Chapter 718: I'm going to be a soldier too! (Page 1/1)

In the residence of the Matsumae family in Matsumae Castle, Matsumae no Jutsu knelt in the ground and buried his head deep in the ground, not daring to raise his head at all. He was very worried in his heart, he took out a lot of weapons from the family, but he failed to complete the task, and he didn't know what kind of punishment he would face.

After listening to Matsumae no Jutsu's plea, Matsumae Keihiro sat in his seat and fell into deep thought, according to Matsumae no Jutsu's description, the Changxing Army was really not an easy force to deal with.

In the face of a sneak attack by thousands of Anui, he was confident that the samurai of the Matsumae family would never be able to achieve such a feat under the same conditions.

It is very rare to be able to withstand the surprise attack of the Anui cavalry without collapsing and holding out until dawn, not to mention that it can turn defeat into victory and annihilate most of the Anui.

No wonder even the shoguns suffered losses at the hands of the Changxing Army one after another, it seems that this Changxing Army is really not to be underestimated. However, Ezo Island is such a big place, and it took two generations of the Matsumae family to gain a foothold on the southern peninsula, and if they were to be so willing to give up the efforts of two generations, the Matsumae family would never accept such an outcome.

The only way to do this was to ask the shogunate for reinforcements and unite with the barbaric Anui. Although they may not be able to defeat the Changxing Army, as long as they can keep harassing the Changxing Army, they will feel that occupying Ezo Island is a thing that outweighs the loss.

It is better to give up Ezo Island on your own initiative, and the result will be a victory for the Matsumae family. Thinking of this, Matsumae Keihiro immediately wrote a letter to Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, asking the Shogun to send reinforcements. and sent people further north to contact the Anui and provide them with weapons to attack the Changxing army.

His idea was good, but the current shogunate was not as good as it used to be. The shogunate's decrees were no longer in his direct direction, and at least more than half of the daimyo disobeyed Tokugawa Iemitsu's decrees.

While the Matsumae family was jumping up and down on Ezo Island, a boatload of Shandong immigrants was sent to the port of Tomakomai. All of them came with their families, and when they got off the boat, they were assigned to the wooden houses that had already been built.

One of the most basic requirements for immigrants to the North Sea Island is that they must have families. Only such a person can take root in a foreign place with peace of mind and survive in Beihai Island with peace of mind.

As for those singles who had no family and one person to feed the whole family and were not hungry, they were sent to Taiyuan Island in the south, and some farther were sent to the Old Port Propaganda Division. Naturally, there are indigenous women there to soothe their lonely hearts, and they will take root in the far south.

Wei Shulin led the whole family of four to pull the thick roots out of the land, he and his two sons tied them to the roots with ropes and pulled hard, and his wife used an iron to continuously cut off the roots that connected the ground.

Finally the roots of the tree moved, and they were pulled to the ground by the pull of the three men. The three men sat on the ground panting for breath despite the dirt on the ground, and smiled as they looked at the roots pulled out.

The woman lifted the iron and picked up the clay pot on the side and walked over. The clay pot was handed to Wei Shulin and said, "Boss!" Let's take a break! ”

Wei Shulin took a sip of water, handed the clay pot to his two sons and said, "Hmm! Then take a break! Before the snow, we must dig out all the roots in our field, otherwise I am afraid that we will delay next year's harvest! ”

At this time, the eldest son spoke: "Dad! Didn't the village veteran say it! Let's plant potatoes next year, and it's okay to have some roots in the ground, so we don't need to clean them up so clean! ”

Looking at his eldest son, who was already seventeen years old and had not yet married, Wei Shulin felt guilty for a while. A person who is so big in his hometown has long been a father, and no one in his family is poor and no one wants to marry, so his son's marriage has been delayed until now.

Hearing his son's words, Wei Shulin turned his face and said, "What are you talking about!" We are croppers, is there anything your father doesn't know about the things in the field? ”

The eldest son pouted and did not speak, and he looked down and did not know what he was thinking. The youngest son, who was only thirteen years old, came to Wei Shulin's side and said, "Dad! Father! Our family has so much land, will we be able to eat enough next year? ”

Hearing his youngest son's words, Wei Shulin was stunned, and then smiled happily: "Yes!" I'm sure I'll be full! Our family has 20 acres of land, this is 20 acres! ”

Wei Shulin said that when he was twenty acres, his teeth were clenched very tightly, and the sound was like squeezing out from between his teeth. Only to hear him continue: "Son! I have inquired with the veteran village chief, and the potatoes can be used to make more than ten stones of grain per acre.

This is our raw land, how can we make five or six stones of grain, enough for our family to fill their stomachs. It is estimated that there will be a lot of leftovers, and when the time comes, save some money for your eldest brother to marry a daughter-in-law, and our family's good days will come! It's a pity that your sister didn't make it through, and she disappeared on the way.

To this day, I still remember her last request, which was to eat another bite of white flour steamed cakes. Ay! Wei Shulin's eyes moistened a little as he spoke, and he raised his head unconsciously, trying not to let the tears slip down.

"Daddy! It's good to marry a daughter-in-law for the eldest brother! After my eldest brother gets married, I will be able to give birth to a lot of nephews and nieces, and then someone will play with me! The younger son didn't notice the change in his father's mood, and still talked to himself.

Wei Shulin heard his youngest son's cheerful laughter, and his mood was not so low. smiled and scolded: "When your eldest brother has a child, you will be married." Still thinking about playing? A day of fooling around! ”

The father and son chatted lively, and the woman listened to the conversation with a smile on her face, but did not notice the eldest son who bowed his head. The young man seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "Daddy! The child thought about it and went to winter training in a few days.

If you have good grades, you will go to join the Changxing Army, in case you are selected by the Changxing Army, you will not be able to fulfill your filial piety at home, and then the family will ask the second elder to take care of your health, and wait for your son to kill the enemy on the battlefield and make meritorious contributions, so as to make a good life for our family! ”

Hearing the words of the eldest son, Wei Shulin was stunned on the spot, he pointed his finger at the eldest son and wanted to reprimand him angrily, but he couldn't say anything when it came to his mouth.

The son grew up and knew that he had to do something for the family. And what can change the life of the family as soon as possible is to join the army and become a member of the Changxing Army.

Not to mention that there will be silver dollars as military salaries every month, even the fifty acres of Yongye land are existences that he can't refuse. But when he thought of the danger on the battlefield, he couldn't help but start worrying about his son.

Wei Shulin's hand was held in the air for a long time, and finally he put it down weakly. He turned his head away from his eldest son and said, "Mountain! You've grown up, and there are things you need to make up your own mind. Daddy ~ Daddy doesn't care! After saying the last few words, it seemed that he had used up all his strength, and his body was weak and almost fell to the ground.

"Daddy! How majestic the Changxing Army is! I'm going to be a soldier too! ”

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