Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Ito Hirobumi said with a smile: "Your Excellency Rosebery, it's time for us to join forces against our common enemy."

Rosebery said: "You and I know the situation of the Qing Dynasty. How could they build such an advanced ship?"

Ito Hirobumi smiled and said: "This ship should not be built by the Qing Dynasty. This ship is controlled by a man named Lin Yuan, but these are not important. The important thing is: Lin Yuan helped the Qing Dynasty!"

Rosebery asked, "Who is this Lin Yuan?"

Ito Hirobumi said with a smile: "This Lin Yuan seems to have appeared out of nowhere. We don't know his details, but we can be sure that he is in Okinawa now."

Rothbury said: "Although Okinawa has declared independence, the British Empire has not yet announced the recognition of the Ryukyu Kingdom. On this point, please rest assured Mr. Ito, we will not recognize the independence of Ryukyu, nor will we have any economic relations with them. "

Hirobumi Ito sneered in his heart. Being used to the storm, he naturally understood that the main reason why the British did not have economic ties with Ryukyu was that there were few people in Ryukyu and the market was too small. support.

Ito Hirobumi smiled and said: "Mr. Rosebery, I thank your country for not recognizing the Ryukyu country, but economically, I hope that your country can 'help' the Ryukyu country." When Ito Hirobumi said the word "help" , deliberately changed his tone, Rosebery didn't know why he said that, and couldn't help but looked at him suspiciously.

Ito Hirobumi smiled and said: "Your Excellency Rosebery, you and I both know that to win a war, you must have a strong industry. I think that Lin Yuan also knows this truth. I know the situation in Ryukyu very well. The people there Farming and fishing for a living, they can't even make a decent piece of steel."

Rosebery rolled his eyes and smiled knowingly: "Mr. Ito hopes that our British Empire will help Ryukyu develop its industry. We will sell them equipment and help them train personnel. In this way, their industrial foundation will be firmly grasped by us. In our hands, we know exactly what they can create!"

Ito Hirobumi laughed heartily and said, "I just like talking to smart people like you!"

Rothbury also laughed, and Hirobumi Ito said with a smile: "This is also good for you. I know that Mrs. Madam is a famous lady of the Rothschild family. The Rothschild family holds the largest financial capital in Europe. Ryukyu If people want to buy equipment in your country, they can’t do without money. Naturally, they have to borrow the money from the Rothschild family, but if they want to borrow money, they must have a mortgage, so they can only use the country’s taxes as collateral. In this way, Economic power has also fallen into the hands of your country."

Rothbury smiled slyly and said, "Mr. Ito, we are all smart people. If you have anything to say, you might as well be more straightforward. What benefits does your country want?"

Ito Hirobumi smiled and said: "Since the Prime Minister is open and honest, I have nothing to say. We hope to buy your country's latest warships at a suitable price."

Rosebery said: "Master Ito, do you want to take our millions of pounds when you come to me and use your words?"

Hirobumi Ito said with a smile: "Of course not. I have prepared a generous gift for the British Empire. First, I guarantee that in the next five years, the amount of imported goods from the UK will be doubled; second." When he said this, he deliberately paused After a while, he said: "How many good things, gold, coal, are buried under the ground in Northeast China. I believe Lord Rosebery will not know that the Russians are eating up whales there. Don't you feel distressed?"

Rosebery said with a smile: "Okay, I promise, you will buy our warships at the lowest price, and we will supply the shipyard with the difference."

Ito Hirobumi said: "Our people are secretly entering Northeast China to investigate the specific conditions of these minerals. In this regard, the Russians are already ahead of us. The results of our exploration will be shared with your country."

Rosebery nodded and smiled: "Okay, that's it. We will choose an appropriate time to sign the specific legal documents on economics and trade."

When Hirobumi Ito came out from Rosebery, it was getting late, and the attendant said, "My lord, find a place to eat."

Ito Hirobumi coughed twice, and said, "No, I still have to visit a few more dignitaries, and I can just eat in the carriage."

A silent big picture is quietly covering Lin Yuan and the Beijing ship.

After capturing Okinawa, the Beijing ship was temporarily stationed at the Naha military port. The crew members on the ship took vacations in batches and went ashore for activities. Many officers and soldiers on the ship were young people. They are familiar with high-rise buildings, but they still happily ask for leave to go ashore.

Lin Yuan, who returned to the Beijing ship, was not in the mood to rest. He was thinking about the strategic development direction of the Beijing ship. Ryukyu is too small, not only does it have no industrial foundation, but most importantly, it does not have various resources necessary for industrial development, such as : The iron and steel industry is the core of the military industry. From the transmission shaft of an aircraft carrier to the firing pin of a gun, many key components of weapons and equipment must be made of steel, but there is no iron ore here in Ryukyu.

Therefore, the Beijing ship must find a new development base!

He opened a map with his computer. This is a map of China and its surrounding areas. It was drawn by later generations based on historical materials. It shows the territory of China in the 25th year of Jiaqing. At that time, China and Outer Mongolia had not yet become independent. More than 150 million square kilometers of land east of Heilongjiang and Ussuri River have not yet fallen into the clutches of Russia!

Once upon a time, we proudly said without shame: "China's territory is like a rooster, standing in the east of the world!" Our territory is not a sick chicken!We used to be a plump phoenix, but we were cut into thin chickens by the enemy!

His eyes fell on a name: Vladivostok, these three words, on the maps of later generations, can only be marked in brackets, because this place has another name - Vladivostok, this The place later became the home port of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

Looking further up, Heilongjiang flows into the East China Sea meanderingly (Heilongjiang flows into the Tatar Strait. According to the historical materials of the Qing Dynasty, the current East China Sea is called the Southern Ocean, and the current Tatar Strait is called the East China Sea). This is the boundary river between China and Russia in later generations. At this time, it is still the inland river of China, and the vast land from her east to the sea is still the land of the Chinese!

Lin Yuan's heart moved, and he thought to himself: "This is it!"