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Chapter 1336
"Ahem, it seems that all parties involved are making a lot of money, so who is losing money?"

After Fang Linyan figured it out, he felt a little unbelievable:

"Isn't the Japanese army newly built? Has it become so corrupt?"

In fact, at that time, most people thought that it was a great thing for Japan to overwhelm a big country with a weak country in the First World War of [-]-[-]. However, if you carefully read the materials from the pile of old papers in history, you will find some details:
When the Sino-Japanese War of the Yellow Sea started, the Beiyang Fleet had not been maintained for half a year, and the artillery shells used were also insufficient in lethality. Soon after the war, part of the bridge of the Pingyuan Ship collapsed due to years of disrepair, causing three seriously injured.
It can be said that the strength of the entire Beiyang Fleet has been displayed at most [-]%!

Not only that, but there are detailed statistics later, the total number of artillery pieces of the Japanese Combined Fleet is 268, 73 more than the Beiyang Fleet, and 36 torpedo tubes, 16 more than the Beiyang Fleet.

According to statistics from the British Naval Yearbook, the firing speed of the rapid-fire guns at that time was six times that of the original breech-loading guns. From this calculation, the firepower of the Japanese fleet was actually three times that of the Beiyang fleet!
Under such circumstances, the result of the naval battle was that the Beiyang Fleet lost four warships "Zhiyuan", "Jingyuan", "Chaoyong", and "Yangwei", and more than a thousand officers and soldiers were killed or injured.

Five ships of the Japanese fleet "Matsushima", "Yoshino", "Hiei", "Akagi" and "Saikyo Maru" were seriously injured, with more than 5 casualties.

So strictly speaking, the essence of the Sino-Japanese War was actually a war between Japan alone and Li Hongzhang alone!

It is worth mentioning that in the end, the Japanese combined fleet took the initiative to withdraw from the naval battle battlefield relying on its speed advantage. If the fight continues, both sides are likely to suffer losses.

In this case, the two sides can really be described as pecking at each other. No one has any decisive advantage!

It can even be said with certainty that if Lafayette hadn't embezzled the navy's public funds to repair the garden, then the Chinese side would not dare to say that they would win the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, and at least they would have a [-]% chance of winning.

It is true that many generals in the Beiyang Fleet have corruption, fear of death, smoking opium, embezzlement, smuggling in private cabins, etc. Doesn’t the Japanese side not have it?Hehe, it's just that the winner and loser didn't say it.

The Japanese side can only deal with it internally and will not make a big publicity, and the Qing Dynasty at that time would not say it, because the corruption is serious, the training is evacuated, and the dead enemies are all fucking defeated. Aren't people worse than them?
Therefore, the propaganda caliber of the Qing Dynasty at that time must have been advocating that the Japanese were powerful and extremely powerful. In this case, the loss of the Beiyang Fleet seemed a bit of a last fig leaf.

Of course, in official history, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army has only been sluggish up to this point. After receiving the [-] million taels of silver as compensation from the Treaty of Shimonoseki, its national strength, military strength, and combat effectiveness began to grow rapidly.

In just five years, it has been able to fight a local war with the old power Russia, and it has still won miserably.

Of course, if Russia goes to war with it in an all-out way, Japan will definitely lose so much that its underwear will fall out, but this is impossible.

Because Russia has also been greatly restrained in Europe, Japan is the pawn that Britain built in the Far East to deal with this huge, corrupt, and barbaric country.

Therefore, when Fang Linyan learned about this situation, he immediately had a bold idea, and immediately said to La Ming:
"Check the list of transactions with Jiuguiyuan."

Ramin said:
"It may take a while, but it shouldn't be a big problem, what? Are we going to deal with them together?"

Fang Linyan immediately shook his head like a rattle, and said:
"No, no, with such talents, we should help them get to higher-level positions so that they can play a more active role."

"Immediately investigate the network around them, as well as their competitors. At this critical juncture, we must be more efficient."

Hearing Fang Linyan's request, La Ming hesitated for a moment, and reached out to him very simply:

"If you want to do these things, you have to burn money."

Fang Linyan laughed and said:

"That's no problem. When I was in Shanghai, I considered all kinds of situations that might require coercion and temptation, so I specially brought 30 taels of silver with me."

Lamin nodded and said:

"Give me 10 taels first, and then it will take at least a week."

Fang Linyan said:

"can."

***
The waiting time was undoubtedly long, but when La Ming was busy collecting information, Fang Linyan also visited the whole of Nagasaki. Basically, he knew the surrounding terrain and streets and alleys very well. corresponding map.

At the same time, the corresponding news from China can also be obtained from Nagasaki, but after a delay of two or three days, and the only way to know about it is Japanese newspapers.

Obviously, the news about China posted on it is not completely true, and it must have been subject to news control, but it is much better than being smeared.

From these newspapers, we can learn that although the Japanese have fully occupied North Korea, the situation here is not optimistic, because a guy named "Yi Sun-shin" actually pulled up a group of people and started fighting guerrillas!
Yes, this guy has the same name and surname as the Korean No.1 general!Then the Japanese army is now caught in the vast ocean war of the people's sea, it can be said that it is devastated, and it has experienced the power of guerrilla warfare 40 years in advance.

According to the latest news that Fang Linyan read in the newspaper, a puppet supported by the Japanese is in power: Li Zhengying, the Lord of the Grand Court, was poisoned to death by the maid around him five days ago.

Now the entire puppet government is almost paralyzed. The original plan of the Japanese was to quickly take down North Korea, and then squeeze North Korea's manpower and material resources for domestic blood transfusions.

As a result, the current mess has become that the more than 3000 troops sent out need domestic supplies instead of eating and drinking, and because the army is still relatively scattered, the supply lines have also suffered frequent attacks, which undoubtedly makes Japan stud. The economic situation is getting worse
Fang Linyan was almost sure that the sudden rise of Yi Sun-sin must be the space fighter of the Joseon/Silla nation, a hero with three gangs, and there must be two or three space fighters working together as his helpers.

Thinking of this, Fang Linyan couldn't help sighing:
"Damn it, it's good if the ethnic group is small."

La Ming also captured Fang Linyan's mentality and said:

"Smallness has its advantages. Small nations know that it is not easy to survive in a big environment, so they don't have so many tricks."

"Someone raised the flag, and the rest of the people thought it could be done, so they immediately followed and helped wholeheartedly, because they knew that this situation was hard-won, and if they dragged their feet, then everyone should work together Ruined."

"On the contrary, in a large nation, there are more capable people. No one will obey the other. Let alone work together. At critical moments, we even have to prevent the other party from hindering us. But the benefits are obvious. If you are lucky, you can't do it. It’s good to lie down and win.”

Fang Linyan shook his head, smiled bitterly and said:

"It's impossible to lie down and win."

At this time, Laming looked at the time and said:

"It's time to go. According to the information I received, the guy we're going to meet today is quite arrogant and arrogant."

Fang Linyan nodded and said:
"Let's go."

***
The person Fang Linyan met this time was called Dong Xiangjing, who was extremely influential in the entire Japanese fleet.

There is no doubt that this person has a very strong background, and it is said that his elder brother is a powerful figure in the navy: Togo Heihachiro!Not only that, Togoi has a very good personal relationship with Prince Shirakawa Nohisa.

In La Ming's words, if this person is pulled out as a radish, then the roots and soil brought out by the pulling will spread to most of the United Fleet!
Of course, the reputation of such a person is also polarized:
Some people labeled him as the God of Wealth, who is a good enough friend, rich in money, and quick to borrow money.

Some people labeled him a cancerous tumor, a country maggot, an uneducated wild dog, and a greedy red deer.

There is no doubt that birds of a feather flock together, and those who are optimistic about Dong Xiangjing must be those guys in the navy who are very selfish and like to take bribes.

The point is, those who are hostile to him are the young men in the navy. More than half of the people on Fang Linyan's must-kill list regard Dongxiangjing as a thorn in their side!
But what's a little strange is that Dongxiang Jing's backer: Dongxiang Heihachiro's reputation among the young and strong faction is not bad.

After careful analysis by La Ming and Fang Linyan, the final label on Dongxiangjing was 1.13 percentage points.

What does it mean?

To be more specific, if Dong Xiangjing can take another step forward and grasp more and greater power, then the winning rate of China's war progress bar will increase by 1.13 percentage points.

The most wonderful thing is that no one has noticed this at this time, so Fang Linyan plans to do both. This time, going to see Dongxiangjing is his first step.

The two of them just walked about 600 meters before arriving at the place. Under the leadership of the waiter, the two of them walked slowly into this very luxurious restaurant. The two will be searched.

And after entering the store, apart from other things, just looking at the garden decoration outside, you know that this is a place that the poor cannot come to.

After the waiter brought the two of them outside a typical Japanese-style abode, he was about to go in to report, but he saw a series of angry shouts coming from inside:
"Baga! 目をそらす! (I don't know how to promote)"

Then there was a loud bang, and a man staggered back out of it.

In the end, the man lost his footsteps and sat down on the ground, ruining the carefully crafted dry landscape. He propped himself on the ground with one hand, covered his face with the other, and had a wooden clog on his chest.

Anyone with a discerning eye could react at a glance. This buddy was slapped heavily first, and then he was kicked out with a hearty kick from the front. The guy who kicked him was so hard that even the clogs on his feet fell off. up.

An old man with an unshaven beard, who was slapped and beaten in public, and in a society like Japan where the distinction between superiority and inferiority is clearly defined, if the person who was beaten had poor mental quality, he would have to undergo seppuku on the spot.

However, after seeing clearly the face of the beaten man, La Ming suddenly changed his expression, walked up quickly to help him up, and said with concern:
"Kuroda-san! Is it okay?"

The person who was beaten was of course extremely embarrassed at this time. After seeing La Ming's face clearly, he said in shame:

"I'm fine, I'm fine, thank you Masuda-san (Lamin's pseudonym), thank you."

Then he broke free from Laming's hand, and walked outside in shame and indignation.

After hearing the address of "Kuroda-san", Fang Linyan's heart was also moved. When the man left, he whispered to Laming:
"Is this Yuya Kuroda?"

Ramin said:
"Yes."

As mentioned earlier, Kuroda Yuya is one of the top three professionals in the United Fleet, but not only in Japan, but also in all workplaces. It does not mean that you have a high status because you are good at doing things. of.

Especially in state-owned enterprises and government agencies, EQ must be more important than IQ.

As far as Fang Linyan saw with his own eyes, although Kuroda Yuya is the chief engineer, his status and rights in the army should be very ordinary. It should be that his superiors don't want to see it, and the people below him don't support it.

At the same time, it can also be seen that La Ming is quite effective in his work. Hearing the questions and answers between him, it should be that he and Kuroda have already met, and they are not just acquaintances, but have some contact with him to a certain extent.

The two were about to have an in-depth conversation, but the waiter who went in earlier had already walked over and said in a low voice:

"Mr. Dongxiang, invite the two of you to enter."

Fang Linyan nodded, and the two were attracted. After seeing the famous Dong Xiangjing, he couldn't help but be taken aback!
It turned out that there was the scene that made the headlines before, combined with what this guy did, Fang Linyan had already outlined in his mind a drunk and unreasonable image with a savage face, a violent personality, and a greedy and vicious image.

However, the man who appeared in front of Fang Linyan had thick black eyebrows like swords, elegant temperament, and deep eyes. He looked like Cao Cao or Oda Nobunaga, a Confucian general or hero who could command thousands of troops. According to the feelings of Emperor Qing played by Chen Daoming, just looking at his appearance, he feels that this person is full of righteousness and wants to cleanse the world of evil.

However, there is some abnormal crimson on Dongxiangjing's face, and he looks a little thin, as if he is suffering from a disease. To be honest, if he hadn't witnessed it before, it would be difficult to connect Kuroda Yuya's experience with Dongxiangjing together.

After the two came forward to salute, Dong Xiangjing nodded slightly, then waved his hand to signal the waiter to arrange the two of them to sit down, then sat on the table, and started to eat the food in front of him. His behavior was obviously a Signal, the rest of the people also started.

(End of this chapter)