Chapter 120: Holding the Son of Heaven to Order the Princes
"Now I'll announce the future development of my family." After the reward for meritorious deeds was over, Oda Nobunaga was preparing for the next year's plans, and when the retainers heard it, they hurriedly sat down and saw what the future plans of the main family were.
"In this joint battle, you must have seen the importance of standing up, and from today onwards, our family will fully implement the 'separation of soldiers and peasants' system, and there shall be no less than two people per 100 stones. In view of the fact that the military strength of each family would be greatly reduced after the separation of soldiers and peasants, the Oda family implemented a reserve system, with one reserve for every five hundred, a brigade for every two reserves, and an army for every three teams. Those that can be fully organized can form their own reserves, and those that are not satisfied with the formation are allocated to the army for unified command, and each family is not allowed to command without authorization, and must obey the orders of the reserve commander! "Oda Nobunaga was full of vigor and established a unique armament system for the Oda family during the Warring States period.
"Yes!" Everyone received the order in unison, they didn't think about what the reform of armaments meant at all, only Hosokawa Nobumoto clenched his fists excitedly below, this was the beginning of the Oda family's army system.
"Also, on the Shinano side, I heard that Mrs. Toyama has passed away, and Kanamori is near! I order you to go to Shinano immediately to negotiate a marriage contract with the Takeda family, and I am ready to let my sister-in-law Wonder Maru marry the six daughters of the Takeda family. "Since Lady Toyama, the adopted daughter who married Takeda Katsuyori at the end of the previous year and gave birth to Takeda Shingen's grandson Takeomaru, died of illness at the beginning of this year, Oda Nobunaga decided to let Marvelmaru and Takeda Shingen's daughter Matsuhime make a marriage contract in order to continue to strengthen the close relationship between the two families.
"Yes! The subordinates must fulfill the trust of the lord! "Jin Mori is almost very excited, he is already a general of the ashigaru, and he is only a small step away from the general, it is estimated that there will be no suspense in the promotion after this matter is completed.
"Takigawa Kazuki! From now on, I will start the Northern Ise Strategy, and give you a year, I will not ask you to complete more than half of the Hao clan's submission, at least give me half of the completion of half of the surrender to my Oda family! Oda Nobunaga gave an order to Takigawa Kazuki, and as Hosokawa Nobumoto thought, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Kitaise.
"Yes! Your Majesty will definitely live up to the high expectations of your lord! "Takigawa Kazuki took on the task head-on, it was really a mixed blessing, he knew that the power of the Northern Ise Hao clan was intricate, and it was claimed to be a small Warring States of the forty-eight families.
"Nobumoto Hosokawa! It is up to you to welcome His Highness Yiqiu. "I don't know if Oda Nobunaga is really welcoming or fake now, and it is impossible to say it so bluntly in this main hall.
"Yes! Please rest assured, everything is under control, and His Royal Highness Yiqiu will naturally come when it is time to come. Hosokawa Nobumoto said confidently, in fact, he had never contacted Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Oda Nobunaga nodded approvingly when he saw his confident attitude.
"The rest of the people immediately began to clean up the territory and carry out armament reform, and I hope that today in the coming year, we will see a new and disciplined Oda army, not a peasant soldier who has just put down his hoe and retreated!" Oda Nobunaga looked around and said in a serious tone.
"Yes! His subordinates (subordinates) are determined to serve the Lord wholeheartedly! All the retainers saluted in unison, and the scene was very spectacular.
"Hmmm! I hope to see you all in the coming year! Pick that up and unfold it for everyone to see! Oda Nobunaga commanded the small surname behind him, only to see the two small surnames each holding a piece of silk cloth, walking to the front side of the main hall and slowly unfolding it, one silk cloth was engraved with the two big characters "Gifu", and the other was the seal of the four characters "Tianxia Buwu".
"From now on, Inabayama Castle will be renamed Gifu!" After speaking, Oda Nobunaga pointed to the piece of silk cloth.
"King Wen of Zhou started in Qishan! Good name! I can't wait! Suddenly, Hosokawa Nobumoto shouted, bowed and bowed, provoking everyone around him to bow down as well.
Originally, Oda Nobunaga wanted to explain that the people who shook this group of lonely and unheard of people were selected from the "Qishan, Giyang, and Gifu" by the Zen monk Sawahiko Muneen of Owari Kunimasashu Temple.
"I didn't expect Liulang to know the allusion of King Wen of Zhou from Qishan, so do you know what my ambition is?" Seeing that Hosokawa Nobumoto could guess his intentions so quickly, he couldn't help but ask, to see if it was secretly in line with his intentions.
"The Lord's ambition should be in the world!" Hosokawa Nobumoto's words were amazing, and all the retainers were dumbfounded, which they never dared to think of in their lives.
"Hahahaha! Liulang's words are very much in line with my opinion, this 'world Buwu' is the seal of the family in the future! With a wave of his hand, Oda Nobunaga officially announced his ambition to pacify all of Japan by force.
"The lord has great ambitions, and the ministers can't wait!" The people prostrated again and went down.
"Good! Rokuro, would you like to help me? Oda Nobunaga actually openly consulted Hosokawa Nobumoto for his thoughts, not because he was not confident, but because he was afraid that Hosokawa Nobunamoto would still be unable to give up on the shogunate.
"Your Majesty is willing to go to the soup for the lord and fight the fire, and he will never give up!" Hosokawa Nobumoto immediately expressed his heart impassionedly.
"Haha! Good! I don't have to worry about it! Oda Nobunaga's momentum soared suddenly, as if he had reigned over the world.
"I am willing to go to the soup for the Lord and never give up!" The retainers could not afford to bow down, and at this moment, the reverence for the shogunate was gone.
"So, after welcoming His Royal Highness Yiqiu, how should the family deal with themselves?" A majestic voice came from the throne, and now that the shogunate existed in name only, it was time to consider how to place Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
"My lord, there is a famous allusion in the Three Kingdoms period of the Ming Dynasty: coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes!" Hosokawa Nobumoto said again without being surprised.
"Good! In the future, the contact with the shogunate will be left to you! That's it for today! This sentence was very much in line with Oda Nobunaga's heart, and he ended today's evaluation with satisfaction.
Hosokawa Nobumoto, who returned to Devon Castle, also said a word, directly conveying the reappointment of the main family.
"Congratulations to my lord!" Hosokawa retainers excitedly congratulated Hosokawa Nobumoto, the so-called rising tide lifts all boats, in addition to the 13,000 stones originally served as the official, the general leader of the Hosokawa family added 40,000 stones! Two counties!
"Hmmm! Since the main family has taken back some of the old lords of the family, including some of your zhixing, I will re-examine the land of the two counties of Shijin and Bupo, and then I will compensate you twice. Hosokawa Nobumoto knew that the current territory of Shigao was actually some approximate imaginary numbers, and he decided to carry out another national policy "land inspection" now.
"I am willing to be loyal and dedicated to the Lord's family!" All the retainers thanked each other excitedly, and the territory of each family doubled.
"Masuda Nagamori! The work of land inspection is left to you. In addition, for those who have made meritorious contributions to this joint battle, Honda Masanobu will distribute rewards to all of you. Hosokawa Nobumoto decided to take out 10,000 stone to reward the meritorious ministers, and when the retainers heard that the territory was still possible, they expressed their willingness to die for the Lord's family.