Shen Honglie apologized to Zhang Xueliang and walked into Zhang Dashuai's study. Zhang Xueliang was a little confused, what was his father looking for Shen Honglie for? Zhang Xueliang, who couldn't figure it out, shook his head slightly, and went back to Xiao ** to find Yu Fengzhi to pack his luggage.

The strongest reaction to this news was Japan. After the news reached Japan, the first reaction of the whole country was not to believe it, believing that it was a joke that the newspaper reporter had sent the wrong manuscript.

When the news was confirmed by the ambassadors, they reacted with disdain, believing that even if the Chinese spent a huge amount of money to buy warships, it would never pose any threat to the powerful combined fleet.

After that, he was angry, first calling Wang Rongbao, the minister of the Beiyang government in Japan, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to criticize him, and at the same time saying that the Japanese Empire would never agree to this arms purchase. After that, it was a strong protest to Britain and the United States and other powers!

In the evening of the same day, many workers who had worked hard all day learned the news, and large-scale protests and demonstrations took place in Tokyo and other places.

The procession flocked to the embassies of Britain and the United States and other countries and the Beiyang government in Japan, and many radicals threw stones, wine bottles and other miscellaneous objects at the embassies, and burned the national flags of various countries.

In addition, some people set fire to the embassy of the Beiyang government in Japan, but the police at the scene turned a blind eye, and the embassy was slightly damaged. In the end, it was the Japanese government that dispatched a large number of police to maintain order and avoid a larger-scale riot.

In the evening of the same day, Crown Prince Hirohito convened an emergency imperial meeting between the main hall of the Imperial Palace. Prime Minister Takaaki Kato, Minister Uzaki Ugaki, Prime Minister Tsukashi Tsuki, Minister of the Sea Tsukabe Biao, Interior Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki, Foreign Minister Kishigero Coinhara, and Governor of the Ministry of Finance Yuyuki Hamaguchi attended the meeting.

At this time, Emperor Kahito was already in poor health, because he suffered from a brain disease, and he was not awake most of the time.

At this time, Crown Prince Hirohito had actually begun to fulfill his duties as emperor. After everyone saluted, Crown Prince Hirohito asked, "The warlord Gao Yang of China has spent a lot of money to prepare to rebuild the Beiyang Fleet, how do the secretaries respond?" ”

Hirohito is not yet the emperor, and he is young and vigorous, and he does not speak in the crane language, but asks directly. After a fierce eye exchange between the important ministers present, Prime Minister Takaaki Kato coughed and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Foreign Minister Kishigero Mohara has submitted a letter of protest to various countries, and I am sure that we will receive a reply soon." ”

Hirohito secretly clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "Protest? Could it be that the prime minister thinks that as long as the Japanese Empire protests, Britain and other countries will obediently obey it? There was already a hint of sternness in his tone.

Kato Takaaki glanced at Kishigero Hathara, and Kishigero Kawahara coughed lightly before he spoke, "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Britain's sale of warships to Gaoyang this time is a serious violation of the Washington Naval Treaty. According to the terms of the treaty, this arms purchase is unlikely to be successful. ”

Hirohito clenched his fists, his joints slightly whitening from too much force. I thought angrily, "These damn bureaucrats! None of them can be trusted! ”

Hirohito, with a gloomy face, set his eyes on Kaixiang Caibe Biao. Cai Bu Biao felt Hirohito's hot gaze, bowed slightly, and said proudly, "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, according to intelligence, the George V-class and Iron Duke-class battleships that Gao Yang is going to buy are some warships that have been in service for more than ten years and have very backward performance. It was simply impossible to be an opponent of the Great Japanese Imperial Navy. ”

"Hey, hey." Lu Xiangyuyuan Yicheng on the side said with mockery: "It seems that the King Kong level is older than the Iron Duke level, right?" ”

When Caibu Biao heard this, he immediately glared at Ugaki and shouted, "The outstanding officers and men of the Great Japanese Navy are impossible for the Shina Navy to fight against!" Yours, the navy's don't understand! ”

After speaking, the financial department Biao turned his head to look at Hamaguchi Yuyuki and said in a deep voice: "If the British really want to revise the Washington naval treaty and sell warships to the Shina people, the navy must also purchase new ships accordingly!" Yuyuki Hamaguchi didn't raise his head and said directly, "No money." ”

"You!" The financial department stood up violently and pointed at Yuyuki Hamaguchi with his finger, and before he could speak, Ugaki Kazusei, who was on the side, spoke again and said mockingly, "The navy still needs money?" You will have the money to eat less beef every day and buy any boat! ”

"Bastard! What does the army's horse manure understand! "Cai Bu Biao is starting to go berserk." Bastard! You're horse manure! Ugaki stood up violently and scolded loudly, seeing that the two generals were about to fight, everyone on the side hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade them. The bamboo room was very lively for a while.

Hirohito, who had been standing on the high platform, looked at the farce below with an expressionless face, but he was already extremely angry in his heart: "These bureaucrats are unreliable at all!" Everything depends on Yingmi's face, and he doesn't take the royal family in his eyes at all! Damn the Constitutional Council! Now we must have a group of samurai who are truly loyal to the emperor. In the end, the Imperial Council did not produce any results, except that the final advice was to wait for the reaction of the British.

This meeting also made Hirohito completely disappointed with the Constitutional Council, after which he set his sights on the military. He hoped to achieve his goal of ruling the country by controlling the army.

London, 10 Downing Street, Westminster Borough. Stanley. Prime Minister Baldwin is also convening a meeting of government dignitaries.

Field Marshal David Beatty, First Secretary of the Admiralty, and Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, both supported the purchase. Their opinion was simple, the Navy could sell old warships for a lot of money, and the freed tonnage could be used to build a few more Nelson-class battleships. At the same time, this arms purchase can greatly enhance Britain's position in international trade for Britain to restore the gold standard, and play an important role in the world currency dispute with the US dollar!

Moreover, you can also connect with Gao Yang through this matter, and the UK has always been very greedy for the huge trade between Gao Yang and the United States!

Churchill took a cigar in his mouth and said, "Gentlemen, after the collapse of the Third Anglo-Japanese Alliance, the Japanese expansion in the Far East became more and more intense. The interests of the British Empire in the Far East are already seriously threatened! After the war in Europe, the British Empire no longer had 220 million pounds to spend on the military, and there was another Boer War! Now we can curb the ambitions of the Japanese by arming China locally, which is a matter of many benefits to the British Empire, and what reason do we have against it? ”

Marshal David Beatty's opinion is simpler, the Royal Navy needs money! The opinion of the highly decorated Marshal Betty played a big role! In the end, with the strong support of Marshal David Betty and Churchill, the arms purchase contract was successfully approved.

Soon after, Mr. Churchill received a cheque for £300,000 forwarded by the Royal Shell Oil Company, and Mr. Churchill said: "I agreed to this matter because it was in the interests of the British Empire, not for money!" ”

Washington, White House. President Coolidge asked Secretary of State Kellogg, "Is this good for the U.S. economy?" After receiving Kellogg's affirmative answer, President Coolidge immediately said, "Then put it to the parliament for a vote." ”

Moscow, Kremlin. Comrade Stalin angrily banged on the table and shouted: "Damn warlords, buy warships with the gold you stole from us!" We must express the outrage of the USSR! ”

Newspapers from all over the world reported on the incident, and Gao Yang's name was repeatedly mentioned, and Gao Yang quickly became famous in this way.

At this time, the focus of countless people's attention, worshipped, hated, and talked about by countless people, Gao Yang has returned to modern time and space.

Back in the room, open the wine cabinet and pour a glass of whiskey. Gao Yang leaned comfortably on the sofa and took a sip of whiskey, relaxing comfortably.

This emergency came very suddenly, and for several days, Gao Yang has been concentrating on dealing with various things, and it is not until today that he has a satisfactory result.

After returning to modern time and space, it was like returning home after a long trip, Gao Yang lazily leaned back on the sofa and didn't want to move.

After drinking the whiskey in the wine glass, Gao Yang took out his mobile phone and played with it in his hand, quietly thinking about something. A moment later, Kim Yong-nam's phone was called.

"Hello, boss." Kim Yong-nam greeted respectfully. "Well, what is Little Crystal doing?" Gao Yang asked in a deep voice.

"Boss, Miss Krystal's group is preparing to release a new single album and is practicing dance." Jin Yongnan has been paying attention to Zheng Xiujing's itinerary and immediately replied.

"Oh." Gao Yang was silent. Jin Yongnan held the phone tightly and waited quietly for Gao Yang's orders. "By the way, how is the Western restaurant I told you about last time?" Gao Yang asked out loud.

"Boss, according to your instructions, I have completed the acquisition of that western restaurant. It is now under the name of your Korean branch. Kim Yong-nam replied immediately. Oh. Gao Yang was silent again. Jin Yongnan didn't understand what Gao Yang wanted, so he had to wait quietly.

After a while, Gao Yang said, "You arrange it, vacate the restaurant, I want to use it." Also, give Little Crystal a holiday today. "Yes, I know, boss."

Hanging up the phone, Gao Yang shook his head helplessly, thinking in his heart, "This kind of thing should be done by Stoker." ”

Rubbing his eyebrows, he put away his phone and quietly leaned back on the sofa and thought. Last time, Zheng Xiujing missed the appointment on her debut anniversary, although Zheng Xiujing expressed her understanding, Gao Yang always felt like there was a thorn in her heart.

This matter must be properly resolved, after all, the emotional foundation of the two is not solid! Since they met, the two have not met several times in total. "A long-distance relationship is a bit dangerous." Gao Yang thought silently.