The "Sword Hunting Order", as the name suggests, is to force those who do not have the status of regular samurai to surrender their weapons, and prohibit the civilian circulation of lethal weapons. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The first sword hunting in the history of Fuso can be traced back to the Kamakura period. The Hojo family, who was in charge of the shogunate at the time, saw that the monks of Koyasan were raising monks and soldiers for self-respect, so they issued an imperial letter asking the abbots to hand in all their swords and cast them into tall iron Buddha statues. Later, the ban was extended to include bows.

Later, after the Kamakura shogunate fell and the descendants of the Hojo family, the "sword hunting order" naturally became invalid. It wasn't until hundreds of years later, when the Shibata Katsu family cleaned up the ruins left behind in Hokuriku and urgently needed to strengthen security in the short term. It developed into a basic national policy in the Momoyama period, and was a precondition for the Toyotomi Sekihaku regime to promulgate the "General Order" and the "Prohibition of Pirates".

You don't need any advanced theoretical knowledge, you can imagine with common sense, and after the civilian weapons are confiscated, public order will definitely improve significantly. At the same time, however, the combat effectiveness of the peasant soldiers in the territory will also drop by a large margin. Therefore, those forces whose financial capacity is not enough to support the standing army will not carry out sword hunting under any circumstances.

In addition, as with all reform measures, there will be some opposition. Since the turmoil of a hundred years, many people have become accustomed to relying on force to protect their own safety and interests, and it is difficult for them to immediately put down their swords and trust the lord's security institutions.

So the tie didn't expect to be achieved overnight.

He looked around at the retainers with different expressions, pretended to think, and said slowly:

"The sword hunting order is indeed an effective means. It's just that the saber is a symbol of the samurai family, and it can't be easily banned. The temple also has the right to 'protect the inaccessibility', and it is not easy to intervene directly. ”

Speaking of this, he paid attention to the expressions of Numama Renshi Irido and Dr. Terada, and continued:

"Therefore, I am going to implement another policy, which is to distribute 'knives' to the people and temples in the territory. From now on, except for the samurai of the own family, only those who have a 'sword-like' can carry weapons. If you do not have this situation, you need to hand over your equipment, otherwise it will be regarded as a misnefactor. I wonder what you think of this? ”

After Fan Xiu finished speaking, he motioned for everyone to express their positions. As expected, Kawada Changqin can best understand the thoughts of the lord, and even bowed down and said: "The lord is far-reaching, and he is really a hundred times better than me!" ”

Tamagoshi Sanshiro immediately agreed. In the past, as an armament merchant, he always felt that it was better to do business in troubled times, but now that he has been on the show for many years, his vision is very clear, and he is no longer limited to selling some swords and armor.

Then Honda Masanobu said indifferently: "The lord's move is very clever. But there was a hint of disapproval in his expression. Because Zhengxin has always felt that soft power tricks are more effective than rigid regulations.

Then Numata Yumitsu, who loves more seriously, asked: "Please forgive your obtuseness, I don't know if this 'knife-like' is issued to a person?" Wouldn't that have to issue tens of thousands of pleadings? ”

Fan Xiu shook his head and said, "Of course not, the more than 100 wealthy families that have been recorded have been recorded, and the whole family shares the same thing." Others can report immediately, or they can nominate representatives from the village. Townholders are housed or towned. Naturally, each temple and each shrine holds its own state. ”

"That'...... What if someone is under the name of another family or temple? ”

"Therefore, the 'knife-like' should be re-identified every year, and the number should be indicated."

"Do you need to count this number?"

"Each family declares itself, and then the family reviews it uniformly. If it is found that there is a concealment in the future, it should be punished. ”

"Will those who actively hand in excess equipment get a reward?"

"That's a good idea. Those who are willing to take the initiative to cooperate will be rewarded with money! ”

"What should we do with foreign samurai?"

"Friendly visitors naturally carry identification with them. The enemy country is coming...... Do you still need to ask? ”

"And what if it's a wandering ronin?"

"Urge him to report to his own office. If you refuse to report, or stay for a long time without reason, you will need to investigate the reason. ”

"I beg to ask the lord again, is this matter entrusted to the management of the family?"

"The wealthy families and townspeople have all been given a written statement after review, and whether they are illegally armed is supervised by the Metropolitan Police Department. The temple will be left to their self-management. ”

After Honxiu patiently answered his doubts, Numata Yumitsu thought about it for a while, and felt that he didn't have much insight in this regard, so he didn't say much in order to avoid showing his timidity, and bent down to compliment a few words like the person in front of him.

At this time, Yan Chengyou Tongfang looked suddenly enlightened, and said in a convincing tone: "The lord has a strategy in his chest, which is far better than us. ”

With his knowledge, after thinking about it for half an hour, he understood the cause and effect. After the Hirate entered the Izumi, he first inspected the land, and then there was the "military service tax exemption", plus today's "with a knife", which is a series of soft knives.

When the "military service tax exemption" was introduced, less than 20 wealthy families in Hequan were willing to undertake full military service, and the others more or less chose to use taxes in lieu of service. According to the results of the land inspection, it was originally 3,100 soldiers, but in fact, the flat hand was 1,700 soldiers and an annual income of 8,000 stone of grain.

Some of them do have special circumstances and cannot afford military service, but more of them are obviously not willing to leave the land, and want to maintain their independence, and when the world changes, they will rise up and make a fuss. Therefore, they would rather pay for food than send troops. Hequan has a prosperous business, and many wealthy families have some unsavory money, but they don't just rely on the land to survive, and paying more taxes is not unaffordable for them.

And these people will have trouble on the "knife-like".

Obviously, the tie will associate "exemption from military service" with "with a knife".

In a big sense, the reason why the people of the country are allowed to use taxes in lieu of service is to sympathize with those families who have too many casualties and not enough men, but it is not for you to preserve your strength!

Since there are not enough men, then the "knife-like" naturally does not need to be sent so much.

For example, a small family that is only willing to undertake military service of thirty people will only have thirty names written on the "knife-like" issued to him. It may be graced to thirty-five, or even forty, but it cannot be exceeded.

If one or two hundred are reported, it is equivalent to clearly saying: Although my family has enough strong men, I just don't want to help the guardian fight the war!

In this way, he used this method to distinguish step by step between those who wanted to join the army and those who were willing to work in agriculture. Moreover, this distinction is not determined from top to bottom, but is reported by many wealthy people themselves. As for those who do not want to join the army and do not want to farm, but only want to hold the sword and the head of the local snake, in the end, of course, they must be resolutely eradicated.

Individually, the two measures are not too severe, and they were introduced several months apart, so they do not provoke much opposition. But the combined effect makes it impossible for people with bad intentions to stay.

In the future, the wealthy families of the country will either be absorbed into the system and transformed into regular samurai, or they will put down their swords and honestly become a small rich family. There will be no third way.

As for the temple, it's just incidental. The right to "not lose or lose" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. However, whether the temple can hold a large amount of force is an ambiguous area that is not explicitly stated in the law.

Through the riots, the "knife-like" matter, the temple could not justifiably refuse.

At the suggestion of Fan Xiu, the "Eleven People" in charge of the joint self-government of the Izumi Temple have been elected, and the task of checking the "knife-like" list of the temple and the society will be entrusted to them. Next, the tie will find something for them to do every year and a half, and it is such a very sensitive and difficult thing to deal with.

It is believed that one day, the lower-class monks and priests will take the initiative to ask the secular power to intervene.

Hirate's thoughts flew a little farther away, and when he pulled it back, he found that Dr. Yasuda Terada and Renshi Numama were both looking like they wanted to say something.

Of course, there are still differences, Terada is worried about himself, but Numa is worried about other people.

Fan Xiu stretched his eyebrows, put on a smiling face, and said to the two representatives of the local wealthy family: "If you have any ideas, just say it!" Do not be anxious, for I will be punished for my words? ”

The two men looked at each other with disgust, and then fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

But Terada's words were: "The retainer has the courage to ask, how can he become a retainer of the Hirate family as a new member of the public?" ”

But Marsh said: "I have no virtue and talent, I'm afraid I can't bear the responsibility of the banner leader of the country, and I have the trust of the prisoner, so you should ask for another master!" ”