Returning to the army, Imagawa Yoshimoto met the man in his destiny for the first time - Oda Nobunaga. Compared with Imagawa Yoshimoto, who is dressed in elegant clothes, Oda Nobunaga's nondescript appearance is like a hooligan. However, compared with Imagawa Yoshimoto's reserved gentleness, Oda Nobunaga's sharp edge was like a scorching sun that burned the people around him.
"Imagawa Osamu?" Oda Nobunaga, who had noticed Imagawa Yoshimoto from afar, when Imagawa Yoshimoto appeared at the farthest distance that his voice could reach, he kept waving his hands and shouted, "Morning" I just want to compete with you!"
"What is his official position?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked in a low voice to Sena Ujitoshi who was following him, "How should he be called?"
"He has just entered the Yuan Dynasty and does not have an official position yet. Either he will be called "Tanzheng" after his father, or he will be called "Sanlang" directly. "Sena Shijun thought for a while and gave this answer.
"Okay." Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded, then rode forward, came to Oda Nobunaga and saluted him: "Oda Tansho, this is my first time, please give me some advice."
"Haha, stop all the red tape!" Oda Nobunaga had no intention of returning the favor. He put his hands on his waist and shouted arrogantly: "Just wait and see! Sooner or later I will kill the Imagawa family!"
"At least for now, you and I are allies who support His Highness, and we hope to live in harmony." Imagawa Yoshimoto was not interested in arguing with a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy about these etiquette issues, but walked down the aisle lightly: " If we want to meet each other openly and openly, that will happen later."
"Hmph, just by your words, I know you can't fight me." Oda Nobunaga smacked his lips in disdain, then turned around and left with a wave of his hand, "Let's go to Luo, don't waste time chatting here. I’m sorry, I’m very anxious!”
"It's a bit too showy, but only talented people have the capital to show off." Takeda Harunobu's eyes never left Oda Nobunaga for a moment, "How should I put it... maybe he will be a strong enemy."
"I think it's just because he has no tutoring. No wonder he is called "Owari's big fool" by the locals. "Imagawa Yoshimoto complained angrily, and also looked at Oda Nobunaga - he always felt that he looked familiar. After a moment, he came to his senses and said:
"Is it that time a few years ago when we were passing by Owari on the way to Luo, the kid driving a donkey cart tried to stop us? The kid in charge at that time also seemed to be dressed in such fancy clothes." Imagawa Yoshimoto asked Takeda Harunobu next to him Confirmed with Taiyuan Xuezhai - they were both there when they went to Luo.
"It's true." Taiyuan Xuezai reacted to this point by Imagawa Yoshimoto, "Didn't I suspect that he was a big shot at that time? He is indeed the young master of the Oda family."
Takeda Harunobu on the side did not speak, but just made an expression of sudden realization: "It seems that he is not a fool. Whether it is the internal affairs ability of reforming the Furuno Castle or the conspiracy and conspiracy of fighting wits and courage, he has two skills. Brush. This "Owari fool" and uneducated look are probably just made-up characters. "
"It's rare to see you praise others in such a tone, Torochiyo." Imagawa Yoshimoto glanced sideways at Takeda Harunobu, "Aren't you usually arrogant and don't take anyone seriously?"
"This person needs to be treated separately." Takeda Harunobu replied briefly, "We'll see, you will pay the price for underestimating him."
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March 11, the 14th year of Astronomy (1546), northwest of Owari.
After just one day's short march, military travelers like Takeda Harunobu and Taiyuan Xuezai could see the difference in the Oda army in front of them. The 2,000 auxiliary soldiers looked like ordinary civilians, but the 1,000 combat soldiers looked particularly eye-catching.
"Are they all warriors?" Taiyuan Xue Zhai fiddled with the rosary beads, his eyes never leaving the soldiers for a moment - their pace, formation and even the palms holding the weapons can all show the traces of long-term training - —Not the hands of a farmer, but of a soldier. Being able to practice for a long time means that they do not need to engage in production, so they are not peasant soldiers.
It is normal for the Oda family to be able to gather 1,000 samurai, but of course these samurai are all retainers and nationals of the Oda family.
Everyone has their own territory and tribe - whether they are the lord or an important member of the family - how can they abandon these and join the army as an individual?
"That one over there, are you a samurai?" Takeda Harunobu rode directly to the queue, randomly picked an inconspicuous soldier-looking man and asked.
"Hey, the samurai master is joking, how could he be? I'm just a pawn." Hearing the shout, the Oda soldier turned to look at the questioner and found that the latter was well-dressed and riding a tall horse. He recognized him as a samurai with a high status, and quickly nodded and bowed his head and responded, "How dare you have the word "Miao" like the samurai masters? The land also belongs to the samurai masters, and we have to pay rent to the samurai masters."
"Oh? But looking at your posture, you don't look like a farmer." Takeda Harunobu seemed to have expected it, and blurted out the next question.
"We basically practice kung fu in that Furuno Castle all year round. We only go home to help during the busiest days of planting crops in spring and harvesting crops in autumn." The soldier showed a shy smile, "If you practice a little more, They are slightly better at fighting than the villagers who were summoned at short notice."
"Then if you don't go back to help, won't the harvest at home be affected?"
"Yes, but the young master of the Oda family does not give us a salary as much as the samurai master, but it is definitely more than what we can earn by helping the family harvest crops." The soldier said, carefully lowering his voice and using Pointing at the groups of people at the front of the team, he said, "Besides, a large part of the people are not from Owari, but are homeless people from outside. They are not doing business properly. It is said that some of them were samurai masters before." Well, later they became destitute and became rogues. The young master gave them money and hired them to fight, and they were naturally happy."
"How many salary earners like you are there in total?" Takeda Harunobu asked with interest.
"Then I can't tell. I guess it's just the thousands of people we came here this time, and I don't even know them." The soldier lowered his head in embarrassment, "How can I know these things?"
Takeda Harunobu inquired with a few more people, then turned back to Imagawa Yoshimoto and Taiyuan Xuezai.
"Standing soldiers, soldiers are engaged in training off-duty." Takeda Harunobu came to his conclusion to the two of them, "The difference from samurai is that the income of samurai mainly comes from the taxation of his own territory, while the income of these standing soldiers comes from the payment of the master's family. The salary. Tsushima Port within the Oda family has prosperous commerce, and Furuno Castle is also rich and can support such expenses. The combat effectiveness of the army trained in this way is much higher than that of the conscripted peasant soldiers."
"There are quite a few peasant soldiers in my flag corps, and they only come back for training when the farming season is busy." Yoshimoto Imagawa estimated the ratio of samurai to militiamen in his flag corps, "We can't do it like the Oda family. Standing troops."
"It's absolutely possible." Taiyuan Xuezai interrupted Imagawa Yoshimoto and started to think about it seriously, "The commercial income in our territory is no less than that of the Oda family. Instead of keeping it in the national treasury, it is better to use it to support the Hatamoto team to become independent. Standing troops."
"That's a lot of money. Teacher, are you serious?" Imagawa Yoshimoto frowned, "With so much money, wouldn't it be better to build water conservancy and roads?"
"It's worth it." Taiyuan Xuezhai judged without a doubt: "The improvement in the army's combat effectiveness is huge. If your army is not as good as others, wouldn't all the infrastructure you build be equivalent to giving it to others for free?"
"This Oda Nobunaga is not simple..." After thinking for a moment, Taiyuan Xuezhai squinted his eyes and his eyes became sharp. "As Ochan said... he is not only responsible for internal affairs and political strategy, but also for military strategy." There are two brushes, but he is just a teenager. If he becomes powerful in the future, it will be difficult for the Oda family to deal with it."
At this moment, the noise suddenly sounded from not far away. Everyone turned around and saw that Nobunaga Oda, dressed in strange clothes, came to the door on horseback with a few kids at some point.
"Hey, you guys, what are you sneaking into my army to inquire about?" Still some distance away, Oda Nobunaga had already raised his whip and pointed at Imagawa Yoshimoto, Takeda Harunobu and others. At the same time, he turned to his own army, cracked his whip and said: "Don't gossip! Do you hear that? Whoever dares to leak military aircraft to others in private will be regarded as
Treason! "
"It's so rude." Imagawa Yoshimoto could not help but complain in a low voice again, "Is it so difficult for him to say honorifics?"
"He seems to care about whether his reforms are leaked. But if he cares, why do he change it so blatantly?" Takeda Harunobu looked at Oda Nobunaga with the same puzzlement, "What a fool...it's really hard to figure out. through."
"No more asking, do you hear me?" Oda Nobunaga shouted again towards Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Then, a wooden shoe flew out of the carriage behind Imagawa Yoshimoto - and threw it straight at Oda Nobunaga's head, hitting him so hard that he nearly fell off his horse.
"Quiet down, mom!" Ginkgo's angry shout came from the carriage, "I'm sleeping, it's so noisy, shut up!"
"Evil people will be punished by evil people." Takeda Harunobu also complained to Imagawa Yoshimoto with deep understanding.
"You still have the nerve to call other people evil?" Imagawa Yoshimoto in turn rolled his eyes at Takeda Harunobu.
"You and my sister are starting to look more and more alike. Could it be that we have lived together for a long time and have become husband and wife?"
