It is Kokang and Changchun

　This is how the proletarian vanguard governs the country. If some people are dissatisfied with the centralization of power, they can just go to Europe and the United States and enjoy the pleasure of being on the top of the mountain.

　Therefore, whenever the liberated areas were basically stabilized, the Japanese Communist Party would begin to fundamentally reform the local political system left over from the bourgeois government.

　From Ibaraki Hanasou's perspective, the Liberal Democratic Party's increase in local decentralization is essentially an attempt to delegate conflicts. When something goes wrong, it can reduce local people's dissatisfaction with the central government, thereby achieving the goal of shifting the blame and stabilizing the central government. This is an irresponsible behavior.

　……

　After reading this unpleasant report, Ibaraki Hanasu threw the report onto the pile of documents on the right and lay down directly on the office chair.

　"Let's do this for the morning. We'll review the rest in the afternoon. Let's go eat first."

　Ibaraki Hanasu closed the pen cap and put the gel pen into the pen holder. He stood up and left.

　Take a seat, open the sliding door, walk out of the office, and head to the cafeteria.

　(Two minutes later)

　"Auntie, give me four strings of dumplings, three trays of steamed dumplings, and meat filling." Ibaraki Huashan said familiarly to the auntie serving food at the canteen window.

　"Hi!" The cafeteria lady responded happily, picked up the plate skillfully, and poured her a portion as Ibaraki Hanasu said.

　The lady in the cafeteria asked as she was serving food, "Chairman, why have you been eating in the cafeteria so often lately? Would you like some braised pork?"

　"Hey, I haven't been under so much pressure lately. Before, I was so focused on the battle line that I didn't even think about eating or drinking. Now that the situation has completely reversed and the enemy is strong and we are weak, I can rest assured.

　"One spoonful of braised pork will do. I was stressed out before and couldn't handle not eating a lot of meat every day, so I'm going to eat something lighter today," Ibaraki Huashan replied with a smile.

　There were a few clang sounds of spoon and plate colliding, and the aunt's hands were steady as she served the rice to Ibaraki Hanasu according to her request.

　"Commissioner, please take your food."

　"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Ibaraki Hanasu took the fast food plate, found an empty seat and sat down to enjoy it.

　Chapter 421 Inspection

　Kobe, Japan

　Two days later, a simple Toyota Coaster mid-sized bus drove into the industrial area of ​​Kobe City.

　What makes this car different from other Coasters is that except for the front and rear windshields, the rest of the glass windows are all covered with black film, so you can't see inside from the outside, but you can see everything from the inside to the outside.

　Another detail is that in the center of the platform below the windshield, there is a tabletop flagpole with a Japanese Communist Party flag hanging on it.

　This type of car has long been known as the official boss's car in China, but in Japan its status is relatively low and it is considered a relatively common business car.

　Therefore, when the car drove into the industrial zone, it did not attract much attention. It was not until the people inside got out that the factory workers and management were surprised to find that the person who came was the Chairman of the Central Committee - Ibaraki Hanasu.

　Originally, Hua Shan did not come here specifically to see the factory. Instead, she happened to pass by Kobe City when she was on her way to conduct a surprise inspection of localism issues in certain places. She suddenly proposed the idea of ​​inspecting the steel industry, so she came here.

　Many workers passing by, seeing their leader approach, chimed in. Even if some workers had no feelings towards the Japanese Communist Party, they still had to give face to the current boss, otherwise he would come back to make things difficult for them. At least that's what some people thought.

　The boss who just got out of the Coaster car certainly wouldn't think so, and at the same time, he didn't want to see this. She wasn't Gu Mingdijue, so how could she possibly know what some of the employees in front of her were thinking?

　"Thank you for your welcome. I'm just taking a look. Just continue with your work as usual and don't be affected by me." Ibaraki Hanasu smiled warmly at the employees who came to join in the fun.

　Some employees saw the Ibaraki flower fan for the first time, or perhaps it was the first time they met senior leaders offline, or they were infected by the smile of the woman next door who was like the big sister, and they all took out their mobile phones to take pictures.

　Seeing Ibaraki Huashan say this, some managers began to send away the workers who were watching. "Since Miss Ibaraki said so, everyone should go back to work. Just leave us alone."

　After a while, most of the workers had dispersed. At this time, the factory director and other leaders finally arrived at the scene from the office, feeling sorry for not being able to entertain them in time.

　Ibaraki Hanafugi waved his hands and said, "Don't blame yourself. It's fine like this. No red carpet, no welcoming parade, no flowers, no fireworks. This is a good habit, we must keep it up.

　Communists are about being pragmatic and connecting with the masses. The fancy things the Liberal Democratic Party government used in the past served no purpose other than wasting manpower, material resources, and financial resources and affecting relations between officials and the masses.

　"Okay, we will reflect on and correct this kind of thinking in the future. But I don't know what brings you to our factory?" The factory director quickly admitted his mistake and then asked.

　"Please take me to see the factory. I want to know more about the latest situation of our steel industry." said Ibaraki Huashan.

　"Okay, please come this way, Chairman." As he said that, several people from the factory leadership, led by the Party Central Committee, came down to inspect several leaders, and walked into the factory together to check the situation.

　The workers inside were working hard. Some of them just found out that the big boss had arrived and wanted to stop their work to deal with the social interactions. However, the factory director or Hua Shan and others "said" them back with kind words and asked them to concentrate on their work.

　What Ibaraki Hanaoka cares most about Kobe Steel is product quality. Kobe Steel has really left a very bad impression on its neighboring countries on this issue.

　When she talked about this issue, her face was not smiling at all, and she said very seriously: "...you must learn from history and never make a fool of yourself with quality problems like Kobe Steel did before.

　At the very least, this is a matter of reputation for your company. At the most, it's a matter of reputation for the future of Japanese heavy industry, for our Party, for the new Japan, and ultimately for the socialist system. Therefore, quality must be strictly controlled and placed at the forefront of all product requirements.

　Relevant enterprises must establish and improve corresponding supervision and accountability mechanisms, and all persons responsible for quality problems, no matter who they are, must be severely punished in accordance with the law and regulations, without exception.

　And the victims must be sincerely apologized and given adequate compensation.

　The people don’t want to see another Kobe Steel that is just filling in the gaps.”

　Although the text seems calm on paper, the tone used when speaking on the spot was very earnest. The aura of Ibaraki Hanasu when speaking sounded the alarm bells in the hearts of every factory leader present.

　Ibaraki Hanafugi then asked about resuming work and production. The factory leader assured him, "Don't worry about that. Our production capacity has returned to near pre-war levels."

　"Be more specific. How much has been recovered?"

　"About 80%, and most of them are in accordance with the central government's requirements, giving priority to the production of high-end steel and special steel." The factory director reported truthfully.

　"Okay." Ibaraki Hanafu nodded and encouraged, "Continue to increase the production of high-end and specialty steels as much as possible. As for ordinary steel, you can hold off for now. Cheap steel and foreign exchange are important."

　What Ibaraki Huashan is referring to here is that the base will vigorously produce high-end steel and sell it to China in exchange for RMB foreign exchange and medium and low-end steel for domestic recovery and construction.

　As a steel producer that deserves a separate place in the world, China is right to produce large quantities, but most of that is ordinary steel. As for high-end steel, although China has the technology, its output cannot meet the demand.

　In 2022 alone, my country's special steel imports reached 518.57 million tons, with an import value of US$109.23 billion, mainly concentrated in aerospace, advanced rail transportation, marine engineering and high-tech ships. Among them, 40% of these special steels were imported from Japan.

　In order to consume ordinary steel and fill the shortage of special steel, China asked the Japanese Communist Party to exchange ordinary steel for special steel.

　Due to war production and rear reconstruction, the Japanese Communist Party's steel consumption in half of the country alone more than doubled the steel consumption of the entire Japan before the war.

　Importing ordinary steel from China was cheaper than buying Japan's own steel. The Japanese Communist Party, motivated by economic austerity, agreed to China's demands.

　However, what was different from the original plan was that in the final contract, a portion of the ordinary steel shares used for the transaction was exchanged for equivalent RMB (the Japanese Communist Party needed RMB foreign exchange).

　As for the quality of the ordinary steel exported by China to Japan, all the Japanese ship girls who have used Chinese steel for repairs have given it positive reviews.

　What? Using ordinary steel to repair warships is a serious problem? Come on, these are women from the First and Second World Wars. The steel used in tanks and warships a hundred or eighty years ago was not as good as the ordinary civilian steel used today!

　"It would be great if I could replace the hull below the waterline, preferably with titanium alloy." - Mikasa joked to the people around her when she thought of an old northern ship.

　Then, Ibaraki Hanafushi asked her third question, "Also, how are you doing with emission reduction, environmental protection, and waste utilization? The steel industry directly produces a lot of slag, wastewater, and waste gas."

　"The Party Central Committee has always attached great importance to environmental protection. Wastewater is processed into industrial salt, waste gas is collected and turned into other chemical products, and slag is made into building materials.

　At the same time, the workers are taking the LDP government as a warning when it comes to environmental protection, and their enthusiasm is quite high. "If you, Comrade Chairman, would like to learn more about these matters, please follow us to the post-processing workshop for a closer look," the factory director explained.

　Ibaraki Hanaogi expressed satisfaction with the factory director's attitude, saying, "It's great that they've taken the initiative to learn from the LDP. We must always remember that in our future development, we must never sacrifice the environment or the health and safety of the people."

　The Minamata disease of the 50s to 70s, the crimes committed by certain companies, and the series of bad things the old government refused to take responsibility for must be kept in mind and serve as a constant warning.

　During the inspection, Ibaraki Hanafu paid special attention to the various conditions of the front-line workers. He also randomly selected individual workers to ask questions, observing their words, deeds and facial expressions, so as to judge the authenticity and effectiveness of the inspection.

　After touring the post-processing workshop, Hua Shan and his group began to understand issues related to employee rights and protection. This time, Hua Shan did not ask the factory manager, but as before, randomly selected passing workers to ask, and paid special attention to details in their words, actions and expressions. At the same time, he asked the workers to lead them to the employee living area to check.

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　While the Chairman of the Central Committee was inspecting Kobe Steel, the two deputy directors of the Political Department of the Central Military Commission, who had horns on their heads, were also busy.

　Noshiro and Hibiki came to Etajima again, participated in the opening ceremony of the People's Revolutionary Army Military and Political University, and delivered important speeches.

　Generally speaking, the first semester of Japanese universities begins in April. However, due to enrollment issues and a slight gap in enrollment quotas, the Military and Political University was delayed by nearly a month before it finally completed its enrollment quota for the first batch of students.

　After the meeting, Noshiro and Hibiki, accompanied by school leaders, toured the school’s living area, teaching area, and work area. When they arrived at the teaching area, all the students inside were listening attentively, their eyes sparkling with enthusiasm.

　"Right after the opening ceremony, we officially started the classes. The transition was very quick and there was no drag at all." Noshiro praised this. She believes that people should be able to start studying and working at any time.

　Snapping his fingers towards the classroom, he made a request to the group of school leaders behind him: "Comrade, can I go in and talk to the new students for a few minutes?"

　"Of course, please."

　Just like that, Noshiro and Hibiki entered the classroom and caused

　All the male students in the classroom were excited. Although they had seen it on the playground just now, it was a distant view. The shock brought by the close view was incomparable to that from a distance.

　Amidst the enthusiastic applause of the students, Xiang began his speech: "I am Xiang, the second ship of the Special III Akatsuki-class destroyer of the Sixth Destroyer Fleet of the People's Revolutionary Army Navy! I am also the Deputy Director of the Political Department of the Central Military Commission.

　The purpose of our trip is to understand and care about the study and life of our classmates, and at the same time to convey the expectations of the Party, the people, and history for you!

　The leaders of the Central Committee, as well as the school leaders and teachers, are your best old comrades! If you have any questions, you can ask us, and we will kindly help you solve your problems!

　"Yes! Chief! Please give me your guidance! xN" The students who sat down were all enthusiastic and responded in unison.

　"Good! Very spirited! The hope of the People's Revolutionary Army lies in you comrades!" Xiang saw the students below, each of them so passionate, and felt very satisfied in his heart, and made words of encouragement.

　Chapter 422: The Korean Peninsula is finally unified

　Since North Korea liberated North Jeolla Province, the South Korean army has been completely unable to recover and the situation is hopeless. The Korean People's Army's advance speed has significantly accelerated, with an efficiency of 70% of that of beating Syngman Rhee more than 70 years ago.

　In just three months, only Busan remained unliberated on the entire Korean Peninsula. Fortunately, unlike the last time, there would be no US reinforcements from Busan, let alone an Incheon landing.

　Half a month later, in front of the Busan City Hall, a group of Korean People's Army soldiers were impatiently lowering the South Korean Taegeukgi.

　After the Taegeukgi was lowered, the People's Army soldiers threw it aside, and some soldiers even deliberately stepped on it twice.

　Then, the soldiers of the People's Army who were lowering the flag hung the North Korean flag on the reins and raised it to the highest point of the flagpole as quickly as possible. When the flag reached the top, the crowd of People's Army soldiers below suddenly became excited.

　"Long live the unification of Korea! Long live our 3,000-mile nation!"

　Cheering, shouting, excitement, passion...all kinds of passionate emotions turned the front of Busan City Hall into a sea of ​​joy, and the faces of the soldiers were filled with joy.

　With a loud bang, the South Korean National Assembly in front of the government building's main entrance was blown up by the People's Army engineers. The hibiscus flower and the red and blue Tai Chi diagram, pulled by gravity, slammed heavily onto the steps in front of the building, shattering into pieces.

　In addition to the People's Army, there were also some official North Korean military reporters and some CCTV reporters from the Soviet Union and China, who took photos or recorded this historic moment.

　On the other hand, a large number of American diplomats in the U.S. Consulate in Busan were ordered to close by North Korean officials under the "clean-door" policy of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and were forced to leave North Korea within 48 hours.

　At a former U.S. military base somewhere outside Busan, Korean People's Army soldiers gathered the American flags they had collected in an open space, then poured gasoline on them and set them on fire.

　The raging flames on the Star-Spangled Banner burned with the deep hatred for American imperialism in the hearts of every People's Army soldier present.

　"If it weren't for this Western American empire, our ancestors would have unified the country long ago. Why would we need today's war? We could have saved hundreds of thousands of our compatriots from dying!" The soldier in charge of burning the flag cursed angrily.

　In Seoul, North Korea’s Central Television broadcast this historic moment live to the world - less than half a month after the Battle of Busan began, the South Korean army in Busan formally surrendered to the Korean People’s Army.

　At this point, the "Republic of Korea" has become history.

　However, some high-ranking officials of the South Korean puppet government, such as Yoon Seok-yeol and many unrepentant reactionary high-ranking officials, fled to the United States in the form of an exiled government before the Battle of Busan began.

　Along with the exiled government, all of South Korea's gold reserves were taken away. Fortunately, the location of the ship carrying the gold reserves was revealed to North Korea by China.

　After receiving the news, the Korean People's Army urgently dispatched its only two J-11Bs, equipped with Eagle Strike 8K missiles, to the designated sea area for search and interception.

　"This freighter must be sunk at all costs! We must not allow this batch of gold to fall into the hands of Western capitalist countries! Even if we cannot obtain this gold, we must let it sink in the sea of ​​East Asia!

　If it sinks to the bottom of the sea, there is still a chance of it being salvaged and brought back to light. But if it falls into the hands of the bourgeoisie, it will never be seen again!" - Kim Chung-il, Supreme Commander of the North Korean Air Force.

　Finally, after some effort, the Korean People's Army finally sank the freighter, making the South Korean government's idea of ​​transferring its gold reserves to the United States fail.

　Although the gold was not brought back to the United States, some foreign exchange reserves in the form of physical currency fled to the United States on the plane of the exiled government officials.

　When Yoon Seok-yeol fled to the United States, the US government naturally welcomed the South Korean government-in-exile. However, there is a saying: "Being America's enemy is dangerous, being America's ally is deadly."

　Yoon Seok-yeol and others succeeded in surviving, but the price was all the foreign exchange they brought to the United States - they were unconditionally deposited into the U.S. treasury as a tiny sandbag to fill the huge fiscal deficit.

　After the semi-peaceful liberation of Busan, the remaining South Korean troops on Jeju Island also surrendered. When the Korean People's Army took over Jeju Island, Kim Jong-un was in the Blue House in Seoul.

　, held a victory parade, and delivered an important speech to the nation and even the world.

　The North Korean people who were watching or listening to the live broadcast on television, mobile phones, computers, radios and other devices were crying with joy, and everyone was shedding tears of joy from the bottom of their hearts.

　On the other hand, in South Korea, most people felt a mixture of emotions, a state they found difficult to describe. This was especially true when they saw Korean People's Army soldiers weeping while watching Kim Jong-un's speech.

　This may be the meaning of the saying, "People do not share the same joys and sorrows, I just think they are noisy."

　Being indifferent and speechless is still considered good. Some people, on the other hand, sigh and scratch their heads, feeling that the future is extremely bleak. They complain that if they hadn't lacked the ability, they would have gone abroad long ago, and that China is better than North Korea.

　This is not the end of the story. Some are even secretly carrying out anti-North Korea sabotage activities. Some of them are independent forces, while others are funded by foreign forces.

　After liberating all of its southern territories, North Korea began to implement political reforms. Since South Korea had been accustomed to a free life, the North Korean government was quite tolerant in all aspects of the reform process.

　For example, during the political reform, North Korea did not make things difficult for those politicians who were relatively friendly to North Korea, such as Lee Seok-gi, Moon Jae-in, Lee Jae-myung, etc. Among them, Lee Seok-gi, who had the highest concentration, later sat in the Supreme People's Assembly.

　(You can search for Li Shiji. It is no exaggeration to say that the relative independence of human consciousness is fully reflected in him. I will not introduce him in detail here, so as to avoid people saying that I am padding the word count.)

　When the ownership system is reformed, unconditional confiscation is limited to chaebol enterprises (Samsung, Hyundai, Lotte, LG, SK, etc.). Large enterprises in general will adopt the method of public-private partnership and gradually transition to state-owned enterprises.

　Among medium-sized enterprises, the stronger ones will be transformed into local state-owned enterprises, while the weaker ones will be transformed into collective enterprises. Small and micro-sized enterprises follow a similar approach, with the companies being divided into collectively owned and privately owned, depending on their strength.

　Despite this, this approach still makes many Korean capitalists feel uncomfortable, but the Korean proletariat does not have much explicit opposition to it. After all, every worker feels good when seeing the boss get humiliated.