In December, Tokyo Bay was covered with silver, and regular passenger ships that arrived here from Shanghai have disappeared. Because the two merchant ships needed to stay in Sasebo and Kagoshima and other places, Kato Takamyang had to spend a week before seeing the familiar Uraga waterway.

The cold caused many parts of the bay to freeze. When you enter the Uraga waterway, you can see the huge Yokosuka Naval Base, but to everyone’s disappointment, the busy harbor that used to be became lifeless. Except for a few naval soldiers who maintained the battleships on the deck, you can no longer see the scene of high-spirited training in the past. The construction of the two rear King Kong-class ships was slowed down, and the two Fuso-class battleships that had just been laid down were facing the danger of steel outage, and a large number of lightning strike ships that should have been upgraded were also suspended. In the face of the real financial pressure, even the navy, which was always used to being big, gritted its teeth to save military expenditure.

The further the merchant ship goes, the more you can feel the chill coming from the depths of the bay from above Tokyo. When Yokohama Port, which was once known as Japan's largest commercial port and the most important industrial city, appeared in front of you, even Kato Takamyang, who had been there countless times, sighed deeply. The scene of black smoke in the past seemed to disappear overnight, with chimneys still standing, but there were only a few smokers, and even the roar in the important Yokohama Maritime Shipyard was much slower.

The battle between Japan and Russia ten years ago had already exhausted the huge wealth obtained by the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. All the people worked hard to save money while paying off huge loans while picking up savings from their teeth. The power that gathered was completely exhausted in this war! 50,000 died! 20,000 captured! 10,000 injured! 150,000 rifles, 512 cannons, 9 warships, 11 merchant ships! Along with all the concession property discarded by humiliation... more than one billion national coins disappeared instantly! And this is not over yet. There are nearly 60,000 pensions after the casualties in front of Japan, 20,000 soldiers who need high ransoms to bring back, and the machine loss caused by the inability to start construction after losing resources! There is also the rapid depreciation of the currency, and... the domestic situation of humiliation, shame, anger and restlessness.

How can we heal the wound as soon as possible? How can we climb out of the trough? This is not only a waiver of a loan of $100 million, nor is it possible to obtain a few overseas islands to make up for it. What's worse is that due to the lack of resources, Japan's own hematopoietic ability is almost lost. Although the Chinese in the Eighth Points promised to provide Japan with necessary raw materials at market prices. But the market prices... When the European war was unchanged, the Chinese used coking coal alone for steelmaking alone offered four times the price, and the worst quality! But even at such a sky-high price, Japan had to grit its teeth and agree. It also had to pay with gold! Because Britain and the United States no longer sold any machinery and resources related to steelmaking at all, and although North Korea has abundant coal resources, there were no high-quality coal mines that could coke.

The whistle whimpered, lingering over the bay.

Even many expatriates who had just returned to China felt the bleakness. The employees in the port were cut a lot, and there were ragged beggars and vendors everywhere, and only cinders were left in the coal terminal. The supply of food was difficult, and all kinds of cars that could still be seen in the past disappeared. The former empire, which had just experienced extremely painful failure, also entered the ice cellar with the arrival of the severe winter, and the unshaved snow made the suffering of the people heavier. A few years ago, the prosperity of Emperor Taisho ascended the throne almost disappeared, the dream of a strong country was sinking, and cheap steel became a luxury item. In order to make up enough materials, the government even began to call on the people to raise donations for pig iron products for steelmaking...

Thinking of this, Kato Gangming hated the Army Department that dragged Japan into the war. If it weren't for their recklessness and impulse, and if it weren't for their ugly habits, how could they have fought before the empire had escaped from the haze of Japan and Russia? What's even more stupid is that they actually knew nothing about their opponent's strength before the war started! It was time to oust the corrupt vassals, and the more enlightened democratic faction should be allowed to come to power. Only in this way can we see the next cherry blossoms bloom as soon as possible.

The expatriates who evacuated from Shanghai started walking down the gangway with their flat bags. Many people stood at the dock in a daze because they didn't know where to go. There was no time for domestic factories to lay off employees and there was no position to accept them. The land was controlled by the vassals and families, and they had no idea how to start a new life after losing all their property. As fewer people on the deck, Kato Kaming slowly walked towards the gangway. But he didn't see the guards who were greeting the vehicle stopped him: "Your Excellency, there is now rumors in China that someone is going to be against you. I hope you can wait for the car to get off the boat."

Kato's hand suddenly squeezed the cane.

He actually thought that someone would be dissatisfied with signing the Minba Armistice Contract, especially the military headquarters, who was very dissatisfied. Otherwise, as his foreign minister, why would he not even send a cruiser to use it? That's why he chose to get off the ship from Yokohama, who was far away from the center of the storm, but the guard's words still made him feel nervous and he nodded and waited for the late car.

Seeing him stopping, Hua Gu, who was behind the lens, was so angry that he stamped his feet: "Baga! Look, that traitor did not get off the boat."

"Is it true? Let me see."

"Did this traitor with a stinky body notice it?"

In a private house not far from the dock, young non-commissioned officers who had just returned from Lushun were red and gritted their teeth. Although the military headquarters did not immediately withdraw the defeated army, as future officers of the army, they were treated preferentially as warships to withdraw first. However, the young people who had just witnessed a crushing defeat would not be willing to do so. The armistice contract they thought was lost and humiliated the country hurts every heart like a needle, and devour their souls like a poisonous snake every day and night.

The traitors must be eliminated who easily gave up the interests of the mainland and Manchuria and Mongolia! The cowardly and timid rats around His Majesty the Emperor!

With such a decisive heart, Hanagu and his partners inquire about signing a contract of humiliation and humiliation. When the empire still has the power to turn defeat into victory, he humiliated and compromised from the mainland's number one traitor.

"I see!"

Squatting in the corner, smoking hard, Chen Haohui gritted his teeth, looking red-eyed for the future of the empire. "Traitor"! He also has a deep background in chaebols, who will he destroy if he does not destroy? If the son-in-law of the Mitsui chaebol was killed in the street, it would be strange if the chaebol and the vassal vassal lords are not in opposition! As Kawashima Sulang and Tang Jiyao's group were all killed in Piziwan, almost all those who knew his background were secretly cleared, leaving only the old guy who was Tooshanman. But with his status, these young non-commissioned officers still cannot reach it, so his background is temporarily

It was still safe. So he jumped up and raised a bag of Japanese grenades as ugly as iron lumps from his feet: "He chose to get off the boat in Yokohama without going to Tokyo, and must have wanted to avoid sight! This cunning guy must be waiting for the cars sent by his traitors, and wanted to avoid the national punishment at the speed of the car!" He said excitedly, raised the grenade and bowed to everyone: "Kun Hanaya. Ota! Everyone, my sister Yoshiko asked everyone to take care of him. For the sake of the empire, I want to blow this traitor to death!"

He was emotional, but his pace was very slow, as if he was waiting for something.

As expected, Hanaya easily grabbed a full pack of grenades: "No! Kawashima-kun. You still have the young sister Yoshiko who needs to be taken care of, let me do it!"

"No, let me do it."

Chen Haohui was angry on his face and wanted to grab the grenade, but in fact he felt relieved. Fortunately, he always brought Yoshiko Kawashima with him for more than a year, deliberately making Masaru Kawaya and others like the innocent Yoshiko. Now the sympathy card trick has finally worked.

"Look, Kawashima Jun guessed it right! There is really a car coming to pick up the traitors."

Just as everyone was arguing with each other who would be a hero, an American Ford sedan slowly drove into the dock. Kato Kaming on the deck also began to walk down the gangway. A fanatical flame suddenly rose in Masato Hana's eyes, and even Chen Haohui was startled by the flame. He suddenly knelt on the ground and roared in a deliberately suppressed voice, like a terrible beast: "Jewelves! If our dream can be realized, please bury me into Jiuduansaka!" After he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and rushed to the dock to kill the "traitors".

Looking at his back, Chen Haohui's scalp was also numb! What kind of nation is this? Fanatic, restless, terrible and paranoid! In order to prevent the land that does not belong to his country, he will assassinate the external minister of the cabinet who saved the fate of the country... If this nation is not under control, it will be terrible! When he was secretly sighing, Hanagu had already mixed in with the coolies waiting outside the dock. When Kato's car drove out of the iron gate, he suddenly pulled a grenade and rushed towards the car.

"Heavenly punishes the traitor!" Amid a hysterical cry, a violent explosion rose from the dock door, and the Ford car turned into a ball of flame in an instant.

*******

Next to the famous Sensoji Temple, the mansion of the Nishimotoji Master Wang is here.

In the snow, the Nishiyuanji Gong, wearing a home kimono, looked anxious. He has lived in seclusion here since he was driven out of office by Yuto Tomoto of Yama County. However, as the only democratic senator in the Senate who can compete with the Shanshan County faction in Changzhou, what happened recently made him deeply worried.

Takahashi Shikigaki, who came to visit by his side, also had a bad face. His purpose today was very simple, because he knew that only by persuading this person to come out could he have hope of truly stabilizing the domestic situation, so he said in a hurry: "Nisanyuan Pavilion Master, a volcano is becoming more and more active. Prime Minister Okuma has decided to go there again, and is preparing to wait for all the troops to evacuate, and after redeeming the captured soldiers, he will submit his resignation to His Majesty the Emperor. Now... the empire needs you to come out to control the situation! Now only you can fight against them and let them not take risks!"

As a veteran British and American politician, Japan has few remaining democratic veterans, Nishizoji Gongwang knew that Japan is a terrible volcano now! Even Yutoto of Yama Prefecture may not be able to suppress it, so he asked the military headquarters not to withdraw the troops back to the land, but to send them there on the excuse of protecting North Korea. It was not that he did not want to come out. Although he and Yuto of Yama Prefecture had irreconcilable ideological contradictions, after all, neither of them wanted to see Japan fall into endless political turmoil. However, after experiencing an awkward formation of a cabinet and being overthrown, he had become much more cautious.

It's okay to get out of the mountain, but where is the key? If there is no quick and effective economic response, the domestic situation cannot be stabilized as quickly as possible, and the people cannot be fed and worn, they will fail. So after thinking about it, he turned his head to look at Takahashi Shiki: "Takahashi, tell me your thoughts. I need a suitable Dazang to help the empire survive the severe winter." Takahashi Shiki was excited when he heard this. Nishinoji Temple was about to get out of the mountain! This news will undoubtedly greatly boost the power of the democratic faction led by the Constitutional Council. With his status, coupled with the good relationship with the Satsuma tribe of the Navy headed by Yamamoto, and with Kato Takamyong joining forces with the chaebol forces, even the Yama Prefecture faction has to surrender temporarily! This will suppress this volcano that is about to erupt.

Similarly, Nishirenji Gongwang is not a person who promises casually. Only he knows how amazing Takahashi is. Especially the good relationship he established with British and American bankers is the key to solving the current domestic economic problems. If anyone in Japan can solve the current dilemma, only he can do it! So he needs a good economic stimulus and recovery plan. If this is not the case, it would be useless to come out.

Takahashi Shiki is worthy of being the top and most eye-catching economic expert in Japan. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Please be honest, the empire's own hematopoietic mechanism has collapsed! We lack raw materials and cannot make all of so many factories operate."

The pessimistic words made Nishiyuanji Kou frown. Is Takahashi no longer able to do anything? Just as his heart began to sink, Takahashi Shiki raised his voice: "But we have encountered a very bad but good era!" He did not keep it in his arms, and at this moment he had to show all his abilities. He continued: "It is because the European war caused the price of raw materials and commodities in the world to soar. Relying on the power of the empire itself, just purchasing raw materials to maintain factory operations will consume every piece of copper. But war is also a good era! Europe has become corrupt. Millions of workers and young people are being armed, and the war cannot see the end. Europe's strong manufacturing capabilities will appear weak in the face of war in the next few years. At this time, they need foreign aid! The Chinese people ate some orders, but their industrial base is not as good as the empire. Although there is the United States, the United States cannot meet such a huge market needs.

So I assert that! At most, all factories in the United States will be crowded at the beginning of next year, and there will be too many orders to be made! We should seize this opportunity and actively contact the United States to help them process. Although the maximum profit has nothing to do with the empire. We can only earn some surrogate processing costs, but it can stabilize millions of domestic workers and avoid unemployment! As long as workers can start work, the pressure on the people will be reduced to a minimum.

In addition, I also assert that as the scale of the war gradually escalates, workers from Britain and France will be sent to the front line, and their number of workers will be seriously insufficient. At this time, the empire should take the initiative to export workers to them and help them start machines! Making more materials and weapons can not only earn huge dispatch fees, but also use them to exercise our technical capabilities. In this way, even if the equipment cannot keep up, our workers' skills are trained! And this can also bridge the rift between the empire and its allies, let them know that our country is still an important and indispensable ally. After we help them win, they will need more plunder to make up for the consumption of war! At that time, they were exhausted, and needed to arm a stronger Japanese empire to help them complete the colonization and plundering work!"

Takahashi Shin-kyo's eyes are terrifying. His economic recovery plan is not only realistic, but also once implemented, it is very likely that it will be able to save the collapsed Japan in an instant!

Nishienji Gongwang is also a senior politician who has been in the UK and the United States for many years. Although he is not as good as Takahashi's Qing in economy, even if he hears so much, he may not be able to come up with a complete plan, but this does not prevent him from hearing this. He can tell that this is a great economic recovery plan. The worries between his eyebrows seem to be much less, and he hurriedly said: "Takahashi is really the Eiri treasure of my great Japanese empire! Come out with all the plans as soon as possible. I will visit the Yama Prefecture Master, although..."

When Nishienji Gongwang was about to say that he would reach an agreement with Yama Prefecture Akito to suppress the country's volcano together, his guard suddenly rushed into the courtyard, rolled and crawled over and fell to his knees. He looked panicked: "Sir Earl! Just now, Foreign Minister Kato was assassinated in Yokohama Port, and sacrificed his life for the country...!"

"What!"

Nishiyuanji Gongwang suddenly felt something hit by his heart, and even his hands were trembling: "How is it possible? Who did it? Who did it!" Listening to his roar, let alone the guards who came to report the news, even Takahashi's Qing suddenly turned black.

The foreign minister of the dignified empire was assassinated at the dock! Amaterasu is on the top. Has the volcano erupted? Is that man ready to take a gamble, or the fanatical idiots in the Army? Thinking of this, he dared not stay anymore, and immediately saluted the Lord of Xiyuan Temple: "Gei, I need to go back and tell everyone immediately. Please contact him as soon as possible and stop it! Otherwise... the magma will melt in Kyushu!"

After he finished speaking, he hurried out to the door without waiting for the answer. The only idea in his heart was to tell the other members of the Constitutional Council as soon as possible so that everyone could be prepared for the response. But just as he walked towards the car with a thin layer of snow on the top, a vague figure passed by quickly.

Slap sex....

The continuous gunfire broke the tranquility of Sensoji Temple for thousands of years. Just now, an economic strategy was planned to save Japan, which is likely to allow Japan to complete a major reversal of recovery within five years to fall into a pool of blood!

Blood gushed out of his chest and melted into the snow.

Among the panicked crowd, a man wearing the dark blue coat of Japanese workers curled his lips slightly and disappeared quickly into the complex urban area. (To be continued)

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