The heavy snowfall since the beginning of winter has brought huge troubles to Echigo. It is not as warm and comfortable as Owari Province, which is located in the East China Sea. A heavy snowfall that lasted for two months has destroyed countless houses, and the people of all villages and towns have been together.
Take on the responsibility of patrolling day and night, urging residents to clear snow from roofs and streets.
Heisaburo's family was the owner of Shinkawa-so near Sekikawa. Due to the decree of the Lord of Echigo, the small Shinkawa-so was abolished and merged with several nearby villages to form the larger Shinkawa-so. Heizaburo had already started an independent family at that time.
As he was good at carpentry, he moved to a town near Naoetsu and became a craftsman. In the past few years, he worked hard day and night in Naoetsu Town. He finally saved enough money to open a house and became a successful person among the new generation of town residents.
It was just halfway through the twelfth lunar month and the weather was still very cold. Heisaburo's brother pushed a flat cart and brought a stone of rice, a few pheasants and a few fish to give him new year gifts. Farmers in the countryside live a simple life. Sending some grain to relatives is not a sign of flattery.
It means that the life of the villagers has been going smoothly these years, and they can't finish the food harvested from the fields. It is often seen that farmers push carts to the town to deliver things to their relatives.
Heisaburo's younger brother is named Heigoro. The man in his thirties has a somewhat pedantic temperament. He pulls his brother and complains about the family members in the countryside. He talks about farmers' complaints about trivial matters at home. It turns out that it's because of something called agricultural cooperation.
What's more, the neighborhood uneasiness that stirred up the peaceful and peaceful countryside, and the scoundrels who were despised in the village in the past, profited from it, smearing a spoon here and there and inserting a stick here and there without doing anything serious, but when the autumn harvest came, they had to
Make a fuss about sharing the same food as everyone else.
The honest farmers in Badajiao never thought that these laihans would be so shameless. The villagers accused laihans of being lazy and eating three days and fishing and drying nets for two days. During the autumn harvest, they worked hard but had to separate people's rations. The laihans resorted to ruthless ways.
The ability to cheat. He just said that he had done the work with his own strength. When the two sides had a dispute, they went to Su Lao's underground people for arbitration, which made Su Lao's underground people distressed for a long time.
There are many such stories, and there are always two or three out of ten stories that are completely unclear. The villagers are clumsy and tongue-tied, and they are not willing to let their food be robbed by these lazy people.
As a result, many serious cases were caused that endangered people's lives. The implementation of public strikes and severe punishments severely punished many farmers who took risks. Although this move was in compliance with the law, it was also unreasonable. The villagers were afraid of the fierce warriors who would lead the people to capture them.
Don't dare to move.
Fortunately, the police were dispatched to arrest those scoundrels and interrogate them severely. It was found that more than a hundred false accusations had a very bad impact on society. The public then used their discretion to reduce the guilt of some people with special circumstances. The villagers worked hard for their own food and people.
It is pitiful, and it is reasonable to appropriately reduce the crime and punishment.
"It's been a few months since the autumn harvest, and now there's a quarrel in our village again, saying that we need to clarify who did more and who did less this year, and the food needs to be redistributed. I know that this is all because of the original Xiaochuan Village and
A bunch of troublemakers from Songtianzhuang made Xinchuanzhuang unconvinced because of the merger of the village. They deliberately came to make us uncomfortable!"
Heigoro did not dare to criticize the rules set by the Lord of the Kingdom. I heard that they were the oral instructions of the general of the garrison. That person was the legendary noble Genji, and his status was so noble that people looked up to him. Only His Highness Kōkata from Kanto
To compare their talents, the villagers of Echigo had never seen such a noble master. It was said that the Kanto governor would kowtow and salute when he saw him. This status was extremely high.
Hearing Heigoro's complaint, Heisaburo mumbled a few vague words and said no more. The two brothers chatted over kombu, pickles, and wine for the entire afternoon. At the end of the day, Heisaburo handed his brother ten copper coins. Saying it was to subsidize the family, Heigoro declined but hummed for a long time and said thank you before he went back embarrassedly.
As the sky gradually darkened, Heisaburo asked the apprentices in the shop to close the door and close the shop. He went into the small room at the back and wrote a string of notes that looked like ghost drawings. He rolled them into a ball and stuffed them into the tanuki and sent them away. This was a layer of his hidden identity. , a peripheral member who provides intelligence to Hattori Ninja.
Peripheral intelligence like this is delivered to Kasugayama Castle from all over Echigo at the rate of dozens every day. Since the end of the Battle of Kawanakajima, Kiragi has received thousands of messages about agricultural cooperation in the past two months. Advocates also complained about the unfavorable evaluation. How could they be happy about the increased workload for nothing?
Hosokawa Fujitaka has become more mature and capable in the past year. He still managed to stabilize people's hearts even when the main force of Echigo is no longer in their hometown. In normal times, he still has to do various investigations and research in Kasugayama, Naoetsu, and Niigata Town. Months ago, he submitted a document to abolish agricultural cooperation. The main purpose of the document was to re-analyze the summary report on Echigo's agricultural development in the past few years. The focus was that the data differences in the trial agricultural cooperation were very obvious.
"Based on the current autumn harvest statistics, Echigo's total grain output is 2.23 million koku, an increase of only 130,000 koku over the same period last year. This increase is far lower than our psychological expectations of 2.6 million koku After many aspects of argumentation and investigation and research, it was concluded that there are three main reasons. First, the floods in summer have a negative impact on the increase in agricultural production. Second, after the annexation of new villages, many bad habits that undermine agricultural development have emerged in various villages. , to a certain extent, dampen farmers' labor enthusiasm, and the disadvantages of third-party agricultural cooperation are undoubtedly exposed. Various labor disputes and many problems caused by egalitarianism give us a headache!" Hosokawa Fujitaka said it very euphemistically and implicitly, and should not be taken seriously. It would be enough to accuse Kira Yoshiki of being too unrealistic and point out the current difficulties.
This assessment will be the last assessment meeting before the new year. Therefore, retainers and samurai from all over the country came to Echigo Kasugayama Castle, including most of the people from Shinano and Ueno. They were surprised to find the location of Nagao Kagetora. He even moved down from the position that symbolized the head of the country, and only Kira Yoshitoki was sitting alone in the entire vast room.
Nagao Kagetora caught a glimpse of the surprised expressions of the people of Echigo and Ueno, and said calmly: "Everyone should know that I have just left Kasugayama Castle with a minister. This minister is the head of the Qinghua family. Idegawa Masaru, the three great ministers, Nagon Qing Ji Gong, the purpose of Idokawa Yaxiang's coming here is to announce the new appointments of the imperial court. From now on, the Zhenfu Palace will be promoted to three positions, the Zuobing Wei Governor and the Zhenfu General Ru Yuan. From now on, all the princes will be called Zhenfu Gong. .”
There was a commotion among the samurai in the hall when Echigo no Ryū's words shocked him. After a short period of panic and panic, Murakami Yoshikiyo, Ogasawara Nagatoki, Takanashi Masayori, and Nagano Yap led the samurai from both countries to pay homage in a hurry. Even Uesugi, who was living under the shelter of others, was in a hurry. Xianzheng all hurriedly bowed down and shouted loudly: "We will pay homage to the Lord of the Town! I wish the Lord of the Lord good health and a long military career for the Ashikaga family!"
"I will be a public servant from now on!" Kira Yoshitsune's eyes were blazing with fire. He calmed down for a while and said warmly: "You are all loyal ministers to the shogunate. Please work hard for the shogunate's EMI legacy!
I would like to express my gratitude to you all from the official palace of the shogunate."
The warriors were shocked and said loudly: "We are willing to serve the shogunate to the death!"
When he came back to his senses, the eyes of many samurai looking at Nagao Kagetora changed. In addition to surprise, they were more impressed. He almost single-handedly defeated the Ueno Kingdom with great achievements, but he was willing to be a vassal. This
Decision-making is not something that ordinary Sengoku samurai can do. No wonder there are rumors that Kira Yoshinori wanted to support Nagao Kagetora as the leader of Kanto. Then looking at Uesugi Kenmasa's respectful expression, it turned out that all this was not groundless.
The Echigo dual-headed political system, which was once ridiculed by samurai from Kanto and even the world, suddenly became the standard Warring States daimyo of the Three Kingdoms of Echigo, Ueno, and Shinano during the time of Kira Yoshi. The battle of Takayama shocked Kanto in the first battle, and the third battle of Kawanakajima
The first battle shocked the entire Eastern Kingdom, and the Battle of Suiweishan shocked the world again with an army of 8,000 to more than 100,000. The Ashikaga clan of the Kamisui quickly rose to become the number one daimyo in Kanto with an almost unstoppable upward momentum. Until this time, people were just like a dream.
Wake up. It turns out that the Echigo miracle that has always been underestimated has really turned into a shocking "miracle".
The biggest problem of Echigo is the instability of the dual-headed system. This is why people are not optimistic about him. There is only so much power. If one has more power, the other will have less. Before this, there was only one country, Echigo.
It's not obvious yet, and the people of Echigo can still live vaguely about it.
But now we can no longer maintain this vague rhythm of dawdling. From one country in Echigo to the control of three countries, the people from Shinono and Ueno can only recognize one king, and will not consider imitating the implicit attitude of the people of Echigo.
Vaguely recognizing the two giants, one of them must make concessions.
No matter in terms of status or strength, it is absolutely impossible for Ashikaga to make concessions, so the one who gives in is his brother-in-law Okagetora. Fortunately, the serious illness a few years ago made him retreat for a while, which made the dragon of Echigo have a strong desire for power.
Min's choice to give in was not unexpected. He had long ago revealed his unwillingness to continue to maintain dual politics. He rarely spoke at evaluation meetings and did not like to interfere in government affairs.
Maintaining a very high say in the military is limited to this. The leader of military and political power is still Kira Yoshitoki, including the decision-making power to deal with the Echigo encirclement strategy, which is made by his brother-in-law, and he chooses a lot of
Time is used for recuperation and meditation. This semi-retired state leaves enough time and space for Echigo people to choose.
Except for the family members who looked very disappointed, most of the Echigo people showed happy expressions. What they feared most was that each would not give in, and then it would turn into a confrontational rhythm. Two tigers would fight, one would die and the other would be injured. Kira and
Nagao fought a civil war in Echigo, which was bound to be a catastrophe that would destroy lives. Even the victorious side would have to pay a heavy price, and the prosperous scene of Echigo would come to an end.
The people of Echigo breathed a sigh of relief, and the samurai of Shinano and Ueno also relaxed. They looked back at the young minister on the high seat with endless awe in their hearts. What is it like to become one of the three ministers at the age of seventeen? According to the legend
Only the legitimate sons of the public family whose family status is higher than that of the minister are eligible to become three public ministers at the age of eighteen. In the Takeshi family, in addition to the current shogunate, Kira Yoshitomo is the second one to become one of the three public ministers.
According to the laws of the imperial court, only those with three or more positions can be called kōkō, and the title kōkō is also derived from this. Starting from Ashikaga Takauji, the great general who conquered the barbarians, the Ashikaga family has obtained the privilege of being called kōkō for generations. Since then, although the Kanto Ashikaga family has official positions
Not enough, but because he was the royal family of the Ashikaga shogunate, he called himself the Kanto lord, and then gradually formed the samurai culture of the Muromachi shogunate for two hundred years.
Not to mention anything else, the qualifications of this lord of the town are very strong, and he is also of noble birth and great military exploits. He has the strong support of the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiteru behind him, and from now on Degawa Haruyuki and him have a close and casual relationship.
It can be seen from the tone of the voice that the Ashikaga family has quite good connections in the imperial court. There is really nothing to criticize for such a nobleman with extraordinary origins and huge influence as the supreme leader.
"Going back to the topic, I have basically understood the disadvantages of agricultural cooperation. The model of farmer cooperation looks very good. But I still ignored the most important change in people's hearts. All people, including gods and Buddhas, are greedy. Some people are hardworking but
Brave, some are greedy and lazy, the more capable people work, the more they earn. To forcibly equalize the gap between everyone would violate the definition of fairness, so I decided to abolish agricultural cooperation."
Kira Yoshitoki's enlightened statement relieved many samurai believers. What they feared most was that Kira Yoshitoki would not take it seriously, disapproved of or refused to admit his policy mistakes. According to his current prestige, even if he ended up causing outrage, most of them would be in the middle class.
The samurai took the blame, and the people's worship of Kira Yoshitsune was almost superstitious. They would not believe that the town government official made the wrong decision. They would simply think that the samurai below did not perform well or had an error in their understanding of the strategy.
"This lesson has been learned. Governance is not about banquets and chats, and no falsification is tolerated. Every time a military official implements a policy, he must walk on thin ice and be cautious. If a policy mistake causes the loss of the country and the people, it is a huge mistake on the part of the ruler... Fujitaka just mentioned
Of the three points, the first countermeasure is to strengthen the construction of river and lake embankments, conduct detailed inspections before the rainy season every year, establish a day and night patrol system during the rainy season, and speed up the construction of polders. I know that this cannot be rushed,
But try your best to shorten the construction period!
The second point is to deal with the adverse effects caused by the annexation of new villages. Drinking milk requires many people to go to the countryside to meet the underground people and villagers. It is necessary to find out the reasons for the discord among the rural people. It is really not possible to hold more meetings.
The small appraisal team will organize a joint consultation to gather all the talents to think about the benefits and resolve the current unfavorable situation. However, we must pay attention to the methods and methods, and must not destroy the simple and kind folk customs of the village in a hurry for quick success.
The third point is that after agricultural cooperation is abolished, we must actively collect statistics on the labor force and farming conditions of farmers in each village, and divide the fields according to the willingness of farmers to work and the field area they can afford. There is no need to worry about greedy farmers over-reporting farmland.
, if he can farm, it is not bad for one person to give him five machi steps, but the premise is that he pays an annual tribute of two crops a year, and the tax cannot be less than a penny or a grain of grain. If those greedy people cannot farm,
He has laid waste the fields and messed up our family's agricultural plans. At that time, we will use the laws of the Kira family to punish him! How many annual tributes they owe, the taxes must be paid back with free labor.
Years, if not two years, then five years, and will not be released until the debt is repaid."
The warriors were overjoyed when they heard this, and finally expected Kiragi to make a bigger decision. Thinking about it carefully, this plan turned out to be perfect, and they hurriedly flattered loudly: "Master Zhenfu, this plan is wonderful! We encourage those who are capable to work harder and encourage a variety of grains."
, if this policy is implemented within two years, the trend will definitely change! Not only is the town master good at commanding troops in battle, but he is also so good at internal affairs strategies, which makes us really admire him!"
Dozens of warriors from other countries flattered each other with astonishing noises, and finally received Kira Yoshitoki's promise: "Shinano, the two countries of Ueno and Ueno will fully implement the overland strategy, and I will appoint a group of envoys to make statistics on the land area, land fertility, and land area of the two countries.
The yield of stone is high, so I ask you to cooperate with me in this land inspection. In the future, if you have meritorious service, I will not hesitate to reward you."
"I will swear allegiance to the Lord Mayor!" This is the end of a colorful evaluation meeting. The three years of Hongzhi are gradually coming to an end, and the next step is to welcome the new year.
At the end of the third year of Hongzhi, a major event occurred in Kinai that was still quiet. The protagonist of this incident was actually Hatakeyama Takamasa, the second-hand governor of the Hatakeyama family in Kawachi. He took advantage of the Miyoshi family's recent years to reorganize government affairs and prepare military forces to revitalize the economy.
, the Hatakeyama family in Kawachi had a serious conflict. Anmi clan master imitated Kizawa Nagamasa, and Yusa Nagasaki's monopoly of power caused dissatisfaction with Hatakeyama Gaomasa, so the family governor and the family manager once again confronted each other.
This time he was really unlucky. The clan retainers were full of resentment towards this second-rate governor. The former guardian Yusaku Shinji was full of negative emotions towards Hatakeyama Takamasa because of his father's death. In addition, the guardian who had been passed down from generation to generation in his family was replaced by the Yasumi clan.
The house was robbed, so he had no feeling about the governor being exiled again. The result of this confrontation was that Anmi Sofou successfully exiled the governor like the previous ones, and Hatakeyama Takamasa fled to Sakai Town in embarrassment.
Ashikaga Yoshiki was willing to help him, but he couldn't stretch out his arms. Yamashiro could only look at it and sigh. What happened to Rokkaku Yoshihide? He was busy with two things. The first was to appease Kitaomi.
Asai family, Asai Hisamasa's legitimate son Saru Yasha Motofu, Rokkaku Yoshiken gave the name Asai Kenmasa, and adopted Hirai Sadatake's daughter as an adopted daughter to marry Asai Kenmasa to strengthen the centripetal force between the two parties.
According to common sense, this method is relatively normal, just like when Imagawa Yoshimoto wanted to use his adopted daughter to fool Kira Yoshi, the dominant daimyo always wanted to maintain his dominance, but Asai Kenmasa, a young man, did not follow the routine.
Playing cards, he seemed to feel that Rokkaku Yoshiken looked down on him and it would be insulting to marry a minister's daughter to him, so he had been making trouble in Kotani Castle for the past few months. Asai Hisamasa had no choice but to deal with this legitimate son and had all kinds of headaches.
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Another thing is the harassment and infiltration of Shiga County. Kira Yoshitoki has been away from Kinai for longer and longer. This is what the saying goes, and Rokukaku Yoshiken thinks that you Kira Yoshitomo is hanging around in the East Country.
That's good. Shiga and Takashima prefectures don't really need it, so why not just give it back to me.
In the past few years, Sakamoto has frequently harassed Otsu. It was for this reason that he could eat a piece of fat meat in front of his eyes but he could eat it to death. The feeling of a hundred claws scratching his heart burned Rokkaku Yoshihide's reason day and night. He was afraid before.
Kira Yoshi came back, and now that the Kira family is trapped in Echigo and unable to extricate itself, you should give me a chance to turn around.
So Rokkaku Yoshiken was busy stepping up military preparations and planning the armed capture of Shiga and Takashima County. He didn't care about the life and death of Hatakeyama Takamasa. Anyway, it was not his own misfortune. He wanted to look for whoever he wanted. The gears of fate were at this moment. Turning quietly, 1558 is right in front of you. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
