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In general, whether it is an increase of 250 stones in salary or a suit of armor, the rewards and the value range of the rewards are within everyone's expectations.

After all, in terms of ranking according to the size of his achievements, Qingdeng is the undoubted number one achievement in the crusade - for such a major achievement, it is really unjustifiable not to increase his family fortune and not reward him with something good.

Promotion of salary, grant of armor... either of these two items is enough to make countless people salivate.

In fact, countless people were so envious that their eyes turned red with envy when they learned that Qingdeng had received such a generous reward - such "red-eyed monsters" did not only appear in government offices reformed by Huo Fu thieves.

Various functional departments of the shogunate, such as the Bureau and the Survey Bureau, all have traces of his presence.

The family fortune will be promoted, and the descendants will be blessed... This is the dream of many people.

How many families have struggled for several generations, from the Warring States Period until steam battleships began to show off their power on the sea, but their family fortunes have not changed at all.

Three hundred years ago, my ancestors received a lot of family income, but I still have a lot of family income now.

To the vast number of grassroots officials in the shogunate, Seinoto has almost become a "living legend" - at the beginning of this year, he was still an imperial family member with only 100 koshi. However, it took him less than a year to

In a matter of years, he was promoted from an imperial family member to a banner member, and his family income more than doubled.

People always thought that this kind of story of "accomplishment, wealth, and fortune" only appeared in the Warring States Period three hundred years ago...

Including the original family fortune of a thousand koku, Qingden's current family fortune totals a full 1,250 koku. He is one step closer to the highest realm that ordinary generals and ministers can reach: the big body banner.

Hatamoto's family salary ranges from 50 koku to 10,000 koku.

No Hatamoto's family salary would exceed 10,000 koku. This is because according to the regulations of the shogunate, an important criterion for distinguishing samurai and daimyo is whether the family salary exceeds 10,000 koku.

Once the family income exceeds 10,000 yuan, he is no longer an ordinary samurai, but a daimyo who can separate a vassal state.

In the family salary system of the Hatamoto samurai, 5,000 koku was a big hurdle.

Banners with a family fortune of 5,000 koku or above are collectively called "Dashen Banners".

Once you become a leader, you will truly be in the upper echelon of martial arts society.

Many common people... no, I should say many official positions that are out of reach for middle- and lower-level warriors can be opened to you.

Of course, judging from the current situation, Qingdeng is still far away from becoming a major leader.

For some people, another reward Qingden received... was a pair of armor, which was also so enviable that they almost broke their teeth.

Whether in the era of cold weapons or the era of hot weapons, a set of excellent protective gear is like a dimensionality-reducing strike.

Even in modern countries where guns can be legally owned, there are extremely strict prevention and control measures for body armor.

Generally speaking, good armor is far more rare than a good knife due to various reasons such as the complex production process and strict government control.

A set of high-quality armor can really be passed down from generation to generation like a family heirloom.

Many warriors would rather sell the swords on their waists than let the armor passed down from their ancestors get stained with dust.

The armor given to Aoshinobu by the shogunate is the most advanced style nowadays - a set of blue and white armor.

The so-called "Gushi" is a new type of armor invented by blacksmiths after the Tokugawa family established the Edo shogunate and gathered the expertise of hundreds of families.

In other words: Gusuku is the master of the development of Japanese armor, and he has made new breakthroughs while inheriting the tradition.

Before that, that is, before the Edo period, the popular armor in Japan was the "big armor".

Compared with the armor, the most notable feature of the armor is that it is large and heavy. In order to satisfy the vanity of the warriors, the functionality and practicality that a piece of armor should have were sacrificed to a large extent.

The torso of the large armor is a simple box structure, so the weight of the entire armor will be borne by the wearer's shoulders, which puts a considerable burden on the wearer.

In order to show off their martial arts and show their personality, samurai often make very creative modifications to their armor... especially their helmets.

For example: installing a pair of antlers on the helmet...

Another example: installing a pair of crescent moons over 1 meter long on the helmet...

If you have enough armor, you won't have these shortcomings of large armor.

The full torso is basically in the shape of a cylinder with both ends contracted, rather than a box-like structure like a large armor.

Through this design, part of the weight can be shared with the entire torso, greatly improving the wearer's flexibility.

In a nutshell: Armor is purely for combat purposes, so the importance of defense and mobility are placed above decoration.

At the same time, because firearms and Western-style armor had already been introduced to Japan when the guzu was born, the guzu with bulletproof designs and the Nanban guzu that absorbed a lot of Western characteristics came into being.

Of course - there are still some people who like to show off their individuality and modify their helmets into exaggerated shapes with antlers, horns, super moons and other weird items on their heads.

Fortunately, the armor given to Ayoto by the shogunate was very normal - just a very standard set of equipment.

The only decoration on the helmet is a pair of spade-shaped front stands that are simple in size and shape.

The breastplate absorbs the characteristics of Western-style breastplates from the 17th and 18th centuries, and forms a protrusion in the center to create a bulletproof beveled dove chest.

Gauntlets and arm armor are all common shapes, so there is no need to go into details.

The color scheme, dominated by cyan and supplemented by white, looks very refreshing and suits Qingdeng's taste - Qingdeng likes colors that remind people of sunny days and summer.

Regarding why the armor is this color, Qingdeng speculated like this: Could it be because my name has the word "green" in it, so I was specially given a set of blue armor?

Overall, Qingdeng's armor has little decorative value.

But relatively, the functionality is very high.

However, it is a pity... In this era when this kind of machine gun is about to be invented, playing with armor is really a bit outdated.

Although Qingdeng's armor is bulletproof, it is just a design with an extra bevel on the breastplate... To be honest, in the face of the most advanced Spencer rifles and other guns, the psychological comfort is greater than practicality.

sex.

But it’s true that you can’t be too demanding on the armor’s bulletproof function.

There is no armor in this world that can completely protect against increasingly sharp musket bullets.

Unless he encountered another security operation or military operation that was unlikely to encounter firearms, such as the subjugation of bandits, Qingdeng really couldn't think of any occasion where he could use this set of armor.

But whatever.

This set of armor would be a good decoration if placed in the trial guard hall.

He was promoted to a wealthy family and received armor. Qing Deng was in a state of unparalleled glory for a while.

Although there are many admirers, almost no one is unconvinced - Qingteng's achievements are real! There is no water in them! The soldiers of the crusade have all seen with their own eyes how powerful Qingteng is when fighting against the Souma clan.

Brave and fearless.

To put it bluntly, Qingden deserves all these rewards.

No one dares to have the confidence to accuse Qing Dengde of not being worthy of his position.

Judging from the results, this journey to the west has been fruitful and fruitful.

Regardless of the rewards from the shogunate, just the fact that the talent list has been further enriched and that he has mastered a lot of knowledge that he has no chance to learn on ordinary days is enough to make Qingto grin with joy.

Needless to say, the former. After returning from Kai, Qingto's talent list has undergone the following changes: there is an additional "Divine Speed" that enhances reflex nerves, and "Yuan Yang" has become "Yuan Yang +1".

As for the latter... Aoshito learned many methods and experiences in managing large organizations from my grandson Chutaro.

People who don’t know how to do it may have questions like this——

How can my grandson He De be the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army, ranking above Qingdeng and others?

Why was my grandson always fishing when he was fighting against the Soumas? From beginning to end, he only did the following things: wave to signal attack, wave to signal retreat.

It is normal to have such questions.

In the eyes of those who do not have a clear understanding of war and think that war is just "two groups of people drawing weapons and fighting each other", my grandson, who did not directly participate in the frontline war, does look like a guy who just goes about his day.

of big salted fish.

But in essence - my grandson made the second contribution in this Western Expedition! Second only to Qingdeng who made the first contribution!

Regarding this result, no one from senior generals such as Kanazawa Chusuke and Mizushima Rensaburo to ordinary soldiers had any complaints.

Everyone, including Qingdeng, feels that my grandson deserves this treatment.

The reason why my grandson's contribution is so great is simple - he handled those "invisible tasks" in an orderly and impeccable manner!

In his previous life, Qingdeng once read on the Internet that a veteran of a certain country commented on war - the feeling of fighting is like staying in a novice village and living a leisurely, comfortable and slow life while playing a game.

The game time is more than 100%, and then when the game time is about to end, you are suddenly transported to the final level without any warning. The process of leveling up and collecting equipment is completely skipped, and you directly fight the strongest boss at the end of the level.

The final battle of return.

When Yao Sheng first saw this sentence, Qingden didn't quite understand the meaning.

After I personally experienced the war, I suddenly realized that this sentence was so true and so relatable.

In fact, the time when the two sides met each other on the battlefield was very short. It probably only accounted for less than 10% of the total duration of the war.

The rest of the time is occupied by various trivial matters.

Reconnaissance, setting up camp, training, eating, drinking water, going to the toilet, ensuring supplies...

Very boring.

But it’s very important.

How to manage more than 90% of the boring time is a great test of the general's command and management abilities.
To be continued...