"Did you hear that?" Zhang Cheng had breakfast in the morning, and after sending Lin Run'e to Ewha University, he came to the Army Headquarters, and before he entered the office of the Army Airlines, he heard someone smoking in the aisle and chatting: "The Japanese petition group began to commit suicide by breaking their stomachs." They were not able to bring back relief from Daming, and many people felt ashamed and committed suicide. ”

Zhang Cheng's footsteps paused slightly, then turned and walked over, and asked softly, "Can you tell me what's going on?" ”

The two majors who were chatting saw Zhang Cheng coming over to ask, although they were a little stiff, but they quickly told the story in detail.

Zhang Cheng is a man of the hour in the army, and his reputation is extremely loud. Many people think that he will be able to become the commander of the army in the future. His illustrious experience and his immense fortune have attracted the attention of countless people. Walking around the headquarters all day long, Zhang Cheng didn't know others, but others knew him. Even if he's just a colonel now.

The chattering major told the story of something not complicated. As an important vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese were extremely dependent on the Ming Dynasty economically. To put it simply, they are more like Daming's foundry, specializing in some low-profit and harsh conditions. The blood and sweat of ordinary citizens are exchanged for the original accumulation of the country.

It is different from North Korea, which is still the first vassal of the real monarchy. Japan has transformed into a primary industrial country after the Shogun Movement and the Meiji Restoration. When the economic crisis broke out in the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese economy ushered in a cold winter in a blink of an eye. Without orders from Daming, the Japanese factory would have closed. The closure of factories and the massive unemployment of workers is an unbearable thing for any country. This is especially true of Japan, which has a fragile economy.

Under these circumstances, the Japanese quickly sent people to the imperial capital to pray for the help of the Ming Dynasty. To put it simply, I came to ask for money to save my life.

Originally, as a world empire, it was not a big deal for Da Ming to take care of his little brother. Some of the fingers are exposed, and it is enough for Japanese people to eat and drink without worrying. However, the scale and scope of this economic crisis are too ferocious, and the Japanese are asking for a large amount of aid when they open their mouths, so how could Shousuke-sama, who was already anxious because of lack of money, agree.

Originally, Lord Shousuke was going to send these Japanese back with a sum of money, after all, they were his own vassals. But I didn't expect that the anxious Japanese actually chose the drastic method of seppuku to force Shousuke-sama. Shousuke-sama, who has always been known for his tough style, where would he accept this kind of coercion? Immediately ordered all the Japanese petition groups to be driven out, but I didn't expect these Japanese to start a large-scale disembowelment.

This incident had a great impact on Daming. The first is that Japan, as the younger brother, quickly cooled down with the Ming Dynasty, and the relationship between the two sides began to deteriorate. The pro-Ming faction in Japan began to lose power, and the people were full of resentment against the Ming Dynasty. The forces that have always been jealous of the Ming Dynasty began to rise. With the acquiescence of the young emperor, Japan began to move towards the path of military expansion in order to stimulate the economy. The power of the military department began to be greatly strengthened.

Then Daming's prestige around the world has been hit hard, and even his most loyal little brother can't be saved, who else can Daming save? Countries that were originally afraid of the great power of the Ming Dynasty began to turn their careful thoughts. No one wants to be someone else's ATM forever. When Da Ming began to show his weak side, careerists from all over the world began to sharpen their teeth.

Zhang Cheng rubbed his hair, looked up at the cloudless pure sky, sighed lightly and turned to leave. The current course of events is beyond the reach of some people. When the tide and trend are formed, anyone who wants to stop it will be torn to pieces by the tide of the times!

The effects of the recession are spreading rapidly, and many countries are in the midst of economic crises. Daming is the center of the entire world economy, and all countries have close economic ties with Daming. When something goes wrong with Daming, all countries are unlucky.

With the exception of Korea, which was predominantly agricultural, and agricultural countries such as the Tran Dynasty, which had a relatively small impact, all other countries suffered heavy losses. When it comes to responding to crises, too, countries have different choices.

After an initial period of turmoil, most countries soon began to transform their economies into a dangerous path of arms expansion.

These countries are mainly countries with territories occupied by the Ming Dynasty such as Britain and Spain, and their economies are controlled by the Ming Dynasty. The same applies to countries like Japan, which have other ideas in mind.

The United States, Germany, France, Russia and other countries are gradually strengthening their armaments and upgrading heavy industry, while choosing to get closer to each other and help each other to tide over the difficulties. As for the hard-hit areas and birthplaces of the economic depression, Daming has been unable to come up with a real solution.

Daming's situation is very special. The power of domestic conglomerates is too large, and no conglomerate is willing to sacrifice its own interests to save the country's economy. As a direct result, it is difficult to implement the major measures of Shousuke-sama. Sacrificing for the country is something that cannot be eaten among the family consortium.

Because an important component of capitalist society is money. Whatever you want to do, you must first have money. Most of the wealth of the Ming Dynasty was in the hands of various consortia, and without the money in the hands of the Shousuke, it was impossible to implement various measures to save the economy. And it also has to face the obstruction and interference of the family consortium.

On the other hand, the situation of the Ming army is not good. With the reduction of military spending, the morale of the military began to be unstable. Shousuke-sama's practice of siphoning military funds to fill the hole when he had no choice but to do so caused displeasure in the army. And this dissatisfaction is exactly what the Maison consortium wants to see.

One is in charge of the government. The powerful Shousuke, who has been in power for decades, still clings to military power, which is unacceptable to any family consortium. They have long wanted to remove Shousuke-sama from power!

In this situation, it is inevitable that the Ming will have to suck a lot of blood from various colonies. The colonies were quickly provoked by a strong reaction as they were drawn a large amount of blood. In the past month or so, there have been many demonstrations and even fierce confrontations with the military and police. In this case, the reorganization of the Ming army was significantly slowed down.

For everything, Zhang Cheng, who can only be a cold sidewitness for the time being, has already focused all his attention on Lu Hang. After months of rigorous training, the pilots of the Army Airlines have grown rapidly and have reached a whole new level of mastery of the new aircraft.

When the time came to the late autumn of 1932, Zhang Cheng once again applied to Marshal Yang Zhuo for a military expense for the large-scale equipment of the army aviation with new aircraft and the recruitment and training of reserve pilots.

"This military expense can be given." In the army commander's office, Marshal Yang Zhuo sat opposite Zhang Cheng with a teacup, his eyes were full of solemnity, and he said in a deep voice, "But this is the last additional money that can be given to Lu Airlines in the short term." You have to understand, although this money is earned back by you for the Army. But there are so many holes that the army has to fill right now, and I can't afford to spend all my money on the army and armored forces. ”

"I understand very well, Your Excellency." Zhang Cheng took a sip of the teacup, and said, "Now that the conditions are not good, it is already very difficult for you to be able to support the army aviation and armored forces under pressure. ”

With the further deterioration of the economic situation. In the face of sharp decline in fiscal revenue and social unrest, military spending was drastically reduced to maintain the financial system of the Ming Dynasty from collapsing. Under such circumstances, the army is still able to spend a lot of money on military forces, which is already a very remarkable thing for aviation and armored forces. Without the full support of Marshal Yang Zhuo, it would have been impossible for that money to fall on the heads of the army aviation and armored forces. Just last month, a group of retired generals came to the Army headquarters to make trouble, demanding that the Army compensate them for the reduced allowances.

"Actually, I've always thought that cutting military spending in this situation is not a good idea." After a moment of silence, Zhang Cheng said softly, "With the deterioration of the economy, most countries have chosen to embark on the road of large-scale expansion of armaments and upgrading heavy industry to stimulate the economy and absorb the unemployed. Who could they be targeting? It can only be Da Ming. What do they think? The only way to pass on the serious consequences of the economic crisis is through war. And what are we doing now? Cutting military spending? Once the time really comes for war, what will we do to deal with the enemy army like a mountain and a sea? Do you resist with the flesh and blood of the soldiers? ”

"I see what you mean." Marshal Yang Zhuo slowly lowered his eyelids and said softly, "But the army has no choice, you can't send the army to the streets to grab money, right?" The major consortia are unwilling to contribute, and Shousuke-sama has no choice. Not only military spending, but now even normal office expenses have been massively cut. The colonies are ready to resist with their blood drawn, what else can they do? ”

Da Ming is actually not really short of money, the main reason is that most of the wealth is in the hands of the family consortium. Although they have suffered heavy losses in this economic crisis, the heritage accumulated over hundreds of years is still there. In addition to the assets on the surface, hidden connections and power still control the fate of the country. And the family consortium hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to remove Lord Shousuke, who has been in charge of the Ming Dynasty for 20 years!

The Maison Consortium will never like a strong person at the helm, especially if he is constantly trying to weaken them.

"Your Excellency." Zhang Cheng put down the teacup in his hand, and suddenly laughed with a strange expression. With a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, he looked at Marshal Yang Zhuo, who was puzzled, and said softly, "If, I mean if." I can bring a huge fortune to the army for Lord Shousuke, which is enough to change everything. Are you willing to take the risk? I mean, the risk of war. ”

Zhang Cheng's words sounded like the temptation of the devil in the ears of Marshal Yang Zhuo, representing endless wealth and the greeting of death!

Man dies for money, and birds die for food. When the wealth reaches a certain level, even if you start a war for it!

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