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Volume 3: War in the Far East Chapter 146: Economic Control

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    After Tang Jian finished cursing, he saw the weird looks in Feng Guozhang and others' eyes, and immediately realized that he had lost his composure, so he laughed dryly and sat back in his seat.

    Ito Hirobumi¡¯s face turned pale, and his lips were bleeding from his bite. Tang Jian¡¯s words just now were rude, but they made sense. As a defeated country, Japan did not have the capital to negotiate conditions when it was isolated by European and American countries.

    Emperor Meiji also felt humiliated by Tang Jian's insults. From his clenched fists and the raised veins on his forehead, you can tell that Emperor Meiji was extremely angry.

    Tang Jian snorted coldly and said: "Apart from compensation for military expenses, other conditions can be easily obtained without Japan's consent under China's strong force, so in my opinion, your protest is of no use at all!  "

    Emperor Meiji finally sighed heavily and said, "Can the military compensation be reduced? With the current national strength of the empire, we simply cannot repay it. We can try our best to meet the other conditions!"

    "It's not about trying your best, you have to be satisfied!" Tang Jian said forcefully: "It doesn't matter if you don't have money. As the saying goes, gambling debts are paid with your body. Although this is not a gambling debt, it can still be called a debt, so you have to pay it with your body. Japan  There is no money now, but there are always people. If you randomly select hundreds of thousands of Japanese people from tens of millions of people, it shouldn't have a great impact on Japan, right?

    "What does China need so many people for?" Emperor Meiji felt vaguely that this matter was not as simple as Tang Jian said on the surface, so he had to ask.

    Tang Jian smiled and said: "Not many, only 200,000 young adults and 100,000 women, all aged between sixteen and twenty-two, which is exactly one hundred taels per person. In fact, the price is quite affordable, isn't it?  "

    Emperor Meiji frowned slightly, to be honest, one hundred taels per person, the price is indeed very affordable for Japan.

    Tang Jian continued: "Northeastern China is in urgent need of labor for development and needs labor for simple manual labor. As for young women, Chinese soldiers are all strong young men. When the demand is strong, I don't want them to disturb the people, so  I have no choice but to take this approach, I think His Majesty the Emperor doesn¡¯t want the Chinese soldiers to harass the people in Japan because they can¡¯t control themselves, right?¡±

    Tang Jian secretly thought, he is probably the largest human trafficker in the 20th century. To buy and sell 300,000 people at once is definitely a big deal in the world!

    Emperor Meiji thought about it for a long time and finally nodded.  In fact, he did not dare to refuse to agree. If Tang Jian forced it, Japan's power would not be able to stop it at this time. If Tang Jian sent troops to harass the people, China would only be condemned by the international community at most, and would not be criticized at all.  There is no real punishment, but Japan is different. Emperor Meiji simply did not dare to imagine that more than 200,000 Chinese Army troops could move freely without restraint in Japan. It would undoubtedly be a huge disaster for Japan.  .

    "That's how it should be. In fact, many of the conditions I mentioned are very reasonable and humane." Tang Jian said with a shameless smile.

    Ito Hirobumi, Katsura Taro and others all suppressed the anger in their hearts. The current Japanese government dares to be angry but dare not speak out. As the saying goes, a successful king loses a bandit, and a weak country has no diplomacy. Now this sentence has been fully reflected in Japan.  Interpretation.  Now Tang Jian is negotiating with Japan on the surface, but actually how to deal with Japan.

    "The last point is that Japan must surrender to China as it did in ancient times, become a vassal state of China, and pay tribute every year. However, China has the right to station troops in Japan. Japan's diplomacy can only have relative freedom, not absolute freedom!  "Tang Jian held his cheek and tapped the table rhythmically while talking in a calm voice.

    Ito Hirobumi and Katsura Taro both looked at each other. Regarding the last harsh condition, it meant that Japan would lose its sovereignty and become a semi-colonial country. Faced with such harsh conditions, Ito Hirobumi and Katsura Taro did not have the slightest strength to resist, and could only feel sad and angry.  Tears and sighs.

    Emperor Meiji knew that the outcome could not be changed, so he could only nodded silently, and then buried his head deeply. Hirobumi Ito even clearly saw a drop of crystal tears falling from his face at the moment Emperor Meiji lowered his head.

    Tang Jian stood up: "Okay, that's all. I hope to see your country's sincerity as soon as possible!" After speaking, Tang Jian led everyone out of the Chinese army tent, leaving only Emperor Meiji and Ito Hirobumi.  Waiting for the Japanese Minister of Military Affairs.

    At this time, there was an atmosphere of sorrow and indignation in the Chinese army tent. Almost everyone was in tears. After everyone saw the dull expression of Emperor Meiji, their hearts were cut into pieces. Decades of hard work were finally ruined. Japan  Although the country was not destroyed this time, it was already in a state of despair.

    Emperor Meiji looked up to the sky and sighed. This long sigh contained resentment and unwillingness to achieve his ambition. At this time, I don¡¯t know which emperor wasThe minister cried out in pain, and suddenly, the entire Chinese army's tent was filled with cries.

    Tang Jian and a group of generals came to the towers of Tokyo and looked out into the distance. With a panoramic view of the devastated Tokyo, Tang Jian couldn't help but sigh. After struggling for so many years, his long-cherished wish was finally achieved.  The comrades who died in the war took revenge.

    Feng Guozhang stepped forward and asked: "President, why don't we directly ask the Japanese to pay compensation, so that their economy will regress for at least several decades, but now only 300,000 Japanese have compensated for the compensation of 300 million taels. This  Isn¡¯t it a big loss? It¡¯s better to just arrest some young adults.¡±

    Tang Jian smiled and said: "Is it a big loss? I don't think so! Do you think Japan can really afford to repay the three hundred million taels? Japan's tariffs have been mortgaged to European countries. With Japan's current domestic strength, it is simply unable to repay it. Directly It is very quick to arrest young Japanese adults, but this means that they will be condemned by the international community and have a negative impact on my country's international image and status. Although Japan committed many unforgivable crimes against our people when it invaded China, But this does not mean that we must retaliate with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. The Japanese have no humanity, but we do have humanity. You can¡¯t have a dog bite you. You bite the dog in order to get revenge, right?¡±

    Feng Guozhang nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "However, Japan's industrial strength cannot be underestimated. Although it literally limits Japan's armaments, Japan can completely expand its domestic industry in ten years.  Or we can re-grow our military power in twenty years, and then it will be difficult for us to control it."

    "Haha, of course I know that Japan's industrial strength is not weak. After all, it has been decades since the Meiji Restoration. Japan's domestic industrial system has begun to take shape. It is only a matter of time before Japan really wants to get out of the shadow of defeat.  That's it. Of course I will not sit back and watch Japan recover. After Japan's total surrender, there is still a lot of work left to do!" Tang Jian said.

    "What else needs to be done to fully surrender?" Feng Guozhang asked puzzledly.

    Tang Jian smiled treacherously: "Destroy the heavy industry used in Japan, completely paralyze Japan's heavy industry system, and then vigorously develop Japan's light industry and agriculture, and build Japan into China's granary and processing factory! All Japanese machinery depends on China  Importing not only makes enough money, but also allows the Japanese to become farmers working for China from generation to generation, and can only rely on China's economy to survive! Isn't this wiser than using force to make the Japanese surrender?"

    Duan Qirui immediately gave a thumbs up and said: "What a great plan, President! Even if we capture Japan and capture Emperor Meiji, if we really want to rule Japan with a unified ethnic group, we will definitely spend a lot of China's military and economic resources."  Resources, but this cannot completely stop the Japanese people's resistance. It is better to directly control their economy and make them inseparable from China. In this case, Japan can have long-term peace and stability under China's complete control."

    Tang Jian nodded, what Duan Qirui said was exactly what he was thinking.

    "After Japan officially announced its surrender, it immediately notified other European and American countries to occupy Japan in separate zones!" Tang Jian said to other generals.

    Zhang Zuolin said with some annoyance: "We have fought so hard, but we have to ask these big powers to take advantage of the situation. I feel really uncomfortable."

    Tang Jian patted Zhang Zuolin on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Don't be blinded by the trivial interests in front of you. Japan, as a small country, is not enough to make the relationship between China and European and American powers stalemate. After all, they agreed not to  The purpose of intervening in China's attack on Japan is to get some benefits, so let's give them to them. Isn't this better? Anyway, we don't need to put more troops in Japan. Let these European and American powers be our guardians! Japan  Being so close to China, North Korea will soon become a province of China, and coupled with the powerful Pacific Fleet, Japan will always be under our control and will never be able to turn around!"

    On the day after the Sino-Japanese negotiations ended, Japan¡¯s Emperor Meiji issued a surrender edict, calling on all armed forces in Japan to lay down their weapons and officially acknowledge the defeat.

    Under the strong force deterrence of more than 200,000 Chinese Army and the sincere surrender decree of Emperor Meiji, the armed forces in Japan gradually surrendered to the Chinese Army in Japan over the next twenty days.

    The Japanese government and China signed the "Treaty of Tokyo" on that day. The "Treaty of Tokyo" stipulated that after the war, Japan's standing army strength could not exceed 100,000, and the navy would not have large ships of more than 10,000 tons; it renounced North Korea's vested interests and promised forever  Korea could not be invaded, and China was compensated for its military expenditure of 300 million taels, because Japan was unable to repay it. In the end, 300,000 Japanese young and middle-aged men and women were used as collateral for compensation; the south of Kagoshima, including the entire Ryukyu Islands, was ceded to China; it was surrendered to China and officially became China  ofAs a dependent country, China pays tribute every year. China has the right to station troops in Japan and some diplomatic rights.

    When the news of Japan's defeat spread throughout the world, the world's public opinion was in an uproar, because it only took China twenty days to defeat Japan!

    PS: Today¡¯s second update.
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