Chapter 777: Reactions from All Parties (Part 2)

  Shen Honglie apologized to Zhang Xueliang and then walked into General Zhang's study. Zhang Xueliang was somewhat perplexed, what did his father want with Shen Honglie? Unable to figure it out, Zhang Xueliang slightly shook his head and went back to help Yu Fengzhi pack her luggage.

  The country that reacted most strongly to this news was Japan. After the news reached Japan, the first reaction of the whole nation was disbelief, thinking it was a mistake made by newspaper reporters playing a joke.

  After the news was confirmed by the envoys of various countries, the reaction was disdainful, believing that even if the Chinese spent a huge amount of money to buy warships, they would absolutely not pose any threat to the powerful combined fleet.

  Then came the anger, first summoning the Beiyang government's ambassador to Japan, Wang Rongbao, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a scolding, while expressing that the Great Japanese Empire would absolutely not agree with this arms purchase case. Then it was a strong protest to powerful countries such as Britain and the United States!

  By that evening, many workers who had worked hard all day learned the news after work and large-scale protest demonstrations took place in Tokyo and other places.

  The procession surged towards the embassies of Britain, the United States and other countries in Japan, with many radical elements throwing stones, bottles and other objects at the embassies, and burning the national flags of various countries.

  There were also people who set fire to the Beiyang government's embassy in Japan, and the police on the scene turned a blind eye. The embassy was slightly damaged. In the end, it was the Japanese government that dispatched a large number of police officers to maintain order and avoid even greater chaos.

  That night, Crown Prince Hirohito held an emergency imperial conference in the throne room of the Imperial Palace. Prime Minister Takahashi Korekiyo, War Minister Araki Sadao, Navy Minister Takarabe Takeshi, Home Minister Wakatsuki Reijirō, Foreign Minister Shidehara Kijūrō and others attended the meeting.

  At this time, Emperor Karei's body was already very poor due to brain disease, and most of the time he was not clear.

  At this time, Crown Prince Hirohito had actually begun to perform the duties of the Emperor. After everyone bowed, Crown Prince Hirohito asked, "The Chinese warlord Gao Yang is spending a huge amount of money to rebuild the Beiyang Fleet, what should we do?"

  Hirohito is not yet the Emperor, and the young and vigorous man did not speak in crane language, but asked directly. After a fierce exchange of glances among the senior officials present, Prime Minister Takao Kato coughed and said, "Your Imperial Highness, Foreign Minister Kenkichi Komura has already submitted protest notes to various countries, and I believe we will receive a response soon."

  Hirohito clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "Protest? Does the Prime Minister think that just because the Great Japanese Empire protests, Britain and the US will obey?" His tone had already become severe.

  Katō Takaaki gave a signal to Kaneko Kentarō, who cleared his throat before speaking. "Your Imperial Highness, Britain's sale of warships to Kaohsiung is a serious violation of the Washington Naval Treaty. According to the treaty, this arms purchase will not be successful."

  Hirohito clenched his fists, the joints turning slightly white from excessive force. In his heart, he angrily thought, "This bunch of damned bureaucrats! Not a single one can be relied on!"

  With a gloomy face, Hirohito cast his gaze at Kaoru Zaibatsu. Kaoru Zaibatsu felt Hirohito's scorching gaze and slightly bowed, saying with a proud expression: "Your Imperial Highness, according to the intelligence report, the George V-class and Iron Duke-class battleships that Kōyō is preparing to purchase are all warships that have been in service for over a decade and have extremely outdated performance. They can't possibly be opponents of the Imperial Japanese Navy."

  "Hmm." Lu Xiangyu said with a sneer, "It seems that the Golden General is even older than the Iron Duke?"

  Zai Bu Biao heard this and immediately glared at Ugarashi Ichiro, shouting loudly: "The excellent officers and men of the Great Japanese Navy are absolutely impossible for the Chinese Navy to contend with! You don't understand the navy!"

  "Once the Treasury Department finishes, Kaoru turns his head to look at Minoru and says in a low voice, 'If the British really want to modify the Washington Naval Treaty and sell warships to China, the Navy must also purchase new ships accordingly!' Minoru doesn't even lift his head and directly opens his mouth to say, 'No money.'"

  "YOU!" The Minister of Finance, Okuma Shigenobu, stood up fiercely and pointed at Hamaguchi Osachi. Before he could speak, Ukita Kazutami, who was standing next to him, sneered again, "Does the Navy want more money? If you eat a little less beef every day, you'll have enough money to buy ships!"

  "Bastard! What does the army's horse dung know!" Finance Minister Takahashi began to rage. "Bastard! You're the one who's horse dung!" Uchida Kosai suddenly stood up and loudly rebuked him, it seemed like the two generals were about to fight, the people around them hastily came forward to mediate. The room between the bamboo was lively for a while.

  Hirohito stood expressionless on the high platform, watching the commotion below, but his heart was already extremely angry. "These bureaucrats are completely unreliable! They look at everything from the perspective of England and America, and don't put the imperial family in their eyes at all! Damn the Constitutional Party! Now we must have a group of warriors who are truly loyal to the Emperor!" In the end, the Imperial Conference did not produce any results, except for the final opinion that they would wait for the reaction of the British.

  This meeting also made Hirohito thoroughly disappointed with the Constitutional Party, and then he turned his attention to the military. He hoped to achieve his goal of ruling the country by controlling the military.

  London, 10 Downing Street, Westminster. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin is also convening a meeting of government officials.

  First Lord of the Admiralty David Beatty and Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill both supported this purchase. Their view was simple: the Navy could raise a large sum by selling off old ships, and the vacant tonnage could be used to build several more Nelson-class battleships. At the same time, this purchase would greatly enhance Britain's position in international trade as it returned to the gold standard, playing an important role in the global currency struggle with the dollar!

  Moreover, this matter can also be used to establish a connection with Gao Yang, and the UK has always been eyeing the huge trade between Gao Yang and the US!

  "Gentlemen, after the third Anglo-Japanese Alliance has become ineffective, the Japanese expansion in the Far East is becoming more and more intense. It seriously threatens the interests of the British Empire in the Far East! After the European war, the British Empire can no longer afford to spend ￡220 million on another Boer War! Now we can use the method of partial armament of China to suppress Japan's ambition, which is a very beneficial thing for the British Empire. What reason do we have to oppose it?"

  Admiral David Beatty's opinion was simpler: the Royal Navy needed money! The opinion of the illustrious Admiral Beatty played a great role! In the end, with the strong support of Admiral David Beatty and Churchill, this military procurement contract went through smoothly.

  Shortly afterwards, Mr. Churchill received a cheque for ￡300,000 from the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company. "I agreed to this because it secured British Empire interests," said Mr. Churchill, "not for the money!"

  Washington, the White House. President Coolidge asked his Secretary of State Kellogg "Is this thing beneficial to America's economy?" After getting a positive answer from Kellogg, President Coolidge said "Then let Congress vote on it."

  Moscow, the Kremlin. Comrade Stalin slammed his fist on the table and shouted loudly "Damn the warlords, they stole our gold to buy warships! We must express the outrage of the Soviet Union!"

  Newspapers from all over the world reported on this incident, and Gao Yang's name was repeatedly mentioned. In this way, Gao Yang quickly made a name for himself.

  At this time, the focus of countless people's attention, being worshipped by countless people, hated by countless people, and talked about by countless people, Gao Yang has returned to modern times.

  Back in the room, he opened the wine cabinet and poured himself a glass of whiskey. Gao Yang comfortably leaned back on the sofa, sipping his whiskey, feeling relaxed and at ease.

  This sudden event came very suddenly, for several days before and after, Gaoyang has been focusing on dealing with various things, until today he finally had a satisfactory result.

  After returning to modern times, it was as if he had returned home after a long trip. Gao Yang lazily leaned on the sofa and didn't want to move.

  After finishing the whiskey in his glass, Gao Yang took out his mobile phone and fiddled with it, quietly thinking about something. A moment later, he dialed Jin Yongnan's number.

  "Hello boss." Jin Yongnan greeted respectfully. "Hm, what is Xiaoshuijing doing?" Gao Yang asked in a low voice.

  "Boss, Krystal's group is preparing to release a new single album and they're in the middle of dance practice." Kim Yong-nam replied immediately, keeping an eye on Jung Soo-jung's schedule.

  "Oh." Gao Yang fell silent. Jin Yongnan held the phone tightly, quietly waiting for Gao Yang's instructions. "By the way, how about that Western restaurant I told you about last time?" Gao Yang asked aloud.

  "Boss, as you instructed, I have completed the acquisition of that Western restaurant. It is now under the name of your Korean subsidiary." Kim Yong-nam replied immediately. "Oh." Gao Yang fell silent again. Kim Yong-nam didn't understand what Gao Yang wanted either, so he just quietly waited.

  "After a while, Gao Yang finally spoke up and said 'Arrange for the restaurant to be emptied out, I need to use it. Also, give Little Crystal the day off today.' 'Yes, got it, boss.'"

  He hung up his phone and shook his head helplessly, thinking "This kind of thing should be left to Stock."

  Rubbed his brow, put away the phone and leaned quietly on the sofa to think. Last time Zheng Xiujing's debut anniversary was a no-show, although Zheng Xiujing expressed understanding, but in Gao Yang's heart, it was as if there was always a thorn stuck.

  This matter must be resolved properly, after all, the emotional foundation of the two is not solid! From acquaintance to now, the two have hardly met a few times. "Long-distance relationship, it's a bit risky." Gao Yang thought silently.

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