After the plan was confirmed, the general staffs of the navy and army, the attendants' offices, and the intelligence agency personally responsible for the imperial concubine, immediately cooperated with each other to start preparations, including the mobilization of American mercenaries, the selection of domestic assault troops, the reinforcement of the main landing force and
The deployment of the naval fleet takes time to process. Fortunately, the Yazhou Military Port of the Navy's Nanyang Fleet was officially opened a year ago. Currently, there are two ships built by the Jiangnan Shipyard. The Asi has just been in service for only two months.
The Princess Trias-class armored cruisers Hai'an and Haixing, as well as the two Canglong-class cruisers Qinglong and Jiaolong, plus twelve small destroyers, are enough to deal with the French navy in Vietnam, and they are not needed yet.
Increase the navy to get their attention.
As for the landing ships, there are already four of them, and the Army also has an infantry division on Hainan Island. They can quickly provide reinforcements when the time comes. The journey from Yazhou Military Port to Da Nang is only more than 200 kilometers, and the landing ships can be deployed in less than ten hours.
It can be arrived. The French only have one regiment of army stationed in Da Nang, which will definitely be mobilized to Hue by then. Four landing ships transport an infantry regiment to seize the beach. Da Nang can be captured easily. As for the two old-fashioned French navy ships in Saigon
Even if the battleship and four protected cruisers dared to go north, they would end up dead.
This plan is still hidden from Congress, but the cabinet has already informed it. Since it is His Majesty’s will, Xue Fucheng and others will naturally not object, including Foreign Minister Zhang Quan, who has just returned from Europe and is always known for his moderate attitude.
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He has successfully completed his task. China and Britain signed a new tariff agreement in London. China's tariff rate will be raised to no higher than the average tariff of the seven major industrial countries in Europe. As for the British consular jurisdiction in China,
And abolished. In fact, the latter article was completely frightened by the horrific trial methods of the Qing Dynasty officials. In recent years, with the improvement of China's modern judicial system, this issue can no longer be used as a reason. Besides, there is no need to provoke Yang for such a trivial matter.
The emperor was not happy.
Zhang Quan, who had just returned from London, knew very well the strength of the French navy at this time. Even if it went to Asia to fight China with all its strength, there was no hope of victory. Moreover, because of the Fashoda incident and the recent small actions of France in Nigeria,
There is absolutely no possibility for the British to help them, let alone Germany, Italy and Austria. The only thing that needs to be wary of is Russia, but now Russia also has no ability to go to war with China in Asia.
What the Tsar needs to worry more about is that the Chinese army has snatched away the Far East from Europe to Asia and then to the Americas. The huge empire that almost surrounds the entire earth needs to be defended. The power of this country has been dispersed to a terrible point, let alone China.
Well, even now we have to be on the defensive against the Ottomans. In this case, why should we endure it?
However, the Congress cannot tell them for the time being. To be honest, Emperor Yang is very dissatisfied with the members of the Congress. Perhaps it is because he habitually remembers the word "mature and prudent". Regardless of the provinces or the people, the elected members are all of a stable temperament. Lack of it.
Those who are enterprising and have little enthusiasm for opening up new territories prefer to build up the domestic economy. These people must adopt the method of the Japanese staff officers to kill first and then report later. When the chaos in Vietnam breaks out, they will no longer like to open up new territories.
Expanding territory will not let go of such a good opportunity. After all, Vietnam has become an important commodity dumping ground for China over the years. Those capitalists are still looking forward to completely expelling French goods from this market.
The French were not aware of Emperor Yang's ambitions at all. The news that Nigeria has large oil fields has attracted their main attention and desire for oil. France even surpassed Germany. The Germans at least still have oil fields in Guatemala, although the output is not high.
It is a high but important adjustment. With the addition of the 50,000-ton giant oil tanker built by Yang's Shipyard for Central American Petroleum Company to the route, distance is no longer a factor restricting crude oil transportation. However, the French do not have an oil field in their hands. These
They have always had a disconnected relationship with the United States, which has kept them excluded from Emperor Yang's club.
In this case, they coveted Nigeria's oil even more. Countless French investors regretted the agreement signed with the British last year. Who knew that there would still be oil on a piece of land that they had just handed over to others?
?In order to make up for the mistakes it had committed, the French government was secretly providing arms to the chiefs of northern Nigeria and at the same time encouraging them to stand up against the British.
The Germans are targeting the chiefs of southern Nigeria. On this originally inconspicuous African land, the three major powers are engaged in an undercurrent of competition. In this case, the distant Vietnam cannot bring about peace.
The protection of the most important wealth naturally cannot attract the attention of the French. Originally, their goal in seizing Vietnam was to penetrate into China from the land, but now they no longer dare to provoke this giant dragon in the north, and they can only wait carefully for Yang.
The emperor's claws slapped out.
Just as he was preparing to fight in Vietnam, Emperor Yang also encountered a small trouble, a very small trouble that he expected.
"What? The pesticide factory leaked?" His Majesty the Emperor, who was accompanying the Queen to a newly opened royal orphanage to show his great kindness, said in shock to Concubine Han who came in a hurry.
"A large-scale chemical leakage occurred at the pesticide factory in Sendai, Japan last night. It has caused the death of a large number of Japanese people along the Songda Bay coast. It is estimated that the number will not be less than a thousand people. Now a large number of Japanese have surrounded our factory and requested
Compensation, we just had a small conflict with the security guards stationed there, and our security guards shot and killed a dozen Japanese." Caiyi said somewhat nervously, this is no longer an ordinary leak, this is a
Industrial disaster.
In fact, there have been frequent fatal accidents at Monsanto Company in recent years. This kind of thing is very common in the whole world. Thousands of people die every year in coal mines in the United States. However, because of the kindness of Emperor Yang, the compensation standard for workers is relatively high, so
In Texas, he still took a lot of measures, and even limited the death quota for the people in charge there. But there are no such restrictions in Japan. Emperor Yang doesn't care much about those cheap Japanese workers.
Since the factory next to Matsushima Bay in Sendai was put into operation, worker fatalities have occurred from time to time, but this is the first time on such a scale.
"How did the Japanese government handle it?" Emperor Yang hugged a child and said with a sneer. Monsanto Japan Branch is the most important high-tech introduction project of the Japanese government in recent years. It can be said that it has provided meticulous care. Some previous accidents have been
The local government helped suppress the situation.
"The local police have gone over to protect the factory, and a regiment of the Japanese Army stationed in Sendai is rushing over. However, these people are all locals in Sendai. I am afraid that among the dead are their relatives, who may not be able to do their best," Caiyi said.
"It's really baffling to send someone to warn Xiyuan Temple Gongwang and say that if this matter is not handled well, it will affect my confidence in Japan's investment environment." Yang Feng said with a sneer. He did not believe that the Japanese government would let this happen.
The worthless people are influencing the investment of Yang's consortium in them! The poor industries in this country now are all donated by Emperor Yang, who have the right to negotiate terms with him.
However, what he didn't expect was that this time it was clear that the Japanese really wanted to gain some benefits for themselves. In addition, too many people died. The leaked toxic gas not only killed more than 1,500 people, but also caused nearly 5,000 deaths.
Many people were injured, and half of them were blind. The grieving and angry Japanese people, despite the government's suppression, still refused to lift the siege of Monsanto Company, demanding compensation for the losses and the cost of treatment for those injured. In addition, workers in the factory suffered
There are also many people who have gone on strike to join the protest, demanding improved working conditions, basic safety protection, and even various insurances.
Soon as the incident unfolded, workers at several other factories of the Yang Group in Japan also showed signs of being ready to take action. Even workers at the Osaka cadmium plating factory of the Yang Shipyard began to go on strike to support their compatriots in the north. In addition, they also expressed dissatisfaction with the company.
Concerned about their health issues.
"Are you kidding me? I invested in Japan because your labor costs are low. If we follow American and European standards, do I still need to open a factory in Japan? Is it toxic? Which industrial products are not toxic? I have such a factory in the UK
, Swedish workers don’t even dislike it. How come they have so many stinky problems when they come to Japan? Are Japanese workers more delicate than British and Swedish workers?
You are a poor country, and your people are all poor. They didn’t even have enough to eat before I opened the factory. Now as far as I know, some workers who have done well can own cars. As a person, you must know how to be grateful. I give
I want you to work hard for me instead of shouting about workers' rights.
Work is dangerous, and what kind of job is not dangerous? Looking around the world, there are no factories where people have died, and the little girl in the textile factory even tore off her scalp! If poor people want to make money, they have to sacrifice their lives. Don't spend all day dreaming about it.
If you are used to a good life, you will end up with bad habits." The infuriated Emperor Yang scolded the Japanese Minister to China Jutaro Komura as he scolded his three grandsons.
Xiaocun was so frightened that he bowed so hard that his head almost touched the ground, and kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I really have caused trouble to you. It's because we didn't do our job well. We will definitely handle it properly and we will never let it happen."
Your business suffers losses." (To be continued..)