On the evening of April 8, the third year of Yonglu (1561), Kuroda Castle.

"How is it? Is there anyone missing the net?" Yu Qiuping stood at the top of the city, watching the prisoners tied up in strings and being sent to the city to be detained. A long team of prisoners lined up outside the city gate.

"Basically," Fukushima Ansei shook his head, "in order to cross the river, they didn't carry a single horse. The Hikayama Lord and his men rode their horses and caught dozens of people who escaped by chance. Apart from the three Scuds, they really couldn't keep up."

"Then it's no problem," Yu Qiuping smiled, "Jiesheng, go and report the victory to Qingzhou City."

"Remember to report the urgent matter by the way, Brothers Jehose!" Mimaezaki Nakashui cheered: "First report that 1,000 Saito family troops cross the river to attack! Then report that they have been defeated! This effect is necessary!"

Mimaezaki Nakahide's words caused laughter from the people around him.

"But your Highness," Naoe Tadaehiro asked, "so many prisoners have even far exceeded the number of our soldiers. How should we be detained? If the handling is not done well, it may be backfired."

"This... I don't understand very much," Yu Qiupinghei turned his eyes to Amano Kyoto, "Master, do you have any solutions?"

"Search the prisoners," Amano Keidu whispered, "They are basically all peasant soldiers summoned by the leaders, and they are intimate with each other. They lock up the familiar people together in about ten units."

"Will that not make it convenient for them to escape?" Yu Qiuping asked in surprise.

"As long as you find someone running away, you will be killed by the rest of your personality." Amano Keidu added the next sentence coldly.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, their hair stood upside down.

"I'll go... so cruel..." Mimaezaki Nakahide gasped, "It's easy to run alone. But that person will definitely not be able to leave his fellow villagers and will find a way to rescue his companions. But the movement of the ten people running together is too big and it's easy to be discovered."

"Don't open the three blocked doors." Amano Keidu continued to say coldly, "In addition to the posts that imprisoned the prisoners, patrol posts are set up in the streets on the north gate and the city walls. Summon peasants and patrol work in the leadership. Let's leave these to the present."

"Okay..." Yu Qiuping was sweating profusely, "I'll leave it to you..." As soon as he finished speaking, Keido Amano crow called out twice in response.

"But what after that!" Sena Yoshihiro asked anxiously, "What should these people do after that! They can eat 10 stones of food in a day! We can't raise them in vain!"

"How is that possible," Ji Gang Shengzheng spat, "Of course they turned them into slaves and forced them to work! Go to farm!"

"But it's okay to be locked in the prison now. What should I do if I release it then?" Semine Yoshihiro shouted: "If they run away after working for a few days, wouldn't it be a big loss!"

"No, no, of course it's impossible to let it go to work," Yu Qiuping shook his head, "How can so many people watch out for it. We only have more than 200 people in total."

Yudong Ogawa, who had been drinking on the side, was in a state of mind when he heard this, and shouted with alcohol: "Your Highness, you won't be merciful again! Put them back!"

Yudong Ogawa's speech immediately aroused the vigilance of everyone present. They all looked at Yu Qiuping with suspicious eyes.

Yu Qiuping sighed and spread his hands and said, "Everyone is living a hard life. How sad is the life of a slave? You don't know... Why bother to make others become slaves?"

As soon as Yu Qiuping said this, everyone was silent. Amano Keidu frowned and was about to persuade him, but Yu Qiuping waved his hand to stop him.

However, Yu Qiuping smiled this time.

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind-hearted person who was full of compassion two years ago," Yu Qiuping smirked, "I want to be a kidnapper."

"Kidnapper?" Mimaezaki Nakahide suddenly reacted, "Tie more than 900 people? Ask for ransoms from those wealthy families?"

"That's right!" Yu Qiuhei smiled and patted the shoulders of the fear of Sena's Yoshinobu. "We are short of money! Let's do a big vote now!" After that, Yu Qiuhei looked at Tadao Honda, "Kuangnosuke, go and ask the responsible Mizuao Sui to invite the four masters captured this time to discuss the ransom."

"This..." Tadao Tadakashi was obviously in a dilemma, "This is against the way of a samurai."

"No need to go!" Sena's Yoshinobu, who is usually gentle, will be more powerful than anyone else whenever he involves money. He stopped Tadao Honda with one hand and smiled viciously: "I'll go and invite!"

·

Walking on the way to Tianshou Pavilion, Yuan Changlai was already ashamed. He knew that this failure would almost break the backbone of the Yuan family. As a middle-class family with only 8,000 stones, the total population in the territory was only more than 1,200. Among them, the young and middle-aged men working and fighting were only about 400. This time, the Yuan family dispatched more than 250 people and all of them were compensated here. Not to mention anything else, the Yuan family will definitely not be able to complete the autumn harvest this year. The summer fertilization and weeding can only be done by the elderly and children, and there may be more than 100 families who cannot survive.

What is even more despairing is that this time, the several wealthy families sent troops, but in fact they had never asked the senior management of the Saito family. Because the central power of the Saito family is not too strong, and each wealthy family has great autonomy, this small-scale strategy can be decided to a certain extent. However, this means that the Hara family can't get any compensation from the Saito family. The Saito family, which has always had conflicts with the local wealthy families, may even directly confiscate the land of the Hara family in the name of sending troops privately to the great defeat. Even if the Saito family does not take action, other wealthy families around who are eyeing the land of the Hara family may continue to invade and seize the land of the Hara family, and the Hara family, which is injured, is no longer able to fight back.

As Nagara thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more he felt sad. The hard work of several generations of the Yuan family was almost defeated by themselves. He also understood that Yukizuna Nonomura and Mitsutaki Kato, who were escorted with him, were also suffering the same. The Nonomura family even had the head of the family, and Yukizuna Nonomura's eldest son was not yet in the turmoil, and was even more in a turmoil.

However, compared to Kawabiton, they are still better. Their territory has been obtained by the Saito family. At least, the land of the people like Kawabiton is not guaranteed. They only have 400 young and middle-aged people in total, and they have lost more than half of the money at once. The surrounding wealthy families or Saito family will definitely take the opportunity to attack them and take away their land.

The four people who had been sneering at Yu Qiuping's behavior of sending food and supplies to enemies, but now they all wish Yu Qiuping could "go crazy" again. Oh no, be very merciful! Put them back directly!

·

"I plan to put you and those more than 900 subordinates back. After all, I can't bear to see so many people become slaves. Everyone is fighting for their own masters, and I don't resent you very much." This is the first sentence Yu Qiuping said after meeting them in Tianshou Pavilion and loosening them.

"Dreams come true!" The four people roared in their hearts almost at the same time.

"But there is something wrong. I wonder if you four can help me." Yu Qiuping changed his sentence and immediately whispered with a bitter face.

"Your Highness Hongye speaks!" Nonomura Yukihiro, who had scolded Yu Qiupi the most fiercely, patted his chest and said, "What can I do to help you! You will definitely do your best!" The change in attitude made his three companions dumbfounded.

"It's like this..." Yu Qiuping rubbed his hands embarrassedly, looking very aggrieved. This realistic acting made the subordinates who were sitting on both sides watch and amazed.

"Oh, it's really embarrassing to say it." Yu Qiuping smacked his lips as he said, "It's really not to be hiding, Yu Qiu's family is about to lose money. You also know that I'm a newcomer and have not yet caught up with the autumn harvest. I'm so poor that my subordinates have not paid their salary for a long time!"

"Yes! Your Highness!" Shin-shimi Aishan immediately shouted, "I haven't given me money for half a year! I won't let me in the whale house in the county!"

You boy! Yu Qiuping cursed in his heart. Can you not embarrass others?

"I'm going to hide it from you," Yu Qiuping said, "After I had a meal for your subordinates tonight, I didn't even have food for tomorrow's breakfast."

"How could it be!" Yuan Changlai said in surprise, "Your Highness Hongye is so...well, are you embarrassed?"

"Yes, my food is basically supported by Qingzhou City," Yu Qiuping said with a silence: "Originally, I only have 200 people here, and I'm not very tired. The food has been enough for a long time. But today you call me and not only add 900 mouths to me for nothing, but also makes my subordinates very tired and eat a lot. The food has been eaten up, and the next transportation volume in Qingzhou City will take ten days."

"That's better... let us go back tonight, and don't cause trouble to Your Highness Hongye." Yuan Changlai said with certainty.

Damn! Think I'm Kaizi! You can just peel it! Yu Qiuping said in his heart, and he immediately gave the pre-designed black-faced character Mimaezaki Nakahide. Mimaezaki Nakahide immediately shouted intently: "You are so beautiful! Let you go! What are we eating!"

"My Highness is a good person, I'm not!" Mimaezaki Nakahide said as he drew his sword in his hand in a fierce manner, frightening the teenage young man, Aaron Lai, to the point of being a teenager. "If I can't eat breakfast, just kill the prisoners and eat meat! You kid are from the Yuan family, right?" Mimaezaki Nakahide said, sneering, and licked the tip of the knife with his tongue, "Let's kill your family first!"

"Don't! This lord! Let's say something!" Hara Nakara was so scared that his face looked like a slut. Unexpectedly, this Omaezaki Nakahide had a talent for acting - the nickname "actor" was indeed well-known.

"Okay, Zhongxiu, don't make things difficult for others," Yu Qiuping came out to smooth things over. Then, he said in a tone of deep grudges and deep hatred: "Look, you guys are the ones you beat, which makes me unable to get out of the way. Can you help me with some food so that everyone can overcome the difficulties?"

"It's easy to say!" Just when Yuzuna Nonomura, the old martial arts world, was still hesitating, Yuan Nagala had already agreed, "There is food in the next family! I will give as much as His Highness Hongye wants!"

"Okay!" Yu Qiuping smiled excitedly, "It's great! I'll be the first to release your captive!"

"Your Highness!" Kato Mitsutaki became anxious when he heard this, "I have food to help you, and I am willing to help you!"

"Okay!" Yu Qiuhei smiled and patted Kato Mitsutaki on the shoulder, then turned his meaningful eyes to Nonomura Yukizuki and Maeno Nagaya.
Chapter completed!