Chapter 773 The Most Realistic Question

The long team finally reached the end. The Shimazu and his son didn't even have time to take a break. After the personnel were handed over to Edo, they immediately turned south and headed to Hakone. The reason for their walk was so urgent was that they got news that the Shimazu family would return to Kyushu to rule, and their sphere of influence was far beyond the past. They were not trapped in a corner, but the entire Kyushu Island. Although the governance model was no longer the same as before, for the Shimazu family, there was no dissatisfaction with the promotion from a hero in Japan to one of the three major political forces in Japan. Because of this, they also had to pay a visit to Chen Xie in the shortest time.

Of course, before they set off, they did not forget another thing, that was, they selected a woman from the Shimazu family, brought no less than fifty maids, and went to Hakone to meet. Not only did the Shimazu family, but the other Japanese Dahaoshan Uchi family, also did the same thing. Everyone regarded Chen Xie as the King of Japan, so why could the Tokugawa family choose beautiful women to send them over, and they wanted to send them to everyone.

The new government of Japan has not been officially issued yet, so we just waited for the abdication edict to come and a grand ceremony to officially start the formation of the new government. Now is a preparation period, and how much benefits can be obtained during this period determines its position in the entire new government in the future. Therefore, how to please Chen Xie has become an important prerequisite.

The trip from Shenyang, taking a train to Incheon, and transferring to Japan by sea boat is less than three days shorter than before. This is Qian Muzhai's first time to arrive in Japan, and he is a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. In name, the entire overseas alliance is part of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, everyone knows that the territory of the overseas alliance has little to do with the cabinet. If it weren't for Chen Xie, the Ming Dynasty could not receive a silver dollar tax on the territory of Liaodong. This is a very realistic problem. The entire Liaodong was recovered by Chen Xie. The entire industry and agriculture of Liaodong had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty.

Since the initial immigration, the court has not invested a tael of silver, and Chen Xie paid out of his own pocket. The tax collection before was already shameless, or Chen Xie was for the sake of the late emperor. If he still wanted to continue collecting taxes, Qian Muzhai was not optimistic at all, but he had to come here. The benefits here were too great and the Ministry of Revenue could not afford to lose.

How to convince Chen Xie, after he left the Ming Dynasty, allowed the Ming Dynasty to continue collecting part of taxes from Liaodong, was unwilling to mention this matter before. After the incident of Consul Su broke out, Chen Xie sent an angry secret letter to the cabinet, and the contradictions were immediately detonated.

The cabinet was urgently consulted. At the beginning, the cabinet ministers had a very bad attitude. The main focus was on Chen Xie and his overseas alliance. The key to the problem was to focus on the overseas alliance under the banner of the Ming Dynasty. Six of the new cabinet held the same view. Since the overseas alliance was still under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, the tax had to be collected, and there was nothing to discuss. The representative of this view was Yang Tinglin and Lu Xiangsheng. The neutral faction was mainly Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou. Their views were that everything could be discussed, and not be too tough. The representative of the opposition was

Qian Qianyi, the most newest foreign minister, has a clear idea. Everything in Liaodong has nothing to do with the Ming government from nothing. If the matter of Consul Su was not exposed, everyone would be able to continue to do so. However, after the problem of Consul Su was exposed, the entire officialdom was exposed by the Ministry of Personnel of the Ming Dynasty, there was a potential danger. As long as you check it carefully, you can ensure that similar problems can be found. Under this premise, if Chen Xie is too stimulated, it might be a greater crisis. It is better to give up the Liaodong area and seek compensation from other places.

The result of the debate is naturally dispersed, especially Qian Muzhai's view: the King of Korea abdicates, and Japan will follow in the footsteps. It is inevitable that the Ming Dynasty will lose two vassal states. If you still have to stick to the past, you will lose more places and interests. For example, Huating New District, the current prosperity is just an illusion in Qian Qianyi's view. Once Chen Xie is angry, transfer his industry in Huating and control the maritime trade line with force, he can easily cut off the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty and break the illusion of "prosperity". Then, then, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty can only send goods to Nanyang for transactions.

European merchants who do not need to run more can buy the goods they want directly in Xinghai City, who can the tax department ask for taxes? Losing the interest line of maritime trade is not a serious blow to the entire Ming Dynasty's finances, but a devastating blow. The Ming Dynasty, whose maritime power is basically zero, will undoubtedly shake the trees against Chen Xie's maritime power. Even on land, the Ming Dynasty has this problem. As long as Chen Xie is willing, the army sets off from Liaodong and arrives day and night, and there is almost no military presence that can be found along the way. Even the new army in the capital is obedient to Chen Xie's army.

This problem used to be invisible, but now when it comes out, it is equivalent to the cruelty of the wound being opened. It can be imagined that if these issues are brought to the parliament for discussion, the hardliners in the cabinet have no chance of winning, and there is no one in total. No one will offend Chen Xie for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue, and no one will give up even a tael of silver for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's financial interests.

Another problem is exposed from this problem. The "Zhongxing" in the Ming Dynasty has frequently appeared in newspapers in recent years. The word "building a new Zhongxing" is almost a consistent argument. So the question is, what is the basis for "building a new Zhongxing"? Externally, the military existence of Liaodong forced Mongolia and Jurchens to surrender. Although the Western Regions are far away, under the premise of a strong military threat of the Ming Dynasty, it took the initiative to restore the past relationship. The internal environment is simpler. Without the massive taxes brought by overseas trade, the Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue dropped by at least 80%. Thinking about this number, I can't even feel resistant.

In the end, the cabinet still took a lucky mentality and asked Qian Muzhai to go to Japan. Under the banner of the aftermath of Consul Su's affairs, it was actually a repositioning of the contact and temptation before negotiation. At least you should know what Chen Xie wanted.

After Yokosuka landed, Qian Qianyi learned that Chen Xie was in Hakone, and the situation in Japan was determined. It would take no time for Chen Xie to act as the King of Japan to become legitimate. After learning this news, Shi Kefa, who was traveling with him, was not good. Whether Chen Xie was the king has always been a benchmark. Everyone judged this way. Once Chen Xie was the king, he would stand on the opposite side of the Ming Dynasty in terms of interests. This is a normal thing. He has his own country, so why should he take advantage of Daming? What's more serious is that Japan is just part of the overseas alliance, which means that Chen Xie does not rule out the possibility of becoming emperor.

A Shi Kefa, which attaches importance to the so-called upright facts, cannot accept this at all. You can accept the official class within the Ming Dynasty, there is almost no one here? There is also a very terrible reality. If Chen Xie wants to be emperor, who will stop it.

Shi Kefa, who was originally just a neutral faction, found Qian Qianyi and went to drink and discuss on the night he arrived in Yokosuka, and said, "If Sihua wants to face the south and the north, how can you deal with it?" This is a very naked, naked and naked question. Qian Qianyi was also furious when he heard this, and he couldn't answer it. He stared blankly at a crescent moon outside the window and said to himself: "Sihua wants to rebel, and there is more than one opportunity to mature." Despite this, neither of them was confident.

People are not even that level, and they can't imagine that thing. Many things are forced out. For Chen Xie, the King of Korea is his son, and the King of Japan is himself, and he also has the great command of the overseas alliance established in the future. If he did not become emperor in the past, it would not mean that he would not become emperor in the future. Even if he did not do it, wouldn't the people below coerce him? Otherwise, there would be no historical story of a yellow robe? After all, people's hearts will change with the changes in identity and status. Who dares to draw conclusions easily?

Chen Xie had enough strength in military, political and economic terms, which was a terrible thing. Although Chen Xie had been committed to the reform of the Ming Dynasty's political system and had made a five-year agreement, isn't the whole process a political reshuffle? With Chen Xie's strength, the old nobles and new nouveau riche got the political rights they wanted step by step, wouldn't they seek greater benefits? Who can guarantee it? To put it bluntly, the existence of the civil servant group greatly restricted the people in the parliament's demand for rights. If they kicked the civil servant group out of the civil servant group, they could gain more benefits.

Both of them were so entangled that they drank all night and had no intention of going to sleep. They only went back to rest at dawn.

All arrangements in the house are in accordance with the model Chen Xie likes. Sofas, mattresses, high-backed chairs, etc. are all furniture specially transported from Liaodong. Hakone, according to the laws promulgated after Chen Xie ascended the throne, will be included in the private property of the royal family. In the future, those who can have real private property in the Japanese Kingdom must be nobles. Other people are all working classes for the royal family and nobles. It seems that there is no big difference from the past. The difference is that arable land cannot be traded, because the arable land in the country is allocated to the Japanese king and is only distributed to ordinary people to plant.

The fiefs they obtained will remain unchanged for Tokugawa, Shimazu, Yamauchi, etc. Once the land and other fixed industries under their names have increased, what awaits them is a ruthless blow. In this way, these new Japanese aristocrats will be forced to think of other ideas, such as doing business, and thinking of ways to crops.

Chen Xie’s positioning for Japan is a small agricultural country, steel and other industries, and he doesn’t consider it at all.
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