Chapter 350 9. Treasure Houses All Over the Three Rivers

It is really better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early!

If you arrive early, Sakakibara Nagamasa is still a retainer of Sakai Tadanori. Without huge benefits, he will definitely not leave.

And what if you arrive late? Of course it is even worse. On the 25th of this month, Matsudaira Ieyasu will have a peace talk with the people of Nishimikawa Province at Daiju Temple. The fateful encounter between Matsudaira Ieyasu and Sakakibara Yasumasa will happen.

Then the Sakakibara father and son, who were originally pulled by Sakai Tadatsugu to fill the scene and add numbers, will be seen by Matsudaira Ieyasu. Matsudaira Ieyasu will greatly admire Yu Kamemaru, who is only ten years old, and will trick Yu Kamemaru into serving as his attendant without saying a word.

At that time, there will be no Kobayata, and the daylily will be cold.

The two great generals of the Tokugawa duo, Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu, are already stable and are right beside him. Sakakibara Kobayata Yasumasa even has the same name as Kobayata. It is a great fate, and now it is right in front of us, we must not let it go!

"I came here to invite the master Majie who is famous for his spear skills!" Xiao Pingtai got straight to the point.

A father who can teach the two great generals of Tokugawa, even if his son is more talented than him, his own level will not be too bad.

As for why he didn't find Nagasaka Nobumasa, firstly, he is the subordinate of Matsudaira Ieyasu, and it is hard to say whether he will succeed in poaching. The second reason is much simpler. Nagasaka Nobumasa will suddenly die of illness in two years. And Nagasaka Nobutaka, as an old team of Ieyasu, didn't even get a ten thousand stones in the end, and wasted the name of "Blood Spear Jiulang". His level must be far inferior to his father.

"This! How did Danzheng know that my spear skills are good?" Sakakibara Nagamasa thought that his spear skills were not bad, and he was definitely far worse than Nagasaka Nobumasa.

"It was recommended by Chali Jiulang!" Xiao Pingtai lied with his eyes open, why do you care who recommended it. Anyway, he didn't come for you. Xiao Pingtai's target was the ten-year-old Yu Kamemaru. You, the father, can only be said to be a by-product of your son.

Nagasaka Nobumasa was full of questions. He had never recommended Sakakibara Nagamasa. He had only said that Kamemaru had great potential and was very promising. He was a good candidate like Nabenosuke. When did he say that Sakakibara Nagamasa was good at spearmanship?

Sakakibara Nagamasa was also surprised. His spearmanship was obviously not as good as Nagasaka Nobumasa, but Nagasaka Nobumasa still recommended him. He was really grateful. He secretly glanced at Nagasaka Nobumasa and found that Nagasaka Nobumasa was also looking at him.

So Sakakibara Nagamasa was deeply moved. Nagasaka was a good friend! What a good person! Knowing that I was out of office and had no job, he fooled such a fool to come here. It was so damn loyal!

Beautiful misunderstanding!

"Since Tanzheng said so, I am also very happy!" Sakakibara Nagamasa was unemployed at home and was so poor. His friend recommended a very famous boss. How could he not agree?

It's done!

"I must not let Shumajie bury his military reputation! I wonder how much Shumajie's original salary was?" For Sakakibara Yasumasa, Kobayata accepted hundreds of kan a year. Who said he was Sakakibara Yasumasa's father.

"Well, Sakai Ueno-dono's annual salary is 25 kan, and rice is 7 pyo." Sakakibara Nagamasa was a little embarrassed.

My god, this salary, my God, is too cheap! Sakai Tadanori is really short-sighted, no wonder he was pressed to the ground by Matsudaira Ieyasu in history and in this plane.

"Then how about this, Shumajie, you will be my foot soldier group leader, with an annual salary of 40 kan, and five people to support you?" Kobayata directly gave him almost doubled it.

"How dare I disobey!" Sakakibara Nagamasa was worried about his way out, and he would agree to the good thing of sending a pillow when he was sleepy.

Besides, his former master Sakai Tadanori had just been beaten with holes all over his body by Matsudaira Ieyasu. Even if he was shameless, he would not be embarrassed to immediately surrender to Matsudaira Ieyasu! Besides, if he was shameless enough to stick to him, it was still unclear whether he would accept it. Now, Kobayata is definitely the best choice, no doubt about it.

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"As for Yu Kamemaru, how about being my attendant?" Kobayata said casually.

"Of course, of course." Sakakibara Nagamasa was fine, and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Even Yu Kamemaru's mother was very happy. Following Kobayata was definitely better than following her biological father who only had a salary of 40 kan. However, due to his poor family, Sakakibara Yasumasa was illiterate like Honda Tadakatsu.

In such a dramatic way, Kobayata got the loyalty of the Sakakibara clan. With only 40 kan and the support of five people, he tied the future Sakakibara Shikibu Daisuke to his chariot.

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Koyata borrowed a pen and paper, and quickly wrote a handwritten letter, asking Sakakibara and his son to pack up their bags immediately and not stay in this shabby house at home. Koyata built several rows of long houses for the regular foot soldiers in the mountains, and asked them to find Heiroku to arrange a makeshift house.

When Koyata returns to the country, he will help him find a small courtyard, and the lower-level samurai with 40 kan will be like this.

Sakakibara Nagamasa is also a bachelor. There is nothing valuable in his family except his tattered old armor. Yu Kamemaru holds an iron pot, and his wife carries two quilts. Well, with this little property, they are extremely poor.

Koyata really couldn't bear it, so he spent some money to buy an old packhorse to carry their luggage. He also gave them 500 Yongle coins to prevent them from encountering any unsuitable times on the way to the mountains.

The family left Mikawa with many thanks, and they should not have any intersection with the man in Okazaki Castle again.

At the same time, Matsudaira Ieyasu, who was asking in Okazaki Castle when the eggplants would be ripe this year, suddenly sneezed loudly. He shook his head, feeling that the weather was not that hot yet, and he was too reckless and should not be shirtless in the morning.

With a local boss like Nagasaka Nobumasa, Kobayata feels that he is now in a huge treasure house.

For example, Aoyama Hitachisuke Tadanari, who later became the Edo Magistrate and Kanto General Magistrate, and was in charge of the central finances of the shogunate. His father, Aoyama Tadakado, was only the head of the village of Hyakuhyaku Village in Ota County. Although he was a village chief, he might be able to dig it out.

Another example is Hiraiwa Shokei Shinkichi, who lost his mother at a young age and his father died in battle. He was kicked around like a ball among a bunch of distant and close relatives, but was eventually awarded 123,000 koku in Owari Inuyama, served as the chief family elder of Owari Domain, and was listed among the 16 Tokugawa God Generals.

There is also Naito Shirozaemon Masanari, who was originally under Sakai Tadanari, but because Sakai Tadanari died early and retreated from Ueno, he has not served anyone for the time being. Well, he is also one of the 16 Tokugawa God Generals, and a famous archer comparable to Nasu Munetaka.

But these Kobayatas are not in a hurry for the time being, because Kobayatas found that whenever Nagasaka Nobumasa said the word Ishikawa, it would be followed by Ienari. That is, Ishikawa Nagato no Kami Ienari, not the familiar Ishikawa Hoki no Kami Sumasa.

So Kobayatas asked this devilish question: "Kuro, have you heard of Ishikawa Genban (Yasumasa) and Ishikawa Hoki father and son?"

Matsudaira Ieyasu sneezed again!