After taking over Tianwu Castle, it doesn't mean that things are over. There is still work to do next!
Soon, a piece of good news and a piece of bad news appeared on Kyogoku Takamasa's desk.
The good news is that the remaining cities of the Tianya family chose to surrender after receiving Tianya Meimasa's letter of persuasion to surrender, saving Kyogoku Takamasa a lot of effort.
The bad news is that the Kyogoku family is now going to run out of food again.
I thought that after taking over Tianya Castle and Kaijin Castle, the imminent food problem could be solved, but the reality gave Kyogoku Takamasa a severe slap in the face!
"My lord, the grain stored in Kaijin Castle and Tianya Castle has been counted, and the total is one thousand seven hundred and fifty koku." Mitsukazu Numata, who has just joined the Kyogoku family, is now the only "internal affairs talent" under Kyogoku Gaomasa. He was quickly taken advantage of by Kyogoku Takamasa.
"Young Assistant in the Palace, this food is far from enough. Can you think of other ways to find a solution?" Looking at the report on the case, Kyogoku Takamasa asked with some dissatisfaction.
Numata Mitsukazu touched his chin, and then continued, "I must be honest, although this batch of food is not much, it is enough for my family to survive until next autumn harvest!"
"In Gaodao County, Xinzhuang, Gaodao and other countries have all been newly defeated. They may not be able to fight again within two years. At least there will be no war in Gaodao County before next year's autumn harvest. This food is enough! "
The newly joined Numata family has now been placed in Kaijin Castle by Kyogoku Takamasa.
Xiongchuan Township is obviously not suitable for the Numata family to continue to stay there. First of all, there is a lack of control and they are afraid that one day the Numata family will have other ideas. Secondly, the Matsumiya family has always been eyeing the territory of Kumagawa Township, and Kyogoku Takamasa has no reason to provoke a powerful enemy when Takashima County has not yet settled.
You know, behind the Matsugiya family is the Wakasa Takeda family.
Therefore, Kyogoku Takamasa settled the Numata family and some people from Kumagawa Township who followed Numata Mitsukane and others to Takashima County in Kaizu Castle, and accepted Numata Mitsukane as the lord of Kaizu Castle. He kept his promise and gave the Numata family A place to stand.
Numata Mitsukane was naturally grateful for this, so when Kyogoku Takamasa proposed that Numata Mitsukazu be accepted as a direct minister, Numata Mitsukane agreed immediately.
Excluding the Numata family, the only people the Kyogoku family needs to consume food now are actually the hundreds of peasant soldiers who followed Kyogoku Takamasa and others to go out to Takashima County, so the food consumption is not large. In Numata Mitsuwa's view, this more than a thousand kilograms of grain was enough to last the Kyogoku family until the next autumn harvest.
Hearing Numata Mitsukazu's question, Kyogoku Takamasa was also troubled and couldn't express his feelings. He couldn't directly tell Numata Mitsukazu that something big would happen next year!
"The so-called "preparedness" means that now that our family has newly acquired the territory of Haijin and Tianwu Township, and our foothold is not stable, we naturally prepare for war at all times! We also store more food just in case."
"I brought some money with me before I came to Takashima County. The young assistant in the palace can go to Mimasaku Morishi to get it for purchasing food."
Kyogoku Takamasa said so, and as a retainer, Numata Mitsukazu could only accept the order.
"The war in Gaodao County has stopped. I believe that it won't be long before businessmen arrive. Then I will go back to buy food!"
"That's good!" Kyogoku Takamasa nodded, and then continued, "By the way, have you counted the Shigao in the Tianya family's territory?"
"After looking through various documents from the Tianwu family, the initial result is 12,000 dan."
"There are so many?" Even though he was prepared, Kyogoku Takamasa was still shocked.
What is the concept of 12,000 stones?
When Kyogoku Takamasa first traveled through the world, the Kyogoku family's territory in Sakata County was only 17,000 koku. Kyogoku Takamasa now knows why the Kyogoku family has become more and more rubbish in history. mmp The people of Omi are not weak in any strength of the Kyogoku family, and some are even stronger. You, the Kyogoku family, are geniuses!
"It is recorded in the documents in Joheiji Castle that the family inspected the land in Omi during the Civilization Period. The height of the stone in Takashima County was 46,000 koku in appearance and 60,000 koku in actuality."
"This was recorded sixty years ago, and now there are only more records!"
"Based on this data, the Shinzo family's stone height should be about 10,000 stone, the Takashima family's stone height should be around 20,000 stone, the Kuchiki family's stone height should be more than 10,000 stone, and the remaining stone heights are divided between Yokoyama, Tanaka, and Nagata Waiting for the public to take possession of it.”
"With this territory of more than 10,000 koku, my family has established a firm foothold in Takashima County!" Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly felt that the pressure on his body had dropped sharply.
Previously, Kyogoku Takamasa thought that the Tagaya family's territory would only be worth a few thousand koku at most, and it would undoubtedly be difficult to use the mobilization power of these several thousand koku territory to leverage the entire Takashima County. But now that he has eleven thousand koku, Kyogoku Takamasa is more confident about the matter next year.
"What about the population? Is there any description of the population in the territory?" The mobilization power of the territory cannot only be determined by Shi Gao, but also by the population. If the population base is large, the mobilization power will naturally be stronger.
"Although there are records about the population, there are not many. Based on the mobilization power of the Tanaya family in the battle of Ii Castle, the population in the territory will not be less than 6,000 people!" Numata Mitsukazu replied.
"Six thousand people?" Kyogoku Takamasa frowned, "If there are six thousand people, why did Tanaya Akimasa mobilize thousands of troops in this battle?"
"According to the retainers of the Tianya family who surrendered, the actual number of people mobilized by the Tianya family in this battle was more than 700 people. The statement of thousands of people was just a statement to the outside world to build momentum!"
"However, most of the people in Xiongchuan Township are young and strong, and coupled with the farmers and soldiers brought by the lord from Sakata County, if we go out again next time, it will no longer be empty talk for our family to mobilize more than a thousand troops!"
Hearing this, Kyogoku Takamasa finally felt better.
"Put aside the population and Shigao matters for now. We have just acquired this territory and there are still many things we need to do."
"Concerning the management of the territory, does the young assistant in the palace have any good suggestions?" Although Kyogoku Takamasa has learned the art of war and military strategy for so many years, it is a headache when it comes to managing the territory.
As the saying goes, there are specialties in the arts, but Kyogoku Gaozheng doesn't know everything. At least, he really doesn't have much experience in how to govern the territory. This kind of thing cannot be understood by just reading a few books or typing a few lines on a gold-inlaid keyboard. Without actual exposure, you may only live in a dream for the rest of your life.
Seeing Kyogoku Takamasa mention the management of the territory, Numata Mitsukazu was also full of bitterness, and he immediately poured out all the bitterness, "My lord, all the affairs are currently being done by the next person. Although I am grateful for the high hopes placed by my lord, there are so many things to do." , I am also unable to do my job well!"
"Please, my lord, please allocate some manpower. Otherwise, if you just rely on the next person, you don't know how long it will take to finish the affairs in the territory!" Originally, the Kyogoku family had just taken over this territory, and it could be said that everything was starting over. There were already many things to do, but Kyogoku Takamasa only allowed himself to be responsible for them. Even cutting Mitsuwa Numata in half wouldn't be enough.
"This is an oversight on my part. It's just that except for you, the young assistant in the palace, the rest of the retainers are people who lack experience in internal affairs. I'm afraid, it's really impossible to recruit anyone!" Like Akao Kiyosuna and Hatayama Asanobu and others may be good at fighting, but when it comes to domestic affairs, they are probably not as talented as Kyogoku Takamashi!
"Why don't you, Young Assistant to the Imperial Palace, select some people from among the retainers of the Tagaya family? I will immediately send a letter of resignation back to Shangheiji Castle to ask for your father's help!" At this point, it seems that the only option is to bring in reinforcements.
Numata Mitsuwa nodded, "That's all."
