A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The founding meeting and the first general meeting of shareholders of "Yamauchi Industrial Co., Ltd." were probably held successfully with the high expectations of the middle and upper-class samurai in the mountain, and the best wishes that if you don't succeed, you will be hung up.

Everyone returned to the Ohiro room again to formally discuss the issue of the Yamauchi clan's reserve fund.

First of all, it is necessary to clarify the issue of separation from Yamauchi Yoshiharu and subsequent generations of daimyo, which is somewhat taboo. Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Logically speaking, everything in the territory belongs to Yamauchi Yoshiharu, he only gives you agency rights and the right to use it.

However, Yamauchi Yoshiharu took the initiative to express his position, so everyone does not need to worry about this matter. It really needs to be cut. After all, this money needs to be earmarked and used to rescue and assist the Yamauchi family's soldiers. The first rule is that other than lending it to feudal lords or aiding feudal lords, no other uses are allowed!

Everyone discussed it and finally agreed that this was no problem. Then there is the identification of the loan applicant, which requires the household registration number issued by the locality, and the identification of the general directly under the military service certificate to ensure that there will be no loan fraud problems.

After all, the Yamauchi family used to be one county, and they could ride horses around once a day. There are now more than a dozen counties distributed in four countries. Many of the local feudal lords no longer know the people who handle affairs, unlike in the past when the country was small and the people were few, when everyone looked up and looked down.

Then there is the scope of lending, including weddings and funerals, which are certain, and the scope can be expanded to the entire family of the feudal lord, including parents and children. However, the borrowers were only recognized as feudal lords, and each person represented a family, making it easier to collect payments and determine debt inheritance in the future. After he dies, the property will still be there anyway, and the son will still have to serve in the military and carry the gun. The father's debt will be repaid by the son, and the feudal society will not exempt you.

Everyone also discussed one thing intensely, that is, if he died in battle, what would happen to his debts? The final result of the discussion was very different from the cold-blooded and ruthless idea Xiaopingtai thought. The samurai from top to bottom believed that those who died in battle would be completely exempted from debts if they were loyal and brave, and their pensions would also be paid out in the same way. We should not chill the loyal minister's heart, but Xiaopingtai thought that he would definitely pay it back, which was a bit too much.

Everyone discussed it one by one. Of course, the main reference was Yamauchi Yoshiharu’s ideas. Generally, after Hosokawa Harumiya reads out a charter, Yamauchi Yoshiharu will take the initiative to express any opinions he has, such as cutting off the original promise from the Yamauchi clan himself. If he himself has no opinion, he will let the elders of the Imperial family or several big bosses of the imperial family express their opinions respectively. Although the other samurai present generally do not have the opportunity to speak, they can express their opinions by supporting and opposing.

Koheita saw that this collegial assembly of retainers, which was held by many famous figures, was a bit like the British Parliament. However, the monarch here, Yamauchi Yoshiharu, not only had a veto power, but also had the absolute final decision-making power. Councilors are not elected, but are middle- and high-level martial nobles who rise to power by birth or military merit.

It made people watch in a trance, and everyone was discussing in an orderly manner. They were frightened by the authority of the daimyo monarch, and there was no scene of full force in the Ukrainian Parliament or the Daiwan Parliament. As the "speaker", Harumiya Hosokawa remains completely neutral, neither supporting nor opposing, perfectly playing the role of an introducer and arbiter.

The generals with military certificates of service at all levels were named one by one to attend and express their opinions on the operation of the entire reserve fund. There are still some people who are not qualified as "Members of Parliament", some are rude and illiterate, but it is impossible for them to make long speeches like the MPs in later generations.

However, many samurai who were born in the public can point out based on their own experiences that the fields are affected by the weather every year, and too much rain and too much sunshine will affect the rice harvest. I hope to set up a floating loan repayment limit. If the harvest is good, I can repay more, and if the harvest is bad, I can repay less or not at all.

As expected, he went to work in the fields himself, and he was able to add in things that the upper-class samurai could not think of. Although he could not speak, his simple speech still made Yamauchi Yoshiharu speak out.

It's hard to imagine that these people were all reckless men carrying guns and knives on the battlefield, and they were killing each other with Suruga and the Takeda family two months ago. Sure enough, the level of the samurai class, which has not yet experienced expansion of enrollment and excessive sealing, is still above the passing line at this time. They know women when they go to the kang, and they know shoes when they get off the kang. Wen Neng can rule the world with his pen, but Wu Neng can immediately set the rhythm of the world.

Soon at noon, the attendants in the city brought rice with cold tea, pickled shellfish, miso-cooked wild vegetables and a grilled small fish. Since it was not a banquet, the food today was considered simple. Pickled clam meat is a by-product of Ejiri clam ash, which is sent directly to Yamauchi and sold at low prices. Miso-cooked wild vegetables are actually boiled seasonal vegetables.

No one was picky about food, so we started eating without hesitation. At this time, the atmosphere between masters and slaves was still very good, and there were no strict and meticulous martial law regulations later. Some people didn't have enough to eat, so they shouted loudly in the hall for more food. Yamauchi Yoshiharu also held a bowl. This person was flirting with others, and the other person was talking about family matters, never missing any opportunity to win over people.

After everyone had eaten, the attendants served hot tea. Anyway, it was still adjournment time. Some were chatting in the hall, some were relaxing with their eyes closed, and some were walking in the corridor to eat.

After Yamauchi Yoshiharu had rested, Hosokawa Harumiya clapped her hands again and again, and there was a soft sound of footsteps, and everyone quickly settled down in their places.

The agenda moved quickly because there was no so-called bipartisanship. Although the samurai here have some struggles due to their relationship with the township party, everyone can still let go of their prejudices with this universal policy. Perhaps this is the vitality radiated by the energetic and positive emerging celebrities.

Soon everyone came to the last point of discussion, the salary issue of the seven chief directors and appointed officers. Xiao Ping Tai originally set an annual salary of 100 guan for the general director and 50 guan for the appointed officer. Sure enough, someone suggested that this salary was too much and inappropriate for the times.

After all, this is a part-time job, not a job. One person can only do it for a maximum of three years, and it is guaranteed that no fraud will occur.

An old samurai immediately stepped forward. He had served the government for more than thirty years and was honest and self-responsible. He would rather not take anything away from something that would benefit all the feudal lords. He expressed his willingness to work for nothing in an upright manner, which was recognized by everyone.

Xiaoping is very capable, but he thinks that low salary is not a good thing.

As a result, Harugong Hosokawa came out to assist again and told everyone the story of Zigong and Zilu among the Ten Philosophers of Confucius.

Zigong, who was doing business in a foreign country, redeemed a Lu man who had been sold as a slave and made him a commoner, but he did not accept the property promised by the country. Zilu was brave and willing to help others. On the way, he saw someone falling into the water. So he jumped into the water regardless of his own safety and rescued the drowning person. The family of the man who fell into the water was very grateful and gave Zilu a cow, which Zilu happily accepted.

This is the story of Zigong redeeming a man and Zilu accepting an ox. On the surface, it seems that Zigong will not be rewarded for his good deeds, and his morals are infinitely noble. However, he was criticized by Confucius, who believed that he raised the moral standard and reduced everyone's enthusiasm for helping the people who were betrayed by Lu. On the contrary, Zilu's acceptance of Niu will make everyone more enthusiastic to save people.

Not to mention the level of Hosokawa Harugong, which not only praises the old samurai's noble morals, but also shows that ordinary people still need rewards and incentives.

So the final issue about salary was also passed with applause in a cheerful atmosphere, and the Yamauchi Domain Reserve was officially established.

The first general director was none other than Yoshikatsu Yamauchi!