Tokyo, Kasumigaseki.

In the official residence of the Japanese prime minister, a farewell reception is being held in the palatial hall. The hall was full of people, including soldiers dressed in army and navy generals' uniforms, as well as civilian bureaucrats and celebrities in Western dresses and Japanese dresses.

This was a farewell reception for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka. Of course...... It is not the body that is farewell, but Comrade Tanaka Yoshiichi is bidding farewell to the beloved prime minister's throne, and the person who replaces him is named Yuyuki Hamaguchi.

Looking at the ugly faces of the army and navy generals at the reception scene, you can know that this Hamaguchi Yuyuki is a politician with a relatively normal mind. In other words, this Yamato nation can be regarded as the number one group of people in this world, and there should be a few sober-minded leaders after all, right? If they were all like Hideki Tojo, this nation should have been removed from humanity a long time ago, and it would not have existed to this day.

The Hamaguchi cabinet was Japan's last pre-war government that was more responsible and not completely controlled by warlords. The historic Hamaguchi cabinet once returned the old German colony on the Shandong Peninsula to the Nationalist Government. Moreover, he also tried to maintain "goodwill" with China, and did not want to interfere too much in China's internal affairs...... In addition, Hamaguchi also hoped to maintain friendly relations with Europe and the United States, and his diplomacy with Europe and the United States was relatively "weak," and he signed the "London Naval Treaty," which was considered unfavorable to Japan.

Historically, Hamaguchi Yuyuki did not come to power until 1929, when Yoshiichi Tanaka resigned after being reprimanded by Emperor Hirohito for his time as the emperor's governor, before he could form a cabinet and become prime minister. However, in this time and space, Tanaka Yoshiichi resigned early because of his compromise with the Soviet Union in the Second Russo-Japanese War. Therefore, as the opposition party that came out in advance, Yuyuki Hamaguchi, the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, has now become the helmsman of the Japanese Empire two years ahead of schedule, and a new era may be about to open in his hands.

One old and one new, neither Japanese prime minister showed up at the noisy reception. Instead, in a low and crowded Japanese-style room in the Prime Minister's official residence, a small table was set up, a few simple Japanese side dishes were made, and a few bottles of Kochi Prefecture's "Shochikumei" wine were drunk.

The two of them silently drank the wine, and they all drank it all. Tanaka was a soldier and had always liked to drink, while Hamaguchi, although he was a literati, was also known as a drunkard. Therefore, if you drink a lot, you don't have to worry about getting drunk and affecting your business.

"Hamaguchi-kun, I would like to leave the great ship of the Japanese Empire to you, and I hope that the great cause pioneered by the Meiji Emperor will not be lost in the hands of our generation."

Hamaguchi nodded slightly, and sighed. Although he and Tanaka had different political views, their goal of safeguarding the interests of the Japanese Empire was completely identical: "Please rest assured that Tanaka-kun will certainly live up to the expectations of His Majesty the Emperor and the people in the future, and will certainly bring the Great Japanese Empire on the road to prosperity and stability." ”

Yoshiichi Tanaka snorted: "Prosperity and stability? How can the two coexist now? Now that the reunification of Shina is about to be restored and the construction of their heavy industry has been underway for several years, if we cannot interrupt their construction in time, the hegemony of the empire in the East may soon disappear Hamaguchi-kun, and I beg your Excellency on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of heroes of the army and navy who have dedicated their lives to the strength of the Japanese Empire to interrupt the rise of Shina."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tanaka Yoshiichi gave Hamaguchi on the opposite side a bow, and this attitude really made Hamaguchi a little unable to get off the stage. One of them is the former prime minister and the other is the current prime minister, both of them are important ministers of the emperor, and their status is equal, how can they receive such a great gift from each other? Hamaguchi Yuyuki hurriedly bowed and returned the salute, coping with it:

"Tanaka-kun said seriously, the empire has been ahead of China for more than a few decades, whether it is heavy industry or navy, it has absolute superiority, and the empire's hegemony in the East is not something that China can shake. And...... The foundation of the empire's hegemony is still the domestic economy, and the revitalization of the economy is the primary task at present, without a strong economic backing, how can the empire's army and navy dominate the East? ”

Economic and military, this is a difficult question of whether to farm or fight first. The warlords, represented by Tanaka, advocated using aggression to drive economic development, tightening their belts first, not butter, but fighting, and waiting for the future...... After conquering Manchuria, Mongolia, China, and the world, we will improve the people's lives. Politicians like Hamaguchi rely on elections, so most of them have to give voters a little benefit that they can see and feel immediately, and they can't wait for everything to be fulfilled after conquering the world.

"Hamaguchi-kun has now begun to rebuild the navy in Shina" Tanaka Yoshiichi seemed to be a little anxious, he patted the floor hard, and shouted: "According to the information obtained by the military, Shina is now cooperating with Germany and preparing to start building two 35,000-ton battleships, and when these two battleships are completed, China will not be at our disposal."

Hamaguchi Yuyuki waved his hand indifferently: "The empire has ten battleships, among which Nagato and Mutsu are still ranked among the world's seven battleships, are you still afraid of the two battleships in Shina that I don't know when they will be built?" ”

Hamaguchi's words are quite reasonable, Japan is known as the world's third largest naval power, and the total tonnage of capital ships (battleships and battle cruisers) exceeds 300,000 tons, while the two battleships planned by China will last 80,000 tons. How could it be Japan's opponent? To put it out and fight a decisive battle of the fleet is definitely a death. And...... The Chinese finally saved some money to build two battleships, and they must not be willing to casually pull them out to shoot targets for others, right? Most of it is just an ornament, full of façade.

Yoshiichi Tanaka shook his head vigorously: "The Navy Command Department and the Combined Fleet have already done the deduction on the map. If the China Navy had two battleships superior to the Nagato-class, and also had two aircraft carriers, as well as a certain number of cruisers. They can pose a great threat to the Empire."

Hamaguchi sneered: "Tanaka-kun means that the ten battleships of the navy can't beat two of them?" That's ridiculous, isn't it? ”

Tanaka still shook his head: "Of course not, of course our ten battleships can defeat the two battleships in China." But...... The Empire's battleships had to be modernized as planned, and there were only a maximum of eight that could perform their missions at the same time. And four more are Kongo-class battle cruisers...... The Navy believed that these four battlecruisers would be of little use in the battle against the battleships of Shina, and would only add to the opponent's record, which meant that the Imperial Navy could only really threaten them with six battleships, and that it was only possible to sink them in the presence of the Nagato and Mutsu. Otherwise, the battleships of the Fuso and Ise classes are also no match for them."

“…… In addition, the Naval Command Department and the Combined Fleet also believed that once the Empire attacked Manchuria, it was very likely that China would send these two battleships to the South China Sea under the escort of aircraft carriers to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations. Moreover, according to the Navy's analysis, the speed of these two warships is likely to be faster than that of Nagato and Mutsu. So they can move freely in the South Seas or other seas to disrupt the Empire's foreign trade, without worrying about being captured by the Combined Fleet. Because the battleships that could fight them were not as fast as them, and the battleships that could catch up with them were no match for them at all, so the Empire's plan to annex Manchuria would fail, Hamaguchi-kun, do you understand? ”

Hamaguchi Yushin was still confused, and he also heard some very surprising words from Tanaka's words: "Tanaka-kun, you just said that the empire wants to ...... Attack on Manchuria? What's going on? Tanaka-kun: Now you are no longer the prime minister of the empire, I am the prime minister."

Tanaka Yoshiichi also did not show weakness, staring at Hamaguchi with a pair of gloomy and sharp triangular eyes: "Manchuria is the lifeline of the empire, and every Japanese prime minister is obliged to turn it into the territory of the empire, and only by getting Manchuria can the empire truly stand tall among the world's first-class powers, if you don't take on this responsibility as the prime minister, then the army and navy themselves will do it."

……

In the Juren Hall of Zhongnanhai, Beijing, a few teas waft the changing aroma of Yuanna. Zhang Zuolin rarely wore a robe and a horse coat, and did not wear a hat, and sat leisurely. Beside him, Kuomintang deputies Wang Jingwei and Dai Jitao, Zhong G deputies Li Lsan and Wang Ming, and Feng Department and Youth Party deputies Zhang Xueliang and Zeng Qi all sat upright in a serious manner. There was not a hint of joy or anger on everyone's face, and no one spoke.

These big people, of course, are not here to drink tea. Today, the representatives of the Quartet met for the first time to discuss the formation of a coalition government. But looking at the scene, you can know that this meeting will not be famous.

Zhang Zuolin doesn't care about the current deadlock, anyway, he is the "emperor" at the moment, as long as the negotiations of the new coalition government do not reach an agreement for one day, he can sit on the "throne" for one more day, why not?

Lao Zhang picked up the teacup, took a shallow sip, and looked at everyone with a smile, admiring the bearing and city government of these superstars on the Chinese political stage. When he saw Dai Jitao beside Wang Jingwei, the old man frowned slightly. Where did China's No. 1 difficult Luo Yaoguo go? It stands to reason that such an important thing as fighting for the "throne" for Sun Dacang shouldn't he leave? There must be a problem here, and I have to remind Xiao Liuzi to pay attention when the meeting is over.

The main differences faced at today's meeting were the Kuomintang's discipline and administration and the three major policies of the United Russia and the United G. Li Lsan and Wang Ming, deputies of the Central G, had to bite the bullet and demand that the Kuomintang abandon the discipline and administration of the 14 provinces (regions), return government to the people, reorganize the national government, and implement the three major policies of uniting Russia and uniting with the country. Only when these conditions were met did they support the election of Sun Yat-sen as president of the coalition government. Oh, this "they" include GCD, Shabaab, Feng Zhang, as well as Duan Qirui and Zhi Gong Dang, who did not attend the meeting but said that they would advance and retreat together with the three factions of the Communist Party, the Youth Party, and Feng. As a result, almost half of China's 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and localities do not support Sun Yat-sen

However, it is unrealistic to expect the Kuomintang to make concessions on the two issues of political discipline and the reorganization of the Nationalist Government. Besides, the Kuomintang is "training and government", so what is the Soviet area of the Central G? Is it democratic freedom? In the Kuomintang training districts, other political factions were allowed to operate, and there were also unofficial newspapers and even ...... Even Zhongg's "Red Star" can be published openly, but the content has to be reviewed by the Propaganda Department of the National Government.

Zeng Qi was also thinking with his fingers in his heart at this time, the Kuomintang owns thirteen provinces (regions) in the south plus Henan, and Feng Yuxiang, who rules half of Shaanxi, is also a member of the Kuomintang. In this way, at most, there are 14 and a half provinces (regions), which is still half a province short of half. At present, GCD has Suiyuan Special Zone, half of Shaanxi Province, and Mongolia is barely GCD, so it is two and a half provinces. The Al-Shabaab has two provinces, Xinjiang and Gansu, and Qinghai. The Feng system now has Hei, Ji, Liao, Re, Cha, Zhi, and Jingshi places. In addition, Shandong also stood on the opposite side of the Kuomintang, although Yan Xishan of Shanxi had an ambiguous attitude, but now he was attacked by the Feng Department and the Central G, and he would never dare to support the Kuomintang, so his side is now also 14 and a half provinces (localities, special regions), and there is also a Tibetan place that has not expressed its position...... I guess they won't be nosy either. From this point of view, it is impossible for the Kuomintang to let Sun Yat-sen sit on the presidential throne unless he plays some very big presidential trick in the south unless he makes major concessions this time.

……

"In Japan, there are now two major political parties: the Constitutional Political Friends Association and the Constitutional Democratic Party. Among them, the Constitutional Political Friendship Association was founded by Hirobumi Ito, and has organized four Ito Hirobumi cabinets, two Saionji Konobu cabinets, Hara Kei cabinets, Takahashi Seichi cabinets, and Tanaka Yoshiichi cabinets, which have just resigned. The Constitutional Democratic Party (KMP) had just been merged with the former opposition parties, including the Constituent Council and the Masayomo Hondang, in order to replace him after Tanaka's fall. The current Prime Minister of Japan, Yuyuki Hamaguchi, is the president of the newly formed Constitutional Democratic Party. ”

The man who was explaining the domestic political situation in Japan to Luo Yaoguo had thick eyebrows, bright eyes, and two neatly trimmed mustaches, which looked very majestic. His name is Sheng Shicai, and he should be the Xinjiang king Sheng Shicai in history

Right now, he is accompanying Luo Yaoguo on a Junkers G.31 transport plane to Xinjiang. This Sheng Shicai is actually Guo Songling's godson-in-law, and it is reasonable that he is a member of the Feng Department, and he went to Japan to be an auditor at Lu University in Japan, which was also the money spent by the Feng government. However, this is the master who can drill camps and can see the general trend of the world. Feng's broken ship is already sinking now, so he doesn't need to go to the funeral, right? So he went to the door of his classmate Wu Ziliang in Shaoguan, and was recommended by Wu Fatzi to Luo Yaoguo, the sixth big man in the Kuomintang, as a secretary

Sheng Shicai was humbly explaining the situation in Japan to his new chief at this time, he had been in Japan for many years, and he was very familiar with the situation there, and he was also the first to talk about it. However, Luo Yaoguo's mind at this time was not in Japan at all, but on the "King of Xinjiang" sent to the door in front of him. This kid is a ruthless character, in history, he turned his hands into clouds in Xinjiang, and he turned his hands into rain, pretending to be a Marxist for a while, and then turning back (also known as betrayal) and defecting to the Nationalist Government. Moreover, this person was also black-bellied when he was in Xinjiang, and it is said that he also liked to label people as Trotskyists, and he also used the opportunity of the Soviet purge to kill the Soviet consul sent by Stalin to Xinjiang? If that's the case, it's to your liking, so stay with you and make the most of it.

"In fact, not all Japanese politicians are quite unreasonable, and there are also clear-headed politicians, but at present, the military in Japan is getting stronger and stronger, and there is a faint trend of the military controlling politics." Sheng Shicai didn't notice that Luo Yaoguo was absent-minded, but continued to play with his "Zhiri".

"Japan's new prime minister, Yuyuki Hamaguchi, is actually relatively moderate, and I suspect that his China policy will be non-interventionist, as was practiced during the Hara Cabinet. But well...... The pressure on him from the Japanese military should not be underestimated, so if possible...... For now, we still have to compromise with Japan. ”

"Compromise with Japan?" Luo Yaoguo was disgusted when he heard these four words, but he still held back on face, he smiled and looked at Sheng Shicai: "Tell me, what compromise will they want?" ”

Sheng Shicai thought about it, and then folded his fingers and calculated: "The Japanese military is more extreme, and it wants to annex our territory. These moderate politicians, on the other hand, are more focused on practical interests, such as trade and economic privileges. I guess they'll want to keep their privileges in the Northeast, and in addition to trade...... There are big opinions in Japan about the high tariff policy we are currently implementing, and if we ......"

"It's impossible to budge." Luo Yaoguo waved his hand and said solemnly: "The tariff protection policy is the foundation of our rise in South China, and we must not give in, not only can we not let it, but also gradually advance to the whole country As for the privilege of the Northeast, there is no strength to take it back at the moment, so let's put it on hold first." Jin Yong, with your understanding of Japan, if we continue to increase trade protection...... If we slowly squeeze Japanese products out of the Chinese market, will they start a war with us? ”

"Yes" Sheng Shicai gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.

"How long?"

"There will definitely be a war in five years," Sheng Shicai thought for a moment and added: "The more the economy in Japan is sluggish, the less powerful the moderate politicians will be, and the faster the military will raise its head." If they completely lose the Chinese market, I'm afraid it will ......"

"It's already 1927" Luo Yaoguo suddenly said a very strange sentence, he looked at the sea of clouds outside the window, and said thoughtfully: "Even if we cut meat and feed tigers, their prosperity will not last long, and we will still have to fight when the time comes."

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