Warring States Eagle

In the meeting hall, all the retainers looked carefully at the legal provisions in their hands, sometimes marveling and sometimes frowning.Fortunately, the current retainers are all educated, at least able to read, which saves a lot of trouble for Zhengliang to analyze.

"Your Highness, the agricultural tax of our family may cause the hostility of other tyrants around, and the Huzi family and Hatata will not sit idly by," Togo Heiji said worriedly.

"Pingji, we will implement the law of sealing off the territory, and declare to the outside world that we adopt the agricultural tax of eight publics and two farmers. If it is really leaked, in the current situation where the territory can only enter and cannot go out, even if other powerful people are suspicious, It is also impossible to confirm. Besides, as long as we are given enough time, sooner or later the strength of the territory will be strong enough to make other tyrants dare not move lightly," Zheng Liang said confidently.The other retainers also took it for granted. In less than a month, they solved the bandits that had troubled the territory for many years. It can be said that the future of the family is bright.

"Your Highness, I was fortunate enough to learn about the laws of the Sagara family in Higo. Although the laws of the Sagara family are more detailed, the laws of our family are more in line with the actual situation of the territory, and they are far-reaching. Some of the laws were not even fully understood by the minister for a while. Its far-reaching effect, Your Highness's idea really makes the ministers admire," Daxi Guozhi bowed down.Everyone agreed.

"Well, everyone, this law will be officially implemented from tomorrow, and I will leave the specifics to you. Heiji, copy a few more copies and distribute them. As for the relief location, it will be in front of the gate of my mansion, and it will be gathered at Dongxiang Ju. , She will be responsible for the registration, and Matsumiko will be responsible for the verification and implementation." Seeing that everyone has unified their opinions, Zheng Liang continued, "At the same time, find a suitable person to be the head of the village to assist in the management of daily affairs."

"Yes, Your Highness", everyone had no objection to this arrangement.As the lord's wife, it is normal for Dongxiang Ju to assist the lord in managing the territory, while Matsumiko has long been recognized as the lord's concubine. Judging from the task arrangement just now, she is also very much loved by the lord.

"In addition, in order to cooperate with the implementation of this law, it is announced to the citizens that all the citizens in the current territory will automatically be converted into third-level citizens and enjoy the agricultural tax of the six public and four rural areas," Zheng Liang continued.

"Your Highness, will this affect the taxation of the territory? At present, even if all the harvests of the territory are added up, it will not be able to meet the needs of maintaining the Ashgaru team." Onishi Kuniji said with a frown, obviously also because of this situation. deeply concerned.

"Well, so you have to step up the recruitment of refugees, and strive to reclaim more fields and rush to sow grain before mid-May. Although the time is a little late, at least you can harvest in the autumn harvest." In fact, Zheng Liang is not worried about the food problem at all. At present, the planting area of ​​sweet potatoes has expanded to nearly one mu. After the middle of May, the planting of sweet potatoes will be vigorously promoted. Anyway, sweet potatoes can be harvested in November, but the yield is slightly lower, but they are mixed with miscellaneous grains and cooked together. Food can also solve the food problem.

"Currently, there are 40 ashigaru members in the family. According to my last agreement, they will be promoted to samurai soon. At the same time, the family will prepare to recruit 200 ashigaru from the new entrants. What do you think about this?", After confirming the issue of territorial laws and regulations, Zheng Liang immediately raised the issue of territorial military strength.

"The 40 ashigaru in the original territory have accounted for four-fifths of the young and strong men in the territory. This time recruiting new ashigaru, please fully consider the needs of the territory's construction," Togo Heiji said, "according to The drawing ratio of the nearby tyrants is generally between one out of five and one out of three, but too many people are drawn as ashigaru, which will greatly affect the development of farming in the territory."

Draw one out of five, according to the original plan, if 200 ashigaru need to be recruited, then at least 1000 young and strong men will be recruited. Including the families of these men, it is conservatively estimated that the territory will also recruit about 3000 people. As for whether it is possible to recruit so many people, even if it is really recruited, it seems that it is difficult to support these refugees who do not have much food until the autumn harvest just by relying on the remaining 2000 shi of grain.Zhengliang's plan is to recruit hundreds of refugees in this recruitment, and then transfer most of the men to form a new ashigaru team. It seems that this approach is equivalent to three draws or even two draws. It will indeed greatly affect other work in the territory.

Xingsuke on the side saw Masara frowning and thinking hard, and said in a low voice, "His Royal Highness, you can consider reducing the salary of samurai and ashigaru, and at the same time reduce the number of ashigaru, and don't keep ashigaru as a standing reserve, allowing them to spend more time on farming. Nearby In a powerful territory, there are not many standing ashigaru and samurai. The Dono family in the southwest has two castle rocks, and there are only about 50 standing samurai, and there are no standing ashigaru; the Tahara family in the east also has standing samurai. There are only more than 20, and there is no standing foot light."

"No, bandits invaded the Dono family last year, and the Dono family organized a team of nearly 400 people to drive out the bandits," Onishi Kuniji objected.

"Most of those are temporarily recruited ronin and mobilized territorial farmers and soldiers," Togo Heiji said, "Your Highness, we can consider this method."

"No, peasants and soldiers usually gather once every five to seven days, and then train for half a day in a unified manner. Their combat effectiveness is low, which is much worse than that of monks in monasteries; while ronin are a temporary team with poor discipline. If you have loot, you will ignore the situation on the battlefield and just focus on grabbing the loot." Chujiro, who had been silent all this time, said suddenly, "I have carefully studied His Highness's team. In fact, the combat effectiveness of a single player is not high, but he is very disciplined, and he fights as a team. , if we follow the training method of peasants and soldiers, it will be difficult to achieve the effect His Highness requires."

"Based on the current situation of the territory, peasants and soldiers are the most suitable for the needs. Keeping 40 samurai as a standing reserve is enough to deter the surrounding tyrants and bandits. After the territory passes through this year's autumn harvest, it is also possible to consider expanding the territory as a permanent reserve." Dongxiang Ping said.

Everyone started talking.

Zheng Liang raised his hand to calm everyone down.

"Everyone, my family does not have a great reputation, and even the name of the family is not familiar to other tyrants, but it occupies a territory with many paddy fields. If it were you, if you found such a neighbor next to you, what would you do?", Zhengliang raised his head slowly, and stared at the retainers below, "It's almost without thinking that they will find ways to annex us. Therefore, before other tyrants and bandits find us, we must first give to those who have ambitions for us. Give them a hard blow, hit them once or twice, even annex them, and tell them with actions that our family is not easy to deal with, so that we can cultivate and thrive. The decision to establish a new Ashgaru cannot be changed."

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