The Rise of the Empire

On September 9, 1895, the representatives of the Qing Dynasty and Japan finally signed the "Clearance and Japan Los Angeles Agreement" in Los Angeles, the United States. Compared with the Shimonoseki Treaty in history, the price paid by the Qing Dynasty was much less. Not only Taiwan and the Penghu Islands were preserved. , And the amount of compensation has been greatly reduced. Historically, the Japanese government obtained 230 million taels of silver from paper alone. This amount would be even greater if you count the interest paid for three years and the consumption of fire.

　　 But the compensation that the Japanese got on this plane was only 135 million taels of silver! This is still the figure after Germany and France released water at a critical moment. According to Russia, at most 100 million taels! For Ruprecht, this is no alternative. After all, the British are taking the central route. Arms dealers such as Krupp and Mauser have gained a lot of benefits. Ruprecht has no idea. Arrived, and the Japanese took a little too much, so Ruprecht was very dissatisfied, and silently kept an account for these guys in his heart!

The contents of other treaties have also changed. While most of the open trade ports provided convenience to the Japanese, the Qing also provided convenience to the three countries of Russia, Germany and France. However, the only puzzling thing is that the Japanese emphasized Kaohsiung established a concession. Have the right to moor warships and build ports. This is a bit incomprehensible, but after the British put forward the condition that Germany would enjoy privileges in part of the British sphere of influence in China. The Germans expressed their willingness to accept the transfer of some benefits. And this makes Ruprecht a little puzzled.

The Germans' move made the Russians a bit dissatisfied. Although Russia has already gained a lot of benefits in the Far East War, for the Russians who came out and paid less, they felt that Japan was not weakened enough. ! Unlike in history, the Russians noticed the terrible Japan prematurely. With the end of the Far East War, the Russians also began to step up their armament process.

　　 There is a saying in later generations that it is right that the so-called peace is just a gap between two wars. Regarding the outcome of the future war, everyone is not very optimistic about Japan. The real powers still easily calculate the loss of Japan in this war, and the subsequent economic situation in Japan is not optimistic.

The war ended in this way, and the sea in the Far East was calm again. However, the competition between the parties in the Far East continued. The Japanese finally won the war. Although the winning was very entangled, the actual benefits were not obtained. How much, but in the end they won. Almost the entire Japanese society is celebrating the victory. They fantasize about how much silver will be affected by the flow of so much silver into the Japanese market. What a benefit!

　　 "This little money, except for the settlement of our arrears, it is estimated that the remaining amount of silver will not exceed 30 million taels, which is less than 5 million pounds of funds." Saiyuan Temple Gongwang said helplessly. "If the people of the country know that we have paid such a high price but only in exchange for this little benefit, would they use a knife to kill you and me?" After speaking, Nishiyuanji glanced at Ito Hirobumi.

　　 "I know what you mean, but no matter how difficult it is, our plan will still be carried out! As long as I am alive! This plan will not be terminated!" Hirobumi Ito's calm words revealed unshakable determination! This cannot be changed and must be implemented.

　　 "What if there is financial turmoil? The recent financial market is a bit weird." Xiyuanji Gongwang asked himself to be boring, but he didn't insist on his own opinion. It is estimated that if he persists, the two will become enemies.

"Then we can only rely on the British, but it takes time for the British to mobilize a lot of funds. The real enemy may have begun to do it. The loss is certain, but it is a matter of how much. As long as our plan can succeed, then this is the point now. The loss is nothing." Ito Hirobumi said.

　　 The Japanese finally felt the turmoil in the financial market, but knowing it does not mean that there is a solution. When the two sides were negotiating, the Japanese silver price fluctuated significantly. The price of silver, which had been falling, suddenly increased, and then reached the peak of history under the influence of all parties!

　　 And this is just the beginning. Fluctuations in silver prices will definitely affect other precious metals, and changes in precious metals will naturally affect currencies. In this era when currency and precious metals can be directly exchanged, when banknotes change, people will find ways to put out precious metals. Such a series of actions have caused serious turbulence in the Japanese financial market!

　　 And taking advantage of this time, Ruprecht and his partners have made at least £4 million in profits from the Japanese financial market! The movement of a large amount of funds, like a tsunami, caused the entire Japanese financial market to be miserable and directly led to the bankruptcy of a large number of Japanese companies. After such a toss, the little money left by the Japanese was basically filled into this big hole. in.

Although at the beginning, all financial predators made great strides, but with the intervention of British capital, some people who had not had time to run were bitten in the closing stage, watching after a period of shock adjustments, they gradually returned to normal. After the financial market, Ruprecht shook his head helplessly. The game in the Far East was temporarily over for him. There are still a lot of things waiting for him to do now!

After the negotiation ~www.NovelMTL.com~ The Japanese master in Germany has repeatedly proposed to Baron Vittorio the idea of ​​buying a new warship, but in the end there was no result. On the one hand, Ruprecht complied with the Russian relations. On the other hand, the Brom-Forth Shipyard has no surplus production capacity. If you count the berths reserved for some warships that are about to be produced, the current shipyard is already operating at full capacity. In response to this situation, Bavaria even organized a large number of laborers to Hamburg. Unless Ruprecht reaches out to other companies, the production capacity will not increase much in a short time.

　　 One of the most important things for Ruprecht now is the future naval tender. The construction of two Brandenburg-class battleships has already begun, and Ruprecht has not got a share of it. But Ruprecht doesn't care, he cares about bigger orders! Because at this time, the new naval gun has been successfully studied! The Russians were still trustworthy. They provided samples and drawings of the 12-inch L40 naval gun and the 10-inch L40 naval gun in advance. After a period of exploration and experimentation, German imitations of these two artillery pieces have finally come out!

　　The tragic 280MM and 210MM cannons will finally be swept into the garbage dump by Ruprecht, and the history of Krupp's monopoly on naval supplies will also be ended. After a while, Ruprecht will go to Berlin again to finalize the matter directly.

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