Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 310 The Xiu family was worried about the Ezo, and suddenly heard that the fat queen had committed suicide
The current Yuxiduo is undoubtedly a behemoth to the heroes of the Warring States Period.But historical experience tells us that the larger a political system is, the more serious the problems it carries.

The current Yuxi family is like a huge ship sailing towards the unknown, and Xiujia is his helm.This giant ship was beautiful and novel from the inside to the outside, but most of the operators on the ship, except Xiujia, showed a vague sense of old-fashioned and old-fashioned.

Although the Xiu family has now established a school and Hongwen Museum in the territory, these two schools mostly attract low-level and intermediate-level samurai in the family, and they are not very attractive to the elders who hold the real power in the family.

At this stage, the Xiu family must bow to the reality. No matter how much the Xiu family wants to reform the system, he can only appoint the elders of the family.

This rule has been implemented for thousands of years, from top to bottom. If the Xiu family suddenly opposes and proposes new reforms, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the family.

In fact, the idea of ​​Seto Jiazheng just represents a large group of people, and these people are all staunch conservatives in the family.During the process of the Xiu family's reform of the Yuxi family, there were already many samurai families who came from a family of warriors, but because of their ability, they were replaced by the new members of the Xiu family.

For them, the samurai status on their bodies has become the last fig leaf, a proof that they are better than ordinary people.

If Xiujia really announced the promotion of North Koreans to the warrior class, it would be tantamount to poking their wounds, and it is very likely that there will be riots at home.Therefore, the Xiu family must handle this matter carefully.

Fortunately, it is now limited to Ezo Island. This is a completely different political system from Okayama. The highest governing body is the Ezo Magistrate established by Hideka, with civilian officials controlling military officials.

Moreover, Ezo and Okayama are relatively independent, and the distance is far away. It is much easier to carry out reforms in Ezo. The most direct change is to grant the status of General Attendant to the local tribal leaders in accordance with Japanese rules, allowing them to control their tribes. Everyone fights for Xiujia.

What Xiujia didn't understand was why the people headed by Seto Yamasa could accept some Ainu people to become samurai, or even become generals, but they were so resistant to promoting samurai from Koreans.

In any case, the development of Ezo must not stop.Correspondingly, the transfer of people from North Korea cannot be stopped.

Although the Seto family is giving an alternative plan, historical experience tells us that the Jurchen will definitely not be more peaceful than the Koreans.

Moreover, the Jurchen fishing and hunting tribe scattered them into the mountains and forests of Ezo to form a self-contained body. It was not bad to be the soldiers of the family during the war, so let them settle down and farm?Don't be stupid, it's better for Xiujia to teach the Ainu people from scratch.

So after thinking about it for a while, Hideka said to the Seto family, "The transfer of people from North Korea to Ezo must not be stopped. But the number of people is allowed to be controlled by you.

From now on, for every 100 Japanese households that our family transports to Ezo, you will transfer no more than 200 households from North Korea to Ezo to fill the population.At the same time, you are allowed to transfer some Jurchens from North Korea's Hamgyong Road to Ezo to fill the gap in the population. "

Hearing the Xiu family's order, the Seto family was saluting to the Xiu family and said, "It's Your Highness, I will definitely convey your order to you."

In fact, whether it is Hideka or later generations of Japan, Ezo has always been positioned as a supplier of raw materials and a dumping place for goods, and there is not much investment in the local area.

The only thing Xiujia uses is the high latitude of the area to grow sugar beets to produce brown sugar, which is now considered a specialty of Hokkaido.Brown sugar, as the main material for the trade between Xiujia and Li Dan, needs to be transported to Gangshan and handed over to merchants in the Ming Dynasty. The profits of this part are included in the trade with Ming.

Similarly, the swamps all over Hokkaido are very suitable for rush production. Tatami mats, straw sandals and various woven fabrics produced in Hokkaido began to flood in various places in Olu and Kanto.

Because the land here is sparsely populated, it is particularly easy to plant and does not require much care at all, and the yield of rush grass is extremely high.This has led to the particularly cheap price of grass woven fabrics.

In the past, this kind of crops were provided by the southern country, and the transportation to the northern country had multiplied many times. Now, the appearance of the grass bedding has quickly occupied the market in the northern country.

However, the economic added value of this kind of handmade products is extremely low, and the profits earned are not high, and they earn around 3 to 5 yuan a year.

The main trade source of Ezo is the fur purchased from the local people.

Both brown sugar and fur are exclusively for Ming merchants, and the annual income is about 12 to 15 kan, and this part of the income will be divided equally between Ezo and Okayama.

In other words, the annual trade income of the entire Ezo Local Bureau is only 9 to 12.5 guan.

This part of the income requires the Seto family to purchase grain from Honshu Island as a reserve grain for the pioneers of Ezo.Otherwise, the land of less than 10 stones would definitely not be able to support more than 7 people.

This part consumes about 5 guan (you can buy 10 shi of grain), and the remaining money will be used as consumption in population transfer, transferring population from North Korea. (In the Ming Dynasty, the family directly purchases from Ming merchants, and the cost is borne by the family.)
According to the average cost of 40 guns, the number of people transferred from North Korea throughout the year is only more than 1000 people.

This speed is still too slow. In previous years, the Xiu family would use 5 to 10 guan from the trade income of the main family to fill it up for the Seto family. Raising money and Liangshou's hair is about to fall out, so where is there any extra money to give to Seto Jiazheng?
Xiujia could only comfort Seto Jiazheng a little bit, and allowed him to slow down the speed of transshipment from North Korea.Xiujia plans to subsidize Beszi Copper Mine with the proceeds from Beszi Copper Mine after it is mined.

Of course the Seto family didn't know this, all he knew was that the Hideo family had made a concession and allowed them to slow down the transfer of people from North Korea.

After seeing off Seto Yamasa, Hideo thought he could finally relax for a while.After all, after returning to Okayama from Osaka, he has dealt with many important affairs of the family one after another. While in Osaka, the main job of the Xiu family was games and socializing, and he couldn't adapt to it for a while.

But when Xiu's family returned to their residence, they had just had dinner with Naoko, lying sideways on Naoko's lap, looking up at the starry sky, they heard a commotion coming from outside.

The Xiu family is a little strange, this is not a festival, the sun has already set, both warriors and civilians should be getting ready to go to sleep, what happened outside?
It didn't take long for the Xiu family to be surprised, when they heard the sound of heavy footsteps outside the door.

"Your Highness, something is wrong. The fat queen was guarding the mansion and had her seppuku!" Shimizu Shinya's voice came before he even appeared in the mirror, and his tone was full of disbelief and fear.

These 9 short words quickly flashed across Hideo's mind, and Hideo jumped up from Naoko's lap with a clunk, grabbed Shinya Shimizu's collar and asked in surprise, "What's going on! Mamoru Higo He was fine when he left, why did this happen?"

Shinmizu was also out of breath, and replied with a terrified expression, "I don't know, I only know that Ninomaru has become a mess now."

The Xiu family didn't get any useful information from him, so they let go of his hand, walked past him without looking back, and went straight to the outside of the museum, while Qing Shuixin also led the attendants to bow their heads. follow behind their own.

Xiujia came out of the Honmaru Palace, and as usual, a special person should put on warm shoes for Xiujia on the wall in the hall, but Xiujia is so crowded at the moment, how can there be time to wait for her to put on shoes for herself slowly? ?
Hideka disliked the maid for being too slow, so he kicked her away, found a pair of wooden clogs, put them on, and ran towards Ninomaru.

In fact, what's wrong with this maid, it's just her job, it's just that the Xiu family was implicated because of her anxiety.

Because the wooden clogs didn't fit well, the straw rope tied to them was broken by Hideo. When Hideo felt the Togawa mansion, there was only one shoe on each foot, which seemed particularly ridiculous.

What Nobuyuki Shimizu said was right, the whole Ninomaru has become a mess, and the front of the Togawa mansion was even more surrounded.If the city had not been closed now, the Xiu family would have thought that foreign enemies had invaded the city.

All the samurai surrounding the Togawa Domain's mansion, seeing the distressed appearance of the Hideo family, stepped aside one after another, not daring to talk about the division of the Hideo family.

When the Xiu family entered the mansion, the elder of the Togawa family, Ikeuchi Kukatsu, led him into the hall, and very considerately presented the Xiu family with a pair of straw sandals that fit their feet.

The Xiu family didn't have the time to talk to him, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the fat queen guarding? How is he doing now? Is there anything wrong?"

Chiuchi Jiusheng saw that Xiu's family wanted to see his lord, and then led Xiu's family to the inner hall.The more one walked in, the louder the weeping became, and warriors and servants were kneeling on the corridors and in the courtyard.

When Hideka was sent to an inner room, Tatsuya Togawa was crying bitterly on top of a corpse covered with a white cloth.Even when he saw Xiu's family coming, he didn't get up at all.

Ikeuchi Jiusheng next to him wanted to remind him, but suddenly found that the person beside him was gone, and when he turned his head, Hideka had already walked around to the other side, holding Togawa Hidean's body and crying
"Feihou~ Why is this, the Uki family can't live without you, I can't live without you!" Xiujia cried heartbreakingly, as if he was also the son of the Togawa family, "What did I do wrong? That's why you abandoned me. Don't you want to judge this world with me!"

The Xiu family was crying so sad that Togawa Tatsuan had to come over to comfort the Xiu family, "My lord, I would like to express my condolences. I think Father absolutely does not want the lord to look like this."

Hideka's emotional performance, coupled with Togawa Tatsuyasu's consolation, made people confused for a moment who died and who came to comfort whom.

Hideya held back her tears for a while, and asked Togawa Tatsuya, "Can I see Higo's last side?"

After receiving Togawa Tatsuya's nod, Hideya slowly lifted the corner of the white cloth, and found that Togawa Tatsuya's head was matched, and there was a huge cross wound on his abdomen.

In other words, Hidean Togawa endured severe pain and committed seppuku without anyone intervening.I just don't know whether he was hurt to death or bleeding to death.

Xiujia really couldn't figure out why Togawa Hidean chose to face harakiri.

Hideka slowly closed the white cloth, bowed to his body, and asked Togawa Tatsuan, "Do you know why Higo Mamoru chose to cut seppuku? When he left today, he promised me that he would continue to work for me. Why?" Life and death are separated in the blink of an eye?"

Tatsuya Togawa sobbed and replied, "Father had lunch after he came back, and talked with me for a while, then he was locked in alone, and said to the outside world that he would deal with government affairs.

Since taking over as the elder of the writing family last year, my father often has this kind of time, so we didn't worry too much.When it was almost time for dinner, I sent someone to invite him, but there was no reply for a long time. When we opened the Yimen, we found that my father had already performed seppuku. "

"What did Feihou talk to you about?" Xiujia asked curiously.

Togawa Tatsuya replied with some perplexity, "It's all words that make me serve the public wholeheartedly and repay the kindness of my lord and former lord. These words are often taught to me by my father, and I have always remembered them in my heart, so I don't take them seriously. Who would have thought it would be the last conversation. Woooooo~"

Seeing Togawa Tatsuan crying sadly, Hideka couldn't help comforting his big brother, who was 10 years older than himself, and when his mood stabilized, he asked again, "Is Higo Shouke leaving anything behind?"

"My lord left a few letters, some for the young lord, and some for the hall." Ikeda Jiusheng interjected from the side, "Wait for the hall, I'll fetch them for the hall."

After Ikeda Jiusheng finished speaking, he walked into the house and walked to a counter, picked up a letter and handed it to Xiujia, the content of which was as follows:

The minister and the lord came from the same family, and should have given up his wealth and life to serve the lord, but he did not expect to bid farewell to the lord in such a way, and I ask the lord to forgive me for my cowardice.

(Togawa Hidean is the first relative of the Hide family. Togawa Hidean's father, Ding'an, and Nao's father, Nohie, are brothers. So Hidean is the cousin of the Hide family.)
I thank my lord for appointing me as the elder of the writing family at the age when I know the destiny, but I ask my lord to forgive me for my incompetence.

The matter of knowing and doing is a major matter of the country, it is related to the life and death of the family, as the elder of the writing family, but it is not handled well, which leads to the leakage of the secrets of the family, I am really ashamed of the kindness of the lord and the former lord.

Minister to death.

It is the lord's kindness that the lord does not vent his anger on the minister because of his fault, but as a minister, he must fulfill his duty as a minister.

Dazai Shaoer is the blood relative of the lord, and shoulders the responsibility of inheriting the family line, so he should not be dealt with lightly.I come from a remote background (referring to relatives who are far away from the Quan family), and I am responsible for leading (minister) and governing (country), so I should be in charge.

Because I was afraid that His Highness would obstruct me, I did not dare to meet His Highness frankly, but I dared to hear the letter from my lord. Please forgive me for deceiving you.

Minister to death.

The first king entrusted His Royal Highness to the care of four people including the minister, but now Ukyo (Ukita Tadaka) and Shugong (Hanabo Masayuki) have retired. Repay your kindness.Please forgive my cowardice.

Minister to death.

Fortunately, there are many unicorns in Uki's family now, with Osafune Misaku (Osafune Sadachi) and Akashi Iyo (Akashi Keiki) taking care of them inside, Oka Tanmasa (Oka Toshikatsu) outside to guard them, and the dog Daan, Osafune Tsunade, Akashi Zento, Todo Takatora and other new ministers are serving, and the family looks like a thriving family. Even if I die, I can go to see the former lord with peace of mind.

There is one more thing I need to feel guilty about, that is, what my lord ordered today, I am afraid I don’t have the energy to do it for your highness, so I ask your highness to choose another talented person to carry out this strategy of enriching the country and strengthening the army.

In addition, please Your Highness forgive me for being a little selfish, I want to get an errand for my dog ​​Da'an.Quanzi is young, inexperienced, and has a fiery personality.

In the past, I took care of you and you were fine. If you offend Your Highness after I passed away, please forgive me a little bit.

I have never told Quan Zi about what I know and do, and it can be regarded as a small selfishness, I want to keep a clear name for my own funeral, and I hope that the palace will not spread or delay others.

Finally, please don't cry for me, Your Highness, this is my own choice.I just went to the next step to inform the former master of the 200,000 stone family property of the Xiguobai family, and the fact that Yuxiduo had been restored.

The minister and the former master will be below, always protecting the lord, and wishing the lord a long-term martial arts.

Above
Sinner · Higo Togawa guarding Hidean Miyake in attendance

(End of this chapter)