If you come up with a waiting strategy once or twice, and finally wait for the best result, it is called luck. If you are waiting every time, and the result is waiting for the best result, it can only show that Wei Ze's judgment is very correct. Lei Hu raised a question, "Dudu, you said that there is a wishful calculation and an unsatisfactory reality. Can you tell us how far you want to go? ”

At this time, Wei Ze didn't want to hide it from everyone anymore, he said calmly: "Wishful thinking, I just want to advance to the west of the Aral Sea." Get the traditional Chinese region bordering Iran. And since we saved the Ottoman Empire, then I hope that one of our comrades will become the governor of Khartoum. ”

The comrades of the Military Commission exchanged glances with each other, and many things could be explained now. Ruan Xihao woke up a little like a dream and asked, "The comrade that the governor said is Li Weiren...... Comrade Pasha? ”

"Hmm...... If he survives, I think he's a good candidate. Wei Ze agreed with Nguyen Hee Ho's idea.

"Are there any plans for the future?" Lei Hu didn't want to be in the dark anymore, and it was really not good to listen to the future plan from Wei Ze one by one.

Weeser continued: "If the previous calculation can be realized, I will build two railways, one from Basra to Istanbul, which we have long proposed to the Ottoman Empire, and the other from Central Asia through Iran to the Ottoman Empire. ”

The future plan has reached this point, and the Military Commission also feels that it will not be idle in the next few years. Ruan Xihao nodded again and again, "Does the governor mean to let the Ottoman Empire come to beg us?" ”

Hearing this, not only Wei Ze was very satisfied, but the members of the Military Commission also nodded. Ruan Xihao immediately explained Wei Ze's strategy implementation level thoroughly. Ruan Xihao felt that there was something inadequate, and he continued to ask, "What if the Ottoman Empire refuses to ask us?" ”

"The Ottomans refused to ask us, and we can achieve these goals on our own. It is better to ask for others than for yourself, at most it is a little more work. But from another point of view, we are already so strong, if the Ottoman Empire does not come to us, who will it beg? Patience is a virtue, and learning to wait is a skill. The ancestor Sun Wu repeatedly said that those who are good at fighting are invincible, and they will not lose the defeat of the enemy. Weeser talks about his way of doing things. If you were young, you would inevitably be full of energy when you talk about this, but at this age, Wei Ze only feels very tired. These experiences are easy to say, but to really implement them, you need to know yourself and your opponent, and it is so easy to know yourself and know where your opponent is.

The United States became the world's largest industrial nation after 1870, and the United States became the dominant power in the North Atlantic after World War II, a process that took 70 years. The Chinese population is large, it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough, after the breakthrough, the general trend has been achieved, and the overall speed is relatively faster. Even so, Weeser doubted that he would not see the day when China would dominate the world. All he could do was to pile up layers of soil on top of the platform and tamp it carefully. Thinking of such a painstaking and long process, Wei Ze himself felt a little depressed. Although he is not yet 45 years old, which is the prime of life for a leader, Weeser often wonders if he is getting old.

In the face of Central Asia, which determines China's future strategic direction, Wei Ze can still lead the Military Commission to make decisions. In a region like Japan, which has no impact on China's national fortunes, Wei Ze only checks the gates, and the specific work is entrusted to the comrades in charge of this matter. Institutionally, this is a step that must be completed. But Weize was still worried about whether he was starting to burn out.

A young man like Li Xin, who is in his thirties, has no way of understanding Wei Ze's feelings, and Japan, which is not decisive in the eyes of the upper echelons, is a big deal for the young evaluation team. For the first time, they were empowered to decide the fate of a nation as they wished. It's a great feeling.

The right not to expire and be invalidated, and the opinions of the interventionists in the assessment team have become the mainstream. Everyone wants to do something in the midst of Japan's chaos. Of course, Li Xin knew Wei Ze's attitude, but he was only in his thirties, and while they were discussing, Li Xin also felt that it was not inappropriate to do more in Japan.

It wasn't until Zhou Dagang, a graduate student of the Asian Division, asked a question, "Do you think this Japanese civil war can really solve Japan's problems?" Do you really think that after this civil war, Japan will settle down? ”

Someone immediately replied: "After the civil war is over, the victors must take a breather, right?" When you take a breath, you naturally have to settle down for a while. ”

Zhou Dagang insisted on his point of view, "It's just that I can't continue to make trouble, what does it have to do with stability?" My house is in the mountains, and if the water runs out of the water during the flood, it will be better. If you encounter a landslide and start a lake halfway, it will be even more dangerous. If the river is not restored, the lake will be troubled every year. Just like a wound suppurating, if there is a strand of pus suffocating into the body, it will be endless. ”

This is very true, and everyone can understand it. It's just that everyone doesn't know what Zhou Dagang wants to say for the time being.

Zhou Dagang said: "I don't think the problem can be solved by the Japanese civil war this time, and the problem can only get bigger and bigger." If we go too far, it will only make Japan more wary of us. Japan has had many civil wars over the past 2,000 years, but Japan continues to exist. This civil war will not destroy Japan, and Japan will continue to exist. That being the case, there is no need for the Meiji government to think that our aim is to destroy the Meiji government. The reason why we supported the Ezo Republic so strongly before did not turn us into mortal enemies with the Meiji government is because the Meiji government knew that our opponent was Britain and not the Meiji government......"

Such a historical remark did not receive applause. It is clear that most of the young people are in the flesh and want to make a difference in Japan's civil war. Rhetoric peculiar to young people gushed out.

"What about the Meiji government, we said we could clean him up......"

"It won't be difficult for us to eliminate the Meiji government!"

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Without waiting for this arrogant speech to finish, let alone for these speeches to ferment, Li Xin interrupted, "Whether we have the ability to overthrow the Meiji government is one thing, and whether our purpose is to overthrow the Meiji government is another matter." Since the central government has not decided to overthrow the Meiji government, we are putting the cart before the horse by taking actions that make the Meiji government feel that it threatens their very existence. ”

Even when the foreign minister spoke in person, the comrades were disappointed rather than convinced. However, even if Foreign Minister Li Xin came out to set the tone, the comrades were not completely convinced, and it was not the mainstream idea to convince people with virtue in these years, and China's rise did not depend on its own benevolence, but on its strong military strength. A comrade asked: "Minister Li, will we make Japan think that we are afraid of it by doing this?" ”

Li Xin sneered, "Hehe, I don't know if Japan thinks we're afraid of it." However, I would like to know what will happen to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs if the Central Committee feels that our Foreign Ministry is trying to dictate the policies of the Central Committee. ”

The young man is full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm, according to the evaluation Li Xin heard from Wei Ze, "There is this process when you are young." However, having this process does not mean that you can fight to the end. Standing still because of some kind of delusion is not called persistence, but stubbornness. Stubbornness can only lead to backwardness.

Li Xin's words made these young people shut up for the time being, and they still had the fullest awe for the central government led by Wei Zedu. After Li Xin's suggestion was supported by Li Xin, Zhou's proposal became the basis for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' action against Japan: "We will sell those Japanese businessmen as many weapons as they can pay." As for the future of the Satsuma Domain, let them toss it themselves. The Meiji government was willing to pay for it, and we sold weapons to them. This matter is limited to a commercial action, not a political one. ”

Weeser is pleased with the Foreign Ministry's report, which is in line with Weese's recent view of the world. From the end of the 19th century to the 21st century, many regimes were eliminated, and the areas that were killed really did not appear. Even with the cruelty of the United States, the Indians were not completely killed. In any case, humanity has entered a new era. Brutality is unavoidable, absolute brutality is no longer the mainstream, in this era, whoever can occupy a higher moral high ground, who can come up with a more moral system, who can occupy a greater advantage.

"Let's do it." Weese made a decision.

In Konezhan on the Okuma Peninsula, the feudal priests of the Satsuma clan knelt opposite Saigo Takamori, "My lord, the merchant has determined that China has sold weapons to us. ”

Saigo Takamori's eyes narrowed slightly, "Did China make any requests?" ”

The priest replied: "China only asks for cash transactions, does not accept any arrears, does not accept mortgages. ”

Saigo Takamori frowned, "Is this the only request?" ”

The priest replied, "So far, China has only made this request!" ”

Not only Saigo Takamori was skeptical, but the rest of the attendees were not too convinced. China has cooperated with the shogunate and intervened in Hokkaido. From Japan's point of view, China will inevitably become more deeply involved in Japan's situation. Now that China is showing the appearance of the old gods, what are they trying to do? Waiting for the Meiji government to fight the Satsuma clan to the end, and then stick a knife in the back of Japan?

This fear did not last long, and if the situation was allowed to continue like this, the Satsuma clan would be destroyed by the Meiji government before China could stick a knife in the back against Japan. The Meiji government had begun a large-scale arrest of the cadets of the Satsuma Domain, who were the backbone of Saigo's preparations to take out the Meiji government in the future revolution.

Saigo Takamori felt that now was not the best time to raise an army, and after participating in the Boshin War, which overthrew the shogunate, Saigo Takamori learned the meaning of patience. The Satsuma clan endured in the face of strong enemies, and when the situation was ripe, he overthrew the invincible shogunate in one fell swoop. At least in Saigo's eyes, the Meiji government's "perverse behavior" was undoubtedly following the shogunate's old path, and he was now just waiting for the whole of Japan to rise up against the Meiji government. When the whole of Japan rose up in revolt, the opportunity was ripe for the overthrow of the Meiji government.

It's just that the Meiji government is far smarter than the shogunate, and Okubo Ritsu is not a person who can be fooled with superficial obedience. The removal of weapons and ammunition from the arsenal of the Satsuma Domain and the arrest of military cadets were all digging the foundation of the Satsuma Domain. There is no bargaining opportunity for this kind of thing at all. Saigo Takamori now has only two options left, either to watch his foundation be destroyed, or to rebel while the foundation is still there.

This is a time when you want to be silent but you can't. Silence, silence, if you don't explode in silence, you perish in silence.