"The materials of the Qing country are so abundant, but we Japan are so scarce, the kind of drunken gold fans of the Qing country cannot be possible in our Japan, and even if the Qing country wastes a lot, there is still so much wealth, we cherish it so much, but it will always be so barren, God is really unfair. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"There are also a lot of talents in the Qing Kingdom now," Mutsu Munemitsu nodded and said, "The Qing government has recruited a lot of Western scientists and technical talents to come to the Qing Kingdom to serve as university teachers and factory engineers, these people, the Qing Kingdom has given full status and salary, the ambassador of the small village knows, that one Makqin already has the same status as the ministers of the cabinet, the Ministry of Industry, is this ministry?" Komura Shoutaro nodded affirmatively, "The machine gun he invented has been improved and updated for several generations, and now it is being exported to various countries in a steady stream, damn it, speaking of which, Qing has never exported such a powerful weapon to us!" ”

"They regard these Western scientists as teachers, and they are responsible for cultivating a lot of suitable scientific talents, and they have searched all over the Western countries, and no country has invested so much money in training scientists," said Komura Shoutaro, "They have all kinds of talents all over the world, and no country will take good care of scientists from head to toe, Taiko," he said to Ito Hirobumi, "You know very well that science and technology, if it is properly exercised, will burst out with terrible energy. I'm not qualified to speak, but in private I still have to ask you, pay attention to the time, if the longer the time drags on, then for Japan and the Qing Kingdom, the gap will become bigger and bigger, and in another five years, ten years, we will be far behind the Qing Kingdom, and we will never be able to catch up with the Qing Kingdom! ”

The Minister of the Navy, representatives of the Ministry of War, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs all bowed and saluted, "Taiko, please!" ”

Hirobumi Ito nodded, "Japan, is indeed a very small country, it is ushering in its own period of reform, it is said that it is small, there may not be a smaller Japan than the first year of the Meiji era." When it comes to its industry, only agriculture, and when it comes to its people, there are only aristocrats who can afford to read for 300 years, and this is the reality of our past. ”

"Through the Meiji Restoration, for the first time, the Japanese had their own country in the modern sense, and everyone became a citizen. Although we are not accustomed to such a name, Japanese people who have become citizens are also excited about the novelty of Japanese history as the first to experience it, and if you can't understand the excitement of this kind of excess, you will not be able to understand the history that we have created in this period. ”

Everyone listened carefully to Ito's words, "No matter what social class or family you are, if you have the memory and stamina necessary to obtain certain qualifications, you can become a doctor, an official, a soldier, or a teacher." It may be very funny that a country that has no major industry other than rice and silk cloth should have its own navy and the same army as the advanced countries of Europe, and it is certainly impossible for the fiscal balance to be equal. Ito's eyes were firm, and his tone was slow but determined, "However, the idea of building a modern country in any case was the greatest purpose of the Meiji Restoration. It is also the lofty ideal of the youth of the new people after the Restoration, Gentlemen," his eyes were blazing, "we must work hard!" ”

"Unwavering!"

Hirobumi Ito turned to look at Suke Torii in the distance, "Ascend!" There is a blue sky at the top of the slope, since there is a white cloud shining, then look at the clouds and climb the slope! ”

The ministers left, the cherry blossom petals outside the hall were still falling, and the Torii Kai Mountain in the distance was verdant, and the white clouds were rising, and it was very beautiful in the sunlight.

The green pines on Torii Kai Mountain are verdant, today is a good sunny day, the white clouds are blooming, slightly condensed on the top of the mountain, it seems to be a famous mountain on the outskirts of Tokyo, made an excellent embellishment, this mountain is the favorite place for Tokyo citizens to go out, today is not a holiday, so there are not many people, on the stone steps between the green pine and white rocks, a pair of young men and women are climbing the mountain hand in hand, both of them are new school clothes, one is wearing a navy blue standing army uniform, A girl in a white shirt and royal blue walked side by side to the halfway point of Torii Suke Mountain, where there was a gazebo, and this girl was the daughter of the restaurant, Junko, and she took the officer's hand, "Akiyama-kun, let's take a rest here." She shook the package in her hand, "I brought you rice balls and sashimi, which Junko made by herself, I hope Akiyama-kun won't dislike it!" ”

The young man called Akiyama-kun by Junko is very handsome, his sideburns are neatly arranged, he wears a military hat on his head, his eyes are bright, and his eyes are very gentle when he looks at Junko, "As long as it is Junko's own cooking, I must like it very much." ”

Junko's round face turned red, she put the package on the railing of the pavilion, put her hands behind her back, leaned against the pillar, stared at Akiyama with clear eyes, with a smile on her face and a little sorrow, "Akiyama-kun has lost weight, is it because the training is too hard?" ”

Akiyama-kun touched his cheek, "Really?" Didn't Junko like it? ”

Junko shook her head, "No, no matter what Akiyama-kun becomes, Junko will like it very much." ”

Akiyama has indeed changed a lot, the previous baby face has now become thinner and more handsome, and the long-term sea training has made Akiyama's skin darker, but this seems to be more manly, because of the long-term harsh sea training, the sea breeze sharpens the hard edges and corners on it, adding to the man's mature masculinity.

Junko stretched out her hand and wanted to touch Akiyama's face, but somehow retracted her hand again, she lowered her head a little shyly, opened the package, and handed the rice balls and sashimi inside to Akiyama, Akiyama was gobbling it up, Junko continued to ask: "Akiyama-kun graduated from the Naval Academy, or do you want to go back to the 'Fuso' ship?" ”

Akiyama swallowed the rice ball, took a sip of water from his military kettle, and handed the kettle to Junko, "No, don't go back, we are on standby, ready to accept the new warship." ”

Junko repeated: "New warship? ”