So, respected Mr. Qian Ge, what should we pay, or how should we do it?"

A member of the Qing Dynasty asked. The shogunate is in charge of Japan today anyway, and the shogunate and the emperor are gone, so it’s time to think about yourself.

Loyalty is important, but family legacy is equally important.

Since you can't resist, you might as well endure the humiliation and wait for the opportunity. This is also a kind of loyalty.

What's more, when they were trading with each other before, goods from the Ming Dynasty, North Korea, and Eastern countries poured into Japan, which made the Japanese nobles who had just had peace in the world enjoy a lot.

After all, the Tokugawa family dominates the world. Seeing that everything is stable, everyone has little chance to develop. It is better to spend money to enjoy and manage their own territory.

Now, although the Tokugawa family is gone, the more powerful Ming Dynasty has airborne over. Since there is still no chance, it is better to find ways to gain more benefits for yourself and the family.

After the Qing family of the shogunate spoke, many people secretly nodded in agreement, while some others looked angry, obviously looking down on these Qing family's attitude of being so humble and kneeling to the Ming Dynasty.

Qian Qianyi seemed not to see the expressions of those people. He had a gentle smile, like a kind and kind old man: "Da Ming's requirements are not many. What General Zhao discussed with you before, I, Da Ming, have discussed

Finally, everyone basically agreed.

For example, it is guaranteed that your status will not change, that your family can continue to be passed down under the protection of the Ming Dynasty, and that your original rights are guaranteed.

You are still the ministers of the shogunate, the military family, and the lords of various places. This is not only guaranteed by the shogunate, but also promised by the Ming Dynasty."

"Of course, for the position of shogun, you still have the right to elect, either nominate yourself or others. As long as you get the support of the majority of people and I, the Ming Dynasty, issue seals and court uniforms, you can assume the position of shogun."

The two points Qian Qianyi said undoubtedly made these Japanese nobles feel at ease.

They are still feudal lords and nobles, and the family can continue to be passed down smoothly for a long time because their power has been approved by the Ming Dynasty.

As for the position of shogun, to put it bluntly, the shogun is destined to be unable to influence any major policies with the Ming Dynasty watching over his head, but the shogun is a general after all and is the actual ruler of Japan.

Even if there is a Ming Dynasty above his head, General Mufu cannot be regarded as a general. It is impossible for the Supreme Emperor to do everything by himself, right?

In the future election of shoguns, these nobles will inevitably fight openly and secretly, because obtaining the position of shogun will undoubtedly be a more beneficial development for their family. There have been one or two shoguns in the family, and there has been a Taizheng minister.

The glory of the family.

For the better inheritance of the family and greater power, these nobles must fight within the scope prescribed by the Ming Dynasty. After all, General Mu Fu must not only be recommended by most people, but also be recognized by the Ming Dynasty court.

If the Ming Dynasty did not issue seals and imperial uniforms, this general would not be recognized by the nobles.

Seeing the thoughtful expressions of these nobles, Qian Qianyi deliberately left some time for them to think, and then continued: "Of course, Japan needs to continue to pursue an open policy in the future and must not refuse trade with other countries. And the Ming Dynasty

The taxes on goods in Japan can no longer be as high as before and must return to normal.

How much tax is considered normal will naturally be discussed between the Ming Dynasty and the shogunate. The final result of the discussion will definitely satisfy both the Ming Dynasty and the shogunate.

Qian Qianyi added: "You are all members of the military family of Gongqing, hereditary nobles, and your power in various places has been recognized. However, the current settings in Japan are still somewhat different from those in Ming Dynasty. It is best to improve this aspect.

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In addition, since Japan has turned to peace in the future, the ronin and samurai in various places need to be dealt with by you. The Ming Dynasty does not hope that in the future, a group of people with swords will emerge from various places in Japan to oppose the Ming Dynasty and oppose peace.

Asia’s ronin warriors, and it’s always unsafe for Japanese people to hold too many weapons. It’s better for Ming and you to hold these weapons, right?”

Most nobles also recognize this, yes

, it is too dangerous to let so many ronin warriors hold swords. Now that the series of policies proposed by Qian Qianyi are publicized, those people will definitely turn the world upside down. Instead of letting those ronin warriors attack their status and power, affecting their safety and

To maintain security in the territory, it is better to abolish them in advance.

Most nobles agree, but there are still some warriors who frequently frown and ask samurai to give up their weapons. So are samurai without weapons still samurai?

How much more power can they have?

According to the Ming Dynasty's plan, in the future, various parts of Japan will be governed by various noble families, and the Ashigaru samurai of each noble family will suddenly become a presence to maintain law and order. As for the original samurai class with pride and glory, it may no longer exist.

Even after a series of policies such as abolishing knives and inventorying folk firearms were implemented, how much strength could the Japanese people retain to resist the Ming Dynasty?

But seeing that most people agreed that these Wu families were willing to resist but were powerless, they could only wait for the meeting to be completed before discussing how to deal with it in the future.

Soon, under this peaceful exchange of interests, a series of treaties on the future of Japan were decided. This treaty was supported by most of the feudal lords and nobles of Japan, so this policy was considered to have been supported by Japan.

Recognition.

This treaty will be announced in the future, but the first thing to be announced is the drastic changes in the shogunate.

The shogunate is still the shogunate, but the Mufu no longer has the final say of the general alone. One elder and four senior middlemen constitute the decision-making layer of the shogunate under the general. They are also the absolute leader of the shogunate, and their status is equivalent to that of the Ming Dynasty.

Cabinet Bachelor.

At the same time, the number of followers in the shogunate increased, and the power of the Gao family also increased, becoming the middle class below the elders and the middle class, not to mention the lower classes.

The fourteen territories under the direct jurisdiction of Mu Mansion are still under the jurisdiction of Mu Mansion, and the vassals in various places are still hereditary for each vassal.

Because the generals had not yet been selected, the shogunate implemented a joint meeting between Chu and Fan to discuss the decision-making and direction of the shogunate.

At the Chu-Fan Joint Council, it was proposed that in order to better realize the unification and peace of Japan, the policy of abolishing vassals and establishing counties was proposed, and all vassals were changed into counties, and more than 200 vassals were changed into 320 counties, each of which

Gu was nominally governed by the Mu Mansion, but in fact it was still governed by each family, but no longer in the name of the feudal lord, but in the name of the hereditary county magistrate and the nation.

That's right, all the feudal lords became members of the Japanese clan. The military officials who served in the imperial court and the shogunate also received the titles of national clan and noble clan based on their strength. They became masters and became the highest level of Japan. The noble clan worked hard.

It can also become a nation, and once the nation is weak, it may fall into the status of nobles but will not be reduced to civilians. This pattern takes into account all aspects, and there is still room for progress and safety. Everyone is very satisfied.

Some strong vassals control several counties, while some weak vassals only have one county, but no matter what, their status has not changed at all. Is there any difference between a hereditary county magistrate and a feudal lord?

A series of official positions in the county are still controlled by their own families, and each county has its own policies, which the shogunate cannot control. It only nominally hands over government orders, taxation and the army to the shogunate. In fact, each family still controls the government orders of each county.

Taxation and the army were simply transformed into the garrison of each county.

In this way, each family was able to retain its powerful position and most important rights, and the elite warriors were also retained. The Mu Mansion was still an empty shell except for the fourteen leaders.

But such an empty shell is also in the interests of most people.

However, the shogunate also established four prefectures in Edo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Nagasaki as the direct jurisdiction of the shogunate, which reserved a lot of tax revenue and land for the shogunate. These taxes and land were used to support the shogunate's army, that is,

The more than 50,000 servants also provided military pay for the Ming Dynasty's soldiers stationed in Japan.

This is not only in the interest of those national nobles, but also in line with the future interests of Ming Dynasty.

Before Qian Qianyi's mission, Zhu Youxiao also hinted a few words. This is why Qian Qianyi worked hard to abolish vassals and establish counties. Even if he was given the right, he would abolish vassals and establish counties, even if it was just in name: At the same time, Qian Qianyi

Yi also retained some rights and territory of the shogunate to prepare for the future.

In the future, if Zhu Ciran has a bastard, he can serve as the king of Japan. At that time, the Mu family can legitimately return to his subordinates and become the current team, and the four prefectures of Nagasaki, Kyoto, Osaka and Edo will also become

Its base

On this basis, plus the name of abolishing feudal vassals and setting up counties, it is very simple to deal with these Japanese national nobles later.

And if Ming Zheng is unwilling to marry Zhu Ciran, it doesn't matter. Let Japan maintain such a weak peace that seems to be unified but is vaguely divided. It is also a good thing for Ming. Ming can dump goods and pay taxes in Japan at will.

Less is better.

Therefore, both the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese merchants were very satisfied with the status quo.

Looking at it this way, the entire Japan seems to be harmonious and prosperous. The vassals have been abolished and counties have been established. They are nominally governed by Mu Mansion. At the same time, the maritime ban has been lifted and commercial exchanges with other countries have been maintained. A bright future is in front of us.

The people of Japan and the residents of various places did not feel any atmosphere of war. The people of Kyoto and Edo also came to comfort. Even those knowledgeable people in Japan, those bachelors and scholars, could not understand whether Japan is bad or good today.

The promulgation of many treaties and policies has undoubtedly had a great impact on the power of Mu Mansion. The self-government of each county is very high. But now Japan has indeed restored peace and has regained its vitality. This is hardly a good thing.

However, there are still some people who call today's Japan a "false peace" and are pessimistic about Japan's future.

It turns out that some families loyal to the Tokugawa family, as well as the samurai, as well as some merchant nobles and ronin samurai who were resentful of the Ming Dynasty, were secretly entangled together. In Kanto and Kansai, some conspiracies were going on.

Soon, some chaos and night-time murders broke out in the newly established Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture. Although the Mu Prefecture's security guards responded quickly, nothing was achieved.

In these chaos and killings, those who were injured, died, and those whose assets were affected were businessmen who supported the cooperation between the shogunate and the Ming Dynasty, low-level nobles, and some celebrities who recognized the current situation of Japan.

When these people are threatened, they will naturally seek the protection of the shogunate's security. However, Mufu's security can only be established. Most of the personnel are the original ashigaru and samurai guards of Kyoto and Osaka. Although they have defected to the Ming Dynasty, some of them are still

There were many samurai who were loyal to the shogunate and the emperor, so it was very difficult to deal with these matters without someone holding back.

Chaos and murders soon spread from Kyoto and Osaka to some rural towns. Such panic and impact made the people deeply uneasy, and businessmen and nobles also doubted the ability of the shogunate. After all, the shogunate is still a conference.

System, because the shoguns have not yet been elected. The former feudal lords, and now the Japanese nation, the magistrates of each county have sent family representatives as members to participate in the Mufu Council in Edo.

These congressmen are all considering their own interests or the interests of one party, hoping that the Mu government will favor policies, or attack opponents, etc. Although they have foreseen some chaos and conspiracies, they are not worried. They are very confident in taking advantage of those who conspire to cause chaos.

Guys, and even plan to use these guys to attack their political opponents.

Nowadays, except for Edo, which still maintains basic peace, chaos has occurred in Osaka, Kyoto, other counties directly under the jurisdiction of Mufu, and many vassal counties in Kanto and Kansai. But the strange thing is that everyone who has the ability to deal with it has

Turn a blind eye to this.

Edo underwent a short period of repair and reconstruction after the fire. Now Edo has expanded its scope, and the scope of the shogunate has also been divided. After repairs, the former became the meeting hall of the Japanese national parliamentarians and the place where the government affairs of the Mufu were handled.

The rear area, including the garden, some courtyards, the castle tower and other places, became the residence of the Ming Dynasty.

In the castle tower, Qian Qianyi and Zhao Yuqi sat opposite each other, with some food in front of them, including roasted fish, crispy salty radishes, roasted birds, and some precious vegetables.

These dishes are not rich, but Qian Qianyi eats them with relish. He is now the de facto person in charge of Japan, comparable to a king.

Qian Qianyi felt very good about being in charge of a country's power for the first time. Although the King of Japan was not as influential as the power of Luo Lao in the Ming Dynasty, Chicken Head felt really good. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, the existing seven pavilions

In Laoli, Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng half-retired and waited for their retirement, while Sun Chengzong went out to control Liaodong to suppress the wolf bastards in the vassal towns in Liaodong that seemed to have the tendency to become their own country: and they were the only ones in charge of the Ming Dynasty.

, but even so, the one who really governed the Ming Dynasty was Zhang Haogu.

It is rare to have such an opportunity to govern a country alone. Qian Qianyi must experience it and compete with Zhang Haogu for the position of chief minister. He has no such illusions, but they are all outside, so he should feel comfortable.

"Mr. Qian Ge has a good appetite.
To be continued...