After a short time, with the announcement of the completion of the reward of Tsugawa Soji, everyone in the hall was satisfied. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Among the retainers of the Tsugawa family, the happiest is Kuji Mizutani, who suddenly has an additional territory of 1,000 stones, and has become the retainer with the most territories of the Tsugawa family. The second is Nobita, which is the living "fishing line" counterattack. One moment he was still an ordinary ashigaru, and the next moment he became the head of the ashigaru group, a samurai identity!

In the back, Togo Yoshisuke only added 100 koku to the Yuroku, and the three retainers of Saigo Kicho, Kuroda Iekane and Yoshikawa Hiroke were transferred, and the stone height under their jurisdiction also increased a little. In addition, Takahashi Xingguo added 100 stone Zhixing, Rokugo Castle Dai, Miki Naogo and Dongxiang Castle Daimura Yoshijing added 50 stones, and Nagano Masabo and Takahashi Xingjia also added 10 stone each. The rest of the people were rewarded to a greater or lesser extent, and they were all happy.

The other is that Kawakami Tadashi was transferred to Kami-Maeda Castle Castle and arrived at the end of the year, and Umino Rokuro was transferred to the mining department of Maeda Silver Mine, and the iron mine of Tsugawa Castle no longer needs him to be in charge personally.

Tsugawa Soji motioned to the retainers in the hall who were still in a state of excitement to be quiet, and then continued, "Ladies and gentlemen, after this battle, the family has become the largest force in Senbei County, but there are still many forces around the family who are eyeing the family. Don't talk about it far away, let's talk about the Onodera family in the south of the family. Although a consensus has been reached with the main family, and the successful conclusion of the contract with Numandadate Castle will also further the relationship between the main family and the Onodera family. ”

"But ladies and gentlemen, the Onodera family is only forced to compromise because of the pressure created by the family. There will definitely be other intentions in the future, so don't take it lightly. The situation in Dewa is very unstable right now. The southern family of the wealthy clan of Mutsu repeatedly attacked the country of Dewa, but fortunately, the Hiyama Andong family resisted, and the southern family could not attack Senhoku County. Now the family wants to accumulate strength, and the enemy that the family will face in the future may be a behemoth like the southern family! Soji Tsugawa said with a solemn face.

Now the Tsukawa family has basically unified Senhoku County, but due to the awkward geographical location of Senhoku County, it will be determined that the Tsukawa family will not have comfort space and time for development. To the south of Senhoku-gun are Heika-gun and Okatsu-gun, which are the territory of the Onodera family. And the Onodera family had long wanted to get involved in Senhoku County, but the first two attacks were disintegrated, so there was no movement for the time being. But in the future, it is inevitable that there will be a "rekindling of old feelings" in Xianbei County.

To the northeast of Senhoku-gun are Iwate and Antler-gun, which are located next to Mutsu Province. Iwate-gun was the sphere of influence of the daimyo Takasuidaji Spo family in the Mutsu region. After the head of the Takasuji Temple, the head of the Sba family, Shima Sentaka, conquered Iwate County, he placed his two sons, Shima Senma and Inogo Kanyoshi (this name 666), in Shizukuishi Castle and Inogo Pavilion, respectively.

Antler County, on the other hand, is one of the few fertile lands in the Tohoku region. Therefore, the southern family and the Spo family have been out of the country, and the Ando family has been out of the country and the Asari family are all competing for it. There are no particularly strong forces yet, and they are still in a state of chaos. Among them, there is a subordinate and southern family of the Mauma Nei City Mau Manei family, and the master is Mao Manei Xiufan. Then the Hanawa family in Hanawa City, which belongs to Anton's family, is the master of Hanawa himself. Then there are independent forces such as the security public, and the lord is the one who is the one himself. and the big soup house next to Lake Towada, the main lord is the big soup shonori.

In addition, there are temple forces such as Joho-ji Temple, so the northeastern area of Senhoku-gun is both an opportunity and a challenge for the Tsugawa family. If Tsugawa Soji can successfully unify the intricate forces here, then the entire Antlers County and even Iwate County will be easily acquired by the Tsukawa family, otherwise the Tsukawa family will fall into this vortex and cannot extricate themselves.

Looking at the southeast of Senhoku-gun, there are Mutsu's Waga and Barnyard Counties, and the biggest force among them is the Waga family, which is dominated by Waga Yoshikatsu. The former bandit in the Kakujian River basin and He Shigeji were born in the He family. The second is the barnyard family, and the lord is the barnyard family. The rest also have several wealthy families such as the Jiang Thorn family, the Kamemori family, the Otsukashi family and the Azenuma family.

The northwest part of Senhoku-gun is Akita County in Dewa Province, which is also the largest county. Across the Ou Mountains is the Asariya of the Binai Plain, and the lord is Asarishiro. Then, across Mt. Moriyoshi, Komatsuyama Castle is the Kasei family, a vassal of the Hiyama Ando family. To the west is Minato's house.

To the west and southwest of Senbuk-gun is Yuri-gun. The force here is the Yuri Twelve Party.

Therefore, even if the Tsukawa family truly unifies Senhoku County, they will still receive threats from all directions. Therefore, the Tsugawa family now needs to seize the time to strengthen their power. In addition, it needs to expand its influence and actively engage in diplomatic and goodwill activities with surrounding forces. On the one hand, it is possible to make friends with other forces, and on the other hand, it can also take the opportunity to find out the specific situation and trends of these forces.

Soji Tsugawa then said, "Everyone, in the coming days, I hope you can work hard for the Tsugawa family!" ”

"Hey!"

"Rokuro Umino, I'll leave the matter of Maeda's silver mine to you." Soji Tsugawa said to Rokuro Umino.

"Hey, I won't disappoint my lord!" Rokuro Umino replied firmly. From the very beginning of the Yamada family, Mino Rokuro has not been done by Tsugawa Soji since he recaptured the castle. From being timid and afraid of death at the beginning, he has slowly grown into an excellent samurai who can take charge of himself.

Soji Tsugawa nodded and continued, "The ashigaru training of each castle cannot be left behind. In addition, the Kuroda family is inseparable now, and the investigation work of the detective is entrusted to the two of you, Yoshikawa Hiroya and Saigo Kizo. In addition to paying attention to the Tozawa family's Togo in the north, other wealthy clans bordering the family should also be closely monitored and must not be taken lightly. ”

"Hi," Hiroke Yoshikawa and Saigo Kicho replied.

"Ogasawara Nobutoki, how is the expansion of Tsugawa Castle going??" Soji Tsugawa then asked Shintoki Ogasawara.

Ogasawara replied, "My lord, the expansion of Tsugawa Castle is progressing well. It is expected that the expansion will be completed before the winter of this year. ”

"Well, hurry, it must be done before winter. We can't leave the people homeless in the winter! Soji Tsugawa instructed.

"Hi"

Then, Soji Tsugawa turned his head and continued, "Takahashi Kokoku, how is the situation in the Shimonoyama area? ”

"Back to my lord, since the last time I was a homeless, there have been no major incidents in the area of Xiaye Mountain. The resettlement of displaced persons has also been completed, and all affairs are proceeding smoothly. Kokoku Takahashi replied.

"Hmm" Soji Tsugawa nodded and continued, "Miki Naogo, what about the Rokugo Castle you are in charge of?" ”

"Lord, everything is fine in Liuxiang City. In addition, the two sons of Rokugo Katsutake are also of the age to study, can you send a teacher teacher to teach them? Miki asked.

After the head of the Rokugo family, Rokugo Katsutake, was killed in a battle with the Tozawa family, and surrendered to the Tsugawa family under the persuasion of Junmitsu Shigeto. Rokugo Katsutake's two sons are still in Rokugo City, and they are now about 6 years old, which is also the age when they need to learn, so Miki Naogo asked.

Soji Tsugawa nodded, thought about it for a while, and replied, "Let's ask the monks of Dongshan Temple to be their teachers, and teach them Buddhism, etiquette, etc." When they are a little older, there will be Junmitsu Shigedo to teach them martial arts and military law! ”

"Hi," Naogo Miki and Junmitsu Shigedo replied.

"That's the end of this assessment, so let's go on your own," said Soji Tsugawa.

"Yoshikawa Hiroka, you stay, His Highness still has something to say to you!"