December 8, 1942. Pen&Fun&Pavilion www.biquge.info Taipei, Taiwan.

Today, a group of people on the road took the train to take a look at the central and southern parts of Taiwan.

After getting on the train, Lin Chaohua specially found a carriage in front of him, where there were very few people, because he couldn't talk about secrets in the carriage, so he had to talk about some idle things. Xiaolu said: "This section of the railway is still built by Liu Ming, right?" ”

Lin Chaohua said: "The section from Keelung to Taipei that Liu Ming passed on first repaired is 28.6 kilometers. It was not easy, it would not have been possible without Liu Mingchuan's efforts, which lasted four years and four months. Later, the construction of the Taipei-Hsinchu railway line began, with a total length of 78 kilometers, and it took five and a half years to complete. Because the bridge is not good, it is transported in sections for a long period of ten years. ”

Xiaolu said: "I heard that the original train was small? ”

Lin Chaohua said: "In October of the 17th year of Guangxu, the first locomotive of the Taipei Keelung Line opened to traffic was Tengyun, and the second locomotive was Yufeng. Both steam locomotives were purchased from Germany and weighed 16.3 tons. ”

Xiaolu said: "That's the weight of a tank." ”

Lin Chaohua said: "Not only small, but also very slow, the speed is only 20 kilometers per hour, and later from the United Kingdom to buy electric switching, Chaoqing, photography and other locomotives, so that the number of locomotives increased to eight, the speed is also fast." In 1914, the Keelung-Kaohsiung Railway was opened. Today's railways, railways have been rerouted, bridges have been built, and the speed has increased. It is a modern railway. ”

Xiaolu said: "The same is true in the mainland, and the development of railways has been rapid in recent years. ”

Lin Chaohua said: "After the railway was built, some people objected, but soon, everyone realized the benefits of the railway. Changhua Xiucai Wu Degong wrote the poem "Hsinchu Takes a Steamer to Taipei" is very famous:"

"Hsinchu arrives at Inadzu, and Chenfa is coming at noon.

It's like a long house, and the spell can shrink the ground.

Rotate freely, water and gas are breathless.

Water and fire are used interchangeably, and it is easy to occupy both the economy.

Chase the wind quickly and be agile than Mercedes-Benz.

Lifting weights is light, convenient and refreshing. ”

Xiao Lu couldn't help but smile when he heard it: "The thinking is outdated, and the level of poetry is not very high." It's funny. However, it should be noted that the pioneer of the railway is Liu Mingchuan after all, not Japanese. If we give Liu Ming another fifteen years, his achievements will be great. ”

Although the train is faster than it was a few decades ago, it is still too slow for the trail. Xiao Lu felt bored and said, "Let's talk about other interesting things in Taiwan, I heard that there are five major families?" ”

Lin Chaohua said: "Taiwan's families are all from Fujian, and over the past few hundred years, many big families have gradually emerged. The five major families in Taiwan's political and business circles gradually formed after the Japanese came in, and the five major families are: Keelung Yan family, Banqiao Lin family, Wufeng Lin family, Lukang Gu family, and Kaohsiung Chen family. ”

Xiaolu said: "I only know the Gu family. ”

Lin Chaohua said: "The Keelung Yan family started with mining. Yan Yunnian borrowed money from relatives and friends to lease gold mining rights in a small area to the Japanese, and created a prosperous gold mine in many areas of Jiufen that were considered abandoned pits. Yan Yunnian is eyeing the development of Keelung Port and cooperating with the Japanese to develop the coalfields in northern Taiwan, accounting for two-thirds of Taiwan's coal production. ”

"The second is the Banqiao Lin family, the founder of the Lin Benyuan family. Lin Pinghou was born as an apprentice in a rice shop, and later became rich in business on his own. After that, he ranked as the richest man in northern Taiwan. The Lin family has five grandchildren, some of whom returned to the mainland, and the late Taiwanese elder Lin Hengdao is a descendant who grew up in Fujian. Lin Xiongzheng, who founded Hua Nan Bank, was a descendant of the mainland, and at that time, in order to expand its influence in Nanyang, Japan tried its best to win over Lin Xiongzheng to invest in the bank, and Hua Nan Bank was the economic pillar of Japan's development of Nanyang. ”

"The third is the Wufeng Lin family, the Lin family made a fortune with land in the early Qing Dynasty, and it was a large reclamation household of Han immigrants, rich by collecting rent, and rich in Taichung. The Lin family was brave and good at fighting, relying on Liu Mingchuan to make a fortune, obtained the camphor monopoly, and developed their careers. Lin Xiantang, a descendant of the Wufeng Lin family, actively resisted the Japanese, advocated social and cultural enlightenment, and had a high social status. ”

"The fourth is the Gu family in Lukang, and it is Gu Xianrong who started the family business, and he is a businessman. In 1895, he welcomed the Japanese army into Taipei City, provided advice to the Japanese government, stabilized social order, and obtained the monopoly rights of camphor, salt, and **, and has always maintained good political and business relations with the Japanese government. ”

"The fifth is the Kaohsiung Chen family, the founder Chen Zhonghe came from a humble background, and when he was a teenager, he went to the sugar industry in southern Taiwan to work as a partner in Chen Fuqian Commercial Bank, and was reused. After Chen Fuqian's death, Chen Zhonghe started his own business, worked for the Japanese government many times, obtained many industrial privileges, and in just a few years, he became a new rich man in southern Taiwan. ”

Xiaolu said: "Gu Xianrong died in 37 years, right?" ”

Lin Chaohua said: "Yes." In 1934, Koo Hsien-rong was appointed by the Emperor of Japan as a member of the House of Lords of the Imperial Assembly, but Taiwan was demoted to the rank of royal gentleman. There are two songs that scold him:

"The Japanese army has 50,000 soldiers,

Before seeing the surname Gu Xingtou,

Happy face to Taipei,

Regardless of Ruan Niang's old family affection. ”

Xiao Lu: "Does this Ruan mean you or us?" ”

Lin Chaohua said: "It means me, us." And one more song is:

"Koo Hsien Rong than Gandhi,

Broken urinals than jade,

Sweet potato cucum than shark fin.

This was written by the literati Xie Xinglou. In addition, Xie Xinglou, who wrote limerick poems and scolded him, also passed away in 38 years. ”

Xiao Lu: "I know that Gu Xianrong went to Nanjing in 1935 and met Chiang Kai-shek. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek also gave him his autographed photo. When Gu Xianrong met Chiang Kai-shek, he repeatedly mentioned the goodwill between Japan and China. However, the Nationalist Government believed that Gu Xianrong was 'in Cao Ying's heart in Han', and Chiang Kai-shek also gave him eight words: 'cherish the motherland and be loyal alone'. ”

Lin Chaohua: "When he died, his family ranked among the three largest in Taiwan. Gu Xianrong opened Taipei City to meet the Japanese army, and was regarded as a traitor by the Taiwanese. There are three impossibilities for the newspaper Yun Gu Xianrong and others: 'A small number of lackeys despise the demands of the majority of the people, falsify public opinion, fake public affairs and private interests, hinder the progress of compatriots, mislead the country and harm the people, and are thieves of the people and thieves of the country; It is impossible for a soul to return to the Savior and see God after death. For the rich and unkind, for the inferior gentry and unjust, for the freedom of the compatriots, let alone compassion; If you want to avoid the eternal catastrophe of the Eighteen Regions, it is impossible. is called an adult as a villain, has no ink on his chest, has a god of wealth in his eyes, is good at stammering and socializing, and is a third-class obscenity; If you want to splash all the water of the Tamsui River to wash away the shame of the word thief, it is impossible to do so. ”

Xiao Lu: "What they are talking about is the insight of the literati. In fact, it is certain that there will be a few people in their family who will actively contact us and even become members of our organization. It is certain that in the future, whether Japan continues its colonial rule, or the Chongqing government regains power, or our party seizes Taiwan, there will be people in the Gu family who are active in the upper echelons. Everything, it's possible. ”

In fact, the Koo family is in Japan and in Taiwan, and they are all upper-class. With such a big family, all parties will never be able to place bets.

However, Taiwan's situation is that broken urinals are rolling and the streets are all over the streets; Sweet potato sticks are lined up, covering the sky and the sun. What's more, many people who benefited from Japanese rule have a broken urinal in their hearts and sweet potato sticks in their hearts. Once the wind blows, the broken urinal and sweet potato skewers will roll and germinate in various ways.

I want to smash all the broken urinals and get rid of all the sweet potato sticks, but I am afraid that I will introduce the struggle and let the people fight the people.

To fight to make the ** person tremble.

In the following days, the trail reached several places in south-central Taiwan, and even to the port of Kaohsiung, Sun Moon Lake. In this era, Taiwan has a population of only a few million, and much of the land in later generations is still barren and wasteland. The water of Sun Moon Lake is very clear, but the houses and docks on the shore have not yet been built. Now, Sun Moon Lake is the largest hydropower station in the whole of Taiwan and the main source of electricity in the whole of Taiwan.

The Sun Moon Lake Motofuki is a natural lake, and the Japanese began construction in 1918 and spent 64 million yen to build the Sun Moon Lake Power Plant, which was completed in 1934. The reservoir has two dams, the Shuishe Dam and the Shetou Dam. This hydropower plant was large in Southeast Asia at that time.

Historically, in the later stages of the war, in order to weaken Taiwan's transit status, the Allies bombed Sun Moon Lake and other places, and it was only after many years that Sun Moon Lake resumed power generation.

Lin Chaohua saw him come to see Sun Moon Lake and said, "Commander-in-chief, do you want to do something here?" ”

Xiaolu said: "If it is a critical moment of the battle, you can do it here, but this power station is a good project, if it is destroyed, it will be a pity." It is best to develop some internal lines in the power station, and when needed, cut off the power if you want to do it, and occupy it if you want to. ”

Lin Chaohua said: "We have an inside line here. ”

Xiaolu said: "That's great. ”

Liu Baijie said: "I think the work here will be more difficult. ”

Xiaolu said: "You say, what's the difficulty? ”

"The colonial history here is very long, and many people think they are Japanese. In carrying out work in the future, I am afraid that the mass base will not be good. ”

Xiaolu said: "Chaohua, what do you think?" ”

Lin Chaohua: "Ordinary people are fine, but many intellectuals think they are Japanese. There was no choice but to train workers and peasants. ”

"We must take some measures to step up propaganda and expose the truth about the Japanese." It is necessary to formulate strict policies and first make people who have close collusion with the Japanese stink, and then take measures. ”

Liu Baijie said: "Is it a heinous crime to kill?" ”

Xiaolu said: "There must be a unified policy standard. Die, die to understand. For influential people, the work must be solid, public opinion must be sufficient, and future generations must not be given the opportunity to overturn the case. ”

Lin Chaohua: "It's difficult. It's interesting, though. ”

Xiaolu said: "In the future, after the Japanese are defeated, they will definitely cause us some trouble." That's what colonial overlords do. If they don't create contradictions, the local people will unite against them. Therefore, in order not to give people the truth, we must do our work in a down-to-earth manner and love the people. Remember, don't kill indiscriminately. ”

There is a difference in the understanding of Lin and Liu's words. Especially the last sentence: Lin Chaohua understands that he loves the people and does not kill indiscriminately; Liu Baijie's understanding is: For the sake of loving the people, you must kill, not kill indiscriminately.

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1. The Japanese colonized Taiwan and carried out a lot of infrastructure construction, which became a reason for some later ** elements to praise the Japanese. Sun Moon Lake is one, and Kaohsiung Port is one. Airports were also built by the Japanese and are also regarded as achievements, such as Taipei Flyfield, Taichung Airfield, and Kaohsiung Airfield. In addition, the Japanese vigorously promote some agricultural technology and water conservancy technology in Taiwan, which makes Taiwan an important sugar base, camphor base, and grain base.