After listening to Tozawa Masashige's words, Tsugawa Soji said helplessly, "The family has gone through a great war, and Tsugawa Castle has just been expanded. www.biquge.info The repair of roads in various places and the construction of aqueducts in the territory of Shimono Mountain have already cost a lot of money. I can't give you much support, but you can go to Saigo Wood and build the wood and other things you need to build the castle. ”

"Huh. Thank you, Lord! "It's a bit disappointing, but it's better than nothing.

Tsugawa Soji really can't help it, when Saigo Muzo brought the inventory account a few days ago, Tsugawa Soji looked at the number of 112 in the "coin" column on the account and almost fell out of his eyes. The so-called inappropriate family does not know the price of firewood and rice, and Tsugawa Soji only knows about development, training, expansion here, and repair there, and basically does not consider the question of whether the "deposit" is enough.

"Besides, if the young lord Takewakamaru inherits the family of the lord of Tozawa, shouldn't another castle also be set up as the residence of the young lord of Takewakamaru?" Masashiro Tozawa continued.

"This ...... But where is the city suitable for this family now? "Although Tsugawa Soji is quite moved, there is no suitable castle for Takewakamaru as a residence. Moreover, Takewakamaru is still young now, and he can't manage the territory, and this question really stumped Tsugawa Soji.

The Tsugawa family's current territory can be roughly divided into five areas.

One is the Kakinkyu River basin area, which is surrounded by castles such as Kakuyama Castle, Iwatani Castle, and Ryohei Castle, which is also the place where the Tsugawa family's agriculture is most developed. Rather, it is the area where the southern castles of Senhoku County, such as Rokugo Castle, Takane Castle, Hondo Castle, and Iwamatsu Castle, are located, and this place is the most populous place of the Tsugawa family, and it is also the area with the greatest development potential.

The third is the area of Osawa Castle, Ōtaka Castle, Kamiyama Castle, and Shimo-Maeda Castle, which is the resource center of the Tsugawa family, and the resources such as timber and silver ore are concentrated in this area. The fourth is the Shimonoyama area, which is the southernmost place of the Tsugawa family, close to Yuri-gun and Heishika-gun, and is a strategic place for the Tsugawa family. Fifth, the northern area of Senhoku County, where Komatsuyama Castle, Yodogawa Castle, and Tazawa Lake Castle, the original domain of the Tozawa family, were located, and the land here is also the most extensive, but the stone height is disproportionate to the land area. It occupies three-fifths of the land area of Xianbei County, but Shigao is only about one-third of Xianbei County.

In the vision of Tsugawa Soji, the area around Tsugawa Castle was developed as the economic center of the Tsugawa family in the future, and Hondo Castle and other places were important food producing areas, although the agricultural level of the two places is not as good as that of the area around Tsugawa Castle, but the potential is great, and it will surpass Tsugawa Castle after a period of development. The area around Osawa Castle is developed as the resource center of the Tsugawa family, and the northern part of Senhoku County is the undeveloped area of the Tsugawa family.

The area around Shimonoyama was the equivalent of a bridgehead for the Tsugawa family, and it was a bridgehead for the southward attack on the Onodera family in the future. And if you want to use troops against Yuri County in the future, Shimonoyama can also cooperate with Maeda Castle in the north to launch a flank attack on Yuri County, one south and one north.

However, it was really difficult for Tsugawa Soji to choose a place from the above area as the residence of Takewakamaru after inheriting the Tozawa family. Rebuilding a castle can be eliminated at first, it is too expensive, and if you choose an existing castle, it is not suitable for Takewakamaru. These cities are either located in important locations, or they are located by a retainer who has a retainer.

When Tsugawa Soji was hesitating, Takahashi Xingjia, who had been silent next to Tsugawa Soji, spoke up at this time, "My lord, your subordinates may know that one place at a time can be used as the residence of the young lord of Takewakamaru." ”

"Oh?" Soji Tsugawa asked curiously, "Where?" ”

"My lord, please see," Takahashi Koke turned around and searched for a while on the map of Senhoku-gun behind him, then pointed to a certain place in the map and said, "This is it!" ”

Soji Tsugawa set his eyes on the place where Takahashi Xingjia was pointing, and said slowly, "Ota? ”

"Hah! It's Ota Township! Takahashi Koke replied, "Ota Township is located on the western side of the Ou Mountains, close to Komatsuyama Castle and Hondo Castle, but due to its sparse population and inaccessibility, it has not been much noticed in Senhoku-gun. ”

"And the Ota townsmen vaguely remember that there is a castle called Ota Castle, which may be used as the residence of the young lord of Takewakamaru."

Tsugawa Soji nodded after hearing this, the population is sparse, so there are not many stone highs, and it is easier to manage. When the time comes, send a few retainers to Takewakamaru to help him manage the territory.

"Well, that's right, let's set Takewakamaru's residence here." Soji Tsugawa said to the retainers in the palace.

"But ........." After Soji Tsugawa finished speaking, Tozawa Moritsuna on the side hesitated and said, "Ota Castle has been abandoned for many years, and after the construction of the white rock stone in the south of Umezawa Castle was completed, Ota Castle has been abandoned. ”

According to records, Ota Castle was built by the Ota family, a small wealthy family in Senhoku County 60 years ago, and later the Ota family was attacked by a gang of rogues, and the head of the Ota family, Ota Ziqing, mobilized 40 peasant soldiers but unfortunately was defeated, and all 11 members of the Ota family were killed, and Ota Castle was abandoned. Later, the lords of the Ota family moved north to Umezawa Castle, and at that time, the head of the Tozawa family, Tozawa Moriyasu, built a white rock to house these lords. ”

With Tozawa Moriyoshi's narration, Soji Tsugawa finally figured out the origin of Ota Castle.

"Since the castle has been abandoned, Ota Castle is not suitable as a residence for Takewakamaru." Soji Tsugawa said regretfully.

Takahashi Xingjia on the side hurriedly said, "It's the dereliction of duty of the subordinates, and they didn't understand the specific situation, and they asked the lord to punish him." ”

"Eh...."Soji Tsugawa waved his hand and said disapprerovingly, "It's okay, your reminder has led to another place." ”

As he spoke, Soji Tsugawa turned his head to Tozawa Moritsuna and said, "I heard you talk about Bai Yanqi just now, tell me about the specific situation." ”

"Ha" Tozawa Moritsuna hurriedly replied, "Baiyan is just a small city, and there are only a few hundred people in the surrounding areas, and the stone height is no more than 700 stones. The previous castle generation was Kakunodate Noboro, but he died of illness a few days ago, and Kakunodate Noboru has a son, Mijiro, who is 3 years old this year. Temporarily raised by the Kakunodate family's retainer Shinbata in-laws, the Shinbata in-laws are still quite talented, but they are the descendants of the Echigo Shinbata family. ”

"Kakunodate? Xinfatian? ”

Seeing that Tsugawa Soji seemed to have some interest in Kakunodate, Tozawa Moritsuna hurriedly explained, "The Kadodate family is a wealthy family in Senhoku County, and the previous base was Komatsuyama Castle. In the 30th year of Onei (1423), the protagonist of the Kakunodate family, Tate-Ribang, attempted to unite with the Onodera family to invade the Tozawa family, and was the first to capture Komatsuyama Castle in Kakunodate Ribon, after which the Onodera family withdrew. And Komatsuyama Castle has been owned by the Tozawa family since then! ”

"After the war, the Kakunodate family was inherited by Kadodate Naoyoshi, a branch of the Kadodate family, and after that, he worked for the Tozawa family, and later made a meritorious service to the Ando family, and was given 100 stone for Shiraiwa Zhixing, for the Shiraiwa Castle generation."

"The Shinbata family is the heir of the Echigo Shinbata family.,When I traveled to the country of Izuba, I was attacked by bandits.,Fortunately, I was seen by Kakunodate Nobomori.,Rescued him.,Shinhatada's family became a retainer of Kakunodate Noboru in gratitude.。 Earlier, Tozawa Domori repeatedly asked Shinbata's in-laws to go out to the Tozawa family, but they were all refused. ”

"Hmm," Soji Tsugawa nodded, and said, "In this way, this Shinbata family is really interesting." (To be continued.) )