The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 650

Soon the germ of capitalism in Japan was completely lost under the joint strangulation of the national government, foreign capital, and Franz, the man behind the scenes.

For a while, the corpses of merchants floated in Osaka Bay and Edo Bay. At this time, even the most enlightened feudal lord could not betray his class and stand with the merchants.

Not to mention that these merchants are in an antagonistic relationship with the feudal lords. It is impossible for those feudal lords to help the merchants of their country just because the creditors are dead and they can avoid a large debt.

And even if someone really has a vision beyond the times and chooses to help those businessmen, he will become the enemy of the whole "world".

Korean enemy is a special name for political opponents in Japan. In most cases, the party called the Korean enemy will become the target of crusade.

If the emperor's decree or the general's authorization can be obtained, the enemy will be regarded as the "evil" side, and those who attack him will be the "official army" and "just" side.

In history, Changzhou Fan has enjoyed this kind of treatment.

With the decline of the Japanese merchant group, the shogunate once again consolidated its rule.Masahiro Abe is also known as the "Minister of ZTE of the Shogunate", but the fact that Austria knocked on the door of Japan also spread rapidly.

The British were the first to visit, but they relayed the news to the French after learning about Japan's attitude and Austria's guarantee.

Cecil, the commander of the French Far East Fleet, was very angry when he learned of this, and immediately led the fleet to Ryukyu.

Local officials and warriors expressed their willingness to defend the country to the death and fight against the demons after receiving full salary of Lumi and extra food.

(At that time, Ryukyu people were called islanders, and their status was very low. Even if they held the same official position, they would not get the same salary.)
In history, Cecil's fleet was driven away by the local natives. This time, Lumi paid out the local officials in full and took the lead in guarding the island.

In fact, the behavior of the Ryukyu people made Cecil very angry, but it was impossible for him to really rush into the island to start a war.

So he remembered his experience in the Qing Dynasty and began to put pressure on the shogunate officials.

Shimadzu Qixing, the lord of the Satsuma domain, is a resolute anti-barbarian faction. Although he has no ability, he has two very outstanding sons.

Then his eldest son Shimadzu Qibin took over the task, wrote a suicide note before leaving and took his cronies to Ryukyu resolutely, but smiled when he saw the French fleet.

The so-called Far East Fleet of the French is nothing more than a few old-fashioned sailing battleships of about [-] tons, which is completely different from the steam ironclad ships of the Austrian Empire seen before.

As a result, when the two parties were negotiating, facing Cecil's several pressures, Shimadzu Qibin took it calmly, and even retorted.

"Mr. Shimadzu, I think you don't want your home to be turned into ruins?" Cecil asked with concern.

Shimazu Qibin also relaxed.

"Mr. Cecil, I should have told you that the Austrian Empire has been our trading partner since ancient times, and according to the old ally, you are declaring war on us by declaring war on the Austrian Empire."

Cecil laughed, then snarled suddenly.

"JAPS (Japanese Monkeys)! Did you know that Austria is on the other side of the world! What do you think they can do for you!"

Shimadzu Qibin also stood up and shouted sharply.

"But Austria and France are only separated by the Rhine River! You don't want your beautiful hometown to be turned into a sea of ​​flames! Hahahaha!!!"

Cecil was really pissed off, he really wanted to pull out his command knife and chop the damned dwarf in front of him.

Shimadzu Qibin has also reached for the revolver in his arms, thinking that if he can kill the enemy chieftain here, it will definitely boost his morale, right?
But just as the sword was on the verge of breaking out, suddenly Cecil's adjutant ran in.

"Your Excellency, it's not too bad."

Cecil winked at the adjutant, and the latter immediately understood and whispered something beside the former.

"This is impossible!"

Shimadzu Qibin is actually prepared to die, but he is also curious about the sudden situation.

So they came to the deck together, when they saw a fleet slowly sailing here.

Cecil's hand holding the binoculars was bulging. The scene in front of him made him unbelievable. At least twenty sailing warships were approaching him, and the leader was a standard 74 ship.

Shimadzu Qibin was also very surprised, and took over the telescope he ordered from an Austrian businessman from his retainers.

What appeared in the mirror was the family crest of the Maori family - a word of three stars, and standing on the bow of the flagship was the youngest councilor Yoshida Shoin in the history of Changzhou Domain.

At this time, Cecil thought that the fleet of the Austrian Empire had not left. He was not afraid of the latter, but he would never have the guts to go to war with the great powers without authorization.

Shimazu Qibin looked very happy, he said in German with Kagoshima dialect.

"Mr. Cecil, do you want to stay as a guest?"

"No! You rejected civilization! This is your loss! Let's go!"

While the French Far East Fleet hurriedly boarded the ship and set sail, they did not forget to play music on board to show that they did not escape, but left with honor.

In fact, although the Maori family did not buy the latest ironclad ships from Austria, they got a large number of US warships obtained in California during the US-Mexico War.

Most of these warships were actually converted into merchant ships by the Austrians, but some of them were not easy to change or had no value.

These ships were all sold to the Changzhou Fan. They may not be able to compete with armed merchant ships in Europe, but they can still be arrogant in the Far East and Southeast Asia.

To be honest, Maori Jingqin already knew the news of the French coming and was more aware of the situation of the Satsuma Domain before this, but due to some customizations, he did not dare to send a fleet to support.

Yoshida Shoin, Counselor of the Choshu Clan, said that Maori Kyoki did not need to worry about being punished at all. In fact, when the shogunate learned of this situation, instead of blaming it, it would greatly praise it.

Afterwards, as expected by Yoshida Shoin, after the No. 12 general who conquered barbarians, Tokugawa Ikei, not only did not punish the Choshu domain for sending troops privately, but also raised the salary of Maori Jingqin and gave him a piece of money. Large or small fiefs.

In fact, Masahiro Abe was also helpless. He had known for a long time that the Changzhou Domain had a close relationship with the "Prince" of the Austrian Empire, plus the powerful fleet in his hands.

If the shogunate wants to live a peaceful life, the best way is to turn a blind eye. After all, Austria has promised to guarantee the interests of the shogunate.

And being able to drive away the French is a gratifying thing for the whole of Japan.

A month later, three U.S. warships came to the door again. In fact, James Biddle who came this time just wanted to fight a rabbit.

Just finished bullying the Qing Dynasty next door, and heard the British say that the opposite side has an advantage, so he happily went there, but in the end he encountered... Flying Thunder God!
(End of this chapter)