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In fact, for the Japanese mission, although there were some changes due to old affairs when they met with the Emperor of Heaven, overall, everything went smoothly.
Even when the Japanese mission proposed to amend the friendship and trade treaty signed with Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Da said with a smile.
"Since Japan is a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, this friendship and trade treaty should be reviewed. If Japan wants to amend the treaty with other countries, the Ming Dynasty should also provide corresponding help."
The words were beautiful, but Iwakura and the others did not dare to ask Daming for help. Why?
They were helping Japan, which belonged to the Ming Dynasty. As for the "Empire of Japan", well, it didn't exist. Originally they thought they could seek help from the Ming Dynasty, but now after discovering the "ambition" of the Ming Dynasty, they naturally didn't.
I dare to ask Daming for help again.
To drive away wolves and devour tigers?
Maybe you will become the meat in others' mouths! Just like Paraguay. Didn't Ming Dynasty also help them in various ways?
But what did they help in the end?
This country was annexed. And it was done voluntarily. How could there be such voluntariness in this world?
Although this discovery made Iwakura and others extremely frustrated, they had to admit that they also gained a lot from Ming Dynasty. For example, Ming Dynasty agreed to accept foreign students - giving them the same treatment as Ming Dynasty students -
—As long as you pass the high school proficiency test and the college entrance test, you can be exempted from tuition!
To this, both Oboku Toshimichi and Yin Teng Hirofumi excitedly shouted long live! After all, in the past, their biggest worry was that the cost of studying abroad was too high and Japan could not afford it!
"The Ming Dynasty is indeed a great dynasty!"
At this moment, they seemed to see thousands of Japanese young people entering Ming University to study. A rich country and a strong army are just around the corner!
Even if the Ming Dynasty only gave 300 places each year, that’s still a lot for Japan!
After all, Japan is a small country! Just like this time, the bucket group came together, not only them, but also 50 international students. 50 people, this is the limit that Japan's financial resources can afford.
Now there are 300 more international students all of a sudden, and they are almost free. How can they not be happy?
"Although the Ming Dynasty was founded in a foreign land, its magnanimity is not inferior to that of the old times!"
While sighing, Iwakura also took a special look at the exquisite box.
"Well, the national gift sent by His Majesty Emperor Yin Teng must be returned to Japan as soon as possible and presented to His Majesty the Emperor."
Emperor Zhu was happy to reunite with his old vassals. Although the Japanese had forgotten their old masters, the emperor did not forget his old ministers, so he directly gave Meiji some gifts, which were basically Ming Dynasty specialties——
Among industrial products such as cameras, of course, there is also an exquisite "Hwaseong Watch". It was given as a national gift to the French emperor, queen and prince, and now one is also given to the emperor. This is simply...
...a symbol of identity and status!
"In addition, we need to carefully verify the Ming Emperor's statement. If Toyotomi really accepts the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, it will be over..."
In fact, it was not just the Ming Dynasty that was finished.
And North Korea, Vietnam...well, Ryukyu is finished!
"Yes, the Ming Dynasty is also ambitious for Japan!"
While Yin Teng Bowen sighed, another thought came to his mind - isn't that what a powerful country is?
Not to mention being a powerful country, even Japan is now clamoring to "conquer Korea."
"If that's the case, then we need to carefully inspect this place!"
With this in mind, the Iwakura envoy and his entourage began to inspect other areas of the Ming Dynasty. After visiting large industrial cities like Nanyuan and Nanhua, they naturally had to visit small towns. The envoy and his entourage took the railway along the
Thinking about the journey of the train, you can see quite affluent small towns along the way. Many of those towns are farm stations. The farms on the Nanhua Prairie all belong to the government, and each farm covers an area of no less than ten meters.
There are tens of thousands of acres, and there are no farmers on the farm, only farm workers.
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Four-wheeled carriages loaded with agricultural products can often be seen on the roads between farms. The workers' houses on the farms also look very beautiful. In the view of Iwakura and others, even ordinary landowners in Japan may not be able to live in them.
Such a beautiful mansion.
The golden wheat fields covered with wheat stretched to the horizon. Standing on this farm, Yin Teng asked. "Mr. Liang, according to your previous introduction, do the workers here receive a salary every month?"
"Yes, farm workers receive wages, farm income will be accounted for, and profits will be paid to the state treasury."
Liang Youdao introduced as he walked.
"Last year, the total output value of our farms was 425,700 yuan, and 120,000 yuan was turned over to the state treasury. This level is a bit low. Some farms can turn over more than 30% of their profits."
In an instant, Iwakura, Dabao, and Yin Teng all looked shocked. How could they not be shocked?
Especially Kido, long before he came out, he was planning to reform the land rent, which translated means to increase the land tax. When he was still firmly opposed to the high tax rate of 3% set by some people, the Ming Dynasty actually put the output value
30% was turned over to the government.
"Wouldn't such a high tax rate drive farmers into rebellion?"
But Kido and the others did not ask such a question - along the way, they did not see any shabby houses, and those brick and tile-built Chinese-style houses with white walls and black tiles all covered the same area.
.Obviously, despite the high "land tax" paid by the farm, the people's lives are still quite good.
"It's really hard to imagine!"
Of course, in a hotel room at the station, Iwakura and his party couldn't help but exclaimed while having a meal.
"Last year, the agricultural tax levied by Ming Dynasty was as high as 10 million yuan. It is simply unbelievable that farmers can still live and work in peace and contentment with such a high tax burden!"
"What's so strange about this!"
Kido Takayun said seriously.
"Have you not seen that farmers in Ming Dynasty have no land at all? All land belongs to the state. Farmers are not farmers, but farm workers. And you will understand from another perspective!"
Putting down Kuai Zi, Kido Takayun said casually.
"In Japan, landlords have to collect 60% of the land rent! Ming Dynasty only collected 30%, so the people can naturally live and work in peace and contentment!"
In an instant, everyone understood why the people of the Ming Dynasty were able to live and work in peace and contentment. To put it bluntly, it was because there were few landlords who exploited them.
While marveling, Yin Teng Bowen suddenly said excitedly.
"That's it, that's it. This is the fundamental reason for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty! The Ming Dynasty turned out to be a large landowner with hundreds of millions of acres of land. In this way, he could naturally absorb the profits from farmland production all over the world and invest them in industrial construction!"