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Republic 254 (1913) - January 3, Tokyo, Nagata Town.

"Slap ......" Combined Fleet Commander Shigetaro Yoshimatsu slapped the small table hard, and the wine bottle on the small table was shocked and collapsed, gurgling and rolling to the ground, and the sake inside flowed all over the ground.

"Baga, the people of China will start construction of three more dreadnoughts this year, and two armor cruisers have been launched" Yoshimatsu Shigetaro said with a pale face: "The [Houyi] and [Chiyou] dreadnoughts that China started construction in April 1911, and the [Yandang] and [Tianshan] armor patrols have all been launched and are now being outfitted. In February 192, they started construction of the Yuan and [Shennong] dreadnoughts, and the [Qixia] and [Daxingan] armor patrols were also about to be launched, and this year they added another dreadnought, damn it, if it goes on like this, it will not take three years for the strength of the Chinese navy to pass the empire."

The Minister of Military Order, Ijiin Goro, said sullenly: "...... One of the Dreadnoughts was built for the Ottoman Empire. The industry of the people of China is still not as good as that of the Omi ghost animals, and now the independent country is about to start construction every year, and the British can even reach nine ships, although the rice country is now two ships per year, but they can reach more than six ships per year......"

Navy Minister Minoru Saito sighed and said, "Our Kongo and Hiei will not be completed until next month, and at least by the end of the year. The Haruna and Kirishima will not be completed until at least half a year. As for the Fuso and Yamashiro, since they are the first self-designed dreadnoughts in our empire, they are more difficult than the Kongo-class, and they will not be completed until at least next year......"

"Your Excellency, what do you think?" asked Yoshimatsu Shigetaro with red eyes as he stared at Yamamoto Gonbei, who had been silent.

Yamamoto Gonbei was silent for a while, and then sighed and said helplessly: "The empire's economy is not optimistic now, and the Ise and Hyuga, which started construction last year, were all made up with great difficulty and loans from Britain and France. Hey, I'll try my best to convince the other ministers to start construction of two more Dreadnoughts this year, but don't get your hopes up too much, the 6th Army is also biting hard......"

"Your Excellency, you are the predecessor of our navy. Those 6 army horse manure, what do they do......" Yoshimatsu Shigetaro said unrelentingly.

Yamamoto Gonbei shook his head: "Just because I'm a prime minister now, I can't just think about the navy ......"

Yamamoto Gonbei was the first minister from the navy, and the news of his appointment as prime minister greatly encouraged the navy, thinking that this would completely overwhelm those lowly 6th Army horse manure. But things didn't go as smoothly as they thought. The horse dung of the 6th Army are not stupid, and it is nothing for you Yamamoto Gonbei to lean appropriately towards the navy, but if you pull the bias frame too much, the 6th Army will also fall.

Of course, the main reason is that Japan is very poor now, and the pie is so big, and there will be less of this one, and it is impossible to satisfy both of them. And the navy is a big money-burner, and the money to build one dreadnought is enough to form two 6 army divisions. It is certainly not possible to have a navy alone, and now China is mobilizing troops on the Liaodong Peninsula, on the Sino-North Korean border, and in Fujian.

Although this kind of movement in China is like a long stream of water, which began last year, no matter how small the current is, once it accumulates, it will not be hidden. Now China has 20 divisions in these places, and the Japanese have reacted even if they are sluggish.

At first glance, this posture is obviously ill-intentioned. Under the pressure of the great army, how can we dare to reduce the share of the Sixth Army? Otherwise, even if the navy wins, it will be in vain if the sixth army is pushed into the sea. Whether it's farming or setting up a factory, it has to be on 6 land.

Since the Russo-Japanese War caused a large amount of foreign debt, Japan's economy has been sluggish, and after the CSD took power in China, it vigorously developed its own industry, and the market share occupied by Japanese goods has rapidly decreased. China and the major powers almost all have agreements to balance trade, but Japan has no share, so it can only watch the booming Chinese market and swallow saliva.

By last year, Japan's exports to China were less than 1oo0,000 yen, and imports were more than 40,000 yuan, not counting smuggling into the Japanese market. Those profiteers who exploited the eyes of money did not have the consciousness of dedicating themselves to the imperial country at all, and actually smuggled a large number of Chinese goods. Although the bigwigs are angry, they are helpless.

Thanks to China's cheap labor costs and higher scientific and technological strength, the similar goods produced are far more cost-effective than those in Europe and the United States, not to mention Japan's own products. And there are many things that are unique to China, such as "strong pills", "compound berberine", "99B" and other special drugs, as well as radios, tape recorders, video cameras, new cameras, washing machines, air conditioners, automobiles, color sound films and other new products, many of these things have patents, only a few companies in Europe and the United States have been authorized, and Japanese companies have no share.

And the domestic demand for these new products is also very large, if you buy Europe and the United States is not impossible, but the price is much more expensive, and Japanese consumers are not stupid, so they naturally give priority to buying China. So instead of making money from China, we have to put in a deficit of millions every year, and this number is rising every year, not counting the smuggling ones.

Fortunately for the Japanese government, China and Japan have signed a "Human Resources Exchange Agreement" and a "Transnational Marriage Agreement", and they import from Japan every year, uh, I mean exchange hundreds of thousands of girls to China, relying on this Japanese government not only to smooth out the deficit, but also to make a lot of money. This exchange of manpower began in earnest in early 1911, and by the end of last year, Japan had sent more than 60,000 girls to China. According to the price during this period, the average price of a girl is 6 pounds, and the Japanese government can earn an average of about 6 pounds from each girl, and Japan has earned 360,000 pounds from here, which not only greatly alleviates the domestic economic crisis, but also has a lot more military spending than the same period in the original time and space.

Therefore, despite the sluggish economy, Japan's army is still much stronger than the same period in the original time and space, and the 6th Army already has 21 regular divisions (12 divisions, guards divisions) and 6 independent mixed brigades responsible for regional garrison. The Navy already has the Hanoi class (turret version of the Orion class), the King Kong class. There are also King Kong-class and Fuso-class ships under construction. This is probably the horse of Seon.

Of course, the Japanese are not stupid, the vast majority of the people they sent to China during this time were Korean, Ryukyu and Ainu girls, and there were less than 10,000 real Japanese women.

Although this kind of business is easy to do, the Japanese government itself knows that this kind of business cannot be carried on forever. Even if China is willing to buy openly, Japan will not be able to sell openly. After all, the total population of Japan is only 7.16 million, and women between the ages of 1o and 3 account for about 17% of the total population, which is 260,000, but this cannot be given to China, and at most one-tenth of it is the limit. At present, the population of North Korea is about 13.46 million, and at 17%, it can provide about 2B thousand, and the Ryukyus and Ainu together can also provide about 10,000. These can be sold more, but the quantity is also limited, and this business will not be able to do it for a few years.

The Minister of Military Orders, Goro Ijiin, said: "Your Excellency, no matter what, we must start construction of two more Dreadnoughts this year, otherwise we will not only be unable to protect Taiwan, but may not even be able to protect North Korea." ”

Yamamoto Gonbei said with a wry smile: "The pressure on the 6th Army is also very great, and now China has put more than ten divisions in Manchuria and Fujian, while we only have a total of 6 divisions in Korea and Kwantung Prefecture, and 2 divisions in Taiwan. The forces are completely in a weak ......"

"And since the merger of Japan and South Korea last year, those damn North Koreans have been rioting, and it has taken a lot of our energy. If we go to war with China, North Korea will be even more unstable. I now think that it might have been a mistake to annex North Korea outright. ”

Minoru Saito said: "Your Excellency, the red deer of the 6th Army have never had long brains, and in order to get North Korea, they even killed Bobun Gong. ”

Ito's assassination caused an uproar in Japanese politics, and under the cover of the 6th Army, several assassins soon "absconded" without a trace. As soon as this roadblock was removed, the Keitaro cabinet immediately began a plan to merge Japan and Korea, and in September 1911, the last king of Joseon, Lee, "voluntarily" announced his annexation to Japan and abdicated himself.

However, after the merger of Japan and South Korea, it did not bring much benefit to Japan. Uprisings were frequent, and Japanese people were constantly attacked. Moreover, the Korean uprising on this plane was strongly supported by China, which was much more powerful than that of the original time and space. The Korean rebels not only had ample ammunition, but also mortars and recoilless guns

It turned out that the two divisions stationed in Korea had to be suppressed everywhere, but there were so many uprisings that they were exhausted and couldn't stop fighting, and at one time even Seoul was almost captured by the rebels. Japan had to transfer two more divisions and two independent mixed brigades to Korea, but it has been tossed up to now, wasting hundreds of millions of yen, and failing to completely suppress the uprisings in various parts of Korea.

At the end of last year, another major event took place in the Japanese political arena. Two of the assassins who assassinated Ito Hirobumi were caught, and although they flatly denied anything to do with the 6th Army, their 6th Army background could not be erased. So in the navy to take advantage of the mobile attack, Katsura Taro, who was born in the 6th Army, couldn't hold on for a few months, and finally had to resign under the surging emotions. So Gonbei Yamamoto of the Navy came to power and formed a new government.

However, even the Yamamoto cabinet with a naval background cannot just lose North Korea, and even if North Korea is a big hole now, they can only jump with their eyes closed.

Just as the navy bosses were sighing, suddenly an attendant ran in in a panic.

"Your Excellency, Taiwan's Governor-General's Office is in an emergency...... Taiwanese bandits attacked the camp of the 13th Division last night, and the general of the 6th Army, Governor Sakuma, was seriously wounded......"

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