Pillars of the Wu family

() All the vassals dispersed, only Okochi Nobutada remained motionless, and Kira Mansatsumaru knew he had something to say, the two of them sat quietly for a while, it seemed that the old writer was still thinking about how to persuade him, I couldn't persuade him just now, so why should I persuade him now?Doomed to futility.

"My lord! You are right. This is the biggest catastrophe for the Kira family in the past 300 years. As the governor of the main family, you cannot stay in Sanhe, but as the lord of the house, in hindsight, you cannot It is absolutely not allowed to follow the owner of the hall! So please allow the servants to follow, the owner of the hall, bring my son of Mikawa with me, and contribute to the great cause of the Kira family!"

Okochi Nobusada's statement was not unexpected. The chief pedigree also wanted to show his enthusiasm. Although his loyalty is commendable and his courage is commendable, it is not in line with his strategy. What should I do if my career is hollowed out by the Imagawa family? Isn't there no way out in the future?

Kira Wansongmaru could only comfort him: "But Ma Shou's thoughts are already understood by the family! But the family business in the Mihe Kingdom is not completely abandoned. The Saijo Kira family just left the family and kept the land and retainers. Even if my brother It is only in name to lead Saijo Castle, the leader of the Kira family is still in the family, and the lords are still the retainers of the family."

"But the owner of the museum also needs manpower to go to the capital. The minister lived with the previous owner in Kyoto when he was young, so he should be able to help the owner of the museum!" Okochi Nobuza said resolutely.

"But Dan Mashou is the mainstay of our family! Without Dan Mashou, the genealogy generations in the family will lose their backbone, and the people of the country will take the opportunity to disturb. If the family's business is in trouble, can my family governor be safe in Kyoto?"

"This... Since the servants can't follow the Lord Master, please ask the Lord Master to let me wait for the clan members of the genealogy to follow you to Shangluo Fenggong!"

Okochi Nobuzhen decisively showed his trump card, didn't you let us go to Kyoto to accompany Fenggong?Then take our family members with us. Now, no matter whether the family governor is good or bad, these genealogy generations can also feel at ease. Many people have understood the truth of not putting all eggs in the same basket from ancient times to the present. .

"Since Tajima keeps his good intentions, the family agrees!" At the end, Kira Manmatsumaru said a lot of impassioned words to encourage him, and Okochi Nobusada patted his chest to express that he would guard the family business of the Kira family before leaving with peace of mind. go.

It was already past noon when Kira Manmatsumaru got up and walked out of the evaluation room. He called a small surname to let him prepare lunch, and he returned to the castle tower alone, took off the hunting clothes that were in the way, and changed into a light and dry clothes. The costumes are made of breathable silk and linen, which are comfortable and good-looking to wear. Of course, they are also most suitable for Kira Wansongmaru who have not yet worn clothes.

Since Kira Wansongmaru advocated eating meat, there have been some changes in Kira's family, such as the number of eagle hunting has increased, and it takes almost three to five days to go out to hunt. Horseback warriors have become accustomed to riding horses and bowing their bows to shoot their prey , Some people with high horse bow talent began to ask Ogasawara's horse bow skills, nothing more than wanting to learn the Yabusame horse skills handed down from the Heian period.

Only with motivation can there be results. There are countless hares, wild boars, wild deer, roe deer and other prey that have been hunted since childhood. In order to justify his behavior of eating meat, he used his identity to force Ma Hui and the warriors to follow him. The guy's brain structure is simple, and he still retains a simple concept of right and wrong. Killing animals may be understandable, but eating meat is absolutely unacceptable. Under his threat, he did not dare to disobey Kira Wansongmaru's orders. Silently praying while biting and chewing.

In this era, spices have always been valuable items. Whether it is roasted or boiled, you can only sprinkle a little salt. The resulting food is neither tasty nor beautiful. Fishing in the river with a fork, stewed fish and meat can also change the taste, and he has also developed the habit of fishing since then.

Although the method of forcing the horses to return to the public is not bright, the benefits of switching to meat are still obvious. The bodies of these horses are much stronger than a few years ago, and some of them are still young. , with the effect, it will naturally be exchanged for the enthusiasm of the Mahui people. Apart from guarding Kira Wansongwan, these Mahui people are nothing more than practicing fighting skills. Without a good body, they can't do anything.

In order to appease them, Kira Manmatsumaru also took Tada Manyori, one of the five tiger generals of the Takeda family, as an example, saying that this Tada Manyori was a meat-eating samurai, not only good at bow and arrow, but also very good at fighting at night. The reason is because he eats meat. This is a bit of nonsense, but these Mahui samurai believe in it very much. The Takeda family in Koshu is not far from Mikawa. Take Tada Manlai as an example, these horse warriors can eat meat with peace of mind.

These people don't necessarily know who the five tiger generals of Kai are, as long as they know that it is said from the mouth of the house governor, it must be true. If anyone says it is not true in front of them, they will definitely take a samurai sword and fight them Desperately.

The family members of the Kira family have good loyalty. These horses were formed for him by his father. The ancestors of these horses followed the governor of the Kira family and became powerful samurai in the shogunate. They may not be very smart. , but loyalty and bravery are not bad at all.

Okochi Nobusada once said: "My Kira family's horseback samurai are famous all over Mikawa, and this is all thanks to the master of the museum!"

The horseback samurai is a 200-year-old tradition of the Kira family. Before the birth of Kira Manmatsumaru, it has maintained a scale of 60 people, relying on the profits obtained from the salt fields on the shore of Mikawa Bay, until Kira Manmatsumaru discovered that the method of drying salt in the salt fields is very unscientific. , came up with a new idea to increase the efficiency of sun-dried salt several times, and refined better fine salt.

Dig ditches to lead seawater to the salt fields below sea level, and then build anti-tidal dikes around the periphery, so that they can not be affected by tidal waves. After the seawater is dried, pour the mixture of salt and sand into the swamp well and inject fresh water After filtering and separating through a fine sieve, brine with high salt content can be obtained. This kind of brine is not usable. Distillation obtains high purity sea salt.

Because Kira Wansong Maru proposed a new technology, and joined forces with a family of genealogists to build embankments on the beach near the sea, dig salt fields, and reorganize the original salt households into Kira's own new business. It started to operate in [-] and has been on the right track. The commercial towns and people near the East China Sea have gradually recognized the reputation of Saijo fine salt.

Among them, the salt field owned by the Kira family is the largest, with a stable monthly output of 180 shi of table salt, and a record monthly production of 330 shi of table salt in summer, which is also a lucrative business. Wen, which is more than half the price of ordinary coarse salt, costs almost nothing.

The Kira family can have two hundred horse-backed warriors, and each archer and horse is skilled and skilled. It is only possible to expand the expansion by relying on the huge profits of salt. The preparation and training of [-] elite soldiers in a year also relies on this income as a base. Without money, you can't train elite soldiers, and you can't train strong soldiers with empty words. Only a strong economic foundation can survive better.