Chapter 217 21. Yoshimune Left Me Three Talents
As the saying goes, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, and the first rafter to stick out gets rotten first. But the first one to admit his mistakes and give in can often get more tolerance, waiting for the next generation to follow suit.
Song Xiazhen may not have read military books, but he probably has heard of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Liu Chan surrendered first, and he was granted the title of Duke, with 10,000 households, and his five sons were made marquises (later Luoyang City was broken, and they were all killed by the Huns, but the Huns still called themselves Han, so shameless.). Sun Hao surrendered later, and he was only made marquises with hundreds of households.
Now that he is so aware of the current situation and is the first to come out, the so-called 2,015 guanwen territory is justified.
The people of Jiangjiri looked at him, and it turned out that the organization was indeed disintegrated from the inside. As the flag bearer, he was the first to bow his head, and Jiangjiri suddenly lost a backbone. Even if there were people who wanted to resist this land inspection, they were insignificant and could not accomplish anything.
So no matter if it was sincere or false, no matter if it was voluntary or helpless. The Ejiri people present bowed their heads one after another, expressing their willingness to accept this land survey.
Yamauchi Yoshiharu did not want to force too much, so he comforted everyone with kind words and ordered Kitabatake Daigaku and Kobayata to go to the countryside quickly in the next two days. Anyway, the Ejiri people were still stranded under the city and could not make any trouble.
The Yamauchi family had planned this land survey for a long time, and manpower had long been mobilized from various towns and counties, plus the like-minded people under the command of each magistrate. Hundreds of people immediately went to the countryside and conducted land surveys across the country of Totomi according to the names and registers.
Everyone was a retainer of the Yamauchi family, and Yamauchi Yoshiharu was not a mean person. Based on the principle of leaving a way out for everything and being easy to meet. Many things were ignored at Kobayata's suggestion. The newly reclaimed land was calculated according to the piece with the lowest yield per mu, and the number of farmers was filled in according to the caliber of the national nobles of each country.
The people of the country, who were originally in great sorrow, thought that this land survey was still humane. It was a relief. The final result of the land inspection was roughly in line with Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's expectations and requirements. The province of Totomi increased from more than 35,000 kanmon to more than 44,000 kanmon, and the total number of military service was expanded to 12,000. According to the conventional level of three-draw two or five-draw three, including the Asahina clan, Totomi can dispatch 8,000 troops at a time.
After everything was done, the army was disbanded, and Yamanouchi Yoshiharu returned to Yamanouchi, and he was not mentioned.
As for the rewards that should be given for this battle? Kobayata had no chance, after all, Kobayata had gone too far this time. But others still got a lot, or even a lot.
The first meritorious person was Iwase Tojiro Motomasa, who was promoted from the hereditary hatamoto because of the surprise attack on the important town of Takatenjin Castle in Totomi at night. His father Iwase Mototaka officially retired, and he raised his annual salary of 230 kan to 450 kan, settled in Makino, and was promoted to the general of the chamberlain. He was assigned to Imagawa Yoshichika as his assistant.
The next one was Uncle Tsunayoshi, who became the governor of Toyota with a salary of 1,000 kan because of his participation in the battle of Takatenjin Castle and the capture of Kakegawa Castle. He entered Futamata Castle and served as the garrison commander of Nakato River. He was also secretly a defense against the Asahina clan to ensure safety.
Then there was Kanai Aigoro Hideharu, who made timely announcements, allowing the Yamanouchi family to seize the opportunity to fight. He was appointed as the general of the standing foot soldiers in Ejiri, and his salary increased from an unknown hatamoto with an annual salary of 80 kan to a powerful samurai with an annual salary of 150 kan.
As for Murakami Yoshimitsu, he followed Yamanouchi Yoshiharu back to receive his salary because of the recommendation of Kodaira Taiyuki. However, his annual salary did not increase, but he served as the flag-bearing samurai of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, keeping the white flag of the Yamanouchi clan representing the orthodoxy of the Minamoto clan. In a way, he had a bright future.
Finally, there was Ogasawara Nagamasa. Since he did not participate in the battle, he certainly did not have any military merits. However, he did not have any merits, but he worked hard. He traveled to Kyoto to buy the position of Totomi no Kami for Imagawa Yoshichika. So he was rewarded with 50 taels of gold, which was also a good deal. Moreover, since Kobayata's strength was withdrawn, he actually became Kobayata's deputy general, which was eye-catching.
It seemed that in order to compensate Kobayata, Kobayata's two hatamoto, Aki and Nanaki, were promoted together, renamed Kawabe Iekichi and Kawabe Ieki, and both served Kobayata with an annual salary of 30 kan. And Heiroku, because he caught the eye of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, was increased from 30 kan to 50 kan, and was transferred to Yamanouchi Fuchu-cho as a town magistrate. Instead, he became a samurai with an annual salary of 80 kan, which was faster than Kobayata's climb.
Only Tatsuzo seemed to have no talent, so he missed the promotion this time and was still a stable attendant of Kobayata.
In addition, due to the reduction of the power, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu drew three more hatamoto.
These three were also new members of the Yamanouchi family. They were all from the Imagawa clan, and the main family could not accommodate them for the time being. Because of their identities, it was not easy for them to join the Yamanouchi samurai group, so they were simply assigned to Kobayata.
One was Shimizu Rokuro Yoshitsugu, who was from Izu. He had a family and had three children at the age of 23. He was originally from the Shimizu clan of Shimoda, Izu, but Shimizu Yasunari's clan had at least 80 if not 100 people, and Shimizu Yoshitsugu was not even on the list. So he was just a small infantry captain of the Izu clan, serving as both the army and the navy. After the first battle in and out of Kanto, the Hojo clan was weak, and he did not surrender to the Uesugi, but he did not follow the Hojo clan to transfer.
He had no choice but to surrender to Imagawa Yoshimoto, but now the Hojo clan is counterattacking, and he is considered a traitor, and the Hojo clan cannot tolerate him, and the Imagawa clan is watching the cold. He simply made up his mind and didn't want the 30 kan in Izu, and directly surrendered to Yamanouchi Yoshiharu. As his territory expanded, Yoshiharu Yamanouchi was short of samurai, so he accepted all who came. Shimizu Yoshitsuna made the right bet, and he was awarded an annual salary of 50 kan and became a hatamoto infantryman. Now he is under the command of Kobayata.
The other one has a big bald head. It is better to say that he is a monk than a samurai. He was born in the Kurosawa family of Fuji County, Suruga. His secular name is Kurosawa Ryoji. His father and elder brother died in the battle of Imagawa Takeda half a month ago, and they were deprived of their rights. Because he was the second son, he was sent to the temple to become a monk. But he was unlucky and met the "robbery expert" Takeda Harunobu. What a guy! Takeda Harunobu and his gang came out of Kai like bandits, robbing along the streets, and he even burned down the Hosso-ji Temple.
A little monk like Kurosawa Ryoji didn't even have the possibility of resistance. He was directly plundered and sold by the Takeda family. It was his sister who heard the news. He bought him out of the Takeda army for a high price of 500 coins and escaped. Then the victory and defeat in Suruga was decided, and he definitely didn't want to serve Takeda. He and his sister Noriko ran all the way to the command of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu and also became a hatamoto infantry with 50 kan.
The last one was even more helpless. The Omura clan of Atsumi County, Mikawa Province, was commonly known as Inosuke, and his full name was Omura Inosuke Masuji. During the Battle of Eight Faces Mountain, he belonged to the group of Udono Nagaterurikiri. Originally, the Imagawa family was in a state of prosperity, and he might have been a stable retainer of the Imagawa family for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, this time Imagawa Yoshimoto died, and the little samurai of their Omura family with a few dozen kan could not stand in Mikawa. He ran to Suruga with the package, but was caught by the whole family of the soldiers patrolling the border by Konishihara Saemon.
He was also a bachelor, so he surrendered directly and asked for leniency. So he was tied up and sent to Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, who had a good pediatric medical skill and knew some herbal medicine. So he was also added to the hatamoto with an annual salary of 50 kan.
The three of them, one navy, one literature, and one herbal medicine, each had their own strengths. But now all of them were thrown to Kobayata, and the legacy left by Imagawa Yoshimoto was really rich.