Ito Hirobumi is indeed a smart man. As long as such a person gives him a small loophole, he will keenly discover it and try every means to pry it open for his own use.
The entire plan was formulated by Ito Hirobumi. Around Xiao Letian's unborn child, an emerging force is gradually taking shape.
Why did Ito Hirobumi do this? The answer is simple, just for power. Ito Hirobumi once studied in England. He certainly knows what the Western world is like. He has a deeper understanding of industrial power than Ryoma Sakamoto, and he is also familiar with brand-new politics, finance, trade and other majors. There are many dabbles.
Xiao Letian is actually very willing to train Ito Hirobumi, because this is a real piece of rough jade, which can be put to great use after just four or five years of slight carving.
But luck is also destiny and good luck! Although Ito Hirobumi was capable, unfortunately, he did not meet Xiao Letian at the first time, which meant that he did not appear at the time when Xiao Letian needed talents the most.
When Xiao Letian led his troops into Fusang, the first and second echelon officials around him had basically taken shape. At this time, Xiao Letian had a lot of room to choose his subordinates. Talent was very important, but more importantly, loyalty and Recognition of Xiao Letian’s philosophy of governing the country.
Especially the recognition of the Chinese is even more critical! It's helpless to say that people's hearts are very complex. When Xiao Letian's power was still very weak at the beginning, it was often very simple to observe a person's loyalty.
Because you are so weak that a Japanese famous person can easily trample you to death, and even a high-level official in the late Qing Dynasty can bully you. If you can still follow you without hesitation at this stage, then your loyalty is definitely beyond words.
But as Xiao Letian's power gradually grew, Chinese strongholds were established in Ryukyu, the Special Administrative Region, Nanyang, Fuso and even the distant Iquique in South America. When the new army has become the strongest army in Asia, you want to see clearly The human heart is not that easy.
Because you are already strong, you will be surrounded by sycophants and lucky people. These liars who are good at disguising will escape your many tests, making it impossible for you to tell whether they will die for you or not. Or is it just for your power and money?
What's more, Xiao Letian can't even guarantee whether these new members are dead ones sent by hostile forces.
The work of the CIA is getting busier and busier. If the CIA used to devote 40% of its energy to internal affairs, now 60% of its energy is spent on internal inspections. In fact, only 40% of its energy is used to actually explore the enemy's situation externally. .
Fortunately, Xiao Letian continued to add manpower and material resources to the CIA, otherwise many of the CIA's external espionage activities would have really come to a standstill.
Ito Hirobumi can certainly see this glass ceiling. It seems transparent and without any obstacles. It seems that everyone can easily be promoted. But the harder you work, the harder you will feel the hardness of the ceiling. It is easier said than done to break through.
Ito Hirobumi is not the kind of person who just goes with the flow. He is very good at maneuvering and looking for opportunities. In fact, when Huniu came to Fuso to give birth, as the deputy director of the CIA branch, he had already revealed a lot of inside information.
He carefully inquired about the origins of the two ladies, their family backgrounds, the number of allies between both parties in Xiao Letian's power, including how many concubines Xiao Letian had.
All the information was put together, and Ito Hirobumi made a preliminary judgment. First of all, the power and background of the eldest lady Fuhui were outweighed by the second lady. It is said that this is the best big tree.
But it is a pity that Fuhui is older than Xiao Letian, and has been married several times without having children. Now she and Xiao Letian are walking together without any movement, which is very embarrassing. Ito Hirobumi suspects Fuhui's side I'm afraid it will be difficult to give birth to a prince.
The second wife's political power and background are much weaker, but she comes from a businessman family and has a great influence on the Chinese financial system and business system. In the future, the world will ultimately rely on money to fight wars and govern the country. The second lady is also worth clinging to.
The most important thing is that the second lady is pregnant. Once she gives birth to a son, he will be a proper prince. Of course, he would not be ranked among the ranks under Xiao Letian, but as long as he worked hard to enter the prince's staff, he would be the number one person.
I am still young, I have time to endure it, I would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow, this is what a man should do!
After establishing the goal, the next step is to formulate a plan and take action, and any plan needs helpers. One person cannot carry out such a large Conglong plan.
Ito Hirobumi began to contact some fellow reformers. For example, Takenaka Inoue, a civil servant who had known Xiao Letian for a long time but was not reused, was Ito's best ally.
The two hit it off, and in order to go further, they decided to form a group, supporting Xiao Letian's son as the main leader, and worked hard for more than ten years. As soon as the prince began to try to participate in politics, this group of people came to the fore.
Not only that, the two also set their sights on Japan's huge overseas daimyo, such as the Matsumae clan, the Kuroishi clan, the Hachinohe clan, etc. These are all small feudal lords of about 100,000 koku, and they are all the most powerful among the overseas daimyo. weak.
The feudal lords controlled by the Tokugawa Shogunate were generally divided into three types. One was the generational daimyo, that is, the family of military commanders who followed the Tokugawa family before they became powerful, just like the families in the Eight Banners gave birth to sons. This is The closest daimyo to the feudal lord.
The name of a Daimyo is called a Daimyo who has a close relationship with the Tokugawa family. Especially in the Battle of Sekigahara, an important battle in Tokugawa Ieyasu's bid to conquer Japan, a Daimyo who stood firmly with the Tokugawa family. They are all called the lord of the clan.
For example, Fukushima, Tanaka, Kato, Kuroda and other military general families all became vassal daimyo because of their correct choices, and finally received generous rewards.
As for the overseas daimyo, they chose the wrong team in the Battle of Sekigahara. After being defeated, they quickly surrendered and suffered certain punishments but were not exterminated.
For example, Mori and Shimazu were on the wrong team at the beginning, but because the Tokugawa family was relatively powerful and could not eradicate them, they had to reduce their fiefdoms, lower their official titles, and strictly control them. This is the most miserable overseas daimyo.
Three hundred years of ups and downs, the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate was like an iron barrel, and all the daimyo did not dare to have the slightest hint of rebellion. Those overseas daimyo were suppressed for three hundred years without any chance to stand up, and now Ito Hirobumi is Give them hope.
Of course, Xiao Letian is also very aware of the conflicts within the Japanese shogunate, but Xiao Letian does not want Japan to be in chaos for the time being, so he must rely on the power of the Tokugawa shogunate to maintain the stability of Fuso.
Because of this, Xiao Letian did not activate the hidden power of foreign daimyo. In fact, if Xiao Letian personally gave these foreign daimyo a chance to get on the chariot, then Xiao Letian could gather at least one hundred thousand warriors.
Xiao Letian did not do this, but ended up taking advantage of his own son. Ito Hirobumi began to communicate in private and showed his future hopes in front of the overseas celebrities in this drama. As a result, there was no doubt that all the celebrities who saw the olive branch did not get on board. .
