A teenager who looked to be about 12 or 3 years old stood there a little nervously, his expression was full of worry, and after seeing Yamada Masamura looking at him, he quickly lowered his head, and then raised his head and looked at Yamada Masamura firmly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Hehe, it's kind of interesting~" Yamada Masamura chuckled. Over the years, although he has not grown into a very good samurai, with his strong force and increasing status, there are very few people who can look at him. This is not the so-called overlord spirit, to put it bluntly, it is just a buff brought by fame and status.

Thinking about it, Yamada Masamura walked up to the young man and said with a chuckle, "Little ghost, how old are you?" I remember that we only had to be over 16 years old and under 22 years old in the conditions of recruitment, right? ”

Hawkers, this standard is not set by Yamada Masamura casually, because after an hour of investigation, he found that people of this era are the easiest to grow up at this age. Those who are younger are naturally more malleable, but they think that their bodies are not fully developed and it is difficult to adapt to high-intensity training. After all, Yamada Masamura recruits and trains soldiers, not samurai.

As for those over 23 years old, Yamada Masamura didn't bother to think about it at all, and that age group has no value of cultivation at all in this era of less than 50 years of average life expectancy.

"I'm not a ghost!" The young man shouted angrily, but then he seemed to react to the identity of the person in front of him, and suddenly wilted again, "I'm 8 years old this year." ”

Subsequently, he seemed to be afraid that Yamada Masamura would not agree, so he hurriedly begged, "My lord, don't look at my young age, but I have a lot of strength!" If you don't believe it, ask them, everyone in the village knows it! The boy said, looking back at the others, hoping they would help him talk.

"Well, Nabenosuke's strength is really good~"

"It's just impulsive~haha~"

"Speaking of which, you're going to be a soldier, so what about your mother?"

Seeing this, the group of people behind him smiled and said, Obviously, this young man named Nabenosuke is not bad in this village.

With everyone's support, Nabe Nosuke seemed to have a little more courage, and looked at Yamada Masamura pleading again, "My lord, just let me try, no matter what your test is, my lord?" I'm sure I'll be qualified! Because I'm going to be a great samurai! ”

Seeing that Nabe Nosuke said this, Yamada Masamura thought about it, and finally agreed, after all, it doesn't cost anything to test this kind of thing, and it is also tested in groups, since you are willing to come, then come.

"Then go talk to your mother, and if she agrees, let you try." Yamada Masamura said with a chuckle.

"Thank you, sir!!" When Nabe Nosuke heard this, he responded excitedly, and then ran away quickly.

"This kid is quite similar to Keiji you used to~" Yamada Masamura looked at the back of Nabenosuke and said with a chuckle.

"Lord, you don't seem to be big this year, do you? Don't always use this old-fashioned tone to teach people. Keiji Maeda rolled his eyes and complained helplessly.

"Haha~~~"

It was only a moment before Nabe Nosuke ran back, but to Yamada Masamura's surprise, this kid was still holding a big gun.

"Huh? It turned out to be a red gun? Boy, where did you get this gun? Yamada Masamura asked curiously. The vermilion gun, in fact, is not much different from the ordinary big gun, except that the body of the gun is painted vermilion. However, in this era, this kind of gun has always been a symbol of samurai bravery, and it can be said that without two brushes, holding a vermilion gun would only be ridiculed, and by the way, it would become a target for the enemy on the battlefield.

"This is the only thing left after my father's death in battle...... "Nabinosuke whispered, his tone a little sad.

"Oh? And what's your father's name? Yamada asked casually, and at the same time asked Keiji Maeda to prepare to start the test.

"My father's name is Honda Tadaka! It's the samurai of the former Matsudaira family! Nabe Nosuke said loudly, seemingly proud of his father.

"Honda Tadaka?" Yamada Masamura muttered to himself, he seemed to have heard the name somewhere.

The test began soon, but Yamada Masamura didn't observe the other people's tests at all at this time, and kept staring at Nabe Nosuke, "Honda Tadada, Honda Tadakatsu, could it be that this kid is Honda Tadakatsu?!" Yamada Masamura guessed in his heart.

Because he hated the relationship with Tokugawa Ieyasu, Yamada Masamura basically didn't know much about the details of the samurai of the Tokugawa family. As for the name of Honda Tadakatsu, he also knew that the full name seemed to be Honda Heihachiro Tadatsu.

"Well, both of them have a common word loyalty, and the age...... Uh, when was that kid born in Honda Tadakatsu? "Yamada Masamura really regretted that he didn't take a closer look at the information of the Tokugawa family at the beginning, otherwise maybe he would have been able to catch a lot of cattle from Mikawa.

Just when Yamada Masamura was still pondering, Maeda Keiji's voice came, waking him up, "Lord, the test has been completed, and there are 8 people who have persevered. ”

"Oh? So fast, huh? Yamada Masamura asked with some confusion.

"Uh...... Because most of them fainted directly...... Didn't you say that if you faint, you can be considered qualified? Keiji Maeda scratched his head and said.

"Well, what about Nabenosuke?" Yamada Masamura nodded casually, and asked about the matter of Nabenosuke. No way, this kid is the only person he pays attention to now.

"That kid? He persevered, and it seems that he has indeed practiced martial arts, although he is young, his physical condition is much stronger than that of other villagers. Keiji Maeda said casually.

"Oh?" When Yamada Masamura heard this, he looked at Nabenosuke again, only to see him standing there with a big gun in both hands. Although his face was full of tiredness, he didn't sit down to rest, just looked at himself.

"Hehe, even if it's not Honda Tadashi, just with the desire in this kid's eyes, the future will be great." Yamada Masamura said with a chuckle. He liked the look in Nabenosuke's eyes, the one that wanted to get stronger, trying to prove something. Well, because Yamada Masamura himself has never had this kind of look.

"Boy, congratulations, you passed the test~ Now, say goodbye to your mother. Forget it, let's go together. Yamada Masamura walked over and patted Nabanosuke on the shoulder and smiled, in addition to the fact that he really admired this young man, he also wanted to meet his mother, maybe he could confirm the identity of this kid.

"Yes! My lord! Nabenosuke replied excitedly.

Led by Nabenosuke, Yamada Masamura came to the place where he lived. At this time, a woman was waiting anxiously at the door, and as soon as she saw Nabenosuke, she trotted over. But before he could speak, he saw Yamada Masamura on the side, and hurriedly said respectfully, "The folk woman has seen the samurai. ”

"Hehe, don't be polite." Yamada Masamura said with a chuckle.

At this time, Nabenosuke on the side couldn't bear it anymore, and excitedly told his mother the results of his passing test, "Mother-sama! Rest assured! The child must work hard to kill the enemy, become a good samurai as soon as possible, and let you live a good life, mother! Nabenosuke said loudly.

"Nabenosuke! Don't be rude! Nabenosuke's mother reprimanded, then looked at Yamada Masamura and said apologetically, "Samurai-sama, Nabenosuke is young and doesn't know etiquette, so please don't be surprised." ”

"Haha~It's okay~" Yamada Masamura waved his hand with laughter, indicating that he didn't care.

Seeing this, Nabanosuke's mother turned her head, looked at Nabanosuke with a loving face and said, "Nabinosuke, when you go to the battlefield, you have to work hard to kill the enemy and don't live up to the grace of the samurai." ”

"Yes! The child remembers! Nabe Nosuke replied loudly.

Seeing the mother and son talking over there, Yamada Masamura suddenly thought strangely, "The education policy of this era is really strange, in the previous life, parents must have hoped that their children would not be too reckless and protect themselves." But this era requires hard work to kill the enemy, don't they know that it is so easy to send their children to death? ”

Just as he was thinking about it, Nabonosuke's mother suddenly pleaded with Yamada Masamura, "Samurai-sama, I can't hide it, Nabenosuke's father is the samurai Honda Tadaka of the Matsudaira family. Now that Nabenosuke is also following in his father's footsteps, the folk women dare to hope that the samurai-sama will be a witness to Nabenosuke's motofu. The women also know that this request is really ......"

Nabe Nosuke's mother wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by Yamada Masamura, "It's okay, the witness or something, I like it too~" Yamada Masamura said indifferently. Well, the witness, just watched the Nabenosuke complete the Motofu ceremony. This kind of thing is nothing to Yamada Masamura.

Receiving Yamada Masamura's consent, Nabenosuke's mother immediately thanked him happily, and then performed a ceremony for Nabenosuke. Well, when it comes to ceremonies, it's just a matter of shaving your head and changing your name. After all, it's just ordinary people, and it's impossible to come up with any tricks.

"Nabenosuke, you will be called Honda Tadakatsu in the future! This is the name your father gave you before he died in battle, and I hope you will always be victorious, and you must not live up to this name! Nabenosuke's mother said solemnly.

"The kid remembers!" Nabenosuke also replied with a serious face.

At this time, Yamada Masamura on the side was already happy in his heart, "Nima, it's really Honda Tadakatsu!" Lao Tzu has made a fortune! Yamada Masamura thought excitedly.

But excitement is excitement, and on the surface, Yamada Masamura doesn't show anything unusual. After a few more conversations with his mother, Yamada Masamura left with Honda Tadakatsu.

Back in the square, the seven people who passed the test had already woken up and were standing there anxiously waiting for their fate. Seeing Yamada Masamura come back, they looked even more worried, and at the same time looked at Honda Tadakatsu with envy. Hawkers, they don't have any jealousy, after all, of the 8 people who passed just now, only Honda Tadashi is still awake.

After Honda Tadakatsu returned to the team, Yamada Masamura glanced at everyone and began to say, "First of all, congratulations on passing this test, not to mention, you can already receive the Mi-200 cooperation as a reward." As he spoke, he placed bags of rice at the feet of the eight people. 200 hemi, almost 60 catties, in this place in this era, that's quite a lot.

Of course, no matter how much Yamada Masamura can't give, they may not have that life. After all, in this era, it is not uncommon to kill people for a little rice.

"Wow!" The crowd that had been watching the excitement next to him immediately boiled when they saw this. No way, there is nothing more attractive to their village than rice.

Although the eight people were excited, they did not immediately remove the rice, but looked at Yamada Masamura with a fanatical expression. Looking at it like that, I'm afraid that even if Yamada Masamura obviously told them to attack the castle immediately, they would do it, right? In this place where there is not enough to eat, a bag of rice is enough for countless people to die.

"Hmm...... Very good, if someone of you acted on your own just now, the rice you just got will be gone~" Seeing this, Yamada Masamura suddenly said with a wicked smile.

Immediately, he stopped talking nonsense, asked the 8 people to send the rice back to his home, and left with them. Well, those rice were originally intended for the families of the recruited soldiers, after all, the recruited soldiers naturally would not be hungry. And giving these rice to their families will also get the favor of this group of people. Tsk, when did this kid Yamada Masamura become a scheming?

In the days that followed, the crowd continued to recruit soldiers in villages all over the Three Rivers. Under the attack of rice, the effect was remarkable, and more than 200 people were recruited. It's really not too much, it's still Yamada Masamura who saw that the situation seemed to be a little wrong and stopped recruiting, otherwise it would not be impossible to break a thousand people if it went on.

"Tsk, I didn't expect food to be so useful~ I didn't expect Mikawa to be so easy to recruit here, come back next time~" Yamada Masamura muttered happily as he looked at the long line behind him. Not only did he recruit far more than expected, but he also got Honda Tadashikatsu, a future fierce general, how could he not be happy?

"Okay lord, next time I come, it is estimated that I will be surrounded by the Imagawa army before I reach the entrance of the village." Keiji Maeda heard Yamada Masamura's muttering and hurriedly dissuaded him.

In fact, in the past two days, Keiji Maeda has already discovered several groups of people from the Imagawa family. It's just that they may have seen the large number of people on Yamada Masamura's side, so they didn't dare to approach.

"Afraid of what? When the time comes, we will come and grab people with the trained Grim Reaper! Yamada Masamura said indifferently.

"Forget it, lord, let's think about how to deal with this group of people first. More than 200 people...... Your lord, you may not be able to afford it......" Keiji Maeda worried.

"Hehe, can't afford it? Then it's good not to raise so much~" Yamada Masamura suddenly sneered and said when he heard this.

Seeing this, Maeda Keiji, who had already deeply understood Yamada Masamura's terrifying methods, could only silently mourn for the more than 200 people in his heart.

PS: Ask for a recommendation~ The current recommendation is too pitiful, right? (┬＿┬) (To be continued.) )