Chapter 389: Just a chess piece
Katsu Haishu should be said to be a miracle in Japanese politics! Japan's prime ministers change frequently, both historically and in this plane. But after Xu Jie changed history, Katsu Haizhou, as the successor chosen by Emperor Meiji, his ruling strategy based on recuperation and recuperation has been supported by the whole of Japan, after all, after a series of wars, Japan's national strength and civilian power have reached the limit, so even if there are Russians eyeing the tiger, Japan definitely does not have enough strength to deal with the Russians.
Katsu Haizhou does not fight, it does not mean that he does not want to fight, and it does not mean that he is not ready to fight, as a veteran who was active in the political arena before the Meiji Restoration, his vision is no worse than Ito Hirobumi and others. He knew that even if Japan did not have the strength to recover its homeland now, it would definitely not allow the Russians to sit comfortably. Historically, the expansion of the Russians was endless, they always got to one place and then occupied another. Therefore, Russia has developed from Muscovy to the current huge country across the Eurasian continent! So Katsu Haizhou had to make trouble for the Russians in all aspects, such as small-scale destruction, economic obstacles, and so on. Among them, food restrictions have the shadow of Japan and the United Kingdom!
After the Russians launched a large-scale sweep not long ago without warning, the Japanese government lost part of its hidden strength in the occupied areas, but Katsu Haishu was not worried at all, but was a little happy. Because he already knew some of the actions of the Russians. And Zhilu said that the goal of the Russians this time is to clear the country! Japan's spy network in the Qing Dynasty suffered huge losses in the First Sino-Japanese War, but after the war. Japan did not give up the spies in the Qing Kingdom, but tried to strengthen the spy network, because Sheng Haizhou knew that under the current situation, if Japan wants to survive, don't keep an eye on the surrounding powers, and not long ago, Sheng Haizhou's efforts finally paid off!
The Qing Kingdom is finally about to have turmoil! The news made Katsu Haizhou ecstatic. Although Sheng Haizhou is politically inclined to be friendly with the Qing State, it does not mean that he will not take advantage of the internal strife of the Qing State, after the Qing civil strife. At least the shackles that have always bound the Japanese Navy will slowly be loosened. And that's not the most important thing. Another neighbor of the Qing State will definitely attack the Qing State when he finds an opportunity, and then win the opportunity for Japan to counterattack! And then the Russians began to sweep even more so that Sheng Haizhou confirmed his inference! The Russians are trying to ensure the stability of Japan's strategic zone!
So Katsu Haizhou immediately began to prepare for war. He purchased a large number of weapons, ammunition, medicines, and food from the British, and exchanged various preferential policies for the British to help Japan untie the shackles of naval armaments. A large number of trained operatives were sent to strategic areas, and even retired British soldiers and officers were hired to participate in the operation as mercenaries. For this reason, Katsu Haizhou almost spent almost all of Japan's savings after the First Sino-Japanese War to prepare for this war!
He was now waiting, waiting for the moment when Beiyang and the Russians would make a move, and then choose a suitable time to suddenly attack and drive the Russians out of Japanese territory. But what I never expected was that someone actually acted in advance, and a series of riots broke out so that the Russians had to refocus their attention on the Japanese mainland! The Russians are in no hurry, according to the Russian timetable, they still have almost 10 months to prepare. In their opinion, instead of being idle, it is better to train soldiers here with the Japanese! As a result, some of the troops stationed on the mainland were re-sent to Japan.
"What the hell is going on? We have done a good job, as soon as the Qing and the Russians go to war, we can take the opportunity to regain the lost territory. Got to the ground where the problem was? Prosecute me Akashi-kun, did your people act without permission? Katsukaishu roared and pointed at Akashi Genjiro who was standing next to him. …,
"Prime Minister, there are indeed irregularities among my people, but they are only a small minority, and the vast majority of riots were committed by the British and the local noble families who could not bear the oppression." Akashi Motojiro argued in a low voice.
"Hehe, that's it. Did your intelligence department just make a small mistake? Sheng Haizhou's words were full of sarcasm, and he felt that the other party's answer was really humiliating to him!
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Akashi-kun does have his own mistakes, but it is also unfair to put all the blame on him, not to mention, what is more important now is how to solve the current predicament, rather than holding him accountable." Akiyama Yoshiko, who was on the side, defended his colleagues in a low voice, saying that since the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, a large number of high-ranking Japanese army officials have been executed by Beiyang for various crimes because of their actions in the war, and some of the remaining people have also stepped down because they have been questioned by all sides, which has allowed the originally unknown Akiyama Yoshiko to quickly rise to power.
"The British have long demanded that Japan take action against the Russians, and for this reason they did not hesitate to make concessions on the cost of the purchase of ships, and you delayed it on the pretext of lack of preparation, and the British may have done so out of dissatisfaction with you or out of revenge. As for those large scholars, they can buy the weapons they need through various channels, and it is very likely that someone will take action if someone takes the lead or someone instigates it. Akiyama looked at Katsu Haizhou, who had a gloomy face, and said in a low voice.
"Our personnel in Hokkaido found that some guerrillas actually had brand-new Beiyang-made and Italian-made weapons in their hands, and these things were all sought-after goods, and the Japanese army did not have much equipment, so I think that there is probably a shadow of Beiyang in this!" Akashi hurriedly explained.
After hearing the words of Akiyama Yoshiko and Akashi, Katsu Haizhou glanced at the two of them with some confusion, and after making sure that the other party was not casually denying, Katsu Haizhou couldn't help but smile bitterly. In just a few minutes, Sheng Haizhou finally understood that what he planned had actually been known to Beiyang and Britain very early, and they were very dissatisfied with their behavior, so they decided to take some means to punish themselves, this is just an appetizer, if Japan's statements and actions make these two Far Eastern giants dissatisfied, I am afraid they will have other actions!
By now, Katsu Haizhou finally understands that the so-called Great Japanese Empire is just a chess piece on the chessboard of the great power game, and to be a chess piece is to have the consciousness of being a chess piece! If you want to cheat and cheat, then I am afraid that the result will be suppressed by many parties, and if the chess players decide what to sacrifice, they will definitely be thrown first, and even the whole of Japan will be sacrificed as a sacrifice for war!!
"It seems that we need to communicate with Beiyang and the British, and we need to coordinate our actions to prevent unnecessary estrangement and contradictions." After saying this, Sheng Haizhou motioned for the two to leave.
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