Beiyang reactionaries

Although Duan Xun didn't say it directly, Dai Kan heard what Duan Xun meant.If the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy and Japan win, then China's biggest opponent in Asia is Japan.If Japan really integrates the forces of Southeast Asian countries, then Japan can completely compete with China in Asia.However, Duan Xun believes that the biggest opponent after the war is India, and he must think that the anti-fascist camp can win.

"Yes. Modern wars are fought against industry, and against industrial strength. The industrial strength of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union is an overwhelming advantage over the Axis powers. Not to mention the three countries of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, even the United States can overwhelm in terms of industrial strength Germany, Italy, and Japan. So even if Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union are currently at a disadvantage, the industrial strength of the three countries will soon bring back the situation on the battlefield. If Germany, Italy, and Japan produce one aircraft, Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union can produce five aircraft. The war continues , this gap will become more and more obvious, so Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union must win in the end. Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom was once the world hegemony, the United States is the world's first industrial country, and the Soviet Union hates us the most. So no matter whether they How is the relationship between China and China after the war? It is certain to want to contain China. But if you want to contain China in Asia, supporting India is the best way. Because India is not small, and its population is not small.”

It is the fourth year since the outbreak of World War II.

The momentum of Germany, Italy and Japan sweeping the world has weakened.It can be said that the current situation of the two military groups has entered a period of confrontation, and from now on the competition between the two sides is production capacity.

So Duan Xun must start thinking about post-war issues as soon as possible.

"The chairman's consciousness is that we should attack first?"

Yang Wei looked up and asked Duan Xun.

"Correct."

Duan Xun nodded and said: "India is a big country in South Asia and an ancient civilization. But to put it bluntly, India is a country that has no history of its own and was forcibly merged by the British. There are many domestic conflicts, sectarian conflicts, and conflicts between various ethnic groups. The contradictions between the tribes and the tribes are very serious. Therefore, what we have to do is to dismember India before the end of the war and prevent India from becoming a unified country. As long as India is dismembered and turned into several countries, then The threat to our country will be greatly reduced."

"That's a good idea."

Dai Kan nodded.

There is some support for Duan Xun's idea.Many things must be prepared for a rainy day. From the perspective of Asia, Japan is the biggest enemy.But once Japan loses in this war, Japan will lose a lot of things.For a long time, it will become a fallen and defeated country, and it still needs China's asylum.

Then it is India that can pose a threat to China in Asia in the future.

As Duan Xun said, China's development is too fast, or China's size is too large.European and American countries will definitely guard against China.In order to fight against China, it is inevitable to cultivate a country.It's the same as when Britain supported Japan in Asia.

"So I'm going to strengthen the Southwest."

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"So I am going to strengthen the strength of the Southwest."

Duan Xun pointed to the map and said: "This time we have reached a series of agreements with Thailand and Myanmar. In the future, we will have more cooperation with these countries and ethnic groups here, and this cooperation will be long-term. We want Slowly restore our country’s influence here. Therefore, we need more talents who are familiar with the history of these countries and the history of these nations. It is imperative to cultivate talents.”

"There were discussions in this cabinet."

Dai Kan spoke immediately.

Dao: "Since we have more cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, many departments of the cabinet have stated that there is a lack of talents in this field. Because French Indochina, Thailand, and Burma have many ethnic groups, complex histories, and various languages, it is not easy to deal with them. It’s not easy. Now our cooperation involves all aspects, and we have already felt the lack of talents. Therefore, after discussing with the cabinet, we will discuss with the Ministry of Education and prepare to seize the time to train talents in this area.”

"Are there any specific measures?"

"The Ministry of Education plans to train a group of cadres of ethnic minorities in the southwest. There are many ethnic groups in French Indochina, Thailand, and Burma, and many ethnic groups in the southwestern provinces of my country are the same ethnic group. For example, the Thai people in Thailand share the same language as the Dai people in my country. The living customs are also similar, and seriously speaking, they are the same ethnic group. After years of education promotion in these ethnic provinces in southwest China, many students have come out. We plan to select a group of these people and let them enter the university for further study. They also entered our government agencies. These people understand ethnic history, ethnic languages, and contact with ethnic groups in these countries, which has many advantages in itself.”

"That's a good idea."

Many ethnic groups in Southeast Asia are related to the ethnic groups in the southwestern provinces of China, and many of them are simply the same ethnic group.Just like those chieftains on the China-Myanmar border, it is absolutely confusing which country they belong to in history.When China is strong, they will rely on China and accept China's canonization, then this place belongs to China.Once Myanmar is strong, they will attach to Myanmar and accept the canonization of Myanmar, then this area will become the territory of Myanmar.Even many tribes accepted both China's canonization and Myanmar's canonization, pleasing both sides.

Thailand and Myanmar are small countries, so there are ways for small countries to survive.Even more so with these small tribes.Except for some local strength, they cannot be compared with the country at all.So for them, in order to survive, it is normal for them to rely on whoever is more powerful.Now that China is strong, so China negotiated with the United Kingdom, and all these places became Chinese land.

The descendants of those tribal chieftains basically go to school.

The world has never been absolutely fair.The life of the ethnic minorities in those border areas is not very good.Just like what many people said, don't look at the herdsmen in Mongolia and develop animal husbandry.But they didn't imagine that they could eat so much meat. On the contrary, eating meat was also a very difficult thing for them.Although China has been developing education in recent years, for the ethnic minorities in these border areas, those who can really go to school and receive higher education are all descendants of tribal leaders.And these people are also the most sensitive, knowing when and how to choose.

In order to strengthen their relationship with the central government, they are also very willing to let their children receive better education.Now dealing with Southeast Asian countries, these people can just be used.

"There will be cooperation between our country and other countries in the world in the future, so we need talents in this area very much, and we must continue to cultivate them. I know that the number of ethnic groups who use small languages ​​may not be large, but we cannot lack these small language students just because of this. Especially It is our government agencies that cannot lack these people. We must train students of these small languages ​​all the year round."

"Chairman, we are going to set up courses for these minor languages ​​in Kunming, Southwest Associated University."

"It should be like this."

Duan Xun nodded.

Minor languages ​​can be difficult to find a job if they go out, but the national government needs them.Anyway, there will not be too many students learning these minor languages, and the national government will be able to absorb them.

"Those talents of ethnic minorities must study while working. They learn while working, and sum up their work while studying. Moreover, the use of these talents by government departments is of great benefit to stabilizing the ethnic groups and tribes in border areas."

"Yes."

"In addition to French Indochina, Thailand, and Myanmar, there is also the Indian issue I mentioned earlier. We don't have a detailed grasp of the current situation in India, the ethnic situation in their country, and the sectarian conflict. No With detailed intelligence, it is impossible for us to make the best choice. Therefore, we need to have a deeper understanding of India. Only in this way can we have more say in India after the war. Judging from the news we know so far , There are great conflicts between Hinduism and Muslims in India. The goal of the All-India Muslim League is to establish an Islamic country, which is the 'Pakistan Act' proposed by them. We must support the All-India Muslim League so that they can successfully establish their This is the first step in dismantling India. In the second step, we need to know more about the domestic situation in India, and see if there are any other sects in India, and whether there are other ethnic groups who want to be independent. As long as there are other ethnic groups in India If we want independence, we must all support it. The more India is divided, the more beneficial it is for our country. Therefore, I want to strengthen the strength of the Southwest region and let them grasp the situation in India as much as possible."

"It makes sense. There is someone who sits in the Southwest, who can flexibly grasp the situation on the front line and handle things on the front line flexibly. After all, we are too far away from the Southwest. If Beijing has to handle everything, we will often lose opportunities and Increase the workload on the Beijing side. I think many simple cooperations can be handled in the Southwest side, and Beijing does not need to make decisions, as long as they are compiled into reports. Only those important things must be decided by Beijing. Beijing will only deal with the matter.”

Wang Jingwei spoke.

Since the outbreak of World War II, Wang Jingwei has been very busy.Because Wang Jingwei was in charge of diplomacy, he was also in charge of the Overseas Chinese Committee, and he had a lot of diplomatic work during the war years.Many of them need to be handled by Wang Jingwei himself, and he is busy keeping his feet on the ground.

Since China began to extend its hand into Southeast Asia and began to prepare to strengthen its diplomatic work in Southeast Asia, the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has become even busier.Therefore, Wang Jingwei raised his hands in favor.

In fact, there are many cooperations between China and Southeast Asian countries, including many small cooperations, which do not need the presence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, let alone the presence of Vice Chairman Wang Jingwei.It's just that the current cooperation is just the beginning, so the work will come to Wang Jingwei.

"I want to send someone to Kunming to be fully responsible for this matter. Responsible for exchanges and cooperation with various countries and ethnic groups. Except for French Indochina, Thailand, and Burma, the main contact is with Indian ethnic groups. Be accurate Grasp the domestic situation in India, and accurately grasp the situation of various ethnic groups in India. More countries and ethnic groups must accept our proposition and follow our steps. Who do you think is more suitable?"

"Minister Wei of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Wang Jingwei spoke.

Wang Jingwei generally would not open his mouth about this kind of personnel appointment.But this time Wang Jingwei immediately said: "Chairman, Minister Wei is an expert in handling these complicated diplomatic matters. Moreover, when Minister Wei was the ambassador to Germany, he was in charge of the diplomatic situation of the whole of Europe, and was responsible for the affairs of our country and European countries. The cooperation in politics, economy, and education has achieved outstanding results. The European situation at that time was as chaotic as the current Asian situation, but Minister Wei has always been able to handle it with ease. Minister Wei is just a person who can handle problems in complex situations."

But this time, Wei Chen's group is really suitable for this position.

Wang Jingwei is currently in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it is very beneficial for the establishment of Wang Jingwei's authority to promote the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.So he immediately recommended Wei Chen's group.Duan Xun nodded slightly.

Wei Chen's group is indeed very suitable.

He himself does diplomatic work.Later, when I was the ambassador to Germany, I was responsible for all the affairs of China in Europe.Including being responsible for the diplomacy of European countries, responsible for the economic cooperation between China and Europe, etc.The situation in Europe at that time was very complicated. The Nazis in Germany were on the rise, and Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and Italy were all making small plans.At that time, the Wei Chen team did a very good job and won a lot of benefits for China.

After being transferred back to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wei Chen's team has also done a good job.

"Vice Chairman Dai, what do you think?"

"I also think Minister Wei is very suitable."

"Okay. Let Minister Wei serve as my special envoy, sit in Kunming in this capacity, and handle these matters. Vice Chairman Dai (Dai Kan), Vice Chairman Wang (Wang Jingwei), you and Minister Wei talk to see if he needs What kind of personnel. And let the local governments of Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guizhou cooperate with Minister Wei's work. Vice Chairman Li (Li Jishen), you let the Southwest Military Region also cooperate with Minister Wei's work."

"Yes."

"Vice Chairman Wang (Wang Jingwei), you see who is suitable to take over the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs."

"Vice Minister Gu Weijun."

"Okay, let Vice Minister Gu be in charge of the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

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"Kordell, what does Japan mean? Do you really want to talk about peace, or do you want to delay time?"