Tamagoshi Thirty Lang summoned his subordinates and ordered them to go down, and within a quarter of an hour, two hundred pieces of gold (weighing about 1.9 kilograms) and ten new pairs of Gushu had already appeared in front of Honhide, and the tea set for Nobunaga was also delivered an hour later. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"The name of this thing is called Tang Wu Zhuzi Shoulder Chong, which was obtained from the hands of Kyushu merchants many years ago. There is also a set of Korean tea bowls with the 12 zodiac signs, which are also dedicated to the president. ”

The utensils that hold tea powder in the tea ceremony are called cha in, and the shoulder flush is a type of tea in, so named because there are two symmetrical protrusions on the top, which resemble a man's shoulder. At this time, Japan was still at the end of the Muromachi period, and the quality of locally produced tea was relatively poor, and it was rarely circulated among tea people. The "Tang Wu Tea" purchased from China is a high-end product that is sought after by elegant people. The best Tang things are worth at least two or three hundred guan, and the best of them can even be sold for thousands of guan. The value of the Goryeo tea bowl is not as good as that of Tang Mono, but the price of the twelve pieces added up is also around 100 kwan, and the complete set of tea bowls painted with the patterns of the 12 zodiac signs is also quite collectible.

In this case, the gift given by Tamakoshi Sankuro today is worth at least 500 kan. It seems that the family foundation accumulated from generations of business is really not to be underestimated.

Now that the "bribe" has been received, the details of the transaction need to be discussed in detail. In the end, the price offered by Honhide was the status of the Oda family's monopoly on weapons and the power to open earthen warehouses in the three towns of Kiyoshu, Tsushima, and Atsuta.

After the negotiation was settled, it was already night, and they stayed overnight at Yuyue House.

Zygoko ran over and asked Fan Xiu what was the matter, and the latter told her most of the facts, but only concealed the 200 yuan gift money.

In the early morning of the next day, Yuyue sent four subordinates, carrying tea sets and feet, to follow Fan Xiu to the fiefdom of Chong Village. The goods are rolled up in parcels and placed on horses, covered with a layer of cloth, and they are no different from those of merchants.

The only regret is that there is no suitable person under Thirty Lang to send him over and walk with Tsuyo.

At this time, Zyko suddenly came out of the inner room and put on the clothes of the waist and legs and the leader.

"Let me go with Hirate-sama!" She bowed down to Fan Xiu, "No matter what, I need someone I know as a contact!" ”

The two men were stunned at the same time.

"Zygote...... Miss, do you know how to ride a horse? Fan Xiu asked first.

The zygote nodded, took the reins from the subordinate on the side, and rolled over.

"Zygote, running a business is not as simple as you imagined......" Thirty Lang was still uneasy.

"When my father was seriously ill, I always ran the sake brewery." Zygote responded.

Hoshu and Thirty Lang glanced at each other.

"Then let's decide so, it is true that someone needs to be responsible for the intermediary contact." In the end, it was still Fan Xiu who made the decision.

When he was about to leave, Thirty Lang persuaded Fan Xiu again:

"With the name of your lord's martial arts today, it's really inappropriate to go to Sanhe alone!"

Fan Xiu was noncommittal and nodded slightly.

To win this fame of Lin Tonggu, it will not spread all over the world! Besides, one of the Hattori brothers is superb in martial arts, and the other is good at ninjutsu, and having them by his side is enough to ensure safety. Fan Xiu thought.

When he returned to Oki Village, Masuda Nagamori had already organized the people to start cutting wood and repairing the earthen bar, and he could not live in it for the time being. Fan Xiu found a place where he practiced guns in seclusion, and settled the future first. The four men in charge of the transport took their leave, and the zygote stayed.

After a while, the Hattori brothers also returned from the territory.

"It only took a day to come back? What about those two plots of land? ”

Fan Xiu asked casually.

"His Highness also needs manpower around him, so he will return immediately."

Perhaps because of the territory, Xiao Pingtai, who is close to the weak crown, has become more and more calm in his words.

And Xiao Fujita, who is a few years younger than Fan Xiu, can't suppress her excitement at all.

"When I left Tsushima, I never imagined that I would one day become a respected samurai, and the kindness of His Highness is truly unrepayable!"

Fan Xiu smiled but did not speak.

"Xiaoping is too young to be twenty years old, and he can start thinking about starting a family."

"In addition, since you have a field, you should have an official name on the pleadings, and you can't just use the same characters...... I remember that Koheita's name was called 'Chun'an', right? ”

"Yes. The word "An" is the word of the family. ”

"And what about Kotota?"

"When the ancestor immortal went, Xiao Tengtai had not yet been served, so it was ......"

"In this way, let's use my Xiu character and the Hattori family's An character and name it Xiu'an."

Xiao Fujita, who had just calmed down, had a burst of red light on his face again.

"Under the Hattori Department of Koto Tai Xiu'an, thank you Your Highness for the word!"

Hattori shouted loudly and fell to the ground.

………………

Honshu took out the gold from the gift money, ordered Koheita to exchange it for copper coins, and asked Kotota to return the borrowed horse to Hira Castle. Just about to deal with the matter of Yuyueya, Masuda Nagamori hurriedly entered the door.

"Your Excellency, Your Majesty has just inspected the repair of the wooden block, if it goes on like this, I am afraid it will be difficult to complete it before the spring ploughing!"

"Oh?" Fanxiu frowned, it would take so long to build a small earthen city?

"At the current pace, it will take about three months to complete, but it is already late January, and spring planting will start in March at the latest...... Moreover, if the conscription period is too long, even if they are exempted from military service, the people will still be dissatisfied......"

Fan Xiu was silent for a while, then got up and picked up the sword.

"Take me to see it!"

"Yes."

Masuda took the order, turned around and went out, and Hohide walked behind and walked straight to the earthen wall.

The scene that appears in front of you is no different from the construction site of later generations, but the scale is much smaller.

Wooden stakes and earth and stones were scattered everywhere, and more than two dozen people, holding uneven tools, were talking and laughing while working, and there was constant noise.

"There are also a dozen people who are logging."

Masuda explained.

Fan Xiu nodded, did not reply, and continued to walk forward.

I don't know who saw the lord approaching, and hurriedly reminded the people around him, and after a while, the earthen wall was quiet. The people's actions were much sharper, whether it was a sledgehammer or a wooden stake, they all exerted all their strength.

I see...... Fanxiu has a headache, can't he stay here all day, right?

In my previous life, when I played Taige, I would complete the city-building skills every time, and I could solve the problem in three thousand times plus twenty days, but I didn't want to actually operate it but it was so troublesome...... By the way, what is the name of the card in Taige 5 that greatly improves the repair effect?

"My lord, if you pay a certain amount of honorarium, you will definitely be able to speed it up." Masuda Nagamori tentatively proposed.

"How much do you have to pay?" Fan Xiu asked casually.

"If it is a daily honorarium of 20 yuan per person, it must be completed within 50 days."

Twenty wen per person per day, fifty days, that is the expenditure of forty yuan.

Fan Xiu was noncommittal, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and a word suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Please!" Four words blurted out.

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

"Nihimaemon!" Fan Xiu patted Masuda Nagamori on the shoulder, "You go and divide the repair work into four parts, and the forty people are also divided into four groups, each responsible for one part. Tell them that the first group to complete will be rewarded with a consistent reward for each person, followed by 500 wen per person, 300 wen again, and the last one to complete will only have an honorarium of 100 wen per person. ”

"Your Excellency is so clever!" Masuda's eyes lit up, "This will only cost twenty times in total, and the speed of completion will definitely be faster......"

"Then, when the time comes, you can come back to me to collect the payment." After all, there is a mustard in my heart, and it is better to have the economic power in my own hands.

…………

After explaining clearly, Fan Xiu turned around and walked back, but before he returned home, he could only hear a cry behind him.

"My lord, help!"

When I turned around, I saw a few peasants running towards me with men, followed by a woman and two young children.

When he approached, the man who was being carried had a purple face, and he coughed dryly, unable to breathe out of his mouth and nose, and made a wheezing sound. The woman in the back had red eyes, and the two children only knew how to walk, as if they were frightened.

"What's going on?" Fan Xiu asked.

"Coming back from a relative's house, it was all of a sudden. Master, do you think this is haunted by evil spirits, why can't you breathe? A bold man asked softly.

When they heard this, their faces changed, and the woman wept again.

"It's obviously asthma, how can you say it's haunted by evil spirits?" Fanxiu frowned, although she knew the symptoms, she didn't know how to give first aid, "Have you ever called a doctor?" ”

"Master...... "Hearing that it is not an evil ghost, the peasants' faces softened, and the bold one continued to answer, "This is the first month of the year, and the doctors have all returned home to visit relatives......

"Carry it to the house first, and I'll ride to the town to find a doctor at once." So made the decision.

Not to mention that human lives are at stake, just to envelop the needs of the people, and this person cannot be allowed to die just like that.

"Thank you, ...... you."

The peasants lifted the patient up again and followed him into the room.

"Adult ......" The zygote, who had been waiting inside, greeted him, first greeted Fan Xiu, and then saw the patient.

"It's asthma!" Zygote exclaimed, "It must be a cold ......" but didn't dare to continue, only glanced at Fanxiu.

"Do you know how to treat it?"

"My father had this disease before."

"So what now?"

"First of all, prepare hot water and make firewood......

The zygote's voice was soft, and the farmers did not react for a while, but froze in place.

"Don't you have long ears?" Fan Xiu yelled at them, "Go and prepare!" Firewood and stove in the backyard! ”

"Oh......"

"Yes!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After a motley of calls, the farmer hurried into the backyard.

The zygote stepped forward and rubbed several acupuncture points on the patient's arms and chest.

"What should I do?" Fan Xiu asked.

"Your Excellency...... Please lift the patient up and hammer him on the back. The zygote looked up, and the movement of his hands did not stop.

Fan Xiu did what he said.

After a long time, the patient spat out a puddle of water stains and exhaled from his mouth.

He ordered the people to pour warm water on him and helped the sick man to lie down by the fire.

"Don't let him be too tired in the future, don't suffer from the cold, eat more sugar water, pears, red dates and ginkgo seeds......" Zygote continued to explain to the woman, and the other party thanked her a thousand times.

"Madam, you are really a living bodhisattva!" I don't know who shouted, and several people knelt down to worship in front of the zygote.

"I'm not...... Madame ......" Zygote blushed, but her soft confession was hidden in the tide of voices, and she could only turn her eyes to Fan Xiu with a look of help.

After saving people and gathering the hearts of the people, Fan Xiu was naturally secretly happy in her heart, but she didn't bother to explain to this group of farmers.

After a few moments, the patient awoke, and the woman explained the story to him. The patient hurriedly stepped forward and bowed a few times to Fan Xiu and Zygote, but his face was first happy and then worried.

"The villain still has a family to support, if he can't go to the ground......"

Fan Xiu glanced thoughtfully at the two children.

"How old is your eldest son?"

"If you go back to adulthood, I'll only turn nine years old today."

"So...... Until he is fourteen years old, half of your family's land tax will be waived. Fan Xiu said gently.

It's another song of praise for virtue, needless to say.

Some bold people saw that Fan Xiu was calm and stepped forward to ask.

"Master, you are the nephew of Lord Sado (Lin Xiuzhen), right?"

"Oh?" Fan Xiu raised her eyebrows, "Why do you ask that?" ”

"Because it was originally Sado-sama ...... here," the farmer looked at Honhide's expression carefully, and suddenly didn't dare to say anything.

"Sado-sama won't be punished, will he?" The woman asked, and her worry was palpable. The rest of the people are also very concerned.

It seems that Lin Xiuzhen's popularity in the collar is quite good. Honhide thought for a while, and only said lightly on his face: "Lord Shangzong (Nobunaga) has transferred Sado to Nakono Castle. ”

The peasants were relieved, and their faces were filled with joy.

There was a whispered chatter.

"Blessed are the people of the ancient wilderness."

"Sado-sama is such a good person and has a good reward."

"Lord Shang is really a wise man."

Fan Xiu only felt that she couldn't cry or laugh in her heart.

………………

The Hattori brothers returned, and the peasants dispersed. Looking at the sky, it was already time for dinner.

For several years, I have been used to being single, except for going to the restaurant, most of the time I cook something by myself, and a man from a samurai family is naturally not good at cooking, so the taste can naturally be imagined.

But today......

Zygote took the initiative to run to the kitchen, and Fan Xiu didn't ask, as if he knew it.

Two quarters of an hour later, a steaming meal was served.

The same ingredients such as rice, radish, and cucumber are seasoned with salt, miso, and soy sauce, but the taste is very different.

Fan Xiu didn't think about himself and ate two more bowls of rice. The Hattori brothers didn't know the relationship between Honhide and Zyko, and they didn't dare to ask, but they were very aggrieved.

Just finished eating, but saw Masuda Nagamori rushing in the door in a hurry, as if there was something urgent.

"How's the matter of repairing the city?" Without waiting for him to speak, Fan Xiu asked first.

"It's been arranged, and the progress of the people is really much faster. Adult ......"

"Good. Have you eaten? Sit down and eat something first! ”

“…… Mr. Xie. ”

Masuda Nagamori sat down helplessly and served miso soup for the night.

"Now we can talk about you."

"Yes." Masuda hurriedly put down the bowl, "I heard that the adults exempted half of the field tax of a farmer?" ”

"It is true." Fan Xiu nodded.

"My lord......" Masuda looked at Fan Xiu helplessly, "There are sixteen or seventeen families in the village who are in the same situation as that one, all of them are men who are sick, and only the old and weak women and children are left......

Sixteen or seventeen? Fanxiu's heart is tight, and the sanitary conditions of this era are ...... It's really bad.

"Then it is not advisable to favor one over the other, and before the children reach adulthood, half of the field tax will be exempted!"

"This ......" Masuda's face was extremely ugly, and he was about to cry, "In this case, the annual field tax will be reduced by one and a half!" ”

Fan Xiu's face was as usual, and he waved his hand: "The lord's duty is to let the people live and work in peace and contentment, how can he bear to exploit the sick man?" This matter needs no further discussion! ”

After saying something categorical, Masuda had no choice but to stop talking.

The Hattori brothers complimented Honhide's benevolence in unison.

Zyko's eyes were half surprised and half admired, stared at Fan Xiu for a moment, and suddenly blushed and moved away.

………………

In the dead of night, alone in the bedroom, Fan Xiu sighed heavily.

If a person drinks water, he knows whether he is warm or cold.

Since this "benevolent government" has begun, it can only be continued, otherwise it will not only greatly damage its reputation, but also greatly affect the loyalty of the people. The current territory is only 800 stones, and the land tax of one and a half is only 60 stones, which can be completely made up by other incomes, but in the future, it will ......

In addition, it is conceivable that it is inevitable to pretend to be sick and escape taxes in the future.

This is the price of benevolence......