Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The one who proposed to compensate them with the shares of Silver Mountain was Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Although he wanted to borrow Xiao Letian's strong financial and scientific research resources to help them change Silver Mountain, the real reason was still because he was poor.

The civil war between the north and south in Japan had drained Japan's wealth reserves for 200 years. Although the 200 years of peace brought by the Tsurukawa's Palace had accumulated a large amount of wealth, they had never imagined that a modern Western army could burn away that much money.

Gun, bullets, cannons, standard equipment … Even if the price of the Gun sold to the Mu Clan by the French was lower than the cost, but the Japanese did not know that a rifle revolution was currently taking place in Europe.

The breech-loading rifle had been completely replaced by the front-loading rifle, the full-metal bullets had been replaced by the Mini, and there was a mountain of junk ammunition in Europe's arsenal. Not to mention the cost, it was not even a problem to buy one for free.

He had thought that the French were very kind, but he had no idea that the whole of Japan had become a low-class market for Western junk.

Businessmen are always smart. They can sell their rifles for half, but they definitely have to make money. You won't be able to produce them in Japan anyway.

Bullets and gunpowder were definitely consumables. black gunpowder s produced by the Japan could not be used, and if they wanted to buy French gunpowder formulas, they would not even sell them, they would not even be able to build a military factory. In the end, the Palace would have to go all out to purchase from overseas.

At that time, Tokugawa Yoshinobu swore to his ancestors that as long as they united Japan, he would build a top tier military factory in the world and would never be bullied like this again.

The reason was very ample, but the reality was very hard! The united war between Japan and Japan was completely wrecked by Xiao Letian, the fierce dragon who crossed the river. All his hopes disappeared in an instant.

Not only the Mu Family, but the situation for the Southwest's Four Feudal Lords was not good at all. They had already given their all for the sake of this decisive battle, especially after they rejected Xiao Letian's request to directly send troops to assist him. The funding for the weapons from the Ryukyu s were also becoming lesser and lesser, so they could only use Real Gold and Silver s to purchase them.

No money! This was a very realistic question, and the daring actions of the Hidden Fog Kid later made Japan bear the responsibility of assassinating His Majesty. Although Japan did not believe that the Great Qing would send troops to the Japanese Islands, what if the Great Qing officially authorized the Ryukyu and the Western Powers to intervene?

After thinking about it, he gathered together to clean up the bases of the several families. Right now, he only had a reserve of 1 million taels of silver. If he were to pay this amount of money, Japan would truly be poor.

What was even more tragic was that a dignified Emperor of Great Qing Kingdom, how could he use one million silver taels to quell his anger? If this number were to spread out, not only would he not be able to solve the problem, he would even make the Qing Dynasty feel even more humiliated.

After thinking about it, Tokugawa Yoshinobu suddenly thought of a way to compensate the little Emperor with his share of shares.

Firstly, they did not need to directly ask for money in exchange for compensation in the form of a silver mountain, and secondly, speaking of compensation in the form of a silver mountain, Qing Dynasty, that reputable government, would be more willing to accept that.

But he never thought that such a brilliant plan would be unable to fool the eyes of the Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea, the angry Xiao Letian even threw out the draft.

"You want to play some tricks in front of me?!" You are all dreaming! "Don't be too shrewd with your calculations, don't take the heroes of the world for fools!" Xiao Letian was circling around the house like a trapped beast, the sound of his roars shocked the entire Osaka into complete silence.

"There is no reason not to take advantage of the situation. Let's not talk about the Tsurukawa's Palace first, I will talk about the Southwest Four Soldiers. After you independent from the Ryukyu, how much of my arms and cash did you receive? Think about it for yourself! "

"Not to mention tariff breaks for your four families, but how do you pay me back? "It's cold.

"You rejected my proposal to establish an arms factory in the Nine Prefectures; you disagreed with my proposal to establish a free trade area at the lower level; I proposed to pull the telegraph line down from the Deer Island to the capital or even the River Family. Even more so, it was not allowed... "You guys go ahead and calculate for yourselves. From our cooperation till now, other than asking me for weapons and money, have you ever given me anything in return?"

Xiao Letian suddenly walked in front of Dao Jinzhongyi and stared into his eyes: "Do you think I am the same as the Confucianism? To repay a debt of kindness with grievance, to sacrifice oneself for nothing, to give me a few good words, and make me unable to find my way to the north? "

"So you can hide a contempt for me just from the appearance of your passion?" Eating my food, drinking my wine, and using mine? When I lower the military support, do you think you can't take it anymore? "So you're deliberately distancing yourselves from me, refusing to share information with me, not even revealing your plans to start a war …"

"What was the result? What were the consequences? I have watched all of you walk into the Tokugawa's trap step by step. If not for my appearance, I am afraid you all would have already known what would have happened to you in the end! "

Xiao Letian's cold words caused the four vassal lords s to break out in cold sweat, especially the three vassal lords s, namely, Tu Zuofan, Changzhou vassal and Fats. This was the first time they had met Xiao Letian and heard him shout out so loudly, no one expected that the young Prime Minister would have such an imposing manner.

After teaching the Southwest Four Soldiers a lesson, Xiao Letian looked at Tokugawa Yoshinobu quietly for a long time before he spoke, "I have to say, as the general of the Mu Clan in times of danger, for the sake of your Tokugawa's rule, you actually went through such painstaking efforts, it's truly not easy …"

"The cooperation with the French has drained the house of two hundred years, has it not? To be able to think of using the shares of Ishigami to settle debts, you really are a business genius … "It's a pity that it's difficult for a beautiful woman to make a picnic. This home in Japan is not a good place to be!"

With just a few words, he almost made Tokugawa Yoshinobu cry. Japan's family was not easy to be, it was practically hell! A wave of internal and external troubles swept across the area. There was no money, no technology, no equipment, not even food. Of course, there were also countless warriors who could do nothing but give up their lives.

The civil war continued unabated, the pressure on the outside world continued to increase, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu had the urge to call the shots countless of times. I am a dignified general after all. Even if I have to return the favor, I still have to give me a few prefectures. I should at least get a salary of two to three hundred thousand stones a year.

When the time comes, I will drink wine, admire the moon, listen to songs and play geisha, that kind of life is so easy!

"The predicament of life in this country is not something the upper class can imagine!" Tokugawa Yoshinobu heaved a long sigh as he let go of all his psychological burdens. Finally, he began to negotiate openly with Xiao Letian.

"Japan is not China. On this small island, there are so many mountains and so many forests that there are too few fields. The annual output of food is not even comparable to the output of food from a prefecture … Not to mention disasters like earthquakes, floods, and typhoons, a small country and its people are not just an idiom! "

"The Prime Minister will definitely be dissatisfied with our actions. Whether it is the Southwest Four Feudal Lords or the Tsurukawa's Palace, none of us are actually willing to have such a powerful figure like the Prime Minister come to Japan. The reason is simple: Japan is too poor, we really do not have any extra 'rations' for outsiders …"

Looking at the direction of the draft that had just been thrown out of the window, Tokugawa Yoshinobu said with incomparable desolation, "If the Prime Minister is not satisfied, we can continue our discussion until we satisfy the Prime Minister … "But please don't forget the cruel reality. The Japanese are on the verge of collapse. We must survive as well …"

"A short period of oppression of the Japanese nation can give the Prime Minister a temporary benefit, but you have also reaped the hatred of the Japanese people. Is this really what you want?"

Aiyo? And there was even a thorn in the softness! This general's level was much higher than that of an average person. After all, he had received a top-notch education and was good at speaking.

Listening to the general's words, Xiao Letian could not help but think of how French Marshal Fu Xi had said 'This is not a peace, but a 20 year truce' after hearing the news of the signing of the Versailles Peace Agreement.

Is it really wise for the victor to cruelly suppress the loser? Not necessarily. Even if you took advantage of the situation, you still reaped eternal hatred. Without the hatred shared by the entire nation, how could the hatred born from the very depths of one's bones push a madman like Hitler?

Xiao Letian laughed coldly and said, "So that means, what do I want to do that requires me to consider your thoughts? "Hehe, all of you are all young ladies from noble families, so your emotions are quite fragile. Do I have to pamper all of you a little?"

"Prime Minister!" Guo Daozhida suddenly straightened his back, "Please take back what you just said, we will never accept such an insult! How dare you compare a warrior to a woman! "

"Step down!" Without waiting for Xiao Letian to speak, Tokugawa Yoshinobu took on the bearing of a general, and shouted at the bold fellow, "I am a general of the Mu Clan, the Sky Emperor has authorized me to administer the Japan, how dare you be so overbearing! "Go back to your fatten body, you are not needed here …"

"General …" Guo Daozhida's face turned blood-red, but in the end, he still lowered his head and resigned and turned to leave.

Everyone looked at Guo Daozhida who was blown away, and all of them had mixed feelings towards him. Finally, Tu Zuofeng's Mountain Content Hall opened his mouth, "Why do we have to bother with such illusory face, why not listen to Prime Minister's suggestion? "Who else but the Prime Minister can the wise man in this room be?"

After chattering for a long time, the fox finally understood the meaning of Xiao Letian's words. As the number one prime minister of East Asia, he had to be on an expedition to Europa. He purposely angered everyone, tearing apart Japan's shiny surface. This was definitely for a purpose.

Xiao Letian gave him an appreciative look, and then got Dragon Lord to take out a draft that was drafted for a long time, and quietly pushed it in front of Tokugawa Yoshinobu.