For Li Mu, the dead Japanese are the best Japanese, and this mentality is probably similar to the fact that Americans hate the British.

When Bai Qi and they went to the Ryukyus, although Li Mu did not explain why he hated the Japanese, he had vaguely expressed his meaning, so no matter how excessive Bai Qi and they did, Li Mu would not interfere.

This laissez-faire, or a certain degree of indulgence, finally caused an even greater tragedy two days later.

After the 1st Brigade occupied Kumamoto, the 1st Brigade continued to advance northward, transferring control of Kumamoto to Tokugawa Riken, and Kumamoto became the first Japanese region under Tokugawa Riken's actual control.

According to what Hakuki had learned, Tokugawa said that the first thing to do at this time was to appease the locality, and even to temporarily forgive some people who had made mistakes in the "Curtain Down Movement".

It's not that Tokugawa Riken doesn't want to settle accounts after the fall, but it's too early to do it, and when Tokugawa Riken's rule is stabilized, Tokugawa Riken will have time to settle accounts slowly, and those who make mistakes in the "Downfall Movement" will eventually pay the price.

Bai Qi still underestimated the madness in Tokugawa Liyan's nature, perhaps because of the years of losing the protection of the shogunate, Tokugawa Liyan has suffered too much, which caused Tokugawa Liyan to be unable to control the monstrous hatred in his heart when he was in power.

In just two days, Tokugawa Riken's men arrested nearly 16,000 people in Kumamoto, more than half of whom were executed without any trial.

Considering the communication situation at this time, it was already mid-May when Li Mu learned the news, and it had been a full month since Bai Qi transferred the jurisdiction of Kumamoto Prefecture to Tokugawa Liyan, Li Mu did not know how many people in Kumamoto Prefecture had been poisoned in this month, but from Tokugawa Liyan's performance in accepting the jurisdiction of Kumamoto Prefecture within two days, Li Mu could probably infer that it must be a shocking number.

In Japan, there was also a special correspondent of the "Echo" newspaper, and at the same time that Li Mu learned the news, the "Echo" newspaper once again showed special attention to the incident that happened in Japan, and the "Echo" newspaper not only reported in detail the atrocities of Tokugawa Tachiken, but also called the incident "a humanitarian disaster that occurred on the edge of civilized society."

Fortunately, under the pressure of the New York Journalists Association, the "Echo" did not target Li Mu and the Junma Group this time, and only blamed Tokugawa Liyan, but through the foreshadowing some time ago, in fact, everyone knows the relationship between Tokugawa Liyan and the Junma Group, so Li Mu can't say what he says now.

"Is there really nothing wrong with that?" Even Will has expressed his concern about the matter.

Hayes's first military order after entering the presidential palace was to evacuate the 1st Cavalry Division from Pennsylvania and return to New York.

Will himself did not have any opinion on this appointment, on the contrary, he was rather happy, because it would allow Will to spend more time with his family.

But except for Will, it seems that the whole society is not satisfied with this military order.

Republicans are not satisfied because Hayes has expressed a compromise with the Democrats to a certain extent through this military order, which is tantamount to a betrayal for the Republican Party, especially those conservative Republicans, who cannot accept it in any case.

In the Democrats' view, if Washington wants to truly show goodwill to the Democrats, then it should give the Southern states full autonomy, especially in taxation and legislation, and Washington should not impose restrictions on the Southern states.

On this point, Hayes really didn't dare to let go.

The reason why Washington restricted the southern states was to maintain the unity of the United States, and if it really gave the southern states full rights, then it might lead to the outbreak of another Civil War.

Li Mu did not express any opinion on this matter, and when Hayes made the decision, he did not ask Li Mu's opinion, so Li Mu wanted to see if Hayes could survive this public opinion storm smoothly, if he could, then Hayes had the ability, if not, then Hayes had to ask Li Mu for help, which might repair the relationship between Li Mu and Hayes that was already on the verge of rupture.

"What does it matter? Anyway, it's not the Americans who died, so let them go..."Li Mu owes a little sorry to the Japanese who suffered the poison, even if there is an apology, it should be Tokugawa Liyan, and it has nothing to do with Li Mu.

It's amazing to say, Bai Qi led hundreds of American mercenaries to the Ryukyus, from the year before last to now nearly a year and a half, in this year and a half, Bai Qi and they have experienced dozens of battles, but not a single American mercenary was killed, which is also a small miracle.

In fact, Americans do not pay much attention to what is happening in Japan, and even if they do, it is more likely to be a curiosity-hunting mentality, and as long as it has nothing to do with their own vital interests, this kind of attention will not last long.

"After all, it still has an impact on your reputation..."Will didn't expect Li Mu to be so indifferent, and his brows were a little tight.

"I'm an arms dealer, what reputation do I want?" Li Mu laughed, he really didn't care about these false names.

"Hehe, too, it's that I'm thinking too complicated..."Will shook his head and smiled bitterly, only then did he remember that Li Mu didn't have any official status until now, so "reputation" or something really didn't matter to Li Mu.

With Li Mu's current strength, it is easy to get a senator or something as a talisman, but Li Mu is not interested in "senator", Li Mu's current identity is a chess player, not a chess piece, so he will definitely not personally go out to fight the enemy in close hand-to-hand combat.

After all, once he becomes a senator, because he has to attend regular meetings, 365 days a year, at least 200 days to stay in Washington, Li Mu can't stand that kind of life, similar to Li Mu, Rockefeller, J· P. Morgan, these people are actually chess players.

"What are you going to do with Claudia's wedding?" Li Mu didn't want to be unhappy, and focused his attention on Will and Claudia's upcoming wedding.

According to the original plan, Will and Croatia will be married on June 1st, which has no special significance, and now June 1st is not Children's Day, but just an ordinary day of the year.

"This time I don't want to go to Trinity Church, I will probably find a small church with Claudia, a simple ceremony is enough, Claudia originally wanted to go to Universal World, but I don't have time, so this plan can only be implemented after I retire." Will is fed up with the labor of the engagement ceremony, and this time decides to return to the basics and return to the family.

"That's a good idea, but if you need my help, you're welcome." Li Mu volunteered, his attitude was not positive, it was just a gesture.

"If it weren't for Lily, you could have been the best man..."Will and Li Mu are really gone, this proposal is very novel, but unfortunately it can't be realized.

While Li Mu and Will were talking and laughing, Pan Tingzhen came from Shuri to the general headquarters set up in Kochi by Baiqi.

Kochi Prefecture is located in the southern part of Shikoku Island, which occupies half the area of Shikoku Island, and according to the agreement signed by Tokugawa Ritsuken and Hakuki, after Tokugawa Riken took power, the entire Shikoku Island should be divided into a special administrative region and handed over to the Ryukyus Administration, so Hakuki set up the headquarters in Kochi.

Bai Qi himself is also very good at enjoyment, the location of the headquarters is a mansion, it is said that it was the shogun's annex before, when Pan Tingzhen saw Bai Qi, Bai Qi was taking a hot spring in the company of more than a dozen women.

"Gentle Township is the hero's grave, and the general needs to be cautious." Pan Tingzhen couldn't help but remind, mixed with a little mockery.

The current Ryukyu government, because it is fighting against the Meiji government, everyone is busy to death, and they are tired like dogs every day.

"It doesn't hurt, proper relaxation is good for the body and mind, this is called a combination of work and rest." Bai Qi took a sip of the cold wine that was handed to his lips, and immediately another piece of citrus was handed to his lips.

"Tokugawa Tatsuken killed a river of blood in Kyushu, 300,000 people were killed in Kumamoto Prefecture, 250,000 people were killed in Miyazaki Prefecture, and 150,000 people were killed in Fukuoka. Pan Tingzhen waved his sleeves, a group of women were unmoved, and after getting Bai Qi's permission, a group of women retreated, which made Pan Tingzhen have no scruples.

"It's okay, it's okay, you see that this number is gradually decreasing, this shows that the killing intent in Tokugawa Liyan's heart has gradually dissipated, take your time, we want to conquer Japan, not defeat Japan, so appropriate killing is also necessary." Bai Qi didn't think that this matter was serious, anyway, there were many Japanese, tens of millions, and Tokugawa Liyan couldn't finish it if he was tired.

For a month, the Ryukyu army was overwhelmed, and now it has captured Shikoku and Kyushu, and is approaching Kanagawa near Tokyo.

The Meiji government was already in the driver's seat, and throughout April, Emperor Meiji issued three successive "National Mobilization Orders" to recruit millions of young and middle-aged people into the army, but none of them could stop the advance of the Ryukyu army.

If Emperor Meiji had been able to break the kettle like this before the war began, then maybe there would have been a glimmer of life, and now he is temporarily cramming, which has no effect at all, and can only make Bai Qi's resume look more brilliant.

Generally speaking, it takes at least four months for a recruit to receive a complete set of training, and now the Meiji government simply does not have that much time, so it is useless to know that the government will recruit all men, women, and children from all over the country to join the army.

It's really useless, the Meiji government simply didn't have so many weapons and equipment and so many soldiers, so one person can't sharpen a bamboo gun and fight against the machine guns and cannons of the Ryukyu army.

Speaking of weapons, there is one thing that Li Mu still doesn't know.

In April, Japan finally found an arms seller in the world, and this seller was none other than the Qing government, which had a lot of connections with Li Mu.

Although Li Mu is Chinese, there is really no incense between him and the Qing government, and the Qing government does not feel happy because of the emergence of a company like the Junma Group in the United States, but is always on guard against the Junma Group, which makes Li Mu feel really unhappy, if he does not export something to the Qing government, he is sorry for his Chinese identity.

Of course, from the position of the Qing government, this is very understandable, Li Mu is Chinese after all, and the Junma Group is mainly Chinese, and for the Qing government, the threat of the Chinese is far greater than that of the foreigners.

Considering this background, it is easier to understand when it is clear that the empire will sell weapons to Japan at this time.

"It's not a question of killing more and killing less, it's a question of Tokugawa being murderous and doing evil under the banner of our Ryukyu government, and such actions are clearly framing the blame." Pan Tingzhen is really anxious, if Tokugawa Liyan succeeds, then the hatred between Japan and the Ryukyus will never be reconciled, although the current Ryukyu government has the support of the Shoma Group does not need to worry, but if the Ryukyus lose the support of the Tsushima Group in the future, then it will definitely attract Japan's retaliation.

Don't look at the current Ryukyu army fighting the Meiji government army is as easy and comfortable as adults beating children, if there are no American mercenaries, then Pan Tingzhen really has no confidence, otherwise Pan Tingzhen would not have traveled thousands of miles to the United States to seek help.

"Mr. Prime Minister, first of all, we must make sure that as long as the Ryukyu government maintains a good cooperative relationship with our Junma Group, then you don't have to worry about the Japanese threat..."

"Secondly, I think it's not necessarily a bad thing, there is a way, the sins of heaven are forgivable, and you can't live for your own sins, Tokugawa Liyan is so evil, it will definitely not be able to block the mouth of the people, this is equivalent to Tokugawa Liyan handing over his life to you and me, if the situation changes in the future, then we can't say it, we can come to a plan to calculate..."The reason why Bai Qi indulged Tokugawa Liyan is actually also harboring evil intentions, since Bai Qi can let go, then he will definitely be able to take it back.

"What do you mean..."Pan Tingzhen hesitated a little, looking at Bai Qi with a scheming face, and suddenly felt a deep malice from the world.

Bai Qi's attitude is very clear, although Tokugawa Liyan is now an ally of the Ryukyu government, but in fact it belongs to the kind that can be discarded at any time, don't look at Tokugawa Liyan's joy now, maybe one day, Tokugawa Liyan will be thrown out as a scapegoat.

"I didn't say anything..."Bai Qi turned his face and didn't recognize people, and never admitted that his psychological fluctuations had changed at a certain moment.

The world is full of deceit, but some people pay the price of money, while some people pay the price of life.