On October 7, after dozens of days of hard work, Yu Qiupei and Sena Ujitoshi finally cleared up all the income and expenditure accounts owed by the Imagawa family. This morning, the two went to Imagawa Yoshimoto with their final report.
Go and report.
"Thank you for your hard work." After seeing the two people coming in, Imagawa Yoshimoto reluctantly rolled up the scroll in his hands, "If you have time these days, go back to the territory to have a look. I haven't been back for dozens of days. The autumn harvest is still there.
Not taken care of."
"Autumn harvest?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that these dozens of days seemed to be the days for farmers' autumn harvest, and he didn't know how the autumn harvest in his own territory was going. These seemed to be left to Chibei and Amano Keitoku
Full responsibility, I heard them mention it before, but Yu Qiuping didn't pay much attention to it.
"You are so incompetent, Yuqiu." Imagawa Yoshimoto said with a smile, "Spring planting and autumn harvest are the two things that the lord is most concerned about in a year. Even though our Imagawa family has a developed business, every year
Most of the income still relies on farming." Seeing that Yu Qiuping didn't understand, Imagawa Yoshimoto continued to explain, "Our Imagawa family actually controls the tax collection territory, which is nearly 900,000 koku. The annual tax is 36
About ten thousand shi, whether it is reserved as military ration reserves or collected in the form of money, is a huge amount of income. With military rations, we can support the mobile troops. With money, we can maintain a series of normal operations in the territory.
Activity."
"The lords attach great importance to farming, which is why we generally do not recruit soldiers to go to war during the busy farming season in spring and autumn, but mostly go out in winter and summer."
"So, sometimes a locust plague during the autumn harvest can cause more damage to the family than a failure in a war." Imagawa Yoshimoto clapped his hands and laughed, "But you, this kid, actually even led the family
You don’t care about the autumn harvest, you made the wrong choice!”
"Is that so?" Yu Qiuping scratched his head and said sheepishly, "I've been taught a lesson, so I'll rush back to the territory today."
Yu Qiuping suddenly felt a faint scent of incense in the room. It was not that strong, but very comfortable. He looked around and found a blue incense burner next to Imagawa Yoshimoto's desk. The cover was dark, and the top of it was dark.
There is also a small sculpture of a bird.
"Haha, it seems that Yuqiu is quite knowledgeable." Imagawa Yoshimoto smiled, "This incense burner is called the Chidori Incense Burner, and it is an heirloom of the Imagawa family." Imagawa Yoshimoto caressed the side wall of the incense burner as he spoke.
"The incense burned with it always has a bit more flavor than other incense burners."
"The main hall is very spacious. You can only taste such elegant things briefly. Don't be immersed in this way." Sena Shitoshi frowned and respectfully advised.
"Haha, why are you admonishing me?" Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed and changed the topic.
Yu Qiuping looked at this exquisite incense burner for a moment, and suddenly remembered something, "Main Hall. I have something else to do this time."
"Let's talk." Seeing that the main business had been finished, Imagawa Yoshimoto took out the scroll again, spread it on the table and looked at it, admiring several exquisite details from time to time.
"I want to equip my department with some armor and equipment, but I don't know where to apply." Yu Qiuping said, "The armors I have are all strange and the weapons are very crude. Many of the armors have holes and are rusty.
The tips of many bamboo spears are rusty, and few bows and arrows are intact. I think these equipment are just a joke with the lives of soldiers! The key to victory is the strength of a strong army."
"What you said later makes sense," Imagawa Yoshimoto raised his head and glanced at Yu Qiuping, then smiled and lowered his head to look at the painting, "But what did you say at the beginning? Are you going to apply for equipment?"
"Yes." Yu Qiuping nodded, "Is there some kind of military department, or a department that manages weapons? I'm a newbie here, so I don't know much about it."
"No." Imagawa Yoshimoto spread his hands and burst into laughter. Sena Shitoshi behind him couldn't help it and snickered a few times. "Do you think this is the Ming Dynasty? Will the imperial court agree to distribute weapons to soldiers? Haha.
Haha..." Imagawa Yoshimoto said with a smile, "We in Japan are not as good as the Celestial Empire. The lords do not have extra money to equip all Ashigaru. Generally, each lord is only responsible for the equipment of his own troops directly under his jurisdiction, and his retainers have to arm their subordinates themselves.
.”
"Generally speaking, my retainers will only equip their own samurai or flags," Sena Ujitoshi continued to explain. "As for other Ashigaru, I simply give them some money and let them buy their own equipment. If you have money,
Those who have no money are better dressed." Sena Shitoshi said with a smile, "Our Imagawa family is pretty good, and we basically give the Ashigaru a bamboo spear. Some wealthy retainers
Bamboo and hemp armor will also be distributed. But the Ashigaru have no chance to get armor, armor, etc."
"I heard that in those poor places on Shikoku Island," Imagawa Yoshimoto took over, "the master's family doesn't have any money, so they all rely on their ashgaru to scrimp and scrape together the equipment."
"So," Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, "I have to prepare my own equipment?"
"According to common sense, as the governor of the family, there is no problem for me to give you some, and there is indeed some left in the treasury," Imagawa Yoshimoto said thoughtfully, "but now that you are a big tree, many people are staring at you. You
Because I was busy settling accounts and didn’t have much communication, I didn’t realize it. If I open a small stove again and give you equipment, those people will come and make noise again.” Imagawa Yoshimoto waved his hand, as if to drive away a few annoying flies, “
So annoying."
"Then...how do people generally buy equipment?" Yu Qiuping understood Imagawa Yoshimoto's difficulties, and he did improve too quickly.
"If it's just bamboo spears, bamboo hemp armor and other equipment, there are usually a few bamboo craftsmen in each village who can make them." Sena Ujitoshi said, "But Momiji doesn't seem to be satisfied with these.
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"In our Ming Dynasty, the average soldier will have a set of scale armor, and again it must be leather armor." Yu Qiuping recalled some articles he had read before, "Although not everyone has swords, iron-tipped spears and better bows and arrows
It should also be a normal configuration." He asked hesitantly, "How much does it cost to purchase these equipment? Where can I find someone?"
"A suit of scale armor... There is no such thing in Japan. Maybe you are talking about a suit of scales?" Sena Shitoshi said hesitantly, "A suit of scale armor costs a lot of money. If you buy it, a suit of scale armor will cost an estimated 60.
Go through it."
"60 pieces!" Yu Qiuping was frightened all of a sudden. Even if he didn't eat or drink, the tax he received for a year would only be enough to buy 10 sets.
"But if you produce it yourself, maybe the cost can be reduced a bit." Seinajitoshi said, "If the craftsmen are good at craftsmanship... maybe it can be reduced to 40 guan."
"Then where can I recruit craftsmen?" Yu Qiuping asked again.
"Forget it, don't bother." Imagawa Yoshimoto waved his hand, "I will give you twenty craftsmen from my house. Anyway, there is no plan to expand the army recently, and there is no need to produce too many weapons. Money.
Don’t worry about the problem, let me help you with it first. This is much more concealed than directly assisting you with equipment.”
"That's great! Thank you, hall!" Yu Qiuping found that the problem that had been bothering him for a long time was solved all at once, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"Yuqiu, don't get too happy too early. You can't change clothes that quickly." Imagawa Yoshimoto laughed, "It's better to go back to the territory this afternoon."
After lunch, Yu Qiuping took the training troops back to the territory in Ejiri early. Yu Qiuping originally wanted to ride back, but seeing everyone running, he dismounted and ran back with everyone. It's been a long time.
Why was he still a little overwhelmed after long-distance running?
When he arrived at the territory, Yu Qiuping noticed that the territory was different from a few dozen days ago. The crops in the fields had been harvested, and the crops were piled in the yards of each resident and were being dried.
"Chibei, who is responsible for collecting taxes this year?" Yu Qiuping asked Chibei.
"Back to my lord," Chibei bowed slightly, "This year, the Itami family will mainly be responsible for the overall management. I and Amano-sama will be watching and learning from the sidelines."
"How was the harvest?" Yu Qiuping asked again, "Are the harvest data recorded?"
"Don't worry, sir. This year's harvest is pretty good. There are 3,213 shi, which can be considered a bumper harvest. We collected a tax of 1,285 shi. We have recorded the harvest of each field." Chibei replied.
"Okay," Yu Qiuping nodded, "If we go back and integrate the data, we can use this data to formulate new tax laws." He asked again, "How is the resettlement work of those family members going?"
"Don't worry, sir." Chibei nodded again, "The people who have been arranged in the two fishing villages have settled down and have shelter for the winter. Many people have begun to learn fishing." He paused and pointed.
Looking to the south, "The people arranged to live in the West Village basically live in the south. There is a lot of uncultivated wasteland there. I plan to plant some sesame seeds to drive away the weeds."
"If you encounter any problems, just come to me and I will help you solve the coordination." Yu Qiuping patted Chibei on the shoulder, "Haha, you, you, you are amazing, Chibei. I think it is so troublesome.
You have almost solved everything."
"I don't dare to take the credit." Chibei bowed his hand humbly, "The achievements were only achieved through the concerted efforts of all my colleagues."
"The fact that you can say that means you are already great." Yu Qiuping praised, "If I praise Zhong Xiu like this, his tail will definitely hit the sky immediately!"
"Hey! Sir! What do you mean!" Nakahide Omaezaki ran a few steps forward and came to Yu Qiuping's side, "Why do I feel that you have been targeting me!"
"Just target you!" Yoshioka Katsumasa slapped Omaezaki Nakahide's butt hard, "You're the only one who does nothing all day long, causing trouble everywhere!"
"Who is causing trouble everywhere! I'm not drunk and crazy!" Nakahide Omaezaki shouted dissatisfied.
"Why are you biting people!" Yufuyu Ogawa was drinking alone nearby and had no intention of participating. He was forced to lie down and criticized Omaezaki Nakahide.
"Okay, stop arguing, you guys." Fukushima Yasunari clapped his hands dissatisfied, "You are such a big person."
After staying in the territory for two days, Yu Qiuping rushed back to Sunfu Castle. As soon as he entered the city gate, he was blocked by Asahina Taehyung at the east gate.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Yu Qiuping looked at the anxious Asahina Taehyung in surprise.
"You're back, now we have a reliable backcourt!" Taehyung Asahina clapped his hands excitedly, "We've got it together! If you don't come back, we won't be able to play in the afternoon!"
"What are you playing? Cuju?" Yu Qiuping asked doubtfully, "If we were to play cuju, wouldn't there be many people in the Asahina family playing with my eldest brother?"
"Those people are not good at it! This time it's a competition! It's a competition!" Taehyung Asahina shouted repeatedly, waving his arms at the same time, wishing that everyone in Junfu could hear his loud voice.
"What kind of competition? What the hell?" Yu Qiuping found it very difficult to communicate with Asahina Taehyung.
"I had a fight with that little eye before when we were competing for the space in the Cuju field. We agreed that today both sides would bring their own Cuju teams to decide the outcome! Whoever loses must give up the field when he sees the winner in the future!"
Asahina Taehyung excitedly punched his chest, "Damn it! Fuck this little eye!"
"Do you know! This is an unprecedented competition!" Asahina Taehyung shouted excitedly, "The referee is Mr. Imagawa, my brother Goro! The family governor's hall and all the high-level officials will come to see it!"
Two of the three young masters of Junfu are facing each other tit for tat. The governor of the house comes to the palace, and the young master is the referee.
Oh my god.
Yu Qiuping held his forehead deeply, which would probably cause a sensation in the whole city.
"You kid, go have a meal quickly, take a good rest, and build up your strength!" Asahina Taehyung pulled Yu Qiuping off the horse, "Don't let the chain fall by then!"