Chapter 249 The Royal Expedition
Hirohito knew very well what the navy said about firepower suppression was, and it was nothing more than killing him, the emperor, in the shelling of the ship gun.
The one who hated the emperor and the cabinet the most in the past two years is probably the Japanese Navy. Originally, a fleet that was second to No. 1 in Asia, was surpassed by the Nanjing government's navy because it had no budget to buy ships or build ships in the past two years. The Central Navy of the Nanjing government took away the position of No. 1 in Asia shortly after the Battle of the Yellow Sea. This year, the British Royal Navy, which has not been set aside for several days, was also willing to give up the throne of the world's No. 1 navy tonnage.
The Japanese navy was even third in the world, and it was squeezed down by the naval ships launched by France, Italy, Germany and the three countries of France. Until now, the Japanese navy ranks sixth in the world. This is because the isolationism is somewhat serious. The Midi did not explode the navy to the maximum extent. In fact, the Midi only had to use a merchant ship to change warships or restore the ships sealed after World War I to active service. The tonnage of the Japanese can surpass the Japanese world's sixth navy at any time.
Now the only thing the Japanese navy is building is the two Yamato-class battleships that have been built for almost two years and have not yet been launched. To say that these Yamato-class battleships are indeed good, and they are the world's number one in terms of tonnage and gun caliber. However, there are many problems during the construction period, but the most important issue is the financial issue.
The Japanese Navy is now ridiculed by the Army as a coastal fleet. The proportion of allocation to the navy in the fiscal budget from 1936 to 1937 has been greatly reduced. In the past two years, there has not even been a new warship or a warship budget. The Emperor and the Base Camp have been considering how to defeat the main force of the Nanjing government from land. Later, they have caught up with the construction of new aircraft and a large number of tank troops, so they naturally have to cut off some of the budget that seems useless now.
Obviously, the part that was cut off was the budget for the Japanese Navy to build new ships and buy new ships. This would be a hell of a ghost if the Navy had no objection.
Of course, for the Emperor and the Cabinet, the Navy's plan was almost impossible to be realized before it was cut off. The whole plan was to build a fleet that could be on par with the Nanjing government's navy, and then fight to determine the country. Rehe, Zhili, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other provinces are all coastal. As long as the navy can achieve decisive victory, it can attack the Nanjing government from any province, rather than be obsessed with jointly fighting with the Tsarist Russians or any national defense line.
If the Japanese were determined to mortgage tariffs for a hundred years in 1936, maybe this fleet could be built. However, when the Nanjing government's naval tonnage jumped to the world in 1937, anyone with discerning eyes knew that it was impossible to resist the Nanjing government's central naval at sea with the Japanese and Tsarist Russian ships in the Far East.
The Navy is always a secondary school student. After the budget for building ships was paid back, I saw that the increasingly expanding army forces had more inside the Navy: it was not the navy, it was the emperor and the cabinet. Such discordant voices.
So at this time, Hirohito knew that he wanted the navy to suppress the rebellion, that would mean that the entire Tokyo, the palace and industrial area, were burned together. But now the problem is that the Guards are not very reliable, and the Emperor Hirohito didn't know who he should believe in.
Finally, under the rebel army's step-by-step pressure on the palace, Hirohito and the cabinet officials fled from the palace to Changchun. At this time, they could only trust the Kwantung Army unconditionally.
Hirohito ran away by himself, his wife, children and others remained in the palace, and there were experts within the rebel army. They did not announce the abolition of Emperor Hirohito's position, but announced that Akihito, who was only three and a half years old, would be temporarily regent of the crown prince. The rebel army and the navy formed a cabinet together.
What children under four years old know, just stamp the seal honestly. This is also the result that both the rebel leaders and the navy can accept. After all, Hirohito is old and has his own opinions, which is not a good thing for military imperialism. In the eyes of the big guys, I want you to be the emperor to respect you and ask you to make a stamping machine, but if the emperor really thinks he is a sun god, it is a pity that he is going to be a scam.
In the years since Hirohito's administration, he was defeated by Yishui except for the September 18th. Some people have long been dissatisfied. It was also the lower-level officers of the Kwantung Army who were themselves launched. The Cabinet of the Emperor's Base Camp recognized it later, and they had no idea in advance.
If the newspaper can be published, I don’t know how much news attacking the cabinet and the emperor will be published.
However, this time the new cabinet did not have the intention to make peace with the Nanjing government. In the eyes of the little kid, it was the fault of the Nanjing government - it was because the Nanjing government had no intention of peace. The Japanese cabinets secretly negotiated countless ceasefire agreements with the Nanjing government through third countries and the Nanjing government, but none of the conditions of the Nanjing government could agree to.
According to the latest ceasefire agreement of the Nanjing government. First, to punish war criminals, there was only one Emperor Hirohito at the beginning. Later, the Japanese generals were basically alive, and the latest ones had joined Crown Prince Akihito.
Second, the Japanese must withdraw from Northeast China, North Korea, Ryukyu and other regions unconditionally. This one is quite stable, and now there is no Taiwan region, which has been recaptured by force.
Third, compensation. This number does not need to be seen, it will become larger and larger as time goes by. Moreover, astronomical units are used, which are rarely used in commercial use.
Fourth, disarmament. The Japanese navy and army must be controlled within the security scope considered by the Nanjing government. One day the principal said that the Japanese were retaining a regiment on the island, and all troops except this regiment must be abolished.
Fifth, cede land. Some people from the Nanjing government also wanted to rent Nagasaki Osaka for 99 years and stuffed this one in it.
Sixth, the garrison. This garrison still needs to be stationed in the capital of the Japanese. The pressure is imaginable.
Not to mention that the Japanese cannot agree to these conditions, even the third-party ambassador Midi who serves as contact persons cannot agree to the Japanese fully agree to such terms. You must know that the chaos in Europe has occurred. Now the European and American powers do not need a peaceful Asia. Every country first considers its own interests. If the countries are for the interests of all mankind or the interests of the earth, then we should also study what nuclear bombs do.
If one cannot be passed, there is naturally no need to talk about it. Both sides understand that unless they cannot fight at the same time, it will be a situation that one side will never end. Therefore, although the new cabinet is reluctant, it still has to support the jihad. The new cabinet first announced the unconditional pardon of all rebel troops, and then continued to support the jihad.
However, this support is incomparable to the support of the Hirohito government. First, soldiers cannot be recruited from the island without limit, and can only sign up for the army to join the army to participate in the holy war by voluntary means. This time, the training centers of the recruitment offices in various places have become deserted.
Second, the Japanese Navy adjusted the national fiscal budget for the second half of 1937. Half of the military budget for the second half of the year will be allocated to the Navy, and the cabinet will not be concerned about the purpose. If you have money in hand, you can buy whatever you want. The navy's life is much more comfortable than before.
Naturally, Yuhito's run to Changchun could not be said to be a domestic coup. I was scared and ate my tail and abandoned my wife and ran away by myself. Because now the Central Army of the Nanjing government has actually controlled Liaoning, and the guerrillas have all reached Jilin. Yuhito's political escape was named as the emperor in person.
With this name, the Japanese soldiers at the bottom who didn't know what happened on the island were extremely moved and said: For the sake of the emperor, we would even defeat the guerrillas of the Central Army every day with roasted human meat and three-in-one sides.
Especially the American Armed Division, the elite Kanto Army unit near Changchun, learned that he was now in charge of the Imperial Guard Division, his fighting will was even more high.
The commander of the division of the rebuilding of the Third Division, Ishihara Kanir will never forget the day when Emperor Hirohito summoned him at the Manchukuo Palace. On that day, Emperor Hirohito lay on the leg of the Manchukuo Prime Minister Wang Zhaoming, like a little dd next to his house, with remaining milk at his mouth...
After Emperor Hirohito praised Ishihara Kanir, who was regarded as a think tank at the puppet Manchukuo Palace, he asked Ishihara Kanir what kind of solution was there to solve the problem of Kanto Army soldiers. It would be best to find a way to solve the financial problems in the second half of the year and next year. After the domestic coup, it can be seen that the navy's call increased, which is not good news for the Kanto Army on the land.
As one of the think tanks of the base camp, Ishihara Kanir knew what was going on in China. But now the situation is no longer solved by just one or two think tanks. Ishihara Kanir also admitted that he had no choice but to attack those guerrillas that he could not see. But just for the problems of the Kanto Army soldiers and the government this year and next two years, Ishihara Kanir still has some solutions.
Ishihara Kanir replied: "Your Majesty, it is impossible to mobilize soldiers from the four islands in China. It is natural to restore the Kanto Army at its peak. However, if you want to replenish soldiers, you don't have to mobilize them from the island. Your Majesty can issue an edict to ask the people of the world to have money to pay, and some people will give you a holy war together."
Japan has been in such a small place since ancient times, and there are still natural disasters - this is not a random talk. Needless to say, the earthquakes are needed every year. On average, there is a tremor every day of 365 days a year. Typhoons are also once every one or two years, and they must land before the summer and autumn harvest. (This one who has played Nobunaga's ambitions should have an impression)
This is a natural disaster, and ** can be said to be a harsh government. Nowadays, militaristic Japan is a typical example of harsh government. It was not much better than it was earlier. The farmers who had never eaten enough in their lives would need as much as they could. When people get old, they would have to rush to the mountains to avoid wasting food. Because of the elder son inheritance system, poorer families have no right to marry, have children and separate families. They can only work for their brothers as slaves just to make a bowl of mixed grains and rice. As for the medical level, there are still some Chinese doctors who are not as high as before the Meiji Restoration. Unfortunately, they are only concentrated in a few big cities, and poor people in small places can wait to die after catching a cold.
Therefore, the living environment is extremely harsh. Of course, this is the case in this era, but the Japanese family is more serious. In the 1930s, Shanghai's average living standard (including the poor in the shantytowns) ranked fifth in the world, which can reflect the problem very much.
Since the founding of the Meiji Restoration, many people of the Hemen have immigrated to overseas areas because of this and that, mainly because of insufficient arable land in China. There are millions of immigrants to Brazil in South America, and the number of South Ocean Australia is naturally more close to it. The Hawaii and the east and west coasts of Midi are also distributed. Not to mention, this is the most widely distributed, and even the most remote black Africa in the world, there are Hemen who recruit meat and meat businesses to earn foreign exchange in the local area.
Among these people are both poor people and wealthy people. The people and wealth brought by millions of households can be supported. Moreover, the money of these people is foreign exchange, which can solve the problem better than domestic taxes. Because whether it is domestic, North Korea, or the three northeastern provinces, foreign exchange is prohibited from circulating on the market. The Japanese can buy things in the international market when they get foreign exchange, and they can prepare for more yen and Korean won--but there is no reserve requirement from the beginning.
Hirohito nodded: "It's worthy of being a think tank, so let the Kanto Army's base camp handle it as it should. Ishihara, what suggestions do you have regarding the issue of food shortage?"
"Your Majesty, the problem of food shortage in major cities is mainly due to the lack of credibility of pseudo-Manchukuo bank vouchers and the grain in the countryside has not been transported to big cities for sale. Regarding the solution, I have not yet decided on it. Please ask Your Majesty to atone for your sins." Ishihara Kaner didn't tell the truth here. There is a solution, that is, lift some bans and rebuild the credibility of pseudo-Manchukuo bank vouchers. It is best to use precious metals such as gold and silver as currency, so that I am afraid that the grain in the Kuomintang-controlled area will flow in continuously.
To be honest, the Japanese are not without so many precious metals. Japan is a major silver producer in Asia, and gold mines are also of high quality. In addition, the foreign exchange exported before the war has also been exchanged for a lot of gold and silver, but these precious metals are concentrated in the hands of the chaebols of Mitsubishi Mitsui on the island.
It is much harder to expect these chaebols to spit out a large amount of gold and silver than to take the stage to re-emerge General Zhengyi to make a move. So Ishihara Kaner could only say that he had not thought about it. He had not thought about it because he had not thought about it. How could he use peaceful means to let the capitalists spend money? Anyway, the big cities in Jilin can still support it with three-in-one side, and it has not reached the point where the food was exhausted.
Hearing the light in Hirohito's eyes faded: "Thank you for your hard work, let's go back."
"This is the duty of being a minister. I dare not call it hard."
After Ishihara Kaner stepped down, Wang Jingwei used his little finger to pick up the unwiped milk from Yukihito's mouth and put it into his mouth: "If you waste it, you won't be obedient..."
"Brother Zhaoming...we are finally together."
"Brother Hirohito...yeah, we are finally together."
He held each other with four hands and looked at each other. Hirohito whispered: "No one can separate us anymore."
In addition to the cold sweat of Ishihara Kaner of the puppet Manchukuo, Ishihara Kaner also understood that it was not a good thing to know that there were too many secrets from the royal family. Thinking of this, Ishihara Kaner subconsciously wanted to smoke a cigarette and calm down. He just touched it over and over again. There was only one lighter on his body, which was transformed into a 7.7mm heavy machine gun bullet case. This lighter was also a handicraft given to him by Ishihara Kaner's friend.
To be honest, the manufacturing of this lighter is easier than making a safe match. A copper bullet shell, a piece of cotton, a flint, a small grinding wheel, a small rivet and a little gasoline can be made into a lighter by hand. Fortunately, Ishihara Kaner also found a stack of fake Manchukuo bank coupons - this month Ishihara Kaner's salary and subsidy totaled 200,000 yuan in fake Manchukuo bank coupons this month. As the more and more fake Manchukuo bank coupons were printed, the value naturally became lower and lower, and the face value of the banknotes also increased. Since the Japanese withdrew from Liaoning, this trend has been accelerating. Now, the lowest face value of the 200,000 yuan in fake Manchukuo bank coupons on Ishihara Kaner is Wu Baiyuan.
Ishihara Kaner looked up and saw that Changchun Street was in a slump, but there were still luxury goods like cigarettes. Ishihara Kaner took out a fake Manchukuo bank voucher worth 55 yuan and stuffed it to a vendor, and said generously: "I have two packs of seven stars, so don't need to find it."
The vendor was amused and laughed: "Sir, please check the price list first. This pack of cigarettes is not enough."
"Nani?" Ishihara Kaner looked at the price list. Sure enough, the cheapest Holy War cigarettes cost 1,000 yuan per pack, while the price of Seven Star cigarettes is 1,500 yuan per pack. These are two kinds of domestic cigarettes. For foreign cigarettes like Camel brand, you need 3,000 yuan per pack.
Ishihara Kanir remembered that before the war, I bought camel cigarettes in yen, which cost a few cents a pack, and when the market was in short supply, it didn't cost more than a cent.
Ishihara Kanir subconsciously said: "This has risen too fast. I remember that it was only 200 yuan per pack last month."
The vendors were helpless, and every customer complained about the rising prices every day: "We have no choice but to go with the market, we always have to support our family. You said that it was last month. In the past, we changed the price list every month, but then changed every week, and now we have to change it once a day."
Free food, accommodation and division commander are provided with monthly supply of tobacco, alcohol, tea, sugar, etc. in the army. This money is not available in many places. Ishihara Kaner thought that the hundreds of thousands of fake Manchukuo bank vouchers I had saved before seemed to have been demoted too much. Ishihara Kaner ordered another three thousand yuan fake Manchukuo bank ticket: "Get two packs of seven-star cigarettes, don't need to find them."
"Thank you, Taijun." The cigarette vendor just finished speaking. A **-year-old child ran over barefoot and shouted, "Dad, Dad, this is what I just copied."
The vendor saw: Holy War cigarettes cost 2,000 yuan, Seven Star cigarettes cost 3,000 yuan, Camel cigarettes cost 6,000 yuan...
Looking at Ishihara Kaner's figure as he walked away, the vendor thought in pain: I lost a lot.
The Japanese and puppet troops who retreated from Liaoning to Jilin, as well as traitors and their families, brought a large number of puppet Manchukuo bank coupons, and these people also had to get a certain amount of puppet Manchukuo bank coupons for salary every month. Prices in big cities such as Jilin Province, especially Changchun, naturally rose. One of the careless things in small businesses was the fate of losing everything, which can also be seen as the disguised plunder of the colonies by the Japanese.
Unlike Ishihara Kaner, most of the lower-level military, police and constitutional personnel of the Puppet Manchukuo have to rely on the monthly Puppet Manchukuo bank papers to support their families. However, the prices have changed from three days in the early stage to three days now. More people are accustomed to paying wages for every salary, regardless of whether it is useful or not, whether it is useful or not, whether it is used or not, as long as it is used, they must spend the pseudo Manchukuo bank coupons received for the monthly salary on the day of expenses. This is the best calculation.
Chapter completed!