Chapter 15: The Virtuous King
The white-robed self in front of him waved his hand slightly, and the surrounding scenery quickly turned into foam and dissipated, reorganized.
After chaos was naturalized into order, the scenery in front of me had changed.
The same city, but the scene is very different.
From the top of the castle tower, the village guards the town, and the town is surrounded by a castle, and the castle is guarded by soldiers stationed in the castle.
This is also the basic structure of ancient Japanese castles, which is still somewhat different from the Celestial Empire.
The previous city, although there were also people, but it revealed the twilight, the faces of the civilians who came and went were more or less sad and sad, the soldiers were flying and domineering, and the samurai were indispensable, and the word "exploitation" was vividly embodied.
But now, it's very different.
Vitality and joy spread across every face, and the number of patrolling ashigaru was noticeably less, but it was much more serious, and the occasional samurai walked in a hurry, with an inexplicable sense of mission on their faces.
All in all, it is a scene of vitality and striving for progress.
The proposition of the hundred ghosts opened his arms, and there was pride in his eyes that could not be hidden.
"Well... While it's a bit ridiculous to reign in this projectile land, but... If you evaluate my deeds, I can definitely be called a [virtuous king]. ”
"From the hunting ground of demons to the current Edo Castle, it only took me three years!"
Uesugi cleared his eyebrows and found Hua Dian.
"Hey, I told you I had a good history, but it's not called Edo Castle right now."
The Lord of the Hundred Ghosts turned around and shook his head slowly.
"Yes, this is Edo in a few hundred years, Tokyo in a thousand years, but I renamed it Edo Castle."
"It's just that after I died, all the traces I left in this world were almost erased, so the name was only mentioned hundreds of years later."
"They... I'm afraid of me, I'm afraid of being like this, for fear that I'll jump out of that corner of this world again and turn the world upside down! ”
When he said this, the corners of the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts' mouth rose slightly, outlining a smiling smile, and in his deep eyes like ink, a flash of cold light made Uesugi Kiyoshi's heart skip a beat.
Although it is a bit of a narcissistic suspicion to say this, the demeanor and temperament of the person in front of him just now really have a feeling of turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands for rain, in this chessboard of heaven and earth, not like chess pieces, but like chess players.
Without waiting for Uesugi Kiyoshi to answer, the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts took care of himself and opened the topic.
"Three years, not long or short."
"After all, I come from the modern era, and my knowledge cannot be compared with these ancients, and Japan was not a developed place in ancient times."
"Although the major is not quite right, I am an honor student, and I have read a lot of miscellaneous books, and I have used all the methods that can be used."
"Reform the farming tools, popularize animal power, popularize fertilizer, and promote agriculture."
"Cut the water on the back to prevent the torrential rain and flood season, rebuild the inner city castle tower, and make the whole city impregnable."
"Implement the strategy of sword hunting, separate the peasants and soldiers, dismiss those old soldiers, reduce the number, and completely separate the peasants and soldiers to recuperate, although there are few people, but my subordinates are light, and the combat power trained does not need to be weak than those elite soldiers of Genji."
"There are also policies to promote marriage and encourage childbearing -- I have seen in history textbooks to use them, I am not a liberal arts student, or the results will be better than now."
"Three years later, Musashi is flourishing."
"Those powerful people who occupy the land were initially taken by my Genji, as well as the force to kill the previous lord, and they did not dare to disagree with my decision, and when the soldiers under my command were formed, they could only pinch their noses and admit it."
"That wind demon just now, his swordsmanship is not bad, he saw the change of the king flag at the head of my city, and came to vote for me, I used him regardless of my previous suspicions, and even pulled up a team of scouts ninjas all the time."
"For a time, the eight countries of Kanto, Musashi was the most prosperous,"
After impassionedly recounting his great achievements, the eyes of the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts became gloomy.
"Do you really understand what kind of times this era is?"
"Do you think that the lord of a country is a monster, which is the worst thing?"
"It's not..."
"At that time, most of the country's population lived around the castles and towns, but farming here was taxed."
"In order to avoid high taxes, many farmers have cultivated fields in the wilderness and formed family-centered villages, and it stands to reason that over time, they will also prosper." =
"It's a pity... That's not true. ”
"In those villages, the lifespan is usually only a few years."
"Because... There are man-eating monsters all over the mountains, and there are more terrifying things than monsters! ”
"I went from Tokyo to Musashi, and along the way, I killed no less than 100 people by bandits alone."
"These robbers make a living by plundering those villages, and there is no shelter from the city or town, and there is no armed force to garrison, and those mortals are lambs to be slaughtered."
"Ghosts, gods, monsters feed on them, robbers come to burn, kill and loot, and even many regular soldiers dressed in official skins are also regarded as fat by these homeless people - this head can be used as a military exploit to suppress bandits, food and wealth, and naturally go into personal pockets."
"Purging the bandits of Musashi Province and the monsters that are causing chaos has taken too much of my energy and Achi's energy, but... The results have been remarkable. ”
"I have gathered the diaspora and lowered the taxes, and the displaced people from the neighboring countries have come to the place, because it is safe here, and with the protection of Musashi's Genji, their lives are much more stable."
"This name is gradually being typed."
"But, alas, the good times didn't last long."
"Jealousy is the most inevitable original sin in the hearts of human beings."
A faint sigh, the sigh had the meaning of Jin Ge Iron Horse, and it was obvious that he remembered the past about killing.
"There are eight countries in Kanto, and the eight countries are different."
"Coincidentally, the Kuniji who belongs to Genji is only the original youkai of Musashi Province."
"Those lords of the country, or the lackeys of the Fujiwara clan, or the bandits who occupy the mountains as kings, just to squeeze the people's fat and ointment, are directly replaced by ghosts and gods."
"When they saw that I was growing stronger, they didn't want to see this, so they raised their troops to fight."
"As a result... You know what? ”
The Lord of the Hundred Ghosts sold a pass, but Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't give face, and said as a matter of course: "Of course you won, that level of goods, shouldn't it be able to bully you?" ”
Nodding, the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts said softly: "Ah Chibing and I split into two ways, and it only took less than three days to take the heads of the seven national divisions. ”
"The dragons have no leader, a plate of scattered sand, my troops are devastating all the way, and they are driving straight in, and the local people know my benevolent government, and they are welcome."
"In less than a month, the eight countries of Kanto changed hands."
"One-eighth of the entire territory of Japan is already owned by me."
"My fame spread to Tokyo, and the Kanto Genji was also very popular in the aristocratic circles of Kyoto, and my father benefited from my deeds, and his waist was able to straighten up, even surpassing Minamoto Yorimitsu's."
"Everything was in full swing, just when I thought it was going to be going well..."
"Disaster... Here it comes. ”