Back to the Republic of China as a commander

The Frenchman's infighting character broke out at this moment. In short, Prime Minister Clemenceau, under the persuasion of Marshal Foch and the painful memory of the Battle of the Somme last year, recently rejected Marshal Pétain's plan to continue the attack.The French army was asked to stay on the front line of Luxembourg to build strong fortifications and stop advancing.Naturally, Ludendorff would not let go of this opportunity. 20 troops from the Eastern Front and 15 German troops from the Western Sector built solid lines of defense in the Rhineland Poulz and Saarbrücken states. In Baden-Wurttemberg, the German army withdrawn from the Alsace area and about 12 improvised German troops also built a solid line of defense. It's on the original track.

Nevertheless, the French army's successful recovery of the Lorraine-Alsace region lost since the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 is still a victory worth celebrating, and the recovery of Luxembourg greatly boosted the confidence and morale of the Allied Powers.

However, the biggest winner is not France, but the Chinese. In June, as the battle line stabilized again, French Prime Minister Clemenceau fully realized that if the squadron can reach 6, then this time he will not need it at all. Following Marshal Foch's suggestion, he was content with the small victory of recovering the Lorraine-Alsace region. If allowed, he even hoped that Petain would plant the French flag in Berlin.It's a pity that the Chinese Expeditionary Force has only 50 troops, and almost 24 were wiped out after the First World War.This army with more than 40% casualties had to be withdrawn to rest. Clemenceau complained to British Prime Minister Lloyd George: "Those short Japanese are unreliable, and the Chinese are good friends of our civilized world. If I can, I hope the British government will come up with some more money, we need more Chinese soldiers to help us defeat the goddamn Germans."

Lloyd George couldn't help but smiled wryly when he heard this. The wealth accumulated by the British Empire over the past few hundred years was basically wiped out.If we continue to fight now, we will probably have to borrow money from American cousins. The descendants of those exiled prisoners are all misers who count pennies and pennies, and they have no gentlemanly demeanor at all.But the war has already reached this point. If you don't continue to spend money, then once you lose this damn war, all your previous investment will be in vain. Damn it.

Lloyd George nodded helplessly, and then decided to go back to London to lobby those members of Congress, probably they were going to boo him again by waving their hats.In fact, there are a lot of domestic problems in Britain. On the one hand, due to the war, the British government had to do everything possible to raise all kinds of materials and transport them to Europe to fight, which increased the plunder and exploitation of the colonies, which caused The serious dissatisfaction of the colonial residents made the separatist tendency become more and more serious; on the other hand, because a large number of men went to the battlefield, British women filled the positions of men as labor force, but the salary was only half of that of men. If it is a short-term behavior , This is understandable, after all, patriotic needs.But the war lasted for three years, patriotic enthusiasm could not last that long, and British families who had lost their male labor force were also facing pressure in life. Women began to demand the same political status and economic treatment as men.In short, ** countries also have the troubles of ** countries. Being an old man in such a country is not as enjoyable as ** countries.But George Lloyd didn't see it that way. Many years later, he insisted that the fundamental reason why Britain was able to defeat Germany under the same difficulty was because of the communist system. Although the government system can form powerful combat and destructive power in an instant, in the final analysis, the benefits belong to the monarch and the revolutionaries, and the disadvantages belong to everyone.The British government system seems very inefficient, but in the final analysis, every British person is willing to fight for such a country until there is no better system option.

On June 120, British Prime Minister Lloyd George, on behalf of His Majesty King George V, awarded the Commander of the British Empire (also known as the Order of the British Empire) to Bai Chongxi, Jiang Baili and Zhu Zhixin, three senior generals of the Chinese European Expeditionary Force, in Paris. Mon Poincaré personally awarded the second-class French Legion of Honor (also known as the Grand Cross) to Zhang Zizhong, Jiang Zhiqing, Liao Lei and other ten Chinese military officers who performed bravely in the Battle of Verdun. , to star the Great Cordon.French Prime Minister Clemenceau awarded Zhao Yong, Zhao Wenxiong, Wang Zhenpeng and other 2300 seven Chinese Communist Party officers the third-class French Legion of Honor (Grand Officer Order) and added stars to the badges.In addition, more than [-] people were awarded medals. This victory is too important.In China, the reform plan for the medal system of the Youth Army has already been discussed and voted on in the two chambers, and the original medal system has been accused of being too cumbersome.

The new medal system is divided into five levels: Qinglong (marshal level), Baihu (general level), Suzaku (college officer level), Xuanwu (lieutenant level), and plum blossom (soldier level). The titles are divided into three levels: Chinese Hero, Chinese Guard (officer level), and Chinese Warrior (soldier level).However, they are only allowed to be added at the level of the Grand Medal.

According to the list drawn up by the Political Guidance Department of the Military Commission, Bai Chongxi will be awarded the White Tiger Order and the title of Chinese Guardian. He will be the first recipient after the implementation of the new medal system.

But Wang Zhenyu is not worried about this matter. As Napoleon said, medals are just toys used to motivate soldiers.What Wang Zhenyu was really worried about was the Soviet Union. In the ten days since he met Gu Weijun, Wang Zhenyu had been studying the economic report provided by the Nanjing Nationalist Government and the secret data report of the Union Federal Reserve, which was separated from the China Development Corporation.In order to stimulate further expansion of domestic production and increase production capacity, in the past one year, the Union Fed has issued an additional RMB 200 billion.That is to say, the current circulation of Huayuan in the market has reached 460 billion. However, due to sufficient foreign exchange reserves, and most of the money is absorbed by industrial investment companies, even though there are twice as many banknotes, it has not caused any currency depreciation. .On the contrary, due to the stability and prosperity of the southern region, the northern region has also begun to accept Huayuan as a transaction currency, which makes Zhang Gongquan and the others plan to double the currency supply next year.The Union Fed can almost be said to have mastered the lifeline of the country's economy. However, at the request of Wang Zhenyu, in order to further promote the development of industrial enterprises and the speed of urban construction, the five major banks took the lead in implementing the so-called state subsidy industry policy. China Development Corporation, the general guarantor of the industrial loan, bears all the bank interest for the first year, and the enterprise only needs to repay the principal.Although there are risks, Wang Zhenyu still insists on doing so. In addition, the national government abolished the lijin system, so the Chinese private industry has had a particularly good year.As for the additional currency to be issued in the next year, Wang Zhenyu’s idea is to not only reserve 100 billion as the bank’s principal to continue to provide financial support for industry and commerce, but also to start the big transportation plan of the Ministry of Communications of the Nationalist Government, which is to use China to develop In the name of the head office, the construction will be invested and constructed, and the cost recovery will be repaid to the China Development Corporation in the form of tax in 30 years.The China Development Corporation's money comes from bank loans, which can not only promote the development of transportation, but also avoid inflation caused by large-scale over-issuance of currency.Wang Zhenyu now clearly realizes that his regime is unstable. On the one hand, the monthly salary of government officials has reached 400 yuan, recruits have reached 120 yuan, and veterans have reached 160 yuan (including food and lodging).However, in the vast rural areas, the power of the clan is still strong, and the phenomenon of extreme poverty has not been effectively solved. The national government has focused all its attention on the cities in the past year.Looking across at the upcoming red regime in Russia, Wang Zhenyu felt that the most dangerous part of Chinese society, the three rural issues, would be alleviated as soon as possible.

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For the Soviet Union, Wang Zhenyu has a heartfelt fear. The personal development dilemmas he and many post-80s who have no background but backs are inseparable from this huge red empire if we really want to get to the root.

When many people in later generations criticize Grandpa Mao on the Internet for being bad, Wang Zhenyu wrote very objectively, no matter how you say it, if it weren’t for Grandpa Mao, then we would either be completely happy like the people of Taiwan, or completely miserable like the people of Eastern Europe up.Since the former is uncertain, it is good that the latter can be avoided.

"The big highway plan must be carried out and synchronized with the big railway plan. The first goal of our big railway and big highway plan is to have railways and roads between provincial capitals; the second step is to build railways between provincial capitals and important towns. The road between the provincial capital and the county; the third step is that when conditions permit in the future, every village will be connected to the road. Now we will do the first step, the province-to-province project. Everyone has to make a plan before July, and then start construction. This fund does not need to be included in the government budget, and does not need to pass through the two houses of parliament. The project must be launched as soon as possible, and it must be efficient... "

The total mileage of the "Great Highway Plan", which caused widespread controversy at the time, was 20 kilometers. According to the standards of later generations, it was a nine-meter-wide secondary road. The initial plan was to start at the same time in twelve provinces. The road will be widened and cemented on the basis of the official post road. The plan is to invest a construction team of 60 to 80 people, and it will take three to five years to pave the entire line.The purpose is to use the truck technology that has been negotiated with France to import domestic trucks and Zhonghua cars with an annual output of only about 18.The budget is to invest 22 tons of cement, 100 tons of sand, [-] tons of gravel, and [-] tons of steel bars.The cost per kilometer is only a quarter of that of the railway, and the total budget investment is about [-] billion Chinese yuan.Considering bridging and various security risks, this number will generally only be more, not less.

But Wang Zhenyu still signed decisively, not to mention anything else, how to get rich without a way is a big problem!Moreover, once this plan is launched, many rural laborers will be able to get a certain amount of income during the slack season, which can effectively improve their lives.As for how to use this fund, Wang Zhenyu’s current fund operation model is very simple. All the additional currency issued by the bank will be withheld to Nanjing as the national government’s seigniorage according to the standard of 15.00%, to make up for their lack of fiscal revenue.At the same time, the bank retains 20.00% of the remaining money and uses it to provide loans.And 60.00% of the bulk will be transferred to the account of the Military Commission as the income of the Military Commission, and the way for Wang Zhenyu to use this money is also simple, using it in the name of national defense projects, and as long as it is listed as a state secret, it can be successful Avoid votes in both chambers.For example, the Great Highway Project takes this number of roads.The project was set up directly in the name of the Armament Department of the Military Commission of the National Government, and then the contract was awarded to the China Development Corporation, and then the money went to the account of the China Development Corporation very naturally.

Compared with the government composed of various factions, although the China Development Corporation also has corruption, corruption and even misappropriation, due to its corporate nature, the procedures for handling are simple, less involved, and the cost is lower. Not only is it easy to control and deal with , The efficiency of project execution is also much higher than that of the government.But there is a question of whether it is legal or not. Although the China Development Corporation played a key role in the early construction of southern China, its mode of operation is illegal after all.It is certainly true that Wang Zhenyu used extraordinary means in extraordinary times, and the results of such operations have indeed effectively promoted the completion of various industrial constructions and infrastructure constructions in the entire southern region. Engineers take the lead, and their projects are also very reliable in quality, avoiding many shabby projects in later generations.But if it is illegal, it is illegal. Maybe it is right for the government to purchase services from the society, but Wang Zhenyu used a company behind his back to occupy such a huge amount of funds and so many projects, which is illegal in law and is also an exclusive behavior in terms of interests. .According to investigations by lawmakers who continued to impeach this matter, the China Development Corporation existed and developed in just a few years, and when it was finally split up, its total assets expanded from 10 billion Chinese yuan in the first year of the Republic of China to 900 billion Chinese yuan. accounted for one-third of the national economy.The assets of the Ye family, who were in charge of the company's operations, expanded from the initial 3000 million yuan to 80 billion yuan in the ten years of the Republic of China, and the wealth of the Wang family also reached 45 billion yuan in the ten years of the Republic of China. It is as rich as an enemy.In fact, when Wang Zhenyu completed the unification of the southern region, the giant China Development Corporation had already aroused dissatisfaction from all parties, and even aroused Wang Zhenyu's own vigilance, so when Huang Xing died of illness, the China Development Corporation was divided For the third, the China Military Industry Group and the Bank of China Federal Reserve (or Hua Fed Reserve) were established.

However, this company still contracts 70% of the government's infrastructure construction, but under the control of Wang Zhenyu, the company is only allowed to participate in the construction of hydropower and drainage systems in urban construction.After all, it is necessary to support other capitalists to develop. If the Chinese head office takes everything, within a few years, the company will become no different from the government due to lack of competition.

However, in the early days of the Republic of China, the historical role of this company was still very obvious. In 2012, China Military Industry Corporation, China Iron and Steel United Corporation, China Bank Joint Reserve Management Committee, China Aviation Corporation, China Shipping Group, China Communications Construction Group, China Telephone Corporation, and China Urban Construction Group took the lead in organizing large-scale celebrations and arts The party celebrated the [-]th anniversary of the predecessor of China Development Corporation, Xiangxi Development Corporation. . .

Far away, just as Wang Zhenyu was planning the next step for the development of the entire southern region, a secret meeting was being held in Tokyo, Japan.

The location of the secret meeting was held in the official residence of the then Prime Minister Terauchi Masahiro. The participants were all elite figures in the current Japanese political circles. Noichiro, Minister of Internal Affairs Goto Shinpei, Minister of Finance Katsuta Chief Accountant, Minister of War Lieutenant General Kenichi Oshima, Minister of the Navy Admiral Tomosaburo Kato.The most powerful members of the ruling and opposition parties in Japan and the main ministers of the Youkai Cabinet (a Japanese name for the Masaki Temple's Cabinet) are all present.They were discussing China policy while drinking tea, because it was time to discuss this issue.

As the host, Prime Minister Terauchi Masaki naturally wanted to speak first, only to see the bald man known as Prime Minister Billiken trying to sit up straight and said: "Masters, everyone must have seen the European battle report. It is deeply worrying to have shown amazing fighting power in Europe. The future of the empire lies in the mainland. We have always been through the Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and through the continuous efforts and dedication of His Majesty's warriors. This goal is being achieved bit by bit. And China has also fallen into revolution, civil strife and civil war under our planning. But after the collapse of Yuan Shikai’s government last year, some changes that are not conducive to the empire have taken place in this country. Now I invite everyone to come here It’s about discussing ways to deal with this adverse change.”

After a pause, Terauchi Masaki looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ichiro Motono very majestically and said: "Mr. Motono, now you can introduce the drastic changes in China this year to the few present here! I don't think everyone is aware of this I must understand!"

"Hay" looked very gentle Moto Ichiro nodded respectfully to express his obedience, and then began to introduce seriously.

"Your Excellency, gentlemen, according to the information obtained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China has undergone fundamental changes in the past year. In the first year of Taisho, the so-called Revolution of [-] broke out in China. Sun Wen, who was secretly supported by the Black Dragon Society, The alliance of others successfully overthrew the rule of the Qing Dynasty, but their strength was very insufficient, so the supreme ruling power of China finally fell into the hands of Yuan Shikai who held Beiyang. The Great Japanese Empire couldn’t get through. In the second year of Taisho, Yuan Shikai also successfully suppressed the second revolution launched by Sun Wen and others, and established his dominance throughout the country. But then there were divisions within the Beiyang forces, and in the fourth year of Taisho In [-], the empire successfully forced Yuan Shikai's government to accept the Four Articles of the People by sending troops to Shandong, which dealt a heavy blow to the authority of the central government led by him. Yuan Shikai was also successfully instigated by imperial diplomats to proclaim himself emperor. As everyone has seen, the Beijing government With the loss of authority, China once again fell into a state of division..."

"Okay, Mr. Motono, everyone here is a busy person, and I don't have time to listen to you here to express your merits for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and pick the important ones." Terauchi Masaki interrupted Motoichiro very unhappy, signaling him to speed up Point, there will be a lot of time for discussion later.

"Hay" Motoichiro didn't show any dissatisfaction on his face, but continued: "After the outbreak of the European War, Great Powers such as Britain and France had no time to take care of the interests of the Far East. At this time, Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor triggered the civil war in China. Considering Regarding the combat effectiveness of the troops it belongs to, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a judgment at the time that Yuan Shikai’s army would surely win the victory within half a year at the latest, and the biggest assumption we had at the time was to plunge the China region into chaos and consume a little of its national strength, so The only action of the empire at that time was to bring Cai E, a powerful faction in the southwest region, out of Beijing, and did not agree to the request of the Black Dragon Society to provide arms to Sun Wen's Chinese Revolutionary Party."

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"But the actual situation was beyond our expectations. The first one was Cai E, who fought against Yuan Shikai's 20 troops in Sichuan for more than three months with an army of less than 20. Not only was it not wiped out, but it grew bigger and stronger, and finally drove the army of the Central Government of China out of Sichuan. The next one that was even more unexpected was Wang Zhenyu. I am really ashamed to say that, whether it is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Super High School Even the Black Dragon Society didn't know where such a person came from. During the 27 Revolution in China, he was just a leader in a local new army in China, equivalent to a squadron leader of the Imperial Army. But it is said that this He was very courageous. When he was fighting in Wuhan, he dared to attack the Qing army’s heavily loaded areas at night and succeeded. After returning to Hunan, he was out of the monitoring range of the imperial intelligence system. When he came out again, he was in the Second Revolution. At that time, it was only Xiangxi that controlled him. He actually succeeded in defeating Lu Rongting, the ruler of China, Guangxi, and Wang Zhengya, the ruler of Changde, Hunan. But then he and Cai E accepted Yuan Shikai's order to serve in Beijing. This behavior made the empire The intelligence personnel once again made a misjudgment. When Cai E announced to challenge Yuan, this person exploded with terrifying military strength. We didn't know until later that he took advantage of the opportunity of the European War to establish an alliance with the European country Luxembourg and Belgium. Cooperation relationship, in which about 80 people from the Principality of Luxembourg immigrated to the area under its actual control. There are a large number of technical personnel here. According to the report of our special personnel who sneaked into western Hunan, he also established an industrialized city with a certain industrial strength. Therefore, in the war called the War of Protecting the Nation in China, his outbreak was the most terrifying. He defeated Yuan Shikai's approximately [-] troops and won the territory of nine southern provinces. Afterwards, he cooperated with Sun Wen and others to form the National Government. Everyone knows what happened. The next thing happened in the past year. This General Zhina named Wang Zhenyu was only [-] years old, but he was the actual controller of the entire national government and the supreme commander of the youth army. The youth army is now appearing The Chinese army that defeated the Germans in Europe is currently relying on this powerful force. After Cai E's death, General China has completed the unification of the twelve provinces in the south, which constituted a huge deterrent to the north. The interests of China pose a huge threat. Our latest report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows that the Wang Zhenyu forces, which are currently receiving strong support from Britain, France, the United States and other powers, have gained strength after obtaining partial unification of China, independent tariffs, no longer bearing indemnities, and receiving a large amount of loans for participating in the war. Further enhancement. According to the news disclosed by our friends in the Nationalist Government, the entire South China is implementing a five-year plan involving the industrial economy. If this plan can be finally realized, then five years later, the southern branch of the ancient Central Empire In terms of annual steel production alone, it will surpass the empire by a large margin, and the current annual steel production of the empire is only [-] tons, which is very dangerous.” What Ichiro Moto said was still very detailed, and after finishing speaking After that, he waited for everyone's reaction.

"200 million tons?" The first person to express surprise was Admiral Kato Yusaburo, the Minister of the Navy. The navy is different from the army, and they are more sensitive to steel.

Ichiro Motono nodded and said: "Yes, maybe even more. Their current partner is the Luxembourg Albert Company, but it is reported that they are negotiating with the Bethlehem Company in the United States. It is estimated that they hope to introduce new technologies."

"Is there any update on the navy of South China? Is the tonnage still [-] tons?" Kato frowned and asked again.

Ichiro Benno bowed and said: "The Navy of Southern China is a department that we have a relatively clear grasp of, but now we also find that many former friends are being transferred from this department to form the so-called coast guard. They have no big plans for the time being." , just introduced three 8400-ton cruisers."

"Okay, let's not talk about these trivial details, let's discuss how to deal with the rising behemoth of Namchina, they should also have weaknesses!" Terauchi Masaki is not a navy, and his interest in tonnage is half a dime nothing.

Ichiro Benno nodded and said: "Yes, they also have their own weaknesses. There are two biggest weaknesses in Southern China. One is that they lack technical personnel and advanced technology for industrial construction, and this problem is precisely the most difficult to solve. , because the great powers also attach great importance to technology and technical personnel. The other is political. According to the analysis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we can start with this aspect. Here I have a very detailed analysis of the internal relations of the South China National Government The report. At this time, the report was handed in yesterday, and I can show it to you, the Prime Minister.”

Zhengyi in the temple waved his hand and said, "The people here are all the elites and pillars of the empire, so you just say it."

Ichiro Benno was really thick-skinned, nodded without any embarrassment and began to say: "The current South China National Government is a multi-party government. The Congregation, Xiong Xiling, Liang Qichao, and Tang Shaoyi are the progressive party factions. Among them, the Tongmenghui, which directly obtained Xiong Sunwen, is the most powerful but the most complicated. The main supporters for them are rich overseas Chinese businessmen from Nanyang, while the supporters of the Guangfuhui are mainly the chaebols of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As for the Progressive Party The biggest support of the Department comes from Wang Zhenyu. In addition to the three factions, there is Wang Zhenyu’s direct youth department, but their energy is mainly focused on the ideological mobilization and education of young people and the military system. At present, within the National Government, Mr. Wang Jingwei of the Tongmenghui Department is publicly People who declared their opposition to Wang Zhenyu advocated a peaceful movement. For some reason, Wang Zhenyu did not deal with him. The League Alliance is the biggest challenger to Wang Zhenyu's status, but within the Nationalist Government, the Guangfu Association and the Progressive Party seem to have formed It has broken the cooperative relationship and is also challenging the status of the alliance. According to the intelligence analysis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, if Wang Zhenyu hadn’t been in the middle to mediate, the so-called National Socialist Party would have been divided into three or more. After the research, it is concluded that there are three things the empire can do at present. The first is to instigate assistance to North China to attack South China. No matter whether it wins or loses, it will weaken China's power; They are too powerful to reach here, and the rich iron ore and coal resources in Manchuria are enough to ensure that the empire's industry will rise to several levels; the third is to instigate political struggles within Southern China. After all, many of them know us well, but It is very operable. Once there is civil strife, the southern branch will lose the possibility of rising. In fact, it is not terrible that the southern branch is stronger than the empire. Ming Dynasty was too infighting. As long as the empire can keep China's internal struggle intensified, then in the foreseeable future, China will still be defeated by the empire again, and the empire's mainland dream will finally come true."

Hearing the three suggestions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the big shots here who were shocked by the changes in Nanzhina calmed down a lot. Everyone scolded Ichiro Benno why he didn't finish his speech in one breath, which hurt everyone. Thought that the mainland policy of the empire was about to be shattered.

After hearing these three strategies, Terauchi Masaki really had no better solution after thinking about it. He communicated with the other three party leaders in a low voice and said: "Well, since the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has its own solution, then Let's make preparations according to this method. However, it is related to the foundation of everything in the imperial kingdom, and please be cautious in everything, and serve His Majesty the Emperor with all your heart." Thinking of Masaki Masaki in the Temple of the Emperor, he still couldn't help sighing, the Emperor Taisho didn't know what it was It's not that there is really a problem with the head. Yesterday, I used rolled paper to look like a telescope in front of the ministers of various countries, and I used it to scare my old officials.

Just as he was thinking of announcing the dismissal, Lieutenant General Oshima Kenichi, the Minister of War, suddenly bowed and said: "My lord, I am deeply worried after hearing what the Foreign Minister said just now. The above three strategies are all heresy and conspiracy. Founder's strategy. I think that what the empire really wants to do is to strengthen the empire's own military power. This is the kingly way and the right way."

"Baga, Mr. Oshima, you are selling your army expansion plan again. Don't you know how difficult the empire's finances are now? Do you know how poor the people's life is to support your foreign wars again and again? ?” The first person to condemn was actually Inukai Takeshi of the Japanese Nationalist Party. He had very limited favor with the Japanese Army, and he was not an extreme right wing politically, but a member of the Taisho Revolutionary Movement.

Oshima Kenichi was furious when he heard the words: "Baga, you shameless politician, how dare you insult His Majesty's samurai. Without the heroic expansion of our samurai, where would the glory of the Japanese Empire be today? As a samurai, I I want to fight you..."

Inuyang Yi is naturally not afraid of risking his life, so he immediately lost his gentleness, and said: "The empire is developing slowly because of you idiots who only know how to use force. What is lacking in this era is people who are willing to think. Not you fools."

"Baga, you are dead, I must kill you as a national thief, and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor..."

The scene that followed was naturally chaotic, with some helping to scold and some persuading, but no one was killed by anyone, because the samurai sword of Kenichi Oshima, who said he wanted to kill shameless politicians, was impossible to be killed. Allowed to bring in.In short, the final discussion lasted until late at night. As for who won the debate in the end, just look at Japan's subsequent policy changes.

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After this private meeting, as the prime minister, Terauchi Masaki first proposed to build a total force war system.At the 1917th meeting in 39, a multi-year supplementary budget of 2.6 million yen proposed by the government was passed, which was used to establish the August 1918th Fleet and expand the telephone, coal and iron industries related to combat readiness. At the 40th session of the Parliament in [-], a huge budget was passed, mainly for the establishment of the [-]th Fleet and the expansion of the Army.In order to ensure that fiscal revenue has been increased, the "Munition Factory Mobilization Law" and the "Military Rescue Law" that stipulates the state's obligation to take care of the wounded in the war and their families have been enacted. The Military Affairs Bureau has been established in the cabinet, and an advisory body directly under the cabinet —Temporary education conference to strengthen subject education for the people.Every measure in the temple is to deal with domestic and foreign trends and ideological confusion directly or indirectly caused by the First World War. For the temple cabinet, the most urgent task is to eliminate the domestic chaos caused by the Russian Revolution and establish an oath of allegiance to the emperor. State institutions. The "Munition Factory General Mobilization Act" gave the government great authority to rule the national economy.The impact of the law extended to Japan's wartime economic rule when it launched an all-out war of aggression against China and the Pacific War.On the other hand, the Japanese government began to unify the management of the colonies, and the cabinet set up the Colonization Bureau, which merged the management rights of Taiwan, Korea, and Kawata, which had been in charge of the Minister of Internal Affairs until now.Furthermore, the Kanto governor concurrently served as the president of the Manchurian Railway, and the prime minister replaced the foreign minister to directly exercise the supervisory power.In this way, a system in which the powers of the prime minister can be exerted both formally and informally is formed instead of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an official channel.

However, the elites of the Great Japanese Empire never imagined that the three strategies for restricting China that they had secretly discussed in the secret room would appear on the desk of Wang Zhenyu, the actual ruler of Southern China, just a few days later.

How is this going?We have to start with Wang Zhenyu's trip to Shanghai last year to talk about going to Europe to join the war and financial reform.At that time, when chatting with Wang Yaqiao, the head of the Jiangnan Station of the Party Affairs Investigation Department, Wang Zhenyu said casually on the issue of intelligence work against Japan: "Our people are not easy to infiltrate, so we look for North Koreans!"

As a result, Wang Yaqiao's thinking was opened at once, and he immediately assigned Dai Li to contact the Koreans in Shanghai, and began to infiltrate Japanese departments at all levels.

Dai Li's ability to handle affairs was indeed excellent, and he quickly contacted Kim Koo, a North Korean who was later called the father of the nation by South Koreans.And Jin Jiu, who has been seeking support from external forces, naturally hit it off. He even left North Korea and went secretly to Shanghai to get in touch with Dai Li.

Zhou Lan, who is in charge of the Party Affairs Investigation Department, also held a secret meeting with He Jian, the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The result of the meeting was that the Party Affairs Investigation Department and the Military Intelligence Bureau divided the military intelligence work. The Clothes Club is responsible for intelligence work against Japan, and Dai Li is therefore the director of the Blue Clothes Club.Through such an organization, everyone has realized the sharing of intelligence resources, and of course the funds must be jointly borne.

But after all, it has only been infiltrated for a year. It is reasonable to say that it is impossible for people who lurk in Japanese agencies to obtain such high-level secrets as the latest countermeasures against China, but accidents still happened.Because the original author of Three Strategies to China was himself a latent member of the Korean Independence Army who successfully broke into the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The difference is that this Korean named Hojo Yuo, whose real name is Kim Yongzheng, was not sent into Japan after being trained, but was instigated by the North Korean Independence Army Kim Koo and others after he became an official of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Its concealment is much higher than that of other North Korean spies who continued to infiltrate Japanese agencies at all levels in the later period. With this expert, there will naturally be no secrets about China's three articles. . .

Wang Zhenyu let out a long sigh of relief after reading the three articles against China. He has always been worried that his appearance would lead to an earlier Japanese invasion.Now it seems that my worries are unnecessary. Sure enough, just like in history, Japan has never recovered from the huge loss of the Russo-Japanese War from the beginning to the end.No money, yes, no money.In history, Japan’s last full-scale invasion of China did not mean that Japan’s vitality was restored. On the contrary, the rational part of Japan’s decision-making layer was killed, and the rest of the lunatics who were overwhelmed started the trick of ants swallowing elephants. At that time, China itself did not live up to expectations. Years of warlord melee had consumed its national power in vain, and the civil war instigated by the Soviet Union made the entire country and nation miss the best time to prepare for war.

However, Wang Zhenyu is not thinking about this issue now. 1917 is destined to be an eventful year.In the north, a military coup took place in the Beiyang government. On June 6, the First Division of the Guards, the most loyal of the three divisions loyal to Li Yuanhong, was caught off guard by the Anhui Governor General instructed by Duan Qirui (actually also It’s just a territory in Xuzhou), Zhang Xun, the president of the Dingwu Army, and Ni Sichong, the president of the Anwu Army, were surrounded and disarmed, and then the second and third divisions announced their support for Premier Duan.The President Li Yuanhong, who had lost the military support of his direct lineage, was so angry that he vomited blood. Only then did Duan Qirui completely control the situation in Beijing.

But in this way, the fragile internal balance of Beiyang was broken in an instant. Wang Shizhen and Feng Guozhang sent a telegram in Tianjin to criticize Duan Qirui's rude approach.The immediate generals, including Cao Kun, the governor of Henan, Wu Peifu, the commander of the third division, and Feng Yuxiang, the commander of the No.11 division, followed up and condemned Duan Qirui.

Then the incident escalated further, because Duan Qirui directly issued an order to remove Cao Kun from the post of Henan Governor, but Cao Kun did not accept the order at all.The direct armies that received support from the south moved to the Baoding area to gather, and the Anhui armies also gathered in the Beijing area. The war between the direct and Anhui could start immediately. . .

The outcome of this war is not Wang Zhenyu's concern. His purpose of provoking this war is only for the two territories of Tibet and Xinjiang.

On June 1917, 6, Yang Sen and Liu Xiang, two small warlords in Sichuan, suddenly figured it out for some reason and announced their support for the Beijing central government.Then the Nanjing Nationalist Government unceremoniously announced that the two Sichuan gangsters and their troops were traitors, and ordered the Wuhan Military Commission to organize an army to carry out a crusade.

Liu Xiang and Yang Sen, who were rebels, did not seem to have the consciousness of being a rebel. Without firing a shot, one fled towards Tibet and the other towards Hanzhong. They were followed by about 6 old troops from the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Yunnan. people.Among them, Liu Xiang has [-] yuan and Yang Sen has [-] yuan.

These are all planned by Wang Zhenyu. Now Wang Zhenyu is thinking about another problem, which is Bai Chongxi's problem.