Chapter 702 Crazy (Four)

The Minister of Land was assassinated, the Minister of Military Affairs was assassinated, the officers of the Guard Division made a big fuss in the military headquarters, and the Army and Navy were about to start a war. Rumors were filled with haze and fog. Tokyo, which was originally unrest, was disturbed by an airplane, an unknown cannon and a loan of 500 million US dollars, causing chaos in the city.

Undercurrents surging.

The car was speeding on the road to the palace, and the street intersection was full of police. The Japanese Maritime Minister Okaku Seon and Prince Saihito Shin-milion, who were sitting in the car, were in a bad mood. The dispute between land and sea has not been a day or two. More than a decade ago, the night of 510, caused the death of the elders such as Aritomo Yama Prefecture, and the only one who could suppress the dispute was left. However, the marshal has become increasingly in good health recently and often talks, so they did not dare to disturb him, so they had to go to the palace to ask Emperor Hirohito for instructions.

When the building was about to collapse, the politicians who were usually coaxing finally remembered that there was an emperor on their heads. Originally, because the emperor did not do anything during the Taisho period, the army, navy and politicians actually didn't take the emperor seriously. Especially the old vassal factions in the Senate, they even shouted to constitutionalism all day long, intending to completely undermine the emperor to achieve a true constitutional monarchy.

So when Hirohito saw Okaku Teng Sheng at the palace, he didn't give him a good look, and even secretly laughed at him. Now he finally remembered this emperor?

Prince Zai Ren is a member of the royal family and Hirohito's direct descendant. How could he not know what he thought? But now it is the critical moment for him to pull out his gun and go off fire. He had to bite the bullet and ask him to interfere in politics, saying: "Your Majesty. This is a time of crisis. It is really inappropriate for the Guard Division to do this. Lin Xianjun and Nagatajun are both people who have made great contributions to Japan. They are still lying in the hospital and their lives are unknown. At this time, you must suppress your anger first."

With a prince blocking in front, Okaku-Kinsheng also hurriedly said, "Your Majesty. The prince's words make sense. Our navy does not want to conflict with the army, but now is the critical time to prepare for the southern attack. We must not delay it due to internal disputes. We have carefully studied the 480mm cannon in China and have indeed had the ability to fight. If they are created first, life on the sea of ​​the empire will be hanged."

"Is that so? It's really that serious?" Hirohito sat on a straw mat, without any exquisite decorations around him. Just like Emperor Meiji decades ago, he insisted on a simple life style, but no matter how he dressed up and studied, he was never a talented Meiji. Although he valued the navy, his control of the vassal lords was much worse. So he was still angry when he heard this sentence. "What have you been doing long ago? Now he remembered to build warships to fight against China. If you asked me to rule, how would you have these troubles? These bastards still have to knock." Hirohito thought in his heart and asked calmly: "Then how is the sea prime minister ready to deal with it? Isn't the tonnage of our battleships full?"

Okaku Tsen Seung thought Hirohito was convinced and raised his spirits: "Your Majesty doesn't know that the Washington Navy Treaty stipulates that any purchase of main ships can be eliminated in advance. China also retired the two joint force classes to build four Beijing-class tonnages. So our navy's opinion is to follow this operation and eliminate the Ise class (the British lion class that was purchased after the European war) and build four new battleships and four heavy cruisers."

"It's okay to use heavy cruisers, but will it cause protests from Britain and the United States to eliminate two battleships? "Prince Zai Ren didn't expect that the Navy had such great ambitions and was preparing to build four heavy cruisers and four battleships in one go.

Okaku Tsen and the Navy had already reached a consensus, and said proudly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty and the Prince, we have not signed the London Treaty, so cruisers will not be restricted. As for the Treaty of Washington, there are still three years to expire, and it is already a consensus for countries to withdraw. China's research on 480mm cannons is also preparing for the expiration of the treaty. So our plan is to build two ships in front of them, and to the outside world it is said to replace the Ise-class, and to build two more ships in two years. In this way, when the two ships are launched, they will no longer be within the scope of the Navy's treaty."

"How big should you do? Are you going to continue building Nagato?"

"How could it be! Our Navy has long been studying 460mm naval guns. Although the caliber is smaller, it is more powerful than the 480 naval guns in China. As long as we invest some funds, we can meet the installation standards. So what we want to build is the world's largest battleship, and the United States and China. However, in order to confuse them, we will announce that it is only a Nagato-level standard, and the tonnage will be concealed according to the requirements of the Navy Treaty." Okaku Tsen Soyo's words are true and false. It is true that the Navy was indeed stimulated this time, so it is ready to force the super battleship that has been dreaming of forcibly launching a long-term super battleship. The lies are that Japan's 460mm naval guns are actually far from meeting the requirements of the naval requirements. It will take at least two years and tens of millions of research funds. Moreover, the manufacturing technology and equipment of super-large ships are not perfect. The reason why I say this is entirely to seize the 500 million US dollars loan. But even if the money is obtained, it will take at least one year of preparation to start construction.

But what he never expected was that Hirohito had long been like a mirror in his heart, but he deliberately asked calmly: "So can the Hai Xiang tell me how much money is needed?"

"We are already estimating the cost. The preliminary calculation includes purchasing equipment and expanding the dock, which requires a total of 1.5 billion national coins." After Okakuchi Yoshi said the total cost, Hirohito's face suddenly became very dark, and his voice was as low as if he was pressing into his throat: "Is so much? Will you calculate it wrong!"

"No." Okaku Kishiki just wanted to say that he was right, but he felt two sharp eyes stinging. He looked at Hirohito and his heart suddenly stumbled. He thought to himself, could the Emperor deliberately indulge himself and the Navy just now? Or, the Emperor had already noticed the mystery inside? Thinking of this, cold sweat suddenly oozed out of his back, and even Prince Zai Ren next to him was angry that he would not fight. Is it still so obvious that he could not see it? This time the Emperor wanted to help the army a little, break the power of the vassal clan, and the Navy's Satsuma vassal is also the target of attack!

The United States has only given a total of 500 million US dollars in loans, and they are all physical loans, which means that equivalent goods must be purchased in the United States. Although raw materials and machinery can be purchased, physical and cash are different. American merchants will definitely raise the price on purpose, so the actual conversion is only a little over 400 million, which is about 1.2 billion yen (the Japanese yen vs. US dollars in history were about 1:1, but the Japanese yen depreciated severely in this book and cannot be equal to history, about 1:3, so please do not refer to it). This is better, only 1.2 billion is obtained, and the Navy will need 1.5 billion to build eight warships. This is not a slap in the face of intentional competition for military spending?!

Although Hirohito was furious, the navy was related to Japan's survival after all. Okaku Kinsuke was the leader of the fleet and had a high prestige in the navy. He still needed to deal with the vassals. So he took a deep breath and waved his hand: "The majesty will go back and recalculate. Our country's military expenditure is limited now, and the army will also need to appease it. Without the army, how can we regain North Korea? In the future, we will also rely on the efforts of the army soldiers. Okay, you can go back and discuss it again, and stop making trouble."

There was no accusation in the plain words, but it made Okakukino even more restless, and quickly nodded to recalculate. Prince Zai Ren next to him saw that Hirohito did not mention how to deal with the assassination of Aizawa and asked: "Your Majesty, what should the Army do?"

"Let the Guard Division all return to the garrison, that's it." Hirohito glanced at Prince Zai Ren lightly, stood up and quickly disappeared behind the door curtain. Looking at the shaking door curtain, Prince Zai Ren and Okakuen Sheng looked at each other, and it was over. Can the problem be solved by letting all the Guard Division all return to the garrison? No weapons were confiscated or other troops were sent to supervise, who could suppress these hot-headed soldiers?

"Prince, the Emperor means." Okakukino's political sense is too low, so he has not figured out Hirohito's thoughts until now. Only Prince Zairen guessed something secretly and smiled bitterly: "Okaku, please advise Okada to ask him to resign."

Let Keisuke Okada resign! No matter how stupid Okakuchi Suo was, he understood at this moment, turned his head and looked at it and felt cold in his heart.

In the Beijing Presidential Office, Yang Qiuzheng, Xu Xiujun and others needed to take countermeasures after studying Roosevelt's new policy. They were stunned when they received a Tokyo telegram from Song Ziqing. Yue Peng was even more anxious than him and asked: "So, is Nagata Tieshan dead?"

Song Ziqing shook her head and looked at Yang Qiu's silent face with a hint of disappointment: "Lin Xianjuro was hit by the first blow, and his liver was broken and died on the spot. But when Nagata Tetsuyama was stabbed, it was already the second blow, so his body had already reacted, avoiding the chest and only hurting the left lung. Although he was unconscious after being sent to the hospital, I had already asked medical experts before coming, and they said that if they could survive the dangerous period, there would still be hope for recovery."

"Why isn't this guy the first to get the knife?" Yue Peng sighed. Nagata Tetsuyama is one of the few people in the Japanese army who could make the Republic of China afraid, but he didn't expect that he was lucky to avoid the vital points! The first knife was the most ruthless when he was not prepared, but everyone would definitely react later. This is the minimum truth, let alone a trained soldier. So even Song Ziqing secretly said that Nagata Tetsuyama was lucky. If Saburo Aizawa was the first to kill him, there would be absolutely no hope of survival.

Even Yang Qiu was lost for a moment. He made so many arrangements this time, just to provoke a dispute between Japan's land and sea, create the 226 incident in advance, and tighten the noose around Japan's neck. However, he did not expect that Nagata Tetsuyama, who was hacked to death in the 226 incident, was not dead. However, this kind of loss was only a moment. After all, the time and place are different, and the fate of many people has long been unable to replicate history, so this is not surprising.

What he cares most about is what will happen next.

"It is said that Miyamiya Sairen and Okakunosuke once asked Hirohito to come out to suppress both sides. But it is strange that the information we obtained was that the troubled Guard Division was not supervised, but was simply asked to return to the base. In addition, there seemed to be a split within the Japanese Navy. Okada Keisuke also publicly asked Shisaburo Mazaki and Kazuo Kobayashi to resign, and it is said that he also went to see Hirahachiro Togo."

"What does this mean?" Yue Peng scratched his head secretly, his eyes turned to Yang Qiu, but the latter's eyes lit up and he sneered: "Hmph! You can't live your own sins." After saying that, he put down the telegram and waved to Gu Yuwen who was studying the economic situation: "Yuwen, you can continue talking."

Gu Yuwen nodded: "So, once Roosevelt forced his currency to depreciate, we must follow up. Only in this way can we avoid the impact of American goods and protect the domestic market. But because our economy is better than the United States, the total value of workers and peasants last year has reached 170 billion yuan, and the steel output has exceeded 20 million tons. Putting aside the weakness of per capita and high-tech manufacturing, in fact, the total economic output is already the world's largest. In addition, the population has maintained an annual growth rate of three percent since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the population dividend is enough to offset the inflation hazard after this depreciation. So what we need to do now is to mobilize all our efforts to keep a close eye on the changes in the US new policy, and follow up immediately once the US dollar depreciates."

Gu Yuwen's voice echoed in the room, but at this time Yang Qiu's heart had already flown to Tokyo. It was a reasonable and a pity that Nagata Tetsuyama was not dead. What changes would this accident bring to the world without any veins?
Chapter completed!