| First, in order to establish a basic legal system and increase national power to resist the pressures of the Western powers, the existent system was more practical as it would enable them to consolidate the powers of Satsuma and Choshu factions to carry out consistent policies under the authority of the emperor. |
第一に、欧米列強の圧力に対抗するための根本的な法整備や国力増進のためには、天皇の権威のもとで薩長が権力を集積し、一貫した政策を継続できる現体制のほうが現実的であること。 |