August 12th, the tenth year of Eiroku (1567), was the busy farming season. The farmers were busy working in the fields, and the Ashigaru were dismissed to help the farmers. Without the war, the samurai and lords had some peace.
leisure.
On this day, in the mountain forest near Inabayama Castle in Mino Province, the important ministers of the Oda family were holding a huge safari. All the named lords were called out by Oda Nobunaga, including many like Kinoshita.
Muggles like Hideyoshi and Amakihei who knew nothing about hunting.
"Senior Sen has such good archery skills!" After Sen Kecheng hit a deer with an arrow from a distance, Yu Qiuping, who was sitting on a stone nearby, immediately shouted excitedly.
"Hongye," Sen Kacheng heard the sound and said with a smile, "Don't just sit here and come together. Hunting is a must-learn skill for warriors."
Mori Katsunari, who is usually taciturn and expressionless, has been always smiling in the past few months. The reason is simple. After Oda Nobunaga captured Mino, he was finally able to return to his hometown. Oda Nobunaga gave him
His eastern Meinong Toki County, Kerr County and the surrounding territories totaling 7,000,000 stone allowed him to return home in glory.
"Senior Mori, don't expect Momiji to be able to hunt!" Ikeda Hengxing, who was standing aside, had been shooting all morning and had shot two rabbits so far. But Yu Qiuping was still very active when he laughed, "That guy
Even if I study for ten years, I still can’t learn half of what I am capable of!”
People are in high spirits when happy events happen, and Ikeda Hengxing also gained a lot from the evaluation meeting not long ago. After Mori Katsunari transferred the seal to Mino, the entire 32,000 stone territory around Inuyama Castle was sealed to him, and he was also regarded as
He became the lord of the important city of Inuyama Castle.
"Half the skill? Do you mean you shot a rabbit in half a day?" Maeda Toshiie on the side proudly pointed to the small pile of prey he had shot, and mocked Ikeda Tsuneaki: "Don't brag.
, you brat! You have been granted the title of city lord, and your tail is about to reach the sky?"
Maeda Toshiie has not been in a good mood lately, so his words are also a little bit irritating. At this conferment meeting that was celebrated by everyone, Maeda Toshiie received pitifully few conferments. It is not because he has made little contribution, but because
As a concubine of the Maeda family, he already owns a considerable territory. If he were to be granted a further title, it would exceed Toshihisa Maeda's family territory, which would not be appropriate.
"Tch, I think you just can't eat the grapes and say the grapes are sour!" Ikeda Hengxing said angrily to him, and at the same time patted Kinoshita Hideyoshi on the shoulder, "Fujikiro, are you right?"
Because of Kinoshita Hideyoshi's outstanding performance in the past few years, he is now the lord of the 15,000 stone territory. It can be said that he has completed the leap from farmer to high-level samurai.
"How can my little territory compare with that of your highnesses?" Kinoshita Hideyoshi saw that Maeda Toshiie seemed to be getting angry at himself because of Ikeda Tsuneaki's words, so he hurriedly diverted the trouble and said: "He Hongye, Mori
Senior, Niwa-dono and Shibata-dono, how can they care about my little territory!"
Also, Kinoshita Hideyoshi's 15,000 stone territory is a lot less, but it is really not much. Niwa Nagahide, Shibata Katsuie, Sakuma Nobumori and other veterans have nearly 80,000 stone territories after this sealing.
.And Yu Qiuping also received the territory around Sumama City and the territories of the four small wealthy families as rewards, and became the lord of a 7,000-stone territory.
However, Yu Qiuping is still a little unsure about how to digest the 32,000 stone territory inherited from the four small wealthy families, which is also something he has been worrying about these days. If according to the traditional Japanese Warring States rules, the four small families
The wealthy clan is the retainer under Yu Qiuping's rule, and the family governor of the family will become Yu Qiuping's family elder. They have their own territory, and usually give Yu Qiuping a certain amount of tax revenue, but they also have greater autonomy, and Yu Qiuping cannot interfere with them.
The governance and justice of the territory. When they go on an expedition, they will lead their own troops to follow Yu Qiuping. However, this model makes Yu Qiuping very unhappy, which means that he has no right to interfere with the training of their army, and they must carry a few weapons with them when fighting.
Bai Zabing - a far cry from Tsukiwabei's level. Moreover, whatever these little lords want to do, they themselves will not be able to interfere.
Moreover, such a situation will also cause dissatisfaction among Yu Qiuping's old subordinates - Yu Qiuping has not enfeoffed any territory so far! Why can these outsiders have the status of family elders and so many territories as soon as they arrive!
Because he traveled from China and has been influenced by China's professional bureaucratic governance model (that is, bureaucracy), he does not like this enfeoffment system. Not only is it inefficient, it will also lead to a reduction in the cohesion of the army. If he really puts him
The 4,000 stone territory under his direct jurisdiction was entrusted to his retainers. Then when the war came, his subordinates would each bring half a platoon, two squads, and miscellaneous troops together. Ashigaru would only listen to his direct leaders.
Yes, there are so many gangs in the army that it is impossible to form strict discipline like Tsukiwabe.
Therefore, he prefers the current governance situation of his own territory. All territories are owned by the Yuqiu family, and all subordinates are directly responsible to the Yuqiu family. Salaries are distributed uniformly by the Yuqiu family, and there is no hierarchy of subordinate relationships.
and fragmented territories and small wealthy families. The troops are not owned by the lords, but belong to the Yuqiu family and are uniformly trained by the Yuqiu family. His subordinates only have command rights but no ownership. All taxation and judicial systems are also controlled by Yuqiu.
The Qiu family has unified control, and the acting officials and judges who are stationed in the territory are only temporary bureaucrats who have administrative power but do not own land. This kind of centralized system is what he believes is the most efficient way - it is definitely better than the Japanese model.
How should I take back their territory? This is almost impossible. In this era, they value their territory more than their lives. For example, in the newly granted territories of the Shibata family and the Mori family,
There are also a large number of small wealthy families, and they basically get along with them according to the old model. How can I make an exception?
What should we do?
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While he was wandering in his own mind, Maeda Toshiie had already walked up to him and knocked him hard on the head, bringing Yu Qiuping back to reality.
"You kid, what are you thinking about? Your elder brother is talking to you again!"
"Ah? Ah!" Yu Qiuping came to his senses in a daze. After seeing Maeda Toshiie's ferocious eyes, he replied casually: "I was wondering where the master went!"
"Oh?" Maeda Toshiie was stunned when he heard this. He looked around, but he really didn't see Oda Nobunaga. On the other side of the hill, Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Nobumori were hunting happily, and Niwa
Nagahide, Takigawa Kazumasunori and Lin Xiuzhen were talking about something, but Oda Nobunaga was nowhere to be seen.
"Where else can we go? If you go back to Inabayama Castle, you must pass by us. It's impossible not to see it." Maeda Toshiie murmured to himself, shaking his head, and suddenly focused his gaze on the distant place.
On a hill near the place, "Could he have run into the mountains?"
"How can my lord be so leisurely and elegant that he still goes to see the mountains?" Ikeda Hengxing snorted disdainfully.
"Didn't the Lord bring an eminent monk with him this time?" Yu Qiuping scratched his head and recalled, "It seems his name is Master Huize? Could it be that he and the eminent monk went to the mountain to have a heart-to-heart talk?"
"What are you talking about? Our lord has never been very fond of bald donkeys." Ikeda Hengxing seemed to have no respect for the profession of a monk. However, as soon as he finished speaking, on the mountain road far away, he saw Oda Nobunaga and
The figure of Master Huize slowly appeared, followed by more than a dozen women in female clothes. They followed the mountain road slowly down the mountain, as if they had just finished watching the mountain.
Ikeda Hengxing's face suddenly turned red, causing Yu Qiuping and Maeda Toshiie to laugh.
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Not long after, Oda Nobunaga ordered everyone to gather on the hill, make a fire to cook together, and enjoy the prey that everyone had caught. After the bonfire was raised, various prey that had been stripped and washed with water were placed on the fire.
Grilled. It is a rare opportunity to break the meat ban, and everyone will not miss the opportunity to eat meat. People like Ikeda Tsuneaki, Maeda Toshiie, and Sawaki Yoshiyuki have already eaten so much that their mouths are full of oil, but people like Shibata Katsuie and Niwa
People like Changxiu, who are self-reliant on their status, are a little more reserved in appearance.
When everyone had almost finished enjoying, Oda Nobunaga clapped his hands as if he couldn't wait any longer, signaling everyone to quiet down. Although Ikeda Tsuneaki and Maeda Toshiie were not satisfied with the meal, they could only put down the deer legs in their hands in frustration.
"Everyone." Oda Nobunaga stood up slowly. The black cloak behind him was blown up by a strong wind and fluttered in the wind. He followed the direction of the wind and pointed at the tall Inaba Mountain Castle not far away.
"Master Yu and Master Huize climbed up and looked into the distance, discussed for half a day, and decided to change the name of Inaba Mountain City!"
Although Oda Nobunaga's words made everyone a little stunned, they were not too surprised. Oda Nobunaga, a new and new human being, has always been very ambitious. It took more than ten years to finally conquer Mino. It would definitely be a mistake not to let him make a fuss.
Won't give up.
"I officially announced that from today on, our Oda family's home town will officially move from Qingzhou City to this new city——"
Oda Nobunaga drew out his voice and looked at everyone's surprise with satisfaction. The Oda family has been based in Owari for decades, and this is the first time they have moved their residence out of Owari, out of the place where they started.
Ah. If a family already owns many countries, then there is no problem in moving the residence to a central city or a more prosperous city. However, the prosperity of Qingzhou City is completely worthy of Inabayama Castle, which is where the Oda family started.
The foundation, how can we just change it?
Oda Nobunaga saw everyone's doubts, laughed in the wind and said: "Because my eyes are not only on these two countries! My goal is Kinki and the world! How can I live in Owari without thinking about progress?"
What! Isn’t this city a great place for us to march westward into Kinki?”
"This new city will be named Gifu City! Taking the allusion of 'Fengming Qishan' in the Western Zhou Dynasty in Chinese history!" Oda Nobunaga clapped his hands as he spoke, and motioned for the ladies to put a stack of papers in front of everyone present.
Dear ministers.
"From now on, the seal used by Yu will also be changed to this seal, and all past seals will be abolished! This is also our future goal!"
Yu Qiuping took the paper handed by the mother-in-law, raised it slightly, and looked at the paper under the sunlight. He saw four sharp characters printed on it: