Tokyo, Japan, Saionji Kobo Residence. When Ito Hirobumi walked into the living room, in addition to Saionji Gongwang, there were actually a lot of heads and brains of the Japanese Army! Kawakami Caoroku, Katsura Taro, Kodama Gentaro, the Japanese Army in the Meiji period is all three-legged!! Looking at Kawakami's unkind eyes, Ito Hirobumi smiled embarrassedly.

"Is Ito-kun planning to embezzle the Japanese Army's military funds to buy warships for the Navy?" Kawakami Caoroku sneered.

Kawakami-kun laughed again. Hirobumi Ito said with a smile.

"Which navy where does the cost of warships come from? The budget is definitely gone, and it is a drop in the bucket to let the people donate. Even if you turn Japan upside down, you will definitely not be able to satisfy the appetite of those guys in the navy! Without embezzling the army budget, is there any other way for Ito-kun? Kawakami said excitedly.

"Ito-kun, a few months ago, you and Kawakami-kun explained the importance of the navy, and our army expressed its understanding and agreed to the Japanese navy's purchase of two new dome cruisers, but now, the navy is still not satisfied, the navy is important, isn't our army important? The Navy can only guarantee undefeated, while our Army is going to win! Otherwise, it's just an undefeated ending, and what do you want the Japanese Empire to do to repay the loans and national debts? How do you ask the government to account for the people who have fed the navy and army by cutting back on food and clothing? Gentaro Kodama said angrily.

"I, Ito Hirobumi, promise in the name of the samurai that the army's military spending will never be cut." After hearing Gentaro Kodama's hostile words. Hirobumi Ito's Masaki Michi.

"Then I don't know if Ito-kun can make up enough money for the navy's shipbuilding without reducing the army's military spending." Kawakami said viciously that if the meeting a few months ago made Kawakami understand Hirobumi Ito's attitude towards the Navy. Now Kawakami feels like he's been tricked by Hirobumi Ito!!

"Borrowing from abroad!!" Hirobumi Ito said with a blushing face.

"That's a nod to it." Kawakami snorted coldly.

"Ito-kun, the tone of the British government has changed somewhat, and the Jewish consortium, which has a huge influence on British finance, has said that it will be cautious about buying Japanese government bonds." The official of Xiyuan Temple, who had never spoken, said with a calm face.

"How so?" This was something Ito didn't expect.

"Because Beiyang decided to issue bonds, with Kailuan Coal Mine, Tianjin Machinery Bureau, Shanghai Yarn Factory and other enterprises and mines as collateral. The British believe that our bonds have exceeded the solvency of the government. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

"It's just a pretext. The real reason is certainly not that way. "Hirobumi Ito is like a wounded beast. In his eyes, a very important reason for Japan to win the Qing Dynasty was that it could borrow money from Britain to obtain a large amount of money to reorganize the armament war, and now, if the British reduced the amount of national debt purchases, it would undoubtedly be a draw from the bottom of the kettle for Japan, which was expanding its army. How can this keep Ito from being shocked?

"According to Aoki-kun's analysis, the British believe that we have no chance to win against the Qing State, after all, the three warships ordered by the Qing State in Italy have already started, and the order of our new batch of warships is still far away. In this case, in 5 years, the Japanese Navy is no match for the Beiyang Fleet at all, and the financial resources of our country have reached the limit, and the standard of taxation on the people is 3 times higher than that of the British and American countries. This is unreasonable in the eyes of the British. So they doubt our solvency. And in the Batavia incident, according to the report of the British commander, General Fermante, the British government believed that with the help of Colonel Luang Weli, the level of training of the Beiyang Fleet was extremely high. The Japanese naval personnel were inferior to the Qing Beiyang Naval Division. In this case, the British will not support ours. "It was as if all the vitality of the Saionji Temple had been drained. Said weakly. …,

"Impossible, Japan is an emerging capitalist country, more vibrant than the Qing Dynasty, and more suitable to be the master of East Asia!! The British cannot ignore us like this. Ito Hirobumi was a little out of control and shouted hoarsely. This move shocked Kawakami Caoroku and others, who were still full of hostility just now. They all comforted.

"Sue Sù Aoki-kun and tell him that he must tell British Prime Minister Salisbury that the Japanese Empire was capable of winning the Qing Dynasty and could help the British resist the infiltration of the Russians in the Far East. Japan's political system and economic system were all helped by the British, and Japan was a natural ally of Britain in the Far East compared to the Qing Dynasty. I ask him to convey Japan's goodwill to the British Parliament. Hirofumi Ito said intermittently.

"And what if the British still don't listen?" Katsura Taro whispered.

"Then Japan will have no hope of going to war in the Qing Dynasty, can you imagine that Japan will not rely on borrowing to go on an expedition to Korea or even Northeast China?" Hirobumi Ito said.

"Then the strategic plan that was made back then was completely abandoned?" Kawakami asked.

"Unless we can find a new source of funding." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang sighed.

"How about the Russians? Unlike the French, who had little influence in the Far East, had little influence in Europe against Germany, they were equally eyeing the Qing state. It is possible to deal with this eastern behemoth together with the Japanese Empire. Katsura Taro said.

"Are the Russians just eyeing the Qing Kingdom? He was also a threat to the Japanese Empire. To turn to the Russians for help is tantamount to conspiring with a tiger. This is absolutely not a no-no. Hirobumi Ito objected.

"Russia's current power in the Far East is very weak, the railway that runs through the whole of Russia has not yet been built, the Russians are simply unable to send large quantities of supplies and personnel to the Far East, and the Russian Far East Fleet is also very weak and cannot pose a threat to the Japanese Empire." Kawakami Koroku also expressed support for Katsura Taro's mention of yì.

"Short-sighted guy. Russia's expansion into the Far East is its established national policy, and the Qing Dynasty is his goal, and Japan is also his goal! And sooner or later this railway will be built, and sooner or later Russia's attention will turn to the East! This is irreversible, even if the Japanese Empire borrows money from Russia to win the Qing Kingdom, then the vast majority of the war dividends will be taken by the Russians, and at that time, we Japan will only be a thug of Russia, and we will not be able to reap any benefits!! Hirobumi Ito said bitterly.

"This matter needs to be considered in the long run. Let's see if Aoki-kun can convince the British Prime Minister first, right? At least for now, in the UK, it is still possible to sell some of the national debt, and use the money to buy warships and guns first. Looking at the two sides of the argument, the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang Ti put the topic on hold for the time being, after all, the attitude of the British was not yet clear.

"Okay, then let's do this first, sue Sù Aoki-kun, and say don't be afraid to spend money, as long as you can persuade the British government to continue to buy Japanese government bonds, you can spend as much as you want." Hirofumi Ito repeatedly emphasized.

However, unlike Ito Hirobumi's idea of trying to pull Britain in his life, the Japanese Army's three-legged black, Kawakami Korokuro, Katsura Taro, and Kodama Gentaro believed that Britain could not rely on Britain when necessary, after all, Britain was too far away from Japan, and Russia was next to Japan, if Japan could win the First Sino-Japanese War with the support of Russia. As long as sufficient reparations and land could be obtained from the Qing state, Japan had every hope of pretending to be bigger before Russia turned its attention to the East. At that time, in the face of a powerful Japan, the Russians will only be able to admit the reality, and even defeat the Russians again. And it was this idea of the top brass of the army that led to disagreements with Ito Hirobumi and other pro-British figures. Of course, this is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

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