Downing's old friend is none other than former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru, Downing came to visit him, is to this old fox in the political arena here to listen to the current situation, as soon as he entered the house, he was taken aback by Yoshida Shigeru, although Yoshida Shigeru is very old at this time, but his mental state has always been very good, at least last year when Downing came to visit him, the old man's state is still good, but it has only been a short year, he has become sad, not in good spirits.

Seeing this situation, Tang Ning hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Yoshida, what's wrong with you?" ”

Yoshida Shigeru waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I've not been in a good mood lately." By the way, Tony, why did you suddenly remember to come to see me today? ”

Tang Ning explained: "Recently, all kinds of business have been light, so I have been idle, and I thought that I hadn't come to visit you for a long time, so I came over." ”

Yoshida Shigeru nodded: "Well, in this form recently, your business is not good, after all, everyone's mind is focused on security treaties and demonstrations, and there is no mind to make money or spend money." ”

Taking advantage of Yoshida Shigeru's words, Tang Ning asked, "What do you think of this security treaty?" ”

Yoshida Shigeru smiled: "Did you kid come this time just to ask me to help you analyze this matter?" ”

Tang Ning stiffened his mouth and said: "Is this just a casual remark, after all, this matter has nothing to do with me, I just watched the excitement, even if the security treaty is really invalidated, it will not affect my business, besides, this treaty is so easy to be invalidated." ”

Yoshida Shigeru pondered for a moment, and then said: "That's right, with your current foundation in Japan, even if the US military bases are withdrawn, it won't affect you too much, and what you just said just now makes a lot of sense." This treaty is so easy to void. ”

Tang Ning hit the snake with a stick: "So, you also support Nobusuke Kishi's approach?" ”

Yoshida Shigeru smashed his mouth and said with some confusion: "To be honest, I don't like Nobusuke Kishi very much, his temperament is too arrogant." But what he did was so hard to fault it. Even if I were to take office now, I would firmly push forward with this treaty. ”

Shigeru Yoshida is right, although Nobusuke Kishi is talented, he is uninhibited, eccentric, and moody in life, and was once nicknamed the "Demon of Showa". (There has always been only the wrong name, but there is no wrong nickname, and if you are interested in the history of Nobusuke Kishi's wandering, you can check it, but it is inconvenient for me to write here.) ）

This guy was also one of the Class A war criminals who were imprisoned in Sugamo Prison. He was later released, and his economic ability was obvious to all, and during his administration, Japan experienced a boom in Jimmu (meaning prosperity not seen since Emperor Jimmu), but his greatest merit was to amend the constitution and make security changes, as early as 1957 he visited the United States and reached an agreement with then-US Secretary of State Dulles on security changes, although this was resisted by countless people. But he was uncompromising about it, even shouting "It's death." It is also necessary to pass security changes. The so-called "security revision" means that the United States should change from "can" defend Japan to "must" defend Japan. In other words, in order to take off the hat of a defeated country for Japan and the United States, he not only preferred to step down, but also risked his life.

Speaking of which. Shigeru Yoshida stared at Tang Ning for a while before he said, "To be honest, Tony, I've known you for so long, and sometimes I really doubt if you're an American." Although you Westerners don't have a very strong sense of home and country, it's rare for you to be indifferent to that level, so I can say some things to you, but I won't say to other American friends. ”

For this, Tang Ning didn't want to give any explanation, mainly because he couldn't explain it, but fortunately, Yoshida Shigeru didn't want his explanation, and continued to himself: "Many people don't understand Kishi Nobusuke's decision, but he is really forced to do this, and if he doesn't do this, Japan will not be able to get rid of the identity of a defeated country." Moreover, this matter is related to the global strategy of the United States, and how dare Japan now rely on the United States completely in both politics and economy, and do you want to go back to the days when you couldn't eat all day ten years ago? ”

Although Shigeru Yoshida's theory is somewhat exaggerated, it is still relatively reliable in general, and the current world situation is that the two giants of the United States and the Soviet Union are vying for hegemony. Even if you want to go there, people have to ask for it! In addition, most of the markets for Japanese products are in Europe and the United States, and investment also comes from Europe and the United States.

However, there is one point that Yoshida Shigeru is worried about, no matter how much Japan tosses now, it is impossible to be as miserable as it was ten years ago, after all, now that Japan's industrial production has begun to recover, as long as he does not throw himself on the Soviet side, the United States will no longer be able to blockade him, at most it will be a restraint in other aspects.

However, events continued to exceed Downing's predictions, and on May 20, under pressure from the United States, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) forced the treaty through the House of Representatives, despite popular opposition. The Socialist Party was adamantly opposed to this, but was forcibly expelled from parliament by the police, a shocking move that temporarily paralyzed the Japanese parliament. The LDP's forced passage of the security treaty sparked great discontent among the protesters, and on the same day, there was a wave of storms in the Diet. Kiyose, the speaker of the House of Representatives, was the target of public criticism for calling the police to expel Socialist lawmakers, and in the chaos, he betrayed the Diet, but he stressed that he was doing it to maintain order in the Diet.

On May 20, 30,000 people marched around the Japanese Diet with lanterns, and the government dispatched armored vehicles to guard the scene. Angry demonstrators, believing that the government was ignoring the voices of the people, began to besiege the Diet on the 21st and demanded that a "national assembly" be convened to reconsider security issues, and on the 26th, more than 110,000 demonstrators besieged the Japanese Diet.

The most exaggerated is that on June 10, on June 10, when U.S. Special Envoy Hakabi arrived in Japan to discuss security issues with the Japanese government, the crowds that had come to "welcome" and "protest" were mixed together, making it difficult to move. The U.S. military was forced to use helicopters to land 20 meters in front of Hakacs's car before "grabbing" it to the U.S. Embassy.

After 6 p.m., the situation intensified, and demonstrators who stormed Parliament in opposition to the security treaty were attacked by police with water cannons. The next day, a heavy rain tempered the demonstrators' passion, but tens of thousands of people still gathered around the parliament in protest. (To be continued......)