Australian Storm 1876 - Chapter 1050

Chapter 1050 Betting on the National Fortune

Every family has a hard-to-read scripture, and the ancients honestly do not deceive me!

The Davenport-Porter government of the United States was at a loss, and the Fusang Kingdom, whose economic strength was far inferior to that of the United States, had reached the point where it could not be opened.

There are so many chips in North America that you can’t afford to lose.

To what extent is Fusang short of money?

The more than 90,000 troops newly added to North America are all well-trained officers and soldiers, but each of them has only one military uniform, and they did not carry any weapons and equipment when they went to North America. Many people’s backpacks were filled with quilts from their homes before joining the army. , not even a blanket.

The rifles used for training are wooden guns, and the rifles used for live ammunition training are used in rotation. There are only two meals per day for training with a large amount of exercise, salted fish rice **** at noon, and salted rice **** at night.

When these Japanese soldiers boarded the ship, everyone was thin, but their spirits were extremely excited.

There is no material basis, there is only spiritual supplement.

North American Command has captured so many American soldiers, and there is no shortage of guns and weapons. They can be armed when they arrive in New Mexico, which is occupied by the Japanese army, but other materials are lacking.

The war has hit so far, and both the United States and Japan have suffered considerable losses.

The captured ammunition was exhausted, the supplies were used up, and Fusang was basically unable to supply it. More than 90% of the money had to be supported by the Ocean Empire’s huge Jinyang loan, and a large amount of supplies were continuously sent.

From food, clothing, housing and transportation to bullets and shells, everything is needed.

The national strength of Fusang is also unable to support 500,000 troops to fight across the ocean in North America. If the last 0 is removed, it will be competent.

The result of the battle so far is that the Fuso people have taken on a huge loan of up to 750 million Jinyang, which is equivalent to about 2.25 billion US dollars, which is about 1/4 of the military expenditure of the US military.

From this perspective

The Ocean Empire spent more than 20 million to buy Alaska was cost-effective. First, the sovereignty was not disputed, and second, the price was suitable, which was much cheaper than plundering through war.

Fusang spent 750 million gold oceans to retake New Mexico, which has laid a deep hidden danger in the relationship between the United States and Japan. In order to defend this territory, how much will it cost in the future? How many soldiers’ lives were sacrificed?

The United States is also not easy. A good industrial country has been dragged into successive wars, lost historically valuable opportunities, and is still troubled.

The “Wool War” reparations have been repaid for 7 years. The total repayment is about 2.9 billion US dollars, mainly from customs taxes. The total war reparations of 9.6 billion US dollars have not declined but increased. Today, the cumulative debt has grown to 13.2 billion US dollars ( Only the Ocean Empire), is still growing rapidly.

Including the war funds raised by the United States on its own, the total expenditure is close to 9 billion US dollars, which is much higher than that of the Japanese side.

The problem is that Fusang can’t take it anymore.

Tokyo

In a deep and beautiful Japanese-style courtyard

“I’m still visiting at this time, I’ve caused you trouble, everything is for the future of the Great Fuso Empire, please forgive me.” Shigenobu Okuma bowed apologetically.

You Peng in Shanxian looked at him with gloomy eyes, and was really bored in his heart.

Okuma Shigenobu is a veteran of Fuso politics. This is the second time he has formed a cabinet as the prime minister. He has been serving as the prime minister for more than two years.

This is due to the inability of Katsaro’s cabinet to solve the financial problems well, which led to the resentment of the people in the country, and the contradictions were prominent. Due to political compromise factors, Fusang politics ended the pattern of Katsura Katsura and Xiyuanji Gongwang taking turns to sit on the throne. The political forces of several parties competed, resulting in This term of the Okuma Shigenobu Cabinet.

“You are from the Zhengyou Club, and you sound like a good person when you talk about policy debates. I am an old man, and my confidant in the military circle, Dashan Yanjun, died for the country. I have been hiding in the mountains for many years, I am afraid I can’t help the Prime Minister. Your Excellency what?”

“Sir Shanxian is really too modest. Speaking of which, I am also one of your followers. Unfortunately, I did not write to join the army. Citing it as a lifelong volunteer, I respect His Majesty Li Fushou, Emperor of the Ocean Empire, and regard him as a life mentor!”

Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu’s attitude is very low. When it comes to the topic of “the beacon of life”, everyone knows that the old man Youpeng in Shanxian County highly respects the dictatorial emperor of the Ocean Empire, regards him as an idol in life, and has conducted in-depth on the history of the Ocean Empire’s prosperity. Research.

Finally came to the conclusion; this is the rare British Lord in a thousand years!

“Yo Xi, it’s easier to know than to do it. It is only by repeating the path of the great man that every step you take is extremely difficult, just like the temporary difficulties encountered by Prime Minister Okuma.

There are friends in Shan County, but this kind of light words can’t solve the problems faced by Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu. He forced a smile and said;

“The empire’s finances have become unsustainable. The salaries of relevant government personnel have been in arrears for 11 months. The cars of government departments have no money to add gasoline. The combined fleet has not purchased a ship for more than two years. The overall combat strength is better than that of the Russo-Japanese War 10 years ago There are also reductions, which are already far behind the demand. If this continues for a long time, there will be a terrible outcome. Shanxian-sama, the Great Fusang Empire is unable to sustain the current war, and we must find a decent way to end it.”

“Oh, what a pity! It’s a war that can be won even if you work hard. If you have to give up, I’m afraid I can’t help you?”

“Please, Lord Shanxian, understand the difficulties of the government. Currently, the use of troops in North America has accounted for 74.2% of the government’s expenditure, and this part of the expenditure is only a drop in the bucket. It also needs to rely on the huge loans of the Ocean Empire, which has accumulated to the extent that we can’t pay the interest. If things go on like this, the empire will be in danger!”

“Since you can’t afford it, then try to win the war and let the Americans pay it back. Is there a second way out?” Yamaxian Youyou suddenly stood up, looked coldly at Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu in front of him, and dropped a sentence ; “It’s a shame to ask for help everywhere. If you don’t have the ability, let someone else be the prime minister.”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Leaving Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu to sit there blankly, his face turned from white to blue, and then quickly turned red like a pig liver. ; “Baga, why don’t you die as an old guy who only knows how to block people’s hearts? Staying behind the scenes to control the military and influence the overall situation of the government and politics is really hateful!”

Complaining and regurgitating, Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu has nothing to do with the elder politics of Fusang, and he is even more afraid of the huge power of the military, so he can only talk about it.

The huge force woven by the elders of Youpeng in Shan County is like an insurmountable mountain in front of him, even the prime minister is powerless.

After the Sino-Japanese War

The country of Fusang has developed into an industrialized country in an all-round way. The economy and society have made great progress. The industry has developed rapidly, but it is only limited to the scope of light industry. Due to the disadvantage of resources, the development of heavy industry is slow.

Taking the most important steel industry as an example, the steel output of Fusang in the previous year was only 370,000 tons, which was 0.616% of the Ocean Empire, and even less than 1%. The gap is not very large.

As far as steel production is concerned, it is still produced by iron ore in North Korea. Due to the poor grade of iron ore, there are many production processes, and the price and high quality are not good.

The grade of high-quality iron ore in Australia is generally between 58 and 60, and the highest one can reach 64. After crushing, it can be directly smelted into steel and iron. The smelted steel is of high quality and low price.

The grade of North Korean iron ore is generally around 30%, the low grade is only 256, the high grade is not more than 31, and it contains many impurities and high sulfur content, including other associated ores. The smelting process is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the efficiency is not high.

This thing is easy to understand, just like a bowl of white noodles not only has rice husks and sand in it, but also soaked in ink, how much trouble would it take to clean it up?

Today’s Fusang country is also a preliminary industrialized society. The largest export volume is the silk reeling industry. Thousands of silk reeling factories are the backbone of the light industry and the largest export product.

The silk reeling factory is one of the light industrial enterprises with the worst working environment. The silkworm cocoons must be soaked in hot water for spinning, which often emits an unbearable smell and steams.

Fusang female workers had to pick up the cocoons in hot water and hang them on the reeling machine one by one. In this harsh working environment, they worked fourteen or five hours a day, and many young female workers died of exhaustion. Can be described as the representative of the sweatshop.

If you don’t have resources, why don’t you have to fight for people?

Prime Minister Shigenobu Okuma left with nothing and was unable to obtain the understanding of the elders of Yama County, so the government could not change its course, and could only go to the dark on the road of North American expansion.

Perhaps as the elders of Shanxian County said, if you can’t afford it, don’t think about repaying the debt, just do your best to win this war, and the debt can be thrown to the Americans.

“Your Excellency, Prime Minister Okuma has already said goodbye and left. Before leaving, I would like to express my deep apologies and say that I caused you trouble.”

“Understood, let’s go.”

“Follow orders!”

The people around him left, and Youyou in Shanxian County turned his attention to Zhengyi Temple, who was sitting in danger on the opposite side. Zhengyi Temple was a politician from the Ministry of the Army and one of the faithful believers in the expansion policy.

He is also a sharp blade for Shanxian Youpeng to solve many contradictions in today’s Fusang political arena. According to the plan, the Shanxian elders are ready to support Ji Nai Zhengyi to take over as the new Fusang Prime Minister and carry out the North American expansion business to the end.

So many debts must be repaid, so simply continue, and continue this war until it is won.

This is Shanxian Youyou’s countermeasure, and it’s the only effective way.

Betting on the national luck is not the first time.

“Junior Temple, the great cause of the empire will be tied together in the future, please!”

“Please rest assured, Lord Shanxian, if the temple can preside over the cabinet, he will unswervingly implement the North American expansion plan until the day of victory.”

“Souga, then I’ll wait and see, hahaha…”

(end of this chapter)