Chapter 472: The Emperor and the Chaebol
Before coming to China, Reijiro Wakatsuki and Emperor Hirohito had already made several reports, the Japanese side was very sober, it was impossible to get back the land that had been occupied by China, Japan still had some understanding of China's mentality, since ancient times, China had been based on agriculture, and regarded the land as the lifeblood, and it was impossible to let go, and the main task of this negotiation team was to limit the amount of reparations, and it was best not to pay indemnities, even if the indemnity was within the scope of Japan's bearing, and the other was to try to ensure Japan's naval share.
Avoid passing any treaties that are not conducive to Japan's rearmament, although Japan has almost lost all its pants after this major war, but Emperor Hirohito is still unwilling to give up its armaments, Japan is still eager for the opportunity to make a comeback, and the situation of Germany after World War I has frightened Japan.
The defeated country wants to lose the land and the people, but also has to pay huge reparations, and the armament is also strictly restricted, which is absolutely unacceptable for Japan, after Wakatsuki Reijiro and others came to China, after several confrontations, they are still very satisfied on the whole, China did not put forward too many punishment conditions, but the biggest controversy is the issue of reparations.
Therefore, now that they heard that Qiao Yu had proposed a new plan for the issue of compensation, Reijiro Wakatsuki and Saionji Gongwang were very interested.
"President, if you can reduce the reparations, the whole of Japan will definitely appreciate your generosity!"
Qiao Yu sneered slightly in his heart, he is not bald, there is indeed a temple in Japan in the future that is grateful for the bald, which is exchanged for exemption from reparations, it is simply a huge irony, the Chinese people have suffered greatly, and in the end they can't even get the compensation, which is really ridiculous!
"Two, my plan is actually very simple, China can reduce the total amount of reparations to 1 billion, but you need to hand over all your property in China to China, and make a public statement, what do you think?"
As soon as Qiao Yu spoke, he reduced his share by more than half. Both old devils seemed more excited. However, when they heard Qiao Yu say that they would use their property in China to compensate, the two of them were a little confused.
"Your Excellency, after China and Japan declared war, they have frozen each other's assets, and if peace is restored, this part of the assets can naturally be unfrozen, and it is not impossible to use them to compensate for reparations!"
"Mr. Saionji. Your understanding is wrong, the Japanese government's assets in China are still very limited, and the private capital I am referring to, that is, the various mines, forests, land, real estate, and other assets seized by your chaebols through unequal treaties, are taken up by your government. Leave them all over to China, and take the initiative to issue a statement to show your confession of guilt, and we can discuss everything! ”
After hearing Qiao Yu's words, Saionji Gongwang and Wakatsuki Reijiro were dumbfounded, they couldn't believe it, they never thought that Qiao Yu would actually hit the idea on Japan's private assets, you must know that the current world is except for the Soviet Union. All States respect the legitimacy of private property. Private property is protected as long as it is wealthy. No matter which country you go to, you can continue to be a master, which is no different from the afterlife, if you can't do it, then it proves that your wealth is not enough.
After Qiao Yu came to power, Japan's official interests in China have been suppressed, especially the South Manchurian Railway and other Japanese-controlled property has been mostly recovered by China, and many Japanese-run enterprises have also been forced to close their doors by Chinese enterprises, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Japanese chaebol also pays attention to the cunning rabbit.
From the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, Japanese capital could enter China to buy land and mines at will, and this situation reached its peak during the First World War, when Japan's private capital controlled a large amount of wealth, and there was still a large amount of wealth hidden by these people in complex ways, and it was not easy to investigate clearly.
But judging from the information that Qiao Yu currently has, this wealth is also above 10 billion, the amount is quite amazing, of course, compared to Britain and the United States and other countries, this is only a drop in the bucket, Qiao Yu has long been ready to recover the assets of these countries, and also asked Wei Ruolan to set up a special research team, although a lot of ideas have been put forward, and a lot of plans have been come up, but the core can't bypass the mountain of private ownership.
As long as private property is practiced, the legitimacy of private property must be respected, and all these foreigners obtain these benefits through various inequalities, but at the time of buying and selling, they do have all kinds of legal procedures, and the sale and purchase appear to be completely fair.
And the number is too large to count, so China has no good way to solve it for a while, and after thinking about it, everyone's opinion still feels that a breakthrough should be found first, and Japan has become everyone's ideal weak link.
Japan's assets in China are smaller than in other countries, and Japan's emperor has unparalleled authority to put pressure on Japan's chaebols, and the most important thing is that post-war Japan simply has few options.
As soon as Retsuki and Saionji Gongwang heard Qiao Yu's words, they were immediately stunned, they didn't expect the young president in front of him to be so deep in his mind, and set his target on those properties in China, they didn't know the specific amount, but they also knew that this was an amazing fortune, if it was confiscated all, it would definitely be several times the compensation of 2.3 billion, especially if it was all confiscated, it would be equivalent to snatching meat from the mouth of the chaebol!
And to say that this is a challenge to the private order of the whole world, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang has become a fine figure, for the implicit information is very clear guessing, China is afraid that this time not only against the Japanese, but also against the United States and the British powers, Japan is just an excuse and precedent for China, as long as Japan agrees to hand over these private properties, then China has the ability to put forward conditions to the United States and British powers, and then force them to give up their assets in China.
The importance of these assets to a country can not be concealed from the former prime minister of Xiyuan Temple, until this time Xiyuan Temple Gongwang really felt the huge plot of the young president in front of him, no wonder the other party can become the president at a young age, and can defeat the Japanese Empire by himself, and his vision and insight are really beyond ordinary people.
But the moment is not the time to admire, but should think about it, whether Japan should agree, now the Japanese government is very embarrassed, there is no compensation at all, if it is dealt with according to Qiao Yu's method, it is equivalent to using the assets of the chaebol to repay Japan's debts, and the loss can be minimized, although the Japanese chaebol and the government are inextricably linked, it is also with the help of the government to really achieve the rise. But there is still a big conflict between the interests of the chaebol and the government. Because the chaebol values its own interests, while the Japanese government wants to focus on the whole country.
If most of the reparations can be offset by the assets of the zaibatsu, it will definitely be a good thing for the Japanese government, which can greatly reduce its own burden and have enough energy to come out of the shadow of defeat, but there is no doubt that the biggest obstacle to such a proposal is the powerful Japanese zaibatsu.
Even Saionji Gongwang himself was able to ascend to the first throne because of the help of the zaito, and if he was asked to make a choice between the zaitotsu and the emperor. Most likely he would have chosen the chaebol, but now that Qiao Yu has made this suggestion, it is beyond his authority, and he can only report to the emperor for decision.
"Your Excellency, if the Imperial Government agrees to your request, can the amount of other indemnities be reduced even more?" Rejiro Wakatsuki asked. Qiao Yu shook his head slightly.
"One billion indemnity is China's bottom line, and it can't be less, but I can promise Japan to pay compensation in other ways, such as ores and other materials in the Far East, which can be offset against the reparation!"
At this point, it was clear that there was no longer a Chinese attitude, and the two old guys hurriedly reported the situation to Emperor Hirohito, who was in Tokyo.
In the Miyun Villa, Prime Minister Wang Yongjiang and Central Bank Governor Wei Ruolan and others also gathered in the conference room, and everyone was nervously analyzing the situation in front of them.
"President, I think the Japanese might be able to agree to this offer. After all, no matter how much you lose, it's all the chaebol's. And the Japanese government was able to reduce the losses to the maximum, and it should pay more attention to the opinions of other powers! Wang Yongjiang pointed out the crux of the problem.
Wei Ruolan also strongly agreed. "Although we are only recovering the assets of the Japanese people in China on the surface, but in fact it is a challenge to the entire private ownership system, and I am afraid that the consortium forces hidden behind the US and British governments will regard China as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, after all, their assets in China are absolutely ten times and a hundred times that of Japan, and China's international environment is only afraid that it will be even worse!"
"No matter how bad it is, it's better to take it back than not to take it back!" Qiao Yu made the final decision, no matter how difficult it is, this step is a must for China, and it must not retreat.
At this time, Tokyo was also engaged in a fierce confrontation, and after receiving the report of Saionji Gongwang and others, Emperor Hirohito fell into deep thought, and frankly said that he was really tempted by this suggestion, and he could minimize the harm to the Japanese government by using the wealth of the chaebol to compensate for the reparations.
In fact, the chaebol forces that were originally supported by the Japanese government are gradually not the same as the emperor, the chaebols are desperately trying to reap the benefits of Japan's expansion actions, and Japan has failed, but they are unwilling to take responsibility, and even make waves behind their backs, and now Hirohito has a secret document in his hand, it turns out that when the Japanese battlefield is declining, the chaebol led by Mitsui Mitsubishi secretly shorted the yen and wanted to make a fortune, which has exceeded Hirohito's bottom line of tolerance, He had to do something with these moths crawling on the Empire's body.
After a while, the sound of footsteps sounded, and Prince Takamatsu walked into Hirohito's palace with two people, these two people are Iwasaki Koyata, the helmsman of Japan's largest chaebol Mitsubishi zaibatsu, and the controller of the Mitsui chaebol, the financial genius group pondering.
In fact, these two people have already received the conditions proposed by the Chinese side, even earlier than the emperor, after all, the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is still inclined to the chaebol, after getting the news, their hearts became extremely frightened, they took advantage of the convenience of the unequal treaty, secretly purchased a lot of property in China, initially to avoid the emperor's eyes and ears, but with the break between China and Japan, these assets they control in the name of the people, they have become a chicken that lays golden eggs, no matter who wins between China and Japan, they can take the opportunity to reap the benefits, It's just that now the situation is about to change.
Hirohito glanced coldly at the two chaebol leaders, and said in an even more gloomy voice: "If the empire encounters difficulties, it is the time for the emperor to show loyalty to the empire, I hope you can set an example, do you know what to do?" (To be continued.) )