Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 531

Hideka sat on the temporarily raised imperial steps and asked the retainers below the stage, "Have you heard about your knowledge and action arrangements from Osafune Misaku Mamoru during this time? If you have any doubts, you can Ask me here."

The Hide family and their retainers confirmed the rewards at the Utsunomiya's evaluation at the end of May, and the confirmation of the specific fief location was handed over to Osafune Sadakin to divide during this period.

The main problem now is that Xiujia forces 2000 shi to be unsecured, but to give 1% more to Shilu as a discount. For less than [-] shi, it is based on the principle of resources and encourages them to transfer their knowledge and behavior. Cheng Shilu.

Now two months have passed, if there is a problem with the fiefdom or if you don't accept Xiujia Shilu's arrangement, you won't be sitting in this room today.

Before starting the evaluation, the Xiu family was most worried about those old Kanto families. After all, most of them had no knowledge of more than 2000 shi.

But fortunately, the Xiu family took a cursory look. Most of the former officials from the Guandong region were sitting here, and they seemed to have accepted the arrangement of the Xiu family.

Xiujia glanced left and right, and then looked at the "Imperial Steps" under his buttocks, which was temporarily raised with wood, and said to his retainers with a smile, "It's really embarrassing for you to participate in the evaluation in such a crude environment."

What the Hide family said is really simple. Iwafu Castle was originally the main castle of the Hojo Clan House, and the Hojo Clan House was kept in Odawara Castle all year round. Iwafu Castle has not been repaired for many years.

Whether it was the assessment room of yesterday's wedding, the house where Wanshi lived, or the side hall that was assessed today, there was a sense of shabbyness.

After saying that, Xiujia moved his butt a little bit, and the wooden boards under it creaked.

Xiujia's self-deprecation drew a burst of laughter from everyone, and Xiujia continued to say "But next year it won't be like this, I have already decided to repair Yanfu Castle.

However, Yiyushou, as one of the few retainers of the fiefdom in Yiyu, is also the elder of the family who is responsible for guarding and sorting out Yiyu's affairs. I am afraid that Yan Fucheng cannot give him this important task. "

It's not that the Hide family has retainers with strong administrative capabilities, but sitting in front of him at the moment are Akashi Keiki, Nasafune Sadakin, Todo Takatora, and Nagatsu Masakae.

However, now that the four of them are each responsible, it would be inappropriate to entrust this task to anyone else, so the Xiu family glanced around and asked below, "Is there anyone in the palace who wants to take the initiative to take charge of the construction of Yanfu City today?"

When everyone heard that the Xiu family wanted them to recommend themselves, they communicated with each other in private. The old Guandong officials sitting outside did not dare to express their views. After all, they had just been appointed to a new family, so it was better to protect themselves wisely.

Moreover, Yanfu City will become the Xiu family's main city in the future, and it will inevitably be built very large. The amount of money consumed and the manpower involved are countless. How to coordinate the local people and the wealthy families is not something ordinary people can take care of. of.

Seeing that no one signed up, the Xiu family asked again, "Is there no one who signed up? If Yanfu City is built well, it must be a great achievement."

Before the Xiu family finished speaking, they heard a response from below, "Please leave this matter to me, Your Highness."

Xiujia followed the voice, and saw Togawa Tatsuan standing up from the crowd, walked to the middle aisle, knelt down and saluted Xiujia and said, "Your Highness, please give me this opportunity to execute."

"Higo." Hideka was surprised that it was Togawa Tatsuya who stood up at the end, but after thinking about it, he understood the reason.

Togawa Tatsuan was the son of Togawa Hidean, the elder of the previous family, but after Togawa Hidean's death, under the premise that the number of elders in the family expanded, he did not continue to be the elder of the family.

Although Zhixing ranked in the forefront of the main family, with Togawa Hideyasu's suicide, Togawa Tatsuya gradually faded away from the ruling class of Ukido.

How could Togawa Tatsuya, who is the son of Togawa Hideyasu, not be in a hurry?Naturally want to restore the former glory.

But to be honest, Hideya has a grudge against Togawa Tatsuan's ability.

Historically, in the 19th year of Tensho (1591) Osafune Sada was assassinated, his father Oka Jiali died of illness in the first year of Wenroku (1592), and Togawa Hidean retired in the same year, Togawa Tatsuyasu was appointed as the The presidency of state affairs is enough to show that he has a certain ability.

At the very least, the prestige in the family is outstanding.

But such a person was dismissed by the Xiu family after 2 years in charge of the state.

History has not given an accurate account of Togawa Tatsuyasu's dismissal. It is said that he was dismissed because of Hideka's favor for Osafune Tsunao.

It was also because of this incident that Togawa Tatsuyasu and Osafune Tsuna went on the path of confrontation.

However, I think this is just Togawa Tatsuyasu and Tokugawa Ieyasu as victors to discredit Hideo. After all, judging from the performance of Hideo and Osafune Tsunao later in history, these two people are absolutely impossible It is mediocrity.

Since he is not mediocre, even if Hideie and Osafune Tsunao have a certain friendship, they will never forcibly remove Togawa Tatsuyasu's state affairs for no reason.

They may not be clear about the consequences of doing so, but they still choose to do so. The biggest possibility is that Tatsuan Togawa has reached the point where he has to change.

Judging from the fact that Togawa Tatsuya gathered a group of people and caused a commotion in Ukita in Osaka Castle, even if Togawa Tatsuan is capable, there must be some conflicts between him and Hideka.

Think about it, if there is a conflict between the presiding over state affairs and the patriarch of a country, isn’t this just another way of putting the cart before the horse?

Looking back at the years when Togawa Tatsuyasu was in power, there were several incidents of armed protests by farmers within Ukido, and Ukido’s internal economy has become a big problem. No matter how you look at it, there is a problem with capacity.

Hideka admitted that he had indeed been suppressing Togawa Tatsuan in the past, so he has never been considered by the elders.

It’s just that now Tatsuan Togawa’s self-recommendation puts the Xiu family in a dilemma, because the Xiu family subjectively doesn’t want to use him. If he is honest, how about giving him more than 3 Shi Zhixing, and then giving him a national love? No matter how you play, Xiujia doesn't want to care.

It’s just that in the past, Hideka only faintly showed suppression of him. On the surface, he always said that Tatsuya Togawa, you are still young, and you still need to exercise.

Now in front of so many people, Togawa Tatsuya took the initiative to come forward. If the Hide family still rejected him, it would be too obvious to deliberately suppress the Togawa family's ideas.

The new ministers in the Kanto region don't know much about it, but in the minds of the former ministers in the Kansai region, Tatsuan Togawa's father Hidean Togawa committed suicide for your Hideka!
If Xiujia refused Togawa Tatsuan's request today, it would inevitably appear too unkind.

Looking at Togawa Tatsuan's longing eyes, Hideka looked up and said, "Are Daidaiji Naohide and Ota Mino here?"

"Hi" heard Hideka's call, and the two came out of the crowd in response, and sat behind Togawa Tatsuan.

When Togawa Tatsuan heard that the Xiu family ignored his request, and directly called two new members of the Kanto region, his expression was unavoidably a little lonely, and he was about to get up to go back when he was heard by the Xiu family, "Where are you going, Hihou? "

"Ah? Is Your Highness calling me?" Togawa Tatsuan had already given up, but when he heard Hideo calling him, he looked at Hideo in disbelief.

"Yes, I'm calling you." Xiujia nodded to him with a smile and said, "Since you are so eager to get this task, then I will entrust you with the construction of Yanfu City, and you will be in charge of the overall planning." arrange.

Ota Mino Shou has great prestige in Kanto, especially for helping you contact the people of Kanto.Daidaiji Hayato is the son of Daidaiji Suruga Mamoru, and he has his true biography. In the past, he has been helping Suruga Mamoru sort out the things in his collar.

Therefore, I will hand over the two of them to you and let them assist you in completing the construction of Iwafu Castle. "

Originally, Tatsuan Togawa had given up hope, but now that Hideka still entrusted him with this task, he responded excitedly, "Yes!"

And the two people behind him also responded, "Of order."

The three of them got the order from the Xiu family and returned to their seats happily. The Xiu family looked at the people below and continued to say, "Everyone should know that His Highness Guan Bai attaches great importance to the inspection of the Kanto and Yuao areas, so special I sent Attendant Asano and Second Lieutenant Masuda to be in charge of the Kanto inspection.”

"Master Nagatsu Masaka is the general person in charge of the Kanto inspection district that I elected, and Todo Sado Mori is the person in charge of personnel and military service account preparation. The inspection district and personnel establishment are carried out at the same time. I hope everyone can start from Be side by side, don't get in the way."

Hideka said and looked down, Kobata believed. The Obata family was originally a powerful Ueno, but under the ravages of Takikawa and Hojo, the knowledge and behavior decreased a lot. Retained and resealed at the same time.

It is precisely for this reason that Xiao Banxin must have some complaints against the Xiu family. Changshu Zheng's family had reported to the Xiu family before, and Xiao Ban Xin must have some resistance to the people sent to inspect the land.

Xiao Bann believes that after all, he is a newly attached wealthy family, and it is understandable for him to resist the inspection. It is impossible for the Xiu family to change him because of this, so he chose to conduct the evaluation in front of everyone in front of him. warn.

"Many people should know that this time the family has not sealed off the retainers with less than 2000 shi. The territories of these people will be the direct leaders of the family in the future, and the leaders will be managed by the elders specially appointed by me."

"Everyone has also heard about it. The main family will be in charge of the work of Odawara Castle, and this task will be taken care of by Shimamoru Hanabou."

"At the same time, the main family will start the renovation work of Tone River and Arakawa in the near future. After the construction plan of Iwazuki Castle is established, the construction of Iwazuki Castle may be started. The task is not trivial."

As soon as the Xiu family's words fell, there was a commotion in the hall.

After all, judging from the ancient labor force, whether it is demolishing Odawara Castle, repairing the Tone River and Arakawa water system, or building Iwafu Castle, it is a project that requires the power of the whole country.

Now that Xiujia plans to start these three projects at the same time, how can the people sitting below not be frightened?

"Everyone~everyone!"

Seeing that the people below were blown up, Xiujia had no choice but to appease them and stop them. After the downstairs became quiet again, Xiujia said, "The above projects will not be carried out together. I will arrange the above work one by one."

"First of all, the river channel repair work will not start so soon. It is expected to start as early as next year. At that time, it will also start from the lower reaches of Musashi, Shimoso, and Hitachi. The specific manpower arrangement will be compiled according to the progress of Odawara City. out."

River improvement must start from the downstream. The specific reasons are very complicated. Simply put, if the downstream is not dredged first, the sudden narrowing of the upstream to downstream waterways will cause greater floods.

The construction of Odawara Castle is about to begin. Sagami, Musashi, Kamiso, and Hitachi are in charge of mobilizing 2 people to demolish Odawara Castle.

The final plan for the construction of Yanfu City will be established in the second half of this year, and the construction work will start at the beginning of next year at the earliest. It may be worth spring plowing and other things, and the progress will slow down.

At that time, 2.5 people from the three countries of Saitama, Ueno, and Shimono will be responsible for the construction of Iwazuki. "

When everyone heard that the Xiu family had arranged so many jobs quickly, they were amazed at the courage of the Xiu family, and some were worried that the Xiu family's move to such a large project at this time might cause riots.

After all, Kanto has just experienced war, and it is the time when the power of the people is withering. Shouldn't the regular daimyos rest and recuperate at this time?How could it be possible to launch a general request at such a difficult time?
Narita, who has become the in-law of the Xiu family and is bound to the Xiu family, said to the Xiu family, "My lord, the people of the Kanto region have just suffered a military disaster. Do you need to discuss it at this time?"

"Zuo Masuke, sit down first." The Xiu family was quite happy to see the head of the Narita family taking the initiative to persuade the Xiu family. This shows that the Narita family regarded themselves as a member of the Xiu family from the bottom of their hearts.

Looking at the people below who were even more anxious than before, Xiujia continued to appease, "I know what you are worried about, and I assure you that I will properly solve the problem of the civilian husband."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Osafune Sadakin and said, "Misaku, let you explain."

"Hayi" got the order from the Xiu family, and Nasafune Sadaqin took half a step forward, turned to face the officials and said, "This general invitation, all the tools will be provided by the family, and the general supply will be provided by the family during the general invitation. After the general invitation project is completed , will give a certain amount of money and food rewards according to the amount of work, and can also be exchanged for rice.”

Guandong retainers have never heard of "relief with work". The samurai in Kanto and Yuao are relatively traditional, and even many families in the Yuao area still retain the manor economic model of the Heian era.

In the traditional general relationship in Japan, it is their duty for the people to provide labor to the lord.Not to mention hard labor, even if you go to provide military service and die in battle, there is no compensation at all.

Therefore, since ancient times, people have complained about providing labor for the imperial court, because whether they bring their own tools or rations, it adds a heavy burden to families that are not rich.

Now that Xiujia said that they intend to provide their own tools and food, it is obviously beyond their mindset, not to mention that Xiujia promised to give these migrant workers monetary rewards in the future.

(End of this chapter)