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Although Yamaga County and Kikuchi County were completely occupied, Zhengliang did not lead his army to leave immediately.Instead, let the cavalry team return to Chikuhou first, while he led the army to temporarily stay in Juchi County.

Staying in Juchi County is mainly to make arrangements for Higo's affairs first.

The first is the arrangement of defense.The Sixth Standing Ashgaru Division led by Enjoji Shinyin, Komon Shigetada, Kuroki Miren, and Rashi Masamune changed their station from Tsutsukakujo in Higo Tamana County to Higo Kikuchi County's Nuggo Castle and Yumachi city.The former Higo Tamana County Tongu Castle was changed to one of the sub-stations of the first standing cavalry team.

In addition, in order to prevent the traitors from using the abandoned castles to defend, Higo's Saruto Castle, Kamio Castle, Shiromura Castle, Tanaka Castle, and Nanguan Castle will be demolished.

At the same time, as Higo Yamaga County and Kikuchi County became the territory of the Luo family, the central and southern parts of Chikugo also completely became the rear of the Luo family. Therefore, the fourth standing army led by Kinoshita Masunao, Ueda Shinji, and Shimabara Junshige The base of the Ashgaru squadron was changed to the newly built Kora Castle at the foot of Mount Kora in Chikugo.The Nekoo Castle, Yamashita Castle, Tajiri Castle, and Choen Castle in the south-central part of Chikugo will also be demolished at the same time as Chikugo Shotsukan and Kamaike Castle. [

After the defense arrangements are made, the next step is to deal with the problems of the local small wealthy, small landowners, and even aboriginals in Yamaga County and Juchi County.As for the local small rich and small landowners, since the family is facing internal rebellion at this time, it is not appropriate to forcibly transfer them to intensify conflicts with them at this time. Therefore, Zheng Liang decided to temporarily adopt a compromise policy and maintain the status quo for the time being. After the civil strife in the family is settled down, these small wealthy families will be dealt with.

As for the natives.It mainly adopts a carrot-and-stick differentiation policy.Persuade these local aborigines through the aborigines who were trafficked to Luo's house in Feiqian and Chikugo by human traffickers.Provide them with better fields and gradually lure them out of the mountains.At the same time, they were consciously separated to prevent them from forming tribes again after they came out of the mountains, thus threatening the security of the territory.As for those who are still stubborn, they will focus on appeasement for the time being, and then adopt a bloody policy of extermination after the Luo family has freed up their hands.Women were reduced to slaves and assigned to soldiers and retainers.

In the end, Masara also had a private conversation with Akabane Shinnosuke, who stayed in Higo this time and was in charge of coordinating all the affairs of Higo.

Zhengliang first told Akabane Shinnosuke about the conspiracy in the territory.The latter was also taken aback when he learned about it, but soon calmed down.Since Zhengliang only told him at this time, it is obvious that he has already made arrangements to deal with it. What he has to do now is to help Zhengliang protect the newly acquired territory of Feihou.

Since spring plowing has already started, Masara asked Akabane Shinnosuke to fully cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture dispatched by the Cabinet to do a good job in this spring plowing work, and at the same time assist the Cabinet to vigorously carry out the construction of marching roads after spring plowing (especially the road from Chikugo to Higo) Construction of Xingjun Avenue), field reclamation, water conservancy repairs and other paid corvee labor.In short, everything is to let the citizens of Feihou realize the benefits of the law of the Luo family, and at the same time get busy.Let some people with good intentions stir up the people in the territory to ensure the stability of Higo's newly occupied territory.

also.Some of the refugees from various places who took refuge in the Luo family, as well as the neighbors who joined the Luo family, will be gradually resettled in Feihou. In addition to increasing the local population, they will also take the opportunity to change the distribution of the local population and weaken the control of the local rich and powerful families. Purpose.In this way, when the Luo family forcibly transfers these people soon, they will lose more supporters.

Regarding the protection of the newly occupied Higo territory, Masara asked Akabane Shinnosuke to pay close attention to the actions of the local small wealthy families and small landowners, as well as the actions of the surrounding Higo wealthy families and Bungo Otomo's family to prevent them from counterattacking.

In this way, he stayed in Higo for three consecutive days. After everything was arranged, Masara officially set off and began to return to Hizen.After escorting him back this time, there were only 300 cloaks and more than 100 samurai squads (some of the samurai were injured in the Higo strategy, so they could only stay in Higo to recuperate temporarily, and they could return to the samurai group after they recovered. team), and a [-]-man standing iron cannon team.The rest of the fan teams started to return to their respective stations two days in advance under the leadership of their respective generals.

Of course, this time their marching route is a bit special.They did not take the quickest route, but followed the route agreed upon by Masara and Kansuke Yamamoto.And these routes happen to pass through the territories of some wealthy families who have basically been determined to have participated in the rebellion.

At the same time, when returning to Hizen, Masaragi asked the Cabinet to take advantage of this spring plowing time to deliberately launch a large-scale spring plowing, road construction, water conservancy repair, and land reclamation in the territory.It is even more conscious to let the people in various places carry out corvee across regions, to separate the people, and to prevent the conspirators from inciting the people.

Of course, all of these were carried out quietly. Anyway, almost every year at this time, such corvée would be issued in the Luo family's territory, and this year's scale was only bigger.The reason Zheng Liang gave to the outside world was that there was a shortage of food reserves in the territory, and this move was to increase the harvest of this year's autumn harvest.Anyway, paid corvee is already a unique law of the Luo family, and quite a few residents have already gotten used to it, so no one suspects it.

On April 14th, Tenmon [-], after more than ten days of marching, Masara's army finally returned to Kishidake Castle, the main city of Hizen Kingdom.

Just arrived in Anyue City and before he had time to reunite with his wives and concubines, Zheng Liang received a bad news.From the home of Onishi Kuniji in the castle town, news came that Onishi Kuniji was critically ill.

Hearing this sad news suddenly, Zheng Liang couldn't help but sigh, which reminded him involuntarily of the few retainers who followed him when Luo's family was just starting up.

Tsuda Hiromune and Hirasataro were killed in the battle against Kishigake Castle in Hata, and the remaining Chujiro has now retired behind the scenes to become an ordinary farm tool blacksmith in the territory. Father-in-law, so he also holds a position in the intelligence cabinet, and it is rare for the two of them to meet each other.Up to now, in fact, only Togo Heiji and Onishi Kuniji are still by Masara's side from time to time.

"My lord, my lord begs that I can see my lord before he dies." The vassal of Onishi Kingdom who came to report the letter requested. (to be continued...)