Chapter 1206 A Spark of Fire
The people in the manor walked out and were the down-and-out samurai, who was Kagawa Mitsuhide, the former subordinate of Takaya. When he saw Takaya, he was slightly stunned and immediately saluted excitedly, "Why are you here, vassal lord?"
Since Gao Yan left, their lives have been getting harder and harder.
Gao Jian said casually: "I heard that Abe Tadama was messing around and there was a famine here in the Four Kingdoms, so come and take a look!"
The farmers in the village were excited, as if they saw a glimmer of hope.
At this time, Gao Jian glanced at everyone and asked knowingly: "I remember Kagawa Zhuang, who used to be very rich, how did it become like this now?"
Someone sighed and said, "It's all the Okura family who is messing around. They not only want us to do manual production, but also pay the land tax. They come to search for food, cloth and iron tools all day long, and force us to death."
"The new vassal lord and the samurai of the Okura family are eating and drinking, and they don't care about our lives or death."
After hearing these complaints, Gao Jian stood on the high ground and raised his arms and said, "I came here this time, on the entrusted by the Emperor to see the disasters in various places. What kind of grievances do you have? Let me tell you all about it, I will make the decision!"
When the people in the manor heard this, they were excited and talked in a mess.
At this moment, suddenly someone came to the air panting: "No, someone from the Kokura family is here.
Kagawa Mitsuhide, who was talking, hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Hide the food, the iron pot, and the quilt!"
In order to please Tadashi Abe, Katsuo Okura asked the people in his corps to carry out production. If they could not produce it, he stole the iron, quilts and food from their homes.
Seeing this, Gao Jian reached out to stop him, "Wait! Don't move everyone. Today I'm here to see if the people in the Abe family are more powerful than robbers!"
Katsuo Okura was wearing a samurai suit and a Japanese sword around his waist. He led a group of people over, basically carrying weapons.
Katsuo Okura was very clear about the situation in the territory, but in order to please the superiors and to seize the land of Kagawa Zhuang, he turned a blind eye to the situation of the people.
At this time, Katsuo Okura came first. Seeing so many people gathered at the door of the manor, he couldn't help but frown and roared angrily: "Haga! Kagawa Mitsuhide, do you still want to gather people to cause trouble?"
Kagawa Mitsuhide stood up with a Japanese knife in his arms, "Kaki Okura, don't slander me, the emperor's envoy, Lord Matsuhira is here!"
"Haha..." Katsuo Okura and his subordinates laughed so hard that they fell back and forth, "Miwahide, are you crazy? The Emperor cannot come out of Kyoto, will he send someone to Kagawa Zhuang? Haha..."
He was smiling and saw Gao Jian and others in the crowd. Seeing Gao Jian’s tall figure and familiarity, there were many ronin warriors around him, he couldn’t help but frown, but he still asked arrogantly, “What are you doing?”
"I am Matsuhira Kama, and I have errands in Kyoto and Edo!" Takama said coldly.
"Matsuhira...Matsuhira Scythe!" Katsuo Okura was shocked.
Takaya once served as Sankishima, and her prestige here was very high. Moreover, the Jeolla retreat also made Takaya's reputation spread throughout Japan.
The Okura family was just a Chinese citizen, and he couldn't help but be afraid when he heard this name. Matsuhira Kamaki was back.
"You are Katsuo Okura! Are you here to grab food with so many people?" Katsuo Okura was promoted by Tadashi Abe, and Gao Jian was not familiar with it.
"Matsuhira, the vassal lord has instructions, and I am also ordered to act!" Okura Katsuo was a little panicked, but he was not a retainer of Takaya, "You should not meddle in other people's business, after all, you are not Sankitsu!"
Takaya decided to ignite the fire of Ikka, which was located in the Sanki Bible, so he was ready to take action against the Okura family and Tadama Abe.
"I'll take this matter today! Take it down for me!" Gao Jian knew very well that the Japanese peasants were used to being oppressed, and it was unlikely that they would suddenly rise up and resist the shogunate. He could only make things worse step by step.
However, when everyone heard this, no one in Kagawa Village dared to touch Katsuo Okura. At the critical moment, Goto Yubugu stepped forward and grabbed Katsuo Okura's neck and pressed him to the ground.
The samurai of the Okura family reacted and quickly drew his sword. At this time, Kagawa Mitsuhide suddenly shouted loudly, and his figure flashed, put the knife into the sheath, and several samurai died on the ground.
Seeing this scene, the farmers were shocked. Gao Jian took the opportunity to raise his arms and said, "Abe Tadashi is entrusting heavy taxes. Today I will deal with him on behalf of the Emperor and lead everyone to collect food!"
After the villagers were stunned for a while, they immediately became excited when they heard about receiving food. The man in the village quickly found a rope and tied up Katsuo Okura.
At this time, Gao Jian ordered: "Kunxiu, you will be in charge of Sanye County in the future. You can send someone to send a notice to the villages and ask them to follow me to get the relief grain!"
The Warring States Period of Japan has only ended for decades, and the seeds of the Shimoko are still there. Kagawa Mitsuhide stood attentively and saluted: "Hi!"
The people in the village were in a state of excitement, and there was a grain of relief, so no one had to go hungry.
Gao Jian looked at the scene in front of him, and there was a flame flashing in his eyes, which mobilized the emotions of the people. Taking down Katsuo Okura was the first step. Next was to go to the Kamebata, open the warehouse to get the grain, and gather more refugees.
At that time, we will send troops with Wu Sangui, Geng Zhongming and others to first occupy Kyushu and the four countries, then cross the sea to attack the state and seize the Tokugawa world.
Of course, by then, all the backward feudal systems in Japan would be abolished and all the nobles would be killed. He would abolish the vassals and redeem the county in Japan and become the First Emperor of Japan.
Although the countryside of Sangi lacks food, there are still a large number of food and supplies prepared to be handed over to the shogunate in Kamemaru Castle.
At this time, the people of the four countries were filled with dry firewood, and if a spark was thrown down, it would be like a prairie fire.
As soon as Abe Tadashi arrived in Sanqi, he used the power of the Abe family to support his own people, making Kagawa Mitsuhide and others very resentful.
At this time, Takayasu ordered Kagawa Mitsuhide to join forces overnight and convened old subordinates to discuss. Takayasu was worried that these people were afraid of Katsuo Okura, so he led people to raid the Kokura family overnight and set the meeting location at Katsuo Okura's village.
In Mino County, the lords of each village were the masters. When he heard that Takaya had summoned him, he rushed over one after another. Takaya was straightforward and said that Abe Tadashi violated the spirit of the Emperor and the Shogunate and imposed heavy taxes on the people. Now he wants to distribute relief food to everyone on behalf of the Emperor and the Shogunate, but he is afraid that Abe Tadashi will resist, so he asked the lords to send people to collect them as he pleases.
The next morning, Gao Yan gathered three thousand people, holding bamboo guns, driving a large cart, and holding red flags, and advancing towards Kamema Castle with great momentum.
Gao Jian was a civil servant during the Qian Dynasty. Although he did not lead troops to fight, he also handled many logistics matters. Moreover, he had never seen any scenes with Gao Huan. He was not the same as scheduling thousands of farmers.
At this time, he asked Kagawa Mitsuhide to prepare a large flag and formulate a simple flag sentence. The team set out toward Abe Tadama's residence.
Along the way, a large number of people who helped the elderly and the young joined, and the team quickly grew to tens of thousands.
When Sanki Masato Abe Tadama learned the news, Takaya had gathered more than 30,000 people and approached Turtlema Castle like locusts.
Chapter completed!