The second day, Senda District, Tokyo, Fuso Country.
In the Fuso Diet Hall, the five cabinet ministers, Prime Minister Hirofumi Matsukata, Foreign Minister Kuroda Masamatsu, Maritime Minister Okuma Katsurabu, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida Matsuho, Tibetan Prime Minister Yamagan Saigo and others, Huai Jin, were sitting at the main seat at the square table.
Both sides of the square table were filled with senior generals representing the Fuso Army and Fuso Navy.
They are Army Minister Hiroi Nagi, Army Chief of Staff Akino Yoshikuni, and Army Education Director Harimi Kitajima. As well as the high-level Fuso Military Headquarters composed of Navy Minister Ito Okasugi, Military Commander Jusanro Takeda, Combined Fleet Commander Hasegaishima... and others.
When Matsukata Hirofumi saw that everyone had arrived, he stood up with a serious face and began to say:
"Everyone, I think everyone knows by now that since the First World War in the West, our country, Fuso, has been affected by the deterioration of international trade balances, and now there has been an economic crisis, inflation, etc. in the country. Therefore, after discussions in our cabinet, we have decided to In two years, you must reduce military expenditures for your navy and army."
What Matsukata Hiroben said was like a stone falling into a calm pool, waking up everyone, and even arousing the dissatisfaction of many military bosses.
"Nani, how can you, the red deer in your cabinet, do this and want to cut the military expenditure of our navy..."
"No, our Imperial Army is in the development stage now, how can we do this..."
"The old red deer in your cabinet have gone too far. We will jointly complain to His Majesty the Emperor..."
"Baga, you bold worms are actually trying to reduce the military expenditures of the Empire's warriors..."
Matsukata Hirofumi had already foreseen this situation, stood up suddenly and slapped his hand on the table.
"That's enough, you bunch of military red deer. The current situation in our empire is indeed like this. Are your eyes really blind? Recently, the domestic economy has gone bankrupt, the exchange rate has plummeted, and the purchasing power of the Japanese yen has also declined. Now our foreign trade , we have to use gold reserves. Our cabinet does not want to reduce military expenditures, but there is no war at the moment and the army does not need so much. This decision was approved by His Majesty the Emperor."
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Seeing that the cabinet's reduction in military spending was already a certainty, Navy Minister Ito Okatsu decided to take a preemptive strike and stood up abruptly and said:
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister Matsukata, the development of our navy is at a critical moment. Your cabinet must not reduce the military expenditure of our navy. I suggest that the military expenditure of the army should be greatly reduced. Now that there is no war in our country, the army has set up seventeen permanent divisions. The regiment is useless at all. It is very expensive to maintain so many armies..."
"Yes, there is no war in Fuso Country right now. Our navy can be responsible for defending the homeland. The army can leave five divisions at will."
These words of the senior navy officials immediately aroused serious dissatisfaction among the senior army officials present.
Army Chief of Staff Akino Yoshikuni jumped up from his chair in anger and cursed:
"Baga, you bunch of navy red deer are talking nonsense. Without our army, those Westerners would have invaded our country long ago. You useless navy red deer are the ones who should cut military expenditures..."
"Yes, you guys in the navy are asking for money all day long to build your shabby warships that have nothing. In the end, they don't play any role at all. You guys in the navy are the worms in our country. I propose that the navy should be reduced. Military expenses..."
"You bunch of army red deer, I want to teach you a lesson on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor..."
"Baga! You gang of navy thieves, I will help His Majesty the Emperor to punish you..."
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Seeing that the situation is getting worse, some of the senior generals on the sea and land have even begun to draw their swords, and "Red Deer" and "Baga" are heard in the Congress Hall.
At this moment, the door of the conference hall was opened by the guards, and a young and majestic voice came.
"Stop it, you idiots!"
