Warring States Eagle

The next morning, 100 shi of old miscellaneous grains were divided into more than 20 loads, which were carried by more than 20 villagers recruited by Hirazataro.Dongxiang Heiji and the ashigaru he brought were carrying 5 iron spears, and at the same time, they also carried fishing nets and some small farm tools purchased with the remaining hundreds of copper coins.After tidying up, everyone crossed the small river under the eyes of Hirazataro, and finally disappeared at the end of the forest path on the other side of the small river.

After traveling for most of the day without incident, the group finally came to the edge of the woods.Seeing that they were about to reach the territory, at this time, more than 20 villagers who were responsible for carrying the grain refused to go any further.The reason is very simple. In order to prevent the "funding" incident from being discovered by his father, Dono Jijiro asked someone to spread rumors that bandits were attacking Xiaomaki Village in his own territory overnight.His idea is very simple, once the rumor is revealed, he can use this rumor as an excuse for "funding".Now that these villagers heard that the frontier was being attacked by bandits, how could they still move forward?If you accidentally encounter bandits, your life may be lost.In the morning, if Mr. Pinzuo hadn’t paid him a lot of money and ordered him to die, he must have transported the food, and the villagers would not have come to pick up the food.So, no matter how Togo Heiji ensured the safety of the front, more than 20 villagers still put down twenty loads of food, turned around and ran back as if to escape.

Seeing the villagers rushing back and forth on the trail, Dongxiang Heiji felt quite helpless and funny, and thought to himself, it seems that Xiaomu Village has become a dead place that people can hear.In the end, he had no choice but to arrange for the accompanying ashigaru to guard the grain, while he rushed back to Xiaomu Village to find someone to carry the grain.

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At this time, Luo Shi Zhengliang in the territory was also busy receiving the nearby dirty people who had defected.

A team of nearly 70 people walked towards the territory along the foot of the wild mountain with various belongings.In order to guard against bandit attacks, Roshi Masarai sent all the spear ashigaru in the territory (a total of 10, originally a total of 11, one of which followed Togo Heiji to buy grain), led by Tsuda Hiromune to respond, and himself in the Facing the intersection of Ye Gaoshan, personally guard the checkpoint to guard against the bandits.Fortunately, until the last new leader passed through the checkpoint, there was no shadow of a bandit.

When the new lords learned that the young-looking lord standing at the intersection to greet them turned out to be the lord who had promised to protect them, they were all very excited.They were all untouchables who were looked down upon before. This is the first time they have seen respect for them from a high-ranking lord, and the lord also promised to cultivate land and food for himself, and protect them from bandits. disturb.What a great lord this is, so everyone respected this young lord in their hearts.If Luo Shizhengliang paid a little attention to his personal attribute information at this time, he would find that he had declined because of the recruitment of new citizens at this moment (it is impossible for newcomers to fully support the lord before they are familiar with the lord) The charisma attribute is rising rapidly, and will soon return to its previous level.

All the citizens were assembled immediately after entering the village, and Luo Shizhengliang briefly read the basic requirements of the territory.Immediately afterwards, the new residents were evenly distributed to Xiaomu Village and Daxi Village according to households, and arranging accommodation for them one by one.After completing these, Roshi Masara called Onishi Kuniji and Tsuda Hiromune to his residence to discuss the next step of territorial work arrangements.At this moment, Ashgaru from outside came in to report that Togo Heiji had returned and had brought back a lot of food.Therefore, Roshi Masarai hurriedly asked Dongxiang Heiji to come and discuss together.

After a while, a figure hurried over, it was Dongxiang Heiji.As soon as he walked into the residence of Masara Roshi, Togo Heiji first saluted Masara Roshi as a retainer, and then said excitedly, "Your Highness, I am fortunate enough to have bought about 100 shi of old miscellaneous grains at Dono's house, 5 handfuls Iron spears, some fishing nets, and small farm implements."

"That's great, God bless the Luo family," Onishi Kuniji shouted excitedly after hearing this.In the past, the rich families controlled the food tightly. They may not be able to buy food even if they are rich. Even if they are willing to sell, the price is often double or even higher than the market price. When it comes to businessmen outside, they can only grit their teeth and swallow their tears.But this time it went so smoothly and got so much food, everyone was very happy.

Luo Shizhengliang did not expect to be able to buy so much grain at once. More than 100 stones, save food, and the territory can last for a few more months, and the pressure brought by the increase in the population of the territory has also been greatly relieved.At this moment, he even had the urge to immediately send Dongxiang Heiji to Tahara's house to blackmail him again.However, the territory ran out of money. After buying food, the territory had no copper coins left, so it had to be given up.

After calming down a bit, Masara Roshi said, "Very good, Heiji, you did a good job this time."He is indeed very satisfied with the result of this grain purchase.

"No, Your Highness. It all depends on His Highness's strategy and your subject's acquaintance, Hirasa Taro." So Dongxiang described the process of buying grain this time from the beginning to the end.

"Your Highness is wise," Onishi Kuniji and Tsuda Hiromune did not expect that the Lord Lord proposed this strategy, and they couldn't help being surprised by this, and at the same time admired the Lord Lord's resourcefulness.

"Well, Heiji, if there is an opportunity, we must thank Hirasa Taro well." While expressing his gratitude to Hirasa Taro, Roshi Masahiro was thinking to himself, how can we dig this talent into his territory Come on.

"Yes, Your Highness. Next time we meet, I will definitely thank him again," Togo Heiji responded with a bow.But he secretly thought in his heart, this is just the Lord Lord's words to deal with it.According to the current situation of the territory, it is too late to need others to help, so what can I thank others for?But what Dongxiang Heiji did not expect was that after only a few months, the words of the lord became a reality, so that whenever Dongxiang Heiji thought about this matter, he had to wonder if the lord had thought about it at the time It was a trick to recruit the other party.

"So, everyone, let's discuss the next arrangement." Luo Shizhengliang turned the topic back to the work arrangement, "First of all, Guozhi, tell me about the situation of the new subjects."

"Yes, Your Highness." Onishi Guozhi straightened his body slightly, and then bowed to report, "This time, there are 68 new envoys, from the south of the territory to the dense forest area (that is, the forest where Masara Roshi first arrived after crossing) ) and no one was left. Everyone was encouraged when they heard that His Highness had seriously injured the bandit leader, but they were also worried that the bandits would retaliate everywhere because of this. , are very willing to become His Royal Highness's subjects. All the new subjects are mainly Orion, including 15 young and strong men over the age of 21, 47 women, children, old and weak. There are weapons, 11 earthen bamboo bows, various Some hunting tools. In addition, the food of the new settlers can basically meet the needs of this month's life."

"Well, Heiji, how is the material situation in the territory?" Masara Roshi continued to ask.

"Your Highness, considering the situation of the new people, the current food in the territory is that 23 stones of miscellaneous grains have been distributed to the original people this month, and there are 124 stones of miscellaneous grains and 17 buckets of salt left (unit conversion: 1 stone = 10 buckets = 100 liters =1000 combined=10000 scoops); the population is 129 in total, except for the 4 of us who are participating in the discussion, among them are 15 young and strong men over the age of 32. In terms of utensils, there are 22 iron spears and 11 earthen bamboo bows. Seven fishing nets, 7 hoes, and 47 plows. 11 catties of various scrap iron and 3 catties of various scrap copper,” Togo Heiji said.

"Okay, Hiromune," Roshi Masarai said to Tsuda Hiromune, "Two days later, gather all the young and strong men who have joined the territory, and select 11 people with better archery skills to form the archery ashigaru. Their basic training is the same as usual. After the basic training is over, the pikemen practice jabbing and spear arrays, and the archers practice archery. The training method is similar to that of the pikemen. Shooting practice, practice at least 20 arrows a day, if there are not enough arrows, people will cut down bamboo to make them.” The method of making earthen bows and arrows is relatively simple, and ordinary hunters can make them themselves.

"Yes, Your Highness," Tsuda Hiromune bowed to accept the order.He has been deeply attracted by the many novel military training methods of this new lord, and it is estimated that Luo Shizheng Liang will let him have a seppuku now, and he will carry it out without hesitation.

"Heiji, we will allocate 21 long spears and 11 bows and arrows to Guangzong later," Luo Shizhengliang continued, "In addition, find some old hunters among the new residents to help make some bamboo arrows to make up for the bows and arrows. Loss of arrows in ashigaru training."

"Yes, Your Highness," Togo Heiji said in command.

"At the same time, a total of 32 buckets (that is, 3.2 stones) of food will be distributed to those who participate in the ashigaru training this month. After that, each person will have 1 bucket of miscellaneous grains per month; If it is not enough to last until the end of this month, the distribution amount will be increased according to the actual situation; all the people in the territory will be given 1 spoonfuls of salt per person per month. Everyone, make sure that the new people settle down quickly. Tell the new people that they only have two days to come Build and repair their own temporary residence, and after the third day, they need to formally participate in the construction of the territory."

"Organize the leaders to use half a day for territory construction every day, and the other half day for the leaders themselves. Territory work is mainly divided into picking wild vegetables and wild fruits; cultivating fields; hunting and fishing."

"Divide all the citizens into three groups. The old and the weak will pick wild vegetables and fruits nearby, and be careful not to go to dangerous areas, such as the dense forest area in the west; the young and strong will gather together and be responsible for reclaiming the fields; after the training in the morning, they will be divided into two groups After one group is disbanded, let them go home to take care of their own fields, and the other group will go hunting and fishing, once a day."

"The collectively picked wild fruits and vegetables are properly distributed to each household; the income from collective hunting and fishing is also properly distributed to each household, and if there is any leftovers, they are dried and stored; These people are replanting grain. Now it is April. After replanting, they can still catch up with the harvest season. The grain is mainly rice, wheat, and radish. The grain seeds are allocated in the grain reserve, but they must be allocated as much as possible Each household can be allocated a similar number of upper, middle, and lower fields; the leaders are encouraged to reclaim the fields in their private time, and the reclaimed fields are owned by the leaders themselves."

"Clearly tell all the citizens that those who slack off in collective labor will have a certain amount of food deducted from the next month's monthly food distribution as punishment."

"Heiji, Kuniji, you need to arrange these tasks as soon as possible, and will ask the people to explain them in detail. In this way, Heiji is responsible for the reclamation work, and Guozhi is responsible for the picking and hunting work. What do you two think?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Togo Heiji and Onishi Kuniji were suddenly confused by the content of the lord's order, and they were still digesting it for a while.

Seeing the two of them frowning tightly, Luo Shi Zhengliang sighed silently in his heart.It is really helpless, in order to concentrate all the resources and strength to build the territory in a short period of time without dampening the enthusiasm of the citizens, Luo Shizhengliang racked his brains, and finally he could only think of this half-public and half-private method.After the threat of bandits is completely eliminated, the next adjustment will be made, Luo Shizhengliang thought silently.

"In addition, cancel Xiaomu Village, Daxi Village, and synthesize Yegao Village." Seeing that the brows of the two people gradually relaxed, they probably understood the order just now, and Luo Shizhengliang continued to order.The separate management of the original two small villages is no longer suitable for the needs of collective labor, and the entire territory only has about 130 people. Separate management will only waste resources.The most important point is to find a way to integrate everyone together, unify their thinking, and form a territorial mechanism with their own lord as the backbone.After all, these two villages were originally dominated by Togo Heiji and Onishi Guozhi. Although neither of them has the idea of ​​forming their own forces at present, they should guard against the passing of time and avoid the formation of two different power groups in the future, which will affect the unity and unity within the territory. Merging the two villages was imperative.

In this way, in the afternoon of that day, the four of them discussed the specific details of the work in detail in the small mud hut, and Luo Shizhengliang even explained the main points of the work to several people in detail.There is no way, it must be difficult for a few ancient people to accept the management thinking hundreds of years later.The only advantage is that the idea of ​​"loyalty to the emperor" in this period is still very marketable, so even though the other three people still have a lot of things they don't understand, they will still follow Luo Shi Zhengliang's requirements.

As for whether these orders would be resisted by other citizens, Luo Shizhengliang did not consider it at all.In his opinion, for the general citizens of the territory, when they were dirty people before, their lives could be threatened at any time. Now Luo Shizhengliang provides them with a place to farm with peace of mind. For them It is already a very happy thing for them, so as long as they realize the benefits of these policies, they will basically not resist them, and even become a strong foundation for supporting these policies.

In fact, the implementation of these orders has a deeper purpose of Luo Shizhengliang. For him, a lord who was "forced to take up his post", the most fatal thing is the lack of relative power and genealogical retainers, so that there will be subordinates at any time Overthrow is possible.Who knows if the scene of "crossing the river and tearing down the bridge" will be staged on him after the main threat to the territory is eliminated?In order to survive, he had to do his best to protect himself first, and constantly strengthen his influence on the territory.