"Machining is the core of industry, and it can be inferred that the overall industrial level of the Datong Party will never be inferior to those of the Omi powers, or even stronger." , Hearing Fukushima Yasuma's words, Sheng Haizhou suddenly felt like he had found a confidant, and complained, "Actually, you can see these things from the Haitian-level patrol, but no one in China believes it!" ”

"At least I believe it now." Yasumasa Fukushima replied with a grim expression, "I can't imagine how a political party can be far above the level of the country as a whole, but I can't help but believe the facts." ”

Sheng Haizhou got up and closed the door, and sighed with a somewhat complicated expression, "The current strength of the Datong Party is already quite terrifying, as long as they establish a solid rule in the whole of China, and then complete social reform and education popularization, and combine their own advantages with China's size, at most two generations later, China will definitely become the hegemon of the world, and it will be a real hegemon that has never been seen in human history, even if the whole world unites." Japan's line of carving up China with the Western powers to accelerate its rise is no longer feasible, but it is also promising if it reverses its stance and follows China. ”

Hearing Katsu Haizhou's words, Fukushima Yasumasa couldn't help but be very surprised, because this was very different from the rumored Katsu Haizhou's proposition, he pondered for a moment and asked him a question, "Earl, if there is no Datong Party and the Imperial Army wins an overwhelming victory in the Sino-Japanese War, will you continue to insist on the idea of Japan-China alliance against the West?" ”

"Of course, only then Japan will not bend its knees as it does now, but will have to shoulder the responsibility of leading Asia." , After Sheng Haizhou's words came out, he saw that Fukushima Yasumasa was still staring straight at himself, knowing that this guy was not easy to fool, and he had initially seen Fukushima's outstanding talents, plus he was old and needed to find a successor, so he no longer played sloppy, lowered his voice and asked Fukushima Yasumado, "Fukushima-kun, do you think that if the imperial kingdom defects to the West to participate in the partition of China, then the Chinese are more Omi-ghost?" Or do you hate us Japanese more? ”

"Japanese, of course." As soon as Fukushima Yasumasa said this, he completely understood that following the Western powers to take advantage of the fire and robbery against China, he could get the least benefits, but he would attract the deepest hatred of 40,000 Chinese, which was absolutely unwise, and the line advocated by Ito Hirobumi and other pro-British factions was really unreliable.

After Fukushima Yasumasa figured this out, the contempt for Katsu Kaishu that originally existed in his heart disappeared in an instant, and a new problem also appeared, there was a problem with Ito Hirobumi's line, so what about the radical line of Yamagumi Aritomo advocating invading China without worrying about the attitude of the great powers and seeking the benefits of monopoly?

"That's even more stupid, it's like roasting Japan on a fire." , Fukushima Yasumasa is relatively more inclined to the Shanxian route, hearing Sheng Haizhou's evaluation, I can't help but be a little unconvinced, "If there is no Datong Party, our naval battle should have a good chance of winning, and even in the desperate situation of the naval defeat, the army almost hit the city of Beijing, if the naval battle is won, the army can directly land in Tianjin, forcing the Qing Emperor to surrender!" ”

Katsu Haizhou stretched out his hand and shook it gently, and then unceremoniously pointed out the omission of Fukushima's view, "Where is it so simple? Even if they could easily reach the city of Beijing, the great powers would definitely intervene to stop it for the sake of their own interests in China. As for the Qing state, Japan was close and Europe was far away, and it must have preferred to cede its interests to Omi rather than the imperial state, so even if it achieved a brilliant military victory beyond imagination, the benefits that the imperial state could obtain were still far less than those of the Western powers. And the resentment of the Chinese harvested, hum, is definitely greater than Ito-kun's line"

Fukushima Yasumasa is still a little unconvinced, "It's a big deal not to buy the accounts of those powers, Britain is friendly with the imperial country, as long as we don't move the Yangtze River valley, even if they are dissatisfied, they will not directly send troops, and among the other powers, there are only three countries that have a certain strength in the Far East, of which France and independence are unable to invest a large number of troops in East Asia, and Lucia's Pacific Fleet is not as good as the imperial navy, and Europe is too far away, so it may not be the opponent of the combined fleet." As for the rotten army, hehe, I know too well, the quality is not at all like the great powers, and before the Siberian railway was repaired, it was not able to give full play to the superiority of the forces, there is nothing to be afraid of"

"Good analysis, I think there should be similar capable people in the Chinese Datong Party, so you dare to be so bold, right?" , Katsu Haizhou clapped his hands lightly to show his appreciation, but before Fukushima Yasumasa showed joy, he went on to ask a very realistic question, "However, if Fukushima-kun says these analyses, will Ito-kun believe it?" More importantly, will His Majesty the Emperor believe it? ”

Although the 30 years of the Meiji Restoration were fruitful, the long-term study of the West also caused the whole country to fear the Western powers more than before, and it was impossible to expect Meiji to agree to Japan's war with at least three first-class powers.

Sheng Haizhou didn't intend to let him go, and then poured a big basin of cold water on him, "What's more, it costs money to fight a war, and it costs money like running water, and the Qing army can feed the war with war and hold out for a longer time, can it also fight the armies of the great powers?" How can the financial resources of the imperial kingdom be supported? In addition, the imperial kingdom still has a lot of materials necessary for the war and relies heavily on imports, although there are a lot of reserves before the war, but that is only enough to deal with the Qing army, if you have to fight with the three major powers, that reserve is not enough at all, and the imperial kingdom does not have more foreign exchange and gold and silver to purchase enough military supplies to support a big war, I wonder if Fukushima-kun has a solution? ”

Fukushima Yasumasa, who was completely helpless, turned red, bowed heavily to Sheng Haizhou, and said, "The kid already knows that he is shallow, and I ask Mr. Haizhou to give him advice!" ”

Katsu Haizhou smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and motioned for Fukushima Yasumasa to sit down, and then opened his mouth to explain his proposition to him in detail, "Advocating Japan-China alliance can gain the favor of Chinese, which will be of great help to Japanese goods to open up the Chinese market." Fukushima, you also know that although the Western powers relied on force to obtain a lot of privileges in the Qing State, they have long adhered to the free market system (Britain was completely open to its own territory and colonies at this time, otherwise the United States would not have become the world's first industrial country so easily. But so that the companies of the imperial kingdom can compete fairly with them in the Chinese market, and this is our opportunity" (to be continued. )