Chapter 1073: Be the First to Be Killed (First Update, Please Subscribe)
"Extra, our Japanese sword-drawing team has once again demonstrated its prowess in Hawaii, slaying all the American devils on the battlefield..."
At the newsboy's shouts, people who were originally rushing on the road stopped and gathered around the newspapers to buy them. As soon as they bought the newspapers, they read the news in the newspapers and praised them with joy.
"Oh, attacking the palace and slaying demons in battle, you are truly worthy of being a Japanese man!"
"Yoshi, this is what an imperial man should be like!"
Even though the news in the newspaper was "old news" from 23 days ago, and it happened on a small island thousands of miles away in the central Pacific Ocean where many people had never heard of it, this did not prevent the people of the Japanese Archipelago from cheering and celebrating.
Why are the Japanese so excited?
In fact, this has a lot to do with the Japanese. After Japan was incorporated into the empire, the Japanese were extremely inferior. Not only were they poor but also short in stature. They were simply the representatives of being short, poor and ugly.
In the empire, these Japanese people who wanted to escape poverty usually had only two choices: women entered maid schools and then went to Ming. Just like the saying goes, "Japanese girls, stand up and bravely sleep on the master's bed."
What about the men in Japan?
The warriors' choice was to go out and fight for the Emperor and their lord.
As a result, a special phenomenon appeared in the provinces of Japan: the samurai sent their daughters and sisters to maid schools, and then joined the African Corps with samurai swords. As the African Corps won victory after victory in distant Africa, the Japanese people who were extremely inferior in poverty became enthusiastic.
In the Japanese archipelago, everyone from high officials to ordinary people was immersed in cheers and cheers. Every day, Japanese newspapers repeated the same message: Long live the emperor! Expand the empire's victory in Africa.
When had the Japanese ever achieved such a glorious victory? When had they ever conquered such a vast land? Such a victory gave the Japanese a glimmer of confidence amidst their inferiority complex.
The excited people organized rallies and petitions on the Japanese archipelago, and ran around the islands, clamoring and cheering wildly. Although most people were still poor, the victory from the distant continent stimulated the short Japanese people to make their blood boil.
For the poor and self-abased Japanese people, news related to victory always allows them to regain some confidence. The victory on the front line makes them proud. Facing the praise of the "Imperial Samurai Sword" in the newspapers, they feel a kind of confidence they have never had before.
However, with the end of the Empire's expedition in Africa and the stabilization of colonial boundaries, the "Imperial Samurai Sword" fell silent.
For these Japanese people, what they are sad about is never how many people died in the expedition. But they can no longer feel the joy of victory. For them, it is absolutely a pity and even disappointing thing that they can no longer serve the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, what is behind all this?
The Ming Dynasty never mistreats its own cattle and horses. Even being a dog of the Ming Dynasty is a kind of happiness, let alone being a cattle and horse of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, it is a blessing to be blessed upon arrival.
And now, after not enjoying this blessing for a long time, happiness suddenly came again. Once again, when the "Imperial Samurai Sword" appeared in the newspapers again, the excited people would of course cheer, be excited, and be proud of it.
"The imperial spirit is a protective treasure, and the samurai has been respected as a soul since ancient times. It is a pity that the samurai sword has been gradually declining since the fall of the shogunate. Revitalize the samurai sword and come out again. Today, there is no distinction between enemies and ourselves. Be the first to be willing to be killed by the sword, if you are the soul of a man of the Ming Dynasty. If you don't die today, when will you die? Don't fall behind and leave a bad name. Until the enemy is destroyed, we will advance side by side, the cold light will be unsheathed, and we will rush forward to the death..."
On this day, countless Japanese people all over the Japanese archipelago were drinking cheap rum made from discarded molasses from sugar production in the Chenggong Islands, and singing the "Song of the Imperial Swordsmen" which became famous because of the "African Legion Expedition" because of this small victory in Hawaii. At this time, people were excited.
Stimulated by the strong alcohol of rum, they sang the song again and again, imagining the heroic posture of the special forces rushing towards the enemy camp with samurai swords in hand.
"If you are a man of the Ming Dynasty, you will be willing to be killed by the sword first. If you don't die today, when will you die? Don't fall behind and be cursed."
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Due to the limitations of communication at the time, by the time the news of the incident in Hawaii reached both sides of the ocean, it had already become old news from 20 days ago. However, even so, when the news reached the United States, it still caused an uproar in the United States.
All the "uproar" centered around one thing - the Ming Empire took away Hawaii.
Hawaii was taken away by the Ming Dynasty, and the so-called "Republic of Hawaii" was nothing more than a puppet under the leadership of the Ming Dynasty.
As for the coup d'état launched by American immigrants, it was understood by Americans as "a group of brave Americans resisting the tyranny of the monarchy." Many American newspapers protested against the brutality of the Ming Empire - they hacked many Americans to death with samurai swords.
"...In today's civilized world, there are always some barbarians who roam among us. They hold samurai swords and cut people's bodies in half without mercy. They even laugh wildly while holding the heads of the dead in a pool of blood..."
Looking at the reports in the newspaper, Wang Youling, the former assistant minister of the Imperial Executive Yuan who had just concluded his visit to the United States, could not help but exclaim in praise.
"This man from Japan... is truly worthy of being the sharp sword of my empire!"
Whoever holds the knife will cheer for it. Wang Youling's position is of course different from that of the Americans. He even couldn't help but feel regretful while on the mail ship.
"It's a pity that we're already on board. Otherwise, we could take this opportunity to have a debate with the clowns in the U.S. Congress. Wouldn't that be a great boost to the empire's morale?"
In the past ten months, Wang Youling visited countries including Peru-Bolivia Federation, Guatemala and Mexico. Five months later, he first arrived at the North Sea Territory of the Empire. After one and a half months of investigation in the North Sea Territory and Alaska, he entered Oregon by land and began his visit to the United States. In the United States, he certainly felt the country's full malice towards the Ming Empire, and also felt the power of this country.
He also clearly wrote this in his letter to the emperor. In his mind, the United States replaced Britain as the biggest threat to the empire.
“What a pity…”
While sighing, he suddenly saw a piece of news in the latest news column of the newspaper. The news was published in the middle of the report about Hawaii, and if he didn't pay attention, he might even ignore it.
"The Cuban sugar industry advocates resistance to the infiltration of Ming capital..."
He looked at the news in the newspaper, and then read it several times in a row. Then he talked to himself.
"What's wrong with the Cubans? Did they get kicked in the head by a donkey?"
Looking out the window at the New York skyline, an idea began to form in Wang Youling's mind. If it were someone else, they would have just laughed off the news, but who was he?
He is the former assistant minister of the Imperial Executive Council. He will never ignore any damage to the interests of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, in Wang Youling's view, this news came out at the right time.
Go to Cuba!
Look at those Cubans, there is something wrong. It seems that the Spanish who rule Cuba have really been kicked in the head by a donkey, or are they being instructed by someone?
Isn’t the lesson learned more than a decade ago profound enough?
"But this is just right. Back then, the school went to Cuba after the European expedition. Now is the perfect time for me, Wang, to revisit the old place and protect the interests of the Ming Dynasty. Well, if His Majesty knew about this, he would definitely be very happy."
At this moment, he even thought about how to write a letter to His Majesty. Of course, he would flatter His Majesty first in the letter, and then talk about how he would safeguard the interests of the Ming Dynasty and argue with the Spaniards...
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(End of this chapter)
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