I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 261 Only the Netherlands loses
Because of the presence of Earl Lytton, the Dutch Governor straightened his back and said loudly: "These countries in Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Maluku Islands are our allies of the Netherlands, and we, the Dutch, support them. Therefore, it should be handed over to me, the Netherlands, for distribution.”

"Holland for you?"

Yagyu Shengxi snorted coldly and said: "I just hope that the Dutch Governor can recognize his identity.

Back then, I was just a rogue with more than a dozen people under my command. Thanks to the late emperor, I am now the prime minister of a country, with two hundred thousand troops and one hundred warships under my command.

I am not where I am today by luck. Holland, you little brat, you want to bluff me when you find the British? "

The Governor of the Netherlands hissed somewhat heartily: "Prime Minister Yagyu, please don't change the topic."

"I'm not kidding you anymore!"

Yagyu Shengxi looked directly at the Dutch Governor and pressed forward step by step: "You, the Netherlands, took advantage of Britain, France and the United States to force us to sign an unequal treaty, and then what? You couldn't do it back then!
Don't think that I dare not touch you. Who are you, the Netherlands, relying on the UK to show off in front of me?
I only let you sit here to give Earl Lyton some face. If you don't give him any face, I can let you get out now. "

"Insanity!"

The Dutch governor was furious.

Moreover, he could not accept that the 150,000 square kilometers of land in the southern part of Kalimantan was just gone!
"Impossible, I don't agree!"

The Governor of the Netherlands noticed that Earl Lytton was moving, and said hurriedly: "Earl Lytton, even if other judicial arrangements are left to Japan, a large part of this area is my Dutch East Indies territory."

Yagyu waved his hand, and Tetsunosuke Ichimura spread out the map and said: "Kalimantan is divided into two, with Lanfang to the west and the Sulu Sultanate to the east.

However, he saw Yagyu Heeyan's eyes and heard Earl Litton say: "More than ten million pounds is not too expensive."

As for Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands, the Sultanate of Sulawesi and the Sultanate of Maluku were established respectively.

Yagyu Heiyan ignored the Dutch Governor who was about to jump in a hurry, but looked at Earl Lytton.

The Dutch governor was frightened and angry, this was clearly a trick on him.

"Don't be too arrogant in front of the British Empire!"

Therefore, it is naturally impossible for him to threaten Yagyu Hiyan with war.

Earl Litton originally wanted to intervene in these territories, but seeing that Yagyu Heiyan had already planned it, it was impossible for him to intervene forcefully.

You have no good intentions in allocating things like this, and I will never agree to your allocation! "

Earl Lyton frowned and said: "Prime Minister Yagyu, don't go too far. These things have nothing to do with negotiations."

The Dutch governor was anxious. If Japan arranged this, how could he manage the colony safely?

Yagyu Heiyan looked at the Dutch Governor with disdain and sneered: "I humiliate you, what can you do to me?"

The Netherlands spent decades of effort to get Lan Fang over, but Japan actually supports Lan Fang. Then he, the Dutch governor, will not have a peaceful night's sleep!

Yanagi Hee was afraid that the Dutch Governor didn't know how much it was, so he said thoughtfully: "Three hundred million yen is not much, that is, 16.7 million pounds!"

The Dutch Governor's face turned green the moment he heard Yagyu Heiyan's plan.

It can only be said that the UK has always been like this and will never be ambiguous about safeguarding its own interests and betraying the interests of other countries.

The sultans of these two sultanates were King Xi and King Dong of Sulu. "

Earl Lytton was eager to solve the problems here, so he said: "I don't have any problems anymore."

Yagyu Heiyan didn't wait for Earl Litton to speak, and said first: "This place has been occupied by Japan, so it will naturally be arranged by us."

And Earl Litton also saw that Yagyu Shengxiyan was unyielding on this issue!
Earl Lytton asked: "Then how do you plan to divide it?"

The Governor of the Netherlands felt that he had clearly been fooled.

Earl Lytton said in a not very strong tone: "A large area here is a tropical rain forest, which is not suitable for human habitation at all. It will be the same to everyone. Prime Minister Yagyu might as well return it to the Netherlands."

Yagyu Hee's disdainful eyes stung the Dutch governor, but he was helpless.

"With how big my fist is, I can push you Holland to the ground and rub you!"

“The southern part of Kalimantan is our Dutch colony, how can we give it to Lanfang, and Lanfang is a country under our Dutch rule, and their leader needs the consent of our king to take office.

"Why do you do that!"

The Dutch Governor was like a deflated rubber ball. He was completely stunned. Their Dutch interests were once again sold out by the British.

His mission is to settle this conflict as soon as possible and ensure safety on this route.

I can withdraw my troops from these lands captured by Japan, but they must be distributed by us. "

"you!"

Yagyu Heeyan waved his hand and said: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't have money, Earl Litton. If you agree with this proposal, then we will sign the tripartite treaty."

Yagyu Heeyan flatly refused: "Our army captured this place and suffered a lot of casualties. If the Netherlands must take it back, that's fine, as long as it gives our country 300 million yen."

Liu Shengxi said with a stern smile: "Okay, then I will give you ten pieces of this land back to Holland."

The Dutch governor immediately stood up and objected.

"Prime Minister Yagyu, don't be too arrogant!"

Liu Shengxiyan didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Hey, you saw it today.

"what!"

The Dutch governor was discouraged and asked: "Our country cannot afford so much money in a short time, can it be divided into ten years?"

Earl Lytton couldn't help but get angry. It depends on the owner to beat the dog.

The rise and expansion of the Three German Empires was due to Britain's appeasement policy and the idea of ​​betraying its allies, which allowed the Three German Empires to sweep across Europe.

And now, the British once again reached an agreement with Yagyu regardless of the demands and interests of the Dutch.

The Dutch Governor was also forced to sign the Anglo-Japanese-Dutch Agreement on Kalimantan, Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands.

After signing the agreement, Earl Lytton asked: "Prime Minister Yagyu, when do you plan to withdraw your troops?"

Yangyu Heeyan replied: "When we have demarcated the borders of Lanfang and Sulu and other countries, we will withdraw all our troops. During this period, we will gradually withdraw our troops. I hope your country can also synchronize."

Upon hearing this, Earl Lyton nodded and said, "Yes, I wish us a happy cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

Then Earl Lytton and the Dutch Governor left first.

In the conference room, Liu Liangguan said with some pride: "I am very lucky to be able to cooperate with the Prime Minister."

Yagyu Heeyan reminded: "My help is only temporary. The Dutch will never give up. The next step is up to you. Within this six months, my people will train an army for you and lay down the ground for you." The foundation of the navy, you must seize the opportunity."

Liu Liangguan quickly expressed his position: "Prime Minister, don't worry, everyone in Lanfang has been holding his breath for a long time to settle accounts with the Dutch."

Yagyu Shengxi nodded slightly, took out a plan and said: "Our country will not charge you for the army equipment that was previously supported by you, but that gunboat is worth 400,000 taels of silver.

According to our plan, you need at least four gunboats and one frigate, with a total value of 3.5 million taels of silver. If you have no money, you will temporarily pay for it with iron, coal and oil. "

In the Lanfang territory divided by Yagyu Hee, there are coal mines in the south, and the territory of the Brunei Empire is also within Lanfang. There are some exploitable oil fields here.

Coupled with a lot of fertile land and good weather, Lanfang can pay off its debts by selling agricultural products and mineral raw materials.

As for the Sulu Kingdom, which has several oil fields in its territory in northern Kalimantan, the Sulu East King can also use these resources to repay the money.

With the support of Yagyu Heiyan, the four countries of Lanfang, Sulu, Sulawesi and Maluku all formed new armies, with Japanese officers in charge.

Due to the expansion of his territory, Lanfang formed an infantry division and an independent brigade.

Sulu State has two infantry divisions, five gunboats and one frigate.

Sulawesi was an infantry division, three gunboats and a frigate.

Maluku was an independent brigade, plus four gunboats and a frigate.

Including these arms orders, that is the income of 10 million taels of silver, which is converted into 36 million yen.

Of course, Japan has gained more than these benefits from these countries. First, it can obtain the raw materials needed for industry. Second, Japan has penetrated its power into the core areas of Nanyang. Finally, it has paved the way for future colonial plans.

In the final analysis, today's negotiations are ultimately due to the fact that the country's national strength is inferior to that of the United Kingdom, so it has no choice but to give in and can only support other countries. Otherwise, it will definitely plan Kalimantan and other places as national territory.

However, he does not need to be impatient. Japan is not the only one who wants to change the world. Germany also wants to change the world.

Yagyu Heigan did not continue on Kalimantan Island. He left the matter to Sakamoto Ryoma and the others, and returned to Nankaido first, and then returned to Japan.

During the period when Yagyu Kiyan left Japan, Otto developed a diesel internal combustion engine and a gasoline internal combustion engine, and the research and development of automobiles was put on the agenda.

Motorcycles have also been converted to gasoline internal combustion engine systems.

In addition, the engineers of the first factory had already developed the telephone, and the technology was later than that of Bell in the United States.

After Yagyu returned to Japan, he immediately supported Otto in starting a new motorcycle factory and encouraged him to develop cars.

On the other side, Yagyu Hiyan secretly studied infantry combat vehicles and aircraft with diesel internal combustion engines and gasoline internal combustion engines.

There has been some progress in the research on infantry combat vehicles. As for aircraft, gliders are still being studied. It will take at least a year before researchers can further construct the aircraft.

In addition, the impact of the economic crisis is still deepening, and many foreign trade companies that cooperate with Japan continue to go bankrupt, which has affected Japan.

Fortunately, Yagyu Higen had already paved the way. He arranged for dozens of companies, large and small, such as Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Sumitomo, and Kochi, to go to Daqing to open foreign trade companies.

These companies would sell Japanese industrial products to the Qing Dynasty, and then purchase raw materials from the Qing Dynasty and transport them back to China to sell them and make money.

With the blood-replenishing package of Qing Dynasty, Yagyu Heiyan does not have to worry about the impact of the economic crisis on Japan.

1875 was the second year of Japan's spiral. At the end of the year, the financial report of the Ministry of Finance showed that Japan's fiscal year was million yen.

This is not the peak yet. Next year, the economic growth rate will reach 20%.

Based on this year's fiscal year, next year's fiscal revenue will exceed 700 million yen.

At this growth rate, Japan's fiscal revenue will exceed the billion mark in less than three years.

With enough finances, Japan will have more money to develop its navy. In up to five years, the Japanese navy will be able to produce 10,000-ton battleships and enter the pre-dreadnought era!
Yagyu Heiyan has now decided to do business safely and not cause trouble. The affairs in Hawaii are just to support the Kingdom of Hawaii and ensure that the Kingdom will not be annexed by the United States.

In the blink of an eye, Japan entered the ninth year of Meiji.

On the first day of the first lunar month in 1876, Congress convened again.

At this meeting, Yagyu Shengxiyan dropped a bombshell news.

After the Congress had finished following the procedures and Matsudaira Yongho was about to announce the adjournment of the meeting, Yagyu raised his hand.

The congressmen who were about to stand up quickly sat down.

Even the emperor looked at Yagyu Heiyan with some doubts.

Yagyu Heeyan stood up and said: "Today, I want to announce to everyone that the election of a new prime minister will be held next year."

"What, the election of a new prime minister?"

"No, Prime Minister!"

"This... is so unexpected!"

Everyone was shocked by the news.

Emperor Meiji was the first to stand up and said: "Xiangfu, the country can't live without you, and I can't live without you either!"

Yagyu Heyan explained: "Your Majesty, please listen to me. In the first year of Meiji, our country restructured and promulgated a constitution. According to the constitution, the prime minister has a term of five years, with a maximum of two terms.

Come next year, my term will be over.

As the first Prime Minister of Japan, I cannot be special. I should lead by example and uphold the Constitution. Otherwise, the Constitution will lose its majesty and role and will be used by ambitious people. This is something I do not want to see. "

Although Yagyu Heeyan said it sincerely, most congressmen felt that there was something wrong with it.

The most sober person was Goto Shojiro. Although he had the idea of ​​running for prime minister when he heard the news, he quickly calmed down.

The second prime minister is not easy to do.

Yagyu's prestige is there. The second prime minister must be a successor who supports Yagyu's policies. Otherwise, this prime minister will definitely have no real power, and may even go against Yagyu and end up badly.

It was precisely because of this that Goto Shojiro gave up his intention to run for prime minister.

But now the interesting thing is coming. Who will Yagyu Heeyan recommend to be prime minister?

In Yagyu Nozomi's faction, the core figures are Hijikata Toshizo, Sakamoto Ryoma, Shannan Keisuke, and Kondo Isamu.

There is also Toshimichi Okubo, the deputy prime minister who has been faithfully implementing Yagyu's strict policies.

No matter who is elected prime minister, it is unlikely that he will be an opponent of Yagyu Heiyan.

After seeing all this clearly, Goten Shojiro said to Kataoka Kenkichi: "We, the Patriot Party, should not get involved in this matter."

(End of this chapter)