Junzaburo Yamada said: "The last one is that the vision is incomparable. Fifteen years ago, Sun Yuanqi was just a fledgling teacher with no name; Today, fifteen years later, he has such a prominent power, in the final analysis, because of his otherworldly vision. In detail, his vision is incomparable and mainly reflected in three points, one is to know people.

"Yuan Shikai's starting team was established in the 21st year of Guangxu of the former Qing Dynasty (1895) when he was training troops at a small station in Tianjin, and it can even be traced back to the 8th year of Guangxu of the former Qing Dynasty (1882) when he was stationed in Korea; The team of Sun Yat-sen's revolution was founded in the 38th year of the Meiji era (1905) in Tokyo, and even earlier can be traced back to the Xingchukai founded in Honolulu, USA in 1894. Both have their own solid teams, which have been in business for twenty or thirty years, and each has its own basis. Yuan Shikai relied on the elite soldiers of Beiyang to dominate the political arena of the former Qing Dynasty; Sun Yat-sen relied on the anti-Qing secret society and the overseas Hongmen, and was quite influential among the Chinese people and overseas Chinese.

"And what about Sun Yuanqi? The generals under his command were either lowly servants and slaves more than ten years ago, or weak crowned young men who were in charge of studying, dusty figures, who would have thought that more than ten years later they would become governors, division commanders, and brigade commanders? But Sun Yuanqi was so discerning that he selected them from ordinary people and sent them to our Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and then returned to China to take charge of the army, and then seized power. From the current point of view, these people are quite competent, at least they can firmly control the army and territory in their hands. This is also enough to prove Sun Yuanqi's wisdom in knowing people. ”

Akashi Motojiro interjected: "Yamada-kun, since those people are all graduates of our army non-commissioned officer school. I think I have a certain affection for the Japanese Empire. If properly contacted, do you think they will be of the same use to me as Sun Yat-sen? ”

Junzaburo Yamada replied, "I'm afraid it's difficult!" Sun Yuanqi is kind to them, and they are now in a high position. There seems to be no reason to change the court. Of course, the proposal of the second elder can be tried, and if it succeeds, it will be of great benefit to our country; It doesn't hurt to fail. Anyway, there are no pros and cons, so why not? ”

Akashi Genjiro bowed slightly: "Yamada-kun, please continue!" ”

Junzaburo Yamada continued: "His vision is incomparable, and the second point is reflected in the perception of things. Like monosodium glutamate, radio, potato chips, corsets, instant noodles, etc., are dispensable things in the world. But after he invented it, it soon became popular and became a daily necessity. Like electric lights, cars, bicycles, etc. There are already things in the world, but after he turned stones into gold, he immediately became better than blue, and then occupied a monopoly position. It's like the Model T produced by Ford Motor Company in the United States. In the first year, production reached 10,660 units. It has set a record in the automotive industry, and the bright future can be imagined.

"Who knew that then General Motors, in which Sun Yuanqi took a stake, launched the 'BMW' series of sedans, which far surpassed the Model T in terms of appearance, performance, power and price, causing Ford's car sales to plummet rapidly, and even endangered the survival of all other automobile companies! Therefore, a large number of automobile companies, led by Ford, actively lobbied the Congress and the government of the United States, and prepared to file a lawsuit against General Motors for violating the "Sherman Antitrust Act".

"A more obvious example is airplanes. In the 36th year of the Meiji era (1903), the Wright brothers of the United States built the first aircraft to carry out manned flights under its own power, the "Flyer 1". And the test flight was successful. At that time, it was reported in the news from all over the world, but the vast majority of people regarded it as a big toy and did not take it seriously. However, after Sun Yuanqi learned the news. However, he immediately ordered Jingshi University to set up an aircraft research institute and devoted a lot of energy to the development of various types of aircraft.

"Today, China's level of research on aircraft has far surpassed that of other countries in the world, not only establishing the world's first airline to provide mail and passenger services between major cities, but also developing several types of aircraft that can play a huge role in war, which is likely to change the situation of future wars. For example, in the conflict that broke out in Outer Mongolia not long ago, Sun Yuanqi only dispatched two bombers to bomb and threaten the city of Kobdo, Uriya Sutai, Kulun, etc., which made Outer Mongolia collapse and flee without a fight. ”

Akashi Motojiro sighed, "Airplanes are indeed a weapon of modern warfare. If our Imperial Japan could have such weapons during the First Japanese War, why did we lose so many loyal Imperial warriors? ”

Junzaburo Yamada said: "It has only been ten years since the advent of the aircraft, and all countries have only just paid attention to the development of the aircraft, and China is just one step ahead. As the old saying goes, 'It's not too late to make amends.'" As long as the vice-elder proposes that the military department and the Imperial University invest huge sums of money in research and development on the one hand, and learn from China's experience on the other, I believe that our country will soon catch up! ”

"The military department and the Imperial University have spent a lot of money to purchase several prototypes from China, and they are being disassembled and copied, and progress should be made soon," said Akashi Genjiro. However, the planes sold in Shina are certainly not of the most advanced level, and the scientific research level of Jingshi University is far superior to that of our imperial universities such as Tokyo and Kyoto, so if we want to catch up, we must learn from the experience and achievements of Shina in various ways. It's just that after the Aircraft Research Institute of Jingshi University moved westward to Shaanxi, the precautions became stricter, and the military department had sacrificed more than 10 outstanding spy personnel, but it still failed to infiltrate. If Yamada-kun gets a good idea in the future, he might as well pay more attention and see what good measures are available, so as not to repeat the 'Black Ship Incident' in the future! ”

"Hay!" Junzaburo Yamada replied respectfully.

Akashi Genjiro said, "Please Yamada-kun continue the high argument just now." ”

Junzaburo Yamada then continued: "The third point of Sun Yuanqi's incomparable vision is reflected in the knowledge of the situation. At the beginning of Sun Yuanqi's study abroad and his return to China, just in time for the Wuxu Reform, the Qing government was preparing to build the Beijing Normal University Hall but lacked teachers, and he easily entered the university hall with the master's degree of Yale University and the recommendation of the Minister of the United States, and became one of the physics teachers.

Subsequently, he discovered the great opportunity facing physics at the beginning of the century, and began to actively write various papers, which were published in famous journals in Europe and Milan, and soon he became famous in the scientific community, attracting the enthusiastic attention of universities and research institutes around the world, and invited him to give lectures abroad. In the summer of the 33rd year of the Meiji era (1900), Sun Yuanqi left China for the United States under the pretext of visiting students, and very skillfully avoided the great changes that took place in Beijing, and in this way, he made a name for himself abroad.

He returned to China in the summer of the following year, perhaps in anticipation of the great impact of the Gengzi Revolution on the ideology of the Empress Dowager of the West, and after returning to China, he quickly prepared for the now world-famous Jingshi University, and compiled and printed a large number of textbooks for primary and secondary schools. In the following year, the Qing court issued an edict to vigorously build Western-style schools, and at this time, Sun Yuanqi had become a famous scientist and educator at home and abroad, and it was inevitable that he would preside over the formulation of various regulations. So he also changed from a scholar to an official.

"Becoming an official is not the end for him. He was keenly aware that the Qing government was terminally ill, and began to set up a small-scale non-commissioned officer training team at Jingshi University to conduct strict military training for students from Jingshi University and affiliated primary and secondary schools, so that they could be called up to form an army at any time; In addition, suitable personnel will be selected from Jingshi University and sent to our army non-commissioned officer school for training to deal with possible chaos. According to Sun Yat-sen, in the 37th year of the Meiji era (1904), he and Sun Yuanqi met in San Francisco, USA, and at that time he had already proposed to Sun Yat-sen the idea of mastering military power!

In the next five or six years, Sun Yuanqi gathered strength and improved his reputation while quietly waiting for the time to come. The timing occurred in the winter of Meiji 43 (1910), when an unprecedented plague outbreak broke out in Manchuria, China, and when everyone was afraid to retreat, he took the initiative to ask Ying to go north. It was precisely by virtue of this operation to eradicate the plague that the troops under his command completed the first assembly, legally equipped with weapons, completed actual combat training, and made preliminary preparations for the military division in the coming year.

The following year, in the 44th year of the Meiji era (1911), the Qing Dynasty first experienced a civil unrest in Sichuan, followed by a military rebellion in Hubei, and the situation was precarious. Sun Yuanqi concurrently served as the governor of Sichuan as a cabinet minister, and then led his troops south, taking advantage of the Qing court's unpreparedness, to seize control of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and even Sichuan and Gansu in one fell swoop. Then it reorganized the Preparatory Constituent Assembly into the New China Party and seized seats in the National Assembly. The combination of these two measures made him one of the largest real power factions in China.

Judging from his resume over the past ten years, almost every step has fallen into the right place, without any stumbling, which shows his accurate grasp of the situation. Including this time when he rescued Song Jiaoren, this also reflects this. It is not difficult to grasp the situation once or twice, but it is difficult to grasp it every time. Therefore, Sun Yuanqi's vision in understanding the situation is incomparable! ”

Akashi Motojiro said: "Yamada-kun has such a deep understanding of Sun Yuanqi, and it can be seen from the words that you respect Sun Yuanqi very much!" ”

"Exactly!" Junzaburo Yamada replied unabashedly, "However, while his subordinates understand and respect, they are more worried and worried, because such a Chinese ruler who is beyond the reach of academics, fame, wealth, and vision is obviously not a blessing for the Japanese Empire!" Even if Song Jiaoren's escape did not occur, his subordinates would have suggested that the second elder should treat Sun Yuanqi as the number one target after the matter was over. ”

A fierce light flashed in Akashi's eyes: "Then please ask Yamada-kun to try to get rid of him as soon as possible, so as to avoid future troubles!" ”

Junzaburo Yamada bowed slightly: "Please forgive me, the second elder, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to get rid of Sun Yuanqi in a short time." Because more than two years ago, he was assassinated by an assassination during the plague prevention and control in the northeast, and almost died of his wounds, and since then his security and defense work has become extremely tight. It's hard for us to start in a hurry, and we ask the second elder to think about it in the long run! ”

Akashi Genjiro seemed to have some regret, and immediately changed the topic: "How did Sun Yat-sen react to the news of Song Jiaoren's escape?" (To be continued.)