"Your Excellency, the strength of the German Navy is too strong, Yashiro-kun claims that the German Navy can easily destroy us! They don't even need to send the main force, they only need to send any fleet, and they can defeat us! Shigenobu Okuma said.

"The time for the rise of the empire is too short, and the gap is too big compared to the old European powers!" Shan County Youpeng sighed.

"Since the Germans are so strong, it seems that we can't fight them hard. In that case, we will be the ones who will suffer! Matsukata sighed.

These patriarchs, all of whom have come all the way since the Meiji Restoration, have witnessed the island nation grow from weak to strong, and they also hope that the island nation will become stronger and stronger.

"What about the Army's opinion?" Shan County Youpeng asked.

"The Army is very resolute, they don't want to give up those territories. His Excellency the War Minister believed that the Reich was too far from Germany. Even if the Germans wanted to send troops to attack us, they would send a navy at most. The army can hold its ground, and the navy's warships, although powerful, cannot threaten us. Shigenobu Okuma said.

"That's true! It is impossible for the Germans to send too many land forces to attack us. What's more, the strength of the Imperial Army is also not to be underestimated. If the Germans had sent only a small number of land forces to attack us, we would have been able to defeat them and win. In that case, the Germans would have a hard time riding tigers. So, at most, the Germans will only send the Navy to attack us! Oyama Yan smiled.

Obviously, these veterans of the army are not willing to spit out the fat that they have eaten in their mouths again.

"So, is the Cabinet insisting on occupying those colonies of the Germans?" Shigenobu Okuma asked.

"Since the Germans have no way to take us, we can completely occupy those colonies!" Shan County Youpeng said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think we can do more without falling out with the Germans!" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang, who has not spoken, said.

"Xiyuan Temple-kun, what do you think?" Shan County Youpeng asked.

"I think we should return the German colonies to them, and apologize to them, so as to gain German understanding!" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

"What?" Everyone's eyes widened, as if they couldn't believe that the Saionji Gongwang would say such a thing. In this case, it will inevitably lose national dignity! The people of the island country are extremely inferior, and after they become stronger, this inferiority complex evolves into pride, making them arrogant. In their opinion, apologizing to others and admitting mistakes is absolutely not okay!

"Saionji-kun, what the hell do you mean?" Shan County Youpeng asked. He believes that Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is not a fool and will never come up with such an idea.

"Shan Shan Jun, if we offend Germany, and even risk a war with Germany, we can only get some barren islands, isn't it too cost-effective?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said with a smile.

Yama County Youpeng and others all frowned, although the German colony is an island, it is not barren! It's just that it's not developed. If you can settle on those islands and then develop them. Well, it will soon be possible to get a good output from those islands. This will be very advantageous for the island nation.

"So, Xiyuan Temple-kun, how is it cost-effective?" Shan County Youpeng asked patiently.

"Quite simply, restore relations with the Germans, and then, join the Allies and declare war on the Entente! In this way, the colonies of the British will be open to us! The British colonies of Malaya, Burma, Australia, or even India, which one was not much better than the German colonies in the Pacific? The British were now in decline, and were in danger of extinction even under the attack of the Germans. Their troops in each colony are very scarce, and it is impossible to resist the attack of the imperial warriors. When the time comes, we will easily have more abundant colonies. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

Suddenly, all the elders, including Prime Minister Shigenobu Okuma, were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that the public hope of Xiyuan Temple would actually have such an idea. However, they had to admit that the proposal of the public hope of Xiyuan Temple was very tempting. If the German colonies allowed them to fight the Germans at any cost, then the British colonies were enough for them to once again put the entire island nation on the table. If victorious, the vast British colony will become the foundation for the island's further growth and becoming a world-class power!

"British colonies, can we really take the British colonies?" Youpeng of Shanxian said a little tremblingly. He wanted to take a sip of tea to calm his excitement, but he found that he couldn't hold the teacup.

Several other patriarchs, including Shigenobu Okuma, were the same. They know very well how important the British colonies are to the island nation, and it can be said that if the island nation gains those colonies, then they will really take off.

"Absolutely! The British are no longer world hegemons. They simply don't have the right to control so many colonies anymore. We can take their place and seize those colonies! Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said categorically.

"But will the Germans agree? They are about to defeat the British, and these colonies will be theirs by then! Matsukata asked.

"Let's not say that Britain has not been defeated yet, and even if it is, the British will not easily surrender to the Germans. When the time comes, they will definitely continue to resist. If the Germans wanted to occupy the colonies of the LinkedIn nationals, they would have to send troops to occupy them step by step, and it would be very difficult to occupy them all. The colonies in Southeast Asia, in particular, were too far away from Germany proper. They want to occupy it, and it's very difficult. Big deal, the richest India we don't move, leave it to the Germans. Moreover, if we were able to restore relations with Germany and join the Allies, it would also help the Germans to further fight the British. I believe that as long as the Germans were not fools, they would not have rejected the good intentions of the Reich! Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said confidently, as if everything was under his control.

"Yo Si! Xiyuan Temple Jun is indeed the pillar of the country! Such a plan is really good! Youpeng of Shan County praised with a red face.