Chapter 19: Quelling Civil Strife (Part II)
Listening to Ishikawa Hissataka's persuasion, Masahiro frowned slightly, as if he was a little unhappy, he would not have a low IQ to believe that Ishikawa Hissataka was out of a sincere desire to protect the interests of the Ichijo Sect in Kibi Shikoku, but no matter from the point of view of faith, the Astronomical Hokke Rebellion is imminent, and from the perspective of personal gains and losses, Misaku has always made it impossible for people everywhere to put their minds down to farm, and spring ploughing has been affected by different sizes, and Takamatsu Castle is no exception. This article was written by......
Zhengheng stood up, walked to the front of Yutu, and said lightly: "I raised troops in Tang Song, and swept through the four kingdoms of Jibei in just a few years. I understand that it is difficult to fight the world, and it is even more difficult to sit in the world, and today the sect has always ignored the suffering of the people, and rioted in the spring ploughing season for its own desires, and it has been pacified in a short period of time. β
Yeshan Yichao could hear the grievances in Zhengheng's heart, and said in a rather stern tone: "The lord, the ministers and others followed the lord to start from the end of the micro, worked hard, worked hard, protected the people in times of danger, and blessed the hearts of the people of heaven and earth, he is really a rare great man in the world." β
Zhengheng was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that Noyama Yoshichao, who had always been known for his strict sΓΉ, would also pat himself on the back, and his face did not change, his expression was strict, and he looked at Noyama Yosaki and said: "Daisuke Miyauchi praised it falsely, didn't I come to you today to discuss how to deal with Misakukoku's always been a mess?" β
Noyama Yoshito, Taoshan Masayo, Kiyokawa Hengxiu, Akagi Takao, Miyahara Masashige, and Ishikawa Hisataka are all in the same place, and whenever Masahiro is in such a tone, there is a moment of heavy decision. They all watched Zhengheng's every move.
Masahiro pointed to one town after another on the map. said teasingly: "Don't look at our Date family's majesty outside. However, it is ironic that in order to maintain the rule of these towns, it is necessary to maintain order with the hearts of local merchants. β
Akagi Takao looked up and asked, "Does the lord mean to take in the heart stick?!" β
Zhengheng shook his head with a solemn face, and said in a deep voice: "The town and city organizations are attentive to the sticks, and the villages are organized to protect the village guards, and they have weapons in their hands, which provides a material basis for the instigation of the rebellion by the Sect, if the weapons are collected from the people." There will be less strife and less killing. β
The generals heard that Zhengheng re-mentioned the sword hunting order, the sword hunting order is not a new thing, and it was proposed once after the pacification of China, but it was delayed by Maori Yuan, and then after the war of Nizi Qingjiu, it has not been officially implemented.
When it comes to the sword hunting order, we have to mention the separation of soldiers and peasants that was extended after the sword hunting order, which was to separate the samurai and soldiers from the countryside and agriculture and organize them into groups dedicated to ruling and fighting, so that they could live under the castle of the daimyo.
The system of separation of soldiers and peasants. The benefits are obvious, and the unitary rule of the Sengoku Daimyo is greatly strengthened. It had the absolute power to transfer fiefs to its subordinate generals, thus separating the samurai from the lands they had lived in for generations. At the same time, samurai and soldiers who were out of production could train and fight for many years and become professional soldiers. The peasants, who were relieved of the burden of military service, were firmly bound to the land, and as long as they produced and cultivated for the lord and served as labor, the economy of the domain would develop smoothly.
Maintaining a standing army requires a lot of money, and for the Sengoku Daimyo, who relied heavily on the agricultural economy, it would be self-defeating for the daimyo and his retainers to starve themselves and maintain a standing army in the event of a large-scale harvest failure in their territory.
In the Warring States Period, only Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi really implemented the system of separating soldiers and peasants in the Warring States Period, and when they implemented it, their status as the people of the world had been basically determined.
On that day, when Masahiro wanted to implement the system of separating soldiers and peasants, Noyama Masatomo once directly admonished once, and none of the people present agreed, of course, they were not for personal gains and losses, but for the sake of the Date family and Date Masahiro.
Today, Zhengheng's old words were brought up again, but Noyama Yoshitomo did not stand up, he frowned, as if he was thinking about something.
Just when everyone was pondering how to deal with this matter, Qinghe Hengxiu stood up: "My lord, the ministers agreed to implement the sword hunting order today, and the ministers are worried about nothing more than two points, one is that the Date family's finances cannot maintain the training and combat of a standing army, and the other is that they are worried about the instability of the powerful people in Bigo, Bizen, Misaku, Harima and other places. β
After a pause, seeing the encouraging gaze of Zhengheng, Qinghe Hengxiu's confidence increased greatly, he looked around, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and continued: "You all know that in February this year, Miyazawa-kun defeated the attacking Maori Takakei on the bank of the Numata River, and the rank that was killed was placed outside Yoshida-gun Mountain Castle, which not only shocked the people of Yoshida-gun Mountain Castle, but also frightened the people of Bigo Province, so that in a short period of time, Bigo was not worried. In March, people outside Heshan City were rolling, and if there was still opposition in the country, wouldn't you be afraid that the knife of the Date family would be unfavorable. As for Bizen and Harima, are you still worried? β
At this point, the content of the ministers' admonitions that day was self-defeating, and everyone looked at each other, but they didn't expect Shimizu Hengxiu to say the head of the way, Ishikawa Hisataka asked in a deep voice: "So how to solve the financial problem?" β
Qinghe Hengxiu pretended to be a scoundrel and said: "I am a military general, how do I know how to solve the finances, you have to ask Akagi-kun, he is in charge of finance." "I am a military general, so Ishikawa Hissataka almost fell and punched the cotton.
Zhengheng pondered slightly, glanced at Qingshui Hengxiu, and nodded slowly, Zhengheng fully trusted Qinghe Hengxiu's ability. Looking at Akagi Takao to the side, he said in a deep voice: "Akagi, let's report to you about the special products of our Date family." β
Hearing Zhengheng's question, Akagi Takao knew that he should speak, and after a deep sigh, he said slowly: "Yes, my lord, due to the improvement of the production system, the production efficiency has been greatly increased, and the production of weapons has increased by four to five times, due to the insufficient source of iron ore, so that the monthly production of 500 katanas, 30,000 feather arrows, and more than 100 bronze armor is now produced, and it is reported that there is a medium-sized iron mine in Bizen country, and if the situation is true, the output will be doubled." β
Five hundred swords, 30,000 feather arrows, and one hundred bronze armor can be doubled, and everyone involuntarily took a breath of cool air, if this is the case, I am afraid that it will not take long to be able to make the Date army change its outfit, once the change of clothes is completed, there will be a brand new army in front of people, maybe this is where the confidence of Zhengheng lies.
Akagi Takao did not stop because everyone's breathing was heavier, he continued: "You all know that the production of weapons can be produced on the assembly line, but it is difficult to do iron cannons, and due to unskill, there are many defective products, but it can still be maintained at more than 30 shots per month, and the number will continue to increase as the technology becomes proficient. β
When Noyama Masachao heard that the iron cannons could be produced for his own use, and there were about 100 of them per month, he interrupted: "Akagi-kun, how many iron cannons does my family have now?" β
Akagi Takao glanced at Zhengheng, saw Zhengheng's willingness, and replied: "Now the number of equipment in this family is three hundred and fifty iron cannons, borrowing Tennoji House to sell more than sixty iron cannons to Kinai Haoqiang defective products per month, and now the mainstream of iron cannons in Jiegang is the iron cannon from Saga, the price of an iron cannon is about one hundred and fifty kan, due to the range and power and there is still a gap with it, but it can still be maintained at about 100 kan, and this alone brings the family an income of six or seven thousand kan per month." β
Noyama Masaki heard Akagi Takao's answer, his face turned red for a while, he didn't expect the price of an iron cannon to be so expensive, he glanced at everyone, and continued to listen to Akagi Takao's answer: "And last year, after the sweep of Mori Takamoto, the salt works in the Kurashiki area were destroyed in the Yan zhΓ²ng, and after the lord's suggestion, he proposed the method of drying salt in the sea flats to obtain edible salt, which was successful in one fell swoop, and then purified into white salt, and now the white salt that floods Kibi Shikoku is produced by the salt works in the Kurashiki area. "Assembly line production and salt purification method are regarded as the welfare of the traverser, and Zhengheng is no exception to transform them into his own Mingchuang zΓ o, which slowly reverses the financial pressure of the Date family.
Zhengheng said in a deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, the sword, the iron cannon, and the white salt, any of which can be transported to Hakata Port can obtain a lot of wealth from the Tang merchants, and even the copper ore under the squeeze can also obtain huge profits from the hands of the Tang merchants, so the only thing to consider now is the passage safety of the Seto Inland Sea." β
Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Mashiro continued: "In order to obtain the waterways of the Seto Inland Sea, it is necessary to defeat the Murakami naval army and acquire the coastal lands of the Seto Inland Sea. β
Fortunately, the Date family is a young family, and the entire family was founded by Zhengheng alone, and has absolute power in the Date family, after convincing everyone present, coupled with the deterrent power of the rolling heads, no one will dare to resist the implementation of the sword hunting order.
After talking about the big things, Zhengheng's mood suddenly improved a lot, the implementation of the sword hunting order for the rule of the Date family did more advantages than disadvantages, and the road to the unification of the Warring States Daimyo took another big step, he looked around at everyone and said, "The negotiation between the family and the Ichisujong has become imperative. A few years ago, I got news from Kinai that Miyoshi Chokei attacked the rebel general Akutagawa Sunjuro, and after Akutagawa Yamajo ran out of ammunition, Sunjuro surrendered, and Nagakei took Akutagawa Yamajo as his residence. As you all know, the head of the Ichijo sect, Honganji Temple, is located in the stone mountain of Settsu Province, and the side of the couch does not allow others to snore, and it is rumored that Akutagawa Sunjuro believes in the Ichijo sect, and there is a figure of the Tsunemune behind his betrayal. β
Zhengheng glanced at Miyahara Masashige and asked, "Tanba, do you have a suitable candidate?" (To be continued......)
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