Takamaru is an ordinary farmer in a small village southeast of Kuroda City. His family of five lives in a medium-sized house with one-third of an acre of land. Although it is not rich, they can still live a comfortable life.
Go down. During the holidays, the family can also have a meal of rice and meat. Takamaru has always been grateful to the village chief and the elders of the clan. He always believes that the village chief maintains the stability of the village, and the elders every
Yue's prayers blessed the fields with a good harvest. It was these two old men with countless merits who allowed Takamaru to live the life he has now.
However, in the past few days, Takamaru had some opinions on these two old people.
The reason is very simple. Takamaru is very dissatisfied with the verdict of their two elders. The matter involved in the verdict is the land that every farmer regards as life. Takamaru's family has been cultivating their current land for three generations, and there is no need to worry about the land between the fields.
Every plant and tree in the land is very familiar. When Takamaru was a child, he heard from his grandfather that these lands were reclaimed by his grandfather when he was young. When he was old, he passed it on to Takamaru's father. Now that Takamaru's father is old, he naturally
It was Takamaru who did the farming.
But just a dozen days ago, a family suddenly came to Meinong. They seemed to be members of the village chief's tribe. They said that nearly an acre of the land now cultivated by Takamaru was theirs.
The elderly people of several surrounding families also said that they remembered that this family had escaped from famine decades ago. So this family reported the matter to the village chief, hoping that the village chief would decide whether this acre of land should belong to
who.
In this kind of case where the public is right and the mother-in-law is right, the village chief inevitably favors his own clan and awards the land to that family. Although Takamaru was very dissatisfied, the village chief comforted him and said that he did not have such a problem.
With one acre of land, they can barely survive. But now that family has no land, they will not be able to survive.
Even though Takamaru was deeply unconvinced, he could only listen to the village chief's words honestly at this moment - there were very few people in the village who dared not to listen to the village chief's words, and the village chief's judgment was the truth.
However, things have taken a turn for the better in the past few days!
The great lord of Yeli County, Yu Qiuping, was the legendary good man who had a story of delivering food and supplies to the enemy. On the grounds of "upholding justice for the lord", he sent something called a "circuit court". The acting official of the village
I have repeatedly emphasized with the one-armed judge that any territorial citizen who is dissatisfied with the sentence within one year can appeal to the Circuit Court. Justice Keitoku Amano will help everyone to uphold justice.
To be honest, even if such an organization existed, Takamaru still didn't dare to appeal - because it seemed like he didn't trust the village chief. But that acre of land was really important to his family, and everyone in the family wanted to do it.
He wanted his land back, so he mustered up the courage and went to the circuit court's temporary camp in person.
The judge who received him was the judge in their village. Although Takamaru never went to see this foreigner whom he could not trust, he was very enthusiastic about Takamaru. Takamaru's case was scheduled to be heard one day later.
The people who were competing for the land with him were also called over. However, the circuit court made a very strange arrangement. They asked a judge to go home with Takamaru. Takamaru was still a little confused - but he understood immediately.
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After the village chief heard that Takamaru had appealed, he immediately came to his door and persuaded Takamaru to stop making trouble and to trust the village chief's judgment. He was also willing to return half of Takamaru's land. However, when the judge saw this, he immediately
It showed that Takamaru was already a person protected by the territorial law. If the village chief insisted on letting him withdraw the lawsuit, he would be in trouble with the Yuqiu family. The helpless village chief had to retreat in anger, but Takamaru suddenly felt a sense of security in being protected.
——He is no longer a common citizen who can be bullied by others. The Yuqiu family will protect the interests of every citizen!
The style of the circuit court is unparalleled even in the village chief's home! The defendant, plaintiff, judge and jurors, names that Takamaru had never heard of, all appeared in the court. They were asked to sit in different seats.
, while Amano Keitoku sat behind the table in the middle. After listening to the statements of both parties and the jury's suggestions, Amano Keitoku made a verdict.
All that acre of land was returned to Takamaru!
The reason is very simple. According to the statutory law that Amano Keitoku had previously drafted with the village chiefs, land without owners and title deeds belongs to those who have cultivated it for more than ten years! Although that family can prove that they once owned the land, they cannot
Unable to obtain the long-lost land deed, the land was naturally awarded to Takamaru! Although Takamaru had heard about some statutory law before, he didn't care at all. He still listened to the village chief about lawsuits. After learning that
After this written law actually helped me get my territory back, I immediately vowed to go back and study it hard!
When the family saw this, they complained one after another and refused to give up the land they occupied. Judge Amano Keitoku was also unambiguous and immediately called out Omaezaki Nakahide's infantry platoon and drove to the side of the field in a mighty manner - the family had no choice but to be obedient.
The land was released. Amano Keitoku also threatened that if anyone dares to illegally take back Takamaru's land, Tokiwabi will defend the legal judgment!
This commotion directly made the whole incident known to everyone. People in the village asked about the proceedings of the trial. Takamaru, the judge, the acting magistrate, and the very expressive Omaezaki Nakahide immediately told the story. This explosive news
The village was immediately detonated! There is actually a court that can change the village chief's decision!
For a time, people in the entire village who were dissatisfied with the cases flocked to the circuit court. Amano Keitoku also refused to refuse, and tried seventeen cases one after another, overturning and reopening twelve of them. As soon as the circuit court appeared
, it immediately caused a huge impact in the territory. The common people spread the word, and soon it spread throughout Yeli County. Many common people who happened to encounter cases and disputes saw that what the village chief said did not count.
They all went to the judge who had been ignored before to request a ruling. The statutory laws of the territory, which had been ignored before, immediately became a favorite among the villagers. Everyone asked the literate agents and judges to explain the magical law to them one by one.
statutory law.
While Amano Jingtoku's circuit court was continuing to travel, five angry village chiefs also came to Yu Qiuping's door. They pointed at the monk and scolded the bald donkey, and accused Amano Jingtoku of being domineering in front of Yu Qiuping. They also insisted that Amano was
Jingde deprived the village chief of his judicial power and declared the village chief's judgment illegal, which brought great trouble to them and led to the corruption of folk customs.
However, Yu Qiuping played Tai Chi with them lightly. He first pointed out that his starting point was good, and he wanted to help the village chiefs reduce the pressure and restore peace to the people. Then he reminded that the trial of Amano Jingtoku
The law used at that time was the territorial law that all village chiefs had agreed to. The village chiefs had already guaranteed that all matters in the territory would be governed by statutory law. Therefore, there were so many judgments that were inconsistent with statutory law. Village chiefs should
Examine yourself.
The village chiefs knew they were in the wrong, and they were too embarrassed to ask Yu Qiuping to continue abolishing the circuit court. But they still felt that Yu Qiuping's judge had deprived them of too much power, making their judgments almost invalid - without the judge's support.
The judgment may be overturned before the Circuit Court.
Therefore, Yu Qiuping gave in. He promised that after the village chief made a judgment, he could submit the case to the judge for review. If the judge approved, the case would become effective.
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The second half of the fifth year of Eiroku (1562) could be considered an unlucky period for the Oda family. In order to destroy Oda Nobukiyo of Inuyama, Oda Nobunaga sent troops twice in a row after the autumn harvest to attack Oguchi Castle on Oda Nobukiyo's side.
, but failed to capture it. The reason is very simple. It will take a lot of time for Oda Nobukiyo to assemble his troops in Qingzhou City and then drive to Oguchi Castle. After receiving the early warning, Oda Nobukiyo can calmly deploy defenses and apply for support from the Saito family.
Let Oda Nobunaga return in vain. The angry Oda Nobunaga is said to be brewing a city building plan - he wants to build a city on Mount Komaki, seven miles away from Oguchi Castle, and move the army to Mount Komaki, so as not to attack Oda Nobunaga.
Tian Xinqing can launch an attack when he is ready.
However, the second half of the fifth year of Eiroku (1562) was a relatively easy year for Yu Qiuping. The Saito family became increasingly chaotic due to power struggles, and the conflicts between the central government and local wealthy families had intensified to the point where they could no longer coexist.
I have no energy to launch another attack on Yu Qiuping's territory. And the four small wealthy families bordering Yu Qiuping all have control in Yu Qiuping's hands. I ask myself that they are not Yu Qiuping's opponent. They are very calm - more
Besides, they were too busy counting the money before it was too late.
The caravan of Sena Shiyoshi, who has abundant capital, travels between Mino and Owari once a month, bringing in profits of thousands of kusen every time, and as many as 400 kusen are divided among the four small wealthy families.
They are gradually getting closer to paying off Yu Qiuping's debts and are about to turn losses into profits. They are so excited that they not only provide various conveniences to Yu Qiuping's caravan, but also work hard to manage the Saito family's tax collection so that they will not embarrass Mitsubishi Corporation.
Team.
In September, Sena Uji also opened a shop in Mino and Owari to store goods and sell to the market for a long time, so as to further expand the caravan business. Sena Uji even planned to enter the market
Omi and Yu Qiupei also wrote to Asai Nagamasa, hoping that he could provide some convenience for the caravan. If Asai Nagamasa agrees, Sena Shiyoshi's Mitsubishi Caravan will become a super merchant with a territory market of nearly 2 million
The extra income from the caravan also gave Yu Qiuping the capital to spend huge sums of money every year to support his Tokiwa Bei. Tokiwa Bei's ashigaru are all off-duty soldiers, and with frequent drills, they consume a lot of food every day.
, 400 people will spend 4,000 yuan a year.
In Japan's Warring States Period, the composition of the army could be roughly divided into two types: the leading militia and the standing army. The leading militia were farmers who served in the military. They farmed during the busy season and responded to the lord's call to participate in training or accompany them on expeditions during the slack period. They often had to purchase their own supplies.
Weapons and armor. Generally, the auxiliary troops and part of the combat soldiers in the daimyo army are composed of these leading militiamen. The poorer daimyo and even the combat soldiers are basically composed of leading militiamen.
As for the standing soldiers, as the name suggests, they are ashigaru who can go out at any time. They do not need to engage in production, they only need to train or fight every day, and their combat effectiveness is high. For example, samurai at all levels are standing soldiers. However, it costs a lot to support standing soldiers.
Expenses include daily food expenses (the lord's soldiers only need food from the lord when they go on an expedition) and salary payments.
Even Oda Nobunaga, who most advocated the separation of soldiers and peasants, only had about 600 off-duty soldiers, that is, standing soldiers. And the cost per person of these 600 people was far lower than the average of Tokiwabi.
level - after all they don't need daily training.
Since Sena Uji is completely unable to spare time, this year's autumn harvest will be entirely handled by Naoe Tadayei. He has always been responsible and has not made any mistakes, and has also completed the relief work for areas with bad harvests. And the military intelligence built by Sanada Masayuki
The military intelligence department is also slowly getting on the right track. He hired two more small-scale ninjas, trained many military intelligence personnel, and improved his military intelligence department team.
What surprised Yu Qiuping the most was that Imagawa Feng seemed to be pregnant with another child! Yu Qiuping was very excited when he realized that there would be another little life in Yu Qiu's family.
Chapter completed!