Tang Shaoyi was slightly surprised. He didn't know why Song Biao suddenly mentioned this, but he immediately replied: "I have heard of this. As far as I know, Jiangnan Commercial Bank has a deep foundation in operating silk tea. The reason The investment is large but the profit is small. It is precisely because the trade in silk tea in Jiangnan has been shrinking. The reason why silk tea trade has shrunk is because the technology is getting backward, the second is because the lijin and miscellaneous taxes in various provinces are emerging one after another, which is too much. The third is the transportation of Jianglu. The cost remains high. Among these three reasons, the problem of Lijin miscellaneous tax is the most serious. After the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Uprising, the two taxes of silk tea have been exempted for three years. As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, even though the country has newly established, all the work is heavy, and I know that His Majesty is most concerned about agriculture and silk tea, and he has personally held many government meetings to arrange various tasks, hoping to gradually restore the prosperity of my country's silk tea foreign trade within three years."

Song Biao nodded slightly and agreed: "I haven't told you about these things. It's because you did it well and the Prime Minister did it well. What else should I say, the emperor? But let's look back and take a look. Although Japan's industry is developing smoothly, Japan's largest export is raw silk, the second largest is coal, and the third is tea. It should be one of the five largest tea exporters in the world. If this is the case, my country's silk tea foreign trade has returned to the level of the early Guangxu period. How much do you think Japan's export foreign trade can have? Then calculate the development speed of our textile industry and coal industry? Japan knows very well that if we continue to do this, it The economy will completely stagnate and collapse within four or five years. Therefore, Japan was determined from the beginning to do its best to start a war with us. Its goal is not only to interrupt the pace of the empire's unification, but to hope that our country will enter into division, or It is other situations that can satisfy them, ensuring that our country's economy is stagnant and does not pose a threat to it."... Tang Shaoyi bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty hit the nail on the head, I am just ignorant, and I am just awakening now. It seems that it is not The battle cannot be fought. All the cabinet government can do is to do everything possible to support the military headquarters in winning this battle.

Song Biao said: "I know in my heart how to make a decision. Don't worry too much on the cabinet government. If there is no reason to win, I will probably still ask you to take the initiative to make peace. The result is nothing more than a replacement for the cabinet government.

The country will not collapse. You must also understand in your heart that if you accept the terms of Japan, you, as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, will be done to the end and you will never be able to turn around in your life. Therefore, being tough is not a bad thing, but it will be done in this month.

It is possible to make a peace talks, not to talk, not to accept them in full, adhere to principles and actively negotiate, and not to let foreign interference, and be sure to fight for the military headquarters for a month. As for other aspects, everything is secretly supported by the Ministry of Army and the Ministry of Navy.

Work-oriented.”

Only then did Tang Shaoyi truly understand that the emperor had already decided to fight.

He thought for a while and sighed: "Your Majesty, I am not actually worried about the affairs of the Central Army and the Northeast Army. Only the Navy is really far weaker than Japan. I am afraid that the entire army will be destroyed as soon as the war begins. At that time, Japan will The warship leader drove straight to Tianjin, Shanghai and other places to threaten ports, which had a great impact on our country. If my country's foreign trade was cut off, it would probably put the national economy in a further crisis and it would be difficult to get rid of last year's rubber storm and civil war crisis."

Song Biao said: "The key to defeating the army without fighting is not wrong, but crooking. How can we offset the advantages of the Japanese Navy and not give the Japanese Navy room to play. This not only requires consideration by the military headquarters, but also requires diplomacy.

Working on the side. Spend more publicity funds and find foreign forces to promote the impact of the Japanese Navy on the world. As for whether Japan will be so decisive after the war finally begins, I guess it is unlikely that it is just the cabinet government.

Be sure to plan and prepare for the worst.”

"yes!"

Tang Shaoyi nodded heavily and said yes, not daring to be negligent at all.

Song Biao then said: "There is nothing else to remind you. Go and do it. Since I support you as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, I naturally know your ability. How to do such a question at this time must have an answer in your heart.

Since we are constitutional monarchy, as prime ministers, you should have your own will and political views. But if you don’t do it well, you must have the courage and awareness to take the blame, be criticized by the people, or even bear the scolding and insults.”

"yes!"

Tang Shaoyi paused his head again, then stood up to say goodbye, saying, "Please rest assured, I have already had this awareness."

After saying this, he bowed again and slowly faced Song Biao withdrew dozens of steps. Then he turned around and walked into the right corridor accompanied by the eunuch, with the principle of never facing the front of the emperor in the future.

Leave the inner court.

Song Biao sat alone in the "dragon throne" silently, thinking about something in his heart.

He originally wanted to ask Tang Shaoyi about the latest situation in various countries, but then he felt that it was useless to ask. If there were any changes, the cabinet would definitely report. There was no clear report, so it must be similar to before.

The international community's initial tough judgment on Japan's attitude towards China after the fall of the Qing government was that "Japan hopes to seize all complete control of North Korea." It was not until the situation of Sino-Japanese preparations for war was extremely obvious that countries knew that there was indeed a Sino-Japanese war.

It may happen. At this stage, except for Britain and Russia, we must clearly stand on both sides of Japan and China, all other countries should remain neutral as much as possible.

Among the neutral countries, the United States and France are actually relatively biased towards the Chinese Empire. The United States is based on the principle of the Russian-French alliance. Overall, they are basically maintained.

Neutral.

Britain is not the main supplier of Japan's army industry. It is currently helping to increase multiple huge loans, while Russia is a country with no money. At this stage, it is selling large amounts of arms to China, and secretly increasing the army in Siberia and the Far East to

Prevent unexpected results.

The newly established Chinese Empire does not have a substantial equal allied state. Now, fighting with foreign countries to borrow debts is a bad luck. No matter how you negotiate, you will suffer a serious loss. Fortunately, Song Biao has sufficient capital, Conns.

Vanderbilt is also actively working for him in the international financial market and has resolved several loans. The newly appointed Foreign Minister Ouyang Geng also temporarily persuaded countries to suspend repayment of Xinchou through diplomatic negotiations to ensure that the cabinet government has survived the current stage.

Financial crisis...!~!
Chapter completed!