Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

May 5th, Japanese capital!

Ichiro Miyamoto wore a colorful ribbon across his body and kept bowing and nodding on the street.

"Excuse me, Wodu will exchange 4 acres of land for TA's investment, and they will provide 5 jobs. What do you think of this?"

The stopped citizen was called Xiaoye, and he was terrified and asked,

“Can we get jobs?”

"As long as you are competent for the job, I think TA company will hire you!"

Ono was overjoyed and cheered.

Miyamoto Ichiro waited until they had cheered enough and then asked,

"Aren't you worried that Wodu has given his company too much land?"

Ono smiled innocently.

"I don't know, but I have to work and eat!"

Ichiro Miyamoto continued to guide,

"But some people think we've given too much land and are against it. What do you think?"

“Excuse me, do those who oppose it get food to eat?”

"Of course they do, they eat well!"

Ono immediately jumped up and yelled,

"They are full, so of course they don't care about our lives!"

Miyamoto Ichiro was overjoyed and shouted,

"Please rest assured, no matter how many people slander and defame me, I will persevere to the end so that everyone can have a job and food to eat! You are the masters of Wadu and have the right to decide the major events of Wadu! Tomorrow afternoon and two days, we will solicit public opinions in the Metropolitan Government Square. If you want to work, please tell me your demands loudly in the square!"

Miyamoto Ichiro clenched his fists and roared,

"Long live the Japanese people!"

The people around started shouting.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

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In the Wadu City Hall, a middle-aged man had a very ugly expression on his face.

The man is Tokyo councilor Ryutaro Higashi, who is against giving the land to his company.

Here, we have to mention the administrative divisions and government agencies of Japan.

Japan's administrative divisions are also divided into three levels: central, local, and grassroots organizations.

If in China, they correspond to the central government, provinces, cities and counties respectively!

However, the first-level administrative regions of Japan were called capital, prefecture, county, and district respectively. They were parallel to each other and directly under the central government, but each capital, prefecture, county, and district had autonomy.

There are 1 capital (Wadu), 1 prefecture (Hokkaido), 2 prefectures (Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture), and 43 counties in Japan.

Its office is called "Hall", namely "Capital Hall", "Provincial Hall", "Prefectural Hall" and "County Hall", and the administrative head is called "Governor".

The administrative divisions and official positions of Wakoku can be seen as a reflection of the ancient Chinese culture. For example, the term "zhishi" corresponds to the term "zhifu" or "zhixian".

Each prefecture, province, prefecture, and county in Japan is divided into several cities, towns, and villages. These administrative offices are called "yakusho," which can be "city office," "town office," or "village office." On maps, "yakusho" is often translated as "government." Administrative heads are called "mayor," "town mayor," or "village mayor."

Please note that cities, towns, and villages are at the same level, equivalent to counties and districts in China, and may also be equivalent to towns and villages!

Therefore, the mayor of Japan and the mayor of our country are completely different concepts!

If the mayor of Japan comes to visit one day, our mayor goes to greet him, which is totally giving him face!

In fact, according to the principle of reciprocity, we can just send a county magistrate to receive them!

Higashi Ryutaro already knew that Miyamoto Ichiro was conducting an opinion poll.

The results of public opinion are also obvious.

TA is an American company with public support, so it is impossible to stop it from obtaining land.

Higashi Ryutaro is no longer considering whether to stop this matter, but is thinking about how to restore his image.

This is a major drawback of vote politics: ordinary people are short-sighted. Sometimes they only consider their own interests and do not think about whether this is beneficial to the overall situation.

In order to gain the support of voters, legislators will also tell lies with their eyes open.

Assistant Xiaocang thought for a long time and suddenly said,

"Congressman, I think you should visit your company!"

Dong Longtaro raised his head and asked,

"Why?"

"Their company is here to invest, so they definitely don't want to make enemies. Your personal visit is a sign of condescension, and they'll give you face for the sake of future business success!"

"Is that so?"

Higashi Ryutaro's thoughts became active.

But since I am a member of parliament, it is acceptable for me to visit Atlanta. But the Anthony who is in charge now seems to be of a lower rank!

Dong Longtaro thought about it and looked at Ogura.

"Is it possible to have Anthony come and visit me on his own initiative?"

When Ogura heard this, her anus tightened.

It's not about whether it is possible or not, but that there is no possibility at all.

When they come, they meet Ichiro Miyamoto. If they take the initiative to visit you, wouldn't it be inappropriate and offend Ichiro Miyamoto?

Anthony could still tell whose legs were thicker.

"Congressman, if you go in person, it will appear more sincere. If you can attract some investment, it will be very beneficial to winning public support!"

Dong Longtaro nodded.

"Okay, go ahead and test Anthony's attitude."

"Hi!"

Anthony was not idle at this time. He was preparing to establish Yamato Grain and Oil and other subsidiaries.

TA company has a large business presence in Japan, and just setting up the frameworks of its subsidiaries is a massive project.

Atlanta only left 6 people to help Anthony, but this was far from enough.

Hu Zhenhua’s requirement for the Japanese subsidiary was that the preparatory work must be completed within a week and a large number of technical personnel must be recruited.

In order to catch up with the progress, Anthony only slept for 4 hours last night.

In fact, there is a reason for Hu Zhenhua's eagerness.

After the end of World War II, the United States believed that Japan's big zaibatsu had absolute control over its economic lifeline and was the source of the evil of extreme militarism. In order to gain profits, the zaibatsu exploited labor, causing the people to live in dire straits. Therefore, if the United States wanted to let Japan usher in a new life, it first needed to disband the zaibatsu.

The United States, labeling Mitsui, Mitsubishi, and Sumitomo as oligopolies, demanded that Japan restructure these monopolies to restore free market competition, but this was met with strong opposition from the zaibatsu. The Japanese government argued that the zaibatsu were being coerced into producing arms by the military, and the Japanese Prime Minister and others emphasized that disbanding the zaibatsu would cripple the Japanese economy.

But the US occupation authorities were powerless and lost their patience, forcing the Japanese government to split up. For example, the old Mitsubishi Corporation of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu was divided into about 140 small companies during the "dissolution of the zaibatsu", and the old Mitsui & Co., Ltd. of the Mitsui zaibatsu was divided into nearly 200 small companies in the early post-war period.

However, as the red forces achieved a decisive victory in China, the United States' attitude towards Japan changed dramatically, from prevention to support.

This means that when it comes to chaebols, they will stop splitting up.

According to the historical trajectory, on May 1949, 5, the United States unilaterally announced at the Claims Commission meeting that it would stop collecting compensation from Japan.

After that, the United States began to relax restrictions on Japanese chaebols.

Those chaebols that were split up began to reorganize and form new conglomerates in the next few years.

The conglomerate is nothing more than a new chaebol in a different bottle.

It can be said that Japan's militarism in the economic field has hardly been liquidated.

Although Hu Zhenhua does not know the specific date of the relaxation, he knows the general direction.

Moreover, through communication with Carter, Lao Hu already knew that the United States would stop demanding compensation from Japanese companies.

Even so, Japan's heavy industry is still in a serious state of production suspension and lack of funds.

This is a golden opportunity to implement the "Honey Plan".

For those engineers who have been hungry for several years, as long as someone is recruiting, they will flock to it.

Thanks to the help of the garrison and Long Si, Anthony has rented a private house as an office and has also installed telephone lines.

Anthony was very dissatisfied with this place: the houses were low and the sound insulation was very poor.

But there was no way out, the only remaining high-rise buildings in the Japanese capital were requisitioned by the garrison.

There's only one way to get a good office building: build it yourself.

Anthony shook his head.

Don’t even think about it.

The chairman demanded that every penny must be spent wisely, and a project as pointless as building an office building would never be approved by the higher-ups.

Anthony pointed to the wooden sign next to him and shouted,

"Zhou, quickly arrange for someone to hang up the wooden sign. We must recruit 300 people today. As soon as Miyamoto Ichiro's public consultation meeting ends tomorrow, we must immediately start recruiting and provide support! This is what he and I agreed on, and we can't be careless at all!"

Zhou Huajun nodded, then shouted in fluent Japanese,

"Yamamoto, put up the notice, we're going to start recruiting!"

Zhou Huajun was one of the first people to follow Atlan to Japan and was fluent in Japanese and English.

Upon hearing this, Yamamoto replied respectfully,

"Hi!"

Hundreds of people looking for jobs had gathered outside the company. As soon as the notice was posted, everyone clamored to recommend themselves.

Yamamoto held the loudspeaker and shouted,

"Everyone, please don't crowd. Our company will be hiring over 5 people in the future, so everyone has an opportunity. But today, we're hiring management and clerical assistants. Management positions require the following: they must have business management experience and be under 40 years old, regardless of gender. Clerical positions require the ability to use a typewriter and be proficient in reading and writing. For all of these positions, a university degree is required, and those who speak English are preferred!"

The crowd gathered at the doorway suddenly quieted down.

Because none of them meet the requirements.

Talent is a scarce resource at all times!

Yamamoto looked at them and continued shouting,

"If you are applying for a general worker position, please be patient and wait for two days. Our company has not yet determined the factory location and cannot hire you. However, please rest assured that once we start construction, we will recruit a large number of people."

A middle-aged man immediately asked,

When will you finalize the factory site?

Yamamoto was in high spirits and shouted loudly,

"The city government promised to grant us land. As long as they can fulfill their promise, we will start construction immediately! If you want to get a job as soon as possible, why not urge the city government to do so?"

After Yamamoto gave another passionate speech, the crowd dispersed.

When Zhou Huajun saw this situation, he was very disappointed. It seemed that it would not be easy to recruit 300 employees.

A capable person can find food anywhere.

It seems that we have to think of another way.

Anthony's response is very simple: high salary!

Manager level, monthly salary 6 Japanese won.

Assistant clerk: Monthly salary 2 Japanese won!

1949年4月25日，按照布雷顿森林体系，1米元兑换360倭元。

In this exchange rate, the Japanese yen is seriously undervalued.

This was not a mistake made by the Americans, but was intentional.

The United States wants to support Japan in this way and improve the competitiveness of Japanese products.

Anthony hired more than a dozen cars, equipped with loudspeakers, and promoted the event throughout the Japanese capital.

The high salary was very attractive, and by the evening, 300 employees had been recruited in excess of the target.