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Chapter 472: The Emperor and the Zaibatsu

Before coming to China, Wakasajiro and Emperor Hirohito had made several reports. Japan was very clear that the land occupied by China could not be taken back. Japan still had some understanding of China's mentality. Since ancient times, China has established a country based on agriculture and regarded land as its lifeblood. It is impossible to let go. This time the main task of the negotiation team is to limit the amount of compensation, and it is best not to pay compensation. Even if the compensation is within Japan's tolerance, it is also necessary to ensure Japan's naval share as much as possible.

Avoid passing any treaty that was not conducive to Japan's reorganization of its arms. Although Japan almost lost all its pants after this war, Emperor Hirohito was still unwilling to give up his arms. Japan was still eager for a chance to make a comeback. Germany's situation after the war had scared Japan.

The defeated country would lose its land and have to pay huge compensation, and its military facilities were strictly restricted. This was absolutely unagreeable for Japan. After Kaori Jiro and others came to China, after several confrontations, they were still very satisfied overall. China did not propose too many punishment conditions, but the biggest debate was the issue of compensation.

Therefore, when he heard Qiao Yu raise a new plan for the compensation issue, Wakari Jiro and Nishinoji Komatsu seemed very interested.

"President, if the compensation can be reduced, Japan will definitely appreciate your generosity..."

Qiao Yu sneered slightly in his heart. He was not bald. Later generations did have a temple that was grateful to bald in Japan. It was obtained by waived compensation. It was a huge irony. The Chinese people suffered a huge pain, but in the end they couldn't even get the compensation. It was really a big deal!

"Two, my plan is actually very simple. China can reduce the total compensation to one billion, but you need to hand over all your property in China to China, and also issue a public statement. What do you think?"

As soon as Qiao Yu opened his mouth, he reduced his share by more than half. Both old Japanese men seemed more excited, but when they heard Qiao Yu say that they would use their property to compensate in China, the two of them were a little confused again.

"His Excellency the President, after China and Japan declared war, they have frozen their assets. If peace is restored, these assets can naturally be unfreezed, and it is not impossible to use them to compensate for compensation!"

"Mr. Nishiyuanji, your understanding is wrong. The Japanese government's assets in China are still very limited. I mean private capital, that is, the various mining forests, land, real estate and other assets seized by your chaebols through unequal treaties. Your government will hand them all over to China, and will actively issue a statement to show your attitude of admitting guilt. Everything is easy for us to discuss!"

After hearing Qiao Yu's words, Nishizoji Komatsu and Reijiro Waruo were stunned and unbelievable. They never expected that Qiao Yu would actually put his ideas on Japan's private assets. You should know that in the current world, except for the Soviet Union, all countries respect the legitimacy of private assets and adopt a protective attitude towards private assets. In fact, as long as you are rich, you can continue to be the best in any country you go to. There is no difference in this kind of future generations. If you can't do it, it proves that your wealth is not enough.

After Qiao Yu came to power, Japanese official interests in China have been suppressed, especially the South Manchuria Railway and other properties controlled by Japan have been mostly taken back by China. In addition, many Japanese-run companies have been forced to close down by Chinese companies, but the lean camels are bigger than horses, and the Japanese chaebols also pay attention to cunning rabbits.

From the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, Japanese capital could enter China to purchase land and mines at will. By the time of World War I, this situation reached its peak. Japan's private capital controlled a large amount of wealth, and a large amount of wealth was hidden by these people using complex methods. It is not easy to investigate clearly.

However, according to the information that Qiao Yu has at present, the wealth is more than 10 billion yuan, and the amount is quite amazing. Of course, compared with Britain, the United States and other countries, this is just a drop in the bucket. Qiao Yu has long been preparing to recover these national assets, and asked Wei Ruolan to set up a special research team. Although he put forward many ideas and came up with many plans, the core cannot avoid the mountain of private ownership.

As long as private ownership is implemented, the legality of private property must be respected. All these foreigners obtain these benefits through various inequality regulations, but when buying and selling, they do have various legal procedures, and the transactions they conduct seem completely fair.

Moreover, the number is too large to count, so China has no good solution for the time being. After thinking about it, everyone still thinks that they should find a breakthrough first, and Japan has become everyone's most ideal weak link.

Japan has fewer assets in China than other countries, and the Japanese emperor has unparalleled authority. He can put pressure on Japan's chaebol through him. The most important thing is that Japan after the war has not had much choice.

When Ruopo Rijiro and Nishizoji Kouwang heard Qiao Yu's words, they were stunned. Unexpectedly, the president, who was so young this year, was so deep that he set his target on the property in China. They were not clear about the specific amount, but they also knew that this was an amazing wealth. If all of them were confiscated, it would definitely be several times more than 2.3 billion in compensation, especially taking action against these property would be equivalent to snatching meat from the mouth of the chaebol!

And to put it bluntly, this is challenging the private order of the entire world. Nishinoji Gongwang has become a talented figure and has a clear guess about the implicit information. This time, China is probably not only targeting the Japanese, but more of the United States and Britain. Japan is just an excuse and precedent for China. As long as Japan agrees to hand over these private property, China will have the ability to provide conditions with the United States and Britain, and then force them to give up their assets in China.

The importance of these assets to a country can naturally be hidden from the importance of Nishizoji, who once served as prime minister. It was not until this time that Nishizoji, who truly felt the huge plan of the young president in front of him. No wonder the other party was able to become president at a young age, and could defeat the Japanese Empire alone. His vision and knowledge were indeed beyond ordinary people.

However, it is not a time to praise, but should think carefully about whether Japan should agree. The Japanese government is in a financial situation now and cannot provide any compensation. If it is handled according to Qiao Yu's method, it is equivalent to using the assets of the chaebol to repay Japan's debts, which can minimize the losses. Although the Japanese chaebol has close ties with the government, it can truly achieve its rise with the help of the government, the interests of the chaebol and the government are still in great conflict, because the chaebol value its own benefits, and the Japanese government must focus on the entire country.

If the assets of the chaebol can be used to offset most of the compensation, it will definitely be a good thing for the Japanese government. It can greatly reduce its burden and have enough energy to get out of the shadow of defeat. However, there is no doubt that the biggest obstacle to this proposal is the powerful Japanese chaebol.

Even Nishiyuanji Gongwang was able to ascend to the first throne because of the help of the chaebol. If he had made a choice between the chaebol and the Emperor, he would probably have chosen the chaebol. However, now that Qiao Yu's suggestion has exceeded his authority, he can only report to the emperor for his decision.

"His Excellency President, can the amount of other compensation be reduced if the Imperial Government agrees to your request?" Ruokarijiro asked, and Qiao Yu shook his head slightly.

"The one billion compensation is China's line, and it cannot be less, but I can promise Japan to pay compensation through other methods, such as ore and other materials in the Far East can offset the compensation!"

Speaking of this, the attitude of no China is already very clear. The two old guys hurriedly reported the situation to Emperor Hirohito who was in Tokyo.

In Miyun Villa, Prime Minister Wang Yongjiang, Central Bank Governor Wei Ruolan and others gathered in the conference room, and everyone was nervously analyzing the situation in front of them.

"I think the Japanese may agree to this proposal, after all, no matter how much the loss is, they will be rich. The Japanese government can reduce the losses to the maximum limit, and the view of other powerful powers should be more concerned!" Wang Yongjiang pointed out the key points of the problem.

Wei Ruolan also agreed very much, "Although we only recovered Japanese private assets in China on the surface, in fact, it is a challenge to the entire private ownership system. The consortium forces hidden behind the US and British governments will regard China as a thorn in their side. After all, their assets in China are absolutely ten times more important than Japan. The international environment of Fengguo is probably worse!"

"No matter how bad it is, it will be better to take it back than not!" Qiao Yu made the final decision. No matter how difficult it is, this step is something that China must take and we must never retreat.

At this time, Tokyo, Japan was also having a fierce confrontation. After receiving reports from Nishinomiji Komaki and others, Emperor Hirohito fell into deep thought. To be honest, he was really moved by this suggestion. He used the wealth of the chaebol to compensate the compensation, which could minimize the harm to the Japanese government.

In fact, the chaebol forces originally supported by the Japanese government were gradually dissatisfied with the Emperor. The chaebols were desperately trying to gain benefits in Japan's expansion operations, but when Japan failed, they were unwilling to take responsibility and even made trouble behind the scenes. Now Hirohito was holding a secret document in his hand. It turned out that when the Japanese battlefield was in decline, the chaebols led by Mitsui Mitsubishi secretly shorted the yen. To make money from the national crisis, this exceeded Hirohito's tolerance bottom line. He had to attack these borers crawling on the body of the empire.

Soon, the footsteps stopped and Prince Takamatsu led two people into Hirohito's palace. These two people were the helmsmen of Japan's largest chaebol, Mitsubishi chaebol, the controllers of Iwasaki Koyata and Mitsui chaebol, and the financial genius group was pondered.

These two people actually had already obtained the conditions proposed by China, even earlier than the Emperor. After all, Nishinoji Gongwang was still inclined to chaebols. After receiving the news, their hearts became extremely frightened. They used the convenience of the unequal treaty to secretly buy a lot of property in China. Initially, they wanted to avoid the emperor's eyes and ears. However, with the break of China and Japan, these assets they controlled in the name of the people became a chicken that lays golden eggs. No matter who wins between China and Japan, they can take the opportunity to get benefits, but the situation is probably going to change now.

Hirohito coldly glanced at the two chaebol leaders and said in a more gloomy voice: "If the empire encounters difficulties, it is the time when you show your loyalty to the empire. I hope you can set an example and know what to do?"
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