"The shogunate may have to increase the tax tribute of this vassal." On the Tenshou Pavilion in Fukuyama Castle, Matsumae Masahiro, the preparatory vassal lord, gently stroked the stone railings, looked at the lush forest in front of Fukuyama Castle, and whispered: "We didn't have any stone height before, and the shogunate despised us very much, so naturally we didn't have to pay any taxes. On the contrary, it also gave us great convenience so that our Matsumae family could safely develop the Hokkien land, but it was hard to say what would happen in the future."

"The vassal lord, this money must be given." The old man, who was already gray-haired, shook his head and said with a warning: "Many policies of the shogunate are of life and death for this vassal. At this critical moment, it is not advisable to cause too many troubles."

Yoshinosuke Imamura was also an old man from the Matsue vassal family. When Takahiro Temple took office as the vassal lord, he was a veteran samurai in the vassal family. He assisted the three vassal lords of Shi Hiro, Takahiro and Juhiro. Now he has played his spare time for Masahiro, the de facto vassal lord, and stood in the last rank. He can be said to be a veteran of the four dynasties and has a very respected status.

Yoshinosuke Imamura is also closely related to the people of the East Coast. Over the years, he has been on missions to the East Coast for as many as eight times. He has bought back a large number of weapons, military funds, livestock, seeds, tools and other urgently needed things in the vassal state. At the same time, he initially formed a re-export network for the Shantan trade, which is of great significance. Wei Boqiu once praised Yoshinosuke Imamura, saying that he was keen, extraordinary in his knowledge, and was not surprised when both were both. He was a rare talent in the Matsumae vassal state.

Therefore, after his illegitimate son Wei Chengzhong followed the Matsumae family and became the heir of Daine, Yoshinosuke Imamura received more courtesy. Matsumae Matsumae even privately promised that once the cause of the vassal states is greatly developed, it would give the Imamurae family the status of the Imamurae family, which made Yoshinosuke Imamurae cry and be favored inexplicably. You should know that in this era, the vassal states were generally obtained by the Daine family. The reason was to diversify risks when the child was reborn and avoid extinction of the family when the family was changed; or to deal with some privately developed fields that were not within the scope of the shogunate quota. In short, in any case, the vassal states were basically obtained by the children of the family. If a person with a foreign surname wanted to obtain it, it was not impossible, but he had to make a wonderful contribution. Only then could the Daine report the Edo Shogunate to request the general to approve the vassal states and give the vassal stamp.

Judging from the situation in Japan in the past century, most of the newly established vassals were obtained by the Daming family's children and rewarded to very few meritorious officials. Therefore, Matsumae Masahiro promised to give the vassals of the Kinmura family in the future, which was really gratifying and made him feel like he was dying.

Perhaps some people think that Matsumae Masahiro is too young and too generous, and even the foundation of land that can be granted to the foundation of a life of life. It is really a trick of the shogunate. The shogun is very happy to see the great scattered land rewarded to the children or subordinates of the family, because this policy similar to the order of favor is obviously weakening the strength of a single local vassal family. However, Masahiro Masahiro, who has received more than ten years of East Coast education and traditional Japanese cultural education, has obviously different ideas from the traditional Japanese. He was deeply influenced by the East Coast people and always believed that talent was the most important thing to prosper the cause of the vassal states! Especially now that he is full of confidence in opening new schools in the vassal states and gradually carrying out reforms, it is really very important for the loyal and consistent subjects of his thoughts. Imamura Yoshinosuke and his son both hold important positions in the vassal states, open-minded, prestige, and appreciated by the East Coast people, so it is natural to give them high rewards.

Imamura Yoshinosuke is currently mainly responsible for attracting immigrants and reclaiming land in the vassal state. Before that, he was responsible for the business field and was an all-round talent. He just mentioned the meaning of "don't cause too much trouble", but in fact he understood it very well, that is, he was afraid that the shogunate would introduce a policy to prohibit domestic ronin or landless grass from rushing to Matsumae's vassal state to reclaim wasteland and strengthen the strength of Matsumae's vassal state, so this is the case.

When it comes to the movement of landless farmers in Japan, the shogunate itself encourages them, but there are also strict procedures and measures, so they cannot be messed up. In the early days, in order to curb the power of rich peasants and ensure the income of tribute, the Edo Shogunate strictly prohibited the eternal sale of land and sales throughout Japan. At the same time, it encouraged the distribution of land and property, and tried its best to support small self-cultivated farmers. In addition, the shogunate also prohibited personal transactions and the use of domestic slaves, allowing farmers to accuse the lords and immigrate to the land of other lords. When the latter needs to go through complicated procedures, it is definitely not possible without the powerful retainers in the vassal states, because the shogunate was also worried that the farmers would escape by taking advantage of this loophole and let the land be abandoned.

For example, in the third year of Qing'an (1650), the shogunate issued a "Qing'an Announcement" to farmers in various Japanese vassals, which made 32 strict regulations on the production and life of farmers. In addition to land transactions, immigration to other vassals, there were even regulations on what farmers planted, and required everyone to practice strict food, clothing, housing and transportation. This was extremely harsh.

Therefore, the energy of the Edo Shogunate is still very great. If they make them unhappy, it is not impossible to block the Matsumae vassalt's neck, and even change or revoke the vassalt. After all, Japan's feudal system is still very different from that of Europe. European superior lords basically have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the lower lords, but Japan can! This can be seen from the many unified policies issued by the shogunate nationwide that people require all Japanese vassalts to be implemented in one go, with very great authority, and local vassalts do not have complete autonomy.

Matsumaki's current development is mainly in the Hokkien land. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is a virgin land, requiring a large number of people to reclaim land. Moreover, with the increasing scale of the trade in Matsumaki's lunar trade, a large number of people are also needed to engage in commercial or handicraft work, not to mention that in order to fight against the Ainu people, they also have to maintain a certain scale of army. The above all require population, but the main source of population of Matsumaki's lunar population is to attract ronin or landless untouchables in Japan to surrender.

Therefore, the shogunate is really a document that can seriously threaten the development and even survival of the Matsumae Bible. You have to refuse to give in. In fact, as early as the previous general, the Matsumae Bible was already "respected" by the shogunate because of the complaint of the Shogunate's proprietor Kii's family. Although the evidence of the Matsumae Bible collusion with pirates was not found in the end, the vassal lord Matsumae Wu Hiro was summoned to Edo twice in three days, and even not allowed others to serve on their behalf, which was already very obvious. That is, the shogunate was still a little worried about the Matsumae Bible!

Therefore, Imamura Yoshinosuke mentioned just now that it is not appropriate to offend the shogunate now, but should flatter the shogunate and try to reduce the vigilance of the shogunate. If you collect more money, you can collect some money. What a big deal! The shogunate now has so many people, the army has 80,000, not to mention a large number of retainers, samurai and other officials, and the expenses are also high! Therefore, if the shogunate set a new Ishigao for the Matsue Tribe and then clarify the obligations that the vassal should fulfill and the tributes paid, then as long as the number is not too outrageous, it should be down. Moreover, this has a great advantage, that is, it is a good idea to recognize the fait accompli, and legalize the various trades and land that the Matsue Tribe has been engaged in. In that case, it is relatively cost-effective, and it can be said that it is a big profit.

"As long as the shogunate does not want to change my family, it can still bear it. If you really want to make the most of the world, then..." At this point, Matsue Masahiro did not continue, but the meaning was already very obvious. Imamura also lowered his head slightly and expressed his support.

In fact, although Wei Boqiu, who has been operating in Kushiro, Aoyan and nearby Kuril Islands for many years, has retired and faded out of politics, this does not mean that Matsumae's family has lost the support of the East Coast people. In fact, both the Black Water and the Tenrai have expressed their attitude and strong support for Matsumae's family, trade, military aid and even other aspects can be helped!

Of course, Matsumae Masahiro also knew that there was no reason why the East Coast people were so generous. In fact, Chen Shuo, a student of his biological father, told him before that the East Coast people supported the Matsumae Bamboo. Although it was a factor in making profits in business, using this as a bridgehead to obtain an entry ticket that influenced Japan was also one of the important factors. That is, the East Coast people regarded the Matsumae Bamboo Bamboo as a stepping stone to open up Japan's closed society and economic system. When necessary, they could leverage the political situation in Japan by affecting the capabilities of the Ogotaki region such as Matsumae, Hirosaki, Sendai, etc., and then make transactions with the shogunate.

Masahiro Matsumae was not very resistant to the feeling of being a chess piece, because the weak Masahiro Masahiro now really needed a giant like the East Coast to transfusion blood. Otherwise, why would they achieve the current leap-like development speed? If they really rely on their own to farm in the Hokkien land, they would not have any reputation for growing in a hundred years. Masahiro Masahiro was extremely confident. Therefore, as long as the East Coast people did not endanger their family's rule in the Masahiro Masahiro Masahiro, then he would not mind giving them the greatest cooperation, which is exactly what he has been doing.

"The shogunate people are self-confidence and do not know the trends in the outside world. Now Dongxue is a world-renowned scholar. They are still looking at some shallow orchids in a vain. How can they not fall behind?" Matsue Masahiro didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly criticized the shogunate's Shuogunate's Shuogunate's Shuogunate. He only heard him say: "The general of the Sunrise Kingdom's Suogunate actually issued such a stupid thing, and it has been five times. This is to kick Japan into the abyss."

After being a kid from Matsumae for more than ten years, Matsumae Matsumae Matsumae is now increasingly becoming the role of the Japanese, thinking from the perspective of the Japanese everywhere. This is actually easy to understand. The so-called butt determines the head. He is an illegitimate son and is destined to have no future on the east coast. So why not make good use of the hard-won identity of the heir of Matsumae, and make the family business destined to be bigger and stronger, as the capital to settle down in Japanese society.

However, he also knew that the shogunate's mess (referring to the country lockdown) obviously made Japan lose the opportunity to catch up with the world trend, which would inevitably make Japan poor and weak for a long time. Once Japan becomes weak, it will naturally attract the covetousness of other hungry wolves. As a member of Japan, can Matsumae Bible be safe? Obviously it is impossible! Therefore, Matsumae Bible also needs to maintain close ties with the world-class power of China East Coast Republic, and even maintain an alternative subordinate relationship, because this obviously helps to keep the territory of its family uninvasive.

Even if there is a huge change in Japan in the future and the authority of the Edo shogunate is greatly affected by the impact of external forces (this may be after many generations), then your descendants will have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and gain opportunities in troubled times and chase the lost deer!

Imamura Yoshinosuke was an old man from the vassal school. He served several generations of vassal lords and did not have any understanding of Matsumae Masahiro's ambitions. He could even be said to be very detailed. Therefore, after hesitating for a while, he took the initiative to say: "Masahiro Temple, please don't talk about Toshimai with people from Sendai and Hirosaki in the future, because this may cause disgust from the shogunate and have adverse consequences. The shogunate has been extinguished from a civilized society, so let them extinguish themselves. This is also impossible. As long as our Matsumae family still retains a trace of the seeds of civilization, there will always be a way to get back in the future."

"In addition, please ask Masahiro Temple to quickly finalize the border line of the Hokkien Island with the East Coast people to clarify which side is under their jurisdiction and which side is the reservation of this vassal. This must be clear. Taking advantage of the current relationship between the two sides is pretty good." Imamura Yoshinosuke reminded again: "Hakien is the foundation for the future development of this vassal, and as much as possible must be obtained. In addition, please obtain the exclusive right of fishing and some trade goods as soon as possible. This is also related to the future development of this vassal."

Matsumae Masahiro nodded slowly after hearing this. Under the current iron bucket-like shogunate, it would be very difficult for Matsumae family to expand its territory. Even if they showed strength on the battlefield, they might far exceed the Tsugu family of Hirosae family, which is close to Hirosae family, if they could not get the recognition of the shogunate, they would not be able to annex the territory opposite the strait. On the contrary, it might also lead to the storm of the shogunate, which would not do. Therefore, obtaining as much land as possible on the Hokkien Island becomes the only choice for the Matsumae family to strengthen their strength, and this can naturally be determined through negotiations. As long as their family can continue to act as agents of the East Coast State, helping them purchase grain, sulfur, lead and zinc ore, copper sheets, gold and silver, and collect more people.
Chapter completed!