Fukuyama Castle Castle Tower, Matsumae Gonghiropan sits on the head, and the elders, middle-aged and priests kneel down on both sides.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the Grand Commander's policy just now? Everyone speaks freely, and this is a matter of vital interest to us. ”

Matsuzen Gonghiro's words were very respectful to Yang Wenli, and he didn't even dare to call himself the commander of the Black Armor Army, but only called the commander, as if he was a courtier, and there was a reason for this.

Although the arrival of the Black Armor Army seriously violated his interests, he had to be convinced.

Since the Nara period, Japan has been under the gate system, with daimyo ruling everywhere, with no exceptions in one place.

If he left Ezo Island, he would be just an ordinary commoner, at most a richer commoner, and he would never be able to regain the glory of the Matsuzen family.

However, he stayed on Ezo Island, but he was still the chief flag officer under the Great Commander, and he still monopolized the trade between Ezo Island and the major daimyo of the Japanese Kingdom.

So his special status forced him to be unable to leave Ezo Island, but his subordinate family elders were different, they were originally retainers, according to the current words, they were part-time workers, and it was not unreasonable to leave Ezo Island to work for other daimyos, especially those civil officials, who were most affected by the new policy, so after he came back, he held an assessment meeting as soon as possible.

"My lord, the old minister thinks that the policy of the great commander is relatively tolerant, and it has little impact on our Matsumae Domain, our Matsumae family is originally a daimyo without stone heights, and the land reclaimed on Ezo Island is limited, so each samurai has fifty acres of land, and he does not suffer.

In addition, we used to mainly deal in the catch of fur fish on Ezo Island, and I think it is very rare that the Commander has promised that our Matsumae family will continue to operate it exclusively.

The above is the humble opinion of the old minister, please correct the lord. ”

Fukuyama Castle Daimatsu Prospect Hiroshi was the first to speak, he was a member of the Matsumae family, and the interests of the family must be safeguarded, obviously, it was the best choice for the Matsumae family to continue to stay in Fukuyama Castle.

Staying here, the Matsumae family, is still a wealthy family, leaving here, it will become a nobleman without a territory, no different from a commoner, and even be ridiculed, he has foreseen this kind of scene, because since the Warring States Period, the daimyo who lost the territory is unknown, but the one who makes a comeback will talk, so he is the first to stand up and speak and support the idea of the head of the family.

It is not enough for his uncle to support alone, there must also be the support of others, so Matsumae Kimihiro took a fancy to his beloved general Yasuda Shinkatsu and motioned for him to come out and speak with his eyes.

"Ahem" Yasuda Shinkatsu was not prepared at all, he didn't expect the lord to be the first to call him by name, he coughed twice, organized his tone and said: "Everyone, the strength of the Black Armor Army is beyond doubt, and our Matsumae Domain is powerless to resist, so we have only two choices, stay or leave."

I personally support staying, why? Because of the departure from Ezo Island, the Matsumae family no longer exists, and everyone has to find another main family.

But this is not easy, there are many people who have the ability to use useless places, and the main family still values the loyalty of his subordinates, not just ability. ”

Yasuda Shinkatsu's words were very constructive, he told the truth, it was not easy to find a new master's house, and everyone was thinking about his words for a while.

Matsumae Gong Guang was widely used to avoid sudden changes, and immediately spoke in person: "The words of the two family elders are very correct, we live on Ezo Island, and it is not a good idea to go to another place, since everyone supports staying, without further ado, I will immediately go and reply to the Grand Commander, the choice of our Matsumae family." ”

As soon as he spoke, he made a choice on behalf of everyone, and when he had finished speaking, he got up and hurried out, without consulting everyone's opinions at all, so as to create an established fact.

The castle tower is a three-story wooden tower built on the Maruru Castle Wall in Fukuyama Castle, with a total of three castle gates, similar to the ancient Chinese castle gate towers.

However, the Uchimaru Castle Wall and the Castle Gate of Fukuyama Castle are almost child's play, and the wall is only a little more than a meter high, which is a larger step, and the castle gate is equivalent to an ordinary farm gate, and the symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning.

But I have to say that the Japanese-style architecture is indeed exquisite, so after Yang Wenli went ashore, he chose a castle tower to settle in.

Japan inherited the custom of the Wei and Jin dynasties in China, there are no stools in the house, the wooden floor is paved, everyone sits cross-legged, there is a low table in front of them, and there is a snack tea set on it, everyone makes tea and tastes tea, and talks about their experiences on the shore.

Yang Wenli and Xiao Yan'er are tall and have a bed about 20 centimeters high, which is where he highlights his identity.

When talking about the policy of dealing with the Matsumae Domain, Zhou Shiji raised his hand and said with a straight face: "Great Commander, the grass people have found a big problem with my Black Armor Army, when I was on Changsheng Island before, it was not conspicuous, but now that I have arrived on Ezo Island, there is a big name like Matsumae Domain, and I will become your subordinate general in the future, so your identity as a great commander is not enough."

The grass people suggested that the great commander should establish a country on his own, and set up a shogunate on a par with the Japanese general, so that he could set up an official government to manage the civil affairs of his territory.

An independent regime, if there is no civil administration, is still managed by the Ministry of Logistics, which is not appropriate after all. ”

Zhou Shiji talked about the weakness of the Black Armor Army, he used to be a grass platform team, and before that, he was even a bandit leader.

That's all because there was not a sufficient number of civil officials before, and several chief officials of the logistics department wore many hats, and with those 135 traitor scholars, the number of civil officials is now enough.

In addition, there was no stable territory before, there were no ordinary people under the rule, and there was no need to set up an official government to manage civil affairs.

When I arrived at Ezo Island, everything was different, and there were a large number of Japanese people in the Waren Land of the Wajin Peninsula of Toshima, as well as the Ainu people in the northeastern part of Ezo Island, and there were also many primitive tribes, which were necessary to establish government jurisdiction.

Zhou Shiji's words were very constructive, and before Yang Wenli could reply, the chief officials below raised their hands to second.

Yang Rentian, as a close general, was the first to raise his hand and second: "Grand Commander, subordinates second." ”

The others followed suit, and raised their hands to second, and the promotion of the Grand Commander was beneficial to everyone present, and they could also follow the tide.

"Mr. Zhou's opinion is very good, and I also understand everyone's thoughts, our Black Armor Army was indeed a grass platform team in the past, which was extremely irregular, which will seriously restrict the future development of our army, and it is time for change.

However, the trouble is so big that I can't give you an answer right away, so let me think about it again and officially announce the reform plan tomorrow. ”

Yang Wenli adopted Zhou Shiji's suggestion and directly said that it was reform, which shows that he also attaches great importance to it.

At this time, the slave soldiers standing guard outside came in and said, "Report to the Grand Commander, the master of the Matsumae Domain, Matsumae Gongguang asks to see!" ”

"Invite Him In"

Yang Wenli is still just a small warlord, so he speaks very politely......