Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 237
With Hideyoshi's temporary departure, Hashiba's small meeting began to enter the intermission stage.Ishida Mitsunari was called away by Hideyoshi, and there were only Hideo and Hidecho left in the entire hall.

The attendant, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came in with lunch, and placed them in front of Xiu Zhang and Xiu Jia'an respectively for them to eat.

Xiujia noticed that the lunch in front of him was much better than that of ordinary people. There were three small pieces of grilled meat and a grilled fish, and there was a pot of warm rice wine on Xiuchang's side.It can be seen that after the situation in the world gradually stabilized, Hideyoshi's basic necessities of life have begun to gradually change.

Regardless of the fact that the food in front of you is just a very common meal in later generations, it is probably a delicacy that ordinary people have never seen in their entire lives when supplies were scarce. Even the carefree Xiu family could not eat it several times a year.

"I'm starting." Hideka couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food, so he began to enjoy it first, while Hashiba Hideo, who was sitting opposite him, unhurriedly took out the jug from the warm water plate, poured himself a stack of rice wine, and enjoyed it. enjoy.

Seeing Xiuchang enjoying life, Xiujia couldn't help but think that even before taking over the world, life has already begun to corrupt the upper echelons of Hashiba's family.

Looking at Xiuzhang who was smirking at Xiujia, Xiuzhang caught the attention of Xiuzhang. He lifted the pot to Xiujia and said, "When you grow up a bit, get married and start a business, I will drink with you."

"No hurry, no hurry, I just feel a bit greedy for it." Xiujia changed the subject and said, "By the way, uncle, when did you return to Osaka? The war in Hokuriku is going well. gone?"

Hearing Xiu's question about Hokuriku, Xiuchang also opened up the topic and explained, "It's not a few days earlier than you, but fortunately, I ended the war before the Chinese New Year, and the soldiers can go home for the Chinese New Year. .But you, it is so easy to break the Okatoyo city, why did you delay for a month?"

"I led the Northern Army Corps to encircle Sasa Naruma in Toyama Castle as early as mid-October. However, most of the Northern Army Corps was composed of Shibata's former troops, and the attack was too much. However, daimyo kept asking me to allow me to accept Sasa The surrender of Sa Narumasa.

It wasn't until early November that I heard the news that you had defeated Nagamune's family in the Shikoku decisive battle, and the Hokuriku daimyos improved, and they attacked Toyama and broke the castle on the 11th.I thought I would come later than you, who would have thought that you have been in Shikoku for so long. "

"There is no way, the matter of Changzong's family is definitely not an exception. Since the matter of the Four Kingdoms has been delayed, why not use Changzong's family as an example to warn other daimyos." Xiujia explained helplessly.

At the same time, Xiujia was keenly aware of the meaning of Xiuchang's words, "Why, Maeda, Kanemori and other daimyos, are they deliberately avoiding the battle?"

"It's not that I can't avoid the battle. In the initial battle of Suomori Castle, it was Maeda-sama who was the vanguard, who overwhelmed Sasa and became the main force of the government. That's why the siege of Toyama Castle happened.

But after all, they used to be Oda's retainers and colleagues, thinking that they could persuade them to avoid swordsmanship. I also got my permission for this matter, but the two sides have never reached an agreement. "

"Sasa Naruma wants to guarantee the safety of at least 15 koku, and only surrender like the Oda family." Hidecho said here, putting down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and said in a mocking tone, "How is this possible, this Naizang help has come here It’s still not clear what’s going on.”

"Then after the destruction of Toyama Castle, what will be the final result of Master Sasuke?" Xiujia asked curiously.

"Toyama Castle was not breached. Nakurasuke himself was good at commanding the army. In the end, I exchanged 2 stones of nourishment from Hira Castle in Owari Kasugai County for the Kaesong of Toyama Castle. It can be regarded as the same as Takikawa Kazuyoshi. Giving a piece of land to support his old age is just to show the generosity of the Yuchai family." Xiuchang explained helplessly.

The Sasa family was originally a local tyrant in Hira Castle, Kasugai County, Owari Country.Now Hashiba Hidecho exchanged Sasao's hometown for Toyama Kaesong. While being able to end the Hokuriku war as soon as possible, he can also ease the relationship between Hashiba's family and Oda's old ministers. His political savvy can be seen.

"Didn't it mean that Hida's sister Xiaolu's family also participated in Sasao Narumasa's rebellion? Why didn't they all be eliminated?"

"In fact, when Sasa's main force was raided under Suemori Castle, snow had already begun to fall in Hokuriku (the end of October in the Gregorian calendar, mid-September in the 10th year of Tensho in the Japanese calendar), and when Toyama was besieged, many of the besieged daimyo advised me to retreat.

Heavy snow submerged their calves, and the soldiers were already struggling to march in the snow, so the siege of the city was naturally a lie.Therefore, the daimyo has complained, and there is a reason for Hokuriku's slow progress. "Xiu Chang explained with a sigh.

"My original plan was to wait until the spring of next year before mobilizing troops, but now that Shikoku and Kii have already acted, and my brother has reached a critical moment in his position, the Battle of Hokuriku must not be lost, so I braved the snow in Hokuriku to march.

Raiding Etsuchu alone is already extremely difficult now, and it is simply impossible to conquer Hida in the days when the mountains are covered by heavy snow.Moreover, Hida is mountainous, and large-scale military forces cannot be deployed. Instead, it is better to send small-scale military forces to ensure logistics.

Besides, Hida is there, and whether it can disappear or not, rather than expending military power, it is better to let my sister Xiaolu's house bounce around for a while, and when the next spring comes, someone will naturally clean it up. "Hashiba Hideaga explained quite confidently.

"Will someone clean it up?" Hideka remembers Kanamori Nagachi, who was in charge of the Hida Raiders in history, and was awarded the Hida Ichikuni 3 koku reward in the end. I don't know if it will be done by him in this life.

I would like to apologize to everyone here. There was a problem with the previous estimation of Jin Senchang's territory, and he was directly given a fief of 6 shi.

In fact, Kanamori Nagahito was really appreciated by Nobunaga because he and Sakai Chuji attacked Mount Jiusu in the battle of Nagashino, and burned Takeda Katsuyori's food and grass. He has 4 shi in Echizen Ono County for meritorious service, and finally gradually or sealed 6 shi.

After Jianyue, he was forced to become a monk and shaved, and his territory was reduced to 1 shi, allowing him to retain his daimyo status.It was not until after the Battle of Hida that he was transferred to Chiyuki who was awarded 2 koku of Masuyama Castle in Hida, and after the Battle of Kodenen and Keicho Bunroku, he was granted 3.8 koku of Hida.

This point is that I did not deal with it well in the arrangement after the battle of Jianyue. I took the old data and made a correction here to 1 stones.But from this point of view, in history, Maeda Toshiie not only retained the full collar but also gained additional titles. Hideyoshi treated him really well.

Hideka didn't think for long before Hideaga explained, "My brother has already made an arrangement. In order to thank the Uesugi family for their support over the years, including Uozu Castle, 8 stones from the west of Hatsukigawa will be given to the Uesugi family as a thank you gift." .

In addition, Maeda Toshie transferred 30 koku to Etsuchu Toyama Castle from Noto Nanao Castle, which was regarded as a reward for standing in the Tokugawa-Owari battle. In addition, he was given the right to attack the three countries of Hida as a token of his performance in Etsuchu The reward, a total of 3 stones, can be regarded as the only one for military merit. "

After hearing Hidecho's explanation, Xiujia said, good guy, Maeda Toshiie's life trajectory has completely changed.In history, he never left Nanao Castle until Niwa Chohide died and was pushed out by Hideyoshi to supervise Hokuriku.

Now Maeda Toshiie has transferred 20 koku from Noto to Etchu-Toyama Castle + Hida 33.87 koku. Although the progress of its sealing is no longer as surprising as in history, it can be regarded as a great seal.

If the Maeda family finally obtained the territory of Hida, then judging from the map, the territory it occupies will undoubtedly occupy a large area of ​​central Japan, but although Hida has a large area, the actual number of knowledge and actions is not many.

But don’t underestimate Hida’s hidden strength. There are many gold mines, silver mines, and rich timber resources in its territory. If you count these, Hida’s comprehensive knowledge should be around 2.5 to 3 kan.

You must know that Hideyoshi's mine vein monopoly policy was promulgated in the second year after Odawara, and the daimyo mine veins before that can be preserved.In other words, if the Maeda family does not transfer the seal, its final comprehensive strength should be around 55 shi.

(After Echchu went through the inspection, it was confirmed that the total knowledge and practice in the whole country was 53 koku. After removing the 8 koku of Uesugi Uozu whose knowledge and practice was inaccurate, there should be 45 koku remaining in Echchu, plus about 10 koku from Hida.)
Maybe there will never be a Kanazawa million stone again in this life, but Hideka believes that with Maeda Toshiie's political vision, he will definitely occupy a place in Hokuriku.

"Then what about Kanemori-sama?" The main reason for Hideka's curiosity is that he was the general in charge of the Hida offensive in history. Now that he has been robbed of the opportunity by Maeda Toshiie, I don't know how he will arrange it.

"Why do you care about Gorohachi's rewards? His performance in the Battle of Hokuriku was not outstanding. He only received certificates and part of the rewards. Why do you like his daughter?" family financial situation.

When Xiujia heard it, where did this follow.Who would have thought that Xiuchang mocked the Xiu family with a smirk on his face, and then said with an extremely weird expression, "I haven't known you since I was a child, but his daughter seems to be married, don't you?" Will you like your sister who is so much older than you?"

"Uncle!" The Xiu family was blushing at what Xiu Chang said, and hurriedly stopped him.

"Okay, okay, I don't care what you like, but you must know Xiaoju well? If I know that you bully Xiaoju, you are as good-looking as you, do you hear me!" Xiuchang warned Xiujia.

"Yes, yes, the child must obey the teachings of his uncle."

"However, that Sakuma Shengzheng is really good. I have seen his performance in the Hokuriku War, and my brother is quite happy. He thinks it is a wise decision not to kill him in the Battle of Chiyake. Let him be sent from Kaga Komatsu Castle 5 Wanshi transferred 8 shi to Nengdeng Fengzhi and Zhuzhou counties. Now he can be regarded as a big name."

Hideo was very happy to hear that Sakuma Shengzheng had performed well and was awarded by Hideyoshi.He was happy that the pawns he had saved with his own merits finally fell into Hideyoshi's eyes. He believed that one day, Sakuma Shengzheng would become a force beyond the situation between the left and the right.

"What about you, Uncle? Have you received any kind of reward?" Xiujia asked curiously.

"It's nothing, my brother handed over the territory left after the transfer of Sakuma, plus the two counties of Kazama and Kashima in the south of Noto in Maeda Toshi's family to me. It looks like 20 shi." Hidecho said The attitude is as casual as if it is not 20 shi, but 20 guan.

"Oh~ that's amazing. Echizen received 40 koku in total, most of Kaga's 28 koku, and now add 15 koku to the two counties of Noto. So uncle, have you already surpassed 80 koku?"

Xiujia was surprised by the speed at which Hideyoshi was granted the title, as expected of Hideyoshi's younger brother.You must know that he only assessed the country of Vietnam and China, and the actual seal of Yuchai's family was only 30 shi.

Among them, Maeda Toshiie took 10 koku, Sakuma Shengmasa took 3 koku, Hidecho took 20 koku, and directly distributed the new collar obtained by the Hashiba family. This is not counting the few other daimyos. With the conferment of thousands of stones and hundreds of stones, is Hideyoshi working for his retainers?

On the other hand, the Hide family fought against Nagamune's family with their own strength. After occupying nearly 90 koku of Shikoku's land, they only obtained the recognition of Sanuki's 13 koku and the seal of Iyo's 17 koku. Shangxiuchang.

Unexpectedly, Xiuchang heard Xiujia's compliment, picked up a piece of pickled radish with chopsticks and threw it towards Xiujia, and laughed and cursed at Xiujia
"Why are you crying with me? Do you get less than me? The confirmation of Yuzhou 17 + Baekju 13 and Zanzhou 11, add up to a total of 41 shi, which is as good as Maeda Yazuo's family got it all."

"Hey~ yes yes yes, it's only 20 shi." Xiujia took off the pickled radish stuck to his clothes, put it in his mouth to taste the taste, and muttered helplessly at the same time.

Suddenly, the Xiu family seemed to realize something, and stared at Xiuchang in surprise, and asked, "Uncle, what did you just say, is it 13 from Bozhou? Why did Bozhou also give it to me?"

After a morning of talks, Xiu's mind was already in a daze, and he couldn't hear clearly what Xiu said for a while.

In addition, the matter of rewards from the Four Kingdoms had already been negotiated in the morning, and the Xiu family had even accepted the fact. Who would have thought that they could hear the change from Xiu Zhang.

The Xiu family caught Xiuchang and continued to ask, "Uncle, are you saying that Father is going to give me the Bozhou as my reward? But as far as I know, the land of Bozhou is now occupied by three daimyos, how?" What about freeing up the territory for my settlement?"

Although Xiu's family didn't finish eating, after hearing the reward of 13 shi from Bozhou, their hearts had already let themselves go, and they no longer had the appetite to eat.

On the contrary, Xiuchang calmly finished the last taste of soup, cleaned the rice, ordered someone to remove the plate, and then slowly explained. "Didn't elder brother take back your 8 stones from Owari? That's your reward from the Battle of Sanhe."

"That's right, I thought my father's confirmation of my rule over Zanzhou's 13 koku was the same as his operation to take back Owari's 8 koku." Xiujia said a little incomprehensibly.

Who would have thought that when Xiu Zhang heard the question from the Xiu family, his expression became a little serious, and he even said a little ferociously, "Idiot!"

"Why didn't I find you so stupid before? There is no lord like you in the world. The land of Sanuki was promised to you at the Cheongju Conference. Brother is just angry that you went to attack Sanuki without saying hello to him. Do you think brother Do you want to embezzle your victory?"

"Although we are from a peasant family, we also know the truth of the samurai family's grace and dedication to the public. How can there be such a 'smart' lord in the world, who always thinks of ways to count the retainers who have done the most for him.

Calculate carefully, if you follow your thinking, how can you express your achievements in the Battle of the Four Kingdoms and the Battle of Three Rivers? When did my adoptive father and my elder brother become so mean? "

When Xiuchang said this, he shook his head helplessly. Judging from the idea that Xiujia would have such thoughts, he had already misunderstood Hideyoshi, so Xiuchang could only try his best to explain.

"Did 3 stones go in?" Xiujia asked with some doubts.

"You clever little brain, why don't you know how to settle accounts? The 3 stones placed by Changzong's family, my brother promised to give you compensation, if you think according to your idea, it means that you have fought two battles for no reason. But I only got the reward for the First World War, so did I get 3 shi?"

"Do you know what kind of turmoil will be caused in your Bizen Hashiba family if you do this? What kind of misunderstanding will those retainers who don't know the ins and outs of the matter will have on the Zong family."

"Speaking of this, I have to educate you a little bit more. Sometimes you are too weak to your brother's temptation. At first, my brother just wanted to test you. I have already given you a look, but you didn't even fight Just take it, and you still expect me to help you say something." Xiuchang said a little sadly about his misfortune, and said angrily.

"You and I are both brother's relatives. One left and one right, one south and one north protect the big tree of brother. If there is any problem between our family, we should raise it in time, instead of letting the misunderstanding deepen. Know ?"

Xiujia, who heard Xiuchang explain the ins and outs, was a little caught off guard by Xiuchang's answer. The way you rolled your eyes and shrugged your shoulders did not mean "it has nothing to do with "I", doesn't "I" know?"

It turns out that you were completely disappointed with my reaction to me avoiding my sight in the end?Am I getting you wrong?

Thinking of this, Xiujia rubbed his face helplessly.But the matter is a foregone conclusion, the Xiu family is more concerned about the situation of the 13 shi in Bozhou, seeing that the lunch time has passed for a long time, so the Xiu family hastened to ask, "Uncle, let's quickly explain the situation in Bozhou."

　I'm sorry, due to some unknown reasons, the chapters in this chapter have been skipped and skipped. I quickly revised it after receiving the feedback from book friends, and it has returned to normal now. Please refresh and re-read.

　　
　
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