Chapter 575 37. The Initial Establishment of the Division of Agricultural and Agricultural Production
Nagago Castle in Saku County, Shinano Province, was an important town that first belonged to the Saku Oi clan and later to the Takeda clan. Now the Nikko-Moonlight family crest of Koyata is erected on the top of the city.
The Saku Oi clan originally served as the guardian of Minami Shinano and was considered half of the Ogasawara clan. However, after the death of Ogasawara Nagatake, the Ogasawara clan themselves were unreliable, so the Oi clan was not mentioned.
The Saku Oi clan was also a big family in Minami Shinano, divided into several branches. Iwamura Oi Sadataka need not be mentioned, as he was defeated and killed by Takeda Shingen. Oi Saemon no Sadayoshi surrendered to the Takeda clan, but later he started a rebellion and was also doomed.
As for the Oi clans such as Otori, Iwao, and Komoro, they are all branch families. In the Taiga drama "Furinzanzan", Shingen attacked Uminoguchi Castle in his first battle, and the lord of the castle was Hiraga Genshin. In fact, this person is the eldest son of Tadashi Oi, Iwamurada, and his younger brother is Sadataka Oi.
As for the son-in-law Iwao Yukinari who came to rescue Hiraga Genshin in the play, he is actually also called Oi Yukinari, and they are all from the same family.
This is why Hiraga Genshin shouted and more than 3,000 people from Ogata County, Saku County, came to help. They are all brothers. When they are in trouble, they should take up weapons together.
If it follows this model, it may not be easy for Xiao Pingtai to completely rule the 5,000 kan territory of Nagawa Castle. The power of the people in the territory is intertwined and entangled with each other. If one hair moves the whole body, it is inevitable that they will become their puppets in the end, at their mercy, and accomplish nothing.
Takeda Shingen must have thought so at the beginning, so in the Saku Three Rebellions, the people of the Oi clan suffered the most horrible massacre by Takeda Shingen. So much so that even Takeda Shingen's own retainers couldn't stand it, saying that every blade of grass and every tree in Saku was filled with the blood of innocent people who hated the Takeda family, and that Saku would never really submit to Takeda Shingen.
The rest of the people in Saku, such as the Aiki clan and the Ashida clan, were severely damaged under Toishi Castle. Not to mention making trouble for Kobayakata, all the members of the clan were almost extinct.
Those people who defected to the Takeda clan and betrayed the Oi clan could not stay in Saku without the support of Takeda Shingen. Now the remaining two or three kittens have fled to Kai and become guest generals of Takeda Yoshinobu.
So now the vicinity of Nagawa Castle is as clean as a blank sheet of paper, and basically all the samurai died under the swords of the Takeda clan and the Yamanouchi clan. It is really convenient for Kobayakata to calm his retainers and organize new military service.
Kobayakata usually serves in Fuchū Castle, and the military and state affairs are complicated, so he has no time to manage Nagawa. It was Chen San who went to the countryside to appease the people and compile the household registration in the past six months. Of course, there was no military service account of the Takeda clan before, so Chen San had to compile it again. It took a whole winter to re-sort out the territory of more than 5,000 kan.
Sitting in this city that belongs entirely to him, Xiao Pingtai only feels unfamiliar. From a military serviceman with 5 kan of money to the current lord of 5,000 kan of money, there is no more change in his body except that his head is balder.
"Chen San, is there any inconvenience in Nagakawa?"
"Nagakawa has been in war for years, and the people are living in poverty. If possible, you might as well reduce half of the annual tribute and try to reduce the conscription of labor."
The red-haired Chen San has already entered the age of primogeniture, but he did not shave his head like ordinary samurai, and still kept his hair. Sitting in the palace, reporting loudly.
"What if I don't reduce the annual tribute, but don't recruit troops at all?"
"This! Danzheng, a territory of 5,000 kanwen has a military service of 1,000 people, all standing by, which is almost an astronomical figure!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as Nagakawa pays 2,500 kan every year, I will no longer recruit troops."
There are not many samurai and public servants in Nagakawa Castle, so even if they are recruited, it will be useless. Without grassroots backbone officers, what's the use of these miscellaneous soldiers? It's better to farm at home and pay taxes to reduce Xiao Pingtai's burden.
Anyway, this territory allocates 1,000 troops to Xiao Pingtai, of which 500 are miscellaneous servants and formation men. Such logistics personnel can be hired directly in the village for 5 yuan a day. The remaining 500 or so standing by are only 7,000 to 8,000 kan a year. With Xiao Pingtai's income, even if there is a gap, it is not too big.
"Spring is coming soon. After the spring ploughing is over, I will send troops to Suwa. Nagakawa only needs to recruit some soldiers to defend the city."
"What about the military officers?" Tatsuzo nodded.
"The military officers will be hired temporarily. There is no rush."
"Your servant understands!"
"I will be on the battlefield soon and will have no time to take care of Nagakawa. You will be the governor of Nagakawa Castle and defend the castle for me temporarily." After saying this, Kobayata got on his horse and rode away.
After the decision to march to Suwa, there will be no better opportunity to destroy the Takeda clan than now. Even if the Yamanouchi family does not want to move, they have to move.
Tatsuzo is a meticulous person. He used to take care of Kobayata's daily life and behavior. Now there is nothing wrong with entrusting him with the governor of Nagakawa Castle. The two have been friends for ten years. They have raised children from ten years old to this age. They have a relationship like half a father and brother.
On the way back to the palace, he also ran into Hosokawa Saime. He had just gone to deal with the affairs in the new territory. The only thing that makes the Hosokawa family stronger than the Kodaira family is that they have four or five hereditary retainers who can be placed in the new territory to stabilize the place.
As for recruiting new retainers and enriching the retainer group, it is not that the two do not want to do it, but they dare not do it.
At this juncture, who dares to use the recruited retainers?
The wandering samurai in Shinano may be a spy or secret agent planted by the Takeda clan. Don't recruit a bunch of traitors instead of retainers in the end.
Anyway, Kobayata still has a few useful people under his command. Although they are not the best in the world, they are enough to be used. In addition, there are two excellent talents, Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu and Sakakibara Kobayata Yasumasa, so there is actually nothing missing.
In terms of making money, Kobayata feels that no one in this Warring States period can compare to him. If he went to Sakai to be a businessman wholeheartedly, those Kaihe people would have been squeezed out to death by Kobayata. There is no place for them, and as for the future Mitsui Mitsubishi, they will not even appear for you.
Looking at the East Country, how could there be a more powerful internal affairs expert than Kobayata?
In this case, as long as there is a loyal pig warrior who can fight. The only regret is the lack of a chief of staff. Takenaka Hanbei, one of the two guards in the world, is an ambitious and unfaithful countryman. Kobayata has already seen this.
Honda Masanobu could not be contacted. Kobayata repeatedly asked Honda Masashige to contact his brother, but he could not be contacted anywhere. He did not return to Mikawa. He had been away for two years, as if he had disappeared.
The only one left was Kodera Kanbei, who was of the right age, in his twenties. Unfortunately, he was far away. He was a legitimate nobleman from Harima Province, and he would not give up his territory to come to Kobayata. And judging from the performance of another soldier, Kobayata was very worried about his level.