Hagi Village, Takekawa Family Inner Hall.

"Eight, eighty thousand! Father, it's really 80,000! Kenichiro looked at the huge bag of coins and said incoherently excitedly, "How is this possible?" There are still a lot of 10,000 guan left by the lord last time, and he brought back 80,000 guan so quickly! It's a miracle! No, no, it's a miracle! The lord must be a god descending from ...... earth."

"Kenichiro!" Wu Chuan Changjian shouted: "Don't lose your temper in front of the lord!" ”

Kenichiro was stunned, knelt down in front of Long Tao with a frightened face, leaned down and kowtowed repeatedly, until Long Tao waved his hand, he knelt and retreated to Wuchuan Changjian and sat down cross-legged.

Wuchuan Changjian looked at Long Tao, who was lying on the cushion of the main seat at will, and then looked at the young son Kenzaburo who was standing behind him, who had only followed Long Tao out for a few days, and after coming back, he could clearly see the change in temperament, and the whole person was more sharp and calm.

"What an unfathomable young lord this young man is! The future of the Wuchuan family is all on him. ”

Wuchuan Changjian bowed his head and said respectfully: "How should I use this money, please let the lord command, everything in the Wuchuan family is arranged by the lord!" ”

Long Tao nodded and asked, "Changjian, have you seen Yin Jiro?" ”

"I've seen it. When the lord went out a few days ago, Injiro had come to the village, and his subordinates had discussed with him about the production and transportation of Hagiyaki. ”

"So what do you think the money is going to do?"

"Part of it is used to expand the Hagiyaki workshop, speed up the development of Injiro's storefront, and let the lord's merchant house be established as soon as possible, and the other part is used to strengthen the armed forces of the village, in addition to protecting the safety of the workshop, but also to ensure the smooth flow of our trade routes, and my subordinates think that we can use 30,000 kan to expand the workshop and 50,000 kan to arm the village."

Kenichiro couldn't help but say, "Father, the lord has already brought so many iron cannons, do we still need to spend so much money to arm the village?" We should use more money to expand the workshop and make more money. ”

Wuchuan Changjian saw Long Tao shaking his head and smiling, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Please forgive the lord for Ichiro's ignorance!" The dog has been learning pottery with me in this mountain village, and he has not been outside much, and his knowledge is shallow, please forgive me! ”

Hearing his father say this, Kenichiro couldn't help but look at Long Tao blankly.

"Kenichiro." Long Tao smiled and said: "In this troubled world, if you don't have enough force, your wealth will only become the target of others to snatch, the more wealth, the faster you may die." ”

"Yes!" Kenichiro bowed down in fear.

Long Tao turned to Wuchuan Changjian again, "Changjian, your plan is similar to what I thought, whether it is to expand the scale of the workshop or arm the village, it is not something that can be achieved overnight, because both of these things require the recruitment of a large number of people, and these villagers of Hagi Village alone are obviously not enough." ”

"Yes!" Wu Chuan Changjian responded: "The subordinates will use the village as the foundation, so that the young people who like to practice martial arts will practice martial arts and act as the village guards, and the rest of the people will be responsible for farming and making pottery, and then gradually gather some displaced people and annex nearby villages, so that the scale of the village will gradually become larger and the strength will gradually become stronger." ”

Long Tao nodded and said, "Very good!" The location of Hagi Village is very favorable, although this mountainous area belongs to the territory of the Ouchi family, but it is far away from the Ouchi family's mountain castle and Yamaguchi Castle, and there is also a distance from the Maori family's sphere of influence in the east, almost a no-man's jurisdictional area, not to mention that now Ouchi and Maori are fighting fiercely, and you don't have the heart to take care of this remote place, you can play your best here, and develop your Wuchuan family into the strongest mountain family in this area! ”

In fact, many daimyo in the Warring States period were developed from wealthy families.

These families were originally just small landlords and the like, but by various means of chance they developed and grew, occupied more and more territories, became stronger and stronger, and were recognized by the local big lords, became a small lord, and then continued to increase in strength, got rid of the jurisdiction of the big lords, established relations with the imperial court, and finally became a daimyo with the status of a hereditary lord.

Kenichiro heard that Long Tao had made their Wuchuan family develop into a wealthy family, and his face could not hide his excitement.

Wuchuan Changjian still looked calm, leaned over, and replied respectfully: "Yes!" Obey the instructions of the lord, the Wuchuan family will definitely work hard to develop, accumulate money, recruit troops, and make adequate preparations for the lord's future events! ”

Long Tao smiled with relief, this person is calm and alert, and he is good at capturing his own thoughts, and he has always been loyal, and his every move reveals the meaning that "the fate of the Wuchuan family has been tied to the lord", his words and deeds are measured, he is really a rare retainer!

Takekawa Changjian said again: "Please allow Kenichiro to go to Yinjiro to study for a period of time, his subordinates want him to see the world more and better serve the lord in the future." ”

Long Tao Yun said: "Since Ichiro doesn't like to practice martial arts, let him learn more about business and government affairs, in addition, I will tell Yin Jiro that the profits of the commercial house will be uniformly allocated by you in the past few years, and then returned to him later." ”

Wu Chuan bowed his head again, "This matter is about to be reported to the lord, the last time Yin Jiro came, we have already discussed, and we all feel that the profits of all businesses are best placed in the village, first, we can concentrate our efforts to better prepare for the lord's affairs, and second, in case the lord has an occasional need, which can be called at any time." ”

Long Tao said happily: "Yes, it's rare that you two have this vision!" ”

Subsequently, Long Tao had a long talk with Wuchuan Changjian, this person's ability and character made him appreciate it very much, and he believed that this person would definitely be able to establish a solid rear base for him, and Long Tao could finally rest assured to carry out the next plan.

However, he continued to stay in the village for half a month, mainly to teach the martial arts of Ruyoshi, Sun Bingwei, and Kenzaburo.

He re-promoted the Qi Method, and after several revisions, he passed on a new set of formulas to the three of them, increasing the speed of the three of them to absorb and absorb.

Long Tao also created a set of knife techniques for Kenzaburo according to his natural temperament, helping him lay a good foundation and better play his own characteristics, and simplified a set of body techniques from Ling Bo's micro-steps to pass on to the three of them, which not only enhanced their ability to dodge and move, but also helped absorb energy and strength.

For Liuji and Sun Bingwei, Long Tao instructed them to practice spear and archery according to their own preferences in addition to practicing knives.

These three will be responsible for protecting the village and training warriors when Long Tao leaves.

Although the three of them don't have famous brands yet, Long Tao also has a general understanding of their strength when he fights them on weekdays, and he believes that as long as they are not at the level of a sword hero, these three people are enough to deal with it.

Everything is properly arranged, it is already after Chinese New Year's Eve.

Long Tao has been in this world for nearly half a year, and the age of Ashikaga Yoshishi has changed from fourteen to fifteen.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Long Tao quietly left Hagi Village in the snowy sky and headed northeast.