Early in the morning of the second day after the execution of King Yongren of the Fusang Kingdom, Wu Haoxuan convened a royal council. Yongren's death became the first topic of the Imperial Council. According to the empire's plan, after Yongren's death, the king of the Fusang Kingdom should be promoted by Wu Haoxuan's son Wu Peng. Of course, Wu Pengsheng also has a Japanese name, and that is Akihito.

Wu Haoxuan was also very angry about the fact that Masako's mother and son in Xiyuan Temple almost had an accident. The guards who were responsible for protecting their safety were also very dissatisfied. Wu Haoxuan ordered that all the guards of the Fusang Palace be transferred back to the country and dispersed among the troops. The Janissaries were redeployed to strengthen the defense of the Fuso Palace.

The palace guards were originally selected from the elite of the Imperial Army. Being selected as a palace guard is an honor for them. But it would undoubtedly be a shame to get them back to the army now. Although, this time the incident was not mainly due to them. But who told them that their security was flawed and almost had serious consequences? This is absolutely not allowed for the imperial court guards.

"Ladies and gentlemen, last night, there was an incident in the palace of Fuso. Yongren wants to kill Masako Saionji and Pengsheng. So, I ordered him to be put to death. Now, let's talk about what to do about it. Wu Haoxuan said.

"What? Yongren is dead? "The ministers all looked at each other. After all, the Fuso Kingdom has just been established, and the king is dead, and the impact is inevitably too great, and those Japanese will definitely be dissatisfied, and if they don't do it well, there will be problems.

However, the ministers can also understand. After all, they all knew the identities of Masako Saionji and Prince Fuso. That's the woman and son of His Majesty the Emperor, are they almost threatened with their lives, naturally they won't let go of the culprit Yongren.

"Your Majesty, since Yongren is dead, then we have to find a way to deal with the aftermath. First, Yongren must have died of a vicious disease, and died violently. Second, His Royal Highness Prince Fuso also immediately succeeded to the throne as the new king. Thirdly, our garrison in the Kingdom of Fuso, as well as the army and police forces of the Kingdom of Fuso, must act to ensure the stability of the Kingdom. Prime Minister Yang Du said.

The other ministers also nodded their heads one after another. As Yang Du said, things have already happened, and no matter what they say, it will not have the slightest effect, not to mention, they can't blame His Majesty the Emperor. If it were them, if their wives and children were threatened with their lives, I am afraid they would also be angry and murderous.

"Well, if you don't have an opinion, then let's do it. Yongren will die sooner or later, and now he is dying, but a little earlier. In addition, I believe that with our military deterrent power in Fuso, there will not be much of a problem in Fuso. Wu Haoxuan said.

After five years of military rule, the Japanese have been completely tamed. Those Japanese knew that now they no longer had any capital to resist the Chinese Empire, and they could only accept it. Besides, the Japanese imperial family no longer has much influence among ordinary Japanese. Even if it's a different king, for most people, it has nothing to do with them at all.

"So, let's move on to the second issue. Prime Minister, have you prepared the information for the Cabinet investigation? Wu Haoxuan asked.

"Your Majesty, it's ready. We have assembled the country's leading economists to analyze the hypothesis put forward by His Majesty. In the end, it was concluded that this hypothesis is highly probable. Yang Du said excitedly.

Half a year ago, Wu Haoxuan was going to Yang Du to analyze the economic situation and future of Western capitalist society. Wu Haoxuan pointed out that the economy of Western capitalism has been deteriorating continuously. Soon, a cliff-like collapse will occur. When the time comes, it will inevitably cause an economic crisis in the entire capitalist world and even in the whole world. Therefore, Wu Haoxuan asked the cabinet to come up with countermeasures and find a way to make a big profit in the future economic crisis. If done right, the empire will overtake the United States in one fell swoop and become the most economically and industrially powerful country in the world, and there will be absolutely no problem. When the time comes, even if the per capita output is not as good as that of the United States. However, it may not be difficult for the empire to defeat the United States on the basis of its great military power.

The Cabinet has kept this matter a secret, and only a very small number of people know about it. The military, on the other hand, did not know about it. Therefore, for Wu Haoxuan and Yang Du's questions and answers, they all looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, what the hell is going on?" Marshal Jiang Baili, Chief of the General Staff, asked.

"Haha, Prime Minister, now I can tell you the whole thing. However, the stakes are high, and the stakes are high on whether the Empire will be able to defeat our most formidable enemies in future wars. Therefore, this matter must be kept secret. Wu Haoxuan said solemnly.

The ministers of military affairs attending the meeting all nodded their heads one after another. They naturally knew which country Wu Haoxuan's biggest enemy was referring to.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, there are problems in the economy of the capitalist world in the West right now. The state of the economy as a whole is deteriorating. The main reason for this is that in the war, all countries are desperately trying to expand their production capacity in order to be able to make a windfall in the war. However, after the end of the war, this capacity was not digested. The products that survive are in excess of demand. This, in turn, will have a cascade of effects that will directly exacerbate the economic crisis of the capitalist world.

Especially the United States, like us, made a lot of war money in the last world war. However, the domestic market of the United States has long been saturated. The international market is mainly dominated by other countries. For example, the markets of the empire's home market and vassal states, and the vast colonial markets of Britain and France, in the event of an economic crisis, will obviously not be opened as much as the Americans. This has made the US economy even worse.

Therefore, we predict that the US economy will soon collapse like a cliff. And, it will affect the whole world as a result. Once the economies of the Western world have been hit hard, this is a good opportunity for us to catch up and outdo each other. Yang Du said.

"Prime Minister, since the whole world will be affected by this, will the empire also be affected?" War Minister Marshal Shi Qingshan asked.

"The economy of the empire will be affected to a greater or lesser extent. However, the empire has the largest domestic market in the world. Together with our vassal states, there are also hundreds of millions of people in total, which is another big market. If this market is closed and foreign goods are denied, it will completely absorb the industrial capacity of the empire, and it will also stimulate the further development of the empire's industry. Yang Du said.

"Isn't that a bad luck for Americans? If the U.S. economy is hit hard, then the empire will be able to overtake them in one fell swoop. Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi said.

"Theoretically, it's quite possible." Prime Minister Yang Du said.

Suddenly, the military and political ministers of the empire were all excited. Now, everyone knows very well that industrial strength and economic strength are also very important for measuring the strength of a country. If the Chinese Empire can surpass the United States and have the world's most powerful industrial and economic power, coupled with the military strength that is already the largest in the world, this will make the Chinese Empire the world's largest power worthy of the name. In future wars, the Chinese Empire will also have a greater chance of victory.

"Prime Minister, then, how will the empire respond to this economic crisis, and does the cabinet have a plan?" Wu Haoxuan asked.

"Your Majesty, on the advice of economists, once an economic crisis breaks out, the empire will close its domestic market, ensuring that the empire will not be affected by this. In addition, the economic and trade relations between the empire and the vassal states needed to be strengthened. With the help of the vassal market, the empire was able to survive this economic crisis. Finally, the empire must gather a huge amount of money before the economic crisis erupts, so that after the economic crisis erupts, it will buy American industrial equipment on a large scale, and recruit talents from all walks of life, so that it can further strengthen its own strength. In this way, the empire will not only be able to survive this economic crisis, but also be able to develop rapidly in the economic crisis, surpassing the United States and becoming the most powerful industrial country in the world. Yang Du said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded: "Once the economic crisis breaks out, we can expand the scale of infrastructure construction, and use this time to once again upgrade the domestic infrastructure to a higher level." ”

Wu Haoxuan knows that when European and American countries deal with economic crises, they often rely on large-scale infrastructure construction.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Du nodded.

"It is expected that the economic crisis will erupt in a year's time. The Cabinet must be prepared to avoid being caught off guard. Wu Haoxuan advised.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Du also knew that this could not be a little wrong, and he had to pay special attention to it.

After the end of the Imperial Council, the news of the violent death of Yongren, the king of the Fuso Kingdom, was officially released. The Imperial Army stationed in the Kingdom of Fuso, as well as the Army and Police forces of the Kingdom of Fuso, were put into a state of emergency combat readiness. so that they can be suppressed as soon as they occur. However, the Japanese people do not seem to care about Yongren's death. Yongren's death will not have any impact on their lives at all. Except for a very small number of people, the rest of the people don't care. (To be continued.) )