Chapter 156: The Shogunate's System (II)

The ruler of the Seven Families is the same as the Seven Families, and the official rank is still set from the top five or the main four, and the rank is the chief official of the Liao Division under the central provinces. The first was Bee Suga Keikatsu, who served as the head of the Tibetan province in the Central Affairs Province, led 360,000 stone from Kaga and assisted the clan in mastering Hokuriku; The second is Satake Nobuhide, who is an adopted son, who serves as the head of the main hall of the palace in the palace, leads the 350,000 stone of the Michinoku country, protects the eastern Kanto region, and monitors the various daimyo who are scheduled to be transferred to the Michinoku; The third is Maeda Toshiya, who served as the chief accountant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and led 280,000 stone after southern hibi, and 250,000 stone Sawaki Yoshinoku after northern Higo to monitor the Satsuma Shimazu family; The fourth is Yan Song Jingding, who served as the head of the craftsman in Zhongwu Province, led 210,000 stones, commanded the Dinghai fleet, and mastered the waters of the Hokuriku Province; The fifth is Shimazu Iehisa, who served as the head of the right horse of the Ministry of War, and the territory was transferred from the northern higo to the eastern half of Ueno, covering the northeastern region of the Guan, and the stone height was still 250,000 stone; The sixth is Takigawa Kazuki, who serves as the chief tax collector of the Ministry of Minbu, and his territory is 250,000 koku in the western half of Ueno promised in advance, covering the Koshin area; The seventh is Miyata Mitsuji, who served as the head of the province of Xuanfan, and his territory was more than 200,000 stone in Sagami Province, covering the western Kanto region. In addition to their secular positions, these seven families also served as servants in the palace, and were qualified to serve as the commanders of each directly subordinate reserve team. And Wasuka Masakatsu, who was holding the post of elder, in addition to being transferred to the post of Inner Hidden Head, was also appointed to the post of Lieutenant General of the Three Right Guards, called the Three Lieutenant General (the same as the Lieutenant General of the Council), and since then it has also been used as a rule to lead the Seven Families.

In addition to these seven, there are three other families that can be called quasi-commanders, namely Yoshiyuki Sawaki after Kitahi, Kazuki Jodo who led Echichu with Sasa Narimasa, and Mitsunari Futami who commanded the Anlan detachment. Yoshiyuki Sawaki has only one daughter, and he made a marriage contract with the second son of his brother Maeda Toshiie, as his own son-in-law and adopted son to inherit the family governor, Joto Kazuki also has no heirs, and his stepsister is the second son of Miyata Mitsuji, so they cannot be selected, so as not to affect the balance within the seven families; In addition to the fact that his qualifications are not as good as Iwamatsu Jingding, there are also concerns about his own heart, with his kind of xìng character who climbs up desperately, if he becomes one of the core families, it may also cause considerable damage to the system. However, they are also the daimyo of the country, and they also serve as the head of the five subordinate positions, and the sewing heads of the Ministry of Central Affairs, the head of the book, and the head of the Shibu Province University.

In addition to these families, there are also Nagano Hideto (adopted son of Atsutsuko Nagano and second son of Hidekei) in the southern half of Ise, Shunkei Tsutsui of Dan Bō Province, head of Ikoma of Owari Kuni, Nobutashi of Oda of Owari Province (son of Nobubo), Niwa Nagashige who is scheduled to be transferred to Echigo and share his country with Asano Nagamasa, Sasa Narumasa of Angu in the middle of Echichu Province, Hidetaka Kawajiri of Kai Ichi, Mori Nagako of Kita Shinano, Tsubouchi Toshitachi of Minami Shinano, Shimazu Yoshihiro of Bichu, and Tsuriji Bigo Kobayakawa Keimoto (Takakei's adopted son), who accepted the marriage, and Keihiro Uchi, who restored his family name by me, transferred from Hyuga Province to Osumi Province and increased his territory to 50,000 koku Yoritaka. There are a total of thirteen daimyo of this type, and with the exception of Nagano and Tsutsui, the territory is basically around 200,000 koku, and the status is equivalent to that of the guardian daimyo of the Muromachi period, and the use of honor guards such as tuyu, white umbrella bags, and saddles for the guardian daimyo is allowed.

Then there are the ten genealogies on behalf of the quasi-national daimyo. They are the 150,000 Ikutakashi family of Chikugo, the Hattori family who gave Hyuga 140,000 koku, the 100,000 Ikudaika family of Chikugo, the Mino 100,000 Ishi-Inaba family, and the Nabejima family who served as Hirado after the Battle of Settsu (the other 110,000 koku was added to Tsushima and Iki's Futami Mitsunari). In addition, the Ataka family, who led Echigo Tsuruga 80,000 koku and led the Wakasa Sea Aid Team, the Geji family, who led the Ohari Chita Peninsula 80,000 stone and led the Ise Sea Aid Team, the Kukiya family, who led the Kumano Sea Aid Team in the eastern mountainous region of Kumano and Shima Province, and the Kumano Sea Aid Team, who gave the Izu Province 80,000 stone and the Sagami Sea Aid Team, and the Honda Masanobu and Masajun father and son, who were transferred to the Suruga Half Country 80,000 koku, although the territory was less than 100,000 koku, they were also specially given the quasi-national qualification, and the status was equivalent to that of the guardian generation in the Muromachi period. Mao Zhan saddle cover and other ceremonial guards.

These fifty genealogies were the basis of the future shogunate. Their territory totaled 12 million koku, accounting for about 60% of the total koku (Hideyoshi's Keicho land survey data is 18,697,242 koku, but his control is seriously insufficient, and there are many things to conceal Shigao, such as 200,000 Tosa Minori of Chozong's family, and less than 100,000 koku have been reported, so it is counted as 20 million here). For the rest of the part, the clan occupied more than 2 million koku in Yamajo, Yamato, Settsu, Izumi, Minami Omi, Kita Omi, Wakasa and other countries in Kinai, except for Yamaoka Keitaka, Hakuri County, Minami Omi, and Yamaoka Keizume, Koga County (Keitaka's son-in-law, who set up another family because of merit), and in addition to the territory of Takayama Shigetomo in Settsujima Prefecture and Nakagawa Kiyohide in Fallen Gun, which reached 50,000 koku, only some quasi-castle lord daimyo under 50,000 koku and Oshimoto samurai with more than 1,000 koku were sealed, most of which belonged to the direct leadership of the clan clan; Among the Kanto countries that are scheduled to be occupied, the large countries with more than 400,000 koku, such as Musashi, Shimono, Kamisu, and Shimoku, are also not prepared to divide the daimyo of more than 100,000 koku or quasi-koku, and most of the territories are also owned by the clan, except for the lord-level daimyo and the samurai of the large and small banners, most of the territories are also vested in the clan; In addition, the Shikoku Iyo-Imabari direct domain, the Seto Inland Sea Awaji Prefecture Honjo direct domain, and the Kyushu Chikuzen Tenjin Yamajo direct domain, the clan directly controlled nearly 4 million stone domains, in addition to large revenues such as exploration trade, gold and silver mines, and money seats, which were enough to ensure that the authority of the shogunate could be maintained.

In terms of appearances, the national daimyo are the Satsuma Shimazu family, the Yasui Mori family, the Mikawa Tokugawa family, the Mitsu Oida family, the Dewa Mogami family, and the Uesugi and Satake families who are preparing to transfer to the Tohoku. Quasi-koku holding rank daimyo.,At present, only the Tango Hosokawa family is blocked.,It's Yura Keihide who is scheduled to be divided.,Despite Nene Ning's argument and pleading.,But in view of the fact that he still chose to follow Hideyoshi's position after the Battle of Settsu.,I've excluded him from the ranks of the lineage.,Only allow him to be the outer quasi-koku holder-level daimyo of Inabata country.,Continuation of the family name of the Yura family; In addition, the Kanto Hachiya family (except for the largest Satake family) and the daimyo of the Tohoku region, who were willing to surrender, were also scheduled to hold the qualifications for the quasi-country, and they were also thrown to the Tohoku region, not to be put in the core area of the Kanto region, and when the situation was completely calmed down, even the Tango Hosokawa family would have to be transferred out of Kinai.

In the 54 prefectures of Mutsu, the land inspection data of the Keicho period is more than 1.67 million koku, and the 12 prefectures of Dewa have a table height of 320,000, and the total of the two countries is more than 2 million koku, and the concealment is very serious. Later, when the Tokugawa shogunate transferred the daimyo according to this table height data, the Satake family blocked the territory of 200,000 koku, but the actual height was more than 400,000; The Uesugi family is 300,000 koku high, and the actual height is 510,000 koku, and even if Shinta is developed, it will not be able to reach this level of nearly doubling in a short period of time (during the Motowa period, the shogunate tried to inspect the land again, and the Shimabara feudal clan declared the territory of 40,000 koku as 100,000 koku in order to please the shogunate, which led to the Shimabara Rebellion, so the land inspection was suspended; Later, the finances of the shogunate and the feudal domains deteriorated, and they once again prepared to acquire land to increase taxes, but they were stopped by the peasants.

Now that I have the shogunate in the Kanto region, it is conceivable that the supervision and control of the Tohoku will be greatly strengthened, so there will definitely be more Ishitaka detected. Such a large area is absolutely sufficient for arranging all kinds of foreign daimyos.

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Xiujing's expedition to Harima didn't take much time. After the Battle of Settsu, it was naturally impossible for the wealthy clans of Kinai to follow Hideyoshi anymore, and the wealthy clans of Harima Province who fled back together were like clever monkeys, and they all abandoned the once extremely lush tree of the Hara family, which was now about to fall. Although Hideyoshi is good at tuning, Himeji Castle is also a rare fortified castle, but in the name of the enemy, he has lost the foundation of Kinai and the support of the wealthy families of Harima Province, what can he do? In front of tens of thousands of victorious divisions, the strength of one person is, after all, insignificant. Although he once ruled Kinai and subdued the former retainers of the Oda family, including Tokugawa Ieyasu, he lost the strength to support this height, and the result was that he could only fall worse than the rest of the daimyo such as the Mori family, and there was no room for turning over.

Even Oda Nobunaga, known as the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, could only choose to die in the fire at Honnoji Temple. Because he knows that as a person in the world, once he falls into a desperate situation, it is impossible to be spared. The road to power is originally a steep road leading to a cliff, but once it reaches the highest place, it loses room for manoeuvre, and the result is either to lay a foundation or fall into the abyss.

"The castle tower of Himeji Castle burned down completely, and Hideyoshio Fù and most of the near shì had committed suicide beforehand...... However, the main family attacked before it was burned, obtained the heads of Hideyoshi Fù and others, and then brought them out safely," Xiujing's face was a little unbearable, "Do you want to send it to a bridge outside the Kyoto Imperial Palace to expose it to the public according to the custom of dealing with the enemy?" ”

"Forget it! After all, it's Miya's sister and brother-in-law, and they used to be colleagues for many years," I shook my head, "If the Imperial Court wants to ask, it will say that they have all been cremated in the fire of the castle tower!" ”

Jing replied immediately.

"So," I groaned slightly, "what about Jingxiu?" Did you commit suicide too? ”

"I didn't find Jingxiu," Xiujing's face was very calm, "I heard from the subdued nobles that on the way back to Harima, Jingxiu had secretly left the team...... There are also surviving people who say that it was Mrs. Ning Ning who asked him to surrender to me. ”

"But he didn't come for you, did he?" I immediately guessed the result, "Sure enough, it's a stubborn guy!" ”

"Exactly." Xiujing nodded.

"So be it!" I thought about it for a moment, and quickly instructed Hidekei, "Immediately issue an official document in Kinai, forgiving the samurai from Hideyoshikata's origins, Owari, Mino, and Omi, and allowing them to re-enter the Daimyo of the Oda family, who were former retainers of the Oda family...... In addition, a wanted warrant was issued, and any samurai and wealthy clans who were able to capture Jingxiu, including those of the former Hideyoshikata, could be rewarded with 10,000 stone territory, but they were never allowed to harm Jingxiu's xìng life! ”

"Is my brother still trying to ambush this person?" Xiujing asked me, with a deliberate look of indifference on her face.

"After all, it is the same bloodline as Xiuxing, and there is also Ning Ning's entrustment!" I smiled slightly, "Since he chose to leave Hideyoshi, it's time to go back to his home...... As a twin, he was sent to Yuliang's house, which was not a choice for him, and it was naturally not his fault. ”

"Since my brother has decided, I'll do it," Xiujing finally sighed and bowed his head to me, "I know, it's my brother thinking about my feelings...... In short, it is very sensitive. ”

"Why bother," I chuckled, and took out an edict and handed it to him, "This is just sent by the imperial court." In addition to promoting me to the post of a left minister, I also promoted you to the second major minister and senator because of the merit of pacifying the enemy...... What a gratifying congratulations, His Royal Highness Banshu Dainayan! ”

The elder brother laughed. Xiujing couldn't help but smile, "What about the head of the family?" ”

"Like Zhou Jing and Yijing, they are all promoted to the three lieutenant generals, plus the left lieutenant general of the Senate." I replied.

"It's not appropriate, is it?" Xiujing frowned, "After all, it's the head of the family!" ”

"Although I have succeeded to the head of the clan family, now that the shogunate is about to be established, it is natural that I will follow the shogunate system," I replied with a smile, "The position of head of the clan of the clan is to be handed over to the heir in advance to ensure his status." However, the official positions of the imperial court were awarded according to seniority and family qualifications...... This was also the practice of the imperial court, including the five regents and the great shoguns of the Muromachi dynasty. And with his qualifications, it is still early to grant a higher official position, and he is also the left lieutenant general of the Senate, which has already given him the title of participating in the shogunate center and the government. ”

"I see," Xiujing was relieved, "There is a system to follow, and everything is in accordance with the system, which is indeed the long-term way." ”

"There is another matter, I would like to ask for the opinion of you, the chief elder," I took out another piece of paper, "This is the list of new middle-aged and old people I have drawn up, do you think it is appropriate?" ”

Xiujing took it and looked at it a few times, thought carefully for a while, and returned the paper to me: "His Royal Highness Kobayakawa Takakei is outstanding enough to be qualified for the position of middle elder, and if he is replaced, he can also win over the newly subdued lords, I agree with this very much...... However, why did Jing Zheng remove him and replace him as the chief elder? Before this war, he hoarded military rations for his family, grasped the intelligence of various places, and did a very good job, and he also made some contributions in this battle, and he could be re-elected. ”

"There are seven companies in the company, and there is only one quota, so it is normal that they cannot be re-elected." I said casually.

"That being said...... Xiujing muttered, and suddenly leaned over to me as if he had made up his mind, "Your Excellency used to be in charge of intelligence affairs, and may be more sensitive than others...... Looking at the current situation, the elder brother seems to be dissatisfied with Jing Zheng, and the reason for this is that his subordinates dare not speak falsely. However, now that the Kanto region is not peaceful, it is still necessary to work closely with the top and bottom, and I hope that my brother will not affect government affairs with his personal likes and dislikes. ”

"You misunderstood, I didn't let him take over as chief lieutenant because I liked Xuanzhi," I explained, "As you said, now that the Kanto region is not peaceful, it needs to be conquered immediately, and the future of the Battle of Settsu is indeed very good. Therefore, I am going to make him the deputy general of the Hojo Expedition, and he will still be in charge of the army's military rations and intelligence affairs! ”。