Astronomical 18th year (1549), late April. It was the second day of Masara's return to Kishigakuyama Castle in Matsuura County, Hizen Province.

After lingering with Tai Jiu Ling all night last night, Masara hurried back to the council hall of the lord's mansion in the city this morning. Because today there will be a review meeting here that has been notified in advance by Zhengliang. As for Taijiu Ling, he will live in the backyard of the mansion under the auspices of the housewife Ju Ji.

"What's going on in Higo Gulu City?" After everyone arrived, Masahiro took the lead in asking. What he asked about was actually the situation of the two fathers and sons of Higo Province, Sagara Nagayui and Sagara Weiqing, who settled near the ruins of the demolished Gulu Castle.

Last year, it was the two fathers and sons who secretly communicated with the Otomo family and told the Otomo family the fact that the Luo family actually occupied the southern area of Higo (and then asked the Otomo family to tell the Shimazu family the news), and even invited the Otomo family to join the Higo family, ending the rule of the Luo family in the local area. It was also after the surrender of the Funachikan to the Luo family that the Intelligence Pavilion discovered this treason when the Intelligence Pavilion examined the letters left by Otomo Yoshikan. So Masahiro immediately issued a punishment order for Sagara Nagawei and Sagara for the Qing father and son.

"Tell the lord that Sagara Nagawei and Sagara have been sentenced to death for the Qing father and son. All the men of his people had been slaughtered, and the women had been reduced to slavery. The people of their territories were also forcibly relocated. "The law in charge of supervising the implementation of the territorial law is the law of Aoyama Nobumoto, and immediately reported.

Execution, that is, the prisoner is placed in an oil pot, and then a fire is lit under the oil pot, and the oil in the oil pot is boiled, and the prisoner in the oil pot is slowly boiled to death by the oil (when the oil is boiled, it is not thrown into the hot oil pot at once, but the temperature is slowly raised). The scene was brutal. But in order to deter some people with other intentions. Let everyone know the punishment to be suffered after the rebellion. Masahiro finally gritted his teeth and set this punishment for Sagara Nagawei and Sagara for the Qing father and son. Moreover, when they were executed, the two fathers and sons stood in the boiling oil pot, their necks stretched out, and while they gritted their teeth and endured great pain, they had to see with their own eyes the heads of all the men of their clan, young and old, being cut off one by one. In this situation, it is said that even the Egawa clan, who was in charge of supervising the punishment at the scene, vomited on the spot.

"Hmph. This is what happens to the conspirators. After listening to the report, Zhengliang immediately said coldly. The retainers in the council hall also had different expressions, some secretly applauded, and some had awe-inspiring faces and secretly warned themselves in their hearts.

"Alright. Let's start today's evaluation. Pingji, I'll leave it to you next. Masarashi himself put an end to the solemn atmosphere caused by Sagara Nagayuki's father and son's rebellion, and said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, my lord." Heiji Togo, who was sitting at the top of the left side, immediately saluted. Then he picked up an account book from the hand of the little surname behind him, and after saluting Zhengliang again, he said loudly:

"Lord, after more than half a year of hard work, the family's population registration work and land inspection work have finally ended, and the following are the specific results."

As soon as Dongxiang Heiji's words came out, he had already known the content of today's assessment. Moreover, the retainers of the Interior Cabinet, who participated in the specific population statistics and land inspection work, became proud. The other retainers, such as the Military Pavilion, who did not know the content of today's assessment, were shocked and immediately listened attentively.

"Hizen country. The income was 430,000 stones, and the population was 250,000, of which 150,000 were young and strong, and 60,000 were children. ”

"Wow!" As soon as Togo Heiji's voice fell, all the retainers in the council hall immediately began to discuss, especially those who had worked hard with Masato from Hizen Matsuura County from the beginning. When they heard about the land inspection and population situation in Hizen Province, they all cheered excitedly.

Why are they so excited? A few years ago, when the Luo family first conquered Hizen Province (including Hirado Island and Goto Island), the income of the entire Hizen Province was only about 310,000 koku, but now the income has increased to 430,000 koku (due to the large number of mountains in the country, the income from land has almost reached the limit, and in the future, it will mainly rely on industry, commerce, and agricultural technology to increase income). In terms of population, because Kyushu was a place of exile for the former imperial court, the population was not large, and Hizen was a remote area in the Kyushu region, so the population of Hizen was less than 100,000 at that time, but now it has grown to 250,000. This had to make everyone excited.

However, Masahiro is very clear about why there is such a change in the Hizen Diet. All of this is due to the agricultural and civil laws implemented in the local area after the Luo family took over, coupled with the continuous migration of people to Hizen Province before, which naturally caused such a result. The increasing number of fields, the improvement of transportation, the gradual affluence of life, the improvement of medical standards, and the stability brought about by a strong country have promoted the development of local agriculture and economy on the one hand, and on the other hand, some families who could not afford to raise more children can have more children. And these young men and children are the generation that most supports the Luo family. After nearly a decade of development, agriculture, economy, population, and domination have formed a cycle in the field of pre-fertilizer. Today, Hizen Province has become the well-deserved agricultural, economic, and political center of the Luo family's territory.

"In Chikugo Province, the income is 320,000 koku, and the population is 150,000, of which 90,000 are young and strong, and 30,000 are children."

After several years of development, coupled with the radiation influence of the neighboring Hizen Province, agriculture and the economy have also developed greatly, and the income from the territory has increased from 270,000 to 320,000 koku (of course, the area where the Hara Wensho, Hoshino, and Kusano families are located has naturally become the most backward area of Chikugo Province because it was only included in the rule of the Luo family last year. Since the area along the Chikugo River, which is the most fertile area in Chikusaki, has not yet been thoroughly developed, the income of Chikugo Province will increase in the future.)

But because of the status and position, Chikugo Province has always been the main battlefield of the struggle between the Otomo family, the Ouchi family, and even the Luo family, which has risen since then. As a result, the population of Chikugo Province is not large. Although after a period of recuperation and the migration of the Luo family. The population has also grown to a certain extent, but the overall population is still relatively small.

"In the Higo country, the income is 330,000 stones, and the population is 200,000, of which 110,000 are young and strong, and 40,000 are children."

Higo was the third area occupied by the Luo family, and it was only two or three years after the full occupation of the territory that the income from the territory was able to increase from 310,000 koku (in addition, about 30,000 koku was still occupied by wealthy families such as the Sagara family) to 330,000 koku (mainly because of the radiation influence of the neighboring Hizen country, which had been thoroughly developed). Moreover, there are several fertile plains and basins in the country, and as long as there is a little development, the income will naturally increase, and the country still has a lot of potential to tap in the future).

In terms of population, because it has experienced several wars before, even if it has been recuperating for a while, it is still a population structure dominated by the elderly and young in the short term (many young and strong people have been killed or disabled in the war). This is why Masaro focused his migration on Higo Province, in order to increase the local youth population and accelerate the development of the region.

"In Chikuzen Province, the income is 150,000 koku. It has a population of 120,000, of which 80,000 are young and strong. 20,000 children. ”

According to Masayo's memory, it is recorded in history that the total income of Chikuzen Province at this time was about 340,000 koku, but the income of the Luo family to occupy 150,000 koku of this was already very good (the main economic center of Hakata was burned down, which greatly affected the economy of the Hakata area and reduced a lot of income). It is estimated that the Luo family occupied nearly half of the land of Chikuzen Province at this time, and among the three plains of Tsukushi, Fukuoka, and Chikutoyo, which were the most populous and the most fertile (the area of the Chikutoshi Plain was almost the sum of the area of the first two plains), the Luo family occupied the two plains of Chikushi and Fukuoka, which caused this result.

In recent years, Chikuzen Province has mainly experienced two battles: the Ouchi family and the Otomo family, the Luo family and the Ouchi family, and the Otomo family, and the main stations of the two battles are in Hizen and Chikugo, so their population has not been greatly affected (although in last year's World War, the main source of the Ouchi family came from the Chikuzen country area, but after the war, Masara released these people back to settle there). Half of the country's population is almost as large as Chikugo's population.

"In the Fenghou country, the income is 37 stones, and the population is 210,000, of which 120,000 are young and strong, and 50,000 are children."

According to historical records, the total income of Bungo Province was about 420,000 koku, and the income from the territory occupied by the Luo family at this time was about 370,000 koku, so the income from the remaining land still occupied by the Otomo family was about 50,000 koku, and it is estimated that the main source of income was the plain area of Kunisaki-gun.

The population of Bungo is a bit abnormal, and it is obvious that the proportion of young and strong people and children is relatively small, and the total population is not much compared to the total income of Bungo country. This is mainly due to the fact that the Otomo family has been fighting continuously for more than ten years, and in the past ten years, the Otomo family has had fierce battles with the Ouchi family, the Ito family, the Shikoku wealthy family, and even the current Luo family, which naturally led to a change in the population ratio.

"On the side of the Hyuga country, the income is 600 koku, and the population is 300 people."

Hyuga Country, the Luo family only occupies Zhongshan City in its border area, although it seems to almost monopolize the territory in the northwest corner of Hyuga, but most of the area there is mountainous, and the land that can be cultivated is really limited, so this is only a strategic point for the Luo family to the Hyuga country, as for the land and population, it is almost negligible.

In general, at this time, the power of the Luo family has completely occupied the Hizen country and Chikugo country, almost occupying the entire territory of Higo country, and the Bungo country has also occupied more than half of the territory, and the Chikuzen country has occupied half of the territory, and at the same time, the tentacles of the power have secretly extended into the northwest corner of the Hyuga country. It can be said that the power of the power has directly affected the land of the six countries in the Kyushu region.

The total income of the territory (including all income from agriculture, commerce, minerals, etc.) has reached 1.6 million stones, and the population is also 930,000 (including 550,000 young and strong people and more than 200,000 children). The Luo family is already a veritable million-stone name.

Of course, if you do a careful calculation, in fact, Masahiro can't be proud of this.

In the case of the general mobilization of the entire territory of the Luo family, if it is calculated according to the normal conscription ratio of 1 out of 10, and then deducting the women among them, the Luo family can only organize an army of nearly 50,000 people (including the Luo family's standing reserve of more than 8,000 people).

Of course, if it is calculated according to the wartime mobilization method of the wealthy clans in other regions, then it will be calculated according to the ratio of three to one (some wealthy clans will even be all soldiers, even the elderly, women and children will also participate in the war), the Luo family can organize an army of 100,000 people (of course, it is not that with an army of 100,000 is invincible in the world, if you want to fight, you must also take into account various factors such as logistics support, geographical influence, army organization, etc., unlike playing games, just send a general to lead the army to the enemy's territory and push it). But this is really tyranny, unless it is a time of life and death for the family, Masashi will definitely not do this.

Even Zhengliang believes that without affecting the development of the territory, the ratio of 20 draws to 1 is the most reasonable. Then the Luo family can only come up with an army of nearly 20,000 people.

In addition to Hizen Province, which has already entered into normal development, the population ratio of regions such as Bungo and Higo is still very unbalanced, and if Masari does not want to be dragged behind in a long-term confrontation with the more powerful daimyo in the future due to such problems (such as the inability to recruit troops due to lack of troops, and the decrease in territorial income due to population decline), then it is necessary to think carefully about how to promote the adjustment of the population ratio of these areas and the development of the region.

Therefore, even if he becomes a hegemon-level Warring States daimyo with an income of 1.6 million stones and a population of nearly 1 million, Masahiro still has a long way to go!

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