"There will be a war between China and Japan." Guo Yu turned around and said such a sentence in a very affirmative tone, just such a simple sentence, but it made the hearts of all the people who were doing it tighten, and there was a feeling of deafening.

"Japan's deliberate invasion of China has been going on for a long time, as far back as the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had an attempt to invade China by conquering Korea. After the Meiji Restoration, their ambitions to develop and invade abroad became even more intense. ”

"At that time, there was a distinction between the maritime policy of the south and the continental policy of the north. The so-called southward maritime policy aims at invading the South Seas and Australia; The so-called northward mainland policy is to take the whole of China as the object of aggression. As a result of the controversy between the two policies, the mainland policy was victorious, and since then, aggression against China has become Japan's unswerving national policy. ”

"As a result, our Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Penghu, Qingdao, Lushun, and Dalian, as well as our neighbor Korea, were successively annexed by Japan."

Guo Yu ignored the shocked crowd and continued: "This is already an indisputable fact, the Japanese nation is an immature white-eyed wolf, insatiable, don't expect them to let go of the Republic of China government when they are full, see clearly the strategy they implement in China, step by step, weaken us and strengthen ourselves, in the end, it will only make this wolf accumulate strength and give our country a ruthless." ”

"If I compromise this time, what will be the consequences, I Guo Yu has countless family wealth, I can go to Nanyang to develop, and even: I can go to the United States to be a rich man, but Japan will be even more rampant, and at that time, the Republic of China will lose the best opportunity and will only fall into the abyss of no return."

"To say something unpleasant, the Republic of China is afraid of the sun." Guo Yu looked at several officials of the Republic of China whose faces had become very ugly, and didn't care if they were frightened by his words or because of his tone. Go on.

"There are many problems in the Republic of China now, why they are afraid of Japan, because they have too many problems, one of which is that sovereignty is incomplete and the relationship between the local government and the central government is chaotic. The independence of the local financial and military forces has made it impossible for the people below to obey the orders of the central government, so that many of the central government's decrees cannot be implemented. Second, the struggle for power of the Congress Party in the south and the irregularity of the Congress have caused the political situation of the Republic of China government to be chaotic and internally unstable. Third, bandits are rampant. Some people say that this is a disease of scabies, but the place is unstable, the people's hearts are unstable, what is the majesty of the government of this country, and does the government really understand the current situation of bandits in the country, is it really just scabies?

Do you know what foreigners call us China now, "bandits", the Bai Lang uprising only passed a few years and ended in 1914. It affected four provinces and more than 40 counties. More than 200,000 troops were dispatched, is this scabies? Now there are statistics, and the bandits in the entire Republic of China are numbering several million people, and so many big bandits are harassing the localities, and how can the localities develop? There is no way to develop the locality, where the taxes come from, you always shout about the fiscal deficit, but you don't have to lay a good foundation, you only think about collecting money. How can there be such a good thing. ”

"Fourth, is the problem of economic development, just talked about taxes, when it comes to the fiscal deficit, where does the money come from, the development of national industry and commerce, so that the economic strength of the whole country can go up, in order to receive taxes, as the saying goes, there is meat in the pot, you scoop up the soup to have oil and water, if you don't develop the economy well, the people have no money in their hands, even if you want to collect taxes, you can't collect it."

"Fifth, that is, foreign relations, I can only use one word, that is, weakness, this may also be caused by the thinking of the Chinese, the Chinese always like to become more than the enemy, only to show their strength, once they can not compare with the enemy, they choose to tolerate compromise, the Republic of China is now weak, but if a country blindly tolerates compromise, it will slowly lose its backbone, and at that time, the country will not be saved." Guo Yu said that in the end, his voice raised a lot, as if he was questioning, as if he was reproaching, and his sharp eyes pierced everyone present who did not dare to look directly.

"Some people don't like Li Hongzhang and denounce Yuan Shikai, saying that they are traitors or selfish, but Li Hongzhang said that 'Japan is close to the elbow and armpit, and it will always be the trouble of Middle-earth', Yuan Shikai agreed with Li Hongzhang's statement, no matter what these two people have done, they are always vigilant and hostile to Japan, and they are fighting against the Japanese."

"You have to understand a truth, a country's national policy will not be formulated lightly, and naturally it will not be changed lightly, sometimes even if you know that the national policy formulated at the beginning is wrong, you must move forward, why, can you let a moving train suddenly turn around, can't it. Therefore, the same is true of the national policy, and since the Japanese have already formulated a policy of aggression against the mainland, they will certainly go all out to implement it, so I advise you not to take chances. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Yu turned his head to look at Wu Tingfang and Xu Shuzheng, and said: "Premier Duan, what I see is the word 'pro-Japanese', he is not as strong as Yuan Shikai, he wants to unify the whole country, and hopes to get the support of the Japanese, but I want to tell a few people, this kind of behavior is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst, Premier Duan's underestimation of the aggressiveness of the Japanese will bring endless troubles to China in the future." ”

"I know very well the purpose of your coming to Suzhou, that is, I hope to persuade me, give up the struggle against the Japanese, and according to Premier Duan's idea, first unify the country to achieve internal stability, and then gradually develop the economy to make the country strong and prosperous, and then make a long and short deal with those powers."

"But I want to tell you that this kind of thinking is tantamount to a fool's dream, those powers are not fools, they will not give you this opportunity, they will use all kinds of means to constantly divide the forces in various places, the Japanese are like this, the United States, Britain and France are the same, in the face of these powerful countries, those careful thoughts will only be in vain."

At this time, everyone present, including Xu Shichang, Wu Tingfang, Xu Shuzheng, and Jin Yunpeng, all showed contemplative expressions, Guo Yu's words were a bit informative, and for a while, these people could not fully absorb them, and there needed to be a process.

If the Japanese really have a national policy that they will inevitably invade China, then the Republic of China must make early preparations and even change its own policy toward Japan.

However, these are Guo Yu's one-sided words, and how can the policy toward Japan be so easy to change, which involves the interests of too many people and too many entanglements.

The Japanese supported Duan Qirui, Sun Dacang, Zhang Zuolin, Puyi, other warlord forces, and even bandits. They are all thinking about causing trouble to China, so how can they see a strong and unified China emerge?

Jin Yunpeng glanced at the few people who didn't speak, and said: "Guo Dujun, your words are indeed thought-provoking, but the current situation of the Republic of China is like this, if the Japanese army attacks other places. For example, in the Northeast, Shandong and other places, I believe that those local armies have no ability to resist, and at that time, the Republic of China will fall into chaos, and it will be those ordinary people who will suffer. ”

Since Jin Yunpeng was stripped of his position as the overseer of Shandong by Yuan Shikai, he has devoted himself to Duan Qirui's disciples, and he still wants to do a few things well and try to be appreciated. can make a comeback and take power, seeing that Wu Tingfang and Xu Shuzheng were speechless by what Guo Yu said, he felt that he couldn't stop talking, but in terms of strength, even the government of the Republic of China can't do anything to Guo Yu now, so he can only move with emotion and use the people to speak.

He knew that Guo Yu was charitable and cared about the people. is ready to use the people to kidnap Guo Yu and make Guo Yu compromise. Otherwise, in the future, it is likely that a hat that does not care about the lives of the people and insists on going its own way will be pressed on Guo Yu's head.

Guo Yuna couldn't hear the meaning of his words, this guy was Duan Qirui's hardcore, and he would continue Duan Qirui's pro-Japanese policy in the future, so Guo Yu knew him. Probably knows better than he himself.

"The suffering of the people is also like the suffering of children and grandchildren, in the end, I think several people should be clear, if you don't suffer now, you may suffer more in the future, and even destroy the disaster, and Japan's heart will not die. There will come a time, and it will only be a matter of time or time. Guo Yu said.

Speaking of this, Guo Yu paused and continued: "I will issue a statement, a war with the Japanese is inevitable, but I will try my best to avoid civilian casualties, I hope to fight with the Japanese alone, I will directly declare war on Japan in the name of Huafu Army." ”

Guo Yu's words were sonorous and powerful, with boundless determination and confidence in them, and everyone was moved.

At this time, Wu Tingfang said, "The Japanese declared war, it was a national war, according to the international treaty of 1907, the Hague Convention No. 3, that is, the Convention on the Commencement of War. Article 1 of the Treaty states: "The High Contracting Parties recognize that hostilities shall not commence between them unless they have been warned in advance and unequivocally." ”

"The so-called declaration of war here refers to two countries, and the Huafu Army is not qualified to directly declare war on Japan." Wu Tingfang is a veteran lawyer and diplomat, proficient in laws and treaties of various countries, and explained the content of the national war to Guo Yu.

Guo Yu really didn't know about this, thought for a while and said: "Do you want two countries to declare war, then I'm thinking about it, but I can tell you that I, Guo someone, will never back down, and I will not be allowed to back down, you can tell the government and the heads of state of my decision, and I also hope that they will prepare early, and don't rush and be caught off guard by the Japanese." ”

The wine was also drunk, and the words were almost finished, and these people from the Republic of China also knew that there would be no result today, they all came with a mission, and it was impossible to be sent back by Guo Yu in a few words, but this was originally a difficult negotiation, and they didn't think about telling Guo Yu as soon as they came, after all, if Guo Yu retreated, Guo Yu's loss would be immeasurable.

Whether it is economic or political, Guo Yu's loss will be extremely huge, no matter who this kind of thing is put on, he will be cautious, today can only be regarded as a beginning, and then talk about it slowly.

Several people said goodbye and left, and when they left, Xu Shichang took Guo Yu's hand and said: "Hanyang, you don't have too much psychological pressure, after all, you are the leader of one party, whether it is Huafu Hui, Huafu Army, and the foundation of the entire Jiangsu, I know that your decision is also difficult to make, the Republic of China government has their considerations, you also have your own scruples, if you can have the best of both worlds, of course it is the best, if not, you still have to act according to your own heart." ”

"Thank you for your concern, I know what I'm doing, and I know where I want to go, I've been neglecting you for a few days, and when the talks are over, I'm taking the time to go around the landscape of Suzhou with you." Guo Yu said.

"You're going to be very busy lately, as for the old age, don't worry about it, you have already taken over, my task has been completed, from tomorrow, I will start to tour the mountains and rivers, taste the food of Suzhou, and treat it as a tour." Xu Shichang laughed after speaking. (To be continued......) R1292