Chapter 1286: Blue Sky, Daylight, Lightning and Thunder
After listening to the military general's explanation, Liu Shiba understood what the Takeda family's tax system was like.
As the lord in charge of one side, the Takeda family only collected one-tenth of the annual harvest in territorial taxes.
To be honest, according to the standards of future generations, this standard is definitely - conscience price!
But don't forget, if the Takeda family needs to recruit young men from the territory to join the war, you have to prepare your own food, grass, weapons and equipment, and the lord will not provide these.
But it would be a lie to say that you really didn’t prepare anything. How many grain depots and arsenals should be prepared with some dry goods to prepare for unexpected needs?
As an ordinary peasant soldier, if you were called to fight naked, the Takeda family would not turn you away. Your family is poor, what can you do?
After all, the Takeda family will still go out of their way to prepare enough equipment for a poor guy like you. If not, they will even get a bamboo and sharpen it for you to play with.
The question is, do you dare to play with bamboo? Do you want to die with guns, knives, and cannons?
But when you think about it this way, the old man Takeda Shingen is really very poor. His family has a big business, he supports many household ministers and wives, and he has a standing army of four to five thousand people. How can it be enough?
If it weren't for the support of several gold mines in the territory, the Takeda family would have gone bankrupt long ago...
Thinking of this, Liu Shiba no longer hesitated, looked at all the retainers and the tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience, and smiled calmly.
"Uh-huh……"
Liu Shiba cleared his throat, his expression remained unchanged, and then promulgated the new law he had formulated long ago:
"I said before that the difference between right and wrong lies in execution. No matter what I say is right or wrong, everyone must strictly implement it. Do you understand?
Just like just now, since I have promulgated laws and levied one-third of the territory's grain tax, I will not swallow my words again.
In this way, all civil servants and generals serving in the Takeda family, including the people in the territory, must strictly implement it,"
Do you really want to store half of the 1.5 million shi of food?
Everyone stared blankly at this unreasonable, extortionate bastard, not knowing whether to cry or laugh...
Maybe, without waiting for Takeda 18 and you to rush back to Takeda Kai's nook and corner, all the people in the territory will be gone, right?
If you have thoughts in your heart, they are just thoughts. If your eyes show dissatisfaction, it is a matter of mentality. If you have opinions, you can say them behind your back. If you have opinions, you cannot refute the face of the family leader in person. That will result in beheading...
As a result, the Takeda family ministers and the soldiers sitting cross-legged on the ground in the square put their hands on the ground with a straight face, slowly bent down and kowtowed, and at the same time let out a low roar of promise:
"ha--"
Everyone's expressions were almost all on their faces. Liu Shiba didn't take it seriously and had his own plans!
Liu Shiba was now wearing a gorgeous military commander's robe, sitting on a horse stool in the middle of a high platform, with a white tiger skin spread under his feet, and both sides were filled with high-ranking ministers.
Most of these people are veterans of the Takeda family, and there are not many new dignitaries. Those who are qualified to come to power and share the admiration of the family with the head of the family are definitely powerful members of the Takeda family!
At this time, a powerful person reminded Liu Shiba:
"Lord! You just talked about the eight elders discussing politics..."
Seeing the longing in everyone's expectant eyes, Liu Shiba smiled coldly, nodded and said:
"Hey! I will then announce the candidates of the Takeda family, the first eight elders to jointly discuss politics."
After saying this sentence, everyone held their breath, and the scene suddenly fell into silence, and only heavy breathing could be heard...
At this moment of great attention, Liu Shiba felt very good about himself.
With a strange smile on his face, he put his hands in his arms to fumble, stood up and slowly walked to the undisputed important minister, Baba Nobuka, stopping in front of him...
"The first candidate to be the leader of the Eight Elders who jointly discuss politics is Mr. Nobuka Nobufusa, who is highly respected and has the highest military prowess among all the generals!"
Only Liu Shiba knows what Baba Nobuka's past achievements are. He only knows that this old guy is the leader of Takeda's four ministers.
However, this nonsense flattery still lifted Baba Nobufang to the sky, making him smile happily...
The racehorse Shinfang was so proud that he climbed to the ground in an orderly manner, kowtowed and said:
"Ha! I will do my duty to serve the Takeda family and serve as their governor till death!"
"Sir Shinbo, please get up quickly!"
Liu Shiba stretched out a hand to pull the old man up from the ground, and added:
"This thing is a certificate of the identity and status of the eight elders. It even has the authority to mobilize troops. Please keep it, Mr. Xinfang!"
After saying that, Liu Shiba held up a dark cylinder the size of a cigarette box in his hand, shook it at everyone, and then carefully handed it to the racecourse's Shinfang.
"Yes! Family Governor, I don't know this...?"
Baba Nobuka was dumbfounded when he looked at the mysterious object in his hand, which was exquisitely made and had buttons on the side, but he had never seen it before.
With his eyes squinted and his hands behind his back, Liu Shiba's expression was unpredictable and extremely serious. He stared into the eyes of the old man in the racecourse and explained:
"This thing is called the Lightning Talisman. It can be used in emergencies and has miraculous effects..."
Baba Nobuka's eyes widened as he looked at the dark thing in his hand, wondering where the magic effect was?
"Come on! Look at this - there is a button. Push it up to turn off the lightning, and push it down to turn off the engine.
Well! Mr. Shinfusa, you can try it. Facing the soldiers in the square, press and hold the lightning upward..."
The Baba Nobunaga was doubtful, and pointed the "Lightning Talisman" at the tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience, staring at his actions, and then pushed up the button called Lightning...
"Whoa!"
A dazzling white light turned into a beam of light and stabbed towards the audience...
All the military commanders and retainers on the high platform looked horrified, and they all stood up and exclaimed:
"Nani?"
Of course, except for Liu Shiba's group of guards and close subordinates, there was not much movement in this scene.
There was chaos under the high platform. The dozens of rows of soldiers sitting in the front closest to the high platform saw the white light shining and immediately got up and screamed, turned around and ran away, howling in their mouths:
"Ah! Mom, save me, you monster..."
"This, what is this?"
"It's amazing!"
In the square, there was a sudden uproar...
Liu Shiba turned his head and glanced at Meng Tianfang.
Meng Tianfang's face was twisted, and he gritted his teeth and rushed into the square with forty guards to maintain order, driving those who were running around back to where they were and sitting down...
Baba Nobuka quickly pushed the button on the "Lightning Talisman" back, and said in shock:
"It can lightning and thunder under the broad sky, is it a divine weapon?"
"That's right! A sacred weapon unique to the Takeda family and the eight elders!"
Liu Shiba gritted his teeth, and his expression became slightly distorted.
The group of people closest to the horse stool where Liu Shiba was sitting, such as Li Ergou, Old Driver, Cuihua, Solanta, etc., had their mouths wide open and their faces stiff.
They looked dazed, their eyes fixed, staring at the "artifact" in the hands of Baba Xinfang stick, carefully wiping and rubbing it!
The scene fell into silence, and the quiet atmosphere lasted for at least five minutes!
After a long time, Solanta lowered her voice and said to Cuihua in confusion:
"Is it possible that in China, hand-operated rechargeable portable flashlights are called artifacts?"
The corners of Cuihua's lips trembled, and she looked sideways and responded:
“What’s the American name for this thing? A hand-operated rechargeable portable flashlight—nine words?”
Solanta looked back at Baba Nobuka's hand carefully and affirmed:
"Yes! Hand-pressed rechargeable portable flashlight, you read that right."
Cuihua stretched out two fingers and gritted her teeth and said:
"China only has two words: flashlight!"
As soon as the words were spoken, Liu Shiba and his entourage were immediately dumbfounded!
Damn it, Liu Shiba is using a flashlight to fool people? What about the lightning charm?
Liu Shiba turned back and stared at Solanta, his expression became more serious, and he whispered:
"Lightning Talisman!"
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It’s Monday! The Double Festival is far away from us, and the children are going to school. Liu Shiba wishes everyone a refreshed tomorrow and a happy work day!
