Naval soldiers are different from agricultural soldiers and ashigaru soldiers who fight on land, and under normal circumstances, if you want to ensure the combat capability of the naval army, it is best to recruit some fishermen.

Of course, Masahiro actually prefers the pirates who surrender to the Luo family (in fact, many times they are fishermen, they are pirates when they rob, and they become fishermen again when they return home). After all, they have all experienced wind and rain at sea, and after recruiting, they can save a lot of training time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think about the recruitment of the trolls?" Masara said. This time the expansion of the navy army has increased by 600 people all of a sudden, even if it is recruited from the fishermen along the coast of the territory, it may not be able to recruit enough manpower, and even if enough manpower is recruited, it will affect the lives of the fishermen because of the large reduction of fishermen's labor, and it will affect the supply of fish and meat in the entire Luo family's territory, and even lead to a rise in prices.

After hearing the inquiry of the head of the family, the retainers present all pondered.

Seeing the retainers frowning and pondering, Zhengliang couldn't help but shake his head slightly. Don't look at the gradual increase in the number of retainers of the Luo family, maybe they can give some of their own ideas on a certain war or internal affairs issue, but there are really not many who can give good advice on these overall issues. The only thing left, apart from Masarashi himself, was only two military advisors, so Masarashi looked at the only military advisor at this meeting, Kakukuma Ishimu, and asked:

"Shi Zong, can you tell me what you think?"

"My lord, when your subordinates express their opinions, can you first let your subordinates analyze the current situation that our family is facing?" Kakukuma said with a salute.

"Yes." Masara said.

"My lord, at present, the family has almost controlled the entire territory of Hizen Province and the territory of the south-central part of Chikugo Province. Even in Higo and Chikuzen countries, it has a place. Kakukuma looked at a sand table map on the side of the council hall and analyzed for Masayo. In the northern part of Kyushu. The main family is adjacent to the territories of the Ouchi family and the Otomo family in Chikuzen and Chikugo, respectively. ”

Speaking of this, Kakukuma Ishizong paused for a moment, and then continued: "At present, the Ouchi family and the Otomo family are well-deserved overlords, and the main family also has the power to fight with them. Therefore, His Majesty thought that in the next time, the family should try to avoid falling into the Otomo family. Even in the entanglement of the Ouchi family, so as not to greatly consume the resources and combat power of the family. ”

"Hmm!" Masarashi nodded. The current situation of the Luo family is a bit like the Takeda family, the Nagao family, the Imagawa family, and the Hojo family, which are always holding each other back, and once they fall into such a situation, it will greatly hinder the pace of the development of the family. The Takeda Tiger, Echigo Dragon, etc. consumed a lot of resources in this tug-of-war, and in the end, they even lost their youth. And Imagawa Yoshishi was lucky, and after forming an alliance with the Hojo family and the Takeda family around him, he finally got rid of the containment and could go to Luo with peace of mind, but he tragically met Oda Nobunaga.

Of course, the situation of these overlords is also due to the geographical constraints of their location. But now the Luo family is different.

"My lord, in the middle of Kyushu. It is Higo country, and at this time the country is already across the sea from the south Hizen of the family. In the north-central part of this place, there are a large number of relatives and friends, and in the same way, once the family forcibly enters this place, it will definitely cause the local wealthy family to join the Otomo family to resist the family, and if you are not careful, the family will fall into this quagmire, and your subordinates think that this place is not suitable as the goal of the family's development for the time being. ”

"And the southern part of Higo is almost occupied by the Sagara family, and at the same time, the Sagara family has also formed an alliance with the Satsuma Shimazu family across the mountain, and its strength cannot be underestimated."

"Damn, it's not good here, it's not good there, military advisor, are you going to let the lord shrink into the territory like a turtle?" At this moment, the executive who had always spoken directly saw that the military advisor was talking about the strength of the surrounding forces for a long time, and he immediately quit.

"Hehe, no, on the contrary, I think this is exactly what the lord can consider." Kakukuma said with a smile.

"Oh? Please speak clearly. Zhengliang immediately said with interest.

"Although the Shimazu family of Satsuma unified the Satsuma Peninsula and subdued the Izumi Shimazu family in northern Satsuma, in the north-central area of Satsuma, there are still rebellious wealthy clans such as the Irifuin family, the Keiraiin family, and the Ryoshikari family, and neither the Sagara family nor the wealthy families of Satsuma have a strong family like the Otomo family around them, so this is the right place for the family to intervene."

"Whether it's the southern part of Higo or Satsuma, if the family wants to intervene in these two places, they have to go from the sea, right?" Heiji Togo, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke.

"This is exactly the sea situation that will be talked about next.,From the point of view of geography,From the sea around the family, it can be divided into three sea potentials.,One is Iki Island, which is located in the sea north of the family.,At present, the wealthy families on the island are headed by the Hidaka family.,Fighting against the oppression of the Hata family.。 In order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the Ouchi family, who are also concerned about this area, His Majesty suggested that he could secretly form an alliance with the Hidaka family and keep the current situation of civil strife on the island. Kakuma Ishizong suggested.

"Hmm." Masarashi nodded, in fact, he had already secretly made contact with the Hidaka family on the island, and even secretly made several transactions.

"The other is the Goto area located in the southwest of the family, and the most rearly is the Amakusa Islands area of Higo, where there are many wealthy pirates, but they lack a strong wealthy family to co-ordinate, which is exactly where the family can consider."

"What the military advisor means is that the family can focus on these two directions in the future, and at the same time, they can also obtain a large number of naval resources?" Isono immediately understood.

"Yes, but the final decision still needs to be decided by the lord." Kakuma Ishizong nodded in acknowledgement.

"Goto or Amakusa Islands? Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? Masarashi asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty thinks that if the family is determined to be the South Higo and Satsuma, then the Amakusa Islands should be controlled first." Yuancheng Temple Xinyin expressed his opinion.

"No." Togo Heiji immediately expressed his opposition, "Even if the family controls the Amakusa Islands, they will have to rely on the sea route when they march to the southern part of Higo and the Satsuma region, but because of the distance between these two places and the family's territory, it will not only greatly increase the consumption of armaments, but also easily make the acquired territory lose control." ”

"Qingchun, what is your opinion?" Seeing that the retainers were arguing about whether to attack the Goto Islands or the Amakusa Islands first, Masara found that Haruki Arima, who was actually the most familiar with the coastal area, had not spoken, so he immediately asked.

(Thank you for the monthly ticket voted by the book friend Oriental Prestige and Jinghe.) Thank you for the reminder vote of the book friend Dragon Teng World 12. (To be continued......)