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When the sleeping Big Boss Empire began to wake up because of a war on the other side of the river. The good neighbor of the Ming Dynasty, who was separated by a strip of water and across the sea, had dreamed of entering the Great Land for thousands of years, but the devils who had been beaten up were also surging in the country.
In the conference room of the Prime Minister's Office in Nagatacho, at the southern end of the Chiyoda District in Tokyo, Prime Minister Xuanwu, who had inherited the ambition of the Japanese sages, was looking at his capable subordinates with excitement. He said excitedly,"Gentlemen, this is an opportunity for our Yamato people!”
When the Ming fleet arrived at the port of Ah Nation, the whole world knew that the war between the two great powers would break out at any time. Although the Ming Dynasty officials had always denied this matter, international public opinion had long determined that this was another fierce battle between the new and old overlords. Almost all countries believed that with the rapid rise of the British Empire, it would inevitably touch the interests of the old empire, so a war was inevitable!
"Hahaha! Ever since the economic crisis more than 40 years ago, the Ming Dynasty's national strength had not been restored. Now, the Emperor of Yongchang was planning to send his troops on an expedition to deal with a rising powerful country at their doorstep. This was simply courting death!”
At this point, the Xuanwu began to laugh heartily. Even the others were ecstatic. They seemed to see Great Ming and Britain fighting to the death. It would be best if Great Ming could not recover from this and even decline. If that happened…
Thinking of this, the high-ranking Japanese officials who were gathered in the Prime Minister's residence were overjoyed. If this was really the case, then it would be the blessing of the Great Bodhisattva Hachiman!
"Prime Minister, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is actually so reckless, disregarding reality and easily sending his troops on an expedition. If we can grasp this opportunity, the Great Dongying Empire will soar!”
"Yes, Mr. Yamada is right. Why don't we quickly contact the British Empire and secretly form an alliance with them? After all, it's a country of the Celestial Empire. Although it's not as strong as before, I'm afraid that the British Empire alone won't be able to defeat it in a short period of time.”
His words were met with cheers from the entire hall, and even Xuanwu nodded his head. Although the Japanese might not have a strong military force, they were rich! As the world's main producer of cherry stone, having such a trump card in hand would be an important bargaining chip in negotiations with Britain.
Therefore, in the midst of a collective uproar, someone finally couldn't help but start courting death. Whether it was this world or another world, this island country would never lack ignorant fools who were keen on courting death!
"Why don't we deduct the share of cherry stones that we provide to the Ming Kingdom this season and transfer it to the British Empire in private? Now that the war is so intense, the consumption of Cherry Stones must be huge. The British side has already informed our country many times about the request to expand the export of Cherry Stones. Now that we are sending this amount of Cherry Stones over, it is simply sending charcoal in the snow to the British side!”
Instantly, the entire place fell silent. Everyone's eyelids twitched. It was as if they were dreaming of being intimate with their goddess. Just as they were about to take another step forward, they were cruelly woken up by someone and realized how cruel reality was. Their goddess was still someone else's grief, anger, and helplessness! For a moment, everyone looked at the man who said this in disbelief.
It was different from the Japan in the other world that actively invaded China and tried to learn from the Manchu Dynasty to replace China. Because of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and its long history, especially during the Japanese Rebellion, the Ming Dynasty army that came across the sea almost defeated the Japanese. Even Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had always dreamed of a greater East Asia, was scared to death by the fierce attack of the Ming army...
However, fortunately, the Great God Amaterasu had protected them. The Ming Kingdom's focus was on the west at that time, and they were busy expanding India, Persia, the Middle East, and other vast lands. As for the barren Japan, the Ming Dynasty had high standards. From the emperor to the people, they did not care at all! After all, no one told the emperor and his subjects that there was a rich Sakura Stone mine buried there, so the Japanese survived a disaster.
After being beaten up, the Japanese once again carried on their tradition. If I can't beat you, then I'll have to learn from you with all my might!
Therefore, after the battle at Baijiang, a large number of Tang envoys were sent to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. At that time, countless Japanese people once again set foot on the land that they had been dreaming of. Then, they were completely stunned by the scene in front of them. This was a super empire that far exceeded their imagination.
Landing from Quanzhou Port in Fujian Province, they saw a wide dock stretching to the left and right, with huge warehouses towering like mountains. The huge tower crane was lifting the cargo from the ship, driven by a strange and roaring iron mechanism. Not far away, there was a huge iron bull that looked like it was made of steel. It flickered with dazzling electric sparks as it drove the iron wheels and dragged a long line of carriages on the track that should have been made of steel. After the dock, the buildings were stacked up and spread out endlessly, making the Japanese feel like they were in the Heavenly Court…
This was the first time that the Japanese had come into contact with the unified dynasty of the Central Plains 300 years after the Southern Song Dynasty. When the entire journey was reported back to the country, the entire country was in an uproar. Everyone was dumbfounded. They did not expect that after closing the country for hundreds of years, their neighbors would have such a drastic change. When they thought about their delusions of conquering the Central Plains, all the Japanese could not help but blush.
"Wisdom! Knowledge! Great Ming is like the Great Tang from a thousand years ago. We can only look up and worship it! How can we be enemies with such a great country? We must respect Great Ming and take Great Ming as our teacher! We should open our eyes and study carefully in such a great change that has never happened in a thousand years…"
This sentence from the Japanese scholar instantly ignited the passion of learning from both the government and the people. As a result, countless books were passed down from the Great Ming, and the systems, laws, culture, and customs were all imitated. Everything that had happened in the past was overturned, and the Japanese learned everything about the Great Ming, just like how they worshipped the Great Tang a thousand years ago.
Therefore, when someone wanted to blatantly give Da Ming an eyesore, the cabinet officials who were still deeply afraid of Da Ming in the depths of their hearts immediately jumped up and cursed.
"Baka, Sakata, what nonsense are you talking about? Are you trying to give Big Ming an excuse to start a war?”
"Sakata-kun, you disappoint me. No matter how weak the Great Ming Dynasty is, it's still the Celestial Empire. How can our small country provoke it so brazenly!”
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Countless denunciations covered the sky and covered the earth, scolding the person who said such stupid words. He repeatedly bowed 90 degrees. For a moment, the Prime Minister's residence was in chaos. If one did not know, they would think that the Ming Royal Navy had once again crossed the sea and that Japan was in danger!
The scene in front of him made Xuanwu the Pivot Wood burn with anger. Although he was unhappy with Sakata's nonsense, he hated his subordinates even more for being so afraid of the Ming Kingdom. No, this was no longer fear. It was like a mouse meeting a cat! One had to know that this group of rats was just discussing how to scheme against Big Ming, this cat, and then in the next moment, they were all slapped in the face. Are you all fools invited by monkeys?
"Shut up, what a disgrace!”The Xuanwu slammed the table heavily, his tone unfriendly.
Seeing that the Prime Minister was angry, everyone quickly shut their mouths, and the noisy official residence instantly became extremely quiet.
"A bunch of bastards who only know how to talk!”Cursing inwardly, Xuanwu turned his gaze to a short figure in the crowd and said," Sawazaki-kun, tell me what we should do next…"
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