A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Xiao Pingtai personally conducted research and inspection, which lasted more than half a month. Cross-class and multi-level, and go deep into the front lines of rural areas. After thinking hard and scratching my head, I finally sorted out such a multi-faceted economic revitalization plan. Now that it has been fully revealed, it is quite spectacular.

Several people in the venue unconsciously talked from afternoon to dark, and time passed quickly. There is quite a scene of Emperor Hanwen meeting Jia Yi. Of course, Emperor Hanwen did not ask about the common people or ghosts and gods, while Yamauchi Yoshiharu only asked about the economy and not about people.

This is quite good, at least Yamauchi Yoshiharu forgot about time because he was talking about business, and he moved his seat to get closer to Koheita. It can be seen that Yamauchi Yoshihiro is dedicated to state affairs.

After Koheta basically laid out the plan, Koheta saw that Yamauchi Yoshitaka seemed to be thinking about something, and he immediately understood Yamauchi's concerns. It only means that the country is stable and the people are well-being.

This concern is naturally due to the fact that Ejiri belongs to Toe Province and Yamauchi belongs to Shinano Province. Although they are two neighboring sub-countries, their very different customs and geographies have created different cultural habits, and even the dialects of the two sub-countries are very different. If you, a person from Yamauchi, speak Japanese, people from Ejiri will never understand it, and vice versa.

In addition to the isolation and differences of external factors, the most fundamental reason is that after all, Ejiri has only been integrated into the Yamauchi family for five years. If Ejiri is made rich now, the samurai ashigaru of the Yamauchi family will be a little dissatisfied. . Moreover, Ejiri's local strength has grown, so it is inevitable that he has some second thoughts.

This Bird Warring States period is full of betrayal and conspiracy. It’s not that I think too badly of people, but most people are selfish, and everyone’s goal is to keep their family name alive. As long as one can strengthen one's own family or continue one's own family, benevolence, loyalty, love and family affection are all things that can be discarded.

Didn't you see that Hosokawa Fujitaka sold his old relative Akechi Mitsuhide, and the result was Kumamoto's 543,000 koku. Maeda Toshiie, as Shibata Katsuie's assistant, and Shizhiyue retreated on their own, resulting in Kanazawa's 1.2 million koku.

So! Loyalty can only be more loyal, never the most loyal! Interest is the best way to maintain loyalty!

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has mentioned the recruitment of powerful military personnel to handle these matters before. Your Highness, do you have any arrangements?" Xiaoheita's idea was simple. Since he was worried about the people from Ejiri, he would choose people from the mountains to come in and mix in the sand.

"Okay, Taro, go back to Yamauchi quickly and summon twenty people from the university (Hokuhata University) and powerful colleagues. We will also recruit 30 households of powerful senior military servicemen from Uchida County along the Tenryu River, and resettle them with the fifteen Kanmons." Yamauchi Yoshiharu immediately I want Yoshikatsu Yamauchi to take back the people.

"Even if the rain and dew are wet, too much is too much. Even if there are one or two loyal people in Ejiri, it is better to promote them." Everyone has fun with this kind of thing. A famous person knows this method. The Yamauchi family is basically united, but it will take another generation for the Ejiri family to fully integrate into the Yamauchi family. (You see, the Takeda family is harmonious on the surface, but secretly the Kai clan and the Shinano clan are not at peace with each other. In the beginning, Takeda Harunobu led them to win foreign wars year after year, and they were able to seize territory and divide the family property. They lived such a happy life. , of course there was no problem. Later, Xiaosi lost a big game and lost more than half of his original capital, and the internal disharmony was exposed.)

As for the end of the entire operation, the bulk of the economic benefits will definitely be used by Yamauchi Yoshiharu to expand the army and prepare for war, and reward the three armies. There is no doubt about this. Fighting wars is to make more money, and making more money is to fight more wars. If you have money, you should go to war, and the wisdom of using it for food, drink, prostitution and gambling has become completely cold in this Warring States Period.

After removing Yamauchi Yoshiharu's biggest share of the cake, the remaining three melons and two dates, which are the small profits from the intermediate circulation and collection links, are entrusted to the loyal military servicemen. The ordinary citizens are just one more person who can work hard to make money. It's just an opportunity.

The main force of the Yamauchi family is the military service, which can be calculated. The Yamauchi family's territory is 25,000 gu. The output of 2,200 military service members is 15,000 guan. These talents are the foundation of the country. In times of war, they were armed and sent out troops. In peacetime, they managed small plots of land, cultivated and weaved, and paid annual tribute.

The same is true for Ejiri. There are 1,200 military personnel, accounting for more than half of Ejiri's territorial output.

All the Warring States Daimyos relied on this group in their own domains at this moment. The Shimazu clan called them Yuzuzu (mainly to distinguish them from the fact that they also undertake military service, but their income is not enough to afford the cheapest one). The ashigaru giju or the wujizu of the tamaru), in the Chosongga clan, they are called the ichigushizhu (the ichigushizhu of all the four kingdoms did not exceed 16,000 people at their peak, and the Chosongga clan Motochika is actually the bat of Tori Island), and the Takeda clan is called the military service member. It is no exaggeration to say that if the military service is large, the country will be prosperous, and if the military service is small, the country will be weak. The military service members are the country and its foundation.

The only major affairs of the country are farming and war, and war already relies on the military strength of the army. Farming, that is, the country's annual tribute system for agricultural income mainly relies on these people. A daimyo needs too many things to establish hegemony, but having more military service members is definitely on the same starting line as having more samurai, and even exceeds it to some extent.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu made it clear that he wanted to cultivate a new group of military servicemen. Koheita also believed that he could use this to expand the military servicemen group in Ejiri. Even when the time is right, after everyone becomes rich in a few years, they can also Conduct a land inspection.

Of course, all of this is just a preliminary idea and has just started. Everything can only be realized after Ejiri is fully developed.

"Everyone, get up and let's talk while we eat." Yamauchi Yoshiharu stood up. He probably finally noticed that his stomach was starting to protest, so he invited everyone to have dinner.

"Odaira, you can slowly investigate in Ejiri and select military servicemen and public servants who are loyal to the family. You don't have to repay everything and act cheaply." Yamauchi Yoshiharu said as he walked, giving instructions.

"If Ejiri can get five hundred more people because of this, you have done a great job. Just go ahead and do it. In addition, a few of your experienced people in the mountain can also be transferred to you. Do you need them?"

"Of course that's the best. Just transfer ten people." Xiao Pingtai has also held several positions. He has several outstanding colleagues under him. However, he cannot promote them due to issues of status and level. Now he can give them some gifts. Wealth.

"Xiao Heita, I heard that Erotica belongs to you? How old is his daughter?" Yamauchi Yoshiharu had already turned the corner and walked to the front, but suddenly asked a question without thinking.