Chapter 39: The Tsuno Crowd
Saigo Kanhisa originally saw Matsugami Yoshimitsu and suddenly thought of the mine people according to his own prompts, and he also thought about whether he should flatter Matsugami Yoshimitsu a few words. After all, as a retainer, you have to know a little bit about everything, otherwise it will not be easy for you to use the lord. However, before Saigo Kanhisa could declare the flattery he had thought of, he was furious by Matsugami Yoshimitsu staring at him all the time. Could it be that I just inadvertently committed some taboo? Saigo Kanjiu suddenly felt a cold sweat break out, and he had to remain silent when he wanted to say something.
Matsugami Yoshimitsu saw that Saigo Kanjiu didn't understand what he meant, and suddenly he didn't say a word, so he had to speak. "Guan Jiu, I don't know if there are any suitable mines near my Yuan Mu County that can be recruited by this hall?" Matsugami Yoshimitsu didn't ask about forces other than Mu County, after all, with his current strength and fame, even if he went to recruit others, people would not take care of him.
Saigo Kanhisa finally understood the purpose of Matsugami Yoshimitsu who had been looking at him, and he quickly replied after secretly breathing a sigh of relief in his heart. "Report to the lord, now there happens to be a force in my Mu County that can be recruited by the lord. I also happened to have some contact with the miner's head in the mine. ”
"Great, Guan Jiu, I don't know where the forces you are talking about, what is their specific situation now?" Matsugami Yoshimitsu asked with some surprise.
"The name of the lord's force is Tsuno. Their leader was called Tsuno Yoshihei, and he was quite a brave man. There are a total of three or four hundred people in Jinye, who are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they can completely eat according to the current strength of their family. But there is still a lot of trouble when it comes to recruiting them. Saigo Kanhisa said with some regret after introducing the specific situation of the Tsuno people.
"Trouble?" Matsugami Yoshimitsu was a little puzzled. The Tsuno people are only a small force, and Saigo Kanhisa was able to introduce them to himself, indicating that the Tsuno people themselves also wanted to be recruited. Coupled with the fact that he has the support of Matsumoto Silver Mine, Matsugami Yoshimitsu really can't think of any trouble. Saigo Kanjiu saw that Matsugami Yoshimitsu was a little puzzled and hurriedly explained to him.
"My lord, the old nest of the Tsuno people, Kamehayama, is within the sphere of influence of the Katayama family."
"I see, that's a problem." Matsugami Yoshimitsu lied and realized. Because of the battle of the Shinjin Pavilion, the Katagami family now hates the people of the Matsugami family. Matsugami Yoshimitsu went to the territory of the Katayama family to recruit the Tsuno people, and if the recruitment was successful, it would be fine, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable if they failed.
"My lord, I am going to recruit the Tsuno people before making a vow." Saigo Kanjiu saw that Matsugami Yoshimitsu was a little hesitant and took the initiative to stand up and solve problems for him.
"No, this is to be done by the temple itself. For a long time, all you need to do is write a letter of recommendation to the main hall. Matsugami Yoshimitsu rejected Saigo's offer to ask for his life. The stakes are high in recruiting the Tsuno people, and Matsugami Yoshimitsu certainly won't fake it. Otherwise, it will be impossible to tell whether the Tsuno people will belong to him, Matsugami Yoshimitsu or obey his orders. Even if Saigo Kanhisa is currently loyal to him, Matsugami Yoshimitsu will not put the power in his hands. Never giving a retainer the opportunity and ability to betray is also necessary for a Warring States lord.
When Saigo Kanhisa heard that Matsugami Yoshimitsu was going to recruit the Tsuno people in person, he immediately knew that he was abrupt, so he hurriedly remedied. "Haha, then I wish the lord success in one fell swoop."
"I hope so." Matsugami Yoshimitsu said with some concern. ......
Just as Matsugami Yoshimitsu wanted to recruit the Tsuno people, the leader of the Tsuno people, Tsuno Kahei, was in trouble. Tsuno Yoshihei is the fourth-generation leader of the Tsuno people, he is now more than Chinese New Year's Eve years old, with a strong physique, a beard full of hair, and a heroic scene in his demeanor. However, he is now in the prime of life, but his temples are prematurely gray, which is caused by his perennial struggle to make a living.
In fact, the Tsuno people were also developed during the first and second generation of leaders, and Tsuno Kahei often longed for the time of the old people in the memories of the old people. It's a pity that when the Tsuno people passed down to the third generation of leaders, that is, Tsuno Kahei's father, Tsuno Yoshiwa, he gradually showed a sign of decay, and Tsuno Yoshiwa himself was not good at management and admired luxury. As a result, when Tsuno Kahei succeeded the fourth generation of the Tsuno people, the Tsuno people who had fallen could not even survive. The Tsuno people used to make a living from mining, but in recent years there have been no mines to dig for. After Tsuno Yoshihei succeeded as the leader, in order to maintain the livelihood of the Tsuno people, he had to cultivate some thin fields around the old nest of the Tsuno people, Mt. Kaiha, and he sometimes took the Tsuno people to occasionally play the role of robbers. Over the years, under his encouragement, the people of Tsuno can also live hard. However, in recent years, the local lords of the Katayama family have increasingly exploited the Tsuno people, and in order to maintain the livelihood of the Tsuno people, Tsuno Kahei has to consider submitting to the Katayama family to seek the feeling of the thin fields cultivated by the Tsuno people.
Kaibayama Tsuno public houseshiki.
"Pingji, have you gained anything from your visit to Katayama's house this time?" Kahei Tsuno asked eagerly about his second brother, Hirayyoshi Tsuno, who had returned from a visit to Katayama's house.
This Tsuno Hirayoshi is not as strong as his brother Jiapei, but a little thin, his face is the Japanese people's common thin eyes and willow eyebrows, and there is a pair of mustaches on the upper lip, and there is an indescribable obscene atmosphere from a distance. At this time, he heard Tsuno Yoshihei asking him about the situation of the envoy Katayama's family, and he said proudly. "Elder brother, Lord Kondo Yoshizuna, the elder of the Katayama family, has personally promised the Katayama family that he is willing to accept us as retainers. We're going to be samurai soon. ”
"That's ......," Kahei Tsuno was happy when he heard that he could become a member of the Katayama family, and then felt that something was wrong. He himself has been dealing with the Katayama family for a long time, so how could he so easily agree to his own conditions according to the Katayama family's previous style? So Tsuno Kahei asked after swallowing what he was about to say. "Hirayoshi, you tell the truth to the main hall, did the main hall really agree to all the requests of the Katayama family?"
Hirayyoshi Tsuno is most afraid of Yoshihei Tsuno on weekdays. At this time, although Tsuno Kahei's tone was very peaceful, Tsuno Hiyoshi was already a ghost, and when he saw Tsuno Kahei doubting himself, he trembled even more. He had already thought of an excuse to deceive his brother, but at this time, he couldn't help but say a word. "This, this ......"
The so-called brother is not as good as a brother. When Tsuno Kahei saw his younger brother talking and slurred, he knew that he must have something to deceive him, and he couldn't help but be angry for a while. Thinking of the difficult situation of the Tsuno people again, Tsuno Kahei was even more angry in his heart, and he didn't say anything more and kicked Tsuno Hirayoshi in the stomach. Tsuno Hirayochi was unaware that he was lying on the ground by the dog kicked by his brother for a while, and before he could get up, there was an angry shout from Tsuno Yoshihei in his ears. "Bastard, if you don't tell the truth again, be careful of the ruthlessness of the sword."