Warring States Eagle

The attack on Meiyizhong went very smoothly.When Zhengliang led more than 50 warriors to the Tuyan in Meiyizhong, there were only 10 guards left inside, and the leader was also dead, so they surrendered simply.

At this point, the strategy officially started on August [-]th and ended on August [-]th.Within four days, several groups of Luo's family attacked at the same time, and they wiped out the Dongshan family, the Hanoi family, the Guanmou family, the Akasaka family, the Dono family, the Tateishi family and the Meiyi family as if the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves.

After resting overnight in the soil and rocks of Meiyizhong, the next day, after arranging the defense of the newly occupied territory of Meiyizhong, Zheng Liang began to rush to Tiano City.At the same time, the relevant retainers who received Masara's convening order also marched towards Tanoo Castle at the same time.

In the afternoon of August [-]th, Tianwen Ninth Year, the council hall in Tianowei City.All the people participating in the evaluation were present.

"Meet Your Highness!"

"En!" Followed by his attendants Kunatsuru and Shingoro Xiao, Masara walked towards the main seat in a majestic manner.All the retainers saluted immediately.

"Everyone, this time our family won a big victory thanks to your full support. I decided to reward you. Chujiro, this time you successfully attacked the Higashiyama family, Hanoi family, and Guan Mou family, and even captured Shuiyan City at a critical juncture. Remember For the first merit, the salary was increased to 55 shi; Hu Natong fought the enemy bravely in the joint battle, won the head of the Akasaka family, and was promoted to his personal servant, with a salary of 25 shi; He fought bloody battles, defended the city, and his salary was raised to 30 shi." From the beginning of the evaluation, Zheng Liang rewarded each person according to his military achievements.All the retainers were basically rewarded, and even Shingoro, who was in charge of opening up the secret road, was rewarded with 5 stones of miscellaneous grains.

In fact, Zheng Liang intends to greatly increase the treatment of the retainers, but the problem is that the Luo family is just a small tyrant and does not have enough financial resources to support it.It's better to wait until the Luo family becomes stronger before making any plans. Looking at the joyous faces of the retainers, Zheng Liang thought a little apologetically.

"Your Highness, the situation of the territory has been calculated," said Dongxiang Heiji, who had arrived in Shuiyan City two days ago, "plus the new territory occupied this time, the current stone height of our family is about 8000 stone. The intensity of farmland reclamation is expected to increase to about 9000 shi in the territory next year, and the population in the territory will also increase to about 7200."

"Well, not bad." Zheng Liang nodded.The area of ​​the newly occupied territory is more than twice that of the Luo family's original territory, so the income should be about the same.

"In terms of materials, dozens of swords and hundreds of spears were confiscated this time. Thousands of grains and two horses were also seized. The rest of the coins and materials are still being counted," Dongxiang Heiji continued, "The newly occupied territory It has basically stabilized, and the territorial law has begun to be implemented. The rewards for the troops have also been distributed, but this time the troops of the family have also suffered a lot of damage, and it will take a period of time to repair and replenish."

"I plan to increase the number of each standing Ashgaru team from 50 to 60. What do you think?" Masara asked after hearing Togo Heiji's report.

"Your Highness, the daily consumption of this raid and the rewards for the troops have already cost more than 500 shi of grain; in the past two days, in order to stabilize the stability of the newly occupied land, more than 300 shi of grain have been spent. As well as the progress of various constructions in the territory, coupled with the monthly salary expenditure of each workshop, it is estimated that in the next few months, the monthly civil and agricultural expenditure will be more than 1000 shi. Now if His Highness increases the standing again, monthly It will increase the consumption of grain by at least a hundred shi. Please think twice, Your Highness." As soon as Zheng Liang's voice fell, Togo Heiji immediately advised him.

"Hiss" is really not ignorant, and I was taken aback.

According to Togo Heiji's calculation, isn't it true that in the next few months the territory will need to invest more than 1000 shi of grain every month, but even with the grain confiscated this time, the current civil and agricultural grain reserves in the warehouse are only more than 11000 shi, and the military reserves More than 3000 stones may seem like a lot, but they are used as quickly as running water. If this continues, there is obviously a danger of food shortages.Of course, Zhengliang can also choose to reduce the relevant compensation in the territorial law, or even reduce the corvee for territorial construction, but this will break the trust of the people, and will greatly delay the territorial construction and stabilization speed, which will eventually outweigh the gains.

"Approximately how many coins are collected this time?" Reluctantly, Zheng Liang came up with the idea of ​​coins.

Since there is a danger of food shortage, we have to give up the idea of ​​increasing the standing ashigaru, and the top priority is to continue to purchase food.Now that it has entered the autumn harvest season, food will be slightly cheaper than other seasons.Moreover, the large amount of expenditure on food is only temporary. After the autumn harvest, most of the people have food for the winter, and at the same time they are allocated to the fields. Calculated in this way, the first two or three months may consume more, and it is estimated that it will fall back to about half in the future. As long as we survive this winter and the civil and agricultural affairs of the territory are on the right track next year, all things will be formed. A virtuous cycle will not only require a lot of investment, but even get more agricultural taxes.

"Estimated to be hundreds of kan," Togo Heiji said, flipping through the account book in his hand.

"Take them all out and ask the Kamiya family to help raise part of the food," Zheng Liang said.

This is also a helpless move. Even if you have money, others may not be willing to sell you food. What's more, now that the Luo family has offended the Haoqiang Huzi's family, the ordinary Xiaoqiang around will not dare to give support, otherwise Huzi will be offended. home is in danger.A little more powerful?Just safe food access is a problem.After much deliberation, it seems that we still need to find the Kamiya family with many connections. In the process, it is estimated that the other party will make a small profit.

"Yes", Togo Heiji immediately agreed when he saw that the Patriarch didn't mention the matter of increasing the stock.Anyway, coins are of little use to the Luo family, so they might as well be used to buy some practical things.

"The townspeople near Sayama Castle have all migrated to live in Yuno Castle. Since several melees, there have been almost no locals near Yuno Castle. It is just right to move these still unstable people there. Go. Sayama Castle will be used as the base of the navy, and will be garrisoned by Sun Wulang’s navy.” Zheng Liang ordered, “The rest of the newly occupied territories adopt the same policy, interspersing and arranging some newly entered territories in these places, reducing the The risk of the territory being mixed into the details of the territory is incited, and at the same time, these places are also enriched. Now these newly occupied territories, the number of people is indeed a bit small. Only when the number of people increases, the speed of field reclamation will be accelerated. Try to be in the winter Most of the wasteland that is suitable for reclamation has been reclaimed before. Territorial education should also be promoted at the same time, and Ju Ji can help in this regard."

"Yes, Your Highness." Dongxiang Heiji bowed to accept the order, "It's just that there is a limit to reclamation by manpower alone. It would be better if the family can increase the number of cattle."

"How much is a farm ox now?" Zheng Liang asked while picking up a cup of tea from Xiao Xing.

"Young and old need dozens of guan, adults need at least 100 guan, and strong ones even need more than [-] guan," Dong Xiangping said.

"Pfft..." Zheng Liang squirted out the tea he had just taken.This is too expensive?The price has caught up with the worth of a trained war horse.No wonder Dongxiang Heiji said that before the safe passage controlled by his family, he must not allow the purchased cattle to pass through other powerful territories.No matter who saw these living coins dangling in their territory, they would grab them without hesitation.

"How many farming cattle does my family have now?" Zheng Liang took a breather and continued to ask.

"In addition to the seizures this time, there are exactly 15 cattle, and most of the cattle are concentrated in Nodaka Town," Togo Heiji replied immediately.It seems that he knows the data like the back of his hand.

<Before plowing to speed up the reclamation of farmland, it is necessary to consider buying some cattle.But where does the money come from?Snow Salt's income is used to rush to buy food, not to mention that there are dozens of tools that need to be paid for?The last 3000 guan is only enough to cover more than 300. The newly seized coins are also used to purchase food first. The issue of coins is really a headache.In the end, Zheng Liang had no choice but to say, "I'll talk about the cattle farming later."

"Yes, Your Highness." Togo Heiji also knew the financial situation of the family, so he couldn't think of a good suggestion for a while.As for the other retainers present, they were not experts in internal affairs, and it was even more impossible to expect them to give advice.

"Okay, now let's talk about the defense arrangements." Zheng Liang changed the subject and said the topic that everyone is most concerned about. After passing the checkpoint, we need to increase the patrol density. The following is the new defense garrison arrangement. Masata, you are leading the [-]th Ashigaru Division to station in the soil and rocks of Meiyizhong and Tianocheng respectively, mainly to guard against the attack on the Ribi Peninsula. Pirates and the Shangkura family in the west."

"Yes, Your Highness" Hirasa Masatada saluted.

"Chujiro, as my deputy, you will temporarily lead the first team for me. They will be stationed in Wanheli Castle and the west coast of the former Akasaka family territory, guarding against the Uemakura family and coastal pirates in the northwest. Sorry, Originally, I promised you to return to Ye Gaoshan to be in charge of making the equipment, but now the territory is really short of manpower, so I can only wrong you temporarily."

"Willing to die for Your Highness," Chujiro said without hesitation.

"Organize some farmers and soldiers to block the mountain roads and rivers in the direction of the original Dongshan family, Hanoi family, and Guan Mou family, and build fortifications at the entrance of the small mountain road leading to Bodakan Mountain City, and strictly prohibit entry and exit; in Tangchuan leading to Tangjin Wooden stakes are placed on the river, and entry and exit are also strictly prohibited. Zhengxiu will be responsible for these matters, and when building fortifications, you can ask Zhenzhu to assist."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Sun Goro, Sayama Castle will be handed over to you. Continue to increase the raid on the pirates on the Ribi Peninsula in Itaya Bay, so that they don't have time to focus on the newly occupied territory of our family."

"Your Majesty must live up to His Highness' expectations."

"The cloaks and the rest of the warriors will be my guards and will be responsible for supporting everyone," Masara said finally, "As for the Uemakura family that has no strategy this time, Masataka and Chujiro must pay attention to constantly harassing from both sides, so that the other party has no time to take advantage of the newly occupied territory. When you are not stable, play your own idea."

"Yes, Your Highness."

It is indeed a pity that we were not able to attack the Shangcang family, but the army of our family is already very tired, and there are many wounded after repeated battles, so it really needs to be repaired.As for the Shangcang family, it is the only powerful family to the west of the Luo family, and the rest are some pirates. It can be said that the Shangcang family should be the one who feels nervous now.

. . . . . . . . . . .

Just as Masaragi expected, on the afternoon of August [-]th, when he was wondering what happened to the Dono family and what conspiracy was planned by Akasaka Tokada in the opposite Wankali Castle, Uemakura Yuno finally received a call from the Luo family. The report of the detective who sneaked in to investigate when the situation in the occupied territory was unstable.

"My lord, it's not good. The detective on the opposite side sent back the news. It is the Luo family who now occupies Wanheli Castle. Akasaka Tokada was captured during the battle with the Luo family. The Akasaka family is destroyed." The detective panicked Said in a panic.

"What?" Shang Cang Xiye, who was still barely showing a calm expression, was stunned all of a sudden, and didn't even notice that the teacup in his hand fell to the ground.

"Is this news true?" Shangcang Xiye reconfirmed.Akasaka Tokada had been fighting with him for several years, how could he be destroyed so easily?

"My lord, the flag of the Luo family has been hung on the opposite Wanheli City, and now some troops have blocked the bank on the other side of the river," the detective said affirmatively.

"Hahaha" Uemakura Yuno looked up to the sky and laughed, "Akasaka Tokada! I didn't expect you to have today!" However, the laughter stopped, Uemakura Yuno suddenly realized that he missed the opportunity to capture Wanheli Castle yesterday opportunity.Mistake, what a mistake, if you can be more decisive and calm down and occupy the place first when the pirates are in chaos, the Luo family will not be able to take advantage of it. Now that the Luo family is obviously prepared, it is impossible for the family to gain anything that's it.Shangcang Xiye blamed herself deeply.

"Huh!" Shangcang Xiye let out a last breath and shouted, "Leave a dozen people to closely monitor the situation on the other side, and the rest are going to follow me to the junction with the territory of the Dono family."

"My lord, my lord..." As soon as Shangcang Xiye finished speaking, a retainer ran in angrily.

"When did you panic?"

"My lord, according to the news from the detectives of the Dono family's territory, the Dono family's home city, Tianowei City, has been captured, and the person occupying it is said to be a small tyrant who became the Luo family."

"Kangdang" the teacup in Shangcang Xiye's hand fell to the ground again.But this time I was not as lucky as last time, I saw the teacup burst directly, and the fragments scattered away.

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