There are only more than 20 small mud wooden houses in the small mountain village. Judging from the appearance alone, all the houses are basically the same as what I lived in last night, and some of them have even burned down. From time to time, you can hear the crying of women. Alas, it is probably the family members of the villagers who died last night. It can be said that the whole town is now in bleakness. In order to avoid this heavy atmosphere, Luo Liang quickly walked out of the village.

"Sir", "Sir"... Walking along the small village path, you will occasionally encounter several villagers (basically women), who will kneel down and salute without exception. Originally, Luo Liang was about to take a walk outside the village, but when he saw this situation, he had to give up. Of course, Luo Liang had already figured out the basic situation of the entire mountain village.

The small mountain village is distributed along the ravine on one side near a mountain called Yegao Mountain by villagers. A three-meter-wide stream flows through the village. There are exits on both sides of the ravine. One side leads to the direction Luo Liang came from last night (and further inside should lead to the forests Luo Liang walked through). On the other side, you will reach a small lake formed by the stream in the low-lying area after walking about a mile and a small lake. After passing the small lake, you will be another small village.

To be honest, in later generations, these areas were typical hilly areas. The highest peaks of wild mountains were only about 200 meters above sea level, and the rest of the hills were generally only 7 or 8 meters high. Under the productivity of ancient times, they were already an insurmountable hill. In general, the nearby terrain was mainly small hills formed by hills.

"Sir" When Luo Liang returned to the small mud wooden house, he found three people standing in front of the house, two of whom were the middle-aged man and the bald man last night, and the other was a new face, who was about thirty years old. Seeing Luo Liang come back, the three of them quickly greeted him.

The three of them bowed to Luo Liang in unison.

"Yes" Luo Liang gave a brief gift. Luo Liang still knows some of the basic Japanese etiquettes.

"What do you call me?" Luo Liang suddenly realized that he didn't know what to call these people, so he asked quickly.

The middle-aged town people in "Dongxiang Heiji" are the first to ritual.

"Tsuda Hirosong" bald man's voice is muffled and his ritual posture seems a bit unnatural. He probably is not used to these erotic etiquettes in normal times.

"The Great Western Country" new face stepped forward and bowed.

"Oh! Hello, three adults, I am Zhengliang of Luo family." Luo Liang replied. After confirming that he had come to the Warring States Period in Japan and decided to survive well, Luo Liang began to consider how to integrate into this era. First of all, his name is his roots, so Luo Liang gave himself a surname of "Ro" based on the surname of this era, which was used to remind himself not to forget his old book. As for the name, he added the word "Zheng" before the character "Long", and finally named it "Zheng".

"Masarara, after a bloody battle last night, there are only eight men left in Komaki Village," said Togo Heiji in dismay.

"Hey! As expected, if I hadn't appeared in time, I would have been slaughtered in the village." After hearing Heiji Dongxiang's words, Masayoro Luo couldn't help but feel a secret. As a modern person, he suddenly encountered such a tragic war and tragedy in person, and it really took time to slowly adapt.

"Sir, Lord Guozhi is the head of a village two miles away. A month ago, their village was also attacked by bandits. Although with the help of Komaki Village, the bandits were finally driven away, there were only six men left," Dongxiang Heiji continued.

"Well" Luo's Masaliang is now wondering why these people have told him this. Logically speaking, he is just a ronin, and for them, it is just a chance meeting, so there is no need to tell him this.

"That's right, sir, we two villages discussed it. Now even if the two villages are combined together, we can't fight against the bandits. The bandits suffered a heavy blow last night. Although they will not come to retaliate in the short term, they will attack us sooner or later. So Master Masayoro, we plead for you to stay." Donggo Heiji, who saw that Luo's Masayoro was confused, quickly explained.

"Uh!" Luo Shi Zhengliang was stunned for a moment, "Stay here? To be honest, I haven't considered my next destination yet. I originally planned to find someone to find a place to figure out the situation before making a decision."

"That year is it now?" Luo Shi Masaliang decided to find out the situation first. The two thieves who robbed the road last time only knew that they were now in Dong Matsuura, the year they were in. I guess they had been in the mountains for a long time and had never contacted the outside world, so they didn't know this information.

"Sir, it's April of the ninth year of Astronomy." As he answered, Kyuji Osaki began to wonder. Didn't he say that this was a wandering swordsman? Why didn't he even know what year he is now?

"Nine years of astronomical life! That's 1540. Oda Nobunaga has not yet been in the Yuanfu. Toyota Hideyoshi doesn't know where it is? Imakawa, Takeda, and Hojo are still fighting to the death. The Ouchi family is still the overlord of Japan, China and northern Kyushu..." Masara Luo fell into deep thought.

"Masarara" saw that Masarara of Luo seemed a little hesitant, and Togo Heiji said again, "If we can lead us to resist the bandits, we are willing to regard you as the lord."

"Ah?" Togo Heiji's words once again stimulated Masara Luo. According to Masara Luo's knowledge, it is not so easy to ask a few samurai and the people to regard them as lords.

"Can't you move out of here?" Luo's Zhengliang decided to understand the situation clearly.

"Oh!" Dongxiang Heiji's expression darkened, and the other two also shook their heads with a wry smile. "Sir, the better places nearby are occupied by local tyrants. For those of us who are mostly dirty people, once we move to their territory, they can only be slaves. In the end, they will survive without a single ten! Because the bandits are severe, the wealthy families nearby are unwilling to fight with the bandits, so there is such a place for these villagers to survive."

"Sir, if you are willing to stay and protect us as a lord, please don't worry about the issue of your status. I will announce to the public that you will marry my daughter Kikumi and you will inherit the family between Samo Donggo." Donggo Heiji threw a bombshell again.

"Dongxiang's family division? What is the relationship between Dongxiang Shigeji and you?" To be honest, Masayoro Luo was more disgusted with the trick of using women as bargaining chips, but instead became interested in Dongxiang Heiji's life experience.

"Oh! Sir, Lord Shimazu Miku was defeated a year ago. In that war, my family was seriously damaged. The Togo Shigeji, who had always been ambitious to unify all the families in the Togo family, took the opportunity to suppress the family. In the end, in order to protect the tribesmen from massacre, I had to take the initiative to exile here with my wife and daughter. At the same time, I also implicated Lord Guangzong, who is the head of the Football Team but has a good relationship with me. I feel guilty," said Heiji Togo with a lonely expression.

"Sir Heiji, please don't say that. I have long been disgusted with that guy Shimazu Miku," Tsuda Hirosom said hurriedly.

"Well! Another endless sighing experience!" After hearing Heiji Togo's words, Masara Luo couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Three sirs, I have already felt your sincerity, but this matter is really a bit sudden, so please think about it for me." Without thinking, Luo's Zhengliang had to do a trick first.

"Well! We understand, but please consider it carefully, Lord Masayoshi." Heiji Togo also knew that it was indeed a bit abrupt. If it weren't for his current weak power, he wouldn't have made such a bad decision, so he had to agree.

Looking at the three of them leaving, Luo Shi Zhengliang turned around and walked into the cabin and lay on the tatami, falling into deep thought again. On the one hand, Luo Shi Zhengliang felt incredible and was inexplicably forced to "take up the job" to become the lord of a piece of land. Could it be that his charm attribute is too high? Luo Shi Zhengliang couldn't help but wonder that there was such a possibility. On the other hand, if someone suddenly sent the territory to his wife, it would be so unhappy that he laughed out loud. But the problem is that this requires life to enjoy it. This time he offended the bandits, and it would be strange if they didn't come to take revenge. Especially, he, the person who defeated the bandits, wouldn't let it go. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but have a headache. In this way, after thinking about it, I slowly fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took.

"Sir, sir" Suddenly, there was an anxious cry outside the mud house. Hum? It was Matsumiko's voice. "The bandit is coming again? So fast?" The first thing Luo Masara thought of was the bandits making a comeback, so he immediately jumped up, picked up the samurai sword, pushed open the door and rushed out.

"Ah?" Before I could see clearly what was going on, I felt a shadow crashing into my arms, and then I heard the person in my arms scream. Luo Shi Zhengliang made a sudden blow in his heart and quickly let go of the person in his arms. Well, it turned out to be Matsumiko, which was really embarrassing.

Matsumiko blushed, lowered her head and said in a mosquito-like voice, "They have been kneeling outside for almost an hour. The little woman kept saying that the adults were sleeping, but they insisted that if the adults didn't come out, they wouldn't get up, so the little woman had to wake up the adults." After saying that, before waiting for Luo's Masayoro's reaction, she lowered her head and ran away as if she ran away.

Luo Shi Zhengliang looked up and saw dozens of people kneeling on the open space in front of the small mud wooden house, including men, women, and even children. Basically all the villagers came. Luo Shi Zhengliang walked slowly to them.

"Sir, please don't leave," a woman shouted.

"Sir, I'm willing to follow you," said a young man.

"Sir, please avenge my husband." A young woman pulled a 7-8-year-old boy and cried... Luo Shi Zhengliang was speechless for a moment, looking at the faces, each of which was full of helplessness and hope. Yes, in this chaotic world, everyone just wanted to survive. For this humble purpose, they were willing to kneel down and beg for anyone who could protect them. Facing those two looking forward, Luo Shi Zhengliang suddenly felt a sense of passion coming to his heart, "Okay, villagers, I, Luo Shi Zhengliang here promised to protect you, so that you can stay away from the threat of bandits, and let you live in peace."

"Ah! It's so good, I won't be afraid of bandits in the future." "Really? It's so good!"... "Huh!" Looking at the happy expressions of the villagers, Zhengliang Luo secretly let out a long sigh, hoping that he would not regret his impulse in the future!

"Masayoro, ah, no! It's Your Highness." Heiji Togo appeared behind Masayoro Luo at a time and solemnly performed a retainer's ceremony to Masayoro Luo.

"Meet Your Highness" Tsuda Hirozo, who followed closely behind, also performed a retainer ceremony.

"Your Highness, Daxi Village requests to join your leadership as a servant." Daxi Guozhi also expressed his willingness to be a leader.

"Yeah! OK." After a little thought, Luo Shi Zhengliang agreed. The key point is that he needs people. Just the original Xiaomu Village is definitely not enough to resist the bandits. "Heiji, let's go down and arrange these villagers, and then come to me to discuss together," Luo Shi Zhengliang pointed to the villagers behind him and said.

"Yes, Your Highness" Heiji Donggo bowed and bowed, then walked towards the villagers.

As Luo's Zhengliang walked towards the small mud wooden house, he wondered, on the third day of traveling, he became the lord of two small villages and a wife? This was too incredible.

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In the small mud wooden house, four people knelt down according to the main and the second.

"Everyone, thanks to the support of you and the villagers, I will abide by my promise and protect this territory as the lord of Xiaomu Village and Daxi Village. But at the same time, please do your best to help me." Luo Shi Zhengliang bowed a little and said sincerely to the three people below.

"We are willing to die for Your Highness," the three of them quickly bowed and bowed back.

"Then, Heiji, let's talk about the situation of the territory." Luo's Masara asked Togo Heiji first.

"Your Highness, there are currently 8 young and strong men over 15 years old in Xiaomu Village, 11 young and 5 years old under 14 years old and 18 young women and children, a total of 37 people. There are 3 swords and 17 standard long spears. The territory is expected to earn 8 guan. There are 30 guans of various grains in total. The money is 15 guan and 700 guan." The East-West Heiji reported.

"Yeah!" I nodded, then looked at Kyuji Osaki and asked, "Where is the other side of Daxi Village?"

"Your Highness, there are 6 males over 15 years old in Daxi Village, 5 young people under 14 years old and over 5 years old, and 13 females and children, totaling 24 people. The estimated income of the territory is 5 guan. There are various grains in the grain in total. There are 17 guan and 25 guan in the money." Daxi Guozhi bowed his head and replied sadly.

After listening, Luo Shi Zhengliang closed his eyes and pondered. According to the calculation that a person needs to consume 1.8 stones of rice and grain per year, there are 61 people, which requires about 110 stones a year. The territory income is only 13 coins per year (now only 16 coins, 725 texts now), and there are 47 stones of miscellaneous grains. According to this calculation method, the territory will soon fall into a grain shortage. Luo Shi Zhengliang suddenly felt deceived, and he was probably the poorest lord in the history of the Warring States Period in Japan.

"Your Highness, in fact, the two villages have only reclaimed a small part of the territory. After all the easily reclaimed territories are used, the territory income will be estimated to be about 100 knots." Donggo Heiji quickly explained after seeing Luo Masayoro's frown. He was also worried that the young lord in front of him would give up because of the poor territory and was threatened by bandits. Although the spirit of warriors is still very popular in this era, there are always people who do not abide by the spirit.

"Well. In the past, it was because of frequent attacks by bandits, relatively small population, and limited food, which led to the failure to further cultivate," Luo Zhengliang nodded slowly. Although he was depressed, the man promised a fortune and could not easily repent what he promised.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Tell me about the situation in Feiqian Country and our territory," Luo Masaliang continued to ask.

"The guardian of the Hokage Kingdom is still the Shaoyao family. The head of the family is Shaoyao Dongshang. However, since he was defeated by the Tao Xingfang army of the Oui family four years ago, and the former governor of the Shaoyao Ziyuan was forced to commit suicide, the Shaoyao family gradually lost power, while the retainer Ryuzaoji family gradually emerged. At present, the two families are constantly in conflict. The family is located in the east of Matsuura County, which belongs to the Matsuura branch of the Hado family, and the family governor is Hadoriho; and the north of Matsuura County belongs to the Hirado Matsuura family, and the current governor is Matsuura Mitsunobu; Matsuura County's governor is Matsuura Mitsunobu; Matsuura County's governor is Matsuura Mitsunobu; Matsuura County's governor is Matsuura Mitsunobu; Matsuura County's governor is Matsuura Mitsunobu;

To the west is the sphere of influence of the Uematsuura family, and the governor of Masahira Masahira. The family is located in Oze Township, Higashimatsuura County. The biggest force is the Hozi family. The Tahara family in the northeast and the Dono family in the southwest. Both of them have the intention to embezzle the family; to the east are the Nogao Mountains, and the mountain is the most important threat to the family, bandits; to the south are mainly dense mountain forest areas, with three villages similar to those in the Daxi Village," said Oxi Kuoji.

It seems that the first priority is the issue of food and clothing, and then the threat of bandits.

"Guozhi, what is the specific situation of the village heading south?" It seems that Daxi Guozhi is more understanding of the situation nearby, and Luo Family Zhengliang asked.

"Your Highness, there are three villages spontaneously formed by filthy people, which are relatively scattered. The closest village is only one hour away, and the farthest village is four hours away. The number of people is smaller than that of our family. They mainly make a living by hunting," replied Daxi Guozhi.

"Well! Also, can you buy food there?"

"Your Highness, my family is located in a remote location. The only two exports to the outside world have to pass through the territory of the Tahara family and the Dono family. My family's food can only be exchanged for these two families," replied Oxi Kyuji.

"How much food can you always get?"

"The current market price is always exchanged for 2 stones, but if you exchange it for these two companies, you can only get more than 1 stone," said Osashi Kyuji angrily, and the other two were also unhappy.

"Grandma, I want us to be the gateway to prevent bandits, but I don't want us to grow too strong, right? I have to settle the accounts with these two guys sooner or later." After hearing this, Luo Zhengliang immediately understood the intentions of these two noble families.

"What about the bandits?"

"Your Highness, the bandits' nest is on the wild high mountains, and there are about 60 people. Last night, the elite backbone of the bandits was severely injured by your highness, and their leader was also seriously injured by your highness," said Hiraji Togo.

"In the short term, bandits should not be able to organize a powerful attack, which is conducive to our necessary precautions." Luo Shi Zhengliang's eyes slowly swept over the three people in front of him and concluded. The three people nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I already know the general situation. Let's discuss the next arrangement." Luo Shi Zhengliang made a summary, "First, please ask the three generals of our family to accept the salary of 5 jin. Heiji is committed to the government affairs of our family, handling daily farming, material management and village management (there is no way, who will make you my cheap father-in-law soon? You can only do more, hehe, Luo Shi Zhengliang thought in a dark mind); the country is committed to the business, responsible for communication with other forces and preparation of materials; Guangzong is committed to the public security, responsible for territorial security and training."

"Yes" Although I heard that government affairs are pursued and business pursued this position of retainer, this did not prevent them from being happy.

"Then, Pingci and Guozhi, sort out the grain and other materials in the two villages," Luo Shi Zhengliang concluded, "Well, select a place in Xiaomu Village to store it in a centralized manner. The grain will be distributed uniformly. Everyone, including me, will be distributed according to the standard of 2 buckets per person per month (1 stone = 10 buckets) of miscellaneous grains per person per month and 1 bucket of miscellaneous grains per person per month."

"Yes" Dongxiang Heiji, and Daxi Guozhi also received the order. They also knew that their family would face a food crisis. If they did not need bandits to attack in a while, they would probably starve to death first.

"At the same time, if I concentrate the villagers in the two villages, I need to inspect my own territory and the people I lead," Luo Shi Zhengliang continued.

"Yes" Dongxiang Heiji, and Daxi Guozhi once again took the order.

"Your Highness, please allow the villagers of Daxi Village to be moved into Xiaomai Village." Seeing that Luo's Masayoshi had issued an order and was about to end the assessment, Daxi Guozhi hurriedly spoke.

"No, no need," Luo's Zhengliang replied briefly. In fact, Luo's Zhengliang knew that Daxi Guozhi was worried that Daxi Village was too small (especially young and middle-aged) and it was likely that it would become the first target for the bandits to attack, so he hurriedly made this request.

"Your Highness..." After hearing the Luo family's Masayoshi's reply, Daxi Guozhi suddenly became nervous and seemed to stop talking.

"Believe me, you will know the reason why I didn't do this today." After saying that, Luo Shi Zhengliang raised his hand and signaled the three of them to handle the work arranged just now as soon as possible.

"Yes" the three of them looked at each other in confusion, and were about to continue asking questions, but when they saw that Luo's Masayoshi had already signaled, they had to answer helplessly.

"Heiji, wait a little longer." Just as the three of them got up and were about to walk out of the small mud wooden house, Luo's Masara suddenly asked Heiji to stay in Togo.

After the other two left, Masara Luo looked at Heiji Togo calmly and said calmly, "Heiji, don't you think you should tell me some things?"

"Your Highness, I have reported everything to you just now." Heiji Togo was not willing to be outdone, but also looked at Masara Luo with a steady attitude.

"Oh! Is that true? Is that true?" Luo Shi Zhengliang pressed step by step.

The two of them stared at each other with big eyes.

In the end, Heiji Dongxiang was defeated first, "Your Highness, my subordinates apologize. The villagers' petition just now was privately blown by their subordinates. But your Highness, this is the true wish of the villagers. They need a lord who can protect them."

"Yeah!" Luo Shi Masaliang nodded slightly. If it weren't for the true wishes of the villagers, I wouldn't have been this poor lord. "Heiji, you did a good job this time. But..." Luo Shi Masaliang looked at the kneeling in front of him and his forehead was covered with cold sweat (there was no choice, the opposite side was a "devil" who killed several bandits in the blink of an eye!) Donggo Heiji said, "I hope we can be open and honest in the future. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Heiji Togo felt the pressure exerted by the other party on him (the pressure from the swordsman) disappeared all of a sudden. He couldn't help but relax his whole body and quickly kowtowed and bowed.
Chapter completed!