Chapter 124: Towards Crazy Japan
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Meijiwei refers to the top-down and capitalist comprehensive Westernization and modernization reform movement carried out in Japan in the 60s of the 9th century against the background of the impact of Western capitalist industrial civilization. Visiting wèn download txt novel // This reform began in 6 years when Emperor Meiji established a government, and the Japanese government carried out a modern political reform and established a constitutional monarchy; Economically, we will promote "colonization and industry", learn from European and American technologies, and carry out a wave of industrialization; In addition, he advocated "civilization and enlightenment", Europeanization of social life, and vigorous development of education. This reform has made Japan one of the world's great powers, and it is a book of Japan's modernization, but it has also enabled Japan to embark on the road of militarism of foreign aggression and expansion, and has caused heavy disasters to its Asian neighbors.
By the time it was 9 years old. At this time, Japan has gone through more than 20 years of rapid development, and has gradually shaken off the backwardness when it was bombed open by the United States, and has gradually walked ahead of other Asian countries, and has a trace of the development trend of rejuvenating the country. At present, Japan has established a model army modeled after Europe and the United States. The navy is also being built, but there is still a big gap between it and the Beiyang Fleet, which is the first in Asia and the sixth in the world. However, thanks to the concerted efforts of the entire country, this gap is rapidly narrowing.
In addition, due to the small size of the country and the lack of resources, Japan's economic and national development has been subject to very strict constraints. For example, Japan's main export is raw silk. However, after the rise of western Sichuan, the raw silk exported from western Sichuan was of high quality and low price, and the export space of Japanese products was squeezed strictly. Gradually, the Japanese government has found that the economic development rate has gradually slowed down in recent years.
In August, even by the sea, it is unbearably hot in Tokyo. Countless Japanese people are busy making ends meet, even in such a hot summer. The growing strength of the country has not benefited these ordinary people. The only one that satisfies. Probably because of their growing perverted self-esteem and self-confidence.
In the inner meeting room of the Prime Minister's Office in Nagatacho, Tokyo, four old Japanese men are kneeling on tatami mats. However, their expressions were a little stern. These four old men. These are the four most important people in Japan. They were engaged in a five-phase meeting to discuss the war between Western Sichuan and the Manchus, which had just ended, and what kind of impact it would have on the Far East and even Japan. Meantime. The telegram sent back by Taro Kawaguchi, the Japanese minister to China, was also circulated in the hands of several old men.
This year's Japanese prime minister is the 56-year-old Masayoshi Matsukata, and this is also his first time in power, and he is serving as prime minister at the same time. He also served as the Minister of Tibet, that is, the Minister of Finance. Also present at the meeting were Foreign Minister Takehiro Enomoto, Land Minister Takashima Tonosuke, and Marine Minister Shikinori Kayama.
"Guys, you've all got the telegram from Taro Kawaguchi! The Qing had suffered a crushing defeat in this war, and their national power had fallen to freezing point. However, Kawanishi received more than 2 million square kilometers of land and almost 400 million yen in compensation. The economic strength of western Sichuan, which had already surpassed the empire, was now tantamount to a tiger's wings. Yes, you can meet. They will leave the Empire far behind. So. Where is the future of the empire? Prime Minister Masayoshi Matsukata said.
"Your Excellency, the Qing Army is now almost completely wiped out, leaving only less than 200,000 remnants of the defeated army. I think we can immediately launch an attack on the Qing State, and with the current strength of our army, we will definitely be able to defeat the Qing State again. When the time comes, we will receive large territories and large war reparations. The speed of the empire's development will also take off again! Land Prime Minister Takashima Tomanosuke said immediately. Since the Meiji Restoration. The Japanese-style army already has six field divisions and one guards division, with a total strength of more than 130,000 troops.
"Nope. It's not time yet. Although the Qing army was completely lost, their navy was still the strongest in all of Asia. Other than that. In this war between Western Sichuan and the Qing State, the Western powers were obviously supporting the Qing State. If we use force against the Qing State, I am afraid that it will cause the Western powers to be hostile to us! Foreign Minister Takehiro Enomoto said.
"Isn't our navy capable of defeating the Qing navy? Although our strength is weaker than theirs, we have the spirit of bushido, and we can definitely defeat the strong with the weak! Land Minister Takashima Tonosuke said. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan began to concentrate the efforts of the whole country to develop its navy, which made the Japanese navy develop rapidly from scratch. However, it has also caused a land-sea dispute between the military.
Suddenly, hearing this, Haixiang Huashan Shiki's face was a little bad. Since the beginning of the year, Japan has embarked on an eight-year shipbuilding program. It was decided to invest 3.3 million yen a year to build a total of 32 large ships, eight medium ships, seven small ships, and a total of 32 torpedo gunboats. In the past seven years, the Japanese navy has owned 22 ships of various types. However, after the Beiyang Fleet's "Dingyuan" and "Zhenyuan" ships were put into service, Japan once again increased its investment in the navy, building three large ships, Matsushima, Itsukushima, and Hashidate, and the famous "Sankei Ships" to ensure that the navy could defeat the Beiyang Fleet.
"Your Majesty, our shipbuilding program has not been completed, and the current Navy is not yet an opponent of the Beiyang Fleet. If you start a war rashly, you are likely to lose. If we fail, we'll never have a chance! Shiki Kayama said.
Masayoshi Matsukata nodded, although Japan has been desperately developing its navy over the years, it is still too thin after all! As Shikiki Kayama said, Japan has only one chance. If it fails, Japan will have no second chance. Therefore, they have to make sure they can win the first time. The navy, on the other hand, is the top priority. If the navy fails, no matter how strong the Japanese army is, will it still be able to swim through the Tsushima Strait?
"In this way, we have once again increased our investment in the navy and tried to shorten the gap with the Qing navy as much as possible. Make sure you win the first battle. Ladies and gentlemen, the future of the empire is in our hands, so you must do it! Matsukata said sternly.
"Your Majesty the Prime Minister, rest assured, we will be loyal to Japan and His Majesty the Emperor!" The rest of the people also replied.
After the response, Masayoshi Matsukata immediately rushed to the Imperial Palace and reported the contents of the meeting to Emperor Meiji.
"So, do we have to give up this chance?" Emperor Meiji had some regret in his eyes. This time, the Qing Army's army was almost completely wiped out, which was a rare opportunity for Japan!
"陛xià! There is no guarantee that the Navy will be able to win. If the Navy can't win, we can't win this war! Matsukata said.
"Alas! I know. I just feel a little sorry. For the Reich Navy, for the future of the Reich. I decided to start by saving the expenses of the palace, and allocated 00,000 yen from the palace funds every year to support the construction of ships for the navy. I only hope that the Imperial Navy will be able to surpass the Qing Navy as soon as possible! Emperor Meiji said.
"Thank you for your support of the Navy. With His Majesty as an example, the ministers will also donate two layers of their salaries for the construction of naval ships! Matsukata Masayoshi also said immediately. Since the emperor has already taken the lead, then of course, those of them who are ministers have to express themselves.
Subsequently, officials from all over Japan, including local officials, donated one-tenth of their salaries to build ships for the Navy. At the same time, Japan's major consortia and ordinary people have also donated money and materials to support the navy's shipbuilding program. In 92 years alone, the Japanese people donated 2.2 million yen, equivalent to 700,000 yen in goods and materials, for a total of 2.9 million yen. This is equivalent to one-fifth of Japan's fiscal input. At that time, the total population of Japan was more than 400,000, with a total of more than 600,000 households, and a total of more than 000,000 households made donations, and even some poor people and even children donated their only savings money.
With the support of the whole country, the Japanese Navy has developed rapidly. It can also be concluded that in order to obtain enough living space for the Manchu Dynasty, the entire Japan, from the emperor to the common people, has gone crazy.
At the same time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was still developing slowly, and after Prince Gong Yixin became the Minister of Military Aircraft, he also began to develop foreign affairs throughout the country. It's just that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was like a terminally ill patient, how could it be so easy to develop.
The city is located on the south side of Xisi South Street in Beijing, and is named after the city of cylinder tiles, pottery and porcelain in history. The Dingwang Mansion is located here. It's just that the current king of Dingjun, Aijueluo? Pu Xu, who belongs to the marginal characters in the Manchu clan, has not been bad for many years, only relying on a little bit of Yulu and the property left by the ancestors, and his life has not been very good, and in the Manchu clan, he is considered a relatively poor person.
But now, wave after wave of people have almost stepped on the threshold of Dingwang's Mansion! Although these people are all relatives, they basically rarely interact with each other. In particular, Prince Li Shiduo came to visit in person, which made Puxu, the king of Dingjun, very uneasy!
Subsequently, the palace issued an order that an auspicious day would be selected to put Aijueluo? Yu Ying married Wang Yuze, the young marshal of western Sichuan. This made Pu Xu understand, why so many clan princes would show favor to him, it turned out to be for his future son-in-law!
For western Sichuan, Pu Xu's impression has always been that of bandits. It's just that this time, the Western Sichuan Army has been fighting under the city of Jingshi, which makes him very afraid, for fear that after the Jingshi is broken, these clan brothers will not end well. Which time the dynasty was changed, the clan brothers of the previous dynasty were not slaughtered! Fortunately, the Western Sichuan Army did not enter, which made him feel a lot more relieved. Unexpectedly, after this battle, he became in-laws with the western Sichuan bandits.
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