Soon after listening to the advice of the Spo-Yoshito, I summoned Murai Sadakatsu, Masuda Nagamori, and Nagatsu Masakae again, and announced to them my new order: to announce to the countries through the fastest possible channel that from next month onwards the exchange rate of those who exchange new currency for old gold and silver will remain unchanged, and those who exchange old currency for new currency will be charged an additional 5 percent!

The three of them were surprised at first when they heard this instruction, and when they came to their senses, they tried to dissuade them. The new currency is now in a difficult situation, and the implementation of such a policy is not to take back all the things that have been sent out? Unfortunately, I had made up my mind, and in the end they could only carry it out with trepidation.

The news spread like the wind across the Japanese archipelago in a matter of days, and for a time there were different opinions about the inside story, some people said that I was making a desperate last effort, and others said that I realized my failure and chose to leave with dignity, which is mostly not a good thing anyway!

After all, the new currency has not been publicly withdrawn from the market, and I have also issued a call for local daimyo to support the new currency with practical actions, so it would not look good if I didn't express it, so before the exchange rate changed, the daimyo exchanged some new currency to some extent.

In the previous two years of promotion, some daimyo had already exchanged some new silver coins, but because it was difficult to spend them locally, the result was that they slowly flowed back into my hands through transactions in Sakai Town, Ishiyama, and other places. Naturally, the subordinates I subdivided this time were more active, but now as an independent head of the family, I naturally have more things to consider, so I basically redeemed about half of the gold and silver in my hand.

Needless to say, the guys from Tokugawa and Maori can redeem one or two percent, even if they give face, and there are also those who cry poor and don't pull out a dime. But I didn't issue a mandatory order, and it's up to them to do whatever they do.

Only six people exchanged all their family's gold and silver for new coins, namely Yoshikiyo, Hanbei, Murai Sadakatsu, Masuda Nagamori, Nagazuki Masaka, and Niko Yoshihisa. Of course, I had gathered this information in secret, and I had not asked any of them to do so in person.

Yiqing likes novelty and is naturally very enthusiastic about this action of mine; The half-guard has been a little exhausted in the past two years, as if he is pursuing to die with all his might; As for the three of them, Murai Sadakatsu may be guilty of being unfavorable to the implementation of the new currency system; Only Niko Yoshihisa surprised me, knowing that even Xiuqing, Shixiang and Keiji only cashed out 80%.

Niko Yoshihisa definitely didn't get any news, because even my son didn't explain and naturally wouldn't tell him, but he just instinctively and persistently followed the footsteps of the "leader" so instinctively and persistently, I couldn't help but be a little moved.

A month later, my order was carried out unequivocally, and the large amount of new coins that had just been issued was returned, and many people thought it was time to read the joke, but they didn't have to watch the joke for long.

Another month later, my new order was issued again, and the financial stores in all parts of the country were no longer allowed to remit gold and silver and all kinds of old currency! In other words, even if you want to buy something in Sakaicho in Hankan, you will have to travel all the way to cash without Singapore dollars. At this point, some people have realized that the wind is not in the right direction, but everything is just beginning.

In the third month, the announced measures were that the taxes on Sakaimachi, Ishiyama, Hirado, Hakata, and the Nanban trade would be unified in the new currency, and if the merchants collected any more gold, silver, and old currency, they had to pay five percent of the exchange loss themselves. The guiding effect of interests is better than any executive order, and two different prices are generated when the market is traded in both old and new currencies.

In the fourth month, I presented to the imperial court that in view of the annual cost of rice and grain contribution to the imperial court, I asked for money to be used instead of money from next year, and the new currency should be used! The Emperor approved this move with unprecedented speed, and sent a message to the world to praise the "virtuous government" of the great shogun of the stars. Anyway, the nominal tributes of the feudal lords to the imperial court were all transported to the shogunate's treasury, and all the imperial court cared about was what I handed over to them every year, and cash was naturally more convenient than grain.

It was as if an earthquake had struck the whole of Japan, and in order to avoid losses, some daimyo began to ask farmers to pay land taxes in lieu of grain, which led to farmers everywhere actively seeking new coins to trade when selling grain and dealing with small merchants. The impact of the new currency has spread all at once, and although it has not yet reached the most remote villages, it is believed that it is only a matter of time.

The impact of interests was limited to a controllable range, and although there was a great shock in various countries, there was no violent backlash, whether it was initiated or forced by the daimyos, and the economic "hypochondria" was unavoidable.

The shogunate relied on the maintenance of authority, and the authority established by force alone in the past often inevitably decayed as the road progressed. And this kind of economic infiltration of mine today, although on the surface there is no sword and sword, but it is more tightly choking the throats of these people.

"Hey, hey......" I couldn't help but laugh as I looked at a report in my hand. It's only been a long time since such a dramatic change has taken place.

A few months ago, it was in this room that I was sitting in my current position, and Murai Sadakatsu presented me with a report that gave me a headache, and I was almost at a loss to see any way out. I don't want everything to be reversed in such a short period of time and become a headache for them.

In this report, it is stated that many of the daimyo in have begun to issue some new coins to middle- and lower-ranking samurai as a salary. Although it is not possible to live in a remote area such as Tohoku for the time being, people like Tokugawa and Date have to raise some new coins regularly to meet the expenses of those left behind in Kyoto and Osaka.

"Father, I'm in!" Xinqing made a notice outside, then opened the door and walked in.

"You've come just in time, look at this thing!" I gestured to the position in front of me for him to sit down, and handed over the report, which pleased me.

"Oh...... Father really accepted the destiny of heaven, and he actually resolved this crisis so easily! Xinqing read it roughly, then folded it and put it back on the table. Although he hadn't seen it before, he already knew the general situation.

"Luck is a bit but not destiny, these are all suggestions made by Spo!" After all, I am the shogun of the shogunate, so naturally I need to have some demeanor.

"I just wanted to tell you about it, about the Spoyi Dynasty!" When Xinqing saw that I had taken the initiative to mention this topic, he immediately picked it up.

"Oh!" It seems that he came prepared, and I would really like to hear about it. "If you have any opinions, just say them, after all, these people will have to work under you in the future!"

"I don't mean to question your decision, and this time the Spoyi Dynasty has indeed made a great contribution!" Seeing that I didn't mean anything strange, he said it boldly with confidence. "The land inspection you arranged this time is a major event in the world, and the person in charge of presiding over this matter is actually acting on your behalf, so you have to be cautious. If it is Takenaka or Gamu, the two highnesses are still suitable, but Murai, Masuda, and Nagashu are a little lacking in qualifications, and I'm afraid no one will be convinced if they mention Spo! ”

"Is that really the case?" I couldn't help but laugh again, there were so many interesting things today.

"Yes, there's already some talk below!" Xinqing nodded immediately, it seemed that he himself had such an opinion. "The person who presides over this matter must not be able to tour the world in your place, accept the great names of various places, and sometimes even reprimand those people. What kind of identity is Spoy Yichao, where does he have such qualifications! ”

I looked at my son again carefully, and he seemed to be trusted by the retainers below and had his own ideas, and in a sense he saw them very accurately. But there are some things that I need to know that different people have different ways to use them.

"In a place as big as the sixty-six feudal states in the country, it is almost impossible to find out completely!" My gaze drifted to the side of the cabinet, which was filled with mountains of papers. "So it's not surprising that all the daimyo hid some 'private property', even whether they were loyal or not!"

"Yes, I understand!" Xinqing nodded.

"The procedures for land inspection have also been arranged, and they will be carried out at different levels from near to far!" I said it again.

"Yes!" He nodded again, it was just a matter of trying.

"But do you know that just a few days ago I made a special confession to him!" I smiled and stared at him, speaking slowly. "I told him the names of some people, about a dozen, and the first few were Okamoto Zenzhe, Mabe Jigan, and Mizuno Tadashige. Although the land inspection has not officially begun, they will definitely be found out what's wrong, and then they will all have their heads cut off! ”

"Ah~!" Xinqing was a little daze when he heard this result.

"They are all the people who spoke out against me as the general of Zhengyi at the beginning, and today they must die in order to show the strength of our Star Family!" I explained to him bitterly, "I know that they are all instructed by someone behind them, but since they have the courage to jump out, they must also have the consciousness to bear the punishment." It is now impossible for Tokugawa and Satake to come forward to carry these people with all their might, so their prestige will also plummet! ”

"I see...... It turned out that this was ......" Xinqing suddenly realized at this time, but he didn't seem to be fully awake.

"If you want to do these things without a trace, then there are only people like Spo Yoshichao, and the others are not even Takenaka and Gamu!" My hand tapped on the table, and I said, "I don't care about the hundreds of thousands of stone lands that might be examined, those things don't matter to me anymore. The important thing is to further establish the strong position of the Star Family, so that everyone knows that we are the true masters of this country! ”

"I see, father, you are really amazing!" Xinqing said excitedly.

"Got it? Do you really get it? I asked, then shook my head. No, you still don't fully understand! ”