Chapter 1 The Coming Crisis

After receiving the report from Luo Shanshan and Morita, Kamei immediately gave a written explanation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Although no direct evidence has been found to prove that Zhang Meng and his men robbed the vault of the Bank of Tsutsubishi, according to various so-called "coincidences", there is no doubt that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has identified the suspect as Zhang Meng.

However, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is in a dilemma, if Zhang Meng is still a Chinese citizen under the rule of the Nationalist Government, then the Japanese Government can directly note the Nationalist Government, forcibly arrest Zhang Meng and his men, and transfer them to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Tokyo Court for trial, they are fully capable of making Zhang Meng confess and confess.

But Zhang Meng was too cunning, he joined the Tongan nationality, and successfully staged a coup d'Γ©tat to overthrow the Kingdom of Tonga and establish the Tang Empire. Today's Zhang Meng has become the crown prince of the Tang Empire, holding the entire national defense force of the Tang Empire. Although the Tang Empire's national defense force Liliang is completely ignored by the Japanese government, the crux of the problem is that the Tang Empire is still a member of the British Commonwealth, and the action against Zhang Meng is not just a civil issue, but a political issue between countries, which makes the Japanese government embarrassed.

To this end, Yataro, president of the Mitsubishi Foundation, personally called on Japanese Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi.

Hamaguchi was aware of the theft of the vault at the headquarters of the Bank of Tsutsubishi, and this was also the sixth time that a Japanese bank had been robbed and stolen during his tenure, and the loss of huge funds made Hamaguchi saddened.

In particular, Japan's finances were tight after the Tokyo earthquake, and after Yuyuki Hamaguchi was officially appointed prime minister last year (Yuyuki Hamaguchi stepped down as acting prime minister due to the Huanggutun incident), he actively followed the example of Western European and American countries to restore the gold standard and fiscal austerity policy, which was carried out under the tremendous pressure of opposition from the major domestic chaebols and the military, and the Bank of Mitsubishi vault was stolen and lost hundreds of tons of gold (Yataro did not dare to tell the truth), which was a big shock to the Japanese finance that had just lifted the ban on gold, To add insult to injury, the U.S. economic crisis broke out, which directly hit Japan.

From 1929 to 1931, Japan's exports fell by 76.5 percent and imports by 71.7 percent. A large number of banks and industrial and commercial enterprises went bankrupt and collapsed, the operating rate of the main industrial sectors was only 50 percent, and the total industrial output value fell by 32.9 percent, of which coal fell by 36.7 percent, pig iron by 30.5 percent, steel by 47.2 percent, ships by 88.2 percent, and cotton textiles by 30.7 percent. With total agricultural output also falling by 40 percent, the price of raw silk plummeting, and sericulture farmers, who account for 40 percent of the total number of farming households, being dealt a fatal blow, Japan is experiencing the largest Showa panic in history.

In order to get out of the crisis, the Japanese military took the path of militaristic expansion to distract the people, which was opposed by the cabinet of Yuyuki Hamaguchi, causing fierce confrontation and escalation between the military and the government in Japan.

Under these circumstances, Hamaguchi Yuyuki was in desperate need of gold to maintain Japan's financial and political stability, and he naturally set his sights on the hundreds of tons of gold and thousands of tons of silver that the Bank of Tsutsubishi had lost.

However, Yuyuki Hamaguchi deliberately used Yataro on the grounds that it was inconvenient for the Japanese government to conduct political dialogue with the Tang Empire, a member of the British Commonwealth, and that prosecuting the crown prince of the Tang Empire would lead to political confrontation between Japan and Britain.

The Mitsubishi Consortium in Yataro's hands is almost on the verge of bankruptcy because of the theft of gold from its headquarters, and the other seven old Japanese chaebols Mitsui, Sumitomo, Yasuda, Okura, Asano, Kawasaki, and Furukawa, as well as the five new chaebols Nissan, Nissan, Nichio, Mori, and Riken, are all eyeing the Mitsubishi Consortium, and there is a danger of being annexed every day.

Seeing that Yuyuki Hamaguchi deliberately did not let go, Yataro had no choice but to endure the pain and said, "Your Excellency Prime Minister, if you are willing to help recover the gold and silver stolen from the Bank of Mitsubishi, as a thank you, you will personally receive 50 million yen in return." In addition, the Mitsubishi Foundation will fully support your gold standard restoration, and all gold reserves will be dispatched by the Bank of Japan. ”

If this is what he wanted, Hamaguchi Yuyuki suddenly smiled and said, "We are all old friends, although there are some difficulties, but I will do my best to help you!" ”

Hamaguchi Yuki obtained Yataro's promise, so he paid attention to the theft of the Mitsubishi vault, and ordered Foreign Minister Kishigero Bihara and Minister of Military Command Kato to send a note to the British ambassador to Japan, accusing Zhang Meng, the crown prince of the Tang Empire, of being the mastermind behind the theft of the Bank of Mitsubishi's vault without conclusive evidence, and demanding that Britain hand over Zhang Meng and his accomplices for interrogation by the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department.

The Japanese were so strong that they didn't take the Tang Empire seriously at all, and directly asked the British government for people, which immediately alarmed Downing Street.

Although the British do not take the Tang Empire seriously, after all, they are a member of the British Commonwealth, so they handed over the crown prince of the Tang Empire without real evidence with a word from the Japanese, which is really bullying, and the British themselves are not allowed to do that.

In particular, the new British Prime Minister Macdonald had a close personal relationship with Zhang Meng, and he immediately ordered the British Foreign Office to directly reject this unreasonable demand of the Japanese government. But he understood that the Japanese government would not give up, so he personally called Zhang Meng to inform him to be extra careful.

Zhang Meng didn't expect that he would be able to make MacDonald, a friend of the British Prime Minister, for spending money, although he knew in his heart that this was just a friend of interests, and MacDonald personally called him to care for another purpose.

MacDonald, of course, had a purpose. He has now obtained a large amount of intelligence about the Tang Empire through the MI3 Intelligence Bureau, and is surprised by the rapid rise of the Tang Empire, and is also curious about the huge source of funds in Zhang Meng's hands. He even learned from the major shareholders of the Bank of England that Zhang Meng had a huge amount of money in his hands, and whether Zhang Meng was a robber of the Bank of Four Tsubishi or not, MacDonald was only interested in the money in his hands, which for politicians, he obviously smelled like Hamaguchi Yuyuki.

Zhang Meng owes MacDonald a great favor, and he knows that this favor will have to be repaid sooner or later. He also knew that the Japanese would not give up, so Zhang Meng had to make two preparations, on the one hand, he continued to shelter under the British Commonwealth, and on the other hand, he was also worried that the Japanese would jump over the wall and bite him.

Zhang Meng knows the Japanese devils too well, and the dog says that he will bite people, and he likes to engage in sneak attacks, which will make people unguardable.

In the Daxing Palace, Zhang Xinhai called Zhang Meng and Zhang Wei over. Zhang Meng knew that he couldn't hide it from the old man, so he simply admitted that he did it.

If it were normal times, Mr. Zhang would immediately serve with a feather duster and beat Zhang Meng violently. But when he learned that Zhang Meng only robbed the bank of the Japanese devil, Mr. Zhang was very happy and exaggerated Meng.

"They won't deal with you like they blew up Zhang Zuolin!"

Zhang Wei's words suddenly made Zhang Xinhai and Zhang's mother nervous, especially Zhang's mother was worried that her son was anxious.

Zhang Meng hurriedly comforted the second elder, saying that security had been strengthened and that they should not worry.

But Zhang Meng knew very well in his heart that the Japanese had already determined that he was the mastermind behind a series of robberies of Japanese banks, and no matter how he tried to defend himself, it would be futile, and the Japanese would definitely not give up.

With this time the MacDonald cabinet was taken back, but judging from the military strength of Britain and Japan in the Pacific region, Britain is out of inferiority, and the strong Japanese military may not buy the British's account.

In particular, this Hamaguchi Yuyuki has been assassinated by the military once last year, even if he does not dare to clash head-on with the British, it does not mean that the military is hiding from him to make small moves behind his back, so Zhang Meng has to be on guard.

When answering how Zhang Xinhai should respond to the possible actions of the Japanese, Zhang Meng decisively spat out four words.

Intensify combat readiness!

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