"Down with the traitor Hirobuki Ito! Refuse to sign an agreement with East China **!"

"The traitor Ito, selling his country for honor! The place of a corpse is extremely shameless."

"Haifu Ito lost power and humiliated the country, committed suicide by cesarean section, and thanked the people."

"Heaven punishes traitors to comfort the martyrs. Heaven punishes traitors to serve the emperor."

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Hirobu Ito stood on the side of the boat, watching the crowd gathered on the shore, waving various banners and slogans, and making insults in unison, and his face turned pale. Although Hirobu Ito knew that the wave of protest in China had not stopped when he left Qingdao, he was greeted like this when he returned to Japan. If it were someone, he would feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, the consensus reached by visiting East China ** this time did not sell off Japan's interests. On the contrary, if Japan and East China ** reached a trade agreement according to the agreement of sympathy, it would be beneficial to Japan. Now that he is called a traitor by the Japanese, Hirofumi Ito can't swallow this.

However, Hirofumi Ito also understood that since the Japanese country had always regarded East China as the enemy of the country after the Far East War, the Japanese country had always promoted East China as the enemy of the country. Therefore, in the hearts of the Japanese, East China was the irreconcilable enemy of Japan. This concept has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Now Hirofumi Ito went to Qingdao to discuss peaceful cooperation with East China. Even if he did not sell off national interests, he would still be regarded as a traitor by the Japanese. It seems that domestic propaganda needs to be made some changes in the future. After all, Japan cannot always be in a hostile relationship with East China.

But how can I pass this level before me? Although there are police on the shore now and they are blocking the angry crowd from approaching the coast, if Hirofumi Ito will inevitably further stimulate the crowd that has been occupied by anger. At that time, the police may not be able to stop it. Even if they can escape safely in the end, if it causes conflicts between the people and the police, riots will not be a good thing.

At this moment, a follower came to Hirobuki Ito and said, "Prime Minister, Secretary Miyamoto is here."

Hirobu Ito was stunned for a moment, and turned to see that when he saw Miyamoto Naotaku coming to him, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Miyamoto Naotaku did not visit East China this time, but stayed in Japan. But the ship has not yet docked. How did Miyamoto Naotaku come to the ship? Therefore, he said: "Miyamoto, why did you come to the ship!"

Naotao Miyamoto said: "Sir, I came here by steamboat. The situation on the shore is not very good now. You should take my steamboat to get ashore."

Hirobu Ito nodded. When he left Japan, he encountered protests from the public. He even boarded a boat by a steamer. Now he still has to board a boat. It is really sarcastic. However, in the current situation on the shore, it is indeed not suitable for him to board a boat at the pier. Therefore, he nodded and said, "You should think carefully, okay, let's board a steamer."

So Hirofumi Ito took several assistants and went downstairs with Naotao Miyamoto, boarded the steamboat, then left the passenger ship, and headed towards the shore.

Although the steamboat was not big, it still seemed very loose to install more than 10 people including Hiromoto Ito and Naotao Miyamoto sat in the cabin. Hiromoto Ito sighed and said, "Miyomoto, it seems that I have really become Li Hongzhang of Japan."

Miyamoto Naotao said: "You don't have to pay too much attention to what's happening at the dock today. Zhou Gong is afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang also has a time of respect for the wise and the poor. The road is far away and the horsepower is seen, and people's hearts are seen over time. I don't think it will take long for the people to understand Mr.'s good intentions in this visit to East China."

After listening to Naotao Miyamoto's persuasion, Hirofumi Ito felt better, because he also believed that as long as he could recover Japan's tariff rights from the UK, he could restore his reputation. Therefore, he nodded and said, "What do you think of the consensus signed with East China ** this time?"

Naotao Miyamoto pointed and said, "Very good. This consensus is very beneficial to Japan and can put enough pressure on the UK. In short, this is an agreement that is very beneficial to Japan and should be passed in parliament immediately."

Hirobuki Ito said: "So do you think the UK will restart the negotiations on tariff rights with us?"

Naota Miyamoto shook his head and said, "Although this agreement can put a lot of pressure on the UK, I don't think it's enough to make the UK concessions and restart the negotiations on tariff rights."

Hirofumi Ito said: "Why?"

Naotaku Miyamoto said: "First of all, Britain will not easily give up Japan's tariff rights, and now this agreement is only a consensus and has not been upgraded to an agreement and treaty recognized by both countries; secondly, Britain is also a smart man, and it may not be impossible to see that we are using East China ** to put pressure on Britain. In addition, Britain may think that Japan cannot be separated from the [Four-Country Alliance], so Britain will not easily submit. If Britain wants to restart the negotiations on tariff rights with us and even finally get back the tariff rights, it is probably necessary to further strengthen the UK with the UK."

Hirobuki Ito thought about it and said, "So, according to your opinion, what should we do next?"

Naotaku Miyamoto said: "The next step is to pass this agreement in Parliament as soon as possible to make this agreement a formal treaty, and then gradually implement all the contents of the treaty, strengthen and deepen exchanges and cooperation between Japan and East China, so that Britain can see that if the situation continues to develop, it is indeed dangerous to lose Japan, and then Britain will naturally make concessions."

Hirobuki Ito nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Naotaku Miyamoto said: "When Britain makes concessions, it will not do anything. It will definitely put pressure on our Japan, and even join forces with France and Russia to put pressure on Japan, and may threaten to expel Japan from the [Four-Nation Alliance]. We must withstand this pressure."

Hirofumi Ito said: "Don't worry, I will not succumb to the pressure of the UK." In fact, it doesn't take Miyamoto Naotao to say so clearly. Hirofumi Ito also knows what to do, because now he has embarked on a path of no return. This time he visited East China, and has completely cleared Ito Hirofumi's reputation for his lifetime. Therefore, only by resisting the pressure and regaining Japan's tariff rights can he restore his reputation, otherwise he can only bear the reputation of a traitor for the rest of his life.

Hirobuki Ito hesitated for a moment and said, "But what should I do with Japanese public opinion now? If this kind of trouble continues, it will be very unfavorable to the implementation of our plan."

Miyamoto Naotao said: "Don't worry about this. The people are just in a hurry now. When he makes a fuss for a few days, it's fine if this force passes. After all, everyone still has to support their family and it's impossible for them to make trouble every day. But they can't completely ignore it. First of all, people who take advantage of the public opinion, rob and destroy the truth. They must arrest those who should be arrested and severely punished. In addition, those who incite behind the scenes and organize their communities cannot tolerate them, and must be suppressed by tough means."

Hirobu Ito hesitated for a moment, but nodded again, but said nothing. In fact, Hirobu Ito is very clear that there are indeed a large number of radical groups in Japan now. These organizations have very radical ideas, act extremely extremely, and do not understand strategies. As long as they think that **'s proposition is different from their own, they are denied the country, and they are willing to fight against each other with extreme and violent means, and they also think they are the embodiment of justice. During the negotiations of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, Toyama Oyama Toshitaro, the murderer who assassinated Li Hongzhang, was a member of a radical group called the God Sword Hall.

Of course, the proliferation of radical groups in Japan and the fierce behavior is actually inseparable from the habitual indulgence of Japan. Because the existence of these radical groups has enabled Japan's foreign aggression to gain widespread support at home over the past 10 years. Moreover, soldiers are encouraged by these radical groups and can fight to the death without considering life and death on the battlefield. Therefore, although radical groups also have some negative factors, such as the assassination of Li Hongzhang forced Japan to reduce the compensation of 100 million silver, overall, the benefits are more than disadvantages to Japan.

But now Japan is in a disadvantaged state, and can only shrink its national strength and temporarily compromise with the outside world. However, these radical groups do not care about so many. They only know to be tough on the outside world. As long as they compromise and concessions are treasonable, they will treason. This time, Japan's public opinion is closely related to the agitation behind these radical groups, and the organization is also closely related to the organization.

Of course, Hirofumi Ito knows that Japan's radical groups have developed for decades, and now their members include a considerable number of soldiers and officials. Therefore, in Japan, they have become a force that cannot be ignored. It is not so easy to eradicate them, at least it cannot be eradicated in a short period of time, and Hirofumi Ito does not want to completely eradicate these radical groups. After all, after Japan recovers from this breath, it still has to take the path of external expansion, and the power of these radical groups will be needed at that time.

Seeing Hiromoto Ito's expression, Naotao Miyamoto guessed seven or eight points. Knowing that Hiromoto Ito didn't take his suggestion too seriously, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Of course, he knew that the existence of these radical groups was actually harmful to Japan without any benefit. Now their power is still small and its impact on Japan is limited, but if it is not restricted, it will sooner or later grow into a monster. At that time, Japan would not be able to control the power of this monster, and could only be forced to run away on the road to no return until it is completely failed.
Chapter completed!