"Down with the traitor Hirobumi Ito! Refuse to sign an agreement with East China!"

"Ito, a national thief, betrays the country to seek glory! ”

"Ito Hirobumi, lost his power and humiliated the country, and committed suicide by disembowelment to thank the countrymen. ”

"Heaven punishes the national thief to comfort the martyrs. Heaven punishes the thief in order to serve the emperor. ”

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Standing on the side of the boat, Ito couldn't help but turn blue as he watched the crowd gathered on the shore, waving various banners and slogans, and making insults in unison. Although Ito Hirobumi knew that the wave of protests in China had not stopped when he left Qingdao, when he returned to Japan, he was greeted like this, and I am afraid that it would be uncomfortable for anyone to change.

Moreover, during his visit to East China, the consensus reached did not betray Japan's interests, on the contrary, if Japan and East China reached a trade agreement according to the agreement of the same acquaintance, it would still be beneficial to Japan, but now he is being scolded by the Japanese as a traitor, Ito Hirobumi of course can't swallow this breath.

However, Ito Hirobumi also understands that because after the Far East War, the Japanese country has always regarded East China as the enemy of the country to propagandize, so in the hearts of the Japanese, East China is Japan's enemy of the world, and this concept has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It seems that it is necessary to make some changes in domestic propaganda in the future, after all, it is impossible for Japan to always be in a hostile relationship with East China.

Although the shore is now full of police, and they are doing their best to stop the angry crowd from approaching the shore, if Ito Hirobumi goes ashore, it will inevitably further irritate the crowd that has already been filled with anger, and the police may not be able to stop it, and even if he can finally get out safely, it will not be a good thing if it causes conflicts and riots between the people and the police.

At this moment, an attendant came to Hirobumi Ito and said, "Prime Minister, Secretary Miyamoto is here." ”

Ito Hirofumi was stunned, turned his head to look, and when he saw Miyamoto Naotaka coming to his side, he couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, Miyamoto Naoto did not visit East China with him this time, but stayed in Japan, but now the ship has not docked, how did Miyamoto Naoto get on the ship? Therefore, he said: "Miyamoto-kun, why did you get on the ship!"

Miyamoto Naoto said: "Sir, I came by steamboat, and the situation on the shore is not very good now, so you should take my steamboat to go ashore." ”

Ito Hirobumi nodded, when he left Japan, he also encountered public protests, that is, he took a steamboat to get on the boat, and now he still has to go ashore by steamboat, which is really ironic, but the current situation on the shore, he is really not suitable to go ashore at the dock, so he nodded and said: "It's better for you to think about it, okay, let's get on the steamboat." ”

So Ito Hirobumi took a few assistants and went down to the gangway that Miyamoto had temporarily erected, boarded the steamboat, and then left the passenger ship and headed for the shore.

Although the steamboat is not big, it is still very loose to accommodate more than 10 people such as Ito Hirobumi, and the others are outside the cabin, only Ito Hirobumi and Miyamoto Naoto are seated in the cabin, Ito Hirobumi sighed and said: "Miyamoto-kun, it seems that I have really become Japan's Li Hongzhang." ”

Miyamoto Zhituo said: "Today's things on the dock, Mr. don't have to care too much, Zhou Gong has the day of fear and rumors, Wang Mang also has Corporal Lixian, Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and the people will see the hearts of the people for a long time, I think it won't be long before the people will understand the good intentions of Mr. ”

After listening to Miyamoto's persuasion, Ito Hirobumi's heart was also a little better, because he also believed that as long as he could recover Japan's tariff rights from Britain, he would be able to restore his reputation, so he nodded and said, "What do you think of the consensus signed with East China ** this time?"

Miyamoto nodded and said, "Very good, this consensus is very beneficial to Japan, and it can also put enough pressure on Britain." In short, this is a very favorable agreement for Japan, and it should be passed in the Diet immediately. ”

Hirobumi Ito said: "So do you think the UK will restart negotiations with us on tariff rights?"

Naoto Miyamoto shook his head and said, "Although this agreement can put a lot of pressure on the UK, I don't think it is enough to make the UK back down and restart negotiations on tariff rights." ”

Hirobumi Ito said, "Why?"

Miyamoto Naoto said: "First of all, Britain will not easily give up Japan's tariff rights, and now this agreement is only a consensus, and has not been upgraded to an agreement treaty recognized by both countries; Therefore, Britain will not be easy to comply, and if Britain and us want to restart negotiations on tariff rights, or even finally get back tariff rights, I am afraid that we will need to further negotiate with Britain. ”

Ito Hirobumi thought for a moment and said, "So in your opinion, what should we do next?"

Miyamoto Naoto said: "The next step is to first pass this agreement in the Diet as soon as possible, so that this agreement becomes a formal treaty, and then gradually implement the contents of the treaty, strengthen and deepen all aspects of exchanges and cooperation between Japan and East China, so that Britain can see that if the situation is allowed to develop, there is indeed a danger of losing Japan, and then Britain will naturally make concessions." ”

Ito Hirobumi nodded and said, "Okay, I understand." ”

Miyamoto Naoto said: "In the view of British concessions, we will not do nothing, and we will definitely put pressure on our Japan, and even join forces with France and Russia to put pressure on Japan, and may also threaten to expel Japan from the [Quad Alliance], we must resist this pressure." ”

Hirobumi Ito said: "Don't worry, I will not succumb to British pressure. "In fact, there is no need for Miyamoto Naoto to say it so clearly, Ito Hirobumi also knows what to do, because now he has embarked on a road of no return, this visit to East China**, has completely cleared Ito Hirobumi's first reputation, so only by withstanding the pressure and taking back Japan's tariff rights can he restore his reputation, otherwise he can only bear the reputation of a traitor for the rest of his life.

Ito Hirobumi hesitated for a moment, then said: "But what should we do about the current public opinion in Japan? If we continue to make trouble like this, it will be very detrimental to the implementation of our plan." ”

Miyamoto said: "Don't worry about this, the people are just a force now, wait for him to make a fuss for a few days, and forget it after this momentum is over, after all, everyone still has to support their families, and it is impossible to make trouble like this every day." First, we must not be soft on those who take advantage of the opportunity of public opinion to commit robbery and sabotage, and those who should be arrested must be arrested and severely punished; second, we must not tolerate those associations that are instigating and organizing behind the scenes, and we must suppress them by strong means. ”

Ito hesitated for a moment, only nodded again, but didn't say anything more. In fact, Ito Hirobumi is very clear that there are indeed a considerable number of radical groups in Japan now, these organizations are quite radical in their thinking, extremely radical in their actions, and do not understand strategy, as long as they think that the ideas of ** are different from their own, they are denounced as traitors, and they do not hesitate to resist by extreme and violent means, and they also think that they are the embodiment of justice.

Of course, Japan's radical groups are rampant and fierce, in fact, they are inseparable from Japan's habitual connivance, because of the existence of these radical groups, so that Japan's foreign aggression in the past 10 years can be widely supported at home, and soldiers are encouraged by these radical groups, and they can fight desperately on the battlefield regardless of life and death, so although the radical groups also have some negative factors, such as the assassination of Li Hongzhang, Japan was forced to reduce the indemnity of 100 million silver, but on the whole, the benefits to Japan still outweigh the disadvantages

But now Japan is in a state of disadvantage, it can only shrink its national strength, and can only temporarily compromise with the outside world, but these radical groups do not care so much, they only know that they blindly take a tough line on the outside world, as long as they compromise and retreat, they are betraying the country, and this time Japan's public opinion is turbulent, and these radical groups are behind the instigation and organization are also closely related.

Of course, Ito Hirobumi knows these circumstances, but Japan's radical groups have gone through decades of development, and now their members include a considerable number of soldiers and officials, so in Japan, they have become a force that cannot be ignored, and it is not so easy to eradicate them, at least not after they can be eradicated in a short period of time, and Ito Hirobumi does not want to completely eradicate these radical groups, after all, after Japan has eased its breath, it still has to take the road of foreign expansion, and then the strength of these radical groups is still needed.

Seeing Ito Hirobumi's expression, Miyamoto Naoto also guessed seven or eight points, knowing that Ito Hirobumi didn't take his suggestion too seriously, so he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. Of course, he knows that the existence of these radical groups is actually harmful to Japan and not beneficial, and now their power is still small, and their influence on Japan is still limited, but if it is not restricted, sooner or later it will grow into a monster, and then Japan will not be able to control this monster, and can only be forced by this monster to run away on the road of no return until it is completely defeated.

However, to people like Ito Hirobumi, once the concept is formed, it is very difficult to change, although now Ito Hirobumi is very respectful to Miyamoto Naotaku, and he basically obeys his suggestions and has a high degree of trust, but it does not mean that Miyamoto Naoto will accept everything Miyamoto Naofumi, Ito Hirobumi will still have some reservations about some of Miyamoto Naoto's suggestions, unless there are facts to prove it, so now Miyamoto Naoto can only say this step, and wait for the opportunity to talk about it later.