the world is at stake

Zhou Qingfeng looked at the editorial manuscript in his hand again, and thought: "This literati is too ruthless, and people can't find any faults. If we really want to popularize Chinese in Japan and South Korea, these two places will not take 50 years. You have to submit to Wang Hua."

'Old Master Q' continued: "However, we must not be too arrogant, we must be humble. The advantages of Japanese culture still need to be absorbed, and we should actively absorb its outstanding intellectuals to participate in national construction.

Liu has a saying - ignorance and weakness are not the biggest obstacle to survival, but arrogance is.For Japan, the benefits that should be given must be given, and enough must be given, and it must not be too petty. "

These words are level, it is obvious that they want to harvest other people's high-end talents and take advantage of them, and they also have to put on a polite and virtuous corporal, with a vain attitude.

"For a country like Japan, where the society is severely divided and the upper and lower classes are completely imprisoned, the class struggle will be effective. As long as we firmly guide the proletariat to carry out the revolution, all the emperors and Chinese bureaucrats will be chickens and dogs.

Next week, I will go to Japan to do research myself.Guaranteed to get the first-hand information to transform its society, and don't worry about playing it to death.Let those powers with ulterior motives see how the Turkish Communist Party transformed the enemy's country and turned it into its own use. "

'Old Master Q' raised his head cheerfully, very proud of the road map he had drawn up for reforming Japan.Zhou Qingfeng shrugged, saying that he had nothing to say.

And in Tokyo...

"These terms are too much, even more than unconditional surrender. If I sign it, won't I be a Japanese traitor who will never be cleansed? How will history describe me a hundred years later?"

Miura Neko locked himself in the office of the Prime Minister's Office, staring at the "Sino-Japanese Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance" sent by the Chinese negotiators on the table, and swearing behind the table.

The full text of the "Treaty" includes six major items and more than 100 minor items.

The Chinese side generously sent the draft treaty to the Asahi Shimbun News Agency for public release, and read it repeatedly on the radio. It was a low profile to solicit the opinions of the whole of Japan and respect the choice of the Japanese people.

"Respect a ghost, there is no choice at all." Miura complained vigorously, "This is a poison pill. If you don't eat it, you will die. If you eat it, you will die slowly. What's the difference?"

After the success of the mutiny, the power of the Japanese Communist Party grew suddenly, and they used radio stations and newspapers to spread overwhelming propaganda about one thing-China did not want to occupy Japan, but to liberate Japan.

This is an unprecedented revolution. It is not that the new rulers replace the old rulers, but that the proletariat will completely overthrow the decadent and backward feudal class.

The land controlled by the nobles will become state-owned and distributed to the peasants without compensation; the bureaucratic families will be overthrown, and the common people will have the right to participate in and discuss state affairs; spiritual shackles, class shackles, and religious shackles will all be broken.

It is necessary to carry out a comprehensive reconstruction of productivity and production relations.

The topic is too obscure, and ordinary people can't understand it at all, but the powerful propaganda offensive does indeed have the comfort and joy of changing the dynasty and changing the new atmosphere.

At least the country no longer recognizes the privileges of the Chinese race, and must implement a series of civilian rights including equality between men and women.

In the past, major national affairs were completely discussed and decided by the emperor, Chinese, big landlords and big businessmen.In addition to paying taxes and food, the only way for ordinary people to interfere in national policy is to riot.

Now it is really to publicize the policy to the bottom, to speak clearly as much as possible, and not to hide it.Although there is no system like the election of the "National People's Congress" immediately, ordinary people are no longer as blind as they used to be.

Anyway, there are some channels to speak out.

Thanks to the "Meiji Restoration" for decades, the literacy rate of Japanese nationals has exceeded half. The numerous reports in major Japanese newspapers have played a very good role in making the public feel a sense of political participation and that they are valued.

Whether it is really valued or not is not important for the time being.But teahouse politics can be messed with.

For example, why is the Japanese economy not doing well?

The newspapers said that Japan has a small territory, lack of resources, and a large population. The only way out is to integrate into China-if it cannot be achieved through military conquest, then the result of being conquered by China is the same.

Although the truth is crooked, the Japanese do empathize.With their stubborn character and being beaten violently, they really feel that it is not unacceptable to integrate into China.

The Chinese side proposed that the two countries should reduce and exempt tariffs, eliminate trade barriers, and even unify the currency—5000 million Japanese use the yen. This is very bad.The renminbi used by 6000 million Chinese people is much better.

The first article of the "Treaty" is the economic integration of China and Japan, and the first item is the merger of the central banks of the two countries and the unification of finances.

Miura shook his head greatly at this, and it was difficult to find an excuse to shirk.But the bureaucrats of Japan's Ministry of Finance had expected this, and expressed their welcome first, and they were determined not to take the blame for the prime minister-if they die, let Miura go, let everyone see.

Kajia, as the negotiator of the Chinese side, hinted that if Mr. Miura cannot sign the contract, he should choose someone who can sign the contract. There is an example of South Korea Park Guohaochang, and the result of not signing is obvious.

The attitude of the Japanese industry towards 'economic integration' is also twitchy.Although China wants to invest in Japanese companies and take away the controlling stake, it promises to provide sufficient financial and technical support and open up the Chinese market.

How is Japan's 300 million tons of steel production capacity enough? 3000 million can be had.Smelting has been completely liberalized, and coal and iron ore can be imported from China.

Japan's shipbuilding industry is very strong, and related industries do not have to worry about food-the Chinese navy is about to develop greatly, and it will get more than a dozen fleet aircraft carriers before the world war.

When the war really started, there was no time to build ships.

For Japanese workers, the Chinese market is a stable job.The organized working class most welcomed the relevant clauses, wishing they could tear Miura down and sign the contract immediately.

"Oh, the country will not be the country."

Article [-] of the "Treaty" is common defense.The Japanese Navy, with four 'Fengxiang' class aircraft carriers as the main force, has left the Yokosuka Wharf and is on its way to Shanghai. It is preparing to form a joint fleet and establish a long-wave radio station.

The Chinese side severely criticized the humiliating infighting between the Japanese army and navy, and exposed the root of the problem stemming from the conflicts between feudal lords.

The whole of Japan knows that the relationship between its army and navy is not good, but it really doesn't know how bad it is.

In order to expose the evil and hypocrisy of the military, Japanese newspapers used a large number of historical materials and interviews with people to describe the shitty things in the army, the arrogance and lust of senior officers, and the cruelty to low-level soldiers.

It's okay not to mention the army's mess, but mentioning it is like uncovering the darkest and most terrifying sores in Japanese society. There are too many ugly, bloody and brutal inside stories.

These days, the governments of various countries don't treat the lower class as human beings very much, and even the nobles in Great Britain don't think there is anything wrong with the children of the lower class being child laborers.It is normal for the poor to sell their sons and daughters and eat chaff and vegetables.

'Holy Light' is the first government team to link the legitimacy of governance with the fairness and prosperity of the whole society.

When Japanese farmers learned that the Chinese government believed that the poor should have enough to eat, their shock came from the bottom of their hearts.Just because in the current Japan, high-end ingredients such as rice are not for the poor.

Because the Japanese navy deliberately emphasized their own nobility, they suffered from 'beriberi' from eating polished rice.This is not a small problem of sweating and smelly feet, but a disease caused by lack of vitamin b1. In severe cases, he will die of heart failure.

The Japanese Army was even more stubborn.

During the Russo-Japanese War lasted for one year and six months, there were more than 3 patients with "beriberi" in the army, and nearly [-] died.But the little devil didn't believe that the cause of the disease was that he liked eating polished rice too much.

In order to satisfy the Japanese people's love for rice, the "Treaty" specifically emphasizes the need to provide agricultural and food subsidies to Japan, and China will provide no less than 500 million tons of wheat and rice every year.

Seeing this, Miura gritted his teeth.

What Japan is most satisfied with is this food subsidy, because its own food self-sufficiency rate has been hovering at 5.00%.Without external food supplements, food shortages will definitely occur.

But once food becomes a weapon, it is much more terrifying than guns - Japan has many mountains and little land, and once food is overly dependent on imports, it will die.

The food self-sufficiency rate of "later generations" in Japan has even dropped to around 30.00%. If it were not for the protection of a strong industry and the American father, half of Japan's population would starve to death.

But as long as you get used to the love of 'father', it will be difficult to break away from it.

"Who is this treaty of friendship and mutual assistance drawn up by someone? Every clause seems reasonable, but there are murderous intentions hidden behind every clause."

Miura stabilized the prime minister's power after the mutiny, and was very worried that he would be ostracized.But now it seems that the Chinese side is too lazy to evade him, but uses chains of interests to lock the whole of Japan firmly on the Chinese side.

People can betray everything, but classes will not betray their own interests.

Chapter 35 Great River

"China has sold two 'Early Warning-1' special aircraft to Germany, and there are orders for at least ten more of the same type or modified version. The situation of the British mainland fleet in the North Sea is even worse."

"It is not clear about the specific performance of 'Warning-1', but judging from the results of the Sino-Japanese Miyako naval battle, its role is very huge. The Japanese fleet has an absolute advantage, but it was easily defeated by shore-based forces."

"In addition, the Japanese mutiny caused China to break through the blockade of the first island chain in East Asia and expand its territorial waters and airspace by thousands of kilometers. The main force of the Japanese navy was swallowed by China.

These included six carriers, two of which were being fitted out; three battlecruisers, of which two were being fitted out; and two battleships, which were slower but could be refitted.The gross tonnage exceeds 70 tons.

China's own navy has more than 30 tons. After swallowing the Japanese navy, it ranks fifth in the world, after Britain, Germany, the United States and France.This strength seriously threatens the existence of Britain, France and the United States in Southeast Asia. "

The Palace of Westminster, London. The House of Lords holds a meeting on the situation in East Asia. The Secretary of the Navy makes a statement.

The Palace of Westminster is also known as the 'Parliament Building'. The chamber of the House of Lords is very narrow and cramped with hundreds of people, and the space is limited.

The color of the hall is yellowish, the windows are decorated with stained glass, and it looks old and old under the light.The aristocratic councilors sat side by side on red leather chairs, a bit like a bitter crowd squeezed into a Chase berth.

The topics of the meeting were quite heavy, discussing the consequences of China's victory in the war against Japan - the first one was that China ended the war and turned to blood transfusion to Germany.

Electronic technology is difficult to say, but easy to say.

Edison invented the electric light in 1879; Tesla invented alternating current in 1888; Marconi invented the radio in 1898; these are the speeds of groping in the dark.

The selected ones have theories and technologies, but at most have shortcomings in materials and craftsmanship. Using the method of "copying answers" to promote technological progress is tens or hundreds of times faster than the original history.

These jobs do not require any particularly cutting-edge talents, and the results can be reproduced with crowd tactics.Because high school students can do most of the work.

To mention a word, Tesla was desperate and impoverished by Edison in the United States.This talented Serbian was recruited to Tianjin to study high-voltage power transmission and distribution two years ago, and is considering changing his nationality again recently.

Due to the rapid iteration of technological achievements, almost every "Early Warning-1" produced in China has made some progress, with more reliable components, lower power consumption, and stronger sensitivity.

As a result, the 'Early Warning-1' that went offline in June could only search for targets more than 70 kilometers away, and the 'Early Warning-1A' delivered to Germany in September pushed the detection range to [-] kilometers.

British experts who are also researching semiconductors have just come up with their own radar prototypes at this moment, and are stuck with low power consumption and miniaturization, unable to move them to the plane.The technology gap between the two sides is about two years.

"What China has transferred to Germany also includes radio-guided bomb technology. Great Britain has mastered this, and its performance is no worse than that of China and Germany. But we must be vigilant against China transferring its advantage in radar to ammunition."

The Secretary of the Navy worriedly described a radar-guided heavy rocket to lawmakers, saying that it could have a range of more than [-] kilometers and was very accurate.

The deep voice of the report echoed in the hall of the House of Lords, making people dizzy.No matter how scary the words are, they can't offset the fatigue caused by the long meeting.

Half of the councilors here are stubborn old nobles.They are at a loss for the advanced technologies that have emerged in recent years, just like the fat-brained bureaucrats of the 'later generations'.

The Minister of the Navy spent a lot of time describing the growth of the Chinese and German military power. The six fleet aircraft carriers of the Japanese army alone can put great pressure on Britain, let alone others.

But lawmakers have no intuitive sense of the threat.

More than half of the dozen or so aircraft carriers in the British home fleet are light aircraft carriers converted from large cargo ships and merchant ships.For example, the first "Hundred-Eyed Giant" was refitted from an American coal carrier. It weighed only 8000 tons and could only be used for pilot training.

The Admiralty had already conceded that the British Empire, though immensely powerful, was incapable of sustaining the European and Asian theaters at the same time.Only one can be selected as the focus.

According to the statistics of the British, in the past seven years, China's military spending has been increasing steadily, with a total expenditure of more than 80 billion pounds.This amount of money is not a small amount for the Western powers.

"A large part of China's military expenditure is raised from European countries through the issuance of bonds, and financiers including Britain are also supporting China."

"Relying on the support of Europe and the United States, the number of China's regular army has rapidly increased from less than 150 at the beginning to [-] million now, and it will continue to increase. Its land and air equipment is not weaker than that of any European power."

This report sparked heated discussions among lawmakers.

Someone stood up and shouted: "We must review, why did we allow such a powerful opponent in the Far East? So much so that it squeezed Britain's interests in East Asia."

"150 million regular troops? It's crazy! All the military forces in the British mainland, the dominions and the colonies add up to just over 120 million, and most of them are militiamen who only receive simple training."

"Militia? If I remember correctly, not long ago, the ambassador to China submitted a 'Report on China Issues', which said that the number of militiamen in China who had been trained for three months exceeded 500 million."

"Hell, that's more 'gray cattle' than Russia. Is China capable of arming such a large military force? Don't they still ride horses, wear ridiculous long coats, have long shoulders, machetes and Spear?"

"My dear friend, don't you read the newspapers? China alone has sent millions of armed immigrants to Southeast Asia, all armed with guns. The French rule in Vietnam is in jeopardy, and they are compressed in a few big cities. to be driven away."

"Indigenous peoples in Southeast Asia have very weak national and national consciousness. As long as they are given some benefits, they will not have any resistance to outsiders, and they are even willing to join."

"Laos and Cambodia are completely finished. The trees there are about to speak Chinese. Chinese immigrants are building roads in large numbers, and they are repairing non-stop. They will soon arrive in Thailand."

The noisy discussion turned the House of Lords into a vegetable market in an instant, and the whispering MPs quickly spread the topic and began to talk about business and investment in East Asia.

The speaker had to take a hammer and hit the table hard, trying to keep the meeting going.

The Secretary of the Navy on the stage squeezed the report and sighed in a low voice.He looked back at his adjutant and complained: "Daying is facing an extremely bad situation, how can I let these deaf people hear me?"

The adjutant also smiled wryly, "Maybe a fiasco or a purge is needed."

At the same time, the four 'Fengxiang' class aircraft carriers led by Rear Admiral Toyoshima Jiro just arrived in Shanghai and docked at the dock of Jiangnan Shipyard on Changxing Island.

More than a dozen fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force flew over the fleet. First, they monitored the aircraft carrier for any signs of trouble. Second, they swung their wings when flying at low altitude.

"Japan is undefeated and defeated this time. It is really not reconciled. There were more than 130 riots in the country last month. There are division-level resistance on the island, and it has not subsided until now."

Major Toshiichi Kira of the carrier-based aircraft brigade stood on the platform of the ship island, expressing his emotion to the former enemy in the sky—Rear Admiral Toyoshima went to the imperial capital, most of the ship's crew went ashore to rest, the warship shut down, and only a small number of maintenance personnel remained.

In addition, Jiangnan Shipyard and Zhonghua Shipyard organized hundreds of technical personnel to conduct a thorough investigation of the Japanese ship and prepare to modify the command and communication system. The formation of the joint fleet must be carried out quickly.

The Japanese ship lowered the 'Rising Sun Flag', which was extremely low-key.But the hull of more than 2 tons is extremely majestic and cannot be hidden.

The ships along the river passed by, and countless people paid attention to it-the Sino-Japanese war ended in the way that Japan abolished its martial arts, which is quite surprising to the Chinese.

Major Kira stayed behind on the 'Fengxiang', but he was quite curious about the Jiangnan Shipyard that was close at hand.Japan has a fairly strong shipbuilding industry, which can be compared with Chinese shipyards.

It was only five years ago that the "Jiangnan Factory" was officially expanded. At present, only the first phase of the project has been completed, and the second phase is under construction.Its technological accumulation is far inferior to that of Europe and the United States, and even several major shipyards in Japan have surpassed it.

"It's no wonder that China is eager to swallow Japan. Its navy is indeed insufficient." Just looking at the shipbuilding industry, Kira, an underground member of the Japanese Communist Party, is still a little unconvinced.But this thought was dismissed by a self-deprecating sneer just as soon as it popped up.

It is said that "a century-old navy", warships have the highest technical requirements.

The Jiangnan Factory currently has only three docks on Changxing Island.Two of them are less than 200 meters, so only small boats can be built.The largest one is less than 300 meters and can be used as a light cruiser.To build an aircraft carrier, a large dock of nearly [-] meters is required.

However, the Jiangnan Factory has many slipways for the construction of [-] to [-]-ton freighters.On the day Kira arrived at Changxing Island, a [-]-ton bulk carrier slipped sideways from the berth and entered the water, splashing a huge splash, and then transferred to outfitting.

There are more than a dozen slipways on the shore, each of which has a different degree of completion of the ship under construction.There are a large number of ship supporting factories along the Yangtze River, and raw materials and components are continuously transported by waterways.

In recent days, Kira took Chinese pilots to train together and flew hundreds of kilometers along the Yangtze River.In Japan, this distance is from Tokyo to Nagasaki, but in China it is only from Shanghai to Nanjing, without entering the hinterland of China.

Looking down from the air, the Yangtze River Delta area is busy everywhere, and the cities along the river are full of construction sites.

The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is under construction, designed by Chinese and German engineers.Different from the 'original history' two-way four-lane steel truss structure, the new design is a six-lane elevated suspension bridge.

The new plan saves materials and has a short construction period. The height of the bridge deck is raised to nearly 50 meters in one go, which means that it has higher requirements for steel and construction.

According to the newspaper, in order to build this bridge, the central government started to invest in the industrial base, cultivate talents, establish materials research institutes, bridge design institutes, and overcome difficulties such as high-grade steel materials.

After several years of tossing, it had to rely on hiring engineers and importing materials from abroad. It was not until 16 that the construction of this road-rail dual-purpose bridge started.It is estimated that the construction period will be four years, and it will be completed in 1920.

At present, there are more than a dozen bridges planned for the same period on the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The domestic construction force is seriously insufficient. The central government plans to hire professional teams from abroad to solve the problem.

Anyway, in case of indecision, just rely on throwing money to settle it.