At the residence of Emperor Meiji in Utsui Miyagi, Japan's Honshu Island, Japanese Prime Minister Saionji Gongwang brought the news to Emperor Meiji that Britain and France would vigorously support Japan, so that Emperor Meiji, who had not smiled for many days, finally had a smile on his face.

Emperor Meiji actually felt that his mental quality was strong enough, and if he changed someone in his position, he might have collapsed a long time ago, after all, since there was a bastard named Lin Daxin, who was born, Emperor Meiji and the Great Japanese Empire have been cleaned up very, very ecstatic.

Three wars with Lin Daxin broke out, all of which caused Japan heavy losses, especially the last war, Japan was originally ready to use the strength of the Eight-Nation Alliance to take revenge, but not only did the revenge not be avenged, Japan's losses even exceeded the previous two wars, not to mention the final war land reparations, that is, the loss of Japan's coastal cities, which had made the Japanese unbearable, and in the last war, if the Japanese had not made a desperate determination, Japan might not exist as a country.

In the late stage of World War II, Japan was already at the end of the road, the Japanese were not ready to accept the fate of defeat, they even came up with a local decisive battle plan codenamed "100 million total jade pieces", to fight the landing of the Allied forces on the Japanese mainland with flesh and blood, but unfortunately under the huge power of the two atomic bombs, the Japanese had no way to achieve their "100 million total jade pieces", but when the Dingbei Army landed on the Japanese mainland, the Japanese relied on similar national mobilization, and they were forced to smash the Dingbei Army, which had an absolute advantage in equipment. Lin Daxin was entangled in too many casualties and interrupted the plan to capture the entire Japanese mainland.

It also allowed Britain and France to see Japan's war potential. China has stepped up its support for Japan, agreeing to give Japan low-interest loans. It was also agreed to build 2 dreadnought battleships for Japan in the form of a loan. This is equivalent to the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, and in less than 2 years, it will have 4 dreadnought battleships, but Emperor Meiji still seems to be not satisfied with this.

Emperor Meiji said: "Our Great Japanese Empire now has only 3 large islands left, if we want to threaten Lin Daxin, we must vigorously develop our navy, only a strong navy can protect Japan, in order to have hope of revenge." Therefore, the 4 dreadnought battleships that Britain and France built for us are far from enough for our combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, and our Great Japanese Empire must have more dreadnought battleships, and we Japan need to build our own dreadnought battleships! ”

Prime Minister Saionji said with embarrassment: "Your Majesty, most of the equipment of several important shipyards in Japan has been spared because it has been moved to inland cities, and only the damaged docks need to be repaired, and most of the docks of several important shipyards will soon be restored to function. With the dreadnought battleships that Britain and France made for us, there was no problem with the design of our own dreadnought battleships in the Great Japanese Empire, but the funds needed to carry out the construction of dreadnought battleships. There is really no way to squeeze out much of the finances, and most of the loans from Britain and France must be spent on rebuilding the cities and rebuilding the many factories. To make a dreadnought, it is better to wait a while. Wait for Japan's finances to ease a bit, and then study the matter of building dreadnought battleships. ”

Emperor Meiji had long known about Japan's current financial situation. I know that there are loans from Britain and France, and it is very, very difficult to squeeze out funds for the construction of Japan's own dreadnought battleships, even one, but since Emperor Meiji proposed it, he has already thought of a solution.

Emperor Meiji said in a deep voice: "Emperor Ben has already thought that in order to develop the navy of Great Japan, Emperor Ben will pay any price!" The Tokugawa Shogunate's treasures, as well as some of them, plus the Emperor's treasury, the savings of the Emperors and a large number of treasures inside, are all prepared by the Emperor to be used for the reconstruction of the Navy and the construction of the Army, and in addition, the use of the Imperial Family will be halved in the future, and the Emperor will only eat one meal a day, and he will also save money for the construction of dreadnought battleships! ”

Prime Minister Saionji looked at Emperor Meiji with a serious expression, knowing that this was already Emperor Meiji's decision after careful consideration, so he said excitedly: "The ministers will announce His Majesty's decision, and call on all the subjects of the Japanese Empire to cut back on food and clothing, save money, and use it for the Imperial Navy and Army!" Only when our Great Japanese Empire regains its powerful army will our Great Japanese Empire have a day of re-emergence. ”

Lin Daxin's overthrow of the Qing Dynasty caused a series of reactions from Britain, France, Russia and Japan, and as part of the Eight-Nation Alliance, the three countries of the Central Powers, Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary, also accelerated the action of rearmament because of Lin Daxin's increased strength and the actions of the Entente.

Lin Daxin is the enemy of the Allies, and the Entente is their enemy, both enemies have moved, and the Allies have to make their own moves.

However, Italy and Austria-Hungary, among the Central Powers, were limited by the problem of funds, and they did not carry out big moves, and only Germany, which was stimulated by the Entente and Lin Daxin, had the ability to make big moves.

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany asked the German Navy to step up the development of new large-caliber naval guns, preparing to build new dreadnought battleships, and at present, Germany is starting to build 6 Nassau-class dreadnought battleships, the main guns are only 45 times the caliber of 280 mm, and the new German dreadnought battleships need larger caliber main guns. Wilhelm II had already raised funds for the next class of dreadnought battleships, and was waiting for the development of a larger-caliber naval gun.

In the United States, which is in the position of fighting soy sauce in the Eight-Nation Alliance, in this war with Lin Daxin, the losses are not large, only 3 Indiana-class all-steel battleships with a full load displacement of 11,523 tons, as well as 2 large fast armored cruisers, 4 fast protection cruisers and 4 destroyers, were captured by the Northeast Navy, and the entire fleet of US Navy officers and men and 500 US Army personnel have not suffered any casualties, and they have all returned to the United States.

The 3 Indiana-class all-steel battleships are already very old battleships, although the Northeast Navy did not return the 3 battleships to the Americans, but the impact on the US Navy is minimal, and the US Navy currently has 2 Chishach-class all-steel battleships, 1 Illinois-class all-steel battleship, 6 Maine-class all-steel battleships, 10 Virginia-class all-steel battleships, and 12 Connecticut-class all-steel battleships. A total of 31 all-steel battleships.

If only the displacement is counted, the US Navy even surpasses the German Navy and the French Navy, which suffered large losses in this war. It has temporarily jumped to the third place in the world's navy.

In the office of the president in Washington, the president of the United States, Theodore? Roosevelt. Take the commander of the American fleet, George, who has just returned home? Admiral Dewey found here.

President Theodore? Roosevelt said: "Mr. General, thank you for your hard work, this trip to Asia, is your health okay?" ”

George? Dewey smiled bitterly and said: "The body is still eating, but none of the American warships we participated in the joint fleet of the Eight-Nation Alliance Navy this time have come back, and they have all become trophies of the Northeast Navy." ”

President Theodore? Roosevelt waved his hand and said indifferently: "Among those warships, only 4 fast protection cruisers and 4 destroyers are counted as cutting-edge warships. The other 3 Indiana-class all-steel battleships and 2 large fast armored cruisers are all old warships, even if they remain in the hands of our US Navy, and they are about to reach the deadline for decommissioning, after all, the new warships of our US Navy are in service one after another, and those old warships are no longer of much use. ”

George? Dewey nodded, he led the fleet to Asia, and the nature of the fleet was to fight soy sauce. Therefore, most of the warships brought were old warships, which were captured by the Northeast Navy, and the US Navy was not distressed.

President Theodore? Roosevelt continued: "Lin Daxin has overthrown the Qing Dynasty and will ascend the throne as emperor in the near future." Does Mr. Admiral know this news? ”

George? Dewey nodded again and said: "I have heard about it, and I am absolutely not surprised by this news, after all, Lin Daxin's strength is so strong that even the Eight-Nation Alliance can defeat it." Coupled with his greedy character, how could he let a corrupt Qing Dynasty keep pressing on his head. ”

Lin Daxin: If you hear George? Dewey's words. I will definitely cry out for injustice, I really don't want to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. That's the subordinates who make their own decisions, and I have no choice but to take advantage of the situation, why does everyone think that it was me Lin Daxin who attacked the Qing Dynasty? I, Lin Daxin, am a good courtier who is loyal to the monarch and patriotic! However, Lin Daxin's defense is so pale and powerless in the eyes of outsiders, and even the people on the territory under Lin Daxin believe that the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty was instructed by Lin Daxin.

President Theodore? Roosevelt said: "In this way, there will be an unusually large empire across the Pacific, which is not a good thing for us in the United States, and that Lin Daxin is greedy, and looking at the size of this empire that he is going to build, I can't help but feel a little anxious about the future of the United States." ”

George? Dewey asked, "Mr. President, is you worried that Lin Daxin will reach out to us here in the Americas?" ”

President Theodore? Roosevelt nodded and said: "Although the United States is the most economically developed country in the world and the world's largest national economic income, our United States' military strength is really weak, and the navy is okay, but the standing army is only tens of thousands of people. ”

After the Civil War, the United States entered a stage of rapid development, and decades of rapid development made the United States an economic superpower. The United States has all the favorable conditions for economic development, while other countries have only some of the conditions, and the United States has none of their disadvantages.

The United States has a vast territory, rich and balanced resources, and in particular, it has almost no historical baggage. The autonomy of the American people and the large unified domestic market without barriers, coupled with the fact that the United States does not have a major external threat, but Canada and Mexico often feel that the United States is domineering, which makes the United States less burdened with armaments, and enables the United States to develop rapidly, and it can be said that the United States is the most economically powerful country in the world.

Lin Daxin's territory, coupled with the territory of the Qing Dynasty, in terms of economic aggregate, is also much worse than the United States, many of Lin Daxin's industries are in the United States, and the U.S. government will lead a large amount of taxes every year, if Lin Daxin feels unhappy to pay taxes to the Americans, it will be a disaster for the Americans.

After all, if Lin Daxin wants not to pay taxes, it is very likely that he will attack the United States, and if the United States is occupied, he, who is the emperor, will not have to pay taxes, and the Americans are still very worried about this.

George? Dewey also said worriedly: "It would be bad if Lin Daxin really set his eyes on us, the United States, and our current military strength of the United States is completely unable to resist the powerful Northeast Navy and the Dingbei Army." ”

President Theodore? Roosevelt followed up and said: "So I have already said that Congress will expand our US Navy and Army to prepare for the empire that Lin Daxin is about to establish. ”

George? Dewey said: "Our Navy now has 31 all-steel battleships, as well as a large number of other warships, and there are four Mississippi-class all-steel battleships in the shipyard with a reduced version of the Connecticut-class all-steel battleships, which are under construction, but the all-steel battleships have begun to fall behind after the appearance of dreadnought battleships, but fortunately, we in the United States have begun to build dreadnought battleships, and currently four South Carolina-class dreadnought battleships with a standard displacement of 17,746 tons are already under construction." ”

The Americans' South Carolina-class dreadnought battleships were actually earlier than the design proposed by the British Dreadnought, but because of congressional funding problems, the South Carolina-class dreadnought battleships were built much later, but the Americans with deep pockets built 4 at once.

President Theodore? Roosevelt said: "4 dreadnought battleships is still too few for our US Navy, how is the design of the next type of dreadnought battleship in the Navy?" ”

George? Dewey said: "The new Delaware-class dreadnought battleship has been designed, this dreadnought battleship refers to the Northeast Navy's Dragon-class dreadnought battleship, with a maximum displacement of 22,352 tons, the South Carolina class only has 8 45 times the caliber of 305 mm guns, and the Delaware class has 10 45 times the caliber of 305 mm guns, and the speed of the Delaware-class has also reached 21 knots, which is much faster than the maximum speed of the South Carolina class of 18.5 knots, overall, it is a very powerful dreadnought battleship!" (To be continued......)