Yoshida Torajiro and his disciples were escorted onto a cargo ship bound for the Northland. He wanted to run over, but where could he run on the vast sea?

In this way, he was sent to Shirozu. It was mid-October, Naohide and Okubo were not there, Gakujiro was also in Toyohara, and it was Murata Nagatoshi who received him.

As a result, the two got into a quarrel when they were chatting about the military situation - it can't be said that they quarreled. Murata used war games to deduce Yoshida and defeated him. Yoshida was not convinced, but Murata did not want to say more, thinking that "how can a defeated general speak?"

Brave", but made Yoshida even more angry and faint.

Torajiro vowed to defeat Murata once, but are all the military strategists in the world so easy to defeat?

In this way, the two of them struggled with each other until Naohide came back from Kamchatka Peninsula.

At that time, Naohide had a lot of matters to deal with, both public and private, so after a quick meeting with Yoshida Nobukata, he sent him to study at the rural school. It was not until mid-November that Naohide was free to deal with this troublesome spirit.

Baizhu Xiangxue was established in a short period of time, focusing on basic mathematics, physics and general humanities.

But when Naohide met Torajiro, he discovered that Yoshida was actually able to quarrel with the children in school over this because of him. But what's interesting is that Yoshida's student Kaneko Shigenosuke didn't seem to be on the teacher's side either.

Yoshida was being besieged, so he didn't notice Naohide's arrival. Naohide hid aside and listened for a while, and then he understood the point of the argument.

There are two main points in the dispute between the two parties. One is the theory of "good nature" and the other is "one lineage for all generations".

"Mencius? Gaozi 1": "Everyone has the heart of compassion; the heart of shame and disgust, everyone has it; the heart of respect, everyone has it; the heart of right and wrong, everyone has it. The heart of compassion is benevolence.

"The heart of shame and disgust is righteousness; the heart of respect is etiquette; the heart of right and wrong is wisdom. Benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and wisdom are not imposed on me from outside, but are inherent in me."

The "Three Character Classic" passed down from China also says, "When people are born, their nature is good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart. If you don't teach, your nature will change. The most important thing to teach is to be specialized."

It turned out that Yoshida had nothing to do in his hometown school, so he took classes everywhere. Because he was an old friend of Naohide, no one restrained him.

But Yoshida didn't listen for a few days before he realized something was wrong.

The teaching materials of Baek Zhuxiang Studies are directly selected. The basic humanities textbooks are "On Religious Tolerance", "On Official Government", "Philosophical Correspondence", "Social Contract" and "Confessions".

To be honest, the children couldn't understand it very well, but Yoshida understood it!

He felt that Mr. Xiangxue was apostate, so he argued with the teacher.

The falsifiability of science is the school motto of Bai Zhuxiang School, so the teachers of Xiangxue don’t pay much attention to it. The more the truth is argued, the clearer it becomes, so let’s do it.

Yoshida believed that the textbooks should use classics such as The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, The Classic of Filial Piety, and The Book of Rites, and he also raised the banner of the Theory of Good Nature.

But what was so lucky was that in order to inflame the atmosphere, Yoshida asked the children: "Are you good people?"

As a result, the children answered in unison: "No! We are neither good people nor bad people, I am who I am."

This is very embarrassing.

In fact, the reason for the children's answer is very simple. Most of the immigrants from the White Lord are filthy, inhuman, Hezhe and Ainu people. Their previous lives were extremely miserable. "Good people" bullied good people. You say human nature is good.

Who are you lying to? - There are many filth, non-humans are suppressed by the entire Fuso society, the Hezhe people are tortured by the Lucians, and the Ainu and Fuso people do not get any good fruits from the interactions.

Moreover, Naohide also feels that there is a big problem with the theory of "nature is good":

In his original world, scientists have discovered that "if someone has an extra Y in their gene, they will be more aggressive." Therefore, the "good nature theory" is simply untenable from the physical level. Besides, good and evil are inherently human concepts.

, "What is good and where is the boundary?" This issue will probably continue to be debated until the end of mankind.

Moreover, the "theory of good nature" and the "theory of evil nature" can easily lead to moral kidnapping. From a methodological point of view, the "contract theory" is more practical. At least the process is controllable and the results are much better. In the final analysis, this is

The dispute between "rule by man" and "rule by law".

As for the "eternal lineage", this is the view of Fuso Shinto. The myth of the small imperial court proves the particularity of Fuso culture and is the basis of the Mito doctrine in the Edo period.

"Tao refers to the public way of the world, so-called unity. State style refers to the body of a country, so-called uniqueness. The ruler, minister, father, son, husband, wife, elder, young, friend, the five are the same in the world. For example, the righteousness of the emperor and ministers in the dynasty is outstanding among all nations, and the uniqueness of a country

also."

Listen, is this serious talk?

If you are special, you will be outstanding, and everyone will give you three points.

Why, because of your big face! According to later generations, who is not a little princess? What is special about you, do you have a longer head or a longer nose?

Similarly, because of their upbringing and family education, children also scorn the "one lineage for all generations".

The 25-year-old Yoshida Torajiro was a young man who had never been like this before, so he found someone to argue with him every day. The adults were not willing to argue with his old friends who believed in adult straightforwardness. Only the children enjoyed it, arguing with him every day, and blushed at Yoshida every time they looked at him.

Never tired of it.

Naohide knew that it was difficult to argue about the outcome. Isn't there a saying, "Apologies are useful, why bother with force?", so he stepped in to calm the dispute.

But Yoshida insisted on Naohide rectifying the township school. As a last resort, Naohide did not dare to let him continue to cause trouble in the township school, so he quickly took him with him to do things - Yoshida did not refuse. As for the reason, it was very simple. He had no money.

Got it!

A penny stumps a heroic man.

At that time, he secretly visited a rice boat at night, but when he returned to the shore, the boat capsized, and Yoshida lost all his luggage and belongings. Later, he did not have any serious business in Shimoda Port, and Mr. Tanan also forgot to pay him a hand in gold;

Lord, even though Naohide had no shortage of food, drink and clothing, he didn't know that he was short of money. Therefore, Yoshida and his disciple Kaneko Shigenosuke now had nothing to lose but little money.

Yoshida was a noble man and was embarrassed to talk to Naohide, but he couldn't stand it anymore because he "traveled all over the world with reason but couldn't move without money", so Naohide said there was something to borrow from him, so he readily agreed and became the master of the job easily.

of guest generals.

In December of the fifth year of Kayei (1852), Yoshida and his friend Miyabe Daizo traveled to the northeastern vassals of Honshu Island. At that time, they separated from the vassal privately, that is, without the formal permission of the Maori family. As a result, in the second year

In December, he was sentenced to death, expelled as a scholar, and deprived of his salary.

Therefore, Yoshida is now a ronin, and there is nothing morally wrong in becoming an official.

However, Yoshida was very puzzled. Naohide said there was important production in this icy and snowy environment, but what could he do? Is it possible to make sake? I don't know how to do that.

Of course it won’t be about brewing sake. How can a religious office have such leisure time!

Since achieving self-sufficiency in food in 1853, the White Lord's internal affairs have initially been on the right track. There is coal for heating, and now the winter is very busy.

The main production of Baizhu in winter is the production of leather shoes and leather goods, weaving and clothing production, machinery production and grain processing. In addition, there is also the most important work, which is the freezing method of salt production.

After seawater freezes repeatedly, what remains is highly concentrated brine, which can be boiled to obtain salt.

Baizhu began to try the freezing method to produce salt last year and only promoted it on a large scale this year. However, due to the large investment and unclear prospects, businessmen only participated in a small amount of shares. Currently, it is still mainly government-run.

Salt and iron are of great benefit to the country, and Yoshida Torajiro is very interested in it. The position of salt official is very interesting, and Naohide finally arranges him well.

Naohide values ​​Yoshida so much, and people around him have some speculations about it, but they can't figure out what Naohide wants to do:

The four future feudal vassals of the Restoration are Choshu, Satsuma, Tosa and Saga. The other three Naohide are now colluding. Only Choshu is extremely xenophobic, and Yoshida is the breakthrough carefully planned by Naohide.

However, Choshu's rebellious intentions were only gradually revealed in 1858. It was nearly four years before this time. Choshu was still a loyal vassal of the shogunate, so who would have thought that Naohide would start planning now.

Torajiro was extremely talented and managed the salt fields in an orderly manner. Over time, the White Lords gradually recognized him. At the same time, Yoshida also changed his initial attitude and no longer

Picking up my nose and eyes, I began to learn various Western academics with an open mind.

In fact, the reason why Yoshida Nobukata threw himself into the arms of the Mito Doctrine was not because he recognized the doctrine, but because he had no choice but to do so.

After the Battle of the South China Sea between England and China in the 13th year of Tianbao (1842), knowledgeable people in Fuso began to worry more about the invasion of the Southern Barbarians:

In the same year, Yoshida's teacher Sakuma Shoyama presented the "Eight Strategies for Coastal Defense" to the shogunate through Yukinuki Sanada, the head of the family at the time, stating that "the key to coastal defense lies in guns and ships, with guns ranking first."

The next year, the shogunate abolished the "Foreign Ship Expulsion Order" and replaced it with the "Fuel and Fresh Water Supply Order."

At the same time, knowledgeable people from all over Fuso began to consider how to resist the invasion of the Nanman people, and the Mito doctrine flourished and spread.

So what is the specific relationship between resisting the invasion of the Nanman and the Mito Doctrine?

It’s a big deal!

The core idea of ​​the Mito Doctrine is Huayi Theory and Daiyi Theory, which can solve two important problems:

First, build confidence.

In the mid-17th century, Yamaga Sokyo (1622-1685) believed that "the country's soil and water are outstanding among all other countries, and its characters are outstanding in eight principles. Therefore, the gods are vast and the holy rule is endless."

The Chinese here refers to Fuso. The shogunate's isolation strategy led to cultural arrogance, and the Mito doctrine carried forward this point.

By promoting Huayi theory, which is the "Eternal Line", the myth of the small imperial court in Kyoto is hoped to increase the sense of pride through the "longest history" in the world, and it is hoped that this will establish the public's appreciation of "the excellence of Fuso culture"

Confidence.

In fact, the knowledgeable people at Fuso have already concluded that they may not be able to defeat the invading Southern Barbarians, so they began to look for psychological sustenance out of guilt.

The second is to seek ways to unite Fusang.

The shogunate and vassal system in Fuso at this time resulted in inconsistent government orders and constant internal strife, and people with a heart were well aware of this.

However, the "Great Theory" of the Mito Doctrine may solve this problem - the Mito Doctrine requires that "the shogunate respects the royal family, the princes respect the shogunate, the retainers respect the princes, and the people respect the samurai." In fact, this is a policy that hopes to unite Fuso's internal strength.

theory.

As for the development of the Mito Doctrine to the "King Overlord Theory", that is, "respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians", that time was after the signing of the "Ansei Five Kingdoms Agreement" in 1858. At that time, everyone thought that the shogunate might not be reliable, so they had to direct the Kyoto Uno Dynasty

Launched, hoping to further unite people's hearts!

Therefore, Yoshida Torajiro did not blindly believe in the Mito doctrine, but he just took what he needed. After all, the Mito doctrine's classic "History of Daifuso" was full of loopholes, and the Fang family criticized it.

What's more, Yoshida's teacher Sakuma Shoyama proposed this year that "Eastern morality and Western art should be both refined and refined, both external and internal." He believed that "taking Eastern morality as the main body and making good use of Western technology can make Fuso rich and strong to resist

Western powers", this is also the right path.

Yoshida himself once advocated "vigorously developing the Ezo land to resist the invasion of Lucia", so it is impossible to say that he was not touched after seeing the prosperous scene of the White Master.

In the 14th year of Tianbao (1843), the two met during Naohide's first study tour. Eleven years later, Naohide has become a far-reaching leader and is still flexing his muscles in the north. This is much more powerful than any empty theory.

Therefore, Yoshida also slowly began to accept some of Bai Zhu's ideas - Naohide's emotional card has been played for so long, and it finally blossomed.

In his busy life, winter turns to spring before he knows it. Bai Zhu has accumulated strength for another winter, but another big problem lies in front of Zhixiu:

According to the trajectory in his original world, in the second month of the Japanese calendar this year, the shogunate designated the Ezo land north of Otobe Village, east of Mikunai Village, and the land in the south and west of the Toshima Peninsula as imperial territory, "Summer April, (shogunate)

I ordered Date Qingbun, Satake Yoshimu, and Tsugaru to send troops to garrison Ezo and Hakodate."
Chapter completed!