Although Takeda Shintora had finalized the division of the territory in just a few words, it took two full days for Jingzhen to complete all the formalities after returning to the Kusakikan with the expeditionary army. This is not because the family pursues regional discrimination and deliberately makes it difficult for outsiders like Jingzhen, but that there is an extremely cumbersome procedure for issuing security blocks.

As the so-called boss said, the subordinate broke his leg. Whenever a dainao enshrined a territory, it was often only the height and location of the stone, and at most it was specific to the castle, village, and town. After that, the family will spend a lot of time comparing and surveying the specific boundaries of the territory to avoid overlapping with the existing security (especially important facilities such as water sources), otherwise it is very easy to lead to long-term disputes between the two sides, or even fights. In addition, some former lords will also privately reclaim land around the original territory, resulting in an increase in the actual area, so the original simple canonization may even be converted into a partial land seizure, which will drive the family crazy.

Fortunately, although the process was tortuous, the result was quite smooth. Under the care of the big man in the family, Nobukata Itagaki and the opening of a few Yongle money, Jingzhen completed all the formalities, and after bidding farewell to Takeda Nobuhu and his colleagues, he took Tsuruko and his subordinates to take office.

The territory acquired by Jingzhen this time is located in the eastern part of Nakajumo County, near the Kamafu River, including Shirane Town and Luan Village. Although Jingzhen had long expected the barrenness of Kai and had hinted at the family's practice, when Jingzhen crossed the heavy mountains and actually set foot on this territory, he was still dumbfounded, and his heart affectionately "greeted" and "grateful" Takeda Nobuta for a long time.

The whole territory is full of mountains and fresh air, and as far as the eye can see, it is full of lush deep forests, but there is no arable land or human population to be seen. It was naturally a first-class tourist attraction in later generations (Note 1), but no matter how good the scenery was, it could not help the local people to solve the top priority of eating and dressing, so those who had a little way have already left their hometowns and moved to other places, and there are less than 80 registered households in one town and one village, and the overall poverty of Kai is also considered to be at the lower middle level.

According to the military service system during the Warring States Period, the mobilization force corresponding to 10,000 stone was between 300-350 people (Note 2). Theoretically, Jingzhen gritted his teeth and could pull out 60-70 monkey ashigaru. On the ground, the number of young people in the collar is extremely limited, and only by relaxing the age limit to 15-50 years old can there be hope of gathering 70 people. However, the KPI under the Takeda Shinhu is actually 100, and he has to pull out 100 ashigaru by himself! At this time, Jingzhen is crushing all the big teeth, counting herself and all her friends, it is difficult to make up enough.

Although he felt that he was severely pitted by Takeda Shinhu, his imminent instructions made Jingzhen cautious and did not dare to lower his targets. According to Takeda Shintora, the Imagawa clan is about to march north, and the Anayama clan in front of him will bear the brunt, and whether he cooperates with his local defense or counterattacks with the army directly under his own family, he will assume the corresponding responsibilities. At least an independent armed force of 100 people can have some strength to struggle in this large-scale joint battle that includes tens of thousands of troops, otherwise they can only go with the flow and live and die, which is really not Jingzhen's style.

Fortunately, Takeda Shinhu is not completely a pit, but it also gives Jingzhen some convenience. Jingzhen's territory is only 2,000 stones, and there are no other forces except for a few landlord families, so Takeda Shintora authorized his territory to decide the affairs of his territory in a word, and he will neither hinder nor help. To put it bluntly, 2,000 stones can play casually by yourself, and wipe your ass if something goes wrong, as long as you can top it in wartime.

However, that's not all there is to it. In addition to the dilemma of insufficient strength in the territory, there are also many situations outside the territory. The eastern part of Zhongjumo County does not border with the border, and the four sides are all vassals of the Takeda clan, mainly containing two large and two small four forces. As a newcomer, Jingzhen personally visited these four neighbors as soon as she arrived.

The Ganri clan in the north, like Itagaki and Iitomi, is also a branch of the Takeda clan, with a height of 20,000 koku. As an important minister of the family, the lord Ganli Hutai served as a public servant in the Tsugasaki Pavilion all the year round, and the affairs of the territory were handled by the city generation. was quite attentive to Jingzhen's visit, but the surface effort was obviously more than the inner enthusiasm.

The Anayama clan in the south, along with the Uragun-gun in the eastern part of Kai Province and the Koyamada clan that defended the Hojo clan, were both the strongest independent nation forces in the family, and had just won the biggest cake in this partition, and the stone height surged to as much as 35,000 koku. But he undertook the task of directly defending the Imagawa clan, and he was about to spell his name to repay his father-in-law's reward, but it was not a shame. At the moment, he was busy digesting the newly attached land snake, and he didn't have time to receive Jing Zhen at all, so he just accepted the gift and sent him out of the house.

Although the Sano clan in the west is only 2,000 koku like Jingzhen, it has been under the Anayama clan for a long time, and the head of the family, Sano Shibei, directly serves as a retainer of the Anayama clan, with thigh support and is quite unruly. In the face of Jingzhen's visit, he first put up a big shelf and left it to dry for a long time, and finally sent an old man to deal with it with a few words without smiling.

The southern clan of Hamui in the east won the second largest cake in this sub-seal, and the stone height reached 5,000 stone in one fell swoop, but compared to the Ganli clan and the Anayama clan, he was only a younger brother, so he did the same and hugged the Ganli clan's thigh tightly to survive. Because they experienced the battle to pacify the Imai clan together, and saw the power of Jing Zhenzui, the head of the family personally came forward and received his visit more warmly, but the two only talked about Fengyue and did not involve substantive communication and cooperation.

After a round of visits, there was no harvest, and Jingzhen was also calm, knowing that he had just arrived and had no foundation, and he couldn't enter the eyes of these four local snakes. Therefore, this round of visits is only to fulfill the courtesy, and the first thing to do is to rectify the territory and strengthen the power, and then only then can he be qualified to be looked down upon by others.

Internal and external difficulties, but problems must always be solved head-on. So, Jingzhen and his small retainers began the journey of territory construction.

As early as the beginning of his tenure, Jingzhen had already combined everyone's strengths and preferences to jointly discuss and determine the division of labor. Mibuchi Fuji was mainly responsible for foreign affairs and intelligence gathering, Nagasaka Nobumasa was responsible for the daily training and wartime command of the troops, Kudo Yucho (Naito Masatyo) was responsible for internal affairs construction and production and operation, and Keizada himself was responsible for the overall situation, and at the same time participated in and coordinated the progress of all aspects of work.

In accordance with the order from the outside to the inside, from the government to the military, after Jingzhen and Mibuchi Fuji completed their foreign visits, they then began a visit to the whole collar with Tsuruko and Kudo Yucho (Kudo Yucho: Why do you want to bring cranes on a good business trip, isn't it just to engage in tourism in the name of research!). It's enough to not forget the crumbs of the pickled girl at any time). For another five days, he measured every mountain peak and every inch of land with his footsteps, cordially met with every local servant, and visited every household, and Jingzhen also had a deeper understanding of the overall situation of the territory. I also have preliminary thoughts and ideas on how to break the deadlock and revitalize this small mountainous area.