Information that there were two super-large oil mines in Indonesia quickly reached the Japanese military headquarters.

After learning of the news, the navy really used this as an excuse to clamore for the "southward advance" strategy to be implemented at an early date. The Army resolutely disagreed, believing that "southward advance" would provoke the European and American powers, and that "northward advance" to occupy the Far East was the right way, because the Soviet Union was isolated in the international community, and Britain, the United States, France, and other countries were happy to see Japan find trouble with the Soviet Union.

The differences between the Japanese army and navy have been going on for a long time, and quarrels between the ministers of the army and navy have become almost daily.

In the end, the two sides decided to send people to secretly explore first to determine whether the information sent back by the spies was true. If Indonesia does have a super-large oil mine, then you can quietly buy the land first and do some preliminary preparation work.

However, it is impossible to occupy two large oil mines by purely commercial means, because the oil fields are too large. As long as the Japanese went too far, they would inevitably attract the attention of the Dutch colonial government, and the British would definitely come in and get a piece of the pie.

The Japanese military department sent geological prospectors, spent a huge amount of money, and spent a year and a half, and finally determined that the information was basically true. They used the traditional "volume method" to calculate that the two oil mines had reserves of hundreds of millions of tons, which immediately stimulated the people in the military department to the point of being unbearable.

What Japan lacks most is strategic resources, and the attack on Southeast Asia and the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II were caused by resource problems. What's more, in addition to oil, Indonesia also has a very terrifying rubber production, which can rank among the top three in the world.

The Japanese cabinet gradually learned that it should cooperate with the Dutch colonial government in mining. The military ministry was adamantly opposed, saying that it would only cheapen the British and Dutch, and that their plan was to support Indonesia's civil independence organizations, and if the time came, they could even help Indonesians build a state.

This plan is really whimsical, but the gang of people in the Japanese military department have always had a lot of brains, and you must know that the ultimate goal of their "mainland policy" is to dominate the Eurasian continent.

Of course, no matter how crazy the Japanese soldiers are, there must be a limit. Before Hitler attacked Britain and France, Japan would not dare to easily get involved in Southeast Asia, otherwise it would inevitably attract a siege from all over the world.

After confirming the information on the oil mines, the Japanese military department affirmed the existence of the "Freemasonry" even more, and Zhou Hexuan was still an important figure of the "Freemasonry" in Asia. Liao Yaquan's espionage mission was elevated to the highest level, and no one was allowed to obstruct the mission, and Zhou Hexuan's life safety must also be guaranteed.

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Just when Wanrong and Liao Yaquan were raising their babies with peace of mind, Tianjin Mayor Zhou Longguang suddenly came to visit, and he came to ask for help.

"Mr. Zhou, the contemptible person took the liberty to visit, and invited Haihan!" Zhou Longguang said very politely.

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "Where, where, I should have visited Mayor Zhou." ”

Zhou Longguang had nothing to say: "Mr. Zhou's Sanle Hall has far-reaching implications, looking at the whole of Tianjin, only Ren Gong's ice room can be compared." ”

"Haha, Mayor Zhou is polite, let's say something straight." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Zhou Longguang suddenly put away his smile and said with a sad face: "Mr. Zhou, I can't hide it. The position of mayor of Tianjin is really a fire pit, and my ass is about to burn me. ”

Zhou Hexuan asked, "Is there anything difficult?" ”

Zhou Longguang said: "It's not a matter of raising the price of trams, it has already caused a diplomatic incident." Brother has no choice, so I came to invite Mr. Zhou to come out, I hope you can talk to the Belgian Consul General in Tianjin. ”

"I'm not familiar with the Belgian consul, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help." Zhou Hexuan declined.

Zhou Longguang said eagerly: "You can help, Mr. Zhou is famous overseas, and the consuls of various countries are very respectful to you." I hope that Mr. Zhou will deign to negotiate and exchange with the Belgian consul for the sake of the people of Tianjin. ”

A mocking smile appeared on Zhou Hexuan's face, he really deserved to be a future traitor, and just one Belgium scared him. Zhou Hexuan said: "Belgium, a small country in continental Europe, as long as Mayor Zhou has a tough attitude, they will back down sooner or later." ”

"No, no," Zhou Longguang shook his head again and again, "Belgium is a friendly country, and now that China's diplomacy is in trouble, it's better not to cause any more trouble." ”

Zhou Hexuan said helplessly: "Since Mayor Zhou wants to invite, then I can't refuse, and I will invite the Belgian consul to dinner tomorrow." As for whether it can be negotiated, I dare not guarantee it, and there is no way to guarantee it. ”

Zhou Longguang hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you Mr. Zhou for your help!" ”

The two chatted a lot of nonsense again, and Zhou Longguang got up to say goodbye. Zhou Hexuan sent this person out of the door in a fake way, looked at the other party's back and said with disdain: "It's really a wreck, even Chu Yupu is not as good!" ”

Today, the organizational system of the Kuomintang imitates the CPSU in an all-round way, but it has only learned some superficial skills, and it has completely lost the organizational strength and cohesion of the CPSU.

When it comes to foreign commercial disputes, it is often the local Kuomintang party and government that come forward at the same time. The Kuomintang claims to represent the interests of the people, but it does not dare to offend foreign enterprises, and when it encounters disputes, it tries to curry favor with both sides, but naturally the result is that neither side is pleased.

Take last year's labor dispute in Shanghai Sanyou Industrial Society as an example, the dignified Shanghai Municipal Government and the Shanghai Party Department of the Kuomintang were unable to resolve even ordinary labor disputes, and in the end they invited Du Yuesheng to get the matter done.

Therefore, some researchers call the Kuomintang a "weak dictatorship" because it has a dictatorial heart, but it does not have the power of dictatorship.

This Tianjin tram price increase turmoil has been in trouble for almost two months. From an ordinary price increase incident of foreign companies, it has evolved into a diplomatic incident that alarmed the Hebei Provincial Government, the Tianjin Municipal Government and the Belgian Consul General in Tianjin.

The cause was the riots in Tianjin by the Japanese last year, which caused panic among the people of Tianjin, and there were quite signs of the withering of all industries. Due to the reduction in business and the suspension of tram operations during the riots, Tianjin Tram Lighting Company wanted to make up for the company's losses by raising prices.

This caused dissatisfaction among the citizens, and then the Tianjin guilds and the general chamber of commerce were also involved. The Tianjin Party Department of the Kuomintang seized the opportunity to intervene and wanted to expand its influence in Tianjin's political and business circles by settling disputes, but as a result, the matter became bigger and bigger.

There is no problem at all with the stance of the Kuomintang Tianjin Party Department, they are on the side of the people, but the specific method is not considered. In the absence of a succession in ordering the tram company to restore the original price, the Tianjin Party headquarters of the Kuomintang actually set up pickets to propagate the so-called "patriotic spirit" everywhere, and called on the masses to buy tickets at the original price at each tram station.

Many citizens of Tianjin responded to the patriotic call, because the Tianjin Tramway and Electric Light Company was already unpopular with the people. The Belgian company not only monopolizes Tianjin's electric light and tram business, but is also the largest copper dollar changer in Tianjin, which must use copper plates for rides.

Due to the excessive amount of copper dollars, the Tianjin Electric Light and Tram Company actually secretly sold Chinese copper dollars to the Japanese, and transported them to Japan to be melted into copper blocks and used to make guns and other military products. After this incident was exposed, it aroused strong opposition from Tianjin citizens, so there have always been people boycotting Tianjin Tram.

Moreover, the copper dollar is China's legal tender, and the Tianjin Electric Light and Tramway Company's practice is already a criminal act of disrupting China's financial currency. In a normal country, it is okay to directly bankrupt this company, but who made the Chinese government incompetent? The matter was unexpectedly closed.

Although the Belgian state is small, its influence in North China is very large.

The majority shareholder of the Tianjin Tramway and Electric Light Company is the Belgian General Motors Consortium, which not only monopolizes the electric light and tram market in Tianjin, but also enjoys the right to build the Longhai Railway and the Jinghan Railway, the mining right to the Kaiping Coal Mine, and shares in some other mines in North China.

Tianjin tram and electric light company this price increase is unreasonable, the company's profits have risen year after year, and now the annual gross profit has reached 4 million yuan, there is no need to increase the price, just want to take the opportunity to increase profits.

In the face of the pickets of the Kuomintang Party in Tianjin, the tram company actually instigated the tram workers to use the temptation of wage increases to support the tram workers and the party pickets to fight hard, which has led to two bloody clashes. On one occasion, even in the compound of the Kuomintang Tianjin Party headquarters, the tram workers rushed in and beat the pickets, and afterwards bit the pickets first.

At the same time, the Belgian consulate in Tianjin also began to intervene, involving the Hebei provincial government by the way.

The two sides negotiated for more than a month, and no results were reached at all. Seeing that the government was powerless, Chinese non-governmental organizations had to continue to rely on their own strength to fight, and now the matter is getting bigger and bigger, and all walks of life in Tianjin are involved, and even Tianjin's education circles have jointly and publicly supported the people's resistance.

Zhou Longguang, the mayor, was in trouble with him, the Belgian consulate was in trouble with him, the tram company was in trouble with him, the Kuomintang Party in Tianjin was in trouble with him, and even the Hebei provincial government was in trouble with him.

Many people in Tianjin's political and business circles have begun to miss Zhang Xueming. Because Zhang Xueming was very tough when he was mayor, he did all aspects of his work very well, and people from all walks of life in Tianjin were obedient.

Things developed to last week, and the Tianjin General Chamber of Commerce publicly sent a letter to Zhang Xueliang, hoping to welcome back Zhang Xueming as the mayor of Tianjin, and asked Zhou Longguang to get out of the way.

Just like Zhou Hexuan said, Zhou Longguang is not even as good as Chu Yupu. When Chu Yupu was in charge of Tianjin, he had a hard time with the tram company, and although it was not completely successful due to diplomatic pressure, it also made the Belgian electric light company soften.

The dignified mayor of Tianjin can't even solve the trivial matter of raising prices of foreign-funded companies, so what's the use of keeping him?

Zhou Longguang estimated that he was studying as mayor of Shanghai, and Shanghai asked Du Yuesheng to come forward to solve it, so he came to Zhou Hexuan to solve it. Because Zhou Hexuan has a lot of face among foreigners, he is also very familiar with Tianjin's education circles and the General Chamber of Commerce, and even Zhang Xueliang's factor (the officials of Tianjin's important departments are Zhang Xueliang's people). Coupled with Zhou Hexuan's folk influence, it should be possible to coordinate the contradictions in all aspects.

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