While Yoshitoki Kira was busy learning cultural knowledge, he did not forget to find time to deal with the government affairs accumulated in Sakamoto Castle, and he would return to Sakamoto Castle early every month to hold on time, and as the highest ranking person in the Kira family in Kyoto, Yamamoto Tokiyuki exercised the duties of the county representative, and was responsible for handling general affairs and adjudicating civil lawsuits in the absence of the governor of the family.

As a new retainer from the shogunate, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Ninagawa kincho, Odate Harutada, Matsui Tomokan and others are very active, and they raise the most topics in the monthly evaluation meeting, except for the Ina Tadashi family, Honda Masanobu can participate in the topic discussion, a group of retainers from Mikawa are all dumb, these big bosses do not know government affairs at all, and the leadership of the assessment committee has gradually fallen into the hands of a group of commissioners.

Hosokawa Fujitaka said eloquently: "The land around Lake Biwa is fertile, and it has always been the granary of, and the Ishitaka of Shiga and Takashima Prefecture is estimated to be more than 100,000 koku, accounting for nearly one-seventh of the grain production of Omi Province. ”

Matsui Tomokan continued: "Of the ransom of 23,000 kan that the Miyoshi family ransomed to the people of the four countries, Kira Yoshishi enjoyed 15,000 kanbun, and the other ransom of 12,700 kanbun was completely enjoyed by the Kira family, which adds up to 27,700 kanbun, and in addition to the expenses of the annual stipend and filling the holes after the war, there is also 16,000 kanbun, and we plan to divide this money into three equal parts." ”

"Hmmm! The new year's budget needs to use 10,000 kan, and this money can actually go to the book budget of Sakamoto Castle, but at present, there are many things to deal with in the new castle town of Sakamoto Castle, and the new Rakushi order is making the final adjustments, and the plan to build a new castle town is also imminent, and the development strategy set by the owner of the museum earlier requires money, and it is also a last resort to intercept this 10,000 kan as budget funds. "This time it was Odate Harukada's turn to speak.

Ninagawa coughed a little weakly, and then said: "The other is that the permission to recruit ronins has been posted, and it takes about three thousand to raise a group of ronin......

"Wait!" Kira Yoshitoki made a pause and questioned, "What ronin permission order?" Why doesn't the family know? ”

Yamamoto Tokiyuki, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly spoke: "This order was proposed by His Royal Highness Fujitaka, and the old minister agreed to sign it, and the owner of the pavilion was still practicing in Kyoto at that time, so the old minister did not bother you. ”

"But the family has clearly said that these ronins can't be used, they are all homeless people, either from unknown origins or with some unforgivable sins, or people with poor conduct and low ability, how can my dignified Ashikaga family use this kind of person?" Kira Yoshitoki felt that he was possessed by Okochi Shinsada at this moment, and in short, it was reasonable to say that even a group of retainers who pretended to be dumb nodded.

"Ahem! But my Kira family really needs to be replenished, and the security of the castle town can't always be guarded by a reserve team, and if you don't need ronin, you can only use the townspeople to form a security force on their own, but what if the townspeople are also unreliable? Yamamoto Kansuke said that he couldn't do anything, and the group of commissioners nodded seriously, even Honda Shimasa nodded.

"Rub! Nod your sister's head! Kira Yoshishi turned his face sideways and saw a group of dumb fools also nodding their heads, so angry that he almost dropped his fan, he decided to endure this breath, and asked again: "Has the selection of ronins been settled?" Don't choose some people who are not careful, if there are traitors from the three good families, the family will not spare you. ”

The entourage hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, please rest assured! With the assistance of His Royal Highness Iwami Mamoru from the side, he will definitely not cause trouble for his family. ”

"Alright! What is the last one for? Let's talk about it! ”

"The last one is for the owner...... "Hondo said cautiously.

The pin drop in the assessment room was quiet for a while, and Kira Yoshishi was stunned, and after a while, he slowly opened the folding fan in his hand, and said meaninglessly: "In other words, the family has fought hard for several occasions, and in the end only three thousand pieces can fall into the pocket?" ”

“…… Yes! ”

"Shouldn't I thank you for your generosity? It's really not easy to leave 3,000 pieces for my family. "Ji Liang Yishi somehow thinks that this family governor is really boring, the soft girl didn't get a money and couldn't spend it, this is not just a hard time, it's a miserable life.

"Forget it, I don't embarrass you, my family's expenses over the past year or so have been really large, selling carriages, selling salt, and selling prisoners have saved some money to repair the city, replace equipment, recruit troops, repair the city, pay bounties and pensions, and it is indeed a lot of expenses, and it is not easy to keep the 18,500 guan that the family brought from Sanhe, this time it is 3,000 to earn 3,000!" Yoshitoki Kira stood up and announced that the assessment meeting was over.

Back to the castle tower, I saw Aju carefully fiddling with the flower garden she made, her ideal was to decorate the south side of Honmaru into a small garden, and she didn't like to live in Ji Maru without Katsuhime, and Kira Yoshitoki once asked her if she had a crush on her, and he could find someone to be a matchmaker for her, but she still rejected it with a smile.

"Aju is so lonely! In the past, when the family was away, there was Katsuhime with her, but now she can only fiddle with flowers and plants. In the years after his mother's death, Ah Ju has been living this quiet life, in addition to serving him in daily life, she does not need to wash his clothes, she does not need to do meals, and the little surname and maids rush to do the heavy work, she can only make some pastries, make tea, or make some soup.

Every time she comes over with these snacks or tea, Kira Yoshitoki will eat all the things she made in front of her most of the time, only then will Ah Ju show a happy smile, it seems that this is the meaning of her existence, Kira Yoshitoki sighed: "Do you protect my mission for my mother?" If that's what you're here for, that's unfair! You deserve to have your own life, to have your own beautiful life......"

Looking at the quiet and serious Ah Ju tending to the delicate flower seedlings little by little, Kira Yoshitoki suddenly didn't want to go to Kyoto to continue practicing, he can learn everything he should learn since he was a child, what's the point of continuing to learn? He didn't feel the keju, and the waka was just a few words to be sung by everyone, and he was not sensitive to the complicated and time-consuming culture of the tea ceremony, and only the way of military strategy and bows, horses, swords, and guns was worth practicing.

A few days later, after Kira Yoshitoki announced his decision, he was immediately supported by many ministers, Yamamoto Tokiyuki found him for a deep talk, and then gave up the act of persuasion, a strong-willed person cannot be shaken, Kira Yoshitoki is not only strong-willed, but also has good knowledge and brains, even if he is as strong as Yamamoto Tokiyuki, he can't influence his beliefs.

In the next few days, Kira Yoshitoki made the decision to talk to all the retainers, and this decision was also in his personal understanding, only through face-to-face detailed conversations, can he find out the thoughts of the retainers, and the clues can be detected from the conversation if they are complex or simple, and the first target of the conversation is Hosokawa Fujitaka.

On the morning of January 23, in the castle tower of Sakamoto Castle, Yoshitoki Kira said with a smile: "Fujitaka has been busy for many days! ”

"The owner of the hall has a good reputation, and it is my honor to be able to serve my family, even if it is hard, there is nothing to complain about!" Hosokawa Fujitaka's answer was impeccable.

Kira Yoshitoki directly gave up going around in circles, and said bluntly: "Hehe, Fujitaka is really a delicate person!" Should it be the same in front of the family? ”

"Ahem......"

In order to ease the atmosphere, Kira Yoshitoki changed the topic and said, "Speaking of which, Fujitaka's singing is also very powerful!" I have been taught the ancient and modern teachings of the Sanjo West Family, so I want to communicate more in the future! ”

"I'm so happy with Fujitaka!"

"Fujitaka is not only proficient in government affairs and songs, but also has a lot of research on tea ceremony and Sinology, so there must be many Kyoto women who love it, right?"

"Uh...... Your Majesty has made a marriage engagement! Hosokawa Fujitaka replied with black lines on his head.

"Oh! That's the negligence of the family, and they haven't known that Fujitaka has made a marriage contract after getting along for so long! I don't know which woman you signed a marriage contract with? ”

"It is the daughter of His Royal Highness Wakasa Kumagawa Castle Numata Uenosuke, and the marriage contract entered into in the eighteenth year of Astronomy."

Kira Yoshitoki thought for a while and said, "It turned out to be the daughter of Numata Uenosuke's family, and speaking of which, Uenosuke is also a shogunate servant." ”

"Yes!"

"So when is Fujitaka going to hold the marriage ceremony?"

"This ...... Probably in a few years. Hosokawa Fujitaka took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat off his head.

Kira Yoshishi fussed and asked, "Huh? Why a few more years? Fujitaka isn't too young, right? ”

"Your Majesty has just turned eighteen this year." Hosokawa Fujitaka couldn't help but twitch his cheeks.

"Oh, I haven't married at the age of eighteen, do you have to wait until I am twenty-six to get married?" Kira Yoshishi smiled and said, it was a rule in the Muromachi era that a farmer could only get married at the age of twenty-six, and the reason why a certain monkey waited so long to get married was also because of this rule, and he deliberately stabbed Hosokawa Fujitaka with that remark, which can be regarded as a small revenge.

Hosokawa Fujitaka was sweating profusely when he was said, and hurriedly said: "That's not going to happen, anyway, it's going to be a few years." ”

"Oh! I get it! Kira Yoshitoki leaned over with a gossipy face and asked in a low voice, "Wouldn't it be because the daughter of the Ueno family is too old to get married?" ”

"This ...... Indeed it is. ”

"Really?" Unexpectedly, he guessed correctly, and Kira Yoshitoki suddenly became excited, "How old is the daughter of the Ueno family this year?" ”

“…… Eight years old. Hosokawa Fujitaka could only reply with a twitch of cheeks.

"Even at the age of eight...... Nani? Eight years old? Kira Yoshitoki's body was shocked, and he looked Hosokawa Fujitaka up and down with an incredible face, and then said with a sense of understanding: "Fujitaka is eighteen years old this year, and the main room who has not yet married is eight years old this year, so to speak...... I would like to ask Fujitaka a question. ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka stiffened his face and smiled dryly, "Excuse me." ”

"Are you a dead lolicon?"

"Huh? What is the owner talking about? Hosokawa Fujitaka was stunned, he had never heard of this word, but it was not a compliment with the word "death".

"Nothing...... You know! Kira Yoshitoki smiled meaningfully.

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