Under the leadership of Chu Xuan and Kenshin-chan, the "favored people of the gods", and under the hard work of the Uesugi family's generals, the Echigo people quickly built a reinforced concrete dam and power station on a large stretch of the river that had just come out of the Agano River in a miraculous way and at a miraculous speed.

Then, in the vicinity of this dam power station, a brand new city, "Agano Castle", appeared.

Although Agano Castle is a castle in "zaza" units, it is a modern city, and there are no castles that can be defended at all, or a castle tower with a castle tower.

Perhaps it would have been more appropriate to name it "Town" of Agano, but the scope of control planned for this Agano Castle was so large that it included the Agano City and Niigata City in Niigata Prefecture and the surrounding areas, and the alluvial plain formed by the Agano River and the Shinano River.

Echigo Province has seven prefectures, Neckjo and Uonuma are collectively known as Kami-gun or Jo-Etsu, Mishima-gun, Koshi-gun, and Kambara-gun are collectively known as Naka-gun or Chu-Etsu, and Nutaru and Iwafune-gun are collectively known as Shimo-gun, Shimo-etsu, or Yangbei.

Based on the dam power station built on the Agano River, Agano Castle will gradually spread to most of Kambara-gun, bringing all of the prefecture under its jurisdiction and becoming the industrial center of Echigo, the whole of Zomoto, and the whole of East Asia.

Kambara has a good port and two large rivers flowing into the sea, so the industrial products produced can be quickly transported by river and sea, and industrial raw materials can also be transported from the world by sea...... Shipped from all over East Asia.

In addition, Agano Castle was located in an important grain-producing area in Echigo, and the nearby population was large, and when a large number of agricultural machinery was put into use, the surplus labor force that had been liberated could become workers in various factories after the scale was expanded, and the local food production could also meet the consumption of these workers who were not engaged in agricultural production.

In addition, downstream of Agano Castle, near the mouth of the Agano River, is the estuary of the Shinano River, where Niigata City, the seat of the later seat of Niigata Prefecture, is buried in the ground, and the oil and natural gas resources of modern industry are buried underground.

However, the oil and gas in Niigata City were not materials that could be put into use immediately, and for a long time, the machine tools that Chu Xuan assembled still had to rely on the dam power station on the Agano River to provide energy.

- Because in this era, it is very troublesome to carry out long-distance power transmission, so even Chu Xuan can only choose to build the factory as close to the dam power station as possible.

As for the oil, it can be extracted in small quantities and transported by river to the vicinity of Agano Castle for small quantities to be refined using laboratory equipment, and when there is a large need, a petrochemical industry can be established in the area between the Agano River and the Shinano River downstream of Agano Castle.

Although doing so would occupy a lot of fertile land, if according to Chu Xuan's plan, when Agano City developed to that point, Echigo would ...... No, the Uesugi family is not just controlling Echigo, and even if the fields are reduced, it will not affect Echigo's food security.

Most of the current population of Agano Castle was moved from nearby Tochio Castle, the castle that Kenshin-chan guarded when he first became the lord of the castle, and the rest were recruited from the countryside that had been scattered around Agano Castle.

But except for the residents of Tochio Castle, who were already very affectionate towards Kenshin-sama, the surrounding countryside actually didn't know much about the entire Echigo lord, what kind of person was Uesugi Kenshin the "Dragon of Echigo", after all, this place was too far away from Harumayayama Castle, the ruling center of the Uesugi family, and had spanned most of the entire Echigo's territory.

On the contrary, it is very close to the "Yangbei Zhong" who still maintains a considerable reading surname - that is, the wealthy people of Xiayue, so the locals naturally prefer the "more familiar" "Yangbei Zhong".

It is precisely because of this that both Kurocho Nao Lori Naoe Kanesu and Ayago Gozen are deeply suspicious of the fact that Agano Castle, which has no defense, and Shinhata Castle of the Shinbata family.

After all, the wealthy family of Echigo is famous for not having a temperate, and they like to engage in rebellion at two ends in three days to refresh their sense of existence, and then surrender immediately as soon as they see that the wind is not right.

If it is placed in China, rebellion is a serious crime of the Zhulian Nine Clans, and there is absolutely no reason to be easily forgiven, but in the Uesugi family, even the first fierce general Kakizaki Keika and the first wise general Usami Dingmitsu also have a history of rebellion, so whether it is Kenshin-chan's mother or herself, she has to forgive these traitors again and again, so that many powerful retainers will not be in danger and raise the flag of rebellion together.

If...... It's just that if one day the Shinbata family, a wealthy Echigo clan next to Agano Castle, once again carries forward the "tradition" of this rebellion, then wouldn't Agano Castle, which the Uesugi family spent a lot of effort and a lot of money to build, all make wedding dresses for the Shinbata family?

In other words, when everyone realizes how much value Agano Castle can generate, then even if the Xinfa Tian family didn't want to rebel in the first place, can it not move its mind when it looks at a piece of fat on its lips all day long?

- At least, Kenshin-chan, Kuro Nao Lori Kane, and Ayago Gozen have no confidence in the Shinbata family's festival.

However, Chu Xuan thought that the professional soldier training camp of "separating soldiers and peasants" was also set up near Agano Castle, and by the time the value of Agano Castle was revealed, the number of professional soldiers stationed here had at least exceeded 1,000, even if it was unable to defeat the rebellious Xinfa Tian family or even the entire Yangbei people, it would definitely be able to support the army to come to help.

Therefore, under Chu Xuan's "rhetoric", this completely defenseless city was finally established next to Xinfatian City.

Most of the Uesugi family's troops were temporarily stationed at Agano Castle in the name of "supporting local development," and many military commanders, known as "humanoid bulldozers," and the people of the vicinity, quickly built dams, power stations, and various factories.

"Echigo...... It's very different from the past. ”

Walking along the streets of Agano Castle, which was newly built in Echigo, Izumo said with some sigh as he looked at the huge Chinese characters that had been lime-painted on the walls of the wooden houses on the side of the street, "How fast and good to build a harmonious society."

This very sparsely populated city, while not bustling, has a peculiar "new" feel.

This is not only because the houses are neatly planned, nor because of the various Chinese characters that can often be seen on the walls facing the street, but also because the residents of the city are all holding their heads high and refreshed, with a spirit that cannot be seen in other parts of the city.

"Haha, huh?

A month ago, it was a wasteland, because there were too many rocks and it was a little far from the river, and there was no one to cultivate it. ”

Next to Izumo Akuni, who was wearing a red and white witch costume, Keiji Maeda, an almost half-naked version of the glamorous girl, said with some pride, and Kenshin-chan and the others, who accompanied Akuni on a tour of the city, also showed the same expression on their faces.

- Although it is said to be "accompanied", but in fact, it is just Kenshin-chan, Ayagozen, half-breed female ninja Harusay, Kuro Nao Naori Kane, and the glamorous female version of Keiji Maeda, who have worked hard here for more than a month, finally found an excuse to rest.

What's more, they have been helping out on various construction sites these days, and they don't even have time to visit the city they built with their own hands, so they just took this opportunity to appreciate the fruits of their labor.

The one who really "accompanied" Izumo Akoku was actually the shrine maiden Iseihime of the Harumai Shrine, who had been following the Akuni troupe since they entered Echigo.

- Of course, this is not to monitor Izumo Akoku and prevent her from having the opportunity to contact Chu Xuan, a "person favored by the gods", Isehime followed Akoku in order to perform a ritual of disaster elimination and blessing with them.

Although the ceremonies of Harumai Shrine and Izumo Shrine were carried out separately, the stage and ritual utensils used were all prepared by Echigo, so instead of wasting manpower and material resources to build and tear down the stage, it is better to let them come together, and the other will continue after the ceremony has been carried out at one shrine.

——This is Chu Xuan's suggestion to kill two birds with one stone, and it has been greatly appreciated by the "housekeeper wife" Naoe who is eager to break a copper coin in half.

With this excuse, the Uesugi family was able to confidently let the shrine maidens of Haruma Shrine and the shrine maidens of Izumo Shrine work together, which solved the drought and locust plague in Echigo without offending either Harujo Shrine and Izumo Shrine.

Of course, maybe the Spring Shrine and the Izumo Shrine didn't have "that meaning" in the first place, but as the weaker side, Chu Xuan and Naoe Kansue could only spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain and take precautions in advance.

"These Chinese characters...... Ordinary people don't know each other at all, do they? ”

Ah Kook turned his head and ...... to Kenshin-chan and the others, who had accompanied her on a tour of Agano Castle In fact, he asked Chu Xuan.

The slogan of "how fast and good the province to build a harmonious society" has passed, and now the next to this street is "grasp safety, emphasize quality, and work hard and quickly for 100 days".

"It's just a few words, even if you don't know each other, if you write it here for a long time, everyone will naturally know it."

Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses expressionlessly, and replied in a steady and uninhibited tone as always, as if he hadn't seen Ah Guo's alluring beauty at all.

I don't know why, seeing this scene, not only Isehime, who came with a secret mission, but also all the beautiful girls, including Kenshin-chan, were a little happy. (To be continued.) )