Edo Traveler

v12 Chapter 82: Serving as an OEM on the Railway

"quiet!"

Songping Qixuan shouted at all the lords in the arena, without even looking at where this was, everyone who shouted and shouted quickly to shut up for me.

"Although we have selected scholars from various vassals, the rank of scholars is still in the vassals, and it is still the same as in the past." Chuyouemon saw that the crowd had quieted down and continued.

What does that mean? It's the same as building Edo Castle's castle before. I, Tokugawa Ikei, are the king, and all of you are ministers. I entrusted the land to you, then you have to bear the feudal obligations attached to the land.

And serving the general was the most important part of the feudal duty. In the Warring States period, it was necessary to fight, so a military book arrived, and the volume had the name of the father. Listening to the general's order, no matter whether you are always young, sick or disabled, as long as you have sealed my land, you must send me troops according to the output of the land.

If you dare not come forward, then I will directly kill you in accordance with the delayed military situation, which is also in line with feudal laws, and no one can say a word.

The same is true now. The Edo Castle is gone, so you have to send people to serve me according to the number of people per 10,000 shi. And it is the kind of service that brings dry food, pure voluntary labor.

Not only the Edo Tenshou, but also the Zenjoji Temple or Kanei-ji Temple need to be repaired. You feudal lords, you have to pay for people to repair these monasteries for the general's family. Because the ancient kings buried in the temple are all your princes, and you have to serve him.

As a general, I defend your feudal inheritance rights. As princes, you must answer my call to serve.

For example, Akiho Takashima, as the elder of the three thousand stone of the Saga domain, still worked for the shogunate in the Edo No. 1 Machine Works. He is a typical scholar who is still in Saga, but works for the shogunate. Historically, Sakuma Xiangshan, as a vassal of the Sanada family's Matsushiro domain, was also employed by the shogunate to publicize the benefits of the founding of the country throughout the country.

The shogunate could hire samurai from various vassals, and as long as the membership of the vassal remained in the original vassal state, it would not be considered a violation of the feudal shogunate system.

Chuemon is deliberately confusing!

In name, it is to let the vassals select warriors to serve on the railroads for the generals. In fact, they are preparing to use new jobs to draw them from the various clans to the Tokugawa shogunate.

To serve the general, not only do you have to spend your own money to do the projects, you even have to bring your own meals. The worst thing in history is that the Shimadzu family was asked by the shogunate to pay for the maintenance of the Three Rivers Project. The shogunate's order was urgent and the progress of the project was rushed. Dozens of people.

Even the shogunate flag that oversees the project can't stand it anymore, it's not human affairs, it's too beast. Then he cut his stomach and went to the shogunate to give death advice.

Since there is such a precedent, Chuemon's feudal monarchy and righteousness, after requiring the princes along the railway line to do labor service, can justifiably give subsidies to those samurai.

Or it can not be regarded as a subsidy, it is simply to support rice. You left the original feudal kingdom alone and served outside for me, Tokugawa Chusaka. I am a more tolerant person, so I will give you two additional support rice. If you eat one for yourself, you and your wife also have to eat one, right?

Very simple, very natural "reward", right?

As a general, I was supposed to reward my subjects from time to time. To show that I am rich in the sixty-six countries of the Japanese archipelago, full of the kindness and generosity of the superior.

As long as this subsidy is distributed on time to the samurai warriors who came out to work for the Tokugawa Railway, what would they think? What will be done? Will it support the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate? And then to support Tokugawa Chusama?

In their own domain, there are only ten or twenty stone meters of knowledge and action a year. According to the records of the "Samurai's Family Account Book", knowledge and deeds generally only get half of it as a salary. Even with such a small salary, due to financial difficulties, the vassals often forced the samurai to pay one-third or one-fifth of it.

The kind of Shi Qing who knows and does twenty stones, that is, apprentices, who get ten stones in their salary and three stones are deducted by the princes. There are five or six people in the family, and there are only six or seven stone meters of rice all year round. It is very difficult to eat two meals a day, let alone do something else.

At this time, their great savior Chuemon appeared!

Come and work on our Tokugawa Railway. You are led by your own salaries in the domain. I also have a subsidy for you on this railway. Not only that, but two uniforms, two pairs of shoes, mosquito nets in summer, and labor insurance gloves in winter are issued every year. Basically, Tokugawa Railway will take care of your mouth.

Food, clothing, and accommodation are all covered by the Tokugawa Railway. The subsidy issued by the club can be taken back to subsidize the family, even if you wear an old and worn uniform, you can take it home and change it, and it is also okay to wear it for your children.

Don't you see that these days, nine out of ten children running in the village are bare buttocks. Not only that, but also tattered. If you can have pants, you are a "decent person".

The Tokugawa shogunate's own banners, the 80,000 knights, that is, the 20,000 banners, the royal family members, placed more than 10,000 people on the railway line from the East China Sea to the main railway line. There are still several thousand people who have official positions themselves, and the last few people are left. They were all thrown into elementary schools as school supervisors.

After more than ten years of struggle, Chuemon has finally settled all the 80,000 cavalry of the flag book!

After placing them, the next step is to place the warriors of the vassal. As long as the 600,000 samurai in the world have a job that can make a mouthful, UU reading www. uukanshu.com makes home snacks full and warm, then only a very small number of people with brain diseases, or those who are born with a back bone, will continue to work for the shogunate.

"It's up to Marquis Akashi to explain in detail." Chungyouemon looked at the princes below, and was about to start buzzing again, so he asked Songping Qixuan to break down this matter with them.

Don't worry, I, the Tokugawa Shogunate, are definitely not digging your samurai corners. It is still the same ordinary service as before. The shogunate will send some support rice for those who work outside to prevent him from starving to death while working outside.

After all, everyone here should be well aware of the tragic situation of the lower-level samurai in your domain. In my own domain, I can always find a bite to eat. I go to the station to work. If I don’t continue, I will starve. We support him with rice, just because we are afraid that we will hire this station attendant, and he starved to death on the station. , causing the train to be delayed.

It's just that they need to be listed on the Tokugawa Railway's staff list to facilitate the management of the railway club and prevent people from falsely claiming subsidies.

hum...

Even after being listed on the Tokugawa family's list, it is unknown whether this heart will continue to be directed towards the princes of his own vassal state.