Mitsubishi Corporation, which has many affiliates and branches throughout Japan, was founded in October of the Meiji era as the Kujuku Chamber of Commerce established by Yataro Iwasaki in Tosa Domain. In January of the 5th year of the Meiji era, the Kujuku Chamber of Commerce changed its name to the Mikawa Chamber of Commerce, and in March of the following year, it was renamed Mitsubishi Trading Company, and the name "Mitsubishi" spread. In Meiji 8, the Mitsubishi Kaisha Company was established and merged with the Nagasaki Shipyard, which was derived from the Nagasaki Shogunate established during the Tokugawa shogunate period. As a result, Mitsubishi Corporation became a major company that expanded its business into shipbuilding and shipping.

Mitsubishi's rapid growth is due to the strong support of Yataro Okubo and Shigenobu Okuma, who have a close personal relationship with Yataro Iwasaki, in addition to Yataro Iwasaki's good management.

This time the Southwest War broke out, and Mitsubishi, which had reaped a lot of benefits from the government, naturally wanted to reciprocate. However, at the beginning of the war, the Mitsubishi Company suffered a lot of losses - Nagasaki fell into the hands of the Satsuma Army in less than a day, and the Nagasaki shipyard belonging to the Mitsubishi Company also fell, and the Mitsubishi Company merchant ships in Nagasaki Port were also captured by the Satsuma Army 12 ships, a full fifth of the shipping capacity.

And Mitsubishi chartered American merchant ships to transport troops for the Japanese government, and Lin Yiqing certainly understood what the purpose was.

In addition to the shortage of ships caused by the fall of Nagasaki, Mitsubishi hired American merchant ships to carry troops, hoping that the American flag on the merchant ships would make the Satsuma army somewhat suspicious.

But at this time, Yataro Iwasaki would never have thought about what the consequences of his doing this would be.

In the naval battle just now, Lin Yiqing had already judged that the speed of the three small gunboats of the government army that had escaped would not exceed 9 knots, and after sinking the "Asama", some naval cadets suggested pursuit, but Lin Yiqing weighed it and decided to pursue the slower troop carrier.

Lin Yiqing, who knows the history of shipping in the modern world, knows that in this era, the speed of merchant ships rarely exceeded 10 knots. In order to keep the operation at a low cost, the merchant ships of the time mostly sailed at an economic speed of 6 to 7 knots, and if they reached a speed of 9 knots, the profit of transportation would be greatly reduced. And unless it is an escape, it can run at a speed of 10 knots or more. According to the captive's confession, two of the American merchant ships were newer, and the rest were old ships with a very slow sailing speed. The two Satsuma warships can reach 11 knots at the fastest speed, and there is a chance to catch up.

Soon, the two Satsuma warships with the "Cross Maru" flag hoisted high went straight to the direction where the troop carriers might escape, and the "Tokiwa," which was captured by the Satsuma naval cadets, could only reach a speed of 9 knots at the fastest because of the damage caused by the battle and the fact that its own speed was already slow, because Lin Yiqing did not ask the "Tokiwa" to participate in the pursuit, but ordered Junichi Takagi to command the "Tokiwa" to escort all the prisoners back to Nagasaki, and he himself returned to the "Mt. Fuji."

The "Mt. Fuji" and the "Denamaru" were advancing in parallel, and because they were moving at the highest speed, all the engines were running at full power, and the two Satsuma warships were advancing through the waves on the sea, and the officers and men on the ships felt the abnormal vibration coming from under their feet, and they were all excited.

They had already won an unprecedented victory, and now, they were about to reap even greater victories!

But at this time, Togo Heihachiro's face was gloomy and uncertain, like a dark cloud in the sky.

"Is Togo-kun worried that he won't be able to catch up with the enemy's troop carriers?" Lin Yiqing guessed Togo Heihachiro's mind and asked on the side.

"It's not." Heihachiro Togo shook his head.

"Then I think, Togo-kun is worried, it's the American ship that catches up, it's not easy to deal with, right?" Lin Yiqing smiled and broke through Togo Heihachiro's worries.

Togo Heihachiro's body was shocked, he turned his head suddenly, and stared at Lin Yiqing deadly, as if there was a monster standing in front of him.

"What Lin Jun said is true." Heihachiro Togo said with a worried face, "The other party is an American ship, and if we do not obey our orders, we will act rashly, which will easily cause the intervention of the American side." But if we don't take action, these armies will inevitably turn against us in the future......"

"Togo-kun is right, presumably the government and the people of Mitsubishi Trading Company think the same way, which is why this arrangement was made." Lin Yiqing nodded, "What does Dongxiang-kun want to do?" ”

"I don't know......" Heihachiro Togo stared at Lin Yiqing's eyes and asked, "I want to ask Lin Jun, what do you think should be done?" ”

"Togo-kun, how many casualties were there on the 'Mt. Fuji' in the battle just now?" Lin Yiqing did not answer Togo Heihachiro directly, but asked rhetorically.

"A total of six people were killed in the battle, and four others were wounded." Heihachiro Togo didn't expect Lin Yiqing to ask about the casualties of the "Mt. Fuji", he thought about it and immediately replied.

"For the dead, Togo-kun must be very sorry, right?" Lin Yiqing asked again.

When Heihachiro Dongxiang heard Lin Yiqing's words, his expression darkened at first, but he immediately heard what Lin Yiqing meant.

"They are all subordinates who have followed me for many years, and I deplore their deaths." Heihachiro Togo sighed, "When I go back, I really don't know how to deal with their families......

"Then Togo-kun, I want to ask you, if we give up the attack because we are afraid that the enemy's transport ship is an American ship, how many of our comrades-in-arms will lose their lives in future battles? How are we going to deal with their families? Lin Yiqing asked.

Heihachiro Togo slammed a spirit, he looked at Lin Yiqing, and his eyes once again showed admiration.

"I see. Thank you, Jun Lin. ”

"If the United States is embarrassed by this, how will we respond?" Heihachiro Togo asked.

"According to the provisions of the public law of all nations, during war, all countries should strictly observe neutrality and must not provide support to either side of the warring parties, and the United States merchant ships help the government to transport troops, which clearly violates the principle of neutrality." Lin Yiqing smiled and replied, "If a lawsuit is filed in the International Maritime Court, the Americans will definitely lose the lawsuit." ”

Togo Heihachiro listened to Lin Yiqing's answer, and his heart was completely knotted for a while, and his face showed resoluteness again.

Seeing Togo Heihachiro's confident and confident appearance, Lin Yiqing was secretly amused in his heart.

The lamp of "Dongxiang Holy General" is really not lit!

The reason why Lin Yiqing said this to Heihachiro Togo and was sure that it would work was because he knew too much about the history in the original time and space.

After all, the "Gao Sheng" incident that shocked the world in history was made by Heihachiro Togo! ――――Dividing Line――――

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