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"If Mr. Foreign Minister is still interested in negotiating, then I can offer you two options for you to choose from: Plan A, where your country pays 300 million pounds in a lump sum; In option B, your country will make a down payment of £200 million, and the remaining £200 million will be paid in equal disbursements over five years. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"No, it's still too high, it's blackmail, it's blackmail!"

Kimberly, who had been in the city for so long, did not want to go back to London like this, but he could not give the Japanese room and leeway in words.

The maximum amount of authorization given to him by the bigwigs is only 200 million pounds, so no matter how you talk about it, he can't reach the lower limit of the Japanese!

Just like playing poker, he thinks that the Japanese in front of him is bluffing, but what if the opponent really has a good hand?

"You can use this land as collateral and raise billions of pounds in the market! Your country's brokerage firms once provided nearly 300 million pounds (267 million pounds) of loans to the United States more than ten years ago (1873-1877), why are you so stingy with yourself now? ”

"That's the United States, and they have enough people, land, and resources. Unlike here, there is nothing but sand, oil and camels! ”

"Alright then, that's all for today. If you still have time, let's have a one-on-one meeting in the evening! "Mutsu decided to use a killer move

On May 15, two negotiators from Britain and Japan finally reached an agreement, the former with a down payment of 100 million pounds, an average annual payment of 150 million pounds over five years, and a total of 250 million pounds to buy Kuwait!

In order to ensure that Britain's vital interests are not harmed, 60% of Japan's income, that is, 150 million pounds, must be used to purchase British goods within ten years, without restrictions on the type and quantity, and the average annual amount must reach more than 10 million pounds!

The Anglo-Japanese Secret Treaty signed by the two sides stipulates that all data on Kuwait's natural resources shall not be disclosed in any form to any third party for a period of 50 years.

At the same time, the Japan-Britain Treaty of Commerce and Navigation was signed, which allowed Japan to successfully abolish the extraterritoriality of the unequal treaties concluded between the Western powers and Japan at the end of the Edo period, abolish the consular courts, and restore some of the tariff autonomy.

As for whether Britain and Japan formed a military alliance, the British Empire needs to be further observed.

After the decline of the Qing Dynasty, Japan became the only country in the Far East that could contain Russia's southward advance.

As long as the dual conditions of safeguarding its own economic interests in the Far East and containing Russia's southward advance were met at the same time, Britain could allow Japan to expand appropriately in the region.

Mutsu Munemitsu brought back to Japan £70 million in cash, of which £10 million went to Kimberly!

As long as the funds can be returned as soon as possible, it is also bearable to cut some meat, which is what Xiao Zheng told in advance.

£13 million was used to order two Fuji-class battleships (£3 million), two sister ships of the Mighty class first-class protection cruisers (£3 million), four Orlando-class armoured cruisers (£4 million) and two Edgar-class first-class protection cruisers (£3 million).

The Fuji class is the predecessor of the Mikasa class, and Komasa ordered four of them for the sake of insurance.

After obtaining the drawings, they can be built in Japanese shipyards, and when the technology is mastered in their own country, they can build dreadnoughts.

Although the "Qiangsheng" class is a cruiser, it has a displacement of up to 14,200 tons and a speed of 22 knots.

The Orlando-class armored cruiser has a displacement of 5,600 tons, a speed of 18 knots and a cruising range of up to 10,000 nautical miles / 10 knots.

It is equipped with two 234 mm main guns and 10 152 mm secondary guns, which will be replaced by rapid-fire guns according to the Japanese requirements.

Although these four ships were all second-hand goods that were commissioned five years ago, they were expensive in stock, so they were slaughtered for 4 million pounds!

The newly commissioned "Edgar" class 1st class protection cruisers have a displacement of 7700 tons, which is equivalent to an enlarged version of the "Orlando" class.

The remaining £7 million was used to purchase field guns, Maxim heavy machine guns, and ammunition for the Army.

70 million pounds is equivalent to 434 million taels of silver, and through the Sino-Japanese War, Japan only received 260 million taels of indemnity, the former more than one and a half times the latter.

With the arrival of four Orlando-class armored cruisers and two Edgar-class first-class protective cruisers, the Japanese Combined Fleet finally had its own large cruiser formation.

With the full support of Emperor Kosho, Japan spent 600,000 pounds to buy a second-hand new ship from Chile, the "Burad" protective cruiser.

Built by the French shipyard La-Seyne and launched on December 20, 1890, the ship was tall and beautiful, with a displacement of 6,901 tons and a maximum speed of 18.3 knots.

The thickness of the armor of the waterline belt is 11.8-7.8 inches, the armor of the open battery is 10.8-8 inches, and the armor of the conning tower is up to 10.5 inches.

The main guns were four 9.4-inch (238 mm) 35 x caliber French Ghana guns, two of which were installed in the bow and stern of the warship, two of which were arranged in the earrings of the two sides of the warship, and eight 4.7-inch (120 mm) 45 x rapid-fire guns.

In order to partner with the formation, it cost another 650,000 pounds to buy the protective cruiser "Olympia" from the Yankees.

It has a full load displacement of 6694 tons, a speed of 21.7 knots, and is equipped with two twin 203-mm main guns, as well as 10 127-mm secondary guns.

If you don't take into account the time of sea trials, let the San Francisco Union Iron and Steel Company shipyard rush to work, and you can still participate in this year's routine war of aggression!

Four Orlando-class armored cruisers were named "Asama", "Tokiwa", "Yakumo", and "Azuma", two "Edgar"-class first-class protection cruisers became "Izumo" and "Iwate", and the cruisers purchased later became "Kasuga" and "Nisshin".

These eight cruisers, each with a displacement of more than 5,500 tons, and eight Mikasa-class battleships, formed the "88th Fleet" that Emperor Kosho had been thinking about, although the "Nisshin" ("Olympia") had not yet been delivered!

With a huge foreign exchange injection, the Navy can finally let go and do a big job.

After some deliberations between Navy Minister Saigo and Navy Commander Shikinori Kayama, Combined Fleet Commander Sukehiro Ito, it was decided to order four Garibindi-class armored cruisers from Italy.

No matter how large the tonnage of the protective cruiser is, it is not as good as the armored cruiser that strikes backward and has a higher level of protection capabilities.

Both have dome armor to protect core areas such as boilers and engine rooms from shells.

However, the former is equipped with ordinary armor on both sides, while the latter is equipped with more defensive "Harvey" or "Krupp" armor at the waterline.

It can also be considered that the armored cruiser is a version 2.0 protective cruiser with strong firepower, fast speed and thick armor, and the cost is naturally more expensive.

Japan's order for the "Garipinet" class armored cruiser from Italy cost three million pounds, which is futures, and it must be more expensive to exchange it for spot.

In addition, there is also an intention to buy the armored cruiser "Brooklyn", which is being built by the United States and has a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons.

The U.S. Navy was reluctant to sell the new warship, and it was eager for a rising star like an armored cruiser.

In desperation, the Japanese side decided to use the "Brooklyn" as the prototype and order four sister ships of the same class, with a total price of 3 million pounds.

At the same time, domestic shipyards will build Japanese versions of the Garry Pindy and Brooklyn-class armored cruisers under the guidance of Italian and American engineers.

Although the time will be relatively longer, the cost will be higher, and the quality will be poorer, but this will greatly improve the level of Japanese shipbuilding.

Emperor Komasa intends to form three "88 fleets" because he will be able to obtain at least 18 "Mikasa"-class battleships in the next three years.

According to the newly drawn plan for the expansion of the Navy, by 1900 the main fleet of the Combined Fleet would have 53 Mikasa-class battleships and no less than 30 armored cruisers.

"Aiqing, don't be distressed about buying warships, money is money when it is spent!" Komasa persuaded Ito Hirofumi, who looked hesitant

The Prime Minister hurriedly nodded yes, but in his heart he was thinking about how much the Navy had spent on the ship.

Four "Orlando"-class armored cruisers 4 million pounds, two "Edgar"-class first-class protective cruisers 3 million pounds, "Bulard" protective cruiser 700,000 pounds, "Olympia" protective cruiser 650,000 pounds, these are all in stock.

Two Fuji-class battleships were ordered for £3 million, two first-class protection cruisers of the "Strong" class for £3 million, four Garibundi class armored cruisers for £3 million, and Brooklyn-class armoured cruisers for £3 million.

A total of 20.35 million pounds, all paid in cash, cost almost a third of the money that Mutsu Munemitsu brought back.

"I felt that the armor of the 'Qiangsheng' class was not strong enough and not as strong as the new armored cruisers, so I asked Saigo Aiqing to order four more armored cruisers for the 'Qiangsheng' class, which cost eight million pounds!"

28.35 million pounds, in just two days, the Navy has easily spent 40.5% of the total cash obtained from the sale of land!

If you count the eight armored cruisers that started construction in the country, I'm afraid that more than half of them would have been consumed long ago!

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Saigo hurriedly kowtowed, no matter what, anyway, the navy is now crooked!

With the combined support of the emperor and foreign exchange, the days when the navy had been strapped for money were gone.

From now on, the Combined Fleet will not only be the first in Asia, but also the world's first!

"......" has already placed an order anyway, and there is still a lot of money left in hand, so Ito Hirofumi can't say anything more.

After removing the £7 million spent on weapons and ammunition for the Army, £24 million remains unspent.

10 million pounds went directly into the imperial family, which was counted as the reward for Emperor Kosho to open Chrysostom.

The £500,000 award went to Mutsu Munemitsu, who presided over the negotiations, and there was no objection to these two points.

"Due to the large amount of steel required for the construction of warships, it is difficult to sustain it by importing it from abroad, and it is not conducive to the promotion of our industry. After consulting with the Prime Minister, Enomoto-kun (Minister of Agriculture and Commerce - Enomoto Takehiro), Watanabe-kun (Minister of Finance - Watanabe Kunitake), Mutsunoku-kun (Minister of Foreign Affairs - Mutsu Munemitsu), Inoue (Minister of the Interior - Inoue Shin), and others, I decided to invest 10 million pounds to import a complete set of equipment and technology from Germany to establish four steel works: Fuji Steel, Toyo Steel, Mitsubishi Steel, and Kyushu Steel. ”

The famous Yawata Iron Works was built with the First Sino-Japanese Indemnity and cost 19.2 million yen, equivalent to more than 2 million pounds.

"I hope that in five years, we will produce 100,000 tons of iron and 100,000 tons of steel per year, which can meet the needs of national defense construction!"

Iron ore is needed for steelmaking and ironmaking, and Japan does not have this resource reserve and must import it from abroad.

The nearest place is Bangdao or Qing Kingdom, and if you can occupy the iron ore production area, it is equivalent to having free raw materials.

Of course, Emperor Kosho had a better option, good enough to make a certain country pay for his four steel companies!

The American oil drilling team hired by Japan did not return home after being paid, but went to the Dutch island of Sumatra.

In the middle of Sumatra, in the swampy zone along the Strait of Malacca in Riau Province, there is the largest oil field in the East Indies (Indonesia) - Minas!

The proven reserves in later generations will be at least one billion barrels, equivalent to more than seven billion barrels of crude oil reserves.

According to the transfer price of $0.05 per barrel, the Japanese side can also make a profit of $350 million, that is, more than 70 million pounds!

Even if only one-fifth of the reserves were discovered, after they were sold, more than 10 million pounds would be left in pocket, enough to cover the expenses of the iron works.

Why would Emperor Kosho be so clear about the situation at the Minas oil field?

Because this giant oil field was discovered by Japan, and the time of discovery is extremely special!

Perhaps the Dutch are not as rich as the British Empire, and can throw hundreds of millions of pounds at a time.

But they can easily raise tens of millions of pounds in loans with the mortgage of the oil fields!

For Komasa, with more than 100 million pounds of raw capital, Japan will surely develop faster than in history!

Of the 10 million pounds spent on steelmaking, 4 million pounds of the remaining 14 million pounds were spent on domestic construction, 5 million pounds for army military expenses, and another 5 million pounds for war mobility.

There is nothing wrong with spending most of its foreign exchange on military spending, and Japan's military expansion is in the service of boosting its national strength.

As long as this year's war against the Qing can be won, more than 30 million pounds can be credited!

And considering the huge disparity in military strength and war readiness between the two countries, this is almost a sure thing.

Starting next year, the UK will also pay £30 million a year in instalments for Middle Eastern land.

It can be said that Japan's finances will be in an unprecedented state of abundance in the next eight to 10 years, and there is no need to worry about liquidity.

With the established national policy as a guarantee, the Japanese military industry, including factories that produce equipment for the army and navy, is frantically expanding its production capacity.

Emperor Kosho ordered the Cabinet to continue to transfuse blood to ensure that government-led investment projects can proceed smoothly.

By the time of the First Sino-Japanese War, the number of spindles in the Japanese textile industry had reached 530,000, more than eight times that of the Qing Dynasty's 65,000 spindles.