Xiao Letian doesn't like Ito Hirobumi purely because of the memory of his previous life. After all, Ito Hirobumi was the iron-fisted civil servant who led Japan to victory in the Sino-Japanese War!
The civil service system in the early Meiji period represented by Ito was very powerful. They basically established all the political structure of Japan in the later period!
Although during World War II, the military lunatics launched a system of military centralization to suppress the civilian officials, you can rely on assassinations and threats to force a group of civilian officials to shut up and temporarily surrender, but after all, you have no way to keep Ito and the others. The system is destroyed!
There is hope as long as the system is still there. After the end of World War II, the civil service system quickly recovered... You must know that this political system is very suitable for Japan's national conditions and the development of Japanese capital power!
Coupled with the fact that the United States opened its door to Japan due to various political considerations, the Japanese currency after World War II suddenly created another economic miracle!
Who is behind all this? In fact, tracing the origins still has to go to Ito Hirobumi and other outstanding politicians in the early Meiji Restoration!
The system they left behind is so suitable for Japan that people can use it very well without modifying it too much...and this system can satisfy the Japanese capitalists, the emperor and the nobles, and at the same time satisfy the ordinary people. People adapt and accept!
This is very scary. It's like a machine is fully lubricated from top to bottom, but doesn't it start smoothly?
Xiao Letian admitted that Ito is a talent, but it is a pity that there is only so much wealth in this world, or in other words, there is only so much wealth in Asia!
If you have talented people in Japan, it will be the misfortune of other countries. If you eat more and occupy more, others will eat less and take less!
This grudge from the past life made Xiao Letian dislike Ito no matter how he looked at it, but at the same time, he also knew that it was very unfair to use what happened in the parallel world in the previous life to blame people in this parallel world that had not happened!
But Xiao Letian is also a flesh-and-blood person, and it is normal to be emotional occasionally!
From morning to midnight, Ryukyu prepares endless welcome ceremonies for the head of state, including city-wide banquets, grand military parades, song and dance performances... and fireworks in the evening!
Xiao Letian originally wanted to have a good rest with his wife, but he had no control over his own time. He was like a Bodhisattva in a shrine, being invited to one venue after another!
Speak some inspiring words, drink a glass of wine mixed with water, and then receive the fanatical shouts of "Long Live the Long Live" from countless people!
A god who led the Chinese to defeat the law completely ignited the enthusiasm of the people!
Although the wine mixed with water is not strong, drinking too much can make people talk. After midnight, when Xiao Letian was sent back to the back house of the Head of State, the Xiao Letian that Huniu received was already a drunk cat!
Xiao Letian was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes. He had promised in the morning that he would pay the public food in the evening, and he had to pay the public food that he had owed for several years. But he couldn't even stand still, so why did he talk about paying the public food?
The angry Hu Niu pinched him hard twice before covering him up to rest!
The next morning, Xiao Letian, who was still hungover, started preparing to leave for the Qing Dynasty. As soon as he heard that Fuhui had gone south along the canal to greet him, he had no choice but to change his itinerary and leave early, taking the Grand Canal to the capital. Attend the viewing!
The Naha Pier just welcomed the head of state yesterday, and today there was another farewell ceremony. However, Xiao Letian really did not dare to disturb the people. He ordered all ministries to strictly observe the news and not to work with the people. He even ordered the military pier to be blocked. area!
Three Yangtze Series steam iron-clad ships took the head of state and his viewing group straight to Shanghai!
Once on the boat, the couple had no restraints. It was the sea outside and there were not so many official documents to do. The couple had made up for the longing they had spent in the past few years!
A long separation is better than a newlywed. Of course Xiao Letian understands this truth, so he was very gentle in the first few days! But I don’t know what’s going on, but Huniu’s demands are getting stronger and stronger, and she won’t let Xiao Letian be idle almost all the time!
Are women always so tough after having children? Xiao Letian rubbed his sore waist and kept thinking!
How did he know that Huniu was just thinking about it. Before meeting Sister Fuhui, she tried every means to squeeze Xiao Letian dry, so that she would stop being greedy after eating!
The three warships crossed the waves of the East China Sea and soon entered the Yangtze River Estuary. Old shopkeeper Fan Jian had already sent a telex to the business leaders in Shanghai. When Tai Suzuki escorted silver to Shanghai, the entire Jiangnan business district was in shock!
At that time, countless big businessmen asked Mr. Fan Jian to invite the head of state to come to Shanghai no matter what. These were businessmen whose status was not high enough to meet the head of state alone!
However, due to the large number of people, Fan Jian could not refute their face. Three armored ships sailed into the Huangpu River and under the protection of warships from various countries, they held a cocktail party in the Chinese Central Bank building without any fanfare!
Except for the envoys from France and Tsarist Russia who did not attend, all embassies and consulates from other countries were present. Reputable merchants in the Jiangnan area secretly received invitations!
In the short three-hour cocktail party, it is unknown how many people's loyalty Xiao Letian received, and how many funds he secretly accepted!
Immediately after the banquet, the British Consul in Shanghai wrote a secret letter to the country, "...the situation in the Qing Empire has become increasingly complicated, and the people's hearts have been swinging very obviously..."
"In those villages and small towns with poor information, people are still accustomed to the rule of the central Qing Dynasty... But in the economically developed areas south of the Yangtze River, many people in the businessman and capitalist class have begun to secretly pay allegiance to the Chinese!"
"Today's Shanghai is completely dominated by three forces...the first is the government of the Qing Empire, the second is the consular autonomy of the embassy areas of various countries, and the third is the pervasive power of the Chinese people!"
"Prime Minister Gladstone, I hope you can pay attention to this change in the situation...please send more troops to Shanghai if necessary!"
Xiao Letian only stayed in Shanghai for one night, and the next day he took a boat to prepare to go north from Zhenjiang to the Grand Canal. At that time, it happened to be the day when Simpson and Liu Peiqi left Suzhou and went north!
Go north! Go north! At this moment, the entire southern half of the Qing Empire was controlled by the spell of these two words!
Emperor Tongzhi's wedding has become the focus of everything in the empire at this moment. No one is doing anything serious anymore. Everyone is thinking about how to celebrate the emperor's wedding!
Not to mention these officials from the Qing Empire, not only the foreign devils but also the Chinese heads of state were also heading north!
When the warship entered the Yangtze River, intelligence from the CIA's Southern Branch was continuously sent to Xiao Letian's desk. At this moment, the head of state could breathe a sigh of relief!
With more official documents in hand, he had an excuse to avoid Huniu for a while. He slept in the study for several days and regained his strength!
