Subsequently, Tsugawa Soji, led by Ogasawara Nobutoki, came to Honmaru outside Tsugawa Castle. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Ogasawara pointed not far away and said to Soji Tsugawa, "My lord, please take a look." Previously, Tsugawa Castle only had Honmaru and Ninomaru, and they were only built with wooden planks, so the defense effect was not very good. Now his retainers have rebuilt Sannomaru, and a new castle has been added to the eastern part of the castle. ”

"Ninomaru and Honmaru have been renovated with stones, and a few new doors have been added. Due to limited funds, Sannomaru was generally built with wooden planks, but there were a few important places where stones were used. South of the city. The north and west of the city are all crowned wooden gates, and the east of the city is a gate because it is out of the city, so it seems to be more suitable for defensive operations. ”

"In addition, a lot of platforms have been built around the four gates, and each platform can be arranged with five bows and arrows."

Soji Tsugawa stood quietly listening to Ogasawara Shintoki's report, nodding from time to time. For Tsugawa Castle, which was expanded by Ogasawara Nobutoki, Tsugawa Soji was still very satisfied. In general, the ideal standard of Tsugawa Soji was achieved.

The reason why Tsugawa Soji expanded Tsugawa Castle was not to strengthen the defense of Tsugawa Castle, but to simply expand the scale of Tsugawa Castle. Because the Tsugawa family is no longer what it used to be, the Tsugawa Castle as the base is very discordant.

Previously, the scale of Tsugawa Castle was very small, with only a few wooden planks surrounding Ninomaru, Honmaru and the castle tower. Tsugawa Castle was the residence of the Tsugawa family's successive governors, and it was slightly renovated after it was captured by Yamada Yoshinobu, but with Yamada Yoshinobu's financial resources alone, it was impossible to expand Tsugawa Castle so majestic.

And after the power of the Tsugawa family continued to increase, Tsugawa Soji felt that the pattern of Tsugawa Castle was a little small, and it was also the "capital", so shabby. In addition, Tsugawa Soji intends to make a castle town in Tsugawa Castle and develop business.

At present, there are not many merchants in Senhoku-gun, the territory of the Tsugawa family, and most of the merchants go to Minato Castle from the Minato family from the sea to trade. Senhoku-gun is located in the interior of the Ou region, which is a remote place in the northeast, and commerce is not well developed, let alone a place like Senhoku-gun. Only occasionally a few traders come in with some goods of poor quality.

If you want to buy something better, you have to send someone to buy it in Anton's territory, which undoubtedly increases the cost. Now that the Tsugawa family has mastered the river transportation of the Omonogawa River, Tsugawa Soji intends to strengthen commercial development within the territory of the Tsugawa family. So the first thing to do is to repair the road, and the roads leading to the important cities of the Tsugawa family have been basically completed, although it is only repaired on the original road, but it is still very useful.

The next step was to expand Tsugawa Castle and develop the castle town to attract merchants. Tsugawa Castle was developed into the commercial center of the Tsugawa family, and the entire central part of the Ou region was radiated, such as Senhoku-gun, Okatsu-gun, and Hirako-gun, and Shipo-gun and Barnyard Kan-gun in the eastern Mutsu region.

As a descendant of the Tsugawa family, he knew very well that if the Tsugawa family could effectively develop business, the financial situation would improve much in the future. Although the Tsugawa family has resources such as Tsugawa iron ore, Maeda silver mine, war horses, etc., it can only barely meet the status quo, and once the Tsugawa family expands again, the existing commercial base will be a little insufficient.

"Well, you've done a good job." Soji Tsugawa smiled and said to Ogasawara Shintoki, "As a reward, His Royal Highness will give you 200 stone from Tsugawa Castle Zhiyuki. ”

"Huh?" Ogasawara exclaimed, "Thank you, my lord, I will die for the Tsugawa family!" Ogasawara replied excitedly. A lord like Soji Tsugawa was unexpected, and he actually rewarded Zhixing with a reward, which is a great honor. You must know that the Tsugawa family now has knowledge and action is only Yoshikawa Hiroka, Mizutani Hisaji, Saigo Kicho and other important ministers, as well as Nagano Masabo and Takahashi Kokoku, Shigeto Junmitsu and other samurai who were originally from wealthy families, and then there are the two "surrender factions" of Tozawa Moritsuna and Tozawa Masashige.

And now Ogasawara Nobutoki has just taken refuge in the Tsugawa family, and he is only responsible for the task of expanding Tsugawa Castle, and it is unbelievable that he can actually obtain Zhixing.

Soji Tsugawa smiled when he saw Ogasawara Shin's appearance, and said, "Work well for His Royal Highness, His Highness will not treat meritorious people badly!"

"Yes!" Ogasawara replied excitedly.

Soji Tsugawa nodded with satisfaction, this is also a means for Soji Tsugawa to win people's hearts. Tsugawa Soji knows that the Tsugawa family is now in the country of Dewa, although it seems to have risen, but the background is too poor, and it is insufficient in all aspects, especially in terms of influence and so on. There is a congenital lack of a sense of belonging to the new retainers, so Tsugawa Soji will reward these new retainers unsparingly, in order to collect their hearts. Let these retainers be able to work for the Tsugawa family in peace.

Now the Tsugawa family is too scarce in terms of talents, and the number of retainers is also pitiful. Therefore, Tsugawa Soji pays special attention to the cultivation and promotion of his retainers, as long as he is a capable retainer, Tsugawa Soji does not mind letting them have a chance to show their talents. There are so many famous people in history, and there are also many unknown figures, but many of these unknown people are very talented people, and what they lack is just the opportunity to show themselves to the world. And Soji Tsugawa is also willing to give such a person such a chance.

Tsugawa Castle actually used to have a castle town, of course, it was not a castle town in the strict sense, but something similar to a castle town that naturally formed between several villages outside the castle. There are also only some simple commercial houses, trading grain, etc. However, this situation no longer meets the needs of the Tsukawa family, and it is imperative to make a new castle town.

Of course, under normal circumstances, the construction of a castle town needs to be applied to the imperial court, and at that time, Tsugawa Soji was also in a state of confusion when he learned the news from the mouth of Ogasawara Shintoki. But Tsugawa Soji can't close so much, and in a remote area like the Ou area, you can just close the door and do it yourself, so let's talk about it when we have a chance in the future............

Soji Tsugawa followed Ogasawara to check the situation, and found nothing wrong, and then returned to the castle tower.

Then, Soji Tsugawa said to Ogasawara Shintoki, "Go and call Saigo Kizo, Your Highness has something to discuss with you." ”

"Yes!" Ogasawara replied.

After Ogasawara Nobutoki left, Soji Tsugawa raised his head and thought about something.

"Castle Town! Should I do something to attract investment or what? Get a rent-free period? Or just don't collect rent? ”

At this moment, Soharu Tsugawa is thinking about some marketing plans for future generations..............

(To be continued.) )