Beiyang reactionaries

It is not once or twice that Japanese people are required to purchase government bonds compulsorily in Japan.Every time the Japanese government has no money, it will forcibly seize the property of the domestic people.

Even though Japan is now an industrial country, it is more industrially developed than China.But the life of the people in Japan is no better than that in China.On the contrary, when it comes to the wealth of the people, China is completely overwhelmed by Japan.

In addition to issuing national debt at home, it can also borrow money in the international market.

"Europe? Who would dare to lend us money now."

Kato Takaaki smiled wryly.

In 1923, Japan borrowed hundreds of millions of pounds to fight China.In addition, there was a major earthquake, so I don't know how much it cost.Repaying the interest every year now makes Japan overwhelmed.

How does Japan borrow money now?

Those European bankers are all vampires, what does Japan use as collateral to borrow money now.In the past, they supported Japan and bought Japanese war bonds in the hope that they would defeat China and then get enough compensation from China.But now China is getting tougher, and it is so easy to get compensation from China.Therefore, unless Japan mortgages something, it is impossible for European bankers to lend money to Japan.Those bankers took a fancy to Japan's customs, but Japan is still a great power, how could it agree to such a condition of losing power and humiliating the country.

"2000 million yen, 2000 million yen must be raised."

"prime minister……"

"This is not discussed. We must raise 2000 million Japanese. This is still the beginning. To calm down the situation on the Korean peninsula, we need more money."

Kato Takaaki shook his head, not listening to Yuyuki Hamaguchi's explanation.It is required that he must raise 2000 million yen as soon as possible.Yuyuki Hamaguchi wanted to say something else, but he didn't say it, and finally nodded.

"General Ugaki, what did you think about what General Tanaka said just now?"

"I object."

Although Yoshiichi Tanaka is his bole, everyone thinks differently.Ugaki Kazushige opposed Tanaka Yoshiichi's idea and said directly: "Our navy will not have very good results in attacking the coastal cities of China. Because the Chinese army has coastal defense fortifications in important cities, and the coastal defense artillery is powerful. And they also There are many military airfields and a large number of aircraft, so it is difficult for us to achieve much results. As for those coastal cities that do not have many coastal defenses, even if we bomb them, it will have no effect on the Chinese government. Most of the high-level Chinese government are soldiers Born, used to seeing life and death, blowing up some small cities, killing some people, they don't care at all."

dead?

China is too big and has too many people. It doesn't matter how many people die.Especially for a centralized country like China, it is really no surprise that some people die.

After the Revolution of [-], wars were fought every year, and dead people were too common.From the beginning of Duan Xun, most of the people in the cabinet were of military background, and they all fought in wars.

There are too many dead people, so I won't make a fuss because the Japanese navy bombed some small cities.

"But once our navy attacks the coastal cities of the Chinese government, their army will inevitably attack the Korean peninsula. In the current situation, it is not a good idea for us to fight with the Chinese army. The Chinese government has nearly 40 troops in Manchuria Army Corps."

"General Ugaki, what do you mean, we are not the opponent of the Chinese Army?"

Kato Takaaki wants to ease relations with Europe, America and China.But it doesn't mean that he can accept that the Japanese imperial army is not the opponent of the Chinese army.

China?

That was Japan's defeated general. How could Kato Takaaki admit that the Japanese army could not defeat the Chinese army.

"No."

"Then what do you mean?"

"The imperial army is invincible. But the army is currently shrinking, and the number of people is seriously insufficient. It is not easy for us to expand the army in a short time, so we should not go to war with the Chinese army. But as long as we complete the 'military shrinking' plan, let our army By reducing the number of troops and developing weapons such as aircraft, tanks, and machine guns, the combat effectiveness of the army will be strengthened. By then, the Chinese army will not be our opponent at all.”

Ugaki Kazunari is very capable.

After he traveled around Europe, he realized that the current war was no longer a war of generals against generals, soldiers against soldiers.It is a war of comprehensive national strength between one country and another country, and it is even more necessary to build a modern army.

That's why he actively supported Kato Takaaki.

It is not simply to abolish the army, but to make the army a modern army and strengthen the combat effectiveness of the army.Moreover, Kazushige Ugaki's idea is to strengthen the centralization of power and establish a highly centralized national mobilization system that uses the country's all-in-one intelligence and omnipotence.

Currently, this plan is still in progress.This time should not be at war with China.

"it is good."

With Ugaki Kazunari's support, Kato Takaaki has a lot of confidence.

"Negotiate with the Chinese government, ask the Chinese government to cancel the domestic anti-Japanese wave, and ask them to give equal status to imperial goods. If it is possible to reach a contract for resources in exchange for machinery and equipment. The Chinese government is currently importing a large number of machinery and equipment from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany. We can let them buy our machinery and equipment. And ask the Chinese government to promise not to support the rebellion on the Korean peninsula. If so, we will let the Chinese army attack our army.”

"Prime Minister, it is impossible for the Chinese government to stop supporting the rebels on the Korean peninsula."

Kijuro Kijuro, Foreign Minister of the Kato Cabinet, frowned.

Kato Takaaki smiled and said: "I didn't expect them not to support the North Korean rebel forces. This is just a verbal promise. As long as they agree, then they have no reason to directly intervene in the affairs of the Korean Peninsula. Without the direct intervention of the Chinese army, we It will solve the North Korea issue.”

"Yes."

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"Weak, incompetent, short-sighted."

When Tanaka Yoshiichi heard that Kato Takaaki did not adopt his opinion, but decided to negotiate with the Chinese government, he immediately became furious.He dropped the water glass in his hand directly.

He kept swearing at people, mainly Kato Gaoming.Anyway, with Tanaka Yoshiichi's qualifications, not to mention scolding Kato Gaoming behind his back, even face to face.

And during this time, Yoshiichi Tanaka scolded Kato Takaaki a lot.

"Kato Takaaki is not qualified to be the prime minister, and he is not qualified to lead the imperial government forward. How can His Majesty trust such an idiot? If this continues, the empire will fall, and the empire will lose the entire Far East. The future Far East will be dominated by the Chinese, and It is not the world of the empire. Before the empire thought that our greatest enemy was Western civilization headed by Britain and the United States, but in fact our greatest enemy was the Chinese.”

Tanaka Yoshiichi's mood is getting more and more excited.

Seeing Yoshiichi Tanaka's excitement, Ugaki Kazushige immediately said: "General, our current financial situation is very bad, and we can't even afford the military expenses for the reinforcements sent to the Korean Peninsula this time. National debt, or bank loans can only raise this funds. Moreover, based on the current preparations of the imperial army, it is really not suitable for fighting with the Chinese army. The important areas of the coastal cities of the Chinese government have perfect coastal defenses. There are many heavy artillery deployed there. Moreover, there is also the cover of aircraft. Our naval forces are not easy to fight. As for those who go to the ocean, they are all shipping companies from European and American countries. Once we block those ports with naval forces, it will greatly affect their interests and offend them. There are too many countries, which is not good for the empire. I do not agree with the general's suggestion that the navy attack the coastal cities."

Ugaki Kazushige told his thoughts directly.Tell Tanaka Yoshiichi that he denied the suggestion to attack coastal cities.The two have worked together for more than 20 years. It should be said that the relationship between the two has been very good over the years.So after the cabinet made a decision, Ugaki Kazunari came to Tanaka Yoshiichi.

Tell Tanaka Yoshiichi, the cabinet's decision.I just didn't expect Tanaka Yoshiichi to be so excited and react so violently.

"You think so? You think I'm wrong too?"

"Yes."

Ugaki Kazun nodded, without concealing his point of view: "The war of the year before last was actually very obvious. The Chinese Army is no worse than the Imperial Army in terms of weapons and equipment, military training, and even tactical coordination. It's just their troops. They haven’t fought any tough battles, so they are a little bit disadvantaged. But they also have advantages. In terms of the number of troops, they are now more than three times the size of the Imperial Army. China is a very large country with a population of four to five billion. As long as they need , they can mobilize two to three million troops in a short period of time, or even more troops. At present, the Imperial Army only has about 300 troops, and it can mobilize at most one million troops in a short period of time. Let's talk about aircraft development , The Chinese government is already ahead of us. They have already started to form their aviation force ten years ago. After Duan Xun entered Beijing, he paid more attention to the development of aircraft. The aircraft deployed by the Chinese army in the Northeast and Shandong The number exceeds the number of aircraft owned by the empire. Now a war is not good for us. With our current strength, if we have a war in the Korean peninsula or Manchuria, I have no confidence that we can defeat the Chinese army. Instead, I will worry We can’t even keep the Korean peninsula.”

"It is because of this that we are even more inflexible now."

Tanaka Yoshiichi stood up.

Pointing to Ugaki Kazushige, he said: "You also said that China is a big country, a country that far surpasses the empire. China has abundant resources and a population of [-] to [-] million people. As long as it starts to develop, its overall strength will rise very quickly. The longer time passes, the stronger their strength will become. You once told me that future wars are a contest of comprehensive national strength. For a big country like China, the rapid rise in comprehensive national strength is beyond our imagination. So we must In the past, it was a severe blow to the Chinese government and interrupted the rise of the Chinese government. Kato Gaoming’s policy seems to be to solve the financial problem, but in fact it is drinking chronic poison. We can’t fight the Chinese government for time. .”

Tanaka Yoshiichi walked up and down.

His face was very ugly.

Finally said: "At the beginning, the imperial government should not have supported Duan Xun so that he could unify calmly. Now his strength is getting stronger and stronger, and there is no force within the Chinese government to restrict him. The overall strategy of the empire for China is wrong. There should not be a strong central government. It is in the empire's best interest to have China divided."

"General, the reality is that China has been unified."

"So we can't compromise. If the current situation continues, the strength of the Chinese government will become stronger and stronger. Now we still have advantages, but after a few years, our advantages will become less and less. I would like to ask You, if you don’t take tough measures at this time, when will you take action again.”