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Volume 1: The Arms Dealer¡¯s Feast Chapter 249: The Royal Chariot¡¯s Personal Conquest

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    Hirohito understood very well what the navy meant by firepower counterinsurgency. It was nothing more than killing him, the emperor, in the shelling of naval guns.

    In the past two years, the person who has hated the emperor and the cabinet the most is probably the Japanese Navy.  Originally the second largest fleet in the world and the largest in Asia, it was unexpectedly surpassed by the navy of the Nanjing government because it did not have the budget to buy or build ships in the past two years.  The Central Navy of the Nanjing government first took away the position of Asia's largest navy shortly after the Yellow Sea Battle. This year, the British Royal Navy, which had not lost ground to the British Empire for days, also resigned and gave up the throne of the world's largest navy.

    The little devil's navy didn't even rank third in the world for a few months before it was squeezed out by the naval ships of France, Italy and Germany. Now the little devil's navy ranks sixth in the world. This is because isolationism is a bit serious.  The Mi Empire does not have the maximum explosive navy. In fact, as long as the Mi Empire converts merchant ships into warships or restores the ships that were mothballed after World War I to active service, the tonnage of the Mi Empire can surpass the world's sixth navy of the little devil at any time.

    Currently, the Japanese navy is building only two Yamato-class battleships that have not been launched for almost two years. To say that these Yamato-class battleships are indeed good, they are the best in the world in terms of tonnage and artillery caliber.  However, there were many problems during the construction period, but the most important issue was financial.

    The Japanese Navy is now ridiculed by the Army as a coastal fleet. From 1936 to 1937, the proportion of budget allocations to the Navy has been significantly reduced. In the past two years, not even one new warship has been built or purchased.  Financial budget - the emperor and the base camp have been considering how to defeat the main force of the Nanjing government on land in the past two years. Later, they caught up with the large-scale production of new aircraft and a large number of tank troops, so naturally they had to cut off part of the budget that now seems useless  .

    ?Obviously, the part that has been cut off is the Japanese Navy¡¯s budget for building and purchasing new ships. It¡¯s a damn thing if the Navy doesn¡¯t have any objections.

    Of course, for the emperor and the cabinet, the navy plan was cut off because it was almost impossible to realize it. The entire plan was to build a fleet with tonnage and firepower on par with the Nanjing government navy, and then decide the country in one battle.  Rehe, Zhili, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other provinces are coastal. As long as the navy can achieve a decisive victory, it can attack the Nanjing government from any province, instead of insisting on going to and  What kind of defense line do the Tsarist Russians jointly fight?

    If the Japanese were determined to mortgage their tariffs for a hundred years in 1936, maybe this fleet could still be built. However, by 1937, when the Nanjing government's naval tonnage ranked first in the world, everyone with a discerning eye knew that it relied on small ships.  It is no longer possible for the Japanese and Tsarist ships in the Far East to resist the Nanjing government's Central Navy at sea.

    The navy is always second to none. After the budget for building and purchasing ships was handed back, looking at the growing power of the army, the navy had more internal problems: it was not the navy that was wrong, but the emperor and the cabinet.  Such dissonant sounds.

    So at this time, Hirohito knew that if he relied on the navy to suppress the rebellion, the entire Tokyo, the imperial palace and the industrial zone would be destroyed together.  But the problem now is that the Guards Corps is no longer reliable. The emperor Hirohito doesn't know who to trust.

    Finally, under the pressure of the rebel army on the palace, Hirohito and the cabinet officials fled the palace and took a plane to Changchun - now at this time, they can only unconditionally trust the Kwantung Army.

    Hirohito himself ran away, while his wife, children and others remained in the palace. There were also senior figures within the rebel army. They did not announce the abolition of Emperor Hirohito's position. Instead, they announced that Akihito, who was only three and a half years old, would be the temporary regent of the crown prince.  The rebel army and the navy jointly formed a government.

    What do children under four years old know? Just stamp it honestly.  This is also a result that both the leaders of the rebel army and the navy can accept. After all, Hirohito is old and has his own opinions. This is not a good thing for military imperialism.  In the eyes of the big guys, I made you the emperor because I thought highly of you and asked you to be a stamping machine. But if one day the emperor really thinks that he is some kind of sun god, then he will be beaten for his itchy skin.

    During the years when Hirohito was in power, with the exception of September 18th, there were always defeats and defeats, and some people have long been dissatisfied.  Even the September 18th Incident was initiated by the lower-level officers of the Kwantung Army themselves. The Cabinet of the Emperor¡¯s Headquarters only recognized it afterwards and had no knowledge of it beforehand.

    ¡°If newspapers could publish it, I don¡¯t know how much news attacking the cabinet and the emperor would be published.

    It¡¯s just that this time the new cabinet has no intention of making peace with the Nanjing government. In Xiaogui¡¯s view, this failure to make peace is all the Nanjing government¡¯s fault ¨C it¡¯s the Nanjing government that has no will for peace. Several cabinets of the Japanese have adopted third-country peace talks.  The Nanjing government secretly negotiated countless ceasefire agreements on the spot, but none of the Nanjing government's conditions could be agreed to by normal Japanese military and political personnel.

    According to the Nanjing government¡¯s latest ceasefireDiscuss.  First, punish war criminals. At first, this list only had Emperor Hirohito. Later, it became longer and longer. Basically, all the Japanese generals who are alive are on it. The latest one has been added to Crown Prince Akihito.

    Second, the Japanese must unconditionally withdraw from Northeast China, North Korea, Ryukyu and other regions. This is relatively stable, except for Taiwan, which has been taken back by force.

    Third, compensation.  Needless to say, this number is getting bigger and bigger as time goes by.  And the units all use astronomical units that are rarely used commercially.

    Fourth, disarmament.  The Japanese navy and army must be controlled within what the Nanjing government considers to be safe.  The principal one day said that it was enough for the little devils to keep one regiment on the island, and all the troops except this regiment would have to be abolished.

    Fifth, cede territory.  A group of people in the Nanjing government also wanted to rent Nagasaki and Osaka for 99 years, so they put this one in.

    Sixth, garrison.  This garrison still has to be stationed in the Japanese capital. You can imagine the pressure.

    Not to mention that it is impossible for the little devil to agree to these conditions, even the third-party ambassador of the United States, who is the liaison person, cannot agree to the terms that the little devil can fully agree to.  You must know that chaos has emerged in Europe, and the European and American powers do not need a peaceful Asia.  The first thing every country considers is its own interests. If a country is for the interests of all mankind or the interests of the earth, then why bother studying nuclear bombs?

    ??If nothing can be passed, there is no need to talk. Both sides understand that unless the fight cannot continue at the same time, it will be a situation where one side will fight to the death.  Therefore, although the new cabinet was reluctant, it still wanted to support jihad. The new cabinet first announced an unconditional amnesty for all rebels, and then continued to support jihad.

    However, this level of support is not the same as that of the Hirohito government. First, soldiers cannot be recruited unlimitedly from the island. They can only sign up voluntarily to join the army and go to Manchuria to participate in the jihad. At this time, the recruitment and training centers in various places have become  The door is empty.

    Second, the Japanese navy has adjusted the national fiscal budget for the second half of 1937. Half of the military budget for the second half of the year will be allocated to the navy, and the cabinet cannot interfere with the purpose.  With money in hand, you can buy whatever you want, and your life in the Navy is much more comfortable than before.

    Hirohito¡¯s flight to Changchun cannot be said to be a domestic coup. I was so frightened that I put my tail between my legs and abandoned my wife and ran away.  Because the Central Army of the Nanjing government now has actual control over Liaoning, and the guerrillas have reached Jilin, Hirohito's political escape was labeled as a personal expedition by himself.

    With this name, the Japanese officers and soldiers at the bottom who did not know what was happening on the island were extremely moved and said one after another: For the emperor, we will defeat the Central Army's guerrillas even if we eat roasted human meat and three-in-one meals every day.

    Especially the 3rd Fine Arts Division, the elite force of the Kwantung Army near Changchun. After learning that they now hold the position of the Guards Division, their fighting will is even higher.

    Ishihara Kanji, the commander of the Reconstructed Third Division, will never forget the day when Emperor Hirohito summoned him at the Imperial Palace of the Puppet Manchukuo.  On that day, Emperor Hirohito was lying on the lap of Puppet Manchukuo Prime Minister Wang Zhaoming like a little girl next door, with the remaining milk at his mouth

    After Emperor Hirohito praised Ishihara Kanji, who was regarded as a think tank, in the Manchukuo Imperial Palace, he asked Ishihara Kanji what solution he had to solve the problem of the Kwantung Army soldiers. It would be best to find a way to solve it in the second half of the year and next year.  financial issues.  After the domestic coup, it can be seen that the navy's voice has increased, which is not good news for the Kwantung Army on land.

    As one of the think tanks of the base camp, Ishihara Wanji certainly knows what is happening in the country.  It's just that the current situation can no longer be solved by one or two think tanks. Ishihara Wanji also admitted that he couldn't do anything about the guerrilla attacks that he couldn't see.  But just for the problems faced by the Kwantung Army soldiers and the government this year and next, Ishihara Wanji still has some solutions.

    Ishihara Wanji replied: "Your Majesty, soldiers cannot be mobilized from the four domestic islands. It is naturally impossible to restore the Kwantung Army at its peak. But to replenish troops, it does not have to be mobilized from the main island. Your Majesty can issue an edict and ask the world  People of the He nationality everywhere contributed money and people, and shared the jihad."

    Japan has been a place where natural disasters have continued since ancient times - this is really not nonsense. Needless to say, there are earthquakes every year. On average, earthquakes are felt every day, 365 days a year.  Typhoons also occur once every one or two years on average, and they must land in the summer before the autumn harvest.  (Those who have played Nobunaga¡¯s Ambition should have this impression)

    This is a natural disaster, and Japan can be said to be a harsh government. The current militaristic Japan is a typical example of harsh governance.  It was not much better in earlier times. Farmers who had never had enough to eat in their lives had to live with whatever they needed. When people get old, they have to rush to the mountains to avoid wasting food.  Because of the primogeniture system, in poorer families, the younger brother has to marry a wife and have children.He has no rights at home, so he can only work for his brother's family as a long-term slave like a slave just for a bowl of rice.  As for the level of medical care, before the Meiji Restoration there were some Chinese doctors who were not that high. Unfortunately, they were only concentrated in a few big cities. Poor people in small places would probably die after catching a cold.

    Therefore, this living environment is extremely bad. Of course, this is the case in this era, but it is more serious for the little devil's family - the average living standard of Shanghai in the 1930s (including the poor in shantytowns) ranked fifth in the world.  It reflects the problem very well.

    Since the Meiji Restoration and the founding of the country, many Wa tribesmen have immigrated to overseas areas due to various factors, mainly due to insufficient domestic farmland.  There are millions of immigrants from Brazil in South America. Australia in Southeast Asia is closer and the number is naturally larger. Hawaii and the east and west coasts of the United States are also distributed.  Not to mention prostitutes, which are the most widely distributed. Even in the most remote black Africa in the world, there are prostitutes of the He tribe who are soliciting local flesh and blood business to earn foreign exchange.

    Among these people have both the people and the wealth of the people and wealth brought by the people and wealth of millions of households, they can support it.  Moreover, these people¡¯s money is in foreign exchange, which can solve the problem better than domestic taxes.  Because foreign exchange is prohibited from circulating in the market in China, North Korea, and the three northeastern provinces. The Japanese can buy things in the international market with foreign exchange, and they can also make reserves and create more Japanese yen and Korean yen - the only  From the very beginning, Doku Manchuria Bank Notes did not require any reserves.

    Hirohito nodded: "As expected of a think tank, let the Kwantung Army's base camp handle it accordingly. Ishihara-kun, do you have any suggestions regarding the food shortage?"

    "Your Majesty, the food shortage problem in major cities is mainly due to the lack of credibility of the Puppet Manchukuo bank notes, and the food in the countryside has not been transported to the big cities for sale. Regarding the solution, I have not yet thought of a solution. Please forgive me." Ishihara smiled here.  Not telling the truth.  There is a way, that is, to lift some bans and rebuild the credibility of Manchukuo's bank notes. It is best to use precious metals such as gold and silver as currency, so that food from the Kuomintang-controlled areas will continue to flow in.

    Speaking of which, it¡¯s not like we don¡¯t have so many precious metals. Japan is a major silver-producing country in Asia, and its gold mines also have some high quality. In addition, the foreign exchange exported over the years before the war also exchanged a lot of gold and silver.  It's just that these precious metals are concentrated in the hands of the conglomerates of Mitsubishi and Mitsui on the island.

    It is much more difficult to expect these plutocrats to spit out large amounts of gold and silver than it is to make steps for the general to return to power.  Therefore, Ishihara Kanji can only say that he has not thought about it well. This is because he has not thought about how to use peaceful means to let the capitalists disperse their wealth.  Anyway, the big cities in Jilin can still be supported by the three-in-one cooperation, and they have not reached the point of running out of food and aid.

    Hearing this, the light in Hirohito's eyes dimmed: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Ishihara, please step back."

    "This is the duty of a minister. I dare not call it hard work."

    After Ishihara Wanji stepped back, Wang Jingwei used his little finger to pick up the unwiped milk from Hirohito's mouth and took it into his mouth: "If you waste it, you won't be good"

    "Brother Zhaomingwe are finally together."

    "Brother Hirohitoyes, we are finally together."

    The four hands hold each other and the four eyes look at each other.  Hirohito whispered: "No one can separate us anymore."

    Except for Ishihara Wanji, who was in the Puppet Manchukuo Palace and wiped away a cold sweat, Ishihara Wanji also knew that it was not a good thing to know too many secrets of the royal family.  Thinking of this, Ishihara Kanji subconsciously wanted to smoke a cigarette to calm down, but he just touched around and found that he only had a lighter, which was the type modified from a 7.7mm heavy machine gun bullet casing. This lighter was given by Ishihara Kanji's friend.  His handicrafts.

    To be honest, making this lighter is simpler than making safety matches. A copper bullet case, a piece of cotton, a flint, a small grinding wheel, a small rivet and a little gasoline can be used to make a lighter by hand.  Fortunately, Ishihara Wanji also found a stack of Manchukuo bank notes - these are the Puppet Manchukuo bank notes that Ishihara Wanji's salary and subsidies totaled 200,000 yuan this month. As more and more Puppet Manchukuo bank notes are printed, their value will naturally increase.  It is getting lower and lower, and the face value of banknotes is also rising.  Since the Japs withdrew from Liaoning, this trend has been accelerating. Now, among the 200,000 Yuan Puppet Manchukuo bank notes that Ishihara Wanji is carrying, the lowest face value is already 500 Yuan each.

    Ishihara Wanji looked up and saw that all businesses on Changchun Street were in depression, but luxury goods such as cigarettes were still sold.  When he found a cigarette vendor, Ishihara Wanji took out a Puppet Manchukuo bank note with a face value of five hundred yuan and stuffed it into the vendor's face. He said generously: "Here are two packs of seven stars. There is no need to look for it."

    The hawker didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry: ¡°Sir, please look at the price list first. This pack of cigarettes is not enough.¡±

    "Nani?" Ishihara Wanji looked at the price list. Sure enough, the cheapest Jihad brand cigarettes cost one thousand yuan a month.Yes, the price of Seven Star cigarettes is 1,500 yuan per pack.  These are two types of domestic cigarettes. A pack of foreign cigarettes like Camel costs 3,000 yuan a pack.

    Ishihara Kanji remembers that before the war, Camel cigarettes were bought in Japanese yen for a few cents a pack. When the market was in short supply, it didn¡¯t cost more than a dime.

    Ishihara Wanji said subconsciously: "This has gone up too fast. Last month I remember it was only 200 yuan a pack."

    The hawkers are also helpless. Every customer is complaining about the rising prices every day: "We have no choice but to follow the market. We have to support our families. As you said, that was last month. We used to have this price list.  It changes every month, then once a week, and now it changes once a day.¡±

    In the army, free food and accommodation are provided every month for the level of the division commander, such as tobacco, alcohol, tea, sugar, etc. This money is not needed in many places. Ishihara Wanji thought about the hundreds of thousands of Puppet Manchukuo bank notes he had saved before.  It seems that I have been demoted too much.  Ishihara Wan'er pointed out another 3,000 Yuan Puppet Bank of Manchukuo roll: "Take two packs of Seven Star cigarettes, there's no need to look for them."

    "Thank you, Taijun." The cigarette vendor had just finished saying.  A **-year-old child ran over barefoot and shouted: "Dad, Dad, I just copied this."

    The hawker took a look: Jihad brand cigarettes cost 2,000 yuan, Seven Star cigarettes cost 3,000 yuan, Camel cigarettes cost 6,000 yuan

    Looking at Ishihara¡¯s smiling figure walking away, the vendor thought painfully: What a huge loss.

    The Japanese and puppet troops who retreated from Liaoning to Jilin, as well as traitors and their families, brought a large number of Puppet Manchukuo bank notes, and these people also received a certain number of Puppet Manchukuo bank notes as salary every month. This is a problem in Jilin Province and other large cities.  Prices in cities, especially in Changchun, are naturally rising.  One of the consequences of doing small business is the fate of losing everything. This can also be seen as a disguised raid on the colony by the Japanese.

    Unlike Ishihara Wanji, most of the lower-level military and police officers of the Puppet Manchuria have to rely on the Puppet Manchukuo bank coupons to support their families every month. However, prices have changed from every three days in the early days to three times a day now.  More people are accustomed to moving home every time they receive their salary, regardless of whether they are useful or not, as long as they have been used up. They must spend the fake bank notes they received in that month's salary.  This is the most cost-effective way to spend it all on the same day.

    Mr. Huang still doesn¡¯t know that all he has lost is a few packs of cigarettes.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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