The twilight in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Tokyo is as depressing as the hazy sky outside.../

The 510 Incident three years ago had a great impact on the city and country, which was indescribable, so that in a few years, we can still see many burned houses and workers who were injured and lost their jobs and became beggars. Although Japan also received a lot of OEM orders due to the outbreak of the European War, Britain and France also took the initiative to reduce some of their debts. The domestic finance finally showed signs of improvement in surplus for the first time three years later, but we can never see the hot and vigorous scene of the whole country after the Nissin and Nissan Wars.

What's wrong with Japan?

Yoshiichi Tanaka, who had finally won the political competition for two years, suddenly realized that what he took over was not the imagined Japan, but an extremely tricky mess. The failure of the mainland war not only completely destroyed the achievements obtained during the Meiji period, but also aroused fanatical populism across the Republic of China across the sea. Various restrictions on Japan continued to emerge. The stones were gone, the wood was gone, the coking coal was gone, and even the international students went to Europe and the United States. Among the 30 important resources that concern the safety of the country, Japan could only provide 2. However, after scooping back all the tariffs and postal rights, the Republic of China deliberately used the war to trample on the Eight-Article Agreement that was reached, using war control as an excuse to stop exports to Japan or simply quote a sky-high price, so that Japan could suddenly return to the environment before 1894.

No! Yang Qiu was even more amazing than he did before 1894.

When Japan slowly struggled from the abyss, it was discovered that the world had completely changed in the past three years since the outbreak of the European War. The United States joined the war, the Tsar fell, and Europe was exhausted and only breathed a sigh of exhaustion! The Far East became even more politicians like him. By sending 800,000 Chinese workers and 600,000 soldiers to the east and west, Yang Qiu not only exchanged a huge loan worth 5 billion for the Republic of China government, but also obtained dozens of complete factories that were almost directly moved from Britain and France for free. Recently, he used the slogan of "not leaving it to Germany and the poor party" to plunder in Ukraine and Urals. It is said that only in Yekaterinburg and Chelyabins were found in Chelyabins.

Ke and the two places found dozens of tons of gold and hundreds of tons of silver, and took all the Russian property in the northeast. Soon, Boli and the entire Amur River basin would fall into his hands! Even if these were left aside, at least 2,000 trains on the entire Siberian railway line were transporting supplies day and night to the Northeast and Kulun. The simplest calculation method is used. Each train carries 10 knots at a time and each car transports 30 tons. These trains can bring back 600,000 tons of various materials in one way! If you run for the first half of the year, it will be 3 million tons! Even if you transport all the low-value steel, it is amazing.

Of course, Yang Qiu would not go to the precious car and transport cheap steel. The gold, silver, jewelry and complete sets of machinery and equipment they were searched for were the big ones. The total value would exceed the huge loans provided by Britain and France. But these were just external inputs, and the internal changes were also changing with each passing day. Relying on huge local resources, the exports of the Republic of China to Europe soared from US$200 million in 1911 to US$2 billion (about RMB 10 billion), of which only bulk tobacco, tungsten, rice, bristles, sugar, raw silk, and cotton yarn can make a profit of 1 billion yuan per year, which is profit, not the total amount! The largest export of army ammunition and weapons has broken through the construction stage and directly entered the transfer of the most profitable technology!

Looking back at myself, the people are still poor after decades of military warfare. The land problem has not been solved and food cannot be self-sufficient. Apart from the naval warships piled up with the docks, there is almost nothing to do. So Yoshiichi Tanaka was full of expectations for the Bordeaux conference. Japan believed that it could actively cooperate with allies to attack the Russian poor party and borrow the opportunity to send troops to Siberia to make money in exchange for benefits similar to the Republic of China, but a telegram defeated all fantasies!

From the Amur River Basin to the Balkhash Lake in East Kazakhstan, the fertile land of East Siberia, which is a total of 2,000 kilometers long, is entrusted by China, and Vladivostok is directly entrusted by Britain, France, China and the United States to become an international free port. Although I had thought that these places would be taken over by China before, everyone was still heartbroken when the news came. What was even more heartbreaking is that due to the pressure from the United States, the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and Kamchatka Peninsula that Britain had promised to give it was shelved for discussion. Only a small Huatai Island (Sakhalin Island) was left in front of me. There was coal in the South Huatai Island and oil in the North Huatai Island, which could indeed make up for the domestic needs. However, the problem is that no coking coal needed for smelting is found there so far. As for the detailed location of the large oil field with a reserve of 100 million tons, it is also in the hands of the United States. In the past three years, the Army Department has tried its best to accurately locate the oil field.

Purchase specific location from the United States?

Just kidding, the United States has long coveted the interests of Beihuatai Island oil, so how could it be possible to sell the oil field location to others?

Now Yoichi Tanaka and the cabinet members present regret it. If Takahashi was able to firmly implement the plan proposed by Qing to exchange troops for profit before his death, all the possessions of the Republic of China will be born in Japan, and the steel and industrial revolutions can be quickly completed in the country. Unlike now, it is still in a dilemma of being half a farmer and half a labourer.

"Tanaka Sato. Don't talk about the past, the Japanese Empire needs to look forward." The person who spoke was Lu Sui Yamasaki. This lieutenant general who liked to be greedy for small gains was lucky to become the head of the Army Department because of Uehara Yusaki, Kamio Koto and Masato Desouchi, and others who died and retreated. He continued: "The telegram from Nagata Tetsuyama is already very clear. Kita Kamhata Island, Okhotsk Sea and Kamchatka Island are all places that the United States has far exceeded. We don't have to worry too much, but should scoop it immediately to avoid long nights and dreams! Please allow our army to complete this task."

"Okay, your army will go rowing by yourself."

As soon as Yamanaki finished speaking, the ridicule of the Hidden Prime Minister Tomosaburo Kato was heard next to him. The harsh voice made the people next to him almost want to cover their mouths. Even people as deep as Tanaka Yoichi was laughing, but soon felt that it was out of order and quickly straightened up: "Kato, this is a cabinet meeting."

Tomosaburo Kato is a veteran navy and served as the commander of the First Fleet during the Sino-Japanese War. The reason for his loss of composure today is entirely because Yamanashi's actions that made the Japanese army alone aroused the navy's anger. I think if the army had not taken away the useless little emperor without the intention to start a war, if there were no military officers and officers from Aoki Ryutsuka who committed the sensational 510 incident, how could the great Japanese Empire fall to this point? Of course, what was most annoying about the navy was that the construction plan for the latter two Fuso-class battleships was cut off due to lack of funds, which caused the Navy's dream of 2 ships to be missing. Recently, due to signs of improvement in finance, the UK also agreed in principle to provide better HT high-tension armored steel, and has been thinking about building two stronger battleships to continue to maintain its absolute advantage over the Navy of the Republic of China.

Yamanaki stared at Kato in a whisper, cursing the navy in his heart. Is the army easy? Not to mention that the four divisions that were crippled in the Sino-Japanese War have not been formed yet. Just to deal with the North Korean guerrillas, they need to swallow up a large amount of military spending every year. Seeing that Yang Qiu, who was opposite the sea, built 35 infantry divisions with British and French weapons, equipment and military spending, and surrounded and annihilated a whole German elite army alone, and trained a powerful army comparable to Europe. It is heartbreaking to think about it! Now Shinyiju is in the hands of others. The North Korean guerrillas are supported by him and they have also created a North Korean national society. Although his fist is still outside, he will come back sooner or later. If he doesn't use the troops to get more benefits, will he be preparing for it after hundreds of thousands of troops return to China?

The two giants of Land and Sea that stared at each other made Yoshiichi Tanaka even more upset. The country was like this, but the dispute between Land and Sea not only did not ease, but the confrontation became more serious because of the 510 incident. Seeing Yang Qiu making a lot of money in the north and making benefits, wouldn’t it be even more difficult if Japan didn’t take action to wait for him to digest the Amur River Basin to continue to extend northward? So he held back this tone and asked: “Kato, what should you do now with your opinion?”

Kato Tomosaburo was waiting for this sentence. After pretending to think for a long time, he said: "Our Navy supports the Prime Minister's decision, but it is too dangerous to advance north. The United States obviously does not want us to continue to develop northward. So I think we should control the Kita Kamata Island first. As for the Okhotsk Sea and Kamchatka, we need to wait. Moreover, our Navy has no money now, and it is very difficult to even go to sea. If the US Navy interferes, it will not be able to guarantee the safety of the army." What does going to sea mean? Yes, Japan is indeed financially tense, but it is not as much as the fleet cannot go to sea. This is simply a change of direction and asking for money! Yamanaki said half-bakedly: "Since the navy is not available, then our army will bear it. Lucia's navy is already trapped in Vladivostok and has no ability to interfere with the Kamata Island. Just rent a few merchant ships."

"Lucia's navy is trapped, but don't forget that there is still a Chinese Navy! The two Anhai-class battlecruisers they purchased from the United States (large cruisers are summarized into battle cruisers) had already crossed the Bakama Canal three days ago, and the two built by themselves will also be in service next year. They have 4 cruisers, 8 submarines, 10 destroyers and many speedboats in Qingdao and Lushun! And don't forget that small ships can easily enter Heilongjiang from the Tumen River. Then go from Fujin to the Amur River, so that you can directly reach Huatai Island! If your army believes that they have the ability to block the attack of naval guns, then our navy is willing to continue to rest. By the way, it is best that you will solve the Taiwan issue in two years. I will pray to Amaterasu and ask him to help your army block the 36 heavy artillery on the four Chinese battlecruisers."

Yamanashi's face suddenly turned dark! Although Tomosaburo Kato was unpleasant, the last few words were right. At the Bordeaux meeting, China never agreed to hand over Kata Island to Japan. France also supported China out of the need for China to crack down on Russia. The United States did not want China to threaten Alaska's security to the north and did not agree to transfer Kata Island to Kata Island, so Britain chose to put it aside. If Japan takes action now, even if the United States is bluffing, it will be difficult to protect China.

I won’t take the opportunity to make trouble. Although large warships cannot avoid Japan, small inland shallow water can easily reach the Sea of ​​Okhotsk along Heilongjiang, threatening the security of Kata Island and the army! The most important thing is that there will be two years between China and Japan to show off the Taiwan issue. If there is no chance of negotiations without the navy, he will not dare to promise not to cooperate with the navy. Thinking about it, he simply pointed out the issue and asked: "Then Kato may as well tell your navy's requirements."

Tomosaburo Kato hummed for a long time and raised two fingers: "First, don't enter the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and the Kamchatka Peninsula. It is an unwise decision to anger the United States at present. Second, our navy's ships are too old to cope with the Taiwan crisis two years later, so we need to build 2 new battleships, 8 light cruisers and 20 destroyers." This time, let alone Yamasaki's half-built, even Tanaka Yoichika jumped up directly. How much is the benefit of sending troops to Kita Kamchatka? If you can't find the oil field, you may not be able to scoop the cost of sending troops, unless you enter the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and Kamchatka, you may make up for the expenses. After all, there are coal needs and some other needs that Russia has developed. But your navy not only does not support sending troops to two places, but also needs to build 30 warships in one go.

"...you guys sold me!"

.(To be continued

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