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- Qin Ge finally agreed to marry two ethnic minority women. Indeed, as Tang Shaoyi said, this played a great role in maintaining the stability of the Southwest.
Japan.
Although many ports were destroyed during the war with Hawaii, as an island country, Japan still has many ports that have not been damaged. Ports such as Osaka Port and Kure Port in the Seto Inland Sea have not been damaged at all. Today, Emperor Muruhito personally came to Osaka Port to greet the American fleet visiting Japan.
Ito Hirobumi was also called by Meiji. He was just a scapegoat for the defeat. After publicity, the Japanese people also knew the facts.
As the salute roared, Hirobumi Ito watched the American fleet slowly sail into the port, feeling that this scene was very similar to that of Nagasaki. Back then, the Beiyang Navy marched into Japan with such arrogance. However, back then, the Beiyang Navy came to intimidate Japan. But now, the Yankees came to support the Japanese. Unlike back then, Japan still had a navy. NowIto Hirobumi shook his head as he thought to himself. After Japan's defeat, Britain seemed to give up its plan to support Japan's rise in the Far East and contain Russia. However, as soon as the British left, the Americans became interested. The Yankees had no choice but to become interested. Since the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China's military power has become increasingly large. The United States, which is only separated from China by a sea, has to support Japan in the Far East to compete with China. Because China has established a powerful military base near the United States-Hawaii.
Hawaii does not have much maritime power, but Hawaii and Qin Ge signed a "Mutual Defense Treaty", which stipulates that both parties will be attacked by other countries when either side is attacked. Both sides should deal with it together. And when one party declares war on a certain country, the other party should also declare war on that country. Of course, this is not necessary. That is if Hawaii declares war on the United States. Then China should also declare war on the United States.
The existence of Hawaii is equivalent to blocking the scope of the United States' activities in the Pacific. As the United States gradually begins to turn towards imperialism, the struggle between the two countries is certainly inevitable. After Ito Hirobumi recovered from his illness, he specialized in studying international relations in the current world. Although it is unlikely that he will enter the political circle of this country, he can still provide advice to the rulers of this country. If done properly, Japan can rise again, of course. Conflict with China should be avoided as much as possible.
While thinking, U.S. Navy officials had already landed, and Ito Hirobumi and Emperor Meiji stepped forward to welcome them.
Meiji Emperor Mursuhito shook hands with George Dewey and said in fluent English: "We very much welcome the U.S. Navy to visit Japan."
Although Japan is a country at the mercy of others at this time. But after all, the other party was the head of state, so George Dewey also said very politely: "It is a great honor for His Majesty the Emperor to come in person. This" George Dewey looked at Ito Hirobumi, "This should It must be Mr. Hirobumi Ito, the previous Prime Minister of Japan! He is much thinner than the ones seen in the photos!"
Mu Ren said: "Junfu Jun was seriously ill before, and he is indeed much thinner than before!"
"His Majesty the Emperor. This is Mr. Hobart, the Vice President of our country."
Mu Ren thought it was just a visit to Japan by the U.S. Navy, but he didn¡¯t expect that even the Vice President of the United States was here. Compared to the U.S. Navy generals, the Vice President of the United States has a much higher status. So Mu Ren immediately stretched out his hand to shake Hobart's hand: "I didn't expect that Mr. Vice President is also here. What a welcome!"
"Hello, Emperor. Hello, Mr. Ito."
"Hello." Ito Hirobumi smiled, but he was thinking in his heart. If you send a vice president over, there must be something going on, but it's not just good or bad.
When Emperor Meiji and the Americans were almost done chatting, Matsukata Masayoshi and Foreign Minister Nishitokujiro came forward and said: "Welcome the U.S. Navy to Japan for a visit." Then he bowed slightly to Emperor Meiji and said: "Your Majesty! Mr. Ito!¡±
"Prime Minister Matsukata, this is Mr. Hobart, Vice President of the United States."
Masayoshi Matsukata opened his mouth, and then said to Hobart: "Hello, Mr. Vice President, welcome to Japan!"
Hobart just nodded.
"Everyone, I have set up a banquet in Osaka Prefecture to welcome my American friends. If you have any questions, please go to the banquet to discuss!"
Seeing the emperor and a group of Americans coming in, Yuhiro Ito locked eyes on George Dewey, who was wearing a general's uniform, and then walked over with his spiked red wine.
Wearing a snow-white naval officer uniform, Yuhiro Ito walked up to George Dewey with two glasses of wine, handed the wine over and said, "General George Dewey."
"Huh? Who are you? Oh! I recognize you, you are General Ito Yuheng!" George Dewey recognized Ito Yuheng, then took the wine he handed over and took a sip of sleep.
"I didn't expect the general to recognize me."??
"Of course, I started to get to know you after you fought with China, oh no, with the Beiyang Navy in the Yellow Sea!" George Dewey lived to learn all the time. The Battle of the Yellow Sea in the Qing Dynasty was regarded as the last showdown between old-style warships. Well, future naval battles will basically rely on dreadnoughts.
¡°That¡¯s such an honor!¡± Ito Yuhengju clinked glasses with George Dewey.
"I wonder what ship the general is currently serving on?"
"How can there be any decent warships in Japan now!" Yuheng Ito smiled bitterly. He said no, but Ito Yuheng knew that two large cruisers were being built in Kure Port.
"It is said that during the war with China, your country's warship in Sasebo Port was sunk by the Chinese Hawaiian Queen outside the port?"
"Well, the narrow entrance to Sasebo Bay was covered with mines, so I thought it would be very safe, but I didn't expect"
George Dewey said: "Based on the current war between China and Russia, the Chinese should have used airships to conduct calibration shots, otherwise it would have been impossible to hit. The Chinese had radios at that time!"
¡°I think so, but I really don¡¯t understand why the Chinese have mastered so many advanced technologies!¡±
George Dewey didn't know why he felt a little drunk. He said: "Actually, before, we planned to unite with the British to teach the ignorant Chinese a lesson, but the British were frightened by the war in South Africa. The Super Dauntless ended After visiting our country, they actually rushed to South Africa. I really don¡¯t understand why these British guys are so afraid of the Boers in South Africa. With the strength of the British, the Boers will be defeated sooner or later! There is no need to send a ship like the Super Fearless The battleship passes."
George Dewey was wrong. The British were powerful. But didn¡¯t the United States come out with independence at the beginning?
Ito Yuhiro knew that the medicine he put in the wine worked, but he did not expect to receive such surprising news. The United Kingdom and the United States actually wanted to declare war with China! That means the situation in China is not very good at this time. Emperor Tianwu offended people everywhere in his early years, and now retribution has come!
At this time, a man who looked like an army officer ran up to Ito Yuheng and whispered a few words. Ito Youheng was shocked. He asked loudly: "Nani! Is everything you said true?!!"
"General Ito Yuhiro, what surprises you so much?" George Dewey shook his head vigorously. I asked after I felt awake.
Ito Yuheng¡¯s voice was a little loud, and the surrounding guests and nobles all looked at him.
Ito Yuheng said to George Dewey with an apologetic look: "General George Dewey, I'm sorry, but I have to excuse you!"
"It's okay!" George Dewey said.
Ito Yuheng pulled the man aside. Asked: "Are you sure this is all true?"
"It's absolutely true! I saw it!"
"Okay! Wait for me outside! I'll go tell General Yamamoto!"
Ito Yuhiro and the man who looked like a naval officer got into a rickshaw, and the man who looked like a naval officer said: "Go to Kobe xxxxx."
The coachman said: "Kobe? Kobe is far away!" The coachman was not impressed by these two men in navy uniforms. They used to work hard to support the empire's navy, but in the end they had nothing.
"Here!" The man who looked like an officer took out a banknote and gave it to the coachman. The coachman said nothing after taking the money. Pull the rickshaw cannon up.
Ito Yuhiro became excited after he came out of Osaka Prefecture. He said: "If it is really true, then couldn't the two cruisers in Wu Gang be made the same as the Chinese Wahu class?"
"General, we have only learned its principle at present. If we want to make it, I'm afraid it won't be completed until the cruiser in Wu Port is launched and delivered!"
"No matter what! Now that this thing is made, it is no longer a secret unique to China!" Ito Youheng said.
The officer shook his head and said: "China's technology sales agreement with Britain and Germany stated that it is not allowed to disclose technology within five years. It's almost three years now! In two years, the British or Germans may By making all the dreadnought technology public, the most we can do is master the fire control technology a little earlier!"
Ito Yuheng frowned and said: "No matter what, it is always beneficial for us in Japan to obtain fire control technology in advance!"
The two came to the Naval Office in Kobe Port, and the officer took Yuhiro Ito into a drafting room.
"General! This is Ichiro Ichibu, the man who came up with the remote control system!"
Ichiro Gongbu turned around and saw Ito Yuhiro immediately stood up and saluted: "General!"
"No need to be polite! You came up with the fire control systemprinciple? "
"I'm not sure yet! But it should be like this!"
The officer found two stools and the two of them sat down. Ito Yuheng asked: "Can you tell me what the principle is?"
"Hi!"
Ichiro Kobe found a piece of white paper, put it on the drawing board, changed a gun barrel, and said: "General, the Europeans discovered very early that raising the muzzle of the gun can make the shells fly farther! Then! As time goes by, the artillery has rifling, and the shooting becomes more accurate! If you study it, you will find that if an artillery fires multiple times at the same angle, the impact point of the cannonball will be very close! For battleships, the impact point of the cannonball will be very close. The distance is simply negligible! The Chinese fire control system takes advantage of this! They first need to calculate the average range of each shooting angle of the artillery used by the battleship under the condition of normal charge, and then combine these data For the record, the so-called unified fire control system is actually just using these data and then integrating each turret into one fire controller!"
Ito Youheng frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "That's it?"
"It shouldn't be wrong." Ichiro Kobe said with certainty.
¡°Then can you make this central controller?¡± Ito Yuhiro asked.
Ichiro Gongbu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "General, although I know the principle. But if you want to make it, I'm afraid it will take a few people to think about it for a long time before you can come up with a plan! And it will cost a lot of money and materials."
"The empire's compensation to China now relies on low-interest loans from the United States. Wugang can start building two cruisers, but it has already used up all the navy's funds." The officer said.
"I'll go talk to General Yamamoto. See if there's anything we can do! By the way, Ichiro Gongbu."
"Hi!"
"Where did you graduate? How did you think of this?"
"I graduated from Yale University in the United States! The reason why I thought of this is because the sinking of an imperial warship in the harbor two years ago triggered my thinking!"
"Okay! Okay! Keep working hard! I believe you can make the fire control system!"
"Thank you for your appreciation, General! I will definitely work harder!" Ichiro said, clenching his fists.
At night, Yamamoto Gonbei, the Navy Minister in the Matsukata Cabinet, was at home.
"You said that Britain and the United States once wanted to use force against China?" Yamamoto Gonbei asked with a little doubt.
"Yes."
"How can you be sure?"
¡°I added a little bit of **** to the red wine I gave George Dewey,¡± Ito Yuhiro said.
"What?! You, you, you! If the Americans find out! This will bring disaster to the empire!" Yamamoto Gonbei slapped the table and stood up, "Now that the empire is not in chaos, it is already a great good thing. ! If the Americans hadn¡¯t given us loans, the country would have been in chaos! How could there be such a stable situation now! How dare you drug the wine of a U.S. Navy officer! You! Hey! "
"General! I just let it go a little bit. George Dewey won't notice it, let alone we got such useful news!"
"Hey! What can we do if we know this news? Even if Britain and the United States unite to deal with China, they may not be able to get benefits. Besides, do you think the empire dares to do anything to China?"
"There is no benefit from joining forces between Britain and the United States? Why is that?"
"You! It's a waste that you were the commander of the fleet! You don't understand this! If the British and Americans want to attack China, they must send warships to the Far East. It takes more than ten days for the United States to come to the Far East. Not to mention the United Kingdom. The Far East is China¡¯s home turf, and the Chinese are waiting for work. Can Britain and the United States benefit from it?¡±
"This" Ito Yuheng was speechless. What the general said makes sense. The Far East is the home court of the Chinese. The Chinese wait for work and intercept them halfway. If the opponent is not given a break, it will be difficult for the UK to gain any benefits.
"You! You are still thinking about revenge, right? Give up this idea! Emperor Tianwu can build such a navy on a small island like Hawaii. Now back to China, a land rich in resources, compared to even the Western powers It is also difficult to defeat China. It is even more impossible for Japan! It is a good thing to be ambitious, but it must also be realistic." Yamamoto Gonbei taught a lesson.
"Hi! I've learned a lesson!" Yuheng Ito bowed deeply to his boss.
"Well, let's go back!"
"Farewell!"
Ito Yuhiro turned around and turned around before taking two steps. Seeing this, Yamamoto Gonbei asked: "Is there anything else?"
"Hi! Someone in our navy has studied the principles of the Chinese unified fire control system!"
"Huh?" Yamamoto Gonbei frowned and said, "?Can it be made and installed on a warship? "
"Thiscan't be done."
"Um"
"General, can you tell the Americans about this and let the United States and China fight!"
"Wellyou, I was talking about you just now! Call me over tomorrow, I have my own sense of discretion." Yamamoto Gonbei defended.
"Then I'll take my leave!" Ito Yuheng said.
"Um."
Leaving his boss¡¯s house, Yuhiro Ito smiled: ¡°Huh, the Americans will definitely be able to study the principle once they get it. When the time comes, the two countries will start a maritime arms race, and a war will eventually break out!¡±
On the second day, U.S. Vice President Hobart and Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Matsukata signed the "U.S-Japan Osaka Treaty":
? 1. The Japanese government organizes workers to work in the United States, and the United States must ensure the interests of Japanese workers in the United States.
2. American capital can be stationed throughout Japan and set up factories throughout Japan.
There are only two items in the treaty. Even though Hobart came to Japan specifically for two things. Because the Chinese government said that in order to cooperate with the United States to better implement the "Chinese Exclusion Act", it sent ships to take all Chinese in the United States to Hawaii and then take them back to the country. Then the number of Chinese in the United States began to decrease sharply, and some difficult jobs had to be done by Americans, but the wages required were several times that of the Chinese. This caused some capitalists to complain, and there were even calls to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Some Americans thought of Japan. Japan was defeated in the war and owed a large amount of debt to China. At present, the United States is helping Japan to tide over the difficulties. Japan must respond in some way. Moreover, the export of labor is also very beneficial to Japan after the war. of. At the same time, it is very reasonable for Japan to receive aid from the United States, allowing American capital to gain the right to set up factories throughout Japan. This will help the Japanese eliminate their post-war surplus labor force and create wealth for Japan. The Japanese are also yellow people, and they must be able to endure hardships and stand hard work like the Chinese. Yellow people are all hard-working people! Therefore, the Hobart Treaty was mainly for these two treaties.
When George Dewey left Japan, there was a Japanese named Ichiro Kobe beside him. Yesterday, Japanese Navy Minister Yamamoto Gonbei came to him and said that this boy had mastered the unified fire control system. Since the United States and Japan cooperated and Japan had no funds to build a navy, he was asked to go to the United States to do research. George Dewey felt that this was the biggest gain from his trip to the Far East. The "U.S-Japan Osaka Treaty" is nothing compared to this. On the bridge, George Dewey was looking at the direction of travel. The next stop was China, a country that had driven Russian power out of the Far East just after its establishment. (To be continued)
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