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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 218 Harvest and Poetry

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    Time passed quickly, and it was mid-September in the blink of an eye. The huge profits from the autumn harvest were later calculated. Because of the first use of fertilizers for planting, and the Kira family's renting oxen to plow the land to improve production efficiency, the Kira family's annual tribute reached 40,000.  Five thousand stones, Zhiling Shigao broke through the 70,000 stone mark for the first time, reaching 75,000 stones. Compared with the original statistics of 55,000 stones, the output increased by 20,000 stones. This has to be said to be a miracle.  The farmers in Shiga and Takashima counties are also celebrating this with singing and dancing. Now no one doubts what Kira Yoshi said. Anyone who dares to say "no" to the Kira family in these two counties may not be able to walk out safely.  The land of two counties.  The great harvest of the Kira family also heralded the great harvest of Shiga and Takashima counties. Because Omi joined the army, Takashima Nanato officially became an official of the Kira family. Takashima County also tried out the new agricultural laws of the Kira family, but the local people  The level is still somewhat hesitant, so if there are deviations in the implementation of the law, the total income is not as high as expected.  But even so, the overall food income of Takashima County has increased by nearly 20%. This has made those wealthy families who violated the laws of the Kira family regret it. Many farmers complained that the lords did not listen to the orders of the king, so there were some disputes and disputes.  Civil lawsuit, taking this opportunity to further consolidate the Kira family's influence in Takashima County.  The villages in Shiga County that were not under the direct control of the Kira family have made huge profits by following Kira Yoshitoki's footsteps. On average, they have increased their stone height by about 30%. Some areas where the land was originally barren have increased even more, even more than doubling the amount.  , the news of the great harvest in the Kira family territory spread wildly to Kinki, and the staggering food growth rate also made Kira Yoshitoki an outstanding civil servant.  Although he was very proud, Kira Yoshiki was not satisfied either.  Because farmers in this era still use the simplest farming model.  Very unfamiliar with intensive farming.  On the other hand, the land is about 991 square meters, and the average grain output is only about one stone. One stone of grain is equivalent to more than 300 kilograms. This grain output is really pitifully low.  This is his first year of agricultural reform. He will first make preliminary reforms in fertilizers and farming technology, and will gradually and deeply promote agricultural planting technology in the future. The average grain output has changed from an average of just over 300 kilograms to 330 kilograms. What kind of growth is this?  ?  It¡¯s not enough to see at all. Don¡¯t forget that during the same period, the grain yield per mu of the Ming Dynasty had already exceeded 300 kilograms.  On the contrary, the land is half as much as an acre of land, but the grain output is less than that of an acre. This is so embarrassing.  What's more, the Lake Biwa area is one of the main grain-producing areas and one of the richest areas. The grain output here is like this, let alone those small places. Tosa country only has 90,000 koku, which is ridiculous. There are no mines in that place.  There were no large-scale castle towns, and the reason why there were so many mass productions was not only because the lords concealed the fact that Ishigao was evading military service, but also because the farmers had poor farming techniques and did not understand farming techniques.  At the same time, there is also good news.  The crops planted in the experiment all achieved amazing harvests. Both potatoes and pumpkins reached or exceeded the harvest of 8 stone per day.  Although the corn is slightly lower, it is not bad. On the contrary, more than 7 shi is quite high. Although it does not meet his prediction, it is not bad. What surprised him even more is that the sugar beet reaches 12 shi, the pepper is 8 shi, and even the alfalfa has 12 shi.  The yield of 10 kilos is excluded due to the low yield of grapes that have just begun to bear fruit.  This shocking news was immediately blocked, and all the grain was harvested and kept as seeds. The grapes and peppers were directly given to the Kira family samurai to share. Finally, they were asked to keep the seeds and recycle them all. Although the samurai were curious about what the followers were playing again.  What a trick, but it doesn't affect Taen's popularity with this sweet and sour fruit. Chili peppers are not used much in cooking because they don't know how to cook this kind of food.  At present, there is a lack of sugar and wine cannot be brewed. It can only be grown as a seasonal fruit. However, it is unexpected that peppers are left out. Since others don't like to eat them, he keeps them for himself. Fortunately, this kind of peppers are still available.  It's not too spicy, and after drying, it can completely replace mustard as an ingredient in cooking.  In order to promote new planting technology, the shogunate invited Kira Yoshitoki to Kyoto to give lectures. However, Kira Yoshitoki felt that the effect of the lectures was not necessarily good. As the proverb goes, hearing is believing, seeing is believing, so he in turn sent the general  Invited to visit Sakamoto Castle with the ministers of the imperial court, Konoe Haritsugu and Ashikaga Yoshitš­ saw the rice fields being harvested and the straw being distributed and cleaned, so Ishitani Mitsumasa, the minister of the shogunate, asked them what they were doing.  Kira Yoshishi told them that they were harvesting straw. Straw can be used as the raw material for fertilizer. Green manure is made of various straws, branches, and leaves as raw materials and fermented into the fertilizer needed in the soil. Of course, it is only one kind of raw material for fertilizer, and it can also be used as a raw material.  A kindling fuel for farmers, it has always been popular.  After visiting the rice fields, they went to Sakamoto's granary and saw a large area of ??extra-large barns piled up. At this time, Sekishiro Konoe Haritsugu and Kimakata Ashikaga Yoshifuji were moved. Each of these barns can be seen at a glance.  It can hold at least tens of thousands of kilograms of grain.Converted to stone height, it is a barn of 500 stone. The Kira family has built more than 100 such barns, which means that there is at least 50,000 stone of grain. This is really worse than seeing it a hundred times.  In the evening at the newly built Keneda Imperial Palace, a dinner was held during which there was a Sarugaku performance and a calligraphy performance. Kira Yoshitoki was also invited to accompany them. It turned out that they were holding a Qushui poetry party. First, Konoe Haritsugu sang: "New Wild Geese"  The words are connected in a row, and the shadow of Lu Han reflects the hibiscus brocade in the autumn sky, just like a poem from the same text. "I will also join in a poem!" Jiu Qingtong touched his palms and praised: "The leaves are turning yellow in the shade of the autumn trees.  , The horse cannot stop and groan, the morning dew is as if it were frost, and the sunset outside the crows is full of red!" "Then it's time to leave!" Ashikaga Yoshitš­ thought for a moment and then said: "All the wise men gathered at the river.  Go to the winding water to pick chrysanthemums, and go to the flower garden to plant eight thousand autumns on a branch." Then one poem after another was written, and everyone's eyes turned to him. Ji Liangyoshi was thinking about it from the moment he entered the room.  Hosokawa Fujitaka urged him in a low voice, and then he sang helplessly: "Whoever travels at a moor can think of thousands of miles away. The sound of fluff and rain sings a salute, and the sound of dripping wakes up the dream of a passenger ship. What a midnight bell in the cold mountain!" "What a poetic talent!" All the ministers praised one after another.  Kira Yoshitsune was a man of both civil and military skills, and his words could not escape his youth and wealth, and the envy in his words was very clear.  Obviously he is interested in this young man's net worth and reputation.  It¡¯s already late.  Hosokawa Fujitaka said: "Then I will compose a poem as the end of the poetry meeting The sound of the white crane can be heard for nine days. It is a good time to wish you safety, ten states and three islands are in your hands, and a thousand-year-old fairy bird is in front of you!" And  There were constant singing and dancing performances invited from the imperial court, and of course there were also a lot of anecdotes during the interspersed period. The ministers were all a group of very knowledgeable people, and it was very appropriate to compliment them. The dinner did not end until ten minutes past midnight.  Ashikaga Yoshitš­ took Kira Yoshitoshi to sit down between Kira in the imperial palace and invited him to sleep on the same bed.  Although he knew that this was a way to express the close relationship between the two, he still felt goosebumps coming out. He had no choice but to accept the generous punch. Fortunately, he was not a gay, so he spent the rest of the night safely.  Pass.  The next day, Kira Yoshi, who had dark circles under his eyes, had to face questions from Ashikaga Yoshito again, such as whether the shogunate's imperial palace could be implemented, how to implement it, how to manage it, and how to appease local people and farmers.  As soon as he explained, Ashikaga Yoshito was envious of his strong control over his retainers.  It's a pity that both the public servants of the shogunate and the high family members have their own territory.  The Imperial Food Office below only collects grain supplies and cannot enjoy anything else, so he can only drool looking at Kira Yoshitoki's more than 100 barns.  While busy, I heard the news that Nagao Kagetora's team arriving at Wakasa Bay arrived at Wakasa Bay. The last time I contacted him was more than half a year ago. At that time, Nagao Kagetora wrote a letter telling him that he planned to go to Luo. He didn't pay much attention to it because he was the first person in history.  It seems that the first time he goes to Luo is next year. How can he go to Luo without completing the first battle of Kawanakajima?  However, he actually completed his first battle on Kawanakajima this year, but at that time he was busy fighting the Katsuragi River battle with the Miyoshi family, and had no time to pay attention to a less fierce battle in Shinano country.  Even though he is busy, he still has no time to relax. In contrast, Yamamoto Kansuke is busy all day long, just to deal with the pensions of the soldiers who died in the battle, as well as to re-recruit soldiers for their injuries and recuperation.  But soldiers are so easy to find. The total population of the entire Omi Kingdom is only more than 500,000. Shiga and Takashima counties are relatively densely populated because they are adjacent to Gyeonggi. Their combined population is only 70,000 or 80,000. Although due to the recent years,  The reconstruction of Sakamoto Castle and the extensive expansion of the castle town attracted many floating people to settle there, and the population of the two armies was raised to 180,000, one-fifth of which were town residents. This level of urbanization was already exaggerated.  The newborn population is very large, and it has grown rapidly in the past two years. Hundreds of newborns are born almost every month, especially in the first half of this year because the widows of Omi Ashigaru who died in the war gave birth to many children. In the first half of the year,  The number of new births in the two counties increased by more than 5,000, but this is not enough.  High-quality soldiers need men of appropriate age. In this era, only men between the ages of fifteen and forty-five are eligible to join the army. The Kira family's military service requirements are even stricter. Those over forty years old are no longer required to bear military service for any reason.  , those who are disabled are no longer required to bear military service, and those who have only one child in the family, no brothers, no wives and children, are not allowed to bear military service.  Coupled with the number of men of suitable age who died in these wars, the number of people who can be recruited is already very small, and with the reform of agricultural technology, the demand for population in rural areas is also gradually increasing, so although the Kira family has given a good  benefits, but there are still gaps in local recruitment.  Although the Mikawa country's losses were not large, it was more difficult to replenish it, because the population of the Mikawa country was smaller and supplies were more difficult. Fortunately, the Kira family and the Imagawa family reached a marriage alliance offer.The Imagawa family also opened the door to the recruitment operation of the River Kingdom. All the people of the Mikawa Kingdom went to Kyoto to serve, and the resistance of the Mikawa mainland became weaker, so Imagawa Yoshimoto was very happy for him to recruit troops.  Fortunately, the Kira family does not only recruit troops from two counties, including Asai County and Ixiang County in the north of Omi, Ritai County in the south Omi, and Noshu County are also within the scope of this recruitment. These four counties are recruiting troops for the Kira family.  He was very satisfied with the treatment and admired the prestige of the Kira family, so the gap in Omi Shibi was quickly filled. However, the quality of these recruits was worrying, and it was difficult to form effective combat effectiveness in a short period of time.  Most of these newly recruited people are bankrupt or landless refugees, and there are also some criminals or wandering samurai who have made mistakes in their master's family. The quality of the soldiers is even worse. According to Yamamoto Tokiyuki's suggestion, they simply  Just throw them into the Tongxinzhong and train them so that they can maintain public order and defend the city.  His large-scale recruitment of troops naturally aroused dissatisfaction with the Rokkaku and Asai clans, but they could not stop them. The Kira family offered such good treatment, but the low-level samurai under these two families were already tempted, so these two families could only condemn them.  The behavior of the Kira family, while busy extinguishing the little sparks in the house.  Of course Kira Yoshitoki will not care about their condemnation. He has just won a great victory for the shogunate. Now his will represents the shogunate to a certain extent. As long as he does not do anything perverse, no one will criticize him. Besides, the Kira family has no  They went to their prefectures and counties to recruit people. These people took the initiative to seek refuge with the Kira family. Even if the lawsuit went to the shogunate, it could not be said that the Kira family was at fault.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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