Chapter 61: Massacre
Almost five minutes later, Chen Shao's voice came from the radio.
"Hello everyone, I'm Chen Shao, and I'm here to take a few minutes of your time. As many of you are aware of the devastating earthquake that struck Japan, I would like to express my deep condolences to the people of all countries who suffered. Originally, the governments of China and Guangxi were ready to call on people from all walks of life to participate in aid to Japan, and the governments of China and Guangxi also planned to contribute 300,000 yuan to aid Japan. However, I received some news in the afternoon, which made my original aid to Japan cancel, and I also announced that my two governments would not give Japan a penny of aid, and other organizations I had no control over, but I think they will do the same thing after hearing this news.
Just this afternoon, a group of Japanese vigilante groups and policemen took advantage of the earthquake to massacre our Chinese people in Japan and seize the opportunity to seize their property. According to the latest statistics, 758 Chinese were killed, of which 656 were killed, 91 were injured, and 11 were missing, 90% of whom were from Wenzhou.
I have a heart-wrenching feeling about such atrocities. Yesterday we were still having a meeting on how to help Japan, and now I am extremely ridiculous about the content of yesterday's meeting. For those Japanese who are frenzied, is it necessary for us Chinese to help them? This is a disgrace to our Chinese and a contempt for our nation. Here I would like to announce the news that starting today, all Japanese businesses in the jurisdiction of the government of China and Guangxi will be expelled, and all Japan will not be protected by law in the area under our jurisdiction, and I also announce that the government of China and Japan will sever diplomatic relations and strictly prohibit the circulation of goods between the two countries. At the same time, I have organized a number of ocean-going passenger ships to welcome all the Chinese in Japan home, we don't need to go to Japan to make money, there are many factories in our Liangguang area that need workers, and there is no need to go there to get angry. At the same time, there are many high-level colleges in our Liangguang area, and students who study in Japan are also welcome to return to our Liangguang to continue their studies and pay free tuition. For the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Japan, I also make a promise here that our two chambers of commerce are in a period of rapid development, and we can accept all the chambers of commerce, and will also make certain compensation for those chambers of commerce that have relocated back to China.
I am also deeply outraged by Port Arthur's refusal to return it.
Tomorrow's China Daily will have a detailed report on the matter, and there are many photos to prove my words, as well as a few movies to prove it.
That's all for my words, these are the will of all of us in the Liangguang government. At the same time, I also want the Japanese government to know that people are watching the sky. ”
This news can be described as a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, and the whole country was boiling. For Chen Shao's words, the people on the fifth floor believed it, and later said that tomorrow's newspaper has pictures and movies, and more people believe it. And many people also agree with Chen Shao's approach, and many people admire his courage. Dare to work against a country, which is the only one in the country.
As for things like schools and factories that Chen Shao said, the current domestic people also have a trusting attitude towards this. Nowadays, students are gathered in Guangzhou, Guangzhou, not only the tuition is cheap, but also those poor families can also work and study part-time, and after graduation, they can not only get a satisfactory job, but also directly sign up to become officials, and the treatment is absolutely impeccable. Needless to say, there is no supermarket of Longteng Group in that city in China, and there is no store for their products. The price is cheap and the quality is good, and many foreign companies are squeezed to the ground and cannot survive. The people of Japan also have a sense of pride in this regard, and their country is gradually becoming stronger.
Mei Lanfang, together with other Peking Opera masters such as Yu Shuyan and Yang Xiaolou, is launching a charity performance for the Kanto earthquake. However, after hearing Chen Shao's words, the performance that was about to start was announced to be cancelled, and for the 10,000 yuan just raised, if the news is confirmed tomorrow, the money will be returned immediately. Originally, if all went well, the 10,000 yuan plus the money raised for the evening performance was going to be donated to the Imperial Theater of Japan as a reconstruction fund. Although everyone has love, for what is happening now, no matter how caring people are, they can't donate calmly. At the same time, Mei Lanfang and others also sent out a message that if the news broadcast is true, the money obtained from the donations will be returned intact, or directly to the victims' families. They were extremely ashamed of this charity performance.
Originally from Wuxing, Zhejiang, Wang Yiting was a well-known painter and philanthropist in Shanghai, who financed the Xinhai Revolution in his early years. After the earthquake in the Kanto region, Wang Yiting privately donated 6,000 quintals of rice, more than 2,000 bales of flour and various urgently needed daily necessities, which were supposed to be loaded on ships and shipped to Japan this evening. After hearing the announcement, he directly unloaded the things and did not ship them to Japan.
Zhang Zuolin donated 20,000 bags of flour and 100 cattle to Japan; Cao Kun donated 50,000 yuan, including 30,000 yuan for the Japanese and 20,000 yuan for overseas Chinese and students in Japan; Duan Qirui established a disaster relief comrade association in Tianjin, and with the support of Cao Rulin, Zhang Xun and others, raised 100,000 yuan to hand over to the Japanese government; Wu Peifu, the envoy of the two lakes, and Xiao Yaonan, the overseer of Hubei, each donated 20,000 yuan. Regarding the news released by Chen Shao, these people only reduced a little money and donated it to Japan in the name of helping the Chinese in Japan, and Chen Shao did not say anything about it.
The Red Cross Society of China sent an ambulance team of more than 30 people, led by Chairman Zhuang Dezhi and Chief Medical Officer Niu Huilin, to Japan for disaster relief, and also presented medicines and cash. Local chambers of commerce, Buddhist associations, and calligraphy and painting circles have also raised funds for disaster relief in their own ways, and many students have donated their pocket money. After learning the news, except for the Red Cross who left for Japan directly, the money was not donated.
At this time, there was also a lot of discussion in the Beiyang government, and after learning the news, Duan Ruiqi urgently convened a meeting. There was a discussion about whether or not to provide aid to Japan, but many people still thought that the donation should be made, but some people had died, so it didn't matter, maybe there was some misunderstanding. There are also many people who believe that there is no need for donations, otherwise once the news is confirmed, it will be difficult to calm domestic public opinion and have a negative impact on the credit of the Beiyang government.
After listening to everyone's discussions, Duan Ruiqi finally made a decision. Donations are still needed, but they should not be expanded, and all donation activities should be cancelled, and the donated money and goods will be provided by the Beiyang government itself.
The next day, the Chunghwa Daily and the Gazette were published more and the pages were filled with photographs, which were the most powerful evidence of the Japanese massacre of the Chinese. Many people from all walks of life in China who were skeptical of yesterday's news had to believe the words of the warlord of Liangguang. At the same time, for those who still want to donate to the Chinese, it seems that there is a sense of being deceived and a deep sense of shame. At the same time, demonstrations also broke out in major cities, and the Japanese embassies in Shanghai, Tianjin and other major cities were also surrounded by demonstrators. Many Chinese working in Japanese trading houses have resigned, and many Japanese factory workers have gone on strike.
The news has also been reported in detail internationally, and people in many countries were still very enthusiastic about donating to Japan, but after reading the news in the newspapers, many people who were originally going to donate also lost their minds. There are also many people who demand that their donations be returned, claiming that they will not donate to Japan even if they are thrown into the sea, which is really shocking.
The newspapers contained not only photographs but also details of the incident, and the massacre included not only hundreds of Chinese, but also thousands of North Koreans. Moreover, the Japanese government did not immediately help the affected people, but raised a butcher's knife, which is unacceptable to many people in the West. Some people who have family members in Japan went to the government office for the first time and asked Japan to give an explanation.
And at this time in the Japanese cabinet, Regency Hirohito was in a rage.
"Bastard, how can this kind of thing get out, are you all pigs?"
This is the news from the ambassador to China this morning, and now China already knows that Japan is massacring Chinese, and the warlords in the Liangguang region headed by Chen Shao have announced a series of policies against Japan, and at the same time, all kinds of materials that were originally intended to aid Japan have also piled up and are not given to Japan. And not only in China, but also internationally, it has had an extremely negative impact. Just now, many ambassadors to Japan came to protest against Japan's atrocities. Originally, the earthquake made Hirohito a little anxious, and if this kind of thing happened again, how could he not make him angry.
When the earthquake struck, Japan was in the middle of a transition between the old and new cabinets. Prime Minister-designate Gonbei Yamamoto has not yet confirmed the list of cabinet members, and former Prime Minister Yuzaburo Kato is still serving as caretaker cabinet prime minister. Regarding Hirohito's words, Kato Yuzaburo thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I am deeply sorry for this matter, it is my incompetence. ”
"I don't need your apology, you tell me how this matter will be resolved."
"Your Highness, we can completely ask questions and ignore them, it can be said that we have misunderstood, and release the scene of our vigorous rescue to stabilize the public anger in other countries. I don't think it's that serious, and I'll have to pay attention to the infiltration of agents from other countries in the country since then. ”
"Well, you can do these things." Hirohito rubbed his head and said helplessly.
At this time, Yamamoto Gonbei spoke: "Your Royal Highness Regent, our country is too small, we need more space for development, and Shina is too weak, this is our opportunity." I hope that His Majesty the Emperor will approve the next phase of development in a military tilt. As for the little warlord, we don't need to pay attention to it yet, he doesn't threaten us. ”
"Oh, I'll think about it." Hirohito replied thoughtfully when he heard Yamamoto Gonbei's words. And a cold light flashed in the eyes of Yuzaburo Kato, who was sitting on the side.
As an island nation, Japan is located at the junction of the Eurasian and Pacific tectonic plates, and has a history of earthquakes and volcanoes. As the Japanese saying goes, the four most terrible things are "earthquakes, fires, thunder, and daddy", and earthquakes are the first. In the 100 years of the 20th century, there were as many as 10 earthquakes that killed more than 1,000 people in Japan.
In the aftermath of the Great Kanto Earthquake, one of the most popular phrases in Japan was, "Everything is over." The sense of security of the Japanese in the land in which they live has greatly diminished, and the sense of crisis has once again exploded. They are constantly worried that their island will one day sink completely to the bottom of the sea and be completely destroyed, just like the crisis faced by the Japanese disaster film "Japan Sinks". Even if they resort to force, they must open up a safe living space, and this is increasingly the will of the people of Japan after the earthquake, and their eyes are the first to turn their attention to China, which has always been known for its vast land and abundant resources. This country, which was born of disaster, has embarked on the road of no return to aggression and expansion.
In addition, the Cabinet is actively propagating this public opinion, issuing the slogan that only expansion can save Japan.