The news of the 3rd Division's defeat reached Tokyo, and the urgent imperial meeting was immediately surrounded by a heavy emotion. "Every important minister of the empire looked up and found that the unshaven face of His Majesty the Emperor actually showed Dandan's sorrow.

This is a rare expression. For some reason, the person who has been with this shrewd and capable nominal king struggled inexplicably, a vague curiosity emerged in their hearts. In their memory, it seems that His Majesty has always shown a calm and steady attitude.

It seems like a bit too much today?

Fortunately, after their investigation, Mu Ren was only sad for a while, then re-identified the sword tightly, and a rare ferocity emanated from his eyes. He swept over the ministers coldly and shouted in a deep voice: "The situation is already so critical, can all the ministers have a good solution?"

There is a good idea to have an egg... The true portrayal of the ministers' hearts can probably be described in this sentence.

Now, they have thought about all the ways they can think of, and they have also tested what they should test, but the result is so helpless and useless!

Prime Minister Shigeon Okuma still kept his head silent. He couldn't get involved in military issues and could not make decisions. In fact, he wanted to give up peace with the great powers in his heart, but he could not make decisions by himself. And under today's situation, he might be stabbed by someone with a knife when he said it.

Since he entered politics, he was determined to exchange for Japan's true freedom and sovereignty and completely get rid of the control of the great powers, but he missed the opportunity because he was chopped off his feet by the thugs of Xuanyang Society. In the following years, with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, everything was out of control.

Hirofumi Ito's assassination completely lost the opportunity to rectify the situation and recuperate. The entire country was shrouded in an inexplicable fanatic atmosphere. Anyone who dared to say something depressed or did something that would damage the war could be subject to extremely severe revenge. The power of the vassal under no confrontation is still powerful, and the overall situation is not optimistic at all!

The initiator of encouraging the implementation of today's policy - the Minister of Navy and Army, one and two stared at each other, was the responsibility of Minister Lu. Kanetaro replied with a dark face: "For the future of the empire, some sacrifices are inevitable. We must obtain the support of the nations and defeat the Chinese in order to regain our territory. We must do our best to repay them. I believe that the good men of the Third Division must be understandable."

Yes, I understand that I have gone to Hell, what else can I do?

The King of Nishiyuan Temple also had strong complaints in his heart, with a hint of sarcasm flashing at the corners of his eyes, but it was not noticed because of his drooping eyelids, otherwise it might cause a lot of storm.

Why can't these fanatical militants consider the problem from a different perspective? No matter how much the great powers support it, it is just their plan to permanently occupy the world. None of them really hope that Japan will be strong.

Furthermore, Japan and China are close to each other. The closest powers are 10,000 kilometers away. Who should we get closer to? Isn’t it obvious? The expansion of the empire is really so important? In fact, the way to enter civilization is not just a path of war. Japan is still far from being prepared!

Xiyuan Temple will never publicly admit that he has been quietly collecting information about the Chinese revolution, especially all the policy programs published by Yang Hao, various reports on the results of land reform, the improvements in life achieved by the Chinese people, the decisive role of the definition of civilization and industrialization, etc.

He has to admit that the revolution currently underway in China is very thorough. As long as it succeeds, it will inevitably change the world of a backward ancient empire.

However, such a method is impossible for Japan to use. Which imperial government, which is controlled by the aristocratic and vassal forces from top to bottom, will take the initiative to revolutionize its life? The party formed by Shigetsu Okuma just wanted to limit military spending and allow the people to recuperate, and was treated like such a terrible way. The crazy imperial thugs are indeed a mess of nobility and inferiority!

Minister Mu Ao Zongguang squeezed his eyes and said with a thorn in his eyes: "The Empire should express his feelings to the nations on this. If we make such sacrifices, we must obtain the compensation we deserve. They must see the difficulties encountered by the Empire. If we want to achieve its goals, we must show enough sincerity."

He is worthy of being a diplomatic person, and he is familiar with the means to divert conflicts and can be easily used.

The heavy atmosphere immediately eased, and Navy Minister Saigo decisively stated: "It should be so. Even if we cannot support some of the latest warships, our navy needs to be strengthened as much as possible. This battle can be seen that the lack of effective sea support is quite difficult even if it is local operations."

It is good to take advantage of the situation and fight for the initiative!

Kanetaro turned dark and cursed these damn chaotic bastards in his heart! If their incompetence hadn't led to the empire's full passiveness, how could it have reached its tragic level today?

Muren nodded slightly without being salty or light, but did not speak up easily.

Kanetaro continued to speak vernacularly: "Facts have proved that the Imperial Army's preparations are quite effective, and the military aid of the nations is more sufficient, which will surely bring satisfactory results. We have calculated that if the Chinese are forced to fire tens of thousands of shells in just one battle, they will have a serious financial crisis."

Oh? Can the account be calculated like this? It is refreshing to completely avoid the terrible fact that three of our corps were crippled and tens of thousands of casualties. It is simply refreshing to seize the promise of a big show of development!

Not only that, the Army was really well prepared. The staff of the General Staff who followed the Third Division were very dedicated. Through the statistics and summary of several battlefields, an exaggerated data was obtained. In the last Xiaguan offensive and defensive battle, the Sino-Korean coalition forces bombed out at least 50,000 various shells, and the maximum number may be more than 100,000!

As for why the data gap is so big, this matter is not worthy of being told to outsiders. In short, when reporting, you must use the biggest point to talk about it.

One hundred thousand rounds! It doesn’t count the loss of the gun barrel, but just calculating the cost of projectiles and launching medicine, it’s enough to equip several divisions, right?

The ministers were refreshed and immediately, in a gloomy corner two thousand kilometers away, the scene of Yang Hao tearing the battle report apart with a dark face.

No one can be indifferent, right? He paid such a large cost but did not achieve any results. This is simply a one-sided war consumption, and he can't tell what the meaning is! Very good, the effect is even more outstanding than imagined!

Many politicians immediately thought about it. The attack of a division can force the opponent to consume 100,000 shells. What about ten divisions? Attack once a month, it may cost the opponent million shells and tens of millions of bullets a year. Countless materials, a large amount of fuel, and the wear and tear of ships... Oh, this is really a big loss deal!

A rough calculation is that in order to maintain the current battlefield stalemate, China must pay hundreds of millions or even more military expenditures. This is a unilateral expenditure that is purely profitable. No matter how rich Yang Hao is, he is afraid he can't support it? It won't take long to prevent his supporters from rebelling?

It’s impossible to fight 100 million, at least 300 million to 500 million!

After silently adding the data to five in his heart, Mu Ao Zongguang said in high spirits: "I believe that the observers of all countries have already had a full feeling. This is a rare opportunity for the empire to strive for further benefits. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will do its best to negotiate with them!"

Mutsuhito nodded without commenting, and looked at Katsutaro in a blink of an eye.

Kanetaro said solemnly: "The army will definitely organize a new attack. It will never let the enemy continue to be rampant."

"Then do it like this." Muren had an explanation at least.

From beginning to end, no cabinet ministers discussed the casualties of soldiers. In their minds, the casualties of lower-class soldiers were only necessary costs. What is ten thousand people? The price of ten thousand people can also be supported by the empire. As long as the Chinese are held back, it is worth it to get the support of the great powers.

Is it cold? Maybe. At least after meeting with Muro Son-Kuang, Sa Daoyi did not pay attention to the lives and deaths of some ordinary soldiers. His attention was also attracted by the estimates of the Japanese and observers.

This is an unprecedentedly amazing war, and it is a unilateral war of attrition that will hardly get any returns on profits. China has put itself in a dilemma very irrationally. As long as Japan insists on fighting, it may seriously lag China's land reform operations in one year!

Their plan succeeded.

Sa Daoyi shared his experiences with the Minister-General and urged all countries to provide further support.

The Germans said happily that their cannons would be transported quickly to ensure sufficient firepower for the Japanese frontline.

Americans generously assured that their guns and ammunition supply is timely and there is no need to worry about falling out of the chain at critical moments.

Sa Daoyi himself was also rare and was planning to look back and ask the Congress to consider it, and give the Japanese some old warships facing elimination to deal with the situation. He didn't expect them to beat the Chinese Navy head-on, and secretly put some mines, hit a blow of scoundrels, or something else, could it be done?

In short, all countries are not optimistic about China and are very optimistic about the pressure Yang Hao faces.

The situation seemed to be similar to what they guessed. After the battle came to an end, Yang Hao, who was far away in Tianjin, soon received a list of consumption that made him feel very painful. Because of the implementation of transparent policies, the situation of war expenditure did not block the upper levels of the government, so Yan Fu, who was in charge of finance, came to him in a hurry and asked him to appropriately control the scale of the war on behalf of the government.

Yan Fu is not the kind of clear-talking trick that cannot see the problem clearly. He really understands the situation, but because of his responsibilities, he cares too much about the current booming revolution. He is really worried that Yang Hao is too enthusiastic about the war, which will cause excessive labor and damage the people and the key progress.

The statement with military expenditure weighs a thousand pounds, which made Master Yan feel his wrist tremble when he held it in his hand. Money turned into cannonballs and spent them like flowing water. I feel distressed!

He advised with great thought: "Dingshi, although we need to use the help of combat against Japan to train troops, test weapons and equipment, compete for Asian dominance and ocean outlets, create long-term stability in the country's maritime borders, shock the Philippines' armed forces, and seek control of Southeast Asian colonies..."

After talking in one breath, Yan Fu suddenly realized that there were many reasons for the high-sounding sound! No wonder Yang Hao said that he was going to start a war, so many people from all over the country agreed, and it turned out that it was related to so many major events.

The momentum was immediately weakened by three points. He then shook his head and left it aside. He grasped the key points: "But after all, our main task is to solidly and effectively promote the further expansion of the revolutionary zones across the country, strive to complete the land reform and government institutions in the Central Plains and Jiangbei in a short time, and then officially announce the establishment of a new government. We cannot blindly accommodate military actions, but affect political and economic tasks! Outside this, the military government has begun to spread the military's military and military warfare."

Things like expanding territory are certainly very attractive. Anyone who is an official doesn’t like this big story that can be recorded in history, and has his own name to keep. But the premise is that you have to stand firm first. Because the war against the outside world causes a fire in the backyard is not uncommon in history. It will become a laughing stock for a lifetime, so you have to be careful!

The current situation is very inclined. The government's upper-level government generally believes that even to punish Japan's military operations is a bit too much. Taking it seriously involves the protracted war of attrition by the great powers is not a wise choice for the military government. Peace and compromise between countries is the mainstream of politics!

This shows the difference in the style of Yang Hao's government. Before taking action, he listed all the main contradictions and the inevitable impact on the country one by one, so that all those who pay attention to understand. This matter has to be done, not a mess.

What are the ideas of the great powers? What are the Japanese thinking? China has to deal with them, otherwise the difficulties they will face are all very clear. After truly feeling the oppression of the great powers for half a century, contemporary Chinese people spared no effort to support Yang Hao's practice of resisting foreign enemies and seeking dignity and sovereignty.

The young Chinese in this world have been used to daily life since childhood and have never been hungry. They took it for granted that they should have enjoyed such a life. So when they grew up, they could access the Internet, so they began to point at the nose of the ancients and talked about the current government even more irresponsibly.

Yang Hao was also one of them at the time. After three years of struggle in the B plane, he realized how naive he was. The two time and space spanned a hundred years, but both faced the same difficult situation. Almost all the forces of the world surrounded the country and were always ready to crush it. The seemingly peaceful situation was obtained by generations of people, not by the great powers who were really tolerant and generously giving.

Without the firm attitude of the ruling party, China, the world's second largest economy, would not appear at all. It is more likely that compradors and gangsters who have emerged from the scum will be combined to become more than one billion foreign slaves. Even the result of a 100 million slaves like India is unsuccessful. Sitting comfortably at home and surfing nonsense, talking nonsense unscrupulously? Go dreaming!

What will happen to Plane B? Just look at the historical records of what happened between 1894 and 1949. Not to mention how heavy the economic losses are, we can only see that China's population did not grow significantly in the fifty years from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan. We can tell how many people died!

You should know that the poorer the era, the higher the population fertility rate is. It is common for a family to have seven or eight children, but it is very common to survive one or two. Descendants often talk about the 35 million casualties of the eight-year War of Resistance, and often say that tens of millions of people starved to death. Even if they open one eye to look at the history of fifty years, they should know that in the era of colonization of the great powers, when there was no national independence, the so-called hunger was just a trivial member of the natural disaster!

Just like the situation Yang Hao is facing now, he was worried about the casualties of war, but found that few families were overly sad because of this. The Chinese who are used to suffering regard life and death as the most common things in life. It is worth it that the dead can bring more vitality to their families and relatives.

Is it cruel? What should I think about it?

However, Yang Hao has to work hard to control population growth while promoting the revolution. It is more difficult to implement family planning than to force countless people to die on the battlefield. He is forced to use means such as limiting residential area and paying property taxes to think that it will increase the cost of living. Otherwise, after the extensive implementation of agricultural industrialization and basic medical care, the significant increase in the survival rate and average life expectancy of the new population will most likely lead to a surge of 700 million to 800 million in just 10 or 20 years. This thing is really unbearable!

Speaking of the current situation, Yang Hao explained to Yan Fu with a smile: "In fact, there is another important purpose for us to fight this war, which is to use this to drive industrial construction and prevent the industrial progress from being too fast, resulting in domestic overproduction."

That's right, Yang Hao's vigorous promotion of the industrialization of the B plane was too powerful, and his steps were too big, and he was pulling the egg.

At the beginning, he and everyone were just thinking about building an industrialized country as soon as possible to promote overall revolutionary transformation, but ignored the power of the largest industrial country in the 21st century. Even the second-hand goods that were eliminated were all magical tools by the end of the 19th century.

In just the steel industry, in three years, Yang Hao promoted the construction of six major industrial zones with the core of steel, including Rizhao, Qingdao, Tianjin, Liaodong, Xuzhou, and Hebei, and helped the Hanyang Iron Plant upgrade and renovation, resulting in China now having an annual output of one million tons of steel and a terrible scale of 6 million tons of production capacity in five years.

Don’t compare the production capacity of 600 million to 700 million in the 21st century. I think that a few million tons are not even as good as a private steel mill. In fact, China in 1897 had no ability to consume one million tons of steel at all!

At the end of the 19th century, China's wealth concentration reached a similar state in the last dynasties. Ninety-nine percent of the people were poor and could not afford to buy a hoe. The landlords were reluctant to give up food, clothing and expenses, and this was still a state of not being able to get a huge amount of war reparations after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and plundering of the economic invasion of the great powers. Not to mention the GDP in the world, it has nothing to do with the people at all.

When the whole people have no money to consume, no matter how much steel smelting is, it is useless. This is the case when Yang Hao is promoting industrial machinery shipbuilding and railway construction in advance. There is no doubt that the indicators he preset in each province such as one million tons of steel, one million tons of fertilizer, one million tons of cement, three million tons of coal and ten thousand tons of pesticides are far beyond the current consumption capacity.

This does not include the various industrial products he has been transporting from the world continuously.

He has vigorously promoted the national industry that has formed a rolling development, and has attracted too many production entities in the short term. Once all heavy industries and downstream supporting industries are completed, it can be foreseen that within three years, an industrial power with an industrial scale reaching the British level will surely appear.

At that time, he planned to occupy at most half of the northern part of the Yangtze River, including 200 million people, and after completing the farmland water conservancy transformation, he obtained the first increase in income from grain crops, barely ensuring self-sufficiency. If the private consumption capacity is far from reaching the target level, either he will immediately become a communist with super welfare and equal distribution, or he will face a severe overcapacity and economic crisis!

Faced with such a threat, Yang Hao adopted a simple and crude approach - launching a war and consuming production capacity! (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, novels are better, updated and faster!
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