No. 122 Recruitment Notice
However, Cai Dao himself was not disappointed, because his next target was the territory of the Matsuura family, Matsuura County.
After dawn, Cai Dao sent his men to search for the remnants of the Matsuura Party who were still alive on the sea, and as for the dead, let them go with the waves.
And the gang of the Takagi family has been treated in time, and no one has died. However, Cai Dao was not in a hurry to give the Takagi family a reward.
After the daylight was bright, the first thing Cai Dao did was to go to Xingshi to ask for his guilt.
There are two places in the land of Kyushu that are appointed by the emperor. Of course, the current Emperor Shirakawa has not yet implemented the politics of the imperial court, so the power of the Wakuni is still concentrated in the hands of the Fujiwara clan.
The first is Nagasaki, which has always been the direct residence of the emperor, and the supervisor is naturally the Fujiwara family. There are many foreign merchants here, and there is a lot of oil and water, and the people who can be sent here are naturally direct relatives of the Fujiwara clan.
However, this Fujiwara Nobu-sama was too wasteful, and when he learned that the Matsuura Party had attacked the Song fleet and somehow annihilated his entire army, he was so frightened that he didn't know how to show goodwill. As soon as Cai Daoxing's letter of inquiry came in. This adult, who usually flaunts the prestige of the Fujiwara clan, was so frightened that he peed his pants on the spot.
The second is Dazaifu, located in the Fukuoka Plain, Sara County, Chikuzen Province, and Dazaifu is the government office established by the emperor to govern the entire island of Kyushu. The main chief is the big two Fujiwara Akinobu.
This sneak attack by the Matsuura Party gave Cai Daoguchi Shi, allowing him to implement his 'Kyushu Raiders' plan generously.
The first step is the Hizen country strategy.
When he told everyone about the plan, Dean was naturally the first to stand up against it, and he also made it clear that he would never send a soldier from the forbidden army.
And money, this fat man had just woken up from the excitement of annihilating the opposing fleet, his own flagship had suffered losses, and his timid character had once again gained the upper hand, and he was also strongly opposed to Cai Dao's plan.
According to Takagi Shinyouemon, Matsuura Castle, the main city of Matsuura Gun, is quite strong, and it is said to be the most fortified castle on the entire island of Kyushu. Not only did he say this, but so did the rumors from the outside world.
This is also the reason why money is opposed.
However, Cai Dao did not take the so-called first fortified city of Kyushu Island in his eyes.
Anyone who has watched the movies or TV series of the Warring States period knows that their cities are short and mostly wooden. Matsuura Castle is also roughly like that, not to mention, the location of Matsuura Castle is also very problematic, although it is also built on the mountain, but the terrain is not dangerous, and the city has a side facing the sea, and there is a natural harbor outside.
In other words, if Cai Dao went to attack Songpu County by himself, he didn't even need to go on land, and he could drive directly to Songpu City under the nose of the 'Meizhou Island'.
The other party's city gate has quasi-siege guns modified by the craftsmen of Cai Mansion to deal with.
However, those two guys refused to help, the Takagi family was half-crippled, and Cai Dao's own sailors were too small, even if they broke through the city gate, they would need a large number of soldiers to kill and injure the remnants of the Matsuura Party.
Therefore, Cai Dao gave Takagi Shinyuemon an important task - to recruit soldiers.
Nagasaki was thriving due to maritime trade, so the population of other parts of the Wakoku island of Kyushu was concentrated here. Takagi's mission was to go to Nagasaki to recruit an army of servants for Cai Dao.
In this era, even in the Great Song Kingdom, where the rule of culture surpassed that of the ancient feudal states, the literacy rate of ordinary people was very low, not to mention the more underdeveloped countries such as the Wa Kingdom. After the notice was posted, there were many people gathered in front of Takagi, but they didn't know what was written on the notice.
Fortunately, Takagi was educated by his mother since he was a child, and he knew a lot of kanji, and he read the general meaning of the notice several times.
The recruitment notice written by Cai Dao was divided into two parts.
The first part is very clear. directly expressed his attitude, in order to retaliate against the Matsuura Party's sneak attack this time, he was going to attack Matsuura Castle. And told the onlookers that anyone who was willing to join the servant army did not have to worry that they would let the servant army be used as cannon fodder to directly attack the strong city wall, and the Song people would find a way to deal with the gate of Songpu City. The task of the servant army is very simple, that is, as soon as the gates of Matsuura Castle are opened, they only need to rush in directly.
In today's era, if you have milk, you are a mother, and whoever can give them a full bite to eat, most people will be able to work hard for him.
More importantly, as soon as these onlookers heard that those who participated in the servant army would not be sent directly to attack the fortified city, most of them were tempted. There is no need to attack the fortified city, which means that this businessman from the Song Kingdom will not let them be cannon fodder, if they just rush into the city gate, there are really not many such good things! If you die halfway, you can only blame yourself for your bad life and missed such a good opportunity to make a fortune.
Takagi finished the first part and paused deliberately, just to see how the people below would react. The results are really good, and the first part alone has already aroused the interest of most people.
He was about to read the second part of the notice when he was interrupted by something anew.
"My lord, to participate in the servant army, what other conditions did the merchants of the Song Kingdom give. It's not going to be to divide all the belongings in Matsuura Castle to everyone! Takagi looked up and looked at the attire, and the person who spoke was a wandering samurai, this person was very characteristic, that is, he had a thin and tall man who was rare among the Japanese people, with bright eyes, and stood out from the crowd of onlookers.
"Yes, Lord Takagi, tell me quickly, have the merchants of the Song Kingdom offered other conditions?"
“……”
"Takagi-sama, aren't you also a member of the Matsuura Party? Why did he suddenly become a lackey of the Song people. ”
"That is, what benefits did the Song people give you to buy and seek glory?"
“……”
With the beginning, it is not so simple to end, and the people below begin to ask questions in a mess. There must have been people from other forces involved, so they asked more and more questions, and by the end of the day, most of them had deviated from the content of the notice.
"Shut up!" The more Takagi listened, the more angry he became, but he couldn't say it, so he yelled, shocked everyone, and then continued: "Lord Song's notice has not yet been finished, after I finish reading, you can sign up if you are willing to join the servant army, and if you don't want to, you can leave." Lord Song's notice has been clearly written, and I am not responsible for explaining it, and I do not need to explain it. If you don't want to listen to it, and continue to talk nonsense, you can get out now. ”
After he finished speaking, he immediately instructed his subordinates to hold bows and crossbows to see who dared to talk nonsense in the crowd.
Takagi was so angry that most people were really shocked by him. Those who wanted to fish in troubled waters, and even wanted to stir up Huang Cai Dao's conscription this time, all kept their mouths shut. The bow and crossbow in Takagi's hands are not an ornament.
"All the property seized in Matsuura Castle shall be returned to the public, and no one shall hide it privately." As soon as Takagi finished saying this, the onlookers immediately blew up, and it seemed that they were about to start expressing their opinions again. Takagi winked at his men, and one of his men immediately drew arrows, drew their bows, wound them, and shot them.
His movements are very smooth in one go.
The people of the Wa Kingdom below were taken aback, and when they looked back, they saw that the person who was shot turned out to be a person dressed as Goryeo. Everyone quickly dispersed from his side, and when they looked at it, this person was sitting on the ground at the moment, and asked with a fishy look in the crotch of his pants, but this person was not directly killed, it turned out that the bun on his head was pierced by arrows, and it was not injured anywhere else.
"Okay, I know you have questions, but it's still the same sentence, let's listen to Lord Song's words first!" Takagi then recited: "Whoever participates in the battle, kill one member of the Matsuura Party, reward five acres of land, and if you kill more, you may get an official position." If you don't kill any of the Songpu Party, in the end, the Lord of the Song Kingdom will only distribute some wealth to you. Of course, if you are injured or killed, you will not be treated badly. ”
After Takagi's words were finished, the people below were completely unresponsive.