Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Chapter 31 Confronting Hirobumi Ito

Lin Yuan laughed and said, "Master Ito, why are you angry?"

Ito Hirobumi is worthy of being an outstanding diplomat. He quickly regained his composure and said with a smile: "Master Lin, if we sincerely ask for peace, we can still talk. Is there any need for us to continue talking like you are asking for such a high price?" ? Restarting the war, the emperor of our country and the emperor of your country must not agree!"

Lin Yuan said: "The Korean peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides. To win a battle, you need a navy. I wonder if Mr. Ito can put together another fleet within a few days?"

Hirobumi Ito knew that Lin Yuan was the captain of the mysterious ship that controlled the United Fleet. He knew that it was useless to pretend to be tough in front of Lin Yuan. He said: "Master Lin, Qing and Japan are neighbors separated by a strip of water. At that time, Master Li also said the same, our two countries need to show respect to each other, so that we can reconcile in the long run."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Where does this contract not show respect to the Great Japanese Empire?"

Ito Hirobumi scolded angrily in his heart: "You gangster! You want our Empire of Japan to cede land and pay compensation, and you also said to save us face!" But he couldn't show it on his face, he just smiled and said: "Only talking about the compensation, Ku Pingyin Twenty million taels, such an amount is really unreasonable, I hope Master Lin will give us a detailed list, what kind of military expenditure can use twenty million taels?"

Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Our Qing Dynasty has a vast territory, and it is extremely difficult to turn over troops and horses. Therefore, it is very expensive to mobilize troops and horses. For example, Song Qing's subordinate Yi Army, Song Qing is the admiral of Sichuan, and the troops and horses were transferred from Sichuan to North Korea. Mr. Ito You said, how much will it cost to feed people and feed horses along the way?"

Ito Hirobumi also knew that Song Qing's residence was in Lushun. Seeing what Lin Yuan said, he knew that he was deliberately extorting the price, so Ito Hirobumi said, "Twenty million taels is really too much, and we in Japan cannot afford it!"

Lin Yuan said: "If we fight again, we will definitely spend much more money than this."

Ito Hirobumi said: "Our land in Japan is small and the people are poor. Twenty million taels is really hard to support!"

Lin Yuan said: "Since Emperor Meiji's reform and reformation, Japan has changed with each passing day. In just a few years, a huge fleet has been built, which is a testament to Prime Minister Ito's means of enriching the country and the people. It's not difficult."

Ito Hirobumi said: "If Mr. Lin has the ability to get the [-] million taels of silver, how about asking you to be the Prime Minister?"

Lin Yuan said: "Since [-] million taels is too much, it's better for Mr. Ito to say a number so that we can report back to the Holy Majesty and think about it."

Ito Hirobumi said with a smile: "I need to report to the Emperor for the compensation of military expenses, and then make a decision. It seems too unreasonable to ask Japan to cede Okinawa County. Okinawa is Japan's inherent territory. With the Qing Dynasty?"

Lin Yuan said: "Master Ito pretends to be confused by pretending to understand. Okinawa was originally a Ryukyu country. It has always been a vassal of our Qing Dynasty. Japan seized it. Now we want the Japanese government to return it. What's wrong?"

Ito Hirobumi said with a smile: "Ryukyu is a barren land. With the help of our Great Japanese Empire, it has become more and more civilized. Now leaving our Japanese Empire is like a baby waiting to be fed leaving its mother. I hope Lin-sama thinks about the people of Okinawa."

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "If you want to talk about civilization and civilization, China has been civilized for thousands of years, why worry about not being able to teach the subjects of Ryukyu, Mr. Ito is too worried."

The two sides fought fiercely, but to no avail, the meeting had to be adjourned temporarily, and the meeting was scheduled to be held a day later.

When Ito Hirobumi returned to the station, the attendant brought him a glass of water. Ito Hirobumi slammed the water glass on the ground, and the attendant didn't dare to clean it, so he walked out silently.

Both Mutsu Munemitsu and Ito Yuhiro are here, and their moods are extremely dull. Mutsu Munemitsu first said: "We have suffered humiliation in the negotiations this time because our combined fleet is now controlled by Lin Yuan. We do not have sea control, the Beiyang Fleet is now on the Datong River, and occupying Pyongyang is just a matter of effort."

As the commander of the United Fleet, Yuto Ito felt that his face was dull, so he had to turn his head away. Hirobumi Ito saw his embarrassment and said, "Commander Ito, you don't have to be sad. You are also thinking of the Great Japanese Empire. After all, Lin Yuan has the ability to directly attack Tokyo, if Commander Ito hadn't endured the humiliation, His Majesty the Emperor would have died by now."

Hearing this, Yuheng Ito felt his face brighten again, and he said: "I have made a plan, I believe it can turn defeat into victory for us!"

Ito Hirobumi also sneered and said: "The Qing government still wants us to cede land and pay compensation. We want to get beauty, but we just don't agree. Do they have the strength to attack the Japanese mainland? Not to mention the Japanese mainland, even Okinawa, they don't have the strength to take it!"

All this was heard by Lin Yuan, he sneered in his heart and said, "Look if we have the strength to take Okinawa!" But he remembered Ito Yuheng's words, and he couldn't help feeling suspicious, thinking: "They have a plan, what exactly is it?"

Shen Wanqing didn't come back with Tang Fan until very late. Tang Fan looked sullen, and went back to sleep after greeting everyone briefly. Lin Yuan asked Shen Wanqing after seeing him, "What's wrong with Reporter Tang? Dumped?"

Shen Wanqing smiled and said, "Dumped, how is it possible? Reporter Tang has been a photographer all day today, and his Leica m9 probably never took so many photos in one day."

Lin Yuan asked, "Are you going to see Princess Yunlan's family today?"

Shen Wanqing covered her mouth and smiled for a while, and said, "Of course, will he take pictures of me for a whole day? I have to go back and look at him, lest he steal my phone."

Shen Wanqing said and returned to her room. Lin Yuan wanted to ask her about her plan to rescue Yunlan's family, so she followed her and walked to the door. Seeing that it was getting late, she was embarrassed to go in, so she froze at the door. Shen Wanqing He smiled and said: "We are all people in the 21st century, if you have anything to do, come in and talk about it."

As soon as Lin Yuan came in, Tang Fan followed in, and asked Shen Wanqing with a smile, "Agent Shen Da, can I borrow your power bank to charge my camera?"

Shen Wanqing smiled and said: "This is the last time, you can't borrow it anymore, my monitoring equipment depends on it for power supply."

Speaking of which, Shen Wanqing took out a small box and handed it to Tang Fan. Tang Fan went back with a smile. Lin Yuan looked at the box blankly. Shen Wanqing explained: "This is an electric energy storage device. The electromagnetic field generated by the superconducting coil stores electric energy, and the superconducting material inside is the crystallization of the latest generation of high-temperature superconducting technology in our country, and it is planned to be used in the next generation of tokamak devices in our country."

The so-called tokmak device is a device that produces controllable nuclear fusion. Because the temperature of nuclear fusion is extremely high, it needs to reach tens of millions of degrees Celsius on the earth. No material can withstand such a high temperature, so electromagnetic fields are used to control the nuclear fusion. The plasma of nuclear fusion is controlled in the air, which is the tokmak device.

Lin Yuan said happily: "So, our country has overcome controllable nuclear fusion?"

Shen Wanqing smiled and said: "I don't understand this, do you want to ask me how to transport Yun Lan and his family out?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Are your agents able to read minds? That's what I want to ask."

Shen Wanqing said: "I've already made inquiries today. The Japanese government still controls their family quite strictly, and there are people who secretly follow them when they go in and out. Therefore, I plan to use disguise to let Shang Tai get out."

When Lin Yuan heard the word disguise, he immediately thought of the scenes in those martial arts novels. Shen Wanqing said, "Tang Fan is unhappy because of this, because the materials I brought are only enough to disguise one person."

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