Chapter 22: Matsumoto Castle, the Silver City (3)

After listening to Matsugami Yoshimitsu's evaluation of Grange and Taro, he was a little puzzled, and in his opinion, Ganoso and Taro were just a little clever. He doesn't deserve such a high rating. Matsugami Yoshimitsu looked back and said with a smile when he saw the confused look of Yoshiki Nagamasa. "Nagamasa, do you think that Grange and Taro are not worthy of such an evaluation by the main hall?"

Yoshiki Nagamasa wanted to deny it, after all, Ganoso and Taro had only made a contribution, and he didn't want the lord to think that he was a jealous and capable person. But after thinking about it, Yoshiki Nagamasa still replied stubbornly. "My lord is wise, but Grange and Taro are just ordinary farmers. I don't have any skills. ”

"Haha, Changzheng. In the final analysis, it's because the strength of the family is too small. Matsumoto Silver Mine {Because the silver mine is located on Mt. Matsumoto, it will be known as the Matsumoto Silver Mine in the future. The stakes are very high, and if the news leaks out, the main temple will definitely not be able to protect it. Do you think that the choice that the main temple has just proposed is just a simple choice? Matsugami Yoshimitsu said with a smile.

"Does the lord have any deep meaning?" Ryoki Nagamasa asked with some confusion.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu saw that Yoshimasa Yoshiki didn't understand what he meant, so he explained to him. "If Ganoso and Taro had chosen gold, the main hall would have given him gold but would have killed him. After all, there is no room for error in the matter of the Matsumoto silver mine. But he chose to become a retainer of the main hall and was willing to let his son become the little surname of the main hall, which is very reassuring. You may not see it, but the main temple can see his struggle. It can be seen that he didn't choose that way because he didn't understand anything, which is even more commendable. ”

Ryoki Nagamasa asked with some confusion. "Then why didn't the lord just kill Grange and Taro, wouldn't it be safer?"

Matsugami sighed secretly in his heart. This good wood is long and brave, but it has always been lacking in strategy. He said so much in order to cultivate his strategy and expect him to play a greater role in his family, and now it seems that Yoshiki Nagamasa still owes some heat. He went on to explain. "After all, Ganoso and Taro have merit to the main hall, and if it is not necessary, the main hall does not want to kill him like this. If so, I'm afraid that no one will serve this temple in the future. ”

"I see, my lord is wise." Only then did Yoshimasa Yoshimasa understand Matsugami Yoshimitsu's deep meaning, and his face showed an expression of sudden realization.

Matsugami continued. "This hall will give you a task now, and you will lead someone to take control of Kuroki Ryohei and his gang and the Ganoso and Taro families immediately. Remember not to make a big deal about it. Wait for the main hall to find out the details of the Matsumoto silver mine and then tell you what to do with them. Although Ganoso and Taro have made it clear that they want to become Matsugami Yoshimitsu's retainers, Matsugami Yoshimitsu still can't fully trust him. After all, if the Matsumoto Silver Mine is real, it is too important.

Seeing that the lord of the lord ordered him to answer immediately. "Haha, I will live up to the orders of the lord in the future." Then Yoshiki Nagamasa and carried out Matsugami Yoshimitsu's orders. And Matsugami Yoshimitsu also secretly found a few miners in Hirano Village (saying that they are miners, that is, people who know a little about gold and silver identification. Secretly went to the location of the Matsumoto silver mine that Ganoso and Taro had said. ......

Matsugami Yoshimitsu attached great importance to the Matsumoto Silver Mine, so he quickly led people to the location of the Matsumoto Silver Mine and immediately controlled the surroundings. Matsugami Yoshimitsu looked at the location of the silver mine with warm eyes and said slowly. "Inoio Shinzo (the leader of that group of craftsmen. I'll leave the matter of exploring the silver mines to you, and if you do a good job in this matter, the temple will not treat you badly. ”

The leader of the craftsmen, that is, Shinzo Inoo, immediately became as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood after hearing Matsugami Yoshimitsu's promise. "Your Highness, rest assured, the little Pigtail Shinzo will definitely find a silver mine for His Highness."

With that, Inoio Shinzo distributed tasks to several of his subordinates and began direct detection. Matsugami Yoshimitsu didn't understand these specific things, and he was very busy digging where they were holding all kinds of tools. After coming over for a while, I saw that Inoio seemed to have found something amazing, and he ran over to Matsugami Yoshimitsu happily as if he had found something amazing. As soon as Inoio Shinzo ran in front of Matsugami Yoshimitsu, he immediately knelt down and held up something and said.

"Your Highness, please see, this is the silver ore found by the villain. There really is a silver mine here, and at least a small or medium-sized silver mine. ”

Matsugami Yoshimitsu's heart finally let go. Despite Grange and Taro's repeated assurances about the authenticity of the silver mines, he still didn't dare to believe it too much. Now it's all right. Matsugami Yoshimitsu said with a sigh of relief. "Inoio Shinzo, you've done a great job. This temple will reward you with ten small pieces of gold. (In ancient Japanese currency, one piece was equivalent to one tael.) )”

"Haha." Inoio Shinzo was overjoyed, and immediately knelt on the ground again to thank him.

Matsugami then had the location of the Matsumoto Silver Mine sealed off and had his retainers gather to discuss the silver mine. ......

Hirano Village Temporary Assessment Room.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu happily announced to his retainers. "Ladies and gentlemen, this time my family discovered a small and medium-sized silver mine in Mt. Matsumoto. God bless my family. “

"What, that's great. It's really blessed by the god Hachiman. Except for Yoshiki Nagamasa, who had already known about this, the rest of the retainers were overjoyed.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu then said to his retainers. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Shinzo Inoo, the leader of the craftsmen who detected the condition of the Matsumoto silver mine. Now let him talk about the details of the Matsumoto silver mine. ”

Inoio Shinzo, who participated in the assessment for the first time, was still in curiosity and panic, and he hurriedly said after hearing Matsugami Yoshimitsu's words. "My lord, the Matsumoto Silver Mine is located on the mountainside north of Mt. Matsumoto, and it is a bare mine that is very easy to mine. It can produce about 500 silver judgments a month. ”

"Haha, God bless the family." After listening to Inowei Shinzo's introduction, the retainers were ecstatic again.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu himself couldn't hide his joy. "Ladies and gentlemen, the main hall is now announcing the mining mission. Yiping, you did a good job in the demolition of Shenmu City. The main hall has now appointed you to be the commissioner of the silver mine of the family, and the sealing of 50 stones, which is responsible for the mining of the silver mine and the minting of silver. ”

"Haha." After hearing Matsugami Yoshimitsu's appointment, he didn't care about the surprise, and immediately received the order to thank him.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu continued. "Pig Tail Shinzo Main Hall appointed you as the head of the family's mine, 30 stones, specializing in mining Matsumoto silver mines."

"Haha." Inoio Shinzo also immediately received his order.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu saw that the mining of Matsumoto silver was almost arranged, so he asked Yoshiki Nagamasa. "Changzheng, how are you doing what this hall has arranged for you?"

"My lord, Kuroki Ryohei and his gang and the Grange and Taro families have all been under control. According to the observation below, there is nothing wrong with Grange and Taro. ”

"It's worthy of a long government." Matsugami Yoshimitsu praised and said. "Then the matter of the Matsumoto silver mine, Kuroki Ryohei, have they leaked it to others to know."

"Lord, how could Ryohei Kuroki leak out if he was dreaming of making a fortune." Ryoki Nagamasa said with some sarcasm.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu said happily when he heard this. "In that case, let's kill Ryohei Kuroki and his gang. As for the Grange and Taro family, let's cancel the control. ”

"Haha," Yoshiki Nagamasa said solemnly.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu said to his retainers again. "You have a lot at stake at the Matsumoto Silver Mine, and you must not leak the slightest bit of information."

"Haha."

Then the assessment ended, and the retainers carried out their orders.