The first founding meeting of the Far Eastern Kingdom was held for a long time, and Yang Wenli spoke alone, and the people below listened attentively.

Yang Wenli's state setting, very novel, can be said to be a historical precedent, in the Ming Dynasty to engage in a constitutional monarchy is the first time, the ancient monarch who does not want to hold the power firmly in their hands, will they share power with the ministers? No, not one, only Yang Wenli did it.

Second, his policy of being called nationals regardless of ethnicity is also an extremely generous policy for the Japanese, which no other country has done before.

In particular, the re-election of a few departments in government departments with strong independence and great power for life has greatly tempted the civilian retainers under Matsumae Kohiro.

At the beginning of the new dynasty, there are many government departments, and there are definitely not so many officials within the Black Armor Army, so they have a lot of opportunities, not to mention being the chief officer, it is difficult to be a deputy! Basically, it ensures the prosperity of the family for a hundred years.

Matsumae Kohiro must have entered the military system this time, so he will not have so many civilian officials under him, and as long as someone enters the government department, it is equivalent to breaking away from the Matsumae family and standing on his own, which is a good thing that every Japanese person dreams of.

After the meeting, it doesn't mean that Yang Wenli has nothing to do, and the chief officials of various departments have not yet decided, this is a big deal, and he can't settle down for a while.

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There are no impermeable walls in the world, Fukuyama Castle is very small, and the first court meeting of the Far Eastern Kingdom spread all over the streets and alleys of Fukuyama Castle Town two days later.

In ancient times, the common people below the samurai class in Japan did not have names, and people often chose the character Miao in order to distinguish them by region and industry.

For example, the majority of Japanese names: Murakami, Honda, Murakita and Ogawa, etc., are all named after the place where they lived.

However, in ancient Japan, the class system was strict, and these self-taken Miao characters were not allowed, and they could only be called in private.

Most of the Japanese in Fukuyama Castle were merchants or servants, and the merchants generally named their own shops and the streets where they were located, such as oil houses, cloth houses, asahi houses, and so on.

However, the more affluent merchants would often pay for the succession of the samurai in order to inherit the samurai's surname.

A few wealthy businessmen gathered in the teahouse to discuss the new deal.

"Yoshida-kun, I heard that the new dynasty is called the Far Eastern Kingdom, and His Majesty the King has issued a number of benevolent policies, but some policies also have an impact on us merchants. For example, we have to take the initiative to register personal property with the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Tax Bureau, only then can it be considered legal, and on this basis, the money we earn will have to pay income tax. ”

"I heard that everyone has to register their identity, establish credit and tax records, but most of them don't have names, how to register? Doesn't that mean we can all have a name? ”

Only with a name can there be a family inheritance, and the Japanese are diligent in having a name, and the businessman who spoke did not have a name.

Yoshida is the richest of these merchants, so he inherited a broken samurai surname, his expectations are much higher, he smiled and said: "These are nothing, since it is a new dynasty, everything before must be nullified, I heard that we merchants are meritorious to the state, and we can also be knighted and become real nobles, this is what businessmen such as me should pursue."

However, from now on, it is not allowed to own land, I heard that only samurai are allowed to own 50 acres of land, this is fixed, even the head of the family only has 50 acres, and the rest of the land is all owned by the government, but anyone can go to lease land for planting, and the land rent is up to 50%, and there is no need to pay taxes......"

"Yoshida-kun, how can it be considered a national merit?" A businessman named Umbrella House eagerly interrupted Yoshida and asked him.

Being able to become a nobleman can be said to be the ultimate goal of every businessman, and they never dared to think about it before, a person without a name, still wants to become a nobleman, isn't it a joke?

"I don't know, why don't we go to see His Majesty the King jointly, so that we can be targeted."

"Can we merchants also meet His Majesty?"

"I don't know, but we can try!" Yoshida replied with a relaxed smile.

Yoshida was right, and it was not illegal to ask to see His Majesty the King, so these merchants did what they said and immediately put it into action. The temptation to become a nobleman was too great and gave them endless courage.

Fushan Castle is very small, and it is only a few minutes' walk to Yang Wenli's temporary residence.

"What for? Stop now, it's strictly forbidden here. ”

Yang Wenli lived at the south gate of the Uchimaru in Fukuyama Castle, and it used to be the gate for entering and exiting the Uchimaru, so the soldiers on patrol saw a few people coming over and stepped forward to stop them.

"Generals, we want to ask to see Your Majesty, this is our greeting." Yoshida stepped forward and bowed in reply, and respectfully handed over the sticker with both hands.

"Who are you?" The leading soldier took the greeting and asked.

"We are merchants." Yoshida replied in a much quieter voice, and he no longer had the courage he had just now.

Because Japan also respects Confucianism, so the merchant is also the fourth people, and the status is very low, but Japan has done it more thoroughly, and the merchant has no political status, so as soon as the soldier asked, Yoshida was ashamed of his humble status as a businessman, and he was a little lacking in confidence.

However, because of the blessing of the Totogawa shogunate, Japan has set up a large number of private schools in the countryside to teach Confucianism, Chinese characters, Chinese poetry, history and other cultures, most of the Japanese are literate, even if they are farmers, as long as they pay a small amount of local products, they can read, which can be said to be the best in the world, so the worship stickers he submitted are neat and delicate, and the soldiers thought that they were also the same as the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and they were people with social status, so he said a sentence "Wait for me to pass it on" and took the worship sticker into the pass.

Yang Wenli was reborn as a modern man, so he did not discriminate against businessmen, on the contrary, ordinary businessmen dared to come to see him, which made him very curious, so he announced that they had met him.

"The grass people and others will see Your Majesty, may your Majesty live long live, long live, long live." Several businessmen entered the castle tower, did not dare to look directly at Yang Wenli, strictly followed the etiquette, put their hands on their knees, stepped on the little broken year, walked in front of Yang Wenli and respectfully bowed to the ground with their heads.

"No courtesy, let's get flat!" Yang Wenli raised his hand and commanded.

"What is the matter with the joint audience?"

"Your Majesty, the grass people and others have heard that the country has been established at the beginning of the dynasty, and they have come to congratulate me, and I wish my Far Eastern Kingdom prosperity, prosperity and peace for the country." Since Yoshida was the leader, he dared to reply. The words are all good, and I don't think His Majesty will blame them.

In ancient times, Japanese civilians did not have any concept of state, this is because Japan has more than 200 large and small countries, and they can go to neighboring countries with a casual walk, this one is destroyed, and that one is newly established, so Yang Wenli's new establishment of a country is just a change of master for them.

In addition, the commoners are not a profit-making class, so they only have so much loyalty to the Matsumae family, so Yoshida said flattering words, not at all reluctantly, and came casually.

"Hahahaha! Very good! You're ready to wait. In our dynasty, there is no longer a saying that all people are equal before the law, so the status of merchants such as you has been truly improved.

As long as you respect the law and pay taxes according to the rules, you are the honorary citizens of our dynasty and are protected by the laws of the kingdom. ”

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