"Is there anything important for you to visit late at night?" Hirobumi Ito looked at Aritomo Yamaguchi, Gentaro Kodama and Shiki Kayama sitting in the living room, and even Mutsu Munemitsu from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!

"Ito-kun already knows some of the things lately, right?" Youpeng in Shan County broke the silence.

"It's just a temporary difficulty, everything will be fine. The Qing trade embargo against our Great Japanese Empire would not last long, and it would be impossible for the Chinese merchants who competed with us to sell their goods at such low prices all the time. Our products have a cost advantage (nonsense, a worker works 14 hours a day, but the wages are pitiful, can this sweatshop have no cost advantage?) "Hirobumi Ito said aloud.

"Even in a short period of time, the empire can't bear it, and Ito-kun knows that the funds for the purchase of Barbarian-class warships by our imperial navy are already not even enough! At the beginning, the government instructed Aoki-kun to collect all the money in 3 months, but now it seems that there is no possibility! And Nanyang has already sent the money to the Bank of England!! Kayama Shiki said sadly.

"Not really...... Just give up. Half-loud, Ito said in a voice that even he himself had to listen to. There is no money, is there anyone willing to borrow, what else can you do?. …。

"Give up?! Do you want to see these two 8000+ ton ironclad ships bought by the Nanyang Navy Division to deal with our Imperial Japanese fleet? Is Ito-kun crazy? There was a hint of ruthlessness on Birshan's face.

"Could it be that Huashan-kun has any good ideas?" Ito Hirobumi was stunned and said.

"It's not just him in the world who has money." Shan County Youpeng said.

"France is a usurious country, and borrowing money from France will certainly have all kinds of political and economic conditions attached. (In fact, during the Russo-Japanese War, Russia borrowed money from France in 1904 at a high interest rate of 6.5 percent!) At that time, the interest rate of general loans was only 3%! And even more intolerable. The Russians will also use this money to buy French warships and armaments! And the price is even more amazing! As for Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary and the United States across the ocean, the Reich did not have close ties with them, and in this economic situation they would not lend money to the Reich. Ito Hirobumi shook his head helplessly and said. At this moment, Hirobumi Ito, who has always been optimistic, is also a little breathless!

"Why don't we borrow from Russia? Although the Russians are not as rich as the British, it is still possible to support the rearmament of the empire. Moreover, the Russians said that they did not have any additional requirements for Japan, and only charged interest at the normal rate. Youpeng said in Shanxian County..........

"And the Russian ambassador has already said that he can provide financial support for Japan's military expansion, and if the imperial government asks for it, the Russians can transfer the first money to Japan's ship purchase account in Britain! It's only a week at most. The Imperial Navy will have 2 ironclad ships that are even more powerful than Dingzhen! Shiki Kayama said excitedly.

"Absolutely not! Accepting loans from the Russians is tantamount to making enemies with the British! Without the support of the British, Japan is nothing! Hirobumi Ito said irritably.

"Britain does not sell warships, and the Reich can still buy warships from Russia! Without the support of the Russians, the empire could not complete the armament of the Qing. And Ito-kun does not have to worry about the threat of Russia, without the support of the railway, Russia simply cannot compete with the empire in the Far East! In the Far East, the Russians were just brown bears without claws, and when we defeated the Qing state, Japan would be enough to stand on its own. Even if the Russians completed the construction of the railway at that time, he could only choose to admit the reality! Gentaro Kodama said conceitedly.

"The Russians are definitely not philanthropic bodhisattvas, their loan this time is just bait, when the empire chooses Russia, they will gradually throw out this or that condition, and the empire has no way to refuse!!" Hirobumi Ito yelled, he really didn't expect that the bigwigs of the Japanese army and navy would actually cooperate with the Russians! …………。

"The Russians are not bodhisattvas, are the British? What exactly did the British give you? Let you speak for him like this? Especially now that Britain has cornered the Empire. You're still clinging to the thighs of the UK? Kayama Shiki said with a calm face, looking at this posture, it is almost a "thief of heaven".

"Ito-kun, you are the patriarch, we are just informing you, if Ito-kun does not agree, then let's go to the parliament and debate it. By the way, Saionji-kun, Saigo Jun, and Inoue Shin and others also expressed their support for this bill. Ito-kun is lightweight. "The last sentence of Yama Prefecture Yutomo made Ito Hirofumi fall into an ice cave!

And at the same time, in a dacha in distant Moscow, Russia, it was a different story!!

"Dear General Makanov. I found the first ice-free port in the Far East for your fleet. You and your fleet can do well in the Far East. will the Russian Navy," Foreign Minister Lobanov said happily.

"Really? Is it the Lushun of the Qing Dynasty? Makanov joked.

"No...... It's Japanese. Of course, the Japanese have not yet agreed, but as Japan borrows more and more from the Empire, I think sooner or later the Empire will be able to control this little man. Lobanov said with a smile..........

"I hope so, but if I can, I want the Japanese to buy Russian warships, and the Imperial Navy is building new cruisers, but they are very short of money." Makanov said meaningfully.

"This is natural, but the first thing the empire needs is for these little dwarfs to open the gates of the Qing Kingdom. After all, the railways in the Far East have not yet been repaired, and it would be unwise to go to war with that great power in the Far East in such a situation. Lobanov said.

"The empire has already decided to raise money for Japan?" Makanov asked.

"Hmm. The first batch was a loan worth £700,000. Interest rate 3.5%. Lobanov said.

"Hopefully, the Empire's investment will pay off as it deserves." Makanov said.

"Every gold ruble that flows out of the empire will be worth it!" Lobanov said confidently.

A week later, Shuzo Aoki, who was in England, finally got his long-awaited remittance advice, a total of 1 million pounds enough for Japan to eat two Brute-class. And just as he rushed to the British Admiralty, he got the news that the sale was suspended. All this surprised Shuzo Aoki.

"Why did you want the Japanese to get a Brute?" Garin asked, puzzled..........

"Because Nanyang does not have extra funds to buy 2 warships. And Beiyang wants to spend precious funds on the new Garibaldi patrol! It is irreversible for the Japanese to buy one. Xu Jie pouted and said.

"I'm afraid there's another purpose, right?" Garin smiled slightly.

"Tell me what you think." Xu Jie said with a smile.

"If the Japanese had bought a ship with money borrowed from the Russians, I am afraid that Prime Minister Salisbury's position in the public would have plummeted, right? The Admiralty will also be unhappy with the Prime Minister as a result. Then Sir Salisbury will never be the next Prime Minister, and it will also represent the end of the quasi-alliance between Britain and Japan! Garin smiled wryly.

"You're smart, you should be in politics rather than business, and the former will better serve your goals." Xu Jie praised.

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