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Chapter 253 Conflict with Millican

Yagyu Heigan has little patience with the natives of Nankai Province, especially the Moros, who are completely cancerous. Even if they are all killed, it will be fine. He can attract the Chinese from Nanyang from the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time relocate the local citizens. .

Since Yagyu Hiyan took over the Japanese government, Japan's native population has exceeded 30 million to 40 million. During this period, more than 300,000 immigrants from Hokkaido, nearly 100,000 people from Tokaido were exiled, 80,000 immigrants, and 50,000 pioneering corps Multiple people.

Nankaido has the largest number of relocated citizens, as many as 500,000.

Even so, the three mainland islands still have a population of 40 million.

Moreover, Yagyu Yoshigan did not formulate relevant fertility policies. According to the speculations of relevant scientists, at most five years, that is, around 1878, Japan's total population will exceed million!

According to Japan's current land area, a population of 200 million is the critical line. Any more will cause a series of problems.

Of course, the population issue is already in Yagyu Heiyan's plan.

As for the issue of Nankaido, it is the most important issue in the near future.

With Yagyu Hien in charge of Sinpo City, Marcos did not dare to slack off. He led the standing infantry division to cooperate with the local government and pursue those turbulent elements in accordance with Yagyu Hiyan's dragnet plan.

Yagyu Heiyan's dragnet plan is very simple, that is, to set up sentries and beacon towers at the main traffic thoroughfares in each county and village. In addition, to build observation towers at the highest terrain, once a situation is discovered, beacon smoke can be burned to warn.

Such a move naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the locals, but they only dared to be angry and dare not speak out.

He decided to set a trap, fish out the Moros, slowly bleed them out, and finish them off.

He will arrange for the ship to wait for the merchant ship near the marking point. If the merchant ship does not arrive within the specified time, the ship will patrol along the route.

At the same time, local forces were also sorted out, and all associations and stubborn clan forces were eliminated.

During the cleanup process, some factories became aware of the situation at night, roads began to be built, and railways, telegraph lines, and electric wires began to be laid.

Unless the British provided ironclads, the Moro sailing ships would certainly not be able to pose a threat to the ships.

After some modifications, these merchant ships look like ordinary merchant ships, but in fact they have a lot going on inside.

In order to test the success rate of the plan, Yagyu Heiyan organized more than 3,000 marines into platoons and hid them in arranged merchant ships.

This cleanup operation can be said to be a success. Without this stubborn problem, Nankaido's economy will soon take off.

In order to settle things once and for all, Marcos, who had implemented the plan once, was transferred back, and another agent, Zheng Zhiqiang, became the second warlord and once again wiped out Borneo. This time, more than 30,000 people died.

Of course, Yagyu Keigan was not only in the Nankai Road to solve the problem of Borneo, but also the Moro pirates hiding in the Dutch East Indies.

Then the infantry division used battalions as units to gradually clear up areas. In cooperation with the secret police, the rioting indigenous people had almost nowhere to hide and were annihilated by the government troops.

The first fishing plan was very successful. The five bait boats thrown out attracted more than 30 Moro attacks. The merchant ships used as bait had Gatling guns, small field guns, and a platoon of marines. Marines.

In order to ensure the security of the South China Sea and protect the trade between Nankaido and Southeast Asia, Yagyu Heiyan ordered the fleet that followed to destroy the Moros.

In addition to the renovated merchant ships and ambushed marines, Yagyu Heiyan also formulated a time plan.

However, Yagyu Heiyan was not in a hurry to eliminate these pirates and finished his work in one battle.

Among them, local residents will shelter these rioters. As long as they are found out, the residents who shelter the rioters will be arrested and dealt with.

The suppression operation lasted for nine months and resulted in more than 800 casualties among government forces and 130,000 deaths among rioters and accomplices.

These Moro pirates are very cunning, and it is very difficult to destroy them on the sea, just like climbing to the sky.

On Borneo, there was a bloody storm, and tens of thousands of people died in this clearing operation.

He used data from the previous two years to determine the speed and time at which ships reached certain points on the voyage as a reference and set up an alarm system.

The Moros tried to launch a hand-to-hand battle with a small boat attack, but they were beaten into pieces before they even got close. Instead, the large ship was chased by merchant ships. The field artillery fought closely and sunk the Moro ship in a few hits.

The months-long decoy plan allowed the Japanese fleet to sink hundreds of Moro ships and kill tens of thousands of Moro pirates. This frightened the Moro people and they no longer cooperated with the Netherlands. Instead, they continued to plunder merchant ships from Britain, the Netherlands and other countries.

In less than a year, with the support of Yagyu Heige, the two major problems that had plagued the Nankai Province government for several years were completely resolved.

The problem was solved quickly, but it cost a lot. The two operations cost more than 30 million yen.

But the subsequent rewards cannot be measured by more than 30 million.

The environment of Nankaido is suitable for the growth of a variety of raw materials that are in short supply in Japan. In the past, they had to be imported from other countries or farmed. Now they are produced directly in Nankaido, which reduces a lot of costs.

Moreover, the emergence of these industries has also brought wealth and jobs to local residents.

With the two major land and sea issues resolved, coupled with the economic reforms personally supervised by Yagyu Hien, it is estimated that by the end of the year, Nankaido will be able to add 80 million in revenue to Japan's finances.

This is only for this year. By next year, it is expected to reach 100 million.

With the fiscal revenue from Nankaido, the Japanese government's annual fiscal revenue is estimated to reach 500 million.

With money, military expenditures will naturally increase. Yagyu Heiyan plans to increase military expenditures to 1875 million in .

Yagyu Heiyan, who had solved the problem of Nankai Road, did not intend to stay long. He had to return to Kyoto to deal with other matters.

Commercial trade previously negotiated with Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy has begun, and products such as electric lights, motorcycles, and bicycles have become popular in Europe.

Countries such as Britain, France, and the United States, which had some conflicts with Japan, began to imitate products produced in Japan. Mutsu Munemitsu was quarreling with Britain, France, the United States, and other countries.

In addition, King Kalakaua I of Hawaii, who just ascended the throne in February this year, plans to cooperate with Japan to resist the US invasion.

Previously, Yagyu Heiyan saw that Kalakaua I had just ascended the throne and his foundation was unstable, so he did not directly help. However, he smuggled some weapons to Kalakaua I and asked him to form his own army.

Kalakaua I was not a Hawaiian king who obeyed the United States. After he ascended the throne, he designated his younger brother William Peter Lireohoku as his successor to the throne, thus ending the election of Hawaiian kings.

In the early days of Kalakaua's rule, he fully used the power of the king to appoint and dismiss cabinets. He believed that Ali's ancestral power had been given to him. Kalakaua continued to dissolve old cabinets and appoint new cabinets. This move attracted criticism from the radical people. criticism.

The so-called free people's accusations were nothing more than America's warning to Kalakaua I. Kalakaua I, who had just ascended the throne, had already felt the control of the United States over Hawaii, and he had to ask Japan for help, even though he knew that Japan also had claims to Hawaii.

Kalakaua I had sent people to Japan to invite Japan to build power plants, lay wires, build street lights and other businesses in Honolulu. Secretly, he hoped that Japan would take action. He was willing to open the port to Japanese troops.

After Yagyu Kien received the telegram from Kyoto, he did not stop at Nankai Road.

Before leaving, Yagyu Heyan called Naito Muneyoshi and three other agents, and said: "Now that the major problems on land and sea have been resolved, the economic reform of Nankaido is on the right track. I hope you can manage the South China Sea well." Tao, this is the last chance."

Naito Muneyoshi and others hurriedly responded.

After warning them, Yagyu took the fleet back to Japan.

At the end of November, Yagyu Heiyan returned to Kyoto.

Before Yanagi Yagyu, who had just returned to Kyoto, had time to rest, the envoy from Hawaii rushed to see Yanagi Yagyu. At the same time, the U.S. ambassador also sent someone to inform him that he hoped Japan would discuss matters with the United States on Hawaii.

Nowadays, Japan is not afraid of the United States. Yagyu Yoshigan took the lead in receiving the envoy from Hawaii.

Ambassador Robert exchanged pleasantries with Yagyu Hee for a while, and then said: "Dear Mr. Prime Minister, our kingdom is now facing a threat from the United States.

Last year, the Secretary of State of the United States actually told our late king that Hawaii’s affairs should not be interfered with by other countries. When the late king heard this, he died of grief and anger.

Now, Your Majesty does not want the Kingdom to be oppressed by the United States. Only your country can do this well. I hope that the Prime Minister can help us in Hawaii. Your Majesty is willing to open the port to your country's military garrison. "

Faced with Ambassador Robert's request, Yagyu Heiyan was a little moved, but after all, it was the king of Hawaii who was drawing the pie. If he stationed troops in Hawaii, Japan would have to go to war with the United States.

Yagyu Heeyan does not want to break up with the United States at this time.

Yagyu Heiyan said: "The actions of the United States are really too domineering. How can they say such things? Matters in Hawaii should be decided by the King of Hawaii.

We will definitely not sit idly by in this matter, but our country has just become independent, and the reform has only been a few years, and we are waiting for new things. If we want to deal with a big country like the United States, we are afraid that we are unable to do so. "

Robert also knew that the other party wanted to bargain, so he didn't get too entangled and said directly: "Prime Minister, this matter is very urgent. No matter what your country's conditions are, our country will do its best to meet them."

Yagyu Shengxi was determined to buy his weapons with real money in Hawaii, but he really didn't want to rush into it.

Now that the other party has said so, Yagyu Sheeyan is no longer polite.

He said directly: "Since you must ask for our support, we cannot sit idly by and watch. The United States takes advantage of its strong national power to bully weak countries wantonly. Our country has also been persecuted by the United States. We will definitely take revenge."

Robert was overjoyed when he heard this. If Japan took action, the United States would not be so relaxed.

If the United States and Japan compete with each other, Hawaii will benefit from it.

But they thought too much. Although Yagyu Heiyan agreed with Robert, he never thought about going to war with the United States in the past few years.

He decided to make a decision after meeting with the American ambassador.

Later, Yagyu Heeyan saw off Ambassador Robert and received the American Ambassador.

The U.S. ambassador was not as arrogant when facing Yagyu Heiyan as he was with Mutsu Munemitsu. He saluted with a very gentlemanly manner and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, regarding the matter of the Kingdom of Hawaii, our country feels that it is better for Japan not to participate."

Liu Shengxi pretended to be confused and said: "What do you mean by this? Our country has normal trade in Hawaii, but it is you, the Americans, who are acting recklessly on the land of Hawaii."

The face of the American ambassador changed. Good guy, you, a thick-eyed guy like you, can actually tell lies with your eyes open!

He asked with a hint of anger: "Then what about the weapons of the palace guard created by the King of Hawaii?"

Yagyu Heiyan did not explain at all, and said directly: "How do I know? I should ask the King of Hawaii about this matter. Besides, does the weapon used by the King of Hawaii's army have anything to do with Millikin?"

The U.S. Ambassador said anxiously: "Mr. Prime Minister, I must remind you that last year, our Secretary of State already said that no country is allowed to get involved in Hawaii.

If Japan must touch our country's bottom line on this matter, our country will never give up! "

"Scared me?"

"I'm not scared. Japan will never accept any form of threat, never!"

Yagyu Heeyan looked dissatisfied and looked at the American ambassador.

The American ambassador felt a little frightened when he saw Yagyu Hee's sharp eyes. The murderous intention was too obvious.

However, he knew that Yagyu Heiyan would not kill him. He immediately stabilized his emotions and replied: "Mr. Prime Minister, this is not a threat, but an advice."

Yagyu Heeyan said unceremoniously: "How our country should do things is our internal affairs, and we don't need Militian to advise us.

Our country has legitimate trade in Hawaii. If America must take this as an offense, then our country can only express regret. "

The American ambassador saw that Japan was determined to get involved in Hawaii.

He could only let go of his harsh words and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, Japan is just a small country that has just emerged. You have offended England and France, and now you are facing tit-for-tat with us, the United States. If this continues, Japan will definitely be in dire straits, and you will definitely regret it then. Today’s decision.”

"Then I won't bother you."

Liu Shengxiyan looked calm.

The American ambassador snorted coldly and immediately stood up and left the conference room.

Mutsu Munemitsu, who had been silent for the whole time, said: "Prime Minister, the words of the American Ambassador are definitely not groundless. Do we really want to offend America at this time?"

As if he was not afraid of lice bites if he had too much debt, he said: "Mongmitsu, don't rely too much on a country like America. As long as Britain and France give it enough benefits, America will still be our enemy.

Our surrender of Hawaii's interests will not help us. Instead, it will make them feel that Japan is weak and can be bullied. Therefore, in international confrontations, we must not give in easily. "

(End of this chapter)