"Baga, the government of China dares to announce the severance of diplomatic relations to the empire, and it must teach the people of China a hard lesson, nearly twenty years after the First Sino-Japanese War, they have forgotten the pain of that battle!"

Although he had a strong desire to annex the Russian Far East, Japan had made a strategic mistake in the Russian Far East at this time, and had a lack of understanding of the difficulties, and was already mired in this mud altar and had to rely on the power of the Northeast. Although the Northeast supported in the Far East, it manipulated Korea, so that the Japanese army in Korea accumulated nearly 2,000 casualties, followed by military casualties, and the problem was that the Korean rebel army, which had grown to more than 20,000 people, had shaken the Japanese rule in Korea.

Compared with the Russian Far East, which has become a hot potato, it is clear that North Korea is the meat that has already eaten in its mouth. Originally, after several years of high-pressure rule, North Korea had initially entered a virtuous circle, constantly importing food and human resources to the Japanese mainland. There are also some mineral deposits. It became the most powerful springboard for Japan to attack the Republic of China, but now because of the secret hands and feet of the Northeast, North Korea is full of smoke. The Republic of China has even threatened to sever diplomatic relations on the tariff issue, which has fundamentally touched Japan's national interests.

"Yes, once diplomatic relations are severed, it will be an unbearable loss for the empire, and the empire's mineral layout in China over the years has all come to naught, and the losses will be in the hundreds of millions. Some lessons must be taught to the people of China, who understand the consequences of angering the Empire. After the Northeast entered Beijing, the constraints on the empire became bigger and bigger, and Qin Yu could no longer tolerate Qin Yu's unlimited expansion of the Northeast Army, otherwise the empire would face greater challenges in the future! Yuzaburo Kato, who has been in conflict with Yusuke Kato, also said angrily at this time.

"Even so, if you look at the secret report sent by Aoki-kun and Minister Kohata from Shina, although the Northeast Army has not been in the customs for a long time, Shina is no longer the same Shina as before." Yuan Jing sighed. How could he not want to beat the Northeast to death with a stick, but every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and starting a war with the Republic of China at this time may be an unbearable pain for Japan.

"The local powerful factions in Shaanxi Province have been expelled by the Northeast Army of China, and there are only a few thousand troops fleeing to the south of Shaanxi. It is no longer able to compete with the Northeast Army. Qin Yu has preliminarily completed the unification of the northern part of the Republic of China. After stabilizing the north, Qin Yu did several things, one of which was to propose to the legations of the great powers the matter of the autonomy of the customs of China. The first is to increase troops at the Yalu River railway bridge. According to reliable information, Qin Yu had accumulated at least 30,000 troops along the Korean border, and after solving the threat from Shaanxi, he transferred three brigades from Shaanxi to Wafangdian in Fengtian to monitor and guard against the imperial garrisons in Lushun and Dalian. ”

"At the same time. The divisions of the Imperial Kwantung Army stationed in Mukden, China were already under the overall supervision of the Northeast Army of China, and once the war began, the troops stationed in various places would be besieged by the absolute superiority of the Northeast Army of China at the first time. ”

"In the Russian Far East, unless all the troops are withdrawn to the vicinity of Vladivostok, the Northeast Army of China will only have to cut off the railway to the east, and a large number of imperial troops still stranded in the area from Chita to Temple Street will become a lone army without supplies, and this expeditionary force will not only be attacked head-on by the Northeast Army, but also by the Red Russian guerrillas in the rear. You are soldiers, and you should know better than I do what this army will bring. ”

"And the North Korean side. The heavily armed Korean rebels alone have exceeded 20,000. With the Northeast Army in Mukden, the empire mobilized three or four more divisions into Korea, which may not be able to solve the Korean problem, and the Northeast Army brought into the pass by Qin Yu was also close to 100,000, counting the local armies in the northern provinces, once the war started. In order to win the war, the army alone must use no less than 400,000 troops. ”

"The empire has established a relatively well-established reserve, and it is not difficult to expand the army to one million." Yusaku Uehara's eyes flashed, and although the war with the Northeast began, the Japanese army in the Russian Far East would have an extremely difficult time. However, once a nationwide war is fought and the country is quickly mobilized, the Republic of China at this time is still not to be worried, and with the extreme expansion of the Japanese army, the Ministry of War will naturally overshadow the naval department. Once the war expands, it will also be beneficial to the Ministry of War.

"Uehara-kun, with more than 400,000 troops, in exchange for the all-round attack on the empire's assets in China, plus the war expenses, do you think the empire can easily spend such a huge amount of money?" Yuzaburo Kato suddenly calmed down and said.

"Hmph, in your opinion, do you just let the people of China be so arrogant? If the situation is allowed to develop, North Korea alone will be corrupted beyond control. Yusaku Uehara said unhappily.

"Of course not, but with the attitude of the people of China at this time, as well as the attitude of the Anglo-American ghosts, it is absolutely impossible to sit back and watch the empire launch another national war in the Far East. In the Russo-Japanese War more than ten years ago, the empire was able to win against the more powerful Russia, which was inseparable from the support of Britain and the United States. Yuzaburo Kato said with squinted eyes.

"In your opinion, how to deal with the difficulties of the Chinese people without losing the dignity of the empire? Otherwise, you can go and confess to His Majesty the Emperor by yourself. Yusaku Uehara pushed the problem to the other party.

"It is unrealistic to wage a large-scale war. Moreover, there is also the Far East, and the two places in North Korea have not escaped the current predicament. In my opinion, we should concentrate our efforts on one point and deal a severe blow to the people of China, so that they can retreat in the face of difficulties without losing the face of the empire. Yuzaburo Kato said.

"However, under the conflict of a small number of elites, the Northeast Army of China does not lose to the imperial army, and even if the small-scale war is fully invested, it will still be a refueling war in the end." Yusaku Uehara quickly presented a new problem.

"Kato-kun is right, the attitude of the British and American powers is very important, if they are held back by the war, it is fine, but unfortunately there is no European war like before. Now is not the time for the Empire to launch a large-scale war, and if it is not possible to get through a skirmish and the Shina are subservient, the Empire should make a slight concession to the Shina on the issue of customs, in exchange for the support of the Shina to break the Korean rebellion. ”

Seeing that the two couldn't hold each other, Yuan Jing finally said. The Washington Conference was about to be convened, and Britain and the United States had a very clear intention to limit the development of the navies of other countries, especially Japan. It is very unwise to fight the Republic of China again at this time.

Yusaku Uehara was silent, in fact, he started a big war relatively quickly. Bowing down on the tariffs of the Republic of China is the plan with the least loss, between countries, after all, the interests are the most important, even if the Republic of China may be more difficult to deal with in the future, but the major chaebols in the country have invested a lot of money in the Republic of China, and will never agree to break off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China at this time and withdraw all funds.

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"Yuchen, a telegram came over from Shaanxi, but it disturbed your rest." Xu Shichang met Wang Yuhai at the door. made a cameo appearance in the role of adjutant, and during this time he figured out Qin Yu's temper, and the big and small officials in Beijing were temporarily relieved, this new patrol envoy, or the person who was about to serve as the Minister of Defense, in addition to being more strict about doing things, was still easy to talk to, at least he had never done such a thing as deducting salary.

After getting the balance, most of the salaries due to the staff in Beijing have been received. It's not like it was delayed again and again, and it can solve the living needs of these people. It has attracted the support of the vast majority of civil servants. As for the support of universities in Beijing, Tianjin and other universities, the personnel of the education department basically moved closer to Qin Yu.

At this time, although Qin Yu is young, regardless of authority, only in terms of prestige, I am afraid that it is not much less than him as a great president. Make a cameo as an adjutant. Xu Shichang didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"It's okay, you're still running around for state affairs, president, and it's nothing if I sleep less." Qin Yu, who was still closing his eyes and recuperating, opened his eyes and smiled.

"You, fight me sloppily, isn't the war in Shaanxi under your control? Sitting in shock. Remote control of the battle situation thousands of miles away, and lightly take Shaanxi, which has more than 100,000 troops, you have only seen it in the hands of Xiang Cheng before. Xu Shichang sighed slightly and said.

"The president has won the award, and before the Central Army entered Shaanxi, Liu Zhenhua voted over, and this kind of battle can still be defeated, and I can't enter Beijing." Qin Yu smiled.

"Yuchen, you are still young, you have a lot of time to clean up the current situation, while making contradictions with Japan, and at the same time rectifying the Shaanxi army, don't distract yourself, now dealing with international contradictions is the top priority."

Xu Shichang reminded that Xu Shichang would not say such things until he understood Qin Yu's temper, and if he was replaced by the previous Duan Qirui, he would definitely be furious and give him back on the spot. However, after being familiar with Qin Yu, Xu Shichang found that as long as he started for the overall situation, even if he said a few words with his own identity, Qin Yu would not care too much.

"The president is right to say that the tariff bill is, of course, the biggest problem at the moment. Originally, I was going to solve the problem in Shaanxi next year, but time did not wait for me, because this year Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi all broke out in a certain amount of dù, and more than one million people were affected. At present, the drought shows no signs of easing, but is intensifying, and Shaanxi and Henan have also planted a large amount of opium due to the inaction of Chen Shufan and Zhao Wei, and the grain output was originally small, but now it is even lower to the point of outrageousness. If the drought continues, or if the drought worsens, we cannot try to grow as much grain as possible, and we don't know how difficult the situation will be next year. Qin Yu shook his head and sighed, "The banks of the Yangtze River have been flooded for many years, flooded in the south and drought in the north, if you don't use thunderous measures, I really don't know how to clean up the mess in the back." ”

"On the issue of Japan, if it doesn't work, the 2% tax increase will be a surprise, and we must not start a war ourselves." Xu Shichang finally said what he was most worried about.

"President, tens of millions a year, Shaanxi and Henan provinces now have a financial budget of only 10 million a year. People die for money, birds die for food, and they fight for their luck, and they have to fight for these tens of millions. More than tens of millions, how much can the central government do? Besides, the armies in the north have all been regained from the central government, and the surplus in their hands is not enough to support them, and if Japan does not bow its head, this battle will inevitably be fought. Qin Yu said with a smile.

"Is Yuchen sure about the war?" Xu Shichang asked again.

"In military affairs, the president can be relieved, if you want to fight, Japan has a navy. can knock on the side at any time, the Republic of China must be relatively passive, but if it is really a big fight, it is unlikely, with the trump card of Red Russia, it is impossible for Britain and the United States to watch Japan push the Republic of China in the direction of Red Russia. So even if there is a conflict. The scale can't be too big. Qin Yu said in a firm tone.

"If you have to prepare for the worst in everything, how can the Japanese think rationally?" Xu Shichang is still opposed to the war with the Japanese, and being able to deduct 2% from the hands of the great powers is already a rare victory in diplomatic history, and the Xieqiang side is also very obviously static, and in a few years, he will be able to delegate power again, and it is time to accept it, which is something that Yuan Shikai has not been able to do when he was in power before.

"The worst plan has been made, otherwise what will I do if I transfer the Zhili Army and a brigade from Suiyuan to the Dandong area. The president is relieved. The central government has 100,000 troops in Shandong, Tianjin, and Beijing, more than 30,000 Cao Kun in Zhili, nearly 100,000 in Fengtian Province, more than 100,000 in Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Shaanxi. Shanxi's troops can be drawn out at any time. The central government also has a foundation, the ability of the Japanese army. The Feng army had already tried, and at Boli they had crushed a multi-division regiment of the Japanese army, but that's it. Qin Yu said indifferently, this Xu Shichang still has some sunphobia in his heart.

"So the rumored Battle of Boli really exists." Hearing this, Xu Shichang also knew that he couldn't shake Qin Yu's thoughts. If you want to fight, you can fight for it, young people are always a little angry, in Xu Shichang's opinion, it will take one to two years to have that 2%. It is much safer to completely transform Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Gansu and other provinces, and reduce the army, which can also increase taxes, than to start a war with Japan.

Qin Yu didn't know Xu Shichang's thoughts, but time is running out, it takes too long to govern the place, and the fastest money at the moment is the customs, according to Qin Yu's idea, so urgently threaten the Japanese at any cost to achieve the goal, in addition to the huge income from the customs, Qin Yu needs this money to revitalize the industry of the Republic of China, return the local military power to the central government, abolish all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, build railways, highways, and water conservancy of the tributaries of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and add money to the investment in education in the Guannei, all aspects need money. The important point is that the development of Soviet power was fierce, and although the central government sent troops to the north at this time, if the Soviets still dominated the independence of Outer Mongolia as they did in history, occupied the Tangnu-Ulianghai, and recovered the lost land west of Ili, all of these would require huge military expenditures as the foundation. It's just that no matter which of these things is, it is a big deal for Xu Shichang at this time, and it is a must for Qin Yu, who has been in charge of the Northeast for several years.

"Leaving aside the matter with the Japanese for the time being, there is another document related to Soviet Russia, the leader of which publicly declared the day before yesterday that he was willing to give up the privileges of the unequal treaties he had signed with the former Qing government, including consular jurisdiction, the concession in China, and the land previously occupied, so that the inhabitants of the place could decide their own territory." Xu Shichang said.

"Let the indigenous people self-determine? That is, it is not directly returned, the land occupied by Lao Maozi in the past, the Han people were slaughtered and driven away, and the aborigines were allowed to determine themselves, isn't it just to let Lao Maozi be the master, isn't this no different from nothing, as for these privileges, they have long been canceled. Qin Yu smiled coldly, maybe the leaders of the Red Russia at this time really had a little bit of a mind to treat the Republic of China as equals, but once the Republic of China was weak, the facts of the Outer Mongolia and the Middle East Road in history clearly told the Qin Yu Treaty that there was no difference between the Treaty of Qin Yu and the face paper in the face of absolute strength.

"So you don't have to respond to that?" Xu Shichang frowned and said, relatively speaking, the external statement at this time still has some credibility.

"Keep in touch, the president can also send someone to Soviet Russia to talk about this matter, no matter what, if you can regain the lost territory without bloodshed, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, you can never give up." Qin Yu smiled, "But you have to prepare for everything, and you can't just hope for Lao Maozi's self-awareness." (To be continued......)