November 9, 14th year of astronomy.

The Tsugawa family recruited 27 new ninjas, led by Nozawa and Kuro, increasing the number of ninjas to 54, and the number of ninjas in the entire Ou region is already the largest in the Tsugawa family. Even if you look at the entire RB, the number of such ninjas is extremely impressive.

You must know that if other forces have three or five ninjas as a long-term service, even if it is good, it is more likely to go to the ninja village to hire ninjas temporarily when needed, and there are few ninjas like the Tsukawa family who have kept a large number of ninjas for a long time.

For the ability of Nozawa and Kuro, Soji Tsugawa is quite important. From the mouths of Jiro Iwaki and others, Soji Tsugawa also knew that Nozawa and Kuro were the "upper ninjas" of a ninja village, and they were also the ninja leaders of the southern family before, so Soji Tsugawa decided to put into action one thing that he had been thinking about for a long time.

In Ueno Castle, Nozawa and Kuro were very flattered and received an invitation from Soji Tsugawa to Tsukawa Yashiki to talk about it.

You must know that when he was at Nanfang's house before, Nanbu Harumasa didn't let Nozawa and Kuro go in and out of his house, so he "lost his identity". And now that Tsugawa Soji can treat himself like this, Nozawa and Kuro also instantly have a feeling that they are dead as confidants.

"Lord, although I, Nozawa and Kuro, are rough people, but they are also people who value affection! Aside from Jiro (Nozawa and Kuro changed their name to Jiro Iwaki, and it was previously called Sanbei.) The reason for this, I also greatly admire the lord! Nozawa and Kuro said from the bottom of their hearts, "When I was in the southern house, I had heard many times that the southern Haruma said that he could achieve such an achievement at the age of the lord, and he was the first person in this Dongshan Road!" ”

"Oh?" Tsugawa Soji was stunned, "I didn't expect to hear praise for my family from the mouth of the southern Harusa, and I thought that what came out of the mouth of the southern Harimasu could only be said to curse!" "After all, Southern Harusa suffered a big loss at the hands of Tsugawa Soji, and according to common sense, Southern Harimasa must have a lot of opinions about himself.

Nozawa and Kuro smiled when they heard Soji Tsugawa's words, and stopped talking. To say that Southern Harusama didn't say anything bad about Soji Tsugawa? How can it be! Nozawa and Kuro can have an impression no less than ten times, but on an occasion like this now, of course Nozawa and Kuro can't say it, isn't this adding to their own blockage?

"Alright, let's get down to business." Seeing that the gossip was almost over, Soji Tsugawa sat up straight and said with a solemn face.

And Nozawa and Kuro also looked at Soji Tsugawa with a look of deafness.

"With Jiulang, you must also know that the rise of this family has only been four or five years. Earlier, the family was just an inconspicuous small wealthy family in Xianbei County, and they survived in the cracks in Xianbei County. Soji Tsugawa began to explain the history of the Tsugawa family to Nozawa and Kuro, "Until the time I succeeded to the throne, the stone in the family was no more than 200 stones, and there was only one retainer. ”

"But now, the stone height of this family is nearly 300,000, and the retainers are hundreds! Although this is a symbol of the strength of the family, the family is very happy about it. But..."Speaking of this, Soji Tsugawa's voice changed, "But there are some hidden dangers in this." ”

Hearing this, Nozawa and Kuro also understood that what Tsugawa Soji was going to say next might be the reason why they called themselves here today, so they listened more seriously.

Looking at Nozawa and Kuro's serious looks, Tsugawa Soji nodded and continued, "The territory of the main family is constantly expanding, and the number of retainers is increasing day by day, but there are also many problems that come with it. ”

"For example, the number of retainers gradually increased, and the retainers of the family also had their own places of knowledge and action, and began to become various samurai families attached to the family."

"It's okay now, the family still knows more or less about the current retainers, but what if the strength of the family continues to strengthen in the future? When the retainers of the retainers gradually increased? Tsugawa Soji said with a solemn face, "Therefore, in order to facilitate the management of the retainers in the future, the family decided to set up a secret department to supervise some of the retainers for the family. ”

"Of course, it is not necessary to monitor them all day and all the time, but to pay attention to who the retainers usually associate with, whether they have any interests related to other forces, or whether there are signs of cliques within the retainers. But all of this has a premise, that is, it must be done in secret, and no identity must be revealed. ”

"How is it, what do you think of what the family just said, Yokuro?" After saying that, Soji Tsugawa set his eyes on Nozawa and Kuro who were in shock.

In fact, before coming, Nozawa and Kuro also secretly guessed the intention of Tsugawa Soji to call him, Nozawa and Kuro originally thought that Tsugawa Soji came to him for the construction or development of the ninja people, but they didn't expect that Tsugawa Soji was to let himself secretly spy on the retainers of the Tsugawa family.

However, thinking about Tsugawa Soji's proposal carefully, Nozawa and Kuro were also very impressed, because the ninjas' whereabouts were secretive, and this kind of surveillance was simply too easy. But the effect is surprisingly good, if according to what Tsugawa Soji said, the Tsugawa family really set up a department composed of ninjas, according to the monitoring of the Tsugawa family's retainers, it is conceivable that if the retainers of the Tsugawa family have any different intentions in the future, then Tsugawa Soji can detect and act as soon as possible.

In this way, the chance of danger within the Tsugawa family will be greatly reduced.

However, if Tsugawa Soji knew what Nozawa and Kuro were thinking at this time, he would definitely say, "Tu Baozi, the brocade guards of the Ming Kingdom fathers on the other side of the sea have been established for hundreds of years, what are we here........."

"What the lord said is really clever!" Nozawa and Kuro said with admiration, "For what the lord said about the right talent, I should do this with my heart!" ”

"Hmm!" Soji Tsugawa nodded with satisfaction, and then continued, "But there is no need to rush this matter, everything will take its time." ”

"The entire department will be called the Blue Coat Society in the future, and you will be the first president of the Blue Coat Society. The president of the Blue Coat Society leads the position and fortune of the general of the family, and only obeys the orders of the family! Members, you are now responsible for re-recruiting, be sure to choose reliable candidates, and don't confide the slightest bit about the Blue Coat Society, even if it's your own family! "Tsugawa Soji shamefully copied the name of the "Blue Coat Society", the predecessor of the secret service of a certain party in later generations. (Blue Coat Society: The predecessor of the military command, it was originally a patriotic organization, but it was ....... by a bald head.) Ahem)

"With Jiulang, for the Blue Coat Society, the family has high hopes, don't let the family down." After speaking, Soji Tsugawa put his hands on his chest and looked at Nozawa and Kuro with a scrutinizing expression.

Nozawa and Jiuro immediately replied categorically, "Don't worry, the lord will make every effort for his family, and let the Blue Coat Society become a sharp weapon in the hands of the lord!" ”

"Excellent! You go down and prepare first, if you have any needs, you can come directly to this family, this is the saber Beichuan text of this family, and I will give it to you now, do it well, this family will not treat anyone who has merit! With that, Soji Tsugawa turned around and handed the Kitagawa Ichimon displayed behind him to Nozawa and Kuro.

This Kitagawa text was a gift from the Togo family when Yukihime married Tsugawa Soji, and Tsugawa Soji has always worn it by his side. However, although the text of Kitagawa is a famous sword, it is only for the Tsugawa family, who was a small wealthy family at the time. It is not surprising that such a "famous sword" as Kitagawa Kazumoni is now in the Tsugawa family, and the saber that Tsugawa Soji now uses is the Shikita Kunimitsu forged by the famous swordsmith Shikita in Iwate Prefecture, and it is at least Wu Baiguan or above on the market.

Giving Kitagawa Ichimon to Nozawa and Kuro can make Nozawa and Kuro see that they value him, and it can also make him more loyal to Tsugawa Soji, so why not?

Sure enough, seeing that Tsugawa Soji gave him his saber, Nozawa and Kuro suddenly knelt down with tears in their eyes, stretched out their hands and took the words of Kitagawa from Tsugawa Soji, and said excitedly, "I can worship such a family treasure, and I am willing to die for the Lord!" ”

At this point, Nozawa and Kuro, who were called "blades on the head" by the retainers of the Tsugawa family in the future, completely returned to the Tsugawa family.