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After this period of development, the annual income of the Hizen country has increased to about 37 shi, the income of the Chikuzen country is about 23 shi, and the income of the Chikugo country is about 33 shi. The income is about 94 shi.At this time, the total income of the Luo family's territory was already about [-] shi.

The population has also increased to about 60.Of course, this is only a rough calculation based on the information in the account books left by the local wealthy family. The exact total will not be known until the Cabinet goes through a detailed inspection of land and the implementation of the Luo family's laws such as population registration.

After taking down Aso County in Higo Country, Masara's original plan was to cross the border of Higo Country and invade Otomo's hometown, Bungo Country. of.He seemed to have expected that Zheng Liang would take advantage of the victory to pursue him, so he returned to the border of Bungo Kingdom without stopping at all along the road, and then mobilized all the rich families on the border of Bungo to mobilize farmers and soldiers to defend the city, and at the same time sent people to rush to the border Higo's upheaval was reported to Otomo Yoshikan who was in the Funaikan (that is, Otomokan).So when Zhengliang brought the army to the border of Bungo, Otomo's family had already taken all the precautions.

Considering the hot weather, logistical difficulties, and the need to concentrate on speeding up the digestion of the newly acquired Higo territory, Masarai finally gave up his plan to storm the border of Bungo Country.

"Heiji, Higo will be handed over to you." Masara, who returned to Hamanokan, was the first thing he said when he saw Togo Heiji. [

"I want you to completely control the entire Higo newly occupied territory before the end of the autumn harvest. There are not enough people. You can go to the Roche Academy in Hizen to bring all those students. Land inspection, population registration, land reclamation, Restoration of water conservancy, etc., nothing can be left behind.”

"The last thing is. You must ensure that before the end of the autumn harvest, you will build a marching road from Hizen to Higo, and then from Higo to the border of Bungo." Zheng Liang finally emphasized.This time, Zheng Liang had had enough of the rugged mountain roads.Of course, this seemingly daunting task also hides another purpose of Zhengliang.

At this time, it has been Tianwen for 17 years, and it is not far from the "second-order collapse" of Otomo's family.Although I don't know whether this historical event will happen again after Zhengliang appeared, but the so-called preparation means that Zhengliang must make all preparations.

"Master, the autumn harvest will be here soon, and the time is so short, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet your request." Dongxiang Heiji said with a bitter face.

"This is an order, not a request." Zhengliang interrupted Dongxiang Heiji's complaint directly, "Don't look at me with a bitter face, the minister must share the worries of the family governor, now is the time to test your ability. In short, you must give me Find a way to build a marching avenue, at least a marching avenue that allows horses to pass quickly."

For Masaragi's domineering request, Togo Heiji had no choice but to obediently agree.As he got older, Zhengliang's domineering spirit became more and more domineering, which made the retainers both happy and afraid.

After dismissing Togo Heiji, Zhengliang adjusted the station of the relevant teams again.

The original station was Tianping Castle in Higo Uto County and the No. [-] Standing Ashigaru Team of Triangle Port.The station was changed to Ishigaki Castle and Yupu Castle in Aso County.The main general will be the execution of the species, the deputy will be Tetsunosuke, Asakura Sodi, and the army will be Masahide Rashi.Their task is to assist the Cabinet to maintain the laws of the territory, and at the same time to guard against the Bungo Otomo family on the other side of the mountain range.

The original station was the Sixth Standing Ashigaru Team of Nifu Castle and Yumachi Castle in Higo Kikuchi County.The resident was changed to Takamori Castle in Higo Aso County and Zhongshan Castle in Hyuga, and Zhongshan Castle could not fly the flag of the Roche family.Can only be stationed in secret.The main general is Yuancheng Temple Xinyin, the deputy generals are Gongwen Chongzhong and Kuroki Shilian, and Junmufu is Luo Shizhengzong.Their task is to assist the Cabinet to maintain the laws and regulations of the territory, and at the same time to guard against the Otomo family of the Bungo country and the Ito family of the Hyuga country.

The Seventh Standing Ashgaru Team led by Kai Ki, Kosaka Masanobu, Yoshikawa Kokeke, and Uemura Motozuna is based in Nanhigo. The specific division of labor is that Kai Chi Nao and Yoshikawa Koke lead 250 people who are permanently stationed in Kuma County Jicheng, and at the same time divided troops to garrison Kusuke Valley and Kushichi Pass, which are located at the border of Nanhyuga Country, Kita Satsuma Country, and Kita Osumi Country. Tsuna led 250 troops to garrison Minamata Castle in Weibei County, and at the same time divided troops to guard Nakao Castle bordering Izumi Castle in Satsuma Izumi County and Oniyama Castle bordering Oguchi Castle in Izumi County, mainly defending the Shimadzu family in the Satsuma area.

In terms of the navy, the third standing squadron of the navy has 600 people, 180 ships in the early morning, and [-] closed ships. The main officers are Masatora Tao and Takekichi Murakami, and the deputy commanders are Oyano Tanekō and Uku Junsada. The general station is It was changed to Yatsushiro Castle near the estuary of the Kumagawa River in Nanhigo Yatsushiro County. Apart from this place, the Fan Squad will divide into several teams, which will be stationed in Sumoto Castle, Shiki Castle, and Kutama Castle in Amakusa County. The main guard areas are Orange Bay, Amakusa Beach, and Yatsushiro Sea guard against threats from the sea, especially those from the Shimadzu family's navy in the Satsuma sea area.

After redeploying the garrison duties of the various divisions, Zheng Liang once again issued an order to demolish all the forts in the territory.The main forts to be demolished this time are Tongyu Castle, Nyufu Castle, Yumachi Castle, Uchimura Castle, Feimu Castle, Zhushi Castle, Nuggets Castle, Wuzi Castle, Jinsen Castle, Daogami Castle, Hamanokan, and Kawajiri Castle , Fengfu Castle, Uto Castle, Tianping Castle, Kenshida Castle, Iwao Castle, Takazuka Castle, Eagle Peak Castle, Gang Castle, Gulu Castle, Takao Castle, Sashiki Castle, Fukae Castle in Nanhizen.In addition to these major fortresses to be demolished, there are also dozens of small earthen villages built by the local wealthy families themselves.In order to quickly dismantle these walled cities, it is necessary to mobilize the local people to participate in corvee labor.

Zhengliang entrusted this matter to Akabane Shinnosuke to take charge.Of course, when the walled city is demolished, there will inevitably be some resistance from the Luo family who have surrendered.Therefore, this time, Masara left the first standing cavalry squad led by Masahiro Isano, Mitsukiyo Akaana, and Nakamoto Tano in Higo to support the work of Shinnosuke Akabane, and at the same time ensure that other laws of the territory can go smoothly. Spread out in various places in Higo.

And as most of Higo became the territory of the Luo family, the Ariake Sea and Shimabara Bay on the border of Fei country naturally became the inland sea of ​​the Luo family.These two places are naturally open to the citizens to fish freely.At the same time, the newly discovered Miyahara silver mine in Higo and the original sulfur deposits in Mount Aso also belonged to the Luo family.Zhengliang sent orders to Shenya Shaoce and Li Hongfei who were in Hizen to come and deal with these matters as soon as possible.

Finally, Zhengliang also rewarded some meritorious soldiers, mainly by dividing their territories to various places in Feihou.This will help strengthen the Luo family's control over Feihou.At the same time, Zhengliang also appointed Aso Weimae as the chief executive. He will follow Zhengliang back to Hizen and be responsible for assisting Togo Heiji in managing Hizen's civil and agricultural affairs.Of course, Masarai not only entrusted him with a lot of territory in Hizen, but also secretly told him that the orthodoxy of the Aso family and the official position of Higo Omiya will be inherited by him in the near future.This made the latter quite grateful.

After arranging the affairs of Higo, Masara finally started to return to Hizen country via Chikugo country under the protection of the cape crowd and the samurai squad.Along the way, Zhengliang also inspected the construction of the territory.

In mid-July, the height of summer, Masara finally returned to Hizen Country.While passing through the village castle where the new Luo Family Headquarters is located, Masara met Naito Xingsheng, the envoy of the Ouchi family who happened to pass there and was about to go to Kishigake Castle to ask Masara.

Naito Xingsheng is the guardian of the Nagato of the Ouchi family, and his daughter has just married Mori Takamoto, the son of Mori Motozuru. It can be said that he is a heavyweight minister of the Ouchi family.To actually visit in person at this time of year, obviously there is something important to discuss with the Luo family on behalf of the Ouchi family. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)