In the council hall of Kishiyue City, everyone was discussing the expansion of the Luo family's army.\\

"How's the situation with the trolls?" After discussing the issue of the Artillery Team, Masara continued to ask.

"In addition to the original Sashi family naval army that surrendered to the family, the family currently has 30 ships, 120 Xiaozao, 15 Dutch ships, 12 merchant ships, more than 150 rattan cards, and 113 sailors," Sun Goro immediately reported.

"Hmm" Masato nodded, and after pondering for a while, he said, "Expand the navy to two hundred, with one hundred as a team, and divide it into two navy teams." ”

"Your Highness, is there too many of the navy?" Kosuke said.

"Hehe, Akabane, you can make an explanation" Masarashi smiled slightly, and instructed Shinnosuke Akabane.

"Yes, Your Highness," Shinnosuke Akabane bowed to receive the order, "Ladies and gentlemen. The territory of the family faces the sea on three sides, and the safety of the territory cannot be guaranteed by the strength of the land alone; In addition, there are still many pirates along the coast, and if you want to ensure the safety of your territory, you need the navy to keep these pirates out of your territory, move the battlefield to the sea, and reduce the damage to your territory caused by war; In addition, it seems that the family has reached an alliance with several merchants, and a strong naval force is indispensable to ensure the smooth development of maritime trade. In the end, the Bona family, who was forced to flee to Iki Island, still had a naval force that could not be underestimated, so the naval army of the family must have enough strength to suppress the opponent's naval army. ”

"I see," the retainers suddenly realized.

"The navy is divided into two teams, each team has 15 ships, 60 small mornings, more than 70 rattan cards, and a navy of 100 people. The first team was led by Sun Goro and Murakami Takashi, and the second team was led by Noda Kazuhei and Guna Tong. As for the Dutch ships and merchant ships, they are unified and managed by the government affairs department Dongxiang Pingji, and they will be transferred in times of war, do you have any objections? Masahiro decided later.

"The ministers are willing to serve His Highness to the death," the four people who were appointed immediately received the order. Among these four people, Murakami and Su Natong can be said to have been promoted, while the other two have kept their positions, which can be said to be very happy.

"Your Highness, the family's standing ashigaru has suffered heavy casualties this time, are you considering expanding it?" Shigemasa Yoshida suggested.

"That's what I'm going to do," Masarashi nodded, "I'm going to increase the number of standing ashigaru members in each team from the original fifty to two hundred. One hundred and fifty spears and fifty bows and arrows. "The reason why there are so few bows and arrows is in number. It takes as little as a year to train a bow. It will take two or three years for a long time, so it is not easy to find a suitable ruler from a population of more than 30,000 people, and the number of people will naturally be less.

"Huh?" "What? ”

As soon as Masahiro's words came out, all the retainers were taken aback. They are ready to expand the number of standing ashigaru in Zhengliang, but the estimate in their hearts is only about 100 people per team. Who knew that the number of people in Lu Dao Zhengliang increased to two hundred all of a sudden, which really frightened them.

"Your Highness, with so many people increasing all at once, I'm afraid that the combat effectiveness of each team has dropped a lot," Onishi Kuniji immediately admonished.

"Break up the original Ashigaru teams that have not been promoted to samurai, and assign them to the four teams as the newly recruited Ashigaru group leaders," Masarashi had already thought about this, and immediately said after hearing Onishi Kuniji's words, "Let these team leaders lead the newly arrived Ashigaru to train." On a monthly basis, regular assessments are conducted every month. Those with good grades will be rewarded more, and those with poor grades will be deducted from a certain amount of money from everyone in the entire group. ”

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that this will not guarantee the combat effectiveness of the newly formed team," Togo Heiji also spoke.

"You have three months to train on the integration of the newly formed team," Masa said, looking at the leaders of the three ashigaru teams.

"Your Highness means that there will be no new wars in our family for at least three months?" This time, it was Kizo Shigetuda who heard the meaning of Masayo's words.

"Well, after this battle, my family needs to recuperate. It is indeed not appropriate to carry out any major joint battles, if there is an external strong attack, the family only needs to hold the checkpoint to "Zhengliang's words set the tone for the next key work of the territory.

When all the retainers heard this, they all nodded secretly. The territory has expanded so much at once, and it really should be digested. And such cold weather, if it is not a last resort, otherwise it is indeed not suitable for war.

"According to His Highness's request, after the expansion of the army, the main family will have 100 cloaks, 100 low-ranking samurai, 50 scouts, 20 Black Hawks, 300 firefighters, 200 sailors, and 800 standing ashigaru, for a total of 1,300 troops," Akabane Shinnosuke counted.

"Well, Your Highness. Such a military situation, with the family's high income of more than 50,000 stones, can still barely be maintained," Togo Heiji said. The implication is, Your Highness, please don't expand the army anymore, otherwise the territory will not be able to afford it.

"In the event of a war, if we temporarily mobilize some peasants, we should be able to deal with the threats that our family may be facing at the moment," Kuniji Osai mused.

"Since that's the case, it's decided," Masarashi said with a final word, "Kuniji, the matter of recruiting troops will be left to you, and Akuta, as well as Sasuke of the Luo clan, Masahide of the Luo clan, and Shingoro of the Luo clan will assist you in this matter." The newly recruited ashigaru will train in a recruit camp in the Notaka Mountains for a month before being assigned to various teams. "Roche Sasuke, Roche Masahide, and Roche Shingoro came out of the territorial patrol team led by Masara himself, and they are quite familiar with the unique training methods of the Roche family, and it is most suitable for them to organize the training. And Ah Gu Da is purely to let it serve as a deterrent to new recruits. Such a big guy, coupled with that one-of-a-kind mace, really scares people out of their hearts without having to fight.

As for the boot camp, it was Masashi who was going to temporarily gather some of the former Luo family's standing ashigaru who were injured in the battle and could no longer participate in the battle to form training captains to train these ashigaru. Familiar with the training methods of the Roche family and having also been on the battlefield, they are the best candidates for instructors. And in order to avoid the training method being spread out, Masashi chose the location of the training camp in a relatively wide wooded area located in the Nodakayama. Cut down the woods and use them as a training ground.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the following is the adjustment of the garrisons of each team" After finalizing the details of the army expansion, Masahiro shouted again.

The retainers immediately listened intently.

"The headquarters of the Fourth Standing Ashigaru Brigade are Karatsu Castle and Nanayama Castle in Karatsu Bay. Commander Kinoshita Masanao, military commander Fu Roshi Sasuke" Masarashi said, pointing to the sand-shaped map that had been improvised on the side, "Note that less than a mile away from Nanayama Castle is one of the coastal mountain roads that Chikuzen has entered Hizen, so be sure to pay close attention to the situation in this place. At present, the city of Seven Mountains has been abandoned for a long time, and when you get there, you will immediately build it. The mission of the fourth team from now on is to guard against threats from the Harada family on the other side of the mountain. ”

"Yes, Your Highness," Kinoshita Masanao and Roshi Sasuke immediately leaned over to receive the order.

"The second standing ashigaru team is stationed in Huzi Castle. The commander Tomohisa Oishi, the military commander Fu Luo Masahide" Masarashi said, pointing to the location of the Higashi Matsuura Peninsula, "The mission is to ensure the safety of the entire Higashi Matsuura Peninsula along the coast, and watch out for the scattered infiltration of pirates. ”

"Yes, Your Highness" Tomohisa Oishi and Masahide Roshi also immediately leaned over to receive the order.

"The third standing ashigaru team is based in Lion City. Commander Yoshida Shigemasa, military commander Roche Shigoro" Masarashi said, pointing to the Lion City on the map, "The mission is to guard against the invasion of various powerful people from Higashima. ”

"Yes, Your Highness," Shigemasa Yoshida and Shigoro Roche commanded.

"The headquarters of the first standing ashigaru team is Richeng, which is temporarily led by Ming Feng Xiuzheng, and is responsible for guarding against the invasion of Nishimatsuura and Southwest Hizen."

"Yes, Your Highness, Your Majesty will definitely live up to your expectations," Ming Fengxiu leaned over and said.

"The low-level samurai team is stationed in the Notaka Mountain Lord's Mansion, and it is temporarily led by Akuta," Masarashi continued, "The headquarters of the Fire Order Team is also the Notaka Mountain Lord's Mansion, and Andel is in charge of it. ”

Hearing the order, Aguta and Andel immediately took the order.

Nogaoshan will still be the logistics center of the Luo family for a period of time in the future, with Togo Heiji and Liu Le in charge of government affairs, Daisai Kuniji in charge of intelligence and security, and Kosuke in charge of materials still handling affairs at the lord's mansion. As the lair of the detective and the black eagle, plus the low-level samurai team and the fire army guard, it is enough to ensure that the place is foolproof.

"The first team of the navy, led by Sun Goro and Murakami Matsuri, is stationed in the harbor of the former Hakata Navy in Karatsu Bay, and is responsible for the defense of the coastal waters from Karatsu Bay to Kabe Island in Huji Bay, mainly to guard against some pirates along the coast and the threat of sea forces from Iki and Chikuzen," Masarashi said, pointing to the map, "In addition, be careful to collect a certain amount of tolls from merchant ships passing through the waters where my family is located, and ensure the safety of these ships." However, no unauthorized vessels are allowed to dock. ”

"The second detachment of the navy, commanded by Noda Kazubei and Kanatsu, is based in Itaya Bay, and is responsible for the defense of the sea area along the coast from Kabe Island in Yoshiwan to the western territory of the Matsuura Peninsula in the east of the main family, focusing on the pirates of Takashima and Fukushima and the Matsuura family navy in the direction of Hirado, and no unauthorized ships are allowed to enter this area," Masara continued.

Sun Goro, Murakami Solemn, Noda Kazubing, and Guna Tong all received orders.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for my family to blockade the coastal waters, especially not allowing ships in the direction of Karatsu Bay to dock," Shinnosuke Akabane asked.

"No, the policy of blockade must continue, and as for the things you are worried about affecting the flow of merchant ships, I have already thought of a solution, and this is it," Masarashi said, pointing to Kabe Island in Yokko Bay.

"Your Highness is going to use this place as a place for non-family merchant ships to dock?" Shinnosuke Akabane said......)

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