Chapter 421
Chapter 421
Chapter 421
After Sanada Nobushige answered, Hideka brought the topic back to Kamei Tomoki. He pointed to the land and two potato flowers beside him and said, "Do you remember this plant?"
Kamei Tomoki heard Xiujia's question, looked in the direction of Xiujia's finger, looked at it carefully for a moment, swallowed with difficulty, it was obvious that he recognized the plant, it was the plant that was with the poppy ten days ago Send flowers to Xiujia.
With the lesson learned from the monster poppy, now Xiujia pointed to this unknown plant and questioned himself, Kamei Tomoki's forehead began to shed bean-sized beads of sweat.
"Yes, this is a gift I gave to His Highness a few days ago, together with that poppy." Kamei Tomoki's expression was as ugly as constipation, and he replied with lumps, "Your Highness! Could it be that this plant is also poisonous?" ?"
Kamei Tomoki started to get scared, and even regretted the gift he gave this time. He muttered in his heart: "This time, it's a horse's hoof."
Kamei Tomoki closed his eyes in pain, as if he was waiting to be criticized by Xiujia, but Xiujia said to him, "This plant is indeed poisonous when it germinates, but it is by no means poisonous. On the contrary, it is A high-yield food crop. You have presented a good treasure!"
After finishing speaking, he sighed to the air, "It's a pity that the Ryukyu people use them as potted plants."
Kamei Tomoki was still in a trance, when he suddenly heard Hideka's praise, he couldn't believe his ears.
Xiujia didn't give him time to think and react, and asked Kamei Tomoki kindly, "I heard Musashi Mamoru say a few days ago that this plant was migrated from the imperial garden of the Ryukyu Shuri Palace. How many are there?"
Kamei Tomoki recalled for a moment, looked at Xiujia and said, "This plant was originally a potted plant used for decoration by the Ryukyu king. There are still some in the garden in Shuri. I will bring them all for Your Highness when I go back."
"It's not necessary to move all of them, just half of them." The Xiu family replied, "I will give you a booklet in a few days, which records my minutes of planting potatoes. My method has been expanded and planted in the mountains of Ryukyu. Let me tell you, this is an easy-to-live and high-yield grain."
Xiujia, who has the experience and knowledge of later generations, is well aware of the yield and ability of potatoes, but people in this era have a natural distrust of plants that grow in the soil.
Xiujia noticed Kamei Tomoki's expression, and it was obvious that although what Xiujia said in the past had become a reality, Kamei Tomoki still had doubts about what Xiujia said.
Fearing that Izuku Kamei would plant the few potatoes to death by himself, Hideka changed his mind and said, "You should transplant all the potatoes in Shuri Castle. When you return next time, I will let you be by my side." Witness his magic and the way he grows."
"Ah!? Ah~ Yes, Your Highness" At this time Kamei Tomoki hadn't even recovered from his senses, and responded according to Xiu's thoughts.
"By the way, you returned to Ryukyu this time and brought these two plants together. One of the fruits grows on the stalk, and the other, like this potato, grows in the ground."
Xiujia knew that it would take some time for modern people to understand the strange appearance of fruits growing in geography, so he didn't get entangled in one or two points, and took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Kamei Tomoki.
This is the appearance and description of sweet potatoes and corn that Xiujia used this time to draw based on his own memory.
Kamei Tomoku turned out to be the portrait of the two plants handed over by Xiujia, looking at the content on it in surprise, Xiujia continued from the side, "If you control Ryukyu, you will control the trade with Luzon and Ming Dynasty.
When we built Fuchuan and Clark sailing boats, we opened a shipyard in Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, which is also the earliest investment in Ming Dynasty.You can send people to Guangxi and Yunnan to look for the corn and sweet potatoes on it, and if you find them, bring them back.
I don’t want to hide it from you, this corn can be planted on high mountains. I have prepared more than half of the land in the eight countries covered by mountains, and the people can only reclaim the flat land in the valleys between the mountains to plant upland rice. They have worked hard all year round but the harvest is not good.
But with this corn, it is different. It can directly end up on the mountain, and the requirements for land leveling are not high.
Regardless of the eight countries of Kibi, once introduced to Japan, it will definitely greatly increase the harvest of the people. It is not a dream to double the knowledge and practice of the United States. "
"Can Meizuo's knowledge and practice be doubled?" Kamei Tomoki couldn't believe what Xiujia said. As the original Nizi family member, he later joined Xiujia's command, and he knew exactly what the terrain of Hoki and Meizuo was like.
As Xiujia said, more than 7% of the land in Mizuka is mountainous, and there are very few places that can actually cultivate land. If it weren't for China, which is close to Kyoto, how could it be classified as Shangguo when the country was divided.
Even after the Xiu family inherited the family governor, they continued to build water conservancy projects, leveled the land in the mountains, and reclaimed wasteland to expand the field area. The land of Meizuo only increased from 13 shi to 18 shi.
In fact, this has exceeded many people’s perception of the limit of the land capacity of Meizuo. In the past, people thought that the scale of Meizuo’s land reclamation would be 15 shi at most. Xiujia has done a very good job.
But now, Hideka actually boasts that corn can be planted in the mountains of Mizusa, which doubles the knowledge and practice of Meizuo again. In this way, the knowledge and practice of Meizuo soon surpassed Bizen and became a real Shangguo with 35 shi ?
However, the surprise that Xiujia gave him was not over yet, Xiujia pointed to the sweet potato and said, "This food doesn't taste very good, and if you eat too much, it will make you gas, but it's really high yield and keeps you hungry!
It is also good to grow some of them normally to adjust the taste. If there is a catastrophe, the output of this thing is a proper life-saving food!
The most important thing is that it is the least picky about the land among the three plants, and it can still be planted even in the lime saline soil of Hoqi.If it can be introduced to Hoki, it will be no problem for Hoki Zhixing to increase to 30 shi. "
"Hoki? 300,000!" Kamei Tomoki was so surprised by this number that he forgot the etiquette and directly questioned Hideka in front of Hideka.
He is a native of Izumo, not far from Hoki. When he was young, Hoki was within the sphere of influence of Nizi's family, and he had to pass through Hoki when attacking the Sanyo Road or the Sanyin Mountain Famous School. I have some understanding.
The land area of Boqi State is very large. The big mountain volcano in the middle divides Boqi into two plains, east and west. The key is that the two plains are not small in size.
But because the mountain is an active volcano, the sulfur concentration in the springs in the Hoki area is not low, which makes the surrounding land acidify.
It was also in later generations that after the mountains gradually turned into dormant volcanoes, after hundreds of years of precipitation, under the nourishment of volcanic ash, the acidity and alkalinity of Hoki's land gradually became normal, and it became a land suitable for agriculture.
It is impossible for the Xiu family to depend on the sky for their food. In such acidified land, ordinary crops cannot be grown at all, but sweet potatoes can.
If sweet potatoes can be introduced, the agricultural grain output of Boqi can be increased. In normal years, sweet potatoes can be used to make special products such as dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato vermicelli. In a disaster year, sweet potatoes can be used to respond to disasters.
Of course, these are all ideas of the Xiu family. No matter how much Kamei Tomoki trusted the Xiu family, he didn't believe a word of his saying that Hoki Zhixing's output had increased to 30.
But believe it or not, since the Xiu family asked me today, as a retainer, I would do my best to search for the Xiu family, so I accepted the Xiu family's request.
In general, Kamei Tomoki brought too many surprises to Hideo this time in his conquest of Ryukyu, which is why Hideo is willing to speak well of him in front of Hideyoshi.
"Musashi, have you and the Ryukyu envoy explained what I told you two days ago?"
What the Hide family asked was of course the proposal to marry Lord Taniyama to Hideyoshi as his concubine, and at the same time make the proposal to inherit the Ryukyu king, the son of Shangchao Chen, the son of the former Tamagawa Yasushi, who is now called Toyami Yasushi.
"Ha Yi" heard the hint from the Xiu family, Kamei Tomoki took two steps forward, and whispered in front of the Xiu family, "Everything has been settled, Lord Gushan and the envoys from the Ryukyu side fully accept the proposal of the Xiu family." plan."
Hearing that the matter of abolishing the crown prince was accepted so easily, the Xiu family asked in surprise: "Did you accept it so easily? Who is the envoy sent by Ryukyu? I heard it was a secretary, isn't it?" Is it the Ryukyu royal family?"
As Hideka mentioned in the interview, in the political system of Ryukyu, the official division is the highest status level, which is equivalent to the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and non-royal families are not allowed to be named.
As the so-called royal family has the right of succession to the throne, it is fine for the Xiu family to push away and admit Shang Chaode's succession right. After all, he is already recognized as the prince of Ryukyu, and no one else will think otherwise.
But now the Xiu family abolished his right of succession with a few words, and changed the descendants of another line to be the new king. How could it be possible not to let these royal envoys be distracted?
After all, everyone is a royal family, why should you be chosen as king?
Kamei Toshiki put the Xiu family in doubt, and explained to the Xiu family, "Your Highness may not know something, but the envoy who came to Osaka this time is the head of the country, not Shang, but Ma. This is Ryukyu. The only one in China is the division of different surnames.”
"Anyone with a different surname?" I don't know much about the history of Suiyu of the Xiu family. I only know that the Ryukyu governor's surname is Shang, so I was surprised by the appearance of the country's first governor with the surname Ma.
"The head of the Ma family was originally an official because he helped King Shang Yuan succeed to the throne. Since then, he has been trusted by the Shang family, and when it was passed down to the third family Ma Shunde, he accompanied Shang Yuan on an expedition to Amami Oshima.
It happened that Shang Yuan was seriously ill, and I heard that it was because God prayed that he was willing to exchange his own life for the diseased Shang Yuan's life. "
Kamei Tomoki said that he was afraid that Hideka would not understand, so he explained, "The head of the country is the piece of land at the northernmost corner of Ryukyu Island. It is a very barren land."
When the Xiu family heard this story, they couldn't help raising their eyebrows in surprise and said, "How can such a thing happen? Just because you prayed for your own monarch, you were treated as a priest?"
"Aren't you still willing to gamble with your own life?" Kamei Tomoki added.
The Xiu family who have passed through the later generations only have reverence for the theory of ghosts and gods, and don't believe in it. He only believes that things are caused by man.
Therefore, there is a certain gap between the Xiu family's worldview and the people of this era. Take this incident as an example. The Xiu family did not understand why the Ma family could be granted the title of secretary by praying for their lord, but Kamei Ju and others praised Ma Shunde's loyalty.
However, the Xiu family scoffed, "Since the Ma family is so loyal to the Shang family, how could he choose to obey the family, and even more willing to tell Guan Bai about the surrender of Ryukyu for the family, and more willing to change the succession of the Ryukyu throne for the family?"
Due to the ridicule of the Hide family, Kamei Tomoki uncharacteristically argued, "Your Highness, the surrender of Ryukyu was ordered by King Shang Yong. Under the control of the royal family, the head of the country presided over the surrender according to the Sima family. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
The Xiu family asked again: "Then is he friendly to the family?"
"When the soldiers of our family surrounded Shuri, the head of the country did not organize troops to come to serve the king because of the remote location, but the Ma family was captured together in Shuri city.
The current head of the country, Sima Siryu, helped us maintain the law and order and stability in Shuri City after the war, and was willing to return to Osaka with me to preside over the request for surrender on behalf of Ryukyu.
Now he is also willing to help us persuade King Shang Yong to change Li Tamagawa to succeed him as a minister. I think it should be regarded as goodwill. "
"It's disrespectful to judge the king as a minister. Now a person who can even get involved in the succession of the throne, how can there be any loyalty at all? In my opinion, that Ma Shunde was probably acting in Amami Oshima. That's all."
After hearing the explanation from the Xiu family, Kamei Tomoki suddenly realized, and said to the Xiu family, "I think he is loyal and obedient, and he intends to use Ma Shi again after returning to Ryukyu. First, after being instructed by His Royal Highness, he found out that Ma Shi is a big brother." Treachery is like an image of loyalty, after I return to Ryukyu, I will distance myself from the Ma family."
However, for Kamei Tomoku's statement, Xiujia stopped and said, "That's not the case. I think you should not only alienate the Ma family, but also reuse the Ma family. Rename Ma Silong to the fertile land in the south. The rest of the Ma family's children It is also entrusted in the central and southern parts of Ryukyu.
Not only that, but for other surnames in Ryukyu, such as the Lin family of Lin Liangdi, and the so-called Mu family you mentioned earlier, they can all be promoted to be officials, and let them take us to guard the wild lands in the north. "
Kamei Ziju is still a relatively traditional samurai, and the appointment of talents is always based on the word loyalty. He originally thought that the head of the country could be reused according to the Sima clan's good family, but he was dismissed by the Xiu family as unusable.
However, the Xiu family chose to go to the left with his thoughts, so they asked the Xiu family, "Your Highness, why is this? I don't quite understand."
Xiujia explained, "It's something everyone in Ryukyu knows about Ma's favor from Shang's family. They should have died to repay their kindness, right?"
Kamei Tomoki nodded and replied, "It should be."
"But judging from the current performance, Mrs. Ma is good at adapting to the wind, and has no loyalty to the emperor, right?"
Kamei Tomoki nodded again, and replied, "That's right, that's why I want to abandon them."
"But because of this, the Ma family should be reused. They should have retired with the Shang family, but they left the family first. As people who betrayed the Shang family, they were cast aside by the country. Naturally, they can only stay close to the family and concentrate on doing things for the family.
The family thinks of its hard work and rewards it. Is there any problem in moving it from the remote and wild country to the fertile and vast southern plains?
After the award, the Ma family became even more of a target, and if they wanted to abandon their family and return to the Shang family in the future, the Shang family would not want it. They could only follow our path and go black. If they are not loyal, they must be loyal to the family. up.
As for elevating other families, it is to reduce the pressure of the Ma family and weaken the influence of the Shang family in Ryukyu. At that time, the number of non-national surnames in Ryukyu will increase, and the fear of the Shang family will naturally decrease, and the Shang family will lose The ability to raise one's arms and shout to set off a wave is gone.
Same as the Ma clan, these clans were not weak in strength, but had no status. Now we give them status and make them go to the opposite side of the Shang clan. "
"Wonderful, Your Highness!" After the explanation from the Xiu family, Kamei Tomoki seemed to have opened up the two veins of Ren and Du. "In this way, the family can control the barbarians with the barbarians."
"That's right." Hideka affirmed Kamei Tomoki's answer, and added, "At that time, you must remember to promulgate orders in the name of the Ryukyu King as the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, so that their legitimacy can be established. , so that they truly betray the Shang family, there is no excuse at all."
After today's teaching, Kamei Tomoki's understanding of the Hide family has improved to a higher level. He really doesn't understand what is in this little boy's mind, why is he so good at grasping people's hearts and playing politics? Is it the true biography of the former Dazai Shuai (Ukita Naoka)?
(End of this chapter)
After Sanada Nobushige answered, Hideka brought the topic back to Kamei Tomoki. He pointed to the land and two potato flowers beside him and said, "Do you remember this plant?"
Kamei Tomoki heard Xiujia's question, looked in the direction of Xiujia's finger, looked at it carefully for a moment, swallowed with difficulty, it was obvious that he recognized the plant, it was the plant that was with the poppy ten days ago Send flowers to Xiujia.
With the lesson learned from the monster poppy, now Xiujia pointed to this unknown plant and questioned himself, Kamei Tomoki's forehead began to shed bean-sized beads of sweat.
"Yes, this is a gift I gave to His Highness a few days ago, together with that poppy." Kamei Tomoki's expression was as ugly as constipation, and he replied with lumps, "Your Highness! Could it be that this plant is also poisonous?" ?"
Kamei Tomoki started to get scared, and even regretted the gift he gave this time. He muttered in his heart: "This time, it's a horse's hoof."
Kamei Tomoki closed his eyes in pain, as if he was waiting to be criticized by Xiujia, but Xiujia said to him, "This plant is indeed poisonous when it germinates, but it is by no means poisonous. On the contrary, it is A high-yield food crop. You have presented a good treasure!"
After finishing speaking, he sighed to the air, "It's a pity that the Ryukyu people use them as potted plants."
Kamei Tomoki was still in a trance, when he suddenly heard Hideka's praise, he couldn't believe his ears.
Xiujia didn't give him time to think and react, and asked Kamei Tomoki kindly, "I heard Musashi Mamoru say a few days ago that this plant was migrated from the imperial garden of the Ryukyu Shuri Palace. How many are there?"
Kamei Tomoki recalled for a moment, looked at Xiujia and said, "This plant was originally a potted plant used for decoration by the Ryukyu king. There are still some in the garden in Shuri. I will bring them all for Your Highness when I go back."
"It's not necessary to move all of them, just half of them." The Xiu family replied, "I will give you a booklet in a few days, which records my minutes of planting potatoes. My method has been expanded and planted in the mountains of Ryukyu. Let me tell you, this is an easy-to-live and high-yield grain."
Xiujia, who has the experience and knowledge of later generations, is well aware of the yield and ability of potatoes, but people in this era have a natural distrust of plants that grow in the soil.
Xiujia noticed Kamei Tomoki's expression, and it was obvious that although what Xiujia said in the past had become a reality, Kamei Tomoki still had doubts about what Xiujia said.
Fearing that Izuku Kamei would plant the few potatoes to death by himself, Hideka changed his mind and said, "You should transplant all the potatoes in Shuri Castle. When you return next time, I will let you be by my side." Witness his magic and the way he grows."
"Ah!? Ah~ Yes, Your Highness" At this time Kamei Tomoki hadn't even recovered from his senses, and responded according to Xiu's thoughts.
"By the way, you returned to Ryukyu this time and brought these two plants together. One of the fruits grows on the stalk, and the other, like this potato, grows in the ground."
Xiujia knew that it would take some time for modern people to understand the strange appearance of fruits growing in geography, so he didn't get entangled in one or two points, and took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Kamei Tomoki.
This is the appearance and description of sweet potatoes and corn that Xiujia used this time to draw based on his own memory.
Kamei Tomoku turned out to be the portrait of the two plants handed over by Xiujia, looking at the content on it in surprise, Xiujia continued from the side, "If you control Ryukyu, you will control the trade with Luzon and Ming Dynasty.
When we built Fuchuan and Clark sailing boats, we opened a shipyard in Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, which is also the earliest investment in Ming Dynasty.You can send people to Guangxi and Yunnan to look for the corn and sweet potatoes on it, and if you find them, bring them back.
I don’t want to hide it from you, this corn can be planted on high mountains. I have prepared more than half of the land in the eight countries covered by mountains, and the people can only reclaim the flat land in the valleys between the mountains to plant upland rice. They have worked hard all year round but the harvest is not good.
But with this corn, it is different. It can directly end up on the mountain, and the requirements for land leveling are not high.
Regardless of the eight countries of Kibi, once introduced to Japan, it will definitely greatly increase the harvest of the people. It is not a dream to double the knowledge and practice of the United States. "
"Can Meizuo's knowledge and practice be doubled?" Kamei Tomoki couldn't believe what Xiujia said. As the original Nizi family member, he later joined Xiujia's command, and he knew exactly what the terrain of Hoki and Meizuo was like.
As Xiujia said, more than 7% of the land in Mizuka is mountainous, and there are very few places that can actually cultivate land. If it weren't for China, which is close to Kyoto, how could it be classified as Shangguo when the country was divided.
Even after the Xiu family inherited the family governor, they continued to build water conservancy projects, leveled the land in the mountains, and reclaimed wasteland to expand the field area. The land of Meizuo only increased from 13 shi to 18 shi.
In fact, this has exceeded many people’s perception of the limit of the land capacity of Meizuo. In the past, people thought that the scale of Meizuo’s land reclamation would be 15 shi at most. Xiujia has done a very good job.
But now, Hideka actually boasts that corn can be planted in the mountains of Mizusa, which doubles the knowledge and practice of Meizuo again. In this way, the knowledge and practice of Meizuo soon surpassed Bizen and became a real Shangguo with 35 shi ?
However, the surprise that Xiujia gave him was not over yet, Xiujia pointed to the sweet potato and said, "This food doesn't taste very good, and if you eat too much, it will make you gas, but it's really high yield and keeps you hungry!
It is also good to grow some of them normally to adjust the taste. If there is a catastrophe, the output of this thing is a proper life-saving food!
The most important thing is that it is the least picky about the land among the three plants, and it can still be planted even in the lime saline soil of Hoqi.If it can be introduced to Hoki, it will be no problem for Hoki Zhixing to increase to 30 shi. "
"Hoki? 300,000!" Kamei Tomoki was so surprised by this number that he forgot the etiquette and directly questioned Hideka in front of Hideka.
He is a native of Izumo, not far from Hoki. When he was young, Hoki was within the sphere of influence of Nizi's family, and he had to pass through Hoki when attacking the Sanyo Road or the Sanyin Mountain Famous School. I have some understanding.
The land area of Boqi State is very large. The big mountain volcano in the middle divides Boqi into two plains, east and west. The key is that the two plains are not small in size.
But because the mountain is an active volcano, the sulfur concentration in the springs in the Hoki area is not low, which makes the surrounding land acidify.
It was also in later generations that after the mountains gradually turned into dormant volcanoes, after hundreds of years of precipitation, under the nourishment of volcanic ash, the acidity and alkalinity of Hoki's land gradually became normal, and it became a land suitable for agriculture.
It is impossible for the Xiu family to depend on the sky for their food. In such acidified land, ordinary crops cannot be grown at all, but sweet potatoes can.
If sweet potatoes can be introduced, the agricultural grain output of Boqi can be increased. In normal years, sweet potatoes can be used to make special products such as dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato vermicelli. In a disaster year, sweet potatoes can be used to respond to disasters.
Of course, these are all ideas of the Xiu family. No matter how much Kamei Tomoki trusted the Xiu family, he didn't believe a word of his saying that Hoki Zhixing's output had increased to 30.
But believe it or not, since the Xiu family asked me today, as a retainer, I would do my best to search for the Xiu family, so I accepted the Xiu family's request.
In general, Kamei Tomoki brought too many surprises to Hideo this time in his conquest of Ryukyu, which is why Hideo is willing to speak well of him in front of Hideyoshi.
"Musashi, have you and the Ryukyu envoy explained what I told you two days ago?"
What the Hide family asked was of course the proposal to marry Lord Taniyama to Hideyoshi as his concubine, and at the same time make the proposal to inherit the Ryukyu king, the son of Shangchao Chen, the son of the former Tamagawa Yasushi, who is now called Toyami Yasushi.
"Ha Yi" heard the hint from the Xiu family, Kamei Tomoki took two steps forward, and whispered in front of the Xiu family, "Everything has been settled, Lord Gushan and the envoys from the Ryukyu side fully accept the proposal of the Xiu family." plan."
Hearing that the matter of abolishing the crown prince was accepted so easily, the Xiu family asked in surprise: "Did you accept it so easily? Who is the envoy sent by Ryukyu? I heard it was a secretary, isn't it?" Is it the Ryukyu royal family?"
As Hideka mentioned in the interview, in the political system of Ryukyu, the official division is the highest status level, which is equivalent to the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and non-royal families are not allowed to be named.
As the so-called royal family has the right of succession to the throne, it is fine for the Xiu family to push away and admit Shang Chaode's succession right. After all, he is already recognized as the prince of Ryukyu, and no one else will think otherwise.
But now the Xiu family abolished his right of succession with a few words, and changed the descendants of another line to be the new king. How could it be possible not to let these royal envoys be distracted?
After all, everyone is a royal family, why should you be chosen as king?
Kamei Toshiki put the Xiu family in doubt, and explained to the Xiu family, "Your Highness may not know something, but the envoy who came to Osaka this time is the head of the country, not Shang, but Ma. This is Ryukyu. The only one in China is the division of different surnames.”
"Anyone with a different surname?" I don't know much about the history of Suiyu of the Xiu family. I only know that the Ryukyu governor's surname is Shang, so I was surprised by the appearance of the country's first governor with the surname Ma.
"The head of the Ma family was originally an official because he helped King Shang Yuan succeed to the throne. Since then, he has been trusted by the Shang family, and when it was passed down to the third family Ma Shunde, he accompanied Shang Yuan on an expedition to Amami Oshima.
It happened that Shang Yuan was seriously ill, and I heard that it was because God prayed that he was willing to exchange his own life for the diseased Shang Yuan's life. "
Kamei Tomoki said that he was afraid that Hideka would not understand, so he explained, "The head of the country is the piece of land at the northernmost corner of Ryukyu Island. It is a very barren land."
When the Xiu family heard this story, they couldn't help raising their eyebrows in surprise and said, "How can such a thing happen? Just because you prayed for your own monarch, you were treated as a priest?"
"Aren't you still willing to gamble with your own life?" Kamei Tomoki added.
The Xiu family who have passed through the later generations only have reverence for the theory of ghosts and gods, and don't believe in it. He only believes that things are caused by man.
Therefore, there is a certain gap between the Xiu family's worldview and the people of this era. Take this incident as an example. The Xiu family did not understand why the Ma family could be granted the title of secretary by praying for their lord, but Kamei Ju and others praised Ma Shunde's loyalty.
However, the Xiu family scoffed, "Since the Ma family is so loyal to the Shang family, how could he choose to obey the family, and even more willing to tell Guan Bai about the surrender of Ryukyu for the family, and more willing to change the succession of the Ryukyu throne for the family?"
Due to the ridicule of the Hide family, Kamei Tomoki uncharacteristically argued, "Your Highness, the surrender of Ryukyu was ordered by King Shang Yong. Under the control of the royal family, the head of the country presided over the surrender according to the Sima family. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
The Xiu family asked again: "Then is he friendly to the family?"
"When the soldiers of our family surrounded Shuri, the head of the country did not organize troops to come to serve the king because of the remote location, but the Ma family was captured together in Shuri city.
The current head of the country, Sima Siryu, helped us maintain the law and order and stability in Shuri City after the war, and was willing to return to Osaka with me to preside over the request for surrender on behalf of Ryukyu.
Now he is also willing to help us persuade King Shang Yong to change Li Tamagawa to succeed him as a minister. I think it should be regarded as goodwill. "
"It's disrespectful to judge the king as a minister. Now a person who can even get involved in the succession of the throne, how can there be any loyalty at all? In my opinion, that Ma Shunde was probably acting in Amami Oshima. That's all."
After hearing the explanation from the Xiu family, Kamei Tomoki suddenly realized, and said to the Xiu family, "I think he is loyal and obedient, and he intends to use Ma Shi again after returning to Ryukyu. First, after being instructed by His Royal Highness, he found out that Ma Shi is a big brother." Treachery is like an image of loyalty, after I return to Ryukyu, I will distance myself from the Ma family."
However, for Kamei Tomoku's statement, Xiujia stopped and said, "That's not the case. I think you should not only alienate the Ma family, but also reuse the Ma family. Rename Ma Silong to the fertile land in the south. The rest of the Ma family's children It is also entrusted in the central and southern parts of Ryukyu.
Not only that, but for other surnames in Ryukyu, such as the Lin family of Lin Liangdi, and the so-called Mu family you mentioned earlier, they can all be promoted to be officials, and let them take us to guard the wild lands in the north. "
Kamei Ziju is still a relatively traditional samurai, and the appointment of talents is always based on the word loyalty. He originally thought that the head of the country could be reused according to the Sima clan's good family, but he was dismissed by the Xiu family as unusable.
However, the Xiu family chose to go to the left with his thoughts, so they asked the Xiu family, "Your Highness, why is this? I don't quite understand."
Xiujia explained, "It's something everyone in Ryukyu knows about Ma's favor from Shang's family. They should have died to repay their kindness, right?"
Kamei Tomoki nodded and replied, "It should be."
"But judging from the current performance, Mrs. Ma is good at adapting to the wind, and has no loyalty to the emperor, right?"
Kamei Tomoki nodded again, and replied, "That's right, that's why I want to abandon them."
"But because of this, the Ma family should be reused. They should have retired with the Shang family, but they left the family first. As people who betrayed the Shang family, they were cast aside by the country. Naturally, they can only stay close to the family and concentrate on doing things for the family.
The family thinks of its hard work and rewards it. Is there any problem in moving it from the remote and wild country to the fertile and vast southern plains?
After the award, the Ma family became even more of a target, and if they wanted to abandon their family and return to the Shang family in the future, the Shang family would not want it. They could only follow our path and go black. If they are not loyal, they must be loyal to the family. up.
As for elevating other families, it is to reduce the pressure of the Ma family and weaken the influence of the Shang family in Ryukyu. At that time, the number of non-national surnames in Ryukyu will increase, and the fear of the Shang family will naturally decrease, and the Shang family will lose The ability to raise one's arms and shout to set off a wave is gone.
Same as the Ma clan, these clans were not weak in strength, but had no status. Now we give them status and make them go to the opposite side of the Shang clan. "
"Wonderful, Your Highness!" After the explanation from the Xiu family, Kamei Tomoki seemed to have opened up the two veins of Ren and Du. "In this way, the family can control the barbarians with the barbarians."
"That's right." Hideka affirmed Kamei Tomoki's answer, and added, "At that time, you must remember to promulgate orders in the name of the Ryukyu King as the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, so that their legitimacy can be established. , so that they truly betray the Shang family, there is no excuse at all."
After today's teaching, Kamei Tomoki's understanding of the Hide family has improved to a higher level. He really doesn't understand what is in this little boy's mind, why is he so good at grasping people's hearts and playing politics? Is it the true biography of the former Dazai Shuai (Ukita Naoka)?
(End of this chapter)