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Chapter 470 Foreign monks can chant sutras
The Russo-Japanese War allowed the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire to see opportunities and prepare to take action. The Austro-Hungarian Empire once assembled troops on the Russian-Austrian border, cooperated with Germany to put pressure on St. Petersburg, and forced St. Petersburg and Germany to sign an anti-British alliance.

With George's counterattack, although the threats from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire were defeated, another problem also surfaced.

St. Petersburg was completely defeated, but George turned the tide. Does this mean that the strength of the Amur Military District or the Far Eastern Military District has surpassed that of St. Petersburg?
This may be a more serious hidden danger for the Russian Empire than losing the Russo-Japanese War.

The Russian Empire had always been the leader of the Orthodox Christian states.

When the Russian Empire was strong, the Tsar was the patron saint of the Balkans.

The Russo-Japanese War completely exposed the weakness of the Russian Empire, and everyone in the Balkan countries was in danger.

The Kingdom of Romania, which had formed an alliance with the Russian Empire, was still threatened by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Countries such as Bulgaria and Serbia, which were attacked from both sides by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, would only face greater pressure.

The Balkan countries are not monolithic. They have extremely serious internal conflicts and widespread territorial disputes.

When the Russian Empire was strong, it could still maintain the balance in the Balkans.

The British minister in Japan sent sailors ashore and dispersed the people by force.

After the war, Britain increased its exploitation of Japan in order to recover its investment.

"After dropping out of school, I went to work in Amur——"

George and Ferdinand signed a series of agreements. Next, the Kingdom of Romania and the Viceroyalty of Amur will conduct broader cooperation in various fields such as economy, technology, transportation, and construction.

At the end of September, just after George sent Ferdinand away, Japan was finally detonated.

Fish from Hokkaido fishing grounds are Japan’s most important source of protein.

The loss of the Hokkaido fisheries became the straw that broke the camel's back.

On the 29th, Detective Oshiro Maura of the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Division received his childhood playmate Hideki Nakamura at his home.

British sailors opened fire, causing nearly a hundred casualties.

As a police officer, Ojo Ma-ryo's life is not easy now, and he is living in poverty.

Oshiro Maira and Nakamura Hideki are both from Kyoto. They grew up together and were classmates in elementary school.

After graduating from elementary school, Oshiro Maira was admitted to the police academy, while Nakamura Hideki dropped out of school due to family difficulties, and the two have lost contact since then.

People threw stones at British sailors.

After losing the Hokkaido fishing ground, Japanese fishermen's harvest this year was greatly affected, and famine broke out in some areas in August.

Since the year before last, Japan has been in a food shortage, and rice grabbing incidents have occurred every winter.

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Balkan countries also began to split within themselves, and the situation gradually worsened.

On September 9, four drunken British sailors broke into a house and beat the man to death. The woman was raped. This incident aroused the hatred of the British in Kyoto. A large number of Kyoto people gathered at the British Embassy in Japan. In front of the embassy, ​​they demanded that the British troops responsible for the incident be punished.

To be honest, Japan has not been detonated until now, and the Japanese people's endurance was completely beyond George's expectation.

When an old friend arrived, Oshiro Maira still tried his best to get two dishes together for his old friend, and they drank with the vodka brought by Hideki Nakamura.

On the 25th, a demonstration involving nearly ten thousand people broke out in the Kyoto area, demanding that British troops withdraw from Japan.

In the process of dispersing the people, the police clashed with the people, and some people died in the conflict.

As soon as Nakamura Hideki talked about his own experience, Oshiro's expression changed.

"——When I was 12 years old, I didn't eat for three whole days. Without this job, I might have starved to death."

Hideki Nakamura did not hide his past.

"I suffered a lot in Amur. I jumped into the icy river water to drive wooden stakes in the weather of more than ten degrees below zero. My hands were so cold that the bones were exposed and they were connected to the gloves. When I took off the gloves, I tore off a large piece of flesh along with the leather straps. piece--"

Nakamura Hideki raised his hand. Three of his five fingers were bent abnormally. The clear scars on the back of his hand shocked Oshiro Maira.

"No matter how difficult it was, I persevered, studied hard, and became an engineer - I am now married to a Korean wife, and she is pregnant and did not come back with me."

Oshiro Malyang was silent, he never knew that his childhood friend had suffered so much.

Even if you know, you can't help it.

Oshiro and Nakamura are the same age. Even if he knew Nakamura's situation, Ojo could not give Nakamura much help.

"After the war broke out, I was imprisoned in a concentration camp, lost my freedom, and lost my job at the Siberian Engineering Bureau. Because I did not take the initiative to participate in the war, I also lost the opportunity to become a Russian citizen, and now I have become an unemployed vagrant——"

Nakamura smiled bitterly, no one can escape the vortex of war.

"As long as you are alive, there is hope."

What Dacheng was most worried about did not happen.

What Dacheng is most worried about is that Nakamura once joined the Russian army to fight against Japan. In that case, Dacheng will not know how to face this old friend.

After three rounds of drinking, as the night got darker, the two of them recalled the happy times of their childhood, and sang their childhood songs arm in arm. The songs did not disappear, and both of them burst into tears.

The happy days are gone forever.

"I am now a qualified engineer, not only involved in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, but also the Kanto Railway and the South Manchuria Railway. I will find a job tomorrow and start over."

Nakamura was full of confidence before he fell drunk.

Dacheng didn't know how to explain to Nakamura.

Railway engineers may not be able to find jobs in Japan today. After the war, in order to repay foreign debts, the Japanese government streamlined its institutions and cut expenditures. A large number of schools and government research institutions established after the Sino-Japanese War were abolished. Professors at Imperial University were forced to work part-time to support their families. Engineers like Nakamura may also Will be forced to work as a coolie at the dock.

It would be better to stay in Amur.

The Metropolitan Police Department, where Ayutthaya is located, is in a bad situation due to the deterioration of public security. It just announced news of layoffs yesterday, and the layoff list will be announced in a few days.

If Dacheng is laid off, Dacheng will also have to work as a coolie at the dock.

The next day, the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department announced the layoff list, and as expected, Ojo was laid off.

Nakamura didn't find a job either. In the evening, the two drank to drown their sorrows. When the Russo-Japanese War was mentioned, Ojo cursed.

"Damn Russians, if we hadn't lost the war, we wouldn't be where we are now!"

Ojo blamed Russia for Japan's defeat.

"Brother, you are wrong. It is not Russia that hurts us the most, but the United Kingdom and those damn careerists!"

Nakamura understands the nature of war better than Ojo.

Ojo looked at Nakamura blankly. The information he came into contact with was completely different from Nakamura.

In Japan's internal propaganda, the Qing Empire was responsible for the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. Japan was unwilling to be oppressed by the Qing Empire, so it had to rise up to resist.

The same goes for the Russo-Japanese War.

If the Three Kingdoms had not intervened and returned to Liao, then Kantong would have become Japan's Kantong, and Japan would have endless trees to cut down, endless fish to catch, and endless apples to eat.

Therefore, the responsibility lies with other countries. Japan not only has no responsibility, but is a victim of the war.

"If it weren't for the British instigation, the Japanese-Russian War (Japanese-Russian War) would not have broken out at all. The gap in strength between us and the Russian Empire is too great, and it is impossible to win the war-"

Nakamura faces up to the power gap between Japan and Russia.

"You bullshit!"

Ojo is angry, even if Japan is not as powerful as the Russian Empire, it is too hurtful for you to say it so bluntly.

"Isn't this nonsense? The result of the war is the best proof."

Nakamura's eyes were clear, and the hazy drunkenness just now had completely disappeared.

Ojou was speechless.

No matter how confident the Japanese government was in talking about it before the war, the Japanese now fully understand the gap between Japan and the Russian Empire.

"War cannot bring us a happy life, it will only make our living environment worse. If there is no war, we can at least survive, but now we can only be enslaved by the British, and our sisters are in Nanyang——"

"Stop it! Please stop it-"

Oshiro burst into tears. Every Japanese could not accept the reality of Japan's defeat.

“Escape doesn’t bring about change.”

Nakamura picked up the wine glass with his abnormally twisted hand and drank it all in one gulp.

"What should we do? What can be done?"

Dacheng's trust in Nakamura has risen to a new level. This person who has been abroad has a different perspective.

Leaving Asia and joining Europe does make sense.

"We must punish the ambitious people who started the war, drive away the British and Russians, and use our own hands to create a better life!"

Nakamura's words are completely in line with the ideals of Ayutthaya.

If Ojo ignores the presence of Russians while driving away the British, Ojo will still doubt Nakamura's purpose.

Listening to Nakamura's comparison of Britain and Russia, Ojo has no doubts about Nakamura's presence.

Nakamura is not just talking.

Engineers, especially those engaged in field work, always know some strange things.

Dacheng used to be a policeman, so he happened to have access to some things that ordinary people couldn't.

Ouchi was stunned when he watched Nakamura make an improvised bomb using some common things.

Nakamura made bombs not to blow up British people, but to fry fish.

There are no jobs in Dacheng or Zhongcun, so there is always food to eat.

Fish frying in winter is very simple. Dig a hole in the ice of the river. The fish will gather here to breathe fresh air. Throw a bomb and the ice will be instantly covered with killed fish.

Since frying fish is so easy.

Then it shouldn't be difficult to bomb the British.

On October 10, the British Embassy in Japan was attacked by a bomb, killing two guards.

The British minister in Japan was furious and once again sent sailors ashore to impose military control on Kyoto.

Unlike before, this time military control met with strong resistance from the people of Kyoto.

People in Kyoto have already run out of food at home. If military control is imposed, will they have to stay at home and starve to death?

(End of this chapter)