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Chapter 36 Craftsmen

Under Kissanro's leadership, Masara soon arrived at the courtyard of the Yuanbanshi family located at the highest point in the center of the village. The structure of the courtyard is similar to that of Oishi Noji's courtyard. Compared with each other, the area here is larger. The people in the courtyard have been taken to the gate of the village to concentrate. Now there are only two Luo family members guarding the gate at the gate of the courtyard.

After a quick tour of the yard, Masarara came to the meeting hall to sit down and prepare for a break. After a great battle in the morning, he immediately rushed over the mountains and rivers to the bandits' nests at noon. After a great battle, Masarara felt a little tired, so he fell asleep in a short while. After a while, Masarara felt someone calling him, and opened his eyes in a daze and saw Sahararo and Kissararo standing beside him.

Masara immediately sat up straight, looked down at his watch. It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, which means that it had been rectifying outside for more than two hours. "Sahachiro, how is the situation outside?"

"Your Highness, Lord Togo, Lord Koji and others are in the yard outside, ready to report to you," Sahararo immediately bowed and said.

"Well, please come in." Masayora didn't expect that they would clear the counterfeit so quickly, so he quickly said. Sahararo immediately walked out of the meeting hall to summon everyone.

Soon, Togo Heiji, Oxikami, Tsuda Hirozo, Yukisuke, and Tadajiro walked into the meeting hall one by one. After everyone finished their salutes, Togo Heiji kowtowed first, "Your Highness, a great victory. In this battle, the Luo family destroyed the bandits that had plagued us for many years without a single person, and they had a huge harvest. It can be called the greatest victory for our family." His voice trembled slightly because it could not hide its inner excitement.

"Chi" Masaru, who had just taken a cup of warm water handed over by Kissanro behind him, almost sprayed out the imported water when he heard this. A group of only dozens of people was also called a victory? I was really embarrassed to say it. Moreover, this guy didn't look at the surrounding situation. At least he should notice that there were two bandits who had just surrendered. Isn't this humiliating them? Masaru quickly looked at everyone's reaction and found that everyone was excited. His eyes looked at Masaru with a slight admiration, even Yukisuke and Tadajiro were no exception.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Masayoshi breathed a sigh of relief, then cleared his throat, and said calmly, "Then, Heiji, let's talk about our gains this time."

Dongxiang Heiji seemed to be prepared for a long time. After hearing Zhengliang's orders, he immediately solemnly took out a piece of yellow paper from his arms. It seemed that it was seized in a parody. After kowtowing Zhengliang again, he spread out the yellow paper and recited it. "In terms of grain, 2,625 stones of miscellaneous grains were seized from Dashi's house, and 3,810 stones of miscellaneous grains were seized from Banshi's house. In addition, the original miscellaneous grains in the territory, there are currently 6,525 stones of miscellaneous grains in the territory."

So much? Masayoshi was shocked at once, and even suddenly felt like he had become a nouveau riche. You should know that before destroying the bandits, there was only 90 stones of miscellaneous grain in the territory. There was so much more at once, no wonder Heiji Donggo was so excited. Masayoshi was stunned for a moment due to surprise.

"In terms of weapons, 26 swords, 135 spears, and 13 simple armor were found from the villages and villages outside the villages; 11 swords, 13 spears, and 8 simple armor were seized from the captives; 73 swords, 156 spears, 2 heavy vine bows, 5 marugi bows, and 25 simple armor were found from the secret warehouse. In addition, there were 10 unallocated spears and 9 pairs of simple armor in the territory. Currently, there are 110 unallocated swords, 314 spears, and 55 simple armors in the territory. 15 swords, 29 spears, and 11 local bamboo bows have been assigned to the territory." Seeing Masayoro's calm expression, Heiji Togo was once again deeply impressed by the lord's unscathing demeanor, and at the same time, he was ashamed of his loss of composure and immediately suppressed his ups and downs and continued to report.

"Well, it seems that in a short period of time, we no longer have to worry about weapons. But generally a sword costs hundreds of text, and well-made knives even require several stakes. How could bandits have so many swords?" At this time, Zhengliang also recovered from his dullness. He just heard the number of weapons that had not allocated in the territory. He was happy for the harvest of the territory, and he was also puzzled by the seizure of so many weapons.

"Yes, Your Highness, there are currently 40 people in our family, and the weapons are enough," said Kyuji Osaki. "As for why there are so many swords and other weapons in the bandits, my subordinates speculate that Higashimatsuura is located on the coast, with busy sea trade roads, and there are also many pirates and bandits. As various forces continue to fight, there are also many weapons. When merchants see this, they sell some weapons here. The weapons in the village are accumulated by several bandit leaders, so there are so many."

"So that's it." Zhengliang nodded. It seemed that pirates were also a good profession. "Heiji, you can continue talking."

"Your Highness, in terms of coins, I found 327 guan of copper coins, 53 guan, 11 guan, and 230 guan of silver in the Dashi family and Banshi family respectively; found 1327 guan of copper coins, 780 guan, 143 guan, and 720 guan of silver in the secret warehouse; plus the coins seized from the prisoners and the original coins in the territory, there are currently 1680 guan, 510 guan, 154 guan, and 970 guan of silver in total." Heiji Togo had just calmed down, and was once again excited about these harvests. Osashi Kyuji and Tsuda Hirozo looked at each other, and were obviously stunned by these harvests. Who would have thought that a small bandit village was so rich, even equivalent to a middle-class tyrant.

"Hahaha, okay. I didn't expect that I would get so much this time. By the way, how about the exchange of gold judgments now?" After hearing the harvest of coins, Zhengliang was in a great mood.

"At present, the exchange of merchants from Higashimatsuura is generally 1 tael of gold for 50 silver or four guan copper coins. After the gold and silver in the territory were exchanged into copper coins, the territory currently has 2,374 guan." Osaki Kyuji quickly analyzed. "Hiss!" After hearing the number of coins finally obtained in the territory, everyone took a deep breath. Even Yukisuke and Tadajiro in the original copycat were no exception. 2,374 guan, and it can be used to buy miscellaneous grains to get nearly 5,000 stones.

"Yeah, let's continue talking." Zhengliang's expressions were drawn into his eyes by everyone, and then continued to give orders calmly.

"Your Highness, this time, I have harvested thousands of kilograms of copper and more than kilograms of iron from the village. In addition, the territory has about 3,225 kilograms of copper and about 1,325 kilograms of iron. In addition, there are 320 dou of salt and more than 50 pieces of cloth," Dongxiang Heiji reported.

"It's a happy trouble to get so much iron suddenly? Who knows if there are blacksmiths near the territory?" Zhengliang asked with a frown.

"Your Highness, we have a blacksmith ourselves," Yukisuke said, looking at Tadajiro beside him.

"What? We have blacksmiths ourselves? Where are we?" Masaro asked overjoyed, while looking at Tadajiro with Yukisuke's eyes.

Feeling the eyes of everyone, Tadajiro touched his bald head, and then said with a smile, "Haha, Your Highness, I used to be a small blacksmith in China. After I arrived here, I was also responsible for the daily iron tools of the copycat."

"Shit China? Nagakimura?" Masara immediately sat upright and stared at Tadajiro and asked anxiously.

"Haha, Your Highness, Nagakimura was from the country of the Great Patriarchate. His subordinates were just a small blacksmith in China. Because his family was inherited by his elder brother, he had to wander here as a wild samurai and eventually became a bandit. His subordinates were not good at forging weapons, but they could repair damaged weapons. Moreover, the counterfeit farm tools and iron tools were also forged by his subordinates." Tadajiro corrected the correct way.

"Okay, very good." Even if you are not good at forging weapons, it is already very good to be able to repair weapons and forge agricultural tools. "I now officially grant you the position of weapons, and be fully responsible for the forging and maintenance of the territory's weapons and agricultural tools. Well, the original subordinates will continue to follow you. At the same time, I will dispatch a few little guys from the patrol team to you as apprentices. Be good, Tadajiro, if the shortage of agricultural tools in the territory can be solved within one month, I will promote you to the general of the football team." Masara immediately issued an appointment and task requirement to Tadajiro.

"Ah?" Tadajiro was stunned at first, then immediately bowed to the ground and said excitedly, "Your Highness, I will complete the task and strive to contribute to the Luo family." Tadajiro did not expect happiness to come so suddenly. He had always been worried that Masayora would go back on his word and settle the accounts with them, the bandits who surrendered, did not expect that they would be valued so soon. In addition to being grateful, he immediately kowtowed and reported, "Your Highness, in the village, in addition to the blacksmith, there are also Tomoewe who are carpenters and Masuke who are plastered as masturbators. They were all captured by Danshi Daro to the mountain, and some of their families also farmed in the nearby tyrant territory. Without them, it is estimated that the lives of these families will have become difficult."

"Oh? Tadajiro, tell them that I will grant them the first position of the Football Team, and their family will arrange to be picked up and sent to the territory to reunite with them. They will be responsible for the wooden tools and construction affairs of the territory. I will not treat them badly. In addition, Heiji, you settle them for a while, and they will be under your control in the future." After hearing the good news again, Masayoro was very happy, but he didn't expect that a bandit village would "hide dragons and burrow".

"Yes, Your Highness" Tadajiro and Togo Heiji both received the order.

"In this case, my subordinates will ensure that they can settle down and do their best for His Highness," Tadajiro said again. Hearing Masara's appointment, Tadajiro judged that Masara lacked craftsmen now, so he boldly recommended two craftsmen to Masara, and at the same time he said that if these two people settle down with peace of mind, they must ensure that their families can reunite. Of course, Tadajiro was also worried in his heart by making such suggestions. After all, for a surrender who had just surrendered, doing this was a bit "superior" because of favor. Fortunately, Masara did not pursue the matter in the end.

"Have everyone gathered in front of the open space at the parcel gate?" Zhengliang continued to ask.

"Your Highness, you are all gathered in front of the gate and guarded by Zuqing. At the same time, Lord Tadajiro's subordinates are comforting the fearful and uneasy villagers. The loyalists of the bandits and the relatives of the bandits have also been beheaded, but the women and children of the bandits?" Osaki Kyuji did not continue to speak at this point, but looked at Masaru, hesitantly, as if Masaru needed to make a decision.

"Your Highness, most of those women were forced to go up the mountain, and those children were born later. They don't have much attachment to those bandits. Please forgive their lives! And killing them will cause panic among other leaders." Before Masaru could make a decision, Tadajiro immediately fell to the ground and pleaded with mercy. As the "old man" of the village, he knew very well what the situation here, and it was not a good thing that the lord was too bloodthirsty, Tadajiro was determined to advise.

Masara felt a little funny. He never said he wanted to kill all these people. "So, women and children will be arranged to return to their respective homes in the village to help them re-reliance, encourage them to remarry, and do not allow anyone to insult them. If you really can't rely on yourself, just arrange it for Matsumiko." I hope that the concept of chastity in this era is not strong, so it is best to re-establish a family. "As for males, it will be judged by Heiji, Koji, Yukisuke and Tadajiro. No matter how old or old you find someone with hatred for the territory, kill them immediately." Masarara does not want a killer in his territory who is ready to murder him at any time.

"Your Highness, there are 83 villagers in the village. In addition, 25 young women have been found in the village cell. They have all been looted from nearby in the past six months. There are also 42 refugees responsible for mining copper mines, and they have also looted from the foot of the mountain," Dongxiang Heiji continued.

"If those women have family members in the territory, they will be arranged to return to their homes. If there are family members outside the territory, they will arrange their families to reunite in the territory. If those who are homeless, they will also leave them to Matsumiko to arrange." Recently, several widows led by Matsumiko happened to apply for the newly reclaimed land of the land, and now they are short of staff. "As for those refugees who are mining, they will continue to be responsible for mining for the time being, and we will solve the problem of eating. At the same time, each person will have a salary of 4 buckets of miscellaneous grains per month, and arrange their families to settle in the territory, and the residence and fields will be distributed uniformly by the territory."

"Those families who are not in our territory may not want to come to our territory," Togo Heiji said worriedly.

"Then tie them up," Zhengliang said with a relaxed look. The territory is currently only about 300 people. After obtaining a large amount of food, the next step is to consider the population issue of the territory. Only when the population base is available can there be soldiers. With just the current 40 points, you cannot protect yourself under the attack of the surrounding powerful people and bandits. For these farmers who are unwilling to come to their own territory, they have to "kidnapping" them directly. Anyway, most powerful people don't care about the disappearance of one or two farmers in their own territory.

"Magic rule, find a few smart people to pretend to be refugees, mix in the nearby tyrants' territory, pay close attention to their movements, report them immediately if they find any abnormalities, and arrange personnel to secretly pick up the families of the relevant personnel to the territory. Yukisuke, please help." Zhengliang looked at the gate of the convention hall and pondered for a while, and then arranged, "Guangzong, arrange for Zuqing to guard the entrances and exits of the territory day and night. Without my permission, no one can enter and not go out. It is strictly forbidden to leak the current situation of the territory. Everyone, although the bandits have been defeated by us, the surrounding powerful and bandits are still eyeing them. Now is not the time for us to relax."

"Yes, Your Highness" everyone was shocked. After carefully experiencing the Lord's words, they all agreed. The mood of joy just now became heavy because of the huge harvest.

"Okay, let's go and inspect the neighbors who have newly joined the territory." Zhengliang saw that everyone present lowered his head and thought, and was very satisfied with the effect of the basin of cold water he poured, so he stood up first and said.

"Yes, Your Highness" everyone took the order one after another.
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