Masahiro Abe was confused again, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd. Westerners and orchidologists don't always like to say, "My lord, times have changed!" "What?

But what is this? Did the Austrians cross the mountains and seas just to tell the shogunate that the era had not changed? Is it to help us close off the country? Then why point a gun at us? .

Countless questions almost broke Abe's mind, and he smiled, politely rather than awkwardly, because he really didn't know how to answer.

Masahiro Abe and his staff had been thinking day and night about how to respond to the Austrians' request for the opening of the country, and even he had prepared for the worst, that is, to "kill himself".

As a result, he now tells him that all the work he has done before is useless, and Masahiro Abe feels very unwilling, and he feels that happiness came too suddenly, but at the same time, his intuition tells him that it is not so simple.

So Masahiro Abe began to look up to the sky and laugh, laughing so hard that he could barely breathe before stopping.

The surrounding retainers and samurai looked at each other, they didn't know what was going on, and even suspected that the chief elder had fallen into some demon spell, after all, the leader of the other party seemed to be a witch.

"Your worries are nothing but riotous people, profiteers, uncourtiers, and foreigners."

Kagura's words were an understatement, and he pointed out the four things that the shogunate was most worried about at this time. In fact, the shogunate can tolerate the three things of rebellious people, profiteers, and foreigners, but the word "no minister" is really unbearable.

"What do you mean by not being a minister?" Masahiro Abe was sitting precariously at this time, completely devoid of the slightest insaneness.

"I think you know better than I do about the situation in Japan at this time, the foundation of the Tokugawa family has been shaken, and the world is just waiting for a capable person to replace him."

"What do you want to say!"

"I've already explained my intentions before, and we're here to help you. The Austrian Empire has the food and the money to help you not only tide you over, but also to help you domesticate the hateful unscrupulous profiteers.

You should be aware of the significance of the "Iron Cannon Arrival" (also known as the Iron Cannon Coming) on the course of Japanese history.

But your so-called iron cannons, and your painted bells, are nothing more than a pile of rubbish in front of Austrian weapons.

You've probably seen the weapons in my hands, and they can make your army more than a notch. ”

"Why should the Austrian Empire help us?"

"I told you that the Austrian Empire had money and food, but it did not have enough people to rule the newly conquered territories.

And there are too many untouchables in Japan, which happens to be the source of its troubles."

This is completely incomprehensible to Masahiro Abe, after all, the ancient people regarded population as the "foundation of everything", and Kagura said that population is the source of trouble, which made the former completely incomprehensible.

Kagura then came up with the "Malthusian trap" theory that Franz had prepared for a long time, in short, it was at this time that Japan's population had exceeded its carrying limit, so it would create the current chaos, but this once again overloaded Abe's pig brain.

But the latter understands that this is the "greatest change in a thousand years" in Japan, and his current decisions will determine his future position in history, whether he will become a sinner for the ages or a savior who will turn the tide.

Therefore, Masahiro Abe hesitated, which was more difficult than making him jade. "Man is inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather."

However, at this time, for Masahiro Abe, it is not a matter of severity, but the possibility of being nailed to the pillar of shame for eternity and eternity, it can really be described as a step of heaven and a step of hell.

So he was afraid, a fear of the future, the unknown, and the uncertainty, which made Masahiro Abe hesitate, and he thought of procrastination.

The shogunate dragged on for eight years in history, and Masahiro Abe, like his choice in history, wanted to drag it out.

"Miko-sama, I've been taught, but please make us think twice."

After saying that, Masahiro Abe made a move that surprised the Japanese present, and he actually took the initiative to leave his seat and make a standard earth seat.

Tsuchishitaza is a Japanese ritual in which the five bodies fall to the ground to apologize or petition. In ancient times, it was used to express humility to a person of high status.

In the Edo period, the person who apologized was generally forgiven if he apologized in the way of sitting, but at the same time, the person who apologized would also be ashamed of it.

And Masahiro Abe actually used this to ask Kagura, which can be said to have completely abandoned the dignity of face and the like.

To be honest, Kagura was also shocked, she couldn't imagine that the supreme ruler of the shogunate could do it to such an extent.

But Kagura does not have the right to decide, Franz once said, "This people knows small things but no great righteousness, is strict but not virtuous, emphasizes modesty and ignores shame, fears power but not virtue, the strong will rob, and the weak will be humble." Only by breaking away from Asia and joining Europe can we change its inferior roots. ”

Kagura remembered how the bureaucrats of the shogunate slaughtered the people in the first place, used the opportunity of negotiation to make the rebels take it lightly, and then took the opportunity to mobilize troops to launch a sneak attack, killing children, old and young, and even the "Miko" hiding in the shrine.

That's right, only by allowing those people to receive a new type of education and live in a new environment can they get rid of their natural inferiority, Archduke Franz is right, her behavior is also right, and the world is wrong. We are only saving the world

Kagura brainwashed herself again, and the mood swings just now had been completely replaced by the frenzy in her heart, and she said with a firm gaze without the slightest hesitation.

"Three days."

"Three days?!" Masahiro Abe was stunned, he didn't want his face to be exchanged for three days? His face was distorted by his astonishment, but he put on a smiling face and lay on the ground, looking up at the other.

"Otherwise, please ask Miko-sama (みこ) to stay in Nagasaki temporarily, and we are willing to build a palace for you to show our sincerity. What do you think? ”

Kagura shook her head and looked down at the groveling man in front of her, at this point she had finally overcome the fear of class in her bones, because she had completed her "transformation".

"No, three days at most. Your Excellency Masahiro Abe, I think you should understand that the Austrian Empire can help the shogunate, but also your emperor, or even any daimyō.

There's not much time left for you to choose, after all, the unsubdued are not ambitious today. ”

Kagura's tone was still soft, but the sharp gaze made Masahiro Abe, an existence above ten thousand people in the shogunate, feel chilled.

The latter wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and squeezed out a few words.

"Thank you very much, Miko-sama. I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer! ”

"Alright, that's all for today."

"Congratulations to Miko-sama." Masahiro Abe can't afford it.

Kagura and the guard of honor of the Austrian Imperial Navy left the curtain, but Masahiro Abe still did not get up, and the retainers and samurai did not know why the chief old lieutenant did this.

Finally, someone mustered up the courage to touch Masahiro Abe, only to find that the latter had passed out.

(End of chapter)