The heads of Matsuoka Michitsune, as well as the bodies of his wife and children, were personally brought to Tsugawa Castle by Hachiba Michitsu and handed over to Tsugawa Soji. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Tsugawa Soji affirmed Hachibai Daowei, and after encouraging him, he sent him away, and as for what happened in Yakashikan last time, Tsukawa Soji also said that he would not pursue it again. And the two of them, Tohi and Masuda Hiroi, each received a reward of 50 yuan.

After Hachibai Michiwei and the others left, Tsugawa Soji asked Takahashi to hang the head of Hachibai Michiwei on the castle tower of Tsugawa Castle to warn some young people, and the bodies of his wife and children were separately collected and buried.

"Ten Soldiers, do you think we're going to be too cruel like this?" Soji Tsugawa suddenly asked the wise Shibei beside him.

The wise Shibei thought for a moment, and then replied, "My lord, in such an era, there is no cruelty, no cruelty, and you must not be soft-hearted towards the enemy. If you don't kill him, maybe he will kill you in the future. ”

"That's true." Soji Tsugawa nodded and said. After so many years of experience, Soji Tsukawa's mentality has changed, and sometimes Soji Tsugawa wonders if he has really become ruthless. However, when he saw the corpse of Jiromaru's mother and son just now, Tsugawa Soji found that his benign nature was still not completely extinguished. Soharu Tsugawa didn't want to become a killing machine himself, and as a traverser, Soharu Tsugawa had his own beliefs.

On September 10, the twelfth year of Tianwen, the Sibo family and the Hehe family reached a truce, and both sides withdrew their troops. Three days later, Spa Rangao suddenly sent troops from Takasuiseiji Castle and launched an offensive against the Azenuma family and the Tasuo family, the wealthy clans of Tsui County, in the eastern part of the Spo family's territory.

In the face of the powerful Spo family, the Tian Suo family and the Azenuma family, as well as the neighboring Noda family, the Da Hammer family and other small wealthy clans, decisively united, gathered all the troops of several wealthy families, and 1,200 peasant soldiers confronted the area of Shenhu and Xialiyuan in the territory of the Azenuma family of the Spo family.

On September 18, 60 Ashigaru clans led by the lord of Morioka Castle led by the Sibo family launched a surprise attack on the main camp of the Hao Clan's coalition army, resulting in a great defeat for the Hao Clan's coalition army, and the death of the Dagashi family's lord Dajia in general, and the rout of the Hao clan coalition army on all fronts.

The next day, Ufu Fang Hirohisa, an important minister of the Azenuma family, raised a counter-flag in the territory of the Azenuma family, captured Nabekura Castle, an important stronghold of the Azenuma family, and cut off the retreat of the Hao coalition army.

On September 20, the Azenuma family surrendered to the Spo family, and the Mavel family also submitted a petition.

Spo Quangao recognized the subordination of the Azenuma and Oshima families, as well as the Ufukata family, and then withdrew his troops. Unexpectedly, on the way back to Gaoshui Temple after the withdrawal of the army, due to the difficulty of the mountain road, Si Bo Quan Gao accidentally fell off his horse.

The old Si Po Quan Gao did not survive the arrival of his son Si Bo Jing Quan, and died of illness on September 21, the 12th year of astronomy, at the age of 67.

The governor of the Takasui Temple Spo family was inherited by Spo Jingquan, the eldest son of Spo Jingquan, and nearby forces that had some connections with the Takasui Temple Spo family, such as the Osaki family, the Mogami family, the Kasai family, and so on, sent envoys to mourn. Even the rival southern clan sent Ishikawa Takanobu as an envoy to Takamizuji Castle.

Of course, it is unknown whether Nanbu Qingzheng's real intention was to really mourn Si Po Quangao or take the opportunity to probe the truth of Si Po's family.

Tsugawa Soji was also relieved to learn of Spo's death, although the strength of the Spo family is not as good as the Tsugawa family, but Spo is a tricky figure, and there is no need to worry about Spo's son and descendants. Historically, the Sibo family of Gaoshui Temple was slowly defeated by the southern family after the death of Sibo Rangao, and could not even control the subordinates, and then it was gradually wiped out by the southern family.

Suddenly there was a lack of a strong enemy, and Soji Tsugawa felt a little happy.

Throughout Spo's life, it can still be called magnificent. At a young age, he inherited the long-declining Michinoku famous family of the Shiba family, and after decades of hard work, he defeated the southern family and occupied the southern part of Iwate County, forcing the barnyard family and other wealthy families to submit, and established the largest territory of the Takasuiji Shibo family. It's a pity that it can't withstand the ravages of time...................

On September 24, the twelfth year of Astronomy, the Tsugawa family's autumn harvest of this year had begun.

Saigo Kizo, Ogasawara Nobutoki, Kiuchi Nagaru, and Ogasawara Yasunaga, four important ministers of the Tsugawa family's internal affairs, began to take charge of the autumn harvest in the Tsugawa family's domain.

"Xingjia, this year's autumn harvest has begun, what news has come from the city lords of each city?" Soji Tsugawa said to Takahashi Koke in the Tsugawa Castle castle tower.

Takahashi replied, "My lord, the autumn harvest is going well, and the retainers are busy with the autumn harvest, and there is nothing unusual for the time being. ”

"Well, that's fine!" Soji Tsugawa continued, "After the autumn harvest is over, we can continue to trade with Yoshino Yoshino." Yesterday, Yoshino Ryoshi sent someone to inquire about the food situation of his family and wanted to buy another 20,000 stone of grain, and it is reported that the Hiyama Ando family and the Asari family also sold tens of thousands of stone grain, it seems that Yoshino Ryoshi is not small. ”

"My lord, Yoshino Ryosei is one of the top businessmen in our Yugo region, and he buys grain from our Yugo region every year." Takahashi Xingjia nodded and said.

Soji Tsugawa continued, "It is necessary for the family to maintain a good relationship with such merchants, and in some cases, these merchants are also very powerful. ”

"The last transaction of 10,000 grains, the family made a total profit of 4,000 yuan, plus the income of Iwasaki Yataro's purchase of timber a total of 6,000 stones, the family will not be short of funds for a period of time in the future." Soji Tsugawa said slowly, "Xingjia, do you feel that the current Tsugawa Castle is still too small?" ”

Takahashi Xingjia nodded and said, "It's indeed a little small, and now the scale of Tsukawa Castle can't show the strength of the family." ”

Tsugawa Castle is indeed a bit shabby, and although it has expanded a lot after the last expansion, it still seems small. Tsugawa Castle now has Ninomaru and Sannomaru, which are generally square, and can accommodate about 600 troops to defend at the same time. The overall scale is similar to that of Komatsuyama Castle.

However, you must know that Komatsuyama Castle is a mountain castle, and Tsugawa Castle is a flat castle, so Tsugawa Castle is relatively small, and even much smaller than Shimomurakan.

Now the Tsugawa family is not bad for money, so Tsugawa Soji came up with the idea of wanting to expand Tsugawa Castle.

"Xingjia, what do you think of continuing to expand on the original site of Tsugawa Castle?" Soji Tsugawa said.

Takahashi Koke thought for a moment and replied, "My lord, after the expansion of the territory of the lord and the subordinates for their own family, it seems that the location of Tsugawa Castle is not conducive to the residence of the lord. ”

"Since Yuri-gun and Hirako Yukatsu No. 2 were brought under the command of the family, the location of Tsugawa Castle has changed from the original center to the side. In addition, there is no danger to defend near Tsugawa Castle, and several rivers converge here, so even if it is expanded, it will not be able to expand much. It was based on the subordinates, and since the lord intended to expand Tsugawa Castle, it was better to choose another place to build a new castle. Takahashi Xingjia said slowly.

"Rebuild?" Soji Tsugawa nodded slightly, and then said, "But compared to the expansion of Tsugawa Castle, the cost of rebuilding a castle is probably not small. ”

After all, if you want to rebuild, you will definitely build a city with a large scale after all, and the cost of such a city will inevitably be not small, so Tsugawa Soji is also a little difficult to choose for a while.

Takahashi Koke looked at Soji Tsugawa's expression, and then continued, "Actually, it doesn't cost much to build a castle, and all that is needed to build a castle is stone, wood, and labor. ”

"There is no shortage of stone and timber in the territory, and the labor can directly mobilize the farmers in the territory when the time comes. Now that the autumn harvest has begun, and winter is about to enter again, and the people have nothing to do, if the family gives these people some benefits, are you afraid that you won't find anyone? Takahashi said with a smile.

After listening to this, Soji Tsugawa silently calculated in his heart, it is indeed as Takahashi Xingjia said, it really doesn't cost much resources to rebuild a castle.

So Soji Tsugawa nodded and said, "Okay! Then build a new city! ”