1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Hirohito frowned:

"You mean you support replacing Taniguchi with Fushiminomiya?"

"Hmm? I don't care about these things. If Your Majesty thinks it's necessary, then change it!"

It must be changed.

The Navy Ministry is the traditional sphere of influence of Satsuma and it is difficult to intervene now, so Hirohito really needs a strong military general headquarters controlled by the imperial family to balance it.

But is it really necessary to transfer all the "power over operations, personnel, and the use of troops" from the Navy Ministry to the Naval General Staff?

Seeing Fushimi-no-Miya's dishonest attitude, I'm afraid he needs to "restrain" a little.

His Majesty Hirohito gradually became determined.

Soon after, a series of orders were issued from Japan.

The first to receive the news were the "people of Taiwan."

In a document called "Letter to All the People of Taiwan" and a "Memorandum on the Taiwan Issue" said to be written by His Majesty Hachiman-no-miya and reviewed and polished by the Cabinet, the Japanese side emphasized several things in a very rare way.

It is known in history as the "Four Articles of Taiwan".

1. Japan acknowledged that in its past administration of Taiwan, it had made some "mistakes common in the exploratory phase," creating some "common obstacles" to Taiwan's development;

2. Japan acknowledges that Taiwan should have the "right to self-government" and "legitimate rights in political, economic and other areas." Japan will gradually withdraw its troops and abolish most of the functions of the Japanese Governor-General's Office in Taiwan over the next three to five years.

3. Japan will help Taiwan establish a "Taiwan Provisional Administrative Committee" to replace the original military and political functions of the Governor-General's Office during the transition period and engage in discussions with all sectors of Taiwan to determine Taiwan's future.

4. As the first "model" under the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Strategies", the Five-Star Eastern Republic will send an important cadre to serve as the executive vice chairman of the committee to preside over the overall work.

As soon as these few points came out, anyone with eyes and brains knew that this was definitely the work of that young prince!

At least in principle it is!

1. The phrases "common mistakes" and "common obstacles" are probably just euphemisms used by Japanese officials. Their actual meaning is roughly equivalent to:

Taiwan's previous administrators were a bunch of stupid, greedy bastards who only knew how to kill. It was this bunch of rubbish that led to Taiwan's current dire situation.

In fact, everyone guessed correctly.

In Fujiwara no Kanezane's original text, Nogi Maresuke, Katsura Taro, and others were hurled insults without being named, and the tone was almost the same as calling for war and killing.

Although Hirohito himself felt relieved, he was the Emperor after all and could not lose face at all, so he ordered the cabinet to modify it slightly, but the main point did not change much:

He put the blame on the previous administrators of Taiwan (mainly the military governor). The Japanese, especially Hirohito, were completely "blinded by the will of the emperor" and "completely ignorant" of the situation in Taiwan. Now they are "deeply saddened" after knowing the truth.

This almost completely removed the responsibility of recent civilian governors-general such as Nakagawa Kenzo, forcing traditional civilian forces such as Saionji Kimmochi to acquiesce. Furthermore, since he was involved in the army, Prime Minister Saito Makoto and the navy also supported him.

What about the Army?

The army has no time to care about Taiwan's affairs now. It can't even handle North Korea, which is three times bigger than Taiwan!

2. It is certainly impossible to limit the excessive power of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office overnight, but abolishing the "police system" first is "urgent."

The police system, which costs so much money every year and is deployed in almost every corner of the island, couldn't even detect such a massive and terrifying sabotage plan by the "Taiwan Strait Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army." What use are you?

It would be better for Hachimangu, who has discovered the organization's traces in just a few days and even managed to establish a dialogue mechanism, to take over!

Regardless of whether the Taiwanese are happy or not, or whether they accept it or not, the reasons and facts for its abolition are clear. The "police officer" who silenced the crying Taiwanese children will surely come to an end.

As long as this spy system is abolished and a suitable replacement is established, subsequent troop transfers, administrative management and other issues can be solved with just a word from the country.

3. Although the name of the "Taiwan Provisional Management Committee" is very similar to the "Referendum Management Committee" in Peking, its actual scope of authority and possibilities are much greater.

What kind of political system Taiwan will adopt in the future, who will govern it, and even whether it will continue to remain in the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" or jump out to act on its own, are actually all decided by this committee;

Although in the eyes of the Japanese, this is just the "New Japanese Governor-General's Office in Taiwan" in a new bottle, but people from all walks of life in Taiwan do not see it that way;

Since the intention is to "invite broad participation from all sectors of Taiwan," it is impossible for the Japanese to have the final say.

Putting aside other things, the current situation in Taiwan where all military and political departments are basically completely controlled by the Japanese will inevitably change, right?

Even if it is just to maintain the appearance of strength, the Japanese must recruit more Chinese to "participate in politics and affairs of state."

4. "Cadres from the Five-Star Eastern Republic will be stationed in Taiwan to serve." This can be said to be the ultimate guarantee of the other three.

Without this clause, Taiwan’s credibility and acceptance of the “Four Taiwan Points” will be a big question mark.

Because the cadre who will be sent is undoubtedly Fujiwara no Kanezane's man. In other words, His Majesty Hachiman-no-miya will use his personal political credibility to vigorously promote reforms in Taiwan!

Again, Fujiwara no Kanezane has never broken his promise so far!

Just like before the "Little Mustache Has No Poland" and the launch of the "Winter is Coming" dungeon, world leaders generally had not imagined that there would be politicians who would treat the treaties they signed as toilet paper and treat their own and their country's political credibility as a joke;

Before Fujiwara no Kanezane did this, his credibility was still quite strong, and many people were willing to believe what he said.

Regarding the "Taiwan Four Points", people from all walks of life in Taiwan have mixed feelings.

Those who are happy are those who are very dissatisfied with the brutal rule of the Taiwan authorities and have not achieved any status in the previous Taiwan political system or have an inexplicable yearning for the governance of the Northeast.

These people are not just Chinese, there are also a large number of Japanese.

For example, in the "Chichibu Palace Petition Incident" in 1925, there was Fujibei Inagaki, a Japanese in Taipei who provided great help to the petitioners.

They are not necessarily well-intentioned and sympathetic to the Chinese, but rather are resisting the Taiwan authorities' interest distribution system.

Many Japanese came to Taiwan with the dream of "digging for gold", but found that they were too late. Mitsubishi and other large companies that came earlier had already collected taxes. After 99 years, the people became poor and there was no more money to be made.

Unfortunately, the Taiwanese authorities had no intention of changing their approach, which naturally sparked a lot of complaints and caused Taiwan's local forces, left-wing activists and this group of people to quickly join forces and cause trouble for the authorities.

Now, Fujiwara no Kanezane, the legendary founder of the heavenly kingdom on earth, is about to send someone to take over Taiwan. How could they not be excited?

Those who are worried are naturally the "vested interests" such as Kenzo Nakagawa and the Koo family.

They had more or less heard about what was happening in the Northeast, so they had already made their judgment:

Fujiwara no Kanezane's policies have always been known for their fairness and efficiency. At least on the surface, he would never tolerate any form of corruption or privilege.

Local tyrants like the Koo family were able to prosper by colluding with the Japanese Governor-General's Office and monopolizing Taiwan's resources and economic lifeline. Once Fujiwara no Kanezane's reforms were implemented, their interests would inevitably be severely impacted.

Kenzo Nakagawa was even more worried.

Although he temporarily retained his position as "Governor-General", Fujiwara no Kanezane's intervention meant that his power would be greatly weakened;

The "Taiwan Administration Provisional Committee" is obviously intended to replace the functions of the Governor-General's Office, and he, the "Chairman", will probably soon become a hollow shell.

Even if Hachimangu made concessions and didn't force his way through, who could guarantee that they wouldn't be the "loser" in this new round of reforms?

The storm is coming.

Amidst complex emotions of excitement, anticipation, suspicion, doubt, indifference, and wait-and-see attitude, Taiwan welcomed its "new governor."

"Mr. Ozaki, welcome to Taiwan!"

Once again arriving at Keelung Wharf, former Taiwan Governor Kenzo Nakagawa saluted respectfully to a young man who was almost half his age and was nominally his deputy.

There's no way around it, since Ozaki Hidemi is the representative of the will of that powerful prince.

He was a third-rank official in front of the Prime Minister, and the "Prime Minister" had also asked someone to bring a message to him:

"I have secured the position of 'Governor of Taiwan' for you, but whether you can truly make progress and regain your original position in the future depends on your performance.

Obviously, this is a blessing, but also a warning:

Just cooperate with me honestly and don't play tricks.

Not listening?

If you don’t change your thoughts, change your people.

The young Vice Chairman Ozaki was polite and courteous:

"Hello, Mr. Nakagawa, thank you for coming to greet me.

"I dare not..."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then began to introduce their respective teams as usual.

The people on Nakagawa's side were mainly the military and political officials of the Taiwan Governor-General's Office and the traitors who had survived the previous meeting (of course, they paid a lot of money to get this opportunity to meet);

No one noticed the disgust and murderous intent that flashed in Ozaki Hidemi's eyes when faced with the Taiwanese people's servility and fawning.

Having been accustomed to seeing colleagues in the Northeast who were upright, loyal to the country and full of integrity, he now felt disgusted when he saw these guys who were full of corruption.

However, Ozaki Hidemi did not get angry immediately. Instead, he introduced the people on his side. In addition to the many colleagues transferred from Northeast China, he saved the most important person for last:

"This is Ms. Ma Shiling..."

Among the male creatures, a masked lady with a graceful figure, even taller than most Japanese present, was very conspicuous. Everyone looked at her curiously, and then each of them said in awe:

She served as the first lady of the Imperial Household Department of Manchukuo, the temporary president of Manchukuo, the governor of the Central Bank of the Republic, the minister of finance, the minister of public security, the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Engineering, and the minister of industry and information technology..."

Huh?

Some people were shocked and stunned that a woman could achieve such a status, while others suddenly realized:

It’s actually her!

Fujiwara no Kanezane's maid, the legendary "Manchurian agent," the woman who was praised to the skies by the Lytton Commission as "worthy of being made a countess in the British Empire"!

His Majesty Hachiman actually sent her here as well!

It seems that His Highness Kanezane is determined to take Taiwan...

"Hello everyone."

The tactical humanoid UMP40 smiled and performed an elegant lady's half-skirt salute, then retreated behind Ozaki Hidemi and stopped talking.

Although he really wanted to establish a relationship with this true "confidant of Hachiman Palace", it was obviously not the right time. Nakagawa could only put the thought aside for the time being and invited him:

"Mr. Ozaki, next, please attend the inauguration ceremony of the Taiwan Provisional Committee and give a speech.

"it is good.

I'll skip the previous process. During the "Leader's Speech" segment, Ozaki Hidemi, a Japanese speaker, unexpectedly spoke to the audience in Taiwanese dialect, which was then translated into Japanese by Ma Shiling:

"...Not long after I was born, my father was promoted to editor-in-chief of the Chinese section of the Taiwan Nichi Nichi Shimbun, and I followed him to Taipei, where I spent my childhood and youth."6 mt

"...This has sparked a strong interest in Chinese culture and has led me to study it in depth... Chinese culture has inspired my life and I will never forget it..."

Japanese originated from Chinese, China is our teacher..."

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If the first part of the "praising China and Chinese culture" is considered "normal" and even accepted by most educated Japanese, the following content is quite shocking:

"...However, while living in Taiwan, I witnessed firsthand how the Japanese army and the Taiwanese authorities brutally treated the Taiwanese people, and how the Taiwanese people were exploited and oppressed..."

At the time, I instinctively felt that this brutal and incompetent method of rule would only provoke increasingly fierce resistance from the Taiwanese people, causing immense disaster to both China and Japan..."

"...I wasn't sure if my thinking was correct. It wasn't until I grew up, entered the University of Tokyo, and studied under my teachers that I became more and more convinced that Taiwan must change..."

If these words were put in Japan, the military police would come to the door and interrogate him in minutes, but this is Taiwan, and Ozaki Hidemi has an extremely powerful "umbrella of protection":

…But what really changed my life was what happened after I met His Highness Kanezane and went to work in Northeast China…”

"Under the guidance of His Majesty, I systematically studied the Three Represents Theory and realized that only the people are the foundation of the country..."

"...In the name of Hachimangu Shrine, I hereby assure the people of Taiwan that this committee will listen extensively to their opinions and suggestions, abolish Taiwan's police system as soon as possible, and gradually implement a policy of self-government."

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Although these speeches did not explicitly say that they would take action against Taiwan's vested interests, they were not far from that goal, so people like Kenzo Nakagawa could hardly keep the smiles on their faces, and their hearts were in turmoil.

No one expected that the "new governor" would be so blunt and sharp in his words. He not only pointed out the various problems in Japan's rule in Taiwan without hesitation, but also directly attacked the brutality of the Japanese military and police!

How dare he??

How dare he!!

Of course, everyone knows that Ozaki Hidemi certainly dares to do that.

Because behind him is Fujiwara no Kanezane.

His attitude reflects Fujiwara no Kanezane's will.

That prince is truly too bold and too favored by His Majesty the Emperor!

However, who dares to jump out and refute it?

No.

That's the famous King of Northeast China!

Not to mention that His Highness Kanezane has already obtained the right to dispose of Taiwan in legal terms, now, the navy of the Northeast still has several warships staying in Keelung Port and has not left.