On October 16, Yu Qiuping took his attendants to Sakai Town, intending to inform the bosses of the Congress of the news. It has to be said that even though Yu Qiuping often comes to Sakai Town for business, every time he comes here, there will be something completely different
Feelings. Sakai Town, this vibrant city, is changing with each passing day.
Sakai Town, like Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, has a population of nearly 200,000. There is probably no city larger than the two of them in the whole of Japan - perhaps Azuchi Castle in the future can compare. And the atmosphere of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle
It's different, the air in Sakai Town is full of the flavor of freedom.
Because of Yu Qiupei, Maple Leaf Mountain Castle adopted the architectural style of Ming Dynasty Castle "Chengbao City" during construction. Maple Leaf Mountain Castle was originally Sannomaru in the Miyoshi period, but now it has become Honmaru, and the original Ninomaru and Honmaru are both
It has been renovated and demolished. In addition to the current Main Maru, which is the original Sannomaru, Ua Qiupei expanded the new Ninomaru and Sannomaru. The huge castle can almost include the entire population of 200,000, so that
The south gate of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle Sannomaru is almost attached to Wakae Castle.
The main Maru of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle is the residence of the samurai, and it is also the administrative center and barracks of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. Between the Hon Maru and Ninomaru, there are a large number of commercial streets, hotels, campsites, snack bars, and restaurants.
Bathhouses, whale houses, various stores, large shops, markets, and theaters are all basically located here. Between Ninomaru and Sanonomaru, most of the residents of Maple Leaf Mountain City live. In Sannomaru
In the castle town outside, there are mainly a large number of inns and hotels for passing caravans to rest, as well as temporary residences for workers who come to Hanoi to work. It is also the residence of a large number of farmers. Because of the large factories and large farmland, basically
They are all outside Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. According to Yu Qiupei's universal invitation plan, the Shinomaru of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle will be built later to include these areas.
In Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, there are two main roads extending in all directions. One is east-west, and the other is north-south, both running from the Sannomaru gate to the other side. The Sannomaru gate of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle can only be seen at night.
It is closed during the day and is opened during the day for the convenience of traffic, and Ninomaru and Mainmaru are not closed all year round. In the city, there are also square branch roads that clearly divide different areas. Residents in Ninomaru are
Life during the day is very rich. Those who need to work will go outside the city, those who want entertainment will go to Ninomaru, and those who have things to do will go back to the corresponding samurai house in Honmaru. And at night, every day
Residents from every household will basically gather in Ninomaru to enjoy the nightlife. After nearly ten years of development in Maple Mountain City, every household has a lot of savings and can spend as much as they want in the evening.
If you want to say what is the most eye-catching thing about Maple Leaf Mountain City, it must be the magnificent city wall of Maple Leaf Mountain City. The nearly ten-meter-high wall protects its people from any harm. The red leaf flags flying high on the gate tower and
The maple leaves on the east mountain complement each other, making the passing merchants and samurai marvel in admiration, and feel a sense of awe.
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Sakai Town and Maple Leaf Mountain Castle are completely different cities - it has almost no walls. The entire city is spread out to the east of Sakai Port, and row upon row of buildings outline the outline of Sakai Town - it is a circle with Sakai Port as the center
semicircle. Near the innermost circle of the pier, there are various warehouses that store and transfer goods shipped from the Seto Inland Sea, and also send goods to the Seto Inland Sea. Various large-scale store headquarters
It is located in the middle circle, where the headquarters of Mitsubishi Caravan and the Upper House and Lower House of Parliament are located. It is also the most prosperous place in Sakai Town on weekdays. In the outer circle, there are square factory areas and Sakai Town.
Residential areas - the vast majority of them are workers. Part of the products they produce in the factory are transported to the warehouses in the inner circle, and are shipped to various parts of Japan on the next day's merchant ships; the other part will go to the warehouses in the outer circle and be transported
Caravan carriages were transported in all directions.
Although Sakai Town does not seem so safe without the protection of city walls, the lack of wall barriers makes it look much freer. Everyone who comes to Sakai Town can feel the vigorous vitality on the streets of Sakai Town -
-There are countless foreigners here who come here to work hard for wealth, ideals, and success. Everyone walks in a hurry on the street, as if they don't want to waste a moment.
A political center and an economic center, the same prosperity, but a completely different style. Whenever people living here think of what it was like ten years ago, they can't believe that ten years will bring so many changes - and this
They were all given by that magical man from Ming Dynasty.
The ferryman was now riding towards the House of Commons, anxiously preparing to tell the members of the House of Commons bad news.
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As there are more and more businessmen in Hanoi and Iquan, the House of Commons recently conducted a re-election and expansion, and the number of seats was expanded to 150 people. As for the selection method, it is basically based on economic strength-the rich
People. Small bosses who have no money can also pool their money to elect someone to the position. If you can enter the House of Commons, you will have the opportunity to access all kinds of insider information, and you can also join the core decision-making power to benefit your own business. This is
Something every businessman dreams of.
When Yu Qiupei arrived, the House of Commons was not holding a meeting. Yu Qiupei then summoned powerful businessmen in the House of Representatives such as Imai Munehisa, Tsuda Muneki, Konishi Lonza, Sueyoshi Sonshiro, Tachibana Matasaburo and Hasegawa Munehito.
They got up and planned to hold a ventilation meeting for them first.
"Your Majesty Momiji, the construction of Iwaya Castle this time is really a stroke of genius." Imai Munehisa smiled and complimented as soon as he saw Amakihei's face, "Boss Sueyoshi also personally followed the fleet to Iwaya Port and took a look there.
For the fort, let Boss Sueyoshi talk about it."
"There are several big forts, and there are a lot of big barrels in them!" Sonshiro Sueyoshi mentioned those forts, and couldn't help but exclaimed with excitement, "With those big barrels, the Awaji navy can't even think about wandering around the Akashi Strait.
As long as the Red Leaf Fleet escorts us, we will no longer have to pay the unjust money to the Miyoshi family!"
"The 10% annual tap, Miyoshi Shikyu is really vicious. Now it's good, I finally don't have to give them my hard-earned money in vain." Matasaburo Tachibanaya also said in support, "It's comfortable, it's really comfortable!"
"Yes, I have 10% more income every year, which can be invested in expanding the caravan and continue to make a lot of money in the coming year." Hasegawa Munehito smiled and touched his big belly, "Your Highness Hongye is mighty! Next time His Highness Hongye will come to approve the budget.
How can you be merciful when you are in trouble!"
"Okay! Hahahaha..." Tsuda Muneki laughed when he heard this, "We don't have to make such detailed deductions for next year's fiscal budget. Your Highness Hongye can spend it however he likes. Anyway, it won't be more than 10% of the income!"
Yu Qiuping looked at the businessmen celebrating happily and felt a little embarrassed for a moment. He didn't know how to bring up this topic. After a while, he gritted his teeth and whispered softly: "I came here in such a hurry this time because there is someone
I have bad news for everyone."
Yu Qiuping's face and tone made the businessmen nervous.
"I wonder what happened?" Imai Munehisa asked in a cautious voice, "But the Momiji Fleet was defeated?"
"No, no, it's not." Yu Qiuping sighed, trying to keep his tone calm, "It's my lord, His Highness Oda, who requires Sakai Town to hand over 20% of the tax to him every year."
After Yu Qiuping said these words, the room immediately fell into dead silence. The originally pleasant atmosphere suddenly fell to the bottom. The contrast was so huge that Yu Qiuping was a little unbearable. The businessmen sat down one after another as if they were silent, letting the old monks sit still and say nothing.
Yu Qiuping was also a little anxious. After a while, the impatient Sueyoshi Sonshiro broke the silence: "Then, Your Highness, do you agree?"
"Yes." Yu Qiuping swallowed and nodded slowly.
"How could you agree to such a thing, Your Highness?" Tachibana Matasaburo suddenly became anxious and muttered quickly to Yu Qiuping, "Do you know what 20% of the income means to us? We don't have much balance in total.
!With this 20% tax, plus the tax we paid to the Yuqiu family, how much will we have left after a year of hard work? Do you know how many businesses and orders this 20% loss will cause me to lose? Maybe it’s not possible
There are also layoffs at the factory!"
"I can't help it, and I don't want to agree..." Yu Qiuping understood that what the businessmen said was reasonable, so he had to explain reluctantly.
"Your Highness, with all due respect." Imai Munehisa was silent for a moment, then slowly put his hand on the table, stared into Yu Qiuping's eyes and said, "According to the constitution we formulated before, that has been approved by you.
.Any tax-related laws cannot take effect without the approval of the National Assembly. His Highness Oda’s request to impose a 20% special tax will not count as long as our National Assembly does not pass it.”
Imai Munehisa's words suddenly made the air in the room tense. Even the anxious Tachibana Matasaburo and Sueyoshi Sonshiro were at a loss. Imai Munehisa's words already meant to challenge Amakihei's authority - although the Congress had done so many times before.
He fought against the Yu Qiupei family, but those were Yu Qiupei's own claims and were rejected by Congress, but this time it was Oda Nobunaga's request.
"I know, that's why I came to discuss it with your members of Congress." Yu Qiuping's attitude softened, and there was no tense situation that the businessmen were worried about. "It is you who have the final say on tax matters."
"Can this be called 'discussion'?" Imai Munehisa shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, you have agreed with His Majesty Oda, and you just came to inform us to implement your order and pass the special tax law. What are you doing?
Discuss? This is a requirement."
"Then there's nothing I can do. I didn't necessarily tell His Highness Oda at that time that I didn't have to say anything about this matter. Should I go back and ask you?" Yu Qiuping spread his hands with a helpless expression, "Then
His Majesty Oda is probably going to be furious, because his important ministers are still at the mercy of merchants, and he might just lead his troops to attack Sakai Town!"
"This is not the reason why you agreed to His Majesty Oda without our permission." Imai Munehisa looked around at his colleagues very seriously and signaled them to take it seriously, "This is an infringement on the separation of powers and a threat to us.
Chapter completed!