One afternoon a few days later, Matsugami Yoshimitsu summoned Chiyo Mochizuki, who had been seen for many days at Matsumoto Castle. Chiyome had taken a leave of absence since Matsugami Yoshimitsu had returned from Matsugami Castle to build a new Mochizuki Village, and he had summoned him to inquire about the progress of the construction of Mochizuki Village.

As for the turmoil in Matsumoto Town, Matsugami Yoshimitsu doesn't know for the time being, although he is only the lord of five villages and one city in this small land, he can be regarded as free from the shackles of firewood, rice, oil and salt. And most of the samurai in Matsumoto Castle don't care, the world before the history of Nakamoto and Yanwu was really the world of the samurai, and they just lacked something to rob. So this big crisis is hidden for the time being, why not eat meat soup, it has never been about IQ, only about class.

"Chiyo Mochizuki meets the lord!"

"Lord Mochizuki, please get up."

In the spacious assessment room, after a cliché courtesy, Matsugami Yoshimitsu and Chiyo Mochizuki sat cross-legged opposite each other.

At the end of many days, there was a faint bitterness on the face of Chiyo Mochizuki, and her original spiritual face was also a little decadent, it seems that it is indeed not easy to build a new Mochizuki Village!

"Chiyonu." So Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who was touched in his heart, asked Chiyo Mochizuki with concern, "It's not easy to establish a new Mochizuki Village, right?" The Mochizuki ninja is now also a vassal of the main hall, so don't hide it if you need anything. ”

It is said that when the samurai group was first born, in the Genpei period, the retainers who were still called the Goke all lived in the housemaster's house and were provided with food and clothing by the lord's family, and the Goke family fought for the head of the family in return when needed. Therefore, the royal family also has the meaning of His Royal Highness's family in a certain way, and this relationship of interest is sometimes even stronger than the bond of blood.

Although the samurai had completely taken over the world from the emperor and the ministers over the centuries, and the samurai had their own residences, the essence of this relationship between supply and demand remained the same. Therefore, once the retainers have difficulties, they are not afraid to ask the head of the family for help, and the daimyo are happy to deepen the bond with each other in this way, but the specific requirements can be met depends on the weight of the retainer in the heart of the head of the family.

Most of the people who can survive in the Warring States are pragmatic, and Chiyo Mochizuki is naturally no exception. So he opened his mouth to tell Yoshimitsu about his difficulties, which was also a way to express closeness between the lords and ministers.

"My lord, the construction of the new Mochizuki Village is going well, and I believe that it will not be long before we can train new ninjas for our family. It's just that the price of rice in Ise is much higher than that of Iga, and the village is a little unsustainable because of the need to build a new village, so I would be grateful if I could give some brown rice!"

Chiyo Mochizuki said to Matsugami Yoshimitsu with a look of urgency, and it seemed that it was really at the end of the mountain.

"That's right." Matsugami Yoshimitsu's expression quickly became serious, and the problem of eating is no trivial matter, which is an eternal truth and lesson.

After thinking for a moment, Matsugami Yoshimitsu spoke again: "I understand, the main hall will send someone to support Mochizuki Village later, twenty stone brown rice to help build a new Mochizuki Village." However, according to the previous information from the main hall, although the price of rice in Ise is slightly higher than that of Iga, it has not reached the point where it is impossible to live, so I wonder how much the price of rice in Matsumoto Town has risen now?"

"Haha, Mochizuki Village will definitely not forget the great kindness of the lord who died for his family." Chiyo Mochizuki was very excited and grateful for Yoshimitsu's help before comparing the bowl with both hands and said: "Originally, the price of rice in Matsumoto Town was not expensive, and buying such a big bowl of rice was only Yongle Qian Siwen, but it was only a little more expensive than Iga. However, for some reason, the rice field house that runs the rice shop a few days ago suddenly raised the price of rice to 10 yuan, and now it is said that the price of such a bowl of rice has risen to 13 yuan, and many townspeople have no choice but to dig some wild vegetables nearby to survive. ”

"What? It's serious!" Matsugami Yoshimitsu couldn't sit still, because according to the price of rice described by Chiyo Mochizuki, it was only the amount of food for an adult for three days. In this case, things will be a little bad, and many of the people may go hungry.

In many depictions of samurai or Matsugami Yoshimitsu's previous understanding, it seems that most lords are in a position of oppression for their lords. Even many travelers regard the basic benevolent government of the four princes and six people as a golden finger, and it seems that as long as the banner of benevolent government is sacrificed, the leaders from all over the country will turn their backs on the old lord and flock to vote, but in fact, this is just the foundation.

Many people see Japan's Sengoku period as a fight between village chiefs, and although this is a wrong view, there is some truth to it. Except for a few daimyos, most of the Warring States lords were at the village and town level, which meant that most of the Warring States lords were small lords who could not stay away from the people. Even many lords had to plow the land like farmers, and such a small government with the size of a wealthy family together was the ruling class of the entire Warring States.

In this case, can there really be a lord who can ignore the will of the people and ignore the benevolent government? Yes, but definitely in the minority. If nothing else, just the people who run to other people's territory are enough for you to drink a pot.

Therefore, all the veteran martial artists with a long lineage will more or less establish a deep friendship with the people for generations. It is precisely because of this that there will be such unimaginable wonders as Nizi Sanxing, if it is not for the nostalgia of the old lord of the people, it is useless to have loyal ministers. This explains why many samurai would rather die than switch to their old domains, after all, this is the foundation of their rule that has been formed through generations of hard work. It is said that the rise and fall of the Zhifeng regime must have nothing to do with the fact that they do not have a stable rear, so which lord, especially a village-level cadre like Matsugami Yoshimitsu, does not pay attention to public opinion.

Seeing that Yoshimitsu was in a hurry, Chiyo Mochizuki hurriedly affirmed: "My lord, how dare you deceive in the future!" Not only rice, but also miso, salt, vinegar and other flavorings have also risen, and if it weren't for the short time, the whole Matsumoto town would have been complaining!"

"How can it be!" Matsumoto Castle is almost a step away from Matsumoto Town, and there are few secrets to tell, so Matsugami Yoshimitsu has no doubts about Chiyo Mochizuki's words. As a result, Matsugami Yoshimitsu was even more annoyed, this was simply a malicious thing under his nose, after all, business is not like this.

"Chiyo girl!" Without hesitation, Matsugami Yoshimitsu instructed downward: "The main hall orders you to immediately find out the prices of various items in the collar, and in addition, notify the retainers everywhere that the main hall will hold an assessment in Matsumoto Castle!"

"Haha." Hoping to punish the profiteers, the Tsukichiyo girl happily took the order and left

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