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What kind of military commander is Keiji Maeda? I actually don't know too well, in history, he is most famous for attacking Mogami Yoshimitsu with only 16 horsemen during the Battle of Guanyuan, and he was so frightened that the "Deyu Xiao General" fled in the wilderness.

However, this seems to only prove Maeda Keiji's bravery, and it doesn't show his wisdom. But it doesn't matter, there are still many opportunities for war in the future, and I have enough patience to wait for the appearance of a "flower keiji" who is both civil and military.

I stayed overnight at the Maeda Pavilion, and the next day, I left with Keiji Maeda, Tadashi Hosokawa, and others.

"Big brother, are we going back to Sakamoto Castle?" Hosokawa asked.

"No hurry," I said, looking around, "I'd like to take a look around here, it's all my territory."

After this year's Yuanfu, I was given a territory of 10,000 koku by my father, which is near Lake Biwa in the area of Hanayama Town.

I'm ashamed to say that this is my first time in my own territory.

"In that case," Keiji Maeda said, "If you don't dislike it, I'll lead the way for you, I'm quite familiar with the area of Hanayama Town." ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, "It's up to you." ”。

It's a great place indeed, with mountains, forests, meadows, and the waters of the rivers that flow through Lake Biwa, and the white clouds drifting in the blue sky... What a fascinating idyll!

We bought a few horses from the horse shop in the town, and along the way, we rode on the horses and enjoyed the scenery slowly, not at all like we came out to patrol, but like an outing.

"Keiji," I asked, "Huashan Town will be your territory from now on, but before that, tell me about the situation in your town." ”

"Yes, young master!" He thought for a moment and said, "I know almost all the people in the town, there are more than 300 people in total, and now has completely settled down, and Omi is a good place with fertile land, so there are always outsiders moving in the town." ”

"There are a lot of people, but what about the land?"

"The land in the town has been cultivated all the time, and it is a paddy field with a rich harvest, I haven't counted it in detail, but it must be more than 2,000 acres!"

"Only 2,000 acres?" I was a little puzzled: "No matter how frugal you are, you can't use 2,000 acres of land to survive more than 300 people." ”

Unlike China, Japan does not have the so-called "equalization system", where land is controlled by various lords, and farmers can reclaim land with the permission of the lords, but only have the right to use the land rather than ownership, and it is a capital offense to buy and sell or conceal the land privately.

In Japan, an adult single man can get 40 acres of land, and a woman can get 20 acres, if there are other people in the family, but no matter how you count it, more than 2,000 acres of land can only support more than 100 people, is it ......

Seeing that my face was getting more and more gloomy, Maeda Keiji hurriedly said: "The young lord didn't know anything, since the lord (father) entered Shiga County (my father was awarded Shiga County 30,000 stone and appointed as Shiga County Division for assisting Oda Nobunaga Kamiraku), the local area became more and more prosperous, and there were less than 100 people in the town, but more and more people moved in, and many of them came from Kyoto to use the second or even third season crops to farm in the town and were imitated by everyone. ”

"Three installments?" I know about the second phase of the work, but I didn't expect that Japan's underdeveloped ancient agriculture could still learn from China to engage in "three ploughing a year", from the perspective of latitude, Japan and northern China are in a similar position to two ploughing a year.

"Yes, when the rice is ripe and harvested, drain the water in the field, plant wheat, and when the wheat is ripe and harvested, plant soybeans and other crops."

"I see." Then I remembered that this is by Lake Biwa, and there is enough water, which is not comparable to the arid northern China.

Thinking of this, I felt a burst of amusement, although I was a college student in my previous life, I have never been a grain different.

I'm ashamed, I really don't know anything about agriculture, and it seems that I'm not suitable to be a qualified internal affairs general.

Speaking of internal affairs generals, a trace of worry welled up in my heart, and this kind of person is what the wise family lacks the most.

Even in the Warring States of Japan, where military force is heavy and literature is light, the daimyo are too few for domestic affairs-type generals, and Ishida Mitsunari is mean by nature, but why he is still tolerated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi is not because he takes care of internal affairs well. Similarly, Okubo Changan was corrupt, abused his power and even instigated Tokugawa Tadahui to subvert the shogunate, and why Tokugawa Ieyasu pretended to turn a blind eye was also because Okubo Changan was able to get more money, food and materials than other retainers.

There are also Konishi Yukinaga, Masuda Nagamori, Nagashu Masaka, Yamauchi Kazutoyo, and so on...... However, it seems that I have no contact with them at all, so naturally I can't even ask for them.

However, I may still have a chance to do that Okubo Changan, and it seems that he was kicked out of Koshin because he angered Takeda Shingen, and now he is living in seclusion in Kyoto and returning to his old profession - a singer and dancer.

"Anemon!" I shouted to one of the attendants beside me.

"The minister is here, what does the young master command?" The squire bent over, waiting for my task.

"You go to Kyoto, find an ape musician named Kaneto Juro, and when you find him, tell him that the wise family is willing to recruit him as a samurai, and ask him to wait for me in Sakamoto Castle, and I will summon him when I return to the city."

After An Youemon left, Hosokawa Tadashi asked with a puzzled expression: "Big brother, I can still understand that you recruit Keiji, Keiji is indeed very capable." But who is this ape musician named Fujijuro? ”

I didn't answer, I just asked Keiji Maeda, "You often mix in Kyoto, do you know this Kim Ivy Juro?" ”

"I saw him when I went to His Excellency Sekihaku Konoe Maeku to perform Noh theater before," Keiji Maeda nodded: "His acting skills are very good, but I heard him say that he used to work for the Takeda family, don't you ...... young master......?"

"Young master, there is Odo Town in front," as it was close to noon, Keiji Maeda pointed to the town not far away, "Let's go to the town to have tea and rest." ”

"Okay." I walked a lot in the morning, and I was a little tired.

"Let's go to this tea shop," I didn't choose to go to a tavern restaurant, but found a tea shop on the side of the road.

"Boss," Ke'er Caizang shouted loudly, "a few bowls of herbal tea!" ”

"Okay!" The boss and his buddies both have a common face, and belong to the loyal and honest kind, because several of us are dressed in civilian clothes, and even Maeda Keiji is not wearing his shabby haori, and no one can tell that we are samurai, so the boss is enthusiastic and not much afraid of us. He brought a pot of tea to our table, "The hospitality is not good, please bear with us." ”

"Here you go!" His honest appearance aroused my favor, and I gave him a small silver sentence, which was considered a tip.

"This ......" I made such a generous shot, he didn't dare to accept it, and began to guess my identity.

"Take it," I said, taking a sip of tea and speaking in as kind a tone as possible "We are merchants from Kyoto, thank you for your hospitality." ”

"That'...... Thank you so much...... "As soon as he heard that I was just a businessman, his nervousness immediately disappeared, and he hurriedly bent down to thank him, "We have excellent grass carp, would you like to try our signature dish 'grass carp ramen'?" ”

"You have an idea."

"Okay, please wait a moment...... Yanji! He shouted at the chef over there, "Make eight bowls of grass carp ramen for these two tables!" ”

At this time, a dozen or so young people who were giggling and laughing walked in from the outside, and as soon as they entered, they caused a noise that was even more lively than in the store. They ranged from eighteen to twenty years old, dressed fancy and wore swords, but I could tell at a glance that these were all ronin, because although their kimonos were bright and their swords were of the highest grade, they didn't have the temperament of a normal samurai (like me), and they looked more like a bunch of hooligans.

"Uncle Sannosuke!" A tall man in the lead shouted, "Find us four tables, and we'll eat grass fish ramen too!" "Looks like they know the boss.

As soon as the boss of Sannosuke saw them, his face immediately became more bitter than bitter gourd, "Ah Yong, there are no vacant seats in the store, and there are not many grass carp in the store, so you can leave some for me." ”

"Uncle!" The tall man named Ah Yong hadn't spoken yet, "Wouldn't it be okay to drive some people away if there are no seats?" As he spoke, he glanced at the guests around him, who were all looking at them with fear.

"That's it!" Another person said: "Since there are not many grass carp, let's just give them all, haha!" ”

Before the boss could speak, the chef named Yanji scolded loudly: "Eat a fart!" You bunnies! Eat and drink all the way to the store, and harass other customers, do you know? Because of you scumbags, the people in the town don't want to come to us for dinner! ”

His outburst startled this group of "non-mainstream" people, and then they all looked at him with angry eyes and pale faces.

"Want to eat? Okay! Yanji continued to scold loudly: "Pay back the food money owed to the store first, from the year before last to today, a total of fifty-five times!" Turtle grandchildren! If you can't afford it, go to the toilet and eat something else! ”

"Yanji! You're looking for death! A little man stepped forward and rolled up his sleeves, "It seems that you have itchy skin, brothers, clean him up!" ”

"Young master!" At this time, Maeda Keiji whispered: "I know them all, they are hooligans in the town, they have all practiced martial arts, they can do two things, they have been repaired by me before, or I will ......"

"No, let me go and meet them first!" I stood up and poured the herbal tea from the bowl directly into the short man's face.

"Ahh That short man's attention was all on the chef in Yanji, who noticed me, and was directly poured by me with a "cold heart, flying heart"!

"Who are you! What do you want to do! The short man stared at me with fiery eyes, and the attention of the shopkeepers turned to me.

"Lao Tzu is your ancestor!" A left hook punched over, and I scolded loudly: "Turtle grandson, don't come and kowtow to recognize your ancestors!" ”

My punch was so fast that the dwarf didn't even have a little defense, and my punch was fierce, "Ah! With a scream, the dwarf clutched his cheeks and fell to the ground on his side.

The "non-mainstream" people were all stunned, they were the only ones who bullied others, and no one else had ever taken the initiative to find fault.

Hosokawa Tadashi and others were also very surprised, they knew that my temper was similar to that of my father, they were all "low-key" people, and it was almost unimaginable to take the initiative to provoke others.

"To be a man is to be a man!" I looked at the "non-mainstream" with a look of contempt, "Didn't pay!" What to eat? Where did you come from, go back! ”

As I spoke, I pulled out the sword from my waist!

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