Chapter 668 Big recruitment! Expansion of the army by 3,000 people! 5200
There are no donkeys in Japan, so naturally there are no mules.
[Note: A mule is a hybrid of a donkey father, a horse mother]
The main animals used by farmers in ancient Japan were oxen and horses.
In Qingdeng's eyes, those grain crops, gold, silver and copper coins were just the same thing and not worth mentioning at all.
This pile of livestock is the most valuable thing!
95 cows, 239 horses... This is a huge wealth that cannot be underestimated!
To a certain extent, the amount of animal power directly determines the financial level of a rural area.
No matter how good you are at plowing, can you still plow faster than an ox?
No matter how much you can carry goods, can you possibly carry more weight than a horse?
A rural area with more animal power is better than a rural area with less animal power. The productivity of the former is better than that of the latter.
However, even in the wealthy Gyeonggi Province, not every farmhouse can own its own cattle and horses.
It is normal for several families to take turns using one ox and one horse.
All in all, whether it was the outcome of the battle or the collection of trophies, Qingdeng made a lot of money from this battle.
He finally understood what "war economics" is.
At the same time, I also have a profound understanding of why those robber countries in the West, who are just trying to gain fame, love to invade other people's homes.
As long as the method is used correctly, war can really make money! And it is the kind of blood-earning that can make huge profits!
It is natural to have such an astonishing gain.
The bandit army plundered most of Ise. If they could not seize such a large amount of wealth, Qingden would be confused.
Although he returned home with a lot of money, Qingdeng had no intention of swallowing the wealth.
Qingdeng was not blinded by these numbers.
First of all, the quality of these trophies was not of a level that would make him reluctant to part with them.
Take millet and barnyard grass as an example.
They account for the bulk of the food harvested.
Both are food for the poor, especially tares.
In China, tares are homophonic to "waste", but they are actually a kind of malignant weed.
It seizes a large number of environmental resources in rice fields through the competitiveness of the dominant species or sub-dominant species in the weed community, inhibiting the growth and development of rice and resulting in reduced yields, so it is called "lost child".
Not only that, it itself is not suitable for use as food, it is neither delicious nor nutritious.
If it weren't for poverty, who would eat this kind of stuff?
After Setobo's "military reforms", rice became the staple food of the Shinsengumi.
It is useless to keep this pile of millet and tares.
The only way to deal with them is to resell them.
As for other things such as rice, money, cattle, etc., for Qingdeng, they are not important resources that "should never be let go".
The only thing that could move Qingden even a little bit was the horses.
He was planning to form a cavalry team, and these horses would come in handy.
However, although horses are a very important strategic resource, the captured horses are all of very low quality and can only be used as transportation tools and are not suitable for war.
Using inferior horses to train cavalry is not conducive to cultivating the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.
Secondly, this is a great opportunity to win over the people.
Whether it's money, food, or animal power, if you spend a little more time, you can slowly earn it back.
But the public sentiment is not like this.
Once people's hearts and minds are lost, it's not that easy to get them back.
The bandit army's wanton destruction caused extremely serious damage to the production and life in the Ise area.
Now, the people of Ise are displaced and trapped in dire straits.
Just imagine, if at this juncture Aomori announced to the public that all the materials captured by the Shinsengumi in this battle will be donated to the people of Ise without taking a penny or a grain of rice, what will it be like?
What kind of picture does it look like?
If you don’t take action now, when will you wait?
So, with a stroke of his pen, Aoshito - all the materials collected from the bandit camp were returned to the people of Ise! Not a grain of rice was left! Not a single livestock was left! All of it was used to attack the Ise area.
of reconstruction!
Anyway, these things were looted by the bandits from the people of Ise.
What Qingdeng is doing now is just returning the property to its original owner.
Not only that, Qingdeng also donated a large amount of money himself to donate to Ise.
There are different opinions within the Shinsengumi regarding Qingto's behavior.
The vast majority of people - such as those of the "Chai Wei Guan School" - have only one attitude: to praise and support.
Only a handful of people - such as Serizawa Kamo and Niimi Nishiki - complained.
They thought it was okay to donate money and food, but at least keep the horses.
Although they are all very inferior horses, they are still horses after all. Even if they are not the preferred mounts for the cavalry, they can still be used for logistical transportation in the future.
However, Qingden was determined.
He has absolute leadership in the Shinsengumi.
Therefore, he ignored the opinions of Serizawa Kamo and Shinami Nishiki and unswervingly pushed forward his plan to "aid Ise".
Once this news spread, the effect was undoubtedly immediate.
From Kyoto to Gyeonggi and all over the country, from the shogunate ministers and feudal lords to ordinary people, they all praised Qingnobo's benevolence and righteousness and praised him as a well-deserved "benevolent king".
In addition, Qingdeng's good deeds inspired others to follow suit to a certain extent.
Matsudaira Yongho, the vassal daimyo from all over the Gyeonggi Province, the ministers of the imperial court, and other important figures all opened their wallets and made donations to Ise.
The dignified governors of Gyeonggi Province have devoted themselves to the reconstruction of Ise. Are you sorry if you don't take some practical actions?
It is said that when the people of Ise learned that the governor of Gyeonggi Province would strongly support them, they were all moved to tears.
There is no doubt that at the moment when the people of Ise shed tears, Aonto's harvest far exceeded the mere grain, money and livestock.
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In addition to the massive loot, Qingdeng also "harvested" another thing - the heads of bandits.
According to post-war statistics, the soldiers of the Xinhui Allied Forces cut off 329 heads in this battle.
Qingdeng did not waste any of these heads.
Under his instruction, these heads were sprinkled with thick salt and rigorously embalmed, and then transported back to Kyoto, where they were all used to enrich the Kyoto on Shijo Kawara!
Since the destruction of the Nanmu Formation, the Jingguan has not been "updated" for a long time.
After dumping the heads of the thieves and bandits, the temple suddenly rose several times higher! It became even more terrifying!
It was just a small mound, but now it has become a terrifying hill!
A mountain made of human heads... Just thinking about it gives people goosebumps.
Thanks to the "blessing" of this Kyoto, no one dares to approach Shijo Kawara now.
Looking from a distance, one can't help but feel frightened - and this is exactly what Qingdeng wanted to achieve.
Shock Xiaoxiao! Make those arrogant people dare not make trouble again and dare not offend the Shinsengumi again!
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An army with clear rewards and punishments is an effective army.
Long before he returned to Beijing, Qingdeng had already written a letter of commendation himself, meticulously expressing merit for every soldier who had made military exploits.
As for the person who made the first contribution, Seito decided on a candidate who was unexpected but also reasonable: Kamo Serizawa.
The reason why it is unexpected is that Serizawa Duck is not a "Taiweikan school".
From the "Four Chiefs", the staff officers to the captains of the Ba Dao Team, most of them are members of the "Trial Guard School".
To put it this way, to put it nicely, it means to promote the virtuous without avoiding relatives; to put it worse, it means to be nepotistic.
Anyone who is slightly ambitious and wants to achieve class transcendence through their own efforts will be disgusted by this kind of nepotism.
As a result, everyone has a preconceived impression of Qingdeng - he will only give up the good positions and credit to his own people!
It was not until Qingdeng published the letter of invitation written by him that the rumor was finally disproven.
The "nepotistic" Aoto actually assigned the first victory in the offensive and defensive battle of Iga to Serizawa Kamo, who was not from the Imperial Guard Hall... This not only surprised many soldiers within the Shinsengumi, but also surprised Serizawa.
Duck himself couldn't help but be startled.
On the other hand, Qingdeng's arrangement is undoubtedly reasonable.
Even those who hate Serizawa Kamo have to admit: Serizawa Kamo did achieve an unquestionably impressive record in this battle.
He led the soldiers of the 4th and 6th divisions to stay firmly on the battlefield to the east. Not only did he block the bandits' crazy attack, but he also successfully attracted the bandits' large forces to prepare for Qingdeng's surprise attack on the enemy camp.
The formation created the conditions.
Based on this achievement, Serizawa Kamo is well-deserved for his first achievement!
In order to write this letter of invitation, Qingdeng mobilized all members of Shannan Jingshu and the General Affairs Office, and ordered them to do their best to carefully check the military exploits of each soldier to ensure that no hero was missed.
In addition to Serizawa Kamo's first achievement, there is another person whose achievements are very eye-catching.
This man's name is Hansaburo.
There is not even the word Miao...at first glance, he looks like a commoner.
Although he is a commoner, he has a powerful body and has also practiced swordsmanship in a rural sword hall for several years.
In this battle, he beheaded 18 heads by himself!
Seito did not hesitate to list Hansaburo as a key recipient of commendation in the letter of commendation.
When this letter of invitation was sent to Edo, the shogunate immediately approved: Hansaburo was promoted to an imperial family member! 100 Shi family salary was awarded!
Relying on military exploits, he went from a commoner to a royal family member with 100 shi family wealth... In the Edo period, this was something that even people didn't dare to dream about!
Even if you use ancestral graves to emit green smoke... No! Even if you use ancestral graves to emit fire to describe this matter, it seems too light!
Hansaburo's great success greatly boosted the morale of the Shinsengumi soldiers.
As long as you can make military exploits, you can indeed change your destiny! "You can get fame immediately" is not an empty talk! Becoming a wife and a shadow is no longer a dream!
For a time, two voices emerged within the Shinsengumi.
The first sound is regret.
Many soldiers felt regretful about their lackluster performance in the offensive and defensive battle of Iga.
"Fuck, why don't I try harder?"
"Damn it! Why didn't I kill a few more bandits back then?"
As for the second voice...it's excitement——
"Hurry up and fight! I want to fight!"
"I can't wait! It doesn't matter whether it's Choshu or Satsuma, anyone can do it! Come and fight with us quickly!"
"When the next war starts, I will definitely make a great contribution! Become a noble samurai like Hansaburo!"
Such sounds can often be heard in various venues of the Shinsengumi Village recently.
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Interestingly, after this battle, Ayoto's reputation not only improved greatly within the Aizu Domain, but also improved significantly within the Owari Domain.
During the pursuit of Shibazaki Renjuro, Aoto and others accidentally entered the territory of the Owari Domain and met the Owari Domain's leader Hosokawa Zaemon and his entourage.
In the process of communicating and getting along with them, Qingdeng not only did not put on any airs, but also invited them to drink turbid wine together.
The series of people-friendly actions shown by Ayoto won the favor of Hosotani Zaemon and others.
In this extremely class-based society, being close to the people is an absolute good deed.
If you talk about "everyone is equal" to others, they will think there is something wrong with you.
Tachibana Aoden is the high-ranking governor of Gyeonggi Province, and I am an unknown feudal official. How can he and I be equal?
After Hosotani Zaemon and others returned to the feudal clan, they spread the word about Aomori's amiability to others.
In this way, after going back and forth, the saying that "Kyoki Aoden, the governor of Gyeonggi Town, is a good official who is approachable to the people" quietly spread in Owari Domain.
It wasn't until more than a month later that Aoshito realized that he had inadvertently become a good official praised by the people of Owari.
For this series of unexpected consequences caused by his own whims, Qingdeng really couldn't react to anything other than laughing.
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By the way, regarding the thousands of prisoners captured in this battle, Qingdeng also held the simple concept of "making the best use of everything and making the best use of people" and dealt with them properly.
Ise, which was devastated and in urgent need of reconstruction, was short of manpower.
Clearing rubble, carrying out wood-cutting activities, building new houses, plowing fields... all are "labor-intensive" tasks.
No, aren't these captives just useful free labor?
There is no need to pay them wages, and you can order them to do all kinds of dirty and tiring work with peace of mind.
With another stroke of his pen, Seito sent these prisoners to "aid the construction" of Ise.
Of course, Qingdeng is not a demon, so he will not use them as disposable consumables.
Qingdeng will still provide the prisoners with the most basic daily diet and living environment.
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Yataro Iwasaki is indeed a business wizard who was able to build the Mitsubishi Empire.
The day after Seito led his troops to Iga, he came up with a new idea to make money.
At that time, Yataro Iwasaki was walking on the outskirts of Kyoto when he suddenly encountered a wide river.
Looking at the river in front of him, he first sighed to himself: This river is so wide!
Then, he suddenly thought: "When the flood rises, if there is no wide river surface, serious consequences will occur."
Then a sudden thought occurred: "If we can build embankments on the river banks and block the rivers to create farmland, wouldn't that be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone?"
After a flash of inspiration, he rushed back to the Chamber of Commerce as quickly as possible and drew up an extremely detailed plan in his own hand - first buy the land around the river, and then build a dam on the river bank.
As soon as Qingdeng returned to Beijing, he hurriedly presented this book.
To be honest, Qingdeng knows nothing about how to build an economy.
He may be able to rely on a moment of inspiration to invent products that can sell well across the country.
But how to make the newly elected Chamber of Commerce run stably, he really has a dark eye.
However, after so many years of struggling in the officialdom of the shogunate, Qingnobo understood a truth: It is better to not understand than to pretend to understand! It is better to do nothing than to act indiscriminately!
Since you don’t know how to make money, let those who know how to make money do it!
Therefore, Ainoto had one attitude towards the economic plan of damming rivers and creating farmland conceived by Yataro Iwasaki:
"Do it boldly! Do it with confidence! If anything happens, I will be fully responsible! Even if we lose money, it doesn't matter. We will try to earn as much as we can in the future!"
In this way, with Aoto's endorsement, Yataro Iwasaki rolled up his sleeves and started his land-building business with great fanfare.
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Donating the spoils of war, writing a letter of invitation, and settling the prisoners... After completing this tedious work, Qingdeng couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and turned his fatigue into a voice.
He finally made time.
He can finally start an important project that he has been thinking about - conscription! Army expansion!
Even according to the most conservative estimates, the strength of the Satsuma Army and Choshu Army currently stationed in Kyoto is over a thousand.
The hundreds of people in the Shinsengumi are really not enough to watch.
Throughout the ages, using more to defeat fewer has always been the only way to win on the battlefield.
In the so-called "victory with less" battles in history, except for a very small number of exceptions, most of them were through flexible deployment of troops to form an overwhelming military advantage in local areas, and then nibble away and defeat them bit by bit.
opponent.
The most typical example is the Battle of Saarhu in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties in China.
Therefore, the essence of "conquering more with less" is still to defeat less with more.
Some people always use the argument that "soldiers are more valuable than more soldiers", and they always bring up battles such as the Battle of Julu and the Battle of Feishui to demonstrate the uselessness of large numbers of soldiers and generals.
This is typical diode thinking.
It seems that in their perception, the army can only be in two states: "small but elite" and "big but mediocre".
Isn't it possible to build the army into a large and sophisticated one?
All in all, without causing logistical difficulties and a decrease in organization, the more troops the army has, the better.
This strange balance of "harmonious coexistence" between the Samu forces, the respectful forces and the neutral forces (Satsuma Domain) in Kyoto will definitely not last much longer.
A large-scale conflict between the three parties will come at any time.
By that time, without a strong army as a guarantee, it will be impossible to withstand the pressure from all aspects, let alone achieve anything.
Always be vigilant and always worried - this is the psychological quality that a leader of an army should have.
Therefore, as soon as he had time, Qingteng immediately summoned the generals of the Shinsengumi to discuss the plan for recruiting troops.
Regarding the expansion of the army, everyone from the "Four Chiefs" to the captains of the Ba Dao Team expressed their approval, and no one had any objections.
In this way, with the support of the generals, Qingteng quickly formulated a detailed recruitment plan - within 3 months, the strength of the Shinsengumi would be expanded from the current more than 100 people in one go.
To three thousand people!
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