Edo Traveler

v12 Chapter 38: Open Postal and Policing

Originally seriously injured by the bomb, Matsudaira Qixuan, who had been recuperating for more than a year, was still quite depressed. After serving as the chief elder, his spirit and spirit were completely different. The standard high-spirited and energetic, all the words in the world to describe good looks, he can use them all at this moment.

Except for the fact that the lungs were injured by the explosion, the speech was broken. If you are not familiar with him, you may even think that this is another person.

"Is it a big deal, and it will be implemented in a hurry?"

When he became the eldest son, he could be regarded as "king" the entire bureaucratic system of the shogunate, and Matsudaira Qixuan may not have hoped to start his work as soon as he took office. The normal situation is to first settle down and unite, and then proceed.

Of course, there is also another type, that is, after taking office, three fires will be made directly, killing people and killing the mess. Change the blood below, use your own people, and then carry out vigorous reforms.

"If this is not the case, we cannot intimidate the masses to show the power of reform!" Chuyouemon still wanted to persuade Songping Qixuan.

The shogunate relied on the training team as the foundation of its rule. He promoted almost 100% of the generals and schools, and he supervised all the soldiers. He has supreme prestige in the army, and everyone is convinced. Based on this alone, he can speak loudly in the shogunate, and others must listen.

In addition, on the day of the Tokugawa family Dingbintian, who was the first to respond, it can even be said that only Matsudaira Qixuan was the only one who gave all his strength to Dai Chuemon. Don't see that in the end other people either obey, defect, or remain silent, but he was Song Ping Qi Xuan who was able to clearly state his position from the very beginning.

Half of the shogun's throne comes from Chuemon's bloodline, and half comes from Matsudaira Qixuan's persistence!

"Since Shangqi has the courage, how can I not follow!" Songping Qixuan is not an ignorant and arrogant person. He has been concerned about internal and external situations since he was young. Although he has some flaws in his personality and is domineering, at least he is an open-minded person. The one who sees the world.

As the last son of the former general Tokugawa family Qi, although he has been succeeded to the Akashi Matsudaira family, his blood recognition will not change. He always regards himself as a child of the Tokugawa clan, and takes the foundation of the Tokugawa clan as his own responsibility.

Otherwise, Tokugawa Jiaqing would not have given him the training team that the shogunate spent huge sums of money on. There are so many pro-feudal vassals, and there are a lot of them called Tokugawa and Matsudaira, but there are not many who have certain ability and are determined to the shogunate. After all, the eldest son among the short ones, Songping Qi Xuan is a capable man.

"Now that the funeral is not over, there is no rush. Just wait until the funeral is over and everything is sorted out before the promulgation." With the support of Matsudaira Qixuan, Zhongyouemon has a lot of confidence and can do whatever he wants.

"Since it's about refreshing the curtain politics, I have an idea." Songping Qixuan is now in his position, so naturally he wants to seek his own politics.

He himself is strong on reform and has his own set of theories and ideas. In the past, he learned about the world by reading "Illustrated Records of the Sea and Kingdoms", but now foreign powers are coming, and foreigners are walking under Edo Castle, so it is easier for him to receive information from these foreign countries.

The difference between the old shogunate and the ever-changing capitalism and imperialism is too great. If you want to not be left behind, you have to catch up. As for how to catch up, how to chase, everyone has their own ideas, and so does Songping Qixuan.

"Just say it." Chuemon was afraid that Matsudaira Qi would not be able to announce it.

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"I was in Yokohama, and it was very good to see the foreign military and police and patrol. The shogunate should follow suit."

"is it okay?"

Chuemon also thought about this in his early years, but it was not set up by the military and police alone at that time, but went a step further. What does it mean?

The shogunate had some control over the major cities, namely Osaka and Edo. Otherwise, it would be impossible to pacify the Heihachiro Rebellion in history and the Edo riots during the Tenmei and Tenpo years. In these two big cities, the Tokugawa family not only set up officials, but also a large number of thugs for the shogunate.

A few hundred people, or one or two thousand people making troubles, is simply not enough for the shogunate to kill. And in big cities, the shogunate also has many eyeliners. For example, the shaving masters in various towns and towns usually shave their heads and report to the town side of Honmachi when they see strangers. People with suspicious behavior don’t stay in big cities for a long time.

Originally, the control power in Kyoto was slightly worse, but now the shogunate has set up a Kyoto guardianship in Kyoto, and at the same time is attached to the de facto secret police force, the Shinsengumi.

With two or three thousand troops stationed in Kyoto, and the pervasive Shinsengumi sentry, the situation in Kyoto gradually became calm. The shogunate's control over Kyoto also gradually increased.

In addition, the Xinxuan Group took advantage of the arrest of the perpetrator of the assassination of Songping Qixuan, and launched a powerful round of blows against the respectable elements and other unstable elements in the country. A large number of Zunzong elements were either killed or exiled to Kamchatka to hunt whales, and the Zunzhuang atmosphere in the country was severely suppressed.

Under such circumstances, the shogunate can claim to have perfect governance in major cities across the country!

However, in the vast countryside, that is, in the Tianling that actually provided taxes for the shogunate, the shogunate's control was basically zero. Otherwise, how could Hachiro Amano and Shintaro Terazawa be able to connect thousands of peasants, and UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com came to Edo to appeal to Tokugawa Jiaqing along with other peasant teams who were forced to complain.

Because of the few villages near them, Hachiro Amano's father is in charge. His father is a local farmer, plus a farmhouse that collects taxes. He didn't report that Hachiro Amano was a "rebel", so who else would know?

So, Chuemon's thoughts back then were very straightforward. In order to restore the shogunate's control over the grassroots in Tianling, even if it loses money, postal service and military and police personnel must be deployed to the countryside.

It is necessary to ensure that every village in Tianling can pass the post, and at the same time, there is a police officer who acts as the spokesperson of the shogunate on the ground. Regardless of whether the postman and the policeman themselves are doing well or not, their existence can strengthen the shogunate's rule over the grassroots.

The most simple, the situation can be achieved!

It's just such a simple superiority. To put it in a nasty way, in the 21st century, there are still some things that the country can't achieve.

With such two people in the village at the same time, if something happens in the village, at least the shogunate will be able to report. Not to mention the immediate response, but the peasants won't be surrounded by Edo, and the Edo Castle will react.