Comprehensive Comics KanColle: Building a Dimensional Empire from Scratch

Unlike the all-black ironclad ships and crudely made wooden warships in the Combined Fleet, the Azure Ship's ship has a very beautiful appearance.

While retaining the original appearance of the World War II warship, a variety of modernizations have been carried out.

Richelieu's pure white hull inlaid with gold patterns, twin conning towers, and clean decks without a trace of dust make it look like an exquisite work of art.

The two armored aircraft carriers, Tai Feng and Kawei, appear to be much more rugged in appearance, and the carrier-based aircraft parked on their decks are also models that people have never seen before.

"Well, their navy is very retro."

Belfast looked at the torpedo boats and ironclad ships in the harbor and commented.

"She reminds me of a pirate in the Royal Fleet who was not very decent. Oh, quite a few of her companions were unwilling to even admit that she was from the Royal Fleet."

"Are you talking about that sailing warship?"

Lu Chen was happy.

The sailing warships of the Magic Route can compete with steamships, but the navy in this world obviously does not have the ability to take on cross-technological challenges.

hum-

After the fleet slowly approached the shore.

He stood on the deck of the Richelieu and glanced at the people who came to greet him.

Perhaps because the island nation’s economy was not very developed at that time, most people were very short, with a malnourished, skinny look.

Even the chief of the Coast Guard was hit harder than Lu Chen and could only look up at him.

Fear, confusion, worry, shock...

The expressions of the onlookers were very complicated.

Older people can't help but recall that almost the same thing happened in a different place about 50 years ago.

Matthew Perry, commander of the White Eagle East India Fleet, led four warships to the entrance of Edo Bay and used force to force the then ruling shogunate to open the country.

The black ironclad warships in the fleet were the first time the islanders at that time had seen them, and they felt the huge gap between them and foreign countries.

Finally, the first unequal treaty with Western powers, the Japan-US Treaty of Amity, was signed, ending the country's isolation from the outside world and the collapse of the shogunate rule.

It is known in history as the "Black Ship Incident".

At this moment, just as at that moment.

but.

Lu Chen's fleet shocked everyone even more. An aircraft carrier was a creation that was completely unimaginable to people of this era.

They can only pray silently in their hearts that the other party does not harbor too much ill will.

"..."

"Commander, I feel like we are one of the great powers."

Awful complaints.

"really."

Lu Chen nodded.

"Why didn't I think before that being a great power would be so cool?"

"In the future, we will become an interstellar power and force the natives of other worlds to sign unequal treaties."

……

After landing, under the escort of the guards.

Lu Chen and his crew moved forward and came to a Japanese-style palace.

It looks like a fortress, with trenches dug all around and walls several meters high surrounding it.

This is the highest ruling body of the island nation - Nijo Palace.

It is also the palace of the Shogun and a symbol of power for the entire country.

After passing through the winding corridors, in the main hall, a middle-aged man wearing a yellow-sallow-dyed imperial robe and a crown sat on the stage, and next to him was an older man wearing a black kimono.

The others kowtowed a few times and retreated respectfully.

"Is that the Shogun and the Emperor?"

Lu Chen glanced at him, too lazy to greet him, and had no intention of saying hello.

Da Feng beside him whispered, "Why are the natives pretending to be so arrogant..."

"May I ask you are……"

The two people sitting in the seats looked at Lu Chen and the ship girl behind him.

They were all dressed in black and red military uniforms, and judging from the identical insignia, they must have come from a certain country or organization.

Judging from the fleet at the port, the opponent should be quite powerful.

"We are the Star Alliance expedition team, and we have informed you not long ago."

"I came from another world to discuss cooperation with you."

Lu Chen snapped his fingers and Richelieu took out a document.

That was planned by several people during the trip.

Snapped!

Lu Chen stepped forward and placed the document on the table in front of them.

"On behalf of the Star Alliance, I demand that you submit and become a tributary state under the Alliance."

"We will take over and centrally arrange all agricultural, industrial, trade and other production activities in the country, and will need to pay a corresponding proportion of resources every year."

"Disband all military forces except those necessary for security."

"And here are some additional terms..."

The two men looked up in horror at the young man in military uniform and were shocked beyond words for a moment.

Although he is young, he has a strong aura.

The Shogun briefly flipped through two pages of documents.

It specifies in detail the various materials that need to be paid as tribute every year, including minerals, timber, textiles, agricultural products, etc.

The tribute ratio ranged from one-fifth to one-half.

The commission rate for agricultural products is lower, while the commission rates for metals, coal, etc. are higher.

It can be seen that the other party has a good understanding of the productivity and social structure of this world. The resources withdrawn will not cause them to starve to death or make them unable to survive, but will cause this place to lose the ability to accumulate capital and further develop.

"If you want to cooperate with us, this treaty is a bit too much..."

The young emperor considered his answer carefully.

“This is the final proposal and no bargaining is allowed.”

Lu Chen knocked on the table and said in a cold voice.

"You have three days to think about it."

"If I don't receive a positive response in three days, the fleet will attack."

Swah——

After finishing his speech, he turned and left with the ship girls.

The local officials were left dumbfounded, and the two men were sweating coldly.

Chapter 38 You all have a bright future

The shogunate and the public were shocked.

The shock this fleet brought to them was no less than that of the Black Ship Incident fifty years ago.

Even more outrageous in some ways.

The leader of the Black Ship Fleet was at least the commander of the White Eagle East India Company fleet, and everyone knew that he came from a country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

The proposed agreement was not too excessive. It simply required the opening of trading ports, the permission of consuls, the granting of most-favored-nation treatment, etc.

This fleet from another world does not belong to any country on Earth at all, and their technology is completely black technology.

If Lu Chen didn't also have one head and two legs, the shogunate would suspect that he was an alien.

The proposed agreement is also more stringent.

"Recognize the alliance's status as the sovereign state, and all production, economic, and trade activities will be centrally coordinated by the alliance..."

"Every year, a certain percentage of resources must be handed over as tribute. On this basis, the alliance will not interfere too much in the internal affairs of the tributary states..."

After the Shogun finished reading the content.

The ministers in the court looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ruthless, too ruthless.

This is telling you to kneel down and be a dog.

They didn't even bother to open trading ports or cede harbors, and simply asked the entire country to pay tribute.

We could obviously do trade, but he insisted on snatching it. It made me cry.

Signing the treaty means that this place will become a resource production base under the alliance and lose any development autonomy.

"If we surrender without a fight and sign this treaty directly, we will be criticized by the whole country."

A military man said.

"Out of our military integrity, we should also put up some resistance."

"Who of you will go then?"

The Shogun felt a little nervous when he thought of the aircraft carrier that was bigger than the city.

"army?"

"That fleet is now docked at the port. Is it possible to launch a surprise attack and seize the ship?"

"Let the navy do it! This is not our business!"

The Army General said it was none of his business.

"Tokyo Bay is the Army's Baka's defense zone! Go!"

The Navy idiot denounced the Army cowards.

"Army Red Deer!"

"Navy Red Deer!!!"

"..."

Both sides greeted each other's family tree frantically.

Are you kidding? The tonnage of their two ships is larger than that of the entire combined fleet, and the weapons and carrier-based aircraft on them are unheard of and never seen before.

Using a torpedo boat to board an aircraft carrier is too Showa-style.

Perhaps the decision would have been made twenty years later, but the military in the Taisho era did not have such advanced ideas.

The atmosphere is not harmonious.

"..."

"If hard-line measures are not feasible, we may try to win over the fleet commander."

The Shogun thought for a moment.

"Try to talk to him again. Maybe there's still a chance to discuss the contents of the treaty."

……

Early the next morning.

Lu Chen yawned and walked out of the bedroom on the Richelieu ship.

On the shore not far away, there was a loud sound of gongs and drums.

A military band in formal attire was playing below.