Chapter 562: Expansion, Construction, and Development

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Osaka Castle Tower.

After the head of the Chozong and Mogami Yoshimitsu left, Oda Yoshinobu looked at everyone and smiled, "Then the next thing is what you are most concerned about." ”

As he spoke, Oda Yoshinobu ordered in a deep voice. "Shigeji will continue construction of Osaka from now on. Huamei, you are in charge of the development of Ise, and I hope that in a few years, no land in Ise will be idle. I hope that in the near future, Osaka Castle will replace Kaimachi as the most prosperous place in Japan! ”

"Yes!" Li Huamei and Shigeharu Takenaka responded in unison.

In the past, all construction in Ise Province had been halted due to the accumulation of funds to prepare for the trade of the Ming Kingdom, and now, it was time to start construction again.

"By the way, Chongzhi and Huamei, if you have any questions, you can ask Qin Kui and them. They are the prisoners of the Ming Kingdom, and their knowledge is great~" Oda Yoshinobu instructed Shigeharu Takenaka and Li Huamei. Subsequently, he explained to the four of Qin Kui in Chinese.

In this regard, Qin Kui naturally did not have any objections. Just helping to guide the construction of the town is nothing more than a gesture for them. Of course, they don't know much about architecture, but they know a lot about town planning and so on.

Although they were puzzled and disdainful as to why there were so many women among Oda Yoshinobu's retainers, it was obvious that they could not do anything that was not long-sighted now that they were under the fence. After all, even if Oda Yoshinobu's retainers are all women, what does it have to do with them? They're just here to teach.

Seeing Qin Kui's response, Oda Yoshinobu nodded with satisfaction, he was worried that Qin Kui and they had the smelly and hard temper of nerds, but it seemed that Zhang Juzheng did help him check it well.

"For a long time, the number of the Grim Reapers' has been raised to 1,000."

"Keiji, the cavalry team has been expanded to 300 people!"

"Near the left, the iron artillery team has increased to 500 people."

"Ningning, the ninja army has increased to 300 people."

"Crane, the number of warships has increased to 10. Lilu, the number of trade ships has increased to 20! ”

Oda Yoshinobu finished speaking in one breath, and then looked at everyone with an excited face and said, "I hope that after you increase in numbers, you can still ensure the combat effectiveness of the members of the troops!" ”

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, but as soon as the words fell, Maeda Keiji said cautiously, "Lord, is there a little less cavalry?" ”

Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu suddenly turned white Maeda Keiji and scolded with a smile, "I know that you kid is not satisfied!" But 300 rides is already the limit, want more? Okay, you kid go get me horses, and if you get as many cavalry as you get, you can train as many cavalry as you want!" ”

Although horses suitable for ordinary people were found in Ezo, there were not many of them, and it was impossible to organize a large number of cavalry. Otherwise, Oda Yoshinobu also thought that he would be able to form 100,000 iron horsemen.

Unfortunately, that is not possible, with the number of horses in Ezo today, it is already the limit to be able to provide 300 horses, and any more, it will be difficult to ensure the reproduction of horses. And then again, what if you can really raise 100,000 cavalry? Let's not talk about whether Oda Yoshinobu can afford to raise such a large number of cavalry, just in a country like Japan, where can such a large number of cavalry charge? Well...... No!

The reason is simple: Japan's terrain is mountainous and forested, and most of the flat land is used for farming or building castles. Although many of the castles in Japan are similar to cottages, the least of them are occupied.

Taking Ise as an example, in order to build Osaka Castle, Li Huamei and her sisters demolished at least dozens of castles, and some of them were not even 100 meters away from each other. In this case, where is the room for cavalry to charge? Ha? Can you charge even if the ground is uneven? Tsk, that's too many horses to die and don't feel distressed.

Hearing Oda Yoshinobu's words, Keiji Maeda hurriedly shut up, he didn't want to say anything more, and in the end he didn't even have 300 rides.

Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu continued, "Tsuru, my brother has already studied the artillery, although it is only a ship-borne artillery, but it is just right for us to use it. I have already told my brother that in two years the artillery will be increased to thirty! ”

"Great! The subordinates are worried that the artillery will not be enough after the increase in ships~" Da Zhuhe said in surprise when he heard this. Since the artillery was introduced, Da Zhuhe has completely disdained the weapons such as baked jade, fire arrows, and iron cannons that he originally used. It's a pity that artillery has never been successfully studied, and it is impossible to buy it. After all, Philos had already done his best to help the Oda family buy some of the latest Europa artillery, and he also said that these arms were the only ones.

"My lord, can't ship-borne artillery be used on land?" Shigeharu Takenaka asked curiously. He had also seen the power of artillery, and it could be said that if it could be used on land on a large scale, then except for a few fortified cities built of stone, most of them would be vulnerable to attack at all.

"It can't be helped, it's too heavy, and the terrain in the country is not easy to transport. And most importantly, it didn't do much for a real fortified city. And there is no need to use that thing in ordinary castles. Oda Yoshinobu shook his head and said.

For this, he is also very helpless. But now the situation is like this, although he is unparalleled in martial arts, he cannot make saltpeter, lead and iron. These three are the most important things in firearms, but unfortunately saltpeter is not available in Japan, and lead is pitifully scarce, and iron is in short supply. Although trade with the Ming Kingdom is now open, these three things are also commodities strictly controlled by the Ming Kingdom, but how much is the Ming Kingdom willing to sell to Japan? Oda Yoshinobu didn't dare to guarantee it.

Today, after the demise of Wang Zhi, the supply of saltpeter is almost entirely concentrated in the towns of Kai and Osaka, and relies on the merchants of Europa to obtain it. But obviously, demand is still outstripping supply.

"Speaking of which, the family has a monopoly on the supply of saltpeter in Kaimachi, so how did the mercenaries of Honganji Temple and Kii Province get a large amount of saltpeter? Is there a production of saltpeter? Oda Yoshishi thought strangely in his confidence, and then turned to Ning Ning and said, "Ning Ning, you send some people to Kii Province and Kaga Province to find out where so many saltpeters come from in Honganji. ”

"Yes!" Ning Ning replied respectfully when he heard this.

Then, Oda Yoshinobu looked at everyone and continued, "Mo Chou, in the future, you will take the pity of the star and the moon to be in charge of training the Oiran, and you should know what I want from these people from this name." ”

"Slave...... The subordinates understand......" Mo Chou said in a low voice, obviously still a little uncomfortable with the change of identity.

Subsequently, Oda Yoshinobu explained the matter to Ning Ning again, "You are responsible for assisting in this matter." ”

"Yes!"

"Ah Song, Qin Kui, Zhao Dong, Liu Shi, and Wang Ming are the prisoners of the Ming Kingdom, and I am afraid that no one in the country can compare with them in terms of knowledge. But they're just here to teach, so from today, Azuchi Academy will open a new class, well...... Let's call it the elite class. They are in charge of the cultural class, and the martial arts class still allows Xingang to help teach them. As for the original class, it is positioned as a basic class, and you choose a successor from the previous students to be the teacher, and you are responsible for the construction of the branch school and the expansion of the number of students. ”

"Yes!"

In addition, in the future, the basic class will only teach kanji, Chinese, Japanese, and some basic knowledge. The elite class uses Qin Kui to teach poetry and songs, the art of war, military studies, statecraft and other knowledge. ”

After Oda Yoshinobu finished speaking, he told Qin Kui and the others again. In this regard, Qin Kui naturally has no opinion.

"In addition, regarding the birth plan, I have decided to increase the reward again, in addition to the original incentive policy, from today, women over the age of 13 must marry, and women under the age of 35 must not be single, otherwise they must pay a fine! If they are widowed, they may be allowed to remain widowed for three years. In addition, pregnant women can receive free hospital treatment. ”

As he spoke, Oda Yoshinobu turned his head to look at Michizo Qu Naase and Tokumoto Nagata and said, "Now that you have money and medicinal materials, you need a doctor." Instead, I'll gather all the doctors in the territory for you to train, and at the same time send people to start building hospitals in various parts of the territory. In the event of an accident, enter the hospital according to the ability, and all the expenses will be borne by the family! ”

"The Lord's move will definitely win the hearts of the civilians in the territory, and thousands of years later, people will remember the Lord." Qu Naase Michizo and Nagata Tokumoto said respectfully when they heard this.

"Haha~ I don't care what people say thousands of years later, I only care about what happens in front of me!" Yoshinobu Oda said with a laugh.

Then, Oda Yoshinobu turned his head to look at Asano Nagamasa, and said with a serious expression, "Nagamasa, you should have gotten the news before, that's right, this time I have to work hard for you again." ”

"Lord ......" Asano Nagamasa looked at Oda Yoshinobu with a sad face, and it was sad to see and cry when he heard it.

Seeing this, Oda Yoshinobu was also quite helpless, "I know you want to stay here, but there are too few people under my command who can be trusted now, and among these people, there are even fewer people who can build a territory." So there is no choice but to suffer for a few more years. I promise! As soon as there is a suitable replacement, I will bring you back immediately! ”

Hearing this, what else can Asano Nagamasa say? I had no choice but to respond. Immediately, Oda Yoshinobu asked Kera Caizo and Tsukahara Takatora to go to Takayama Province with Asano Nagamasa's deputies and bring gifts to the chief of the golden melon.

"Changzheng, you remember, although the mountain country is only a primitive tribe, but their population is very large, I hope that wherever you go, you can recruit them for my use as much as possible." Oda Yoshinobu said solemnly.

There was no way, he found that there was too much shortage of people in the territory.