1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

What's going on? There are still people who dare to cause trouble in our place?

Then, when everyone saw who it was, they were even more confused. What the hell?

Soldiers from my own country? What's going on?

Several managers and security personnel tried to stop the violent soldiers, but were knocked to the ground by even more violent blows from rifle butts.

The leading officer fired a shot into the air:

"Get down! Everyone, get down! Cover your head with your hands!"

This time, no one dared to stab, and they all quickly lay on the ground, fearing that they would be eaten peanuts if they were slow. Judging from their posture, these crazy soldiers really dared to shoot!

There is only one exception.

"What are you doing! What are you doing!"

An old man with a mustache heard the noise and came out of his office. Seeing the group of soldiers showing off their power, he immediately held the stairs to the second floor and shouted, "Who let you in? This is the Manchuria Corporation..."

"The people we arrested are from your Manchuria Corporation!"

The leading officer looked him in the eye without hesitation and demanded, "Where is Uchida Yasuya? Get him out!"

"I'm Uchida Yasuya!"

"You are?"

The officer took one look at him and immediately ordered the soldier beside him: "That's him! Catch him!"

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! ! !

Yasuya Uchida, president of the South Manchuria Railway Company, was so shocked he was speechless.

As a member of the House of Peers, a senior earl who served in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa dynasties, and a figurehead who served as foreign minister four times and acting prime minister twice, he had never seen such a scene. What was the "Manchurian Railway" for?

In a nutshell, this is a giant enterprise that controls the economic lifeline of Northeast China, plunders resources, and is involved in multiple fields such as politics, military affairs, and intelligence. No, using the word "big enterprise" to describe it is a bit of an understatement;

In fact, this is an existence that is even more powerful than the large state-owned enterprises and central enterprises in a certain period after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It not only has an internal small society that can operate on its own, but also has its own independent "army"! Therefore, it is conceivable how strong the confidence of the head of such a large and complex organization is.

Anyone else dare to arrest me?

Is there anyone who dares to arrest me like this?

I am the head of the Manchurian Railway and will be the Minister of Foreign Affairs once again!

"stop!"

Feeling deeply humiliated, Uchida Yasuya suddenly pulled out a pistol from his waist and pointed it at the soldiers who were about to attack him, shouting angrily: "Back off! Who dares to arrest me? Why are you arresting me?"

"Why did you arrest me?"

A short and stocky officer from the Fourth Division sneered:

"Your brother Uchida Ryohei confessed before he died! You were also one of the assassins who killed His Highness Prince Kanezane!"

" ..."

Uchida... Ryohei? My brother?

Because it was so sudden, Uchida Yasuya took a while to remember who Uchida Ryohei was, and he almost laughed out loud. We both have the surname Uchida, so he's my brother?

Well, although Uchida Ryohei and I have known each other for many years and we do call each other brothers, that was a political statement necessary to better carry out our work! Damn it, I'm a graduate of the Imperial University and an absolute elite of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. How could I possibly be interested in that rough-and-tumble descendant of a fallen samurai?! Damn it...

Hey? Wait!

It seems like this guy just said... "Assassination"? Assassinate...who?

His Highness Prince Kanezane? Fujiwara... Kanezane?? Who assassinated him?

Ryohei Uchida?

After all, he was already 67 years old. In the midst of shock, anger, and confusion, Uchida Yasuya was unable to think straight and could not speak. This performance was taken as "speechless" by the leading officer, who sneered:

"Put down your gun! Don't resist! Lord Uchida! Prince Kanezane asked us to treat you politely, so please don't make things difficult for us!"

To this day, Uchida Yasuya still didn't understand whether it was an assassination or not. He only knew that an extremely serious political incident had occurred.

Looking at the group of officers and soldiers in front of him with red eyes who were ready to shoot at any time, and remembering Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi who died at the hands of the soldiers' guns some time ago, Uchida Yasuya realized that he could not fight on any longer.

He sighed deeply and was about to throw down his pistol and surrender to the soldiers, and then ask to see Fujiwara Kanezane to explain his innocence, but suddenly he felt someone grab his wrist and put the muzzle of a gun to his chin: "Bang! !"

Similar incidents have also occurred in major cities in Northeast China, and hundreds of people have been arrested.

Although the scope of the attack was very wide, the main targets were actually the cadres of the Black Dragon Society and the "Manchurian Railway". The reason why someone did this was actually very simple.

Throughout Northeast China, Manchukuo was already practically in his grasp; he had also figured out how to "deal with" the Northeastern common people and Ma Zhanshan's gang of "bandits."

The 4th Division and the Independent Garrison obeyed his orders, essentially sidelining the Kwantung Army Headquarters. So, what other sizable forces were not within his control?

One is called the Manchurian Railway, one is called the Black Dragon Society, and one is called the secret service agency.

The last one was directly managed by Japan and the Kwantung Army Headquarters, so he couldn't force it. So he just took control of the first two organizations, which were not particularly prominent but had great practical effects. Anyway, who made me get "assassinated"?

And it happened several times in a row. I was right to get angry.

Fujiwara Kanezane lay in the hot spring, looking into the air and waving: "Thank you for your hard work!"

"Commander, I almost got splashed with blood!" "Okay, okay, come in and wash up..."

"whee..."

The sound of water echoed, and the alchemist's naked body gradually emerged. A cheerful and eager smile spread across his face, and he slipped into someone's arms like a fish. "Commander, reward me!"

"Ugh! Don't use your teeth...hiss...never mind, use it..."

227 Split Manchuria Railway and the Great Loyal Minister

The assassination attempt on Hachimangu Kanezane shocked the entire Japanese political arena, and even those who disliked and envied him couldn't help but feel "sympathy" and anger. My God, this is the third assassination attempt in just two weeks?

Including the one at the founding ceremony of Manchukuo, this is the fourth time, right? Wow?

Damn it, you Chinese people don't take us Japanese seriously at all? Huh?

We Japanese assassinated him?

Wait, let me do the math, the Chinese once, the North Koreans once, the Japanese twice... uh... Japan is way ahead?

干!

What angered the imperial family and the aristocracy the most was that all the witnesses testified that the reason for the assassination of Fujiwara no Kanezane was:

Uchida Ryohei was displeased with the Black Dragon Society's impending change of leadership, so he publicly attempted to assassinate Toyama Mitsuru. Then, when he attempted to assassinate Fujiwara Kanezane, he was counterattacked by the seriously wounded Toyama Mitsuru.

This was already sufficient reason to wipe out the entire Black Dragon Society, especially the members of Uchida Ryohei's faction. Later, the public suicide of Manchuria Railway President Uchida Yasuya even led His Majesty the Emperor to personally oversee the case! Why?

Because the nature of this incident is so bad that it even far exceeds the assassination of Hirohito by Naniwa Daisuke in public!

Namba Daisuke was merely the son of a councilor, and his assassination of a member of the imperial family (even the emperor) could be explained as "being young and ignorant, being bewitched by communists and foreign villains and acting irrationally." (Note: In fact, Namba Daisuke refused to admit that he was bewitched or instructed by anyone for a full year during his torture. Until his death, he insisted that Hirohito was a "thief of Japan," bringing great shame to the imperial family.)

What does it mean that a distinguished earl, former foreign minister, and former acting prime minister openly plotted to assassinate a prominent member of the imperial family, and after the plot failed, he would rather commit suicide in public than reveal the person behind it? It's easy to think about it. For someone like Uchida Yasuya to be able to instigate this, there must be a massive anti-imperial organization lurking behind the scenes!!!

...Your Majesty, these are the confessions of all participants and witnesses, including the officers I sent to arrest them. I have brought them all to Tokyo for protection. Your Majesty, please arrange for someone you trust to conduct the interrogation in person. "...Kanezane..."

Seeing Fujiwara no Kanezane, who never complained despite facing so much misfortune, even Hirohito, who always employed people more like a capitalist, couldn't help but feel guilty. What a good minister...

Fujiwara no Kanezane's eyes were red, and it looked like he had been up all night for several nights (actually, he had been playing with the alchemist lady too late). Hirohito was even more moved and waved his hand, saying:

"No, you'll be in charge! I trust you to do the work." "No, Your Majesty."

Fujiwara Kanezane insisted:

"Do you remember what I told you? You shouldn't trust any of my subjects completely, including me. You..." Look, look, I reminded you again!

Don't blame me if you don't believe it.

"Alright, alright, Kanemi, I'll send someone to investigate..."

Even though he said this, Hirohito had already formed a preconceived conclusion, and the last shred of doubt in his heart completely disappeared. The idea that "King Kanezane had someone kill Uchida" was complete nonsense!

After the incident, all witnesses were arrested and taken to Tokyo. Only a fearless person would do this! If that's the case, what else is there to say?

There must be a huge conspiracy group behind Uchida!

It is very likely that they want to weaken the power of the royal family by assassinating outstanding young members of the royal family! These bastards...

"Okay, Your Majesty, in that case, I'll leave the people here... Also, what about the Manchurian Railway issue?"

Hirohito rubbed his forehead gently.

He was so angry that he almost forgot about it.

Since the president of the South Manchuria Railway, Yasuya Uchida, was involved in such a big case, the entire South Manchuria Railway was bound to face a major purge, and a large number of people would be dismissed, arrested, and killed; however, the importance of the South Manchuria Railway made Hirohito very hesitant.

Because if the purge is too severe or the successor is not chosen well, it will affect the Manchurian Railway's ability to make money for the Empire of Japan... "Kaneshi, what suggestions do you have?"

"Your Majesty, my suggestion is to strip the Manchurian Railway of its administrative and military powers..." "They even have military powers?!"

"Well..."

Seeing Hirohito's shocked face, Fujiwara no Kanezane was also a little shocked - sincerely: "Your Majesty, you don't know?"

Although it cannot be considered as full military power, it can only be said to be a "company security team", but this "security team" only obeys the command of the president of the Manchuria Railway, and its equipment is much better than most Chinese troops.

The Red Army is specifically mentioned here.

After listening to Fujiwara no Kanezane's "adding fuel to the fire", Hirohito finally realized how difficult the situation was and became more convinced that there was a huge rebellious force within the Manchurian Railway and even within Japan; otherwise, why would they maintain an army?

What are they trying to do by raising troops in resource-rich Northeast China?

In fact, to be fair and impartial, the Manchurian Railway Company's "soldiers" are really for the purpose of protecting the company's safety, and have no other intentions (at least not yet);

In order to seize resources and occupy the market, and because they feel insecure due to hostility, Japanese companies in China often do this. It is nothing surprising and not excessive. But now, because Hirohito already has a preconceived position in his mind, his views and attitude towards this matter are completely different;

Besides, he had long wanted to split up the Manchurian Railway, but he had not found a good opportunity before.

His Majesty the Emperor finally suppressed his murderous rage and said in a deep voice:

"Kaneshi! Keep talking!"

"Yes, first of all, the administrative and military powers of the Manchurian Railway must be completely stripped away. At most, they will only have the right to operate the railway and develop resources within a specified range. They must never again be involved in administrative and military affairs!"

Hirohito nodded hard.

That makes a lot of sense!

Fujiwara no Kanezane had reminded him last time that the Kwantung Army was forming a huge interest group that did not obey the command of Japan, but he did not expect that the Kwantung Army would not be the first to get into trouble.

Instead, it’s full of iron!

damn it!

They are all insects!!

"Secondly, the Manchurian Railway must no longer be such a huge group that includes almost everything, is involved in everything, and can do everything! Their business must be divided and handed over to different forces for control!"

like me.

It doesn’t matter if it’s not me.

Anyway, given the nature of the Japanese, if this split were to happen, the ensuing internal fighting would surely be quite entertaining.

That's right, they can do anything, which means they can hide something in any corner that others don't know about! Damn it!

They are all insects!!

"Finally, we must establish an intelligence agency independent of the Military Police and the Special High-Tech Police, specifically for monitoring Manchuria, China! Prevent the Manchurian Railway or the Kwantung Army from getting out of control!" "This..."

"Your Majesty, how much have they reported to you about the affairs of Manchuria? How much do you know? How much of the wealth left by Zhang Zuolin and his son in the Northeast have you obtained?"

The resolution was passed.

Now that the general direction of splitting up the Manchurian Railway, limiting its power, and establishing a dedicated intelligence agency has been determined, it's time to discuss the details. "...handing the split military power to the Kwantung Army? Didn't you say..."

Your Majesty, that was the former Kwantung Army. Now the 4th Division and I are in Manchuria! And anyway, we will soon set up an organization specifically to supervise them, so this little bit of military power won't matter. "Ah..."

Hirohito thought about it and nodded in agreement: "What else?"

"Your Majesty, I believe you have read the full text of the 'Concept on the Establishment of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere' that I published in Korea earlier." "Indeed, I haven't had time to discuss this with you in detail."

Hirohito's face was full of pride and satisfaction:

"You, I never realized you had such a deep mind!" How important is the article "On the Concept of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"?

Let's put it this way. In Hirohito's view, the proposal of this thing provided a perfect theoretical support for Japan to "legitimately, legally and reasonably" "take over" other Asian countries. The Japanese had a sense of shame, and Hirohito was even more so. He wanted to invade other countries and plunder their resources, but he also wanted them to be willing to be plundered and obey him. In other words, he needed a theory to brainwash foreigners into becoming "Japanese", even if it was only superficially Japanese.