After coming out of Nizi Xin'an, Kyogoku Takamasa went straight to the palace.
The office area in Imahama Castle is still under construction, so the daily work of the retainers is carried out in the palace's annex.
Kyogoku Takamasa listened thoughtfully in the imperial palace to the reports of the Ishigao situation in various places by his retainers. What was still on his mind was the bloody baby teeth, which were really dazzling.
"Lord, this is the specific situation."
"Lord?"
"Oh? Oh! Where are you talking? Keep talking."
Lin Zhengxin and Yamazaki Hiroyuki looked at each other, and then replied helplessly, "Lord, we have finished talking."
"Um..." Kyogoku Takamasa nodded awkwardly, and then continued, "So what is the actual stone height of Ixiang County and Asai County?"
"Ika County's stone height is 30,000 koku, and Asai County's is 60,000 koku. The two counties add up to a total of 90,000 koku. In addition, Sakata County's stone height is 70,000 koku, plus Takashima County's more than 20,000 koku (including Shinjo The family’s territory) and the Tomoyuki land of the Imai family in Inugami County are more than 7,000 koku. The actual height of the family’s stone is 191,426 koku.” Yamazaki Hiroyuki read aloud according to the document in his hand.
"Where is the knowledge and practice of the retainers and the people of the country?"
"Based on the current situation of our family, the lord has the most knowledge and practice among the retainers. He owns a total of thirteen thousand koku of knowledge and practice in the villages in the northern part of Takashima County."
"Secondly, this is the Asai family in Kotani Castle. Its apparent height is 5,400 koku, but its actual height is only 400 koku." Although the Asai family still exists, and the apparent stone height is still more than 5,000 koku, in fact, the actual height is only 400 koku. There are only four hundred koku at the disposal of the Asai family, which is the ration of the Asai family.
The remaining 5,000-koku Tomoyuki was managed by the Kyogoku family personally appointed by acting officials, and had nothing to do with the Asai family.
"Then there is the Ogami Castle Ueban tribe, which has restored its old territory. Its territory has three thousand stones from Ueban Castle Tomoyuki."
"Then there are retainers such as the Shimosaka clan, the Asami clan, and the Anyoji clan. Both the Shimosaka clan and the Anyoji clan have their residences around two thousand koku. Although the Asami clan has restored its old territory, it only has one thousand koku in the Ogami castle. .”
"The other retainers such as Endo, Mitsui, Kobori, and Onoki only have a few hundred koku."
"As for the people in the territory, the one with the most stone heights now is naturally the new banker in Takashima County, and his territory is roughly the same as that of the lord."
"Next is the Imai family of Minogura City, ranking second with 7,000 koku."
"Then there are the four families of Jiangbei, Isono, Akao, Amamori, Iguchi, and the Aguchi clan, whose leaders range from 3,000 koku to 5,000 koku. And the remaining Yanase, Higashino, Koyama, Wakizaka, etc. The people of the country are only a few hundred to a thousand stones high."
"Where is my direct leader?" Kyogoku Takamasa continued to ask.
Lin Zhengxin on the side then replied, "The direct cost of the main hall is about 70,000 dan."
"Only fifty thousand?" Kyogoku Takamasa was a little unbelievable at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was really the case.
When Kyogoku Takamasa first crossed over, the stone height of the Kyogoku family was only over 10,000 koku in the eastern part of Sakata County. Later, after defeating Asai Ryomasa in the Battle of Anegawa, he won over the Mitamura family. Later, with the support of the Shimosaka clan and the Anyoji clan, he gradually controlled the plain area downstream of Anegawa, increasing the stone height to about 20,000 koku.
Then Kyogoku Takamasa defeated the Tagaya family and robbed more than 10,000 koku of Takashima County. Of course, these were not included in Kyogoku Takahiro's direct leadership.
Then, while Rokkaku Sadayori was attacking the Asai family, he took the opportunity to capture the Hori clan's Kamabana Castle, and finally transferred it from the 12,000 kioku in the southeast of Sakata County to the 2,000 koku in Kamisaka Township. So far, there are more Nine thousand stones.
Finally, now, after the Asai family was destroyed, part of the Asai family's territory was confiscated by the Kyogoku family, and the Kyogoku family gained another direct control of nearly 40,000 koku.
But then, a group of retainers were given, and the previous territories of the Uesaka and Asami clans were restored, and more than 10,000 koku were taken out. In the end, only 30,000 koku from Sakata County and 40,000 from Asai County were left in the direct control. Stone, exactly seventy thousand.
"Including my knowledge and experience, my father and I only have 80,000 koku, and the direct income is less than half of what my family receives?" Kyogoku Takamasa clearly realized that there was a problem with this structure.
Take the current 190,000 koku of the Kyogoku family as an example. If the koku of Kyogoku Takahiro and Kyogoku Takamasa and his son can account for 55% of the total koku, then it proves that the dominance of the Kyogoku family is in the hands of Kyogoku Takamasa and his son. , if it can reach 60% or 65%, then the Kyogoku family will be stable for a long time.
Of course, there is no possibility of more than 70%. This will cause the retainers and the public to be dissatisfied with their leadership, and the Kyogoku family will only break out civil strife faster.
But now Kyogoku Takamasa and his son's income is less than half of Sogok's, only about 42%, which is a bit dangerous.
This means that once the retainers want to unite to cause trouble, the Kyogoku family will soon fall into civil strife, just like when Kyogoku HD and Kyogoku Takahiro were in opposition before, the two factions will fight.
Therefore, it is best for the Kyogoku family to quickly come up with some policies and measures to consolidate the power of the master family and avoid the recurrence of civil strife among retainers.
"When Sakyo entered the palace, he was worried that the knowledge and behavior of his retainers and people would be too high, which would endanger the master's family?" Lin Zhengxin was very smart, and he could see the worries in Kyogi Gaomasa's heart at a glance.
"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Zuohei, so I wonder if Zuohei can help me?" Kyogoku Takamasa quickly looked at Lin Zhengxin with an air of humbly asking for advice.
Ever since Lin Zhengxin came to prominence in the last battle between the two mountains, Kyogoku Takamasa has often communicated with Lin Zhengxin in his spare time. Over time, he suddenly discovered that this person has a really wide range of knowledge.
It's a talent!
"The Kyogoku family has stood in Omi for hundreds of years, and most of the people who have survived to this day are from the family's retainers. It was just that they gradually broke away from the rule due to internal strife in the family."
"Now, thanks to the efforts of my lord and Sakyo, we can finally reunify Kitaomi and bring these people back under our command."
"Even though the income of these common people is too high, it has been this way for more than a hundred years. Sakyo's intention to enter the palace is not to reduce the territory of the common people, right?"
Kyogoku Takamasa quickly shook his head, he was not that stupid.
The Kyogoku family has just unified Kitanomi, and their foothold is not yet stable. If they don't unite this group of people, they may be disgraced again before they even sit down.
"There is only so much land in Omi. It is like a piece of pie that has been divided a hundred years ago. If you want to increase the dominance and strength of your master's family at this time, you will have to take it from others."
"As a result, the people of the country are bound to rebound, and even start a new confrontation between the people of the country and our family. But now our family really cannot withstand such a torment."
At this point, Lin Zhengxin raised a finger and said confidently, "So if you want to enhance the dominance of the master family, you can only find another way."
Seeing Hayashi Masanobu's confident look, Kyogoku Takamasa quickly asked, "Sahei, please finish!"
"It's easy! Just..."
