In the middle of September of the 18th year of Tianwen, during the busy season of the autumn harvest, the village city was finally completed after three years of renovation. Since the outside of the city is where the Luo School is located, this city was officially renamed the City of Scholars by Zhengliang.

On this day, Masarashi, accompanied by his retainers, began to inspect the newly completed residential city. He first went to the castle tower, the highest point in the city.

Below, there are more than 12 stone cellars, and above it stands a seven-storey pavilion. The first floor, twenty rooms long from north to south and seventeen rooms wide from east to west, is supported by two hundred and four thick pillars. The main pillars are eight feet high, and they are 1 foot 5 inches, 6 inches and 1 foot 3 inches thick. All the pillars were covered with cloth and painted with black lacquer.

In the hall of the 12 stacks of the west side, the doors and windows are made of gold, and some famous paintings from the Ming Kingdom are hung inside, and the evening bell of the Yuan Temple is in the study, and the bookshelf in the next room is the pigeon picture, and the hall in the middle also has the size of 12 stacks, and the male vulture is hung, and the room of eight and four stacks next to each other is the pheasant picture, and in the hall of the 12 stacks of the south side, it is decorated with the portrait of Chinese Confucianism.

Later, it was not only the office station of the Luo family's institutions (where the general retainers worked), but also the meeting hall of the Luo family (which can also be called the Great Wide Room).

"Well, that's good. Let's take a look at the other layers. After visiting the situation on the first floor, Masahiro nodded and said.

The second floor is similar to the first, except that there is a little less space. This is the office of various important retainers. When you go up to the third floor, the field of vision suddenly becomes wider, at the end of the north hall, a high platform of four stacks of size is built in the middle, and there are twelve stacks of large under the high platform, and the room is full of gorgeous pictures of flowers and birds. The hall on the south side is eight stacks in size. It is called "the residence of the sage", and there are pictures of eagles and horses. On weekdays, it is a place to receive guests. The entire third floor is where Zhengliang handles government affairs.

After that, Masara and the others continued to ascend to the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors. The fourth floor is the banquet hall, and the fifth and sixth floors are the repository of the territorial institutions.

The seventh floor at the bottom of the tower is the highest part of the castle tower. On this floor, the interior is covered with gold leaf. Not only that, but even the surrounding corridors are all covered with gold leaf, the pillars are carved with flying dragons, the roofs are painted with flying eagles, and the hall is painted with the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the Ten Philosophers of Confucius, the Four Hao of Shangshan, and the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest. Such a pavilion. Reflecting the brilliance of the sun in the morning and evening, looking down from the mountain, it must be radiant and brilliant.

When Masahiro saw such a design, he planned to modify it, because it was too luxurious and dazzling. But all the retainers thought that only in this way could the majesty of the Luo family be reflected, and the most retained Hou Zhengliang had no choice but to obey the wishes of the retainers (in fact, the transformation of this city was also one of the reasons for the lack of food for the Luo family during this period of time, and during the transformation, it really cost a lot of money and food. However, as a place where Masato will live for a long time in the future, and a place that represents the face of the Luo family, almost all the retainers unanimously demanded that the transformation of the castle continue).

Standing on the balcony on the seventh floor and looking out. Masara was instantly fascinated by the scenery below.

Although the entire city was rebuilt on the basis of the original village in the city, it was obviously expanded. The area is more than double the size of the previous village city, so it is no wonder that it has been renovated for three years. Of course, these three years also include the construction and renovation of the Luo School and the castle town outside the city.

The whole fortress is made of solid earth and stone foundation, and the perimeter is a huge stone wall built with huge boulders to prevent the enemy from climbing, and on the stone wall is a stone city wall, and the city wall also has a musket firing port and a special battery for large barrels (eight batteries in the south, east, west, and north, a total of 32 large barrels can be erected, and it is estimated that it will be very scary to shoot at the same time).

There were three such walls, and there were deep moats under the outermost walls. The water in the trench was brought in from a tributary of the Chikugo River. There are several such tributaries, and they are connected to the Chikugo River, so it is almost impossible to cut them off. The part of the inner wall that is surrounded is called "Maru", so the outermost circle is called Sannomaru, the second layer is called Ninomaru, and the innermost part of the inner wall is called Honomaru. Now Gakufu Castle is a castle of Sanmaru.

Many small walls had been built before these three pills, and even if the enemy breached the outermost gate, they would have to face a winding path separated by these small walls. Here the enemy simply could not spread out his forces, and could only advance in columns. This allows the defenders on both sides to attack the enemy. Even if you are lucky enough to cross these small bends, there is a headache gate and wall in front of you. Surrounded by walls and small bends, the castle tower and other buildings in the center of the castle tower are located.

Zhengliang overlooks the building from afar, and the Ariake Sea in the distance looks sparkling in the sun, which is exceptionally beautiful. The buildings of the Roche Academy, which are combined with the castle town outside the castle, are also scattered. A large number of brick and tile retainers' residences are located close to the side of the castle, while some of the dwellings are scattered further afield, and a little further away is a thousand miles of wilderness. From a distance, there is a scene of peace and contentment, bustling and prosperous.

Ten years ago, the little lord who was crawling in the mountains and forests with a straw rope tied around his waist and munching on miscellaneous grains in his mouth has now turned into a Warring States daimyo whose power extends almost to the entire Kyushu, and he can stand here and look from the building as he likes. In order to achieve this goal, he does not know how many people he has fought with, and he does not know how many lives he has taken. But this is the Warring States Period, when backwardness was beaten, and big fish ate small fish!

When Masahiro was standing in front of the fence with a lot of emotion, whether it was the retainers who followed behind him, or several of Masahiro's personal guards, in order not to hinder Masahiro's reverie, they all held their breath and were cautious. But I don't know what to remember, Masara suddenly turned around and silently walked down the stairs on the east side. The crowd immediately followed.

The stone wall is about 12 rooms high, and above it is 17 and a half rooms and a seven-story pavilion, so there are about 30 rooms from top to bottom. Masarashi walked down in one breath, walked out of the castle tower, and took it with him to the center of the west. In fact, that is the most central part of Gakufu Castle, and the location of the castle tower is slightly east of the center.

Along the cement and brick roads and wooden cloisters, Masara walked. I see a lot of beautiful houses on the side. These houses were provided for the retainers, guards, and servants of the city. Between these houses. There are also several small ponds connected to a small mountain spring in the city. The small pond is surrounded by a variety of plants and even vegetables. At the rear of these houses were a large number of warehouses, where a large amount of supplies such as grain and weapons were stored.

There are four military camps in the south, east, west, and northwest corners of the city, which are stationed in the Luo family, which is responsible for guarding the academy city and the various institutions and warehouses in the academy city. In addition, since Gakufu Castle is the residence of the Daimyo, in order to ensure the safety of the place, the Military Pavilion will set up a temporary military camp in the town outside the castle, and temporarily recruit 500 retired soldiers to maintain law and order around Gakufu Castle. Although these soldiers have retired for various reasons, they meet the requirements of being a security unit in terms of loyalty and combat ability.

Keep walking along the trail. Finally arriving at the gate of a large and majestic courtyard, Masara turned to the retainers behind him and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, go back too, presumably your family members are also settling in a place to live at this time." The crowd immediately took the order and left, leaving only a few cloaks to guard the gate of the courtyard. Zhengliang walked in directly.

This courtyard is the residence of Zhengliang Castle. The layout method used in it is still imitating the layout of the southern gardens of the Ming Kingdom.

The courtyard is divided into two entrances. The first entrance is a small garden, and in the middle of the garden is a road paved with cement and stones. On the left side of the courtyard is a corridor with a bamboo and wood structure, which is obviously convenient for entering and exiting on a regular basis. On the right side of the courtyard is a row of houses, where the subordinates live, kitchens, warehouses, etc.

Walking along the corridor, you will soon come to an arch with strong Chinese characteristics. Walk through the arch. Walked into the second courtyard, which is where Masato and the ladies live.

This one goes into the middle of the courtyard. It is an enlarged man-made pond surrounded by burnt bricks, and the banks are even fenced with brick and timber fences. In the middle of the pond is a bamboo and wood pavilion, and a path made of stone blocks leads to the pavilion in the center. At the same time, on both sides of the pond, there is a pavilion with a bamboo and wood structure, one of which is built next to the mountain spring where Masarashi usually enjoys the shade, withered vines, old pines, mountain springs, and pavilions, forming a quaint landscape painting. The pond is surrounded by more than a dozen brick and wood houses, surrounded by flowered meadows, and connected by stone-paved paths and wooden corridors.

"Husband-sama." At this time, Ju Ji and the others were directing their subordinates to arrange the courtyard house, and after seeing Zhengliang come in, they immediately saluted together.

"Okay, no need to be polite, especially you." Masarashi waved his hand to excuse everyone, then walked quickly to Yui Hatano and helped her up. Since Masato spent most of his time at home for most of the year, the daughters in the family naturally got more moisture, and at this time, Yui Hatano was also pregnant, and her belly gradually grew bigger. This is the fourth child that Masahiro is about to get after coming here, and the former Ju Ji gave birth to a son-in-law Tang Wang Maru for Masa, Tsuru Ji gave birth to a second son Song Wang Maru, and Diehime gave birth to a daughter Haruhime.

For the child Yui Hatano, if he is born as a man, Masarashi is going to let him inherit the family business of the Hirado Matsuura family, and his name is Matsuura Takanobu.

When the Luo family started, the Hirado Matsuura family, where Hatano Yui was located, was attacked by the Omura family, the Kamimatsuura family and other powerful people, and Hatano Yui's father committed suicide, and his younger brother Matsuura Takanobu was killed in battle, leaving only an old mother and two widowed sisters. At that time, her mother lost hope of survival because of the loss of her husband and beloved son, and the two sisters betrayed the Hirado Matsuura family because their respective husbands secretly united with the enemy.

Now Yui Hatano's old mother and two widowed sisters have settled down in Kishidake Castle, and the two sisters have even remarried and lived a stable life again. When Masara married Yui Hatano, he also promised the retainers of the former Hirado Matsuura family who had defected to the Luo family that if Yui Hatano gave birth to a boy in the future, the child would inherit the family business of the Matsuura family.

It has been several years since that promise, and at this time, many of the former retainers of the Matsuura family have become an important combat force in the Luo family's standing reserves, and some of them have also become officials in various institutions of the Luo family.

Anyway, in order to avoid civil strife in the family because of the problem of the successor of the family governor, Zhengliang has long made it clear that the position of the family governor will be inherited by his son-in-law. But the other sons do not need to choose to leave the house or leave the territory to wander outside in order to make way for their sons-in-law, as some traditional wealthy families do, but they can still stay at home.

If with the knowledge of later generations, Masahiro can't educate his sons well and let them rebel, then Masayo will really fail. Therefore, Zhengliang firmly believes that under his personal education, his sons will be brothers and sisters. (To be continued......)