and is completely the territory of the Ichikai clan.

Since the entire country of Kaga is the territory of the Ichigo clan, the best estimate of stone height is at least around 35 stone.

Finally, there is Ishiyama Gobo located in Settsu Province in the Kinki region, which is the headquarters of the Ichigosong Honganji family.

Although there are several small forces in Settsu, and even the Miyoshi family has put a stake in it, overall the Honganji family has absolute hegemony. A rough estimate is that the stone high of 10,000+ stones is definitely there.

Although Honganji Temple has never been announced to the outside world, Asai Nagamasa made a rough estimate. Adding up the four places, Honganji Temple theoretically has a stone height of close to 120 million koku.

And Yoshimoto Imagawa, who is known as the No. 70 bowman on the Tokaido Road and occupies Suruga, Toe, Mikawa, and part of the Owari area, actually only has [-] koku.

According to what Saito Douzan said before, the Oda family had 50 koku in its heyday, but now part of the rich territory has been occupied by Imagawa Yoshimoto, so even if Oda Nobunaga quickly gets rid of his rebellious brother, As well as uncles and other side branches, the true unification of Owari is probably around 40 koku.

The Rokkaku family is similar to the current Oda family. There are almost 70 koku in the north and south Omi areas. The Rokkaku family occupies four-sevenths of it, nearly 40 koku, which is similar to the current Asakura family, while the Asai family has They are relatively weak, they only have about two 10,000+ stones.

It's just that during the war between the two families, Asai Hisamasa could not wait to sue for peace before the absolute gap in strength was revealed. He had to bear most of the responsibility for the many defeats.

It can be said that except for the overlord of Kinki, the Miyoshi family, which is currently at its peak, is seriously doubtful, Asai Nagamasa does not think that any other family can be stronger than the Honganji family in terms of stone height.

Although Honganji is a member of the Ichikai sect, it is difficult to compare with real samurai in terms of training or military strategy. It is basically impossible for them to truly mobilize their full war potential. Most of the time, they rely on the help of ignorant people. quantity.

And currently, almost all the daimyo who are close to the territory of the Ichigo Sect are trying their best to weaken them and cut their flesh and blood from them, but their strength is also evident.

But for such a powerful force, there are only about [-] monk soldiers in their Shishan Royal Workshop, and only [-] monk soldiers as guards in their base camp?
(End of this chapter)