After this incident, Liu Hai's pressure quickly increased. If he didn't have some connections on the ground in Europe, especially the full support of the Rockefeller family and the Rothschild family, Liu Hai's trade with the West would probably be interrupted now.
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Liu Hai has now seen that it is impossible to rely on others. In the end, he has to rely on himself. Only strong force can ensure that his own interests are not harmed.
Therefore, Liu Hai has now become more determined to reorganize his armaments and arm his soldiers.
Therefore, Liu Hai issued an order to the Japanese military headquarters via telegram in Nanjing, requiring all senior officers of the military headquarters to arrive in Nanjing within ten days to discuss rearmament with Liu Hai.
After receiving Liu Hai's order, the military headquarters did not dare to hesitate at all, and immediately dispatched the main personnel of the military headquarters, including Army Minister Oyama Iwa, Navy Minister Yamamoto Gonbei (who succeeded Saigo Yumichi),
As well as Kawakami Soroku, the chief of general staff stationed in North Korea, and some other military officials hurried to Nanjing by boat.
On September 5, 1896, Liu Hai held a meeting on military expansion in the lobby of the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion in Nanjing.
Liu Hai personally presided over this meeting, and the participants included several of Liu Hai's staff, the main generals of the Hunan Army, various leaders of the Nanyang Navy, and the main figures of the Japanese military.
Sitting in the middle with bangs, looking at the stars gathering below, I felt a little complacent for a moment.
When he first came to the Qing Dynasty plane, he only had seven or eight biochemical people following him. Now that he has five or six hundred thousand troops under his command, he can easily make the entire Blue Star look at him.
Although Liu Hai felt a little proud, he soon came to his senses. What he was facing now was joint pressure from the two largest powers in the world. If no measures were taken, they would be defeated in the end.
It will hurt your vitality.
"Everyone, everyone can see the current situation. Although our Nanyang Navy is the most powerful maritime force on this planet, we still have some shortcomings on land, especially compared with those old powers.
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After Liu Hai finished speaking, he looked at the generals below and said: "Therefore, I decided to reorganize the Japanese Army."
After Liu Hai said this, the generals below were a little uneasy. They didn't know what Liu Hai's so-called reforms were about, and whether they would completely let the army decline.
"The current Japanese army only has seven divisions in total. Although these people can barely guarantee their own safety, the strength is still not enough for the entire East Asia."
When Liu Hai said this, he couldn't help but feel like laughing. It turned out that when Liu Hai was in charge of the Japanese army, he was thinking of some way to give them a legitimate reason to fight.
In the end, after much deliberation, it was better for them to come up with their own solution - co-prosperity and co-existence.
Liu Hai calmed down his mood, and then continued: "I plan to expand ten more divisions among the Japanese, bringing their army to 17 divisions. Moreover, all the weapons of the Japanese army must be matched with the Hunan Army.
If they are consistent, a unified logistics department can be established to facilitate supplies."
When Liu Hai said this, the Japanese army officers at all levels below were already very excited. It seemed that their new master did not want to disintegrate the army, but began to strengthen it.
In this war, they were very envious of the weapons and equipment of the Hunan Army. If they could be equipped with the same weapons as the Hunan Army, the combat capability of the entire army would be increased several times.
"Some time ago, didn't we ask the Japanese army divisions to come to Nanjing for reorganization? We should take advantage of this opportunity to change their uniforms at once."
After Liu Hai finished speaking, the Japanese army officer below immediately stood up and saluted Liu Hai, "Hey, I completely obey the commander's orders."
Since these soldiers accepted Liu Hai's control and leadership, they also changed their names for Liu Hai. They followed the Hunan Army and called Liu Hai "marshal". This seemed closer and was also a sign of their loyalty to Liu Hai.
Liu Hai was quite satisfied after hearing this. If the Army was fine, then it was time for the Navy.
"The navy cannot be left behind. Now that the Shanghai Shipyard can manufacture heavy cruisers, I want to allocate four 5,000-ton heavy cruisers to the navy first."
Liu Hai said something seemed to come to his mind here, and finally he had a flash of inspiration and remembered that the Japanese navy seemed to have ordered two Sovereign-class battleships with the Gili Kingdom.
"As for the Navy, has it ordered two Sovereign-class battleships from the Gili Kingdom?"
When Navy Minister Gonbei Yamamoto heard Liu Hai's question, he immediately stood upright and said, "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the Navy has indeed ordered a first-class battleship from the Armstrong Shipyard in Geely. It is a follow-up ship to the Sovereign-class battleship——
It is a first-class battleship designed and built based on the design blueprint of the Majesty-class battleship."
Liu Hai nodded after hearing this, and then asked: "So has the cost issue been resolved?"
"Replying to the Commander-in-Chief, including two battleships, a cruiser, and a communications ship, all expenses have been paid in full."
Liu Hai was satisfied when he heard this. He didn't have to pay for it separately. "In this case, these two battleships will be incorporated into the navy after their return. Together with four 5,000-ton cruisers, they can barely go to sea to assist.
The Nanyang Navy is at war."
When Yamamoto Gonbei heard this, he felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart. At first, he was worried that Liu Hai was planning to attack these two battleships, but now it seems that he is judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
The reason Liu Hai allowed these two battleships to return to their order was simply because he no longer looked down upon such artillery-type battleships.
In Liu Hai's imagination, in the near future, in addition to the four Iowa-class battleships, the other artillery battleships of the Nanyang Navy will be eliminated one by one, and then the guided missile destroyers will be put on top. Finally, if possible, they will also be equipped with
One or two aircraft carriers.
"Our relationship with the Geely Kingdom is tense now. Your diplomats will go to their Navy Department to ask again to see if the two battleships can be returned to the country in advance. If it is really not completed, the remaining work can be completed at the Shanghai Shipyard.
Next job.”
After hearing this, Yamamoto Gonbei was also excited. Only now did she remember that the relationship between Liu Hai and Ji Liguo was not good, and now that they were completely attached to Liu Hai, their attitude there might be a bit confusing.
So he stood up quickly and said, "Hey, when I get back, I will immediately say hello to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ask them to negotiate with the other party."
"That's it, what else do you have to say?"
At this time, Lu Chun stood up and said, "Commander, we are recruiting 10 more divisions this time. I'm afraid Japan's military expenditure this year is not enough to support them."
Liu Hai was a little dazed after hearing this. He knew that the army was famous for being cheap, and now that they didn't need weapons from the other side, they should be able to support the recruitment of these soldiers. How could there be insufficient funds?
The Minister of War, Dashanyan, also noticed Liu Hai's confusion and hurriedly stood up and explained: "Commander Qi, for the last war, the government borrowed money from foreign countries on a large scale. This part of the money has already overwhelmed the government. This year's
I’m afraid there won’t be much military spending.”
Dashanyan's face turned a little red when he said this, and finally muttered: "If the amount is not increased, I am afraid that even the military salary may not be able to be paid in the end."
When Liu Hai heard this, he immediately understood what was going on. In order to defeat the Qing Dynasty, they had borrowed a large amount from foreign countries. They originally thought that after defeating the Qing Dynasty, they could repay it with the compensation from the Qing Dynasty. However, due to Liu Hai's appearance, they
The abacus is no longer possible.
Therefore, now, the Japanese government can only tighten its belt to repay the loan. This is because Liu Hai only needs 20% of Japan's fiscal revenue as military expenditure. If 50% to 60% is military expenditure as before, their government is now
Already bankrupt.
Liu Hai originally thought about not paying this part of the compensation, but after thinking about it, reputation is very important in various countries now. If he misses these funds this time, no one will dare to do business with him in the future.
So Liu Hai sighed, and then said: "Although it is difficult to hold the situation, the armed forces cannot be slowed down. Let's do this. The funds will be paid by me personally for the time being. I will make up for it after your government calms down."
Liu Hai said this, and then said to the officers below: "In order to ensure the loyalty of the soldiers, I have decided to dispatch all the officers at the squadron leader level in the Japanese army under my command."
After Liu Hai said this, he looked at the Japanese Army officers below, meaning to ask about their attitude.
In fact, these officers of the Japanese army have long understood that the army will be Liu Hai's vassal from now on, so this time they have no objection to Liu Hai's placement of personnel in the army.
When Liu Hai saw that these people had no objection, he understood that he might have really tamed the hungry wolf of the Army this time.
"Since this is the case, if everyone has nothing else to do, you can have a meeting and then go back and prepare individually."
"The Japanese army must send the first division to Nanjing within ten days, and the navy is now placing an order with the Shanghai Shipyard as required, striving to have warships join the navy's establishment before October 1997.
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After Liu Hai said these words, Senbon Gonbei, as the Prime Minister of the Navy, frowned. How could a warship of qualified quality be built in such a short time?
In Yamamoto Gonbei's understanding, how many years does it often take to manufacture a warship? Especially for some large warships, the manufacturing time is even longer.
But now Liu Hai wants the warship to be manufactured and delivered for use within a few months. So what will be handed over to the navy in the end will not be a shoddy project that will break at the first touch, right?