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Chapter 599: 500. Qiu Tian, ??the Lord of the Han Dynasty, is setting up a siege (Part 1)

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    Just as Europe was going crazy, Japan was also restless as if it were on drugs.  Before Britain was involved in the war, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs publicly stated that the Japanese government had made all preparations. If Britain participated in the war, Japan would take all necessary measures to effectively fulfill its obligations under the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Treaty.

    As Japan wished, Britain quickly declared war on Germany, but they did not take Japan's request for assistance too seriously because they were worried that Japan would use the issue to fish in troubled waters in the Far East, and that Europe was too far away from the Far East for Japan to do so.  It's beyond the reach of a whip, not to mention that Japan's whip is not long in the first place?  However, due to the alliance between the two countries, the United Kingdom sent a note to the Japanese government through its ambassador to Japan in the following days, hoping that if the European War spread to the Far East and the British concessions in the Far East, such as Hong Kong and Weihaiwei, were attacked by Allied forces, the Japanese government would  Ability to provide appropriate assistance in accordance with the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Treaty.

    Obviously, Britain was wary of Japan, which was like a mad dog biting anyone, and would only allow it to provide assistance when the British Far East colonies were invaded by Allied forces. However, everyone in Japan ignored this intentionally or unintentionally, and everyone was delighted to hear the news.  Crazy, because this reason is exactly what Japan desperately needs!

    That night, the cabinet held an emergency meeting to discuss participating in the war and using force against China.  Prime Minister Shigenobu Okuma drooped his lips, glanced majestically at the cabinet members, and then said slowly: "Everyone should know that just earlier today, the British government formally offered assistance to the Empire of Japan through the Minister to Japan, Mr. Green.  Requirements. The situation in Europe is currently turbulent, and a war is about to break out. It will have a great impact on the political structure of Europe and even the world. The Far East cannot be immune from this catastrophe. However, should our Empire of Japan intervene? How should we intervene?  You are welcome to express your opinions on how deeply to intervene and how to respond to Britain¡¯s demands!¡±

    It is said that Okuma Shigenobu not only served as a member of the first Ito Hirobumi Cabinet, Kuroda Kiyotaka Cabinet, and the second Matsukata Masayoshi Cabinet, and formed the cabinet twice, he also founded the most famous private university in Japan, Waseda University.  Because of this, many people compare him with Sun Yuanqi, who founded Jingshi University and also rose to the rank of Prime Minister.  Someone even wrote a special article comparing Sun Yuanqi, Okuma Shigenobu and France's Painleve (a famous mathematician, there are many terms named after him in mathematics, such as painleve transcendental function, painleve equation, painleve properties, painleve analysis, etc.).  He served as Minister of Education and Minister of Invention in the recent Briand cabinet. If the historical trajectory does not change, he will serve as French Prime Minister twice in the future). Wilson, the current President of the United States (so far the only one with a philosophy  The president of the United States with a doctorate and a former president of Princeton University), finally came to the conclusion that scholars have one, two, three, four advantages in politics and the necessity of abcd, and this will become the norm in the future.  As for whether anyone believes it, that is unknown.

    Navy Minister Yashiro Rokuro immediately took over: "The current situation is like this. The navy and army have completed mobilization. Is it still a question whether to intervene? The outbreak of the European War is a good opportunity for the development of the country and a blessing from the Taisho New Era. Our Empire of Japan  We must unite with the whole country, take advantage of the situation to expand the national destiny, and enjoy this blessing. Is it possible that there are still people who dare to go against the general trend of the imperial army to spread military power across the world? As for how to intervene and how deep to intervene, this is what we need to discuss in today's meeting  question!"

    Army Minister Oka Ichinosuke also said: "General Yashiro is right. Whether or not to intervene is no longer a question. How to intervene and how to respond to the British request are issues that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to consider. Only how deep the intervention is is what our soldiers are most concerned about.  . According to the information sent back by our Acting Minister to China, Kohata Youyoshi-kun, there is now an extremely strong anti-Japanese atmosphere in China, and the China cabinet's attitude towards Japan is extremely arrogant. Some people are even clamoring to take back Southern Manchuria, North Korea, Taiwan, and Ryukyu. China  The people above and below are so violent and ignorant, shouldn¡¯t the imperial army take this opportunity to punish them?¡±

    Foreign Minister Kato Takaaki said slowly just now: "Just now, Yashiro-kun and Oka-kun both mentioned the question of how deeply our country should be involved in the European War. In fact, before answering this question, we must carefully read the request sent by the British government.  . It can be seen from the wording of this document that Britain has both expectations and concerns about our Empire of Japan. What they hope is to use our country's strong military strength in the Far East to eliminate its rival Germany's armed forces in China.  Maintaining peace and stability in the Far East; but the concern is that our country will take the opportunity to expand its strength in China and affect British interests in the Far East. Therefore, they have repeatedly limited the conditions for our country to use force in the document."

    Yashiro Rokuro said angrily: "Oniyi are the most abominable. They want to use our country to eradicate Germany, but they don't want to give our country any benefits. What does the Empire of Japan think of us? A servant who comes and goes when called? Sooner or later  One day, weJudging from the experience of the two Japanese-Qing wars in the 27th year of the Meiji period (1894) and the 33rd year of the Meiji period (1900), even if a war breaks out, it should not last more than three months!  "

    Wakatsuki Reijiro breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "It should be no more than three months. According to last year's statistics, China is one of the most important trading partners of our Empire of Japan. The total trade volume between Japan and China exceeds 300 million taels of silver."  Among them, Japan's exports to China are mainly cotton yarn, cotton cloth, steel, etc., with a value of more than 150 million taels, accounting for about 15% to 20% of Japan's total exports; while China's exports to Japan include important raw materials such as ores and coal.  In addition, it also includes medicines, fast food, engines, arms and other items.

    "It can be said that most of the goods exported by Japan to China can be replaced, while most of the goods exported by China to Japan are necessities. If Japan and China go to war, not only will China's industry not regress, but it will because of Japanese goods  However, Japanese industries are on the contrary. They will be forced to reduce production or even stop production due to lack of raw materials. Therefore, it is best not to go to war with China for more than three months, otherwise the domestic economy will collapse. Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Oka  Jun, Yashiro-kun, and everyone here, please!"

    After saying that, Wakatsuki Reijiro bowed deeply to all the cabinet members.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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