Heite has no plans to stay in Shikoku for a long time, and after arranging for Awa, Sanuki and Minami Iyo to stay behind in the open and secret, he began to prepare for his return.

Not only did the troops under his command return to Izumi and Awaji to rest for a while, but they also had to escort one Neiki and one Kanedai back to Kyoto along the way—this was obviously a convenient way to earn the court's friendship.

On the sixth day of October, the first group of 4,000 people, led by Nobuyasu Ataka and Hidenaga Kinoshita, boarded ships at Uranotsu in Tosa, headed east through the Kii Suido into the Seto Inland Sea, and then sailed to Izumi Beach to land.

Heite Honhide himself traveled overland for a few days, arrived at the eastern border of Awato, and entertained the local wealthy people for a feast, left Shikoku in the middle of the year, took the nearest route, and went to the main castle of Awaji Kunishu in half a day.

There were also 1,500 people left behind to slowly manage the supplies, shelter the wounded, and check the escaped soldiers, under the command of Iwanari Tomotsu and Ina Tadaji.

After a lapse of three years, the second Shikoku strategy took a total of more than 100 days of effort, defeating Miyoshi and Ichijo in a row, and achieving the achievements of Shinohara Nagabo's self-sword, Ichijo Kaneda's abdication, and the revival of Kagawa's view.

In this process, Pingshou Fanxiu did not rashly assign the land to the direct jurisdiction, but used an indirect way to digest the fruits of victory.

Kawada Naga has lived in Nakamura Castle for a long time as a deputy servant, and with his ability, he should be able to gradually gain authority, grasp the leading power in the general direction, and turn the Ichijo family of Nishitosa and Minami Iyo into a de facto subordinate force.

A young family yearns for public culture, will not be pro-military and political, and you can assist the old or mediocre, or old and frail, or brave and strategic, are not worried. Yuki Wakako's younger brother Kira is shrewd and capable, and he is widely virtuous, so the Changzong family is bound to gain a lot of influence. However, the three thousand taels of gold smashed down is not only a reward but also a demonstration of strength, and the Tosa people probably don't dare to think about it in two or three years.

By the way, he also obtained the favorability of Xiyuan Temple Gongguang and Shihe Depository, which will be very useful in the future. and Naoyuki Ohno, the younger brother of Naomasa, the boss of the Kono family, took the initiative to be an undercover agent, which was an unexpected windfall.

But the best thing is that Shigehide Suzuki settled in Nishi-Sanuki Tenki Castle, and Naoharu Yukawa settled in Higashi-Awa Kamisakura Castle. The former received an inheritance of about 12,000 koku left by Masakatsu Wasuka after his death, and the latter received the 11,000 koku land vacated by the raid of the Shinohara-nagafu.

After getting such a sincere hush money, on the issue of Kii, it is inevitable that you will have to eat people's soft mouths and take people's hands short.

Yukawa Naoharu took the initiative to invite the Heite family to send the commissioner into the collar to deal with the disputes between the wealthy people, and Suzuki Shigehide also had an ambiguous attitude and did not make any doubts - he actually wanted to question it, but he was afraid that if he didn't handle it well, he would be taken advantage of by the old rival of the Tsuchihashi family.

Both of them are old rivals of the three good things, and after getting the territory of the four countries, they are bound to put their main energy over to avoid being damaged by anything. So a bonus, which had a certain effect of being transferred, so that these two independent wealthy families had to gradually embark on the road of being retained.

Heite Honhide plans to arrange a substitute service in Kii Province after the year, and at that time, Hatakeyama Takamasa, who is known as the "Old Kingo Temple", will live with Yakshamaru who has agreed to give it to others as an adopted son. It seems a bit cruel to keep a six-year-old child away from his biological mother, but this is the consciousness that a child of the martial family should have, and there is no room for any refusal.

It's just that who should be the candidate for the substitute service?

This is different from the standard of the left-behind service in Nakamura City, and it also requires the seven tricks of the left and right, but there is no need to be so meticulous and patient, but it is better to be a little brave.

Iwanari Yudo seems to be usable, and Kii is right next to Izumi, so he doesn't worry about him developing too much independence. However, he had fought for many years with the local people of Saga, Nerai, and other countries, and he had a deep hatred.

Words beyond that......

I feel that Nakamura Kazuji, who is currently serving as a temporary ninja general, is the most suitable.

From the perspective of qualifications, it can indeed be promoted and reused, and it can be regarded as an example for other retainers with low backgrounds to follow.

In these days, most of the ninjas who are willing to work for the daimyo have the idea of "don't be only ninjas for generations".

So, when he arrived at the main castle of the state, he placed the troops and the two Ichijo adults, and before he could reunite with his relatives, Heite Tsuhideshi was in Ninomaru's study, called the person concerned, and asked: "In the coming year, I plan to let you go to Kii to take charge of it, and the ninjas under my command will be handed over to the deputy captain Ishikawa Goemon, what do you think?" ”

Nakamura was greatly surprised, but instantly bowed down and bowed, and resolutely replied: "I do what I want, I dare not ask for ears!" My subordinates will do their best to get rid of all the people in Kii who want to be bad for my family! ”

"That's very good." Tie hand Tsuki smiled with his beard.

The matter is settled.

Then Nakamura took the order and left, and Ishikawa Goemon was called again.

Hisho is still outspoken: "Nakamura has other things to do next year, and you, the vice captain, must prepare for the change to the main position." ”

"Oh, thank you!" Of course, Ishikawa Goemon was also very happy, but there was no difference, "My subordinates have long felt that Nakamuraden is such a talent, and he will not live in the dark room for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Hiteshu laughed and said, "When you are a ninja, you must live in a dark room?" Do you want to change careers too? ”

"My subordinates don't have the ability to do this." Ishikawa Goemon shook his head with a wry smile, "I've been stupid and literate since I was a child, and I can't ...... anything except climbing over walls, slipping doors, picking locks, digging holes, setting fires, and disguised myself."

"Haha, isn't that enough?" Pingshou Fan Xiu didn't feel it, "By the way, I heard that there is a person named Wu Yin Caizang, who is your adopted personal apprentice, and now he is a foot light in the mountain, this is too wasteful, hurry up and transfer it back, make the best use of his talents!" ”

"Alas......" Ishikawa Goemon frowned and sighed, "I originally wanted him to go to the Metropolitan Police Department of Hattori Haruyasu-sama to seek a stable future, but I didn't expect this rabbit cub to dare to run away from home......"

"There's nothing wrong with that, if you don't have a little youthful spirit, how can you become a great thing in the future." Tieshou Fan Xiu casually answered.

"Lord, you don't know, this kid is really making too much trouble." Ishikawa's tone was even more helpless, "It's just a matter of escaping and being ashigaru, recently in Shikoku he met a child named 'Sasuke Kamitsuki', and he didn't want to think about how much trouble it was!" That kid is an escape from the ninja, and it is said that he offended Koga, Iga, Regenyuan, Toha, and Togakushi at the same time......"

"It's okay, if you're willing to work for my family, you can accept it! As long as you don't touch things that are too secretive in the short term. Pingshou didn't care about the wave of his hand, "What kind of samurai should you be for fear of offending people?" It's better to go back to your hometown and farm! ”

He genuinely didn't care. The above-mentioned ninja groups sound powerful and are actually nothing at all, Toubo and Togakushi are thousands of miles away, and some of the Xuanyuan people were taken by Kato Duanzo to to join Asai, but it was only a small part, Koga had fallen apart with the loss of power of the Rokkaku family, and the Heite family had absorbed a lot, and as for the independent and self-governing Iga people, it was originally an enemy.

When he accompanied Oda Nobutada to crusade against Iga Province, he killed thousands of people on the other side in one battle, including women and children, and the hatred was already as deep as the sea, are you still afraid of offending?

After saying this, Pingshou went back to rest.

Then I saw a familiar figure standing sneakily at the door of Honmaru, looking around, not knowing what he was doing.

"Keiji?"

Hisho Tanxiu subconsciously raised his voice, stepped forward with a straight face and asked, "What kind of mess are you thinking about?" It's okay to do anything wrong in Shikoku, this is your own city! ”

"Huh? I didn't, I didn't ......" Keiji hurriedly waved his hand to deny, "Actually, I came to find your old man!" It's for the sake of business! ”

"You're going to have business, too? Let's talk about it. ”

"That's the case...... Keiji coughed twice pretending to be serious, and said slowly: "Haven't we fought a lot of big battles this year, from Echizen to Settsu, and then to Shikoku, everyone thinks that our army is barely strong, and it can also be called a strong army in the world." Since it is a strong army in the world, the Ma-India military flag used is still mediocre, and there is no loud statement when you go out, isn't it a little embarrassing......"

"It's a good thing, but it's not something that needs to be said urgently." Pingshou Fan Xiu interrupted angrily before he finished listening, "It's just a mess...... No one cares but you, does he? ”

"It's not just a false name, it's a great help to boost morale!" Keiji hurriedly retorted, "Don't say anything else, I introduced it to Sanuki's Shihe Depository, the Heite family once adopted the orphans of the war dead and formed the word 'benevolence', this 'benevolence' is to take the five virtues 'wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage and strictness', and people are quite yearning for it after hearing it!" It's a pity that your old man didn't care about this matter anymore, and the so-called Renzi Bei was also dismantled and added to the teams of the flag book......"

“…… All right. Hearing this reason, the acceptance of the flat hand was slightly higher, and he nodded casually, "Then you might as well make a flag tattooed with the words 'Zhixin, Ren, Yong and Yan', as my future horse seal and military flag!" This matter will be handed over to you, the style will go directly to Kishiwa Tian Castle, and entrust the craftsmen who participated in the auction to design, remember to choose the raw materials well! ”

"That's right, that's right! My uncle is really wise, so ...... Wait, wait, that's not all there yet! Qingci was overjoyed when he was allowed, but seeing that the flat hand showed that he seemed to be ready to leave, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed him, "The flag is there, but what about the 'five-character reserve' that was said?" You see that I have always killed generals and captured the flag a lot of times, and there is no problem in being a 'brave and courageous' general, right? ”

"Let's wait for this...... "Flat Shohide replied calmly, "Since this creation is only made today, the past record naturally can't be counted." The military flags of the five reserve units will also be made together, but they will be kept here for the time being, and they will be given to me until the soldiers have made meritorious deeds. Who gets this title in the future depends on how well they perform. ”

"Ah...... Ha ......" Keiji opened his mouth wide, and then became anxious, "You can't do this!" When I went out just now, I already bragged with Caizang and Lao Xiong, saying that we will be the brave words of the Tie Army in the future, and now that you say so, how can I have the face to go back......"

Pingshou Fanxiu ignored him, but he didn't hear it, and turned around and thought about more questions-

Using flags and numbers to boost morale is indeed the right way to go. It's just that you can't limit the upper limit to five, otherwise the people behind will have no chance at all, which is not good.

This thing can absorb the experience of the big Meng country to give people nicknames, the word "brave" is given, we can also give other people the banner of "brave" and "brave", the word "letter" is given, and you can also engage in some "faithful" and "fruitful" and the like.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the process of professionalizing the standing army can take a step forward.

The second half of the sixteenth century was the time of gradual change in the military feudal system, which generally guaranteed the lower limit of combat effectiveness, but also limited the upper limit of combat effectiveness. The regularization of the recruitment and training link is a long-term process that cannot be achieved overnight, and the unification of equipment and weapons is very costly, but we must first at least solve the problem in terms of establishment.