Edo Traveler - Vol 13 Chapter 19

“Beep beep beep beep!”

Chuemon couldn’t help but scolded, what a mess, all rushed up at this moment. The autumn harvest in the Kanto region will soon be the biggest event of the shogunate throughout the year.

The shogunate does not need to rely on the income of the annual tribute agricultural tax to cover its daily expenses. But if the millions of stone rice in Kanto is not properly harvested and returned to the warehouse, it will shake the country.

The 100,000 and 200,000 victims of the disaster can be easily dealt with by the shogunate. Whether it is relying on the Mizo from Edo or the imported rice from Yokohama, these 100,000 mouths can be fed in no time. But if millions of people are hungry, it is not something that can be solved in a few words.

Therefore, at this time, the shogunate must be fully mobilized to ensure the smooth progress of the autumn harvest. And make these millions of stone rice, all into the shogunate and the government and private warehouses in various places.

If it was just such a thing, it would be fine. After about a year of preparation, the three shareholders of the shogunate are ready to start issuing banknotes. And relying on the two replacement houses and shops that originally belonged to Naraya, the “First Bank” was established.

In fact, it is to use Naraya’s reputation of integrity in the Japanese business community and ordinary people for hundreds of years to ensure the smooth issuance of banknotes.

For such a major event, I originally thought that after the autumn grain was returned to the warehouse, it would be carried out step by step and carefully and carefully. As a result, as soon as the first bank was said to be established in Yokohama, Yokohama was attacked by the British envoy in Yokohama.

Even if the senior officials of the shogunate knew that as long as Pasha Li was fine, it would not be able to affect the diplomatic relations between Britain and Japan. But what do ordinary people think? Naraya is a big businessman who is the leader of the national business world. It has close ties with the British, French, and Americans. Now that Britain and France are attacked, will it affect the export of Naraya?

If Naraya’s exports are frustrated, will his business plummet? It should be noted that the vast majority of raw silk in Japan is for export, and the domestic demand is almost insignificant compared to the export amount. If exports are reduced, it will immediately lead to the bankruptcy of silkworm farmers and the closure of silk factories.

At this time, it is absolutely out of time for Naraya to issue banknotes!

“…” Chuyouemon rarely sat in the first seat, but paced back and forth on the corridor,

While going back and forth, I thought about how to deal with so many mixed things. Can the negotiation between Britain and France be perfunctory? Can the autumn harvest in Kanto be delayed? Can the issuance of banknotes be cancelled?

There are reasons for not being able to do each of them, and it is not known whether the Kyoto side accepts the nonsense made up by the shogunate or not. Moreover, the so-called contributor Nagai Yale has just started to inquire, and he has not found any one, two, three, four or five.

If the internal mess in Kyoto is not dealt with properly, those sores will definitely continue to pop out. The things about Yokohama and Kobe were made clear, but the sores that popped out couldn’t bear it.

The point is that there are so many bad things in front of you, there is no priority at all, all of them are important and all of them are urgent.

“You must be safe first!” Songping Qixuan thought for a while, and finally decided to do so.

“Where’s the inner security?” It’s good to have an opinion, Chungemon turned to look at Matsudaira Qixuan.

“autumn harvest!”

Songping Qixuan didn’t hesitate, because the reason was very simple, there was a gradual process when the thugs were sabotaging. Moreover, it is mainly small-scale and small-scale damage, and it is absolutely impossible for people to die if the sores drag on for two or three days. The big deal is that when the treatment is done later, it needs a little more effort.

The banknotes were originally scheduled to be issued in major large cities after the shogunate’s autumn harvest was over and the rice for the annual tribute had been returned to the warehouse. So delaying it for a few more days will not have any actual impact.

Britain and France’s requirements for expanding the boundaries, they themselves are very clear, it is impossible to immediately let the shogunate bow. The shogunate was not defeated, and it was time to sign an alliance under the city.

As for diplomacy, the focus is on the “communication” of this exchange. Even Bashari and Bailey Court couldn’t pick out the fault of the shogunate. Asking each other, bargaining, you come and go, talk about the first half of the year and a year, and finally sign a treaty, all can be considered fast.

The autumn harvest is different, because Japan’s heavy agricultural tax, the so-called five citizens and five citizens, is just a joke. If you believe this, then I also believe that the Qing Dynasty has the lowest tax burden in all dynasties, hehe.

In ordinary farmers’ homes, there is no overnight food at all. Some people just raise silkworms for a day and eat food for a day. Many farmers faced the crisis of running out of food a month or two before the autumn harvest, and hung their lives by eating some mountain vegetable leaves.

If there is an accident in autumn grain, Edo City may not be in chaos immediately, but the countryside on the vast Kanto Plain will be in chaos immediately!

Therefore, the autumn harvest must be dealt with first at all costs. As long as the common people have stutters, then with the obedience of the common people and the reactionary style of the shogunate at this time, there will be no serious strife.

If you can’t incite a freshman, there will be no chaos in Kanto. In Edo, there are 10,000 new army training teams guarding them, and they are not afraid of any small disturbances at all.

“I think what the elder said is reasonable.” Zhu Liudang took the lead.

He was in Yokohama before, and saw that Bashari and Bailey Court were going to take advantage of the attack to blackmail the shogunate, not that they were inevitable. Neither showed an aggressive attitude, nor a limited time limit, requiring the shogunate to give a reply within three days, otherwise they would bombard Edo Castle.

That being the case, then we might as well continue to Yokohama and drag on for a month with the British and French. Finally, the autumn harvest here is finished, and then we will deal with Britain and France.

If Pasha Li and Bailey Court are directly hanging, UU reading www.uukanshu. com Then things will be big, people and property suffer losses in Japan, and the shogunate can only see it, and diplomatic relations will definitely be damaged. But let’s talk about it first, for example, this week, we will offer condolences to the injured and give compensation and care. Go to Kobe next week and see what the French merchants are losing.

One month soon…

“How about you?” Chuemon nodded.

“I think the autumn harvest is indeed the number one event!” Ooka Tadashi also nodded in agreement.

There is no objection from the others, so the helpless Chuemon can only order that the Shinsengumi led by Tokugawa Keibao in Kyoto will conduct a full investigation, and make sure to find out the details of Nagai Masaru. Rumors of “scourge” also need to come forward to refute the rumors and restore the stability of people’s hearts.

The British and French sides were dealt with by Suke Six, and Chuemon first allocated 6,000 pounds, 4,000 pounds to the injured British officer, and 2,000 pounds to the French merchant. Block their mouths with gold first, and you can fight for one more day.

The rest of the people waited, and cooperated with the officials of the shogunate to harvest autumn at the fastest speed.

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