different warring states of japan

Chapter 705 Echigo On Water Conservancy

Shiba Yoshigin withdrew his thoughts, and said gently to Ina Chuji.

"Li Jiaji praised you so much in the letter that I couldn't believe it.

Since she sent her to serve as my entourage, then I will come to test you. "

The ruling structure of the Wu family is a feudal system, and the retainers of the vassals are not the vassals of the lord, and there is a layer of affiliation in the middle.

The lord sends retainers to assist the samurai under his command, called Yori, such as Takenaka Shigeharu sent by Oda Nobunaga to Hashiba Hideyoshi.

The vassals sent their servants to serve the princess, known as companions, such as Ina Chuji, who was sent by Maeda Toshiie to serve Yoshihiro.

Ina Chuji waited with bated breath, seeing the famous Shiba Kennobu, seeing his more handsome appearance than the legend, she was so nervous that her hands and feet were cold.

But Maeda Toshiie has already helped her build the ladder to climb up, and she doesn't want to lose the chain at a critical moment.

So, answer seriously.

"Please give instruction from the imperial platform."

Yiyin waved his hand and smiled.

"Relax, I don't know how to eat people.

Toshika Hime said that you are proficient in water conservancy, what do you think of the cultivation of the Echigo Plain? "

Since ancient times, farming and water conservancy have not separated family members. If water conservancy experts don’t know how to farm, wouldn’t it be a joke to drown the seedlings?
When Ina Tadaji saw Yoshigin asking her about her old business, she lifted her spirits and said.

"Go back to Odaisho, it's bad."

Yiyin saw that her ordinary appearance suddenly seemed to be shining brightly. Is this his confidence in his ability?
"Oh? What's wrong?"

Ina Chuji said solemnly.

"When I was in Sanhe, I heard that the Echigo Plain is vast and fertile, and it can be called the second largest in the Eastern Kingdom under the Kanto Plain.

Although passing by this time, I just glanced at it briefly, but the land was indeed wasted a lot. "

Yiyin sat up straight, with a serious face, and asked.

"how to say?"

Ina Chuji said.

"The Echigo Plain is blocked from the Kanto Plain by the mountains. In winter, the sea breeze cannot enter the inland, so we have to go around the Echigo Plain. This leads to heavy snowfall, and it is as cold as the land of Ou in the north.

Along the way, I only saw fields covered with snow, but few ditches for drainage.

Dare to ask Yutaisuo, is the land muddy and difficult to walk when the snow melts in spring? "

Yiyin nodded.

"Ruixue is in a good year, this disadvantage can be tolerated, right?"

Ina Chuji shook his head.

"The imperial platform knows only one thing, but not the other.

The heavy snow has not yet melted to keep the fields warm, and the snow water can nourish the soil and kill insects.If turned into water conservancy, it can be used to great effect, but it needs human guidance.

The back is close to the sea, and the cold spring is expected to be as cold as the severe winter.If the snow water in the field is not guided, the result will be freezing in the field, hindering spring plowing.

Frozen soil is difficult to plow, which not only wears out farm tools, but also delays farming work, which is half the effort. "

Yiyin nodded, he knew about it.Although the land in the Echigo Plain is fertile, it is not easy to cultivate, which has formed a unique and sturdy folk custom.

Generally, places with fertile land are suitable for survival, and the people are relatively gentle.Like Owari Mino, the samurai Ashgaru is not considered a strong soldier among the sixty-six countries.

But Echigo country is strange here.

On the one hand, the land is fertile and rich in products, enough to build a strong armament.On the other hand, farming is not easy, and the folk customs are fighting for fields and water, and they are extremely sturdy. Echigo Wuyong is also famous in Kanto.

Yiyin asked with interest.

"If the water conservancy is properly improved, can it change the spring farming that is plagued by snow in Echigo?"

Ina Chuji shook his head.

"How can manpower compete with heaven and earth.

What I can do is to use ditches to drain and store water, improve the frozen soil caused by the cold spring, and reduce the difficulty of farming a little. "

Yiyin nodded in approval.

This medieval era was not the industrial era that Yiyin could transform the environment in his previous life. Farming with human and animal power was very hard work.

If water conservancy construction can improve the difficulty of spring plowing a little, it will be a great progress.

It was only at this time that Yoshigin became a little interested in Ina Chuji, who was sent by Maeda Toshiie.

This ordinary-looking but confident woman talked freely, and Yiyin decided to give her a chance to express herself.

Yiyin applauded.

"You have a good eloquence, but I don't know if you can do what you say.

Echigo has a special tax law. Out of the tax burden of the six publics and the four people, two publics of grain will be returned to the local government as the cost of building local transportation and water conservancy.

I intend to send you to the second public tax rebate review, planning the construction of water conservancy projects in the Echigo Plain.

Would you like to try it? "

Ina Chuji's ability gave Yoshigin an opportunity to embellish and silently intervene in Echigo's taxation without being feared by others.

Judging from her self-report, the water conservancy in the Echigo Plain has great potential, which can further improve the quality of farming.

And the Echigo Plain, where the Echigo Plain is located, is exactly the area that Yoshinori can influence.

The Uesugi Clan's base is the Uesugi Clan's base, where the interests of the Uesugi's retainers are intricate.Yiyin was inconvenient and unwilling to intervene.

But the second public tax rebate took a big advantage of him, and he was very worried about it.

Although he has called for the formation of tax rebate reviewers, he has thrown the blame on the Echigo Samurai themselves.But it is still possible to find a way to add obstacles to Naoe Jingzuna and make the distribution more intense.

It is absolutely impossible for the upper, middle and lower members to form a jury, and it is absolutely impossible to return the tax burden fairly. The new Uesugi retainer group will inevitably eat the bulk.

It is said that the second public tax rebate is used for local construction, but most of the rough warriors will directly divide the money and food and take it home for use.Warrior Ji is a good fighter in war, how many people know how to do construction?
Yoshihiro put Ina Chuji among the reviewers of the second public tax rebate, and planned water conservancy construction for the Echigo Plain in Chuxiaetsu, so that the quality of cultivation can be improved in the coming year.

Not to mention whether the output will increase or not, the difficulty of farming will decrease, which is enough to make the Zhong Xia Yue Wu family eager to try.

Originally, it was a matter of dividing the money between the top, the middle, and the bottom, but Uesugi's retainers relied on the confidence of the master's family to eat more and get more, so it was fine for everyone to bear it.

But if the Zhongxiayue Water Conservancy has a clear plan and really needs money and food for construction, will the Zhongxiayue Wu family still bear it?When it comes to their own interests, the Wu family has always been ruthless.

In particular, China and Vietnam also have the Uesugi Kakinhamoto Congregation headed by Saito Asanobu and the Two Nagao Family headed by Uesugi Keishinobu. They are also beneficiaries of water conservancy construction.

Yiyin put a catfish into the tax rebate review crowd to stir up trouble, and Uesugi's retainers should not try to take the big head easily, there will be a lot of trouble.

This time, the second public tax return had an accident, and Yiyin was forced to pay money to settle the matter, and he was suffocating in his heart.

I didn't think about it at the time, and I thought Naoe Keisuna was sensible and knew how to handle things.Looking back and thinking about it, it doesn't feel right.

The bastard forced him to back down step by step, and finally Yiyin had to pinch his nose and pay for the peace, and he had to think of her well.

What an old fox!
The matter of the second government's tax return has passed, and Yiyin has come to his senses now, but it will not help.

The ability that Ina Tadaji showed made Yoshihiro decide to send her to the tax return reviewers to try.

On the one hand, let's look at Ina Chuji's fineness, whether she is really capable.On the other hand, it is also easy to let out a bad breath and cause some trouble for the Uesugi retainer group.

(End of this chapter)