Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Killer Feature
In early October, in addition to deciding to prepare for the expansion from the south to the north, the council also voted on this year's distribution plan.
Naoxiu and his party arrived at the White Lord in early November last year, and by the end of October it would be nearly a year.
The backbone of Naohide's journey to the Northland were Naohide's students and friends, but more of the members of the institute were original refugees. Mencius, vol. 5, Mencius? Teng Wen Gong Shang said: "Those who have perseverance without permanent production are only able to do so." If the people are the people, then there is no permanent production, because there is no perseverance. ”
Future, Abraham? In 1943, Maslow proposed the Maslow hierarchy of needs, which divided people's needs into five needs: physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, respect needs and self-actualization needs.
Naoxiu clearly knows that everyone, including himself, cannot be controlled by ambition or fear, human nature is so complex, and all aspects of the needs must be taken into account, only in this way can the cohesion of the white lord be maintained.
It has been almost a year since the establishment of the institute, and it is not enough to just improve the status, but also to come to something else - sharing the house, sharing the money and commendation.
It's easy to say that the house is divided - except for the two great hunts, the construction of the white lord's wooden houses has not stopped, and now the white lord's wooden houses have more than two hundred, which is enough for allocation.
The cash flow of the office has turned positive, but the gold and copper goods in the hand are very small, and the large amount of currency is only Eagle Ocean - there was no way at that time, the cash in the hands of the government was only Eagle Ocean, and in order to win the trust of people, a lot of money was sent out, and the main recipients were Ainu people who helped.
But now the government office is not willing to let the Eagle Ocean circulate no matter what-after all, it is a handle, this time the rice boat brought printing presses and other things, and Naohide recycled most of the Eagle Ocean at a high price for paper money.
During this period, the Ainu people complained a lot, but the wings of the commission office had been initially full, and the credit had been initially established, and when the white lord issued a decree to use only paper money "white master za", the Ainu finally exchanged the eagle for the paper money - of course, there were also people who hid the eagle in private, but the commission controlled the circulation of materials, and most of it was successfully recovered.
After all, the white lord is a small place, and the inhabitants are now all Fenggong, except for some initial fluctuations, the white master of paper money is still smoothly circulated - at this time, in order to cope with the financial problems, each feudal domain issued some notes more or less, which can be regarded as the prototype of paper money.
The white master is the gold standard, although there are not enough gold coins in the institute, but Naohide insists on the gold standard, but now the exchange is given materials, but the unit of measurement is still estimated in terms of how many taels of gold.
Because of the existence of the white master, the problem of dividing money has also been solved - after all, there is a large amount of fur stored in the warehouse, and Naohide insists that the white master can be exchanged for materials at any time, and even promises to exchange the white master for gold directly in the future, so everyone is quite at ease with paper money.
As for commendation, making some certificates of thanks, publicly praising a few words in front of everyone, and giving out some material rewards are actually things that benefit and do not cost money, but the effect is very outstanding.
After the appraisal meeting, the office quickly sent the house and the white master book, and stated that in the future, in April and October, the subsidy will be paid every six months, and the office is built by everyone's hard work, and the blessings and hardships are shared.
But the specific income account, the private account is secret trade, and the public account is the income in addition to secret trade, for both, Zhixiu is unwilling to make it public, and only gives a few important people a general report - in this regard, Zhixiu does not need to explain, everyone has not generally developed the courage and habit of auditing accounts.
At the same time as the welfare was distributed, the commendation certificate was also sent at the same time, and the big contribution was personally distributed by the straight show, and a few words of condolences and praise were expressed in public, and the smaller contribution was issued by the heads of each group, and the effect was quite good.
There are only more than 200 people in total, and it is only about 30% to get the commendation certificate, and it will be processed in three days.
Originally, the ships going north and south were going to leave a long time ago, but Naohide insisted on setting off after the event, so it was delayed for a few days, and as soon as the event ended, Manjiro Nakahama and Nagajiro Kondo went south to Tosa on the Atractylodes Maru, while Naoyoshi Hori and Suketaro Otou took two boats north to Miaotun.
There are now a total of five ships in the office, and in addition to the earliest Hakujomaru, he bought two boats at the money house, and Mr. Tanan helped build two old warships. After leaving three ships, the remaining two are not idle, one ship will go to survey the southern Ezo land, and the other ship will stay in the white master to train - for the sake of next year's big war, Naohide asked the land team to also adapt to the water war, and he can't just take a boat and vomit a lot.
On this day, Naohide was watching training at the dock, but a cargo ship with a maru cross pattern suddenly appeared in view, and it turned out to be Saigo Takanaga who came to visit as agreed.
Takanaga last visited at the end of August, and now it is mid-October, and at the current speed of 80 kilometers per day, this is back
Kagoshima immediately set off again, and Shimazu's reputation for decisiveness is really not a rumor.
Last time, Naohide and Saigo reached an agreement that, in addition to the two trades, they would exchange 3,000 taels of gold for the iron-making process and the manufacturing method of the breech-loading rifle.
After Saigo returned to Kagoshima, he immediately reported the matter to Shimazu Qibin, but Naohide did not give samples or craft books, and there was no evidence, and Saigo was very troubled by the elders of the Shimazu family.
After Qi Bin took the throne, although he did not liquidate his younger brother's Zhongjiao line, he also made some blows to these people, such as the descendants of the original family old investigation institute Guangxiang were demoted, and as the head of the family, the head of the Chongfu Shimazu family, Zhongjiao, also took the initiative to retreat, often saying that he was sick, even so, Qi Bin, who only took office this year, still felt a little constrained, so he vigorously promoted the newcomer.
Although Saigo usually doesn't talk much, his words are very sharp at critical moments.
Although he did not take back the key items, he did not come back empty-handed, in order to establish trade relations, he provided some furs and seafood, especially a hundred fine seal skins, these things Saigo did not spend a penny, all on credit.
"The white lord is sincere and upright, and presents 100 seals as a congratulatory gift for the head of the family." In fact, these are not congratulatory gifts, what kind of congratulatory gifts did a shogunate flag book give to the lord of the Satsuma domain, and he didn't have any friendship with Qi Bin, but Saigo was loyal but very flexible, so he directly took these as congratulatory gifts.
There was a calculation on the Xixiang Road, he felt that the biggest problem between the two sides was that there was no basis for mutual trust that he had not dealt with before, so he was ready to fool both sides, anyway, the contact person in the future was also himself, and if he really reached a deal, presumably Naoxiu would not care about a hundred furs, and it was a big deal that he would make up for the money himself.
In addition, in addition to these, Naoxiu also gave him a killer feature, but this can't be said in front of his retainers.
At this time, the atmosphere is very strange, a good face is better than a real benefit, sure enough, when I heard that Naohide had a gift, the faces of the Shimazu retainers eased, and the words were no longer so intense, but they were still worried about the transaction, although these people had not heard of fishing law enforcement, but they still knew about the thirty-six strategies to lure the snake out of the hole.
Saigo pinched his nose and dealt with these important ministers in the family, he secretly felt that Naohide and Okubo had a prescient reputation, if he didn't give him a killer weapon, I was afraid that he would be forced by these people to promise a military warrant, although he was optimistic about the prospects of the two trades, but he was a person promoted by the head of the family, and the military order was probably a bit of a fall from the prestige of the head of the family.
Qi Bin felt that these old ministers were a little twilight, and he was even more determined to reform the government, and after listening to it for a while, he felt that Xixiang's words were still a little inadequate.
"Knock knock", at Qi Bin's signal, the little surname gently knocked the floor three times with the scabbard, and the ministers quieted down.
"How's Nirayama and Saga going?"
Although it was not explicitly stated, everyone knew that Qi Bin, the head of the family, was asking about the acquisition of the iron-making process, and everyone was suddenly cold, and no one dared to answer. In the end, the elder who was in charge of tracking the matter said that there was some progress, the shogunate said that it could be considered, and Saga also said that it was possible to communicate with each other.
Qi Bin's angry Naoraku, what is some progress, the shogunate didn't even say the conditions, it was simply a refusal, and although the abacus daimyo Nabeshima Qizheng is a relative of Qi Bin, but in Kyushu, the two families have a competitive relationship, and it is okay to say that it is okay, and the people sent by the Shimazu family have not learned the real skills so far, and they can't even visit the workshop at will.
The mother of the head of the Nabeshima family, Qi Masa, is Kohime, the daughter of Matsudaira Sagami Mamoru Ikeda of the Tottori Domain, and Qi Bin's mother is a sister, but when it comes to such a major matter as iron smelting, the Nabeshima family refuses to be accommodating, and Qi Bin really doesn't want to blame Qi Zheng for this.
Whoever has it is better to have it than to have it, if you can, let alone three thousand taels of gold, it is ten thousand taels, thirty thousand taels, Qi Bin is also willing to pay, but the statement of the shogunate and Saga is obviously a refusal, no talk.
Qi Bin knew that it wasn't really impossible to talk about, it was just a matter of price and time.
Iron-making furnaces were now being built in various places, with the Mito, Tottori, and Southern domains all in action, and it was said that the shogunate was also preparing to build another iron-making yard near Edo—after all, the Egawa family was a hereditary Nirayama daishi, and some things were more delicate.
Qi Bin felt that with the temperament of the abacus daimyo Qi Zheng, even if he did not have a kinship relationship with him, as long as the interests were sufficient, the Nabeshima family would transfer the ironmaking process - after all, the shogunate could also transfer it, and if the transfer was late, it would not be able to take advantage.
And on the shogunate's side, his main room is the daughter of the Itotsubashi family of the Imperial Sanqing, and the chief of the old middle school, Abe Masahiro, is his friend, since Abe's attendant was willing to help when he took the throne, it is logical to continue to support him, so there is a lot of hope for talking.
It is estimated that the same concerns as Saga, the shogunate will also worry that Saga will take advantage of the preemptive transfer, although the shogunate can ask Saga and the shogunate to be consistent, but what if someone leaks it privately? Edo period II
One hundred and fifty years have passed, the relationship between the samurai is intertwined, and the source of technology is the Western countries, and it is impossible to keep it secret, it is only a matter of time.
Because of Naoxiu's chaotic entry, the development of Fusang Lanxue was smoother than the original.
Naohide once obtained more than 30 valuable orchid books through the Rankoku Shokan, and after translating them into Fuso, they were disseminated in Saga Rangakuryo, Mr. Edo Tanan's Rope Martial Museum, Mr. Genpu's Zosen Gijuku, Mr. Osaka Ogata Hongan's Shikikiken, Mr. Higo Yokoi Konan's Shitokiken and Tosa Naohide, and Murata Eitoshi's own private school, while Saigo Takanaga and Okubo Riji also spread Orchid among the young samurai of Kagoshima, especially Naohide's agriculture as a part of Orchid Studies, which greatly expanded the audience of Orchid Studies.
Later, Naohide returned from overseas, and the shogunate obtained a large number of books on orchidology, although the shogunate only promoted the practical crafts part, but after the success of the ironmaking in Niriyama, the popularity of orchid studies soared, and the number of samurai who copied books from the Shogunate and the Imperial Bureau increased significantly.
At the same time, forced by the competition of rice boats, the Languo Commercial Museum also relaxed the restrictions on books.
Nowadays compared to before, it is much easier for Lan scholars to obtain Western books. Qi Bin once visited the Fan Book and reconciled the Imperial Bureau, and after succeeding to the throne, he also sent a lot of people to copy books here.
In view of the "prosperity" of Lanxue, Qi Bin felt that the shogunate and Saga would not be able to block the ironmaking process for long, but after all, he was one step ahead of the other, and Qi Bin was more eager about this matter while privately complaining about his father Qi Xing's mistake.
After Saigo returned to Kagoshima, he first met with Saibin in private, and regarding the transfer of ironmaking technology, he had a great advantage over Edo and Saga Hakuju.
First, the price is clearly marked. And Qi Bin also confirmed from other channels that the ironmaking of the two families has the participation of Naohide - Mr. Tanan of Nirayama is afraid that others will not know the credit of Naohide, and although Saga is secretive, but after all, the two families are related, and the Shimazu family still heard that Saga once sent someone to study in Nirayama, although the disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, but after all, the teacher is still safer, so Naohide's value is bullish.
The second is that Zhixiu has a way to solve Qi Bin's confidant.
Qi Bin's confidant is in great trouble - he gave birth to four sons who died, and although he still has three biological daughters, he can't inherit the family business. In this regard, Qi Bin was worried and hurried.
Qi Xing, who lived in seclusion in the main hall, suggested that Qi Bin accept his younger brother's son Zhongjiao as his adopted son, Qi Bin was very angry about this, could it be that the position of the head of the family that he had worked so hard to obtain should be given to the son of the enemy? But when it comes to the survival of the Shimazu family, Qi Bin must establish a son, although Qi Bin has been delaying with various excuses, but no son is no son, Qi Bin and Mrs. Heng Ji of the main room have cried many times in private, but they are at a loss for anything about it - Atsunosuke is Qi Bin's fourth son, and the reason for his early death is rumored to be the curse of his younger brother Tadyo.
When Saigo met Qi Bin, the first thing he said was not about iron smelting and trade, but the first thing he said at that time was, "The Hori clan has Western secret arts, which can help give birth." ”
Since deciding to hook up with the Hori family, Qi Bin has checked Naoxiu to the bottom, and Naoxiu's once treated the general's son "West Pill Like" Jiaxiang for the disease of wealth has also been revealed, because Naoxiu has a reputation as a home remedy doctor, Qi Bin really believes it, and is overjoyed after hearing it - now it is a straw, and Qi Bin is also willing to take a look.
Qi Bin was born in the sixth year of culture (1809), and he is only forty-three years old.
The sample is not given, but the medical book can be given.
Zhixiu's wife Yingzi is mainly engaged in obstetrics and gynecology medicine in the United States, and with the help of Zhixiu, there is no shortage of research on ovulation and men's health care, and Yingzi is already a well-known doctor when she leaves Mi.
At that time, the qualifications of doctors were easy to get, in addition to the professional background, all kinds of folk doctors emerged in an endless stream, Zhixiu made money, obstetrics and gynecology is a specialty, at that time the medical level was not as developed as in later generations, Yingzi and Ernomiya Rice had studied with real materials, and Zhixiu took out the health requirements of the rotten street in later generations, ovulation calculation, sports fetal surgery, etc., so Yingzi quickly became famous.
The power of the lead word played a role again, and Qi Bin saw that there were both Western books and Fusang books presented by Xixiang, and felt that this matter was extremely reliable.
Therefore, no matter what Saigo and the important ministers say, Qi Bin has already made up his mind to cooperate with Naoxiu in advance.
Saigo is confident.,So he has been unwilling to make a military order or something in front of everyone.,In the end,Shimazu Qibin got impatient.,Said that since other ways can't be counted.,Then trade with Naohide first.,Although there are risks, you can't do nothing, right?
So, Xixiang took a shipload of goods to the north, accompanied by merchants who filled the façade, masters who were proficient in ironmaking, and Lan Yi, who was trusted by Qi Bin.
Not long after Kagoshima's ship arrived, Saga and other ships also entered the port one after another, and then the white lord jumped again.