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    It was dusk inside the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, and the atmosphere was as depressing as the hazy sky outside.  ./

    The impact of the May 10th Incident three years ago on this city and country was so great that it is difficult to describe with any pen or ink. Even today, a few years ago, we can still see many burned-down houses and injured and lost people.  Workers whose jobs have been reduced to begging.  Although after that, thanks to the outbreak of the European War, Japan also received a lot of processing orders, Britain and France also took the initiative to reduce some debts, and the domestic finance finally showed signs of improvement in surplus for the first time in three years, but Nissin and Japan were never seen again.  It shows the fiery scene after the war that the whole country was full of enthusiasm and excitement.

    What happened to Japan?

    After finally winning the two-year political battle, Tanaka Yiichi suddenly discovered that the Japan he inherited was not the Japan he had imagined at all, but an extremely troublesome mess.  The failure of the Continental War not only completely destroyed the gains made during the Meiji period, but also aroused fanatical populism across the sea in the Republic of China, and various restrictive measures against Japan continued to emerge.  The needed stone, wood, and coking coal are gone, and even the overseas students have all gone to Europe and the United States.  Of the 30 important resources related to national security, Japan itself can only provide 2. The Republic of China, which could have provided 7, deliberately used war to unscrupulously trample on the Eight-Article Civil Agreement after taking back all customs duties and postal and telecommunications rights.  Using war control as an excuse to stop exports to Japan or simply quoting sky-high prices made Japan suddenly return to the environment before 1894.

    No!  Yang Qiu did even better than before 1894.

    When Japan slowly struggled to rise from the abyss, it was discovered that the world had completely changed in the three years since the outbreak of the European War.  The United States enters the war, the Czar falls, and Europe is exhausted and has only one breath left!  The Far East has become even more unimaginable for politicians like him.  By sending 800,000 Chinese workers and 600,000 soldiers to the east and west fronts, 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, the slogan "Leave nothing to Germany and the Poor Party" has been used to plunder in places such as Ukraine and the Urals.  It is said that dozens of tons of gold and hundreds of tons of silver were plundered from Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk alone, and all Russian properties in the northeast were taken over. Soon Khabarovsk and the entire Amur River Basin will also fall under his control.  in hands!  Even putting these aside, there are at least 2,000 trains on the entire Siberian Railway alone that are traveling day and night to transfer supplies to the Northeast and Kulun.  Use the simplest calculation method.  Assuming that each train can carry 10 cars at a time and each car can transport 30 tons, these trains can bring back 600,000 tons of various materials in one single trip!  If it runs for the first half of a year, it will be 3 million tons!  Even shipping all of the cheap steel would be worth an astonishing amount.

    Of course Yang Qiu will not transport cheap steel on that precious train. The gold, silver, jewelry and complete sets of machinery and equipment collected are the bulk.  No matter how you calculate the total value, it will exceed the huge amount of loans provided by Britain and France.  But these are only external inputs, and internal changes are also changing with each passing day.  Relying on huge local resources, the Republic of China's annual exports to Europe have soared from US$200 million in 1911 to US$2 billion now (approximately 10 billion yuan), of which only bulk tobacco, tung oil, refined tungsten, rice, bristles,  Sugar, raw silk, and cotton yarn can make a profit of 1 billion yuan every year. It is the profit, not the total amount!  The largest export of army ammunition and weapons has broken through the manufacturing stage and directly entered the most profitable technology transfer!

    ??Looking back at ourselves, after decades of belligerence, the people are still poor.  The land issue has not yet been resolved, and we are unable to sustain our own food supply.  Except for the naval warships piled up at the dock, there was almost nothing that could be scooped out.  Therefore, Tanaka Yoshihiro was full of expectations for the Bordeaux Conference. Everyone in Japan believed that they could actively cooperate with their allies to attack the Russian Poor Party and take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to Siberia to make money in exchange for interests similar to the Republic of China. However, a telegram shattered all illusions!

    The two thousand kilometers of fertile land in Eastern Siberia from the Amur River Basin to Lake Balkhash in East Kazakhstan has been entrusted by China, and Vladivostok has also been directly entrusted by the four countries of Britain, France, China and the United States to become an international free port.  Although I had thought before that these places would be taken over by China.  But when the news came, everyone was still heartbroken.  What is even more heartbreaking is that due to pressure from the United States, the Sea of ??Okhotsk and Kamchatka Peninsula that Britain originally promised to itself have been put on hold for discussion.  There is only a small Kahatai Island (Sakhalin Island) left in front of us.  South Huatai Island has coal demand and Beihuatai Island has oil, which can indeed make up for domestic needs a little, but the problem is that so far there is no coking coal needed for smelting. As for the large oil field with a reserve of 100 million tons, it is said that  The detailed location 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.

    ?Buying a specific location in the United States?

    ¡°Just kidding, the United States has long coveted the oil interests in Beihuatai Island, how could it possibly sell the oil field location to others.

    Now Tanaka Yiichi and the cabinet members present regret it. If they can firmly implement Takahashi's proposal of sending troops in exchange for profits before his death,With the beneficial plan, everything owned by the Republic of China will now belong to Japan, and the country can quickly complete the steel and industrial revolution.  Unlike now, we are still in the dilemma of being half-agricultural and half-worker.

    "Prime Minister Tanaka. Let's not talk about the past. The Empire of Japan needs to look forward." The speaker was Prime Minister Yamanashi Hanzo.  This army lieutenant general who liked petty gains was lucky enough to become the head of the Army Department because Yusaku Uehara, Mitsuomi Kamio, Masaki Terauchi and others were forced to retire.  He continued: "Tieshan Nagata's telegram is very clear. Kitakata Island, the Sea of ??Okhotsk and Kamchatka are all places beyond the reach of the United States. We don't need to worry about it at all. Instead, we should scoop it up immediately to avoid long nights and dreams.  ! Please allow our army to complete this mission."

    "Well, then, you Army can just go rowing on your own."

    As soon as Yamanashi Hanzo finished speaking, the sarcasm of Tomosaburo Umikato and Tomozaburo sounded next to him.  The harsh sound made several people nearby almost want to cover their mouths. Even a man as profound as Tanaka Yiichi couldn't help laughing, but he soon felt it was inappropriate and quickly straightened up: "Kato-kun, this is a cabinet meeting."

    Kato Yusaburo is a veteran navy man. He also served as the commander of the First Fleet during the Sino-Japanese War.  The reason why he lost his composure today was entirely because Yamanashi Hanzo's behavior of letting the Japanese Army bear the responsibility alone aroused the anger of the Navy.  If the Army hadn't taken away the useless little emperor without authorization, if it hadn't insisted on starting a war, if there hadn't been Army officers like Nobuzumi Aoki and others who were responsible for creating the sensational May 10 Incident, how could the mighty Empire of Japan have fallen to this level?  Of course, what the Navy is most angry about is that the construction plan for the last two Fuso-class battleships was cut off due to lack of funds, causing the Navy's coveted Eighth-Eighth Fleet to suddenly lose two ships.  Recently, due to signs of financial improvement, the United Kingdom has also agreed in principle to supply better ht high-tensile armor steel, and has been considering building two stronger battleships to continue to maintain its absolute advantage over the Republic of China Navy.

    Yamanashi Hanzo glared at Kato angrily.  I secretly scolded the navy for being despicable!  Is Army easy?  Not to mention that the four divisions that were crippled in the Sino-Japanese War have not been organized yet.  Just to deal with the North Korean guerrillas requires a large amount of military expenditures every year.  Looking across the sea, Yang Qiu used weapons, equipment and military expenditures from Britain and France to build 35 infantry divisions in vain. He also surrounded and annihilated an entire elite German group army on his own, training a powerful army comparable to Europe. It is chilling to think about it!  Sinuiju is now in other hands.  He single-handedly supported the Korean guerrillas and established the Korean National Society.  Although his fist is still out there, he will come back sooner or later. If he doesn't send troops now to reap the benefits and demand more military expenses, why not prepare for it after hundreds of thousands of troops return home?

    The two giants of land and sea staring at each other made Tanaka Yiichi 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.  To reap the benefits, wouldn't it be even more difficult if Japan doesn't take action and waits until it has finished digesting the Amur River Basin and continues to extend northward?  So he endured this and asked: "Kato-kun, in your opinion, what should we do now?"

    This was what Yusaburo Kato was waiting for. After pretending to think for a long time, he said: "Our navy supports the Prime Minister's decision, but it is too dangerous to move northward. The United States obviously does not want us to continue to develop northward. So I think we should control the north first."  Huatai Island, as for the Sea of ??Okhotsk and Kamchatka, we need to wait. Besides, our navy has no money now, and it is very difficult to even go to sea. If the US Navy intervenes, it will not be able to guarantee the safety of the army." What do you mean it is difficult to go to sea?  Yes, Japan is indeed financially tight, but it is not to the point where the fleet cannot go to sea. This is simply a change of direction and asking for money!  Yamanashi Hanzo said angrily: "Since the navy is not available, let our army take the responsibility. Lucia's navy is already trapped in Vladivostok and has no ability to interfere with Huata Island. It only needs to rent a few merchant ships."

    "Lucia's navy is trapped, but don't forget that China's navy still exists! The two Anhai-class battlecruisers they purchased from the United States (large cruisers are classified as battlecruisers by the outside world) passed through Paris three days ago  Baima Canal, the two built by themselves will also be put into service next year. They have 4 cruisers, 8 submarines, 10 destroyers and many speedboats stationed in Qingdao and Lushun! And don¡¯t forget, Mr. Yamanashi, small ships can easily sail from  The Tumen River goes north into Heilongjiang. Then from Fujin to the Amur River, you can reach Huatai Island directly! If your army thinks you have the ability to block the attack of naval guns, then our navy is also willing to continue to rest. By the way, in the end  If you can even solve the Taiwan issue in two years' time, I will pray to Amaterasu and ask him to help your army block the 36 heavy guns on the four Chinese battlecruisers."

    Yamanashi Hanzo¡¯s face suddenly darkened!  Although Kato Yusaburo's words didn't make sense.  But the last few sentences are correct.  At the Bordeaux Conference, China never agreed to hand over Huatai Island to Japan. France also supported China's decision to attack Russia because it needed China, and the United States did not want China and Japan to develop northward and threaten Afghanistan.Alaska was safe and did not agree to transfer Beihuatai Island, so the British chose to shelve it.  If Japan takes action now, even if the United States is bluffing, there is no guarantee that China will not take the opportunity to cause trouble. Although large warships cannot avoid Japan, small inland shallow-water gunboats can easily go up the Heilongjiang River and reach the Sea of ??Okhotsk, threatening Huatai Island and the army.  Safe!  The most important thing is that there will be a showdown between China and Japan on the Taiwan issue in two years. Without the support of the navy, there will be no chance of negotiation. Therefore, no matter how arrogant he is, he dare not guarantee that he will not cooperate with the navy. Think about it and simply pick up the topic and ask.  : "Then Kato-kun might as well tell you your navy's requirements."

    Kato Yusaburo hummed for a long time and raised two fingers: "First, do not enter the Sea of ??Okhotsk and Kamchatka Peninsula. It is an unwise decision to anger the United States at the moment. Second, the ships in our navy are too old and cannot cope with it."  There will be a crisis in Taiwan two years later, so it is necessary to build 2 new battleships, 8 light cruisers and 20 destroyers." This time, let alone Yamanashi, even Tanaka Giichi jumped directly.  What is the benefit of sending troops to Beihuatai Island?  If you can't find oil fields, you may not be able to raise the cost of sending troops. Unless you enter the Sea of ??Okhotsk and Kamchatka, you may be able to make up for the expenses. After all, there are coal needs that Russia has developed and some other needs. But your navy not only cannot  It supports sending troops to two places and building 30 warships in one go.

    "you have sold me!".

    (To be continued.

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