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==Sakamoto's 8 Point Plan for Imperial Restoration and Governance==

==Sakamoto's 8 Point Plan for Imperial Restoration and Governance==

Although Sakamoto brokered the military alliance between Choshu and Satsuma, he hoped that force would be a last resort. To help try to bring about the Imperial restoration by peaceful means, Sakamoto drafted an eight point plan that he shared with [[Gôto Shôjirô]] who then presented it in a memorial to [[Yamauchi Yôdô]], leader of [[Tosa]] han. Sakamoto’s plan was as follows:

Although Sakamoto brokered the military alliance between Choshu and Satsuma, he hoped that force would be a last resort. To help try to bring about the Imperial restoration by peaceful means, Sakamoto drafted an eight point plan that he shared with Gotô Shôjirô who then presented it in a memorial to Yamauchi Yôdô, leader of Tosa han. Sakamoto’s plan was as follows:

1. Political power should be restored to the Imperial Court and all decrees should be issued by the Court.

1. Political power should be restored to the Imperial Court and all decrees should be issued by the Court.

8. The value of goods and silver should be aligned with the going rates in foreign countries.

8. The value of goods and silver should be aligned with the going rates in foreign countries.

==References==

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