In June 1868, new news came from Japan, the newly enthroned Emperor Meiji issued an order to crusade against the shogunate, and the shogunate faction finally met with the shogunate. Although the shogunate was cheated by Scrooge in the Panama Canal, the Tokugawa shogunate still borrowed a lot of money and bought a lot of weapons from Scrooge by relying on the export of customs and tourism, as collateral such as customs and taxes. For example, the most advanced MacDonald Model 1864 rifle, grenades, mines, and the Type 1864 bayonet, which was widely praised by both Japanese warring parties.

Speaking of which, the blade of the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company's Type 1864 bayonet was originally only fifteen inches long (381 mm), but when it was marketed to the Japanese, a Japanese surnamed Yanagi said: "If this bayonet had been longer, it could have been used as a rib difference, but now when the rib difference is a little shorter, when the dagger is a little longer, it's a pity." The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was willing, so with the help of the after-sales staff, McDonald Infantry Weapons developed an extended version with a blade length of up to seventeen inches (432 mm), plus the handle, which was more than half a meter long. Moreover, because the steel used by the MacDonald Infantry Weapons Company was better, the bayonet, although long, was not easily broken. As a result, the twin shots were almost always equipped with this bayonet for their own American rifle units.

Because the Shogunate was followed by the British, in the process of purchasing weapons, they bought more British weapons, and many of the British gave them were old goods that they had eliminated, although there were quite a few of them, but in terms of the first process, they were still not as good as the American goods in the hands of the shogunate. In addition, the shogunate's army had also been trained by Blackwater's instructors, so Scrooge felt that they should be more effective than in their original history. However, events turned out to be more than Scrooge had anticipated. After the shogunate army faced the army of the fallen shogunate, it was defeated at the slightest touch, not to mention that it was defeated in a row.

"What's going on?" Scrooge asked with a calm face.

"Boss, the main reason is that the shogunate has too many problems." On the side, Bond explained, "The Shogunate has been infiltrated into a sieve by the Shogunate, and I suspect that the Shogunate knows better about the Shogunate's military operations than Tokugawa himself." ”

"Under Daodaochuan, isn't there anyone who is more reliable?" Scrooge asked.

"Of course there is, but most of the people under Tokugawa who really have to rely on are stupid and greedy, and they do stupid things, even better than those who have been infiltrated. If you really want to let them do everything, I'm afraid that the shape of the shogunate is not as good as it is now. At least those moles have to worry about whether they will be exposed if they have gone too far. ”

Hearing this, Scrooge had basically understood that the Tokugawa shogunate was not something that could be maintained by external forces. In the history of Scrooge's previous life, the United States also supported a government in Asia that had a similar situation, and failed to stop the loss in time, and finally lost a mess. Since there is such a lesson, then you should find a way to stop the loss as soon as possible and recover the loss as much as possible. Fortunately, Scrooge had been stepping on two boats before, and he was also connected to the Downfall faction.

"Check in with the Fallen Curtain faction to see what their attitude is." Scrooge said.

……

Scrooge's communications company erected a tall radio antenna tower on a high mountain in Hawaii, the height of the tower itself is very limited, only more than 70 meters high, but because it was erected on a high mountain, it is more than the New York Tower in absolute height. With it as a transit, the exchange of information between Asia and the Americas is much faster. So a few days later, Scrooge got the news from Japan.

The Shogunate faction did welcome the MacDonald Foundation and their continued business, but they said they were unwilling to recognize the legitimacy of some of the documents signed by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the MacDonald Foundation.

"They believe that the money borrowed from your bank by the Tokugawa shogunate, as well as taxes in some other parts of Japan, as collateral for the rebellion against the emperor, is a bad debt and that they have no obligation to repay it according to international practice." Lawyer Romans said this to Scrooge.

"Is the debt owed to us by the Tokugawa shogunate a bad debt? According to international practice, can it really not be returned? Carol asked.

"Internationally, unlike at home, although there is a so-called 'bad debt not repaid', it is not up to the court to decide whether it is a bad debt or not, and whether it needs to be repaid. It is up to the military to decide. "And theoretically, the money we lent to the shogunate was not specified for suppressing them, so they didn't have a 100 percent basis for saying that we were a bad debt." Maybe they've been so smooth during this time that they've gotten a little carried away. ”

"We don't have much strength in the Far East." "Even if we mobilize Blackwater now, it will take time and it will be too expensive to arrange the logistics for them to bring weapons with us," Bond said. ”

"If you can't do it, just intimidate them all at once." Scrooge said, "Bond, what weapon do we have that is particularly suitable for those peasants who play with rice riots, simple, cheap, without brains, without training?" ”

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"Mr. Wolfe, I heard you have some new weapons?" Akio Mitsui, who had been contacting business for the Shogun faction, asked.

"Yes, and it's very cheap and very easy to use." Wolff, one of the agents of the MacDonald Infantry Arms Company in Asia, replied.

Hearing Wolfe declare that his weapons were cheap, Mitsui couldn't help but feel a little like laughing. MacDonald's Infantry Weapons Companies' gadgets are absolutely top-notch in terms of performance, and Mitsui has almost never seen anything better than MacDonald's Infantry Weapons Companies' weapons, but in terms of price, the price of MacDonald's Infantry Weapons Companies' gadgets has always been worthy of their performance. When did they actually advertise that their stuff was cheap?

"What is it?" Mitsui asked.

"Well, something small. Let's go into the house and look at the samples and talk. "Wolf was very welcoming.

The two men entered the room together, and Wolf first opened a box, revealing some grenades inside.

"This is a grenade specifically aimed at your opponent, the Tokugawa shogunate's money bag. It's called an arson grenade. With just one throw, this thing can throw hundreds of napalm fires within a radius of twenty meters. The buildings in Edo, the money bag of the Tokugawa shogunate, were basically made of wood, the streets were narrow, and there was a lack of firefighting facilities. As long as your people sneak into the city and drop a few of these things, it will be a fire that will be difficult to extinguish. As soon as Edo Castle was burned, the shogunate collapsed immediately. Well, this thing is also cheap, because it doesn't need shrapnel or anything, just a little oil, and oil is very cheap. So, the price of this thing is equivalent to five bullets. Well, plus in terms of use, even a farmer can easily learn how to use it. Well, if you really want to buy this thing, you must remember to keep it safe, but don't fall into the hands of the mob, well, I've heard that there are often mobs in your country. ”

Mitsui's face turned white. But Wolf just didn't see it, and continued to introduce: "Look at this, the trial production of the 107 arson rocket. Put this thing on the dirt slope, smash the lid at the back, and just use a little fire. This thing can fly five kilometers away and can drop six thousand tinder at a time at the target, covering an area of more than three hundred square meters. With this, you only need to send a few people, quietly approach Edo at night, and then order more than a dozen of these, and I dare say, you will definitely burn half of Edo. Of course, if needed, it is also good to use for roasting Kyoto. ”

"This ...... This ......" Mitsui was speechless.

"So if you're going to buy it, keep it. Otherwise, if someone steals it, even a peasant can use it to burn Edo. You know, it's going to be a catastrophe. Well, in this way, I don't know when the money that Japan owes us Americans will be able to be repaid. Oh, by the way, I forgot that it's not a lot of money, and a lot of it is a bad debt that doesn't need to be repaid under international law, right? Wolf sneered and said, "I've heard that there is a group of people called the Red Newspaper Team or something, who say that they are falsely preaching the holy decree and saying that they want to lower the rent. These guys are damned, even if they haven't succeeded in bringing down the curtain, they should kill their whole family. Well, I've heard that there are some fish that have been killed and their whole families have slipped through the net, and you said how dangerous it would be if such a thing fell into the hands of these remnants of the Red Newspaper Team. ”

"Mr. Wolfe...... Does this thing really work that well? Mitsui's voice trembled a little.

"Well, since I'm here to sell the product, of course I'm going to give you a few demos." Wolf said with a smile and very courteous.

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"This Yankee is completely blackmailing!" Saigo Takamori was so angry that he swept the things on the table in front of him all over the floor.

"Sir, the Americans also gave us a few as samples, do you need to take a look?" Mitsui asked.

"Would the Americans really do that? They can't recover the losses by doing so, and they will only bring more losses. Another Japanese asked.

"Yamaki-kun, have you ever seen a gang collect protection money?" Saigo Takamori had already calmed down, "What if someone refuses to pay?" Will the gang kill the man? ”

"Not necessarily killing, but definitely doing something." The man named Yamaki replied.

"If that person just doesn't give it, and he doesn't give it if he is killed, will the gang still touch them?" Saigo then asked.

"Of course it will, otherwise others will follow suit, and then you won't be able to collect protection money."

"Then do you think a beautiful animal would do this? Japan is still too weak. So even if it's a bad debt, we have to pay it back. But you must remember this shame, and try the spirit of lying down for the future. ”

"Hay!"