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North-South peace talks under the shady curtain Chapter 730: This is the best of times

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    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Chinese have shamelessly attacked us. Now we have no room for retreat! In Kanto and Korea, the warriors of the empire are still fighting to the death for the future and living space of our Japanese Empire. They need us.  We need to expand the army and allocate more military expenditures for support. Because of the Chinese people's betrayal and disregard for peace, now all the citizens of our empire are in a state of renunciation and anger. Those imperial warriors who were buried at the bottom of the sea, those battleships that have suffered numerous injuries for the empire  They, their undead souls are roaring, telling you the shamelessness and sin of the Chinese people. Just listen and see the anger of the citizens of our empire outside the window!"

    At 5:30 pm on April 20, the Prime Minister, who had just concluded the imperial meeting, was blocked in the Prime Minister's Office by Prime Minister Tanaka Yoshiichi.

    Prime Minister Hara Kei looks a little pale. In the imperial meeting just now, he had to be held accountable by the Prime Minister of the Sea and the Prime Minister of the Land. Even the Emperor and the royal family vented their anger and dissatisfaction to him.  That was the first time he saw the anger of the puppet-like Emperor Taisho, so ferocious and powerless.

    Seeing that he didn¡¯t reply, Tanaka Yi sneered and pushed open the window of the Prime Minister¡¯s office.  Although separated by layers of deep walls, the hoarse cheers of the Japanese people on the streets outside could still be heard coming in.

    Ever since news of China's sneak attack on Japan came out in the rush-printed newspapers at noon, the whole of Tokyo, no, the whole of Japan, fell into unprecedented anger. In just a few hours, at least 7 to 8 million Japanese citizens  Spontaneity took to the streets in protest marches.

    Instigated by thoughtful people, they burned down Chinese shops one after another, destroyed numerous Chinese and Korean settlements, shot and beat dozens of Chinese and Koreans, and then destroyed all Chinese residents in Japan.  After the official institutions were destroyed, they started large-scale demonstrations under the instigation of thoughtful people, shouting slogans such as 'Kill all the shameless Chinese people' and 'Let the Chinese people pay with blood', openly attacking government institutions.

    Naturally, Tanaka Yiichi would not miss such a good opportunity. He actively contacted the radicals and young officers and soldiers in the Guards Division and all the divisions stationed in Japan. In just a few hours, he stationed in Japan  Eighteen of the nineteen divisions have sent war invitations to the Prime Minister's Office. The Guards Division, known as the base camp of the radicals, has organized more than 700 young soldiers and officers, armed with samurai  They took off their shirts and sat silently outside the Prime Minister's Office, demanding that the Prime Minister immediately approve the Guards Division to go to the front to fight the Chinese.

    ?? Crazy, this country has gone crazy.

    Prime Minister Hara Jing only feels this way now.  Today at the imperial meeting, he had a big quarrel with Prime Minister Lu. The reason was that Prime Minister Lu had proposed an ambitious military expansion bill. In view of the fact that the Chinese were currently sneaking attacks on the imperial territories, the country's current military strength was no longer sufficient.  While completing the defense of the country and all colonies, they faced off against the Chinese.  Therefore, he proposed the Army Expansion Bill, hoping that the Prime Minister could approve the Army's invocation of the War Act to expand the size of the Army to 87 divisions.

    He even thought of the names of the divisions. Among them, there are 19 divisions with strong color codes from North Manchuria, South Manchuria, the Middle East, Mongolia, Siberia and other regions. According to Tanaka Yiichi's ambitious army expansion  Plan, the empire needs to take over this Chinese sneak attack and accomplish in one fell swoop the feat that the Japanese Empire has been eager to accomplish since the Meiji Restoration for fifty years, and control the Manchuria and Mongolia regions and the Siberian region that Soviet Russia is now unable to control in Japanese hands.  Let the colonies of the Japanese Empire expand dozens of times.

    According to Tanaka Giichi¡¯s bill, the Japanese government needs to pay a huge military expansion expenditure of up to 900 million yen, and to maintain this huge military force in the future, the funds that need to be poured out will only be more.

    As a calm politician, it is naturally impossible for Prime Minister Kei Hara to agree to Tanaka Giichi¡¯s military expansion bill.  Not only because once he nods and signs, the Japanese government will once again bear a heavy financial burden for this, but also because it is wary of the army's ambitions.

    It is easier to expand the military than it is to disarm. After the Russo-Japanese War, faced with Japan's unprecedentedly powerful army military power, Emperor Meiji, who was still in power at the time, spent all his energy in the last few years to complete disarmament.  In the process, one of his prime ministers was assassinated, and many of his confidant army generals who favored disarmament were assassinated. If the navy had not been on his side, and Emperor Meiji also had huge influence in the military and at home, it would have been  There is no way to accomplish disarmament.

    As the Prime Minister of Japan, Hara Kei naturally knows some things that others don¡¯t know.  After the Russo-Japanese War, under the personal control of Emperor Meiji, the Army even had thirteen mutinies of varying degrees due to disarmament.  Hara Kei believed that he did not have the bravery and prestige of Emperor Meiji. He knew very well that once the army expanded, the entire Japanese army wouldThis government, and even the entire country, may forever be kidnapped by this giant beast. No one can control this monster that only has a desire for crazy external expansion.

    However, Yuan Jing is afraid now.  When the roars came from outside the window, he began to be afraid.

    Hatred is the most terrifying weapon in time. I am afraid that under the instigation of some well-intentioned people, this country will go to an extreme again.

    All the contradictions and shortcomings that have accumulated in this country since the Meiji Restoration were left to the period when Emperor Taisho was in power.  Since the death of Emperor Meiji, the conflicts left over from the past have been stimulated from time to time, especially the heavy disasters brought to the country by the Russo-Japanese War, which have made the Japanese people live a miserable life for many years.

    ¡°In the eyes of some Japanese people, the government¡¯s incompetence has led to their suffering.  But now, after only a few good days, conflicts between China and Japan have broken out frequently.  In addition, the memory and shame of the brutal destruction of two Japanese divisions in the Shandong War in 2014 have not been forgotten.  Now China has launched sneak attacks on the Japanese-occupied Liaodong Peninsula, North Korea, and Taiwan. Even if they wrested those places from China, after so many years, they have long regarded them as their own.

    ??Spurred by this humiliation, when Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi stood up angrily and spoke tough words to expand the military and prepare for war, many citizens regarded him as the hope and determination of the empire.  They also hope that the army can fight for the national destiny of the empire like the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. If they can successfully annex the entire Manchuria and Mongolia in this battle and suppress China, which has begun to recover, back to sleep, the future of the empire will be undoubtedly  will be stronger!

    Since the founding of the Meiji period, they have received this kind of education. The Manchuria and Mongolia regions are Japan's future and lifeline, and subduing China is the foundation for Japan to become an eternal power!

    This is the current popular sentiment in Japan, and it is also the basis for their country's madness.  Tanaka Yiichi deeply understood this, and he took advantage of it ambitiously. By manipulating the will of the people, he constantly forced Prime Minister Kei Hara into the palace, forcing him to make concessions according to his own will, so as to complete his dream of conquering the continent and establishing the foundation in one fell swoop.  The destiny of the empire in the next half century.

    Tanaka Giichi looked at Prime Minister Hara Kei with a sneer, the indifference and ridicule in his eyes hurt him deeply.

    Yes, this democratically elected prime minister only received respect during the initial period of time when he became prime minister. For most of the time, only distrust, abuse, accusations and attacks awaited him.

    ¡°In this country where careerists are rampant, elders are in power, and plutocrats covet political power, I don¡¯t know whether I should say I am sad or happy that a democratic politician like him was born.

    In the past, Yuan Jing felt happy. He hoped that his personal actions would change the empire's current situation sooner or later.

    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that now it seems that he was wrong, yes, completely wrong.

    Because his Prime Minister Lu was looking at him condescendingly at this time, and the sense of danger coming from him told Yuan Jing that even if he did not agree, the now powerful Prime Minister Lu would forcefully use public opinion to promote the expansion of the army.  .

    "The Chinese gave us the best excuse. The initial defeat was nothing. We just lost to the despicability of the Chinese in the beginning. The warriors of the empire have the determination and ability to win on the battlefield. Now our Empire of Japan  The conflict with China is becoming more and more irreconcilable. With the re-emergence of China, our empire can only maintain the long-term peace and stability of the empire by holding high the butcher knife and suppressing it again. The incompetent Chinese people left Manchuria and Mongolia are a complete waste of God's gift. Since the Chinese people  Gave us the best excuse, then even if we annexed all Manchuria and Mongolia this time, no country can accuse us. In Europe, the Allied Powers and the Central Powers have been exhausted, and the country of Lu has also lost due to the revolution.  Influence on Northeast Asia. This is the best of times, Your Excellency Prime Minister!"

    Prime Minister Yuan Jing looked at his Prime Minister Lu blankly. He already understood how angry the country was now.  The Chinese sneak attack completely ignited the country's pent-up anger against China, and the war ignited everything.  After Britain, France and the United States rejected Japan's invocation of the Allied Agreement to list China as an enemy of all Allied member states, their embassies in Tokyo were already surrounded by people and rogues.  People were throwing bricks and stones at the embassy and shouting insulting terms like white ghost.

    The Foreign Minister followed his orders to try and negotiate with China, but was almost assassinated after the news was leaked.  The angry citizens threatened that he would be punished if he had humiliating dealings with the Chinese.  When the imperial meeting was being held in the afternoon, the Foreign Minister was informed that several Molotov cocktails were thrown at his home, causing a fire, and he had no choice but to submit his resignation.

    Regarding the Allied Powers¡¯ attempts to mediate the Sino-Japanese war, major Japanese newspapers responded with cynicism.

    It¡¯s already out of control, Yuan Jing??It is clear that he has not signed the troop deployment agreement.  However, the army has begun to assemble without authorization. A large amount of military supplies have been transferred to various ports and docks for assembly, bypassing his Prime Minister's Office and directly passing orders and approvals issued by the military department controlled by the Prime Minister.  All this has been forced upon him, and as long as he nods and moves with the Army, he will still be prime minister.  If he chooses to obstruct, he will be abandoned by the fanatical army without hesitation.

    What kind of monster is the Japanese Army? Although he had already recognized the dangers of the Army before running for Prime Minister, and at the beginning of his administration, he hoped to promote disarmament to restrain the monster of the Army, but now it seems that  God did not leave enough time for him.  He lost, and the price of failure was to be kidnapped or torn apart by the monster.

    "Your Majesty the Prime Minister, His Majesty the Emperor's trust is still in my ears, and the citizens of the Empire are also waiting for your decision. Now is the most dangerous time for the Empire. If we are not prepared at the slightest moment, we will lose Kanto State, Taiwan, and even North Korea.  We cannot underestimate our enemies. If the armies of Guandong, Taiwan and North Korea alone want to fight the Chinese, they will be easily overwhelmed by their opponents. But with the danger comes opportunity. The annexation of Manchuria and Mongolia will once again break China's dream of recovery.  Opportunities. Our army needs to be strengthened. Not only that, but the entire country¡¯s military machine must be mobilized. We want more aircraft, cannons, guns and ammunition, and we wantvictory!¡±

    Tanaka Yiichi waved his hands. The Japanese Prime Minister seemed to have reached the pinnacle of his life at this moment.

    "The army has made all preparations to support the front line, but we are not yet ready to eradicate that man and start a full-scale war. At this time, all we need is you to step forward and lead the entire army and the entire empire forward! We have no time to hesitate!  Two hundred thousand imperial warriors are fighting a desperate battle with the Chinese on the front line. Before more Chinese troops arrive on the front line, we must take action immediately! Your Excellency, we really don¡¯t have time! What kind of choice you must make clearly  Answer!"

    Regarding Tanaka Yiichi¡¯s rude and aggressive words, Prime Minister Kei Hara did not look too angry. He just asked calmly: "If I choose to refuse, what will happen to you?"

    Tanaka Yiichi replied decisively: "For the fate of the empire, we can only let a more courageous person stand up and lead this country!"

    Faced with the threat from Tanaka Yoshiichi, Prime Minister Hara Kei showed a helpless smile and looked at the ambitious Prime Minister Lu whom he personally appointed: "Since Prime Minister Lu has made a choice for me, I still have something to say.  Is there any room for it? I can sign this military expansion agreement, but have you thought about the consequences it will bring? That may be a heavy package that will sink the empire for another ten years!"

    "Your Excellency, please worry about these insecurities. The empire has made preparations. The citizens are also willing to give up the present for the future" Hearing that he finally recognized the truth, Tanaka Yiichi didn't have much joy on his face. Maybe everything was under his control.  As expected.  He replied coldly, this man with great power has now completely controlled Japan, this East Asian giant!

    On the night of April 20, 1919, the Japanese government passed the Army Expansion Act and officially announced that the army would be expanded to 87 divisions to meet the needs of the war against China.

    The strongest monster in East Asia roared

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