Chapter 292 Japan’s future lies in New Japan

Author: Mrmumumuah

Chapter 292 Japan’s future lies in New Japan

"This Tokugawa Miki has made a mistake!"

Over the Imperial Garden of Yuanmingyuan.

The bright moon is in the sky.

Seeing this made Emperor Zhu a little irritable.

The letter in his hand was placed on the table in the pavilion. It was sent from Japan by Tokugawa Miki.

The content is of course to report on the coup in Japan and the upcoming reform of the Japanese imperial court.

Japan is about to be reformed!

Emperor Zhu was about to jump when he heard the news.

If he hadn't seen the Japanese Emperor's abdication and Lao Liu's letter asking for the title of King of Japan, Emperor Zhu would have even had the idea of ​​sending a large army to intervene in Japan's reform.

But it's okay.

Japan will eventually become a vassal.

The king is still his son.

There is this chain.

After all, I can keep this vicious dog on a leash.

Now Tokugawa Mitsuki requested that all 30,000 Japanese warriors be sent to the Japanese mainland to suppress the turmoil caused by the emperor's abdication.

This is the situation in Japan now.

The shogunate and the imperial court merged.

Well.

It can be regarded as the integration of public and military affairs, but those hereditary ministers who are lucky (and have good relations with the Tokugawa family) are transferred to the nobility, and they can still have an iron rice bowl.

If you are not very lucky, you will be relegated to the rank of common people.

Secondly, Tokugawa Iesai served as the shogun and commanded the military, and Tokugawa governed and ministered to the Kingdom of Japan.

As the mother of the king, Tokugawa Mitsuhime was called the Queen Mother. She sat facing the west and listened to the government behind the curtain.

She became the Queen Mother of Japan.

In addition to these internal power adjustments in Japan.

Tokugawa Miki also requested Emperor Zhu to issue an edict in the name of Zhu Laoliu.

Mainly two things.

The first is to give a surname.

Give Japanese Chinese surnames Han surnames, and give ordinary Japanese people Han surnames.

Actually it's three things.

The first is the matter of Japanese Chinese changing their surnames.

The second thing is that ordinary people in Japan have surnames - after all, ordinary people in Japan don't have surnames now.

This is the first step towards integrating Japan into the Chinese system.

After all, among the sons of the Ming Dynasty now.

North Korea and Annan both have Han surnames.

If Japan doesn't take the initiative to change its surname, how can it still be the biological son of Ming Dynasty?

The other thing is to ask for the removal of the feudal vassal county.

The initial approach to abolishing vassals and transforming counties was to follow the example of the Ming Dynasty and establish local political assemblies - and even further, it was an assembly with real power, and those local lords surrendered their local governance rights in exchange for representation in the assembly -

- Specifically, it is implemented in accordance with the principle of “one stone, one vote.”

If you agree, you can go to the parliament to continue the "fight between vassals".

Disagree.

So they sent Japanese armed soldiers to attack, seize their land, and distribute it to landless peasants.

The third is to use the Ryukyu incident to declare war on Spain!

An expeditionary force in South America was announced to recruit samurai into the army to ensure that these impoverished samurai have something to do to the greatest extent possible, lest they follow some foreign forces and local reactionary forces to cause chaos in the local area.

Those warriors who have nowhere to vent their energy should vent it all in the battle against Spain!

Warriors who have made meritorious service in the war can be rewarded with land in the La Plaka Plains.

The expansion of the army can be recruited from all vassals and all samurai in Japan, and ronin can also sign up to participate. The first batch will be 50,000 people, all of whom will use new weapons and training.

in the letter.

Tokugawa Miki told Emperor Zhu.

The fundamental principles of these three measures are to suppress powerful feudal lords, win over the lower classes, and transfer conflicts to the outside world.

Here are three.

The situation in Japan will be stabilized.

More people will also support the new Japanese court after the "unification of public and military affairs".

Zhu Laoliu's position as king can also be supported by most Japanese.

The first measure wooed the lower classes.

The second measure guaranteed the rights and interests of high-ranking warriors.

The third measure gave most lower-class warriors a way out.

It can be said that all aspects of interests are taken care of.

A small minority of opposition.

In the face of such a general trend, it is simply impossible.

Moreover, frightened by the 30,000 Japanese samurai gang, the few opponents did not dare to come forward.

"It's not simple. My virtuous concubine is really not simple."

Emperor Zhu sighed with emotion.

"Your Majesty, I think Japan does not need to worry. They have guaranteed the interests of the samurai. In the future, it will be a country of samurai. How many samurai can they have? If they die, there will be two million? Our Ming Dynasty has a population of 40 million, so why worry.

"Gu Song said with a smile.

Two million samurai don’t need to worry?

And now Japan is going to reform.

Hearing this makes people a little uncomfortable.

All restored.

Is the Sino-Japanese War also coming?

But what Gu Song said makes sense.

The number of the entire samurai class in Japan is indeed only two million.

Although the reforms implemented by Tokugawa Mitsuru in Japan largely protected the interests of the samurai class.

But it is different from the Meiji Restoration, which was very successful in history.

The Meiji Restoration in history was based on the overthrow movement launched by lower-class samurai.

The new rich who took power after the movement deprived the samurai of their privileges. Serving as soldiers and officials was no longer the privilege of samurai and public officials. Lower-level civilians also had the obligation to join the army to defend the country. The compulsory military service system is what Japan has

It guaranteed the supply of troops in all subsequent foreign wars.

But Japan's current reforms have not touched this point.

Serving as a soldier is still a samurai's privilege.

Ordinary people do not have the right to serve as soldiers, officials, or even elect troops.

Although samurai are suitable for joining the army, the population is too small.

The samurai class of about two million can mobilize an army of 200,000, which is definitely the limit.

Think about it this way.

This is a country of privileged warrior class.

It is indeed not a threat to Ming Dynasty

"How does this look like the Eight Banners system of the Qing Dynasty?"
To be continued...