Chapter 808: Ashigaru Review Conference!
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Although it has been decided to accept Tsugawa Hidemune and others, Tsugawa Soji still has some concerns.
That is how to arrange Hidemune Tsugawa and others.
Neither can Tsugawa Hidemune and others be directly allowed to reach a high position, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the retainers, and it will also inevitably cause Tsugawa Hidemune and others to be too satisfied, but the gains outweigh the losses.
In the same way, it will not be arranged too casually, which will snub Tsugawa Hidemune and others and make them lose their motivation.
"Forget it, let's not make arrangements yet, let's take our time!"
After making up his mind, Tsugawa Soji turned his head and said with a straight face, "The two brothers are willing to come to help the family, and Soji is very grateful!" However, the two brothers and several virtuous nephews have just arrived, and they still don't know everything about their family! β
"So the family decided not to make special arrangements for a few brothers for the time being, but to give another task to a few people." Soji Tsugawa suddenly said with a smile.
Hearing this, Tsugawa Hidemune and Tsukawa Hiromune glanced at each other, and then said, "Tsugawa Hidemune (Tsukawa Hiromune) has seen the lord, but everything is arranged by the lord!" β
"Genjiro Tsugawa (Genzaburo, Genshiro) has seen the lord!"
"Good!" Soji Tsugawa said happily, "As long as one month, the two brothers can patrol around the family's territory and be familiar with everything in the family. After a month, the family has its own arrangements, but in this month, the two brothers should not be lazy! β
"You need to know that the reason why this family can rise in this land of Okuwa, which is surrounded by strong enemies, naturally has the uniqueness of this family! The two brothers need to familiarize themselves with the differences between the family and other forces as soon as possible, so that the family can rest assured that they can entrust the two brothers with important responsibilities! After speaking, Soji Tsugawa looked at Hidemune and Tsugawa with a sincere face.
Hearing such frank words from Tsugawa Soji, Tsugawa Hidemune suddenly said excitedly, "Thank you, lord, I should familiarize myself with everything in my family as soon as possible!" β
"Tsugawa Hiromune will live up to the high expectations of the lord!"
"Hahaha! Good! Soji Tsugawa laughed and said, "Today's big banquet of the family is a joy, and the two brothers are willing to help each other, which can be described as a double happiness!" β
"Let's go! Later, there is an ashigaru review meeting held by the main family outside the castle.,The two brothers went to watch it with the main family! Tsugawa Soji stepped forward to hold the hands of Tsugawa Hidemune and Tsukawa Hiromune, and then said happily.
Although I don't know what the hell the hell is about the review meeting that Tsugawa Soji is talking about, Tsukawa Hidemune and Tsukawa Hiromune can only follow Tsugawa Soji and walk outside.
After the group left, Yukihime in the temple breathed a sigh of relief, then took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then walked out of the castle tower.
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Outside Ueno Castle, on the banks of the Omono River.
This is the Tsugawa family's horse farm and school in Ueno Castle, and the ashigaru training of Ueno Castle is usually here.
However, at this time, the place has been occupied by ashigaru people dressed in colorful eyes, and the same variety of flags are also scattered throughout the area.
There was a temporary high platform in the center of the school field, and the head of Xiyuan Temple had already sat on the high platform early, looking at the neat military appearance of the Tsukawa family below, and nodded from time to time. Although I don't know what the situation is at this review meeting, I feel a great oppression from the Tsugawa family's ashigaru body and the head of Saionji.
"What do you think of such a force?" The chief of Saionji suddenly turned his head to Takagi Yoshitoki, who was sitting behind him, and said.
Hearing the words of the head of Xiyuan Temple, Takagi Yoshitoki also said with a shocked face: "With such a military strength, not to mention the four countries and the nearby places, even if you look at the whole world, you can be called elite." β
"As far as I know, the Tsugawa family's forces are divided into three types: standing ashigaru, garrisoned ashigaru, and peasant soldiers. Among them, the standing ashigaru is the strongest, and among them there are more powerful troops such as the five-color reserve and the Taidao team. As for the garrison ashigaru, it is the strength of each city according to the proportion of the population and stone height of the territory under its jurisdiction, except for spring ploughing and autumn harvest, the rest of the time must be uniformly trained in the city to which it belongs, although the combat effectiveness is not as good as the standing ashigaru, but it is much stronger than the peasant soldiers. β
"Judging from the information I know below, the Tsugawa family's standing ashigaru and garrison ashigaru should add up to several thousand, plus the strength of the peasant soldiers and the people of the subordinate country, not to mention 20,000 people!"
"Not to mention the land of Okuwa, even if you look at the world, there are not many daimyo with such a powerful army."
"If the imperial court can get the help of the Tsugawa family, maybe it will be able to regain its former glory in the future!" Takagi Yoshitoki obviously has a high opinion of the Tsukawa family, but Takagi Yoshitoki is also telling the truth, and the current Tsugawa family really belongs to the top group of forces.
It is known that Hokkaido during this period was still the territory of the Ezo people, so today there are only three islands in the RB, namely Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Looking at the world, that is, a few forces such as Ouchi, Otomo, Mori, Niko, Hosokawa, Imagawa, Asakura, and Hojo can be compared with the Tsugawa family.
Hearing Takagi Yoshitoki's words, the chief of Saionji Temple also thought so. Just as he was about to say something, Hosokawa Naomoto, who was sitting next to him, suddenly said, "Saionji Hall, Tsugawa Hall has arrived." β
Seeing that Tsugawa Soji was coming, the chief of Saionji also stopped the discussion.
However, seeing a few unfamiliar faces suddenly appear behind Tsugawa Soji, the head of Saionji couldn't help but ask, "Tsukawa Temple, these are ......?"
"Oh!" Tsugawa Soji patted his head, and then said to the chief of Saionji, "Saionji Temple, this is the Tsugawa Gimori and Tsugawa Echichumori of the Aizugawa family, and they are the elder brothers. β
"I see!" The head of Xiyuan Temple nodded suddenly in realization, and then nodded at Tsukawa Hidemune and Tsukawa Hiromune, obviously not very interested.
And Tsugawa Hidemune and Tsukawa Hiromune had already learned the identity of the head of Saionji from Tsugawa Soji in advance, and it was obvious that the Kyoto ministers like the head of Saionji were extremely lethal to Tsugawa Hidemune, a local tyrant in the countryside. This can be seen from the eyes of Tsukawa Hidemune and Tsukawa Hiromune looking at the head of Saionji.
"My lord, everyone is ready, can the review meeting begin?" After everyone was seated, the wise ten guards came to Tsugawa Soji's side and said loudly.
Soji Tsugawa looked up at the sky, then nodded and said, "Let's start!" β
"Hah!"
"The Lord has an order, and the review begins!"
The Wise Ten Guards stood on the high platform and opened their throats and roared, and then several flags standing around the high platform suddenly raised several large flags in their hands and waved vigorously.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Knock knock! Knock knock! Knock knock! Immediately afterwards, a rapid drum beat suddenly remembered, which made the chief of Xiyuan Temple and the others tremble coldly, obviously frightened by this sudden sound.
"Wow!"
"Da Da Da!" A snow-white war horse quickly came to the bottom of the high platform, and a samurai on the war horse obviously had superb equestrian skills, and an emergency stop stopped right in front of Tsugawa Soji.
"At the Shimotsugawa family's first ashigaru review meeting, the general general Yoshikage Omura, please give an order!" On top of the war horse, Yoshiki Komura was dressed in bright red and beautiful armor, and said loudly to Soji Tsugawa with a resolute face.
Tsugawa Soji stood up suddenly, and then the military in his hand slammed forward, and then ..............
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