Chapter 574: Submission
"Humph, your navy is just taking advantage of the funds. Our army's soldiers are like animals. The best food they eat is coarse grains. You just enjoy it every day. Not to mention the problems of the navy's equipment, the food is the same as that of the army. We will not target your navy like this!"
Saying this, in fact, the dispute between the Army and the Navy is still about the power of the government. The predecessor of the Army is the Satsuma Domain, and the predecessor of the Navy is the Choshu Domain. In ancient Japan, just like the Warring States Period, different countries were mutually exclusive. The Satsuma Domain and the Choshu Domain were important driving forces in Japan's Meiji Restoration. The two parties united to deal with the more powerful shogunate, but after forming a new government, the previous conflicts still existed.
In addition, the Japanese emperor did not want his subordinates to be too united, because Japan had the soil for revolution. If it followed France and sent its monarch to the guillotine, the royal family would be in trouble. Therefore, as the supreme ruler, the Japanese emperor hoped that his subordinates would not Together, it's best to fight to the death.
The war over land and sea in Japan also involves the struggle between two countries, Britain and Germany. Naturally, the Japanese army learned from the German path, because Germany was also divided like Japan before, and both countries were latecomers. In addition, Germany counterattacked France. This kind of inspirational experience can be said to be the most admired by Japanese people.
It goes without saying that the template of the Japanese navy is natural. It is natural to learn from Britain, the world's number one, including all aspects of the British navy, and it is even quite amazing.
For example, the Etajima Naval School was built with bricks imported from the UK. This is very magical. Ernst guessed that there are three possibilities. One is that the Japanese worship the British Navy to the point of being obsessed with it, and even the details must be perfect. consistent.
Second, in order to make it easier for some people to enrich their own pockets, the Japanese government is efficient, but it does not care much about corruption. After all, there are two privileged classes in Japan: the royal family and the Chinese (the name of Japanese nobles).
The third is to make good friends with the British. This is not impossible. If Japan wants to learn from the British navy, it must pay a price. After all, Britain is not Japan's biological father.
Regarding the third point, it is easy to understand. In this era, it will not work without connections. For example, the reason why the East African Navy was built so smoothly is naturally indispensable for the connection between the East African government and the Austrian government, and Archduke Ferdinand was the matchmaker. Ferdinand The Grand Duke was the former leader of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, so the Austro-Hungarian Navy would not hide it secretly when teaching the East African Navy.
The Japanese Navy does not have this kind of relationship. Not to mention Japan, the construction of the Far Eastern Empire Navy relies heavily on the United Kingdom. As a result, the British took advantage of it and defrauded a lot of money. This is why the Far East Imperial Navy later chose to cooperate with Germany. s reason.
Unlike the Far Eastern Empire, Japan does not maintain its own identity and has the courage to grovel in front of Britain, just like a good dog. In this way, Britain can support Japan more assuredly. However, Japan is a dog that can devour its owner. In its previous life, it gave the British a hard time in Southeast Asia. lesson.
Therefore, it is easy to understand that the Japanese Navy imported bricks from the United Kingdom. Of course, Japan also obtained what it wanted, which was later maritime hegemony in the Western Pacific. Japan's so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was actually completed. However, the enemy was too powerful, causing Japan's circle to only exist for an extreme period of time.
The Japanese navy made brilliant achievements in the previous life, but it is difficult to say about this time and space, because the rise of East Africa caused great changes in history.
For example, at the moment, the East African Navy successively captured the Lanfang Overseas Province (northwest of Kalimantan Island) and the Southern Ryukyu Islands, especially the Southern Ryukyu Islands, in the Western Pacific Ocean. This is equivalent to driving a nail in the region.
This involves a very important factor, that is, the economy. Although Japan in this time and space is developing very rapidly, the economy is far inferior to Ernst's previous life, so Japan's financial resources are even tighter than in the previous life. This is also the strength of the Japanese navy. An important reason why it is worse than the East African Expeditionary Fleet.
At this stage in the previous life, the Japanese Navy was not only a quarter of the strength of the East African Navy. It was all because of lack of money. The two most profitable industries in Japan were agriculture, mainly large quantities, and these were all The characteristics of an agricultural country, one is the raw silk industry, have been weakened to varying degrees due to East Africa. Even hard-earned money is not easy to earn. Therefore, the Japanese Navy is eager to tear a yen in half and spend it. Although the Navy's life is more comfortable than that of the Army, it pales in comparison to other countries. Therefore, in the eyes of the Japanese Navy, the Army is completely unworthy and does not know how expensive firewood and rice are. Now the Army is still Defaming oneself is naturally not something that can be tolerated in vain.
"Ichiro Tsuruo, the Navy is a money-burning branch, and soldiers are trained completely on the sea. They are subject to bumps all the time. Sometimes they travel long distances and experience different weather changes. Unlike the Army's 'Red Deer', Everything will be fine as long as you stay on land, so you must ensure adequate nutrition.
Moreover, naval warships are inherently expensive. Considering domestic development, we have not ordered new warships for a long time. Compared with other countries, our strength is naturally much inferior. Now that Japan's enemies are all from overseas, our pressure is much greater than that of the army. You also want to reduce the navy's funding. I really don't know what to say. "
Ichiro Tsuruo said harshly: "Japan's security does not need to be protected by your navy. We can still defend the enemy outside the country."
“Haha, do you want to use a knife to chop down the enemy’s armored ships? Or do you want to use rifles and artillery to scare away the enemies coming in giant ships?”
"Huh, our army can also have its own warships, and we can completely leave you alone and go it alone. Isn't it just a matter of changing the battlefield from land to sea? The enemy is also made of flesh and blood. As long as you dare to fight hard, there is nothing to fear!"
It is not a joke for the Japanese Army to build ships, because it is really possible for them to do so, especially during the war. However, the Japanese government is still very rational now, and the contradiction between the Navy and the Army has not intensified to that point.
So, everyone just took what Tsuruo Ichiro said as a joke and just listened to it, and they did it only when they were out of their mind and crazy.
“Okay, today’s meeting is not to listen to your bickering, but to resolve the issue of the Sakishima Islands!”
"There is nothing to discuss. At this time, we can only choose to be patient, unless there is a war with East Africa, but no matter whether there is a war or not, we will definitely be the unlucky ones."
"East Africa's attitude is extremely tough. They sent their fleet to the Far East for a few small islands thousands of miles away. This shows that they will never give up the islands easily. This can also be said from the words of East African diplomats It can be heard that Minister Kader always carries a gun and a stick when he speaks, so our hope of forcing East Africa to submit is very slim."
“In the final analysis, our national strength is not as strong as that of East Africa. When the Japanese navy develops in the future, we will definitely take back the Sakishima Islands!”
All in all, the Japanese government chose to give in to East Africa, especially since Japan's methods of threatening and intimidating East Africa were ineffective, and the consequences of war are now unaffordable, so they can only choose to compromise.
(End of this chapter)