Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Before the British built an airplane, they had the idea of ​​designing an aircraft carrier ahead of time. It has to be said that they are a bold and pioneering nation.

But soon Guan Xuqing was confused, this is an aircraft carrier, can the Chinese build it?

ps: Thank you friends for your valuable suggestions. I have read them carefully and will slowly put them in the book in the future. Thank you.By the way, ask for flowers again!

More importantly, I wish everyone a happy reunion and a healthy family in this Mid-Autumn Festival.

Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 3 Changes in Tokyo

In the Tokyo Imperial Palace, the Emperor sat solemnly in the throne, looking at the two most important elders of the Meiji Restoration in front of him, without saying a word for a long time. After the dinner, the emperor was in a bad mood.

Naturally, Ito Hirobumi and Yamagata Youtomo were thinking about their own concerns, and kept their heads down in silence.

"I decided to drive tomorrow to Ise Shrine to pray for the great Japan and my people." After a long time, when the emperor opened his mouth, Ito and Yamagata were surprised, not just the content, What's more, because the emperor's voice sounded almost ten years older than yesterday!

"Your Majesty, your voice..." Ito Hirobumi raised his head and looked at the emperor in shame.

"Ito-kun." Emperor Meiji shook his head to stop the concern of the two former prime ministers, and sighed, "I'm thinking that the country will still depend on veterans like you. On the military expansion plan, take a look."

The palace servants passed on the plan to Ito Hirobumi and Yamagata Yutomo.Although both of them were mentally prepared, they were still taken aback by the frightening figures above.

For next year's military expenditure, the Ministry of Military Affairs requires an increase to 430 million yuan in order to maintain a standing army of 22 people.Beyond that.It is additionally required to immediately issue additional war bonds in order to raise the funds required to purchase the two British ironclad ships temporarily moored in Shimonoseki Port from 500 to [-] million yuan.At the same time, the Congress must formulate a five-to-eight-year plan to build and purchase ships in order to compete with China's increasingly powerful naval fleet in the future, especially focusing on the purchase of new battleships and ironclad ships.

"The annual fiscal revenue of the Empire of Japan is 560 million yuan, which is less than a fraction of China's, and we still owe China a large sum of war reparations. I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to see Japan rise again in my life..." the head of the emperor Looking up all the time, he seemed to be muttering softly: "To maintain such a plan, it is really too hard for the people..."

Aritomo Yamagata and Hirobumi Ito exchanged opinions with each other's eyes. This plan is really crazy. If it goes on like this for a long time, no government will be able to stay in power for long.Both of them have extraordinary influence in the military, but if this goes on, it will make the already fragile Japanese economy worse.

"The reason why I see you is to discuss this plan with you." The emperor put down his upturned head, looked straight at Shanxian Youpeng and said, "I have decided to share weal and woe with my subjects. Most officials and the public hope to change Japan's current bad fate. If the two elders think that this plan can help the Great Japanese Empire, I am ready to ask the government to share the difficulties and all public officials to sacrifice for the country as one. "

"Sacrifice?" Shan County Youpeng frowned, and then said with a smile: "For the Emperor, for the Great Japanese Empire, Shan County is willing to contribute 10 yuan to the country."

The emperor looked at him blankly, without any expression.In the embarrassment of silence, the pressure shifted to Ito Hirobumi: "I am the same as Yamagata-kun, [-] yen."

"Very good. I read you right." The Emperor nodded and said, "Shibusawa Eiichi and Mitsui Hachirouemon from the National Service Association, as well as Mr. Iwasaki, Mr. Fukuzawa, and Mr. Higashikuset Tsukiyoshi are preparing There is a celebration banquet for the new government, I want you two to attend on behalf of the goods, and bring my will there." The emperor frowned tightly, as if he was calculating something, and said for a long time: "I saved 30 yuan from the internal treasury. Ten thousand yuan, let’s add special funds. Fortunately, we have found a financial expert to be the new prime minister.”

Ito Hirobumi frowned, looked at Shanxian Youpeng, coughed lightly and said, "Is Your Majesty ready to agree to this plan?"

"Of course I agree." Emperor Meiji raised his head, looked ahead with piercing eyes and said, "When I inspected the naval exercise with Chief of Staff Su Chuan last March, I was very satisfied with the loyal and brave naval soldiers. The fleet is not worthy of such excellent soldiers! At present, countries in the world are confronting each other, and the situation is like a herd of beasts competing for food. Our Great Japanese Empire has a brave heart, but no sharp teeth. The Chinese fleet treats our Great Japan as nothing in Tokyo Bay. Don't you gentlemen have the slightest sense of shame!"

"Yeah." The two buried their heads lower, and immediately admitted their mistake: "We know we were wrong."

Emperor Meiji took advantage of the opportunity to stand up, and the high-spirited momentum brought out the words endlessly: "Our 4000 million compatriots in the Great Japanese Empire are one in ten compared with China, but the people of the Yamato nation have never succumbed to power. .As long as the people recover from the shadow of failure and arouse their patriotic spirit, there is no need for us to fear China at all. The imperial dynasty of the Great Japanese Empire is tied to the kings! It is tied to me! It is tied to Great Japan!"

"Your Majesty." Ito Hirobumi said still unwillingly: "If this plan is implemented, if there is no improvement in three years, the Great Japan may..."

The emperor swung his right hand swiftly, stopping Ito from saying: "I know, that's why I said that the empire must not be under the oppression of China for generations. The empire will rise one day, and there must be sacrifices for its rise. , the cabinet also needs to make sacrifices, and the sacrifice of the cabinet is to take responsibility for the sacrifices of the people! Do you understand?"

Aritomo Yamagata and Hirobumi Ito said in unison: "Understood!"

Emperor Meiji nodded, got up and walked slowly, and finally threw them a sentence: "The great cause of the imperial kingdom has not been accomplished, and you should work hard."

Yamagata and Ito Hirobumi looked at each other, watching each other wipe the sweat from their foreheads, knowing that it wasn't just him who was nervous.

Indeed, they are not the only ones who are nervous. The whole of Japan is starting to get nervous. The New Cabinet Appreciation Dinner that day gathered almost all the big businessmen in Tokyo. Under the influence of this tense and exciting atmosphere, a staggering 100 million special funds were raised at the dinner that day.

The Congress also quickly passed a special bill to increase the annual military expenditure from the original 30.00%70.00 to [-]%[-].The National Service Association also issued appeals for the military donation campaign and charity donation campaign through various news media, and the whole of Japan seemed to be crazy, donating their savings frantically.

In just 400 days, the Japanese raised 400 million yuan for the special purchase of ships, and bargained with the British. The British left two ironclad ships and happily returned to Europe with [-] million yen.

The new names for these two giant ships have also received the response of the whole people-the Emperor and the Yamato.The whole of Japan has fallen into a madness, and behind this madness, the sacrifice of the people mentioned by Emperor Meiji is also huge. The apprenticeship period of all factories has been uniformly increased from one to three years to five years. During the apprenticeship period , The original extremely low wages were also cancelled, only free board and lodging.Under such stimulation, the whole of Japan is frantically saving money for the dream of the rise of the empire.

In response to this situation, after the Japanese emperor finished the ceremony of praying for Japan’s national destiny and the people to Amaterasu God at Ise Shrine, the National Service Association officially changed its name and reported to the Diet. In order to report the purpose of the National Assembly: to provide a gap in military expenditures other than national funds for the future wars of the Empire of Japan. The first step is to purchase four world-class battleships within five years for the Empire of Japan’s five-year ship purchase plan. —Provide 500 million yen in funds, and the family members of the soldiers in the empire will also be properly taken care of by reporting to the National Assembly.Vice President Eiichi Shibusawa appealed to the people: Only by improving the situation of military spending through the diligence and thrift of the people of Japan can the rights of the Empire of Japan be protected with strong arms.May the 4000 million people of Japan work hard to respond to the call for donations to the National Assembly to express their love and admiration for the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor.

Soaring: World War I Chapter 3 Global Sourcing

"Let them make trouble." Guan Xuqing put down the summary of Japan's domestic situation sent back to China by Wang Fengzao, smiled disdainfully, and said to Zhao Bingjun: "Don't stop at your end, you know how important information is now? If I I don’t know about the situation now, and the ministers don’t know about the situation. Maybe there are still some clear things to ask me to be gentle with Japan. As for the Japanese, we have to be vigilant all the time, but we don’t have to worry about it. Don’t forget that most of their domestic economy The lifeblood is in our hands, and they still owe the empire a large sum of war indemnity, and I guess they can't make any movement."

"Cha." Not long after Zhao Bingjun stepped back, Zaiying came to see him with a sign.

When Guan Xuqing saw Zaiying, he smiled and said, "I heard from Wu Tingfang that you played a key role in the negotiation between China and Russia."

Zaiying scratched the back of her head embarrassingly, and said with a smile: "The emperor knows..."

"I told you to participate in the negotiation because Wu Tingfang is a good diplomat, but sometimes he is not decisive enough in front of major issues. I sent you just to give him a sideways push. You almost died The Russian representative was put to death on the spot. You, you can be regarded as a strange person in the diplomatic circles of ancient and modern times. As the saying goes: Evil people need evil people. To deal with stubborn Erceni and others, people like you have to be used " Speaking of this, Guan Xuqing took off a green jade wrench from his hand, and said: "Take this as my reward for you, and I will follow Wu Tingfang and others to practice more in the future. I rely on you There are still many places."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best for your Majesty. Although we are monarchs and ministers, the same blood flows in our veins." Zaiying held the emerald with his fingers, revealing his true feelings, his eyes turned red, and he almost shed tears.

"Come on, you are such an old man, shed tears at every turn, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by others. Why don't I treat you with brotherly love?" Guan Xuqing handed over a yellow silk handkerchief, and Zaiying wiped away tears while thanking her.

"Are you still in charge of arms procurement?" Guan Xuqing immediately changed the topic to the business.

Zaiying nodded and added: "Returning to the emperor, this servant is in charge of the procurement bureau together with Mr. Cao Kun of the military department."

"Okay, send word to the European arms dealers, especially the Germans, and tell them that I plan to spend 1 million yuan to build four super battleships in the past two years. But this time is different from the past, I only purchase from the world's major arms dealers Warship parts do not need to be imported from the whole ship. When the time comes, the Imperial Navy Department will put forward design requirements, and foreigners will just manufacture and let them bid. You can let the wind out, and I will talk to you again in a few days."

"This..." Zaiying was confused at the time, such a procurement method was unheard of, and she couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, why do you need such broken parts? Yet?"

Guan Xuqing sneered for a while, and leaned closer to Zaiying: "Although we are brothers, I always distinguish between public and private. If you want to do a good job under me, you have to remember two things. One is not to ask. Don't ask a word. One is to be diligent in governing the world. Do you understand?"

Just now Zai Ying thought that the emperor was considerate of her, but now seeing the emperor's expression, she suddenly felt that the distance between the two was so far away.He couldn't help kneeling on the ground with his legs softening, and said "cha" respectfully.

At this time, Zaiying didn't dare to smile again and said solemnly: "On the other side of the flag affairs, Prince Su is preparing to ask for an order to fully open and close the customs. Unemployed people in the customs will be punished. Banners and proletarians from all over the country can freely leave the customs. The slaves themselves have privately. A small idea, I want to invite the emperor to judge."

"What idea?" Guan Xuqing leaned on the back of the throne: "You kid has a lot of tricks, tell them and listen."

"Your Majesty, there are more than [-] million people in the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and the only thing to worry about is money and silver. This slave thinks that the emperor's money and silver are tied to military achievements, which is incomparably wise. This slave thinks that if he follows the businessman's method, he will be converted into a war camp with shares. The income seems to be quite small. First, the cost of war is increasing day by day, and the country cannot afford it. Second, now that the victory is won, the rewards for the soldiers also cost a lot of money, and the land that has been defeated, the imperial court has to spend money to develop. It will take ten or eight years to get the benefits. The slave thinks that if the banner people can participate in the funding battle, and if they win in the future, they can give priority to developing new lands. This will also stimulate the soldiers to make more contributions. The slave can’t think much for a while, so please ask the emperor Holy Judgment."

I thought about it for a while, and then I understood that what he meant was similar to the concept of the Far East Joint Stock Company, except that this time, the Bannerman was also included, and anyone with spare money could join the Bannerman. Dividends can be distributed in proportion to develop new land.For example, in the vast land of Siberia, Russia, if the country wants to develop it, it must invest a lot of money.In fact, Japan seems to be following this path at present. Are those big businessmen really donating money for the face of the emperor?Who is going to throw money into the water for nothing?

However, there are also disadvantages in this way, that is, in the future, the army in rich places will be willing to fight, but in poor and remote places, no one may be willing to invest money in it.

Of course, after all things considered, it seems to be feasible, so he said: "Zaiying, you have a good idea. Later, you can find someone to make a report and submit it to the imperial court. Also, I want to ask you, those who love it Idlers who eat imperial food and sleep around every day, are they willing to invest money?"

"Your Majesty, this servant thinks that the banner people who want to make contributions are fine, don't worry too much about those idle banner people, let them fend for themselves. It's fine to support them for a lifetime." Zai Ying said tentatively.

"Forever? They always have offspring, right?"

Zaiying nodded and said: "The emperor's heart is merciful. Recently, there have been rumors that they want to completely reform the flag affairs. Who is willing to marry their daughters to this kind of bannerman who is just waiting to die? At that time, the bannermen will only have to spend money." bought a wife."

Guan Xuqing nodded silently, then shook his head and said, "Have you mentioned it to Prince Su? What did he say?"

"Returning to the emperor, what Prince Su means is that you can't give up money and food at all, but you can't give so much anymore."

"He's right." I nodded and said, "Poor people can't afford less money to hang their lives. Han, there are also many poor people. Zaiying, please inform the Shuntian Mansion and the Defense Department to keep an eye on these idlers. If there is any violation of the system, they will be severely punished, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will follow up. Yes, all landed currency will be cancelled, and sent to Russia to be dealt with by Zhang Yu and the others. Let’s discuss this matter later, I think I’m getting dizzy thinking about it. Alas, having said that, you should contact the Germans immediately for the news of the ship purchase. Announce it with the British, say it face to face, let them talk to Liu Buchan about it.”

"Cha." Zai Ying knelt down and went.

After the daily work meeting of the Ministry of the Navy, Liu Buchan had just walked out of the meeting room, and Lin Jianzhang followed. Looking at the other party's expression, Liu Buchan guessed that there must be something to talk about, and the two came to Liu Buchan's office one after the other.