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    In August, Li Huamei and Lin Han quietly returned to Japan to meet their "daughter" Yamato Nadeshiko.  Since the signing of the armistice agreement in May, Japan's "big bet on national destiny" has once again succeeded and ended the war as a winner.

    After the war, Japan pulled its teeth from the mouth of the United States and seized the Philippines as a new colony.  Although it gained the Philippines, Japan's domestic economy did not improve after the war ended.  The nearly five-year war had depleted Japan's treasury.  Although the Philippines has some oil and water, it cannot make up for the losses caused by five years of war in the short term.

    Just like the Russo-Japanese War, Japan, which defeated the United States, could not squeeze even one dollar of deposits from the United States.  During the Geneva negotiations, Japan, which was so poor that even mice in the house were starving to death, wanted to "sell" American prisoners of war in exchange for a small amount of money. However, this request was directly rejected by the United States as "a violation of international law." The Eurasian Union also did the same in this matter.  I also stood on the high moral ground and did not support Japan, so I had no choice but to give up in the end.

    During the war, Japan owed a large sum of war debts to the Soviet Union, Germany, Britain, and even China in order to maintain the war.  After the war, how to repay this debt became the most troublesome problem for Japan.  As Japan's "traditional ally", the UK has taken a high profile and discounted part of its debt, but the total foreign debt it owes to various countries still exceeds 500 million pounds.

    Five hundred million pounds is not too big, but as the beneficiaries of this war, the Japanese domestic chaebols are greedy and do not want to bear this debt at all.  While the Geneva peace talks are still ongoing, Japan is constantly discussing raising taxes on its citizens to repay debts.

    The tax increase targets not only domestic civilians, but also "immigrants" in the Philippines.

    In the past, when faced with the "tax increase" request of the Japanese government controlled by the chaebol, the emperor, who existed as a "rubber stamp" spiritual leader, was powerless even if he wanted to oppose it. In the end, he could only hold his nose and admit it.

    But now, Emperor Takahito has the support of "gods".  With the prestige of victory in the Pacific War, it already had the confidence to wrestle with domestic plutocrats.

    In the Philippines, especially in Medan, the civilians here are under the influence of the emperor.  The "basic base" of the navy and marine divisions was the "dividend" the emperor gained from buying up the navy and marine divisions.  When the government wants to raise taxes here, the first person who is dissatisfied is

    That¡¯s the kind of person he is.

    Japan¡¯s old stubborn problem, land and sea conflicts, broke out.

    Change to the past.  What the emperor can do is to use the contradiction between land and sea to make peace and seek some small profits for himself.

    But the current Emperor Takahito is different. He is only in his thirties now. He is still young and energetic, and his ambitions are already very big.  Under the instigation of Li Huamei in the past, and now with the full support of "Zhen Yamato Nadeshiko", he no longer wants to be a balance point for "all forces", he wants to be a person with "real power".  The "real emperor" who can control everything.

    Privately, Emperor Takahito said to Yamato Nadeshiko: "Why should I continue to look at the faces of these disgusting guys?"

    The current Emperor Takahito certainly has the confidence to say so.  Today, he directly controls as many as eight Marine Divisions.  After the Geneva Agreement, the Marine Division of the Navy stationed in Hawaii was also transferred back to the country.  These marine divisions are called the emperor's "sons" in Japan. Good equipment is given priority, and their combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the army.  And because of the "Medan Welfare", their interests are firmly tied to the emperor.

    After the nuclear explosion on Atura Island, the Navy struggled to salvage near the radioactive Atura Island.  A lot of good equipment was recovered from the sunken ship of the US military, but it was still taken into the hands of the Navy afterwards, and nothing was left for the Army.

    In addition, the emperor¡¯s confidants Okamura Neiji and Ishihara Kanji in the army also completely sided with Takahito, and now Emperor Takahito.  Theoretically, it fully controls more than half of Japan's military forces, and is fully capable of wrestling with the Japanese government and chaebol consortium.

    In the past few months, Japan's "domestic affairs" have been very "excellent".

    ??The Diet government controlled by consortiums such as Mitsui and Nakajima has continuously proposed and passed bills to increase taxes on citizens, but has repeatedly encountered obstacles in the way of the emperor.  Emperor Takahito even publicly proposed his own tax increase bill: requesting a "three-year income tax increase" for domestic conglomerates.

    As soon as this motion comes out.  This immediately stirred up Japan's domestic politics and led to the deterioration of the relationship between the emperor and other domestic conglomerates.  Although the consortium continued to send people to lobby Emperor Takahito to "take back the rebellion" afterwards, Takahito, with Yamato Nadeshiko's encouragement behind him, wanted to be a "changer" and "person of real power" who would "remain famous in history".  He refused to take even a step back.

    At this time, Emperor Takahito, under the instigation of Li Huamei and Yamato Nadeshiko, wanted to "save peace once and for all"To solve Japan's two thousand years of accumulated abuses, we are determined to rely on our prestige, military strength, and God-given opportunities to become "Hitler II", carry out a "great socialist" reform in Japan, and create a so-called "feudal society"  ism".

    ?????????????? The conglomerate zaibatsu is not a fuel-efficient lamp. They see that Emperor Takahito relies on two things: one is the support of Kami Yamato Nadeshiko, which is a prestige help.  The backing of strength is the eight marine divisions that have continued to expand through the war.

    Based on the principle of removing fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, in August, the Japanese government proposed a "disarmament plan", and the first cut of disarmament was to attack the emperor's own son, the Marine Division.

    Emperor Takahito, who had personally experienced the feeling of having a gun pressed to his nose and forced into the palace, firmly believed in the principle that "power comes from the barrel of a gun". The Marine Corps was the lifeblood of his power. There was no way anyone could interfere in this matter.  Strongly opposed.

    In the past three months, the common people in Japan have witnessed a good show in which the emperor and senior government officials are "at odds" with each other.

    No matter what tax increase bill the government passes, the emperor denies them all, considering them illegal, and even calls for the government to be dissolved and re-elected.  However, the new government that came to power is still a lackey of the conglomerates and chaebols, and its policies are still the same.  The emperor's request for tax increases on financial institutions also failed to pass the Diet.  The army and navy are also at war with each other over the issue of disarmament.  The emperor supported the navy, and Congress supported the two armies. The two sides were at loggerheads.

    At this time, the "god" Yamato Nadeshiko, who had major decision-making power on the Japanese issue, secretly supported the emperor, but on the surface he pretended to remain neutral.

    Privately, she explained to Emperor Takahito: "This is to give those who oppose you and are unwilling to stand by His Majesty the Emperor an opportunity to jump out on their own and fully express their position to avoid a major purge in the future.  We still spend a lot of effort to distinguish.¡± (To be continued.)
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