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    Chapter 219 Whimsical (2)

    Bunshunji Mitsuru had been transferred back to the country after the war started. His position was the Yokohama District Defense Chief, and his military rank had been promoted to general. However, after Ito Hirobumi and Okuma Shigenobu told him all about this operation, they were  Wenchunjiman firmly objected, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency, Cabinet Minister, I cannot accept such a task."

    "Why?"

    "Don't you understand yet? The Chinese people have the strongest desire for revenge. Once something like this happens, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, what kind of harm will it bring to our country? How many people will be under the anger of the Chinese?  He died an unexpected death. As a soldier, I absolutely cannot accept such a random death!" Bunshunjimitsu said loudly, "You are risking the lives of 40 million Japanese people."

    "Are you willing to accept the tragic result of ceding half of our country's land to the Chinese? Do you still naively think that under such circumstances, even if our country can survive, it will not be much different from the country's demise?  Is it different?"

    "The strength of a country will never be determined by the size of its land. On the contrary, I think ceding land will only make more and more Japanese people know that our country still has too much humiliation.  In this case, the people will definitely work ten times or a hundred times to get back the land that was taken away by China, but in a more positive way, rather than betting the lives of all citizens on a war.  There is no chance of winning in a gamble - no one will take the risk for such a desperate gamble that not only will oneself die, but also tens of millions of one's countrymen die at the same time."

    As he spoke, Wenchun Siman stood up and said, "Please forgive me for being rude and willful, but, Your Excellency, Minister, I must tell you my opinion. It is extremely disadvantageous and stupid to anger China at this time."

    Such an attitude stunned Ito Hirobumi, and he couldn't even say a word as he watched him striding away.

    Bunshunji Mitsuru's denial of this plan disappointed Ito Hirobumi, but it was not impossible. Ito Hirobumi once again went to the emperor to report the importance of this operation to the empire.  Moreover, the Chinese people would never have thought that they would make such a surprise, and they were 70% sure of this trip.

    The emperor was hesitant and could not decide, so he had to refer the matter to the imperial ministers and others for discussion. However, what Ito Hirobumi did not expect was that except for him who always insisted on his own opinion, everyone held an opposing view, "This matter is absolutely unacceptable." Foreign Minister  Terashima Munenori said loudly, "Your Majesty, only Ito Hirobumi's crazy mind can imagine such a ridiculous method! He thinks he has a plan, but he doesn't know that this will definitely drag Japan into an abyss of eternal destruction! Isn't it possible?  Wouldn¡¯t the Chinese take action if the evidence proves it? There are lessons to be learned from the experience of Xixiang¡¯s follow-up, Your Majesty!¡±

    The Emperor waved his hand impatiently and stopped Terashima Munenori from speaking. He was also very embarrassed by Ito Hirobumi's extremely bold idea. He believed that once it was implemented, it would definitely bring unprecedented crazy revenge from the Qing Dynasty. At the same time,  Feeling lucky: What if, as the cabinet minister said, this matter can succeed?  After killing Xianfeng and succeeding to the throne, even if he wants to take revenge, as long as he does not have a deep-rooted hatred of Japan like his father, can't he use foreign power to calm the tension between the two countries?  If that were the case, it would be perfect!  "okay,"

    He said, "Your Excellency, Secretary of the Army, do you think this matter is feasible? If not, what will happen in the face of China being so aggressive?"

    Iwakura Tomoshi participated in the first negotiation at the end of the 29th year of Xianfeng's reign. In the 30th year of Xianfeng's reign, he did not accompany him due to official business. He has been busy with domestic troop deployment errands recently, and he just returned to Tokyo three days ago.  Yes, when the emperor asked, he said this, "If this matter can be successful, killing Emperor Xianfeng, the revenge of future generations is really unbearable for our country; I think that with the intervention of European and American countries, we can calm the son of man  The anger of the kings of future generations is nothing but a dream. It's okay for these people to let them pull the tailwind flag. Once the situation changes, if the Chinese are determined to carry out revenge to the end, their existence is equal to nothing, and it is absolutely  Can¡¯t count on it.¡±

    "This matter was clearly proven when the naval war between Japan and China broke out last year. At the beginning, Britain and France had not promised our country that once China attempted to land on the mainland after the naval war, they would use diplomacy to mediate.  What's the final result?" Iwakura Tomomi said, "So, I think, pinning your hopes on European and American countries is completely useless. Because of the above, I believe that the cabinet minister's plan is definitely not feasible."

    "But, Your Excellency, Minister of War, have you ever thought about how to restrain the Chinese ambition to seize our land if this plan fails?"

      "What's so difficult about this? As long as your Majesty issues a decree to move all the people on the land occupied by China to the north, that's all." Iwakura Tomoshi said, "Your Majesty, the Chinese have nothing more than two plans.  The first is to seize our Japanese land, and the second is to tame our people, make them all submit to the Qing Dynasty, and turn all the land east of Kobe into a vassal state of China, but a country alone is not enough.  There must always be people living on it, and they will cultivate or work as usual. But as long as we can move all the people to other lands, what is the use of saying that we have land? Did Emperor Xianfeng  Can we still send people from China to occupy the territory? At that time, the land will be given to them, and no one will guard or live on it. I am afraid that it won¡¯t be long before the Chinese people will have to go back to where they came from.  place to go.¡±

    The emperor did not expect such a move, "Move all the people away? Where to go? Can other places accommodate so many people?"

    "Of course it can be tolerated." Iwakura Tomoshi said, "I am thinking that before the Emperor of China and those under him take this matter into account, we should immediately order that all the people in Shikoku, Kyushu, and the prefectures of Honshu  By the time the Chinese people think about moving inward, it will be too late to look back.¡±

    ¡°What if the Chinese block it?¡±

    "I don't think so. The two countries are negotiating. The Chinese lieutenant generals will never dare to risk resisting the decree and obstruct our plan. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

    The emperor thought for a moment and finally nodded, "Well, let the matter be left to the Minister of Taizheng and the Minister of Tibet. They must find a way to move as many people as possible northward within the boundaries; as for the conditions proposed by the Chinese this time  , we still have to fight with them as much as possible, aside from mentioning that Hanshin and other places must find a way to stay in our own hands."

    Indeed, as Iwakura Tomomi said, China did not expect that the other side would come up with such a shameless method. By the time Hu Xiaomao's memorial arrived in Beijing, Kobe alone had been relocated by the Japanese government for more than 21 years.  Thousands of people, which already accounts for one-third of the people in the city.  However, because of the lesson he learned last time, he did not dare to resort to any means, so he had to dissuade him. However, this kind of dissuasion from China had almost no effect in front of the Japanese. They watched helplessly as more and more people took their families and embarked on the journey.  The journey to the north.  The city suddenly became empty. The cheerful laughter of children playing could no longer be heard. The moving figures of men, women, old and children could no longer be seen, as well as the expressions with different meanings on their faces.

    When the memorial arrived in Beijing, the emperor was a little dumbfounded. Everyone had left, so what was the use of an empty city?  "If" he asked, "if we send people from the Qing Dynasty, do you think it's feasible?"

    "I don't think it's okay to steal." Li Hongzao said, "The people have returned to their homeland and moved to their homeland. If we ask them to go directly to a foreign land, I fear there will be something unbearable to say."

    "This is really a trouble, what about you? Can you think of any other ways? At the very least, we must stop the Japanese's bad method of draining wages from the bottom of the cauldron!"

    Yixian said, "I think that this time the Japanese government will not hesitate to carry out a large-scale immigration, but it will also make me homeless in the future. Although it is evil-minded, it can be seen from the fact that all the immigrants this time are to the west of the 136¡ã east longitude line, it can also be seen that the country  The negotiation this time has reached a point of no return. Therefore, my brother thought that although this matter is bad, it might as well be taken advantage of seriously. Since the Japanese are willing to move the people elsewhere, it is not appropriate for our government to take any action for the time being, so we can just let them do it.  It will not be too late to move until the agreement between the two countries is reached in the future before trying other methods."

    "In five days, the Japanese moved away hundreds of thousands of people. In another ten days and a half, won't they all be gone? What else can we do by then?"

    Seeing that the emperor was very angry, Yi didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to lie down on the ground to plead guilty and meet his head.  Rather submissively, the old god walked out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, I think, no matter the Qing Dynasty or Japan, what the people want is a life of peace, food and clothing, that's all. I have an emperor in the Qing Dynasty.  It goes without saying that if you are wise and have hundreds of officials serving you, the common people will always have more than enough. So this slave is thinking, even if all the Japanese people are gone, it doesn¡¯t matter. When the time comes, a large area of ??Japan¡¯s land will belong to our country, so I won¡¯t be afraid of not having it.  The Japanese are coming!¡±

    The emperor did not stop Sushun from reading very few books and spoke garbledly. He just listened quietly, "I think it would be better to proceed in two steps. First, follow the old example of migrating bannermen outside the pass in the ninth year of Xianfeng."  , using land and money as bait, so that the Japanese people living in the areas that should be under the jurisdiction of our Qing Dynasty can see benefits, and it is expected that they will not stay away from their hometown anymore. The second thing is to threaten Japan from time to time,  Taking the opportunity to stir up trouble, they sent naval gunboats to bombard the Japanese coast all the time. When the time comes, the people will have no choice but to find some quiet places, especially places like Kobe and Osaka, which will never be affected by war.  place to live, will the emperor still be worried that there will be no one there??  "

    The emperor was overjoyed and nodded frequently, "Okay! Let's solve it according to Sushun's method." After a pause, he added, "But it's not necessary yet. As Lao Liu said, wait until the peace talks are finalized."

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