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Part One: The Russo-Japanese War Chapter 336: France Can¡¯t Help It

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    Both France and Italy were helpless in World War II.

    Therefore, the World War II in Emperor Song Biao¡¯s memory was largely the Anglo-German War, the Soviet-German War, and the U.S-Japanese Pacific War. These three wars were the main part.

    Today¡¯s World War II is obviously much simpler. It is a war between the British and French forces against Germany. Before this, the Soviet-German War and the Sino-Japanese War had ended early.

    Facing Germany, which conquered the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, it is really doubtful whether Britain and France still have the courage to continue to resist.

    On the morning when he received Liu Gengyun's call back, Emperor Song Biao took the time to play a game of mahjong to relax. After the lunch break, he returned to the general office to handle official duties. After reading Liu Gengyun's letter, he felt that the mahjong game was  The fight was in vain, and my mood continued to be depressed.

    Vice Foreign Minister Jiang Zuobin¡¯s mediation in Europe has had no effect, and the empire¡¯s warning to Germany seems to have had no effect. Italy is planning to attack the French colony of Tunisia in Africa.

    Italy has been coveting this land for a long time.

    During the Roman Empire, they once conquered the Carthaginians who dominated here, and now they want to restore the glory of ancient times.  Soft persimmons are easy to pinch, and Italy also knows this, so it is not in a hurry to cause trouble with Egypt and Ethiopia. It is definitely a good plan to start with the French colonies first.

    Softness is relative.

    Compared with Germany, France is a soft persimmon, but compared with Italy, it is a walnut. Italy's attack on the French army on the southern front was lackluster, but it actively planned to attack Spain and Tunisia.

    The Chinese Empire and Italy are really mortal enemies. Therefore, Italy doesn¡¯t care about the empire¡¯s warning to Germany. It wants to attack Spain. If Spain and France are destroyed, Italy can turn the Mediterranean Sea into its own inland sea. Such a plan is of course very grand.

    With nuclear weapons in hand, Song Biao didn't care about the situation on the European battlefield, but if France couldn't stop it for half a year with such a large-scale support from the empire, it would really trouble him.

    The empire¡¯s interests in France are considerable.

    Song Biao had no choice but to personally send a message to French President Paul Reynaud, asking France to respect the recommendations of the Chinese military advisory group.

    After thinking for a while, he called the Prime Minister's Office and asked Prime Minister Gu Weijun to meet at the Central Palace immediately.

    While waiting for the arrival of Prime Minister Gu Weijun, Song Biao, as the emperor, had nothing else to do. The empire was indeed actively preparing for war, but it had already made up its mind to use nuclear war to solve the problem.

    As a monarch, Emperor Song Biao did not have much official business to deal with during this period. He sat in the office and thought silently.

    The Second World War was very troublesome, but the people who really should be troubled were Chief of General Staff Jiang Fangzhen and Prime Minister Gu Weijun. Emperor Song Biao felt that he could take some time to prepare for a new life. He had begun to feel bored with this imperial life.

    The reason why he still persists here is because the constitution stipulates that he must perform the duties of the emperor.

    "If he disappears from the empire, the empire will still continue to operate. It just needs a new emperor without too much power to ensure the inheritance of the empire's constitutional monarchy and the symbolism of this central authority.

    He is just a sculpture of this empire.

    Emperor Song Biao wanted to learn to play golf during this period. He wanted to relive the old days of riding horses on the grasslands in the north. He wanted to return to the fields in the northeast and watch the sunrise and sunset and ordinary life.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that due to the urgency of this war, he did not leave Beijing and insisted on performing his duties stipulated by law at his job.

    For him, this is just a job. He has done almost everything he wants to do in the past thirty-five years.

    Like others, he should have his own retirement life.

    He believed that after the war was over it would be a suitable time for him to retire.

    He is not the kind of person who desires power and a luxurious life, or in other words, he is no longer that kind of person. Now he prefers to live a plain rich life and no longer be so busy.

    Soon, Prime Minister Gu Weijun hurriedly came to see him.

    After meeting Gu Weijun, Song Biao was not in a hurry to say anything, but invited Prime Minister Gu Weijun to accompany him for a walk in the gardens of Cizheng Garden.

    This made Prime Minister Gu Weijun a little surprised and hesitant. It was probably because he had too many government affairs to deal with and he was too busy.

    Emperor Song Biao didn't mind. He stood up with his cane and said to Gu Weijun: "It doesn't matter. As long as you come here, the old gentlemen in the Congress will definitely think that you are talking about important matters. Even if you stay for a day, you will not care."  No one will question you about it.???

    Gu Weijun smiled bitterly and responded: "The emperor's holy edict, I should respect it."

    In the past month, he has indeed worked harder than anyone else. He wishes he had 38 hours to work every day. He starts working at 5 a.m. every day and cannot go to bed after 12 p.m.

    Song Biao had heard about this and was very grateful to the Prime Minister.

    Once upon a time, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty remembered Gu Weijun as a free and easy and talented young man who served as secretary and chief of the inner court beside him. Now time has passed in a blur, and the young man he admired has also entered the later stage of his career like him.  , His temples are gray and his body is getting fat.

    Walking on the way to Cizheng Garden, Song Biao asked with concern: "Is life in the Prime Minister's Residence very tiring?"

    Gu Weijun nodded in acknowledgement, and replied, "It's just that I'm particularly busy during this period, but I'm usually fine."

    Song Biao nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Are you satisfied with the mansion you built last year?"

    Gu Weijun replied: "That's quite satisfactory. It saves me the time of traveling back and forth by car."

    Song Biao chuckled.

    The empire did not have a clear concept of a prime minister's residence during the Tang Shaoyi period. After the establishment of Kyoto County, a new central government official building was rebuilt. Because the local residents had been demolished and there were no other commercial and residential households in the area, there was enough space to build a dedicated palace.  A central avenue was formed, with central government agencies of the empire on both sides of the road.

    At this time during the Ouyang Geng cabinet period, no special consideration was given to establishing the Prime Minister's Office. Instead, the Cabinet Office and the Council of State were established. The Prime Minister and other important ministers concentrated their work in the Cabinet Office Building and the Council of State. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs  The Ministry of Culture and Education, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Land and Resources all have separate administrative districts, which are adjacent to the Cabinet Office Building and are all on the same street.

    There are also some commercial institutions, teahouses, cafes, and pubs on Central Avenue. If you drink tea and coffee here, you will meet senior officials at the level of cabinet ministers at any time.

    During the Gu Weijun cabinet, the government finally considered establishing a special Prime Minister's Office. Behind this proposal was the hope to further strengthen the authority of the Prime Minister. At first, it was strongly opposed by the Liberation Party. Because the Liberation Party had been in power for a long time, the power of the central cabinet was actually divided by various factions.  carve up.

    It wasn't until Emperor Song Biao came forward to support and summoned the Central Palace one by one to lecture that a section of the southwest area of ??Central Avenue was finally designated for the construction of the Prime Minister's Office. This was previously the jurisdiction of the Central National Park. A piece of land was designated from the east side of the National Park for the construction of the Prime Minister's Office.  The new Prime Minister's Office is built opposite the administrative buildings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense. To the east of the Prime Minister's Office is the administrative area of ??the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources.

    The location is pretty good.

    It was just completed last year with a budget of 28 million Chinese yuan. The underground safety center is located below 60 meters deep and can withstand nuclear bomb attacks.

    Gu Weijun said that he was still very satisfied. Of course Emperor Song Biao laughed, so he joked with Gu Weijun and said, "This can be considered a congratulatory gift from me to you for your third term."

    Gu Weijun immediately replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

    Emperor Song Biao was not in a hurry to mention the situation in France. He waited until they were on the bamboo forest path in Cizheng Garden before he asked Gu Weijun: "How is the situation in Japan?"

    Gu Weijun replied: "Hirohito is still unwilling to give up the throne. On the surface, he is high-sounding, but behind the scenes, he is still doing small things. People from the General Intelligence Bureau have placed bugs there, and they have basically found out everything. Wang Zhaoming is still thinking of a way.  Deal with this matter. Apart from that, other matters have been dealt with almost. Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi is still mediating on this matter, proposing a compromise method to let Hirohito abdicate, choose a new heir from the Japanese royal family, and  The new constitution strictly limits the authority of the new emperor. What Japan means is that if the empire agrees to this matter, it can agree to the empire's conditions regarding Hokkaido and compensation. Wang Zhaoming wants to agree, but I don't agree. As for the Hokkaido matter,  There is actually no room for negotiation on the Japanese side. They cannot afford to make any waste on this. As for reparations, my proposal is that if Japan agrees to suspend the emperor system, the reparations can be reduced as appropriate, but it is just talk. In the end, it will not  It should be reduced, just extending the repayment cycle.¡±

    Song Biao nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "The problem over there needs to be resolved quickly and cannot be delayed any longer."

    Gu Weijun quite agreed and replied: "Japan is talking about one issue right now. It is nothing more than that once the Japanese interim government withdraws from the peace talks, Japan will be in chaos. We in Japan will be alone and have to face a large number of Japanese national uprisings. Mitsumasa Yoneuchi  Some time ago, he specially sent me a message for this purpose. He expressed this truth in a few hundred words. It said it was reasonable, but in fact it was just threatening us with the lives of tens of millions of Japanese citizens. Emperor Hirohito felt that Wang Zhaoming was closer to them, and his attitude towards him  Well, these days I have been visiting in person every day, it¡¯s hard to sayFeiye's words are quite a bit like he cares about the people and cares about the people, which will inevitably lead to the loss of life.  After thinking about it several times, I did not give any written reply and asked Wang Zhengting, who was in charge of the negotiations, to privately convey my answer to Emperor Hirohito and Mitsumasa Yoneuchi.  "

    Song Biao was very curious about Gu Weijun's remarks and asked, "How do you answer?"

    Gu Weijun replied: "I say, if you, the Emperor and Prime Minister of Japan, do not cherish the lives of Japan's 60 million citizens and use them as a shield to threaten us, we will definitely not cherish them."

    Song Biao clapped his hands and praised: "Well said."

    Gu Weijun said: "Actually, they can't last long. Japan's economy has hit rock bottom now, and it is even more difficult than before the Meiji restoration. 1/3 of the population lives on the empire's relief grains, and the remaining 2/3 cannot be said to have enough food and clothing.  Home. The media is basically under our control. They criticize and expose Hirohito and other members of the Japanese royal family for this war every day. Whether it is Mitsumasa Yoneuchi or other Japanese war criminals in custody, as long as we have the  If there is enough evidence, then it will be published. Wang Zhaoming came up with a trick. Anyone who wants to receive relief food must receive a weekly magazine. In every county, town and city in Japan, as long as there is electricity, the broadcast will be broadcast, and radio broadcasts will also be used. Repeatedly  To put it bluntly, judging from the current survey data, the proportion of people who continue to support the emperor system in Japan has dropped from almost 100% to less than 60%. Let us grasp a reason, if the Japanese emperor and members of the royal family do not instigate this war  , Japan would not be so poor now. I also told Mitsumasa Yoneuchi that as long as the final support rate is less than half, we will not have any more negotiations on the emperor system, and will directly send Hirohito to the Seoul court for a public trial in the international world.  , I will never give up until he is condemned to be ruined and infamy for eternity."

    Song Biao still agreed, saying: "This is what we should do to deal with these people. Let Wang Zhaoming strengthen the propaganda of a democratic and legal society, let the country shoot some targeted movies, organize some open-air screening teams, and show the past of the Chinese people  The life, the current life, shows the wealth and prosperity, shows the strength and technology, and shows the advantages in all aspects of military, science and technology, and humanities education in a targeted way, so that the Japanese people realize that what they have heard and seen in the past  The propaganda that I received is all false. They are brainwashing the people, so we will fight against the brainwashing. If the Japanese government does not cooperate, there will always be someone to cooperate. If it doesn't work, just support the Japanese Soviets to come forward and do it."

    Gu Weijun thought silently for a moment and said: "We have never weighed the idea of ??supporting Japan's extreme left wing before."

    Song Biao said: "Support, give strong support, don't be afraid of something happening. If they don't have something happen to them in the future, just use the extreme left to attack the extreme right in Japan, and do it well. After that, you can let Japan pass the Soviet people."  A good day in dire straits.¡±

    Gu Weijun was very surprised by this extremely creative idea. He was stunned for a few seconds before replying: "Okay, I will let someone make a plan after I get back. I'm just worried that Wang Zhaoming won't agree."

    Song Biao said: "Just say it's my idea and let him think clearly. We can't control so much now. If Japan's affairs cannot be properly handled before March next year, it will be too late for us to solve Nazi Germany later. Once that happens,  If Germany is allowed to unify the whole of Europe, it will first go south to conquer Africa. If we continue to cause trouble for them then, we will be left alone, and we will inevitably end up fighting an unprecedented war."

    Gu Weijun nodded in agreement.

    Song Biao then said: "Liu Gengyun sent me electricity from Paris. He is very unfavorable about France. He estimates that France will fall into subjugation before the end of the year at the earliest, and around March next year at the lower end."

    Gu Weijun was shocked and asked: "So fast?"

    Song Biao said: "It's not too fast. If France is not a drag, do you really think that the military will ask to terminate the formal military alliance with France? This is their own fault. What can we do? Let's support the British more in the future.  .¡±

    Gu Weijun sighed: "In order to stabilize the domestic economy, Chamberlain lowered the pound exchange rate by 40 just before the war started. Coupled with the complete loss of control of the Asian colonies, the national power has been greatly weakened. The UK is also dissatisfied with France now, and there are more domestic brewing  Re-elect Winston Churchill as the interim wartime Prime Minister. There are advantages to having Churchill come to power. This man is tough and anti-Nazi and will not compromise. It also has disadvantages. He hates us with all his teeth."

    Song Biao said: "Then we must also support the United Kingdom. One is the United Kingdom, and the other is Spain. If these two points cannot be tolerated, the situation behind will be difficult to deal with."

    Gu Weijun nodded and admitted, "If Italy really wants to attack North Africa, what should we do? Should we declare war?"

    Song Biao said: "Italy is not an opponent that really deserves attention, but as the central government, you should warn in advance that if Germany attacks Spain and Sweden, Italy willAttack Africa and Greece, and if any conditions are met, the empire will definitely join the war, especially Spain. The empire has great investment interests in Spain, and Germany must not be allowed to get involved. If the French army cannot stop it, let the French army withdraw into Spain.  In addition, the empire still has to send garrison troops into Spain as a precaution.  "

    Gu Weijun thought for a moment and said, "If the government makes a public statement, I'm afraid Japan will use this time to threaten us."

    Song Biao said: "Let them threaten, tell them that the empire has enough time and energy to spend with them. Even if the talks last for five years and the strength of thirty army divisions has been suppressing Japan, the empire will not care. They really  If there is a stalemate, immediately change a provisional government and allow the extreme left forces to come to power."

    Gu Weijun could only agree with these words and said: "I already understand in my heart."

    Song Biao advised him: "Don't be too nervous. As long as we are determined to be ruthless, it is actually not difficult to deal with Germany. If we really want to declare war, we will fight a few symbolic tough battles to prove the empire's strength. Then we will directly send them back to the west to see the Buddha."  Go. If a world war really goes to a certain level, using any weapon will not be a sin, and we will not have any moral burden. I am not afraid, you are not afraid, then there is nothing to be afraid of. "

    Gu Weijun still nodded silently, feeling really relieved.

    As long as the emperor is stable here, he will feel much more relaxed and will not find it difficult to even take a breath.

    Yes, the empire is indeed in the whirlpool of World War II, but as long as the emperor is still in Beijing, the country's 500 million citizens are like eating weights, and their hearts are solid and stable.  Nothing to be afraid of.

    Even if the war does spread to the empire, the empire will definitely win the final victory.

    Who is the empire afraid of today?

    After everything had been discussed, Emperor Song Biao did not let Gu Weijun leave the Central Palace early, so he asked Gu Weijun to accompany him for a walk in the Cizheng Garden.

    When it was time for afternoon tea on weekdays, the two of them drank tea in the pavilion of Cizheng Garden. They casually talked about Crown Prince Yuhua who was serving in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In order to cultivate the next generation of emperors of the empire as much as possible, Song  The Biaotong cabinet has tried every means, and is now arranging for Crown Prince Yuhua to work in rotation in various cabinets of the empire to familiarize himself with the operation of politics.

    Beginning next year, Emperor Song Biao plans to arrange for Crown Prince Yuhua to serve as Secretary-General next to Congress Speaker Yang Zhaolin, and serve for one to two years to understand the operating characteristics of Congress. Although when Crown Prince Yuhua ascends the throne, the empire has basically transitioned to a constitutional monarchy.  In the stable stage of the system, the emperor had very little real power left, but having an emperor who was familiar with politics and military affairs was by no means a bad thing.

    If there are partisan differences, or if there are very serious differences between the military and the government, it is most likely that the emperor will still have to step in to coordinate the two sides.

    In view of the wealth and influence held by the royal family in the empire, it is unrealistic to implement a pure constitutional monarchy like Europe and completely deprive the emperor of any real power. After all, China has special circumstances in China.

    While the two were talking about this matter, Gu Weijun remembered another matter and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, there happens to be something that I should report to you. A few days ago, Puyi went to the Political Consultative Committee in Tokyo to meet with Wang Zhaoming.  , it is said that it is difficult to make ends meet and wants to return to China and ask the government to arrange livelihood. At that time, before the empire pacified Beijing, it had a proposal with the former Manchu and Qing royal family. As long as they were willing to accept all conditions, the empire would give the Manchu and Qing royal family a preferential treatment every year.  He has now brought up the matter again and asked the cabinet whether it will fulfill its promise back then."

    Song Biao couldn't help but sneered: "You bastard, you have been in Japan to cooperate with the Japanese separatist policy for so many years, and now you still want preferential treatment? I don't think he will cause so much trouble. It is very annoying to have him come back."  Yes, give him a sum of money and let him go abroad, or he can just stay and live in Japan."

    Gu Weijun had his own thoughts on this matter and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to suggest that he be allowed to return to China and arrange a leisurely job for him to support his family. As for the preferential treatment, that's all. He has already become a Japanese citizen before.  It is unrealistic to pursue charges of treason and separatism, but it is still possible to pursue charges of war crimes, so prosecuting and sentencing him is not complicated. Your Majesty will grant him a pardon later and deal with it leniently, which will also help appease the Mongols in the country."

    Song Biao thought deeply for a moment and said: "There must be a reason for the pardon. It is not appropriate to grant amnesty for selfish reasons. Besides, there is no need to deliberately show my generosity and cause controversy and division in society. Don't make it so complicated, give it to him  A resettlement payment, signing an agreement, and settling him in a foreign country. Going to the United States is more complicated, so it is better to arrange for him to go to South America, or to a small European country. Now that Europe is in war, most of him will not want to go, so let him go.  Let him go to Argentina. As for where he will go in the future, we won¡¯t ask more."Gu Weijun nodded and said: "That's fine. I'm afraid that if his whereabouts are unknown, some people will say that Your Majesty is ruthless and took the opportunity to deal with him in Japan."

    Song Biao smiled and said: "Which founding emperor was not ruthless? Let everyone talk about it. When these agreements are lifted in the future, everyone will naturally know how we handled this matter. Maintaining domestic stability is what the emperor and the prime minister should do.  Don't worry too much about other false claims."

    Gu Weijun nodded and admitted.

    He just heard a call from Wang Zhaoming saying that Puyi lived a very hard life in Japan and did not have enough to eat. All the cultural relics and antiques he had brought with him when he escaped from the country had been sold. Wang Zhaoming was trying to find a way to sell the antiques collected by the previous royal family.  Taking it back, because a large part of it was taken away by members of the Japanese royal family, it is easy to get it back, and Puyi is also actively assisting.

    For this matter, Wang Zhaoming actively suggested that the cabinet appease Puyi and recruit him back to the country to properly resettle him to show the magnanimity of the dynasty.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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