When Lin Junxiong and Shang Tianen came to Nanjing, there were still a few days before the agreed meeting time, so they found a hotel to stay in first, and then contacted Falken to agree to get together three days later.

There are still more than three years before the "77 Incident" in 1937, Lin Junxiong thought of the "Nanjing Massacre" and thought of countless Chinese sons and daughters falling under the guns and bayonets of Japan, and he was anxious, but the Communist Party has been encircled and suppressed in recent years, and it will not usher in a period of development and growth until Chairman Mao comes to the forefront, and everything can only be pinned on the Nationalist Government led by Chiang Kai-shek, hoping that they can gain insight into everything in time and make corresponding preparations in advance.

Lin Junxiong remembered that in his previous life, he had read Zheng Huixin, a researcher at the Institute of Chinese Studies of Chinese the University of Hong Kong, in the book "Research on the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression". Japan's destruction of China's finances after the "18 Incident" was Japan's preparation for a full-scale war of aggression against China. So Lin Junxiong prepared to write a conjecture of Japan's full-scale invasion of China based on the contents of that book, and handed it to General Falken at the meeting, and asked him to hand it over to the Nationalist Government. Thinking that he was too soft-spoken to achieve the effect, Lin Junxiong could only smile helplessly, this may be the distress of the traverser, knowing what is about to happen, no one will believe it. The conjecture of Japan's full-scale invasion of China is as follows:

On September 18, 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army planned and launched the Northeast Incident and soon occupied the entire Northeast. In conjunction with its armed invasion, the Japanese authorities also tried their best to undermine and disrupt China's financial structure in preparation for launching a full-scale war of aggression against China.

I would like to give a brief account of the various facts of the Japanese Government's sabotage of China's finances, hoping to arouse the attention of the Nationalist Government and take precautions in advance to avoid the "9. The tragedy of "18" happened again. The contents of the brief description include the forcible seizure of the Northeast Customs and the plundering of customs revenues; obstructing Western financial and economic aid to China; Manipulating smuggling in North China to destroy China's economy. A large number of facts cannot but make people guess that although the Japanese government and the military are slightly different in the specific methods of aggression against China, including the covert activities of the Japanese government and, more obviously, the blatant provocations of the military, their strategic steps are complementary and mutually coordinated, and the ultimate goal is even more the same, that is, to dominate China and then dominate Asia.

1. Forcibly occupy the Northeast Customs and plunder customs revenues

"IX. Before the "18 Incident", the three northeastern provinces had six customs offices in Dalian, Andong, Yingkou, Binjiang, Yanji, and Aihui, as well as six sub-customs offices in Dadonggou, Manzhouli, Suifenhe, Sanxing, Lahasusu, and Lushun. Although most of them were opened very late, the three northeastern provinces are rich in land and resources, rich in minerals, and have become China's foreign trade export ports. In particular, the tariff revenue occupies an important position in the national customs, usually accounting for about 15% of the national customs revenue, especially the income of Dalian customs accounts for half of the customs revenue in the northeast. After the "18 Incident", the Japanese army regarded the forcible occupation of the Northeast Customs as a top priority.

Japan's plan to forcibly occupy the Tohoku Customs is reflected in the following points:

1. In the name of the chairman of the Northeast Administrative Committee, Japan sent Japanese advisers to the customs supervision offices of Andong, Yingkou, Harbin, Longjing Village, etc.;

2. Japan will only take over the Aihui Customs when the power of "Manchukuo" can be thoroughly implemented;

3. Japan is preparing to set up a customs office in Shanhaiguan, entrusting the stationmaster of Shanhaiguan of Fengshan Railway to prepare and send Japanese consultants;

4. At the same time as the establishment of "Manchukuo", Japan abolished all supervision officials, appointed Japanese tax commissioners and other cadres and officials, and required Dalian Customs to belong to "Manchukuo";

5. All Japanese consultants are recommended by the Kanto Agency and the Manchurian Railway, and they are all working as temporary tax commissioners when they are received.

Second, fiscal revenues have fallen sharply

However, after the fall of Northeast China, especially after the Northeast Customs was forcibly occupied by the Japanese, China's foreign trade volume dropped sharply, resulting in China's loss of not only huge tariff revenues, but also affected the balance of payments, making the already very conspicuous problem of trade surplus even more serious.

3. Obstructing Western aid to China

"IX. In January 1933, the Japanese army captured Shanhaiguan and then invaded Rehe. The increasingly serious crisis in North China led the pro-British and American factions in the upper echelons of the Nationalist Government to come up with a strategy of uniting Europe and the United States and resisting Japan, the most prominent manifestation of which was Mr. Soong Ziwen's trip to Europe and the United States in 1933.

In April 1933, Mr. Soong Tzu-wen, Vice President of the Executive Yuan and Minister of Finance, visited Europe and the United States, ostensibly to represent the Chinese government at the World Economic Conference held in London, but in fact it was an important attempt by the Nationalist Government to seek Western assistance.

The first result of Mr. Soong Ziwen's visit to Europe and the United States was the signing of a cotton and wheat loan worth up to $50 million with the US Fiscal Recovery Company, which was the largest amount of foreign debt borrowed from a foreign country after the establishment of the Nanjing Nationalist Government. Due to the direct intervention of the Japanese government, Japanese textile mills in China refused to purchase US cotton, resulting in a serious unsalable and massive backlog of imported US cotton, so that the Nationalist Government had to demand from the United States to reduce the debt of $50 million to $20 million, but in the end it failed to achieve its intended goal.

Another mission of Mr. Soong's visit to Europe and the United States was to obtain financial and technical assistance from the League of Nations, and to strengthen economic ties with Europe and the United States. For this reason, Mr. Soong Tzu-wen traveled around the world, lobbied frequently, and formally put forward the proposal of organizing an "advisory committee," which is an international cooperation organization similar to the original international banking group, and its real purpose is to provide assistance and loans to China's economic construction "in order to exclude Japan." The Japanese Government is very concerned about Mr. Soong Tzu-wen's activities abroad, and in particular, after learning that Mr. Soong Tzu-wen is attempting to contact the European and American consortium organizations and cooperation organizations, the Japanese Government has begun to openly obstruct and interfere with it.

On the one hand, the Japanese government appointed Daisuke Noda to lobby the British and American financial circles within the international banking syndicate to interfere with the establishment of the committee. At the same time, Toshihiko Taketomi, Japanese Counselor to the United States, formally submitted to the US State Department the reasons for Japan's opposition to the establishment of the advisory committee. For its part, the establishment of this so-called international body is "unpleasant, premature and doomed to failure, and no such programme can succeed without Japan's participation". Under the threat and lobbying of the Japanese authorities, the British and American governments and their financial circles, which were originally interested in setting up an advisory committee, quickly dismissed the idea because the British and American governments did not want to offend Japan and affect their own interests, and they were even more afraid that they would be involved in the increasingly tense international relations in the Far East because of their support for China. Due to the lack of cooperation between Britain and the United States, Mr. Soong's plan to "unite with Europe and the United States and boycott Japan" was soon stillborn.

Fourth, manipulating smuggling in North China to destroy China's economy

"IX. After the "18 Incident", especially after the signing of the "Tanggu Agreement," Japanese imperialism gradually directed the spearhead of aggression at North China. While the armed invasion continued to escalate, the Japanese authorities also sabotaged China's economy, the most important aspect of which was to plan and manipulate smuggling in North China and disrupt the Chinese market, which was also an important part of its all-out policy of aggression against China.

Japanese and Korean ronins have been smuggling in North China and other places for a long time, but the scale and quantity are not large, so they have not yet attracted the attention of the world. After the signing of the Tanggu Agreement, the scale of Japan's smuggling into North China continued to intensify, the most important of which was the smuggling of silver for export. This was because the US government implemented a policy of purchasing silver at that time, which caused the price of silver in the world market to rise sharply, and smuggling silver for export could not only obtain huge profits, but also interfere with and destroy China's finances.

Fourth, the expansion of the Japanese Army

"IX. Before the 18 Incident, the Japanese Army had four reserve divisions, but by the beginning of 1934, the Japanese Army had expanded to 12 divisions and regiments, and the expansion plan was increasing every year.

From the large number of facts mentioned above, it can be seen that "IX. The steps taken by Japanese imperialism in the post-"18 Incident" to invade China were to exert constant political pressure on the Nationalist Government to give up seeking assistance from the West; It has frequently caused incidents militarily, instigated separatist activities in North China, and stepped up its efforts to encroach on and annex North China's sovereignty. On the economic front, under the guise of "Sino-Japanese economic cooperation", it has carried out large-scale social and economic surveys to expand its economic strength by means of establishing companies, investing and operating, etc.; The more important aspect is to undermine China's finances, disrupt China's national economy, and make various military and material preparations for launching a war of aggression against China. As a matter of fact, these are the two main aspects of the Japanese Government's policy of aggression against China, including the covert activities of the Japanese diplomatic authorities and, more obviously, the blatant provocations of the military. Once the Japanese authorities believe that they have made all preparations for a war of aggression, they will launch a war of aggression against China in an all-out way.

Lin Junxiong looked at his conjecture of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and wondered if Lao Jiang would read it when he got it, what he would think after reading it, and whether he would scold himself.

Shang Tianen looked at this conjecture of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, he believed that the eldest brother's conjecture was correct, but he wondered how the eldest brother had so many things in his brain, and he couldn't understand it, so he didn't think about it, and kept shaking his head beside him.

Lin Junxiong remembered that in a few days, Shang Tianen might have to separate from him and report to different troops, and after a while of nagging and admonishment, Shang Tianen smiled and said: "Big brother, why are you so nagging, don't worry about my lack of mental strength, I only promise you that Xiao Wu will work hard to train himself and strive to reach the height you expect as soon as possible." ”

Lin Junxiong also said with a smile: "On the road to the success of the Chinese revolution, the eldest brother has also been on the road of growth and experience. Let's do it together! ”

The brothers clasped hands tightly, the road is under their feet, is tomorrow still far away?

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