Under the insistence of Prime Minister Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple, the highest-level meeting of elders finally reached a tacit understanding, that is, the policy of "eastward expansion into North America" is the mainstay, supplemented by the policy of "going north to Manchuria", and the policy of "going north to Manchuria" is supplemented, and the two-line expansion policy is implemented, but there are main and secondary, and the priority of resource allocation is different.

Not beat around the bush

In this era, a large number of outstanding strategists emerged in the country of Fuso, and the nine elders of the Meiji era were among the best, most of them had the experience of studying abroad, and they were valuable talents who looked at the world, but unfortunately due to the limitations of the times and the island country, the strategic vision can only be said to be regional, not global.

The height is different, and the scenery you see is different.

In the face of the sugar-coated cannonball sent to the door by Li Fushou, the emperor of the Great Ocean Empire, this undisguised conspiracy, when the Fusang people swallowed the sugar-coating, the whole person had been wrapped into a cannonball and thrown out, and there was no turning back from the bow.

Fuso has vigorously developed the industrial economy in recent years, and has been on the threshold of industrialization, and all walks of life have made significant progress, taking ship manufacturing as an example;

Before the First Sino-Japanese War, Fuso could only manufacture a few hundred tons of steam paddle wheels, and all the ships needed by the navy were ordered from Britain and France, and they did not even have the capacity to manufacture light warships.

After this

Seeing the rapid rise of the Ocean Empire, Fuso has significantly accelerated the pace of industrialization, made every effort to introduce advanced science and technology from Britain, France, Germany, the United States, and foreign countries, and has made great progress in the fields of machinery manufacturing, shipbuilding, and iron and steel smelting.

The Sasebo and Kure Port Naval Shipyards already have the capacity to build large cruisers of tens of thousands of tons, and with the assistance of foreign technical experts, they are groping for the construction of the latest Dreadnought-class battleships.

If compared with the Republic of China on the mainland of China, the industrialization process of Fuso has progressed rapidly, and the achievements in all aspects are remarkable, which is enough to make people proud.

If you compare it with the Ocean Empire, ahem...... Let's talk about something else!

The Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire has a strong lineup of 25 main battleships and 10 20,000-ton heavy cruisers, which can be called the top navy in the world today in terms of combat effectiveness and combat experience, and the fleet size is second only to Britain and Germany, ranking third in the world.

The 40,000-ton battleship "Princess Elizabeth", the world's largest displacement, was officially commissioned at the end of December, and the 25th main battleship of the Royal Navy. The second ship "Princess Shirley" is in perching and is expected to be officially commissioned in June next year.

Ships 3 and 4 are under construction and will continue to provide the Royal Navy with a formidable supply of fresh blood and maintain a world-class fleet lineup.

Compare it to

The Fuso Combined Fleet has five first-class battleships (including two damaged and captured Russian-made battleships), some second- and third-class battleships, and some old ironclad ships in the fleet.

Those cutting-edge warships during the Russo-Japanese War have long been eliminated by the rapid development of science and technology in the era of artillery giants, and have become some outdated old guys.

Today's Fuso Yuan Naval Combined Fleet is much weaker than in the original history.

On the one hand, this is due to the successive suppression of the Ocean Empire, the financial difficulties of the Fuso State, and the relatively small amount of funds for naval construction.

On the other hand, Fuso was led astray and played the gimmick of transoceanic immigration to North America, an expensive game that greatly diluted Fuso's investment in the "northward strategy" and naval construction, resulting in the current backward situation.

Fortunately, now Fuso has a correct mentality and no longer pursues the status of the first navy in the Pacific region, because that is too unrealistic, and Fuso has neither enough national strength nor enough resources to support the maritime arms race, so it is good to be the second in peace.

The charter set by the senators this time is to smash the rice countryman.

In order to be ashamed, Fusang spent a lot of money this time, invested heavily in army construction, and prepared a good Yinmi countryman.

On the face of it;

After the First U.S.-Japan War, the Japanese side reinforced the strength of four divisions and two independent mixed brigades to the Republic of Arizona, totaling more than 100,000 people, and more than 60,000 people were retired from military reclamation in the local area.

Then on the surface, there are still more than 40,000 troops left, and more than 50,000 new troops have been sent to North America in more than a year to supplement the strength of the front-line divisions, and they are still restored to 100,000 troops.

In fact, it is far from being so simple; the first of the more than 60,000 people who retired from the military camp is a military cantonment; although they can marry wives and have children, work at sunrise and rest at dusk, these more than 60,000 people are all arranged according to the military establishment of wings, brigades, squadrons, and squads, and they also have to receive regular military training for four days every month, and they have stored sufficient weapons and equipment and combat materials in the locality.

As long as an order is given, this is a regular army.

Besides

The vast majority of the more than 200,000 immigrants sent to the Republic of Arizona in this year are retired soldiers over the years, the earliest of which can be traced back to the Russo-Japanese War.

Upon arrival

Similarly, according to the original division and regimental establishment, for example, retired soldiers from Osaka were incorporated into the reserve army of the 5th Division, concentrated in one place to pioneer and reclaim, and the military cantonment system was also implemented, and five days of military training must be guaranteed every month to restore military skills as soon as possible.

Among the more than 200,000 Japanese immigrants, as many as 73,000 can be pulled out at any time, all adult men in their 20s and 30s, who have a history of military service.

In the plan of the Army General Staff Headquarters, some soldiers of the active divisions and regiments will be retired, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth divisions that were disabled in the first US-Japanese war are being rebuilt, and personnel will not be withdrawn for the time being.

The 2nd, 9th, 13th, and 16th Divisions stationed in North America are also undergoing combat effectiveness recovery training, and are not among the divisions that have recovered ahead of schedule.

Therefore, the 10 standing divisions, including the Guards Division, have a total of about 47,000 soldiers who have retired normally or ahead of schedule this year, and most of them will be sent to North America to colonize, and their wives and no more than two children can be brought with them, and the cost of transoceanic transportation and food and lodging will be borne by the government.

After arriving in North America, the military cantonment will also be implemented to educate the army and the people.

In this way, through two years of hard work, no less than 150,000 troops will be arranged to participate in the military tun, plus more than 60,000 Japanese soldiers who retired at the earliest, this is a potential strength of no less than 200,000, and this is the big surprise prepared by the Japanese army staff headquarters for the people of the United States.

On the surface, Alexona only has 100,000 troops, but in fact, when the US military fights, they will be horrified to find that the Japanese army has as many as 300,000 troops.

This 300,000 is only the lowest number, and if mobilized to the limit, the more than 70,000 Japanese armed civilians who have experienced the fighting in New Mexico can fully undertake some non-front-line combat guard tasks.

Judging from the evaluation of the combat effectiveness of the two sides, this large number of troops is enough to defeat the 500,000-strong heavy army group of the United States, and even if the United States has the ability to transport a militia division of more than 10,000 people to the front line every day, it will take more than a month and a half.

For such a long time, the daylilies are all cool.

In an eerie atmosphere of peace, the year 1914, which is rich in history, arrived as scheduled, and on the surface it seemed to be no different from ordinary times, but in fact, there was an undercurrent surging, and thunderstorms were coming.

London

Brigadier General Li Jianyang, Baron of Trafford, who had recently returned to London, spent a happy Christmas in his mansion, and then sent his eldest son Li Xinmin, who had reached the age of 17, and his second son, Li Xinzhong, who was 16 years old, to the Royal Sanchester Military Academy to study for a preparatory course and receive a formal military education.

These two wild boys are also lawless lords in Humen, and when they were 15 years old, they followed the armed smuggling team to the Gobi Desert in the West Asian desert, and they were so bold that they even dared to attack the Austro-Hungarian patrol with cold guns, just like wild foals, it was time to give them a halter.

Brigadier General Li Jianyang was also tired of life in Jordan, and after serving as the commander of the Saharan Cavalry Brigade of the Royal Marine Corps for three years, he took the initiative to apply for a transfer and return to the Admiralty in London to do a casual job.

In addition, he had distinguished himself in the Wool War, and it had been more than four years since the end of the war, and the title of nobility promised to him by Churchill had not yet been seen.

If you don't care about this thing, others won't be in a hurry.

In the afternoon, you should come to the door by appointment.

"Oh...... Dear Lee, it really makes me happy to see you again, you know I'm very busy at this time and I'm busy with the damn cruiser tank finalization, sorry for not coming to visit you in time, I guess according to your generosity, shouldn't complain about it, right? ”

Admiralty Churchill walked in with a smile, his figure was obviously much fattered, he had grown a big belly, and he was wearing a sophisticated suit made of pure wool, and he looked like a man with a successful career.

Li Jianyang knew that under his glamorous surface, there would be no more than 10 pounds in his pocket, and this guy was complaining in The Times a few days ago; The UK's current tax system is extremely unfriendly to successful people, making it difficult for them to maintain a decent living.

"Welcome, my friend."

Li Jianyang walked up and hugged him cordially, and patted Churchill on the back with his hand, which is an extremely intimate move between British high-class gentlemen, which means that the relationship between the two is still good brothers, and it has not deteriorated because of the change in the status of both parties.

"After more than five years of separation, I went from Philadelphia to Chicago, from Chicago to Detroit, and then from Detroit to Jordan in West Asia, and ate sand back and forth between Jordan and the two river basins for three years.

"Dude, everything will be fine, I promise you." Winston-Churchill knew what he meant, but did not respond positively, and with a smile he retracted and sat down in the drawing-room, and then asked; "Lee, why is it that the dividends of the Duke of Karbala family at the Farmer's Gold Mine have been drastically reduced, even less than 30% of what they used to be, and the personnel we sent to review are blocked from the gold mine, which is extremely impolite and unreasonable treatment for shareholders."

"It's simple, partly because of the depletion of gold mines, and partly because of the general improvement in the treatment of miners. I think it's a very common thing in business. Brigadier General Li Jianyang shrugged his shoulders indifferently, picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass of Bordeaux red wine for each of them.

His words are pure nonsense, just to show his own strength.

Viscount Humen has expanded its business scope from the original smuggling, marine fishing, mercenary arming and tobacco industry to the financial field, is the leader of the Somali consortium, the family often earns millions of gold every year, operates tentacles throughout Somalia, Mozambique, South Africa, North and South America and London, and owns a 7.4% stake in Standard Chartered Bank, is already an economic behemoth.

It is precisely because he has sufficient confidence, so Li Jianyang doesn't mind taking a look at the down-and-out Duke of Karbala's family, and the Duke family is very dicked?

Do you know what a down-and-out phoenix is not as good as a chicken?

In front of Churchill, a popular politician who served twice as Secretary of the Navy and once served as Minister of the Interior, Li Jianyang grasped the black material that was enough to ruin his reputation, especially a book he published when he returned to England, and his boasted heroic deeds laid political capital for him, and the main protagonist was right in front of him.

Li Jianyang doesn't care about the so-called career at all, he is so capricious when he is rich.

"Lee, this is not the answer I want to hear, you know that money is very important to both the Duke of Karbala and me, and that is our fair share."

"There's nothing you deserve, Mr. Winston Churchill, you have to give your partner a tangible benefit in order to enjoy your unearned money, and you're clearly not doing a good job of that, so I might have to give you advance notice that next year's Farmer's Gold Mine will be in the red, and the dividends you're expecting will be lost."

"It's better not to do that, and don't forget, Farmer's Gold is in South Africa." Winston Churchill had a tough personality and said in a threatening tone.

Li Jianyang smiled freely, tasted the red wine in the wine glass leisurely, and replied unhurriedly; "The two or three hundred thousand pounds of money from the Farmer's Gold Mine is a drop in the bucket for the Somali consortium, and for that we have to maintain relations with the Johannesburg authorities and deal with the nasty and greedy British colonial officials, and my men have had enough of it.

Therefore, the Somali consortium is ready to sell the property, and then your white gloves will be gone, like a soap bubble "popping" burst, there will be nothing in the future, and there will be no tens of thousands of pounds a year easily put in your pocket.

I would like to advise you to change those bad habits of luxury, or at least to quit the habit of expensive Cuban cigars and famous cigarettes, which will save you a lot of money. ”

"Dear Lee, this joke isn't funny at all." Churchill's fat face was completely gloomy.

At this time

Brigadier General Li Jianyang completely broke out, he stood up and pointed to Churchill's nose and said; "You must sober me up now, fat stupid pig, don't think you can hold me anything?

With your annual dividends and fictional heroic deeds in the secret fields of the farmer's gold mine, as well as the dirty things you do, the minutes of being in the Times can ruin your reputation.

When it comes to wealth, throw off your 18 streets.

In terms of origin, I am a serious viscount, not a so-called under-term illegitimate child, and everyone in London high society knows what is going on?

Don't get caught up in dreams, you're not some bullshit Don Quixote, the two sides are equal to each other.

If you don't bring me the title and glory you promised, then you and the Duke of Karbala family behind you will no longer see money, which is a very reasonable result.

Don't threaten me, I can organize 3,000 mercenaries to fight in North America, or I can have someone shoot your pig's head.

The Somali consortium is a consortium under the diplomatic protection of the Ocean Empire, doing serious business, and having an extensive network of contacts in London and across Europe.

Before I ruin your political career, think with your pig's head, how can I calm my anger and make up for the loss of three years of sand in Jordan? ”

Li Jianxiang's anger was so fierce that his head and face were like a storm.

This caught Churchill off guard, and his fat face barely squeezed out an ugly smile after two violent convulsions; "Oh God, things aren't that bad, I've been on your business, trust me old man."

"I need an earl title and a medal of sufficient glory for my outstanding contribution to the Wool War and the price of three years of sand that Jordan has eaten." Li Jianyang unceremoniously made a request.

"Oh, it can't ......"

"You can do it, Churchill, His Majesty King George V, although not as eloquent as Edward VII, but with enough interest, I am sure you will be able to convince him. For example, the shareholding in the Farmer Gold Mine, which is part of the Somali consortium, can provide a stable income of nearly 300,000 pounds a year if it is transferred to the royal family, which is a good reason. ”

"This ...... I can only try to convince you that the titles of the British nobility are never easily awarded, especially now that public opinion is biased towards Chinese people......"

"I am British, Mr. Winston-Churchill, and do not perfunctory me with your ridiculous reasons, for I led the cavalry regiment in the Wool War to attack Detroit, and Britain was able to have a good reason to get the fattest cake after the war after the Ocean Empire, worth nearly 170 million pounds, and is it not worth an earl's title?"

"Hmm...... This is indeed an indelible feat, man, and I will do my best to fight for you, and hopefully hear the good news soon, then...... Well...... Are we still as close as ever? ”

"Of course, there are a few complaints between good friends." The anger on Li Jianyang's face disappeared, he picked up the wine bottle and poured another glass of Bordeaux red wine for Churchill, and said with a smile on his face again; "Look, Churchill, although you are a coward on the battlefield, and I can kill 10 scumbags like you alone, I have to admit that in the field of persuasion, you are a natural politician. Come...... Cheers to our sincere friendship that is once again being put to the test. ”

"Dear Li, this time back is really a big surprise for me, and I will do my best to get this matter done." Churchill shook his head with a wry smile, then drank the red wine from his glass, and continued with anticipation in his tone; "So...... Farmer's gold mine dividends are not business as usual. ”

"As long as I get what I need, all the things that are missing will be made up, just like we have worked together for so many years, nothing will change. I hate change, and no wind or rain can shake the strong friendship between you and me, don't forget...... We have been through life and death side by side. ”

Li Jianyang's words made Churchill recall the ferocity of the other party again, and he couldn't help but feel a sudden break in his heart, this is an outlaw who has been playing in the desert of West Asia since he was 10 years old, why do you provoke him if you have nothing to do?

What kind of group are international mercenaries?

As long as the money is given, the British, the French, and the Germans will kill them correctly, and there will be no mercy at all, they are completely a bunch of outlaws!

Thinking of this, the cold sweat on Churchill's back came down.

For so many years, he has been confused by Li Jianyang's docile appearance, forgetting that this guy is a wild and untamable hungry wolf, and he really wants to eat people when he provokes him.

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