Chapter 245: Japan in a Desperate Situation (Part II)
Once they decide to snatch it by force, they will either be snatched or self-destruct! At this moment, this deep sense of powerlessness made Emperor Hirohito feel as if there was a heart-eating poisonous snake churning in his heart!
There is no diplomacy for a weak country! You can't even protect yourself! Emperor Hirohito narrowed his eyes slightly, forcibly restraining the gushing out of the transparent liquid, shame! The position that Emperor Meiji had worked so hard to gain was ruined in his own hands!
None of the important ministers below noticed Hirohito's expression. They were still chattering and blaming each other.
The reason for the security clearance is the same as Hirohito's thoughts. The current Japan simply can't hold it! Rather than being forcibly snatched away, or self-destructing for the sake of face, it is better to exchange for some practical benefits!
"Gentlemen! It took a lot of effort for me to get the price to this point! Wake up, gentlemen! The current Great Japanese Empire is not a year ago! If we don't rise up, we will become food in other people's mouths! The controversy ended with a shout from the security guards.
It's not that the people present don't understand this, and the one who can sit here is not a human spirit? They won't be able to see Japan's current situation?
It is no exaggeration to say that Japan, which was defeated in the war, suffered from economic depression, and was devastated by the civil war, and the economic lifeline of the entire country was in the hands of the great powers, has now been pushed to the edge of the cliff! Go further back, and that is the tragic fate of becoming a colony!
"Huh~~~" Prime Minister Nagata Tetsuyama, who had been sitting quietly, sighed and slowly stood up. First, he saluted Emperor Hirohito on the throne, then turned around, looked around at the ministers present with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I won't say much about the current situation of the Japanese Empire, everyone understands it in their hearts. Now we need to think about not recreating the glory of the past, but living first! β
After a pause, he continued, "The country must be rebuilt, and everything is in vain without a foundation!" What is the use of the Navy keeping those two aircraft carriers! We can't even afford to continue the renovations! Now the people are hungry and cold. The factory was shut down and almost all the infrastructure was destroyed! We need money now! A lot of money to rebuild the country and lay a firm foundation for the country's re-emergence! β
"Does Your Excellency Prime Minister have any good proposals?" Yoshiichi Tanaka stretched out his hand and pushed his glasses, and said in a deep voice.
"Sell aircraft carriers!" Nagata Tetsuyama said in a deep voice, "However, it is not sold to the British. Instead, it is sold to Gao Yang, who is more desperately needed! β
"Wow~~~" Nagata Tetsuyama's words caused a noise in the conference room! Sold to Gao Yang? Sell to that mortal enemy who single-handedly pushed the Great Japanese Empire down the abyss?!
All kinds of angry clamour, accusations, insults, came one after another! Nagata Tetsuyama's face is sprayed with spit!
After a while, the room finally quieted down. Nagata Tetsuyama stretched out his hand to wipe his face, and continued expressionlessly, "This is really unacceptable to everyone. I don't want to take it either, but !! β
Nagata Tetsuyama roared, and shouted in a deep voice with red eyes, "However, this is the most beneficial method for the Great Japanese Empire!" β
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, please tell me more about it!" The security guard said in a deep voice with an expressionless face.
Nagata Tieshan sorted out his emotions and said slowly, "Now that Gao Yang is confronting the British, there will definitely be a fierce battle between them!" β
"For what?" The security guard asked in surprise, "Is Gao Yang crazy?" War with the British? Who on this planet would dare to do that? β
"Gao Yang dares to do it!" Nagata Tieshan said indifferently, "He's not crazy, he's just not afraid of anything!" When he declared war on the Japanese Empire, didn't everyone think he was crazy? But the result? β
His eyes coldly scanned behind everyone present. continued: "Gao Yang and the British will definitely fight, because of Hong Kong! Gao Yang is a nationalist, and there is no way he can allow colonies in his land! On the contrary, the core of British interests in the Far East was Hong Kong. The British are also absolutely impossible to give up! This is an irreconcilable contradiction, and the British would rather sacrifice the Dutch and hand over the whole of Borneo to Gaoyang, and never mention the matter of Hong Kong! Both sides are strong-willed. The only solution in the end is to fight and use the cannon to decide who says what works! β
"What does this have to do with us selling aircraft carriers to Gaoyang?" The security guard asked suspiciously.
"What we have to think about is which of them will win after Gao Yang and the British fight?" Nagata Tetsuyama looked at him. Shen Sheng asked.
"This should be the British, after all, the British have ruled the whole world for hundreds of years. Their background is not something that Gao Yang can fight against! The security guard said a little unconfidently.
Theoretically, this is true, but Gao Yang is not a person who plays cards according to common sense! Who knows who will win after the most difficult road?
"Baoan-kun is right." Nagata Tetsuyama nodded and said, "Once the British win, then the entire Far East will become their power range!" At that time, will we, the Great Japanese Empire, be able to stand alone? Will the British give us another chance to rise again? The British no longer need us to contain polar bears. It is the national policy of the British to nip any threat in the bud! β
After a pause, he continued, "Moreover, we owe the British a huge sum of money!" Now the interest alone is not something we can afford! The economic lifeblood of the Great Japanese Empire is now in the hands of the British! As long as the British lose, at least a draw, then the money"
"Your Excellency Prime Minister means," Yoshiichi Tanaka already understood what he meant.
"Although I don't want to admit it, Gao Yang can't lose! The best outcome is that they lose both! In this way, we in the Great Japanese Empire can survive in the cracks! In order to retain that glimmer of hope! Nagata Tetsuyama said with a firm face.
"Alas~~~" The important ministers present all let out a sad sigh. It's disgusting to feel this fate in someone else's hands!
Looking at the dejected ministers, Nagata Tieshan's face pulled out an ugly smile, and he said in a low voice, "Moreover, Gao Yang is willing to pay a much better price than the British!" β
"Huh?" Everyone looked up at him in amazement.
"What price is Gao Yang willing to pay?" Haruhiko Sakamoto, the white-haired prime minister, asked abruptly, his eyes full of hope.
He had only been in this position for less than a month, and his hair, which was originally just a little gray, had already changed the color of the heavy snow flying outside!
Haruhiko Sakamoto was forced to be in a hurry. The Ministry of Finance is now almost a place where you can't go in and out! All sorts of bills asking for money filled his office! But the income can't even keep up with the fraction of the expenditure!
Now that he heard that there would be an income, Haruhiko Sakamoto, who was anxious to hang himself, immediately stared at Nagata Tetsuyama with bright eyes.
Nagata Tetsuyama smiled slightly and said, "The envoy sent by Gao Yang said that he was willing to pay 45 million US dollars to buy the Akagi and Kaga, as well as the full set of equipment at the Kure Naval Factory. It's cash! β
"What!?" Jumping up was the Minister of the Navy, the Minister of the Navy, who was red-eyed, and roared angrily, "Dream! The Kure Naval Yard was the cornerstone of the Imperial Navy! Warships can be sold, but shipyards definitely can't! β
Nagata Tieshan shook his head slightly and said, "Baoanjun, don't be impatient." Hear me out. β
The security guard snorted coldly with a pale face, sat back in his seat, and looked at Nagata Tieshan with a dissatisfied expression.
"It's not about demolishing the Wu Naval Yard, it's about renting! Gao Yang said that he would continue to rebuild the Akagi and Kaga in the Kure Naval Factory! So to borrow the equipment of the Kure Naval Plant, the period is one year. Nagata Tetsuyama said in a deep voice.
"Huh? What does that mean exactly? Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please make your words clear! The security guard asked with a puzzled face.
"To put it simply, Gaoyang is preparing to lease the Wu Naval Factory and a nearby area to transform aircraft carriers! The term is one year! Nagata Tetsuyama said loudly.
"What?! Colony? "Now everyone reacted.
"Well, that's it. Gao Yang also promised to provide a quantity of grain and cloth to the Japanese Empire in the name of aid. And those four and a half million dollars can buy a large number of machines from the Americans, which is what the Reich needs most now! Emperor Hirohito, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke out and suppressed all the opposition!
Emperor Hirohito, who staged a series of coups d'Γ©tat, killed his father, killed his brother, and killed his minister, in the eyes of these important ministers, is completely a minister killer! As long as Hirohito makes a decision, no one dares to oppose him!
In fact, Nagata Tieshan still has something to say in his heart. Is Gao Yang a good person? Will he be so cheap Japanese? Just kidding!
Nagata Tetsuyama knew in his heart that once Gao Yang really won the war with the British, then the fate of Japan would definitely be even more tragic than that of the British!
It's just that Japan has reached the point where it needs to drink to quench its thirst! "Both sides are poisons, so let's pick up the sweet one and drink it." Nagata Tetsuyama can only comfort himself in his heart like this.
The only thing he could do was pray, hoping that Gao Yang would be able to fight with the British! Only then will the Japanese have a chance to rise again!
Unbeknownst to the British, Gao Yang quickly reached an agreement with the Japanese. The flotilla, which had already been prepared, immediately set off and under the escort of the fleet came to Hiroshima on the northern shore of the Seto Inland Sea!
The Japanese Cabinet granted the Hiroshima Kure Naval Yard and all places within a three-kilometer radius of the factory to Goyo.
As Gao Yang's envoy, Gao Leng will be fully responsible for the affairs here. As soon as he arrived at the Kure Navy Factory, he called a meeting of all the factory workers in the square.
Due to the civil war, the Kure Naval Yard has been closed for some time. Not only the Akagi and Kaga, but also the construction of new construction, repairs, including civilian ships, has all been stopped!
The Japanese cabinet is not willing to continue to invest money in the navy in the current state! The navy is a branch of the military that requires a lot of time and money to accumulate, and what the Japanese cabinet lacks most now is time and money! (To be continued......)