Chapter 214: Eight Faces of the Enemy (15) Chapter The high-speed update begins, and the update word count is 2695

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On the first day of August, in the Chengxian Hall of Xinhua Palace, in the conference room in front of the base camp, on the throne of gilded phoenixes, Liu Qianhua, dressed in the uniform of the generalissimo, sat on his lap and listened quietly to the speech of Gu Yingyang, chief of the general staff, together with several veteran and important ministers on both sides of the long table.

“…… First, the political aspect. According to the joint analysis report of the Intelligence Department of the General Staff and the Cabinet Intelligence Office, we believe that politically the German Empire has been held hostage by the military forces headed by Hindenburg and Ludendorff, the power of the Kaiser has been hollowed out, the civilian "zhèngfǔ" has been completely suppressed, and the country has entered a state of all-out general war. As war losses intensified and war mobilization deepened, the German public's expectations of the results of the war became less and less realistic in order to compensate for the costs of the war – in short, Germany was losing the ability to end the war politically. ”

"On the other hand, due to the wise decision of His Majesty and the important ministers in August last year, the Hindenburg-Ludendorff clique in China was liquidated in one fell swoop, eliminating the danger of the military department hijacking politics, ensuring the political control that His Majesty and the civilian officials should have, and maintaining the 'xìng' nature of the dynastic war to a certain extent."

"Moreover, because of the relatively low degree of industrialization in our country, the relatively short period of national education, the depth of national mobilization and the penetration of militaristic ideology far less than that of Germany, and the fact that our losses since the beginning of the war are insignificant compared to the results of the war, and the desire for compensation is far less urgent than that of the Germans, in short, it is still possible for our country to strive for a decent peace by political means."

Hearing this, Liu Qianhua glanced at Yang Zhengjin at the table, only to see that his face was expressionless and motionless, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart: "Zhang Yaoqian is not worthy of being Ludendorff, Liu Bailiang is about the same, as for Hindenburg......"

"Second, the military aspect. With the advance of various fronts in Siberia, Central Asia, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean, our army is facing more and more pressure on supply and transportation, more and more troops and resources are needed to maintain the lines of communication, and the requisition of ships, vehicles, mules, horses, and other means of transportation is getting closer and closer to the limit. ”

"For now, Turkey has surrendered. Russia was able to obtain assistance from the British and American allies quickly and efficiently through the Turkish Straits and our troops, whether they were going around the Middle East or through Russia to the German-occupied zone, they would have to commit more troops, and face greater obstacles and risks. Under such circumstances, it is necessary to continue to push forward the plan of the Europa expeditionary force, which will inevitably increase the pressure on supplies, thereby accelerating the consumption of national strength and people's ......"

At this moment, Liu Qianhua noticed. Hook looked a little weird today, with a dull expression. His eyes wandered, and he seemed to have no interest in the content of the meeting, not at all like the person who had personally proposed to him more than a month ago to suspend the plans for the Europa Expeditionary Force.

Gu Yingyang didn't seem to notice this, and continued to read his manuscript to himself: "Third, in terms of national strength. Due to the large-scale requisition and wear of ships, vehicles and other means of transportation since the start of the war, as well as the large number of skilled personnel for the construction and maintenance of transportation facilities, the overall logistics efficiency of the country has been declining, resulting in a much slower than expected growth rate in industrial production, which is expected to come to a standstill in the next few months. Even regression. ”

"In addition, due to the fact that arms production has crowded out part of fertilizer production, coupled with the deterioration of domestic logistics conditions, the uncontrolled requisition and purchase of agricultural livestock, and the policy of compulsory requisition of grain to discourage peasants from actively 'xìng', China's grain production and utilization rate have declined significantly since the beginning of the war: from the surplus in the pre-war market to the fact that half of the population still has to be imported under the wartime rationing system, and about 25 million people depend on imported grain for survival – this number is expected to increase to 50 million within two years."

"As for the use of industry and resources in the occupied territories, it is due to the backwardness of the local infrastructure. In addition, due to the damage caused by the war, the lack of means of transportation, and the shortage of management and technical personnel, the expected benefits have not been produced, and it is necessary to further expand investment in reconstruction and development, and it is difficult to produce actual benefits in the short term......"

Gu Yingyang's voice began to become vague in Liu Qianhua's ears, and after observing Hook, she turned her gaze to Mo Ning. This black-rimmed man with glasses who surrendered to himself earlier than Hook, why does he look like a god and a monster today?

“…… Fourth, the domestic people's support. ”

Gu Yingyang flipped through a page of speech, his voice was calm and natural, obviously unaware of the strangeness of Hook and Moning.

"The political distribution of wartime supplies, including new overseas markets, by concessions limited profits to a few chaebols and monopoly state-owned enterprises, and accelerated the annexation of small and medium-sized capital by large capital. The petty bourgeoisie and the petty producers are generally plundered by the policy of 'xìng'......"

"The accelerated monopolization of industry, coupled with the repression of wartime policies, forced workers to accept the highest wages and unpaid overtime, and at the same time were exploited by forced savings and amortization of national debt, and their living standards fell significantly, while working conditions continued to deteriorate......

"The peasants were oppressed by wartime policies such as forced requisition of livestock, forced sale of public grain, and forced purchase of national bonds, and the imperfection of rural political construction further increased the burden on the peasants and aroused their resentment and ......."

"The rationing system has affected the lives of the masses, but it has had little effect on the privileged and plutocratic classes, and the rent-seeking of privileges that has bred it has exacerbated the discontent of the masses......"

"The expansion and prolongation of the war will inevitably further deteriorate the living conditions of the masses of workers and peasants, and the deprived petty and petty-bourgeois intellectuals will inevitably become the catalyst for the mass movement and may turn it into a revolutionary insurrection under the right conditions......

Ignoring Gu Yingyang's existence, Liu Qianhua glanced at Zhang Zhigao opposite Yang Zhengjin again, this civilian leader who once unconditionally supported him, and today's cold face, it seems that there is a hidden murderous intention!

"Fifth, the hearts and minds of the allies and the people in the occupied territories."

Gu Yingyang finally glanced up at Liu Qianhua, but before he could receive Liu Qianhua's gaze, he turned his gaze back to the speech: "The royal theory that our country uses to wage war has become hypocritical before the plundering of the 'Asian compatriots' trade: because there was still a shortage of domestic industrial consumer goods during the war, there was no surplus product to exchange the resources of the allies and the occupied territories, and it could only be 'forced' by imposing exchange rates and forcing the amortization of national bonds Forcing the other side to sell its resources at extremely low prices in exchange for foreign exchange in Chinese dollars, which cannot actually buy any products, and then take out a large part of it to buy China's war treasury bonds......"

"In some areas where political construction is lagging behind, the occupation forces' brutal plundering in disregard of military discipline has constantly provoked popular resistance, and the concentration camp system and the 'three-light policy' adopted to suppress the rebellion have further depleted the people's ...... in the occupied areas."

"In short, if the above situation continues for a long time, given that the propaganda of kingism has aroused the consciousness of nationalism in various parts of Asia, the nationalist forces in various parts of Asia will inevitably turn the spearhead to the more exploitative ...... of Chinese imperialism" (to be continued). If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. m. Reading. )