"Yamamoto and Guard, let's do it." Fourteen-year-old Hiroka Yoshikawa took a deep breath and commanded the young guard with a razor behind him.

Yamamoto Matabei was extremely embarrassed by the current situation, and as Yoshikawa Hiroka's bodyguard, he knew what kind of status this young lord of the Iwakuni Domain had in the Choshu Domain. And shaving Yoshikawa Hiroka's hair as a samurai will not only be blamed by the feudal lord, but even he will not be able to escape the end of being held accountable.

Therefore, after hesitating for a long time, Yamamoto Matabei took a razor and advised Yoshikawa Hiroka again: "Young master, should we think about it again?" The bun is a representative of the samurai status, and if you shave it, you will be scolded by the feudal lord. ”

Yoshikawa Hiroka, who has been in China for nearly five years, reached out and touched his bun, looked at the ugly head of the moon in the mirror, and still gritted his teeth and said: "The comrades of the Xingya Association have all shaved off their hair buns and vowed to fight for the reunification of Japan.

Besides, the students in the Army Military Academy did not have long hair, and they looked at the head of our Japanese samurai as if they were looking at a group of barbarians, which is simply unreasonable. As the young lord of the Iwakuni Domain and the future important minister of the Choshu Domain, how can I let the Tang people underestimate me. Come here with a razor, if you don't dare to do it, then I'll do it myself..."

Yamamoto Matabei quickly ducked back, avoiding Yoshikawa Hiroka, who turned to snatch the razor in his hand, and pleaded incessantly, hoping that Yoshikawa Hiroka would reconsider his decision to shave his hair. But the other party has obviously made up his mind, desperately snatching the razor in his hand, Daming Eat will Yoshikawa Hiroka trained very well, although he is only 14 years old, but he is only a head lower than Yamamoto Youbei, so he quickly snatched the razor from the hand of Yamamoto Youbei who was trembling, and cut off his hair bun without hesitation under his painful gaze.

Just when Yoshikawa Hiroka was looking left and right in front of the mirror to watch him cut off his hair bun, Zhu Youzhen, who was in the Xiyuan Retreat, also heard the name Xingyahui from Lu Qi's mouth.

“… The so-called Koya Kai is a group of Japanese people in China initiated by the Osaka feudal priest Mori Katsuie, Sanada Yukimasa and others. The purpose of the establishment of this group is to follow the example of our Ming Dynasty and enlighten Japan, so that Japan can be unified under the imperial court, and follow the path of enriching the country and strengthening the army. After that, he followed behind my Ming Dynasty, revived Chinese civilization, and drove those southern barbarians out of Asia..."

Zhu Youzhen only paused when he heard the name Xingyahui, and then returned to normal. After he finished approving the documents in his hand in Lu Qi's report, he straightened up and stretched his muscles on the chair.

After Chongzhen finished relaxing, he said lazily to Lu Qi: "These Japanese want to unify the country and follow the path of enriching the country and strengthening the army, I believe it." But whether the rich country and the strong army will follow me behind Daming, I'm afraid it will be two words. Japan has learned so much from my Tang Dynasty in the past, doesn't Toyotomi Hideyoshi still remember to make Ningbo his capital? It can be seen that the latter goals are just for us, not necessarily what they have in mind. ”

Lu Qi hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, since these Japanese are so duplicitous, did you send someone to arrest the organizers and destroy this organization?" ”

Zhu Youzhen picked up a cup of warm tea on the table and took a few sips, before asking noncommittally: "Is there any one from us in this Xingya Society?" ”

Lu Qi nodded and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, yes, the Social Investigation Department has arranged for three people to participate in the Xingya Meeting. The other Māori winner, according to our survey, seems to be more enthusiastic about developing his own power in the Hindakai. As long as we give him a little help, maybe we can make him my loyal dog. ”

Zhu Youzhen put down the teacup and said, "Then give them a little help and see how far they can go." The Social Survey Department can use this Xingya Association as a key object of observation, and may use them in the future. ”

Lu Qi thought for a while, and couldn't help but ask the emperor for advice: "The minister wants to ask Your Majesty, how far should this assistance go?" His Majesty had asked us to support the Osaka Governor's Office in dividing East and West Japan as much as possible, which seems to be inconsistent with the purpose of the Koya Society. ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced up at him and said, "If Japan can be divided into two parts, east and west, this will of course be the best result." However, things may not change as expected, and if the plan to split Japan does not succeed, then we will have to settle for the next best thing and ensure that the new government that reunifies Japan will also have our people. In the current situation, Japan is an extremely important part of the Ming Dynasty's overseas strategy. So, we have to bet on both sides. Is there any news from the Senate? ”

Although Lü Qi did not fully understand the emperor's intentions, he quickly came back to his senses and said: "The senate has conducted a very detailed discussion on the letters of the previous king of Zhou and the current king of Chu.

However, the Senate did not agree with the number of sacrificial fields reserved by each clan and the lords, and believed that it was reasonable that the clans should not exceed 50 hectares of land, and the honorable relatives should not exceed 30 hectares.

In addition, after each clan and clan returned the gifted land, the land they returned overseas should be calculated according to 1:1.5 for good land, 1:2 for Nakata, and 1:3 for mountain or forest land. And these overseas lands are no more ripe than those on the mainland, so they should be granted a tax holiday of 30 years..."

Zhu Youzhen raised his eyebrows, as if he was about to lose his temper, but he still endured it. This is already the final blow to the clan and the nobles, as long as these people's eyes are shifted overseas, then the imperial court can concentrate on dealing with the large amount of land occupied by the gentry.

"However, let the Marquis of Fengcheng and the King of Fu compromise according to this condition. However, it should be added that although overseas land can be exempted from tax, the grain during the tax exemption period can only be sold to the Four Seas Trading Company at market price, and if someone violates it, it will no longer enjoy the right to be exempt from tax... In addition, the king of Tang was informed that after the Senate passed the resolution, he would go out of Beijing to recover the fields given everywhere and distribute the land to the peasant households, and that this task must be completed before next year's spring ploughing..."

It was the first time that Prime Minister Feng Quan had seen this scene, a group of Europeans who usually talked about some etiquette, but now the interests vacated by the Dutch were about to become street brawls, which made him sit uncomfortably. However, in the huge venue of the Eastern Association, there were now only four representatives of the Ming Dynasty, Britain, Spain, and Portugal, and as for the representatives of other countries, the British and Spaniards had found excuses to expel themselves from this meeting to distribute post-war benefits.

Under the fierce quarrel between the three parties, only Daming's side has become a rare quiet corner because Feng Quan has never expressed his position.

Feng Quan was thinking about how to ask his assistants for advice and how to deal with this scene, when the dry-mouthed British representative Methwald finally remembered that there were several representatives of the Ming Dynasty on the side, and he turned his head in the direction of Feng Quan and said: "Lord Feng, as a representative of China and the chairman of this ASEAN meeting, I think you should come out and say a few fair words." You can't let the blood of British soldiers be shed in vain, right? ”

The Spanish representative, Severcos, was merciless in exposing it: "What kind of contribution did the British make, apart from driving out a few Dutch ships off Jeju Island, that they could enjoy the same benefits as Manila?"

Sado Island was captured by Japanese mercenaries, the city of Geranza was taken down by us and the squadron, and the main fleet of the Dutch was defeated by the Chinese fleet alone. The next attack on the Spice Islands will depend on Manila to provide a transit port. Therefore, our country believes that China can first take half of the benefits ceded by the Dutch, then half by Spain, and the rest by the British and the Portuguese equally, which is the most reasonable way to distribute it..."

Meswold snorted angrily at Sevikos, then turned his head to look at Feng Quan and said, "Lord Feng, please give your opinion." Please also do not forget that the British East India Company has always been China's most reliable ally, and I hope that your remarks will not cast a shadow on our friendship. ”

Feng Quan looked at both sides with some uneasiness, and then whispered like a toothache: "This, this, I want to ask first." Both Korea and Japan have contributed to this war, don't we have to consider their interests? ”

Both the British and the Spaniards looked at Feng Quan in amazement, and said to him almost in unison: "No, how can they share benefits with us." "North Korean ships are equipped to circle the coastal waters, and Japan is not even a member of the ASEAN, so they are certainly not qualified to share the benefits with us."

Looking at the representatives of the two countries who were still arguing with joy just now, they have actually maintained the same attitude, and if there is no support from the enemy, they will oppose it to the end. This made Feng Quan, who was accustomed to Chinese-style negotiations, extremely uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at his assistant Li Hanwen for help.

As the representative of the Prime Minister's Yamen to the ASEAN, Li Hanwen was obviously accustomed to the performance of these Europeans, and with Feng Quan's nod and permission, he quickly got up and said: "Gentlemen, I don't think this is a good time to distribute benefits.

First of all, the Dutch have not really been defeated, as long as the Dutch do not admit defeat, whether it is the interests of Sado Island or the Spice Islands, will you really take it?

Secondly, even if Batavia did fail, would the Dutch East India Company accept the full loss of its interests in Asia? Ladies and gentlemen, let us not forget that, beyond the seas of East and Southeast Asia, the Dutch East India Company remains the most powerful force at sea.

As soon as we take away all the interests of the Dutch East India Company in East and Southeast Asia, then it will be possible for the Dutch to intercept our merchant ships in the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. I would like to ask ladies and gentlemen, the Ming Dynasty can guarantee the safety of your merchant ships in the Asian waters, but can you gentlemen guarantee the safety of the Ming merchant ships in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans? ”

The Portuguese sat down quietly, while the British and Spaniards were in a stalemate for a moment before they asked Li Hanwen a little unwillingly: "Now that our war with the Dutch East India Company has begun, will we not get anything in the end?" ”

Li Hanwen smiled and said: "Of course it won't be like this, I just suggest that we focus on completely defeating the Dutch first." The second is to leave a part of the benefits to the Dutch and make sure that they don't jump over the wall in a hurry..."