In the castle tower of Tsugawa Castle, Ogasawara Nobutoki knelt in the castle tower, and Tsugawa Soji slowly walked into the hall and sat down. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"By the time of Ogasawara Shin, had all the losses in the castle been counted?" Soji Tsugawa asked as soon as he sat down. Now the fire at Tsugawa Castle has been extinguished, but the consequences of the fire have to be eaten by Soji Tsugawa himself.

"Hah!" Ogasawara nodded abruptly and replied, "According to statistics, the fire at Tsugawa Castle destroyed a total of 22 houses and one warehouse, and burned to death 4 people, all of whom were children. ”

"In addition, a lot of houses built in the castle town were also burned down, but because the fire did not spread, the situation was not particularly serious, and it can be used again after a little repair."

"In addition, the burned warehouse contained 2,492 stone of grain, 140 spears, 74 pairs of bows and arrows, and only 67 stone meters were rescued, and the rest were burned."

"In total, the fire caused the loss of 22 houses, the burning of a warehouse, the loss of more than 2,400 stones of food, and a number of weapons. Eighty-four people were homeless due to the fire, more than 30 people were injured, and four children were burned to death. Ogasawara said bitterly.

Tsugawa Soji's brows moved unconsciously, to be honest, hearing these reports, Tsugawa Soji's heart was already very painful. This is more than 2,000 stones of grain, even if you throw away other losses, just these more than 2,000 stones of grain have already made Tsugawa Soji almost cry out of grief........

2,000 koku grain is already a year for 200 standing ashigaru, and now "the raw rice has been cooked and cooked" everything is over. As for the casualties of the lords, even if Tsugawa Soji cared, there was no use, and all he could do now was to actively appease the emotions of the lords, provide them with food, clothing, shelter and transportation, and then rebuild houses for them.

Now that winter is approaching, the situation of these lords without a house is very embarrassing, so the house must be repaired. But once the house is repaired, it will cost a lot of money, which makes Tsugawa Soji very painful.

Soji Tsugawa forced himself to let go of the reluctance in his heart, and then continued to ask, "How is the mood of the people?" ”

"It's quite stable, because the lord's relief policy has been implemented, the lords whose houses were destroyed have temporarily placed them in Dongshan Temple, and have assigned someone to take care of their food and clothing." Ogasawara replied.

"Hmm!" Soharu Tsugawa nodded, and continued, "This alone is not enough, it is necessary to rebuild the houses of the affected people as soon as possible, so that the root cause of the problem can be solved. ”

"In addition, all the people whose food has been burned at home will be counted and distributed to them this year's winter food according to their heads!" Soharu Tsugawa then added.

"Yes!"

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After Ogasawara Nobutoki left, Soharu Tsugawa had just returned to the lord Yashiki when the voice of Takahashi Koke came from outside.

"My lord, the forces of the Kameda family outside Yodogawa Castle have been repelled by Lord Miki." Takahashi's family had not yet arrived, but the voice of joy had already arrived, "In addition, Yoshikawa-sama has sent news that this morning, Yoshikawa-sama led the army to fight with the Spo family in the Shengbao area, and successfully repelled the Spo family after a morning of fighting. At present, Tazawa Castle is still occupied by the Spo family, and Yoshikawa-sama asks the lord what to do next. ”

"Oh? Repellent the Spoos so quickly? Soji Tsugawa said happily after listening to Takahashi Xingjia's words. Originally, Tsukawa Soji thought that it would be very good for Yoshikawa Hiroya and others to hold back the Spo family's forces in Umezawa Castle and prevent the Spo family from continuing to attack, but he didn't expect that the Yoshikawa Hiroshi family would dare to lead the army to take the initiative to attack and repel the Spo family's troops head-on in the field battle, which made Tsugawa Soji very surprised.

"What's going on now? How many Ashigaru who can fight in the main family in Umezawa Castle? What about the enemy? Soji Tsugawa then asked.

Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly replied, "According to the messenger, there are only more than 100 troops left in the current family in Uezawa Castle, and the strength of the Spo family has not yet been discovered, but I think the situation of the Spo family is similar to the current family!" ”

Soji Tsugawa shook his head, "It's a thousand miles away from mistakes, and things on the battlefield can't be child's play." You can't act rashly until you find out the specific situation of the Spoo family, otherwise if there is anything wrong, it will not be as simple as before to beat the Spoo family back again. ”

"Hah!" Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly replied: "The lord has taught you a lesson! Takahashi Xingjia showed a look of shame after speaking.

Soji Tsugawa laughed and said, "The order is for the Yoshikawa Hiroshi family to send someone to investigate the specific situation of Tazawa Castle, and once the Spo family has few troops in Tazawa Castle, they can counterattack Tazawa Castle as appropriate." ”

"When the time comes, we can send troops from Umezawa Castle and Tanouchi Castle at the same time, and attack Tazawa Castle from the south and the north."

"Yes!" Takahashi Xingjia led the way.

"Besides, my lord, how to deal with the war in the west?" Takahashi continued to ask.

Now that the two most troublesome enemies, the Onodera family and the Spo family, have been repulsed, the Yuri party to the west is still raging.

"Mizutani-sama sent a message that the Yuri people were not attacking the castle, but were plundering and looting food outside the castle. Mizutani-sama didn't dare to go out of the city rashly, so he could only watch the Yuri people reap the crops in the fields! Speaking of the Yuri Party, Takahashi Xingjia was angry. In the past, when the Takahashi family was still independent, they had a lot of dealings with the Yajima family and the Shimomura family, one of the Yuri parties.

Before, the stone height in the Shimono Mountain area was not high, and one year was a disaster year, the grain production of Shimono Mountain was generally not high, and there was a famine for a while, so the Takahashi family bought grain like the Yajima family and the Shimomura family, but unexpectedly, the two took the opportunity to double the price of grain, and the money that could have been purchased for 100 koku could only buy 50 koku, and the hardships of that year are still fresh in the memory of the Takahashi Koko.

"Yuri Party! Hmph, clean them up sooner or later! However, the Yuri Party has a close relationship with the Andong family and the Shonai Dahoji family, and it affects the whole body. Even if you want to do something against the Yuri Party, you must probe the tone of the two families in advance, otherwise if there is any misunderstanding at that time, it will be more than worth the loss! Tsugawa Soji said with a mixture of gains and losses.

In the final analysis, it's still that the Tsugawa family is not strong enough, otherwise what do you need to see the face of the Andong family, the face of the Dabaoji family, and the Yuri Party is destroyed if it is destroyed, do you have an opinion? and with you perished.

However, the current Tsugawa family does not have such strength, and although the Tsugawa family now owns the entire territory of Senhoku-gun, the Shimonoyama part of Heilu County, and the area of Maeda Township in Kawabe County, the total stone height is only about 50,000 koku.

The Onodera family in the south and the Spo family in the east are on a par with the Tsugawa family, not to mention the southern family, the overlord in the northern part of the Okuwa region, who is already an ancestor (here referring to the Anton family, Hiyama Anton, Minato Anton, and Shimokuni Anton. ）

Soji Tsugawa swore in his heart at this time that he must make the Tsugawa family stronger and stronger, and then he would no longer have to look at anyone's face!

Soji Tsugawa thought about it, and said to Takahashi Koke with a hideous expression, "Although the Yuri Party can't move for the time being, the Kameda family can't just let it go so easily. ”

Hum! Kameda family, if you dare to pluck the hair on the tiger's butt, then let me Tsugawa Soji see if you have the qualifications! (To be continued.) )