Chapter 695: Reform is decided
When the clan said this, he saw that the two retainers seemed to have something to say, but before they could say anything, he heard the clan continue: "If those wealthy clans don't have military power in their hands, they don't have to worry all day long, afraid that I will deal with them, as long as we say from this aspect, if it is those wealthy clans who want peace and tranquility, I believe they will choose to submit."
As for those careerists and those stubborn people, this family does not need them, what I want is long-term peace and stability, and any unstable factors must be cut off from the root. ”
Honda Masanobu and Sanada Masayuki both knew in their hearts that the lord had always looked down on those capricious wealthy families, and I was afraid that in the future, the number of wealthy families in the family's territory would be very scarce.
But they don't agree with what the lord said just now, those wealthy families are not fools, once they hand over the power in their hands, then it is equivalent to handing over their own lives and the lives of the whole clan, who will do such a thing, if the lord communicates with the wealthy family like this, it will also not have any effect.
The two of them wanted to persuade after the clan finished speaking, but it was precisely because the clan sect said a sentence in the most difficult family to ensure the long-term stability of the family, and as soon as this sentence came out, they gave up.
If you ask what is the most unstable factor in the territory, it is undoubtedly the power of the wealthy clan and the power of the temple, the lord and the temple have been on the same footing, this needless to say, and if the lord treats the wealthy clan like this, although there will be a lot of resistance when attacking the city and grabbing the land, but in the long run, the fewer the wealthy families in the territory, it can indeed greatly reduce the outbreak of civil strife, in the long run. The advantages still outweigh the disadvantages, so the two of them agree with the lord's statement.
In the blink of an eye, the clan and the two military advisors had been discussing for nearly two hours, and it didn't take too long to get their approval, but in terms of details, it took more than an hour, for example. The clan did not intend to allow his retainers to recruit any more private soldiers, and this brought up a new question, that is, who would defend their territory. The clan is going to give full authority to the new writing team.
But Honda Masanobu and Sanada Masayuki believe that if they do so, then the power of the Shinshoku will be too great. Now the family's territory is still small, and there is nothing to be seen, but once it has a territory of tens or even millions of stones, then the new team will undoubtedly become the most powerful military force in the family's territory.
And it is scattered everywhere, once it rebels, then the Gaoshan family is probably not far from extinction, this has long been considered by the clan, and the solution is very simple, that is, decentralization, regardless of how many countries they have in the future. Each country has a new group of two commanders, four deputy commanders, one garrison officer, and seven people to lead the army, and the garrison has the right to oversee. But he did not have the power to transfer troops, but the commander was the opposite, and it was directly under the head of the family.
That's not all, the clan also plans to rotate all the new leaders of the family every four years, so that their small circle can be completely broken.
After hearing such a method, the two military advisors agreed to the idea of the clan. But now the family only has one country, and there is no need to rush to implement it, and now is the Warring States Era after all, if everyone under his command is a bare pole, one is not good-looking, and the other is that their safety will become a problem.
In order to solve this problem, after some discussion, the clan can definitely recruit guards according to the level of the title, the baron can recruit ten ashigaru as guards, the viscount is set at fifty, the earl is one hundred, the marquis is two hundred, and the duke is five hundred, as for whether these guards are recruiting samurai or ashigaru, the clan does not care, even if the duke wants to rebel, but it is only five hundred, how big a wave can it make.
After deciding all the details, I only heard the clan speak: "Two military advisors, anyway, this can be regarded as a change in the family, so I also hope that the two of you will make more efforts to convey my mind as it is, so that the retainers can fully understand, the retainers of this family have been fighting with me for many years, I don't want to see one of them leave me because of this matter, let alone a retainer rebellion, everything will be left to the two." ”…,
"The lord's words are serious, and the subordinates and others will live up to the lord's trust, and the subordinates believe that the retainers will understand the lord."
"Alright, you two stand down." After the two left, the clan was still a little uneasy, so he summoned the head of the Gao Shan clan and explained to him in detail about the reform, the head of the Gao Shan clan, as a member of the Gao Shan family, the last thing he wanted to see was the destruction of his family, so when he heard it, he agreed with the practice of the clan very much, and promised to make the retainers as loyal as before.
In the turn of the day, Honda Masanobu, Sanada Masayuki and Takayama Clan Chief began to move, and this day, the clan clan spent completely in tension, although now the military power is completely in his own hands, he will not worry about a retainer rebellion, but someone to leave, it is not more acceptable for him to accept, after all, his retainers are all capable people, let alone leave a few people, even if one person runs away, it is unacceptable to the clan.
Thankfully, with the efforts of Honda Masanobu and Sanada Masayuki, such a thing did not happen, even if a few retainers had some complaints, but as soon as the Takayama clan chief came out, those retainers not only quickly calmed down, but also felt guilty for their actions.
As for Watanabe Moritsuna, Omiya Keiren and the Uchijima clan took the initiative to come to the castle tower after learning the news and expressed their hearts to the clan. The land of the three of them was obtained before, especially the big palace Jinglian, and the land of two thousand stones below was not given by himself, if the territory of the three of them was really taken back, it would be too unreasonable and too chilling, so they did not take it back, or it was directly governed by the three of them, and after the reform began, the land given would be implemented according to the new system.
Unlike the retainers of the Takayama family, those Ashigaru and Shinobi were all overjoyed when they heard the content of their family's reforms, and they were on an equal footing with the samurai as Ashigaru, and they didn't even dare to think about it before, but now it's possible.
Although it is very difficult to obtain a knighthood of seven and above, at least there is hope, and once you get the title of lord, no matter how many levels it is, then you will get a lot more Fenglu every year, and your family's life will become richer and richer.
And the most important thing is that the merits of the war can be accumulated, maybe this time in the battle, he did not cut off ten enemy heads, but as long as he is not dead or disabled, then one day he will make up enough, as long as he can reach the height of the fourth-level lord, then his annual Fenglu will be more than doubled, which is no less than the lower-level samurai, and it is absolutely unimaginable that he can earn so much in a year as an ashigaru.
Therefore, since they got the exact news from the samurai lords, their morale has been unprecedentedly high, and they can't wait for their family to fight every day, and the cohesion of Ashigaru has reached its peak, and if they are allowed to go into battle now, then they can completely defeat several times the enemy. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )