A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Xiaopingta actually sees it very clearly. The so-called freedom of speech is nothing more than the highest level of information control!

Nowadays, Eastern and Western ideas are colliding fiercely, new trends of thought are constantly emerging, and all kinds of possibilities are bursting out in infinite possibilities!

Of course, you can make him popular if it is beneficial to the rule. If you don’t see the advantages or disadvantages at the moment, you can deal with it as appropriate. If it is obvious that he wants to upset the table of our ruling class, then I’m sorry!

My small country and few people cannot afford to serve your great Buddha!

Please go away!

"Uncle Tanzheng, what about these last two strategies? What's the point?"

If nothing else, Xiaoping Tai's overall view is extremely powerful. After all, it has been known for five hundred years before and five hundred years later. It has been understood for a long time. If Oda Nobunaga was sitting in front of Koheita, he might have already put his arms around to talk, and almost would have pressed his face to his cheek, waiting for Koheita to continue talking.

"The last two strategies must be implemented together, but they are divided into priorities."

"What is it?"

"Promote industry and develop industry! Open up the sea for trade!"

The simple truth is, as the old saying goes, Japan is a small country that produces almost nothing except rice and silk. Lack of supplies is a fait accompli reality and cannot be avoided at all.

What Japan currently exports is actually mainly precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper, plus some other gadgets. Half of the credit for the circulation of silver in the Ming Dynasty was due to the influx of Japanese silver. Almost all the red copper used in the casting of copper coins in the first fifty years of the Qing Dynasty came from Japan.

A large amount of precious metals flowed out, which later led Arai Shiraishi to bluntly advise the king that if this country continues to do this, the country will have no gold, silver, and copper currencies, and they will all flow out of the country.

Now that the heroes are divided, naturally no one cares about this kind of thing. The daimyo needed iron cannons and gunpowder and saltpeter to fight their wars. The urban population is expanding day by day, creating a huge demand for consumer goods that Japan cannot produce itself.

Silks and satins, spices and dyes, medicinal books, and all kinds of treasures are very popular in Japan. There are countless people who can afford them, and they exchange them for the gold, silver, and red copper that Japan abounds in year after year.

But no matter how abundant it is, there is a limit. For example, the now famous Ikuno Ginzan will slowly dry up, and then Iwami Ginzan will be mined. Although Sado's gold mine has not yet been discovered, its output is not enough to cope with the outflow for years. As for Ashio Copper Mountain and Besshi Copper Mountain, although they are rich in minerals, they are not endless!

The bottom line is that Japan's industry is underdeveloped and there are no bulk commodities to export!

Therefore, Xiaopingtai's two policies must be paralleled. Only by colonizing industries and developing special products, so that Japan has bulk products for export, can it truly open up sea trade and conduct large-scale trade activities.

To put it more distressingly, twenty or thirty years later, when Taro Yamauchi was in the prime of life and in his prime, the most severe climate disaster happened to begin next door.

It doesn't matter if we encounter a climate disaster. The entire empire is so huge that it should be able to survive it no matter what. Unfortunately, at the end of the dynasty, the political struggle was extremely fierce, land annexation intensified, and at the last critical moment, he encountered a master of micro management.

So diligent! You are so diligent that you have lost the entire 200-year-old ancestral empire!

It just happened to encounter a climate disaster. In the next few years, the barbarians rose up and destroyed the once huge empire at an almost incredible speed, bringing endless destruction and massacre, as well as the overall regression of the development of the entire society. .

At that time, the huge handicraft production factories in the southern part of the empire, as well as the prosperous maritime trade, had been accumulated through hundreds of years of hard work. Millions of skilled handicraft workers would be completely wiped out in the almost devastating dynasty change!

The only sparks left in the ruins soon went bankrupt due to large-scale coastal wars and sea ban policies! By the time of the so-called prosperity of eating chaff and drinking scarcity, the vast market that was originally firmly occupied has long been divided up.

With infinite luck, those who seized the opportunity were the textile industry of the British Empire that rose on the bones of three million Indian textile workers. Even the European sericulture industry that had been destroyed by the Ming Dynasty was able to revive.

The large gaps in the market have provided countries such as the UK and the Netherlands with an unprecedentedly broad market.

You can fill it out in the UK, why can't I in Japan?

What's more, Japan also has the advantage of geographical advantages and cheap manpower. As long as the time is right, start cultivating and developing the country's handicraft industry. Even if it cannot completely seize the market, it can still get a share of the trade competition.

A small cup of soup is enough to feed the population of this island country due to surplus agricultural production, stabilize society, promote development, and extend the life of the current ruling class.

As long as the people have a way to survive, even if it is just a mouthful of hot soup and rice every day, it can ensure the long-term stability of the entire shogunate.

After a long conversation, it turned out that in the evening, the sky became dark.

The attendants brought the hot soup and rice prepared by the hostess, and everyone felt hungry and started to eat. The sound of rustling was loud for a moment. These days, it is very simple, and there are no false rules about eating in silence. The samurai are all "naturally" spontaneous.

Holding their rice bowls, the children, big and small, were busy asking questions to Xiao Pingtai about their doubts. Some people asked about the etiquette for making friends with foreign countries, the rules for handling the exchange of old and new currencies, and the feasibility of leaving it to the Yamauchi Gold Reserve.

Xiao Pingtai spoke in detail, and everyone listened attentively. It is said that people feel refreshed when happy events happen. Xiao Pingtai actually ate an extra bowl of soup and rice today because of this, which made her feel a little full.

After the attendants brought hot tea to eat, Koheita continued to explain his philosophy of governing the country. He spoke at length, but no one felt tired or bored. He was making suggestions for the future shogunate and doing his best for Taro Yamauchi to rule the country for a long time and firmly. .

Asking the male owner of the house for pen and paper, Xiao Pingtai wrote down on the paper in order:

1. The expansion of heavenly territory.

2. Clearly establish laws and regulations.

3. Listen well to public opinions.

4. Currency unification.

5. Unification of measurement.

6. Make friends with foreign countries.

7. Produce industry and develop industry.

8. Open the sea for trade.

One by one, write them clearly and give them to Taro Yamauchi. Yamauchi Taro solemnly took the piece of paper with the eight strategies written on it from Koheita, as if he was taking over an unparalleled treasure.

"My uncle taught me every word!"

"I hope I can help His Highness in the future!" Xiao Pingtai certainly hopes that these policies can be implemented.

In the distant future, once Taro Yamauchi ascends to the throne of the shogunate, Koheita is very likely to assume the power of the shogunate and assist Taro Yamauchi in handling the world's government affairs.

Then all your life’s ambitions will be fulfilled!