The Rise of the Empire

"Master Prime Minister, why are you still hesitating? Two 12,000-ton armored cruisers, they are better and more powerful than the Munich-class armored cruisers! Our Kasuga cruiser is just a joke in front of these two warships. They destroyed It is even easier for the Kasuga to destroy the Yoshino than the Munich! Even the two 10,000-ton second-class battleships we ordered from the UK are far inferior to them!" Shiki Kasuga looked at Ito Hirobumi on the chief seat with his eyes closed. Impatient.

"Okay, we already know about this matter. You don't need to take care of the rest, just take care of your fleet." The Navy Minister Gonbe Yamamoto said a little impatiently. Huashan Shiji can give Ito Hirobumi a face, but facing the father of the Japanese navy and his old boss, Huashan Shiji really has no idea of ​​jumping. So he had no choice but to get up and say goodbye, and then left here in despair.

"This matter is beyond our expectations. The Russians actually abolished their martial arts." Saiyuanji Gongwang, who was sitting on Ito Hirobumi's left hand, smiled wryly.

"Yeah, such a big piece of pie fell from the sky. Now we are ashamed and have no money. This is really a tragedy." Although in front of outsiders, Yamamoto Gonbei tried his best to defend Ito Bowen's face and majesty, but closed the door at this time, he is still a little dissatisfied with some of Ito Hirobumi's practices.

"People are not sages and sages can do nothing wrong. It's too late to say these things now. The key is, should we eat these two warships? If we want to buy them, how much is the right price?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang thought for a while. Decide to face reality instead of dwelling on something that can't be put on the table yet.

"Everyone knows the inside story. Don't you think that the current empire has other options besides buying these two warships? The layout we made before is actually not enough. The previous layout is at most sufficient. But if these two warships can enter the Imperial Navy, then we will be more confident, and no one will be able to stop us at that time. I think it is worthwhile to spend 1.5 million pounds on an insurance, after all, it was only for Germany. We paid at least 2 million pounds if people apologized. Do you think so?" Ito Hirobumi's words were very calm, but they played a decisive role.

"What about the budget issue?" Ito Hirobumi's words made Yamamoto Gonbei very satisfied, but Saienji Gongwang had doubts about the source of funds. For some reason, Japan's current financial situation is really stretched! Xiyuanji Gongwang couldn't even think of where he could get the money in Japan!

"If it really doesn't work, then the only option is to embezzle the budget and reserves. If something happens, I will have to do seppuku. Anyway, the money has already been spent, and the ship has been bought back." Ito Hirobumi smiled slightly, as if saying something A trivial matter.

"Hehe, if something really happens, I'm afraid not only will you lose your head, I'm afraid my addition will not be enough." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said with a wry smile. "However, before that, we can issue another treasury bond. I hope that some people will be able to subscribe for a batch. Our interest rate has been raised to 11%, but the situation is still not ideal."

"Okay, now that this matter has been decided, let's do it. If possible, let Mutsu Munemitsu handle this matter himself. Ito Youtou of the Navy can cooperate with him. I don't think this matter is so serious. Relax, the actual owners of these two warships are very unfriendly to the empire. I am afraid it will take a lot of effort." Hirobumi Ito said finally.

"This man, he is a genius, but he is always swayed by emotions. It is difficult for me to understand. If such a person becomes king, will it be a good thing or a bad thing for this country?" Gonbei Yamamoto said to Rupreshi Prince Te's evaluation is very complicated. The prince is right. Only after the Japanese really hurt the Japanese will the Japanese respect the perpetrator. Whether it is the performance of the prince in the sea battle of Toshima, or the performance of Mainz in the sea battle of the Yellow Sea,

Or the performance of the Blue Legion in Jiulian City, let Japan see the gap between itself and the world's first-class empire. For the prince, on the one hand, the Japanese are really afraid, and on the other hand, they also think that he is a little emotional. In short, it is very complicated and contradictory!

"The British, let's also say that if we buy these two warships, it may cause dissatisfaction among the British. I will leave this to Aoki-kun." Xiyuanji Gongwang reminded.

"In addition, if the Russians know that we are going to buy these two warships, will they ask to resume the contract?" Gonbei Yamamoto asked suddenly.

"If it is someone else, it is very likely to be restored, but this prince is different. He is very vengeful. Unless the Russians show real sincerity, this contract cannot be restored, and now the French are holding the Russians. The Russians will not regret it at this time." Ito Hirobumi saw the matter very clearly.

The Japanese decided to buy a ship with very complicated feelings. Of course, it is only the Japanese who decide to buy it now, and whether Ruprecht will sell it is still a question. How much to sell for is another question. Ruprecht is a bit confused about the direction of the world and the deep-seated things. He needs to go through a series of temptations to find out the bottom line of all parties. And just before Mutsu Munemitsu left Japan for Germany. The British godfather of Japan is also very entangled in this matter.

"The fact that the pounds we gave to the Japanese were used to buy German ships always makes me feel a little uncomfortable. And is it really good for us to help Japan carry out that somewhat whimsical plan? Is it really good for the future of the empire? "Lord Hamilton said after glancing at the documents that the Japanese had just arrived.

"This is a multiple-choice question. Apart from Japan, why should we stop the expansion of the Russians in the Far East? Now that Russia has the friendship of Germany and the money of France, they are the biggest enemies of the empire. If this problem is reformed, then Russia will become one of the most feared countries in the world," Saltesbury said.

"But this plan is really risky. Will we get a bad name if we do this?" Hamilton still hesitated.

"Hehe, it's just a small country, so there's no need to worry. Let's implement our original plan." Saltsbury said. A simple decision ends this conversation. But the results of this conversation were only gradually revealed years later.

Just as the Japanese and the British were preparing for something, there was also an undercurrent surging across the ocean in the United States. Dewey, who had just returned from the Far East, received an order from the Department of the Navy shortly after landing. It has Theodore Roosevelt's signature on it, telling him to rush to Washington immediately. This incident surprised him a little.

The four ships were indeed bought by Japan. So what is the purpose of Japan's military expansion in such a hurry now? ? The second update is here~~~, there will be another update tonight! Ask for collection, ask for reward~~~.

In addition, I recommend a book of the same kind, The Rise of the Sino-Japanese War, readers who like to read this period of history can go and read it~~~.