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    Chapter 702 Crazy (4)

    The Prime Minister was assassinated, the Minister of Military Affairs was assassinated, the officers of the Guards Division made a fuss at the military headquarters, and the army and navy were about to go to war.  Rumors spread everywhere, and Tokyo, which was originally peaceful, was thrown into chaos by a plane, an unknown cannon and a US$500 million loan.

    There is an undercurrent surging.

    The car was speeding on the road to the palace, and the street intersections were filled with police.  Sitting in the car, Japan's Prime Minister Okaku Somio and Prince Kanin Palace Zaihito were in a bad mood.  The battle between land and sea is no longer a day or two. After the May 10th night more than ten years ago, Shanxian Youto and other elders died one after another. The only person who can suppress the dispute is Toxiang Heihachi. However, the marshal has become increasingly ill recently and often talks vaguely.  words, so neither of them dared to disturb him, so they had to go to the palace to ask Emperor Hirohito for instructions.

    When the building is about to collapse, the normally arrogant politicians finally remember that there is an emperor above them.  Originally, due to the Emperor's inaction during the Taisho period, the army, navy, and politicians did not take the Emperor seriously. Especially the old feudal factions in the Senate clamored for constitutional government all day long, intending to completely evade the Emperor's realization.  A true constitutional monarchy.

    So when Hirohito saw Okaku Sensheng in the palace, he didn't look good at all, and even secretly laughed at him. Now he finally thinks of me?

    Prince Zai Ren is a member of the royal family and a direct descendant of Hirohito. How could he not know his thoughts? But now that the outside world has reached the critical moment of drawing out the gun, we have no choice but to ask him to take part in politics, saying: "Your Majesty. This is a crisis.  At this time, it is really inappropriate for the Guards Division to do this. Lin Xianjun and Nagata-kun are both people who have made great contributions to Japan. They are still lying in the hospital with their lives and deaths unknown. At this time, you must first suppress your anger."

    With the prince blocking the front, Dajiao Qinsheng also said quickly: "Your Majesty, what the prince said makes sense. Our navy does not want to conflict with the army, but now is the critical time to prepare for the southward attack strategy. We must not delay it due to internal disputes.  . We have carefully studied China¡¯s 480mm cannon, and it is indeed capable of combat. If they were to build it first, life at sea in the Empire would be hanged."

    "Really? Is it really that serious?" Hirohito sat on the straw mat without any exquisite decorations around him.  Just like Emperor Meiji a few decades ago, he insisted on a simple style of life, but no matter how he pretended to study, he was never the ambitious Meiji. Although he valued the navy, his control over the feudal lords was much worse.  So I was still very angry when I heard this sentence.  "What did you do earlier? Only now do you think of building warships to fight against China. If you let me take charge, why would there be all these troubles? These bastards will still have to beat them." Hirohito thought to himself and asked calmly: "  So how is the Navy Minister prepared to respond? Isn¡¯t our country¡¯s battleship tonnage full?¡±

    Okaku Sensheng thought that Hirohito had been persuaded by him, so he raised his spirits and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know. The Washington Naval Treaty stipulates that all outsourced battleships can be eliminated early. China also built four Beijing-class ships after decommissioning two Combined Forces-class ships.  Tonnage. So our Navy¡¯s opinion is to follow this operation, eliminate the Ise class (the British Lion class snapped up after the European war), and build four new battleships and four heavy cruisers.¡±

    "Heavy cruisers are fine, but if two battleships are eliminated and four are built, will there be protests from the United Kingdom and the United States?" Prince Zain did not expect that the navy would have such great ambitions, and was actually preparing to build four more heavy cruisers and four battleships in one go.  .

    Dajiao Cen Sheng and the navy had already reached a consensus, and he said proudly: "Your Majesty and Prince, don't worry, we have not signed the London Treaty, and the cruisers will not be restricted. As for the Washington Treaty, it will expire in three years, and it is already a consensus for all countries to withdraw.  China's research on 480mm cannons is also to prepare for the expiration of the treaty. Therefore, our plan is to build two ships before them. Externally, they will say that they are to replace the Ise class, and then wait two years to build two more ships, so that we can wait for the next two ships.  When it is launched, it is no longer within the scope of the naval treaty.¡±

    "How big will it be? Are you planning to continue building Nagato?"

    "How could it be! Our navy has long started researching 460mm naval guns. Although it is smaller in caliber, it is more powerful than China's 480mm naval gun. As long as we invest some more funds, we can meet the installation standards. So we want to build  It is the largest battleship in the world, and only in this way can we overwhelm the United States and China. However, in order to confuse them, we will announce to the outside world that it is only the Nagato-class standard, and the tonnage will be concealed in accordance with the requirements of the naval treaty." Okaku Sensei's words are true or false.  It is true that the Navy was really stimulated this time, so it was ready to forcefully launch the super battleship that it had dreamed of for a long time.  The lie is that Japan's 460mm naval gun is actually far from meeting the requirements of the navy. It will take at least two years and tens of millions of research funds to be completed. Moreover, the manufacturing technology and equipment of super large ships are not perfect. The reason for this is completely  It was to seize the $500 million loan.  But even if the money is obtained, if you want to start work, you must at least??One year of preparation time.

    But what he never expected was that Hirohito had already been like a mirror in his heart, but he deliberately asked calmly: "Then can Prime Minister Hai tell me how much funding is needed?"

    "We are already estimating the cost. The preliminary calculation includes the purchase of equipment and the expansion of the dock, which will require a total of 1.5 billion national currency." After Okaku Gensei told the total cost, Hirohito's face suddenly turned very dark, and his voice was as low as if it was pressed in his throat:  "Is that much? Could you have made a miscalculation?"

    "No." Okaku Ginsei was just about to say that he was right, when he felt two sharp eyes piercing him. When he looked at Hirohito, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, could it be that the emperor just indulged himself and the navy on purpose?  In other words, the emperor has already noticed the mystery inside?  Thinking of this, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back, and even Prince Zai Ren next to him was furious. Can't you tell if it's so obvious?  The emperor wants to help the army a little this time and break the power of the feudal clan. The Satsuma clan of the navy is also the target of attack!

    The United States has only granted a total of US$500 million in loans, and they are all in-kind loans, which means that equivalent goods must be purchased in the United States.  Although raw materials and machinery and equipment can be purchased, physical objects and cash are different. American businessmen will definitely raise prices deliberately, so the actual conversion is only a little more than 400 million, which is about 1.2 billion yen (the yen of the same period in history  The comparison with the U.S. dollar is about 1:1, but the Japanese yen has depreciated seriously in this book, which cannot be compared with history, and is about 1:3, so please do not refer to it).  That's good. We only got 1.2 billion, and the Navy needed 1.5 billion to build eight warships. Isn't this a slap in the face to compete for military funds?  !

    Although Hirohito was angry, the navy was related to Japan's survival after all. Okaku Genio was the leader of the fleet and had high prestige in the navy, so he was needed to deal with the feudal clans.  So he took a deep breath and waved his hand: "Prime Minister, let's go back and recalculate. Our country's military expenditures are limited now, and the Army needs to be reassured. Without the Army, how can we retake North Korea? In the future, the southward march will also require the efforts of Army officers.  Okay, you go back and discuss it again, don¡¯t mess around anymore.¡±

    There were no words of accusation in the plain words, but it made Dajiao Qinsheng more and more restless, and he nodded quickly to express his recalculation.  Prince Zaihi next to him saw that Hirohito did not mention how to deal with the Aizawa assassination incident, and asked: "Your Majesty, what should the army do?"

    "Let all the Guards divisions return to their bases, and that's it." Hirohito glanced at Prince Zairen indifferently, stood up and quickly disappeared behind the door curtain.  Looking at the shaking door curtain, Prince Zai Ren and Dajiao Qinsheng looked at each other. Is it over like this?  Will the problem be solved by letting all the Guards divisions return to their bases?  If the weapons are not confiscated and other troops are not sent to monitor them, who can suppress these hot-headed soldiers?

    "Prince, this is what the emperor means." Okaku Ginseng's political sense is too low, so he still hasn't figured out Hirohito's thoughts. Only Prince Zaihi secretly guessed something, and said with a wry smile: "Okaku-kun, please advise Oka  Mr. Tian, ??please resign."

    Let Keisuke Okada resign!  No matter how stupid Dajiao Qinsheng was, he understood now. He turned his head and looked at it, feeling chilled in his heart.

    In the Presidential Palace in Beijing, Yang Qiuzheng, Xu Xiujun and others were studying the countermeasures that needed to be taken after Roosevelt's New Deal. They were stunned when they received the Tokyo telegram from Song Ziqing.  Yue Peng was even more anxious than him and asked: "So, Nagata Tieshan is dead?"

    Song Ziqing shook his head and glanced at the silent Yang Qiu with a hint of disappointment on his face: "Lin Xianjuro was stabbed the first time, and his liver was shattered and he died on the spot. But when Nagata Tieshan was stabbed, it was already the second time.  So my body has already reacted, avoiding the chest and only injuring the left lung. Although I have been unconscious since I was sent to the hospital, I have consulted medical experts before coming, and they said that if I can survive the dangerous period, I can still recover.  hopefully."

    "Why wasn't this guy the first to be stabbed?" Yue Peng sighed.  Nagata Tetsuyama was one of the few people in the Japanese army who could be feared by the Republic of China, but he did not expect that he was lucky enough to avoid critical injuries!  The first strike without preparation is the most severe, but everyone will definitely react later. This is the minimum truth, let alone a trained soldier.  Therefore, even Song Ziqing secretly said that Nagata Tieshan was lucky. If Aizawa Saburo was the first to kill him, there would be absolutely no hope of survival.

    Even Yang Qiu was distracted for a moment. He arranged so many things this time, just to provoke a dispute between Japan's land and sea, create the 226 incident in advance, and tighten the noose around Japan's neck.  Unexpectedly, Nagata Tetsuyama, who was hacked to death in the 226 Incident, survived.  However, this kind of loss of consciousness is only for a moment. After all, the time and place are different, and the fate of many people has long been unable to replicate history, so this is not surprising.

    What he is most concerned about is what will happen next.

    "It is said that Kanin Gong Zaihito and Okaku Genio asked Hirohito to come out to suppress both sides. But strangely, the information we obtained is that the person who caused the trouble was nearby.The division was not under supervision and was simply asked to return to its base.  In addition, there seems to be a split within the Japanese Navy. Okada Keisuke also publicly asked Masaki Jinzaburo and Kobayashi Nobuzo to resign. It is said that he also went to meet Togo Heihachiro.  "

    "What does this mean?" Yue Peng scratched his head secretly and turned his eyes to Yang Qiu, but the latter's eyes lit up and he sneered: "Huh! You're doing your own thing." After saying that, he put down the telegram and sent a message to Yang Qiu who was studying the economic situation.  Gu Yuwen waved his hand: "Yuwen, please continue talking."

    Gu Yuwen nodded: "So, once Roosevelt forcibly devalues ??the currency, we must follow suit. Only in this way can we avoid the impact of American products and protect the domestic market. But because our country's economy is better than that of the United States, last year's workers' and peasants' general meeting  The value has reached 170 billion yuan, and the steel output has exceeded 20 million tons. Putting aside the disadvantages of per capita and high-tech manufacturing, in fact, the economic aggregate is already the first in the world. In addition, the population has maintained an annual growth rate of 3% since the founding of the People's Republic of China.  , the demographic dividend is enough to offset the inflationary harm after this depreciation. So what we need to do now is to mobilize all our efforts to keep an eye on the changes in the US New Deal, and follow up immediately once the dollar depreciation begins."

    Gu Yuwen's voice echoed in the room, but at this time Yang Qiu's heart had already flown to Tokyo.  That Nagata Tetsuyama survived was an accident that was both reasonable and a bit pity. What changes would this accident bring to a world that has no context?.

    (To be continued.
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