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Chapter 1073 The Arrival of the Delegation

"I didn't expect to be able to come to Dongying again." Da Yuer looked at the coastline of Yokohama Port that was approaching on the deck.

"I heard that the eldest lady once worked in the Tokyo branch of Dongying, and she has a little understanding of the customs and customs here." Shen Youlong, the newly appointed civil affairs officer of Dongying, came over and said.

Shen Youlong originally served as a civil affairs officer in Yunnan Province, but because of his contribution in helping to pacify Nanyang, he was transferred to deal with the mess in Dongying.

The war on Japan's side seems to be over, but there are still many crises. The relationship between the royal family, nobles, daimyo, samurai, and civilians is still a problem.

"Master Shen is right. The four islands of Dongying have been isolated overseas for a long time, and the rather closed terrain has made them develop an extreme character of restraint and arrogance." Da Yuer said.

"If it is as you said, then it will be very difficult to rule them." Shen Youlong is about to take office as the highest civil affairs official in Japan, and he is full of worries about how to deal with local conflicts.And he also faced the difficulty of language barrier.

"No, they, like us, emphasize collectivism, the individual obeys the collective, and they also have the concept of order for scholars, farmers, businessmen. For the stability of the collective, individual character can be suppressed." Da Yuer said.

"After all, it is a vassal state influenced by our culture." Shen Youlong was relieved.

Zheng Zhilong moved to defend Korea, and Yokohama Port was always under the control of Shi Daxuan, the deputy commander of the Beiyang Fleet.He has already greeted the arrival of the Fourth Fleet, and this time he greeted the incoming delegation at the excellent pier of Yokohama Port.

"This must be General Shi, and Shen Youlong is sinking." Shen Youlong got off the boat and saw a general wearing the uniform of a rear admiral, and knew that it was Shi Daxuan.

"Master Shen, you are finally here. The past few months in Dongpu have not been peaceful at all. Unfortunately, I have to stay in Yokohama Port, so I can only stare blankly. All the credit has been taken away by the Zhili Fleet and the Fourth Fleet." Shi Daxuan said.

"General Shi, long time no see." Da Yuer also greeted Shi Daxuan.

"Miss, you're here too? Could it be that you're taking up the post at the Tokyo branch again?" Shi Daxuan was quite surprised to see Da Yuer in the delegation.

"No, this time it's about urging Mr. Shen to establish the Dongying Province." Da Yuer said generously.

"Miss, you are so direct, you can't call me Shen Youlong even if you don't work hard this time." Shen Youlong said with relief.

He also knew that Dayu'er's name was not included in the list of the provincial offices of Dongying Province, and it was obvious that he played the role of supervisor in the early days of the establishment of Dongying Province.Da Yuer admitted it openly, and no one would feel embarrassed.

"In the future, Yokohama Port will be Yokohama Port, not a concession. The focus of our Beiyang Fleet will be on Korea." Shi Daxuan sighed.

Originally, the highest mission of the Beiyang Fleet was to deter the Tokugawa shogunate. Now that the shogunate has collapsed and Japan has become a territory, Yokohama Port is not a nominal concession territory, but a real and inherent territory.

"I believe that in the near future, the Beiyang Fleet will have even greater uses." Da Yuer said.

"If that's the case, our goal can only be Western." Shi Daxuan said.The Western Ocean he refers to is the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and other sea areas where the navies of other countries are located.

The four naval fleets and various merchant ships of the Kyushu Army are basically patrolling the Pacific Ocean, as well as the weak Korean Navy.

After arriving at Yokohama Port, the delegation took the train to Edo Castle.Originally, the delegation could arrive at Edo Castle directly by boat, but Yokohama Port was the first stronghold of the Kyushu Army in Dongying. Shen Youlong and other officials also visited the port construction at Yokohama Port.

The delegation led by Shen Youlong arrived at Edo Castle, which meant that the establishment of the Dongying Province was as if the arrow was on the string and had to be launched.

The branch of the Kyushu Newspaper in Edo Castle quickly printed a large number of manuscripts that had been prepared in advance to build momentum for the upcoming Edo Citizens Referendum.Not only the citizens of Edo Castle, but any citizen around Edo Castle, as long as they can arrive at Edo Castle to participate in the referendum before the specified date, they have the right to decide the direction of history!

"Extra! The shogunate connived and shielded the samurai, which is unpopular. The shogunate defeated and surrendered at the foot of Osaka Castle! Edo Castle is currently under the joint management of the Huaxia Club, the Red Turban Warriors, and the Fourth Fleet. The suzerain country sent a delegation to plan to establish the Eastern Province. Manage us. The new government promises to gradually reduce the corvee tax of all citizens in the future, abolish the privileges of the samurai group, all people are equal, and there will be no distinction between samurai and civilians in the future!"

"Three days later, a public meeting will be held at the ruins of the castle tower to vote on whether to establish the Dongying Province. All free people can participate in the vote. If they agree to establish the Dongying Province, from now on, Dongying will be merged into the territory of China, and the local government will be fully implemented. system. If the establishment of the Eastern Province is not agreed, then the victorious Western Daimyo will establish a new shogunate, partly following the old system!"

Newsboys roamed the streets of Edo Castle, spreading the latest news.

The sales volume of the newspaper on this day was surprisingly good, and more than [-] copies were sold in a short time. The news that the public referendum meeting was about to be held was known to almost everyone living in Edo Castle and the surrounding area.

"When our Edo city was short of food, it was the Chinese merchants who continuously transported rice from the mainland, and the price was always [-]% lower than the market price. If they set up a new government in the future, maybe we will never There will be a problem of food shortage. Think about it carefully, the kingdom of heaven covers thousands of miles, and if there is famine in some places, there will be a bumper harvest in some places. Then the surplus grain in the harvested places can be transported to the poor harvested places for disaster relief. Why worry about natural disasters? "

"But if the new government is established by the Celestial Empire, we all have to learn Chinese and Chinese characters. Is it too difficult for us illiterate people?"

"It is said that it is not mandatory for everyone to learn Chinese characters, but that private schools and schools are mandatory to learn Chinese characters. The new government allows the folks to use local dialects. Many cultures and customs of our two places have something in common, and the new government seems to be the same Nothing constrains us..."

"The most important thing is that the land is owned by the government, and then the government will lease the daimyo's land to us farmers according to the number of households for farming without compensation. We don't need to pay [-]% to the daimyo as before, but only need to pay [-]% or even [-]% It’s enough to harvest. I heard that in the year of famine, it can be less, and it is possible to draw one out of eleven or twenty.”

"Can you pay less harvest?!"

In the Edo Castle area, there was a heated debate about the gains and losses of the establishment of the new government before the referendum. The residents of Edo Castle and the nearby farmers who did not have a modern national consciousness were more concerned about their own gains and losses.Like Huaxia, the largest number of people in the area are farmers, who need to hand over [-]% of their harvest to the daimyo every year. After hearing that the new government established by the Kyushu Army can pay less taxes, the balance in their hearts began to tilt.

(End of this chapter)