Chapter 25 Credit is the key
But what he thought does not mean that the retainers also think so, especially the traditional samurai of the Tamakawa family. I heard that the lord actually gave ordinary combat ninjas so much money at one time, and I only had one idea in my mind, that is, a prodigal family. Now there is a lot of funds in my family, but I can't afford to build it like this.
Especially Yuchuan's relatives, he had been in charge of the government affairs at home before, but was afraid of being poor. After Zong Qing finished speaking, he immediately calculated that this expenditure alone had nearly 700 guan, which was almost one-tenth of the plundering funds. It would cost ten guan to solve the problem that a hundred guan could have. What would it be bad to have this money? Isn't your lord stupid?
So when Zong Qing finished speaking, he immediately said, "Fortunately... lord, this reward is too much. My subordinates thought that even if the lord was kind to his subordinates, then the surviving reward of hundreds of citations and the 200 citations of the dead would be enough. If this precedent is set, if the family lacks funds in the future, there will be a big problem."
After he finished speaking, Yukito Kawara nodded and said, "Lord, what my relatives said is reasonable. If the reward is so heavy this time, how should we reward this battle?"
"Father, uncle, now my family is in danger. If I don't give a heavy reward, who will be willing to die for my family. So I thought I could make money again if I lost money, but if I lost people, I would lose everything."
"With that being said, this money doesn't seem easy to make." Yuchuan's descendant said worriedly. In his opinion, the family pointed out that they could only sell some grain for money after they were cultivated around Haijin City. Moreover, Zong Qing only set the tax to the 10th tax and 5th taxes. It can be said that this is the lowest tax for all forces in the world. Not to mention selling enough food to eat, it would be good.
"Uncle, please rest assured. As for the increase in funds, I will find a way." Zong Qing was not worried. He didn't have enough money? It doesn't matter. If you have a lot of money, it would be enough to let the ninjas under his command grab a wave. At this time, there is no morality to talk about, or it can be completely understood as: the family will be justified when it comes to the army.
"Lord, my subordinates also think that there is indeed a lot of rewards. My subordinates think that if the army under his command has too much money, it will affect their combat power. If you have money, you are afraid of death. This is the eternal truth, so please think twice. "Yoshio Yokotani, who is also a ninja, shouldn't have spoken, but he finally said it.
After hearing this, Zong Qing began to think. It seemed that what Yokotani Shigeyuki said was really a little bit of truth. Being rich is not just the past, but now, or it has been proven countless times in the future. But even so, those ninjas have robbed a lot of money with them this time. If they act too stingy, those ninjas will definitely be disappointed. Therefore, the money this time must be rewarded. As for next time, I will say it next time. Anyway, it will definitely be higher than the normal standards of each company. Otherwise, if the money is still there and the people are gone, it will not be worth it.
Thinking of this, Zong Qing said: "What you said makes sense, but since I have already said it, I will not change it. This time I will do what I said. If my family still wins next time, then we will discuss it at that time."
The retainers had loosened their words when they heard the lord's words, but it was probably difficult to persuade the lord to change this time, so they no longer had too many people involved in this matter. Anyway, there were not many people participating in the war this time, and our family suddenly obtained such a huge amount of funds. In addition, the lord just took over as the family governor today, so let him go.
Seeing that no one spoke about it again, Zong Qing continued: "The reward for this attack on Guanyin Temple City will end here. I hope that all Wu Yun Longsheng will be the next battle. Remember, if you make contributions, I will not hesitate to reward you."
"It is the lord, and the subordinates will do their best to win the family."
Reward is the second thing at this meeting, or the first thing after Zong Qing succeeded as the governor of the family. Then of course, we need to understand the situation in the corps and the arrangements for the retainers. After all, one emperor and another minister cannot be like before the Tamakawa family. All military forces are commanded by Yusuke Takashi, and all government affairs in the family are handled by the Tamakawa family.
"Ichi Nakamura, I ask you, how have you been recruiting refugees and inciting civilians under the rule of other wealthy families to settle in Haijin City in the past few days?" The population in the territory can be said to be the thing that Zong Qing cares most about. Without anyone, he can't do anything. No matter how much he robs, he can't stand it. So he has always been very clear about this point. If he wants to be strong, he must have enough people under his rule, even if it's just ordinary civilians.
When Zong Qing finished asking, Ichishi Nakamura said with a dismay: "It has been seven days since the lord's announcement that he has accepted refugees and incited other wealthy families to come to Haijin City. However, the effect is not ideal. There are only three households and 11 people who are willing to settle in the family, but the civilians... but no one is... the subordinates are incompetent, please punish them."
After hearing this quantity, Zong Qing thought that the effect was more than just unsatisfactory. He was simply a poor family. He provided such preferential policies, both tax exemption and tax reduction. How could no one settle down? Isn’t such preferential conditions enough? It must be no. Since it is not, there must be something wrong in other places.
So he hurriedly asked: "The tax system implemented by our family is far lower than that of other forces, so why is there still no one to settle down? Have you ever thought about this?"
Seeing that the lord did not want to blame him, Nakamura Ichi's heart couldn't help but feel warm. He quickly said, "Go back to the lord, although my family has implemented the tax reduction order after this year's tax exemption, since the refugees have no food in their hands, even if they start to cultivate and farm, they will starve to death even if they can't wait for the harvest. So not many people join, and civilians are skeptical about such policies. Once the family changes, they will not only lose their existing land, but also cannot obtain the right to farm from their family, and will become refugees. This leads to not many joining."
After hearing this, Zong Qing realized that the matter of refugees was easy to solve. Since they had no food, it would be fine to distribute it directly to the next time the food harvest. As for the people, this involves the issue of trust. Such a problem is really difficult to solve. If the people don’t believe it, it will be useless no matter how scattered you say.
But how should this civilian solve the problem? For a moment, he didn't think of a solution, so he could only speak: "Nakamura Ichi, starting today, once a refugee wants to farm in the corps, you will directly distribute the food until the next harvest." When he said this, Zong Qing asked: "As for attracting civilians to settle down, are there any good ways you can do it?"
"Lord, if you really want to distribute food to refugees, then you have an idea."
After hearing that Nakamura Ichi's idea was so soon, Zong Qing couldn't help but feel very satisfied with him. This was the talent that a capable minister in government affairs should have. As soon as he said, the other party could make suggestions. If there were such retainers in his family, he would have been much more relaxed.
Chapter completed!