The last time Okubo Ritsu experienced the "head incident", not only Okubo Ritsu was greatly frightened, but Saionji Gongwang was also shocked.

Although Okubo Ritsu insisted that Saigo Takamori must be the main messenger in this matter, Saionji Gongwang still didn't believe that Saigo Takamori, who had always been highly respected, would do such a terrible thing.

But what Ito Hirobumi said just now that he wanted to assassinate Lin Yizhe had already sobered him up.

Now Ito Hirobumi has such an awareness!

"Now that you know the news, what are you going to do as the Secretary of Industry in charge of the whole country's industry?" Saionji Gongwang asked.

"Do the same thing as Lin Yizhe!" Hirofumi Ito said categorically, "Introduce foreign aid and develop industry!" We must make the fastest change in Japan in the shortest possible time! Lin Yizhe has shown us the way, what Lin Yizhe can do, we must do better than him! What Lin Yizhe didn't do, we must do! ”

"Yes! We can definitely do better than him! Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said excitedly, "Japan is not a dry country, the dry country is too big, and the conservative forces are too strong, even heroes like Lin Yizhe are difficult to change; Since the Restoration, the obstacles of the conservative forces in Japan have been greatly reduced, and although the Qianguo is now ahead of Japan, Japan will certainly catch up soon! Definitely! ”

"Still, Tao An, don't be too optimistic." Ito Hirobumi turned his head to look at Saionji Gongwang and said in a deep voice, "Today's Japan, like Qianguo, needs a peaceful and stable development environment, but I think Tao'an is very clear about the current situation!" ”

"Is Ito-kun trying to say that the gentry will rebel? ......" Saionji Gongwang understood what Ito Hirofumi meant, and his face became extremely solemn for a while.

In the early years of the Meiji era, Japan established a government with the emperor as the supreme center of power, but Japan had not yet completed the centralized power system, and the 274 feudal domains that had been inherited from the old dynasty still maintained independent military, finance, and territorial dominance, and the Meiji government's control over the country was extremely weak. At that time, the Meiji government itself did not have a direct armed force, and it relied only on the troops of the fallen feudal domains led by the Satsuma Shimazu domain and the Choshu Mori domain, and if the Sacho alliance and the Meiji government did not have the same interests, the government would have no troops to rely on and would collapse. At that time, the Meiji government was able to collect and allocate only 30 to 40 percent of the country's resources, but it had to bear all the expenses of the central government, so it was stretched thin and its ability to pay was very weak. At this time, Japan was still under the oppression of the intervention of European and American powers and unequal treaties, and the Meiji government inherited the shogunate's foreign debts and various reparations, which further increased the financial burden. Despite the Meiji Restoration, the overall political atmosphere in Japan remained the same as in the Shogunate period, except that the object of allegiance changed from the Shogunate to the Emperor's government. Moreover, the feudal domains regarded themselves as heroes of the Restoration, and constantly fought for power and profit in the new government.

The enlightened faction in the Japanese government, led by Kido Takayoshi and Ito Hirobumi, realized that in order to eliminate the hidden danger of division and division at home and to extricate themselves from the crisis of oppression by the great powers, it was necessary to build a new Japan that was different from the shogunate era and could "confront all nations." Ito Hirobumi made it clear that it was necessary to establish an absolutist centralized system in which "all government decrees and laws came from the imperial court," and that the key to this was to abolish the feudal domains and eliminate the basis for "small powers." In terms of implementation, the gradual policy of reforming the feudal government first, and then "returning the copyrights" (i.e., each feudal domain dedicated its land and people to the imperial court and no longer kept it private for itself), and finally abolished the gradual policy of each feudal domain.

In accordance with this policy, the Meiji government issued a decree on the administration of the feudal domain, and then implemented the "return of copyrights"; At the same time, the four feudal domains of Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa, and Hizen were required to "contribute troops" to the imperial court and set up "imperial soldiers"; Later, the "abolition of feudal domains and counties" was implemented. In this series of treatments, contradictions in Japanese society continue to accumulate.

As early as the Shogunate Movement, the Restorationists rebuked the shogunate's founding of the country as a rebellious act against the will of the emperor. However, in the Meiji government's reform policy, it was clearly stated: "Seek knowledge from the world and greatly revitalize the imperial foundation." In the eyes of the "Yiyi faction", the founding policy betrayed the previous path, and it was not only necessary to crusade against Yidi, but also to hold the government accountable. They resorted to assassinations to purge the government of the "founders". At the same time, the founding of the country, foreign trade, and unequal exchange caused a shortage of precious metals, which in turn caused prices to rise, causing people's living standards to decline. As a result, discontent spread throughout Japanese society, from the samurai to the peasants to the townspeople, against foreigners and the founding policy.

If the founding of the country only stimulated the scholars on a spiritual level, then the conscription system and the punishment of rank and rank caused a serious crisis in the survival of the scholars from the material aspect. After the abolition of the feudal domains and the establishment of prefectures, the Meiji government began the reform of "unifying military power and military affairs", forming a town, reorganizing the government standing army, and disbanding the feudal armies. A large number of feudal soldiers were forced to retire and return home in the process, and the number of sergeants was greatly reduced, and the way out for the sergeants became narrower and narrower. In November of the 5th year of the Meiji era, the government issued the "Conscription Edict" and the "Conscription Edict", which deprived the nobles of their proud privileges of serving as soldiers, and caused further dissatisfaction among the nobles.

The Meiji government, which had been inherited from generation to generation, was one of the fundamental privileges of the gentry, and although the Meiji government had an idea at the beginning of its establishment, it had to be cautious about the fundamental livelihood of the gentry. In the old shogunate era, "ieroku" was associated with "bongko", which was to fulfill feudal obligations to the lord and undertake certain work, while ieroku was the right given by the lord to this, and the two were interdependent. The family is inherited from generation to generation, and the job position is also inherited from generation to generation. However, after the abolition of the feudal domain and the establishment of the county, the old feudal government ceased to exist, and the scholars naturally lost the object of their official service, and at this time, a situation was formed in which they unilaterally received the family but did not bear the obligation. In addition, although the scumbags have been cut, they still account for 20 to 30 percent of the Japanese government's annual expenditure, which is the largest part of government expenditure, making the government obviously ineffective. There was a great deal of disagreement within the government about the fact that he had spent nearly 20 million yen a year in vain, and he demanded that he be punished from the perspective of "equality between the four people" and improving finances. In August of the 9th year of the Meiji era, the Meiji government categorically implemented the "Kinroku Public Bond" system, completely abolishing the Shiren family. Although the nobles received a sum of compensation, most of them, especially the lower classes, went bankrupt due to poor management and ended up destitute in the labor market. The gentry had lost all material privileges, they were in dire need of a way to make ends meet, and some of them were unwilling to sell their labor with the common people, so the only way left was to expand overseas.

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