Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 610 Ezo's Ending and the Battle of the Baby Jiuhu (Happy New Year's Day)

The arrival of the Seto family, in addition to reporting to the Hide family, also has the idea of ​​giving gifts to the Hide family. Last year, the Konomai gold rush was developed, and Kitami also ushered in development around the Konomai gold mine.

Even though there are only 6 months of the year when the snow melts, even though potatoes can only be grown there once a year, even though wheat and rice cannot be grown there, even though the food there is not self-sufficient.

But there's gold dust there!
Where there is gold sand, there are gold diggers. Human beings are flocking to this metal with the same color as the sun. Last year, under the auspices of Todo Takatora, Kitami daimyo Ukita Hidei finally realized her dream of becoming Manshi daimyo by relying on potatoes.

And he negotiated with the Ezo Governor's Mansion that the gold, silver and copper mines mined in the mine belonged to the Governor's Mansion, and the gold sand in the river belonged to Ukita Hidei, the Lord of Kitami, which made Xiuyi the richest daimyo in Ezo.

Of course, the gold diggers are not strictly his people. At the moment, he has less than 5000 people under his command, and no more than 300 troops. However, relying on selling potatoes and pickles to these gold diggers has also made this group of tenants a lot of money.

At present, there are not many tenant farmers in North Korea. Hidaka, Danzhen, and Ishikari need people everywhere. Kitami has been defined as a purely mining country.

That is to say, Ukita Hidei couldn’t stand it anymore last year, like Todo Takatora complained that more than 600 households with more than 2000 people came, and the tenants in Ezo belonged to slaves, so they were not counted in the population.

In other words, their status is lower than that of the Ainu who were assimilated and assimilated.

These tenants are responsible for farming in normal times, and they will be recruited as farmers and soldiers according to needs in times of war, and will be responsible for the physical work of material transfer.

As for Yingwa Jiuhu, he overfulfilled the task and actually transferred more than 20 people to the Kanto within a year and a half.

To say that the most damaged countries in the seven countries of Jibei are undoubtedly Bizen, Misaku, and Bizhong. This is the core territory and direct jurisdiction of the Xiu family, and it is also the area where ordinary people have the strongest willingness to transfer.

When Guangbei came to see, Xiu's family was resealed and nearly half of the population left. It's no wonder that Hashiba Hidekatsu lost his temper at Xiu's family.

However, the decrease in population is not what hurts him the most. Kuwahiro almost moved the entire Osama team to the Kanto region, causing this famous forging town in the West to lose its heritage.

As we all know, Bizen Osafune has always been famous in the West as a weapon. The reason is that it is close to the water source and the mine of Misaku, which is convenient for obtaining materials.

But after losing skilled workers, even if there are materials, it is impossible to forge the famous swords that were famous in the past.

Hashiba Hidekatsu originally thought that he would receive a rich and powerful Bizen, but who knew that when he came to Okayama, he found that the dilapidated place here was not as good as the one he used to live in Tanba Mountain.

The angrier Xiusheng was, the happier the Xiu family was, and immediately praised Ying Wa Jiuhu, directly saying that he did a good job in transferring the title, and the Xiu family directly awarded him 5000 stones as a reward.

At the same time, the Xiu family gave him a new task, asking him to take no less than 8 Kanto population and 2 Kansai population from the eight Kanto countries and transfer them to Ezo within 8 years. For this part of the population Hideya will make Fujido Takatora ready.

Today is one of the few periods of peaceful development since Xiujia crossed, and Xiujia should also make good use of this time to reconcile the population of Ezo.

Immediately, hundreds of thousands of Koreans will be transferred from North Korea, and the transfer of the Jurchens in the outer northeast is also continuing. If it is still the same as it is now, it will only be more than 5 people, even with about [-] assimilated Ayi Nuren is not enough to balance the balance of population.

The Xiu family was afraid that there would be too many North Koreans in Ezo, and if speculators caused trouble, the Xiu family might lose this treasure land that they had developed for nearly ten years.

At that time, I am afraid that the universe country will really declare Hokkaido as their inherent territory.

In order to prevent this possibility from happening, the Xiu family could only concoct a way to relocate the Kazuto people on the main island of Japan.

It is a way to invite the Hideyoshi-ryu prisoners, but after all, these exiled prisoners are not of the same mind with the Hide family, they are passive to go to Ezo, and there is no guarantee that no one will get them back.

At that time, I am afraid that the truth about Xiujia's development of Ezo will be exposed in advance, and Ezo will be taken back by Hideyoshi.

So Hideka asked Fujido Takatora to throw all these exiles to the later Hakodate, and let them conflict with the Ainu tribe in Matsumae. It's a great blessing, even if it causes a tug-of-war, Xiu's family won't feel bad.

However, these exiles will not be able to use Ishikari, Kamikawa, and Tokachi. These three largest plains in Hokkaido will be the focus of Hideka's development in the next 10 years.

Therefore, in order to balance the population there, it is necessary for the Xiu family to encourage the people in their territory to go to Ezo.

This is different from Jibei's transfer to Kanto before. The Xiu family took the initiative to ask for opinions. If they are willing to leave, the Xiu family will go with the travel expenses. Of course, the craftsman's family was forcibly taken away.

In order to encourage the people to take the initiative to move forward this time, Xiujia made a condition of granting 20 anti-land farms when they arrive in Ezo.

Anti is the area unit after Hideyoshi reformed the field mu system. One anti is about 1 pings, and one "ping" is also called 300 "step", which is about 1 square meters.

300坪也就是990平方米，也就是1.5亩地，20反也就是30亩地，相当于2.5个标准足球场的大小。

None of the people in Kanto has ever had such a large land. They don't know at this moment that the long winter in Ezo leads to a short planting period, so the same person wants to support a large area of ​​land.

With the large-scale breeding of potatoes, the problem of food shortage can also be solved. After the yield per mu is greatly increased, so much land will not be granted.

However, the current potato breeding work is still very slow, and it is still in the breeding stage. Ezo still uses winter wheat as the main food, which requires a lot of land to feed a large family.

As for how to plant such a large land, they don’t need to worry about it. The most important thing in Ezo is animal power. Some cattle and horses are used to cultivate the fields.

In addition, everything in the first year is provided by the governor's mansion to ensure that they can successfully survive the harsh winter of the first year.

For the Japanese people who migrated to Ezo, they enjoy the special policy of the Governor’s Office of Ezo. After they are included in the military service account, they can enjoy the armor and weapons provided by the Governor’s Office, and receive training organized by the Governor’s Office during the slack season.

And as long as the cumulative beheading level is 5 or the first battle beheading level is 2, they will be given the status of warriors, and the equipment they get will be greatly improved, and this set of armor will be given to them directly by the Governor's Mansion.

If all these are promises that cannot be seen in Kanto, the condition that Xiujia directly offers to relocate to Ezo and give 5 passes and 1 subsidy is undoubtedly the most attractive.

You must know that in the main island of Japan, an ordinary household can earn 2 pieces of land harvest a year, which is already a high incense. Usually Sasa day laborers go to the pier to carry packages, or go to the battlefield to sweep a little loot, and they can barely get 5 pieces a year. .

This time, Xiujia directly offered a compensation condition of 1 guan for one person, and an additional 5 guan for each family. According to the general standard of 5-5 people per household, a family can lead 7-30 guan. It is a wealth that many people will never see in their lifetime.

Of course, the Qian Xiu family requested that it not be taken to Ezo, and could only be consumed locally in the Kanto area to be used for materials to be taken to Ezo.

In fact, this is the protection of the Xiu family. After all, the cost of materials in Ezo is much more expensive than that in Kanto. There is the Konomai Gold Mine, one of the three major gold mines in Japan, and other small and medium gold mines such as: Eniwa in China. Chitose Jinzan on the west side of Lake Shikotsu in the southern foothills, and Tendo Jinzan in Kamikawa have a large output.

Coupled with the shortage of materials in the Ezo area, the currency depreciation there is actually very severe. Similarly, 40 Guanwen may only be able to buy 1/3 of the materials in the Kanto area in Ezo.

In fact, this was intentionally done by the Xiu family. After all, the Xiu family is not a philanthropist, and Ezo is the private land of the Xiu family's backyard.

By controlling the currency value of Ezo, the Xiu family transports materials from the main island to Ezo and sells them to the local people. Whether it is iron, silk, cloth, porcelain bowls, or salt and tea, it is the Xiu family who grabs wealth from the Ezo. a way of

Only when the currency on the Yezo side depreciates, can the goods monopolized by Xiujia be sold at a higher price and grab more benefits from the Yezo.

Yingwa Jiuhu has always been positioned as the military adviser of the Xiu family, and Jibei has been in charge of the transfer and finishing work before.

After the transfer of seal is over, Jiwa Jiuhu can also return to his new territory in Kanto and make arrangements for his territory.

However, the Xiu family didn't intend to let him rest like this. Since he was a military advisor, he had to play the role of a military advisor.

Therefore, the Xiu family did not intend to let him rest. After he settled the domestic affairs in Kanto and helped him convey the order to Nasakami, he asked him to take some of his retainers to North Korea to make up for the battle.

It just so happened that there was basically no danger in the first half of the Japanese Invasion in Imjin, so the Xiu family could give Jiwa Jiuhu a rest, and then go to North Korea after half a year to join the battle as Hanabang Masako's lieutenant.

Hanafang is fortunate to have experience, but he used to fight in Japan. In case of facing the Ming army or the North Korean Guanbeizhen army, relying on the Japanese army's ability to follow the right path will not win. At this time, it is necessary to have a clever plan to win. up.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if there is no surprise to win, the Xiu family will be very happy if there is one person who can come up with an idea so that their subordinates will not be killed or injured too much.

The responsibility of the Japanese military division is not only to make plans, but also to be in charge of the logistics manager, the establishment of the military formation, and the post-war head inspection.

Yingwa Jiuhu has always been the general that the Xiu family is optimistic about. Sending him to North Korea is also for the purpose of allowing him to gain military merits, paving the way for him to become a general in the future.

According to the history of the Battle of Sekigahara, the eldest son of the Hide family has a chance to participate in the battle, but he is still too young and needs a reliable lieutenant as his replacement. Besides Fujido Takatora, the Hidewa Hisutora is the Hide family the best choice.

Not long after Xiujia assigned the task to the two, the two left just like Xiujia said goodbye.

Now most of the famous people in the world are going to Kyushu, and Hideyoshi is in charge of major affairs, while Gamo clan who stays in Kyoto is responsible for minor matters. Even if the Hide family wants to intervene, they are blocked by Kamo clan with various reasons.

At first, Xiujia felt irritable and uncomfortable. After all, he was used to controlling everything in his own territory in the past, but later Xiujia found that being a salted fish was still very comfortable. If he had nothing to do, he asked Xiuchang to brag about playing chess, or ran to the Yodo River Go fishing and enjoy retirement life.

(End of this chapter)