Chapter 59: Gambling

The small courtyard of Yushan looked delicate and quiet in the drizzle.

"President Yushan, I have to say that some people's stupidity has been hopelessly curled, and greed has blinded them. Fang Mingyuan sneered and drank the sake in front of him. He had already noticed some changes, but it wasn't until Yushan didn't even talk to him that he could completely figure out the origin of the changes.

"Before the heliocentric theory, how long did the geocentric theory rule the academic circles? How long did Japan's history of earthquake observation last?

"So, Fang Jun still insists that the real disaster hasn't come yet?" Yushan said before his eyes lit up. Although he believes that Fang Mingyuan is not the kind of person who deceives things with lies, there is indeed such a theory in the Japanese earthquake academic community, and from the perspective of the global earthquake history, at least there are no examples of contradicting this theory in the materials he has obtained.

"Of course, because until now, my heart has been constantly advising me to stay away from Japan. Fang Mingyuan waved his hand and said, "Well, since you all don't believe it anymore, then let you go, I will leave Japan soon." As for whether you cry or laugh in the future, it has nothing to do with me. ”

Yushan didn't even pick up the wine jug for Fang Mingyuan to fill it up, and said helplessly: "Fang Jun, you have made me, an old man, suffer a heavy injury by saying this, and I and Libenjun are still standing with you so far." Your Excellency our Prime Minister, I also believe in you, otherwise he would not have forcibly prevented the units of those nuclear power plants from restarting. ”

"But what's the use of that?" Fang Mingyuan asked rhetorically. Yushan couldn't help but speak, yes, to achieve the conditions proposed by Fang Mingyuan, it was impossible to achieve it just by him, Tachimoto Tayi and Hatoyama Yukio, even if there was Naoki Ozawa.

"Hatoyama-kun prevented the restart of those nuclear power plants, and the beneficiary will only be you Japan, and I, to warn you, and take the risk of staying in Japan for a few months, making my family worried and delaying my business, but what I got is your suspicion, although it is only a part of you, but you can't deny one thing, President Tamama, that is, my kindness has not been rewarded. Fang Mingyuan said angrily, "This reminds me of the unfair treatment I received back then. ”

Yushan was speechless before he was spoken, and only after a long time did he let out a long sigh and said: "Fang Jun, I understand your current psychological feelings, although I can't make a decision in the Mitsui Consortium, but I, an old man, still have a bit of a thin face, and I will try my best to complete our part." ”

Fang Mingyuan smiled, but didn't say anything, he believed that when the tsunami hit Honshu Island, someone would cry!

Fang Mingyuan didn't stay here for a long time, he left soon after the meal, Yushan didn't send him outside the door, and watched his convoy leave, so he walked back slowly. At this time, there were already two people sitting in the room where the two were eating.

"Yushanjun, it seems that Fang Jun is very confident in himself. "Do you think we should trust him, or the experts?"

"How many years is the history of the earth, and how many years have humans studied earthquakes?" Sitting beside him, Hongchi Yi supported his cheek with his right hand and said casually, "I remember that someone once said that you must not believe in the book, and you must not believe in the book, and I think it makes sense to change this sentence to not believe in the experts, and not to trust the experts." The three of them looked at each other and smiled, how could a person who could sit in their position obey the words of those experts,

Hongchi-kun's words won my heart. Compared to those experts, I believe in Fang Jun's credibility more. Yushan didn't applaud and said, "We might as well be more patient and take a look." However, don't delay the matter of promising Fang Jun. ”

"Well, all I can say is doing my best. Tachimoto sighed, although he is the top person in charge of the consortium, he is not a dictator, he can only say that he tried his best.

"I'm worse off than you two. Hirochi Yoshitsumi said with a wry smile, as the head of an emerging consortium, his control over its companies naturally cannot be compared with an established consortium like the Mitsui Foundation.

The news that Fang Mingyuan's luxury business jet took off from the new airport in Kobe was quickly sent to the desks of a small number of people, and naturally some people sighed and some rejoiced. Yasuda Nakanomiya learned the news in his office, and only nodded faintly.

Fang Mingyuan's private business jet flew directly to Fengyuan after taking off from the new Kobe airport.

Spring is now in Japan, but the beginning of March is still cold and windy, and there are two snows in Tokyo. It wasn't until mid-March that the temperature gradually rose, and there was a bit of spring.

But Yukio Hatoyama didn't feel a little spring, and with Fang Mingyuan's departure and the interruption of cooperation negotiations with many Japanese companies, his situation became difficult. In the past few months, due to an invisible sword of Damocles hanging over his head, in order to deal with a possible catastrophe, the six major consortia can be said to have temporarily put aside their disputes and joined forces, which also allowed him to enjoy a period of unimpeded government decrees.

But with the occurrence of the seven-point magnitude earthquake and Fang Mingyuan's departure, the short honeymoon period came to an end, but because of the major differences in the face of Fang Mingyuan's position. This disagreement is mixed with the past intricate grievances, contradictions, political stances and many other factors of the six major conglomerates, and the most direct manifestation of this is whether the three power companies, especially the three nuclear power plants of Tokyo Electric Power Company, will restart the generation of electricity.

Naturally, Yukio Hatoyama insisted that it was not the time to be sure that the disaster had passed, and that it would be a mistake to start the nuclear power plant too soon in the event of a disaster. But the voices calling for the restart of nuclear power units cannot be ignored, and their reasons are also very open. The closure of more than 30 units of six nuclear power plants has caused a significant gap in the power supply in the central and northern parts of the island, and although power plants in other regions can help make up for some of the power shortfalls, with the arrival of spring, the peak of summer electricity consumption is naturally not far away, and power plants in other regions will definitely have to prioritize ensuring the electricity demand of their own regions. The central and northern parts of Honshu Island are also the core of Japan's economy, with a large number of factories and companies, and tens of millions of people.

Moreover, the three power companies also strongly demanded that the government should give them financial subsidies, and the cost of thermal power generation can be said to be much higher than that of nuclear power, and these six nuclear power plants are important guarantees for the profitability of the power companies, and the government has forced them to shut down for inspection, which has undoubtedly put huge pressure on the finances of the three power companies. TEPCO, in particular, suffered the most. TEPCO, Japan's largest power company, is responsible for supplying electricity to Tokyo and its eight surrounding prefectures, and is responsible for nearly one-sixth of Japan's electricity supply. Tokyo and its eight surrounding prefectures are arguably the core of Japan's economy, which shows its influence and importance in Japanese society and the business community.

In order to restart its nuclear power units as soon as possible, TEPCO has carried out various public relations efforts in the past half a month and put pressure on the Japanese government in various ways, and the final pressure will converge on Yukio Hatoyama. Although Yukio Hatoyama is the prime minister, he cannot ignore the voices from below, and when more and more people lobby him and those around him in various ways, the pressure he is under can be imagined.

Especially when the voices from within the Democratic Party of Japan demanding that Yukio Hatoyama approve the restart of the nuclear power units of these three power companies became louder and louder, and the level of lobbyists became higher and higher, and Naoki Ozawa could no longer maintain his previous firm stance and became neutral or even ambiguous, Yukio Hatoyama's situation became worse and worse.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, TEPCO, as the electricity supplier to Tokyo and the eight surrounding prefectures, has an extremely important responsibility, and whether or not it has an adequate supply of electricity determines whether the residents and businesses in the area can maintain a good order of life and production. Its nuclear power units have been shut down for a long time without power, which has had a huge negative impact on the normal production and life of the region. If this continues, it will arouse strong dissatisfaction from the people and the business community!" Although Yoshihiko Hada's attitude was respectful, his words were not polite at all.

Seeing that Yukio Hatoyama closed his eyes slightly and was silent, Yoshihiko Hagata suddenly took two steps forward, propped his hands on the desk, leaned forward, and leaned in front of Yukio Hatoyama and said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, we can't go on like this, our Democratic Party will seriously lose the support of the people." Your Excellency, Fang Jun is not a god, he also makes mistakes, you can't be obsessed with it anymore!"

Yukio Hatoyama's eyes suddenly opened, and he looked at Yoshihiko Hada with a frosty face, and said sharply: "Where did you know about this?" Although in order to better prepare for the catastrophe, Yukio Hatoyama selectively informed a number of ministers in the cabinet about the matter, and repeatedly warned them not to spread the word, but this did not include Yoshihiko Hada, who was the vice minister of finance.

Yoshihiko Hagata was taken aback by Yukio Hatoyama's reaction, but he still looked at Yukio Hatoyama with momentum and said, "It doesn't matter where I know, the important thing is that since he is already wrong, then we must correct it immediately!"

Yukio Hatoyama's face was so cold that he could almost scrape off two taels of frost, he looked directly into Yoshihiko Hata's eyes, Yoshihiko Hatagawa also looked at him without showing weakness, and Yukio Hatoyama squinted his eyes and said: "It's too early to say wrong! I must be responsible for the whole country and the whole people!"

Yoshihiko Yeda said indignantly: "You are also responsible for the future of our Democratic Party! Your obstinate behavior has caused a marked decline in the cabinet's approval rating, and the number of supporters of our Democratic Party in the central and northern parts of the island of Honshu has decreased! If this continues, at least in the recent local elections, we will face the risk of defeat!"

"Giving up halfway, that's the biggest mistake!" Yukio Hatoyama got up from his chair, waved his hand with his back to Hada Yoshihiko, "Enough, I don't want to hear it anymore!" The reason why he decided to continue to deny the request for the restart of the nuclear power unit was to trust Fang Mingyuan's judgment and for the sake of Japan's safety. But there is another important reason, that is, once he agrees to the resumption of these nuclear power plants, on the premise that Fang Mingyuan's warning cannot be made public, it is likely to become a lever for political opponents to attack him in the future. So now, he is also gambling, betting that the disaster that Fang Mingyuan said has not happened yet! And at that time, all the pressure he is under now will become his real glory, and people will only remember that it is because of his persistence that when the natural disaster occurred, he did not add a few more terrible hidden dangers to Japan!

Yoshihiko Hata's next words were all blocked in his throat, and his eyes were full of anger and unwillingness when he looked at Yukio Hatoyama's back, and he said after a while: "Hi!"

When he was about to go out, Yukio Hatoyama said coldly: "Regarding Fang Jun's matter, I advise you to rot in your stomach!"

"Your Excellency, I would also like to advise you if you continue to be so stubborn and ignore the voices of the people and the business community...... The consequences are only borne by yourself!" Ye Tian Yoshihiko said coldly, opened the door and walked out, and threw the door shut, making a "bang" sound.

Yukio Hatoyama's face has turned blue, and it is not surprising that Yoshihiko Hagata came to lobby him, because Yoshihiko Hatoyama's attitude towards the use of nuclear power has always been openly supportive, and when there was a small accident at a nuclear power plant in Japan, the media interviewed him, and even after the reporter mentioned the Chernobyl nuclear accident and the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in the United States, he still believes that the use of nuclear power plays a vital role in maintaining the competitiveness of Japanese companies in the international market, and he also supports the export of nuclear power technology overseas。

But Ye Tian Jiayan knew about Fang Mingyuan's warning, but he was quite surprised. In order to avoid causing chaos in Japanese society and maintain normal order in production and life, in response to Fang Mingyuan's warning, all of them, including the heads of the six major consortia, unanimously agreed that the matter could not be leaked out. In the past, secrecy had been done very well, but now, it seems that some people have relaxed the secrecy of the matter because the danger is over.