Japan does not have a huge domestic market, but it is impossible to occupy a vast colony like the Western powers to supply the country, plus Japan's capitalist transformation has not been thorough, there are still many feudal remnants, before the crisis caused by the problem of military spending, but in just one year, the Japanese currency depreciated tenfold. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The income of the people seems to have not changed, but the decline in purchasing power indicates a rapid decline in direct income, so is it true that the subjects are asked to donate?

Saigo looked at Ito Hirobumi, Ito Hirobumi did not object, you must know that Ito Hirobumi adheres to the view that heavy industry and light industry develop in parallel, he wants to sympathize with the people, first do a good job in the domestic economy, and then reasonably distribute the financial revenue to the military, instead of the current situation, the complete development of heavy industries such as steel and coal, for the national life, there is no good direct improvement, the prime minister did not oppose the donation of subjects, this is very strange, Saigo thought suspiciously, Fortunately, Hirobumi Ito answered this question in a timely manner, "The Diet is already deliberating on a proposal of no confidence in the current cabinet, and it is about to launch impeachment, and now that the cabinet is in a stormy time, if the proposal to increase the appropriation is again, not only will it not be possible to pass this appropriation for the purchase of warships, but it may also deepen the prejudice and misunderstanding of the cabinet, in this case, the parliamentarians will definitely unite to impeach the current cabinet, which will not be beneficial to His Majesty's plans, if you can sacrifice some of the interests of the people." Ito Hirobumi's face was ugly, iron blue, but extremely resolute, "It's doable." "It's just that the subjects will suffer again.

Such good news, although there is some difficulty in reality, can still be solved in the end, Ito Hirofumi is light, without the slightest fireworks, quietly solved the dilemma of the Imperial Japanese Navy's super-first-class warship only one "Yoshino", it is really a super first-class political skill, Emperor Meiji returned to his small throne, gratefully and admiringly bowed to Ito Hirobumi and thanked him, "Taiko, Aligado!" ”

"The minister does not dare," Ito Hirobumi said modestly, "the minister is not omnipotent, such preferential conditions, it is impossible for Britain not to mention the conditions, Ambassador Komura just said, Britain is very dissatisfied with the layout of the Qing State in Africa, they put forward these loans or deferred payment to purchase first-class cruisers, that is, we are required to maintain a suppressive posture in Asia, "everyone pricked up their ears to listen to Ito Hirobumi talking about the British demand, "can not let the Qing State exist in Asia without burden." ”

The meaning of the British is very clear, that is, Japan needs to play his role, if Japan is more active in Asia, can form a suppression or clamp on the Qing State, then, the British pressure in Africa can be reduced, although in fact, for the Qing State, they certainly do not feel any pressure in Africa, but everyone understands that the British national policy is the balance of power, although the Qing State has always been very respectful to the British, will not directly affect the interests of the United Kingdom, but such a giant country in Asia to become strong, It will inevitably be feared and encircled by Britain, so it is natural for Britain to make this request.

"This is doable," Emperor Meiji pondered for a moment and nodded, "of course we can't be pawns of Britain, but Britain is perfectly fine if it helps us do what we are meant to do." ”

"No," Ito shook his head, "we can't deal directly with the Shangqing Kingdom, at least not now. ”

The Emperor's body shook, "What does Taiko mean?" ”

The unruly military representatives and the Minister of the Navy also had to look at Ito Hirobumi and see how he answered, Ito Hirobumi through his previous merit in purchasing warships, once again succeeded in suppressing the military that was about to move, trying to provoke the cabinet, or provoking his own military, and everyone in the palace, including Emperor Meiji, listened carefully to what Ito Hirobumi said, "It is irrational to put all oneself on someone else's chariot for the sake of a little petty profit, just like the minister just said, Japan should not and cannot become the flag of any country." We can help Britain, but we must be clear about the status of Japan, we and Britain are equal allies, not their subordinates, nor their vassal states, at this stage, we do not have the capital and strength to deal with the Qing State," he asked Ito Yuhiro, the representative of the military department: "The Yoshino is about to arrive at the port of Nagasaki, may I ask, how long will it take to form combat effectiveness." ”

Ito Yohei, a representative of the military department, immediately said, "It will take about six to eight months." ”

"This is not a short period of time, after the Yoshino has formed its combat effectiveness, our second first-class cruiser will arrive, and at this stage, it is very irrational to confront the Qing State, if the Qing State countermeasures our behavior now, we have no chance to resist at all."

Ito Hirobumi's eyes shone with wisdom, "We can only temporarily promise Britain that at most we will encircle the Qing State diplomatically and through other means, but we cannot use military means." Britain thought that we would help them, but in fact they should help us, if the Qing continued to invest their strength in Africa, then Britain would be able to fight against the Qing State, which would allow us to gain precious time here in the East China Sea! So we don't need to stop the Qing from taking more actions in Africa at all, we can even help or watch them continue to fight for more power in Africa! ”

Everyone suddenly realized that Britain wanted to use Japan to clamp down on the Qing State, but Ito Hirobumi's idea was the opposite, at this stage, let Britain contain the Qing Kingdom in Africa, so as to leave Japan more time to rapidly develop the navy, Saigo Congdao and others admired it very much, "Taiko! You really deserve to be the Zhuge Kongming of our country! ”

"At this stage, we still need to accumulate strength, and we can't offend the Qing country until the Yoshino and the new cruiser are fully operational." Ito Hirofumi said slowly, "This point is the minister's point of view, please approve of it, Your Majesty!" ”

"yes," the Emperor nodded, his eyes full of appreciation and admiration, "Qing's plan is completely fine, and without Qing's mediation and negotiation, I am afraid that I will continue to have terrible nightmares in the future." But now it doesn't matter at all, what Qing means, I already understand, I have no problem with lying down like Gou Jian, as long as it is," he said through gritted teeth, with a fanatical and gloomy expression on his face, "Our navy can be strong!" ”