Warring States Eagle

Under the leadership of Kisaburo, Zheng Liang soon came to the yard of Yuan Banshi's house located at the highest point in the middle of the cottage.The structure of the courtyard is similar to that of Oishinoji, and compared with each other, the area here is larger.All the people in the yard have been taken to the gate of the cottage, and now there are only two ashigaru from the Luo family standing guard at the gate of the yard.

After a quick tour of the courtyard, Zheng Liang came to sit down in the meeting hall, ready to take a break.After a big battle in the morning, he went to the bandit's lair non-stop at noon. After repeated battles and a battle of wits and courage, Zheng Liang felt a little tired, so he fell asleep after a while.After an unknown amount of time, Zhengliang felt someone calling him, opened his eyes in a daze, and saw Sahachiro and Kisaburo standing beside him.

Zheng Liang immediately sat up straight, looked down at his watch, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, which meant that the outside had been rectified for more than two hours, "Sahachiro, how is the situation outside?"

"Your Highness, Togo-sama and Guozhi-sama are in the courtyard outside, ready to report the situation to you," Sahachiro immediately bowed and saluted.

"Well, please come in," Zheng Liang said hastily, not expecting that they would clear up the cottage so quickly.Sahachiro immediately walked out of the meeting hall to gather everyone.

Soon, Togo Heiji, Onishi Kuniji, Tsuda Hiromune, Kosuke, and Chujiro walked into the meeting hall in turn.After everyone saluted, Dongxiang Heiji first kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, great victory, in this battle, the Luo family wiped out the bandits that have troubled us for many years without one person dying, and the harvest is huge, so it can be called our family." Greatest victory", the voice trembled slightly due to the excitement in his heart.

"Hey", Zheng Liang, who had just taken a sip of the glass of warm water handed over by Kisaburo behind him, almost spit out the imported water when he heard this.A group fight with only dozens of people is also called a big victory?I'm really embarrassed to say it out loud.And this guy doesn't look at the surrounding situation, at least he should notice that there are two bandits who have just surrendered here, isn't this humiliating them?Masara quickly looked at the reactions of the crowd, and found that everyone was excited, looking at Masara with a little admiration in their eyes, even Kosuke and Chujiro were no exception.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Zheng Liang breathed a sigh of relief, then cleared his throat, and pretended to be calm and said, "Then, Heiji, tell us about our achievements this time."

Dongxiang Heiji seemed to have been prepared for a long time. After hearing Zhengliang's order, he immediately took out a piece of yellow paper from his arms in a solemn manner. It seems that it should have been seized in the cottage. After bowing to Zhengliang again, he spread the yellow paper Read it, "In terms of food, 2625 shi of miscellaneous grains were seized from Dashi's home, and 3810 shi of miscellaneous grains were seized from Banshi's home. Including the original miscellaneous grains in the territory, there are currently 6525 shi miscellaneous grains in the territory."

so much?Zhengliang was also shocked all of a sudden, and even suddenly felt like he had become a nouveau riche.You must know that before the bandits were wiped out, the territory only had 90 shi of miscellaneous grains. There was so much more at once, no wonder Dongxiang Heiji was so excited.Zhengliang fell into a stupor for a while because of surprise.

"In terms of weapons, 26 swords, 135 spears, and 13 simple armors were seized from the cottage and the village outside the cottage; 11 swords, 13 spears, and 8 simple armor were seized from the captives; 73 swords, 156 spears, 2 heavy rattan bows, 5 Maruwood bows, 25 pieces of simple armor. In addition to the original 10 unallocated spears and 9 pairs of simple armor in the territory, there are currently 110 unallocated swords in the territory. There are 314 spears and 55 pieces of simple armor. The territory has already allocated 15 swords, 29 spears, and 11 earthen bamboo bows." Seeing Masara's calm expression, Togo Heiji was once again deeply impressed by the lord's calm demeanor, At the same time, I felt ashamed of my gaffe, and immediately suppressed the ups and downs in my heart, and continued to report.

"Well, it seems that in a short period of time, we don't have to worry about weapons anymore. But generally a sword costs hundreds of pennies, and it even takes several guns to make a fine knife. How do bandits have so many swords?" At this time, Zhengliang also recovered from his sluggishness, and just heard the number of unallocated weapons in the territory. He was not only happy for the harvest of the territory, but also puzzled by the capture of so many weapons.

"Yes, Your Highness, there are currently 40 ashigaru members in our family, and there are enough weapons," said Onishi Kuniji. "As for why the bandits have so many swords and other weapons here, I guess that Higashimatsuura is located on the coast. The road is busy, and there are many pirates and mountain thieves. As various forces continue to fight, the demand for weapons is also increasing. Merchants see that this place is profitable, and they sell some weapons here one after another. It was collected by the bandit leaders, so there are so many of them."

"So that's how it is." Zhengliang nodded. It seems that pirates are also a good job. "Heiji, you continue to talk."

"Your Highness, in terms of coins, 327 copper coins, 53 coins, 11 taels of gold, and 230 taels of silver were found in Dashi's house and Banshi's house in the Shanzhai respectively; 1327 copper coins of 780 coins, 143 taels of gold, and 720 silver coins were found in the secret warehouse.匁; together with the coins captured from the captives and the original coins of the territory, there are currently 1680 copper coins and 510 coins, 154 taels of gold, and 970 kan of silver.” Dongxiang Heiji’s mood, which had just calmed down, boiled again for these gains.Onishi Kuniji and Tsuda Hironomune glanced at each other, obviously stunned by these gains. Who would have thought that a small bandit cottage would be so rich, even equivalent to a middle-class local tyrant.

"Hahaha, good. I didn't expect to harvest so much this time. By the way, how about the exchange of gold coins now?" After hearing the harvest of coins, Zheng Liang was also in a good mood.

"Currently, merchants in East Matsuura usually exchange 1 tael of gold for 50 silver coins or four copper coins. After exchanging the gold and silver in the territory for copper coins, the territory currently has 2374 coins," Onishi Guozhi quickly analyzed. "Hiss!" After hearing the final amount of coins obtained by the territory, everyone took a deep breath, even Kosuke and Chujiro in the original cottage were no exception, 2374 coins, which can be used to buy miscellaneous grains can be nearly 5000 Stone.

"Yeah. Heiji, keep talking," Zhengliang took everyone's expressions into his eyes, and then continued to order calmly.

"Your Highness, this time I harvested thousands of catties of copper and thousands of catties of iron in the cottage. In addition to the original land, there are currently about 3225 catties of copper and 1325 catties of iron in the territory. There is also table salt. 320 buckets and more than 50 pieces of cloth", Dongxiang Heiji reported.

"It's a happy trouble to get so much iron all of a sudden? Does anyone know if there is a blacksmith near the territory?" Zheng Liang asked, frowning.

"Your Highness, we have our own blacksmith," Kosuke said while looking at Chujiro beside him.

"What? We also have a blacksmith? Where is it?" Masara asked overjoyed, and at the same time looked at Chujiro with Kosuke's eyes.

Sensing everyone's gaze, Chujiro touched his bald head, and then said with a smile, "Hehe, Your Highness, I used to be a small blacksmith in China. After arriving here, I was also in charge of making the daily ironware of the cottage. .”

"China? Osafune Village?" Masara immediately sat up straight, staring at Chujiro and asked eagerly.

"Hehe, Your Highness, the Changchuan Village is in the Qianqian Kingdom, and this subject is just a small blacksmith family in China. Because the family was inherited by his elder brother, he had to wander here as a wild warrior and eventually became a bandit. The subject is not good at blacksmithing. weapons, but damaged weapons can be repaired, and the farm tools and irons in the cottage are all forged by the subordinates," Chujiro corrected.

"Okay, very good." Even if you are not good at forging weapons, it is already very good to be able to repair weapons and forge agricultural tools and irons. "I will now officially grant you the post of Weapon Officer, who will be fully responsible for the forging and maintenance of weapons and agricultural tools in the territory. , the original subordinates will continue to follow you, and at the same time, I will transfer a few little guys from the patrol team to you as apprentices. Be good, Chujiro, if the shortage of farm tools in the territory can be resolved within a month, I will promote you As an ashigaru general", Masara immediately issued an appointment and mission requirements to Chujiro.

"Ah!?" Chujiro was taken aback for a moment, then immediately prostrated himself on the ground, and said excitedly, "Your Highness, I will definitely complete the task and try my best to contribute to the Luo family."Chujiro didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly. Originally participating in the evaluation this time, he was always worried that Masaragi would go back on his word and settle accounts with these bandits who surrendered to them, but he didn't expect that they would be reused so soon.Grateful, he immediately kowtowed and reported, "Your Highness, in addition to the blacksmith, there are Youbingwei, who is a carpenter, and Shinsuke, who is a mason, in the cottage. They are also farming in the nearby local tyrants. Without them, it is estimated that the life of these family members has become difficult."

"Oh? Chujiro, you tell them that I will give them the head of the Ashgaru group, and the family members will arrange to be transported to the territory to reunite with them. They will be responsible for the woodwork and construction of the territory, and do things for me. I will not They will be treated badly. In addition, Heiji, you settle them down, and they will be under your control in the future." Hearing the good news again, Zheng Liang was very happy, but he didn't expect a bandit village to be "hidden dragon and crouching tiger".

"Yes, Your Highness," Chujiro and Togo Heiji said at the same time.

"In this case, I guarantee that they can settle down and work for His Highness with peace of mind," Chujiro said again.Hearing Zhengliang's appointment, Chujiro judged that Zhengliang lacked craftsmen, so he boldly recommended two craftsmen to Zhengliang, and at the same time implicitly stated that if the two people want to settle down with peace of mind, they must ensure that their families can be reunited.Of course, putting forward such a suggestion, Chujiro also broke out in a sweat. After all, for a surrendered general who has just surrendered, it is a bit "proud to be favored" by doing so.Fortunately, Zheng Liang did not pursue it in the end.

"Have all the people gathered in front of the open space at the gate of the cottage?" Zheng Liang continued to ask.

"Your Highness, they are all gathered in front of the gate, guarded by the ashigaru. At the same time, Chujiro's subordinates are appeasing the frightened villagers. The bandits' diehard members and the male relatives of the original bandits were also beheaded. The wives and children of those bandits?" Onishi Guozhi didn't continue talking, but looked at Zheng Liang, hesitating, as if he needed Zheng Liang to make a decision.

"Your Highness, most of those women were forcibly taken up the mountain, and those children were born later. They don't have much attachment to the original bandits. Please forgive their lives! And killing them will kill them." It caused panic among the other citizens," Chujiro pleaded for mercy before Masara could make a decision.As the "old man" of the cottage, he is very aware of the situation here, and it is not a good thing for the lord to be too bloodthirsty, Chujiro is determined to advise.

Zheng Liang felt a little funny, but he never said that he would kill all these people. "In this way, women and children are arranged to return to their respective homes in the cottage, help them to be self-reliant, encourage them to remarry, and do not allow anyone to insult them. If they are really unable to support themselves, they will be arranged for Matsumiko." I hope that the concept of chastity in this era will not change. Strong, it is best to be able to re-establish a family, "As for males, Heiji, Kuniji, Kosuke, and Chujiro will jointly judge, regardless of age, once found to have hatred for the territory, they will be killed immediately."Zheng Liang didn't want a killer dormant in his territory, ready to murder him at any time.

"Your Highness, there are currently 83 villagers in the cottage. In addition, 25 young women were also found in the prison cell of the cottage. They were all looted from the nearby area in the past six months. There are also 42 who are responsible for mining copper mines. The refugees are all looted from the foot of the mountain," Togo Heiji continued.

"Those women, if they have family members in the territory, arrange to return home; if they have family members outside the territory, arrange for their families to reunite in the territory, and Matsumiko will arrange for those who are homeless." Recently, several women led by Matsumiko A widow just applied for a few newly reclaimed fields, and now there is a shortage of manpower. "As for the refugees who dig mines, they will continue to be responsible for mining for the time being, and tell them that we will solve their food problems. At the same time, each person will receive a salary of 4 buckets of miscellaneous grains a month." , and arrange for their families to settle in the territory, and the territory will uniformly allocate residences and fields."

"Those family members who are not in our territory may not want to come to our territory," Togo Heiji said worriedly.

"Then tie them up," Zheng Liang said with a relaxed face. The territory currently only has about 300 people. After obtaining a large amount of food, the next step is to consider the population of the territory. Only when the population base is established can there be soldiers. , just relying on the current 40 ashigaru, it is impossible to protect itself under the attack of the surrounding tyrants and bandits.As for these peasants who did not want to come to their own territory, they had to "kidnap" them directly.Anyway, most of the tyrants don't care about the disappearance of one or two farmers in their territory.

"Guozhi, find a few smart people to pretend to be refugees, sneak into the nearby local tyrants' territory, pay close attention to their movements, report any abnormalities immediately, and arrange personnel to secretly transport the family members of the relevant persons to the territory. Fortunately, you Help me." Zhengliang looked at the gate of the meeting hall and thought for a while, and then arranged, "Guangzong, arrange for ashigaru to guard the entrance and exit of the territory day and night. Without my permission, anyone can only enter and not go out. It is strictly forbidden to disclose the current situation of the general's territory. Everyone, although the bandits have been defeated by us, the surrounding tycoons and bandits are still eyeing them, and now is not the time for me to relax."

"Yes, Your Highness." Everyone's heart trembled, and after carefully understanding what the lord said, they all deeply agreed, and their joyful mood suddenly became heavy because of the huge harvest just now.

"Okay, now let's inspect the neighbors who have newly joined the territory." Seeing that everyone present was bowing their heads in thought, Zheng Liang got up first and said, satisfied with the effect of the cold water he poured.

"Yes, Your Highness," everyone took orders one after another.

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