Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 1080

The new government was established in Edo Castle, and soon the preliminary list of bureaucrats was notified by messengers to castles, mountain cities, and villages in various places, so that the daimyo who still retained their strength in each place and the officials appointed and dismissed during the last shogunate reform disbanded the local forces, and Come to Edo Castle to accept the appointment of the new government.

In addition to the Kyushu Army, Xiguo Daimyo, Huaxiahui, and Red Scarf Samurai, the list of the new government also reserved certain vacancies to win over the Dongguo daimyos, attracting them to give up resistance and integrate into the bureaucratic system.

At the same time, two decrees, the "Punishment of Zhilu" and the "Decree of Abolition of Swords", which completely triggered the earthquake in Dongying, were announced.The announcement of these two decrees will completely declare the passing of the samurai era!

"Punishment of Zhilu", that is, the status of all samurai will be abolished, and the feudal lord and the government will no longer pay salaries to the samurai!Samurai no longer enjoyed the privilege of being soldiers, and all civilians could join the army and enjoy the salary issued by the government.

Even the emperor with the highest status in Japan, Nara, and the court nobles left over from the Heian era were also abolished.Originally, the status of the samurai group was above the emperor and nobles, and the Tokugawa shogunate could seize actual control, but they still had to serve as civil servants of the imperial court in name.

However, the Kyushu Army abolished the emperor and nobles as the suzerain court, so it was difficult for the civilians in Japan to compare their legitimacy.The emperor is a god in the world, and the blood of the nobles is very noble in the local area. It is the supreme ruler from the mainland who abolished the emperor and the nobles. It involves the question of whether he is qualified to abolish.The gods of Japan or the rulers of China, whose blood is more noble?
Great controversy arose even among civilians.The abolition of the emperor who has lost real power but has a noble lineage has caused more controversy among the people than the abolition of the samurai group that has real power.

Ten years after the emperor was abolished, the new government would still distribute relief funds to the emperor to help the imperial family adapt to life as a commoner.

The abolition of the sword order prohibits ordinary people and former samurai from carrying swords!A series of weapons such as samurai swords, spears, and arquebuses have become controlled products. The new government will confiscate all weapons to prevent social unrest, and the security forces will protect everyone's safety.

If the abolition of the emperor and nobility caused uproar among the common people, it was the samurai class who suffered the most.

Not only was the status of a samurai abolished, the privilege of being a soldier and receiving a salary was lost, but even the samurai sword was not brought, and all weapons that could resist the new government had to be confiscated.Once the two decrees of "Zhilu Punishment" and "Abolition of Swords" are implemented, they will be completely reduced to civilians, and they will not even have the ability to resist.

In the Yamagata Clan of Dewa Country in Japan, many samurai gathered outside the residence of the former lord Hoshina Masano, protesting the new decree issued by the Edo government.

"The government supported by the Xiguo daimyo just abolished the samurai status. Even the samurai swords will be confiscated. Doesn't it mean that we can no longer resist the government? What the new government has done is simply insulting and oppressing us. The world is originally In our samurai world, why should we abolish our siblings and give benefits to the common people?" The vassals came to Hoshina Masa's House to express their dissatisfaction on behalf of the samurai of the Yamagata Domain.

The young Masaoyuki Hoshike seemed a little overwhelmed by the earth-shaking changes in Japan.

Hoshina Masaoyuki is the fourth son of the second-generation shogun and the younger brother of the current shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. He was enfeoffed to Dewa country, and his mission is to help the shogunate monitor the daimyos in the northeast.As a result, now that his elder brother has been arrested in Huaxia Capital, he himself has to face the choice of obeying or resisting.

"What is the attitude of the daimyos of Dewa and Mutsu countries?" Hoshina asked Masayuki.

"The Sendai Fan of the Mutsu Kingdom is a million-dollar fan. It is reasonable for the Date family to rebel against the new government. However, the two generations of Sendai Fan's lords, Date Masamune and Date Tadakamune, were captured by the Kyushu Army. The Sendai Fan The retainers are all at a loss, most likely want to choose to submit."

"Most of the daimyos of Dewa and Mutsu countries are waiting and watching. If your Excellency the governor can stand up, all the persecuted warriors will respond and form a powerful force to resist the rule of the new government. Our army marches from the east to the river. Hucheng marched, recaptured Edo Castle in one fell swoop, and revived the style of the samurai family."

The vassals who knew the details of the Northeast region at this time stated their interests to Baoke Zhengzhi with righteous indignation, and all encouraged Baoke Zhengzhi to rise up against the new government.

Hoshina Masaoyuki is the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. After Tokugawa Iemitsu was captured, if he raised troops, he could gather a group of retainers loyal to the Tokugawa family and a group of samurai who were dissatisfied with the "Punishment of Chiroku" and the "Abolition of Sword Order".

"But even my elder brother was defeated in the Battle of Osaka, how can I fight against them?" Hoshina said distressedly.

"Originally, the dispute between the world was a dispute between the Western Kingdom and the Eastern Kingdom. There was no Zhilu punishment or abolition of swords. Now the new government has seized the power of our samurai. Thousands of samurai have suffered from it in the world. Our Mutsu Kingdom There are tens of thousands of samurai in Hedewa Kingdom, which is enough to form a powerful army to go south to capture Edo Castle! Please, Your Excellency the Governor, immediately order to rebel against the new government, and let the samurai from all over the world gather in Idewa Kingdom to participate in the Southern Expedition together!" Many samurai retainers They all asked for their lives.

"The new government is a new type of army with a large number of guns and artillery. I am afraid that the Dewa country, Mutsu country, and the samurai army gathered from all over the country will not be able to defeat them..." Hoshina Masaoyuki was still hesitating.

While Masayuki Hoshino was hesitating, the samurai protesting outside his courtyard suddenly rushed into the courtyard, pulling out their samurai swords at the same time.

"The new government wants to confiscate our samurai identity and samurai swords. We would rather die in battle than live in mediocrity!"

"The sword is with the people, and the sword is dead and the people are dead!"

The fanatical warriors shouted loudly, shouting one after another.

Hoshina was held hostage by many samurai, seeing this scene, he feared that if he could not afford to fight against the new government, the fanatical samurai would raze this place to the ground, so he had to say: "I am willing to lead all of you to attack the new government and restore our status as a samurai family. "

"Conquer Edo Castle and restore the samurai system!"

Just five days after the new government announced the "Punishment of Zhilu" and "Abolition of the Sword", the Yamagata Fan of Dewa Country held high the banner of rebellion under the coercion of middle and lower samurai and retainers.

Soon the Kami family of the Yonezawa clan of the Dewa country, and the Kato family of the Tsu clan of the Mutsu National Assembly responded to the call of the Yamagata clan one after another. Many still recognized the names of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the samurai marched to the country of Dewa, preparing to form an alliance against the new government. The number of samurai gathered in Dewa country reached tens of thousands!

(End of this chapter)