Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 136: Building a city overnight is not impossible!

Shi Bodhisattva made his way back to the barracks safely, only to see the four-member group of pots, pans, and bowls who had just returned from training. They were busy with their own things and waiting for dinner.

Guo Tailang saw that he had returned now, and asked in surprise: "Why are you here so early? Hasn't the whistle for returning to camp been blown yet?"

The stone Bodhisattva smiled innocently and answered concisely: "Come back for dinner."

"Saving money is a good thing." Guo Tailang understood very well. He had been on shift leave before, and he was reluctant to spend extra money outside. He wanted to save money to buy a piece of land to settle down in the future. He immediately agreed, "It's better to come back early, so that you don't have to work the manure truck if you are late."

Wan Jiro, however, was not a person who liked to save money. He said while washing clothes nearby, "What a bullshit! It's so hard to go out for fun. It's pointless to save money like this."

He had gone out and spent some good money before, but in the military camp, people only cared about being full and didn't care about the taste. Everything tasted like pig food. He went out and had two good meals with different dishes, and also got a pot of good wine to relieve his fatigue, which made him feel a little better. He didn't dare to drink more, in case he got drunk and didn't return to the camp on time, he would be punished to dig out the manure pit and pull the manure cart, which was the most unfortunate job in the whole camp.

After he expressed his opinion, he asked the stone Buddha with concern: "What did you do today? Did you see anything rare?"

The pots and pans immediately cast concerned glances, wanting to hear if there was anything fun so that they could experience it the next time they were on duty.

The Stone Bodhisattva did not hide anything and told everyone exactly what happened when he went out today. The pots and pans were stunned for a long time. They had almost forgotten about Achi and her daughter.

After a while, Penshiro showed a sneer of contempt on his face, and his lips moved slightly, probably silently saying that the stone Buddha was a fool, and Piaosanro also couldn't believe it and said: "You went out to work for most of the day, and you came back after eating a bowl of noodles?"

The stone Bodhisattva laughed: "Yes!"

Wan Jilang seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he slapped his thigh hard, regretting it so much that he quickly grabbed the stone Buddha's shoulders and shook them twice, saying in pain: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? In fact, I can go to work too. I was also good at building houses! Where does that widow live? I will go to find her next time I have a day off!"

Guo Tailang kicked him on the buttocks and cursed, "Get out of here, you pervert. If you don't want to live, go!" Then he turned to the stone Buddha and reminded him seriously, "Why do you work for her? Don't cause trouble. Bai Gun is not someone you can easily mess with."

He really meant well. After all, if the Stone Bodhisattva made a mistake during his vacation, it would not implicate him and had nothing to do with him. It was just that the five of them had lived and eaten together for such a long time, been beaten and punished together, and charged side by side on the battlefield, so naturally there was a kind of friendship between them. He also didn't want to see the Stone Bodhisattva's head being circulated for public display one day.

The Stone Bodhisattva didn't think as much as he thought, and said honestly: "She looks a bit like my mother."

The pots and pans were all stunned: "Like you, Am?"

The stone Buddha smiled and said, "Yes, she looks a lot like my mother. If Ah Qi was replaced by a boy, it would be just like when my mother took care of me. I want to do some work for her so that she can live a better life."

The pots and pans looked at each other in bewilderment. They all knew that Shi Bodhisattva's mother had died of illness and hunger long ago. Then they thought about the fact that they were all alone and their family members were either dead or missing, and suddenly their expressions became gloomy.

After a while, Wanjiro spoke first, sighing, "Just treat what I said just now as nonsense. Do you have dirty clothes? I just happened to wash them together."

Penshiro immediately opened the stone Buddha's cabinet, pulled out two pieces of clothing at random, secretly rolled them up with his own dirty clothes and threw them to Wanjiro, but Wanjiro picked out his clothes and threw them directly on the ground, cursing: "Get lost, you take me for a fool, go wash it yourself!"

The two of them started arguing, while Hyosaburo sighed silently. He was from Mino, and was captured in Owari and then sold to Wanjin. At this moment, he was also wondering what happened to his mother, and was distracted for a moment. Guotaro patted the stone Bodhisattva on the shoulder, sighed and said, "Bodhisattva, take care of yourself!"

He was the oldest of the five, probably twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, and had experienced more things. He believed that Shi Bodhisattva was different from Wan Jiro and had no evil intentions. He just wanted to fulfill his childhood dream, or he felt sorry for the mother and daughter. But the widow was not necessarily a good person, and it was difficult for him to persuade her in such matters, so he could only say this.

Hope everything will be fine in the future!
…………Yuan Ye had never expected that when he wanted to stimulate the economy and let the new immigrants make some money for the New Year, some of his men did not go out to eat and drink, but went directly to the homes of civilians. He was still in the office studying where to place his future territory. He frowned and looked at the report submitted by Aman. After a while, he sighed: "No place is suitable? Are you sure you have carefully searched all the places?"

"Of course I have searched carefully!" Ah Man was not happy that his ability was questioned, and said dissatisfiedly, "The kind of weird place you want does not exist in Zhiduo County. How can I find something that does not exist? Anyway, I tried my best. If it doesn't exist, it doesn't exist!"

Yuanye sighed again, not caring about Aman's impatient attitude. He needed a place close to the sea, with a dock and shipyard, and a beach to build a salt factory. There should also be two or more rivers nearby, forest resources, fertile land suitable for large-scale grain cultivation, and it should be easy to defend and difficult to attack. It would be best if it could be attacked from one side. This was indeed a bit difficult, and it was not her fault if she couldn't find it.

He was too greedy and wanted to achieve it all in one go to lay the best foundation for future development. But reality is reality, there is no such magical place, so he could only reduce the conditions and try to pick a relatively better location.

Let's not consider the east side of the Chita Peninsula for now. Even though there is a small plain and many rivers there, which are suitable for farming, it is too close to the Shima Peninsula. There are too many islands in small bays such as Ago Bay and Ya Bay, at least more than sixty in number, and a large number of lawless islanders live on them. They will be part of the future Shima navy. If he is asked to live on the east side of the Chita Peninsula now, he will not be able to gain control of the sea, and even safe transportation may not be guaranteed.

At the very least, they will be frequently harassed by pirates, which will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

If we only talk about the west side of the peninsula, according to the information that Aman sent people to wander around for half a year and brought back, the southernmost tip of the peninsula is not suitable either. Most of it is mountainous, and the seaside environment is not good. The top of the peninsula seems to be tilted up, and the coastline is mostly cliffs. Not only is it difficult to build a dock, but there are also a large number of reefs on the beach, making it inconvenient to enter and exit.

Yuanye took the information compiled by Aman and checked each location one by one along the map. He checked all the way to the root of Chita Peninsula but still couldn't find a relatively satisfactory place. He reduced the conditions and went back to sort it out. Finally, he had no choice but to stop his finger at the south of the middle of Chita Peninsula and sighed, "It can only be here."

Ah Man glanced at the map, then took out the "Details of Zhiduo County" she had summarized and flipped through it, and said curiously: "There is no city here, there are few forests, and there is only one river."

"But this place is easy to defend." Yuanye pointed at the map and said, "There is a small bay here, which is very convenient for building a port. There will be no problem in connecting with Wanjin. There is also a small hill to the north. As long as we build a fort on the hill, we can easily control the north. There is a river to the south, and there is also a small mound. If we build a fort by the river and a fort on the mound, we can easily prevent the enemy from crossing the river. There will be no problem in the south either.

Overall, it can be considered a one-on-one fight, and the pressure on defense will be much less."

After a pause, he moved his finger eastward again. "As for the east, the pressure will definitely be great. We can build a city and a wall here, connecting the north and the south. With our backs to the sea, we can block the enemy and should be able to consume the enemy for a long time."

"But the area we occupy is too small, and we can't do anything."

"We can't do it all at once, this is the only way. Other places are even less suitable, but at least the soil here is better, there is a large area of tidal flats that can be used, and it is more advantageous to defend." Yuanye said, and then he pondered, "The Imagawa family can't fight us for a long time. When they can't do anything to us and want to build a rock fort to trap us, we can try to push back and force them to build the rock fort farther away, and then force the neighbors on both wings to move, which should be able to gain more space. Then we will also build the rock fort, so the area should be enough for the time being, and we can grow crops and so on, and in the future..."

In the future, after the fall of Okehazama, the Imagawa family will be unable to recover. As long as he can seize the opportunity, it will be very easy for him to expand. By then, all the local powerful families in the Chita Peninsula will have to leave. He can build a line of defense at the base of the peninsula and completely turn the Chita Peninsula into his back garden.

It was just that it was not convenient to say these things at the moment, and they could only be dealt with later. The main reason was that he could not remember when Okehazama happened, and Ah Man did not think as far ahead as he did. He just stared at the map for a while, and asked with frowning eyebrows: "But there is nothing there now. We have to go there to repair so many things. Will there be enough time? The local nobles are easy to deal with, we just need to drive them away first, but what if the Imagawa family comes quickly and the city is not repaired yet?"

According to the original plan, it would be best if there was a ready-made one. For example, if a certain powerful family had already occupied a piece of land that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and had already built a city, then Yuanye would go and launch a surprise attack, drive them away, and then repair the place and start fighting the Imagawa family. This would be the most labor-saving and safest way. However, there was no such ideal defensive location, so it would be a real problem to build a line of defense by ourselves...

Yuanye had never expected that there was no one building a city on the seashore of such a large Chita Peninsula, and he had to build it himself. After pondering for a moment, he said, "It's a bit difficult, but this matter concerns our future, so we have to give it a try!"

After a pause, his eyes became firm, and he said softly: "We have come this far, let's try our best. It is not impossible to build a city overnight!"

Ah Man already trusted him a lot in major matters. Seeing that he had made a decision, he no longer questioned it and nodded vigorously: "Yes, my lord!"

Yuanye is responsible for coming up with plans, and she is responsible for supervising and executing them. If anyone dares not to execute them well or messes up the plan, she will skin him alive. Only in this way can she live up to the title of the head of the Nohara family!
(End of this chapter)