In the feudal era, especially in the war years, how to keep soldiers fighting and loyal has always been a headache for the monarchs of all countries. In ancient China, soldiers could also be driven by a sense of national honor and a sense of unified mission. At the same time, other countries could only rely on the personal charm of the monarch, money, and the blood ties between the same people. Matsugami Yoshimitsu has always believed that the greatest achievement of Qin Shi Huang's life was the construction of the Great Wall. The purpose of the Great Wall is more than simply defending against foreign invasions. It is precisely because of the existence of the Great Wall that the Great Wall is divided into a whole rest. No matter how many divisions the future generations go through, whether they are wise or foolish, they all have a sense of responsibility, a sense of mission and a sense of urgency to maintain the integrity of this whole. Otherwise, the monarchy would be incomplete and illegitimate. Therefore, since the Great Wall, there has been China. This concept was not found elsewhere in the same period. Even if a territory previously belonged to one empire, everyone can divide it and become its own king, and no one will think that this is inappropriate. The size of a nation depends only on the ambition and strength of the king. The soldier could not produce a unified mission and the honor of the country, because at some point the country was divided again.

In Japan during the Warring States period, there was no concept of a state. Oda Nobunaga may have thought about unifying Japan and turning it into a single country, but he failed anyway. In Japan, since the Genpei struggle. The emperor is just a spiritual leader, and the shogun is just quite a martial arts alliance leader, and everyone is still in charge of their own affairs. As a Warring States Lord, the loyalty and support of the soldiers can only be obtained by personal charm and reward. But Matsugami Yoshimitsu was reluctant to do this, it was too big to do so. Historically, Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, etc. all capsized because of this. What Matsugami Yoshimitsu has to do is to tie the samurai and the ashigaru firmly to his Matsugami family.

Winter has turned to spring, and in the blink of an eye, a whole winter has passed since Matsugami Yoshimitsu implemented the new policy. The Territory has made great strides in all aspects of its work. After land acquisition and development of Nitta, Matsugami Yoshimitsu's territory has reached 2,000 stone high. Due to the temptation of the tax law of 4 gongs and 6 people, the conscription work of Yoshiki Nagamasa has also progressed smoothly, and now it has entered the stage of substantive training. Matsugami Yoshimitsu is very concerned about Ashigaru's training, because this will be the foundation that will determine whether he can gain a foothold in the troubled times of the Warring States. So, this afternoon, Matsugami Yoshimitsu went to inspect the training situation of Ashigaru with an expectant heart.

"Meet my lord." Yoshiki Nagamasa, who was training Ashigaru, immediately saluted when he saw Matsugami Yoshimitsu.

"Nagamasa doesn't need to be polite, this time the main hall is just here to inspect the training situation of Ashigaru." Matsugami Yoshimitsu waved his hand and said to Yoshiki Nagamasa.

"Ha, lord." Ryoki Nagamasa said and said to the ashigaru. "Ladies and gentlemen, my lord has come to inspect the results of our training. Everyone showed their real skills to show the lord.

"Haha." The ashigaru people happily received the order. Then they each trained their own results. I saw the ashigaru people training with various weapons such as katanas, sticks, and bamboo guns. If that's all there is to it, that's fine. But they only know how to fight alone, and they don't know that the battle formation technique has no cooperation with each other. Matsugami Yoshimitsu's originally happy face became darker and darker. Yoshiki Nagamasa is a man with eyes, and when he saw that Matsugami Yoshimitsu's face was not pale, he immediately knelt down and said.

"My lord, I know that I am wrong."

"Oh, what's wrong?" Matsugami asked with a slightly slower expression.

"My lord, I didn't train the ashigaru people well. I didn't know the art of battle formation, so I only trained them as samurai. Yoshiki Nagamasa replied with trepidation. Matsugami Yoshimitsu thought about it and his anger disappeared. Bijing Japan did not have the habit of training Ashigaru before Oda Nobunaga, and Yoshiki Nagamasa was just a country samurai.

He was relieved to Yoshiki Nagamasa. "Well, it's not your fault. The main hall will teach you the method of ashigaru training today. Saying that, Matsugami Yoshimitsu taught the military trainers of later generations of college students to Ryoki Nagamasa. In fact, this college student military trainer was born out of the army's recruit training rules, and the recruit training methods in various countries in the world are actually similar. This shows the subtlety of this method. At first, Yoshimasa Yoshimasa did not believe in Matsugami, believing that such a simple method could not be of any use. However, Matsugami Yoshimitsu is the lord, and he has to do what he is told. About half a day later, under the influence of the college students' military trainers, the originally loose ashigaru immediately became decent. Yoshiki Nagamasa was very surprised by this, and he said with a sigh.

"The lord is really a man of both civil and military affairs. This method may seem simple, but it is actually very subtle. If the lord has this law, he will definitely be prosperous. ”

Rao is the thickness of Matsugami Yoshimitsu's face. He was also a little uncomfortable at the moment. Matsugami Yoshimitsu changed the subject. "Changzheng, Hugh has to talk nonsense. By the way, the main hall sees that these ashigaru weapons are different, and some even have a wooden stick in their hands, I'm afraid it will reduce the combat effectiveness of the ashigaru. Why not unify their weapons? In this way, it will be very powerful. “

"Lord Qiqi, even the cheapest two guns have to run through 1 handle, and the family can't afford to consume them at all." Yoshiki Nagamasa complained to Matsugami Yoshimitsu.

Matsugami remembered a movie he had watched before, in which someone sharpened bamboo as a weapon, and it was amazingly powerful. So he said to Yoshiki Nagamasa. "There are a lot of bamboos in my family's territory, and you can order someone to cut down the bamboo, sharpen it, and distribute it to the ashigaru people as a weapon."

"Haha." Yoshiki Nagamasa immediately received the order. ......

Time flies, and soon it's time for the ashigaru to eat. Due to the intensity of the training, Matsugami Yoshimitsu ordered to give the ashigaru who participated in the training 2 rice balls per meal and a bowl of pickle soup to replenish their physical strength. Although the rice balls are just simple brown rice balls, the pickle soup is also black and mushy. But the ashigaru people still eat and gobble up with relish.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu saw that the ashigaru people had almost eaten, and promised. "You are all loyal and brave people who guard your family, and the main hall is here today, and you can ask the main hall for any request."

The ashigaru people were stunned for a moment, and then they looked like they wanted to speak and stopped. After a long while, one of them, a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties, gritted his teeth and said. "Your Royal Highness is benevolent and righteous, not only providing me with rice ball miso soup every day, but also changing my family's land tax to 4 gongs and 6 people. This made the neighbors envious for a while. I am not afraid that His Highness will die in battle, and I am afraid that after I die in battle, the family land tax will change back to the original state. The rest of the ashiki listened to it and looked deeply sympathetic.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu listened to Seiken's words. "I didn't expect this to be the fault of the main hall, which swears by its name today. In the future, those who fight for their own family will be exempted from the field tax for 15 years. ”

"Haha." The public ashiki was grateful for Matsugami Yoshimitsu's kindness and excitedly received the order. ......

When Matsugami Yoshimitsu returned to Shenmu Castle, he had the leisure to observe the entire Shenmu Castle for the first time. Unexpectedly, looking at it, his brows gradually wrinkled. .....