But it's not quite over. The Japanese Cabinet held a special meeting, and the content of the meeting was to deal with the special events of the Black Dragon Society. At the meeting, the Japanese Foreign Ministry first informed the participants of the diplomatic note from Italy, Britain, and France on "Severely Punishing the Perpetrators of the Shanghai Sanxin Incident," in which the Quartet unceremoniously pointed out that the two acts of the East Asian Zodiac Society under the Black Dragon Society have seriously threatened the fundamental interests of the three countries in China. They hope that the Japanese Government will seriously deal with this matter, otherwise the Japanese Government will be responsible for all the consequences.

After reading the note, Japanese Prime Minister Keisuke Okada's Black Dragon Society did indeed go too far in Shanghai, according to the report of the head of our imperial intelligence agency in Shanghai, the Black Dragon Society disobeyed his orders many times, especially the perpetrator Inoue Hiaki, who did not obey Kagesa's transfer at all. After a pause, he continued, "I wonder what you mean? ”

Then, Eiji Amaba, an intelligence officer of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said: "The current situation is that Germany supports the activities of the Italians in Abyssinia, and Italy is the country with the fourth largest number of troops stationed in the Chinese Concession. For this reason, I hope to sacrifice the Black Dragon Society for the sake of our holy war in Japan. ”

"This time the Black Dragon Society has indeed gone too far!" Sadao Araki, who had not spoken, said loudly, "Recently, the Black Dragon Society's actions in China and the Empire have completely destroyed the prestige of our Empire. You must know that although our strength is superior, it is not a complete advantage, not to mention that many of our products and raw materials need to be supplied by these four countries. If they fall out, it's unlikely that they'll send troops, but it's definitely possible to cut off our trade lines. And from the current point of view, it is not the time for us to fight hard with the other party, not to mention that the current head of the Black Dragon Society, Ryohei Uchida, is relying on his own strength to do nonsense, and he does not take His Majesty the Emperor in his eyes at all. At this time, if we don't give them a little bit of power, and wait until they are fully developed, then our trouble will definitely be bigger than what we are now. ”

Before Araki's words were finished, the Minister of the Navy on the other side, Nagano Seminary, hurriedly spoke: "What Araki Riku said is not wrong, at present, we should not be at odds with the four countries for this matter, you must know that we are in a very disadvantageous position at the Naval Disarmament Treaty Conference in London, and Italy and Germany are our natural allies. If there is a stiffness for a small Black Dragon Society at this time, it will have a very important impact on the direction of our Imperial Navy and even the future Empire. You must know that our empire is an island nation, and in order to ensure the ultimate security of the empire's land, we must rely on a strong navy. This Disarmament Treaty is the key to the survival of our empire. So in exchange for Italy. With the support of Germany and France, I think it is necessary to sacrifice the Black Dragon Society. ”

"Humph! The Navy is the foundation of the empire, so our Great Japanese Army is not the foundation? Listening to Nagano's words, Sadao Araki on the other side felt unusually harsh. So without waiting for the other party to finish, he immediately opened his mouth to refute the other party's words. After a pause, he continued: "The navy is just a thug, and it can only fight others in the sea, but it is our army that finally solves the problem on land." Because the battleships of the navy will not be loaded with tracks and run to land as combat vehicles. What's more, now our empire is running Manchurian Mongolia with all its might, preparing to attack North China, which is the foundation of our empire's future. ”

"Haha! Manmeng! Hearing Sadao Araki's words, Nagano was about to burst into tears, "I heard that the reclamation regiment sent to Manchuria now does not even have enough food to eat, and I heard that the reclamation regiment of 300,000 people still occupies a large amount of military rations of the Kwantung Army every year. He also boasted that Manchuria was a rich land, and I think it was about the same place for the exile of prisoners. Speaking of which, Nagano touched his beard and looked at the other party.

Hear your political opponent say that. Sadao Araki's face was a little unbearable, so he hurriedly said: "The reason why the reclamation group encountered difficulties is only temporary, because those people are not very familiar with the climate of Manchuria, not to mention that the preparations required at the beginning also need to be planned to a certain extent, which is absolutely understandable. As long as we operate for another five years or so, I believe that Manchuria will surely become the most stable rear of our empire. ”

"Yes, yes! Admiral Araki's confidence is still very strong, but I don't see anything good in Manchuria. One does not produce oil, the second does not produce rubber, and the third is the cold climate. It is not suitable for large-scale farming. In addition, the cost of emigration and the support of the economy of Manchuria have cost us a lot of money, three years. Instead of getting any benefit, we spent about $4 billion. And even now our investment is increasing. The funniest thing is that several enterprises in the area where the Manchurian Railway was established are almost useless, and none of them can be profitable! With that, Nagano looked at the other party again

"Nonsense. Isn't Anshan Iron and Steel Institute making a profit of 100 million yuan a year? There is also a profit of about 100 million yuan in Dalian Port, how can it be said that the South Manchurian Railway Co., Ltd. is not profitable? What's more, even spending 4 billion yuan is better than building a warship, and a long gate will cost us 3 billion yuan, which is equivalent to the military expenditure of our five horse-pulling divisions. I really don't understand why you're building so many warships. Not to be outdone, Sadao Araki sneered.

"Come on, we all know what is out of your Anshan Iron Works, and it can't reach the strength of ordinary steel plates at all. And the price is four times higher than the armor steel on the market, and we have our own enterprises buy it. Is this your profit? Nagano asked rhetorically.

"You?" Listened to each other's words. Araki stood up. "Well, everyone is an officer of the Japanese Empire, and at the same time, he is a favorite of His Majesty the Emperor. Why are you arguing all day long about this matter? Seeing that things were getting more and more uncontrollable, Keisuke Okada hurriedly jumped out to play the round. This is the kind of virtue that every time the land and sea ministers meet, no matter what the topic is, it always ends up on the Manchurian issue and the battleships, which makes him feel very depressed. To be honest, these two questions are indeed topics that have plagued them for a long time, as an island nation in the sea, it is necessary to have a strong navy, but in order to expand its territory, it must attack inland, in order to seize more colonies. But in this way, a very complicated situation has emerged, that is, the country's defense funds are already very limited, and the development of the army and navy requires a lot of money. In this way, it caused the two families to earn money, but this problem is really difficult to solve by himself, and he kept shaking his head when he thought of this.

After all, Okada is the prime minister, so what he said seemed to carry a lot of weight. So after a while, everyone was silent, and after a pause, Okada said: "I've already said everything that should be said now, what is everyone's opinion on the issue of the Black Dragon Society?" Is it needed? Or is it not needed? With that, he glanced at everyone.

Seeing this, Nagano Shishu hurriedly stood up: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think the Black Dragon Society has completed its historical mission. Now we need a stable international environment to develop ourselves, and this kind of radical organization similar to the triad has seriously hindered our development and international standing in Asia. So I suggest that this organization should be abolished. With that, he looked at the other party.

"Hmm!" Listening to the other party's words, Keisuke Okada nodded, and then he turned his head to Sadao Araki on the other side, "Your Excellency Riku, what do you mean?" ”

Sadao Araki stared at the other side fiercely, and then spoke, "Since the sea minister-sama has said it, what other opinions can I have?" Let's do what the sea wants! With that, he turned his head away and never spoke again.

"Then I will present this thing to His Majesty the Emperor as the Honorable Ministers will," he said, standing up, "and dismiss the meeting now!" Then, he was the first to pack his things and leave the conference room.