A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The castle of Saku County, Shinano Province, was an important town that first belonged to the Saku Oi clan and later to the Takeda clan. Today, the Nikko Gekko family crest of Koheita stands on the top of the city.

The Oi clan of Saku County originally served as the guardian of Minami Shinano, and was considered half an Ogasawara retainer. However, after the death of Ogasawara Nagatoshi, the Ogasawara clan themselves were not reliable, so the Oai clan was not mentioned.

The Saku Oi clan is also a big family in Minami-Shinano and is divided into several branches. Needless to say, Iwamurata Oi Sadataka was defeated and killed by Takeda Shingen. Ooizaemon Wei Sadakiyo surrendered to the Takeda clan, but later started a rebellion and was finished.

As for the Ertori, Yanwei, Xiaozhu and other Ojing clans, they are all divided into separate families. In the Taiga drama "Fenglin Volcano", Shingen's first battle is to attack Hainokuchi Castle, and the lord of the castle is Hiraga Genshin. In fact, this person was the eldest son of Iwamurata Oi Tadakasu, and his younger brother was Oi Sadataka.

As for the son-in-law Yukiyori Iwao who comes to rescue Genshin Hiraga in the play, he is actually also named Yukiyori Oi, and he is from their own family.

This is why Hiraga Genshin shouted loudly, and more than 3,000 people from Saku County came to help. We are all brothers. If something happens to us, we just want to steal the guy together.

If this model is followed, it may not be easy for Xiao Pingtai to completely rule the 5,000-gu territory of Changyang City. The Chinese forces within the territory are intertwined and intertwined. If one thing affects the whole body, it is inevitable that one will end up being their puppet, being manipulated by them and accomplishing nothing.

Takeda Shingen must have thought so at the beginning, so during the Three Saku Rebellions, the Oi clan suffered the most horrific massacre by Takeda Shingen. So much so that even Takeda Shingen's own retainers couldn't stand it, saying that every plant and tree in Saku was filled with the blood of innocent people who hated the Takeda family, and Saku would never really surrender to Takeda Shingen.

The rest of Saku's countrymen, like the Aoki clan and the Ashida clan, all suffered heavy losses at the foot of Toishi Castle. Not to mention being a stumbling block for Xiao Ping, all the gangsters will die soon.

Those Chinese who had taken refuge in the Takeda clan and betrayed the Oi clan could not stay in Saku without the support of Takeda Shingen. Now the two or three remaining kittens have fled to Kai and became the guest generals of Takeda Yoshinobu.

So today, the area near Changyi City is as clean as a blank sheet of paper. Basically all the samurai died under the swords of the Takeda clan and the Yamauchi clan. It is really convenient for Xiaoping Tai'an to block his retainers and organize new military services.

Xiaoping Taiping had always been serving his duties in the city of Fuzhong. The military and state affairs were complicated and he had no time to take care of Changyi. It was Chen San who went to the mountains and countryside during these six months to appease the people and compile household registrations. Of course, there was no military service account for the Takeda clan in the past, so Chenzo could only reorganize it. It took a whole winter to reorganize the territory of more than 5,000 people.

Sitting in this city that belongs entirely to him, Xiao Pingtai only feels strange. From a military service member with five swords to five thousand swords, now he is the city lord of five thousand swords. Apart from his bald head, there are no other changes in his body.

"Chen San, are you having any inconvenience in Changyi?"

"There have been years of war in Changyi, and the people are in dire straits. If possible, we might as well reduce half of the annual tribute and try to reduce the amount of labor levied."

Chen San, who has red hair, has also entered the Yuan Dynasty this morning, but he did not shave his Tsukiyo head like ordinary samurai, and still maintained his beautiful hair. Sitting upright, His Highness reported loudly.

"What if I don't reduce the annual tribute, but don't call up the army at all?"

"This! Danzheng, the territory of 5,000 Guanwen, is equipped with up to 1,000 military personnel, all of whom are on standby, which is almost an astronomical figure!"

"It doesn't matter. As long as Changyi pays the full amount of 2,500 guan every year, I will no longer impose military service."

There are not many warriors and ministers left in Changyi City, so even if they were recruited, it would be useless. Without the backbone of officers at the grassroots level, what is the use of these miscellaneous soldiers? Why not just farm the land and pay for food at home to reduce the burden on Xiao Pingtai.

Anyway, this territory is allocated to Xiao Ping Tai's military service of a thousand people, of which 500 are handymen and warriors. This kind of logistics staff can be hired directly in the village for five dollars a day. The remaining five hundred or so standing supplies are only seven or eight thousand guan a year. With Xiao Pingtai's income, even if there is a gap, it is not too big.

"Spring is about to begin and the spring plowing is over. I will send troops to Suwa. Changyi only needs to summon some military personnel to defend the city."

"Then husband?" Chen San nodded.

"Jinfu hires again on a temporary basis, don't be in a hurry."

"Your Majesty, I know!"

"I'm going into battle soon and have no time to take care of Changyun. You can act as Changyun's city guard and temporarily defend the city for me." With these words, Xiaopingtai got on his horse and left the city.

Following the decision to invade Suwa, there will never be a better opportunity to destroy the Takeda clan than now. Even if the Yamauchi family does not want to move, they must take action.

Chen San is a meticulous person. He used to take care of Xiao Ping Tai's daily life, but now it is not inappropriate to entrust Chang Yi Cheng to take care of him. The two have been friends for ten years, and they have grown up from being teenagers to such an adult, with a relationship that is half that of a father and a brother.

On the way back to Fuchu, I also ran into Hosokawa Saime, who had also just finished handling affairs in the new territory. The only thing the Hosokawa family is better than Xiaoping is that they have four or five generational retainers who can be placed in new territories to stabilize the place.

As for recruiting new retainers and enriching the retainer group, it's not that they don't want to do it, but they don't dare to do it.

At this moment, who would dare to use the retainers recruited?

Some of the wandering samurai in Shinano were spies or spies planted by the Takeda clan. Don't fail to recruit the retainer in the end, recruit twenty-five men with one vote.

Anyway, Xiao Pingtai still has a few useful people under his command. Although they are not heroes in the world, they are enough to be used. In addition, there are two extremely good prospects in Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu and Sakakihara Kohei Taiyasumasa, and there is actually nothing missing.

When it comes to making money, Xiao Pingtai feels that no one in the Warring States period can compare with him. If he had gone to Sakai wholeheartedly to become a businessman, those members of the congregation would have been squeezed out by Xiaoheita. They have nothing to do with them. As for Mitsui Mitsubishi in the future, they will not even show up for you.

Looking at the Eastern Kingdom, how could there be a more powerful internal affairs expert than Xiao Pingtai?

In this case, as long as there is a loyal pig warrior who can fight, it will be enough. The only shortcoming is the lack of a chief of staff. Takenaka Hanbei, one of the two most powerful soldiers in the world, is an ambitious, dishonest and unrighteous countryman. This little Heita has already seen it.

Honda Masanobu was still unable to be contacted. Xiaoheita asked Honda Masanobu several times to contact his brother, but he could not be contacted anywhere. I haven't seen him return to Sanhe. He has been away for two years and seems to have disappeared.

The only one left is Kodera Kanbei, who is of a suitable age, in his twenties. It's a pity that they are so far apart. He is a member of a serious and wealthy family in Harima country, so he will never give up his territory and come to Xiaoheita. And judging from the performance of the other soldier, Koheita was very worried about his level.