"Your Highness, how should the quota of the 100-member Congress be distributed?" Seeing that Yu Qiuping did not continue to speak, in order to avoid embarrassment, Imai Munehisa asked first.

"Bidding." Yu Qiuping chuckled, then raised his eyebrows and said; "With a reserve price of 5,000 kan, we bid for merchants from Sakai Town, Ishiyama Town, and all of."

As soon as Yu Qiuping said this, the businessmen present immediately gasped. They understand that if such a powerful parliamentary seat can really be guaranteed, every big businessman will rush to it. For example, if the merchants of Sakai Town are worried about the money and do not go to auction for seats, the merchants of Ishiyama Town will occupy the majority. At that time, they enacted a series of laws to loosen trade restrictions in Ishiyama Town, and enacted laws to increase taxes on Sakai Town, so Sakai Town was directly collapsed.

5,000 yuan is not money that cannot be taken out for big businessmen. These 100 seats will be auctioned off without any suspense. Yu Qiuping was able to get 500,000 guan in one go, or even more. Of course, all this is based on the fact that Yu Qiuping can give sufficient protection, and blank checks will not be attractive.

"Your Highness, this one is a little too much." Sueyoshi Sunshiro was not afraid of offending Yu Qiuping, and directly protested: "When the time comes, His Highness will hand over all this money to the Sena boss, and the Mitsubishi caravan will become the largest caravan in in one fell swoop." ”

"You can rest assured that this money will not be handed over to the Mitsubishi caravan, but will be returned to the treasury of the Yuqiu family. Later, the Mitsubishi caravan belonged to the Mitsubishi caravan, and the treasury of the Yuqiu family returned to the national treasury. Yuqiu paused and looked at these businessmen meaningfully: "The financial budget of these treasury is controlled by you. The money will not be taken to Maple Mountain Castle, but will be stored in Sakai Town. At the end of the day, it's up to you to decide how you spend the money. If the Yuqiu family wants to use this money, they must approve it from the budget in front of you. If the Yuqiu family wants to rob it, you can directly take the money from Sakai Town to the sea or go south to the Miyoshi family. ”

As soon as Yu Qiuping said this, everyone's eyes immediately lit up, and they raised their hands to express their willingness to pay 5,000 yuan to buy the seat. Anyway, raise your hand and raise your hand, and you don't have to give the money immediately, even if Yu Qiuping wants to fool them, it doesn't matter.

"Rest assured, your six seats are guaranteed. After all, I'm going to rely on you to go back and do the work of other merchants and mobilize them to bid. Yu Qiuping clapped his hands and laughed, "Then I, as the government of the Yuqiu family, will submit the first budget request to the provisional parliament composed of the six of you." I'm going to buy raw materials for food, building materials, medicines, and armaments from you for about 200,000 yuan, but I don't know if it's allowed? ”

"Quasi-quasi, this is naturally accurate." Tsuda Zonghe nodded hurriedly, and several other businessmen also nodded with a smile, but they were still a little weak in their hearts - after all, Yu Qiuping did not give a pragmatic guarantee when he said this.

"Then please ship it as soon as possible, Maple Mountain City is going to be unable to hold on." Yu Qiuping immediately asked in a low voice.

"It's nature, Your Highness." After Imai Munehisa nodded, seeing that Yu Qiuping still refused to give a guarantee, he had to bite the bullet and whispered, "But there is still a question below." How can Your Highness be sure that what you say today will count? And how can we ensure that the power of our Congress will always remain unchanged? In case His Royal Highness defeats the Miyoshi family by relying on us, and then turns his face and denies people, and sends troops to exterminate us, then wouldn't we make a wedding dress in vain, and we can't talk about our suffering. ”

"As for how to ensure your power, I will say it later, don't be in a hurry, and promise to satisfy you." Yu Qiuping nodded, but the hearts of the merchants were lifted. He then looked at Hatakeyama Takamasa, "Your Highness Hatakeyama, I'm going to tell you about the court next." This court is up to you. ”

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"Do you think of me as one of those mercenary businessmen? Do you think you can buy me off with a little profit? As everyone knows, Hatakeyama Takamasa and those businessmen have a completely different attitude, and after enduring it for a long time, he saw Yu Qiuping turn around, and scolded Yu Qiuping with a slap in the face: "I will never go to my guardian to be a retainer for the sake of profit!" What are these things about the separation of powers, and are you tampering with the laws and regulations of the shogunate like this? How can you give the power of the samurai to the merchants? ”

"Your Highness Hatakeyama, please calm your anger." If it was the previous Yu Qiuping, he would definitely have to quarrel with Hatakeyama Takamasa. But now that he has understood Hatakeyama Takamasa, he knows that he is a good man with principles, ambitions, and kindness, so he did not quarrel with him: "In any case, please ask Your Highness to listen to it first, and then it's not too late to scold!" ”

"Cut." Hatakeyama snorted coldly, flicked his robe, and turned his head away, looking disdainful. However, Yu Qiuping understands that Hatakeyama Takamasa's gesture shows that he is willing to listen to Yu Qiuping.

"First of all, it is important to state that His Royal Highness Hatakeyama is definitely not a retainer of the Yuqiu family, and the Yuqiu family and the court are two independent entities on an equal footing. Even the position set for you, the Chief Justice, is more noble than the position of the family governor in the rainy autumn family. Because he is lifelong and irreplaceable. You'll be in that role for as long as you're around. ”

"As for what powers the court has, I've basically written it here." Yu Qiuping pointed to the words on the scroll as he spoke, but Hatakeyama Takamasa didn't look at it. Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly, and had to explain to Hatakeyama Takamasa himself: "First of all, you have judicial power as opposed to the legislative power of the Diet. In other words, the court has the power to adjudicate. You are responsible for how the laws enacted by Congress are applied when deciding cases. ”

"Yuqiu's family now has a mature judge system, and each village has a subordinate judge. I'll hand over the whole system to you then. You can also appoint county judges from each county as your subordinates. ”

The reason why Yu Qiuping was willing to hand over the matter of the court to Hatakeyama Takamasa was that he took a fancy to his ancient food. Such a stubborn old and principled judge must be able to ensure fairness and justice without being swayed by interests. And his group of equally stubborn subordinates also happened to be used as judges.

"The village judge is responsible for all kinds of basic cases in the jurisdiction. If the litigant is not satisfied with the outcome, he or she can appeal to the county judge for a second trial. If you are still not satisfied, we will come to you for the final judgment. ”

"And the rules for evaluation and appointment throughout the court system are also set by you. If you're not familiar with this, I can ask my former subordinate, Keitoku Amano, to help you get this right. ”

"And the courts have other important powers. If you think a law enacted by Congress is unconstitutional, you can declare it illegal and have Congress revise it. Speaking of this, Yu Qiuping suddenly realized that he had not yet introduced the constitution, hurriedly turned to the merchants, and spoke again: "That's right! After the list of 100 members of the National Assembly is decided, you need to revise the constitution of the Yuqiu family first! ”

"What is the Constitution?" Tsuda Munekazu naturally didn't understand this word that didn't appear in Japanese, and asked in surprise.

It is the fundamental law of the state, which stipulates some of the fundamental systems of the state. For example, what is the authority of the Yuqiu family, what is the authority of the Congress, what is the authority of the court, and these laws involve the political system. Yu Qiuping said as he pointed to the scroll spread out in front of them, "These are the basics written on the scroll. This law does not deal with specific details, such as taxes, trade, etc., but is a macro-level rule. He is the basis of all laws, and all the laws that you make after this cannot be contrary to this Constitution, otherwise you can be judged unconstitutional by the courts. ”

Yuqiu paused and looked at Hatakeyama Takamasa again, "In addition, you can also initiate an investigation into every member of the National Assembly or Yuqiu's family. If they are found to have violated the law and evidence is found, they can be removed from office. ”

As soon as these words came out, the businessmen gasped. It seems that Yu Qiuping has a lot of power to Hatakeyama Takamasa, but this old man doesn't know why, and he always has an expression of not getting oil and salt.

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Yu Qiuping sighed, and finally realized that the way he said it just now was not very good. There is a way to speak human words to people and to ghosts. Unlike those mercenary businessmen, Hatakeyama Takamasa naturally had to change his approach if he wanted to persuade him to accept the system.

Before Yu Qiuping could speak, Hatakeyama Takamasa was already angry and angry: "Enough! That's enough! What are you all about? Splitting the power of the samurai into three parts, the samurai actually have to sit on an equal footing with the merchants, what dignity does the samurai have at all? What nonsense! Where did you leave all the laws and regulations of the shogunate? ”

"What is Your Highness messing around again? Doesn't Your Highness know that this is the only way to end the cycle of chaos? Yu Qiuping simply scolded back, but he shocked Hatakeyama Takamasa, and then immediately took advantage of the situation to pursue: "Your Highness has always said that if everyone in the world abides by the law and discipline, there will be no more chaotic ministers and thieves!" Isn't it not that I am now putting His Highness in charge of the legal system and punishing all those who do not obey the law? ”

"What I want to obey is the laws of the shogunate, and what you want everyone to obey is the laws made by those merchants, is it possible? Are you going to make the samurai of the world laugh at me Hatakeyama Takamasa? Hatakeyama yelled angrily, "What are you doing?" ”

"In order to end the cycle of chaos, hasn't His Highness Hatakeyama never been aware of current affairs? So why is it that for the sake of his reputation, he is looking forward and backwards? Yu Qiuping choked Hatakeyama Takamasa with a word, "Your Highness said that if everyone only has interests in their hearts, treats the law as nothing, and only thinks about using violence to gain authority, then the world will never be peaceful." And below, it is exploring a different path. Yu Qiuping pointed to the two words of judge on the scroll, and said righteously: "Formulate a new set of laws, so that judges and law enforcers have a supreme position, and let a person like you who is impartial and ignorant of current affairs serve as a judge." No matter how powerful the Yuqiu family samurai is, they can't rely on benefits or threats to change the law. Even if I, the head of the Yuqiu family broke the law, I will be judged by you! Establish authority for the law, make everyone equal before the law, and let everyone obey the law. When the power of the Yuqiu family grows bigger and bigger, we can extend this system to the whole world. When the time comes, everyone in the world will have to obey the law, and there will be no more people who disobey the law and use swords without permission. ”

After listening to Yu Qiuping's high-level talk, Hatakeyama Takamasa seemed to be slightly moved, and asked in a low voice: "You want to say that let me be the judge, let the judiciary be separated, and have supreme authority, so as to ensure that no one can escape the judgment of justice." ”

"Exactly." Yu Qiuping nodded and said, "In the past, when those powerful daimyo used swords and soldiers to conquer cities, there was no law that could restrain them. Because the law is useless in the face of power. And my system is to make the law free from the influence of power and still have a fair trial. Isn't the cycle of chaos that His Highness was worried about before that the shogunate's laws and regulations could not restrain the powerful daimyo who were vying for power and profit? His Highness strives to obey the law and longs to go back to the past, but he never can't. But if according to my system, a new system of law and discipline is established to ensure the independence and authority of the law, and even the head of my Yuqiu family will be investigated by you, and the law will not be able to bind everyone, then the prosperous era you expect will not come? ”

"That's true, but you're only promising to ask for the help of the Hatakeyama family to fight against the Miyoshi family." Hatakeyama snorted disdainfully. "When you defeat the Miyoshi family and hold the power, I don't believe that you will still put the legislative and judicial power in the hands of businessmen and me, and the law will still be interfered with by the powerful."

"In other words, if I can give a system that guarantees that I can't infringe on the powers of Congress and the courts, you're willing to cooperate with us, right?" Yu Qiuping raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

"Let's talk about it first." Hatakeyama Takamasa didn't give a promise easily, but sneered and whispered.