My idea.
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
for make the tomorrow japanAfter leaving Tosa、Sakamoto became a disciple of a high-ranking official of the Tokugawa shogunate after many twists and turns.
"Originally、Sakamoto came to kill me."This Tokugawa shogunate official later said so.
※At that time、he was thought by the loyalists to be the man who would sell Japan to the Western powers.In short、he was a man who had an objective point of view.※
I don't know exactly why、but Sakamoto became his apprentice anyway.(Perhaps they simply got along.)
Sakamoto seems to have been a very attractive person.But in class societies、it didn't matter much (although certainly not in social life in general).And he also didn't have the backing of organizations such as Satsuma and Choshu because he was a ronin.
However、thanks to this high-ranking official、his personal relationships expanded rapidly、including those of the Tokugawa Shogunate.For example、when Sakamoto said、"I want to meet Saigo of Satsuma"、this official wrote a letter of introduction for him to Saigo.
By the way、the name of this Tokugawa high official is "Katsu Kaishū".Saigo and Katsu were already very well known at the time、as a matter of course、while Sakamoto was unknown.However、by becoming Katsu's disciple、Sakamoto has been able to take advantage of the public's trust in Katsu to some extent.(Of course、I think、for example、Katsu wrote a letter of introduction to Saigo because it was a request from Sakamoto、whom he trusted.)
And a little later、as a mere ronin、Sakamoto ended up writing an endorsement on the Choshu and Satsuma alliance documents.※I think that it was an endorsement of the document of Choshu side.
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Incidentally、a few years later、Katsu stopped a large-scale battle in Edo between the new government forces and the Tokugawa Shogunate、saving the lives of an estimated 1 million people in Edo.
※In fact、due to the abolition of Sankin Kotai a few years ago、it is said that the population of Edo、which was said to be one million in its heyday、had already decreased considerably by this time (above all、samurai、who were large-scale consumers、disappeared from the town of Edo in large numbers). 2023070617:47(japantime).
※His negotiating partner at this time、the de facto commander-in-chief of the new government army、was Saigo、who could be said to be his friend.And before negotiating with the new government、he had already formed a joint understanding with Britain and other countries that had influence over the new government that "Edo should not be drawn into the vortex of war."※
"Be victory or be defeat.'' Of course、this way of thinking remained.However、although it cannot be said unconditionally、the idea of "We will do our best for the future of Japan" has emerged.※Especially inside the Tokugawa shogunate.
Katsu negotiated and handed over Edo Castle to the new government peacefully (naturally、he was entrusted with full authority by Shogun Yoshinobu).Of course、when considered as a strategy for power struggles in turbulent times、this would put the Tokugawa government at a greater disadvantage.However、this decision left the livelihoods of one million people in Edo and the functions of the capital almost intact.
・・・・・・・・・
Although he might have been a political opponent of Katsu、there was a Tokugawa Shogunate official by the name of "Oguri Tadamasa".Oguri was very talented、and he continued to develop strategies for the victory of the Tokugawa Shogunate until the end.At the same time、he may have accurately predicted the future of the times.
He built Japan's first modern shipyard in Yokosuka (approximately 20 kilometers south of Yokohama as the crow flies).
During the construction of the shipyard、he laughed and said,"Even if the Tokugawa were to perish、we could still leave this shipyard in Japan."“And even if it was just that、the Tokugawa shogunate had a meaning to exist."
※"Even if Tokugawa becomes a seller、its house has a storehouse."According to my memory、in fact it is such a remark maybe.※
But of course he insisted on fighting the new government to the end.As a result、he was finally dismissed from the center of the Tokugawa government (at that time).※After that、the new government army executed him as a serious criminal、who had started a secluded life without resistance.
As we can see from this、the Tokugawa clan may have tried to deal with the new government in an adult way from start to finish.
In the end、the battle between Tokugawa and the new government would continue all the way to Ezochi (present-day Hokkaido) in the northernmost part of Japan.However、when it became clear where the era should settle down、Tokugawa made a determined effort to hand over an intact Japan to the new government.
After leaving Tosa、Sakamoto became a disciple of a high-ranking official of the Tokugawa shogunate after many twists and turns.
"Originally、Sakamoto came to kill me."
This Tokugawa shogunate official later said so.
※At that time、he was thought by the loyalists to be the man who would sell Japan to the Western powers.
In short、he was a man who had an objective point of view.※
Sakamoto seems to have been a very attractive person.
But in class societies、it didn't matter much (although certainly not in social life in general).
And he also didn't have the backing of organizations such as Satsuma and Choshu because he was a ronin.
However、thanks to this high-ranking official、his personal relationships expanded rapidly、including those of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
For example、when Sakamoto said、"I want to meet Saigo of Satsuma"、this official wrote a letter of introduction for him to Saigo.
By the way、the name of this Tokugawa high official is "Katsu Kaishū".
Saigo and Katsu were already very well known at the time、as a matter of course、while Sakamoto was unknown.
However、by becoming Katsu's disciple、Sakamoto has been able to take advantage of the public's trust in Katsu to some extent.
(Of course、I think、for example、Katsu wrote a letter of introduction to Saigo because it was a request from Sakamoto、whom he trusted.)
And a little later、as a mere ronin、Sakamoto ended up writing an endorsement on the Choshu and Satsuma alliance documents.
※I think that it was an endorsement of the document of Choshu side.
・・・・・・・・・
Incidentally、a few years later、Katsu stopped a large-scale battle in Edo between the new government forces and the Tokugawa Shogunate、saving the lives of an estimated 1 million people in Edo.
※In fact、due to the abolition of Sankin Kotai a few years ago、it is said that the population of Edo、which was said to be one million in its heyday、had already decreased considerably by this time (above all、samurai、who were large-scale consumers、disappeared from the town of Edo in large numbers). 2023070617:47(japantime).
※His negotiating partner at this time、the de facto commander-in-chief of the new government army、was Saigo、who could be said to be his friend.
And before negotiating with the new government、he had already formed a joint understanding with Britain and other countries that had influence over the new government that "Edo should not be drawn into the vortex of war."※
"Be victory or be defeat.''
Of course、this way of thinking remained.
However、although it cannot be said unconditionally、the idea of "We will do our best for the future of Japan" has emerged.
※Especially inside the Tokugawa shogunate.
Katsu negotiated and handed over Edo Castle to the new government peacefully (naturally、he was entrusted with full authority by Shogun Yoshinobu).
Of course、when considered as a strategy for power struggles in turbulent times、this would put the Tokugawa government at a greater disadvantage.
However、this decision left the livelihoods of one million people in Edo and the functions of the capital almost intact.
・・・・・・・・・
Although he might have been a political opponent of Katsu、there was a Tokugawa Shogunate official by the name of "Oguri Tadamasa".
Oguri was very talented、and he continued to develop strategies for the victory of the Tokugawa Shogunate until the end.
At the same time、he may have accurately predicted the future of the times.
He built Japan's first modern shipyard in Yokosuka (approximately 20 kilometers south of Yokohama as the crow flies).
During the construction of the shipyard、he laughed and said,
"Even if the Tokugawa were to perish、we could still leave this shipyard in Japan."
“And even if it was just that、the Tokugawa shogunate had a meaning to exist."
※"Even if Tokugawa becomes a seller、its house has a storehouse."
According to my memory、in fact it is such a remark maybe.※
But of course he insisted on fighting the new government to the end.
As a result、he was finally dismissed from the center of the Tokugawa government (at that time).
※After that、the new government army executed him as a serious criminal、who had started a secluded life without resistance.
As we can see from this、the Tokugawa clan may have tried to deal with the new government in an adult way from start to finish.
In the end、the battle between Tokugawa and the new government would continue all the way to Ezochi (present-day Hokkaido) in the northernmost part of Japan.
However、when it became clear where the era should settle down、Tokugawa made a determined effort to hand over an intact Japan to the new government.
