Isabella was rummaging through papers in her office when the chief of staff appeared at the door and knocked on the open wooden door.

"Come in." Isabella looked up at the chief of staff, and her gaze returned to the papers.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Lin from Germany sent an e-mail from Germany, and the German diplomat in charge of the transfer said that it was a 'gift.'" With that, the chief of staff placed the large envelope on Isabella's desk.

"Gifts?" Isabella looked up and looked at the envelope suspiciously, then she reached for it, examined the text and the clay on it, and began to rummage through the desk for the letter opener.

It didn't take much effort for her to find it.

After opening the envelope, Isabeka pulled out a stack of papers from inside, which made her expression even more confused.

"What the hell?" Muttering like this, Isabella glanced up at the chief of staff, who spread his hands and showed that he didn't know what medicine was sold in the Chinese's gourd.

Isabella flipped through the papers and began to read them, and after a moment Isabella stood up and instructed the chief of staff: "Immediately call a meeting of the Cabinet and bring to the meeting both the commander of the navy and the mediation envoy who is about to leave for the Far East." Oh yes, the head of the Military Intelligence Agency and the president of the Naval Magic Technique Research Association have also been called, and I have something to confirm with them. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

**

Minoru Saito stood in front of the office window, overlooking the compound of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and on the street outside the courtyard, a strange scene could be seen.

Cars representing the fruits of modern industry pass by, and gentlemen and ladies dressed in full Western-style clothes seem to be strolling around, but around them, old farmers drive dilapidated ox carts, and women in washed and faded kimonos carry babies on their backs and large bags in their hands, and every step is full of hardship.

This is the current Yingzhou - no, it should be called Japan.

In the last time and space, Japan's development was forged by the blood and sweat of the people. In this time and space, Japan did not receive war reparations, and the war of independence not long ago only allowed Japan to gain independence from the Ming Empire. In the process of development before independence, Japan had to brutally exploit its own people through internal scissors to complete the primitive accumulation of capital. As a result, the situation facing Japan in this time and space is much more severe than in the previous plane.

In the 1930s, behind the fascism of Japan's superstructure was the people's growing demand for revolution. When the Japanese top brass realized that if they tried to divert the attention of the people, they would be burned to ashes by the flames of revolution, and they were unwilling to spit out the wealth that had already eaten in their stomachs, so they finally chose to put those fascist soldiers in the forefront, take control of the country, divert domestic attention through foreign wars, and maintain the operation of the economy through military production.

In the 1930s, almost all of Japan was plagued by the idea that the economy would get better when the war began, and the secret police of the Special Tek went around arresting progressives who disagreed with these statements. It was the darkest era in Japan, and at the end of the day, the 226 Mutiny pushed this darkness to the highest peak, and after 226, even Japanese politicians in high positions did not dare to oppose this "tide" again, and the whole society completely slipped into the abyss of fascism.

Japan was so deep in this abyss that until the atomic bomb fell, there were still a large number of Japanese soldiers and civilians clamoring for shattering.

In this sense, the United States is indeed the liberator of Japan, and this time the American GIs really brought freedom and democracy to Japan, and after this time, the American GIs never fought for the freedom and democracy of another nation.

And in this time and space, Japan's demand for foreign aggression is even stronger than in the previous time and space. The Japanese economy was actually on the verge of collapse at this time, and that is why there was a so-called orthodox faction – the Japanese economy had reached the edge of a precipice, and the vested interests at the top began to think that society would be doomed if there were no reforms and a balanced distribution of social wealth. Since Lin Youde appeared on the stage of history as an adviser, the Japanese orthodox faction has been trying to dig Lin Youde back through Matsudaira Chihiro's relationship, and then fight with the opponent entrenched in the War Department.

It's a pity that Matsudaira Chihiro didn't bird his own teacher at all, and acted arbitrarily in Germany, and now he has directly cut off the connection with the country and completely become a "forest person", so the power of the orthodox faction has been hit hard.

Originally, they could still control the navy, but now even the navy is almost overrun by radical expansionists.

Minoru Saito, as a politician from the navy, feels very helpless about this reality. Now, after the great victory on Jeju Island, those expansionists have called themselves "imperialists" and are beginning to clamore that the Great Japanese Empire should replace the incompetent Ming Empire and save Asia from the white man.

Minoru Saito felt that these people were crazy, and unlike those landlubbers who would only sink into the sea, he knew very well what the victory on Jeju Island was all about, and if the great powers had understood the mystery, the significance of the victory would be greatly diminished. This is also the reason why the army agreed to Minoru Saito to continue to serve as foreign minister as prime minister, and he should have an advantage in deceiving the envoys of the great powers.

But what about after the deception? The false euphoria of victory will soon fade, and the spark of revolution will rekindle when the people realize that the wealth they have gained from the colonies does not make their lives better. Japan is now sitting on a volcanic crater, ready to be sent into the air by the gushing magma.

And internationally, Japan has touched the interests of the great powers.

How long will the Great Powers be afraid of Japan's secret weapon?

Also, how much will the giant bear in the north, who is not afraid of the navy at all, tolerate Japanese expansion in northern China?

Saito's heart was extremely heavy when he thought about this, and he really wanted to let go of the prime minister's pick, and let the army fools sit up and feel how difficult it was to be in this family.

Maybe Miss Yae Yamamoto's words are right, Japan should not be independent, and should be honest as Yingzhou. The current international community is too sinister for an emerging island nation.

If Japan's territory is as big as Australia's, it can try to compete for the position of the world's hegemon.

Thinking of this, Minoru Saito thought of Lin Youde who was far away in Germany. A Chinese who ran to Germany to make a fortune is legendary enough. And now, he's reaching out to Asia. Japanese spies have been trying to infiltrate Vale's organization in Western Australia, but all have failed. Vale has a strict racial policy, employing all but engineers and scientists with specialized skills, all of whom are Chinese.

Vale has already sent hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers to the Pilbara, and Port Hedland, where its headquarters is headquartered, has swelled tenfold in just one year to become a city of tens of thousands.

Japan has also tried to reach out to the Australian government to get them to accept Japanese immigrants like Chinese, but failed.

Lin Youde was able to come up with more funds than the current imperial government of Japan could afford, and it was impossible for Japan to settle the Australian politicians through the Golden Yuan Offensive like he did.

It is said that now Lin Youde is still having an affair with the Queen of England, Australia is a Commonwealth country, and it is normal to give the queen's **** a face.

Whenever he looks at Lin Youde's brilliant achievements, Minoru Saito can't help but start wondering what he has been doing in his life.

If that person didn't choose Germany, but used his heat in the Ming Empire, then Yingzhou probably wouldn't even have a chance to be independent.

Minoru Saito shook his head, dissipating the thoughts in his mind, the British envoy was about to arrive, and he had to concentrate on the current situation.

It was necessary to ensure that the British Asian Fleet remained immobile, and although the young Zhuang faction within the navy was already clamoring for "invincibility" and the annihilation of the British Empire's Asian Fleet in one fell swoop, Saito was not so naïve.

The next part is to demarcate the demarcation line of interests with Britain in the Ming Empire, the Ming Empire has been frightened into a frightened bird after the navy is gone, and now that the Japanese army is still quite a distance from Beijing, the eunuchs fled with the young emperor in a hurry.

Although Minoru Saito didn't quite believe in the army's cowhide about spending New Year's Day in Beijing, he also felt that the Ming Empire was no longer to be feared.

Although it is not as great as Lin Youde's great cause, Yingzhou's ants swallowing elephants after years of painstaking management are also worthy of pride.

Minoru Saito is so contradictory, in fact, normal Japanese people are strange contradictions, both arrogant and inferior, seeking a balance between contradictions. And now those young Zhuang factions in the military department belong to distorted individuals, who have thrown away their inferiority complex, and only left arrogance.

Such people control Japan, and what awaits Japan is disaster.

Minoru Saito's thoughts were still running, when his secretary pushed the door and entered: "Prime Minister, the British envoy has arrived." ”

"Okay, invite them in."

The secretary immediately turned back and made a gesture of please, and the Englishman entered Minoru Saito's office.

After the formulaic pleasantries, the British envoy went straight to the point.

"Your Excellency," said the British envoy, speaking Japanese quite well, and although he had an accent, he seemed to Minoru Saito to understand much better than the Japanese of Osaka, "I heard that you were born in the navy, so I think you must know that those toys in your country that use oxygen propulsion are vulnerable to the British Imperial Navy. ”

The teacup in Saito's hand almost didn't fall off.

"I don't quite understand what you mean." He also wanted to play dumb.

But the British didn't give him the slightest chance at all: "I mean, oxygen-propelled torpedoes, and magic armor that uses the same engines to advance in the water." The intelligence agencies of the British Empire are much more capable than you might think. ”

Minoru Saito put down the teacup, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.