In the headquarters of the Japan Prosperity Association, looking at the newspaper that had just arrived not long ago, Miyazaki was shocked by the numbers on it, and at the same time, he couldn't help but read out the good news aloud to the members sitting down with some excitement.

"Look, in just one year, China has already achieved results that surpass our country by several times, and if China is given some more time, China will certainly be able to grow into an unprecedentedly powerful existence, and then I believe that it will be the moment when the people of East Asia will work together to completely expel the Western colonizers from the Far East..."

Saying this, Miyazaki couldn't help but get a lot excited. After all, the achievements of China in the newspapers are indeed astonishing, especially in terms of steel, which was the standard of a great power of this period.

At this time, Japan's crude steel production was only 800,000 tons, while at the same time, China has achieved nearly 4 million tons in the past year alone, which is equivalent to about four times Japan's total crude steel production.

In just one year, this is equivalent to four times the growth of the whole of Japan.

Not only Miyazaki, but also other members of the Koya Association couldn't help but talk about it after hearing Miyazaki's monstrous words.

Although Miyazaki's monstrous Xingya Society followed the line of uniting China and uniting the two great powers of East Asia to fight against Western imperialism. But to be honest, not every member of the Koya Society agreed with Miyazaki's idea―――――― at least not with Miyazaki's chosen line, which was to place Japan under China and make Japan a vassal of China.

In the eyes of these people, even if such an alliance is really to be formed. It should be Japan, not China, that should be the leader. At least. The two countries should be on an equal footing, and there should be no difference in status between them.

But now...

Look at the numbers in the newspaper. They were a little shaken.

"Maybe only such a country is qualified to lead the entire alliance..."

Such thoughts naturally drifted away in the venue of the Xingya Conference.

As if seeing the thoughts of those people below, Miyazaki couldn't help but smile slightly while being excited.

This is exactly what he was looking forward to.

In fact, Miyazaki himself knew that not everyone in the Koya Society agreed with the idea of cooperation with China, especially the position of placing Japan in a vassal position.

But now it is different, although the authenticity of the above report has not been confirmed. But it has already caused a sense of shock to most of the people in the meeting.

"Unlike Japan, China has a vast land and vast resources, especially in recent years, and its territory has expanded at an astonishing rate, and it itself has a huge human resources while playing a role in its vast territory and rich resources."

"The nation has sunk only because of the decay, ignorance, and incessant infighting of the ruling class. It is these that hold back the entire power of this country, so that it is powerless in the face of Western colonizers, and even looks like it is dying. ”

"But no one can deny that as long as this country has a wise one. A leader who can hold everyone tightly, then he will be able to exert the power to shock the world. ”

"Napoleon once said that China is a sleeping lion, and when he wakes up, the whole world will be shocked. Now it seems that this is true. Now this lion is still awakening after having a wise leader, and he has indeed shocked the world with China in just a few years. However, only such a country can lead the entire East Asian nation to expel the colonizers. Let the yellow race stand again in this world. ”

Speaking of this, Miyazaki took a deep breath. The body that was a little rickety because of physical discomfort also became erect.

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China is a sleeping giant lion that will shock the whole world when he wakes up?

In fact, the so-called famous sayings usually have the second half of the sentence, at least Napoleon's original words at that time were 'China is a sleeping giant lion, when he wakes up the whole world will be shocked, then never let him wake up'.

In fact, there are many such sayings, such as parents are here, not far away, this sentence is believed to be heard by many people. But in fact, there is another sentence after this sentence, there must be a way to swim.

In addition, the sentence that my life has an end, and knowledge has no end, comes from "Zhuangzi? Health Master". It has been used by many people to encourage learners to cherish their time and study hard, but they ignore the latter sentence "There is no end to it".

To put it simply, it is to pursue infinite things with a limited life, and that is almost inevitable failure.

For example, the extremely famous, almost often used for some Xianxia novels in later generations to use a little wine and meat through the intestines, the Buddha left this sentence in his heart. In fact, there is also a second half of the sentence, and the second half of the sentence is also very classic, that is, if the world learns from me, it is like entering the devil's way.

Behind closed doors, for example...

The whole sentence is a car behind closed doors, going out to close the ruts, and the traces of the wheels rolling. It means that according to the uniform specifications, even if the door is closed, the vehicle can be used to fit exactly the ruts on the road―――――― in other words, it is actually a complete compliment, a good word.

Of course, the most famous is probably Edison's 99 percent sweat and 1 percent inspiration. Because the latter sentence fooled almost everyone...

Because if you only look at the first half of this sentence, it is equivalent to encouraging people to work hard to do something. But if you count the second half of the sentence, it is tantamount to telling people that no matter how hard you try, without that one percent of inspiration, you can't succeed, even if you work hard.

Naturally, in fact, Yan Shao also agreed to delete the second half of the sentence, after all, the second half of the sentence is too shocking. And if this sentence is known, I don't know how many people will use it as an excuse for their own depravity...

"I don't have that one percent of the inspiration anyway, so why bother working so hard?"

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In the mansion of Kobo Saionji in Tokyo, I read the same newspaper. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang himself fell into deep thought.

At this time, in his room. Almost all the other members of the cabinet were present, and almost all of them were in a dispute with each other.

If it was in the past. If the quarrel is like this, the public hope of Xiyuan Temple will definitely intervene. After all, it is really an ugly thing for a dignified cabinet minister to quarrel like this. However, at this moment, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang suddenly had a feeling that he didn't want to care, let them quarrel, and quarrel forever, until they sent each other to hell with knives or bullets!

And what will give him this impulse is precisely the newspaper in his hand.

That's right, as one of the few moderates in Japan. It is true that Xiyuan Temple is inclined to cooperate with China. Because the public can see from Xiyuan Temple, China has become more and more powerful today, and Japan alone cannot compete with China.

In this case, instead of really opposing China, it is better to find a way to ease relations between them and fundamentally reverse the relations between China and Japan.

It's a pity that although the idea is very good, it is meaningless.

Although it is true that Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is inclined to cooperate with the Chinese. However, it did not put Japan in a position of vassalage to China, as Miyazaki had done. Rather, I hope to be in a position equal to China in the new alliance.

After all, as a veteran Restoration Minister, no matter how rational Saionji Gongwang himself was, he would not want to be under the leadership of Emperor Meiji and many people with lofty ideals for the Restoration. Japan, which had managed to break free from Chinese influence, once again fell into the shadow of China.

So even if he already has a plan to cooperate with China in his heart, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang still hopes to have a chance. Demonstrating Japan's strength will enable China to face up to and value Japan's existence.

But now...

With the advent of this newspaper. Now there is only despair left in the heart of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang.

More than 3 million tonnes of steel production in a single year? You know, twenty years have passed. Japan has only just started producing 800,000 tons of crude steel.

It is conceivable how huge the gap between the two countries is, and it can even be said that with the continuous loss of time, the gap between the two countries has not been narrowed, but has been continuously widened.

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"Sure enough, is there still a decisive gap..."Looking at the things in his hand, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang couldn't help but sigh.

Even the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang himself knows it, no matter how much they want to catch up with China. But given the disparities in territory, resources and population, this is nothing more than a delusion.

Of course, China was such a country in the past, but it was bullied by many countries, including Japan, and could not hold its head up.

But that was because of China's own reasons at that time, and from a certain point of view, China at that time was almost terminally ill. Even if others started cutting flesh on him with knives, he was no longer in the mood to fight.

But now, China is a giant that is gradually recovering its health.

Although it is still in a state of recovery, considering the size of this giant, even if it is only a point of recovery, it is definitely 10,000 times stronger than a small country like Japan!

This is a desperate gap, if Japan and other countries really beat China to death a while ago. Maybe they can indeed abuse China's body at will, but unfortunately, they don't, and after the recovery, China is no longer something they can deal with.

Thinking of this, the Duke of Xiyuan Temple sighed fiercely.

However, the public hope of Xiyuan Temple, who had recovered from his thoughts, was a little frown at the scene in front of him at this moment.

As they sat down, the ministers of the Cabinet were arguing with each other at this moment, and some of them had even reached the point of scolding each other.

If it weren't for the fact that this was the residence of Saionji Konobo, and that the other party was the oldest living patriarch in Japan, it was not impossible that they would probably fight.

After noticing this, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang frowned and couldn't help but let out a loud sigh. "Enough. What kind of system have you become? ”

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If the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang hadn't spoken, maybe they would still have the guts to argue below. But now I heard the words of the public hope of Xiyuan Temple. But they didn't have the courage anymore, and one by one they hurriedly sat back in their seats. Leaving only the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang alone, he sat there and watched them and couldn't help but sigh.

However, while sighing, looking at these people sitting down, the Duke of Xiyuan Temple also completely understood one thing.

"With today's Japan alone, even with the help of Britain and the United States, it is almost impossible to win against China. If Britain and the United States are allowed to use their guns as usual, it is very likely that an armed conflict will really break out with China in the future, and if that happens, I am afraid that there will really be no room for turning things around. ”

"So the best thing to do now is to change our attitude towards China."

"At present, although China has surpassed China in the opposite of industry. But those foreign newspapers are not completely wrong, and it is true that China is not perfect at the moment, at least until it is fully industrialized and the whole country is reformed, and China still needs our country. Especially in the navy, before the launch of the four Jairus-class super dreadnoughts of the Chinese, China was still the most powerful maritime presence in the entire East Asian region, and even Britain could not compete with China in this sea area. And even if the four battleships of the Chinese were launched and even put into service, taking into account the historical accumulation of the Chinese Navy and other advances. It will not be possible to compete with our country for a while..."

"In other words, our country is still a big problem for China, and at the same time, our country is also very useful to China..."

Thinking of this, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang did not continue to pay attention to those people below. Instead, he whispered to the secretary beside him. "Go, go to the Xingya Society, and invite the president of the Xingya Society to me. Let's just say that I have something important to discuss. ”

"Yes!" Maybe it's because I've been by the side of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang for too long, and the secretary knows Xiyuan Temple Gongwang very well. Therefore, I quickly understood the meaning of Saionji Gongwang.

After nodding, the secretary was not surprised. Instead, he obeyed his command and left the room.

The other people in the room were a little strange at this scene, after all, they didn't know at all why the Saionji Gongwang wanted to let his men leave?

Could it be that something is wrong?

However, just as they looked at Xiyuan Temple Gongwang, hoping that Xiyuan Temple Gongwang could give some answers, they only saw Xiyuan Temple Gongwang get up from the same place, and then slowly walked out of the room, leaving only the many cabinet ministers who were looking at each other still in the room and did not know what was going on.

In the headquarters of the Xingya Society, Miyazaki, who continued to promote the Sino-Japanese alliance, was also taken aback after receiving an invitation from the public hope of Saionji.

To be honest, although today's Xingya Association is no longer the original inconspicuous small organization, it is still so small compared to people like Xiyuan Temple Gongwang.

In other words, in the past, there were usually only times when Miyazaki took the initiative to come to the door, but rarely when Saionji Gongwang invited him to the door.

But this time, it seems to be an accident.

At least this time, it's been a long time since Miyazaki himself has been invited to Saionji Kobo.

Therefore, after hearing the bad invitation, Miyazaki quickly said excitedly.

"Of course, when this is over, I will visit His Excellency the Prime Minister's home as soon as it is over..."

"That's certainly the best." Saying this, after glancing at the scene below, the secretary also said with a slight surprise. "Speaking of which, Mr. President, there are so many more people here than there were when I was here last time..."

"yes!" Hearing the secretary say this, Miyazaki was also a little excited. "Recently, the development of the Xingya Association has been very smooth, and the members of the entire Xingya Association have exceeded 10,000 people..."

In recent times, the development of Xingya Club has indeed been very smooth, which seems to be a very natural thing.

In particular, the report some time ago made many Japanese understand China's strength and potential, and then agreed with Miyazaki's monstrous theory.

Naturally, the number of members of Miyazaki's monstrous Koya Association increased considerably.

And after having more than 10,000 members, the current Xingya Association is no longer the party that seemed to have little influence. And as time went on, the number of people in this party continued to grow.

Of course, compared with the development of the party, the most exciting thing about Miyazaki is that there are more and more people within the party who agree with Miyazaki's monstrous approach, and there is probably nothing in this world that excites Miyazaki himself more than this.

Seeing Miyazaki's monstrous appearance, the secretary nodded and didn't say anything more.

And while the two were talking, in the far east, it seemed unclear how much impact the report had, but at this moment, Yan Shao himself was in a military base on the outskirts of Beijing, watching a demonstration.

To put it simply, it's a demonstration of a new weapon.

In fact, in the past years, the Wehrmacht has been equipped with many new weapons, and these weapons can almost be called the best equipment of their time.

However, if you want to talk about the biggest impact of that piece of equipment on the Wehrmacht, Yan Shao will definitely vote for this thing in front of him... (To be continued......)