"Then why do you think that now is the time for the world to be unified?" Shigetaka Matsui asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Since the beginning of the Ouchi family Kamiraku, each family has begun to pay attention to the accumulation of their own strength, the war between the daimyo and the wealthy clan is continuous, and the original samurai family is constantly being merged, and the big forces are constantly emerging, and the so-called overlord is getting stronger and stronger, and its power is getting bigger and bigger, so I think the merger of the world has begun.

Uncle, I'll tell you the truth, at this point in time, I can't be sure of the specific time of this specific unification, and I can't be sure whether this process of unification has really begun, so maybe not necessarily, but no matter what, the family must be strong. ”

"You're right."

"So uncle, my Kuroda family not only has to be strong, but also has to get to that position. This family is still just a wealthy family of Harima Country, but it is easy to say, and now this family is the largest force in the world. If the family begins to rest on its laurels at this time, and two-thirds of the world is still in the hands of others, once a more transcendent force appears, what will be the outcome of the family at that time, has my uncle thought about it? Kuroda asked.

"It is bound to be exterminated, no matter how strong the family is, it will still be exterminated." Matsui thought for a moment before speaking.

"That's it, so now that we are in such a situation, there is no way back for the family, and the family only has two choices now, either continue to walk, or it will be destroyed." Kuroda said with squinted eyes.

"Hey! Officers and soldiers! ”

"Uncle."

"After listening to you, I'm feeling a little heavy now, and it seems like I'm still too relaxed. I talked to my second brother about this during the New Year. ”

"Second uncle." Kuroda said with some surprise.

"Hey! The second brother and I talked for a long time at the time, and they were all talking about the future of the Kuroda family, and he mentioned that there was no way out for the family now, but to be honest, I didn't take it seriously at the time. Now that even you have said so, it seems to me that I am really wrong, don't worry! I already know everything you said, and I understand the importance of it. You can leave Zhou and Chang to me with confidence, and when the army comes, I guarantee that Zhou and Chang will be what you want. Matsui Shigetaka said with a smile.

"Then thank you, uncle."

"Wine ...... Wine...... Wine. At this time, Imate Yuji shouted loudly.

The two glanced back at Ide Tomoji, only to see that he was still lying on the wine table, and it turned out that he was just shouting a word of wine, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Officers and soldiers! It's all for the Kuroda family, what's there to thank for, but for the development of Zhou and Chang, you have to give me a clue, what do you want it to become, so I can show my hands and feet! Matsui Shigetaka said with a smile.

"Uncle said with a smile, first of all, it must be food, when the time comes, the army that will go out of Kitakyushu is estimated to be about 20,000 people, and it is mainly based on the core elite of the family, supplemented by the army of my uncle, 20,000 people is not a small number, even if it is responsible for the family with sufficient food and grass and no problems with logistics and supply, it is definitely not a small number for people to eat and chew every day. It is because the two states of Zhou and Chang must become the bridgehead of their own family to attack Kyushu, so they must bear the strategy after the attack, which means that the two states must have sufficient food reserves. ”

"There is no problem with hoarding food, and I will do my best to do it, but how do I proceed with agriculture as a foundation? But if this is the case, how to increase the existing yields in the two countries is a very serious question, can we use agricultural technology that crops three crops in two years? Matsui asked.

The Kuroda family used the technique of double cropping in the five countries of Harima, Tajima, Inaba, Bizen, and Bichugo, but in the later territories, they still used the original technique of one year, but they still taught the technique of intensive farming, so they still increased their yields.

The technology of three crops in two years is definitely not the most advanced technology of the Kuroda family, because there is still a technology of two crops in one year. But the reason why Matsui Shigetaka proposed to use two years and three crops is because now the Kuroda family has put this agricultural technology in place, and it has become the first-level secret of the entire Kuroda family, and this degree Matsui Shigetaka still knows.

Now that Kuroda Vocational High School has given him such an important task, he also knows the importance of the Kuroda family's attack on Kyushu, and he also knows the importance of Kyushu for the Kuroda family to get to that position, so he still attaches more importance to food.

"Try not to use such agricultural technology! Other intensive farming can be used, but rotational cultivation is an important secret of the family, and now only Harima Province, Bizen Province, Bichugoku, Tajima Province, and Inaba Province use this technique. In other places, the original irrigation method is still used, but when it comes to farming, the management of crops is more careful. ”

"If we don't use the technology of three crops in two years, even if the current grain output increases, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Zhou and Chang to maintain the consumption of 20,000 troops!" Matsui Shigetaka said with some embarrassment.

"Uncle, in fact, I didn't say it clearly enough, the conquest of Kyushu does not mean that all the grain and grass are completely supplied by Zhou and Changzhou. I mean that these two countries will provide as much as possible, because there is relevant information, so I also know the grain production of these two countries, and it is not very easy to get these two countries to provide the grain and grass for the entire Kyushu expedition, even if it is two crops a year and hoarding for three or five years.

My purpose is only to let the two states of Zhou and Chang provide more, because if the grain and grass are transported from Harima Country, the various losses of grain and grass during the period, as well as the consumption of transportation soldiers, will be a large number, and in order to reduce this unnecessary loss of supplies caused by transportation, if my uncle can raise three or four achievements of the estimated military rations before the two countries can conquer. ”

"Three to four percent of the military rations, if that's all, then I'm much more relieved. Hundreds of thousands of stones is a big number, but I will try to do it, if it is more, I am afraid I will not be able to finish it. After that, I will tear down all the unnecessary cities in my territory, develop the mountain terraces and coastal tidal flats, strengthen the rivers and coastal embankments, and build roads, but in this case, I will need a lot of labor. ”