When Yu Qiuping applied for a budget to the Diet this time, the businessmen were very happy. This time, the big crisis of the Oda family and the aggressiveness of the Miyoshi family made them have a sense of crisis, and they didn't dare to make more constraints on the budget of the Yuqiu family.

Since they obtained legislative power, a series of laws conducive to commerce and trade have been promulgated, and the Yuqiu family has also set up large-scale trading markets and post stations and official roads in many places to facilitate business travel. And these businessmen, even under the encouragement of Yu Qiuping, began to invest in the construction of factories, hoping to establish large factories like the military industry department of Lan Xiang Huadi to produce some ordnance and weapons, or to establish some large-scale textile mills, timber mills, salt works, porcelain factories, ironworks, shipyards, and so on. Setting up your own factory to produce things is definitely much more profitable than simply running trade. In the past, under the rule of the samurai, the samurai were not happy to see merchants open factories with such fanfare.

Thanks to the smooth trade routes, the reduction of tariffs and the establishment of factories, the profits they have earned in this year or so are almost as good as those of the past three years. In order to keep the cornucopia of the Yuqiu family, they even passed a new tax bill, which required an additional temporary tax to be given to the merchants every quarter to ensure the Yuqiu family's armament budget.

However, this harmonious honeymoon period in Yuqiu's family did not last long. Because of the arrival of a group of people - the long-forgotten members of the House of Lords.

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When Yu Qiuping took back the territory of the four small wealthy families, the original family, the Kato family, the Kawanami family, and the Nonomura family, each family was granted the right to a House of Lords, and they had the right to approve the major policies of the Yuqiu family. However, because Akihei left for shortly thereafter and never returned to Owino, many important decisions such as the convening of the Diet and the courts were not consulted with these members. When Yu Thu Binh was transferred to Hanoi, they also stayed in their original territory. Naoe Tadahei, fearing that his prestige was insufficient, gave them a lot of jurisdiction over the territory, and they almost returned to their former tense status, gradually forgetting their status as members of the House of Lords.

However, since Yu Qiuping's territory in Ono was taken back, several of them panicked instantly. Originally, they signed a ten-year lease agreement with Yu Qiuping, and after ten years, they had the right to recover these territories. But now these territories have been taken over by Oda Nobunaga and have nothing to do with Yu Qiuping, and their agreement has become a dead letter. Therefore, they immediately rushed to Maple Mountain City with their families and mouths before the large army of Naoe Tadahei, who was in charge of the relocation, on the road, and asked Yu Qiuping to carve out tens of thousands of stones from Hanoi's territory as their new territory.

When the news came, Congress immediately exploded. Because the decree of the Yuqiu family, that is, the decree formulated by their parliament, although it can theoretically govern the territory of the Xiaohao clan, in practice, it only takes effect in the territory directly under the jurisdiction of Yuqiuping. The small tycoons of North Hanoi still maintain high tariffs, and the territory is very unfriendly to merchants, and the residents of the territory are mostly self-sufficient and not integrated into the economy.

Such a territory occupied almost half of the territory of the Yuqiu family, severely restricting the market for these Sakai merchants. They produced a lot of goods in the factories of Sakai Town, and they urgently needed to sell them, but the high tariffs in the territories of these small wealthy families gave them a headache. What makes them even more dissatisfied is that these small tycoons of North Hanoi often prohibit the outflow of people without permission. Due to the large number of soldiers recruited by the Yuqiu family in the direct collar, there were not many young and middle-aged men left, so the labor required by the merchants' factories has always been very scarce. The consequence of the labor shortage was an increase in the cost of employment, and the shrewd people, seeing that they could not recruit them, demanded higher wages, making them miserable. They very much wanted to divide the territories of those small tycoons under the administration of Yu Qiuping, so that the laws enacted by their parliament could govern them, so as to open up markets and obtain large numbers of people as cheap labor.

However, behind these small wealthy families in Hanoi is the support of Hatakeyama Takamasa as a chief justice. Whenever the merchants tried to reach out to the territory of the small wealthy clan, they were warned by Hatakeyama Takamasa for "violating the Constitution" and "interfering in the domestic affairs of the small wealthy clan without authorization".

Originally, nearly half of Yu Qiuping's territory was the territory of the small wealthy clan, and these four newcomers of the Ono Hao clan had to take away tens of thousands of stones, where could these merchants sit idly by? Are they still in business? The factory is still not hiring? Seeing that Yu Qiuping, because of his consistent good reputation of "doing what he says", actually planned to agree to the request of Yuan Laifang and others and set aside 32,000 stone territory for them, the businessmen of the Congress were suddenly anxious. They have always been warned by the court, but they actually took the initiative to go to the court and sue the four small wealthy families, claiming that the contract they signed with Yu Qiuping was illegal.

However, in the constitution enacted by the Diet not long ago, there was no provision on the legality of the contracts signed by Yu Qiupei in the past, and Hatakeyama Takamasa did not know how to judge it for a while. This case suddenly became the focus, and Yuqiu's house instantly became lively.

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Amano seized the opportunity to let his crows spread rumors in the territory. On the one hand, Hatakeyama Takamasa and the small wealthy clan of Kitakawachi intend to reject the unreasonable request of the Diet and also ask for legislation to ensure that the territory of the small wealthy clan is not disturbed. On the other hand, it was announced that the businessmen of the National Assembly intended to deprive the four small wealthy families of Ono and the wealthy families of North Hanoi from their territories in one fell swoop. The crow's rumor offensive successfully added fuel to the fire, and the already inseparable congressional businessmen and the small wealthy clan were almost about to fight, and there were even small wealthy clans who hired ninjas to assassinate the leaders of the parliament, Imai Munehisa and Tsuda Muneki, which was discovered and thwarted by the crow in time.

Yu Qiuping originally did not support Amano Keitoku to cause infighting when the enemy was present, but the troops of the Miyoshi family had already returned to their territories because of the autumn harvest, giving the Yuqiu family the opportunity to sit and watch the battle between the parliament and the court, and Yu Qiuping naturally would not stop it.

The businessmen of the Congress, the courts, and the small tycoons attacked each other, and all kinds of black materials were exposed. They are different from outsiders like Yu Qiuping, they are all born and raised in, and they are very familiar with each other, and the scandal has already spread thousands of miles. And in order to argue which of the opinions of the two sides is just right, the small wealthy families also sent retainers who can speak well, and in the courtroom and the hall of the Congress, they had fierce debates with the merchants, and for a time there were some shadows in the future political arena.

However, the debate was a flash in the pan. The merchants and the small wealthy families immediately began to use their own abilities to find ways to block each other. The merchants cut off supplies to the small tycoons, who in turn mobilized their lords to attack and intercept the caravans. However, in the struggle, the businessman was clearly superior. Their blockade of supplies suddenly overstretched the territory of the Xiaohao clan, and even some peasants in the territory launched a protest. And the attack on the caravan by the small hao clan was also repelled by ninjas hired by Congress at a high price. These wealthy congressional businessmen even spent a lot of money to buy off the opposition forces in the Xiaohao family, and cooperated with the local government to try to overthrow the rule of the Xiaohao family. Hatakeyama Takamasa immediately declared this practice illegal, demanded that the businessmen stop it immediately, and investigated and punished those who plotted the rebellion.

Seeing this, Yu Qiuping could no longer sit idly by, so he sent Chang Panbei's troops to intervene and coordinate, ordering the two sides to stop fighting and sit down at the negotiating table.

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When negotiating, neither businessmen nor small tycoons are willing to make concessions easily. Congress insisted that the market in the territory of the small tycoons should be open and that such exorbitant tariffs could no longer be imposed, and that the small tycoons should be allowed to move freely. The small wealthy clans, on the other hand, were very uneasy about the arrogance of the merchants, and they not only supported the four wealthy families of Ono to obtain the territory, but also wanted the upper house composed of the Ono wealthy families to really use his power to approve the important decisions of the Yuqiu family to oversee the parliament. However, because of the advantage gained in the previous struggle, the merchants of the Congress were more emboldened, and the retainers of the small tycoons could not be described as sharp-toothed merchants. The Congress even used the budget as a threat to ask the Yuqiu family to send troops to take over the territory of the Xiaohao clan. Under such pressure, the Hao Alliance gradually fell into decline.

In such a situation, both sides of the confrontation set their sights on the Yuqiu family, hoping that the Yuqiu family could make a fair ruling. After discussing with Naoe Tadahei, Sena Shiyoshi, Amano, Sanada Masayuki and Shigeharu Takenaka, Yu Qiuhei finally came up with a solution.

Due to the closed nature of the territory of the Xiaohao clan, it did hinder the development of commerce in Yuqiu's family, and it also made Yuqiuping's territorial management very unsmooth, and the source of conscription was also limited. Therefore, Yu Thu Binh and the National Assembly unanimously decided to sign a lease agreement with all the small wealthy families in North Hanoi, as they had done with the four wealthy families in the past, lease their territory for five years, and return the tax, judicial and management rights of the territory to the Yu Thu family.

In return, all the minor nobles were given a seat in the House of Lords, and together with the Ono nobles, the House of Lords was formed—in contrast, the existing Merchant Parliament was renamed the House of Commons, and the two houses were called the Diet. The authority of the House of Lords has also changed accordingly, no longer to review the decisions of the Yuqiu family, but to review the legislation and amendment laws of the House of Commons. The power of the Yuqiu family to review the legislation of the House of Commons was transferred to the House of Lords. If a bill or amendment to a law in the House of Commons is not passed by a vote of the House of Lords, it must be remanded for reconsideration – and a two-thirds majority is required in the next vote to pass the bill again. However, when the House of Lords passes the same bill again, the House of Lords does not have the power to dismiss it again.

The reason why the Diet was changed to the House of Commons was also to satisfy the vanity of these small wealthy families as samurai. Naturally, they could not bear to be on an equal footing with the merchants, so they set them up as the top and the merchants as the bottom. However, anyone with a discerning eye understands that the power of the House of Commons is much greater.

The House of Commons immediately voted to pass the "Territorial Lease Act" and submitted it to the court for review. At first, the tycoons strongly resisted such a bill, because it would obviously do more harm than good to the tycoons – where would a seat in the House of Lords compare to a real territory? The deprivation of the territory of the small wealthy clan also violated the laws and regulations of the shogunate in the heart of Hatakeyama Takamasa. Naturally, Yu Qiuping couldn't completely ignore their feelings, because he adopted the method of knowing and reasoning and moving with emotion.

He promised the governors of the Xiaohao clan to transfer their debts to the Yuqiu family, and to allocate one-tenth of the annual income belonging to their territory to them as a stipend. All the samurai and retainers in the realm were retained and allowed to continue to serve as administrative officials. And their subordinates, Yu Qiuping, are also temporarily reserved for them and will not be annexed.

Originally, the governors of these small wealthy families lived a tight life all year round, and they might have to go into debt. Now Yu Qiuping not only cleared their debts, but also gave them an extra sum of money, which was enough to live the life of a rich man. And the samurai and retainers in the territory are also settled, so they don't have to worry too much. These little tycoons also knew in their hearts that if Yu Qiuping and the businessmen joined forces to engage them, they would not be able to fight against them. In this case, it is better to accept this not bad condition and lease the territory with dignity. Anyway, the territory is not lost, it is just leased, and the title deed is still in his hands. Moreover, the military power is still in his own hands, and he does not have to worry about being slaughtered by others.

Since the little tyrants themselves are willing, Hatakeyama Takamasa, who has always been fair, will naturally not obstruct the bill for his own selfish interests (the small tyrants are an important force supporting him) and happily pass it. The new political system of the Yuqiu family was officially established. Under the organization of Naoe Tadahei and Hatakeyama Takamasa, the acting officials and judges entered the territory of the small wealthy clan and began to deal with tax and legal affairs, while the merchants were finally able to abolish the customs duties in the small wealthy clan's territory and recruit laborers from them.

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In this political storm, although the small wealthy clan lost control of the territory, the military power was still in their own hands, and they were able to maintain a high economic and political status at the same time, which was much better than those troubled ronins whose country was ruined. The merchants also made a lot of profits, but the biggest winner was the Yuqiu family. Not only did they take all the territories under their direct domain, but they also moved the House of Lords, which had restricted their decision-making, to the heads of the merchants. All of this is thanks to the crows of Tianye Jingde secretly provoking infighting between merchants and small wealthy families, and the Yuqiu family was able to benefit from the fisherman.

After everything came to an end, Yu Qiuping finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the political system that he had changed beyond recognition, and he couldn't tell whether it was like a parliamentary system, a presidential system, or any other system.

"Just make do with it." He comforted himself, "Maybe in the future university classroom, this attempt of mine will become a textbook." ”