After the end of the war, the port of Incheon was finally restored to navigation.

But the endless stream did not come. In addition to the harsh winters, there were very few ships coming to Korea, and apart from the largest number of Japanese ships, only the United States and Russia occasionally frequented them, the latter mainly because Lushun had not fully recovered from the war, so Inchon was chosen as the wintering port. In order to secure the vital lifeline of the Atlantic, the largest number of British and French ships in the past, they withdrew all the ocean-going vessels they could to maintain their traffic in order to ensure the vital lifeline of the Atlantic.

There were also very few American ships coming. After Yang Qiu came to power, Wall Street had already left the poor North Korean market behind, and the European war caused them to temporarily put aside even the large market with a population of more than 400 million. Chapter 362 (1) It is really ridiculous to say that the largest ocean-going fleet in the Southwest Pacific Ocean is actually China, which had few seagoing vessels in the past, and a total of more than 40 ocean-going vessels of the four shipping companies of Sihai, Wuzhou, China Merchants Shipping, and Jiaotong Bank are almost responsible for more than eighty percent of the shipping business.

Japan, the largest shipping country in Asia in the past, was unfamiliar with submarines, resulting in 11 sea vessels being sunk in a row. In the past 10 years, they have neglected to invest in shipping by pursuing huge naval ships excessively, and they have not had a single 10,000-ton ship so far, and there are a total of 23 sea vessels of more than 5,000 tons in the country, and now they have lost 7 ships at once (4 non-Japanese or large ships have been sunk). Even though Japan already had a strong shipbuilding capacity, even the steel industry was shrinking rapidly after losing the source of cheap ore, and the first batch of pig iron from India had not arrived, and even if it did, it had to pay according to the pre-war price and give priority to securing British and French destroyer orders, so the civilian shipbuilding business was basically paralyzed.

The past 1914 was a painful year for Japan, but after entering 1915, not only did it not get better, but the turbulent political situation became darker. Worse still, due to the severe industrial contraction, especially in the civilian sector, a large number of non-Japanese workers began to leave for China, which was booming in industrial developmentChapter 362 (1), including many skilled workers imported from China after the First Sino-Japanese War (Note 1).

Kita and Aoki have not yet paid attention to this, and even if they do, they think that if they defeat China again, everything will be solved, and they believe that the most important task at the moment is to find like-minded people and raise funds to make a plan. So from Yokohama, I came to North Korea on a special naval coal carrier. Due to the shortage of civilian ships, in order to secure the supply of coal, the Japanese Navy also had to bow its head and send transport ships to engage in this kind of work, which was never willing to be consumed by military ships in the past.

After stepping on land. The two of them immediately sensed the tension that filled the air. The roads leading to the pier were piled with thick sandbags, a large machine gun poking out of it, and there were loaded Japanese soldiers everywhere. North Korean workers had to do all their work under bayonet supervision, even going to the toilet and eating. There are also mottled marks of battle on the barbed wire fence and fence. In particular, a large black spot clearly formed by high explosives was even more dazzling.

The 914 incident was recognized as a turning point in the Sino-Japanese War, because even if Japan lost the Battle of Qingdao, there was still a chance. You must know that at that time, Lushun and Kwantung Prefecture were still in Japanese hands, with 150 heavy artillery pieces and dozens of strong fortresses, and the Japanese army with 3 divisions stationed could rely on the fortresses for a long time. Moreover, Golden State is surrounded by the sea on both sides, and naval guns alone can cut off any troops that try to enter. It was impossible to completely blockade even the enemy's submarines, but the worst news came when the War Department had not yet drawn up a plan to use Arthur to consume two or three infantry divisions of the enemy and then switch to a strategic counteroffensive. The death of Gojong Rihee was absolutely fatal, leading to the most horrific nationwide insurrection in North Korea, with millions of North Koreans attacking the garrison from all over the country. The sabotage of the railway and even the brief occupation of Pyongyang.

At that time, Japan was in a panic, and at one time felt that the squadron was likely to take this opportunity to abandon Kwantung Prefecture and turn to large-scale cross-river into Korea.

In the minds of some Japanese, North Korea's status far exceeds that of Manchuria. Even in the military there is such a thought. Because the first stop for Japan's continental expansion was Korea. The first colony actually annexed was also Korea. The loss of North Korea means the loss of the bridgehead to the mainland, and the island country will once again become an island country, and all the gains of more than 20 years will be wasted, so even the county has to give in to the pressure of the Korean turmoil, and the tens of thousands of soldiers who should have withdrawn from the country will be left in Korea to suppress the riots.

The two of them came this time to fight for these comrades who fought bloodily but finally withdrew from the mainland in shame. They felt that these soldiers would be the hope of realizing their ideals. But it is not easy to succeed, because you must first convince that the beard is like a propeller. The new governor of North Korea, who is said to be 70 centimeters long, is a stubborn old man.

The atmosphere in Pyongyang after the carriage was even more tense than in the port area, with dried blood stains everywhere on the ground, and vigilant, nervous and uneasy eyes behind the windows and doors. "This is a good sign, it seems that the situation has basically stabilized." Aoki Nobujun was very satisfied with the empty street, and those nervous eyes only showed that they had succumbed. Kita agreed with him that North Korea's stability meant that some people could no longer use the excuse of stationing so many troops, and that these disgruntled soldiers would surely become the main force to overthrow the current government when they returned home. What we have to do now is how to pry open the mouth of Nagaoka Mushi, who is finally the emperor, and ask him to allow him to bring back some of the troops stationed in Korea.

As the carriage was about to arrive at the Doge's Palace, a scene attracted the two men. I saw a small group of soldiers with sheepskin leg guards, cotton robes wrapped tightly all over their bodies, and heavy snow hats with thick ear protectors waiting outside, each of them holding submachine guns that had recently been hot in Europe, and two light machine guns pressed the formation.

"The Shina Army!" Although both were in Japan during the entire war, some news about the uniforms and equipment of the Wehrmacht could not be concealed from Aoki Nobujun, who immediately recognized it as the Wehrmacht from China! How did they end up here? And he stood at the gate of the Korean Imperial Palace unscrupulously, and the bolt was aimed at the Japanese guard next to him!

"They are here to protect the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of China and the Special Envoy to the buffer zone in Pyongan Province." After graduating from the University of the Army in 1910 and receiving the saber from the emperor in fifth place, he served under Yoshitoshi Tanaka of the Army Military Affairs Bureau, and only joined the 16th Division as deputy officer before the war. Like Junxuan Aoki, he also believes that Japan lost too unjustly in this war, and he still has the opportunity to give it a go or even turn defeat into victory, but he gave up because of European pressure.

"Damn the Chinese people, do you want to do it in North Korea?" Aoki Nobujun gritted his teeth and rattled, wishing that he would immediately go up and kill all the enemies. Yoshio Shinozuka is a very intelligent officer, and he also said worriedly: "It's not that I want to do it, but I have already done it!" The inspector they sent was a hooligan, and the day after he arrived, he bought almost all the cotton, metal, and grain in the Ping'an Road market at double the price! ”

"Double?! Do they have a lot of money to spend? ”

Junnobu Aoki no longer understands economics. I also know what the consequences of such a high-priced acquisition will be, and who will sell things to Japan in the future after the news spreads? Yoshio Shinozuka was a little helpless. Sigh: "Aoki-kun, he didn't use his own money. Kita Yihui opened his mouth, and just about to ask, he figured it out. After Japan handed over all the concessions and property, at least tens of millions of dollars in cash were stolen by the Shina people, and trade between the two countries had been completely interrupted. The yen is just a pile of waste paper in their hands, but in North Korea it is enough to buy a lot of things, and he believes that many of them will eventually end up in the hands of the guerrillas in the northern mountains.

But the problem is, he needs that money now, too!

After the guns and bullets were over, it was clear that another war between China and Japan had begun. And at present, Japan has no power to fight back in this war. Must change! The Emperor's government must be overthrown! Bei Yihui clenched his fists hard and walked into the governor's palace with the two of them.

Bei Yihui stepped into the Japanese Governor's Palace, and Zhang Zongchang and Shi Zhaoji, the special envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, also followed closely to meet the Korean Chunzong Li Kun. Zhang Zongchang was also very excited to see this emperor who was said to have been sucked by the palace maid too many times since he was a child, resulting in no man's ability. It doesn't matter if they're real eunuchs or fake eunuchs. After all, he is the emperor of a country, and in the past, people like him didn't even have a chance to see it twice, but now he can enter the hall in a grand manner. Especially the little emperor who was wearing a Japanese military uniform and carrying a saber nodded to himself and saluted excitedly.

Think about the past. My biggest dream is to sleep with more women and get more money. Now I know that these are all fart, with power, even the emperor of a small country must be polite to himself, what else can't he get? Sure enough, listening to the words of the commander-in-chief is the last word. Next to him, Shi Zhaoji didn't know that this guy was actually thinking about some messy things at the moment. Like Gu Weijun, he is a student in the United States on public assignment. is more similar to him marrying Tang Shaoyi's niece, while Gu Weijun only married Tang's daughter three years ago (Tang Shaoyi has a unique vision). So from Tang Shaoyi's promise that Yang Qiu would settle in the southwest. packed up his things and went to Wuchang to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and joined the National Society under the recommendation of Dai Jitao.

To be able to meet Li Kun, who was under house arrest by Japan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent a lot of thought this time, and also let the United States use the humanitarian pretext to exert pressure. But even if Japan agreed to go, it still sent two officers to supervise the whole process, so Shi Zhaoji couldn't talk to him alone. Fortunately, this time I came to deliberately send money to provoke civil unrest in Japan, so there is no need to go around in circles. The government of the Republic of China immediately decided to provide 5 million yen to purchase enough food and materials to the market to help North Korea restore stability and survive the snow disaster, and also expressed the desire for friendship between China and North Korea.

Li Kun, who has been under house arrest for a long time, has a good appearance, perhaps it is the first time he has been allowed to meet with foreign affairs, so he has a lot of words, so he almost left the two in the palace to accompany him for a long time, but the excessive enthusiasm made the Japanese officer very dissatisfied and coughed a few times.

The voice that was not loud made Li Kun's expression darken, and he nodded: "Please thank the president for his kindness on my behalf, and the Korean people will not forget the friendship between China and North Korea." ”

Shi Zhaoji and Zhang Zongchang, who saw this scene in their eyes, frowned, and it was also seen that Japan had completely separated Li Kun from the outside world, and if others thanked him, he would definitely bring the vice president or commander-in-chief. Shi Zhaoji said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Lord Zhang, as the Peace Inspector of Ping'an Dao, will be in charge of this disaster relief operation and personally purchase materials from the market to distribute to the victims. ”

When Zhang Zongchang heard the mention of himself, he hurriedly got up and patted his chest: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will definitely do it properly." Li Kun, who obviously had no intention of talking again after being threatened, nodded, and then ordered the guests to be sent off, turning around and returning to the deep palace in isolation.

After walking out of the palace, Zhang Zongchang glanced at the Japanese Governor's Office in the distance and was a little unhappy: "Chief Shi, what does the vice president mean?" Why do you want to give money to North Koreans? Looking at the appearance of the little emperor just now, I am afraid that this money will not be able to stop it from flowing into the hands of the Japanese. Shi Zhaoji smiled slightly: "Brother Xiaokun just buys materials from Korean and Japanese businessmen according to the method and spends the money as soon as possible, as for the disaster relief, it is transported back to the north, and the mountainous areas are more seriously affected." "Who is Zhang Zongchang? How could you not hear the meaning of these words. Although I still don't understand why I want to send money, it is still clear that I can buy supplies to aid the north with the yen that is no longer useful in the country, so I got into the carriage with a smile and returned to Ping'an Road under the protection of the soldiers.

"Yaga!"

In the distance inside the Japanese Governor's Palace. Junxuan Aoki, who had just learned that Zhang Zongchang was throwing money and selling supplies in Ping'an Road, saw the two of them leave, put down the binoculars and slapped the table angrily. After the lid of the cup slammed, he said angrily: "Damn the Chinese people, they want to dig our corners in this way, maybe they are still making up their minds to rescue the emperor who can't even be a man!" An immediate order should be issued forbidding merchants from selling supplies and grain to them. Let them not buy anything even if they have money. ”

Bei Yihui didn't think so, shook his head and said, "No! It should be sold to them, not only from the market, but also if necessary, even the supplies of the army. ”

"Bei Yijun, you won't go crazy, will you? Do you really think they're kind enough to help the disaster? All these things will definitely be transferred to the Korean guerrillas and the Independence Army! Now is the most critical time. Not a single grain should fall into their hands. Aoki's eyes widened with rage. But Kita Yihui looked at him fearlessly and said, "Aoki-kun, do you know what we need most now?" Not a second war right away, but the removal of those traitorous politicians from power as soon as possible! That's why I came to North Korea with you, but it's not enough to just look for like-minded people. We lack our own funds, and we can't do a lot of things without money. ”

Bei Yihui, who has rich experience, began to analyze the problems of these people, and people can find them. Not to mention North Korea, even Japan has many like-minded people with radical ideas. But money is a big problem, and without money it is impossible to carry out a coup d'état. Yoshio Shinozuka also agreed with him: "Kita Ichi-kun said a lot, if the glory of the Great Japanese Empire can be restored, what does it matter if he commits himself to the enemy? What we're going to do is something big and unprecedented. It is essential to be well prepared. Sell things to the enemy for money, and then return home with the money to recruit more warriors. ”

The words of the two made Junxuan Aoki very helpless. Although he was unwilling, he also knew the importance of money, so when he got up to see Nagaoka Gaishi, his eyes were still staring at the direction where the two of them left, and he gritted his teeth: "There will be a chance, there will always be a chance!" ”

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By the time a grant of aid gradually pushed the chaos between Korea and Japan into motion, Yuan Shikai's funeral had also ended. The state funeral with the highest treatment and the flag-and-mourning measures at half-mast not only recognized Yuan Shikai's identity and status, but also made Yang Qiu gain a lot of respect from Beiyang in the past, which he did not expect. But he did not immediately return to Nanjing, because the Second National Congress of the National Congress of the Kuomintang was about to be held in Wuchang.

Unlike the extraordinary meeting two years ago when the Southwest Provisional United Council was established to determine the chairman and executive committee, this meeting has attracted too much attention. Because this is not only the first national conference in the true sense of the national society, but also determines the political trend of the Republic of China in the next five years. The most attractive thing is that this meeting will solve the biggest mystery in the current political circle of the Republic of China, whether Yang Qiu will ascend to the sky in one step or continue to use the real power behind the control of the constraints and head-on conflicts after the parliamentary system.

After two years, Wuchang once again became the focus of the whole of China, Yang Qiu, chairman of the National Socialist Party, Tang Shaoyi, prime minister of the Republic of China, Tan Yanhong, governor of Hunan Province, Lu Rongting, governor of Guangxi, Deng Xiaoke, governor of Sichuan, Chen Guofu, secretary general of the party, Yan Xishan, mayor of Beijing, Zhang Taiyan, minister of education, Shen Shukai, minister of industry and commerce, Zhan Tianyou, minister of railways, Xu Xiujun, governor of the Central Bank, Zhang Wenjing, minister of finance, Wu Liande, minister of health, and Hang Wu, minister of police. Just by looking at these names, you can know how huge the National Society has become, not to mention that Li Yuanhong, who is the president and executive committee member of the National Society, is also coming.

Most of the cabinet, eighty percent of the parliament, seventy percent of the country's provincial governors and mayors, business celebrities, students, and civil society representatives are innumerable. Although many of them were forced by their own power or villains who turned their heads when the wind turned their heads, no one could deny that the Guoshe had become the largest political party group in China and could not be replaced for a long time in the future.

Looking down from the second floor of the small courtyard where he lived, the outside had been completely blocked by a guard company with loaded guns, and nearly 1,000 delegates at the meeting let Wuchang enter the highest alert, not only Xiao Anguo personally sat in charge, but the Ministry of Defense also canceled all the vacations of the 104th Division to be responsible for the defense, and the inner circle was closely protected by hunters who had just returned from North Korea.

Such strict security work not only reflected the specifications of this meeting, but also made Yang Qiu a little dazed.

A new monopoly collective has emerged in China, where will they and them go in the future?

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(Note 1: According to real historical data, from the First Sino-Japanese War to 1910, Japan imported more than 2,000 skilled workers from China who had been trained by the Westernization Movement, of which more than 50 people from Jiangnan and Mawei alone went to Japan one after another.) ）！！！