According to the arrangement of the US military, the 300,000 marines originally stationed in Japan took over the new territory of Hokkaido and established a military management system.

Hokkaido is the 21st largest island in the world, slightly smaller than the island of Ireland, bounded by the Tsugaru Strait to the south by Honshu Island, to the north by the Soya Strait to Sakhalin Island, and Sapporo is its largest city.

Unlike other Japanese territories, Hokkaido has had its own Ainu civilization since the 14th century, and the indigenous people are mainly Ainu who hunt and fish, and were only occupied by Japan after the Hakodate War in the 19th century, but the Ainu still maintain their customs and often clash with the Wa people.

Therefore, after the U.S. Army and Navy forces completely took over Hokkaido, in accordance with the instructions of Lee Jun-ho, they screened the Wa tribe and the Ainu, and all the Wa tribesmen were expelled and sent to Honshu Island, except for a part of the Wa tribe that intermarried with the Ainu and coexisted peacefully; The rights and interests of the Ainu were respected.

Because of the policy pair, the takeover of Hokkaido by the US military went more smoothly than expected......

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On the afternoon of July 17, Li Junhao met with Huang Hua, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, accompanied by Assistant Secretary of State Riggs McDaniel, in his office on the top floor of the King's Building, which was the first time the two had met.

This meeting was requested by Huang Hua, because a tricky matter arose, and he came to Li Junhao for help on orders from China.

After listening to what happened, Li Junhao's brows furrowed, he didn't expect that after he had created such a harmonious US-China relationship, there were still people who would rise to the wind...... Well, it's not a matter of a few people, it's a group of people, and if this group can't be resolved, then similar incidents will happen after that.

On the 18th, at his request, a joint meeting was convened, which was attended by the Attorney General representing the Department of Justice, the director of immigration bureaus under him, the director of the Naval Intelligence Bureau, and the assistant secretary of the Navy Department, in addition to the White House advisers and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

After the meeting began, Li Junhao asked the immigration bureau to explain why a large number of Chinese expatriates who were about to return to China were being detained. With his current power, such a serious questioning made the participants feel a chill.

Immigration Director Taryn McLean is 45 years old this year, 11 years older than Li Junhao, but at this time, a cold sweat broke out on his head, and he hurriedly replied: "General Panson, we only made this decision after receiving a notice from the Admiralty......

Admiralty? Chief of Naval Operations Ernest King's brow immediately furrowed and asked, "Colonel Kimble, what's going on?" Why didn't I know about it? ”

Danny Kimble, assistant secretary of the Admiralty, said calmly: "Admiral Kim, I informed the immigration bureau of this matter, because these Chinese who are leaving the United States are all technical talents in various fields, and their return to China will greatly improve China's technology, especially the dozen or so nuclear physics experts......

"So what?" Li Junhao looked coldly at the technical colonel of the Navy, "Kimble, have you forgotten your identity and interfered with the foreign policy of the United States outside of your authority!" ”

Kimble was a little hectic at this time, and hurriedly explained: "General Pan Sen, after these Chinese experts return to China, they will greatly increase the speed of China's technological development, especially those nuclear physics experts led by Xuesen Qian, they will let China master the latest nuclear technology, and it will not even take long to develop an atomic bomb, which is a great threat to our United States......

"Enough!" Li Junhao said lightly, "Our nuclear weapons were successfully developed and used as early as 1945, the Soviet Union's atomic bomb was successfully tested in September last year, Britain and France are also researching, and China has not even started......

"And China is our most important ally right now, and both the government and the military are committed to helping it grow rapidly and become a reliable help for us in the Far East as soon as possible......

"I don't understand, what kind of mentality do you have to sabotage this process?"

In the years since Li Junhao entered the top level of the United States, he has rarely been angry in public, and this time he was angry, which made everyone feel pressure.

Before Kimble could make a difference, Defense Minister Raisi said, "General Panson is right! Ernest, it's time for the Admiralty to clean up the internal instability! ”

"Understood, Minister." Ernest King's face was very bad, and the cause of the incident turned out to be the Admiralty, and it was done without him. Although he didn't know if the Minister of the Navy knew about it now, Kimble obviously couldn't use it anymore! So, he said, "Colonel Kimble, go back to the ministry!" I hope you can write your resignation within an hour. ”

Attorney General Francis Biddle, who attended the meeting as an observer, was an old man who had served since the Roosevelt era, and had a good relationship with Li Junhao and others, and he also spoke at this time: "Director McLean, the Immigration Bureau is a government agency under the leadership of the Ministry of Justice that enforces the Immigration Law...... Okay, you go back too, and hand over the work to the first deputy director. ”

Taryn McKellen stood up with a very ugly face, nodded to the big leaders present, and left silently.

Also present at the meeting was Vice Admiral Francis Howard, chief of naval intelligence, who took the initiative with an embarrassed look on his face: "General Panson, Minister Leahy, and Minister King, our Maritime Intelligence Bureau is also involved in this matter, and it is mainly responsible for monitoring these detained overseas Chinese and preventing them from leaving the country......

Lexi knew him better, understood his ability and character, knew that he should be the victim Kimble to bewitch this time, and was afraid that Li Junhao would directly deal with the vice admiral, so he said: "That is to say, Director Howard, you know the current situation of these overseas Chinese, then you are responsible for notifying them to return to China normally, and help them return to China smoothly." ”

"Yes, Minister." Howard immediately responded, knowing that it was his old boss who was protecting himself.

Li Junhao knew what the old man Lexi meant, so he could only sell him a personal favor, so he said: "Minister Leahy said, let's do it!" Director Howard, I hope that in this process, you can ensure the personal safety of these overseas Chinese, so that they can return home safely and without any other problems. ”

"Yes, General Panson, I promise to do it." Howard hurriedly replied, relieved, stood up and saluted everyone, and went out on a mission.

(End of chapter)