Chapter 773: The Most Practical Problem

The long procession finally reached the end, and the Shimazu father and son did not even have time to rest, and after handing over the personnel to the Edo side, they immediately turned south and headed for Hakone. The reason why they are in such a hurry is naturally because they got the news that the Shimazu family will return to Kyushu to govern, and their sphere of influence is far beyond before, not in a corner, but in the entire Kyushu Island. Although the mode of governance is no longer the same as before, there is really no dissatisfaction for the Shimazu family to be promoted from one of the heroes of Japan in the past to one of the three major political forces of the Eastern Ying Kingdom. Because of this, they must also meet Chen Xie in the shortest possible time.

Of course, before they set out on the road, they did not forget another thing, which was to select a woman from the Shimazu family, take no less than fifty maids, and go to Hakone to rendezvous. Not only the Shimazu family, but also another Dongying country, the Daihao Yamauchi family, are also doing the same thing. Everyone is worshipping Chen Xie as the king of Dongying, why should the Tokugawa family be able to choose a beautiful woman and send it over, and send it to everyone together.

The new government of the Eastern Ying Kingdom has not yet been officially introduced, and it is waiting for the arrival of the Zen edict and a grand ceremony before the formation of the new government can be officially launched. Now is a period of preparation, and the amount of benefits that can be obtained during this period will determine the position of the entire new government in the future. Therefore, how to please Chen Xie has become an important premise.

From Shenyang, take the train to Incheon, and then transfer to the sea boat to Japan, the journey is shortened by no less than three days. It was the first time for Qian Muzhai to go to Japan, and he was a cabinet scholar. Nominally, the entire overseas alliance is part of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, everyone knows very well that the territory of the overseas alliance has little to do with the Ming cabinet. If it weren't for Chen Xie, on the territory of Liaodong, Daming would not have been able to collect a single silver yuan in taxes. This is a very real problem. The entire Liaodong was recovered by Chen Xie, and the industry and agriculture of the entire Liaodong had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty.

From the beginning of the immigration, the imperial court did not spend a single or two silver investments, and Chen Xie paid out of his own pocket. The previous tax collection was already cheeky, or Chen Xie looked at the face of the first emperor. If you want to continue collecting taxes now. Qian Muzhai is not optimistic at all, but he can't help but come here, the interests here are too great, and the household department can't afford to lose.

How to persuade Chen Xie that after he left Daming, the issue of allowing Daming to continue to collect a part of the tax from Liaodong was something that everyone was reluctant to mention before. After the incident of Consul Su broke out, Chen Xie's angry secret letter reached the cabinet, and the contradictions were immediately detonated.

Urgent Cabinet Consultations. At the beginning, the attitude of the cabinet ministers was very poor, and the main spearhead was Chen Xie and his overseas alliances. The crux of the problem is still focused on overseas alliances waving the banner of Daming. Six of the 11 cabinet ministers (ministers) in the new cabinet hold the same view, since the overseas alliance is still under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, this tax must continue to be collected, and there is nothing to discuss. The representatives of this view are Yang Tinglin and Lu Xiangsheng. The neutral faction is mainly Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou, and their view is that everything can be discussed. Don't be too tough. The opposition is represented by Qian Qianyi, the newest foreign minister. His proposition is also very clear, Liaodong's qiē has nothing to do with the Ming government. If the matter of Consul Su was not exposed, everyone would have been able to continue to mix up if they pretended to be confused, but now that the problem of Consul Su has been exposed, the whole officialdom has been selected by the Ministry of Officials. There is a potential danger in all cases, as long as you investigate carefully, you can ensure that similar problems can be found. Under this premise, if Chen Xie is stimulated too much, it may cause a greater crisis. It's better to give up this place in Liaodong. Seek compensation from elsewhere.

The result of the argument was naturally unhappy, especially Qian Muzhai's point of view: Joseon King Chan and Dongying will also follow in their footsteps, and the loss of two subject countries in the Ming Dynasty is already an inevitable premise, if you still have to stick to the past set, it is likely that you will lose more places and interests. For example, in Huating New District, the current prosperity is just an illusion in Qian Qianyi's view, once Chen Xie is provoked, his industry in Huating is transferred, and the sea trade line is controlled by force, which can easily cut off the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty and break the illusion of "prosperity". At that time, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty can only send the goods to Nanyang for trading, and the European merchants who do not need to run away can buy the goods they want directly in Xinghai City, who will the tax department find to collect taxes? The loss of the interest line of maritime trade is not a heavy blow to the finances of the entire Ming Dynasty, and it is directly a blow to the country. The Ming Dynasty, whose sea power is basically zero, is undoubtedly shaking the tree against Chen Xie's sea power. Even on land, the Ming Dynasty also had the problem of zài, as long as Chen Xie was willing, the army set off from Liaodong, and the morning and evening arrived, and there was hardly any military storage that could be countered along the way. Even the new army of the Beijing division is an army that obeys Chen Xie's orders.

This problem used to be pretended not to be seen, but now when it is brought out, it is tantamount to uncovering the cruelty of the wound. It is conceivable that if these issues are brought to parliament for discussion, the hardliners in the cabinet have no chance of winning, and not in 10 percent. No one will offend Chen Xie for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's financial revenue, and no one will give up even one or two pieces of silver for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty's finances.

Another problem exposed from this problem is that the "ZTE" of the Ming Dynasty has frequently appeared in the newspapers over the years, and the word "Jianxin ZTE" is almost the same argument. So the question is, what is the basis of "building a new ZTE"? Externally, the military presence in Liaodong forced the Mongols and Jurchens to submit, and although the Western Regions were far away, under the premise of the powerful Ming military threat, they took the initiative to restore the past relationship. The internal environment is simpler, without the massive taxes brought by overseas trade, Daming's fiscal revenue has fallen by at least eighty percent. Thinking about this number, I can't resist it.

In the end, the cabinet still held a fluke mentality and let Qian Muzhai go to Dongying, under the banner of the aftermath of Consul Su's affairs, which was actually a repositioning of pre-negotiation contact and testing, at least to know what Chen Xie wanted.

After Yokosuka landed, Qian Qianyi knew that Chen Xie was in Hakone, and the situation in the entire Dongying was settled, and it would not be long before Chen Xie's acting as the king of Dongying would become justified. After knowing this news, Shi Kefa, who was traveling with him, was not good. Whether Chen Xie is the king or not has always been a benchmark. Everyone judged that once Chen Xie became king, he would stand on the opposite side of the Ming Dynasty in terms of interests. This is a normal thing, he has his own country, why should he take advantage of Da Ming? What's even more strict is that Dongying is only part of an overseas alliance, which means that Chen Xie does not rule out the possibility of becoming emperor.

A Shi Kefa who attaches importance to the so-called Zhengshuo can't accept this at all, and the official eunuch class within the Ming Dynasty, there are almost no people you can accept this, right? There is also a very terrible reality, if Chen Xie wants to be the emperor, who will stop it.

Shi Kefa, who was originally just a neutral faction, found Qian Qianyi to drink and discuss with him on the night he arrived in Yokosuka, and said: "If Sihua wants to face the south and turn his back to the north, how can you deal with yourself?" "It's a very naked, naked, naked problem. Qian Qianyi's scalp was also fried when he heard it, and he couldn't answer. stared blankly at the crescent moon outside the window, and said to himself: "Sihua wants to rebel, and the time to mature is more than once. Despite having said that, neither of them was confident.

People can't think of that thing until they reach that point. A lot of things are forced out, as far as Chen Xie is concerned, the king of Joseon is his son, and the king of Dongying is himself, and he also has the great control of the overseas alliance that will be established in the future. If he didn't call himself emperor in the past, it doesn't mean that he won't be called emperor in the future, even if he doesn't do it, won't the people below coerce him? Otherwise, how can there be a historical story of the yellow robe? In the final analysis, people's hearts will change with the change of identity and status, who dares to jump to conclusions?

Militarily, politically, and economically, Chen Xie has sufficient strength, which is a terrible thing. Don't look at Chen Xie, who has been committed to the reform of the Ming political system, and has also made a five-year agreement, isn't the whole process a political reshuffle? With Chen Xie's strength, the old aristocrats and the new nouveau riche, after getting the political rights they want step by step, won't they seek greater benefits? Who can guarantee that? To put it mildly, the existence of the civil bureaucracy has greatly restricted the demands of the parliamentary gang for rights, and by kicking out the civilian clique, they can grab more benefits.

Both of them were entangled, and after drinking all night, they didn't have the heart to go to sleep. I went back to rest at dawn.

The decoration in the room is all according to the pattern that Chen Xie likes. Sofas, mattresses, high-backed chairs, etc., are all specially transported furniture from Liaodong. Hakone is a place where according to the decree issued by Chen Xie after he succeeded to the throne, and these will be included in the private property of the royal family. In the future of the Eastern Ying Kingdom, those who can own private property in the true sense of the word must be nobles. The rest of the people were the class that worked for the royal family and the aristocracy. It doesn't seem to be much different from the past, the difference is that arable land is not tradable, because the arable land in the whole country belongs to the king of Dongying, and it is only distributed to ordinary people to plant.

The new batch of nobles such as Tokugawa, Shimazu, and Yamauchi will have their fiefdoms unchanged. Once it is discovered that the number of fixed industries such as land under their names has increased, what awaits them is a merciless blow. In this way, the new aristocracy of Japan will be forced to think of other ideas, such as business, for example, ideas for crops.

Chen Xie's positioning for Japan is that it is a small agricultural country, and industries such as steel are not considered at all.

When he got up early in the morning and enjoyed the service of Hideko Asamiya with the four maids, Chen Xie suddenly raised his hand and signaled everyone to stop. Staring at an envelope that appeared on the table, Akiko Asamiya took it with a very eye-catching knee, and offered it with both hands: "The king, this was delivered last night, and it was said that it was very important, and the concubine saw that the king was asleep, so she let people accept it." (To be continued......)