There seem to be only about 20 small mud huts in Koyama Town, and from the outside, all of them are basically the same as the ones I lived in last night, and some of them have even burned down and collapsed, and you can still hear women crying from time to time. Hey, I guess it's the family of the townspeople who died last night. It can be said that the whole town is bleak now. In order to avoid this heavy atmosphere, Luo Liang walked quickly to the outside of the town.

"Adult", "Adult"...... As you walk along the path of Komachiko, you will occasionally encounter a few townspeople (most of them women), all of whom are kneeling down and saluting. Originally, Luo Liang was going to go for a walk outside the town, but when he saw this situation, he had no choice but to give up. Of course, Luo Liang has already figured out the basic situation of the entire Oyama Town.

A three-meter-wide stream flows through the front of the town, and there are exits on both sides of the ravine, one side leading to the direction that Raha came from last night (further inside it should lead to the forest where Raha walked), and on the other side, if you walk along the stream for about a mile, you will reach a small lake formed by the stream in a low-lying area, and after crossing the small lake, you will find another small town.

To be honest, in the eyes of later generations, these areas are typical hilly areas, the highest peak of Notaka Mountain is about 200 meters above sea level, and the rest of the hills are generally 7 or 8 meters high, under the productivity of ancient times, they are already an insurmountable hill. In general, the nearby terrain is dominated by small ravines formed by hills.

"My lord", when Luo Liang returned to the small mud wooden house, he found that there were three people standing in front of the house, two of them were the middle-aged man and the bald man from last night, and the other was a new face, probably in his thirties. Seeing Luo Liang coming back, the three of them hurried up to greet them.

"My lord", the three of them bowed to Luo Liang in unison.

"Hmm", Luo Liang returned the salute slightly. Luo Liang still knows a little about some basic etiquette in Japan......

"What do you call it?" , Luo Liang suddenly realized that he didn't know what to call these people, so he hurriedly asked.

"Togo Heiji", middle-aged townspeople are the first to salute.

"Tsuda Guangzong", the bald man has an authentic voice, and the posture of the salute seems a little unnatural, and it is estimated that he is usually very unaccustomed to these crepe etiquette.

"Onishi Guoji", the new face stepped forward and saluted.

"Oh! Hello three adults, I am Luo Zhengliang", Luo Liang replied. After confirming that he had come to the Warring States period of Japan and decided to survive well, Luo Liang began to think about how to integrate into this era. First of all, his name, the root cannot be forgotten, so Luo Liang gave himself the surname "Luo" according to the surname situation of this era, which was used to remind himself not to forget his old book. As for the name, the word "Zheng" was added in front of the word "Liang", and it was finally named "Luo's Zhengliang".

"Masa-sama, after last night's bloody battle, there are now only eight men left in Komaki Town," Togo Heiji said gloomily.

"Hey! As expected, if I hadn't appeared in time, I would have been slaughtered", after listening to Togo Heiji's words, Luo Masara couldn't help but feel a dark in his heart. As a modern person, it is true that you still need to adapt slowly to such a tragic war when you suddenly encounter such a war and tragedy.

"My lord, Kuniji-sama is the head of the town of the town two miles away, and their town was also attacked by bandits a month ago, and although the thieves were driven out with the help of Komaki Town, there are only six men left," Togo Heiji continued.

"Hmm", Luo Zhengliang is now beginning to wonder why these people are telling him this. It stands to reason that he is just a ronin, and for them, it is just a meeting in the water, so there is no need to tell himself this. …,

"That's right, my lord, the two of us have discussed it, and now even if the two towns are combined, they can't fight the bandits. And the bandits were badly injured last night, and although they will not come to retaliate in the short term, they will attack us again sooner or later. So Lord Masara, we implore you to stay", Togo Heiji, who saw Ro's doubts, quickly explained.

"Huh!" , Luo Zhengliang was stunned for a moment, "Stay?" To be honest, I haven't thought about my next destination yet, and my original plan was to find a place where there are people to figure out the situation before deciding. ”

"What year is it?" , Luo Zhengliang decided to figure out the situation first. The two thieves who robbed the last time were only Zhilu Dao, and now they are in Hizen Province Higashi Matsuura, but the year is not said. It is estimated that they have been in the mountains for a long time and have never been in contact with the outside world, so they don't know this information.

"My lord, it's April of the ninth year of astronomy", Onishi Kuniji began to wonder as he replied, didn't he say that this was a wandering swordsman, why didn't he even know what year it was.

"Nine years of astronomy! That was 1540. Oda Nobunaga has not yet been in the gento. Toyota Hideyoshi doesn't know where the road is? Imagawa, Takeda, and Hojo are still fighting to the death? The Ouchi family is still the overlord of Japan, China, and northern Kyushu......", Masarashi Luo fell into deep thought.

"Lord Masaara", seeing that Luo Shizheng looked a little hesitant, Togo Heiji said again, "If you can lead us to resist the bandits, we are willing to serve you as the lord." ”

"Huh!?" , Togo Heiji's words stimulated Roshi Masashi again. According to Luo Zhengliang's knowledge, it is not so simple to ask a few samurai and ordinary people to be regarded as lords.

"Can't you move out of here?" , Luo Zhengliang decided to understand the situation clearly.

"Alas!" , Dongxiang Heiji's expression darkened, and the other two also shook their heads with a wry smile, "My lord, the better places in the neighborhood are occupied by local tyrants, and for those of us who are mostly filthy townspeople, once we move to their territory, we can only be used as slaves, and there is no one in ten who can survive in the future!" Because of the heavy bandit here, the nearby wealthy families are reluctant to fight the bandits, so there is such a place for these townspeople to barely survive. ”

"My lord, if you are willing to stay and protect us as a lord, please don't worry about the title, I will declare to the public that you will marry my daughter Kikuhime, and you will inherit the Satsuma Togo family", Togo Heiji threw a bombshell again.

"Dongxiang splits up? What is the relationship between Shigeharu Togo and you? To be honest, Luo Shimasarashi was more disgusted with the trick of using women as bargaining chips, but became interested in Togo Heiji's life experience.

"Alas! My lord, a year ago, Shimazu Minoru in Satsuma Prefecture was defeated, and in that war, the family was seriously damaged, and the clan Togo Shigeji, who had always been ambitious to unify all the divisions of the Togo family, took the opportunity to continue to oppress the family, and finally in order to protect the clan from slaughter, I had to take my wife and daughter and exile here, and at the same time, I was really ashamed to be the head of the Ashigaru group but had a good relationship with me, Hiromune-sama", Togo Heiji said with a lonely expression.

"Heiji-sama, please don't say that, I'm not used to seeing that guy Minoru Shimazu for a long time," Tsuda Hiromune said quickly.

"Hmmm! Another endless embarrassing experience! After listening to Togo Heiji's words, Luo Zhengliang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Three adults, I have already felt your sincerity, but this matter is really a bit sudden, so please give me a good consideration", in the case of really not thinking about it, Luo Zhengliang had to come up with a procrastination trick first.

"Hmmm! We understand, but please consider it carefully", Dongxiang Heiji also knew that the road was indeed a bit abrupt, and if it weren't for the current weakness of his side, he wouldn't have made this decision, so he had to agree. …,

Looking at the backs of the three of them leaving, Luo Zhengliang turned around and walked into the hut to lie on the tatami mat, and fell into deep thought again. On the one hand, Luo Zhengliang felt very incredible, inexplicably forced to "take up the post" to become the lord of a piece of land, could it be the reason why his charm attribute was too high? Luo Zhengliang couldn't help but doubt that there was such a possibility. On the other hand, if you want to say that suddenly someone gives a territory to a wife, and someone else is not happy to laugh off their big teeth. But the problem is, this has to be enjoyed by life, this time it is considered to have offended the bandits ruthlessly, and it is strange that they do not come to take revenge. Especially the person who has hit the bandits hard, he will not let it go. I can't help but have a headache when I think of this. In this way, after thinking about it, I slowly fell asleep.

I don't know how long it has been.

"My lord, my lord", suddenly there was an anxious cry outside the mud house. Well? It's Matsumiko's voice. "The bandits are here again? So fast? The first thing that Luo thought of was the comeback of the bandits, so he immediately jumped up, picked up the katana, pushed open the door and rushed out.

"Huh?" Before I could see what was going on, I felt a shadow crash into my arms, and then I heard the person in my arms scream. Luo Shizheng had a sudden break in his conscience, and quickly let go of the person in his arms. Well, it's Matsumiko, it's really embarrassing.

I saw Matsumiko's face flushed, lowered her head, and said in a mosquito-like voice, "They have been kneeling outside for almost an hour, and the little woman keeps saying that the adults are sleeping, but they insist that if the adults don't come out, they won't get up, so the little women have to wake up the adults", without waiting for Luo Zhengliang's reaction, he lowered his head and ran away.

Luo Masara looked up and saw dozens of people kneeling in the open space in front of the small mud wooden house, including men, women, and even children, and basically all the townspeople came. Luo Zhengliang walked slowly in front of them.

"Your Excellency, please don't leave," one woman shouted.

"My lord, I am willing to follow you," said a young man.

"My lord, please avenge my husband," a young woman cried as she pulled a 7- or 8-year-old boy......

Luo Zhengliang was speechless for a while, looking at the faces, each of which was full of helplessness and hope. Yes, in this troubled world, everyone just wants to live, and for this humble purpose, they are willing to kneel and beg anyone who has the ability to protect them. Facing those pairs of expectant eyes, Luo Shi Zhengliang suddenly felt a surge of blood in his heart, "Okay, townspeople, I, Luo Shi Zhengliang is here to promise to protect you, so that you can stay away from the threat of bandits, so that you can live in peace." ”

"Ahh Great, I'm not afraid of bandits in the future", "Really? That's great! ”……

"Whew!" Looking at the joyful expressions of the townspeople, Luo Shizheng secretly exhaled, hoping that he would not regret today's impulse in the future!

"Masara-sama, ah, no! It's His Royal Highness", Togo Heiji appeared behind Luo Zhengliang at the right time, and solemnly made a retainer salute to Luo Zhengliang.

"Meet Your Highness", followed by Tsuda Hiromune, who also performed a retainer salute.

"Your Highness, Onishi Town requests to join your lord as a vassal", and Onishi Kuniji also expressed his willingness to be a lord.

"Hmmm! Okay", after a little thought, Luo Zhengliang agreed. Now the key is to need people, and the original Komaki Town is definitely not enough to resist the bandits. "Pingji, go down and arrange these townspeople, and then come to me to discuss together," said Masarashi Roche, pointing to the townspeople behind him.

"Yes, Your Highness," Togo Heiji bowed and bowed, then walked towards the townspeople. …,

While walking towards the small mud wooden house, Luo Masarashi wondered, on the third day of the crossing, he actually became the lord of two small towns, and a wife? This is also unbelievable......

In the small mud hut, four people knelt down and sat down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, with the support of all of you and the townspeople, I will keep my promise to protect this territory as the lord of Komaki and Onishi Town. But at the same time, please do your best to help me," Luo Zhengliang bowed slightly, and said sincerely to the three people below.

"We are willing to serve His Highness", the three of them hurriedly bowed and saluted back.

"So, Heiji, let's talk about the situation of the territory", Luo Masarashi asked Togo Heiji first.

"Your Highness, there are currently 8 young men over 15 years old, 11 children under 14 years old and over 5 years old, and 18 women and children in Komaki Town, a total of 37 people. 3 swords and 17 standard spears. The estimated income of the territory is 8 guan. There are various grains totaling 30 stones. Qian 15 through 700 texts", East and West Ping Ji reported.

"Hmm!" , I nodded, then looked at Kuniji Onishi and asked, "What about Onishi Town?" ”

"Your Highness, there are 6 men over 15 years old in Onishi Town, 5 children under 14 years old and over 5 years old, and 13 women and children, a total of 24 people. The estimated income of the territory is 5 guan. There are various kinds of miscellaneous grains, a total of 17 stones. Qian 1 runs through 25 texts", Onishi Guoji bowed his head and replied gloomily.

After listening, Luo Zhengliang closed his eyes and pondered. According to the calculation that a person needs to consume 1.8 stone of rice grain for a year according to the calculation of 5 he's rice a day. Now there are 61 people in total, and it takes about 110 stone a year. The income of the territory is only 13 yuan a year (now it is actually only 16 yuan and 725 yuan), and the existing miscellaneous grain is 47 stones, according to this calculation method, then the territory will soon fall into a food shortage. Luo Shimasa suddenly had a feeling of being deceived, and estimated that he was the poorest lord in the history of Japan's Warring States period.

"Your Highness, in fact, only a small part of the territory has been reclaimed in the two towns at present, and after using all the easily cultivated territories, the territory income is estimated to be about 100 kan," Togo Heiji quickly explained after seeing the frowning brows of the Roshi Masara. He was also worried that the young lord in front of him would retreat because he hated the poverty of his territory and was threatened by bandits. Although the samurai spirit was still very popular in this era, there were always people who did not abide by it.

"Hmm. In the past, it was due to the frequent attacks of bandits, the relatively small population, and the limited food that led to the failure to further cultivate," Luo Zhengliang said with a slow nod. Although I am depressed in my heart, I am a man, and I can't easily give back what I promised.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Tell me about the situation in Hizen Province and around our territory," Masarashi continued to ask.

"The guardian of Hizen is still the Shaobi family, and the head of the family is Shaobi Dongshang, but since it was defeated by the Tao Xingfang army of the Ouchi family four years ago, and the former family governor Shaobi Ziyuan was forced to commit suicide, the Shaoyi family gradually lost power, and the retainer Ryuzoji family gradually rose, and the two families are currently in constant friction. The family is located in the east of Matsuura-gun, and it belongs to the power range of the Hata clan of the Matsuura branch, and the governor of the family is Hatamori; The northern part of Matsuura-gun belongs to the Hirado Matsuura family, and the current governor is Matsuura Mitsunobu; The western part of Matsuura County belongs to the power of the Kamimatura family, and the family governor Matsuura Matsuura. The main family is located in Osawa Township, Higashimatsunura County, and the greatest power is the Yomiko clan, bordering the main family is the Tahara family in the northeast and the Dono family in the southwest, both of which have the intention of encroaching on the main family; Due east is the Nogao Mountains, which are the main threat to the family, the bandits; To the south, there are mainly dense mountainous forests, and there are roughly three towns similar to those of Onishi Town," says Kuniharu Onishi.

It seems that the first task is the problem of food and clothing, and then there is the threat of bandits.

"Kuniji, what is the situation of the town to the south?" , It seems that Onishi Kuniji understands the situation in the vicinity better, Luo Shi Zhengliang asked. …,

"Your Highness, there are three towns formed spontaneously by the people of the house, and they are relatively scattered, with the nearest town to the family only one hour away, and the furthest town four hours away, and the number of people combined is smaller than that of the main family, and they all make a living mainly by hunting," replied Kuniji Onishi.

"Hmmm! Also, where can I buy grain? ”

"Your Highness, the location of this family is relatively remote, and the only two exits to the outside world are through the territory of the Tahara family and the Dono family. The family's grain can only be exchanged for these two families," replied Onishi Kuniji.

"How much grain can I get in exchange for all the time?"

"The current market price is always exchanged for 2 stones, but if you exchange them in these two houses, you can only get more than 1 stone," Kuniji Onishi said angrily, and the other two also looked unhappy.

"Grandma's, you want us to be a gateway to prevent bandits, but you don't want us to be too big, right? Sooner or later, I will have to settle accounts with these two guys", Luo Zhengliang immediately understood the intentions of these two wealthy families after hearing this.

"What about the bandits?"

"Your Highness, the bandits' lair is on the wild high mountain, there are about 60 people, and it was the elite backbone of the bandits who was severely injured by His Highness last night, and their leader was also seriously injured by His Highness", Togo Heiji said.

"In the short term, the bandits should not be able to organize a strong attack, which is conducive to us to prepare the necessary precautions," concluded Luo Zhengliang's gaze slowly sweeping over the three people in front of him. The three nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I already know the general situation, let's discuss the next arrangement", Luo Zhengliang made a summary, "First of all, please accept the three generals of the family, and the salary is 5 yuan." Pingji is the housekeeper.,Handle the daily farming.、Material management and town-to-town management (no way.,Who made you about to be my cheap father-in-law.,I can only do more.,Hehe,Luo's Zhengliang thought about the country's governance as a business councilor.,Responsible for communication with other powerful forces and the preparation of materials; Hiromune is in charge of the security of the territory and the training of the ashigaru. ”

"Yes," although it was the first time they had heard of the position of a retainer in government affairs and commerce, it did not prevent them from being happy.

"So, Heiji and Kokuji will sort out the grain and other supplies of the two towns separately," concluded Masarashi Roche, "Well, choose a place in Komaki Town to store them in one place. Grain is distributed uniformly, and everyone, including me, is distributed according to the standard of 2 buckets of miscellaneous grains per month for adults (1 stone = 10 buckets) per person, and 1 bucket of miscellaneous grains per month for children. ”

"Yes", Togo Heiji and Onishi Guoji received orders at the same time. They also knew that their own family would face a food crisis, and after a while, without the attack of the bandits, they themselves estimated that they would starve to death first.

"At the same time, I need to inspect my family's territory and the people of the two towns, so I need to gather the townspeople," continued Masarashi Roche.

"Yes", Togo Heiji and Onishi Kuniji received the order again.

"Your Highness, please allow the relocation of the townspeople of Onishi Town to Komaki Town", seeing that Luo Shi Masara was about to end the assessment after issuing the order, Onishi Kuniji hurriedly said.

"No, no," replied Roche very simply. In fact, Luo's political conscience and conscience Onishi Kuniji was worried that the number of people in Onishi Town was too small (especially young adults) and it was likely to become the first target of the bandits, so he hurriedly made this request.

"Your Royal Highness......", after hearing Luo's reply, Onishi Kuniji became nervous for a moment, and looked like he wanted to stop talking.

"Believe me, today you will know the reason why I didn't do this", after speaking, Luo Zhengliang raised his hand and motioned for the three of them to deal with the work just arranged as soon as possible.

"Yes", the three of them looked at each other suspiciously, and were about to continue to ask, but seeing that Luo Zhengliang had already signaled, they had to answer helplessly.

"Heiji, wait a minute", just as the three of them got up and were about to walk out of the small mud wooden house, Luo Shizheng suddenly asked Dongxiang Heiji to stay. …,

After the other two left, Luo Zhengliang looked at Dongxiang Heiji steadily, and said flatly, "Heiji, don't you think you have something to tell me?" ”

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has already reported everything to you just now", Dongxiang Heiji was not to be outdone, and also looked at Luo Masarashi steadily.

"Oh! Is it? Is that really the case? Luo's Zhengliang is pressing step by step.

The two stared at each other with wide eyes.

In the end, Togo Heiji was the first to lose, "Your Highness, your subordinates ask for guilt, the townspeople's petition just now was privately fanned by your ministers." But Your Highness, this is the true will of the townspeople, and they need a lord who can protect them. ”

"Hmm!" , Luo Zhengliang nodded slightly. If it weren't for the true wishes of the townspeople, I wouldn't be this poor jingle lord. "Heiji, you did a great job this time. But ......", Luo Shi Zhengliang looked at the kneeling in front of him with cold sweat on his forehead (no way, the opposite side is a "demon" who killed several bandits in the blink of an eye!) Togo Heiji said, "I hope we can be open and honest in the future, do you understand?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness", Togo Heiji felt that the coercion (from the swordsman) exerted on him by the other party disappeared all at once, and he couldn't help but loosen his whole body, and quickly kowtowed and saluted.

Looking at the figure of Togo Heiji leaving, Luo Zhengliang couldn't help but exhale lightly. There's no way.,I'm just a lord they were forced to elect out of survival needs.,From the bottom of their hearts, they haven't fully identified with themselves as a lord.,So just now it was just a matter of taking the opportunity to force Togo Heiji to bow his head.,So that Togo Heiji gradually recognized his own lord's method.。 Although Togo Heiji soon became his cheap father-in-law, it was safer to rely on himself during this Warring States period.