After walking out of the bedroom, Hattori Hanzo, who had been ordered to come, was waiting respectfully. When he saw Zhengheng coming, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Lord." As Zhengheng's status increased, the people around him became more respectful and humble towards him. Don't dare to disobey.
Seeing the arrival of Hattori Hanzo, Masahiro frowned and asked, "How did you do what I told you?"
Hattori Hanzo cautiously replied: "My lord, it's done. This is a book recording the relationship network between them. Please observe it, lord." He took out a booklet from his belt and handed it to the attendant. Kuroda Kanbei.
Zheng Heng flipped through it casually and asked with a stern face: "Very good, what about those who opposed Kaesong during the coup in the government?"
Hattori Hanzo responded: "Those ministers are already spying on you and can be eliminated at any time?!"
Zhengheng waved his hand and said: "There is no need to get rid of it now. We will observe it for a year or two. If you are resentful, you will suddenly become ill and die. You will take charge of this matter." Otomo Yoshizhen died of worry and anger, Naido Jianji and Mrs. Naido They united some retainers to surrender to the Date family. Naturally, some others disagreed. The two sides fought over each other in Fuuchi Castle. In the end, Masato Noyama led the main force of the Shikoku Army to reach Fuuchi Castle and ended with the former's victory. Although the person was forcibly subdued, he still harbored resentment.
After Zhengheng learned about the opening of the Fuuchi Castle, he gave an order to Hattori Hanzo. In addition to investigating the relationship between the direct line, branches and retainers of the Otomo family, he also secretly monitored those who were dissatisfied with the coup in the government. But now It's not time to clear them out yet. Otherwise, the rabbit will die and the fox will be sad, and the branches will be unfavorable for an unstable situation. However, this does not mean that he will let them go. After a year or two, if the objects under observation are still unsatisfied, they will carry out targeted elimination operations.
Hattori Hanzo paused for a moment and then said again: "My lord, I got some information on my way here. The leader of the Hirado Matsuura Party, Matsuura Takanobu, sent his eldest son and the old master of the pen family, Tian Yasukune, to lead thousands of troops and hundreds of large and small ships to leave the port. .¡±
A trace of suspicion flashed across Masahiro's eyes. Although Katayama Harinch¨ had arrived at the palace and the army he led was temporarily staying outside Hirado Port, Matsuura Takanobu's current actions were beyond his expectations. Don't know what's the secret? Asked: "Do you know where they are going?"
Hattori Hanzo shook his head and said: "I have already sent Doushi to go deep into Hirado to get information, but Matsuura Takanobu will definitely rush to the house today?"
Zhengheng nodded slightly, waved his hand, and asked Hattori Hanzo to retreat first.
Matsuura Takanobu's unexpected action made Zhengheng deep in thought. You must know that Matsuura Takanobu had already submitted the downgrade form not long ago, and he had also arrived at Fuuchi City, so why did he still act secretly without telling himself? This was not seeking death. ?
Masahira naturally knew what Hattori Hanzo meant. This matter must be a secret matter. If the intelligence personnel want to find out the truth, it will cost a lot of time and manpower. It is better to question Matsuura Takanobu directly. .
Kuroda Kanbei came to Zhengheng and whispered to Zhengheng: "Lord, it's time for the meeting to begin."
Zhengheng nodded slightly, and then walked towards the outer city.
When he arrived at the big conference room, all the retainers and subordinates were already waiting here. Looking at the people kneeling below, Zheng Heng still felt excited in his heart. Whether it was true or false, no matter how famous you were, in the end, She had to kneel down and tremble before him.
Before leaving Kokura Castle, Masahira had already ordered four of his subordinates, Noyama Masutomo, Ishikawa Hisataka, Miyahara Masashige, and Akagi Takao, to investigate the merits of each retainer in Date in order to reward them based on their merit. Zhengheng is the leader of the business, they are the staff and right-hand man. Whether we can build the peaceful and prosperous era that all people expect, and whether the rewards are appropriate will play a decisive role.
The speed of the Date family's rise was unprecedented, and the violence of the Date family's rise was also unprecedented. Almost all the forces that were enemies of it were eradicated. Even if the bloodline was left, it was nothing more than scattered branches and leaves, and the land and wealth they seized were Kudu fell into the hands of the Date family.
As a result, the Date family can distribute an unprecedented amount of land. Kamakura and Muromachi's methods of relying on outsiders to maintain the shogunate are of no use to the Date family, and even Zhenghei's memory The Edo shogunate in China also does not have much reference.
According to Zhengheng's intention, 30% of the land in the world will be used as heavenly territory, which means that it will directly belong to the direct line of the Date family, 40% of the land will be divided into branches and general retainers, and the remaining 30% will be used for foreign affairs, temples, imperial courts, etc. The latter also need to be dispersed and monitored nearby.
"Zheng Heng can be said to be generous in his treatment of his retainers. As the founder of the era, he must not relax just because the world was initially determined. Those who once dominated the world are excellent examples."The hardships of troubled times have fostered warlike habits in the world, and people often resort to force. There is no doubt that this habit still remains in the hearts of people today.
For Kyushu, Zheng Heng is very clear that there are only two urgent tasks before him, one is government affairs and the other is military affairs. Government affairs are to register the number of registered households in Kyushu and to conduct a system of the human and financial resources of Kyushu directly under the jurisdiction of the province. A comprehensive investigation was carried out, while the military affairs involved a comprehensive reorganization of the remaining forces such as Dayou, Ryuzoji, and Shaoer.
In this meeting, when discussing merit and rewards, the first priority is to send trusted retainers to those scattered areas to reunite them and bring them under the command of the Date family. You must know that for the Date family, twenty After all, it is impossible for a large army of ten thousand to leave Kyushu as a deterrent forever. These remaining forces are definitely a big hidden danger. At present, these forces, even those who are obedient, such as Ouchi, Qiuyue, Shimazu and other forces, will also be destroyed over time. Not as honest as now.
Therefore, these hidden dangers must be resolved as soon as possible. Otherwise, as time goes by, once the Date family's power reaches a low point, these forces are likely to make waves. By then, the Date family will be besieged internally and externally, and will be attacked from both sides, and the situation will be quite passive.
As Masahira sat down, he looked at Matsuura Takanobu, who was three rows behind, and asked, "Has Matsuura Takanobu arrived?"
At the beginning of the meeting, Masahiro asked Matsuura Takanobu, which caused everyone to talk a lot. The foreign feudal lords were quite jealous. Only Shimazu Takahisa, who was sitting not far from Matsuura Takanobu, frowned slightly and observed Masahira and Matsuura Takanobu. expression.
Masahiro looked directly at Matsuura Takanobu, who stood up to say hello, and asked: "Matsuura Takanobu, I heard that Cage Tian Yasukune is a famous minister of Hirado, do you know if you are here with him?"