Xinshun 1730

Chapter 349

Shi Shiyong said with a smile: "My lord is really good at it. Tosa Tama, it's easy to make a stick. It's just that if you want to be a modest gentleman, you can't wait for the money."

After laughing, he brought his own men up the mountain to occupy the terrain, and asked someone to carry all the wounded warriors down the mountain, and led a group of soldiers to occupy the burnt and unrepaired castle tower.

The huge "benevolence and righteousness" banner was planted on the old castle tower, and a banner with the words "walking for the sky" was erected.

Under the city, the peasants who dared to follow Liu Yu to fill up the trenches and swamps just now, and even dared to cheer loudly after seeing the warriors captured, now these warriors have no power to resist, but instead have a little fear.

The scene was awkward for a while, and even some warriors suddenly raised their heads and gave the peasants a look, and the peasants subconsciously lowered their heads, not daring to look directly, and retreated.

Long-term oppression has formed a coercive inertia.

Power, believe it or not.Even if the swords of the samurai are confiscated at this time, even if the banner of justice for the sky is flying high in Kochi City, the devil that has been formed for thousands of years and haunts the heart is still lingering in the heart of the farmer.

Liu Yu knew that if he wanted to make trouble, he needed a leader, so he said to everyone: "I am only a guarantor. As a guarantor, I need representatives from both parties. Now that the warriors are here, they still need representatives from the common people."

"Who dares to come and do such a great thing of benevolence and righteousness?"

Asked three times, the first contact with Liu Yu, the Siziwu master craftsman who helped Liu Yu write the essay stood up first and said: "This is righteous, I dare! But there are still people who read the books of sages and understand the righteousness of sages. Stand up and work with me?"

Those who came to see the excitement at this time were not only the farmers, but also some people from the castle town also came to watch this "unheard event".

The master craftsman of Siziwu took the lead, and some of the educated people in the crowd were a little hesitant.

Such things are indeed righteous and beneficial.

Not to mention the ultimate of the New Deal of Benevolence and Justice and the distance of the equality of the four peoples mentioned in those leaflets, these conditions that can be discussed at this time are not beneficial to them?

Abolition of usury, reduction of interest rates, vassal lords' money as official money for loans, equal distribution of land, abandonment of pawned land documents, stabilization of prices, reduction of tribute... There is always one item that is closely related to them.

Besides, these are all in line with the righteousness of the sages. I have read the books of the sages. Shouldn't I stand up at this time?
But some people thought that even if the people of Tang were the guarantors, if the feudal lord came back, he might still have revenge.It would be best if someone else stood up, and it would be good for him, but he would not let himself down; if he would retaliate in the future, it would not be on himself.

The easiest thing to think about is a few poor farmers who only have a pair of trousers left and can't read at all.

They think simply, they have nothing, the land has been pledged, and now they have no money at all.[-]% of the lord's tribute, [-]% of the chaotic exorbitant taxes, and [-]% of the rent of the rich merchants, I have nothing left throughout the year.

A few days ago, I ate white rice for a few days, and I knew the taste of fullness. At first, I knew that white rice is sweet, and it is far better than radish a hundred times.

I also thought about the stories I heard from these Tang people during the meal in the past few days.If it works, you will eat rice in the future; if it doesn't work, you will die.

Just as the farmers were about to step out, they saw the captured warriors glaring at them viciously, and those who were not so courageous shrank back subconsciously.

But for those courageous ones, after getting rid of their demons, they thought that you were originally a samurai master, but now you are not unarmed, so what is there to be afraid of?Since you are a master, why can't I do it?Just do one day, and be happy one day.

As soon as his eyes met, not only did he not retreat, but he stared back viciously, stepped forward and said, "I haven't read any books, but since it's about the land deed document, the people of Tang are the guarantors, and we, the common people, should stand up for it. "

Even the illiterate peasants stood up, and many people stepped forward one after another, willing to join the negotiation with the samurai lord and the feudal lords.

The most surprising thing was that two of the warriors stood up and walked in front of Liu Yu, bowed to Liu Yu and said, "Thanks to your lord, we can know what benevolence and righteousness are. The sages can't go up, but the dead don't." Next, the cause of the country's political decline. We are willing to stand on the side of benevolence and righteousness."

Liu Yu glanced at the clothes of these two warriors, and thought that they must be the lowest-ranked warriors with a salary of five or six shi, enough to eat, and had to go back and forth to serve.

"How do you know my benevolence?"

"Returning to my lord, we learned from the leaflets. My lord sprinkled benevolence and righteousness in the air. I was ordered to search. After reading it privately, it seemed as if the clouds were clear. Looking back on myself, I am ashamed. Even the peasants know the righteousness of the righteousness today. How can you not understand?"

One of them took out a piece of paper that had been hidden all along from his pocket, thanked Liu Yu again, and then strode up to the people who were surprised and stood up as the negotiating party with the daimyo samurai.

As the two warriors stood up, more people also started to step forward.

As for what to talk about, Liu Yu has already made it very clear in the general direction.And it's not a bargain at all, it's just asking these warriors to sign and admit that they will wait for the lord to come back in the future to facilitate this matter.

Although Liu Yu was the guarantor, he didn't need to participate in the negotiations. He only left a group of soldiers here to control the order. He led his men to Kochi City and met with Shi Shiyong, who had been searching the city for a long time.

"My lord, the Japanese are so poor? There is a lot of rice, but there are only about ten thousand taels of gold and silver. I think the gold and silver can be taken away, and the rice will be scattered among the Japanese people. How about it?"

"That's exactly what I mean. The rice can't be taken away, so it's better to disperse it. The gold and silver must be taken away, which is not much, but it's better than nothing."

Looking at the rice piled up like a mountain on the ground, Liu Yu wondered if all the famous Japanese people have a habit of hoarding rice?As for gold and silver, it also shows the effect of the shogunate's system of attendance and handover, and there is no gold or silver left at all.Tosa should still be rich, but the money should be in the hands of those wealthy merchants. As for whether the local people dare to torture the wealthy merchants, it depends on their abilities.

A few people sat on the rice pile, and the officers asked: "My lord, is this thing over? Should we go to Edo?"

Looking at the crowd gathered at the foot of the mountain, Liu Yu shook his head and said, "It's not too late, don't worry. Do you know that the place we are sitting now is the so-called Tianshou of the Japanese daimyo? When they set foot on the castle tower that they only dared to look up to, they learned that it was only a pile of rocks and soil, so it would be very interesting to come and wait for us to leave."

"Come here, go and inform the Japanese master, and tell him that if he wants to do righteousness, this place is Juqiao. If he has the courage, he can do it, and if he doesn't, I can do it for him."

"Tell him, since ancient times, there has never been a reformer who did not shed blood. The Chezhidan believers still have the courage of Shimabara. Does the ancient Confucianism only talk about righteousness?"

The officer and the interpreter took the order and hurried down the mountain. Liu Yu took out a stack of simple booklets from his arms, which contained the "skills" he had written so hard these days and nights.

How to organize, how to agitate, and how to defend the city are all quick fixes, perhaps only applicable to Kochi Castle and the current situation of the Tosa Domain.

It is also clearly stated on the paper that the feudal lord may not be credible, what should be done, how should the hostage be taken, how should not be trusted, and so on.

Right now, those people are only negotiating with the samurai of the Tosa domain, and they seem to be still begging for alms from the lord.

But if someone dares to go to the castle tower and divide the daimyo's wealth and rice, then it is not a negotiation.

If a few people dare to stride up to decimeter, then this place is Juqiao, and this place is Lutai, the meaning is completely different.

Living up to his expectations, not only the master craftsman of the temple house, but also several other literate and educated people also came to the castle tower that they only dared to look up to before.

Liu Yu sat on the pile of rice and said with a smile, "There's a lot of rice here, but little money. I'm reminded of an old incident."

"I, Emperor Taizu of Dashun, rebelled. Before entering the capital, Youzong of the former Ming Dynasty wanted to defend the city but had no money, so he asked for a loan from all the officials. However, all the officials were as clean as water, so the matter was over. Wait for me to go to the Emperor Taizu When he entered Beijing, General Quan made five thousand sticks and tortured hundreds of officials in the capital, earning millions of dollars."

"So this is just Juqiao? Or maybe it's both Juqiao and Lutai, it depends on your ability. A few days ago, you said that those rich merchants and merchants had a lot of money if they had a night banquet. The money was all taken from I don't want to take the people's fat and the people's anointing, but if you have the heart, return it to the people for me."

These few have read books, but they only read things before the fall of the Ming Dynasty.After locking the country, they didn't know many things. This was the first time they heard the details of the capital of the Tang Dynasty. They were surprised and kept these words in their hearts.

Liu Yu didn't hesitate to say anything, and said bluntly: "It doesn't matter if this is Juqiao or Lutai. But you have to know one thing, if King Wu loses to Muye, it will be Jiangjiang. I think you are a bit courageous." , but I don’t know how courageous this is?”

The leading craftsman laughed and said: "Your Excellency is right. Since the Qiedzhidan believers dare to martyr, don't we Confucian scholars have the courage to sacrifice our lives for righteousness? Besides, the heavens can help for a while, but how can they help forever? The universe is dark, and someone should turn into lightning , Even if there is light for a while, it can also give hope to future generations."

He was just about to express his approval, but he didn't want to see a new face next to him, so he whispered: "What's more... If this is the Lutai Juqiao, and the heavenly dynasty is like King Wu, we really don't want to be Wei Ziqi. King Wu Guren, than Do you have no righteousness? Benevolence and righteousness are interlinked, but you are not a minister of Zhou."

"I came here only to want the people of Tang to share this wealth with the people. Since it is divided into righteousness, we can also do it."

Liu Yu smiled when he heard the words, and understood the meaning of this new face, not to be killed like Bigan, but to say...he would not be a leader like Wei Ziqi, even if the one who attacked was really the unparalleled King Wu.

Anyway, listening to this meaning, it seems to mean that the rice has to be divided anyway, so he can't let Liu Yu and other Tang people take this benevolence and righteousness.

But it doesn't matter, if this person has such thoughts, he won't be able to live at all.It doesn't matter if he is alive, whether it is Yangming, Cheng Zhu, or their ancient Confucians, his way of doing things will not work.

After chuckling, Liu Yu turned into a big laugh, took out the booklet from his bosom and handed it to the former teacher, reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "The country is dead!"

(End of this chapter)