Chapter 1073: Fighting to be the first to be the victim of the sword (first update, please subscribe)
"Excuse me, our Japanese sword-fighting team is in Hawaii. We will show our glory again and kill all the American monsters in front of the battle..."
Amid the shouts of the newsboy, people who were on their way stopped one after another and gathered around the newspaper to buy it. As soon as they bought the newspaper, they looked at the news in the newspaper and praised it happily.
"Oh, I am indeed a Japanese man, attacking the palace and slaying ghosts and beasts!"
"Xinxi, this is what an imperial man should be like!"
Although the news in the newspaper was "old news" twenty-three days ago, and it happened thousands of miles away on a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that many people had never heard of, this did not prevent the people of the Japanese Islands from cheering for it.
Celebrate it.
Why are Japanese people so excited?
In fact, this has a lot to do with the Japanese people. After Japan was incorporated into the empire, the Japanese people had extremely low self-esteem. They were not only poor but also short in stature. They were simply the contemporary representatives of shortness and poverty.
In the empire, these Japanese people often have only two choices if they want to escape the fate of poverty. Women enter a maid school and then go to the Ming Dynasty. As the jingle goes, "Japanese girl, stand up and sleep bravely on the master's bed."
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As for Japanese men?
The choice of the warriors is to go out to fight for His Majesty the Emperor and their lord.
As a result, a special phenomenon emerged in the Japanese provinces. Samurai sent their daughters and sisters to maid schools, and then joined the African Legion themselves with samurai swords. As the African Legion sang triumphantly in distant Africa, those who
In poverty and extreme low self-esteem, the Japanese people are boiling with enthusiasm.
All over the Japanese archipelago, from dignitaries to ordinary people, everyone was immersed in cheers and noises. Japanese newspapers repeated a voice every day: Long live the emperor! Expand the empire's victory in Africa.
Whoever has the knife in his hand will cheer for it. Of course Wang Youling's position is different from that of the Americans. He even couldn't help but regret it while he was on the cruise ship.
He looked at the news in the newspaper, and then read it several times. Then he said to himself.
The Ming Dynasty never treated its horses and oxen badly. Even being the dog of the Ming Dynasty is a blessing, let alone being the oxen and horses of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, what is behind all this?
“The Cuban sugar industry proposes to resist the infiltration of Ming capital...”
"Japanese man...this is truly the sharp blade of my empire!"
However, with the end of the imperial expedition in Africa and the fixation of colonial territories, the "Imperial Katana" also fell silent.
Limited by the communication limitations of the Times, by the time the incident in Hawaii reached both sides of the ocean, the news had become old news from 20 days ago. But even so, when the news reached the United States, it still caused an uproar in the United States.
"The imperial atmosphere is a protective treasure. The samurai has been respected as a soul since ancient times. It is a pity that since the shogunate, the katana has withered day by day. It has regained its glory and is born again. How can we distinguish between the enemy and me today? We are willing to be the ghost of the sword. If it is the soul of a man in the Ming Dynasty. Today
Don't wait until the enemy is dead, don't leave behind others and leave a bad reputation. Until the enemy is destroyed, move forward side by side, with the cold light unsheathed, and rush forward with all your might..."
Of course, I am blessed with blessings upon blessings.
"...In today's civilized world, there are always some barbarians mixed in. They hold samurai swords and chop people's bodies in two without mercy. They even laugh maniacally and hold the head of the deceased in the pool of blood...
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For the Japanese who are poor and have low self-esteem, news related to victory can always help them regain some self-confidence. The victory on the front line makes them feel proud. Faced with the praise of the "Imperial Katana" in the newspapers, they feel very proud.
What they felt proudly was a kind of confidence they had never had before.
The excited people organized rallies and petitions on the Japanese islands, running around the islands, clamoring and cheering crazily. Although most people were still poor, the victory from the distant continent stimulated the blood of the short Japanese people.
On this day, in various parts of the Japanese islands, countless Japanese people, because of this small victory in Hawaii, drank the cheap rum produced in the Success Islands and made from the molasses discarded after cane sugar production.
, singing the world-famous "Song of the Imperial Swordsmen" made famous by "The Afrika Korps Expedition". At this time, people's mood was agitated.
In the past ten months, Wang Youling visited countries including Peru, the Federation of Bolivia, Guatemala, and Mexico. In five months, he first arrived in the Empire's North Sea Territory. After a month and a half of inspections in the North Sea Territory and Alaska, he returned from
Entering Oregon by land, he began his visit to the United States. In the United States, he certainly felt the country's full malice towards the Ming Empire, and also felt the country's power.
When had the Japanese achieved such a glorious victory? Conquered such a vast land? Such a victory allowed the Japanese to find a glimmer of confidence in their inferiority complex.
Hawaii was taken away by the Ming Dynasty, and the so-called "Republic of Hawaii" was nothing more than a puppet under the leadership of the Ming Dynasty.
While sighing, a piece of news suddenly came into his eyes in the latest news column of the newspaper. That news was published in the middle of the report about Hawaii. If he didn't pay attention, it might even be ignored.
As for the coup launched by American immigrants, Americans understood it as "a group of heroic Americans resisting the tyranny of the royal power." Many American newspapers protested against the brutality of the Ming Empire - they hacked many Americans to death with samurai swords.
Go to Cuba!
Stimulated by the strong rum alcohol, they sang this song over and over again, imagining the heroic appearance of the commandos as they charged towards the enemy with samurai swords in hand.
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"If you are the first to be killed by the sword, if you are the soul of a man in the Ming Dynasty, how long will it take if you don't die today? Don't leave behind others and leave a bad name."
This was clearly stated in his letter to the emperor. In his mind, the United States replaced Britain as the greatest threat to the empire.
All the "uproar" revolves around one center - the Ming Empire took away Hawaii.
For these Japanese people, what they are sad about has never been how many people died in the expedition. It is that they can no longer feel the joy of victory. For them, they cannot continue to work for the Ming Dynasty. This is definitely
A very regrettable and even disappointing thing.
Looking out the window at the sky in New York, an idea began to form in Wang Youling. Anyone else would have laughed off the news, but who was he?
He is a former associate minister of the Imperial Executive Yuan, and he will never ignore any harm to the interests of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, in Wang Youling's view, this news came out at the right time.
"It's a pity that we have already boarded the ship now. Otherwise, we would have taken advantage of this moment to start a quarrel with others in the U.S. Congress. Wouldn't this have greatly boosted the ambition of the empire?"
"What happened to the Cubans? Did they get kicked in the head by a donkey?"
And now, after not enjoying this kind of blessing for a long time, happiness suddenly comes again. Once again, when the "Imperial Katana" appears in the newspaper again, excited people will of course cheer and be excited,
Be proud of it.
Looking at the newspaper reports, Wang Youling, the former associate minister of the Imperial Executive Yuan who had just concluded his visit to the United States, couldn't help but praise it.
"What a pity..."
Look at what's wrong with those Cubans. It should be that the Spaniards who rule Cuba were really kicked in the head by donkeys, or were they under the instructions of someone?
Wasn’t the lesson learned more than ten years ago not profound enough?
"But it's just right. Bi Xiao went to Cuba after his expedition to Europe. Now it's just right that someone like me, the king, comes to visit his old place and maintain the interests of the Ming Dynasty. Well, your majesty will definitely be very happy if he knows about it.
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At this moment, he even planned in his mind how to write a letter to His Majesty. Of course, he would first flatter His Majesty in the letter, and then talk about how he would safeguard the interests of the Ming Dynasty and argue with the Spaniards...
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