In early June, the rainy season in Guandong began.
The sky was always gray, and the world was filled with raindrops, raindrops, and curtains of rain. The rain had stopped, and the air was filled with a moist wind.
It was the Hokkaido Army that ended the tragic battle in the Gunma area. Tens of thousands of dead had to be buried quickly, otherwise, a plague would appear. Later generations had many artistic descriptions of the end. "… Facing such heavy casualties, even the heavens couldn't help but shed tears day and night …"
It wasn't just the heavens that were shedding tears. Everyone in the Guandong Plain was shedding tears. The cruel news of the horde battle first reached here. Of the seven divisions of the Meiji Army, three were completely annihilated, and the remaining four were severely wounded. Among them were two divisions mainly drawn from the Guandong Plains. After the news that the Hokkaido Army did not keep captives spread, every family felt that their children would not be spared. Apart from grieving, the parents were also doubtful about how long the Meiji government could exist. Losing a child means losing the future. If the Meiji government can't survive, the meager pension will be gone. This last hope was about to vanish, and the pain of all the people in Guandong was indescribable.
In Tokyo, the sky was overcast, and all the ministers had gloomy expressions on their faces. Ten divisions were either destroyed or lost the ability to fight. The enemy firmly controlled the mountain area. As soon as the rain stopped, they would launch a new attack. The enmity between the two sides had lasted for 30 years, and no one would show any leniency towards the loser.
Some people have suggested that the Emperor of Japan temporarily leave Tokyo for Kyoto. Emperor Meiji was quite firm. He angrily rebuked the person who had made such a suggestion, "I am the Emperor of Japan. There is no reason for the Emperor to be forced to flee! If you want to leave, then leave on your own. We want to stay in Tokyo. I want to see if those traitors really dare to disrespect us! "
None of the officials dared to get involved, but they couldn't help but curse in their hearts. Ever since the shogunate system was established, the Mikado had been rotated by the strong over and over again. It was not uncommon in history to see an Mikado who was so hungry that he could not even eat. From Meiji's words, it sounded as if the Emperor of Japan was born to be revered by the people of Japan. This was clearly not in line with historical facts!
The Minister of the Sixth Army, Yamamoto Aritomo, was frowning in his office. The Meiji Army was exhausted, and there was no progress in the emergency conscription.
? There were only some local troops left to the west of Lake Biwa. The main force of the Meiji Army was in Tokyo. The rainy season was very disadvantageous to recruitment, and the newly recruited troops were even more unable to train. Yamagata Youpeng didn't care about the deaths. What he cared about was the fact that a group of people who had just touched a gun would be useless on the battlefield other than increasing the enemy's casualties and wasting their precious weapons and equipment.
Was there no other way other than escaping to the capital and using the geographical advantage of Lake Pipa to carry out a defense?
Just as Yamagata Youpeng was racking his brains to no avail, an attendant came in to report. "The Yu of the Meiji Meiji Dynasty!
The news of Hokkaido's hope arrived in Beijing. Wei Ze, who was inspecting in the north, only said "I got it" after hearing the news. He felt that the success rate of He Tan this time was not high. The Meiji government was far from being at the end of its tether. The peace talks were somewhat wishful thinking.
On June 22nd, the Meiji Navy and the Hokkaido Navy fought near Tokyo Bay. The Meiji Navy was annihilated. Vézé felt that the peace talks had made significant progress.
Vézé soon found that his judgment was wrong. After the Meiji Navy was almost annihilated, the Meiji government made a decisive decision. The entire Meiji government and the remaining troops fled all the way to Kyoto. This decisiveness had its merits. Hokkaido was in a difficult position. Vézé glanced at their original plan. At that time, the Hokkaido Army wanted to rely on the people in the northeast of Nihon to distrust the Meiji government. They wanted to fight with the Meiji government in the northeast. Now the basis of this plan was gone. If the Hokkaido Army could not occupy half of Nihon, they could not settle the internal fierce voices.
Of course, it took Vézé a long time to figure out where he was wrong. Net.
? The seemingly supreme status of the Emperor of Nihon was finally strengthened during World War II. Before that, Nihon had the tradition of respecting the Emperor. The Hokkaido Army might not kill the Emperor, but forcing Meiji to abdicate and set up a puppet Emperor was a very understandable and acceptable choice for Nihon.
After confirming his mistake, Vézé decided to put the problem of Nihon aside. Since he already had a preconceived wrong understanding, it was inevitable that he would continue to make mistakes. Instead of making mistakes again, it was better to wait and see.
The domestic affairs were already very complicated, and the foreign affairs were also very interesting. For example, Korea finally used their own banknotes. Just like the traditional banknotes, they always showed a very optimistic future at the beginning. Because of the banknotes, Korea first solved the problem of the army's arrears.
Perhaps because of the success of the Renminbi, the banknotes circulated very smoothly in Korea. As the internal ministers of Korea wrote in their flattering memorials. "… the Emperor (the Emperor of the Great Court) ruled by the Emperor. All the people are competing for this thing. The world is stable, and their livelihood is good. The prosperity of Korea is just around the corner … "
After reading it, Vézé just sneered and put the information aside.
"Your Majesty, why are you laughing?" Asked Qi Hongyi, who came to Beijing with him. Qi Hongyi was very satisfied with Yuanmingyuan. The climate in the north was close to the style of Jiangnan. Yuanmingyuan was really good.
"I'm laughing at my ignorance when I was young. I didn't seek to understand everything when I read, and I heard the wind and heard the rain. I also liked to sigh and wring my hands. I was as stupid as I could be. "Vézé calmly made a low evaluation of his youth.
Self-criticism was one of Vézé's hobbies, and Qi Hongyi was no stranger to it. However, there was a sense of ridicule in this criticism. Qi Hongyi, who came out with her husband after retirement, was interested. "What is it?" she asked with interest.
Vézé handed the document about Korea's currency to Qi Hongyi, and then he continued to read the document.
After a while, Qi Hongyi looked up. "Isn't this good?"
Vézé answered without looking up, "It's good. If you can live to 200 years old, you can read the history books about this. Many books will probably write that after the introduction of paper money and the promotion of the Korea Financial Exhibition, the value of paper money fell because of some group's misdeeds. This caused Korea's economy to suffer heavy losses. Then there will be a long and boring condemnation of those bad guys … "
Speaking of this, in order to make his wife feel sympathetic, Vézé smiled. "This kind of criticism is the same as the description of Daji and Baosi in history books."
At the mention of the emperor's wife being used as a scapegoat, Qi Hongyi was really unhappy. However, she still didn't understand why Vézé was so cynical about this seemingly good thing. Qi Hongyi asked, "Let's hear it."
Vézé asked Qi Hongyi to sit next to him, and his fingers moved across the relevant positions. "Do you see the Central Bank of Korea? Did Korea make a financial budget? Also, did Korea mention the original circulation of gold and silver in the market and signs of coinage? "
Following Vézé's reminder, Qi Hongyi read carefully, and found that there was no such content. She frowned slightly and asked, "What does this mean?"
Vézé answered slowly, "This means that the process of bad money driving out good money is faster than I thought. The gold and silver in Korea's market were quickly collected and no longer circulated. Due to the shortage of currency in the market, Korean people had to accept paper money as a transaction currency. Let me ask you, how many years has it been since you last saw our country's silver dollar in the market? "
Qi Hongyi had participated in the compilation of the "General History of China", and she understood after thinking about it carefully. "Sure enough, gold and silver have not circulated in the market for a long time. All the currency in circulation is paper money. That Korean people are ridiculous. The people took out the worthless paper money to use, and in their mouth, Korean people are happy to use paper money. "
"Korean people still think that paper money is money, and they don't understand that paper money is the general equivalent of the country's endorsement. With this wrong understanding, they will definitely abuse paper money. As for the abuse of paper money, it is for disaster relief, or for construction. Or a certain group wants to gain benefits for themselves. I don't think it's important why they do this. What's important is that they are bound to cause big economic problems by doing so. "Vézé coldly explained the future development.
Qi Hongyi was not used to it. She asked, "There's always a difference between good and bad intentions, right?"
"Yes!" Vézé nodded. "That's why I now feel that I was as stupid as I could be when I was young. Because I don't have the ability to distinguish the essence of things, or because I'm incompetent, I don't want to distinguish the essence of things. Money is a political act, and personal morality is a personal act. These two were not the same thing in the first place, so why did they have to be forcefully pulled together? Not only is it meaningless, but it is also a very harmful action. "
Qi Hongyi did not like this attitude. Her female instincts made her dislike this kind of man's unique persistence. "A good person is a good person, and a bad person is naturally a bad person. Is this something different in your eyes? "
"A good person in life is not the same thing as a good person in politics, and a good person in politics is not the same thing as a good person in business. Uncle Ma said that people are the sum of all social relationships. I didn't understand it deeply when I was young, but now I think I can understand it better. A person has many different identities in society, and each identity has its own scope of application. A good person in life leads the country and people to a dead end in politics, that is called a subjugated king … "
"There are no good people in a subjugated king!" Qi Hongyi retorted.
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