The time came to the fourth day of the first lunar month in the fourth year of Yonglu (1561).
During the New Year's Day, every household in Yuqiupei's territory was celebrating, thanking God for giving them a good harvest in autumn. Tokiwabi's subordinates were also happy that they had a foothold again and their families were reunited. Only Naoe Tadayei was one
People still work at their desks every day - because there are too many things to be busy with.
How many men and people are there in each household, how much land should be allocated, and where should they be placed; how many villagers are in the original territory; inventory of original land documents, land deeds, and household registrations; whether to build a new city; defense
Repairs of fortifications; preparations for grain and spring plowing; how to get judges to the local areas and gain authority as they did at the Imagawa family; distribution of acting officials; implementation of the personal income tax system implemented by Yu Qiupei... too many things are waiting for Naoe Tadayei to come.
deal with.
Yeli County, where Yu Qiupei's fiefdom is located, is the smallest county in Owari Province, with a stone height of only 14,000 stone. Yu Qiupei's fiefdom alone has nearly 8,000 stone, which is more than half of Yeli County. Although
Yu Qiuping is not the county representative of Yeli County, but there are no other important ministers or fiefdoms of powerful families in Yeli County. Yu Qiuping basically has the final say.
However, this is not a good thing. Yori County is located in the northwest of Owari Province. The shape of Yari County is almost a long and narrow strip, close to the border line of Owari Province and Mino Province. It is only one county of Yari County and the United States.
The length of the border with Nogoku accounts for nearly one-third of the entire Owari-Mino border. In other words, Yu Qiupei will shoulder nearly one-third of the burden of border defense in the future - this is without other major
With the help of the important ministers and wealthy families. If the Saito family really invades, Yu Qiupei's territory will bear the brunt. He must hold on until the Oda family's reinforcements are assembled. However, during this period, his territory is expected to be severely damaged. And leave
His closest unit turned out to be Oda Nobukiyo, the Inuyama-den who looked very similar to Oda Nobunaga. It was a fool's errand to expect him to come to reinforce Amakihei in time.
The long and narrow terrain of Yeli County is also not conducive to defense. A county with no depth at all, if it wants to defend the entire county from infringement, it has to spread its troops evenly along the border. Yu Qiuping has a total of two
There are more than a hundred soldiers, and the total length of the border is about 60 miles. On average, there can be 3 soldiers per mile... This is obviously not feasible.
The largest castle in Yeli County is Kuroda Castle, where Naoe Tadayei currently houses his family and Tokiwa Bei. This is a medium-sized and small castle, about the same size as Otaka Castle. It has Ninomaru and Honmaru, as well as a three-story castle.
Castle Tower. Kuroda Castle is a city built on flat ground. It has no special defense structure, and its defensive capabilities can only be said to be unsatisfactory. Eight miles northeast of Kuroda Castle, there is a large forest and hilly area. And Kuroda Castle itself,
It's only about seven or eight miles away from the border.
The geographical relationship between Owari and Mino is that Mino is surrounded by a thick crescent moon on the south side. Owari is shaped like a tadpole, with one side of its head piercing Mino.
On one side of the tail is the Chita Peninsula. The western and northern borders of Owari and Mino are bounded by the Kiso River that runs across the two. The Kiso River originates from Mount Hamoori in the Shinano Mountains and runs from the east to the east.
The west flow almost crosses the entire Nobi Plain, but it turns a right-angled bend seven miles northwest of Kuroda Castle where Uaki Hei Castle is located, turns south, and pours into Ise Bay. This Kiso River has always been Mino
The key to the battle with Owari is that the defender can use the obstruction of the Kiso River to build an effective defense and delay the attacking side.
However, these are not the things that Naoe Tadayei is most concerned about right now. Because of the rush of time, he will definitely not have time to collect corvees and build fortifications during spring plowing. If the Saito family really attacks, everyone will definitely be able to hide in the dark.
Tiancheng was defended.
"Let's do it one by one..." Naoe Tadayei sighed, looking at the dense list of things that needed to be dealt with on the paper, but he didn't know how to start. Every thing requires manpower, money, and time.
Some matters are even prerequisites for others, but he has limited manpower and money at hand.
"It would be nice if His Highness was here..." Naoe Tadahei muttered in a low voice. He still clearly remembered the scene in Chiri Castle three years ago. At that time, time was also tight, and a massive amount of city defense repair work was waiting to be completed, and both manpower and material resources were exhausted.
Very limited. But Yu Qiuping used a weird method called "linear programming" to complete a series of arrangements. If His Highness were here, he would definitely be able to come up with a good way to solve everything.
It seems that I am still far behind His Highness. In the future, I still need to learn more from His Highness in order to become His right-hand man.
While Naoe Tadayei was in distress, a servant knocked on the door.
"What's going on?" Naoe Tadayei asked.
"My lord, Your Highness Lin wishes to see you." The attendant whispered.
"Nani?" Naoe Tadahei was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness Lin? Which His Highness Lin, His Highness Lin Sado?"
"Exactly, he is already waiting at the city gate." the attendant replied.
"Why don't you invite His Highness to come in quickly? How unbecoming would it be to have the pen master waiting at the door?" Naoe Tadahei hurriedly put down the brush in his hand, adjusted his blindfold, and stood up in a hurry, "I will go and greet you personally."
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"Your Highness Lin! It is my negligence that I have kept you waiting for so long." Naoe Tadahei personally ran to the city gate to open the city gate for Lin Xiuzhen and several of his guards, and quickly knelt down and apologized to him.
"Haha, it's okay." Lin Xiuzhen shook the snow off her body and said she didn't care. "I've heard for a long time that Tokiwa's military discipline is very strict. When I saw it today, it was well-deserved. Even if the guards at the door recognized me, they still had to report it to Lord Naoe.
I will open the door only if you come."
"Your Highness..." Naoe Tadahira blushed, "Your Highness Lin is so complimentary and has caused you trouble."
"I'm not wrong." Lin Xiuzhen smiled and shook her head, "If it weren't for the talents of His Highness Tokiwa Bei and Yuqiu, I wouldn't have let the Yuqiu family come to guard the important border town. For this reason, I also transferred the seal.
Where is the young wealthy family?"
"Huh?" Naoe Tadahei was stunned for a moment... Wasn't Yu Qiuping's appointment decided by Oda Nobunaga himself? Was it Lin Xiuzhen's appointment? However, Yu Qiuping had said in private before that Lin Xiuzhen was not a particularly talented person.
He is basically just a decoration in the Oda family.
However, Lin Xiuzhen did not seem to care much about Naoe Tadayei's gaffe, but said: "His Royal Highness Yuqiu is busy at home taking care of the unfortunate eldest son, and the official business of moving the territory has fallen on Naoe-sama, so it must not be easy.
Bar."
"Your Highness clearly understands that it is a bit burdensome." Naoe Tadayei agreed.
"Then we won't waste Naoe-sama's time. Let's talk while walking." After that, Lin Xiuzhen motioned to Naoe Tadayei and walked with him towards the castle tower.
After arriving at the castle tower, Naoe Tadayei immediately arranged for his attendants to serve tea and warm up Lin Xiuzhen. Lin Xiuzhen did not make any excuses and sipped the tea in a very grand manner.
"It's only the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. I wonder what His Highness Lin came here from Qingzhou City in the snow to do?" Naoe Tadahira asked in confusion.
"I'm here to help Master Naoe," Lin Xiuzhen said while looking at one of his guards. The guard immediately took out a leather bag from his arms and handed it to Naoe Tadayei respectfully. Naoe Tadayei was stunned for a moment, took the bag,
At Lin Xiuzhen's signal, she opened it and found a thick stack of paper inside.
"This is..." Naoe Tadayei looked at the paper in confusion and muttered silently: "There are a total of forty-two villages in Yeli County..."
"This is!" Naoe Tadayei was stunned for a moment, and he immediately reacted. He quickly flipped through the paper page by page. This is the information of 27 villages belonging to the Yuqiu family's territory among the 42 villages in Yeli County.
Household registration records, harvests in previous years, major Chinese people and local wealthy families, land inspection results, registration certificates of all issued land deeds and documents, and a brief summary of hydrology and geography.
"Is this information from the Oda family?" Naoe Tadayei sighed in surprise.
"No," Lin Xiuzhen shook her head, "When I was still young, I conducted secret investigations here on the orders of my late lord, and continued to record them later. Now that Lord Naoe may be able to use it, I will give it to you."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Naoe Zhongping said with sincere gratitude, and immediately leaned over and made a big gift. Lin Xiuzhen's information was of great help to him. Not only did it allow him to obtain complete information on each village in his territory, it also saved him the need to re-
The huge trouble of statistics also provided reference and basis for him to prepare for spring plowing, collect corvees, and divide the land under Joban Bei. A large number of things that had troubled him were suddenly solved.
"Your Highness!" After the end of happiness, Naoe Zhongping came back to his senses and looked at Lin Xiuzhen cautiously, "Your Highness's great kindness and kindness will be unforgettable by the Yuqiu family! I wonder what the Yuqiu family can do to repay
Your Highness!"
"Haha, I'm not here to help the Yuqiu family," Lin Xiuzhen laughed and stood up, signaling to the attendants to prepare to leave.
"What do you mean by your highness?" Naoe Tadahei stood up in confusion and wanted to give Lin Xiuzhen a ride, but Lin Xiuzhen waved her back casually.
Lin Xiuzhen looked at Naoe Tadahira's confused eyes and did not answer directly. Instead, she smiled and said, "Being an accomplice, or deputy, must be very hard."
"Your Highness?" Naoe Tadahei blinked in confusion.
"Only those who often do it will understand how much effort it takes to deal with the large number of chores at home that seem insignificant and have no merit." Lin Xiuzhen shook her head and said calmly: "But doing these things well does
It is regarded as a matter of duty, and there is no outstanding achievement, which is inferior to those warriors who lined up vertically and horizontally to attack the city."
"But, you have to understand," Lin Xiuzhen's eyes suddenly showed sharpness, but after a moment, they turned into indifferent and indifferent again: "A family wants to achieve hegemony." After that, he turned and walked out of the door.
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"There must be someone who has no fame or achievements and is willing to handle these chores behind the scenes."