.“ Your Majesty, this is a special edition of the Berliner Zeitung, the Pan-German Zeitung and the Hamburg Press, which are ready to be published tomorrow. ”

Standing in front of Chen Tian was a lean-looking little old man, who was a little unsightly in a gray suit, but he had the title of Count of Prussia and managed the huge industry of the German royal family in the media industry.

The German royal family's investment in the mainstream press can be traced back to Bismarck's tenure as prime minister, under his leadership, the German government secretly took a small part of the reparations after the defeat of France as a special fund for the imperial family, which was used to participate in the two largest newspapers in Germany at that time and to establish a new newspaper dedicated to the imperial family.

Over time, some of these investments have failed, but many have increased in value.

By the time Chentian ascended the throne, the total value of this property had exceeded 10 million Reichsmarks, and in the more than ten years after 1914, the new emperor with a rich family fortune successively made several additional investments, when the Berliner Zeitung, the Pan-German Zeitung, and the Hamburg News published "Who is the Murderer" on the same day and indirectly triggered the German-Russian War, the actual control of these three newspapers and periodicals had exceeded 80 percent, and you must know that these are newspaper predators with a daily circulation of more than one million. It's just that because these investments are disguised, the vast majority of outsiders don't know the inside story.

Chen Tian said "um", took three newspapers that still exuded a faint scent of ink, the top one of the "Berlin Zeitung" front page headlines are called "The Murder Weapon Comes from Far Away", and is accompanied by a black and white picture, on which is the logo that Reney used to stab Wilhelm II to death, the content of the article details a series of information traced by the relevant German departments in recent years, including the source, material and usual users of this logo, although the article did not directly conclude at the end, But the spearhead is unanimously pointed at the only country with a ninja culture.

After reading this article, Chen Tian turned to the next few pages, most of which were articles introducing ninjas and analyzing the international situation at the time of Wilhelm II's assassination, while the front page headline of the Pan-German Zeitung, "The Murderer Reappears", was also an article with similar content, and the "Hamburg News", which was mainly readership owners and seafarers, took "The Mysterious Murder Weapon" as the front page.

These three newspapers are not only in Germany. It also has great influence in the whole of Central and Southern Europe.

"Not bad!" Chen Tian simply commented that no matter how high-sounding or touching these articles are, in the final analysis, they are just tools of the rulers, the real murderers are long gone, and the real knowers are limited to a few people at the highest level of governance.

The little old man, Count Georg, took Chentian's words and said:

"Your Majesty, in this case, these three newspapers will be published as scheduled! Berliner Zeitung We are ready to print 3 million copies. Both the Pandeutsche Zeitung and the Hamburg News have 2 million copies! If nothing else, starting tomorrow there will be another wave of crusade against the murderer in China! ”

"Indeed, the public opinion and sight of the people need to be reasonably guided, 13 years ago we did not have the conditions for 'revenge', and now it is time to make a conclusion!" Chen Tian sat quietly on his chair, while talking, remembering those who left early in his heart.

"Your Majesty, these will be properly arranged below, please rest assured! Just ......"

The little old man hesitated for a moment, and said in a more tactful tone: "Recently, some domestic newspapers and periodicals seem to have quite objections to the treaty of peaceful coexistence signed between the government and the Russian revolutionary government. Many people believed that leaving the Russian revolutionary government would seriously affect the security of the whole of Europe. They thought that the revolutionary government should be quickly swept away by force, and that it would be acceptable for Germany to administer their land or to establish a pro-German government! Your Majesty, is it necessary to suppress these public opinions? Or ......"

"I know that!" Chen Tian said unhurriedly. "It is easy to defeat the Russian Revolutionary Government, but it is difficult to destroy them, and the army of the Reich should not be exhausted in vain in endless guerrilla warfare, so that only our enemies will be pleased! In my opinion, although Sokolov's democratic government still has a certain combat effectiveness, although it is not a long-term solution to use them to contain the revolutionary government, it is better to take advantage of the opportunity of the revolutionary government that has just been established to divide and disintegrate them from within, so that they will never be able to become strong in the constant internal strife! Therefore, public opinion still needs to be correctly guided! ”

The little old man nodded, and said, "Your Majesty is wise. In the humble opinion of the following, the agitation of the Russian ideology against the working class of our country must be guarded against! ”

"Well, although different forms of government have their own good and bad, the Russian revolution did have a strong agitation and spread speed!" Chen Tian pondered for a while, "Instead of blindly blocking, it is better to actively channel!" Count, haven't we been making the people feel the strength of the empire and the greatness of the nation? Let's continue to strengthen public opinion propaganda in this regard! As long as everyone can live a satisfying and solid life, who cares what kind of government it is? ”

The little old man thought for a moment, "Your Majesty has a point! Rest assured. I will do exactly what you want to do! In addition, the results of our polls have reached a preliminary conclusion, and the majority of the public is not averse to foreign wars, which is in line with our previous expectations.

Your Majesty, as long as the Imperial ** Corps is victorious on the front line, and the government is able to reap the benefits of war and give some of it to the people, I think only a few diehards will resist war! ”

"Of course, on the premise of a sense of national and national pride, the people will not oppose short-term wars and regional wars outside their homeland! Especially when this economic crisis has just passed, the expansion of the army and the boom in the military industry brought about by the war can accelerate the economic recovery, although this way is somewhat evil...... "Chen Tian paused for a while, and said jokingly: "Just punish the evil people in a criminal way!" ”

The next day was the weekend, and the sales of newspapers were supposed to be much higher than usual, and the citizens of Germany's major urban districts found that today's newspapers had very interesting content early in the morning, and it had been 13 years and 9 months since the assassination of Wilhelm II, but more than 5,000 days had not made them forget the monarch who led Germany to the world war of 1914, although the pursuit of the murderer and the memory of the emperor were no longer the main theme of the government. But such an event, which has been called a mystery of the last century, has become even more attractive after years of brewing!

This time, the number of people who came to the palace and the Reichstag to petition was no less than the number of people who demanded the punishment of the Russians more than three months ago, and thousands of Wilhelm II veterans were also joined by the military, who carried their own slogans and banners to express their wishes in peaceful marches and rallies.

Soon.

The German government issued a notice in the name of Chancellor Gustavnoske that no official conclusion has been reached on the assassination of Wilhelm II, but what has been published in media outlets such as the Berliner Zeitung is basically true.

In response to such explosive news, the government not only did not prevaricate, but confirmed the truth of it by means of an official notice, and the public's attention suddenly turned from the situation in Russia to this matter. Some were only curious about this, but most were guided by public opinion to feel a sense of shame and revenge, and that a single island nation would dare to participate in the assassination of the monarch of the German Empire, even if it was not driven by their government. But it is also "unforgivable."

As a result, the Japanese embassy in Berlin and consulates in several major cities in Germany were smashed (the consuls are stationed in the city, and the ambassador is stationed in the country, for example, many countries have consulates in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities in China). Japanese Ambassador to Berlin Hiroki Hirota, Takesuki Yamaguchi Shosuke, and many Japanese staff members of the embassy were attacked, and the diplomatic staff of the Japanese consulate in Hamburg, Bremen, and other places had to slip away at night. Naturally, this situation provoked the Japanese Government to send a series of notes to the German ambassador in Tokyo. The German government was urged to put a stern stop to this "extremely uncivilized" method, and to demand that articles published in newspapers and periodicals such as the Berliner Zeitung apologize for the damage to Japan's national reputation, while the German government only detained a few "troublemakers" and compensated the injured Japanese diplomats for some medical expenses. However, they refused to allow newspapers such as the Berliner Zeitung to apologize to the Japanese side on the grounds that what they published was completely true.

In this way, the diplomatic dispute between the two countries has become more and more intense, and the German media, with the tacit consent of the government, have begun to violently criticize the Japanese Government's various "uncivilized" acts, and have exposed the Japanese army's deeds of burning, killing, capturing and plundering in Southeast Asia, Oceania, Korea, and Northeast China on the basis of information "unintentionally disclosed" by the German intelligence services.

In view of the ongoing talks in the Far East, the Japanese side strictly ordered the domestic media to refrain from continuing to report on the German media attacks, but many Japanese people and military personnel learned about the humiliation of Japan's reputation through other means, and the Japanese, whose self-esteem had been damaged, began to attack the German embassy and consulate in Japan with stones and wine bottles, and many of them took off their uniforms and participated in the attack.

The Japanese government sent a large number of military police officers to quell the incident, but these events set the stage for the "Nagoya arson case" on October 3.

On October 3, 1928, the Japanese-German negotiating delegation had made a breakthrough on the issue of the German side of Vladivostok, Sakhalin Island, and the Jiaozhou Bay coast to lease the land exchange with the Japanese colonies along the Bay of Bengal. However, on that same night, a group of instigated ronins attacked the German consulate in Nagoya with pistols and Molotov cocktails. Feng. The tragedy of seven deaths and sixteen injuries, including Finkenstein, shocked the world as soon as the news came out. The German delegation to Tokyo immediately withdrew from the negotiations in anger, and the next day, Germany announced the recall of all civilian and military diplomats stationed in Japan.

Faced with the unfavorable situation brought about by the "Nagoya arson case". The attitude of the German Government was somewhat softened when the Japanese Government ordered the murderers to be severely punished, and on the other hand, it offered to provide high compensation for the German dead and wounded, and hoped that Germany would resume talks in the light of the overall situation.

The new dispute between Germany and Japan had not yet been resolved, but the Japanese Kwantung Army in northeastern China was ready to attack, and although the Japanese military had some scruples about possible German interference, the situation at this time was ready to be attacked. On 10 October, the Kwantung Army Command ordered the front-line troops to enter the starting positions for the attack, and the aviation units also began to enter a 24-hour state of readiness, and put forward a series of demands to the Chinese side, such as resettlement, mining and factory construction, and the construction of a port in Huludao, and the Chinese side was given a reply within 24 hours. At that time, Zhang Zuolin, the commander of the Feng Army, was unwilling to agree to all these conditions and was assassinated by the Japanese, and these demands that seriously threatened the sovereignty of the Northeast were naturally sternly rejected by his successors and the Nanjing government, so on October 11, more than 300,000 troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army attacked in nine ways under the cover of aircraft, artillery and tanks. In late October, the Nanjing government ordered the rest of the Northeast Army to withdraw into the Guannai, and the Japanese Kwantung Army quickly annexed the three northeastern provinces as if it had entered a no-man's land.

When the Japanese army was rapidly occupying northeastern China, the German Pacific Fleet had cleared a safe passage in the mine array outside Vladivostok Harbor, and the repair of the facilities in the harbor was also in full swing; the 4th Fighter Wing and the 7th Bomber Wing of the German Far East Dispatch Force were still stationed at the three military airfields at the base; the 3rd Fighter Wing, the 6th and 8th Bomber Wings were stationed on Sakhalin Island one after another, and the task force, which had just arrived in Jiaozhou Bay in September, shouldered the heavy responsibility of defense after the main force of the Pacific Fleet left the port. The German Navy organized it as the 2nd Fleet of the Pacific Fleet, and the one led by Spee was the 1st Fleet, and the two fleets had a total of 2 battleships, 614 battlecruisers, 2 heavy aircraft carriers, 2 medium aircraft carriers, 2 heavy cruisers, 2 aviation cruisers, and a number of light cruisers and destroyers.

In addition, the German submarine forces have begun to station in Vladivostok and Sakhalin, Vice Admiral Dönitz himself came to the Far East, and the total number of submarines under the command of the German submarine forces under his command has increased to 666, which is close to the level of the heyday in 1915, and the technology of various types of submarines is more mature, these submarines ** have 210 new VIII-K combat submarines, 96 other VIII series combat submarines, 77 XX minelaying submarines, Twenty-five supply submarines and three experimental Q-class submarines are deployed in the Far East, with a number more to arrive by November, when 80 percent of the German Navy's submarine force will be concentrated throughout the Far East.