Good guy, after so many years, Chuemon finally met someone who could talk about things well. Shoin Yoshida took a big step in his life with great difficulty, and he has thought about the level of Japanese society as a whole.

The population composition of Japan, 600,000 currently registered samurai, including family members and servants, the population fluctuates around 3 million, accounting for about 8% of the total population of the country.

Eighty marriott merchants do not need to explain, the rich merchants do not need to explain, but the machiren emphatically explain, referring to the name of the town, that is, the person who actually owns the real estate and houses in the towns and towns of each city, and belongs to the property-owning class. In fact, ordinary people living in castle towns cannot be completely classified into the category of town people.

These 800,000 people are the total number, that is, the families and servants of the wealthy merchants and townspeople, which account for about 2% of the population of the country. This group of people has the greatest wealth relative to other classes of society.

Throughout the ages, regardless of things, it is a common phenomenon that 2% of people hold 80% of their wealth!

In addition, there are the ronin people mentioned by Yoshida Shoin, and the wealthy farmers all over the country. This type of people either possess a culture, similar to intellectuals, or possess means of production, similar to the petty bourgeoisie. Some of the two have clear boundaries, and some are combined into one.

Not necessarily very rich, but they have a certain right to speak at the local grassroots level or within a certain industry. For example, many orchid doctors in Osaka are actually Langshi. They do not have a master, but they have mastered Western knowledge and have a strong desire to change their class or status.

The number of Langshi and tyrants is not very sure, because like the Saga clan we mentioned earlier, a set of combo punches killed all the landlords and tyrants in the colony.

But roughly, the total number of this group of people should also be between one and two million, accounting for about 5 percent of the total population of the country. The remaining eighty-five percent are all bullshit, no matter whether it is now or in history, they have no right to speak, and no one cares at all.

It is this 15% that determines the fate of Japan!

Chuemon has solved the settlement of 600,000 samurai, and can solve half of it. What should I do with the remaining half? This is the problem with Yoshida Shoin.

Those who desire to obtain a political status that matches their own wealth or knowledge level should be resolved in what way? It can't be physically destroyed.

"What do you think!"

Chuemon once considered such a problem, but did not have a very effective solution. Moreover, the settlement of 600,000 samurai across the country has not yet been settled, so how can there be time to manage the rest?

"Hahahahahaha... intended to establish a constitutional monarchy!" Shoin Yoshida put his hands together and made a crisp sound.

The reason is very simple. Shoin Yoshida is also holding a bowl of Maori respecting relatives, eating Maori respecting relatives rice, but preparing to smash the pot of respecting Maori relatives. He can see that Maori is not really a master who can help him, he has to rely on himself for everything.

How to rely? Of course, come back to the constitutional monarchy!

Fully imitating the United Kingdom, the establishment of the upper and lower houses, the upper house placed the incompetent princes and ministers, pay attention to the ou, some of them are also included. Give a false name and a certain degree of honor, while giving some seemingly very lofty powers.

Including what is the country's highest judicial organ and the final judicial organ (but there is also General Tokugawa above his head), as well as the two-year right to postpone the bills of the lower house and so on. Anyway, when you wear a high hat, you gentlemen will go to heaven.

As for the House of Commons, through restricted elections, the ambitious part of the middle and lower-level samurai, wealthy farmers and tycoons, and Ronshicho people were brought in and given them the opportunity to participate in politics and make them think that they were the masters of the country. Very happy.

Even Yoshida Shoin had already figured out the conditions for the election. Only those who have paid an annual tribute of more than 30 shi, or paid more than 30 taels of tribute each year, have the right to vote. The right to be elected has been greatly increased to three hundred shi or three hundred taels. In fact, ordinary people are shielded from the so-called election.

This standard is also very accurate. It can not only include the overwhelming majority of the property class in the election, but also allow them to elect representatives who are in fact the representatives of the shogunate and the vassal rule.

What's the meaning? For example, the shogunate or the dazhuang house set up by the princes in the local villages used to be the tax packager in charge of this area. When the elections were held, he was the only one in the district who had the right to be elected, and he was still the local councillor. How it was, it is still the same now.

But this is different!

This is because it used to be appointed by the shogunate or the power of the vassals. Now it is different. The electors in the constituency voted with one vote for one vote. The vast majority of people will instantly become die-hard fans of this system, transforming into a steady conservative, and then maintaining the current rule.

The United Kingdom is the most typical example. In the early so-called general elections, only some wealthy people had the right to vote. The British working class struggled repeatedly and demanded the right to vote. In the end, their struggle was victorious, and the right to vote was extended to the industrial workers in the cities and towns.

The formerly most combative group of workers seems to have changed their gender, becoming the most staunch supporter of the capitalist system, and even beginning to reject radicals. Some people do not even accept industrialism, thinking that it is inciting the working class. Deception.

It is so wonderful that a ballot that has little effect in fact. After all, there are only a few people who are elected. They are still representatives of old interests, but they can be supported and loved by the broad emerging working class.

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As for what Yoshida Shoin himself can get from it? He has already evolved into a thinker, and these worldly vulgarities are no longer in his eyes. People have a higher pursuit, and to keep the difference is to be the pioneer and founder of democratic constitutionalism in the Kingdom of Japan.

In the future, the kingdom will hold a parliament, and there will be a statue of him standing in front of the parliament building. That scene is more refreshing than the one that earns your three melons.

Otherwise, people have left a name in history, this pursuit is different from ours.

After listening to him, Chuemon probably understood Yoshida Shoin's thoughts and thoughts. He must have fully thought about the current situation in Japan. Otherwise, it is impossible to take into account all aspects of the needs, but there is another problem, and it is a very difficult problem.

"Songyin, then I ask you, if an election is to be held, the whole country must be unified. How can the princes be willing to cut the vassal?"

　　

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