New Shun 1730

Shi Shiyong said with a smile: "You are indeed an expert. It is easy to make a clamp in Tosa Takagi. But since you want to be a humble gentleman, you can't wait for the money."

After laughing, he led his men up the mountain, occupied the terrain, and asked people to carry down the injured warriors on the mountain. He led a team of soldiers to occupy the burned and unrepaired castle tower.

The huge "benevolence and righteousness" flag was erected on the old castle tower, and another big flag with the four characters "do justice for the heaven" was erected.

Under the city, the peasants who dared to follow Liu Yu to fill the trenches and swamps just now, and even dared to cheer after seeing the warriors being captured, now these warriors have no power to resist, but instead have a trace of fear.

For a while, the scene was a little awkward, and even some warriors raised their heads and glared at the peasants, and the peasants subconsciously lowered their heads and dared not look directly, and retreated.

Long-term oppression has formed a kind of inertia of coercion.

Power exists if you believe in it, and it does not exist if you do not believe in it. Even though the swords of the samurai have been confiscated and the banner of justice is flying high in Kochi Castle, the devil that has been formed for thousands of years and lingers in the heart is still in the farmer's heart.

Liu Yu knew that if he wanted to make trouble, he needed a leader, so he said to everyone: "I am only a guarantor. Since I am a guarantor, I need representatives from both sides. Now that the samurai are here, we still need representatives from the common people."

"Who dares to come and do this great thing?"

After asking three times, the master of Terakoya, who first contacted Liu Yu and helped Liu Yu write the manifesto, stood up and said: "This is a great righteousness, I dare! Are there still people who read the books of sages and understand the righteousness of sages, stand up and work with me?"

At this time, it was not just the farmers who came to watch the excitement, but also some people in the town under the castle came to watch this "unprecedented event".

The master of Terakoya took the lead, and some educated people in the crowd hesitated.

Such things are indeed righteous and beneficial.

Let alone the ultimate goal of the new policy of benevolence and justice and the distant equality of the four classes mentioned in the leaflets, even the conditions that can be discussed at this time are not beneficial to them?

Abolish usury, reduce interest rates, the feudal lord pays money as official money for loans, divide the land equally, abolish the land pawning documents, stabilize prices, reduce tribute... There is always one item that is closely related to them.

Moreover, these are all in line with the righteousness of the saints. I have read the books of saints, so shouldn’t I stand up at this time?

But some people think that even if the Tang people guarantee it, the feudal lord will come back and I am afraid he will still take revenge. It would be best if others stand up, and if there is benefit, they will not be left behind; if there is revenge in the future, it will not be on themselves.

The simplest ones are some poor farmers who are only left with a pair of pants and can’t read at all.

They thought simply, they had nothing, their land was mortgaged, and now they couldn't pay the money. 40% of the tribute from the lord, 10% of the miscellaneous taxes, 20% of the rent from the rich merchants, they had nothing left in a year.

I ate white rice for a few days a few days ago, and I knew the taste of being full. I also knew that white rice was sweet, and it was a hundred times better than radish.

Thinking about the stories that the Tang people told me when I was eating those days, I thought to myself that it was difficult for poor people to survive in the morning and in the evening, so it would be better to do it happily. If it works, you can eat rice in the future; if it doesn't, you will die.

Just as a few farmers were about to step out, they saw the captured warriors glaring at them fiercely, and a few who were not so courageous subconsciously shrank back.

But those who were courageous, once the demons in their hearts were removed, they thought that you were originally a warrior master, and now you are unarmed, what is there to be afraid of? Since you are the master, why can't I be the master? I will be happy every day.

When their eyes met, he did not retreat, but glared at him fiercely, stepped out and said: "I have not read much, but since it is a matter of land deeds and the Tang people are the guarantors, we ordinary people should also stand up for one side."

Even illiterate farmers stood up, and many people followed suit, willing to join the negotiation with the samurai masters and the feudal lords.

And the most surprising thing was that two samurai also stood up, walked in front of Liu Yu, bowed to Liu Yu and said: "Thank you, sir, we can know what benevolence and righteousness are. The wise cannot be promoted, and the decayed do not need to be demoted. This is the reason for the decline of national politics. We are willing to stand on the side of benevolence and righteousness."

Liu Yu glanced at the clothes of the two samurai, thinking that they must be the lowest-level samurai who have a salary of five or six stones, can hardly afford to eat, and have to go back and forth to serve.

"How did you know about my benevolence and righteousness?"

"Your Excellency, we learned about it from the flyers. Your Excellency spread benevolence and righteousness everywhere. We were ordered to search for it. After reading it privately, it was like the sun was shining through the clouds. Looking back on myself, I am really ashamed. Today, even farmers know about righteousness, how can we not understand it?"

One person took out a piece of paper that he had been hiding from his arms, thanked Liu Yu again, and then strode to the people who stood up to negotiate with the daimyo samurai.

As the two samurai stood up, more people began to stand forward.

As for what to talk about, Liu Yu had already made it very clear in the general direction. And this was not a bargaining at all, but just asking these samurai to sign and acknowledge, and wait for the feudal lord to come back in the future to facilitate this matter.

Although Liu Yu was a guarantor, he did not need to participate in the negotiations. He only left a team of soldiers here to control the order, and led his people to climb up Kochi Castle to meet with Shi Shiyong who had been searching the city for a long time.

"Sir, are these Japanese people so poor? There is a lot of rice, but only about ten thousand taels of gold and silver. I think this gold and silver can be taken away, and the rice will be scattered among the Japanese people. How about that?"

"That's exactly what I meant. I can't take the rice with me, so it's better to scatter it. I have to take the gold and silver with me. It's not much, but it's better than nothing."

Looking at the mountains of rice piled on the ground, Liu Yu wondered if all the Japanese lords had a habit of hoarding rice. As for gold and silver, it also shows the effect of the shogunate's implementation of the pilgrimage transfer system, which left no gold or silver at all. There should still be money in Tosa, but the money should be in the hands of those wealthy businessmen. As for whether the local people dare to torture the wealthy businessmen, it depends on their abilities.

A few people sat on the rice pile, and the officers asked: "Sir, is this done now? Should we go to Edo?"

Liu Yu looked at the crowd gathered at the foot of the mountain, shook his head and said: "We still need some heat, so there is no hurry. Do you know that where we are sitting now is the so-called castle tower of the Japanese people? The Japanese people have already moved their hearts, and there is only one last step to take. When they set foot on the castle tower that they had only dared to look up at, they found out that it was just a pile of rocks and soil, so it would be interesting to wait for us to leave. "

"Come here, tell the Japanese master craftsman that if he wants to do great justice, this is the Juqiao. If he has the courage, he will do it. If not, I will do it for him."

"Tell him that since ancient times, there has never been a reformer who did not shed blood. The Chechidan believers still have the courage of Shimabara. Do the Gurus only pay lip service to righteousness?"

The officer and the interpreter took the order and hurried down the mountain. Liu Yu took out a simple booklet from his arms, which contained the "skills" he had written so hard these days and nights.

How to organize, how to agitate, and how to defend the city are all quick methods, which may only be applicable to the current situation of Kochi Castle and Tosa Domain.

The paper also clearly stated that the feudal lord may not be trustworthy, what should be done, how to hold hostages, how to not be gullible, etc.

At the moment, those people are still negotiating with the samurai of Tosa Domain, and seem to be still praying for charity from the lord.

But if someone dares to go to the castle tower and divide the daimyo's wealth, then it is not a negotiation.

If a few people dare to stride up a few meters, then this place is the Juqiao and this place is the Lutai, and the meaning will be completely different.

Living up to his expectations, not only the master craftsman of the temple house, but also several other literate and well-educated people also came to the castle tower that they had only dared to look up at before.

Liu Yu sat on the pile of rice and said with a smile: "There is a lot of rice here, but there is little money. I am reminded of an old incident."

"I Dashun, Emperor Taizu, rebelled against the enemy. Before entering the capital, Emperor Youzong of the former Ming Dynasty wanted to defend the city but had no money, so he asked for a loan from hundreds of officials. However, all the officials were as honest as water, so the matter was dismissed. I will wait until Emperor Taizu When he entered the capital, General Quan made five thousand soldiers and tortured hundreds of officials in the capital, earning millions. "

"So this is just a giant bridge? Or maybe this is both a giant bridge and a deer platform. It all depends on your ability. A few days ago, you said that those wealthy merchants would bring in a lot of money if they held a banquet on the night of Zhou. All the money was taken from I don’t want to take away the wealth of the people, but if you are willing, give it back to the people for me.”

These few have read books, but they only read about things before the fall of the Ming Dynasty. After the country was locked up, they didn't know many things. This was the first time they heard the details of the capital of Tang Dynasty. They were surprised and kept these words in their hearts.

Liu Yu didn't mince his words and said bluntly: "This may be Juqiao or Lutai. But you have to know one thing. If King Wu loses to Makino, he will definitely be killed by Taojiang. I think you are a bit brave. , but I don’t know how brave this is?”

The leading master and craftsman laughed and said: "Your Excellency is right. Since the Chechidan believers dare to be martyred, why don't we Confucian scholars have the courage to sacrifice our lives for righteousness? Besides, the heaven can help for a while, how can it help for the whole life? The world is dark, and someone should turn into lightning. , even a moment of light can give hope to future generations. "

He was about to speak out words of praise, but he didn't expect that there was a new face next to him, and whispered in a low voice: "What's more... if this is the Lutai Juqiao, and the heaven is like King Wu, we actually don't want to be Wei Ziqi. King Wu Guren, compare How can it be unrighteous? Benevolence and righteousness are the same, but they are not Zhou ministers."

"I came here just because I don't want the people of Tang Dynasty to distribute this wealth among the people. Now that it is divided into righteousness, we can also do it."

Liu Yu smiled when he heard this, and understood what this new face meant. He was not trying to imitate Bigan and be killed, but that... he would not be a leader like Wei Ziqi, even if the one who attacked was really the King of Wu with unrivaled benevolence and righteousness.

Anyway, listening to this meaning, it seems to mean that the rice will be divided anyway, so he cannot let Liu Yu and other Tang people come to take this benevolence and righteousness.

But it doesn't matter. If this person had such thoughts, he wouldn't be able to survive. It doesn't matter if he's alive, his way of doing things, whether it's Yang Ming, Cheng Zhu, or their ancient Confucianism, will never work.

After chuckling, Liu Yu turned to laughter. He took out the booklet from his arms and handed it to the previous master. He reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "The country is dead!"