Chapter 1387 The threat of force
"Nani? Small hardware?" Hirohito couldn't believe his eyes.
The rest, such as Miyaki Miyaki Miyaki, Shinji Hataki, and the Navy Commander Fushimi Miyaki Hiromiya who arrived after the news, and the commander of the Joint Fleet Izuru Yamamoto and others, were also dumbfounded.
Call the semi-finished parts of weapons and equipment small hardware?
Are you Americans blind, or are we Japanese stupid?
However, the black and white texts were clearly written clearly and clearly. The Americans' reply letter did say that what they shipped to Yinjiang was not weapons and equipment spare parts, but small hardware accessories. Moreover, these small hardware accessories were not sold directly to the National Government, but to American manufacturing companies in Yinjiang Industrial Park.
Therefore, this batch of small hardware is not affected by the neutrality bill.
"Baga, how blind should Americans be to regard firearm spare parts as small hardware?" Hirohito waved his hands and roared, and then said to Arida Hachiro, "Arida, immediately instruct the US government to investigate. I want to see how they say the black ones are white?"
"Hai." Arida Hachiro paused his head and said, "The Empire's Consulate General in New York has requested an investigation by the US government."
Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and Arida Hachiro's face showed a look of wanting to speak but stopping. Hirohito said angrily: "Arida, just say anything if you have something to say, don't hesitate."
"Hai." Arida Hachiro paused again and said, "Although the Empire Consulate General in New York has submitted a request for review, your Majesty should not have too much expectations for this."
"Don't have too much expectations for this?" Hirohito frowned, "Why?"
"Because the United States is strictly a legal country," Arida Hachiro said. "Its domestic legal system is integrated into various interest groups, which leads to the intricacies of the legal system."
"Speak human words," Hirohito interrupted, "Speak directly."
"Uh...Hayi." Arida Hachiro paused again and said, "To put it simply, the judicial system in the United States is very complex and complicated. Even a very ordinary case of prosecutors may take a year and a half. This does not include a long time to collect evidence, and the United States pursues the presumption of innocence. This means that as the relevant party to file the accusation, the Imperial Consulate General in New York must collect evidence on its own, which is even more difficult, so..."
"So what?" Hirohito said angrily, "Arita Jun, just say it if you have something!"
"Hayi." Arida Hachiro wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said bitterly, "So, the time for this evidence collection may be as long as several years. It will take even longer to make the American judicial department reach a conclusion. The most optimistic estimate will take at least three or even five years!"
"Nani?" Hirohito said in disbelief, "Three or even five years?"
"This is already the most optimistic estimate." Arida Hachiro smiled bitterly, "If the US government deliberately obstructs it, this time may be as long as ten years, or even decades! This kind of thing is not without precedent in the history of the United States' judicial system, so I say that the US judicial system is the most deformed and inefficient."
"Don't talk about this." Hirohito said, "Is there no way to speed up the judicial process?"
"There is no way out for this." Arida Hachiro said, "If we can mobilize American public opinion and force the US judicial department, the process will be greatly accelerated."
"Public opinion?" Hirohito immediately shut up and stopped talking.
All fools know that this matter is impossible to arouse public opinion in the United States.
Because of what Zhong Yi said and did after he arrived in the United States, Hirohito has always been paying attention to. With Zhong Yi's current identity and the American people's love for Zhong Yi, he launched public opinion at this time? Isn't that uncomfortable?
"It seems that there is nothing to do from the United States." Hirohito sighed and asked Fumimi Miyaki Hirokyo again, "Is it possible for Fumimi Miyaki Uncle to consider dispatching the navy to intercept?"
Fushimi Miyaki Hirokyo did not answer and turned his eyes to Yamamoto Izuru behind him.
Yamamoto Iroku pondered for a moment, then paused and said, "Your Majesty, there is no problem with interception, but if you intercept, you need to risk a full-scale war with the United States!"
After a pause, Yamamoto Iroku said again: "Now, although the mainstream public opinion in the United States remains neutral, most large capitalists, including arms dealers, actually support the US government's intervention in Asian affairs. If the Imperial Navy intercepts this batch of materials at this time, it will undoubtedly hand over the sharp blade to the hands of these large capitalists."
Hirohito said in a deep voice: "So, if war begins in full swing, will the navy be sure to defeat the United States?"
Yamamoto Iroku said without hesitation: "If it were just the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy, you would be at least 90% sure, but if it was the entire US Navy, I would not dare to assert that in any case, the United States has a huge industrial manufacturing foundation, and it is a sleeping beast. If it is not to wake it up, it is better not to wake it up."
"It's still a fear of the enemy, fear of war!" Hirohito said furiously, "This time, you can't be afraid of the enemy. You can tell the Americans immediately, the determination of the Japanese Empire is to the Americans. The Empire has no intention of engaging in evil with the United States, and even more so, the whole war with the United States is not intended. However, if the US government insists on helping the Chinese government fight against the Empire, then the Empire will have no choice!"
"Hayi." Yamamoto Izuru bowed his head heavily and replied, "I understand."
...
A few hours later, Yamamoto Izuru's Nissan sedan appeared outside the US Consulate General in Tokyo.
In addition to Iroku Yamamoto, there was also an American named Smith, who was a naval officer at the US Consulate in Tokyo and the rank of major.
Smith and Iyuro Yamamoto have a good relationship.
"General Yamamoto." Smith said slightly, "I heard you just went to the Imperial Palace to meet the Emperor?"
"Yes." Yamamoto Iroku said quietly, "Because your US government has done a little too much recently, it has actually described as many as forty divisions of American equipment as hardware, and is also preparing to use Yinjiang."
"God, I'm very sorry for this," Smith shrugged, "but you know that I'm just a little naval officer, and I'm afraid I can't help you any more."
"Of course, I'm not here to ask for your help," Yamamoto Izuru said. "I just hope you can convey our voice to Washington. So far, the naval leaders of our joint fleet have always maintained their sanity and have never regarded the US Navy as an opponent, but I hope that our restraint can be exchanged for the same kindness of the US government."
Smith's face sank, "General Yamamoto, can I understand your words as a threat?"
Yamamoto Izuru said expressionlessly: "If you want to understand this way, it's not impossible."
Chapter completed!