Shunsuke Nakamura said, "If we were just pursuing personal achievements, the current situation is indeed good, but this is not our original intention, what we are pursuing is the strength of Japan. ”

Miyamoto said, "Of course we haven't forgotten, but now we can't control the situation in Japan, and there is really so little we can do. ”

When Shunsuke Nakamura heard this, he couldn't help but be a little discouraged, and said, "If we want to control the situation in Japan, it will be until the Year of the Monkey." ”

Miyamoto Naoto shook his head and said: "You don't have to be too pessimistic, although Japan lost badly this time, it may not be a good thing, at least it can make those politicians pay attention to East China, and don't think that war can solve everything." In addition, it can also make politicians pay attention to our opinions, which is good for our status. Now Ito's trust in me has increased dramatically, and although I can't say that I follow what I say, he will take my suggestions very seriously. ”

Kobayashi Koichi also nodded and said, "That's true, I pay more attention to Fukushima Yasumasa, and I have been informed that in three months, I can be promoted to Zhongzuo, and I will be transferred to the General Staff Department." What about you?"

Miyamoto Naoto said: "Ito Hirobumi suggested that I quit the army and move into politics, and arranged for me to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a vice minister for foreign affairs. ”

When Shunsuke Nakamura heard this, he was quite interested, and said, "You promised to have no book?"

Miyamoto Naoto said: "I said I want to think about it, and I want to discuss it with you." ”

Shunsuke Nakamura said: "I think this is very good, both of you are serving in the army, and they are both intelligence work, the position is too repetitive, and the development space of intelligence work is limited after all, but Kobayashi-kun can be transferred to the General Staff to serve, this is a good opportunity, in the future, there will be a chance to fight for the position of Minister of War or Chief of Staff, and Miyamoto is not bad to go to politics, we want to control Japan, in the final analysis, we still need to develop in politics." However, Ito Hirobumi's arrangement to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not the best choice, and although foreign affairs are very important in Japan in the future, Japan will always focus on internal affairs. ”

Kobayashi Koichi also said: "I also think that it is better for Miyamoto-kun to transfer to the political circles, so that we have people in both military and political circles, and we can not only take care of each other, but also resolve the contradictions between the Japanese military and the government in the future." As for the position, I think I can take my time, because the position of Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs is a good starting point. And now in foreign affairs, you can also do a lot, Ito Hirobumi has already adopted your suggestion to stir up contradictions between East China and Britain, the United States, France, Russia and other countries, while Japan is hiding behind the backs of these countries to seek their own interests, which requires a lot of diplomatic maneuvering work. ”

Shunsuke Nakamura shook his head and said: "These things don't have to be done in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it is not easy to stir up contradictions between East China ** and Britain, the United States, France and Russia, and there is a war, and the heads of Britain, the United States, France and Russia are not idiots, even if they succeed, it will take 10 or 20 years." Miyamoto-kun wasted his time on this one thing, which is really not cost-effective. ”

Miyamoto Naoto listened, nodded as well, and said, "Okay, I'll talk to Ito Hirobumi about how to serve." ”

Kobayashi Hikatsu: "But how to stir up the contradictions between East China ** and Britain, the United States, France, Russia and other countries, I suddenly thought of a way, if it can be operated well, maybe they will fight immediately." You don't see if it's going to work. ”

Miyamoto Naoto said: "Oh! what is the solution, let's talk about it first." ”

Kobayashi Kokaichi: "Please think about it seriously, if Britain, the United States, France, Russia and other countries know that overseas Chinese are actually a group of future traversers from more than 100 years later, and their warships represent the most advanced military science and technology level more than 100 years later, what do you think Britain, the United States, France, Russia and other countries think?"

Shunsuke Nakamura said: "I'm afraid no one will believe this kind of thing, and I will only treat people who say such things as crazy." ”

Kobayashi Kokaichi: "Let's not discuss the question of belief or not, just assume that they will believe, then what action will they take?"

Shunsuke Nakamura was stunned for a moment, and finally thought about it seriously according to Kobayashi Koichi's line of thought, and then said: "I'm afraid they will immediately let go of all the contradictions, unite all, and eliminate East China first** Because the reason is very simple, if we are convinced that the overseas Chinese are the traversers, and they have brought advanced weapons in the future, once the overseas Chinese develop and manufacture the advanced weapons of the future, then not only is no country the opponent of the traverser, I am afraid that all countries are united, and it is impossible to be the opponent of the traverser, and they can only wait to be conquered by the traverser one by one, on the contrary, while the overseas Chinese have not yet developed, all countries join forces to destroy the traverser first, which can not only relieve the worries, but also get the advanced military science and technology in the future, no matter how you look at it, it is cost-effective。 In addition, if East China is really destroyed, I am afraid that with Japan's current capabilities, I am afraid that it will not be able to reap much benefits, and at that time, other countries will rely on future technology to develop, and Japan will still be at the bottom. ”

At this time, Miyamoto Naoto basically understood Kobayashi Koichi's intentions, and said: "It's not necessarily impossible, East China** Defeat the expeditionary fleet, mainly relying on the modern weapons they brought, I estimate that the expeditionary fleet is probably also lost in vain, if at this time there is a person who knows the details to come out to explain it, even if it will not be fully believed, there will always be some half-believers, so there will always be a country to verify, catch a few traversers back for interrogation, this is not too difficult to do, so I believe that the possibility of crossing is not small. ”

Kobayashi Hikatsu: "We just know these people who know the details, and we don't need to come forward, just need to reveal some relevant information in the newspaper, don't forget that there is also Anderson in the United States, they have more people than us, and they are better than us in the United States, it is estimated that they will not want to see East China ** dominate the world in the future, we are so linked, the probability of success is greater." As for Nakamura-kun's concern that Japan will not reap much benefit, I don't think it's a big deal, because people in this era don't necessarily know what is really valuable, and secondly, when necessary, we can provide shelter to those who travel through it. ”

Miyamoto Naoto nodded and said, "Kobayashi-kun, the success of your plan is very certain, but it takes a perfect plan to do it, and it may take several years to complete, so there is no need to rush it." In addition, although the situation in Japan is not good now, the most dangerous time has passed, and there is no need to eliminate East China ** immediately, and there will be no other things during this time, we can still have a lot of time to meet, and we can negotiate slowly. ”

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"What! You don't want to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"Yes, sir, I think Japan's top priority is still in its internal affairs, especially in restoring its national strength, and although foreign affairs are important, they are not Japan's foundation, I just hope to do more for Japan!"

"Well, so what department do you want to work in?"

"I want to go to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. ”

"Oh!"

The Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce is in charge of Japan's agriculture, commerce, mining, industry, post and other affairs, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Industry and Mining.

However, at this time, Japan's development direction has always been based on military and expansion, rather than economic development, so although the main function of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce is to find ways to make money for Japan, the voice in the cabinet is not very loud. However, now that Japan's domestic economy is basically collapsing, it will be mainly to restore national strength for a considerable period of time in the future, and Ito Hirobumi has also reached an agreement with Aritomo Yamaprefecture to reduce military spending to less than 20% of fiscal revenue in the next two years, and only increase it to 25% in the third year, and the role of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce will also become more and more important in the future Japanese political structure.

Hirobumi Ito said, "Miyamoto-kun, you have a good idea of wanting to do more for Japan, but I think that only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can make better use of your abilities, and although the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce is also important, you don't seem to have much performance in this regard." ”

Miyamoto Naoto said: "That's because I haven't worked in this area before, and I haven't shown my ability in this area. ”

Hirobumi Ito said, "So tell me, what do you think about going to work at the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce?"

Miyamoto Naoto said: "Japan's positioning should be circulation and processing, and attract foreign investment, East China ** after the victory in the Far East War, due to the huge amount of compensation, so the next will definitely be a period of economic development, will introduce a large number of foreign equipment and technology, and export a large number of resources and raw materials, and Japan is far from East China ** Recently, the island countries, and the Meiji Restoration laid a good foundation for Japan, which can be used as a transit station, and the equipment and technology that various countries need to enter China, as well as the resources and raw materials exported by China, are all turned over in Japan, and even can be processed and manufactured to a certain extent; if the machinery and equipment bought to China can be directly produced or assembled in Japan, the resources and raw materials exported by China are processed in Japan, made into finished or semi-finished products, and then shipped back to China, and even directly used to produce and buy machinery and equipment bought from China, which can save a lot of intermediate links and save money, and Japan can not only obtain tariff benefits, but also increase income in all aspects。 ”

Ito Hirofumi also listened to it a little intrigued, he had never heard of this truth, but he felt that it was very feasible, it seemed that Miyamoto Naoto did have two ideas in terms of economy, so he thought about it for a while and said: "Okay, Miyamoto-kun, I can arrange for you to go to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, or serve as the vice minister for affairs, but you can't ignore foreign affairs." ”

Miyamoto Naoto said, "Thank you for your care. ”

Three days later, Miyamoto was discharged from the army and appointed by the Cabinet as Vice-Minister of Commerce and Agriculture, in charge of the Trade Bureau under the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. It is responsible for the direction of Japan's trade and industrial policy, planning and implementing specific import and export policies, controlling import and export quotas and foreign exchange, conducting import and export inspections, and also dealing with trade finance, export and investment insurance.