戦国期の渡辺了（勘兵衛）が禄高２万石で戦国大名・藤堂高虎にスカウトされ
藤堂家が今治・伊予を領地としたときにかれを南予・大洲の城代とした。
戦国の頃は石田三成と島左近のように野戦指揮官・戦闘専門職の武士を
必ずしも軍事の才でのし上がったとは言えない大名家はスカウトした。
そういうものとして藤堂高虎と渡辺了（勘兵衛）の関係はあったのだろう。
その後、主従が衝突した大阪城攻めの経緯などをみると
渡辺勘兵衛には戦国大名・藤堂高虎の戦略眼補佐役の才は認められない。
やはり野戦の現場指揮官というのがかれの分限だったのだろう。
大きな政治判断も含め政戦の総合判断力で動くべき藤堂高虎にしてみると、
自分の野戦指揮官としての「名を挙げる」ことにのみ異常に執着する部下は
戦場では危険ですらあったというのは理解できるところ。
ただし現場指揮官の「武勇」では高名だった渡辺勘兵衛をゲットして
ミエとしての藤堂家の評判が諸侯の間で高まった効果はあっただろう。
しかしその程度の効能で「２万石か・・・」と思う部分は理解できる。
２万石というものがどの程度の価値感かは実感がしにくいけれど、
人間が１年で食する総量が１石とされるので２万人分。
全国での総石高が1,800万石と推定された戦国末で
そのうちの２万石と考えると、全国の0.1%相当。
全国のコメ生産対比0.1%が個人に帰属するという巨大報酬。
伊予の総石高は35万石という記録が豊臣政権期にある。その5.7%に相当。
軍事専門技術者はほかにも召し抱えていたから藤堂家は火の車経済。
普通に考えると総軍事費は20%近かっただろう。
現代世界ではNATO圏諸国でGDP対比２％が総軍事費。日本は１％。
ロシアの軍事予算はGDP比4.26％。なのでロシア以上の軍事国家と見えるけれど
戦国期はコメだけが主体の経済構造なのでやはりロシアがはるかに上か。
１万石を超えれば江戸期には「大名」だったことも考えれば、
一個の戦争技術者にそこまでの対価が準備された時代だったといえる。
戦争の結果によってすべてが決まる時代では、
戦国大名家にとって必要コストと割り切っていたことだろう。

こういう戦闘技術者人材「市場」のなかで高名になることは
渡辺勘兵衛のような成功者を生み出す結果になっていた。
しかし関ヶ原、大阪城攻めの段階では徳川家勝利の決定力はむしろ
本多忠信のような知謀家・謀略家に移っていたのが実態だっただろう。
徳川家でも本多忠勝などの軍事専門家は中枢から遠ざかっていたといわれる。
渡辺勘兵衛と藤堂高虎が主従関係にあった戦国末期の時期、
主は高名な将をゲットしたというミエ、従者は自分の軍歴というミエ、
そういういわば「はったり」で成り立つサムライ社会を見るように思う。

上の図は渡辺勘兵衛の屋敷地と推定される区画図。
この地方でもっとも風光明媚な名勝地・臥龍地区をほぼ独占しているけれど
軍事への関心という以上に自分一個の欲望、ミエに従順な立地選択と思える。
武士道とは死ぬことと見つけたり、とは葉隠の慧眼だけれど、
この立地選択・生き方からは、武士道とはミエと見つけたり、と思えるのは
わたしだけだろうか？　イジワルな見方すぎるだろうかなぁ（笑）。

English version⬇

[Scenic spot “Sukiya of Mie” Iyo / Garyu Sanso ② Shikoku living space exploration-20]
Ryo Watanabe (Kanbei) during the Warring States period was scouted by Todo Takatora, a warring lord with a 20,000 stones.
When the Todo clan made Imabari / Iyo the territory, he was made the castle lord of Nanyo / Ozu.
During the Warring States period, he became a field commander and a samurai in the battle profession like Mitsunari Ishida and Sakon Shima.
The daimyo, who was not necessarily a military talent, scouted.
As such, there must have been a relationship between Todo Takatora and Watanabe Ryo (Kanbei).
After that, looking at the circumstances of the attack on Osaka Castle where the master and slave collided
Kanbei Watanabe is not recognized as a strategic eye assistant to the Sengoku daimyo Todo Takatora.
He must have been the field commander of the field battle.
For Todo Takatora, who should move with the comprehensive judgment of political warfare, including big political decisions,
Subordinates who are unusually obsessed only with “name” as their field commander
It’s understandable that it was even dangerous on the battlefield.
However, I got Watanabe Kanbei who was famous in the field commander “Brave”
There would have been an effect that the Todo family’s reputation as a Mie increased among the lords.
However, with that degree of efficacy, I can understand the part that I think is “20,000 stones …”.
It’s hard to realize how valuable 20,000 stones are, but
The total amount of food that humans eat in a year is one stone, so it is equivalent to 20,000 people.
At the end of the Warring States period, the total stone height was estimated to be 18 million stones nationwide.
Considering 20,000 stones, it is equivalent to 0.1% of the whole country.
A huge reward that 0.1% of rice production in Japan belongs to individuals.
There is a record that the total stone height of Iyo is 350,000 stones during the Toyotomi administration. Equivalent to that 5.7%.
The Todo family is a fire truck economy because there were other military specialists.
Generally speaking, total military spending would have been close to 20%.
In the modern world, total military spending is 2% of GDP in NATO countries. Japan is 1%.
Russia’s military budget is 4.26% of GDP. So it looks like a military nation more than Russia
During the Warring States period, the economic structure was mainly rice, so Russia is far superior.
Considering that if it exceeds 10,000 stones, it was a “daimyo” in the Edo period,
It can be said that it was an era when one war engineer was prepared for such a price.
In an era where everything is determined by the outcome of the war
It would have been a necessary cost for the Sengoku daimyo family.

Becoming famous in this kind of combat engineer human resources “market”
The result was to produce a successful person like Kanbei Watanabe.
However, at the stage of attacking Sekigahara and Osaka Castle, the deciding power of the Tokugawa family victory is rather
The reality would have been that he had moved to a conspirator / conspirator like Tadanobu Honda.
Even in the Tokugawa family, military experts such as Honda Tadakatsu are said to have moved away from the center.
At the end of the Warring States period, when Kanbei Watanabe and Takatora Todo had a master-slave relationship,
Mie that the Lord got a famous general, Mie that the servant is his military history,
I think I see a samurai society that is made up of “bluffs”.

The figure above is a plot of the site of Kanbei Watanabe.
Although it almost monopolizes the Wolong district, the most scenic spot in this region.
Rather than being interested in the military, it seems to be one’s own desire, Mie’s obedient location choice.
Bushido means dying and finding it, but Hagakure’s eyes are on it.
From this location selection and way of life, it seems that Bushido is Mie.
Is it just me? I wonder if it’s too crazy (laughs).

Posted on 3月 7th, 2022 by 三木 奎吾
Filed under: 住宅マーケティング, 歴史探訪