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Chapter 3213 Lang Party

We rested in the mountains at night.

Several local warriors were terrified.

It seems like a monster could burst out at any moment.

The food was flatbread that had been made before we set off.

Although it wasn't ground clean and still contained some wheat bran.

The samurai, however, seemed to be enjoying a feast of delicacies.

With nothing else to do, Xia Yuqing translated...

He began to communicate with the samurai.

After some conversation...

He knew that Japan had three major samurai classes.

From highest to lowest rank, they are: Pillar Warrior, Strongman Warrior, and Estate Official Warrior.

For these young samurai in front of me

The Pillar Warrior is a legend.

They've lived half their lives and still haven't seen it.

For example, Taira no Tadamori and Minamoto no Tameyoshi.

Those two are pillars of strength!

A pillar warrior doesn't need to be a great fighter.

Instead, it controls the entire family's power internally.

They also had to control many other samurai groups.

They often receive a great deal of support when they call upon them.

Able to summon a large number of samurai to participate in the battle,

The recruited samurai even brought their own peasant soldiers.

As for the powerful warriors...

There is no Iwami Province at the moment.

It was a lower-ranking nobleman who was frustrated and unfulfilled.

Paying bribes to buy officials to serve as state ministers,

And he actually went and took up a government post.

And integrate the resources of the place of office,

Establish roots in local communities and cultivate influence.

Finally, they organized their own samurai group.

These samurai groups, in recent decades,

More and more.

The reason is simple: Emperor Shirakawa deliberately promoted lower and middle-class nobles.

They were sent to local areas to develop influence that was close to the royal family.

The Fujiwara clan, the regent family,

His business of accepting bribes and selling official positions,

This has had a significant impact.

As for the samurai groups of the landlords, they consisted of the samurai from the landlords' households.

It also consisted of warriors from the counties and kingdoms.

These types of warriors are very similar to the lower-ranking knights of Europe.

Even the gameplay is similar.

European low-class knights

He frequently sent his son to the homes of high-ranking nobles.

To serve as a free attendant or servant to higher-ranking nobles.

And even many scandalous stories occurred.

For example, the lady of the house having sex with the young servant in the house.

In Japan, the son is sent to be foster parents or foster children.

The head of the household referred to the young men of the clan as "family sons."

Non-clan youths were called "Langdang" (郎党).

This is to enhance the loyalty of the warriors under their command.

A samurai named Satoshi Masuda said:

“I used to be a member of the Masuda family’s faction,”

"It grew up with its young master from a young age."

"But the little master has a bad temper,"

“They often beat and scolded us.”

Xia Yuqing asked, "Were your ancestors all warriors?"

Satoshi Masuda replied, "My father and grandfather were both samurai of the Masuda family."

"But my great-grandfather was a hero of the nation."

"Athletes must be registered at the National Hall,"

"They will be conscripted into the army when war breaks out."

"Military soldiers are different from peasant soldiers,"

"Weapons and armor must be provided by the individual."

"He was even transferred to the northeast to fight the barbarians."

"After returning to their hometown and disbanding,"

"My identity remains that of an athlete,"

"Family members will receive preferential treatment."

“Soldiers can farm or do business,”

"But they must accept wartime conscription."

This thing was learned from the Tang Dynasty.

Jian'er was the main source of soldiers in the late Tang Dynasty.

Those low-ranking samurai of Iwami Province,

Legally speaking, they are all heroes.

After chatting for a while, Satoshi Masuda asked tentatively:

"To be a warrior of the Ming Dynasty,"

"Will we be able to eat flatbread more often in the future?"

Chapter 3214 It's All Silver Mine

Xia Yuqing burst into laughter.

I got up early the next day,

Continue to explore the terrain and mineral veins along the way.

After walking only three or four miles,

The old prospector just stared blankly at the rock wall.

Xia Yuqing asked, "What's wrong?"

An old craftsman from Fujian said:

"This might... or rather, it's not a possibility,"

"There must be silver here!"

Xia Yuqing said in disbelief:

"Leave Iwami Kunijo and head into the mountains,"

"They've only gone a short distance,"

"How could a silver mine have been discovered?"

"The Japanese aren't stupid,"

"They discovered it a long time ago, given how close it is to the capital."

Shrubs and vines on the rock face,

It has already been cut down by the soldiers.

The old craftsman first stood back to observe.

Then it got closer again.

Examine the rock texture closely:

"There is a silver mine here, and it's a large one."

"General, please look. Those black lines on the rock face are mineral veins."

"The silver is buried very shallowly here,"

"Anyone with a little experience can recognize it at a glance."

"It's a huge mine, the largest mine I've ever seen in my entire life!"

Xia Yuqing stared at it carefully for a long time.

But I couldn't understand anything.

Xia Yuqing scratched his head.

The important task entrusted by His Majesty

It was completed in such a muddled way?

...

Iwami Kunijo.

Xue Daoguang had little interest in overseas expansion.

After he landed in Japan,

He quietly cultivated his Taoist practices.

Xia Yuqing has already returned.

Summarizing the reconnaissance information from the other routes, it says:

"Iwami Kunijo is surrounded by mountains on all sides,"

"The sea is to the north of the castle town,"

"That is, the direction of the fishing port where we landed by boat."

"There's a valley to the southwest,"