Edo Traveler - Vol 13 Chapter 31

In the entire Shimadzu family, there were only four people who knew the next plan of the shogunate. When the master Shimadzu was defined, the royal residence was Shimazu Zhongjiao, the former general, Mrs. Atsuhime Odaisho, and the old Komatsu, the writer of the Shimadzu family, with a knife.

After all, Shimadzu’s definition is that his father and his sister helped him up, and Komatsu with a knife was the think tank of Shimadzu’s teaching. This group of people together, thinking about how to get the maximum benefit for the Shimadzu family from the next step of the shogunate plan.

They don’t really care about abolishing the emperor’s lineage, becoming a Shinto priest or something. Although the relationship between the Shimadzu family and the imperial court is quite good, otherwise Mrs. Atsuhime would not have been able to marry Dao as the adopted daughter of the Konoe family.

What Chuemon’s thoughts are, Shimadzu Chugyo can probably think of, it’s just that he doesn’t want to have more people on his head. Anyway, the emperor and the ministers were sent to serve as priests, and they also had a salary, so they could not starve to death. At most, when the time comes, the Shimadzu family will help a little bit to maintain this incense love.

As for the loss of influence in the court and friendship with the ministers. That’s true, but let’s compare it with what the Shimadzu family can get from this incident.

Starting from the participation of the foreign princes in state affairs, it has not been easy for the Shimadzu family to go down for more than ten years.

Is the eldest still far?

If people have no goals, what is the difference between them and kombu?

Saying that, Shimadzu Chukao picked up a piece of vinegar-pickled konbu and shared it with Komatsu and Shimadzu. Shimadzu, who is 47 years old, has recently had bad teeth and his sense of taste has deteriorated. He began to like the cheap civilian snacks such as vinegar-pickled kelp. It has a taste in your mouth, and you can grind it without chewing.

By the way, Mrs. Atsushi still lives in the Western Pavilion. As the wife of the former general, she has become a nun. But the nun was also not allowed to leave the city, preventing her from giving the Tokugawa family a green hat. Naturally, the secret discussion in front of her could not have her. In two days, Shimadzu defined it as detailed when he went to meet him.

All in all, the three big men, holding a kelp sliver in their mouth, stuck it in a corner of the house, each pondering how to deal with this situation, and making a big vote.

At the age of twenty-four, he has worked in the shogunate for several years. Shimadzu, who can be regarded as an old bureaucrat, first expressed his thoughts. Anyway, there is no one else, and there is nothing wrong to damage his prestige.

According to the idea defined by Shimadzu, Chuemon has actually always had the idea of ​​transforming the country into a modern monarchy. After working with Chuemon for so many years, if you still can’t figure this out, Shimadzu’s definition really doesn’t have a brain, only a long one.

Since Chuemon’s idea is to be the king of Japan in the modern sense, as long as the Shimadzu family follows this path, they can get the most benefit from it.

How to go?

Shimadzu Chugyo and Komatsu looked at the definition of Shimadzu with their swords. After all, in theory, the definition of Shimadzu is the master of Shimadzu.

“I look at Shangqi and do my best to place the world’s warriors, and my intention is only to cut down the vassal!”

“Cut the vassal!”

Those simple words immediately made the faces of the two people on the opposite look suspicious. Although I may have vaguely felt that the shogunate had this plan in the past, but now that Shimadzu’s definition of Chi Guoguo is said, it is still very surprising.

“If the Kyushu Railway is built, tens of thousands of vassals will be driven by the shogunate. One or two years will be fine, but two or three years will be fine. What about four or five years? Seven or eight years?” Definition of speech is also tolerant.

Even Shimadzu Tadashi also praised secretly in his heart, “Look, look, look, my son has grown up, and this cleverness will follow me.”

“This is a conspiracy of the shogunate, and the lord has already seen it.” Komatsu said with a knife.

“Since the construction of the Sanyo Railway, and the shogunate’s mobilization of the vassals, I have doubts.” Shimadzu’s definition is not too deep. He really saw tens of thousands of samurai from the station workers to the coal shovels in the Sanyo Road. After being clearly arranged by the shogunate, I figured out the joint in the middle.

On the bright side, those warriors are still the retainers of the princes. I just thought I was working in the shogunate in the name of serving in the shogunate. But the shogunate’s salary was generous, and the treatment was far better than what they received in the vassal. People are like water, and naturally they will deviate.

When the time is right, the shogunate said that everyone will be directly incorporated into the royal family, and the lords will go to Edo for retirement. Do you think there will be riots?

“The vassal of Kyushu, there are no less than 100,000 people, can the shogunate place them all?” Shimazu Tadashi recognized Chuemon’s talent, but it didn’t prevent him from finding it difficult.

Because it is very simple, once the vassals are abolished, the retainers of the original vassals will no longer need to serve their princes, but they will not be able to enjoy their salaries. It is impossible for the shogunate to directly turn them all into rogues. If tens of thousands of samurai armed with knives and guns are expelled, large-scale riots will break out immediately.

“The shogunate set up railways and housed 30,000 to 40,000 people. It set up officials and set up 10,000 to 20,000 people. It set up elementary schools and set up 10,000 to 20,000 people. It set up police and set up 30,000 to 40,000 people. Secretary.” Shimadzu flexed his fingers, counting it for his father.

He has been in the center for a long time, and the imperial meeting of the shogunate does not fall, and he knows all the big things and small things. Moreover, he is determined to follow, the general ledger of the shogunate is in his hands, and he has to pay for hiring people. He knew very well how many people could be accommodated in a project at the end.

“Besides, from my point of view, the shogunate has long planned to set up a new division in Kyushu. At that time, they can recruit 10,000 strong and brave men, give them generous salaries, and provide food and clothing. Can they not serve their lives?”

“Hmm…” Shimadzu Tadashi and Komatsu nodded together with a knife.

“But cutting the domain is always…” After all, the Shimadzu family’s foundation has been passed down for hundreds of years. If it is lost in his own hands, he will have no face to face the ancestors.

“Hey! Don’t my father understand?” Shimadzu’s definition is very rare~www.mtlnovel.com~ I have convinced my father and family members, and my heart is very happy.

“how?”

“Although Kagoshima has been cut down, Kagoshima has been the land of Shimadzu for a long time. Will Shangqi let someone else be the lord of Kagoshima?” Shimadzu defined it clearly.

In order to ensure the stability of the feudal territories, the shogunate will most likely continue to appoint the old feudal lords to new positions. At that time, it will not be a change of name. Shimadzu will be the new official. The local officials are also appointed warriors of the Shimadzu family, and the soldiers recruited are also Shimadzu retainers.

Not the same!

“Then what do you think?” Shimadzu Tadashi thought about it.

“As soon as the time is ripe, I will be the first to perform the performance. I urge you to give orders to the feudal lords, abolish the clan and set up the county, and return the book! At that time, I will be the chief of Edo, my father will be the governor of Kagoshima, and Shimazu will be the emperor. Don’t fall!”

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