Mutsu Munemitsu keenly grasped that the biggest sequelae of China's cessation of buying warships from Britain and Germany for a period of time is that it will cause dissatisfaction among European powers, and if this dissatisfaction is properly used, it will have many positive effects on Japan's diplomacy and military cooperation, which is a huge positive news, no wonder Mutsu Munemitsu will be so happy, "Prime Minister, I think we must now actively participate in the Berlin Conference, although we may not be able to occupy the African colonies," He is very aware of the strength of the Japanese navy now, and it is impossible to be ambitious, and it is almost impossible to ignore the powerful naval division of the Qing Dynasty, and then bypass the Indian Ocean to colonize Africa, which is almost impossible to accomplish, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to squeeze into the Berlin Conference, just to improve its international status, after all, the Berlin Conference is a grand event that only the most powerful country in the world can be qualified to participate in, and Japan has entered the scene of this meeting, even if it is just to see, it is also good for its own national status. www.biquge.info The diplomatic results of this trip to Berlin will be very successful if there are real benefits beyond fame at such a meeting to increase influence, "but we can exchange information in advance with those countries that are very disappointed or angry because the Qing State does not continue to buy warships, and then we can quickly purchase the most advanced warships in the world as long as we wait for the approval of the domestic appropriation proposal." ”

The foreign minister's words did not reveal the slightest concern that the proposal to increase military spending for the purchase of warships might not pass, and Ito Hirobumi did not think that this was a big problem, "In the end, the parliament is for the country, and the military procurement plan proposed by our cabinet is also for the country, although there are still differences, but I believe that this difference will not be too long, and I am very sure of this, as for the Berlin Conference, I think that maybe the question of the Congo river is not so important. For Britain, millions of dollars a year for the purchase of warships is a lot of income, and they will definitely deal with China on this occasion, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can use a lot of space in it, so I personally think," his eyes showed a very incomprehensible light, "the military department can do more in North Korea." ”

The foreign minister nodded, "Please rest assured, the North Korean side can continue to make a difference, even if Yuan Shikai, who previously served as the representative of the Qing State of Korea, returns to Seoul, in the case that the strength of the Beiyang Naval Division does not continue to expand, he can no longer rely on the strong military strength at home, and North Korea will definitely be an empire in the future." ”

"There are many differences between my views and those in the military department, but one thing I insist on is the same as the people in the military department, that is, North Korea must be under the rule of Japan, so the decaying and ancient feudal country, there must be a civilized and advanced country to lead Korea to modernization, the Qing country, it is too big, many of his own problems cannot be solved, it is impossible to pay attention to North Korea, the best belonging of North Korea is to be included in the glory of the Japanese Empire, we wait for North Korea, Then my personal opinion is that I can suggest that the military department should not have unnecessary conflicts with the Qing State, and wait until we have completely digested Korea, and we can accumulate strength before carrying out other schemes, which is the most suitable method for the empire! ”

"Hay!"

"Next, let's look at Japanese dances in the world," Ito said, raising his chin and touching his beard with his white-gloved hand, "Korea, Beijing, Nagasaki, and Berlin all dance our own unique Japanese Oriental dances!" ”

The news of the veto of the proposal to increase military spending in Tokyo was quickly sent back to Beijing, and in the city of Beijing, the Empress Dowager Cixi received this secret document, and after reading it, she threw it aside with disdain, "Take a look at the big guys, and the emperor will also take a look," the Empress Dowager Cixi handed the secret letter to Emperor Guangxu who was sitting on the kang opposite, "Japan is doing the same as us, but they have not cut military spending, but they no longer allocate funds." ”

The emperor took the secret document and looked a little dazzled, "I didn't expect that there would be such a system in Japan," he pondered slightly, "The parliament decides the country's budget, which is similar to that of Western countries." ”

The secret letter was passed between the ministers of military aircraft, and the Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Guangxu, "Does the emperor think that this parliament of Japan has rejected the request of their cabinet?" ”

"If the country's major affairs, one in the people's livelihood, the other in the military, the people's livelihood here and all the things of foreign affairs, can help the people's livelihood, the prosperity of all industries, is predictable, the people's livelihood here is more silver, the military there is less silver, the son thinks that the military and the people's livelihood are equally important, if the military is not good, the country is big and powerless, foreign countries come to invade, can not keep the wealth; If the people's livelihood withers, the people are poor, and no matter how strong the military is, it is only a matter of foreign power and middle work, and the current parliament of Japan refuses to increase military spending, presumably for the sake of the people's livelihood, and the Japanese cabinet wants to raise taxes to increase military spending on the purchase of warships. ”

Emperor Guangxu's words were reasonable, not only the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded approvingly, but the former minister of the Imperial Minister, Prince Xuan, who was standing below, also nodded again and again, the former ministers generally did not speak, but now he couldn't help it, he bowed to the Empress Dowager Cixi and said, "What the emperor said, the slave didn't understand it very well, but such a very orderly word, it must not be wrong there, the slave saw the emperor so wise and powerful, I am really grateful to the Empress Dowager, you educate the emperor like this, the ancestors and ancestors are very satisfied." ”

This remark makes some sense, but Prince Xuan has always been like this, hearing Prince Xuan's praise, the Empress Dowager Cixi smiled slightly, "Fifth master, what you said is right, the emperor has grown up, and he sees things very clearly, but it is not my credit alone, the big guys are all meritorious, and I will wait for the emperor to govern in the future, and the big guys will receive the reward!" ”

The emperor hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and the queen mother continued, "It's true that you say so, there are many things in the country now, and they are very annoying, and many things seem unreasonable, but if you think about it, these things are all important things that must be done, and the people's livelihood matters, just look at one, whether the people can benefit from it, if they can get it, then they must be done; In military matters, it depends on one thing, whether the country's military strength can be strengthened, and if it can be strong, it must also be done. ”

PS: My Qing Dynasty is the first in the world, of course there are 90 million tons of warships, what is the future of the United States imperialism? Hahaha~~~ It's actually a clerical error, and what I saw has been modified; I'm sorry.

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