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Hayashi Tadasu As Foreign Magistrate, it is my prerogative to seek to expand and improve our relationship with foreign powers and allies, both new and current. Noting with alarm the increasing Germanic presence on our other islands, and understanding with regret the unfortunate setback our loyal French allies have suffered in Europe, I have approached the Russian Tsardom about the possibility of opening a diplomatic mission between our two nations. Hopefully our near neighbours, with their vast mineral wealth, can help to provide us with both military and material aid in the years to come.
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Feb 7, 2014 01:47
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Hayashi Tadasu Though this may be the realm of the Finance Magistrate, do you propose to have these extra funds come from our free expenditure or should I approach our European friends for more credit?
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Feb 7, 2014 04:20
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Hayashi Tadasu The following is an open letter, distributed through the Japanese press My friends and fellow Japanese citizens! There has been much talk lately about the state of our island, and of proposed attempts to increase our sovereign territory through martial means, primarily through the undertaking of a military expedition to other islands in the region. Whilst these ideas are with merit, it must be known to all that this is not a certainty, and there are other proposals also being made to enable us to maximise the use of our own lands in order to increase our industrial and agricultural capacity. What you may not be aware of, my friends, is that the diplomatic situation in this region is in a state of flux. Whilst no true son or daughter of Japan can doubt that ours is the rightful claim to our nation, the fact remains that Honshu sits in the unworthy hands of others. Whilst this vexes our military leaders, and rightfully so, they have needs to be a little more careful with the language they choose when expressing public opinion. This great Republic is not a belligerent, aggressive, war-mongering entity, but rather the legitimate government of the nation of Japan. Our primary goals are not to seek an expansionist empire at the cost of other sovereign nations, but rather to take and control as much of the territory unlawfully occupied as we physically can. I will render it in plain and simple Japanese, so all may understand. We must have no desires on aggressive expansion to the north, in the territories disputed with Russia. Such disputes are ripe to be settled at the conference table, and they shall be in time. Likewise, talk of infringing on the sovereignty of the nations of China and Korea are not suitable topics for discussion. Such talk will serve only to inflame the opinions of our neighbours, and make it easier for the German-controlled puppets in Honshu to engage in diplomatic maneuvers against us. We must be vigilant, that careless words do not cost us aid that we may come to use in our righteous struggle to reclaim what is ours. Your Faithful servant Hayashi Tadasu
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Feb 8, 2014 02:36
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Hayashi Tadasu I accept your apology Matsumae Takahiro-san. I will bear no ill-will between the servants of this great nation of ours. Know that all I do, I do for the benefit of Ezo. I have no desire to see our peoples indebted to foreign powers, but instead aim for our nation to possess the means and knowledge to better defend themselves and enrich their families. All our peoples, whether native to this island or otherwise finding themselves here, and regardless of their social status, can feel assured that my primary purpose is to serve them and further their interests as best I can. Right now, I feel that those interests are best served in gaining the means to better defend and develop ourselves. This necessitates an increase in communications between ourselves and other powers, but rest assured that these communications are two-way, and I have no intention of Ezo becoming a puppet state or colony to any other nation.
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Feb 8, 2014 20:30
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Hayashi Tadasu The following comes from correspondence sent back home by Hayashi Tadasu during his diplomatic mission to St. Petersburg. Letter to Enomoto Takeaki posted:Dear Mr. President. Letter to Captain Thomas Blakiston posted:Dear sir Letter to Katsu Kaishu posted:Dear Katsu Kaishu-sama
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Feb 13, 2014 22:24
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Hayashi Tadasu A Summary of the 1877 St. Petersburg Conference My fellow citizens of Ezo! I am pleased to bring you a news report of the results of the most recent talks between our nation and the Russian Empire! Though relations in recent years have been frosty, due to the unresolved issue of territorial conflicts in Sakhalin and the Kurils, this conference was a chance to re-establish warm relations with a potentially valuable partner. The first, and most pressing, issue was that of the Japanese and Ainu peoples residing in the disputed lands. I am delighted to announce that both these groups have been guaranteed their liberty and rights by both nations, and they are free to choose where they wish to reside. In terms of territorial concessions, the Russians proved to be quite intractable with regards to giving up territory, however they were prepared to offer us a healthy deal to purchase the rights to the land currently in our possession. For less than 14,000 square miles of territory we could not, in all conscience, hold in the face of Russian demands, we received an amount of Yen equal to two credits in the budget allocations. Furthermore, I managed to negotiate trade rights for coal and iron, both of which our republic was in grave need of. In return, the Russians require only wood and food for their burgeoning city of Vladivostok to continue its growth as a trading port to the east. This trade, as well as the coal and iron it provides, will also enrich us by a further budget credit per quarter. This growth of Vladivostok will also benefit Ezo as Russian traders arrive in our ports bringing furs and other trade goods. As the Ainu have been experiencing a dramatic rise in Ezo society as of late, and as the Russians are still viewed with distrust by their non-white minority subjects, we estimate the peaceful arrival of several thousand Ainu from Sakhalin and the Kurils, as well as several thousand workers who wish to seek gainful employment in the mines of Sado. Finally, at the request of fellow members of the cabinet and congress, I have secured various items of paraphernalia such as Don Cossack uniforms, vodka, Russian winter hats etc. Also, for the amusement of the court, I was asked to present a dancing bear, which is certainly well-trained! In all, a fair trade, and one I am happy to report on to our citizens in Ezo!
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Feb 16, 2014 07:48
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