PS: Debt repayment ......

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The damage caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan is incalculable, with more than 160,000 dead and missing, more than 100,000 seriously injured, and 2.5 million people left homeless. The cities around Sagami Bay, such as Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Shizuoka, and Yamanashi, have been completely destroyed, causing economic losses of more than 8 billion yen, and the Edo culture that had existed for 300 years has been reduced to ashes. The damage to both people and property is staggering.

And these are only direct losses, and more serious indirect losses due to disasters. Because the Japanese government has been slow and chaotic in its disaster relief work, Japanese civilians have been greatly disappointed. Coupled with various scandals and insider stories disclosed by some media, they discovered the true face of Crown Prince Hirohito, the future monarch who had high hopes for them, turned out to be the same as those wealthy and powerful.

On the other hand, the Chinese government's early warning and subsequent reaction have made China a prestige among Japanese civilians. Unlike the unresponsive Japanese government, the Young Japan Association took China's early warning very seriously, and although they did not hold power, they also organized the evacuation of people within their capacity. In addition, they also broadcast on the radio and distributed leaflets to remind people to pay attention to earthquake prevention, and popularized a lot of earthquake prevention knowledge. In the aftermath of the earthquake, they also organized personnel and materials to provide disaster relief and rescue to the disaster area.

Of course, to be honest, these measures did play a certain role, but they did not play a big role, after all, their strength is limited, and their appeal is far inferior to that of the government, and the most important thing is that the government deliberately suppresses it. So there weren't many people willing to obey them in the beginning.

But things need to be contrasted. Compared with the Japanese imperial family and government, which were indifferent to the warning and slow to respond afterwards, they suddenly became tall and magnificent. Of course, the most important thing is the praise and self-praise of the [Youth Japan Association] by various media, and after the earthquake, many foreign media, and even many conscientious media in Japan have been openly and secretly touting the Youth Japan Association, which has made the reputation of this organization among the Japanese people skyrocket.

According to these media outlets, without the efforts of the Japan Youth Association, the casualties of the Great Kanto Earthquake would have been at least double to triple. There must be a lot of water in this statement, but it can't stand the public opinion, and this conclusion is supported by very detailed and real data. People in this era have not been bombarded with information by later generations, and their knowledge level is incomparable, and they have no understanding of the methods commonly used by the media in later generations.

Of course, if you change the time, the effect of these propaganda will definitely not be so good. But now it is a foreshadowing with China's prior warning, and the effect is completely different. The disregard and deliberate cover-up of the earthquake warning by the Japanese upper class is in stark contrast to the current heavy losses, with hundreds of thousands of casualties and millions of homeless people, which makes the Japanese people full of anger against the upper elite.

In addition, conscientious domestic and foreign media have revealed that the elites are not ignoring warnings, they have found a way back for themselves before the earthquake, and the airship is parked in front of their homes. But for their own benefit, they hid the news from the ordinary people of the lower classes. Don't believe it? You can see for yourselves, how many powerful people died in the earthquake? They are just disregarding human life!

If we look at it from a neutral point of view, there is nothing wrong with the actions of the Japanese government and the elite, and they can be regarded as normal reactions. But the vast majority of human beings are selfish, and anything is only about their own interests, and that is just the ass, whether it is right or wrong. For people whose lives and property have been harmed, the Japanese government's actions are irresponsible. In addition, if everyone is unlucky and dies, it is okay to say, but this time those magnates did not die.

The combination of these reasons has brought the anger of the Japanese people against the elite to the peak.

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At the beginning, the anxious Japanese government did not think so much about it, and did not pay much attention to this folk trend. It wasn't until later that they realized that something was wrong, and the reaction from the people became more and more violent, and what worried them the most was that the tried-and-true sign of the royal family did not seem to work very well. In many places, there have been cases of the "Emperor's Imperial Shadow" being smashed.

On the contrary, the prestige of the [Youth Japan Association] among the people is getting higher and higher, and many people have proposed to let the [Youth Japan Association] form a government, and among these people, in addition to the lower-class civilians, there are many intellectuals and military officers, and even some upper-class elites. This phenomenon caused deep fear among the Japanese upper class.

The Japanese upper class is not stupid, and the existence of the [Youth Japan Association] is not a secret, they have known about it for a long time. They also know that the thoughts of this organization are not the same as their pee, and the butts on both sides cannot go to the same place at all, so they are still very wary of this alien organization hidden in the shadows.

If it had been replaced by a similar "non-national" organization, with the discipline and consistent practices of the Japanese elites, they would have gone on a killing spree a long time ago. However, the YJC is not a good organization to use this method, and this organization is completely different from the "non-national" organizations they have encountered before. First of all, these guys are too well hidden, extremely well organized, and have a high sense of secrecy. So far, the Japanese government has not been able to find their headquarters, and even the members of this organization are confused, except for a few well-known major leaders such as Kita Ikki, it is not clear what other backbones there are.

Most importantly, this organization has a large group of legal experts and lawyers who have thoroughly studied the current laws in Japan. The things they do are all legally permissible, even if there are some illegal things, they are very clean up, and they can't catch the handle at all in the law, and they can't find evidence. It is very difficult to kill them for superficial reasons.

Of course, we all know that this era is not a legal society in later generations, laws are formulated for the people, and for the powerful, the law is a piece of toilet paper. For example, the elites of the United States can use private troops to kill the strikers, and they can invite competitors to take Turkish planes, and so on. Japan is no exception, and when they suppressed mass organizations and trade unions in previous years, they never paid attention to the law. "Oh, there's no such thing, come on, let's write a new one for him. ”

But the [Youth Japan Association] is different, this organization is not one of those sling organizations that has no backstage and no strength. The strength of this group is very large, not only does it have a strong economy in Japan itself, but it also has links with many overseas powers, the zaibatsu of many foreign powers, and there are many sympathizers and supporters within the government and military. On top of that, there is diplomatic pressure from China.

Every time they wanted to make a difference, the well-informed foreign media, international organizations, and "public intellectuals" began to make a lot of nonsense, anyway, how to spray how dark, and detain all kinds of. The Chinese government also expressed its "grave concern" in a timely manner.

Because of these reasons, the Japanese government and the elites have to put away all the useful methods in the past, and can only pinch their noses and use overt legal means to deal with them. Of course, although they have not yet found a reason to completely kill them for a while, they have spared no effort to suppress and exclude them in all aspects.

However, judging from the current situation, the effect of those repressive measures is not ideal. Instead of hitting the streets, the Youth Japan Association became more and more active.

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"Yaga!" Hirohito quickly read the information in his hand, slapped the table fiercely, and said angrily: "These non-nationals, how can this be true! The cabinet is incompetent, and they are so ruined by the reputation of the royal family!"

The content mentioned in the intelligence made Hirohito look at it violently, and those who exposed the exploitation of the people by the imperial family, ignoring the suffering of the people, corruption and depravity were all trivial matters. Some media are actually questioning the lineage of the current royal family, and those conscientious old, middle-aged and young historians have found some specious evidence out of nowhere to argue that the current royal family has been changed a long time ago, and has been changed more than once.

Those all kinds of brain-opening court secrets are written like little yellow texts. Oh, it's not just "like", the intelligence even mentions that there have been a lot of literary and artistic works with the theme of the Japanese imperial family in society, and even movies and television......

Seeing these things, Hirohito was so angry that he was about to explode. For the monarchy, especially for the Japanese imperial family, which prides itself on being one of the generations, blood is legitimate, and if blood is denied, then legitimacy is in jeopardy.

After speaking, he looked at a few henchmen in front of him: "What can Zhongqing do?" These are the elites of the army's young Zhuang faction, known as "Sanyu Wu", Nagata Tetsuyama, Obata Toshiro and Okamura Ninji. They are all Hirohito's confidants in recent years.

"Your Highness, Kita Yihui's gang is becoming more and more rampant, and it will not work to go on like this! If you indulge them like this and bewitch the people, it will be another rebellion in Shimahara!" Okamura Ninji said viciously: "Your Highness, you can't hesitate any longer, you must take decisive action!"

"It's so rampant! They still want to form a cabinet, it's just a matter of not knowing the sky! They should be arrested immediately!" His good friend Nagata Tetsuyama also looked indignant.

Toshiro Obata said: "Your Highness, we must not act rashly, we must consider the pressure of international public opinion. It is the foreign media that slander the reputation of the imperial family, and the [Youth Japan Association] itself has no obvious slanderous behavior, and there is insufficient evidence for us to arrest them with this article. If there is a violent reaction at the international level, the consequences are very serious. He reminded: "Your Highness, our lifeline is completely under the control of China. ”

The lifeline he was referring to was the route from mainland Japan to Africa. Originally, Japan built Africa as its own territory, and until now, the interests of Africa have become too much for them to give up. Especially after the Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan felt that the country was small and natural disasters were frequent, so it was necessary to open up space for survival. In this case, the African route is even more important, but there is a key thing, which is that most of the route is under the control of China and its allies. If China is provoked and this route is blocked, Japan will cry.

Not to mention, now that the Japanese mainland is surrounded by China, bombers taking off from Korea, the Ryukyus, and the Kuril Islands can cover the entire territory of Japan, which is the most fatal thing. In fact, the Japanese are now recalling why China's opposition to Japan's acquisition of naval tonnage at the Washington Conference was not so strong, and at first Japan was complacent, believing that it was a huge diplomatic victory. But it didn't take long for them to find out, even if the naval fleet really reached 70% of China's, but once there was a war with China, the four Japanese islands would be bombed back to the Stone Age in a few days. If the nest is blown up, there will be no use for more fleets.

Okamura Ningji glared at him: "Hmph, you said it easily, those foreign radio stations are all abroad, how can we deal with them? Do you want to go to foreign countries to arrest them? If you want to say that they have nothing to do with Bei Yihui, fools don't believe it!"

"Blame the damn broadcasts!Is there any way to get rid of them?Haven't you figured out a way to do that shit at the University of Tokyo?" Hirohito grimled and roared angrily.

Nagata Tetsuyama replied, "Your Highness, this is a completely new technology, and there is no precedent at all, so the progress is slow. ”

Traditional media such as newspapers and magazines are easy to deal with, but most of the problems can be solved by directly blocking domestic newspapers and not allowing them to circulate abroad. But the radio thing is too helpless for them, and this new way of disseminating information is different from the previous things.

Well, people are forced out, and the Japanese government, which was forced by various non-national broadcasts, actually opened its mind and came up with the trick of "electronic interference", but the idea is very plump, and the reality is very skinny. Although they thought of this solution, they could not technically implement it.

"Not only foreign forces, but also many of their supporters within us, in the government and in the military. They will know before our many decisions have been implemented!" Toshishiro Obata said in a low voice: "Your Highness, please be careful, I have received news that these people have contact with several highnesses of Chichibu Palace, Takamatsu Palace, and even Mikasa Palace......"

Hirohito's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Mikasanomiya, how old is he?"

"Mikasa is young and ignorant, but the people around him are adults...... says Toshiro Ohata.

"These damn guys!" Hirohito's face was cloudy, and he fell into a long exam.

His father is not only his son, although in theory he is a legitimate crown prince, if there is no accident, he is the ironclad next generation of "black cards". But this premise is "no accidents", but everyone knows that no matter which country or dynasty in ancient and modern China and abroad, this court is always full of all kinds of "accidents".

The crown prince is originally a high-risk profession, and since human civilization has recorded history, there have been many accidents and accidents. Especially in Japan, not to mention the crown prince, even the genuine "sky trouble black card" often has accidents. Let's not mention the old age, even his old man Meiji died unexplained, and his father's brain damage is said to have been caused by an "accident". In other words, if something happens to Hirohito, it is entirely possible.

Scared the baby to death!

Thinking of this, Hirohito's anger disappeared, and his liver was fluttering. "What should I do?"

"Your Highness, the best way now is to retreat and advance, and let Kita Yihui and them go to the bright place......" Toshiro Kobata came up with an idea.