Chapter 339 Do you want to sell your daughter? Ill help you!6000
Changpingzaka Institute of Learning—Aoto couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this term.
To say where the Shoheizaka Institute of Learning is, it is in Edo... no, it is a top-notch academic institution with a high reputation throughout Japan.
Its predecessor was the private school called Hongbunkan opened by the famous Confucian Lin Razan in Kanei 9th year (1632) in Ueno Oshioka.
In the third year of Genroku (1690), the fifth shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi moved it to Shoheizaka in Yushima.
Originally a private educational institution of the Hayashi family, under the Kansei Reform (1787-1793) led by Matsudaira Sadanobu, it became the Shoheizaka Institute of Learning directly under the Edo Shogunate.
The shogunate stipulated that the Shoheizaka Institute of Learning only recruits shogunate ministers... that is, children of the Hatamoto and Imperial families; it trains staff and practical talents to assist politics; the teaching content includes the Four Books, the Five Classics, history, and poetry; the teaching materials are based on Zhu Xi's writings.
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Today, with the vigorous construction and publicity of the Edo Shogunate, Shoheizaka Institute of Learning has become the highest institution of Confucian education and a dream place for all those who are interested in Confucianism.
Although the Shoheizaka Academy only recruited the children of shogunate ministers, starting from the twelfth year of Kansei (1800), the shogunate began to allow and encourage children of common people to attend lectures at the Shoheizaka Academy.
However, the promulgation of this law did not have any significant effect, and only a few ordinary people attended the classes at Changpingzaka Academy.
After all, there was no imperial examination system in the Edo period, and there was no such thing as "study to become a high official" as Lao Shizi said. "Books have their own golden houses, and books have their own beauty like jade."
No matter how many books the common people read, no matter how deeply they study the Four Books and Five Classics, they cannot change their destiny and achieve a class jump.
Since reading is useless, then who would bother to spend the effort to cross the sea of literature?
"That group of people are regular customers of our store."
Miss Teshiro lowered her voice and explained slowly.
"Whenever they have free time, they like to come to our store to drink tea, talk loudly, and criticize the current ills."
Tokugawa Iemo chuckled a few times with interest.
"Oh? To criticize the evils of the times?"
Miss Teshiro turned her head and glanced at the group of Confucian scholars. After confirming that they were not paying attention, she stuck out her tongue and put on a half-joking tone:
"I actually don't like them very much. They always chat loudly and disturb other guests."
"And... I don't think they are very decent people. They always hang out with a scumbag named Itakura Hirahiko. People who make friends with scumbags are definitely not good people."
When she said the name "Itakura Hirahiko", Teshiro-san stuck out her tongue in an exaggerated manner, as if something pungent, spicy, bitter and numb had been pierced into her mouth.
"Itakura Hirahiko?" Tenzouin tilted his head cutely, "Who is this person? Yakuza?"
Miss Teshiro shook her head:
"No, Itakura Hirahiko is a serious samurai, and he is a very high-ranking type - he is the second son of Itakura Katsutora, one of the most powerful warriors today."
Ruonian's second son - this level is indeed quite high.
If, in the bureaucracy of the Edo shogunate, the highest official position "Oro", which is only established in special times, is the regent, and the highest official position "Ochu" in ordinary times is the prime minister, then "Wakato" is the deputy prime minister.
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Wakatonaki: The position of assisting the laozhong. Officials who are not laozhong, stay behind, and have jurisdiction over the three services (temple and shrine officials, designation officials, and town officials) are all under the jurisdiction of Wakaninaki. The maximum number is 3-5, which is the same as most of the official positions in the shogunate.
Similarly, a "monthly rotation system" is adopted in which positions are alternated according to the month.
"Itakura Katsutora's second son..." Tokugawa Iemoji murmured, recalling, "Well... it turns out he has a second son... This is the first time I know about it..."
After hearing this, Miss Teshiro burst into laughter:
"Sir, how come you are speaking as if you know Katsutora Itakura?"
Tokugawa Iemo smiled faintly and avoided talking about the teasing words of his opponent:
"Ms. Teshiro, you said Itakura Katsutora's second son is a scumbag - what's going on? Has he done anything that is unethical and unethical?"
"Well... well..."
Miss Teshiro calmly turned her head and glanced in the direction of the kitchen - she was probably worried that chatting too long with Qingto and others would affect her work, or even get scolded by her boss.
After a fierce ideological struggle... Miss Teshiro finally lost miserably to her own gossip.
"Hmm...!"
Teshiro-san pretended to clear her throat and assumed the posture of a storyteller.
"To say who this Hirahiko Itakura is, we have to start with his identity."
"He is the second son of today's Wakatoshi - although this status is very glamorous, guests, you should also know that according to the regulations of the shogunate, whether a samurai or a commoner, the family property must be fully inherited by the eldest son, and the rest must be inherited by the eldest son.
The son must either find another way out, or hide at home and become a bastard who relies solely on the family's financial support to survive."
"In this choice that all men who are not the eldest son will face, Itakura Hirahiko chose the former."
"He relied on his family's energy and started a cloth weaving business."
“The shogunate’s “The Laws of the Samurai Family” prohibits the children of the samurai family from engaging in business, but no one has abided by this law for a long time.”
"Back in the day, Shirakawa-Ong also forbade luxury and enjoyment. Did anyone follow it? People who go to Yoshiwara to enjoy the pleasures of fish and water are just like crucian carp crossing the river."
"Everyone who knows how to do business understands this. As long as you have connections and a backer, you can succeed no matter what kind of business you are engaged in."
"The career history of Hirahiko Itakura is a very typical example."
"Relying on his good father, he quickly made the textile business bigger and stronger."
"If Itakura Hirahiko is just doing business, that's fine. Anyway, from Matsumae to Satsuma, there are many businessmen, and Itakura Hirahiko is not missing."
"But the problem is, Itakura Hirahiko's style of conduct is very problematic."
"According to rumors, Hirahiko Itakura's character is extremely mean, ruthless and domineering."
"The wages he offers to his workers are already extremely low, and he often resorts to different ways to deduct them."
"If workers are sick or unable to work for any other reason, their wages will be deducted."
"Today's workload is not up to standard, and money will be deducted."
"All of these are not enough."
"If it's just stinginess, forget it. But apart from being stingy, the most despised thing about Hirahiko Itakura's daily style is that his temperament is extremely cold and devoid of any human touch."
Speaking of this, Miss Teshiro suddenly stopped imitating the storyteller, stopped making a tone, sighed softly, and a dark look passed over her face.
"People will grow old."
"No matter how strong a person is, he will inevitably become exhausted when he gets old."
"There once was an old woman who worked diligently for Itakura Hirahiko for nearly twenty years."
"It stands to reason that I have been working for you for such a long time, and it is hard work without any credit. No matter what, I have to show some kindness, right?"
"But Itakura Hirahiko fired the old woman without hesitation because her work efficiency had been greatly reduced due to her age."
"At the right time, the old woman knelt directly in front of Itakura Hirahiko's house and begged him not to fire her."
"Although I was not present at the scene in person, according to the introduction of those who came later, the old woman really tried her best to keep her job."
"It is understood by emotion and moved by reason."
"She repeatedly stated that she could still work and that she was willing to reduce her salary to 70% of the original amount."
"At the same time, she cried and complained that she had seniors and juniors, her husband died young due to an accident, and she was the only one in the family who was able to work."
"Her own parents, her husband's parents, and a pair of daughters who are less than 10 years old all depend on her for support."
"Even a heinous devil can't be completely indifferent after listening to the old woman's monologue, right?"
"As a result...guess what kind of reply the old woman got from Hirahiko Itakura when she prayed hoarsely?"
"Itakura Hirahiko said: I'm just a businessman. I opened a textile shop just to make money. What should I do if there's no money to be made in this business?"
"Your hands and feet are not as nimble as before, and your work efficiency is far less than before. The money used to hire you as a worker is no longer so valuable."
"To put it simply, your current labor ability is not worthy of the salary I offer you."
"I am a businessman, not a saint who cuts off meat to feed the eagles."
"Out of self-interest, I decided to fire you and hire someone younger and more capable than you. Is there any problem with this?"
"If you have any objections, go ahead and do what you tell me! Let the government comment and see whether it's you or me who is right!"
"As for what you said about having a big family that needs your support...that's none of my business."
"There are so many poor people in the world. There are only so many people who live a more miserable life than you."
"If every time someone kneels down in front of me and says some sensational words with tears, I have to give him a job, then I can't survive? I can't open my textile shop.
Already?"
"Let's do this! Let me give you a trick! This will save you from complaining about your old club's lack of blood and tears in the future."
"Didn't you say that you have to raise a family and it's very stressful? You can sell your daughters to Yoshiwara!"
"I think your daughters are quite good-looking. They will definitely be very popular with men. If they are well cultivated, they are expected to become the most popular courtesans in the future."
"If you want to sell your daughter, you can contact me."
"I happen to be very familiar with the owners of several girls' houses in Yoshiwara. I can help you connect and sell your daughter at a good price - how about that? Am I kind enough?"
Ms. Teshiro has finished speaking.
Silence fell around Qingdeng.
Qingdeng and others all had unspeakably heavy expressions on their faces at this moment.
"What happened to the old woman after that...I don't know."
Ms. Teshiro took a deep breath.
While turning the long breath that made his flat chest bulge into a faint sigh, he quietly slumped his shoulders.
"Just because of this incident, I hate Itakura Hirahiko. I also have no good impressions of the group of Confucian scholars who were very familiar with Itakura Hirahiko."
"Although I don't know why that group of Confucian scholars hang out with a shameless person like Itakura Hirahiko... But I guess they want to curry favor with the rich and powerful Itakura Hirahiko in order to make profits.
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"Although he is the second son in the family, Itakura Hirahiko is also the son of Wakatoshi."
"With just a word of mouth, a white person can immediately become an official in the shogunate - this statement may be a bit exaggerated, but with a powerful figure in the family like Itakura Hirahiko, it is good to find an official position,
Whether you get promoted or make a fortune, it will become much easier."
Before she could finish speaking, Miss Teshiro turned her head and turned her gaze back to the group of Confucian scholars from Shoheizaka Academy not far away, with a trace of sarcasm flashing in her eyes.
"Look at that group of people... they are crazy about wanting to be officials."
"Every time I get together, I either lament that I was born at the wrong time and have nowhere to show my talents, or I complain about everything. One moment, I say that this person does not deserve to be transferred to the right, and the reward is not worthy of merit, and he is not worthy of being an official; the next moment, I say that person
He is a mediocre person, his cauldron is thundering, his corpse is eating nothing."
"In recent times, hasn't Nioh Tachibana Aoden been promoted frequently due to his extraordinary achievements? Those people are so jealous that their eyes are almost glowing red."
"Whenever they get together recently, they always make fun of the King."
"What to say: The benevolent king only knows how to wield swords and spears. How can the shogunate promote such a reckless man and ignore the true talents who are proficient in the study of saints?"
"A treasure from the ocean, a precious jade covered in dust, and so on... Sigh, my ears are almost getting calluses when I hear it."
Teshiro-san swallowed hard to moisten her throat that was dry due to the long speech, and prepared to continue.
But at this moment, an impatient shout suddenly pierced Miss Teshiro like a sharp arrow.
"Ah Li! What are you doing? Why are you chatting with the guests all the time? Have the tables over there been wiped?"
Miss Teshiro's expression suddenly froze, and her delicate body shook vigorously a few times.
"Ah, ah! Boss!" Miss Teshiro turned her head reflexively and said urgently to the middle-aged man who was leaning half of his upper body out of the kitchen door curtain, "Hug, I'm sorry! I'm going to clean the table now!"
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After saying this, Miss Teshiro turned her head, clasped her hands together, and bowed slightly to Qingto and the others with an apologetic expression.
"I'm sorry, I can't chat with you anymore. If we continue to chat, the boss will be really angry. If you want to add food or have any other needs, just call me again!"
Tokugawa Iemo nodded and smiled slightly:
"Well, you can go and do your business. It's us who should say 'I'm sorry'. I'm sorry that we have pestered you for so long."
"You're welcome. I'm the kind of person who likes to chat with guests. I'm very happy to have chatted with you for so long."
After leaving a string of hearty laughter like silver bells, Miss Teshiro held the tea tray and walked quickly towards the dirty tables not far away.
After watching Miss Teshiro's leaving figure for a while, Qingto turned his attention to the group of young Confucian scholars who were only one table away from them.
——A student from Shoheizaka Institute of Studies...
After traveling so long to this era, this was the first time Qingdeng met a Confucian disciple who made it his mission to study Confucianism in the true sense.
The spread of Confucianism to the east began when the two countries were in contact, that is, during the Han Dynasty. Later, Japan carried out major reforms and further learned from Confucian culture in Chinese politics.
Although the cultures of the two countries have had many exchanges in history, Confucianism has not been accepted by Japan. It is only a cultural exchange among Japan's upper-class nobles or policy provocations. Such provocations often do not take into account Japan's national conditions.
So most of them fail later.
Until the Edo period, after Tokugawa Ieyasu established his rule, out of the urgent need to maintain the ruling order of the Tokugawa family, there was an urgent need for a strong ideological culture as the official basis for rule.
Previously, the mainstream culture in Japan was Buddhist Zen culture. Generally speaking, it was the opposite of the government. Whether it was the massive propaganda of Buddhist culture or the large absorption of labor and national wealth by the temple economy, it was not conducive to the shogunate's future rule expectations and society.
Stable.
Therefore, Confucian culture, which has developed continuously in China and brought practical benefits to the development of Chinese society, became the first choice of the "political and cultural spokesperson" of the Edo shogunate.
Under the leadership of the Edo shogunate, Confucianism began to truly flourish in Japan. Confucianism was truly integrated into Japanese social life and penetrated into all walks of life in Japan.
Being jealous - Qingdeng has long been used to this kind of thing.
So when he learned from Miss Teshiro that this group of pretentious Confucian scholars often complained that he was "unworthy of his moral integrity", Qingden felt no emotion at all.
In the past, Qingdeng might still feel unhappy, but after going through many storms, his mood has become much calmer.
Now, when faced with the slander from the "Red-Eyed Monster", Qingdeng's thoughts are roughly as follows: Let others speak loudly, so let them have their say! I can't control the other person, anyway, I just need to be myself.
However, although he did not care about the arrogant behavior of the group of Confucian scholars Gu Panzixiong, Qingden was inexplicably interested in another activity that Teshiro-san mentioned that this group of people often did at gatherings - criticizing the current ills.
Aoshito wanted to hear for no reason what kind of views and opinions the Confucian disciples who studied in the highest Confucian institution under the Edo shogunate had on the current situation of Japan.
It's a coincidence that Qingdeng is not the only one who is concentrating and preparing to listen carefully to the discussion of the group of Confucian scholars.
Tokugawa Iemo, Tenzouin, and the two sisters all acted in the same manner as Ayoto.
Although the behavior is the same, the purpose is different.
Qingdeng was just out of curiosity.
Tokugawa Iemo and Tenzouin, on the other hand, had a serious attitude of asking questions with an open mind, and wanted to listen carefully to whether these Confucian scholars could really say something convincing that would make them nod.
As for the two sisters... they are pure fun-loving people. They just wanted to kill time because they were bored and had nothing to do, so they both showed eager expressions on their faces as if they were ready to listen to storytelling.
A group of people sat in rows, drank tea and listened to the lecture.
But who would have thought - just when Qing Deng raised his ears, he was shocked by a series of shocking and violent remarks that made his eyes black.
"Everyone! I believe that if we want to correct the evils and clarify the world, we must restore the well field system of the pre-Qin Dynasty!"
The person who said this is a tall, thin man.
——Ida?!
Qingdeng almost wondered if he heard it wrong.
In the nine years of compulsory education in the previous life, anyone who took junior high school history classes seriously should not be unfamiliar with this term.
The well-field system: the land state-owned system in ancient Chinese society, which appeared in the Shang Dynasty and matured by the Western Zhou Dynasty.
During the Western Zhou Dynasty, roads and channels crisscrossed the land, dividing the land into squares shaped like the word "well", so it was called "well fields".
The well fields belonged to the king of Zhou and were allocated to the common people. The lords forced the common people to cultivate the well fields collectively. The lords were not allowed to buy, sell or transfer the well fields, and they had to pay a certain tribute.
By the Spring and Autumn Period, due to many reasons such as the emergence of iron farm tools and the popularization of ox farming, the well field system gradually collapsed.
In a nutshell: the well-field system is a land system that has been eliminated for more than two thousand years.
Before Qingdeng could recover from his intense shock, he heard the idiot continue to speak excitedly:
"I believe that the current shortage of money and food for the shogunate and the three hundred princes is due to the shortcomings of the land system!"
"Local tyrants use their power to oppress others, use clever means to plunder and seize land."
"The rich have endless fields, but the poor have no place to stand!"
"Now the Western Barbarians are knocking on the pass, the country is trapped in war, the expenses are huge, and taxes are increasing day by day."
"At this time of national crisis, the wealthy family still does not change its nature of being greedy for husband and wealth!"
"Those who have a lot of money will have nothing to lose; those who rise to the top will be penniless."
"The taxes that should be levied cannot be collected, and the food that should be collected is not available."
"To this day, this matter is almost irreversible! If things continue like this, the country's situation may become out of control!"
"If we don't change the law and strive to become stronger, I'm afraid the society will change in the future and things will be even more difficult!"
"Ya Sheng said: 'Those who do not have permanent property but have perseverance can only be qualified by scholars. If you are a common people, you will not have permanent property because you have no perseverance. If you do not have perseverance, you will spend time to ward off evil and do everything for yourself.'"
"There are no more than a million fields in the world. There are no more than tens of millions of people in the world. If the tillers can have their fields, the diligent have their industry, and the hard workers have their gains, then why worry about no taxes to levy and no grain to harvest?
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"If we are determined to innovate and reshape the pre-Qin minefield system, there is hope for the country's rejuvenation!"
As soon as Ma Ganer finished his impassioned speech, cheers and cheers suddenly sounded around him.
"Not bad! Well said!"
"Restore the well-field system of the pre-Qin period... Well, that makes sense."
"Hirose-kun! Your idea coincides with mine!"
"That's right! If you want to revitalize the country, you must start with the reform of the land system!"
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The well-field system is a treasure that is dear to the hearts of scholars~~You can’t help but taste it~~No matter which country you are from, the scholars all have a fanatical love for the well-field system.
