Rebirth of the Wealthy American

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In the Shogunate era, the status of samurai in Japanese society was actually very high. For example, Japan ’s actual ruler, the “General for Yiyi,” also strictly belongs to the samurai class.

The Meiji Restoration shattered the old social structure in name. In fact, Japan just changed its leader, the General Zhengyi disappeared, the Emperor regained power, and the status of the samurai class was still high. They just changed their names. It continues to be the new military class.

Tokugawa asserted and his followers hated the samurai class. It was impossible for the emperor to overthrow the shogunate because of the rebellion of the middle and lower rank samurai, so once Tokugawa asserted and regained power, then The first group to revenge was the former samurai class.

Considering that Tokugawa's assertion must be reassured after regaining power, using war to complete revenge has become the first choice of Tokugawa's assertion. This will not have a negative impact on Tokugawa's assertion, and it can also blame it. For the Ryukyu government, it is conducive to Tokugawa's arrogance to win the hearts of the people.

"Then, after the war, there will be Mr. Tanaka ..." Miller did not care what Tanaka Kichi thought. Anyway, all the Japanese died, and he had nothing to do with Miller.

"Please rest assured ..." Yoshiyuki Tanaka smiled and bowed respectfully.

Stepping out of the bunker of the headquarters, Tanaka raised his hand and called the deputy: "Ready to clean the battlefield, everything is going according to plan."

Just as Tanaka stepped out of the bunker, the First Brigade had already captured the position of the Meiji government forces, and the overall situation was set.

Compared with the First Brigade trained in the winter, the Meiji Government Army ’s performance was very amateurish. The First Brigade also took advantage of the weapons. The Meiji Government Army ’s line had not reached an effective firing position. The First Brigade Already set the line and shoot first.

In front of the light and heavy machine guns with complete firepower, the dense infantry formation is equivalent to queuing to death. The battle ended almost immediately after the start. The First Brigade felt that it had not yet warmed up, and the Meiji government had collapsed across the board.

It was finally Tanaka's turn to play. Tanaka had a group of Japanese men who were in charge of the logistical work of the First Brigade. This is also the tradition of the Japanese army. The soldiers and the military are independent, but in emergency At this juncture, martial arts can also enter the charge.

The main task of cleaning the battlefield is to collect prisoners. The first division of the Meiji Government Army is against the 2nd Division of the Meiji Government Army. There are more than 11,000 troops in the army, plus about 19,000 soldiers.

Then the next day, the relevant battle report was finally published. The Meiji Government Army's Second Division killed more than 8,600 people, and there were only 3,500 captives. All others were scattered.

The battle report first caused questions from the "military observation team."

"Military Observation Mission" is also one of the characteristics of this era. This "Military Observation Mission" is mainly composed of officers of various countries. Their main task is to protect their diaspora, communicate and coordinate relations, and also have the responsibility of spying on intelligence.

The war between Ryukyu and Japan is, strictly speaking, a war between the United States and Japan. Although the US government will certainly not support this statement, at least it seems to be the case in other countries.

After receiving the battle report, British Lieutenant Colonel Phil Smith sneered again and again: "This battle report ... is strange ..."

It is strange. It involves a war of tens of thousands of people. It is normal for the death toll to be close to 9,000, but it is really amazing that the number of wounded is less than 100. Probably this situation will only occur in Japan.

"It does look very abnormal. If I hadn't experienced the war myself, I would suspect that the report was very watery ..." German Colonel William Bockman shook his head with a grin, although it was not reasonable in proportion, but William · Berkman is clear that this report is not fake.

"It's a terrible nation. For their own people, they succeeded ..." French Colonel Bill Marlow looked scornful.

Tanaka's men were indeed excessive. After the war, Tanaka's men were responsible for cleaning the battlefield, and after all the prisoners were put into prisoners of war, Tanaka's men did not provide medical assistance to the injured prisoners in time, and even excuse the identity of the prisoners. The identification work has not been completed, preventing the medical staff of the First Brigade from entering the prisoner of war camp. This has caused injured prisoners not to be treated in time. Many prisoners were originally able to recover after treatment, but after waiting for a day and a night, these prisoners were in mourning. Death, this is the main reason for the very small number of injuries on the battle report.

The officers in the "Military Observation Mission" did not understand why Tanaka's men did this. In their opinion, as long as the soldiers put down their weapons, they should receive treatment that matches their status, and at least they should receive basic medical assistance. Only in line with the West This is in line with the "humanitarian spirit" of the West.

Regarding "humanitarianism", many people will say that this is a falsehood and is a virgin, but it is undeniable that only when you are in it can you appreciate the value of "humanitarianism". In this regard, Westerners still do a good job. , Especially Italians.

"Anyway, in this case, our American friends should bear great responsibility." Phil Smith did not leave the United States with the words, regardless of whether the United States government accepts it or not, it is by all means to bring this matter to the United States government. Connected.

The relationship between Britain and the United States is indeed very bad. The rise of the United States is even more based on the weakness of the United Kingdom, so it is conceivable that the British feel about the United States.

As a former British colony, the feelings of Americans are more complicated for the British sovereign country. In the eyes of Americans, Britain is like a conservative and noble dark aristocracy, which represents conservative reactionary forces. When the British look at the United States, they are A nation of thieves, crooks, and homeless people.

Regarding Phil Smith's words, William Bockman and Bill Marlowe did not respond, and the two did not even communicate their eyes.

The relationship between Germany and France is also amazing. The Franco-Prussian War just ended, the Germans won the war, but did not completely conquer France. Although France lost the battle, the French did not think that France was weaker than Germany. So although William Bockman and Bill Marlow were in the same military observation mission, there was no communication and no interaction between the two.

"I think in the next few days, the newspapers in Washington must be very lively, and the Steed Group has once again grabbed the headlines, but this time, waiting for them will certainly not be flowers and honors." Phil Smith continued to chatter regardless of .

Some time ago, because of the Panama Canal, Li Mu and Steed Group had seized the headlines of the newspaper once. After signing the "Subsidiary Agreement" with the Colombian government, almost all American newspapers reported this on the front page. He regarded this as a " "American-style victory", the current United States, is most keen on this type of news.

As Phil Smith said, in the next few days, American newspapers did focus on the war in East Asia.

The focus is different. Republican-oriented newspapers focus on propaganda of the company ’s new weapons in the East Asian War, while Democratic-oriented newspapers focus on the underlying causes of the war.

"... In this war, some people played a very disgraceful role, using the war to make a fortune, manipulating one country to subvert another, and I really hope that when someone sees the financial statements, those beautiful Behind the financial statements are thousands of lives as footnotes ... "The person who read the newspaper to Li Mu was not Yan Shun, but Arthur.

In April, Governor's Island, the spring flowers are pleasantly warm. Li Mu has recently enjoyed afternoon tea. Arthur is Li Mu's most loyal guest.

"This" echo "is really a ghost ..." Li Mu is not interested in the content of the newspaper, but in the newspaper itself.

After the election, there was a period when the Echo newspaper was suspended for a period of time, which greatly relieved Li Mu.

Unexpectedly, it was only after more than three months that the "Echo" was re-published again, and this time the operation method was more healthy. Like "Time", the "Echo" no longer uses the stupid way of giving away for free. Began to operate like a normal newspaper.

Although at present, the operation status of the "Echo" is not very good, and the content is not rich enough, and can not be compared with the "Time", but considering the number of Democrats, this is really a headache for Li Mu.

"It's also good to have a newspaper like this, at least it will let us understand the dynamics of the Democratic Party and keep us alert ..." Arthur will not consider whether the "Echo" will have an impact on the "Time", Arthur only looks at Final Results.

"I hope you will think so in four years." Li Mu went back saltily, and it seemed that Arthur's understanding of the power of public opinion was not deep enough.

Arthur has decided to partner with James Blaine to run for the next president of the United States, so it will not take four years at all. When the next presidential election begins to propagate, Arthur will grit his teeth.

"As long as you are with me, I won't worry ..." Arthur looked at Li Mu with a smile, this expression is indeed a bit mean.

Li Mu ’s ability was shown to the fullest during Hayes ’s campaign for president, so Arthur ’s main job now is not to discuss their campaign slogans with James Brian, but to establish a good relationship with Li Mu.

There is no need to go any further, as long as the status quo can be maintained.

"You can ..." Li Mu had his teeth cut for a long time. In the end, he had no choice but to admit that Arthur really had no reason to worry.

"That's it ..." Arthur raised the newspaper in Yang's hand and gestured to Li Mu, mostly curious in his expression: "Tell me, what do you think? Is it just for selling arms? It doesn't seem to fit your personality."

On the surface, the Junma Group supports Tokugawa's statement in order to sell arms.

The so-called artillery sounded a thousand dollars, which is true. Bai Qi has now trained 150,000 troops in Japan. The money owed to the Steed Weapons Company is more than 10 million US dollars. This figure includes the military equipment costs. It also includes training costs and the cost of hiring hundreds of their mercenaries.

Li Muzai has never been soft, and the price of the weapon he sold to Tokugawa is much higher than the normal price. An ordinary Springfield-style burst rifle is priced at $ 55 at the New York World's Fair. To Tokugawa, each one sells for about $ 85, and no bullets are included.

The current Tokugawa assertion is indeed no money to pay this fee, but Tokugawa asserted that there was an agreement with Bai Qi. After the war, Tokugawa asserted that he would hand over the Japanese customs to the management of the Junma Group, just like the British in Qing Dynasty Do the same, use customs revenue to offset this cost.

It must be explained that these debts are all interest-bearing, which is why Li Mu is so concerned.

"Otherwise, do you think?" Li Mu poured tea lazily and replied lazily, acting like a sloth.

"Don't forget that Japan can have a population of 30 million, and we will build the Panama Canal next time, but we will not be too expensive if we hire workers from Japan ..." Looking for a suitable reason.

With regard to Japanese workers' prices, Li Mu really doesn't know yet, but one thing is certain: absolutely no Americans are expensive, nor will they be much more expensive than Colombians.

As a qualified politician, Arthur now values ​​only the word "interest", other than that, it is an illusion.

"This idea is good. You can take advantage of it. In fact, I explained to Bai Qi that we should protect the captives as much as possible. This is all our property." Of course, Li Mu also considered this issue.

There are many difficulties in constructing the Panama Canal. The complex geographical environment is one, the bad weather conditions are one, and there are various diseases that are difficult to prevent and control. Li Mu does not want the Chinese of Junma Construction Company to desperately, so he said Hiring workers in Japan is indeed a good choice.

Compared with Japanese workers who still need to spend money, prisoners of war are cheaper. With the current relationship between Steed Group and Tokugawa, it only costs a small amount that Steed Group can get a large number of prisoners of war from Japan. good business.

"Unfortunately, your people did not understand your thinking and did not protect your property. This death rate is a bit high ..." Arthur was also a soldier. Of course, he is no stranger to war, but in Arthur ’s military career, I have never seen such an outrageous battle report.

"This is just the beginning. As they fumble, there are so many Japanese people." Li Mu doesn't think there are too many dead people. How many now? Less than 10,000 people, not even 300,000.

When thinking of the Nanjing Massacre, Li Mu's heart would be filled with hate, so Li Mu would not oppose Tanaka's killing of prisoners, but only hate not enough.