After the New Year, it is time to return to the territory, organize the defenses, train the peasants, and then the spring ploughing, and after the spring ploughing, there will be a possible joint battle - in short, the affairs of the lord are very busy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Cheongju Castle released the latest issue of the list of horses, and Hiratsu was excluded, and the official version was that he needed to recuperate after being seriously injured and was not suitable to serve as a personal guard, while privately Nobunaga instructed him to take care of the territory with peace of mind, and at the same time prepare for land inspection and "Rakushi".

Because I had too little knowledge and practice in the past, and I grew up in Cheongju, I didn't really take care of it, and this experience was the first time.

So he led his miniature retainers back to the newly added land of Shishicho. Honhide hasn't done the work he did, not to mention the Hattori brothers, so he can only rely on Masuda Nagamori's help, but Honhide already has a mustard in his heart, and he doesn't trust him very much, and many things can only be relieved by doing it himself.

Masuda Nagamori has only been here for a year, and even in name he is still a retainer of Yoshi Hide's power rather than Kuhide, and he was able to gain the latter's trust and participate in the most confidential conversations, which shows that this person's talent is far more than just domestic affairs.

In the latest form of the paper, the entry of the Yulu is "264 kanmon", which translates to an annual output of more than 800 koku, and the military service required to be borne by Ashigaru 42 people - but Nobunaga has always paid little attention to the law, and even if the leader of the army during the war is slightly deviated, he will not be reprimanded. Generally, if there are more than 50 reserve troops in wartime, they will be appointed as Ashigaru Shogun to lead a team by themselves, and now it is only one step away.

The original Zhixing of Honhide was the six towns and four antis in Haibe County, and it was fifty kan like other relatives. Now that there is a new territory, the original Zhixing is used as a reward for the Hattori brothers, and thirty guan is under the name of Koheta Tai, and the other twenty are given to Kotota. The Hattori brothers were exiled for several years and finally became samurai with the property of Arida, so they were naturally very excited. And he went to his own territory that day.

It was early spring, and there would be no food income in the collar for the time being, but all kinds of expenses could not be saved. Fan Xiu didn't have much money available around him, but owed one hundred and thirty yuan to his colleagues. If you can't find a way to raise money, you have to borrow money from merchants or turn to Nobunaga for help.

After confirming the list of the people, he looked around the village again. There are more than 50 households in the village, with a population of 300, and there are as many as 70 or 80 men between 15 and 40, and the labor is quite sufficient.

The entire village is a square with plains on three sides, the Kuwabara River, a tributary of the Nagara River, to the east, and Shiga Castle of the Heite family not far across the river.

Kuwabara River is a small river only three or four zhang wide, although you can catch some fish and shrimp at that time, you can't make a career out of it, and there are dozens of big trees on the riverside, which can be cut down for timber under the rule of Tsuhide.

When Lin Xiuzhen governed this place, she built an unknown small earthen city, but it was abandoned for a long time, and it fell into disrepair, some walls have collapsed or broken, and only the earthen wall as the foundation is still intact. The earthen wall is six or seven feet above the surrounding ground, and it stands out from the plain.

Masuda Nagamori talks to Honhide about the cost of the cost.

"At present, the land is about 800 koku, but there is still some abandoned land to the west, and if a canal is built, it can be reclaimed as paddy fields......"

Aqueduct? A canal would cost at least a few hundred times.

Fan Xiu frowned: "Owari has been peaceful for a long time, there are not many displaced people, even if the land is cultivated, there is no one to cultivate, let's be idle for the time being." ”

"The original earthen city is no longer usable. If you want to build a new stronghold, it will cost about three hundred to four hundred ......."

"This place is far away from enemy territory, so why build a city?"

"Your Highness is high-minded...... However......"

"Although the wall is somewhat damaged, the wall is still there, so you only need to mobilize the people and repair it slightly." Fan Xiu thought for a while, "The timber will be cut down on the spot from the river, and forty more people will be conscripted, and the conscripts will be exempted from military service this year." ”

In this way, the cost of purchasing timber and recruiting people can be eliminated. Hoshu thought so, but didn't say it in front of Masuda Nagamori.

"That year's military service ......"

"There won't be a big war in our family this year, so there's no need to worry."

"Yes......" Masuda suddenly felt a little out of breath, and pressed his chest to adjust his breathing, "After the castle is completed, do you still need to buy some armor and bows?" ”

Armor and bows? Fan Xiu suddenly thought of the Yuyue House he had met last time, and immediately produced a rough plan framework in his heart.

"I still have a good businessman I know well, so you don't need to bother about this matter."

"Finally, there is the issue of military rations......"

"Since there is no war this year, there is no need to store too much food, so let's buy fifty stone first."

Fifty koku of grain, in the fertile waters of the land abundant in Owari, the cost will not exceed twenty koko. But then again, the current Fanxiu can't even get twenty percent of the funds.

"However......" Masuda's face was a little embarrassed, "If you don't buy food, you will have to run out of cooking today......"

"Oh?" Fan Xiu raised her eyes, "Then you have been a ...... this year"

“…… Food and lodging are all in Shiga Castle. ”

That's right...... Fan Xiu suddenly became a little angry for no reason, but he only smiled slightly.

"Then you can stay there for a few days."

"It's better to focus on repairing the city first, and don't rush to buy food." This is how the conversation ended.

So Masuda only received a few new orders from the time he entered the door to the time he went out, but he did not get a single son from the hands of Tsunohide.

Tsuyosu rode away.

Takagoshi Chijuro had a relationship with him, and listening to his tone, his relationship with Hirate Masahide seems to be quite good. This kind of friendship is not enough to implement his plan, but this is the only businessman who can be regarded as familiar.

Having made up his mind, he headed for Mikawa.

The problem of Xiujiang horses being too conspicuous still exists, but this time it is inconvenient to go back to the tie's house to borrow a horse. Fan Xiu took a detour and went to Hiroshi Castle of Sasa's house to borrow an inconspicuous war horse from Chengzheng, and then hit the road.

It was a year ago that I last visited, and I don't remember the route clearly, so I searched back and forth to the east of Okazaki Castle for a while before I found the specific location.

Standing at the door, as far as I could see, the business of the house seemed to be a little more prosperous, the gate was obviously renovated and tidyed, the footprints at the door were scattered, and there were many marks of horses' hooves.

As soon as he walked in the door, a young man greeted him, with a familiar face, it should be Yuyue Sanshiro.

"What do you want to see, my lord...... Tie-sama? ”

Thirty Lang immediately recognized Fan Xiu, such a memory, it can really be said that he will never forget, and he really has the quality of a businessman.

Then he approached and lowered his voice.

"My lord has heard of Inayu's martial name even in Mikawa. With your status today, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to come alone......"

Fanxiu smiled slightly.

"I haven't seen you for a year, but Thirty Lang has learned the ability to compliment."

Thirty Lang bowed his body and led Fan Xiu into the door.

"Isn't Mr. Chijuro here?"

"My father is unwell and is resting in the backyard."

"Not feeling well?"

"Yes, after all, my father is already at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and he hasn't come to the house for a long time...... Zygoko must be happy to see the adults coming! ”

"Zygote...... Haven't you been out yet? A delicate girl's face immediately appeared in Fan Xiu's mind.

"The territory of Sanhe is very chaotic, and there are no acquaintances, I am really ashamed of my uncle." The uncle in the mouth of Thirty Lang is naturally the father of the zygote.

After sitting down, the zygote came out and offered tea.

Fan Xiu took a sip of tea, pondered for a while, and decided to get straight to the point.

According to what I have seen, the real owner of Yuyue House is now Thirty Lang.

"I wonder how Yuyueya's business has been recently?"

"Although it's not as good as my father's back then, I can finally get by." Thirty Lang said very modestly.

"Just talking? The door of the store has just been renovated. ”

"This ...... Your Excellency is really on fire......" Thirty Lang smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Owari has settled down this year, and Sanshiro must know about it, right?"

"What do you mean by ......"

"Sanshiro might as well consider moving back to Owari."

"It's true that there are preparations for this, and it will be up to adults to take care of them then!"

"If I want to move back to Owari, I can do my best......

"That's an honor!" Thirty Lang bowed to the ground.

If this was what Tsunosu said a year ago, it would probably have sounded like a joke. However, now, by seeking the reputation of Hayashi Tonggu, others will only think that he must be a close minister who can speak to Nobunaga.

"If it's just enough, it's just a trail after all...... Does Sanshiro have the heart to run a dirt store's business? Fan Xiu said lightly.

The so-called earth barn merchant is an industry that functions as both a bank and a pawn shop. Merchants made a profit from loans and built strong strongholds, known as "earthen warehouses", which could serve as military functions and form their own power in addition to business, so the earth-kura-merchants were often local privileged merchants, and some could even associate with the daimyo on an equal footing.

As soon as this statement came out, Thirty Lang couldn't help but be shocked.

"Thank you! Just ......"

"In addition to lending, the most important business for Tucang is to identify the items sent by the samurai to pawn, and among them, weapons are the most, in this regard, you are the best at it!"

"This ...... Please allow the villain to think again......"

Hearing that Tsuno-Xiu's tone was not a joke, Thirty Lang also responded with a straight face.

"Jade-goshiya's family property may not be top-notch in Owari, but ......" Honhideki raised his eyes, "What if there is the help of Lord Kamisaki (Nobunaga)?" ”

"Lord Lord?" Thirty Lang was dumbfounded again.

"Yes, recently, the big merchants in Owari have done some things beyond the courtesy, so Lord Lord, let me look for some new merchant seats......"

Thirty Lang bent down and was silent.

Fan Xiu didn't rush him, just waited where he was.

After a long time, Thirty Lang finally raised his head.

"Thanks to the care of my lord, I am willing to offer two hundred pieces of gold to Lord Tieshou, with ten pairs! The President has another input......"

It's very good...... Fan Xiu's heart was relieved, and he didn't pretend to excuse himself. Judging from the current relationship between the two sides, this level of cooperation is already the limit.

"Mr. Kami-chan has been enjoying the tea ceremony recently, and if you have a good tea bowl as a gift, it will definitely happen."

Thirty Lang smiled at Fan Xiu, but he didn't answer the question:

"I'm going to order someone to prepare a gift!"

"Oh?" Fan Xiu was slightly surprised, shouldn't he offer a "bribe" after the "deal" is reached? What does Sanshiro mean that even if something can't be done, the gift will be given as usual?

"For the way of business, if you see a stable opportunity to invest, then you must only be the most mediocre businessman." Sanshiro explained.

That's right! Fan Xiu nodded.

It seems that Yuyue Thirty Lang's ability to do business is indeed far superior to his father's. It's no wonder that in just one year, it has been so well run.