The 1960 words in the text are banned because of the mention of nitrates, so in order not to treat everyone for fools, I decided to delete the 1960 words, and the rest of this chapter is a free chapter.

When he received news of the Turkish riots from the Philippines, Kosuke Yoshikawa was exchanging views with Zhang Pu, a professor of Chinese culture, at Osaka University.

Zhang Pu, who was unwilling to be wiped out overseas, threw out the theory of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and successfully attracted the feudal scholars of various feudal clans who studied at Osaka University, so that these young samurai who wanted to change the status quo of Japan gathered under his command, and for a time won him the title of the first brilliant man of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the lords of the Japanese feudal domains and the Edo shogunate did not agree with Zhang Pu's statement, yes, this Ming scholar who went east to Japan, although he had the theory that they longed for to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but he also mixed the respect for the king and the strengthening of centralized power and the abolition of feudal politics into his own political ideas, which was a bit of a bastard.

If it weren't for the fact that Osaka belonged to the territory controlled by the Governor's Palace, and Zhang Pu was a Tang man, someone would have wanted to buy the ronin to eliminate his thorn in his side. However, even so, on the territory of the Edo shogunate, Zhang Pu's doctrine was that it was an evil demon and did not allow it to be printed publicly. In the western Japanese feudal domains, although they did not dare to openly prohibit Zhang Pu's doctrine, the lords of each feudal domain also strictly ordered their own feudal lords to preach Zhang Pu's doctrine.

However, for the young feudal lords of the Japanese feudal clans, as well as some merchants and citizens, Zhang Pu's doctrine catered to their psychology. Forced to open up, traditional agriculture, handicrafts and retailers were soon suppressed by foreign merchants. However, Japan's gold, silver, copper and other mines are basically monopolized by foreign businessmen and compradors, which makes Japan's prices skyrocket, and the trade deficit can only be balanced by exporting labor and women.

The lords, landlords, and comprador merchants, who were dependent on foreign merchants, had no intention of surviving the hardships of the Japanese common people. On the one hand, they exported Japanese commoners and women abroad as indentured laborers and prostitutes; On the other hand, it wantonly embezzled the land of civilians and accumulated a large amount of capital for itself.

Over the past few years, western Japan under the Osaka shogunate had become more developed than eastern Japan under the Edo shogunate, and peasant uprisings in western Japan were three times more numerous than in eastern Japan. However, these uprisings were quickly extinguished by the Osaka Governor's Office and the standing divisions in various places.

The suffering of the people at the bottom made the lower vassals of each clan feel the same way, and their living conditions were not much better than those of the people at the bottom. Prices have risen, but the annual income has not changed much. Seeing that the lords and high-ranking samurai still maintained a luxurious life, regardless of their life and the lives of the people at the bottom, the samurai class that was originally loyal to the lord also began to split.

However, these young samurai did not dare to directly target the lords and high-ranking samurai, so they could only focus their resentment on the foreigners who forced Japan to open the country. Naturally, these people resonated with the idea of the king's rebellion, so although the Edo shogunate and the feudal lords banned the spread of Zhang's teachings, Zhang's reputation spread rapidly among the lower levels of Japan.

Whether Zhang Pu's doctrine can enrich the country and strengthen the army, Yoshikawa Kosuke is not clear, but he does know one thing, after the rise of Zhang Pu's revered king, the development of the Xingyahui in Japan suddenly went smoothly. Lower- and middle-class samurai, merchants, and townspeople embraced their group, which sparked his interest in Zhang Pu.

He has been back and forth to Osaka University more than 10 times this year, but half of the time he has spent communicating with Zhang Pu. In addition to the remarks of Jingyi and the restoration of the country and strengthening the army, the two talked about the reform policies implemented by the Ming Dynasty since the first year of Chongzhen.

Today, the two of them sat under the porch, drinking tea and blowing a cool breeze, but the expressions on their faces were extremely cautious. They were discussing the policy of land reform in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Pu, who had a good conversation with Yoshikawa Kosuke in the past, was at odds with the other party today, denouncing the land reform as a disorderly act without the slightest affirmation.

After Yoshikawa Kosuke read the text message brought by his subordinates, he put it in his sleeve pocket as if nothing happened, and then said to Zhang Pu with a wry smile: "Originally, I wanted to continue chatting with Mr. Zhang, but there is something looking for me in the yamen, and it seems that today's conversation will be left for next time." ”

Zhang Pu calmed down some of his excited emotions, and said to the other party: "Yoshikawa is free to follow, my views on land reform are completely here, and I hope that Yoshikawa will not be confused by small profits."

The big gentry are the foundation of the country, and distributing the land of the big gentry to those treacherous people will not solve social problems, but will only cultivate a culture of leisure and hard work. Once the people's hearts are lost, how can the country survive? ”

Yoshikawa Kosuke got up and bowed deeply to Zhang Pu, and said seriously: "The kid was taught today, Mr. Zhang is really talented, but unfortunately he was hindered by the villain." This is the misfortune of the Ming Dynasty..."