Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

"Gentlemen, the Daxia people have agreed to our participation in the war and agreed to our sending troops to the Far East."

"So, the purpose of convening everyone today is to discuss how many people we need to send out this time. Let everyone express their opinions."

"However, before we begin, I need to remind you that the purpose of our sending troops to assist the Daxia people is to make Daxia relax its vigilance, lift Daxia's blockade on the empire, and allow the empire to regain its strength."

"Don't think that the empire is really surrendering to Daxia. We are just temporarily obeying Daxia until the empire recovers its strength."

As soon as Temple Zheng saw that everyone had arrived, he slowly stood up and said to everyone.

When everyone heard what Seiichi said in the temple, they quickly lowered their heads and said, "Hi!"

When Seiuchi Terauchi finished speaking and sat down, the then Minister of War of the Sakura Kingdom Koki Yorikawa stood up, first bowed respectfully to Taisho on the throne, and then said: "Your Majesty, Your Excellency Prime Minister, the total number of the Imperial Army is now There are [-] imperial soldiers.”

"You must stay behind when you go out to guard against the Fuso Kingdom's army. We can send up to 14 people into the Far East this time."

"So, I suggest sending all 14 people there to gain the trust of the people of Daxia for the empire."

After Laichuan Hongyi said this, he stopped talking and sat back again.

When Terauchi heard what Yaikawa Koki said, he just nodded and did not speak to express his agreement or objection.

Instead, he looked at the others.

But everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, but no one said anything.

In fact, the reason is very simple. Now in Sakura Country, there is only one army that can be used.

The others were either civil servants or Lord Admiralty. What opinions could they have?

Especially the navy. The navy used to have a great say in Sakura Country.

But now...

Since the last naval battle with Daxia and its defeat by Daxia, the Sakura Kingdom Navy has been in a state of decline.

There are only two or three kittens in the entire navy. There have not been any new warships in more than ten years, and the natural voice has been taken away by the army.

Although there is still a Navy Minister in the Navy, many people don't take them seriously anymore.

Seeing that no one was talking, Temple Zhengyi felt a little dissatisfied.

However, he just frowned slightly. Isn't Yi Yan Tang what he wanted?

Terauchi Seiichi is very controlling and cannot listen to any objections. Those who could raise objections in the cabinet before were squeezed out by him.

Therefore, he has the final say in the cabinet now.

"Not enough, not enough." Seiichi Terauchi looked at the lack of humanity and came out to make suggestions again, and then he said.

"If the empire wants to gain the trust of the people of Daxia, it must go all out. These few people are far from enough."

"What can [-] people do? Nothing can be done. If the empire wants to win the favor of the people of Daxia, then the empire must show a dazzling record!"

"I remember that the military department had a plan to capture the Twin Cities Fortress, right? Then just adopt this plan."

After hearing Seiichi Terauchi's request to adopt the plan previously proposed by the military department, Yaikawa Koki immediately stood up.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, which plan are you referring to? It requires the mobilization of 50 troops and a plan to pay 20 casualties?"

"Yes, that's the plan." Teruchi Zheng nodded.

"But, Your Excellency Prime Minister, there are simply not so many people in the empire now!" Laichuan Hongyi said helplessly.

Putting aside, there are not so many people in Sakura Kingdom. Even if there are, does the empire really want to fight for Daxia? Do you want to pay 20 yuan for Daxia?

If these 20 people died for the empire to capture the Twin Cities, he could understand it, but if so many people were sacrificed for Daxia, he, Lai Chuan Hongyi, couldn't understand it.

"If you don't have anyone, just recruit. It's only [-] people. The people of the empire must be willing to sacrifice for the empire." Terauchi Masiichi said calmly.

"But, Sir, is it worth doing this?"

"The people of the empire shed all their blood and paid a heavy price to capture the Twin Cities, but in the end they had to give up the Twin Cities to Daxia."

"In the end, the empire will get nothing. Is it really worth doing this?" Laichuan Hongyi asked with a frown.

"Is it worth it? Why isn't it worth it?" Terauchi Zhengyi smiled faintly, and then said slowly.

"Now the Daxia people's warships have been patrolling the waters outside the empire. As long as they find any merchant ships approaching the empire, they will be persuaded to return. The merchant ships sent by the empire will also be detained by the Daxia people."

"Do you know why this is the case? Because the Daxia people have always been hostile to us. And under such hostile conditions, there is no way for the empire to rise again."

"The Army doesn't have the money to develop new equipment, and the Navy doesn't have the money to buy new ships."

"Let's not talk about Daxia, let's just talk about the group of rebels on Kyushu Island. In the past, when we fought against them, we could definitely gain the advantage, but what about now?"

"The situation is reversed! The current battle situation on the front line is that the pseudo-Fuso group has the advantage on the battlefield."

"Why is this happening? It's because the empire has no money. Its weapons are backward and its supplies are insufficient. However, the pseudo-Fusang group relies on them to get close to Daxia, trade with overseas countries, and receive funding from Daxia people."

"If this continues, just a fake Fusang can take us down. By then will you be worthy of the empire and His Majesty Tianhuang?" Temple Zhengyi glanced at everyone and said in a stern tone.

It was not until everyone listened to Seiichi Teuchi's words that they understood that the reason Seiichi Teuchi wanted to send an army of [-] and was prepared to sacrifice [-] was so that Daxia could relax its control over the empire.

Only after Daxia relaxes its control can they stand up again and regain their strength.

After hearing what Seiichi Temple said, everyone fell silent.

Now that Seiichi Teruchi has said this, what else can they say?

When Zheng Zheng in the temple saw that no one was against him, he turned his head and looked at Taisho Tianhuang who was sitting in a high position.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of my suggestion?" Terauchi Seiichi looked at Taisho.

When Taisho, who was sitting behind a white transparent gauze curtain, heard what Seiichi Teruchi said, he did not answer directly, but waved to the minister next to him.

When the minister saw Taisho calling him, he quickly got into the gauze tent.

Da Zheng said a few words in the ear of the minister, and then the minister got out of the screen and came to the crowd.

According to the tradition of Sakura Country, Tianhuang is the descendant of Amaterasu and a god.

As the people of Amaterasu, they are not qualified to see Tianhuang's appearance or hear Tianhuang's voice.

Therefore, a curtain was raised between Tianhuang and the ministers, and the decree also needed to be passed down by a dedicated person.

Although such rules have been diluted a lot since the Meiji Reform, Meiji still followed the previous tradition in some very formal occasions.

It seems that only in this way can Meiji feel that he is the emperor of a powerful empire and can have dignity.