Chapter 495: Checks and Balances and Games
The next morning, a Japanese plantation worker who had risen early to start work found Kojiro Sato unconscious at the corner of the street.
The kind and rustic Japanese worker hurried back to the shack where he lived.
He called out several other co-workers who worked on the same plantation as him to carry the injured man into the shack and find a way to save his life.
However, when the workers arrived at the scene, someone turned Kojiro Sato over.
Some of the workers knew him.
This flower thief is notorious.
If it weren't for Masao Kameda protecting him all the time, and Kojiro Sato's first-class escape skills and vigilance, I am afraid that the victim's family would have chopped him up a long time ago.
The onlookers had planned to stay away, but one of them stepped forward to examine Kojiro Sato's wounds.
Then, a joyful exclamation suddenly came out!
"Hey! This grandson has no roots! ”
Soon, the news spread throughout Honolulu.
In the gym at the foot of the mountain, Kameda Masao had a gloomy face.
Sitting across from him were the Shinto priest Sato and the Japanese ambassador to Hawaii, General Okubo.
Both men looked very bad.
Genyosha was originally a ronin organization established by the Japanese military after the Meiji Restoration to subvert local regimes, and they appeared in places such as Korea and Hawaii.
The Japanese military paid for it, and more than half of the 100 or so pikemen were actually members of the Japanese army, but they were dressed in different skins.
Now the four kings of "eating, drinking, piao betting", Yamada Sho was wiped on his neck, Kunihiko Yoshioka was bombed into slag with a guard tower, and Sato Kojiro was directly castrated, leaving only a Yamamoto Haruma who can box, but it seems to be an embarrassing waste.
In addition to these four goods, there was also a commander who was sent to the pikes team who was also killed, and as for the ronins and pikemen, there were no casualties.
"Mr. Okubo, this is the case, and I feel that the safety of Japanese Hawaiians is being seriously threatened! They even shelled us with warships! Kameda Masao put his hands on his thighs, lowered his head, and said with a serious expression, "I implore the Imperial Government to give us support!" ”
Omasho Okubo's face was cloudy.
Seeing that the ambassador did not react, Kameda continued: "I suggest that the 'Kongo' be sent to Hawaii Bay!" Then make a plan to swallow up Chinatown! ”
"Enough!" Takasho Okubo suddenly broke out.
Kameda Masao and Priest Sato were both stunned, and Priest Sato's hand holding the teacup even trembled, and he himself was almost burned by the boiling tea.
The ambassador has a word of suffering.
He had already investigated the circumstances of the incident.
The one who launched a counterattack against the Xuanyang Society was a Chinese-American; And the shelling was also launched by an armed merchant ship with American nationality.
This person and this ship are not local Chinese organizations in Hawaii at all, but have come all the way from the United States not long ago.
He was accompanied by more than two hundred disguised armed soldiers.
This is to say that without the pen of the American federal government, the ghost will not believe it!
The Japanese government does not hesitate to go to war with the United States for the sake of overseas Japanese nationals, but this is by no means now!
The empire is not ready for simultaneous war in East Asia and the Pacific at the same time!
If you take 10,000 steps back, if not the federal government, it is the idea of the big country in your neighborhood.
This puts the conundrum in front of you.
This is the worst-case scenario.
If the war starts here in advance, the painstaking plans of the military department will be in vain, and they will have to reformulate the plan.
However, according to the Ambassador's judgment, the likelihood of such a scenario is very low.
First, the United States will not easily allow more forces to intervene here; Second, according to his understanding of that decadent country, he doesn't have the ability or the heart.
Takesho Okubo's mind was full of thoughts.
He is constantly deducing possibilities.
Then his gaze fell on Masao Kameda, whose expression was stiff, and he realized that he had not answered his request.
"The King Kong has returned home!" General Okubo replied lightly, "It has a more important mission, and it is related to the national fortunes of the Great Japanese Empire!" ”
Kameda Masao's expression froze again.
"King Kong" returned home? Doesn't that mean he won't get any support?
"But, but," he muttered.
"But what?" General Okubo suddenly broke out again for no reason, "What is the task that I and the military department gave you?" It's to stop the United States from annexing Hawaii! But what about you? Yes? Extraneous branches! ”
"It's good now, the news that the 'King Kong' can't come will be exposed in advance, and I guess those Yankees can't help but start early!"
"If the United States takes this opportunity to eat Hawaii in advance, you will be a sinner of the Great Japanese Empire!"
Kameda Masao was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head.
In fact, he felt a little wronged in his heart.
How did he know about the trade-offs of Okubo and the game behind it all.
When I sent myself to pull the team, I swore that the empire would give the greatest support, and I wanted to clean up whoever I wanted, but it turned out to be a paper tiger at the juncture!
"Kameda-kun is also for the good of the empire." Priest Sato spoke for Kameda.
"You don't have to worry about this matter, I will ask the US government or the Qing government for an explanation!" Takasho Okubo said impatiently.
The ambassador quickly sent diplomatic notes to the two Governments, hoping that they would give a reasonable explanation for the killing of Japanese nationals and the shelling of Japanese buildings.
Since the Qing government did not send an ambassador in Honolulu, the information had to be transferred to the hands of the Prime Minister Yamen.
The efficiency of the Prime Minister's Yamen was originally extremely low, and these people were still confused, and they couldn't say why.
Adding to the matter, the mustard on both sides is even deeper.
As for the U.S. side, Stevenson met with Taka Okubo.
Looking at the dancing and emotional Japanese ambassador, Stevenson was a little indifferent.
To be honest, he hates these Japanese in his heart, not only Japanese, but all yellow-skinned Asians, he hates them very much.
But he also very much wants to know if this is a famous show by Washington.
So he wrote a letter back.
However, the news about here, someone sent to Washington before him.
Chen Jianqiu asked the Chinese Suffrage Alliance to buy off several well-known lobbyists and began to spread the news in Congress and the media:
The Japanese intended to infect Hawaii, and the Chinese-Americans defended the interests of American citizens in Honolulu.
This has caused a huge debate in Congress, with various points of view:
Some people think that regardless of the color of their skin, these Chinese are all Americans, and what they do represents the interests of the United States, and they are attacking the enemies of the United States of America!
Some people think that this is a fight between two yellow-skinned races, just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, just watch the play, and the more you die, the better.
Some people think that Chen Jianqiu has crossed the line.
Senator Anna Birao of New York State reminded that the man now has the equivalent of having his own private armament.
He had just finished serving as the first mayor of the City of La Homer Thunder, and he went to Hawaii to toss around, and he must have had an idea.
If it is not of my race, its heart will be different!
These words made many senators at the scene who represented the interests of the big capitalists and the gun association and the gunpowder association very dissatisfied.
After all, people, including Rockefeller, have their own private armies.
Could it be that everyone is going to rebel?
"Whether it's the independence movement or the westward expansion movement, our vast land is all brought by the citizens themselves with guns! As long as you are a citizen, you have the right to take up arms! They sneered at each other.
Threat? Don't worry at all, no matter how powerful he is, can he still defeat all the armies of the United States?
As always, there was a lot of noise in Congress.
Eventually, Stevenson got a reply.
Even more arrogant than he imagined:
Hawaii is an island country with independent sovereignty, no matter who you are, after naturalization, you are a member of Hawaii, and foreign countries should not interfere.
The attackers on your expatriates were Chinese, and they were also attacked on the territory of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and the federal government was not aware of it.
The previous sentence reveals a "It's your!" The latter sentence reveals a "It's about my!" ”。
After receiving this reply, Takashi Okubo immediately threatened that such disrespectful diplomatic rhetoric was an insult to him.
Then Stevenson carried the insult to the end.
He directly shut the Japanese ambassador out of the door.
General Okubo suffered a great humiliation, but he could only go back to his room to sulk, and at the same time comfort himself with "thirty years of Hedong, thirty years of Hexi", and the Japanese Empire will finally face it squarely.
History proves that they may have a chance to leave the child's table, but they will never get to the adult's table.
But now, Kameda Masao always thinks more realistically than his ambassador.
He sent a letter to Chen Jianqiu, wanting to talk to this opponent.
It's yang, take a leave, and go to bed today
(End of chapter)