Warring States Eagle

Chapter 70 The New Retainer

"The villain Muzuo Shigeta pays homage to His Highness", the Chongliang family has perished, so Muzuo Shigetada who has become a wandering warrior can no longer call himself a foreign minister.

"Hehe, Zhong Zhong, is everything okay at home?" Zheng Liang asked.

"Thank you Your Highness for being able to bury my father generously. My father's spirit in heaven will definitely appreciate His Highness's kindness." Mu Zuo Shigetada bowed deeply to Zheng Liang.This is his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.This morning, after bidding farewell to his father Kizo Shigeta, Kizo Shigeta followed his father's instructions and immediately led Yu Nami and his mother to flee Hira Castle surrounded by all the family members and hid in a nearby woods.Due to the eagerness to escape, no one had brought any food with them. In the afternoon, Mu Zuo Shigetada had no choice but to venture back to the vicinity of Feiliang City to find food. However, he was surprised to find that Feiliang City had been destroyed by Luo Shi Occupied by the family, even Chongliang's and Oda's families have been wiped out.Kizo Shigeta boldly returned to his home in the castle town, intending to find out about his father's situation, but was told by the Roshi's family ashigaru who was guarding there that Kizo Shigeta had committed seppuku before the fall of Hira Castle, and Roshi Masara had ordered Kizo Shigeta to be killed. His body was collected, and under the guidance of the townspeople, it was buried near the ancestral grave of the carpenter.Saddened by Jedi Muzuo Shigetada, he immediately went to his father's tomb to pay respects and cried loudly. After he calmed down, he immediately went to the woods where the family members were hiding and brought everyone back home, and then closed the door.

During the period of staying behind closed doors, Kizuo Shigetada was grieved and thought about the situation at home. At present, he is the only adult man left in the family, and the others are old and weak. In addition, there is also his new wife Yunami and her mother, these people need to rely on him to survive.When his father was alive, he still had his salary to support him. Now that his father has passed away, he can only rely on himself.So where does the money and food come from? Judging from the situation heard by the townspeople they met when they were looking for food, the Luo family is organizing all the townspeople to register their households and field information. Most of the anti-fields will be confiscated, and even farmers who work for carpenters will return to their fields, so that the fields cannot be relied on.Money and food stored at home?No matter how much money and food there is, there will be a day of sitting and eating.Then the only way to become an official and earn a salary.So what about the family that became an official?Kizuo Shigetada suddenly thought of the scene of talking about tea art with Roshi Masara that day, and then remembered his father's evaluation of Roshi Masara in the last conversation with his father.The father's prediction was fulfilled on the same day.In the end, Mu Zuo Shigetada thought of the kindness of burying his father.Obviously, based on emotion and reason, the Luo family would be an ideal candidate for an official career.

After making the decision in his heart, Shigetada Kizuo quickly came to the lord's mansion of Hirao Castle to ask to see Masara, but he only met Togo Heiji and Onishi Kuniji who were about to rush to Nakao Castle.Kizuo Shigetada immediately begged to go with him, and Onishi Kuniji also knew this young man who was well received by the lord, so he readily agreed.In the end, there was the scene where Shigetada Muzo met Zheng Liang just now.

"Your Highness, I am grateful for your kindness. In order to repay your kindness, please accept the loyalty of the villain. The villain will devote himself to the Luo family." Mu Zuo Zhongzhong bowed solemnly to Zhengliang again.

"Okay, very good. Chongzhong, I understand your intentions. Now I formally appoint you as the Luo family's public servant, and take the post of ashigaru general, who is in charge of the family's foreign affairs. The salary is 40 shi." Zheng Liang said, "In addition, the family members have all moved to the vicinity of the Lord Ye Gaoshan's mansion, and the five anti-fields will be allocated to the carpenters at that time."

"Thank you, Your Highness. I will be loyal to my duties." Mu Zuo Zhongzhong was very excited at the moment. Although moving his family members to the vicinity of the lord's mansion meant surveillance, it might not be a kind of treatment only for important ministers.There is a stark contrast between the cold reception at Chongliang's family in the past and the generous treatment now.

"Congratulations, Your Highness," Togo Heiji and Onishi Kunji next to him immediately congratulated Masara.

Zheng Liang waved his hand, indicating that everyone needn't be too polite, and then said, "Everyone, my family has fought a series of wars in half a month. Although the territory has been expanded, due to the rush of time, the newly occupied territory needs to be digested quickly. Now let the country govern And Pingji talk about the situation."

"Your Highness, the territory of Feiliang City has been completely settled down. All the men of Chongliang's family have been beheaded, and the female relatives have been settled properly. Yi Nuo is now leading 50 ashigaru to implement the family's laws." Onishi Guozhi first Said, "As for the 20 detectives in the territory, except some of them are still monitoring the situation in the territory, most of them have sneaked into the nearby powerful territory to check for news according to His Highness's order."

"Your Highness, except for the territory of the original Oda family and the Chongliang family just occupied today, the population and field conditions of other territories have also been registered," Togo Heiji also reported, "Except for the territory just occupied today, the total population is 2183 Due to the increase in the speed of field reclamation, the income from the field is expected to be around 1950 shi. According to the account information, plus 820 people from the territory of the original Chongliang family occupied today, 148 people from the original Oda family, and those who recently fled from Yunoo Castle to There are 133 people in the family’s territory, and there are currently a total of 3284 people in the territory. In terms of field income, excluding the territory of the original Oda family, the total is about 2300 shi.”

"Well, the original Oda family and the new refugees who entered the territory were resettled in Fujihira Castle. As for the other refugees, they were resettled in Nogaka Village." Masara thought for a while and said, "The territory of the Harada O family is controlled by The ashigaru farming who is in charge of guarding.” As the army grows bigger and bigger, the army’s daily expenses other than salary are getting bigger and bigger, and the food pressure on the territory has also increased a lot. Zhengliang decided to adopt the military reclamation system of later generations, to a certain extent to achieve military self-sufficiency.

Dongxiang Heiji bowed to take the order, and then continued to report, "In terms of materials, after repeated battles, nearly 2000 shi of the 150 shi military reserve grain has been consumed, and currently only 1650 shi can be dispatched; With the increase in population, it also consumed nearly 4500 shi, leaving 100 shi to be dispatched; this time, a total of 4400 shi of miscellaneous grains were seized from the Chongliang family and the Oda family; 850 swords of various types, 35 spears, and 103 Marugi bows were seized. Five pairs of armor, dozens of catties of copper and iron materials, 20 pennies of copper coins, 5 coins, 145 taels of gold, and 231 pennies of silver."

"Use the captured grain as a military reserve. The rewards for this battle should be distributed immediately in accordance with the laws of the territory, and directly allocated from the military reserve." Zheng Liang did a preliminary calculation. There are now a total of 6900 shi in the territory's grain that can be used. Although the war It is a matter that consumes a lot of money and food, but the current way of fighting to support wars can basically guarantee a balance; and the reserves of weapons are even enough to equip an army of the same size as the current territory. You must know that the territory Now there are 40 medium samurai (cloaks), 160 standing spear ashigaru, 40 standing archer ashigaru, 20 standing reconnaissance, and 20 newly recruited standing wandering samurai (temporarily receiving ashigaru treatment) ; In terms of coins, after converting all gold and silver, the territory now has nearly 3000 copper coins.

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