Edo Traveler

The next day, the imperial meeting, the atmosphere was not so relaxed. Everyone knew that the Qing Kingdom was defeated again, it was outrageous, and they lost millions of dollars all at once. Not just losing money and speaking up, but also giving up missionary rights.

Since then, missionaries, whether Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox, are allowed to freely travel in and out of the Qing Kingdom. And these people enjoy extraterritorial rights and are no longer under the jurisdiction of the judicial organs of the Qing Dynasty. For their missionary behavior, the Qing court must also protect them.

Like the Emperor Xianfeng, the Tokugawa family held a hostile and skeptical attitude towards Christianity, a series of religions. Once this type of religion enters the country, it may shake the already unstable feudal rule.

In addition, Japan itself also had the "Amakusa Shiro Toshisada Rebellion", and tens of thousands of Christian rebels on Shimabara were defeated by the shogunate army. It also made the shogunate full of vigilance against Christianity, and severely suppressed Christians in the country.

Therefore, when Britain, France, the United States, the Netherlands and other countries signed various unequal treaties with the shogunate, the shogunate never let go of the freedom of preaching.

It is undeniable that among the missionaries there are indeed many good people who heal the sick and save people, or are kind and loving. But more missionaries acted as the forerunners of the invasion of imperialist powers, developed local believers, and were familiar with geography. As soon as the great powers arrived, they took the initiative to cooperate with the great powers.

They did spread the gospel of God they believed in, but this gospel is not necessarily the case for the people of the countries and regions that were colonized and invaded.

"The various clauses of the "Tianjin Treaty" are shocking." Songping Qimin was somewhat out of his mind.

"Compared to the shogunate's previous rules, there are also victories." Kusei Guangzhou did not expect that the Qing Kingdom would be defeated so quickly.

The news that reached the shogunate yesterday was only the news of the signing of the treaty. What I have passed back today is the detailed content of the full text. The foreign newspapers and periodicals in Shanghai have already published the full text and advertised them widely. Anyway, for them, they have won a huge diplomatic victory, and there is nothing to brag about.

"I'm only afraid that the foreigners will go to Shu and go back to Yokohama." Yasaka Wakisaka is a foreigner, of course he is worried about this possibility.

If the treaty that humiliates the country is signed, I don't know what will happen in the future. Anyway, life will not be easier now. The name falls on the treaty, and it will definitely be recorded in the history books in the future.

If it is possible, Yasaka Wakisaka certainly does not want to negotiate with foreigners as an old Chinese and foreign country, and finally sign some kind of treaty.

"Chuemon." The Tokugawa family knew about this yesterday, so he skipped the thought and turned to ask Chuemon's thoughts.

"My brother is here."

"What do you think?"

"Perhaps the foreigners in the Qing Kingdom have to open more than ten more mouths at a time, and it is difficult to take into account Japan." Chuyouemon's words actually meant a bit of capitulation.

Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries ran rampant in the Qing Kingdom, and all of a sudden they gained huge benefits. The entire coastal area of ​​the Qing Kingdom was open to business almost everywhere. Even Hainan Island and Taiwan Island have been designated as trading ports, and the inner mouth of the Yangtze River is not forgotten.

In order to carve up such huge aggression interests, the eyes of Britain, France and other countries should obviously be focused on the Qing Kingdom at this time, and they have no intention of taking care of Japan in three or five years.

This kind of thinking, to give an inappropriate example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when Han Wei saw Qin attacking Zhao, he was just glad, not nervous. After all, it wasn't me who was attacking Qin, and I was able to get a good night's sleep again. Of course, when Qin State attacked Han and Wei, Zhao State probably had the same idea.

Now the meaning of Zhongemon is similar to this. The foreign powers will be able to eat enough to eat the Qing Kingdom temporarily. If there is no time to take care of us for a while, we are still safe.

But taking advantage of this moment, the shogunate must do something!

"Continue talking..." The Tokugawa family looked at Chuemon's face, and knew that Chuemon's words were not finished.

"So in the past ten years, since the previous generation of Marquis Hamamatsu, the shogunate has been determined to reform. The soldiers, horses, gunboats, and new troops with foreign guns are ready at once. However, the soldiers and horses often borrow foreign money, or impose harsh levies on the people. One after another, the Sixty-six Kingdoms seem to have a commotion."

It is very realistic that the shogunate has established a modern new army, strengthened national military equipment, and set up new forts since the appointment of Tokugawa Ikei as Mizuno Tadasuke. Now they are running railways and telegraphs, and various projects are being launched.

But what about the overall level of development of the country?

Still a mess!

Japan, the entire country is still a thoroughly agricultural country, and the living conditions of the top 80 percent of the people have hardly changed in the same millennium, or even two thousand years ago. The poor and desolate countryside is devouring the lives of these humble peasants who face the loess and turn their backs to the sky.

If the shogunate had been borrowing foreign debts or exploiting farmers, it would have been impossible for the shogunate to develop. Foreign debt is not so easy to borrow, there are many additional conditions. Exploiting the peasants has reached the limit, and the common people are living in dire straits.

what to do? Must change approach and start developing domestic!

In addition to continuing to vigorously promote the sericulture industry in an all-round way, the shogunate should have a package plan for the entire agricultural, rural and peasant problems. It is necessary to try to change the poor and backward appearance of the vast rural areas, and then obtain more funds from agriculture, enrich the finances of the shogunate, and start industrialization and modernization.

The shogunate can no longer do things blindly like this. It is obtained from the shogunate center and goes to every village in the region to start a comprehensive reform.

"What do you think?" The Tokugawa family stared at Chuemon, wondering what thoughts their cheap brother ~www.readwn.com~ had.

"My brother thinks that we should enrich the country, make overall plans, and take care of the people!" Zhongyouemon thought about it all night, and already had an idea that could be considered on the table.

"Say!"

"Lead the shogunate to implement the first five-year plan within Tianling!"

Chuemon hopes that with the help of Naomasa Nabeshima, who has successfully reformed in the territory, and Ninomiya Junyuki and others who have conducted agricultural reform experiments in 600 villages in the Kanto Ten Territory, a comprehensive rural area of ​​the entire Ten Territory is carried out. revival plan.

To save the countryside from abject poverty and give it a new lease of life!

"Five-year plan?" The old and middle-aged people on the left and right showed expressions of surprise or suspicion, not knowing what Chuemon's thoughts were.

Anyway, the words have been said, and our identities are also here, so we are not afraid of what will happen. Chuemon simply took one step and finished all that he had to say.

"Please open the internal funds, release 500,000 yuan from the treasury, and implement the loan assistance method."