Chapter 399 2. Reward and Comfort and Stabilize People’s Hearts

That night, it rained heavily again, and it rained all night long. The soldiers of the Yamauchi army suffered terribly. It was not just the problem of humid air. The Ina area of ​​the river valley plain gradually became a swamp.

The next morning, Yamauchi Yoshiharu recovered a little and sent a message to the generals saying that he would invite them to breakfast. The warriors went into the city with sad faces and begged him to disband the army.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu took advantage of the situation and dismissed most of the people. Except for paying a huge amount of disbandment fee, there was no ripples.

The Chinese people who were severely beaten yesterday saw Yamauchi Yoshiharu holding a bowl of rice and drinking tea and rice, and he was happy to eat. Sima Yi also asked the Han army envoy how many bowls of rice Zhuge Liang ate in one meal. The concept of this era was very simple, and the more you eat, the better your health.

Even Sima Yi said that the prime minister worked too much and ate too little, and he would definitely not live long. In order to respond to the sentence "Lian Po is old, can he still eat?", the famous general Lian Po of the Warring States Period ate a bucket of rice and ten pounds of meat, which was eye-catching.

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Especially the leaders of several major countries that still have semi-independent status, their eyes rolled around and stared at the rice bowl in Yamauchi Yoshiharu's hand.

When they heard Yamauchi Yoshiharu calling for more rice, everyone hurriedly lowered their heads and ran away after eating. One by one, they concluded that Yamauchi Yoshiharu must be able to jump around for several years, maybe even longer than them.

In addition, Yamauchi Yoshiharu succeeded in conceiving and gave birth to a daughter last year. He was betrothed to the big-headed son of Ogasawara Sadakei openly, which must not be fake, and there is a living person.

Now the Chinese people are scolding Yamauchi Yoshiharu for being cunning and treacherous. He must be healthy, or have a minor illness, and deliberately took advantage of this opportunity to act out. Let's see who is looking for death and wants to test the sharpness of his knife and taste the power of Yamauchi Yoshiharu's iron fist.

Yesterday, he knocked down Ogasawara Nagatoki, who had 15,000 kan, with just one sentence. Today, let alone the troublemakers, there are few people in the world who are more respectful than you in the hall.

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In the main hall of Iida Castle, there was intrigue and fierce confrontation. Kobayata ran out. The experience of guarding the Kisugaku Pass this time surprised Kobayata.

Why did our ancestors only build a castle in Iida, but not in the Kisugaku Pass, which has a more dangerous geographical location?

When we stepped on the pond, braved the rain, and came to the Kisugaku Pass with one foot deep and one foot shallow, we understood everything. The mountain pass, which was originally more than 100 meters wide, was left with more than 80 meters of land due to the heavy rain last night. After asking Hosokawa Cainu, if it was winter, this pass could reach more than 150 meters. And after the summer rainstorm, the narrowest time was only 40 to 50 meters.

Moreover, after the heavy rain in the entire Ina River Valley Plain, due to the natural valley terrain, water will accumulate, and only such a small hillside where Iida Castle is located can remain dry for a long time.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

Whether it's a rammed earth wall or a wooden wall, it's no big deal if it's soaked by water, but what if the water recedes?

The most famous example is Jinyang City in Taiyuan. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin led hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from all over the world to attack the Northern Han Dynasty, dug a river to flood the city, and the flood flooded for three months without any problems. But when the water receded, Jinyang City collapsed directly. The small court of the Northern Han Dynasty in the city was so scared that it looted a full 100,000 strings of money and silk before sending away their Khitan father's reinforcements.

Even if the predecessors had the idea of ​​building a city in Ina, God would teach him a lesson. This is probably the reason why it is difficult to get the right time and place in a short time as mentioned in the Art of War. There is no such good thing.

After asking about this, Xiao Pingtai gave up the idea of ​​building a city in Yamaguchi. It's time-consuming and laborious, and it may not be useful. Let's talk about it when there is a war.

And since he came to Jingzhi Yuekou, Xiao Pingtai thought about the battle that happened here before. Looking at the black shovelers who were collecting the dead in the rain, Xiao Pingtai was moved again.

"Tatsuzo, how much money is left in the team? Buy 30 kan of land nearby, send the rent to Suwa Taisha, and ask them to send people to build a lower shrine to commemorate the soldiers who died in this battle."

"Also, find a way to cremate the bodies, bring them back to the mountains, and return them to their families. In addition to the pension from His Highness, you will give each household 5 kan and 10 koku of wheat."

"If there are children in the family who are willing to continue to serve, bring them directly, and the salary will remain the same."

"Is it too much?" "Not much..." Xiao Pingtai looked at the dead who were thrown into the ditch by the Takeda army to fill the moat. Now they were exposed to the rain on a straw mat.

He remembered that after the Battle of the Three Emperors (the Battle of Austerlitz), Napoleon's compensation to each dead soldier was to have the state adopt their children and give each widow an annual pension of 3,000 francs. Xiao Pingtai's money was completely incomparable to others, it was already very little.

Tatsuzo had to write them down one by one. After this battle, only more than 50 people were left of Kobayata's 200 iron cannons, and the team was almost wiped out. The loss this time was really heavy.

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On the way back to the city, Kobayata saw the various national heroes slipping away quickly, and sighed in his heart.

After playing enough drama, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu was carried by his attendants to Shinano Komaba Onsen, ready to rest in the hot spring for a while to slow down the speed of his life.

Yamanouchi Shuke, who was actually temporarily in charge of government affairs, also sent down the other people's letters of gratitude. Imai Meigoro and Ogasawara Nagamasa were each awarded 100 kan and became the generals of the hatamoto division. Now the Yamanouchi family has only 13 divisions in total.

Meigoro was promoted to the general of the fifth division, and Shiro was promoted to the general of the tenth division. Promoting them in this way can be regarded as selecting loyal people to enrich the strength of the military units directly under the daimyo.

Aki, Nanaki, Tatsuzo, Heiroku, and Kurosawa, as long as they fought, were given an additional 30 kan salary. At the same time, Tatsuzo's samurai status was fully confirmed, and he was promoted from a servant to a samurai, and was listed on the Yamanouchi clan's military service.

Of course, his military service was very miserable, with one person wearing armor and holding a cannon on foot, one holding a stick, one formation worker, and one small porter.

This was probably the most basic military service of a low-level samurai with 30 kan. As long as there was a war, so many people would be drawn out and handed over to Kobayata for unified command.

Kobayata took a quick look at all the documents. Imai Meigoro and Ogasawara Nagamasa were direct retainers of the Yamanouchi family, so they had to be sent to them by someone. Aki was his own farewell rider, and he was also his own servant, so he could just bring it to him himself.

Back in the temporary long house in the city, Nanaki sat under the eaves, trying to find a good wooden pole to replace Kobayata's thousand-color gold bamboo leaf horse mark. The pole was broken yesterday, and now it can't be lifted.

"Nanagi, increase your salary by 30 kan." Xiao Pingtai handed the letter to Nanaki, who took it, put it in his arms, and continued to work on his pole.

"Are you unhappy to be a samurai with 60 kan?" Nanaki tilted his head and thought for a while, then smiled noncommittally.

"Report! Report! The chief accountant is calling you to the city!"