Ah Ju was used to the nominee's teasing, and she just said, "If Mrs. Satomi knew that you were only taking me alone, she would definitely be angry." ”

Xinfang rested his head on Ah Ju's lap and said with a smile: "Isn't this Satomi pregnant, she has to stay at home obediently now, don't be afraid, I'm the head of the family." ”

Ah Ju suddenly covered her mouth and smiled: "But why does Your Highness have to make amends to Mrs. Satomi when he returns home every time he goes on an expedition?" ”

Xin Fang's face was a little embarrassed, he turned his head, his nose was against Ah Ju's clothes, and a faint fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose.

He suddenly got up and said, "Ah Ju, are you questioning the majesty of me, the head of the family?" Then I'll have to show you! ”

As he spoke, he knocked down Ah Ju and began to show his majesty as the head of the family!

Then Ah Ju felt the majesty of the letter all over his body.

Early the next morning, Nobukata left Iiyama Castle refreshed, and now that the house was mostly complete, only a part of things remained to be perfected.

Therefore, most of the manpower was allocated to the reclamation of the land around the hot springs.

For the locals, they don't know much about intensive farming, and it's more just some experience.

But the letter knew better, and when he came here, he built public toilets and septic tanks.

The most primitive fertilizer is this excrement, but you can't use it as soon as you take it out, you have to dilute it with water.

The same goes for bones, which can be grated to make soup and then watered to fertilize the land.

The old farmers didn't quite understand what the letter was doing, and for them, it was just a matter of watering, burning some plants on the newly cultivated land, and waiting for the ashes to melt into the soil.

The use of excrement is not as detailed as that of the letter party.

Today, a large amount of land has been cultivated around the hot springs, some of which is used for the cultivation of wild vegetables, and some of which has been converted into paddy fields.

First of all, the hot spring water is hard and rich in minerals, and after being neutralized by natural water, the hot spring water flows through the land, so that the rice has a high absorption rate of organic fertilizers.

Then there is the land problem, the land around the hot springs is hard, the need for subsoiling land, this is not a simple thing, in modern times it is necessary to pull the subsoiling machine, loosen the soil, break the bottom layer of the plow, improve the structure of the cultivated layer, enhance the soil water storage and moisture conservation and drought and drainage capacity.

Now he has to rely on manpower, such as cattle and horses, to plough the land with subsoiling tools.

After the soil is subsoiled, the soil is loosened and aerated and the quality of cultivated land is improved. The root system of crops is rooted to improve the ability of crops to resist drought and lodging, and it will also increase crop yield by half to one percent.

Subsoiling does not turn over the soil layer, so that most of the stubble, straw and weeds are covered on the surface, which is not only conducive to moisture preservation, reducing wind erosion, but also absorbing more rainwater and delaying the generation of runoff.

Moisture retention refers to maintaining moisture in the soil that is suitable for seed germination and crop growth. Keeping water from evaporating and leaking, for example, compacting the ground after sowing is to reduce porosity and allow the upper layer of dense soil to retain the water of the lower layer.

Reduce the intensity of runoff, alleviate the erosion of surface runoff on the soil, reduce soil erosion, and effectively protect the soil. Nozawa Village is a good place, and Nobukata didn't want to destroy it and cause a mudslide.

After the soil is subsoiled, the solubility of fertilizer can be increased, the volatilization and loss of fertilizer can be reduced, and the utilization rate of fertilizer can be improved.

After subsoiling, the number of rotary tillage can be reduced, and the general rotary tillage can be done once to reduce the cost.

This process is a bit long, and the letter side has no mechanical help, and it is all human.

He came to see it almost every day, and after the Jinya was built, he left Iiyama Castle directly and lived in the Jinya.

Jinya is much simpler than a castle, and there are many that do not have administrative and residential functions.

The usual form is that the camp is surrounded by houses where subordinates live, such as longhouses and huts (depending on the region).

The letter side will set up a deputy official here to manage the agricultural affairs here, not only cash crops, but also more food production problems.

As long as Nozawa Onsen succeeds in planting rice, he will bring it to the hot springs in various parts of his territory to grow rice.

In this war-torn era, food is money, which is more practical than money.

If grain production increases, he can raise more standing reserves, so that he can complete the separation of soldiers and peasants.

The Oda family's ability to complete the separation of soldiers and peasants was not something that could be done at his suggestion, but it depended on the family's economic strength.

The rise of the Oda family is inseparable from Oda Nobuhide's management of business, so after Oda Nobunaga won Mino, he directly engaged in the Rakushi Leza, because he saw the huge potential of business.

The music of the city and the separation of soldiers and peasants are not new things made by the Oda family, but Oda Nobunaga carried them forward, and the two complement each other.

Shinano was located inland, surrounded by six or seven countries, and although Nobukata wanted to expand his business, he had to devote some of his focus to agriculture.

With the arrival of March, Nobukata immediately took out the seeds of Nozawa and planted a small plot of land, which was a test field, and as long as it was successfully planted, Shinkata would immediately plant it on a large scale in the fall, so that the vegetables would not be just white radishes in winter.

Shinkata watched the farmer plant the seeds, but did not leave, but continued to watch them fertilize and water, and asked the samurai around him to record some data.

The next step is to come and see it every day.

Everyone is paying attention to the actions of the letter side, Takanashi Masayori is still skeptical, Shimazu Tadashi feels that there must be a deep meaning, and the rest of the people are waiting to see the joke.

The news soon spread to Echigo, and Ogasawara had an ugly face for a long time, and said in his heart: Sure enough, he is a mud-legged man, a hillbilly, such a noble body, and he actually mixed with the farmer to farm the land.

As for Uesugi Keitora, he didn't have much opinion on this, but he said to his retainers: "Nobugata is really a good person, although I don't know why he grows vegetables, but he can do it himself, which is worth learning from." ”

In this regard, his retainers also had a lot of discussions, some against and some in favor, but they did not want their lord to do such a thing.

As for the Takeda family, they are also discussing.

Nobuyari Koyamada's health is getting worse and worse, but he can still participate in family meetings.

Takeda Harunobu heard that Nobukata was growing vegetables in the hot springs, and said with a smile: "Could it be that the Ogasawara family is already too poor to open the pot, otherwise the lord of a country, why would he go to grow vegetables himself?" ”

Yamamoto Kansuke said, "The minister has already inquired about growing not only vegetables, but also rice. ”

Harunobu Takeda shook his head and said, "Is there any big point in doing this?" However, he can spend time on food, which is worthy of recognition. ”

Yamamoto Kansuke was not very sure of this, and said: "Now that the Ogasawara family and Echigo have been allied, and with Echigo's trade route, Shinano will not be short of food." ”

Harunobu Takeda nodded thoughtfully.

Komai Takahakusai hurriedly said: "If it's not for food, then it means that the Ogasawara family wants more food, and this food is not for their own family, but for sale!" ”

Takeda Harunobu looked up at Komai Takahakusai and said with a smile: "When Komai said this, it's true, it seems that Ogasawara Nobukata is short of money." ”

Yamamoto Kansuke nodded and said: "Ogasawara Nobukata has a close cooperation with Tennoji in Sakai Port, and the minister has already inquired, Tennoji House has a lot of influence in Sakai Port and is a big businessman.

I heard that he has a close relationship with the Miyoshi family, who controls Gyeonggi, and it has always been Tennojiya who has been sponsoring Ogasawara Nobukata. ”

Takeda Harunobu squinted his eyes and said: "These businessmen can't afford to be early, so helping him like this, is there a lot of value on Ogasawara Nobukata?" ”

Kansuke Yamamoto nodded very seriously, and took out a piece of paper from his arms, and said, "This is the paper newly sold by Tennoji House, which is different from the washi paper we use.

It is thin and easy to shred, but it can be written, and the worst quality can be used for toileting, and most importantly, it is cheap, and you can buy several sheets for a penny. ”

Harunobu Takeda took the paper from the hands of his surname, one was white paper, which could be written, and the other was straw paper, which was used to go to the toilet.

At this time, a samurai had already brought a pen and ink inkstone.

Harunobu Takeda dipped in ink, and then wrote a four-character mantra on a blank piece of paper.

There was a very solemn expression on his face, he squinted, pursed his lips, and whispered, "Do you know how these papers are made?" ”

Kansuke Yamamoto lowered his head and said, "I'm very sorry, the owner of the museum, the origin of these papers is the same as the production place of the Ogasawara family's iron cannons, and they are all in Matsuo Castle.

However, Matsuo Castle was very well guarded, and there were 500 ashigaru there, which was Sanada's reserve. ”

Takeda Harunobu rubbed the paper and said, "No wonder Tennoji Daya is so willing to trade with Ogasawara Nobukata, it turns out that his heels are here.

Can't help, can't you infiltrate into it? Even a little bit will do. ”

Yamamoto Kansuke shook his head and said: "It's difficult, the Ogasawara family has three fine works, one is led by the Sanada family's Youzu Nobumasa, one is led by Deura Kiyogen, and the other is led by Iizuna Nobumoto.

The three of them worked carefully, and surrounded Matsuo Castle in three triangles, scattered around the perimeter to watch, and the workshop side was even tighter.

At most, we can only buy off a few people in the city, and those people can see the situation outside, and the workshop cannot be approached at all.

However, the only information available is that the Ogasawara family would cut down large quantities of bamboo, dry it in the sun, and dispose of it before sending it to Matsuo Castle. ”

Takeda Harunobu nodded and said, "The infiltration of Matsuo City can't be stopped, continue to investigate." ”

"Hah!" Kansuke Yamamoto nodded, "I will do my best." ”

Takeda Harunobu turned to say: "Ogasawara Nobukata is now trying to find a way to make money, it can be seen that he is in urgent need of money, you can help, you also have to check, is he out of money, or do you need money to expand the army?" ”

Yamamoto Kansuke suddenly said, "Ha, the minister will arrange it immediately." ”

At this time, Komai Takahakusai said: "Lord, this paper is so cheap and easy to use, it must affect the washi paper, right?" ”

As soon as Takeda Harunobu heard it, he understood that washi was mainly produced in the Kansai region, and the closest to Shinano were Mino and Mikawa.

The emergence of these new papers will definitely have a certain impact on washi paper.

In such a war-torn era, every daimyo is careful in his calculations, and he will never be stingy if he can reduce his expenditure and invest in the war.

Therefore, the cheap paper produced by Shinkata will definitely be loved by the daimyos, because of the high quality and low price, it will impact the paper market and seize the market share of washi paper.

As a result, the countries that relied on washi paper to sell suffered greatly, especially Mido Saito Michizo, who had come as a merchant in the past.

However, Saito Michizo can't help Nobukata for the time being, after all, they are separated by a Kiso family and Tsukuma County, which is occupied by the Takeda family.

Takeda Harunobu received a reminder from Komai Takahakusai, nodded and said, "Back then, I traveled to Kyoto, and there was a large production of washi there.

So he sent someone to spread the word that Ogasawara Nobukata had produced the paper.

They will definitely prevent the people of Tennojiya from selling in the Gyeonggi area, or they will put more pressure on Tennojiya to directly sever the partnership between Tennojiya and Ogasawara Nobukata. ”

As soon as this side was agreed, a large number of the Takeda family made a careful move, some of which continued to infiltrate the territory of the Shinkata, and the other part passed through the Kiso Valley into Mino, and then passed through Mino into the Gyeonggi region.

Along the way, Ogasawara Nobukata has produced new paper, which is cheap and easy to use, which has greatly affected many countries that produce Japanese paper.

Mino pit viper Saito Michizo was very worried about this, and when he heard the rumors, he immediately went to buy paper, and after using it, he exclaimed, "The family's income is going to be less!" ”

These papers happened to be bought by Mitsuhide Akechi Mitsuhide, and he said on the side, "But, Your Highness, these papers are much more fragile than Waji. ”

Saito Michizo sighed and said, "Of course, but this is also a disadvantage of washi paper, it is too expensive, much more expensive than these new papers."

Shigobei, you go to that Shinano's Ogasawara house to see, I heard that Shinano has been guarding Ogasawara for a long time and has fled to another country, which Ogasawara is so powerful that he wants to revitalize the Ogasawara family! By the way, find out how these papers are made. ”

Wise Light Xiu suddenly said: "Ha! Then I went to investigate. ”

At this moment, Akechi Mitsuhide is reused here in Michizo Saito.

Wise Shibei Mitsuhide, the big man who forced Oda Nobunaga to death in Honnoji Temple, is now just a small retainer.

He returned to Akechisho, said goodbye to his mother and wife, and then took two retainers with him and headed for Shinano.

At this moment, a month has passed since Noshikata planted Nozawa, and now the snow is beginning to melt in large quantities, the temperature is rising, and the sun is often appearing.

So Nobukata took the farmer and started planting rice.

As for the greens, in a month's time, the greens have grown, and the vacated land has been planted with the remaining seeds.

And the lush greens in that test field will be ready to be picked in about 60 days.

The success of green vegetables has made Shin Fang more confident in rice cultivation, and he also plans to raise some small fish, shrimp or loaches to form a three-dimensional agriculture.

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