As soon as the reward was over, Tsugawa Soji paused for a moment, and then said, "Next, which retainer has anything to say?" ”

After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, he looked at the retainers in the palace. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because this evaluation is not only a simple reward for the retainers, but also a summary of the past year and a plan for next year. Soji Tsugawa was eager to hear what his retainers had to say.

Without much to say, Hu Shi Yisheng, who was sitting on the outermost side, spoke, "My lord, my subordinates have something to report." ”

"What?"

Yoshimori Totoki straightened his seat, and then said, "This winter is colder than in previous years. It has been snowing heavily in Umezawa Castle for several days, and the heads of several villages outside Umezawa Castle have found their subordinates, saying that many of the lords are short of warm clothing, and yesterday two of the lords were frozen to death at home. ”

"My lord, there is also such a situation in the inner city of the lower valley, but it is not as serious as that of Lord Toshi, although the weather is also unusually cold, but no one has been found to freeze to death." Yauchi Castle Daino Nobita also spoke.

"So serious?" Soji Tsugawa said in surprise, "Where else is there such a situation?" ”

After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, Tozawa Moriyoshi also hurriedly said, "The same is true for the area around Tazawa Castle. ”

"Komatsuyama Castle is similar." The rotten wood is also in line with the Tao.

"Anything else?" Soji Tsugawa continued to ask.

After confirming that only these places were confirmed, Tsugawa Soji said "um" and said slowly, "It seems that there is only such a situation in the northern region of the family, fortunately." ”

It is normal for people to freeze to death in winter, especially in Senhoku County or the Ou area, where winter is very cold. Snow is normal, but in winter, the mountains are covered with heavy snow and the rivers freeze. Many people are extremely short of winter clothes and other materials to protect themselves from the cold, so it is normal for them to freeze to death from time to time.

However, it is impossible for Tsugawa Soji to ignore these things. After all, these leaders are also from the Tsugawa family, and now they are only 2 people who have frozen to death, and if it takes a while, I am afraid that more people will be frozen to death, which is a big loss for the Tsugawa family, and Tsugawa Soji obviously doesn't want to see such a thing happen.

"So, guys, do you have any solutions to this matter?" Soji Tsugawa then asked.

After a while, Tozawa Masashige spoke, "My lord, in the memory of your subordinates, such incidents often occur in the northern part of Xianbei County. But to solve such a problem, it is not an overnight thing, and it is very expensive. ”

"If you want to avoid freezing to death, you can either distribute warm clothes to the people or distribute cold materials, but either way, it is not something that my family can afford."

Indeed, the Tsugawa family now has so many people that if they distribute clothes or supplies, they don't know how much money they will invest. Such a thing would not be done by either Tsugawa Soji or the leaders of other forces. It's thankless, after all, they are all lowly "pariahs", as long as they don't die too much, the impact is not great.

So when something like this happened before, basically no one bothered about it.

However, Soharu Tsugawa is a time-traveler after all, and his thinking is fundamentally different from that of people of this era.

"What about the others? Any other proposals? Soji Tsugawa did not answer immediately, but set his sights on the other retainers.

However, among the current retainers of the Tsugawa family, with the exception of Tozawa Masashige and Tozawa Moritsuna, they are basically from the grassroots, and it is the first time they have encountered these things, so there are no good proposals at all.

Just when Tsugawa Soji was quite disappointed, the wise Shibei, who had just joined the Tsugawa family, said, "My lord, there should be a lot of timber in my family's territory, and you can send each castle to cut down some timber and sell it to the people at a low price, or exchange it for grain." In this way, the people can not only have winter supplies, but also have no loss for the family. ”

"However, the people are not very wealthy, so how can they pay for the purchase of wood for their own family?" Ogasawara Shinshi said when he pursued the economy.

Wise Shibei smiled and said, "This is easy to do, anyone who has a male in the family who is the family's standing ashigaru and peasant soldiers, can get some materials for free, and these materials are converted into food and deducted from the annual salaries of ashigaru and peasant soldiers." However, if there is no male who is from his own family, he can temporarily skip the money and grain, and change it to the second year. When the harvest comes in the autumn next year, it's not too late to collect it. ”

"Well, what the Ten Guards said is indeed a solution!" Soji Tsugawa nodded in satisfaction. Now that there is no war in the Tsugawa family, and the winter is cold, it is better to send the ashigaru people out to cut down trees, and you can also exercise.

"Yes, my lord, the ashigaru of this family has never had the experience of acting under the severe cold, and there are not many warm clothes for the ashigaru in the collar of the family, I'm afraid this matter is not so easy to do!" Saigo Kizo also spoke at this time.

Tsugawa Soji thought about it, but still said resolutely, "It is precisely because of inexperience that common sense is required." As for the lack of warm clothes, you can hurry up the production, and the standing light of the family must ensure that one piece per person. ”

"But that's a lot of money." Saigo Muzao said painfully.

Soharu Tsugawa replied, "There are some places that cannot be saved, and this is related to the combat effectiveness of Ashigaru, so you can't be sloppy!" ”

"It's common sense that you can't fight in winter, but our family must have the determination to break this common sense!" Soji Tsugawa said loudly, "Everyone, just imagine. In the cold winter, everyone thought that it was impossible to fight, but at this time, the ashigaru of the main family already had the ability to fight in winter, and suddenly appeared under the enemy castle, and the castle was not at your fingertips? ”

"So, this year's cold is a good start. I don't have any requirements for my family's peasant soldiers, but my family's standing equipment is very light, so I must start to increase my training in winter. I don't want to be able to adapt to winter operations this year, I just want the ashigaru to be able to have a certain combat effectiveness in such an environment! ”

"Hah!"

"So be it! The castles in the northern part of the family, such as Yauchi Castle, Komatsuyama Castle, Shiraiwa, Tazawa Castle, and Umezawa Castle, were unified by the castles of each castle and were led by the joyo of each castle, and trees were cut down for heating. Farmers who have ashigaru participation in their families can receive corresponding materials according to the number of people, and those who do not have male participation will be provided to them for free for the time being, and will be charged again in the following year. Soji Tsugawa said loudly, "In addition, all the families of the ashigaru and peasant soldiers who were killed and seriously injured in the previous battles of the family will be given free wood and warm clothing. ”

"Saigo Kizo, Ogasawara Yasunaga, this matter will be left to the two of you. The corresponding ordinances were published as soon as possible and posted in various villages in the northern part of Seonbuk County. ”

"Hah!" Saigo Kizo and Ogasawara Yasunaga hurriedly replied.