"My lord, it has been found out that the one who robbed the merchants on the lake outside Imahama City yesterday was a group of water thieves called the Nomura group."
"According to the descriptions of several informed businessmen and nearby fishermen, this village is led by several water thieves who have been plundering on the lake all year round. The other members are fishermen from Inugami and Kanzaki counties. The number is about sixty, with ten Multiple boats.”
"The leader's name is Nomura Jiro. It is said that he was born in the countryside of Kanzaki County, but later became a wild samurai. He had robbed in Sakata, Inugami and other counties earlier, but after the family wiped out the bandits in the territory, they ran to the sea. "
In the Kyogoku Hall, Yamaoka Inuhachiro knelt beside Kyogoku Takamasa and said loudly with his head lowered.
"A group of dozens of water thieves actually dare to run into our territory and commit evil. This shows that we don't take our family seriously!" Kyogoku Takamasa said with an unkind expression.
Sonrokuro Yoneda on the side said with a wry smile: "Actually, this is not the first time such a situation has occurred. During this time, there are often water thieves on the lake in our territory, and passing merchant ships do not dare to go directly in front of Lake Biwa. When you come to my house, you can only choose to take a detour by land."
"As a result, transportation costs have increased, causing prices in Imahama Castle Town to rise by nearly 20 percent during this period."
Kyogoku Takamasa frowned and said with some dissatisfaction: "Since this is a problem that has occurred a long time ago, why are you reporting it now?"
"Didn't Sakyo enter the palace to fight in Ise before, and Musashi the guardian was bedridden, so the matter was delayed."
"Why did so many water thieves suddenly appear in our territory? There was no warning at all before!" Kyogoku Takamasa asked in confusion.
Yoneda Sonrokuro sighed and said, "There have been water thieves on Lake Biwa since ancient times. In the area along Lake Biwa, the west of the lake is the sphere of influence of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei, the south and east of the lake are the sphere of strength of the Rokkaku family, and the Rokkaku family and Enryakuji Temple has naval forces available for combat, so ordinary water thieves do not dare to plunder these lakes with great fanfare."
"Even if there is, they always choose to do it at night."
"However, after our family unified the Jiangbei region, caravans from the Tokaido, Higashiyama Road, and Hokuriku Road directions will pass through our family, and then cross the lake from Imahama Castle to the other side of the lake, then go to Wakasa, and then take a boat to Kyushu and Chugoku. "
"However, there are more and more merchants in our territory, but there has never been a navy army. These water thieves naturally flocked to our territory crazily. This resulted in today's situation of water thieves plundering."
Kyogoku Takamasa smiled helplessly, MMP, my Kyogoku family holds twenty-five stones and is the overlord of Kitaomi, but was actually pinned to the ground and rubbed by these water thieves?
However, this is the fact, and Kyogoku's high government is helpless. Who knows that the Kyogoku family really has no "Navy Army".
"Do you know where the Nomura stronghold is? Can you think of a way to destroy this pirate group?"
Yamaoka Inuhachiro on the side nodded, and then shook his head, "Nomura Jiro's whereabouts are elusive, and he only appears every time he goes out on the boat. The other members of the Nomura clan are fishermen from Inugami, Kanzaki and other counties, and they usually don't even appear at all. It’s impossible to tell, and besides, these two places are the territory of the Rokkaku family, and we can’t lead troops to destroy them at all.”
"And the Nomuras are not the only water thieves in the territory now. There are more than a dozen other water thieves, large and small. It would be very difficult to eliminate them one by one."
After saying that, Yamaoka Inuhachiro shook his head helplessly.
"Then can we just watch these bastards run wild right under my nose?"
"Since they were plundering on Lake Bipa, we should also take appropriate measures to form a navy army!"
Yoneda Sonrokuro nodded quickly and said: "What Sakyo said when entering the palace is absolutely true. And this matter must be speeded up, otherwise if the merchants divert to the Rokkaku family's port, our family will suffer great losses!"
Kyogoku Takamasa nodded and was about to say something, but was stunned again.
The Marine Corps is similar to the Cavalry Corps, both are units that require time and effort. The Kyogoku family wants people but no one wants a boat. What should we do?
Moreover, who should be in charge of the navy?
The leader of the cavalry has not yet been decided, and a new problem has appeared in Kyogoku Takamasa's mind...
.......
Kyogokukan's backyard.
After a busy day, Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly felt tired and was about to return to his residence to rest. However, after returning to the residence, Mrs. Sanjo was not found.
Thinking that Mrs. Sanjo was going to chat with the female family members of some retainer, Kyogoku Takamasa went to the side courtyard again to talk to Nizi Xin'an about life, but it turned out that Nizi Xin'an was not there either.
What's going on?
"Where have the two ladies gone?" No one could be found anywhere, so Kyogoku Takamasa had no choice but to stop a passing maid and ask.
The maid hurriedly saluted and said: "Back to Your Highness, the two ladies seem to have gone to Changshan Palace."
"I know, you... eh, Axiang?" Kyogoku Takamasa was originally going to send the maid away, but after taking a closer look, isn't this his maid Axiang?
How long has it been since we last seen each other? How old are we now? !
Upon hearing that Kyogoku Takamasa recognized her, Axiang suddenly looked at Kyogoku Takamasa with tears in her eyes and said, "I thought His Highness would forget about me after he got his wife."
"Hey, no one will forget my little Xiangxiang!"
Aka is the aunt of Isono Umasa. Now Isono Umasa has succeeded as the head of the Isono family. However, because Isono Umasa is still young, Aka returned to the Isono family some time ago to help Isono Umasa deal with some household matters. Affairs, this journey lasts for a year.
It’s just that I haven’t seen it in a year, and this big place seems to be a lot bigger. I guess it’s at least C+ by visual inspection.
It’s so scary!
"Your Highness, do you still remember the promise you made to Axiang?" Axiang looked at Kyogoku Gaozhengdao with hope.
Kyogoku Takamasa was stunned, then remembered something, scratched his head in embarrassment, and then replied truthfully: "Of course I won't forget it."
"Don't worry, Axiang. I will go and explain this matter to my father right away. How about I take Axiang as my concubine someday?" Kyoto Takamasa felt a little dizzy when he thought of the promise he made after the sperm got into his head.
Axiang is just a child, how could she do this?
Hearing Kyogoku Takamasa's words, Axiang's face turned red, and then she ran away shyly.
Kyogoku was helpless and took back his hand raised in the air. He was originally planning to take Axiang into his arms and take good care of her. It was really...
Ah!
woman!
After passing through the corridor and the curtain door, Kyogoku Takamasa entered the backyard of Kyogokukan.
The backyard of Kyogokukan is very large, and its overall size is no less than that of a later football field.
As soon as he entered the backyard, Kyogoku Takamasa heard a burst of laughter, and the sound seemed to come from Nizi Xin'an.
Looking for the direction from which the sound came, Kyogoku Takamasa quickly walked over and happened to see Nizi Xin'an, Mrs. Kotomikawa, Mrs. Sanjo, Chozanden, and Kyogoku Takahiro sitting around a stone table. Talking and laughing.
Looking at what a few people were doing, Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly had black lines on his head, and ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past in his heart...
This damn thing is simply invincible!
