Chapter 429: The Governor of Japan
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"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of General Sun Hao's construction?" Long Yufei asked. After seeing the twists and turns sent by Lieutenant General Sun Hao, he sent people to invite Prime Minister Li Decheng, Foreign Minister Lin Zihao, and Chief of General Staff General Niu Meng, and everyone discussed together. Judging from Long Yufei's original intention, he still recognized the proposal proposed by Lieutenant General Sun Hao. In this way, it is possible to reduce China's investment to the greatest extent possible, without affecting China's gains in Japan.
"Your Majesty, this time General Sun, they did a very good job! From the Edo shogunate alone, he got a fortune of more than 200 million Chinese yuan. This is a great supplement to domestic infrastructure construction and industrial construction! Prime Minister Li Decheng said with a smile. Now, China south of the Yangtze River has completely become a big construction site. The simultaneous construction of several railways and several important highways, coupled with the construction of some large heavy industrial enterprises, has stretched the Cabinet and Treasury somewhat overstretched. This plundering of Japan will undoubtedly greatly alleviate the pressure in this regard! As for Japan's colonial rule, Prime Minister Li Decheng is naturally happy to see it come to fruition.
"Majesty, it's a good way to fight against raze. Although Japan is a small country, it has a large population. It is not an easy task to rule a country with a population of more than 20 million people. It would be the best way to support some Japanese families as our surrogates. But. We have to be in full control of these agents. Otherwise, once they grow, for us. Also a huge threat! Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said.
Long Yufei nodded, among the people present, there was probably no one who understood the Japanese mind better than him. Don't look at the Japanese people who are very respectful on the surface, but that's just what it looks like. In fact, the Japanese are very insidious and cunning, and they are especially good at bullying the weak and fearing the hard. As long as you are stronger than him, then he is your most reliable lackey. And once you become weak. Then, he will become your most ferocious enemy. Fortunately, China in this era was under the rule of Long Yufei. It will no longer sink as it did in history, and the command is getting stronger and stronger. In this case, I am not afraid of the Japanese rebellion. The Japanese worship the strong, as long as China continues to be strong. The Japanese will forever crawl at the feet of China. Be an obedient lackey. After all, the Japanese are very aware of the consequences of a failed rebellion.
"Your Majesty, since that's the case, let's adopt General Sun's method! In that case, we would only need to deploy an infantry corps in Japan. The rest of the troops can move to other places. I think. When the fleet returns, North Korea can be taken by the way. North Korea is adjacent to the northeast. After taking Korea, we will be able to flank the north and the south in the future war against the Manchus. At the same time, it could also prevent the remnants of the Manchu Qing from escaping back to Guanwai. General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said. He thinks more about the military aspect. There has now been peace between the empire and the Manchus for almost a year. However, the information obtained from all sides can show that the Manchu government is making every effort to expand its armaments and warfare, even to the point of exhaustive militarism. In the future war, the empire must find a way to completely destroy the Manchus. The Northeast is the land of Longxing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and once they escape back to the deep mountains and old forests of the Northeast, it will take more effort to exterminate them. If we can occupy North Korea now, it will be much easier in the future.
"North Korea has a good location. In addition, their strength is not strong. One infantry corps and three marine brigades, enough to take out the DPRK! Long Yufei said. North Korea now has a population of only four or five million. The army is only 20,000 or 30,000. Although Korea is now a subject state of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, behind the scenes, it also frequently pays tribute to the empire, apparently wanting to step on two boats. It's just that the empire won't give these white-eyed wolves a chance this time. Although North Korea is not as rich as Japan, if it scrapes the ground in North Korea, tens of millions of Chinese dollars should be able to be obtained. Now the empire is short of money, and a country like North Korea, of course, can't let it go.
"Let's make a battle plan from the General Staff and send it to General Sun. When the army returns, let's destroy North Korea along the way! Long Yufei said lightly. Destroying the country in one word, this is the power of the emperor as a great power. This feeling makes Long Yufei, a technical nerd, very satisfied. Unlike the angry young people of later generations, who can only live a verbal addiction, he now really has the strength to destroy the country.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Admiral Niu Meng nodded. Obviously, he didn't pay attention to North Korea. In the eyes of Admiral Niu Meng, the destruction of North Korea is no different from pinching an ant to death.
"Your Majesty, there are a total of 5 families in Japan that are willing to pledge their allegiance to us, except for the Onodera family, the remaining four are all original strong feudal clans. I think we should put certain restrictions on these families. lest they grow further and pose a threat to us. Foreign Minister Lin Zihao said. After the fall of the Edo shogunate, the four great feudal domains were already the most powerful military forces in Japan itself.
"Let their four families, each with a maximum of five thousand troops, which will be trained by our garrison in Japan. Junior and middle-ranking officers had to go to our garrison in Japan for rotational training. The task of these four families is to cooperate with our garrison in Japan, maintain Japan's stability, and suppress the Japanese resistance. Long Yufei said. It is foreseeable that there will definitely be Japanese rebels against China's colonial rule in the future. In this way, these four families can come in handy. Let the Japanese go and beat the Japanese, a dog bites a dog's hair. China, on the other hand, will reap the benefits of the fishermen.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Zihao nodded. Each family kept 5,000 people, and there were only 20,000 people in total. China is preparing to garrison an infantry corps in Japan with a total strength of more than 30,000 men. Coupled with the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides, China's stationing of troops in Japan is enough to deal with the problem.
"As for the Onodera family, let them be in charge of Japan's affairs! This should be a breeze for those of the Onodera family. Long Yufei said. The Onodera family's influence in the army could not be compared with that of the four powerful clans. In this case, the Onodera family will have to follow China closely in order to protect the interests of the family. Coupled with the contradictions of the four powerful feudal domains themselves, if they want to unite, there is almost no possibility. In this way, China's colonial rule in Japan was secured.
Prime Minister Li Decheng, Foreign Minister Lin Zihao, and Chief of the General Staff General Niu Meng did not oppose Long Yufei's proposal. In their view, it doesn't matter who is in charge of Japan's government affairs. What matters is how much you can get from Japan each year. Moreover, the military is in the hands of the Chinese, and whoever is in charge of Japan's government affairs must rely on China.
"Your Majesty, what kind of official position should we grant to the highest military and political chief we have sent to Japan, and what other powers should we have?" Prime Minister Li Decheng asked. Japan was China's first overseas colony. China's rule over Japan would serve as a model that would come in handy when China occupied more overseas colonies in the future.
"Let's call the Chinese Governor in Japan! He was solely responsible for Japan's military and political affairs. Long Yufei said.
He is fully responsible for Japan's military and political affairs, and this is undoubtedly a Japanese king. The emperors of all dynasties have always been on guard against this kind of military and political feudal officials! There are not many emperors like Xiang Long Yufei.
"Then Your Majesty, who should be the candidate for the first governor of Japan?" Li Decheng asked. Obviously, the position of Governor General of Japan is very important. If you make achievements, you will definitely be reused by Long Yufei.
Long Yufei thought about it for a while, and then said: "The successive governors in Japan have all served as commanders of the local garrison!" ”
In this way, it will be easier to mobilize troops stationed in Japan. Once something major happens in Japan, then the governor in Japan will be able to respond immediately, and at the same time mobilize the army to suppress it at the first time. It is not okay to deal with a country like Japan without being ruthless. Compared with civilian officials, military generals are undoubtedly more suitable in terms of temperament.
Prime Minister Li Decheng nodded, originally he still wanted to build a one-person election. But since Long Yufei had already thought about it, he had to say nothing more.
"Your Majesty, who do you think is suitable?" General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, asked.
At present, there are only three suitable candidates for the generals of the Chinese* army in Japan, Lieutenant General Sun Hao, Minister of Operations, Major General Gu Yun, commander of the 13th Infantry Army, and Major General Chen Wenjie, commander of the 17th Infantry Army. Lieutenant General Sun Hao, as the head of the War Department, is the high-ranking general of the Chinese military after General Niu Meng and General Zhao Yi, and is obviously not suitable for a long-term stay in Japan. Therefore, among the remaining candidates, in fact, only Major General Gu Yun and Major General Chen Wenjie remained. Among them, Major General Gu Yun is a descendant of the former Lanfang Kingdom. It's just that after the fall of Lan Fangguo, he has been serving the empire wholeheartedly, and he can be regarded as his own person.
Long Yufei thought about it for a while, and then said: "The first Japanese governor, there will be Gu Yun Shao in the future!" ”
Long Yufei's decision also had the meaning of appeasing the people of Lan Fangguo. At the beginning of the fall of Lanfangguo, although it was the hands of the Dutch and Spaniards, some old people of Lanfangguo still had some resentment about Xinhua at that time. Now it is just the right time to use this to resolve the conflict, the Chinese people in the world are one family, and there is no need to be unpleasant. (To be continued......)