Seeing that a trace of panic flashed in the eyes of the two of them, the clan knew that what he said was a bit heavy, and if he made the two of them feel that they were planning to unload the mill and kill the donkey, it would be contrary to the original intention.

In order to keep the atmosphere from being so solemn, I only heard the clan say relaxedly: "Hey, I said where did you two think about it, your lord seems to be broad-minded, if you think about it again, don't blame me for being polite." ”

Seeing that the lord smiled and scolded after speaking, the two finally relaxed, the lord's words were enough to prove that he did not want to do anything to the retainers, and for them, this was enough.

"The subordinates don't dare, and ask the lord to forgive the sin." Although he didn't dare to say it, his face was relaxed.

"Okay, you two don't talk nonsense, hurry up and answer my question." And when the clan asked questions, Honda Masanobu and Sanada Masayuki also frowned again, not because the two of them still had any doubts, but because the two of them really didn't know what to say, and there was nothing to say.

It is true that the two of them are known to be intelligent, but they are all used to march and fight, and when it comes to system reform, I am afraid that even the half-baked man of Murai Sadakatsu is much stronger than them, and if the clan throws this same problem to Hosokawa Fujitaka, then he will definitely be able to say a lot of suggestions.

Of course, the clan still knows the two military advisors in the family, and he already has the answer in his heart, and this question is just to lead out the thoughts in his heart.

After a long while, I heard the clan say: "In order to ensure the long-term stability of the family, it will prosper forever." I have an idea to leave you two behind, just to ask you to help me think about the feasibility of this matter. ”

"Subordinates are listening."

"Sanada Masayuki said it right just now, the reason why Xia Keshang happens frequently is because the power of the retainers under his command is too heavy, so it is too easy for the main family to be overwhelmed, but if the retainers under his command are profitable. can't help but be rewarded, but the status that can be promoted is only a few levels, once it reaches the top. Then the only thing that can be used for rewards is land.

Maybe there aren't too many retainers in this generation, but as long as a few generations come down, then the territory will increase. The strength will also become more and more powerful, and this is the source of trouble.

If you want to solve it, it is actually not difficult to get there, in addition to the samurai's strength, the only thing they value is identity and fame, so they can put more effort into this area. ”

Speaking of which, the clan saw that Honda Masanobu and Sanada Masayuki were in deep thought, so he paused a little to give them some time to digest what he had just said.

When the two of them lifted their heads. Clan Zongcai continued: "Presumably, the two military divisions should have some understanding of the Ming Kingdom across the sea, and the previous dynasties, including the Ming Kingdom, all had a title system, I think, if such a system can be used." It should work out pretty well.

As far as I know, the title is divided into five levels: duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male. And in each level is divided into three classes, if you use the title as a reward, it will greatly alleviate the dilemma of having nothing to seal, I don't know what the two military advisors think of my idea? ”

"Lord, this title is a little bit subordinate, but even if the title is added, if there is no corresponding treatment, then I am afraid it will be difficult to be accepted by the samurai."

After Honda Masatin finished speaking, Sanada Masayuki couldn't help but continue: "It's not just that, according to the understanding of his subordinates, this title is sealed by the emperor and his subordinates, in the Ming Kingdom or the dynasties before it, the identity of the emperor is like His Majesty the Emperor, and it is still in power, if the lord imitates it, is it a little overstepping, maybe it will attract the suspicion of the main hall, if so, then this is definitely not a good thing, please think twice." ”…,

"The two military advisors, there is some truth in what they said, but I have already thought of these two points, first of all, the samurai who are awarded the title, of course, will have the corresponding treatment, for example, the samurai who has obtained the title can not only get the corresponding Fenglu, but also if the samurai of the same status, no knighthood or a lower title, to salute the samurai with a higher title, and face the same status of a different knight, the one with the higher title can become me, and so on, these are all privileges.

Think about it, if you have the same status, but Sanada Masayuki has a slightly lower title, and Honda Masanobu has all the above privileges, would you be willing? ”

As soon as the clan sect finished speaking, he saw Sanada Masayuki quickly shook his head and said: "The subordinates absolutely don't want to, if so, the subordinates will definitely work harder, even if they can't exceed Honda-sama, but at least they must be on an equal footing with him." ”

"That's right! What I want is your words, if the family starts to implement the title system, then the retainers will be more courageous. Instead of just retainers, I also plan to give hope to my subordinates Ashigaru and ninjas, so that under this fifth-class title, in the setting of the first level of the Lord, divided into nine ranks, this title is only awarded to the meritorious Ashigaru or ninja, whoever kills a total of ten enemies can be crowned with the rank of Ninth Rank Lord, and whoever kills a total of twenty enemies will enter the first level of Lordship, and so on every ten more people killed will enter the first level of Lordship, until the seventh level, and then the two levels will need to take the enemy samurai, and the Ashgaru or Ninja who has the title of Lord of the seventh level or above, When you see a samurai who doesn't have a title, you don't have to kneel and salute, even if the other party is an elder.

And each level of the title has a corresponding Fenglu to take, in this way, it can definitely raise the combat power of the army under the command of the Great Float, although this may make the family spend a lot of money on this, but I hope that the family can be promoted to the ninth level of the ashigaru and the ninja. ”

Speaking of this, I saw that the clan clan looked at Sanada Masayuki again, and then said: "As for whether it is overstepping its authority, don't worry at all, before it is implemented, I will report this matter to the lord, I believe that with the lord's mind, he will never be suspicious of his family because of this matter." ”

As the clan thought, when Oda Nobunaga received the report from the clan, he didn't say much, it can be said that in this world, the system of each power is not nearly the same, this is completely an internal matter of the Takayama family, as long as it does not rebel, the clan loves to toss as much as it wants, and Nobunaga is too lazy to care.

When the clan finished speaking, Honda Masanobu and Sanada Masayuki basically agreed with the clan's idea, but there were also new problems in front of them, only to hear Honda Masanobu speak: "The lord's idea is good, but the subordinates want to know the way, the difficulty of the samurai to get the title, if it is too difficult, then this will not have much effect at all, and if it is too simple, then it will not be long before the samurai in the family have the duke title in their bodies, so it seems that the usefulness of the title will not be reflected."

Also, even if this generation can't get the title of first-class duke, as long as it takes several generations of hard work, it can still be achieved, and then everyone will have the same title, which seems to be no different from nothing. ”

This did not happen to the clan before, but it doesn't mean that it can stump him, the clan remembered the Qing Dynasty in China, the Qing Dynasty in order not to be like the Ming Dynasty, the prince grabbed a lot of handfuls, so they were all sealed.

The first generation named you as the prince, then the second generation of the son-in-law will be reduced to the king of the county, without merit from generation to generation to decline, the prince will be reduced to the prince of the town, and the prince of the county will not go down to the auxiliary prince, after all, the identity of the prince is much worse than the prince.

And he can completely copy it, and go down from generation to generation, until the third baron is no longer down, so that not only can solve the problem that Honda Masanobu just raised, but also allow the juniors not to slack off, which is completely killing two birds with one stone. …,

When the clan said what was in his heart, Honda Masanobu and Sanada Masayuki had nothing to say.

Since the two military advisors agreed, then the next thing to talk about the fiefdom was, and the clan believed that in the current war, it was completely unrealistic to directly replace the land with a title, so he had to guess a compromise solution.

I only heard him speak: "As for the fiefdom, I also have a new plan, that is, the territory can be rewarded as usual, and the income from the land will also belong to the samurai, but the dominance will be owned by the master, so that the occurrence of civil strife can be avoided to the greatest extent, and the army will not be dispersed, giving the enemy the possibility of breaking through, I don't know what the two military advisors think." ”

"If the lord does this, then his subordinates think that they will definitely be subject to the resistance they have done before."

"This is for sure, there are not many retainers in the family now, and there are only those who know how to act, and there are only Omiya Keiren, Watanabe Shoutsuna, and the three of Uinejima, but if you wait for the development of the family, and then want to implement it, it will not be so easy, once someone chooses to betray for this matter, then the blow to the family is undoubtedly huge, so if you want to implement it, you can only take advantage of the present, as long as the existing retainers of the family accept this new system first, then you can let the samurai who join the family accept it later, so as to achieve the purpose of a smooth transition."

"But has the lord ever thought about how to face the power of the wealthy clan who will join the family in the future, no matter how big or small the power of the hao clan is, but most of them regard the land as their life, if the lord deprives them of the control of the land under their rule, then when the lord fights, I am afraid that more than eighty percent of the wealthy clan will not choose to submit, which will have a very serious impact on the family's war."

"Although the words are good, if you look at them from two aspects, although the power of the Hao clan will lose control of the land after returning to their own family, but in the same way, when the family fights in the future, they will not need to go out to the army.

I believe that they should know as a wealthy family that because of their usual style, it is difficult to gain the trust of the lord, and most of the daimyo will let them and their military forces as the forefront, every time they fight, the greatest casualties are often these wealthy families, and if they are loyal to their own family, then such a situation will not appear, as long as their own family survives, then they can be a rich man in a down-to-earth manner. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )