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Ishihara, who had indulged in sex all night, came to the staff headquarters at eight o'clock in the morning.

Shintaro Imada gave a detailed report to Ishihara Wanji about what happened from yesterday to this morning, and after listening to it, Ishihara Wanji pondered for a long time, and after analyzing the pros and cons in his heart, he asked, "What is Tojo's reaction?" ”

Shintaro Imada cautiously replied:

"At midnight yesterday, Admiral Tojo entered the Imperial Garden under the leadership of the chief military attache Pengnuma, and met His Majesty the Emperor, and it was already two o'clock in the morning when he left, and it is said that when he got on the car, he sang "Drawing the Sword Song", and I don't know how to ......" Ishihara sneered: "Although there are reports of defeats in India and Malaya, as long as the Australian battlefield remains victorious, Tojo's short-sighted guy can't do anything about me!" The empire did not have an advantage in the battle against the Anjia army on the mainland, and its forces were currently scattered across the vast battlefields of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and it was very rare to have such a situation now, could Tojo be able to guarantee that he would be victorious when he came to power?

"Although His Majesty the Emperor is eager for victory, he does not dare to make a fool of national affairs, after all, the territory of the empire now exceeds that of previous emperors, who brought all this to the empire?

I can guarantee that if Tojo's continental theory is reverted, the Empire's war machine will be at peace in successive battles with the Anjia Army, and the Empire will soon fall into a situation where it will be exhausted and overstretched on multiple fronts, and finally collapse! ”

"Your Excellency Ishihara is far-sighted, naturally not comparable to Tojo's group of stupid donkeys!"

Shintaro Imada said admiringly: "The only thing to worry about is that the imperial chaebol has many entanglements of interests in Malaya, Burma, and the Indian subcontinent, and I am afraid that we will be more criticized for our strategy of voluntarily abandoning the above regions..." ”

Ishihara stroked his chin and pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "What Imada-kun said is very reasonable, it seems that I also have to go to the Imperial Garden in person to meet His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise it is really possible that I will be murdered by the erector!" ”

Shintaro Imada said happily, "It's great that Your Excellency Ishihara can think like this!" I heard that representatives of Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Yasuda Zaibatsu have recently visited Tsuragaki-kun and Dohihara-kun frequently, presumably in an attempt to divide our alliance, so you had better pay more attention to the new trends of your allies by the way! ”

"Huh!? And such a thing? ”

Ishihara Wuer's heart sank, and he held his chin again and pondered.

To a certain extent, Japan is a zaibatsu politics, and before and during the war, the zaibatsu were the economic basis for the external expansion of Japanese militarism, and they had a great say in political circles.

For example, Mitsui & Co., which was established in the 70s of the last century, began to expand overseas the following year, and the first stop was Shanghai, China. During the Sino-Japanese War, Mitsui & Co. not only provided six ships to the Japanese military, but also hired 20 cargo ships from Germany, the Netherlands and other countries for military use. As soon as the First Sino-Japanese War ended, Mitsui & Co. began to take advantage of Japan's political advantages in China and set up a large number of branches in China to carry out the procurement of raw materials and the export of goods to China.

In the last few years of the last century and the beginning of this century, the great powers set off a frenzy of carving up spheres of influence in China, and the Mitsui chaebol did not miss this "feast," and in combination with the policies of the Japanese government, they actively participated in the investment and construction of railways, the acquisition of rights of way, the contracting of coal mines and other minerals in China, the issuance of loans and the export of weapons to the Qing government and local governors at that time, and successively led the establishment of Japan's two major investment institutions in China, "Dongya Xingye" and "Sino-Japanese Industry."

After the collapse of the Qing government, Japan's political and business circles turned to deal with Yuan Shikai's Beiyang regime. After the Japanese side guided and forced the Beiyang government to sign some of the 21 articles, it took advantage of the excellent opportunity during World War I when the European powers had no time to look eastward to first reach a closer cooperative relationship with the United States and win more and more lucrative interests and opportunities.

During this period, Mitsui Zaibatsu was very active in China, actively pursuing opportunities in mine excavation, railway laying business, and sales of products such as communication machinery, telecommunications, cables, electrical equipment, and textile machinery, and also participated in the fundraising of loans issued by the Japanese government and financial enterprises to China on many occasions.

Two. In the year, the "Japan-China Industrial Association" was established by the chairman of the Japanese industrialist Shibusawa Eiichi and Mitsui and other chaebol leaders as advisors, and the representatives of chambers of commerce and industry from all over Japan and representatives of China-related enterprises were members. This organization coordinated and concentrated the will of Japan's major chaebols, thus forming a situation in which Japanese economic circles intervened in the Japanese government's China policy.

The "Japan-China Industrial Association" took the opportunity of the successive boycotts of foreign goods in Shanghai and other places in China in the past two to five years, and actively carried out activities. After the Chinese National Army launched the Northern Expedition, the association frequently made suggestions to the Japanese government, expressed its intentions to foreign countries, and put forward a series of implementation plans for military intervention and diplomatic pressure to protect and expand Japanese interests in China.

From March to April 27, the Japan-China Industrial Association successively asked the Japanese government to take a strong action against China, and Shibusawa Eiichi jumped from behind the scenes to the forefront, met with the then Japanese Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and clearly asked the Japanese army to take action against the National Army that was on the Northern Expedition.

In the meantime, Shibusawa Rongichi also met Jiang Jieshi's Dai Dai Ji Tao

After the Dangzuo faction Hua Qing Jie limited one by one, Chiang launched the four yi two political bian, which cannot but be said to be directly related to the pressure given by the Japanese side such as Shibusawa Eiichi and Mitsui zaibatsu.

The Northern Expedition, which had been interrupted by Chiang Kai-shek's resignation, was restarted in April 28, and the Japan-China Industrial Association turned to appeal to the Japanese government to prevent the Northern Expeditionary Army from entering Northeast China and not allow Zhang Zuoshuang to return to Northeast China, which prompted the Kwantung Army to take an assassination action against Zhang.

The reason why the Japanese economic circles put forward the idea of "blocking Zhang" is because the existence of Zhang Zuoshuang disrupted the steps of Mitsui and other Japanese chaebols to colonize the economy of northeast China: First, in order to raise funds for the civil war, Zhang Zuoshuang issued paper money indiscriminately in the northeast region, and intervened in the soybean purchase transactions engaged in by Japanese companies such as Mitsui & Co., so that the most lucrative transaction of Japanese companies fell into a "half-dead state": Second, Zhang Zuoshuang strictly forbade the Chinese to lease the Japanese with extraterritorial rights to the Manchurian Railway annex and places outside the leased land, Leased to Japanese people, once found, they will be punished by arrest or even shooting, so that Mitsui and other Japanese companies cannot obtain business premises; Third, Zhang Zuoshuang's warlord authorities changed their tricks to levy harsh taxes on Japanese companies operating in Northeast China: fourth, Zhang Zuoshuang planned to build railway lines and build a railway network on his own throughout Northeast China, completely emptying the Manchurian Railway controlled by the Japanese, even after the control of Northeast China was inherited to Zhang Xueliang, the Chinese side also tried its best to bypass the Japanese-controlled port of Ludagang, took the initiative to build a port in Huludao, and successively built a number of railway lines; Fifth, Zhang Zuoshuang repeatedly played political tricks in negotiations with the Kwantung Army, Mitsui & Co., and other chaebols, repeatedly embarrassing the Japanese in public opinion, and even involving the US government and the US media.

In July 28, two months after the bombing of Zhang Zuoshuang, the Mitsui chaebol launched "On the Question of Counterpart, Cooperation with Other Countries or Independent Diplomacy," a report that predicted China's political situation, Sino-Japanese relations, and regional situation, and put forward Japan's policy recommendations toward China. The report specifically pointed out that if it is unable to achieve coordination with Britain and the United States on its China policy, the Japanese Government should not hesitate to send troops to use force against China alone.

If it is said that in the process of expanding to China, Mitsui & Co. and other Japanese chaebols and enterprises also adopted indirect methods such as providing advice and providing material support for the Japanese government and military department, then after the outbreak of the *** incident and the Japanese armed occupation of Northeast China, the intervention of the chaebol became direct participation.

In 29, the European and American powers recognized China's tariff autonomy, and Japan was forced to recognize it the following year. In order to circumvent the Chinese Nationalist Government's policy of high tariffs to protect national industries, the Mitsui Foundation and other Japanese chaebols set up factories in China in large numbers, forming a strong squeeze on China's national capital. After the invading forces of the Kwantung Army occupied the entire territory of Northeast China in 32, China's national industry completely lost the Northeast market, which aggravated the contradictions between the Japanese political and business circles and the Chinese side.

Not only that, but the Japanese military department also cooperated with the Mitsui zaibatsu to carry out rampant smuggling in China's eastern Hebei and other regions, cutting off the foundation of tariffs, which were the main source of revenue for the Nationalist Government, and further destroying China's sugar, textile, and other national industries.

After the Japanese occupation of Northeast China, Northeast China was incorporated into the Japanese economy under the economic crisis, and became a large market for Japan's surplus goods. Mitsui chaebol continues to enjoy exclusive distribution rights in this market for some strategic materials and commodities in demand, and is also actively investing in mines and heavy industries in various parts of Tohoku.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, every time the Japanese army hit, the Mitsui chaebol quickly took over the local Chinese state-owned enterprises and private enterprises; After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Mitsui Zaibatsu also received many projects invested by European and American countries in North China and Shandong. At the same time, Mitsui & Co., in cooperation with Mitsubishi, on behalf of the Japanese military department, purchased grain and other agricultural products from the people in the occupied areas in a semi-coercive manner with the help of abundant purchase funds and the military force, allowing the people in the occupied areas to fall into food shortage crises one after another, and a large number of people died of starvation and death.

In Malaya, Burma, and the East Indies, where the chaebols controlled most of their financial and commercial activities, and production of steel, chemical products, machinery, and airports was almost entirely controlled by the chaebols, they were now resolutely abandoned, and the chaebols, who had great entanglements in interests, were naturally extremely angry and did not hesitate to dismantle the platform as a means of retaliation.

Ishihara frowned, and said to himself: "Could it be that those mines, railways, factories, and farms that Australia has newly acquired can't satisfy the ** of the chaebol?" ”

"No one thinks they have more assets in their hands!"

Imada Shintaro smiled bitterly: "Taking the East Indies as an example, since the successful victory in the middle of last year, the forces of the major chaebols have poured in, dividing up the assets of the British and local chaebols in India, and the tea plantations in Assam, the jute plantations in Bangladesh, the farmland in Odissa, and the steel and coal chemical industries in the two rivers region have become the private property of the Bida chaebol, and many royal families also have shares in it, but now they are all gone, and it is inevitable that they will be rebounded!"

"Humph!"

Ishihara Wuer stood up: "You have to do everything you can, it's not your own thing, even if you barely possess it, it won't last long after all!" If they really have such insatiable desires, I can fully satisfy them" "The United States has been a country for more than 160 years, and it has never been invaded by foreign enemies, and the people there have adapted to life without rivals..." ”

Shintaro Imada was shocked: "Your Excellency Ishihara, you can't be so unwise, right?" If our army rashly attacks the mainland of the United States, how can supplies be guaranteed on such a long front? ”

"It's not something I can stop! In fact, since last year, the Cabinet and the headquarters have been targeted by those plutocrats to attack the United States and occupy the industrial areas there through the plan to build the Pacific Northwest Loop Railroad! ”

When Ishihara said this, he let out a long sigh:

"Alas" "Imada-kun, you said that with the national power of the empire, has it reached the limit of expansion now?" ”

"Not bad!"

Shintaro Imada nodded: "Your Excellency has always taught us that there is a limit to any war, and now we are obviously on the verge of the limit. In fact, in my opinion, it is better for the empire to abandon Shandong and North China, stick to Manchuria, Mongolia and the Far East, and then withdraw the remaining troops of the East Indies, Burma and Malaya, ensure the security of Lanyin and the Philippine Islands, run the Pacific region with all its might, sit back and wait for the United States to attack, rely on our powerful navy and the island chain around the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean to consume the strength of the opponent, and then wait for the opportunity to negotiate peace! ”

"Why don't I know that?"

Ishihara patted Shintaro Imada on the shoulder: "But the navy, army, and chaebol who have tasted the sweetness can stop the pace of expansion?" Imada-kun, now the empire, from the top to the ordinary civilians, is almost all caught in the frenzy of war, the empire has become a terrible war monster, even if His Majesty the Emperor wants to stop it, he will be injured by this beast, not to mention those of us generals who rely on war to start their lives!

"The only thing we can do now is to try our best to lead this war monster to an opponent who is better to deal with, strive to prolong the war for a longer time, preserve more elite forces, and hope that after the enemy and us are exhausted, there will be a chance to seek peace talks! Otherwise, if the army is consumed in vain on an invincible opponent like the An Jiajun, the empire may not last for two or three years and will be defeated, and then you and I will be put on trial as war criminals, and the people of the empire will also be enslaved by the United States and other Caucasians! ”

Shintaro Imada was drenched in cold sweat, bowed and said, "Imada has been taught!" Imada will definitely assist Your Excellency and strive to manage the General Staff Headquarters well, so that Your Excellency will not worry too much! The rest, it's up to your Excellency to bother! ”

Ishihara smiled approvingly and turned to leave, but he did not rush to the palace as soon as possible, but first went to the military command department to have a secret conversation with the head of the military order, Nagano Shushen, and only came to the imperial garden an hour later, and met Prince Chichibu Palace, who also came to report to work.

At this time, Hirohito was listening to Prime Minister Fumima Konoe, Foreign Minister Yoyo Matsuoka, Land Prime Minister Seishiro Itagaki, Minister of the Sea and Shiro Kawako, and Minister of the Interior Koichi Kido report on the situation of contacts and negotiations with Wang Jingwei, Matsuoka Yoyoyo said that the empire is now in a difficult period in China and Southeast Asia, and it is necessary to unite all forces that can be united to divide and win over the resistance forces in China, so it is necessary and urgent to support Wang Jingwei.

During Wang Jingwei's visit to Japan, he met a stunning beauty named Xu Zhen, and this time when he went to North China, Wang Jingwei took Xu Zhen and married her as a second wife. Xu Zhen used to be Konoe Wenma's lover, so Konoe Wenma can also be regarded as Wang Jingwei's incense, and he is also strongly in favor of integrating China's traitor forces to fight against the Nanjing Nationalist Government. Seishiro Tsuragaki is a China expert, and Kenji Dohihara, the deputy chief of staff, has a deep understanding of China, and also supports Wang Jingwei's ascension.

Seeing that four of the five ministers in the cabinet agreed, Hirohito was also very "democratic" and immediately instructed Matsuoka Yoyo to immediately stop the current situation in China in which the big traitors were fighting each other, and to support the establishment of a unified puppet government as soon as possible, with Wang Jingwei as the head of state, so as to demonstrate the Japanese army's determination to establish a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere."

Before the meeting was over, the chief military attaché, Hasunuma, reported that Prince Chichibu and Chief of Staff Ishihara were outside asking for an audience, and Hirohito knew that it might be related to Hideki Tojo's visit last night.

For the dispute between Tojo Hideki and Ishihara Wanji, Hirohito knows very well, whether it is from the perspective or the achievements achieved, Ishihara Waner, who already has the reputation of "God of War", is not comparable to Tojo Hideki, but Tojo has a large number of people behind him, and recently many people in the military, political and business circles have lined up to meet Hirohito, to the effect that it is nothing more than to slander Ishihara Waner for living up to the grace of God, and watching the empire lose the territory that it has finally occupied, thinking that only Tojo Hideki, who is determined and never flinching, can take on the leadership of the emperor ** The responsibility for the team to continue to move forward, as for Ishihara, his plans have been mostly realized so far, and it is time to abdicate and make way for Xian.

Hirohito was a very clever man, and he still remembers the repeated defeats of the army in China in the three or seven years, and now sees that Nanhua has developed into a behemoth, and he, like Ishihara, is also frightened by provoking such an almost impossible opponent.

However, in order to test the viability of Tojo's strategy, he secretly ordered his henchman Shozo Kawabe to conduct a large-scale battle in the East Indies to test whether the Japanese army was capable of defeating the Anjia army with equal forces.

In order to give Kawabe Shozo a decent way out, he even instructed the Military Command Department to directly issue an order to the Indian Ocean Naval Command to invite Kawabe Shozo to Ceylon Island in the name of negotiating the East Indies War, and to take command on behalf of Shojiro Iida, who had made outstanding achievements in the war, so as to prevent Kawabe Shozo from betraying his responsibility.

The result made Hirohito frightened, the Indo-Burmese front in the careful layout, luring the enemy deep and outnumbered, still inevitably failed, and the losses caused to the opponent were almost negligible, and now with the main force all defeated, the entire East Indies has no main battle force, and the end of defeat is doomed.

This defeat made Hirohito once again realize the subtleties of Ishihara's strategy of avoiding the real and attacking the weak, and taking the initiative to find victory in the US military that was not well trained, whose fighting will was not tenacious enough, and whose weapons and equipment were temporarily difficult to keep up with.

It is undeniable that the United States is indeed very strong, but Western civilization pays more attention to the embodiment of personal self-worth, allowing generals to lead their troops to surrender when they are surrounded or unfavorable, and this is difficult to experience in the An Jiajun, which has been influenced by Eastern civilization like Japan.

Fighting with the An Army, every time the battle is almost lost, if it goes on like this, how many families will be slowly defeated, and fighting with the British, American and Australian troops, the Japanese army can even do the war to support the war, and now the Australian Front led by the imperial brother Ishikawa Koichi is equipped with a large number of American tanks, armored vehicles and automobiles, and the troops are getting stronger and stronger, which is the situation that Hirohito likes to see.

Thinking of this, Hirohito had the heart to appease Ishihara Wan'er, stood up with the support of his attendants, and said in a soft crane voice: "Konoe-kun stays, and the others go back first!" "Hi One One"

Matsuoka and the others stood up and bowed, and stepped back respectfully, and soon only Konoe Bunma, who had imperial blood and grew up with Hirohito, was left in the palace.

Several: This chapter cites a number of sources, mainly to illustrate the zaibatos' intervention in Japanese politics. In fact, after World War II, the United States occupied Japan, and the first thing it carried out was to transform the chaebol to prevent it from once again bringing Japan into the orbit of militarism because of the pursuit of interests.

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