The ancestor laughed: "The history of the late Later Han Dynasty and the current situation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, isn't it the future of this kind of Japanese shogunate? It was originally a different surname who became a prince, held heavy troops and controlled military affairs. Those who returned to Beijing to enjoy their fortunes after being a prince for a few years were fine, but if they wanted to stay in the fiefdom and manage it for generations, they would become real princes. The remote and barren land of the newly conquered conquest at that time might be a prosperous and prosperous city in hundreds or thousands of years. The Wu family shogunate like the Jade Emperor was actually a prince of the Zhou emperor. Although they might have been the Ji family at the earliest, after a long time, they had already had blood ties and were like passers-by. In the end, they would have to change the dynasty through war."

Speaking of this, the ancestor said in a deep voice: "If the Emperor was just a puppet that he had been keeping and maintaining the title of the common ruler of the world, then Japan would inevitably have a future civil war. If this general of the world is the actual ruler of the dynasty, there would definitely be multiple generals replacements, right?"

Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, you're right. Their real power is in the hands of samurai. They are the gentry based on force. They are a bit like the pre-Qin period. The gentry, the last general is the shogun, the leader of the samurai, and the nobles headed by the emperor. They are just a group of parasites that are raised and have no real power. After the Japanese and Tang dynasties learned this shogun system, for more than a thousand years, they had several shoguns, which were equivalent to several dynasties. Every time they changed the shogun, there would be a

The shogun with the new surname took up a throne and ruled the world. The samurai who were enfeoffed to various places, the smallest as a village, were called village men, and were also hereditary. They did not work in production, but specialized in martial arts. Because Japan did not have northern grasslands and did not have a large number of war horses, they refined various infantry fighting skills, especially the sword-like way of fighting in one-on-one battles. This made the Japanese samurai good at bows and arrows and swords, and had various martial arts competition techniques, which maintained their samurai class. The combat power had been strong for more than a thousand years."

"When the Qing Dynasty, Japan had entered the last Tokugawa shogunate era. Oh, by the way, this Japan is like our pre-Qin period. Ordinary civilians have no surnames, while the nobles and samurai have surnames and clans, and they use fiefs or official positions as their clans. Xiang Tokugawa, the ancestors were once descended from the Emperor's family to the samurai class. Most of the princes of Japan have been named in this way. The Tokugawa shogunate has been established for more than 200 years, and even long before the Qing Dynasty. They have been in a close relationship with the outside world, and they only want to stay in the country forever in the country."

"However, with the arrival of Western powers, the closed state of Japan was also broken. Unlike the Qing Dynasty who sent a large army to fight against Western powers, and had to surrender after the final defeat, this Japanese country, oh, was later called Japan. I don't know when it was renamed, but we have always called the Japanese army, especially the Japanese soldiers who came to invade China, Japanese devils, or Japanese pirates. Since the Tang Dynasty, Japanese pirates have replaced the barbarians on the grassland and become the most terrifying and vicious enemy in the Central Plains. These names of Japanese devils and Japanese pirates are not excessive to use on them."

The ancestor nodded: "I can imagine that since the Han and Tang dynasties were used, or the pre-Qin martial arts system, the barbaric and cruel massacre, the plunder and plundering, and establishing authority is indispensable. In addition, you say that these Japanese are cruel and warlike, and they are extremely forbearable. Once they are allowed to counterattack, they will be even more fierce in revenge on the original enemy. Well, let's talk first, in the face of the invasion of foreign Western powers, this Japanese country, oh, should be called Japan. How did they deal with it?"

Liu Yu said seriously: "The Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan for many years and was already in a state of depression. But the better thing about the Qing Dynasty was that they had always relied on samurai to control the grassroots villages. These samurai did not have land deeds and were not strictly landlords. They were equivalent to rural officials and were placed at the grassroots level to collect taxes. During the tax collection process, they had to be strictly supervised by the lords of the previous level, and it was unlikely that they would conceal the population and leave taxes privately. This means that Japan's grassroots control was far stronger than the Chinese dynasties that implemented the imperial examinations in the later years, including the Qing Dynasty. In fact, the reason why the Qing Dynasty used these returning officials to work in the process of suppressing the rebellion was that the Qing Dynasty had lost control over local grassroots villages. In addition to being able to collect grain and cloth, or converting taxes into silver, it was no longer possible to use manpower through labor service and levy."

The ancestor laughed: "Just like the current aristocratic families, I certainly know that in any case, the taxes to the court must be paid, but the aristocrats of the aristocrats themselves have the final say. There are always reasons and excuses to pay less taxes, let alone conceal the population and conceal the grain production. The reason why you want to replace the high-ranking families and let your Jingba brothers manage the aristocratic family manor is also to learn this Japanese warrior management of the countryside."

Liu Yu said calmly: "The Japanese system was also learned from the Han and Tang Dynasties. Even this system of village officials was often returned to the countryside by retired and soldiers with military merits. It was also the ancient rules that began in the pre-Qin period. It was not invented by the Japanese. However, for some reason, China in later generations chose to let the powerful landlords take charge of the grassroots, and the imperial power did not go to the countryside, so it lost control of the grassroots. Before entering the pass, the Qing Dynasty learned and inherited most of the Central Plains systems and learned this system. Therefore, over the past two hundred years, like the previous dynasties, it lost control of the grassroots and could not concentrate China's strength."

"But Japan still retained the old system of the Central Plains. From this point of view, the theory of Chinese civilization's few children still makes some sense. Faced with the invasion of Western powers, the Tokugawa Shogunate was scared. They saw the large military ships, advanced weapons, and excellent equipment of the Western powers, and knew the result of the Qing Dynasty's war with the Western powers, so they simply chose not to resist, open the ports directly, and sign a humiliating treaty. It was equivalent to surrendering without fighting."
Chapter completed!