Emperor Komu and Prince Daimei Ning were both leading troops to fight on the front lines. It was impossible for them to go to the "Ten-man Team" in Shanghai and Osaka to discuss how to default on the debt, oh, how to repay the debt. Therefore, the one who came on behalf of Emperor Komu and Prince Daimei Ning was Echigo Prime Minister Tsusakatsu Uesugi, who was once regarded as a joke by the "Ten Men and Two Replacements", but now is beyond the reach of the "Ten Men and Two Replacements".
On the Lujiazui Pier outside Shigendo (this is Zhu Cixiang's private pier), on a pavilion close to the Huangpu River and Wusong River, Prime Minister Echigo came from afar with such arrogance - he was originally There is no need to come to Shanghai in person, but when he heard that he was going to have talks with Osaka's "Ten People in Two Substitutes", he had to come in person.
He thought that Yonezawa Uesugi, who was the poorest feudal lord in Japan at that time and could not even borrow debts, was now Uesugi's Taizheng Minister Tsusakatsu, a wealthy Echigo millionaire, and an important official of His Majesty the Emperor! However, Osaka's "ten-person duo" all ran away to avoid debts and went to Shanghai. If they want to return to their country to repay their debts, it depends on the mood of Uesugi Million Stone.
"Tsunakatsu," someone called Uesugi by his first name just when he felt the mood was right, "Emperor Koko's Japanese world still needs these ten honest businessmen who came to Shanghai to hide from debts."
"Hai!" Uesugi Tsunakatsu heard this man open his mouth, and his arrogant look immediately disappeared, and he changed into a very well-behaved expression. He didn't even know what the other person said (he didn't understand Chinese) and just said "Hai".
And the person who can make Uesugi lose a million dollars in a second is, of course, Zhu Cixiang, the great nephew of the Ming Dynasty Emperor.
Zheng Zongming worked as a translator and translated Zhu Cixiang's words into Japanese.
"Your Majesty the Great Nephew, I wonder how these ten profiteers who are in debt and running away can help His Majesty the Emperor seize the world of Japan?"
"They have IOUs from the Satsuma Domain and the Tosa Domain... The Satsuma Domain borrowed a total of 120,000 one-liang coins from them, and the Tosa Domain borrowed 86,000 one-liang coins."
Satsuma Domain and Tosa Domain are also well-known poor vassals in Japan, because these two vassals were both wealthy during the Warring States Period - most of the vassals that were wealthy during the Warring States Period were heavily in debt during the Edo Period, because the scenery of the Warring States Period was established Based on the large number of retainers. The more people there are, the bigger the territory is! For example, the Uesugi family had 6,000 samurai retainers alone. When they sent out troops, if they included some ashigaru, the number would easily be tens of thousands! Without these people, how could we start a war with Takeda Shingen and Hojo Ujiyasu at the same time?
As for the Satsuma Shimazu family, which once unified Kyushu, the number of samurai under their command was also famous. During the Edo period, among the more than 700,000 people in the Satsuma Domain, more than 200,000 were samurai!
Although it is impossible for so many samurai to receive salaries from Sashu, the Satsuma Domain cannot tax them, so the Sashu Domain's finances will naturally not be generous. In addition, Sashu lost most of the revenue from the Ryukyu smuggling trade after the Tokugawa family opened the five ports to trade, so the finances were unable to make ends meet.
As for the large number of warriors in the Tosa Domain, the feudal lord Yamauchi family took the blame for Tosa's original lord, the Chosogabe family. The Chosogabe family also unified the Four Kingdoms in the late Warring States Period. Of course, they were also a powerful family with a large number of people. When Chosogabe Kunimochika and Chosogabe Motochin were in charge, Tosa Province also established a one-colour system, which stipulated that all landlords and rich peasants who owned three towns of land (about 45 acres) must prepare a pair of armor. , usually make a living by farming, but in wartime they must put on armor and go into battle.
Although these rich peasants with "everything in common" did not have the salary of samurai, they were no longer ordinary peasants. They are quasi-warriors who have guns (long spears) in every house and armor in every household, so they do not pay annual tribute, but they also have the Miao character and the right to carry swords. After the Battle of Sekigahara, such quasi-samurai who owned land, paid no annual tribute (or paid very little annual tribute), and had Miao characters and swords, but no salary, were called rural warriors and became feudal lords. They have a headache. Because they neither pay taxes nor obey orders, if the feudal lord is an outsider, they will still stick together to keep warm and go against the feudal lord and his trusted retainers.
And the Yamauchi family, the lord of the Tosa domain, were immigrants who moved from other places after the Battle of Sekigahara, and they couldn't stand up to these old villagers at all. Many of them still miss their old master, the Chosogabe family, who had their family name cut off after the Osaka Summer Battle... Because this group of countrymen occupied a large amount of land, and from time to time they would get together to stand up for the farmers. Requesting tax reductions and exemptions, Tosa Domain's life was very difficult, and it was also a poor domain with high debts.
"But what are these IOUs for?" Uesugi Tsunakatsu asked puzzledly, "Will the Satsuma and Tosa Domains still pay back the money?"
"Unless Emperor Koko forgives their debts, or the Satsuma and Tosa domains are destroyed, they will not be able to escape their obligation to repay their debts!" Zhu Cixiang explained with a smile, "And Emperor Koko received an IOU from the Satsuma and Tosa domains. It also shows that the "Ten People and Two Teams" are already under the control of Emperor Kouko... The "Ten People and Two Teams" not only have claims and debts, but also control the business lifeline of central and western Japan! So only Koko Wherever the emperor goes, normal business operations can resume!
Because Emperor Koiko will use silver coins to replace the three coins of gold, silver, and copper that are actually no longer usable... There will be no more big coins and one or two coins in the future, but only one or two silver coins! The debts and claims of Osaka Ryodai Bank will first be converted into one tael of silver coins at a negotiated price, and then repaid in installments. Emperor Kouko's Bank of Japan will guarantee the debts of two of the ten men. The lonely Salt Bank will inject capital and shares into the ten-person houses owned by the ten-person couple.
As for the debts of each domain, some will be forgiven by Emperor Koko's decree, and the forgiven debts will be repaid in installments by the Bank of Japan. Some are subject to discretionary reimbursement. There are also those whose family names are cut off, and of course they do not have to pay their debts. "
Zhu Cixiang's "fangs" have been exposed... He wants the Salt Bank to buy shares in the ten most influential houses in Japan, and the shares will reach 50%!
With the Salt Bank taking a stake and the endorsement of Emperor Kouko, the ten ryokan houses can certainly continue to survive.
The fundamentals of the Japanese economy are there. Against the background of the development of the West Coast of the New World, the Japanese economy must be improving.
As the controllers of Japan's finance, the ten-person duo can fully absorb nutrients from the rapidly growing economy, make up for all losses, and get back on track.
In addition, Zhu Cixiang, who has mastered the ten-person double replacement, can easily buy real estate in Osaka and Edo after the war... Real estate in Osaka and Edo will definitely rise steadily in the future.
As long as he has control of the ten-man double replacement and owns a large amount of real estate (including terminals and warehousing) in Osaka and Edo, the lifeline of Japan's economy is already in Zhu Cixiang's hands - don't think that financial real estate is not the core competitiveness, and now it is It is not the era of the Industrial Revolution, and Japan will be positioned as a transit place between the East Asian continent and the American continent for at least a hundred years.
Therefore, the two commercial cities of Osaka and Edo and the financial industry are the core competitiveness of the country of Japan - isn't this the case for all regions that have developed through trade?
Of course, Japan's handicraft industries, such as woodware, ready-made clothing, food processing and other industries, will also prosper because of the Americas (the early people who went to the Americas were gold diggers, farmers or hunters and did not know how to do handicrafts), but these scattered Fragmented industries are difficult to invest in and master. It is better to directly control finance and real estate.
Zhu Cixiang continued: "Tsunasheng, don't underestimate these merchants... With their support, Emperor Koko will not have much difficulty in seizing Kitakyushu and entering the main territory. Because they are closely related to the various vassals in Western Japan. The relationship between them is so close! They know where to exert their efforts, and they can also persuade the recalcitrant daimyo to surrender for Koiko, and they can also provide supplies and civilians for Koiko's army. With their support, Emperor Koiko only needs a few years In just a short time, we can capture half of Japan!”
