On June 1 of the 12th year of Astronomy, there was no holiday for elementary school students in the future, but it was also a lively scene in the castle town of Tsugawa Castle. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Today is the day of the "full opening" of the castle town of Tsugawa Castle, and although Tsugawa Soji has been busy with foreign wars during this time, the preparations for the castle town have not been left behind, and under the management of Saigo Kizo and Ogasawara Nobutoki, the castle town of Tsugawa Castle has ushered in a new chapter.

Hostels, taverns, rice grain shops, trading houses, etc. are full of them, and the sparrows are small and have all kinds of organs.

Soharu Tsukawa, led by Saigo Kizo and Ogasawara Nobutoki, wandered around the castle town, and when he walked outside the rice store, Hirata Kinshiro was already waiting outside the door.

"I've met Tsugawa-sama!" Hirata Kinshiro bowed respectfully, and now Tsukawa Soji is Hirata's "creditor", although the last grain transaction made Hirata Kinshiro make a small profit, but Hirata Kinshiro still borrowed 200 from the Tsugawa family, and expanded his grain business a lot.

"Kaneshiro, business is booming!" Soji Tsugawa said with a smile as he watched the rice grain store crowded.

Hirata Kinshiro also said with a smile on his face, "Tsutsugawa-sama's blessing, it is a good start to have so many people on the first day of opening today." ”

"Well, that's good! I hope you will create a little more benefit for your family! Soji Tsugawa said with a smile.

Since the loan agreement signed between Hirata Kinshiro and the Tsugawa family was not only a loan agreement, but the 200 koan provided by the Tsugawa family was equivalent to "investing" in Hirata's rice and grain business, some of the money earned by Hirata Kinshiro belonged to the Tsugawa family.

Why did Kinshiro Hirata sign such an agreement? It's not to hug Soji Tsugawa's thighs...............

"That's right, Tsugawa-sama! Two days ago, I was transporting goods in the Mutsu area, but I heard the news that I thought would be of interest to Tsugawa-sama. Hirata Kinshiro said suddenly.

"Oh? What news, let's hear it. Soji Tsugawa said curiously.

Hirata Kinshiro thought for a moment and replied, "I heard in the Mutsu area that the Nanbu family is going to war with the Nangang family recently, and there is also the Spo family who is going to invade the Nanbu family's territory. I've been afraid to go to these places lately. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Soji Tsugawa really didn't know the news.

"Any other news?" Soji Tsugawa then asked.

Hirata Kinshiro thought for a moment and said, "Oh yes, it seems that there is a truce between the Anto family and the Nanbu family in Antler County, and when I returned to Senhoku County from the Mutsu area before, I passed through Antler County, and the strange thing is that when I went, it seemed that there was still a war there, but when I came back, the Andong family and the Nanbu family seemed to have ceased fighting." ”

"Hmm." Soji Tsugawa nodded, and said with a smile, "Thank you very much for the news, if there are any rumors on the way to the business in the future, please inform the family!" ”

"Definitely, definitely!" Hirata Kinshiro said with a smile on his face.

"There are other things in the collar, so I'll leave first, and we'll see you later!"

"Tsugawa-sama walks slowly....."

Soji Tsugawa left the rice grain store, and the moment he turned around, Soji Tsugawa had no smile on his face, and said to Saigo Kizo beside him, "Summon, let the Takahashi family come to the castle tower to see me." ”

"Hah!"

Half an hour later, Soji Tsugawa met with Takahashi Koke in the castle tower of Tsugawa Castle.

"Xingjia, I called you here to discuss something with you!" Soji Tsugawa said with a heavy face.

Seeing that Tsugawa Soharu looked solemn, Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly asked eagerly, "Lord, what happened?" ”

Soji Tsugawa shook his head and said, "It's not like something happened. I just passed by Kinshiro Hirata's rice grain shop and had a casual conversation with Kinshiro Hirata. I found a big problem with my family. ”

"What's the problem?" Takahashi asked puzzled.

"Intelligence!" Soji Tsugawa said with a solemn face, "It seems that the southern family in the north is going to make a big move, and the Nangang family and the Spo family may be at war with the southern family." This kind of news has never been known to the family. If it weren't for Hirata Kinshiro casually saying it today, I'm afraid the family wouldn't know about it until now. ”

"My family's external intelligence collection is not as good as that of a businessman, and this problem is serious." Tsugawa Soji said wistfully.

Takahashi Xingjia also nodded and said, "That's true, the current collection of information from the outside world is mainly based on detectives. However, the information collected by the detectives of this family is very limited, mainly to find some information about the war during the war. For some day-to-day intelligence gathering, it is not so handy. ”

"yes." Tsugawa Soji nodded thoughtfully, and said, "The family is too weak in collecting information from the outside world, and now the family has suddenly risen and is making a big move." It's time to expand our intelligence gathering staff, otherwise you don't even know some of the dynamics in the neighboring areas, so do you have to wait for the enemy to hit your doorstep before dealing with it? ”

"What are your lord's plans?" Takahashi nodded and asked.

Soji Tsugawa replied, "Last time I remember we discussed this issue, we mentioned ninjas. I'm going to build a ninja army to collect information about the areas around my family, Xingjia, do you have any good suggestions? ”

"Ninja?" Takahashi Koya lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Speaking of ninjas, in fact, there is a ninja force in the family territory. ”

"Oh? Why don't I know? Soji Tsugawa said in wonder. There are actually ninja forces in the Tsukawa family, and Tsugawa Soji, as the master, doesn't know about it, which is very embarrassing.

"Actually, it's normal for the lord not to know, and strictly speaking, this force is not a ninja, they are just a small village. It's just that this village is inhabited by some people who can't see the light. Takahashi Xingjia said slowly.

"The village............ Ninja ........." Soji Tsugawa muttered, "Xingjia, tell me more." ”

"Hah!" Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly spoke: "There is a mountain not far south of Bird Sea Castle called Bird Sea Mountain, and there is a village here, and I don't know what my subordinates are called. However, when His Majesty traveled to the country of Dewa in his early years, he found that there was something unusual about this village. Because there are a large number of ninjas in the village, but these ninjas don't seem to be ninjas anymore, and they all look no different from ordinary farmers. They all make a living from farming, and if you don't know about it, no one really can tell that there are a lot of ninjas living in it. ”

"Torikai Castle?" Soji Tsugawa nodded, and then said, "Xingjia, you go and prepare, it seems that it is time for us to go to this strange village to find out." It's time for the family's ninja affairs to be put on the agenda. ”

"My lord, Your Majesty thinks that we should not go with great fanfare, otherwise it will inevitably cause unnecessary misunderstandings. It's better to let your subordinates go, it's better not to risk the body of the lord's gold. Takahashi continued.

Tsugawa Soji thought about it and said disappreciatively, "Well, what you said is reasonable, and it is really not appropriate to make a noise." However, I'd love to see it for myself, so I'll take a few flagbooks with me and we'll just go in light clothes. ”

Seeing that Tsugawa Soji was very firm in his words, Takahashi Xingjia no longer dissuaded him too much, and hurriedly replied, "Ha! ”