104 The End of Qingping (5)
The political commissar of the Central Garrison of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, Hitoshi Kuroshima, that is, the same Niichiro Kuroshima more than 30 years ago, set foot on the soil of his homeland Japan again on June 19, 1937. It is impossible to get official support from the People's Party after returning to Japan in an individual capacity, as Niichiro Kuroshima knows. Japan is in chaos now, assassinations often occur, and Richiro Kuroshima also knows about it. However, Kuroshima Renichiro's lifelong dream is in front of him, and he is not afraid.
More than 30 years ago, Niichiro Kuroshima and a group of young Japanese followed Chen Tianhua on a ship bound for China, with the aim of saving Japan. With the help of the forces that drove the success of the Chinese Revolution, and then completely transformed Japan. Eliminate all injustice and inequality in Japan and build a new Japan where the Japanese people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Looking back on the high-spirited days when he was young, Hitoshi Kuroshima felt that he was really young at that time. It was not at all possible that the revolution would be a painstaking process. But Kuroshima never regretted it, and the Chinese Revolution proved just how far a more advanced society could liberate humanity. Ren Kuroshima will no longer salute or bow down to anyone because of his bloodline, and he will never again see injustices and be helpless.
Even if it is revolutionary, it may not bring heaven on earth, and Kuroshima Ren knows it very well. However, if there is no revolution, the Japanese people, including Hitoshi Kuroshima, will continue to struggle and wail in the dark.
Upon his return to Japan, Hitoshi Kuroshima, an old man in his fifties, joined the revolution with other old men who were already in high positions in China. They did not demand the same status as them in China, and most of them joined the forces of the "Showa Restoration" as a grassroots level, and any revolutionary army without a political commissar was only empty of enthusiasm and lacked soul.
Other administrative staff were involved in consolidating the areas that were now under the control of the Showa Restoration. Now there is a very interesting question, all the powerful factions are waiting for the day when the water will come out, at least waiting to see a clear future. Japan has a strong tradition of feudalism, and after the central government took control, various parts of the country quickly began to form their own territories. The "Showa Restoration" faction was not even able to fully control the Kanto region.
Historically, many uprisings that had direct control of the central government ended at this stage, or the insurrectionary forces were unable to maintain control of the central region, and finally they were disorganized and finally defeated in the midst of many problems. Either they had to compromise with the powerful factions in various places in the past, and the fruits of the revolution were eventually stolen.
Kita was very worried about this, and Kuroshima was equally worried. The current situation is already very stale, and the new system that the Showa Restoration wants to establish is very different from the current system in Japan. The social structure, the way it is organized, and the system of operation are very different from the current model in Japan. If I have to describe it, the government capacity of the new system is much stronger than that of the current Japanese government.
Since Hirohito is as smelly and hard as a stone in a pit, and the other forces are waiting to see, the "Showa Restoration" faction needs to seize every minute to complete the control of Japan. With China's explicit support, Japan's "Showa Restoration" faction, which seems to be struggling at home, has considerable room to maneuver.
The first was the resumption of industrial and agricultural production, and the original bureaucracy was basically unwilling to accept the orders of the reformers. Since these people refused to obey, the reformers relied on the force at their disposal to build themselves. The reformists first issued a circular to implement the policy of "reducing rents and interest rates and supporting workers and peasants" in the areas controlled by the reformers.
In agriculture, the total amount of land rent and taxes for all peasants who registered their acres with the reformers did not exceed 50 percent of the total output. On the industrial side, thanks to the opening of the BJP and the entry of the navy, the reformers took control of imports and exports. In addition to transforming the military's enterprises into state-owned enterprises, the Japanese reformists also received "export credit loans" from China. In other words, Japan can borrow money from China to buy the raw materials they need. Timber, iron ore, old equipment, the Japanese Restorationists finally got a considerable amount of bargaining chips.
Kuroshima and his gang of veterans had a wealth of military and administrative experience, but the bureaucrats did not cooperate, relying on the democratic centralist system of elections and training, and these people began to form a reformist administrative system with great difficulty.
The first of the old forces to be unable to resist was the Japanese bureaucracy, and many of them were extremely opposed to the mutiny. After the mutiny, they chose to take refuge, and most of the powerful officials refused to cooperate with the mutineers. It's just that if you don't go to work, you don't get paid, and the mutiny happened until July, and after three months without pay, the low-level bureaucrats finally couldn't help it. The premise of not cooperating with the traitors is that the central government still has the power and strength in its hands, and now all the big people, from the emperor to the ministers, are imprisoned or semi-imprisoned. If you don't go to work for three months, you lose not only those salaries, but also the benefits and benefits that come with power.
The mutineers held out for three months without falling, and the hearts of the low-level bureaucrats were burning with anxiety. At the end of June and the beginning of July, they saw the notice again, and the mutineers began to organize a provisional government like monkeys. Anyone who has re-registered in a local civil office in Tokyo that was controlled by the mutinous forces can apply for the "civil servant examination". Seeing that the "Showa Restoration" faction in Japan has actually begun their own journey to power, this path is still given up by Japanese officials at all levels. This can't help but make these guys unexpectedly panicked. With their pockets squeezing and worries about their future, a group of low-level officials finally bowed to the "Showa Restoration" faction with their actions. In other words, I registered a new household registration with the new civil affairs department and got a new ID card. And I signed up for the "civil service" exam.
At the same time when these low-level officials in Japan began to try to change their courts, the leaders of Japan's "major" steel groups also began to contact the "Showa Restoration" faction. These contacts were first proposed by the Restorationists. Bei Yihui used his own channels to put forward orders and production requirements to these iron and steel enterprises. Iron ore was supplied by the Restorationists, and these iron and steel enterprises began production.
Many of Kita's contacts during the Great Kanto Earthquake were university students, and in the following decade or so, some of them became separated, and some young people have been following Kita. In the Japanese Anti-Feudal League, there are some people who want to be these former young college students.
Some of these students became bureaucrats, some joined conglomerates, and some inherited the family business from wealthy families. By them, Bei Yihui's request has aroused fierce repercussions in many enterprises.
Japan's biggest problem is the lack of raw materials and the lack of markets. In order to expand the import of raw materials and the export of goods, the Japanese rulers put forward various ideas. The most interesting thing is that among the unification faction, there are two viewpoints at the same time: continuing to invade China and being friendly to China. Even the same person often vacillates between these two points of view.
Kita Ikki is a friendly faction towards China, and the Japanese capitalists know this. The capitalists are most interested in profits, and the invasion of China requires huge investment, and their chances of success now seem to be slim. The capitalists, of course, are not willing to invest their money in such a "project". Moreover, the domination faction also threatened the capitalists with war, which made the capitalists feel even more strongly dissatisfied.
Now that the reformists had eliminated the core members of the ruling faction and cut off Emperor Hirohito's control over the military, the capitalists and chaebols felt the need to talk to Kita Kazuki.
The two sides sat together on the grounds of steel, and Nobuyhiro Hasegawa, who returned from China, was engaged in private enterprise management. A bidding system has been implemented for industrial production in China. The bidding system for industrial production has both all-inclusive and subcontracting, and the bidding system has become more and more perfect after more than ten years of efforts. And this improvement is not only a certain or a group of enterprises to get the order after one hand to pay and one hand delivery, each enterprise in the bidding production process to complete one or more production technology improvement, as well as undertake a part of the scientific research projects. It is even mandatory to eliminate some outdated equipment.
This was one of the fundamental impetus for the BJP's industrial progress, although competition had not yet reached the brutality of liberal capitalism. The BJP has never been against competition. It also uses relatively orderly means to forcibly improve the ability of enterprises. It is not uncommon in China to have only outdated equipment and technology, and to obtain orders based on relationships. However, once such a thing is discovered, it will be punished severely. It's not like no one has lost their heads because of this kind of fraud.
Some obsessive civil servants and even party members have played tricks in this process, nominally making improvements, but in fact they have not achieved improvements. After that, they all went to the Xinjiang prison to plant trees.
After the reform negotiating group led by Nobuyoshi Hasegawa negotiated with Japan's major companies, it shocked the audience. Japanese companies had no idea that there would be such a solution. Some business owners are furious, while others seem to have opened up a new world. Although the progress of the science and technology tree project hosted by Bei Yihui is very slow, it supports this propaganda service. Kita Ikki had plenty of time to run through all the industrial zaibatsu in Japan. Many chaebols once wondered how Bei Yihui's "technology tree plan" should be adapted to production. This time they finally understood what to do.
After understanding this, Hasegawa Nobuyoshi talked about the role of "state supervision". Because in China for more than 20 years, Hasegawa Nobuyhiro is no longer so fluent in Japanese, and more importantly, he often comes out of Chinese. Some terms even require Hasegawa Nobuyoshi to write them on the blackboard and explain them before the conversation can continue. These inconveniences did not discourage the business owners, who focused their attention on such a "highly planned" system.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't want to hide from you the fact that I am a communist. I am even proud of being a believer in the socialist system. One of the basic characteristics of the socialist system is that the state takes the initiative to promote the development of the productive forces, so we will guarantee the rational existence of all capital that is committed to operating through the development of the productive forces. We will not destroy anyone who does not try to use violence to overthrow the socialist system. In the long-term competition in the future, you will surely see with your own eyes how the development of productive forces will push Japan forward in a more prosperous, strong, civilized, and humane direction. ”
Nobuyhiro Hasegawa's voice is full of confidence, in the more than 20 years in China, he has not only seen the changes in China, but he has also devoted himself to promoting such changes, dedicating his efforts to it.
"The Great Depression is not yet completely over, and I believe that you all agree that the capitalist system has its own inherent institutional flaws. If you are interested, I will talk to you about this in detail in the future. Now what I want to talk about is that if you want your business to survive, develop, and become more and more advanced. Then there is no government more reliable than the government of the proletarian toilers. The feudal system and the capitalist system are not only persecuting the working people, but also persecuting the monarchs. I can assure you that it is unlikely that the current government will be able to reach such a comprehensive trade deal with the Chinese government. ”
The chaebols and business owners were impressed by this. In fact, they already knew that the state-owned enterprises controlled by the reformers, which had been restructured from former military enterprises, had already received orders at this time. Production in factories has gradually resumed, and the employees of these enterprises have stabilized due to a large amount of import and export trade to China. With these companies on the back, the lives of low-income people in Tokyo are no worse off than they were before the mutiny.
By mid-July, more news was coming in favor of the Restorationists. First of all, after the army controlled by the unification faction did not pay military salaries for three consecutive months, there was finally turmoil one by one. The soldiers, led by junior officers, captured the upper echelons of the Reunification faction and sent them to Tokyo. And the reformers brought these forces under their command. Japan's army, navy, and air force are temporarily unified under the banner of a military command system. This is already unprecedented for Japan.
Seeing that the civil war in which the army no longer existed, the plutocracy panicked, and the capitalists began to sign production agreements with the reformers. Ammonia companies have already resumed production. The steel industry, the coal industry, and light industry, which are mainly private companies, are also gradually resuming production.
By September 1937, no one dared to openly call the "mutiny" led by Kita Ichiki and others, and when it came to this major event that shook Japan, all parties basically called it the "Showa Restoration".
October 1, 1937 is the 15th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. A large-scale military parade was held in Zhengzhou. On the viewing platform of the five-star building, representatives of the Japanese transitional government appeared.
After the National Day ceremony, Chen Ke met with the Japanese representatives. Looking at the young face of the deputy, Chen Ke couldn't help but think of the years when he and his comrades had just risen up to revolution. At that time, the team was full of energetic young faces, and at that time, even the oldest handsome old guy, Yan Fu, had some gray hair. Ke Yanfu's spirit is no less than that of young people. And now the young revolutionaries are already in Japan.
"Chairman Chen, I am here this time to ask the People's Party to provide us with technical advisers." The young representative of the Japanese side was An Tenghui Sanzhongsa, who met the supreme commander of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army for the first time. When he saw Chen Ke inspecting the troops in an open-top vehicle on the viewing platform, An Tenghuisan was intimidated by the momentum exuded by Chen Ke. As a Japanese, it is difficult for Atsumi to imagine what it would be like to be a person with no pretense at all. In China, he finally saw it.
Before coming to China, Bei Yihui once described China's leaders, "They are all people who have liberated themselves by studying Marxism and Chinese culture." This evaluation is too abstract, and An Tenghui is really unimaginable.
It was only after seeing it with his own eyes that he understood what it meant to "gain one's own liberation." Not only Chen Ke, but also Chen Ke's close comrades-in-arms who were around Chen Ke were also such people. There is no need to disguise dignity at all, and there is no need to rely on external actions to make others have any associations of "noble status". Some of them are very handsome, and some of them can only be said to be very characteristic in appearance. However, everyone has the power that comes from their heart, they are so focused, so alert, and so calm. In the face of such a group of people, An Tenghui Sanzhong Zuo only felt a strong pressure. When he made a request to Chen Ke for the Japanese Restoration, An Tenghui's voice couldn't help but tremble a little.
Many years later, An Tenghui San understood the real reason why he was trembling at that time. When all the actions of a vigorous person are so calm, so calm, there is no waste of strength and action. An Tenghui San instinctively believed that if Chen Ke wanted An Tenghui San's life, he could easily do it. This is not the fear of Chen Ke's refusal, but the instinctive reaction of the weak in the face of the strong.
Chen Ke agreed to the request brought by An Tenghui Sanzhongzuo, and he said with a smile: "We Japanese members of the People's Party have been waiting for the Japanese revolutionary forces to make such a request. ”
Thinking of the strength shown by his revolutionary predecessors such as Hitoshi Kuroshima in Japan, An Teng Tetsuzo's attention was a little unfocused for a while. After a moment of panic, An Tenghui replied: "We hope that China can send more supporters." ”
"If we need more supporters, we need to get a formal request from the Japanese government." Chen Ke replied.
"Do you mean the difficulty of implementing land reform in Japan?" Because of the discussion in advance with Ren Kuroshima, An Tenghui Sanzhongzuo understood Chen Ke's words, and jumped the question directly to Chen Ke's train of thought.
"Historically, the rapid development of industrialization in any country has been after the feudal system has been swept away. Japan also needs to go through this stage. Chen Ke replied. After the United States occupied Japan, it relied on its strong military power to carry out land reform in Japan. It's just that there isn't much to mention in history. The United States and Japan have not made much of a fuss about this matter. Without this stage, the Japanese revolution could not be said to have won in stages.
In the course of the conversation, An Teng Huisan gradually found that he could keep up with Chen Ke's train of thought when he understood the ideas of Kuroshima Ren and others and turned these ideas into his own understanding. If An Tenghui San talked to Chen Ke according to his own ideas, he would be defeated in front of Chen Ke's logic. This is not Chen Ke making things difficult for An Tenghuisan, but An Tenghuisan's own discovery of his wrong logic and understanding will inevitably lead to absurd mistakes in the future. The more he talked about it, the more frightened An Tenghuisan felt. Is there really an absolutely correct human being in this world?
After the conversation with Chen Ke, An Tenghui San felt that he had calmed down. He found that it was not that China did not want to help the Japanese revolution, but that the Japanese revolution itself still had many fatal flaws. Before meeting Chen Ke, Ren Kuroshima and others had also said similar things. Perhaps it was in his heart that he recognized Chen Ke's authoritative position, and the conversation with Chen Ke made An Tenghuisan's view of things a lot clearer.
As if to test Chen Ke's view that the Japanese upper echelons would carry out a desperate counterattack against the Japanese revolution, after the conversation with Chen Ke, An Teng Huisan received news from Japan. Kita Ikki was assassinated, and it was Hirohito who committed the murder. Fortunately, Hirohito's shooting skills were relatively poor, and the excessive movement before drawing the gun and shooting aroused Kita Ichiki's alarm, so it was only an arm injury.